A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 193: Retreat bravely from the rapids and remove all constraints

October rd
Bai Gongfu

Bai Jun is drinking tea with someone

"Zhou'er, is junior high school okay?"

"Father, everything is well. Prime Minister Su Guan has always been talented in business, and Chaoge is becoming more and more prosperous." Baizhou said respectfully to Bai Jun.

Bai Zhou grew up in the Bai family's ancestral land in Chaoge and Taihang Mountains, and received a complete Bai family education. However, because Bai Jun lived in Chang'an for a long time and rarely returned home, the father and son were not very close, but fortunately they had His mother Wang and grandfather Bai Qing would not develop a willful and reckless character.

Bai Jun looked at his son who was distant from him, put down the tea cup and sighed: "Zhou'er, I have been in Chang'an for a long time and I have not been at home often. I have neglected you. I feel very sorry."

Bai Zhou said with a smile: "Father, you don't have to be like this. Although you rarely come home, my mother takes good care of me. In addition, the teacher in the academy, although the child sometimes couldn't understand it when he was young, after the teacher and mother's enlightenment, he has become better now." I am relieved, but my mother still misses my father often and hopes that my father will go back to see my mother more often. This is the true emotion of a child."

Bai Jun said happily: "At first, I planned to ask your mother to live with me in Chang'an, but your mother did not agree because of you. Later, I said that I would like to bring you to Chang'an as well, as the Imperial Academy in Chang'an is not bad.

Your mother also lectured me and said: It’s a shame that you are still a son of the Bai family, but you don’t know the importance of teaching. Can the teaching of other academies and aristocratic families be comparable to the teaching of the Bai family? Your grandfather also taught me the same thing, and finally decided to let you receive the best education in the country. Now that I see it, your mother and grandfather are still right! "

Baizhou smiled and said nothing

The father and son chatted for a long time, and their relationship became closer. Bai Jun said: "Zhou'er, do you know why I called you here this time?"

"I don't know, kid, please ask your father for instructions!"

Bai Jun first introduced him to the current situation in the court, and then gave his own analysis: "Since His Majesty succeeded to the throne, he first gathered the power of the central government, and then expelled many forces of the Liu family under the pretext of becoming a king. The court, but the place to go.

He also used his power to force Zhou Bo to resign, leaving the Chehous without a leader, and he continued to shrink the power of the court. It seems that His Majesty is not an easy person to deal with. You see, he has been placing his cronies in key positions in the past two years.

For example, the current Zongzheng Liu Li is a member of the Liu family who supported him in the throne. Needless to say, Tian Guangyong, the imperial censor, is a foolish and loyal man. In addition, the emperor sent his son to the King of Zhongshan as the prime minister, so he was exempted from the job. The worries in his heart made it the sharpest knife in the emperor's hand.

As for the Taiwei, he is Guan Ying. He will be eighty this year. Can he still restrain the emperor? There are also nine ministers and ministers in the court. Five or six out of ten are newly promoted by the emperor or old people brought from Dai Kingdom. How long has it been since then? We can see that his political skills have to be subdued. "

"Then what should we, the Bai family, do?"

"Judging from the orders he issued these few times, he is also a man who loves the people and is diligent in government. It is understandable to gather power in order to govern the country. We still have a tacit understanding of our cooperation, but believe it or not, as long as the Chehous are completely suppressed Finally, it will be our turn.

So I am ready to retreat bravely, learn what Fan Li did, and keep my Bai family's influence in the court. This is why I want to call you here. You will replace me as the leader of the Bai family in the capital. "

Baizhou said nervously: "Father, can I do it?"

Bai Jundao pinched the beard on his chin and said with a smile: "Why not? When your grandfather drove me to Chang'an, I was the same size as you. Now, can't I stand alone? Besides, there are so many uncles who support me." You, what are you afraid of? Young people need to venture out and exercise more, so that they can make progress."

Baizhou took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, father, I will definitely safeguard the Bai family's influence in the court."

