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

Chapter 245: Can’t grasp it (please vote for me)

The first year of Han Dynasty (the first year of Jianshi)

Crown Princess Xu was canonized as queen.

In the same year, Wang Feng, the minister of the imperial court, Da Honglu, was appointed as the Grand Sima General and took charge of the secretarial affairs.

The second year of Han Dynasty (the second year of Jianshi)

The Han Emperor ordered the closure of the Five Emperors Temple in Yongdi and began to hold suburban sacrifices in the southern suburbs of Chang'an.

The fight between Wang Feng and Wang Shang in the court became more and more intense, and the living space of the neutral faction became increasingly narrow. Forced by Prime Minister Wang Shang, many courtiers chose to join the Bai family in order to survive. The Bai family's power began to become active in the court. .

Since a large number of officials relied on the Bai family to escape the persecution of Wang Shang and to protect themselves, the Bai family had no choice but to comply with His Majesty's wishes and instead supported each other and formed a vague political alliance with the Grand Sima Wang Feng.

Because the new relatives represented by Wang Feng are emerging forces, they are slightly inferior to Wang Shang's faction. The Bai family's faction was suppressed by Shi Xian during the Yuan Dynasty and was also damaged and unable to compete with Wang Shang.

Therefore, the two parties naturally came together to resist the power of Wang Shang's faction.

In the same year, Zhijinwu Baike relied on his qualifications, achievements and Wang Feng's secret help to become Taichang, one of the Nine Qings. As the head of the Nine Qings, he controlled more political power. The combined power of the two factions was the first surpassed Wang Shang.

In order to prevent the political power in the court from being unbalanced, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty granted Wang Shang, Wang Tan and other old relatives five Guan Nei Marquises in line with his support for Wang Shang and the principle of equal distribution of rain and dew. Chenghou.

Wang Shang's strength was once again equal to that of Wang Feng and Bai Ke.

The court is the center of the Han Dynasty, and the whole body is affected by one move, so the fight between the three families is exposed in the place.
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Nanyang County, Wan County.

This place is the temporary seat of the Jingzhou Governor's Department sent by the central government, the county seat of Nanyang County, and the county seat of Wan County.

In the prefect's mansion, the prefect Wang Liang and the captain Bai Guan were in tit-for-tat conflict over whether to clear out thieves throughout the county.

"Master Fu, just as the Fuyang Order said, bandits are now rampant in the county, blocking trade routes, weakening commercial taxes in the county, and people everywhere dare not visit relatives and friends. For the sake of the people of Nanyang, it is just right to clear away the thieves in the county. What the people want..."

Bai Guan took the Fuyang County Magistrate's report and quoted scriptures, analyzed the pros and cons, and wanted Wang Liang to agree to his move.

"Captain Bai, why don't I think so? Wen Xiao, please tell him the reason!"

County Prime Minister Wen Xiao first saluted Bai Guan, and then said: "Captain, now everywhere in Nanyang County money is being spent, and it coincides with a flood, and many people are displaced. According to your majesty's edict, all regions must do their best to treat the refugees. We must not let anyone die unexpectedly. Most of the money in the county has been spent on disaster relief, and there is really no extra money to send troops to suppress the bandits."

"Master Fu, it is because refugees from all over the country are looking for food that I am requesting you to send troops.

Fuyang is surrounded by mountains, with mountains of copper and cypress. Originally, there were many bandits in the mountains. Almost all bandits in Nanyang gathered here. Now that it is the year of disaster, there are even more bandits in the mountains. If they don't take advantage of this time, they will not sit down. Big, cut them off.

When they join forces with the refugees, it may cause a catastrophe. In addition, there are many mines on Tongbai Mountain, which is an important place for the production of soldiers and armors. If the thieves take advantage of the situation, you and I may be prosecuted by the court.

As for the issue of grain and grass, explain the situation to the big households in the county, act rationally, and explain it emotionally. The big households and the county will each contribute a portion, which will surely be enough to suppress the bandits. "

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Wang Liang hesitated a little. Bai Guan was right. Almost all the thieves in Nanyang were hiding in Tongbai Mountain. Now there is a flood and refugees are gathering. If they collude with the thieves, there may be another military disaster.

But it was Bai Guan who spoke, his current political opponent. During the reign of Emperor Yuan, the cooperation between them was very harmonious, and the entire Nanyang County was stable and peaceful. But since Wang Shang fought with Wang Feng and Bai Ke.

