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

Chapter 223 The complicated Han Emperor, Fan Sheng
In the fifth year of Yuanfeng's reign, some people could not stand the disturbance and rebelled by killing officials. Some knights could not stand the excessive expropriation by officials, so they assassinated a large number of officials, causing chaos in the place.

Later, at the suggestion of Zhang Tang, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty divided the world into thirteen states based on ancient books such as "Yu Gong" and "Zhi Fang". Each state set up a governor and used six questions to supervise the local officials and powerful people in the state.

With the direct supervision of the state governor, sporadic rebellions were suppressed. Even if the local powerful were dissatisfied, they could secretly provide funds to help the rebels in the past. Now the governor sits there and dare not move at all.

As long as they dare to move, their family will be destroyed and they will move to Chang'an, which is their final destination.

But this is only a temporary measure after all. The problem caused by this is that so far, the number of refugees in Guandong has reached more than three million.

And because the current prime minister is Zhang Tang of the Legalist family, he mostly appoints cruel officials. In order to raise military expenses, the Han emperor also believed that Legalist disciples could use them more easily than Confucian disciples. This led to the fact that Legalist disciples dominated the court and the local government. most.

In order to better manage the country, the Han emperor ordered Zhang Tang, Zhao Yu and other Legalist masters to revise the new "Han Code", and finally established the framework of Han Code, that is, a total of 359 chapters of laws and orders, and 400 death sentences. Zero nine, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two things, the death sentence is better than thirteen thousand four hundred and seventy-two things.

A representative example is the strengthening of the provisions of the "Law of the Superintendent of the Ministry of Imprisonment after Knowing the Cause", that is, the official in charge will be guilty of the same crime as the offender if he deliberately lets the criminal go; at the same time, the "crime of slowing down the crime", that is, relaxing the rules for causing injustice to the official Punishment of false and wrongful convictions.

As a result, harsh punishments and cruel officials prevailed in the world, which even attacked the heroes of Guandong society. They moved the heroes of Guandong to Guanzhong and killed the heroes Guo Xie, so as to promote the sinking of Han law to the local counties of Guandong.

The Confucians were not willing to be suppressed by the Legalists, so they gathered Confucian disciples who understood the law. With the promotion of Dong Zhongshu and others, they realized the initial Confucianization of the judiciary, which started the Spring and Autumn Judgment.

On the other hand, in order to better control the Guandong region, the Han emperors in the past dynasties all used Guanzhong as their fundamental geostrategic strategy to control the princes internally and defend the Huns externally.

During the reign of Emperor Gao, the emphasis was on internal control, and Luoyang was used as an important town to control the princes of Guandong.

However, after the Han emperor came to power, his focus was on foreign affairs, and his rule over the Guandong princes shifted from military suppression to political control. Luoyang's importance in geostrategy has also declined accordingly. In order to adapt to the geostrategic changes, the Han emperor adjusted the geographical structure between Chang'an and Luoyang.

The Han Emperor ordered Hangu Pass to be moved about 300 miles eastward and it was named "Guangguan Pass".

After that, the eastern boundary of the northern part of the Guanzhong area advanced from the Yellow River line marked by Linjin Pass to the Taihang Mountain line; the eastern limit of the central area advanced from the old Hangu Pass to the new Hangu Pass; the eastern limit of the southern area started from Bashu The southeastern edge of the land advances southeastward to Zhupuguan and into the mountains between Yunnan and Guizhou and Guizhou and Guizhou.

Not only that, the purpose of moving eastward to Hangu Pass was to include the entire Weihan Mountain area within the pass, in order to strengthen control over Luoyang and prevent changes in Guandong and rebel forces to invade Luoyang and threaten Guanzhong.

The Han Emperor also ordered the establishment of Hongnong County, aiming to build a defense system with Hongnong, Xin'an, and Yiyang as nodes, and strengthen the control of Xiaohan Road and Wuguan Road to make up for the changes in Guanzhong caused by the eastward movement of Hangu Pass. The defense was omitted to achieve the dual purpose of controlling Luoyang and defending Guanzhong.

Because of this, the discerning powerful people in Guandong did not dare to have any different intentions at all, and the princes in Guandong also implemented the order of favor under the constant pressure of the Han Emperor.

That is to say, it stipulates that the princes and kings can "exercise favor" and entrust their fiefdoms to children other than the eldest son who inherits the throne, and report it to the court. The emperor will formulate the titles of the princes, and the princes and kings have no right to abolish or change them. The enfeoffed princely states were under the jurisdiction of the county and were not allowed to interfere in political affairs. They only collected the taxes within the fiefdom.

They also promulgated the Law of Left Officials and the Law of Additional Benefits, which devalued the officials of the princely states as "left officials" and stipulated that those who had served as officials of the kingdom were not allowed to serve in the central government; they prohibited courtiers from making friends with the princes and seeking benefits for them, but if found, they would be severely punished.

In terms of agriculture, the Han emperor continued to encourage farmers to cultivate mulberry trees, build water conservancy, regulate water transportation, manage the Yellow River, and reform agricultural technology. In the Guanzhong area alone, they built Liufu Canal, Bai Canal, Longshou Canal, Chengguo Canal, etc. , and countless other places.

Before the Han Dynasty, the Yellow River burst into the gourd for many years, and the many attempts to control it failed. The Han Emperor sent the great minister Zheng Shi and Ji An to lead 100,000 soldiers and civilians to block the mouth. However, due to the excessive water flow, the blockage was blocked and the local people were almost reinstated. They tried to block the situation several times, but without success.