Bai Jun nodded and said: "As long as my Bai family's influence in the court is still there, at least our Bai country will be stable. In this way, when I am in the local area and you are in the court, if something changes, my Bai family will not As for panic and nothing to do, when the world needs me, Bai Shi, we have no strength, how can we complete the mission entrusted to us by our ancestors and God?"

After finishing speaking, he patted Bai Zhou on the shoulder and continued: "When I retreat, the emperor will let down his guard against our Bai family, so you must get closer to him as soon as possible. Remember, we must help the Mingjun, and we must help the Yongjun." We must turn the tide, and we must do our best to stop the Hunjun, this is the meaning of our Bai family’s existence!”

Bai Zhou was yearning to hear it, even though he often heard his uncles talk about Bai's mission in his ancestral land, the origin of Bai's origin, and the meaning of Bai's existence.

But when he really participated in this purpose, he couldn't help but feel excited. This was his glory as the son of the Bai family! The Bai family has escaped the suffering of survival, and now it is time to move forward towards spiritual pursuit.

"Father, please feel free to leave it to me. As the son of the Bai family, and as your son, it is my duty to do so!"

Bai Jun said happily: "Okay, okay!"

eleventh day

Prime Minister Bai Gongjun submitted the interpretation to the Han Emperor. Emperor Han was very puzzled and summoned him for questioning.

"I heard that the Prime Minister is only now old enough to know his destiny. Why did he break the seal and abandon me? Did I do something wrong?"

Bai Jun bowed respectfully and said: "No, I think your Majesty's abilities are not even matched by the ancient wise emperors. Even the benevolent emperor may not be as good as your Majesty. I will seal the seal upon request, in order to make your Majesty better." Use your talents!"

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty persuaded him to stay: "The Prime Minister is a veteran of the four dynasties. He has served as the Empress Gao, Emperor Ren, Empress Ren, and Emperor Dang. His knowledge and insights are beyond my reach. Please stay here to prevent me from missing anything!"
Moreover, the talent of the prime minister is a hundred times that of mine. Not only did he assist the benevolent emperor and empress to make the world stable and peaceful, but he was not kidnapped by family ties. He also decided to eradicate the tyranny of the corrupt emperor. This is something that even the wise ministers of ancient times could not achieve. Ah, if you leave, won't everyone in the world laugh at me for not being able to reuse good ministers? "

"Your Majesty, please do not belittle yourself. I am a man of low talent and limited knowledge. Fortunately, I learned a few things from Marquis Fouwenzhong, so I can barely live up to the trust of the benevolent Emperor and the benevolent empress. I absolutely dare not claim anything." The wise minister of ancient times.

And your majesty doesn’t know that our Bai family is not like ordinary aristocratic families. When the head of the Bai family reaches a certain age, he will definitely resign from all official positions and return to the ancestral temple to worship his ancestors. He will also sort out the new documents over the years and repair the old ones. Documents, in this way, the world will not fall into a state of rudeness and immorality. "

Emperor Han knew that Bai Jun had decided to leave, so he said: "Well, since the prime minister has decided to leave, it would be unkind for me to try to persuade him to stay. However, the position of prime minister cannot be left vacant. You have been in charge of government affairs for a long time, and you know that With the talents of most officials, are there any candidates?”

Bai Jun lowered his head and thought deeply for a while and said: "I believe that although Beiping Hou Zhang Cang is very old, he is wise enough to help your majesty govern the country, and his mediocre personality will not have a great impact on your majesty's actions.

In addition, Yuan An, the chief minister of the Prime Minister's Office, is known to be intelligent, but he is too stubborn to accept death. Your Majesty can serve as a direct minister. Jia Yi, a doctor of Taixue, is a master of Confucian classics. He has written many great works. In my opinion, it may be helpful to him. Your Majesty is of use, and few other ministers know about it, so I ask Your Majesty to find and promote him yourself. "

Yuan An is a branch of the Yuan family in Hanoi. He moved to Bohai County and was called the Bohai Yuan family. Jia Yi was a great Confucian born in Taibai Academy. He is the youngest Confucian in the world today. He is only over thirty years old. After being recommended by the academy chief and inspected by Bai Jun, he was confirmed to be a great talent and recommended to Taixue as a doctor.