In order to express his position, he had to block some of Bai Guan's measures, and his officials from Wang Feng and Bai Ke also obeyed the higher-ups and violated some of Wang Liang's measures, which caused the political situation of the entire Nanyang County to decline sharply.

In the end, Wang Liang refused Bai Guan's military request because he was afraid that the refugees would gather to attack the county.

After leaving the prefect's mansion, he returned to the military camp.

It has been three years since Bai Guan resigned as Caiyang County Magistrate.

Bai Guanyi entered the barracks.

"Sir, how are you?"

Su Shen, who was appointed as the military chief by Bai Guan, asked.

Seeing Bai Guan shaking his head, Su Shen also sighed: "Prefect Wang is a great talent, but it's a pity that he is stuck in the mud of politics."

"You don't have a clear understanding and rashly join the struggle at the top. You see, sooner or later you will be implicated." Bai Guan shook his head and ignored him.

"How's the training going in the military?"

"The battle formation and some basic instructions are fine, but there are still big problems in individual combat. There are three thousand people in the army, and the left team is the most elite, followed by the squadron, and then the right team." Su Shen, general of some of the county soldiers Report the situation truthfully.

"Alas, we are still running out of food and grass."

Bai Guan had no choice. He had no financial power and only had 3,000 troops. The annual supply of food and grass was fixed. If he wanted to train elite soldiers, sufficient food and grass was essential.

When Bai Guan took office, the entire Nanyang County army was pretty good compared to other counties, because Nanyang had many thieves and thieves and needed to retain a certain amount of combat effectiveness.

But there was a vacancy. The former captain had no pay, and there were only 2,500 people out of 3,000.

As soon as Bai Guan took office, he eliminated the bad apples in the army. He distributed as much as the superiors allocated, and sent people to supervise, so that the army's food and supplies returned to normal. Then he arranged for his attendants to serve as instructors to practice discipline, battle formations, and the recognition of orders.

Nowadays, there is no problem in fighting some bandits. In the past three years, many bandits have robbed homes and houses, and the counties cannot solve them. Bai Guan just sent a team of troops to fight the bandits and fled.

Therefore, this time I asked the prefect for orders to suppress the bandits because the army was well-trained. There happened to be a flood and refugees appeared. In order to prevent it from happening, I sent troops to eliminate most of the bandits first. This not only prevented the refugees from becoming bandits, but also won some military merits. . However, I didn't expect that the increasingly fierce fighting in the court would have such a profound impact on the local area. Even Wang Liang, who had always been clear-minded, could not get rid of it.

The third year of Han Dynasty (the third year of Jianshi)

There was a flood in Guanzhong. People in Chang'an City were running around saying, "The flood is coming!"

The officials and people in the city were frightened and ran to the city wall. It turned out that the rumor was false.

In September, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty issued an edict: "The former county suffered from floods, and thousands of people drowned. But the capital made false rumors for no reason that the flood was coming, and the officials and people were frightened and rushed to the city."

This may be the result of harsh and cruel officials resenting the people. The people suffered injustice and lost a lot, which led to these lies. Now I will send Wang Lin, the remonstrating official, and others to travel around the world. "

The fourth year of Han Dynasty (the fourth year of Jianshi)

Spring:

In the Inner Dynasty, the eunuch position of Zhongshu was removed and five Shangshu were appointed.

Fall:

The Yellow River burst at the Jin Embankment in Dongjun, flooding the Yan and Henan prefectures and displacing millions of people. Yin Zhong, the imperial censor, committed suicide due to dereliction of duty due to the Yellow River bursting its embankment.

winter
Wang Yanshi, the school captain, blocked the breach of the Yellow River and rebuilt the dam, so that the Yellow River returned to its old course.

The fifth year of Han Dynasty (the first year of Heping)

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty issued an edict: "The Yellow River broke through Dongjun and flooded Yanzhou and Yuzhou. The school captain Wang Yanshi blocked the mouth and restored the embankment, so that the Yellow River returned to its old course. I decided to change the name to 'Heping'. I also rewarded the officials and civilians of the world with the title of nobility, each There is a difference."

The sixth year of Han Dynasty (the second year of Heping Dynasty)

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty granted Wang Tan, Wang Shang, Wang Li, Wang Gen, Wang Fengshi, etc. all the titles of noble lords.