In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Han returned to Beijing after being entrusted with Zen. He visited Huzi in person and issued a death order to the water conservancy officials: "If the Yellow River bursts, you will die. If the Yellow River is fine, you will live." He also ordered all ministers, from the general to the general, to pay full salary. The river burst and the breach was finally blocked. In order to prevent the river from overflowing again and causing disasters, people were mobilized to build two channels for diversion of the Yellow River floods, and the Yellow River finally calmed down.

It is precisely because of this that although the Han emperor spent extravagantly, built palaces extensively, and fought wars every year, he still did not provoke much popular uprising, and the world was still under his control.

However, even though the Han emperor used various methods to delay the civil uprising, it did not change the fundamentals. Therefore, a great change was launched in the Han Dynasty, which was seemingly in a prosperous era.

September 22
With the central army and part of the frontier army led by Li Ling and Li Guangli, the Xiongnu expedition was completely wiped out. At this time, the central court was empty of troops.

The fifth year of Taichu (the first year of Tianhan)
Kawachi

"How are you, are you ready?" A young man said to the middle-aged man on the side.

"Don't worry, Young Master, we are all ready. We can't survive anyway, so we might as well fight with them and let those dignitaries know that ordinary people will also have grievances and anger. But, Young Master, you As a nobleman, why should you help us if you are not enjoying wealth at home?" The young man wore a black cloth strip on his head and was dressed like an ordinary person. The only difference was that the sword hanging on his waist and the jade hanging on the other side represented his Extraordinary. He is the son of the Bai family, the nephew of Bai Zong, and the cousin of Bai Bin. His name is Heiliang. He has been fond of Mohism since he was a child. He was changed from the Bai family to the Hei family by the current family, and was appointed as the head of the Hei family, becoming the leader of the Mohist family. Only under the giant head.

After hundreds of years of development, the Mohist family has been almost wiped out except for those protected by the Bai family. Most of the Mohist disciples in Bai's country have to hide their identities when they go out, otherwise they will be treated as rangers by local officials.

Because of this, Mohism and Mohism were almost completely controlled by the Bai family, leaving only a puppet Big Head as a symbol, and all Mohist explanations and Mohist affairs were in the hands of the big head.

The chief executive is almost held by the Hei family. The Hei family is the direct disciple of Mo Zhai after Bai Ren and the great sage of the Mohist family. His name is legitimate.

And the Hei family is under the control of the Bai family. The Bai family can easily insert people and control the Mo family. His original name was Bai Liang, and now Hei Liang became the leader of the Moh family at such a young age.

"Although I was born into a high-class family, my ancestors were just like you, low-class people. I know that your power is very small and scattered. Without help, it will be difficult for you to make your voice heard.

Have you heard of Mo Zhai? "

The middle-aged man thought for a moment and said, "No!"

The young man sighed: "He is not from our Han Dynasty, he is a person who lived hundreds of years ago. He proposed the theory of small people hundreds of years ago, believing that the country is not only composed of high-ranking families and local powerful people. It is composed of small people scattered all over the country.

He believes that those high-ranking wealthy families already have their own doctrines and representatives, but the low-level people and low-status craftsmen have no one to represent them and no one speaks for them. Although some Confucian people can see you, they are ultimately for the sake of high-level people. He served a wealthy family, so he created a theory called Mohism and founded the Mohist school.

And I am a descendant of the Mohist family, also known as the Mohist. In other words, we can help you, as long as you are willing. "

The middle-aged people wonder if there are really people who care so much about themselves and other common people? But looking at the firm eyes of the young man and the people around him, he still believed it.

"Sir, we have reached the point where we are at the end of our rope, and we cannot tolerate my disbelief. I have already contacted several wealthy families who have been forced to flee into the mountains by local officials, as well as the dissatisfied local people. We can start an uprising at any time."

The middle-aged man's name is Fan Sheng. He was originally a Confucian scholar and a local wealthy family in Hanoi County. Since many counties and counties are now headed by Legalist disciples, he did not become Xiaolian, so he has been at home, preparing to cultivate and inherit the family.

However, since a prefect named Gan Jian came to Hanoi County, he was a disciple of Zhang Tang. He only wanted to make money and show the Han Emperor that he could make money. Therefore, he set up more taxes, raised business taxes, and forced local tyrants to pay taxes. Give away half of your family property, otherwise it will be moved to Guanzhong to fill the cities around the imperial tomb.

Fan Sheng's family was originally a prominent family in the county. His father, Fan Lei, had always been stubborn and would not hand over the family property for nothing, so he was caught by Gan Jian and became a waiting chicken. Confiscating the family and exterminating the clan.

Only Fan Sheng, who was still studying in the countryside, received news from his friends and quickly escaped into the mountains and forests. He escaped, but he has since become a wanted criminal.

Since then, he has been wandering around the mountains and forests of Hanoi County, hoping to get help in order to avenge the genocide.

"Fan Sheng, as I said before, we can help you secretly, but we cannot come forward. You should know that if the court knows about our existence, the consequences are not something you and I can bear." Hei Liang said.

"I see."

"Well, I will store swords, bows and arrows on a mountain thirty miles away from here, but there is no armor and stomach. There are about three hundred people's equipment, and a thousand and a half months of food and grass. The three people behind me are all It is a first-class expert who can be at your disposal to protect your safety.

I can promise that as long as you capture the first county, I can continue to send talents who are familiar with soldiers and generals to join you, but you must distinguish carefully to support you.

I can also provide you with information. If you want any information, you can ask the three people I sent you. All information is passed to you through these three. "

Fan Sheng bowed and said, "Thank you, sir."

"No need to be polite, I just want to thank you. If you can succeed, it will be no less than an earthquake for the world. At least the man sitting on the throne will wake up and stop blaming the people. , you are revolting for the sake of the people of the world, even if you fail, I can still show you a clear way and save your lives."

(End of this chapter)