15th

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty agreed with Prime Minister Bai Jun's interpretation of the seal and allowed him to return to his country to be granted the title. He also appointed Taifu Zhang Cang as the Prime Minister of the Left and Zhou Bo, the Marquis of Jiang, as the Prime Minister of the Right.

At the same time, he ordered Baizhou to be appointed as Lang Zhongcheng, and he would accompany him for consultation. Jia Yi, a doctor of Taixue, was appointed as the doctor, and Yuan An, the chief minister of the prime minister, was appointed as the censor.

Zhou Bo originally resigned because he was worried that the emperor would do something to him, and because the Han emperor was becoming more and more powerful, he followed the advice of others to avoid overestimating his achievements, but now he is mentioned as prime minister again. I don't know why.

November 3rd

At the court meeting, Emperor Han said: "I heard that in ancient times, the princes created more than a thousand countries. They each guarded their fiefdoms and paid tribute to the court on time. In this way, the people would not work hard, everyone would be happy, and there would be no future. A wise person who is highly valued.

However, most of the current Chehous live in Chang'an, far away from the feudal towns. The officials and soldiers supply and transport local taxes, which is wasteful and laborious, and Chehou cannot educate their respective people.

Therefore, I will order the Chehous to return to their respective feudal states, take up official positions in the court, and stay if permitted by the imperial edict, but they must send their heirs or princes back. "

Prime Minister Zhang Cang on the left, Taiwei Guan Ying, and Tian Guangyong, the imperial censor, all had no objections, and most of the Jiuqing and Lieqing ministers agreed. So the decree was passed without any surprise, and the Prime Minister Zhou Zebo on the right raised his head and looked at it. Emperor Han only felt cold all over.

Since the edict was issued to let the Chehous seal their posts, most of the Chehous refused to leave for various reasons. Only a small number of Chehous obeyed the order. This made the Han Emperor very angry. They were all those who refused to toast. He was fined and drunk, so he was ready to take action.

Ten days
In the Jianghou Mansion, the doctor Baizhou came to announce the decree: "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Feng Tian, ​​Zhi said:... Since a large number of Chehous did not obey the imperial edict and stayed in Chang'an for a long time, what benefit would this bring to the world? The Chehous should be the suppressors. The man who helped the people in the fiefdom now asked the people to expend labor and go to Chang'an. Isn't it putting the cart before the horse? Jianghou Zhou Bo, the founding prince of the country, should have taken the lead in granting the title and taking the lead for the princes, so he was exempted from the position of right prime minister.···For example story"

After Zhou Bo received the order, he only felt humiliated. When Baizhou saw this, he sighed and said, "Uncle, you are my father's good friend. Together you put down the rebellion between Shen Shiqi and Zhu Lu, so I tell you as a nephew.

Today, His Majesty will never allow a powerful force to threaten his power, so first the Liu family, then the Bai family, and finally the Chehous. This is why my father withdrew so early. As the saying goes, Shuntian Those who go against the will will live, those who defy heaven will die! Please uncle, please give more consideration to Brother Yafu and Jianghou Mansion! "

Zhou Bo was silent, and Baizhou didn't say much. He just bowed to him and left.

Thirteen days

Jianghou Zhou Bo took the lead in packing his things, left Jianghou Mansion, and went to seal the fief. The Han emperor was very happy and promoted Zhou Yafu to the rank of captain of the Northern Army. At the same time, he abolished the left and right prime ministers and re-established the prime minister, Zhang Cang.

Seeing that the old Zhou generals were gone, and that the senior officials Guan Ying and Zhang Cang also supported the Han emperor, the other Chehou princes also left Chang'an. In this way, the Han emperor became the absolute superior in the court and in the central army.

(End of this chapter)