The seventh year of Han Dynasty (the third year of Heping Dynasty)

An earthquake and landslide occurred in Qianwei County, blocking the river and causing the river to flow backwards. Bad news for the Han people spread among the people.

In the same year, Liu Xiang, the official of Guanglu, proofread and sorted out the collection of books in Shiqu Pavilion, and wrote to the Han Emperor requesting that the collection be updated. The Emperor of the Han Dynasty ordered that the posthumous documents be distributed to the world, and sent his visitor Chen Nong to the Bai Academy, the largest academic institution in the world, to copy the classics.

The ninth year of Han Dynasty (the first year of Yangshuo)

Empress Dowager Wang died.

Grand Sima Wang Feng mobilized his frame-up skills and conspired with his relative, Guanglu doctor Shi Dan, to secretly investigate the privacy of Prime Minister Wang Shang. He also instigated Pinyang native Geng Dingshangshu to frame Wang Shang in collusion with local county magistrates in an attempt to monopolize power. With ulterior motives.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty found it difficult to verify, and Taichang Baike also believed that he could not just listen to one family's words and then investigate the head of hundreds of officials at will.

But Wang Feng insisted on investigating, and the Han Emperor had no choice but to ask Wang Feng to investigate.

In the end, Wang Zhang of Jingzhao Yin was first found guilty, and then Wang Shang was implicated. However, the Han Emperor had no choice but to remove Wang Shang from his position as prime minister.

After Wang Shang was exonerated, Wang Zhang was quickly convicted and imprisoned to die. Wang Shang was already old. After hearing the news, he vomited blood and died of grief and anger.

After Wang Shang's death, all his descendants and relatives who served in the palace were driven out of Chang'an City.

Seeing the fall of Wang Shang's faction, Emperor Han felt that he was out of luck, so he quickly supported Bai Ke's faction with the intention of confronting them.

The tenth year of Han Dynasty (the second year of Yangshuo)

There was a flood in Guandong, and the people fleeing famine wanted to enter the pass through the five passes of Hangu Pass, Tianji Pass, Hukou Pass, and Wuruan Pass to seek survival. The Han Emperor felt sorry for the people and ordered the guards at each pass not to prevent them from entering the pass. He also sent admonishment officials, Taixue doctors, etc. to inspect various places.

Due to frequent floods and disasters in recent years, the imperial court was in financial crisis. In desperation, the Han Emperor ordered to reduce the official salary, changing the salary from 800 shi to 600 shi, and the salary from 500 shi to 400 shi.

In the same year, the imperial censor Zhang Zhong died of illness, and the Han emperor appointed Taichang Baike as the censor and concurrently as the Guanglu doctor.

In this year, Bai Guan, the captain of Nanyang County, was promoted to Chang'an because of his success in suppressing the siege of the refugees. He served as You Fufeng, with a rank of two thousand stones and a silver seal and green ribbon.

The prefect Wang Liang was imprisoned for dereliction of duty and demoted to a commoner. The rest of the Wang Shang faction in Nanyang County were either demoted or exempted, or in more serious cases, were imprisoned together with Wang Liang.

The new governor is from Wang Feng's faction.

The eleventh year of Han Dynasty (the third year of Yangshuo)

At this time, the government was almost in the hands of the Grand Sima Wang Feng, and even some of the Han Emperor's orders could not be passed. Only Bai Ke, the imperial censor, fought hard to maintain it in the court with the support of the Han Emperor.

In the spring of March, Renxu.

A meteorite fell in Dongjun, and rumors spread throughout the world that this was an ominous omen.

Wang Feng used the theory that meteorites fell in Dongjun at the end of the Qin Dynasty, saying that this was a warning from heaven to the Han Dynasty. The government and the opposition forced the Han Emperor to issue an edict of sin, and the memorials flew to the Han Emperor's desk like snowflakes. In the end, the Han Emperor could not Bai Ke pushed it out to atone for the crime.

Bai Ke, the imperial censor, took all the blame on himself, and finally resigned, left Chang'an, and returned to China. The Bai family's power in the central government once again suffered a heavy blow.

From then on, the Grand Sima Wang Feng took sole control of the court, and was assisted by the Queen Mother in Changle Palace. The Han Emperor could not speak out of the Weiyang Palace, and all government affairs came from the Wang family.

(End of this chapter)