History live broadcast: Starting from selling the princess

Chapter 11 Changes brought about by the Yellow Turbans and Huangchao

From a family perspective, both Cao Pi and Cao Rui particularly liked Cao Cao.

Because of Cao Cao's efforts, their Cao family's world was established.

But if you are from the emperor's perspective.

They don't like Cao Cao.

"Which emperor would like a rebel to be his prime minister?"

Cao Pi and Cao Rui complained faintly to Cao Cao's portrait in their respective time and space.

The canopy has been closed at this time, and everyone in the past dynasties has begun to sort out the information involved in this canopy.

Qin.

Li Si handed the compiled information to the First Emperor.

In this live broadcast, there are two pieces of information that are useful to Da Qin.

First, marriage between close relatives will produce fools and pollute the bloodline.

Second, the current aristocrats will evolve into wealthy families in later generations. They will monopolize officialdom, occupy national resources, and finally force the people to rebel.

There are already examples such as the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the Han Dynasty and Huang Chao in the Tang Dynasty.

After reading this, the First Emperor looked at Li Si with a gloomy expression.

"Those Guizhou leaders are really capable of overthrowing the dynasty?"

The First Emperor really couldn't imagine how an army composed of Guizhou leaders could defeat an army led by a famous general.

In his life, Qian Shou has always been a pawn of the nobles.

Let them take charge.

During the hundreds of years of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, no one who was born in the common people achieved great things.

No country has ever been overthrown by its people.

Li Si knew the First Emperor's doubts, and he saluted respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, although the unofficial history told by later generations cannot be fully believed, it must be based on the larger background."

"So the overthrow of the dynasty by the head of Guizhou must be true, and we have to believe it."

The First Emperor slowly stood up and walked outside the palace.

Li Si followed him.

Standing on the palace wall, looking at the entire Xianyang City, the First Emperor said calmly: "I just can't believe it."

"Throughout history, no dynasty has ever been overthrown by the head of Guizhou."

Li Si hesitated for a moment, bowed and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, there is a precedent for Zhou calling for a republic and for the people to drive out the king."

The First Emperor's body was shaken, and the information about Zhou Zhaogonghe poured out crazily in his mind.

Yes, there is precedent.

The head of Guizhou can also depose the king.

Seeing that the First Emperor was not angry, Li Si continued to say nervously: "Your Majesty, maybe we should absorb some of Mencius's ideas of valuing the people and devaluing the monarch, and loosen the shackles of the Guizhou leaders."

As the prime minister of Da Qin and a famous prime minister in history, after hearing about the Yellow Turban and Huang Chao, Li Si felt that Da Qin was now a carriage walking on the edge of a cliff, and would fall if he was not careful.

The reason why it has not fallen now is because of the majesty of Qin Shihuang who unified the six countries.

Li Si could not imagine the day when the First Emperor died and the nobles of the six countries incited the people to rebel.

The First Emperor turned around, stared at Li Si, and said solemnly: "You mean I should respect the head of Guizhou?"

Li Si knelt down with a bang and said in fear: "I don't dare."

The First Emperor stared at Li Si for a while. When Li Si was about to collapse, he took a deep breath and sent an order: "Let Meng Yi Mengtian send people to sneak into the people and listen to the voices of the Guizhou leaders."

"At the same time, the construction of the Great Wall and the Lishan Mausoleum will be slowed down and the Guizhou head who is serving the corvee will be allowed to take a rest."

Li Si breathed a sigh of relief and said loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

The First Emperor ignored him and walked back to the palace.

Early Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang looked at Xiao He's summary of the Tianmu information, called Zhang Liang, sighed, and said helplessly: "You two, tell me, what should I do to let future generations know the importance of the people, and prevent the Yellow Turban Rebellion from happening again?" out."

Xiao He and Zhang Liang looked at each other and shook their heads together.

They don't know either.

After all, this is a plan that spans four hundred years.

Marriage between close relatives has little impact on them.

This won't happen to them anyway.

Xiao He thought hard for a long time and said helplessly: "Currently, the only method we can use is Mencius's people are more important than the king, so that the people can live a better life as much as possible, and at the same time increase the pressure on the so-called aristocratic families."

Xiao He was helpless when he said it. He had a hunch that the Xiao family would also become a wealthy family.

From a personal point of view, this is his suggestion.

But from a national perspective, this is a suggestion that must be implemented.

Liu Bang smiled. He had known what Xiao He said for a long time, but he needed a courtier to bring it up.

Therefore, Liu Bang waved his hand: "Gather the old brothers, I want to talk to them. I want them to know that the court is gone, and their family is gone, so everyone must work together to find a solution that satisfies the people. A solution that also satisfies us.”

Liu Bang had no intention of killing all his old brothers and family for the sake of the people.

If these old brothers who cooperate with him are gone, he will have no way to continue to govern this country. These are his basic plans.

Han Dynasty, the period of Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gathered his ministers together to discuss how to govern the country and deal with the people.

"Your Majesty, the Yellow Turbans are peasants, so they will not survive the rebellion, just like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in the late Qin Dynasty."

"So, I think we should reduce the burden on the people."

Sang Hongyang spoke loudly.

Emperor Wu raised his eyebrows: "So what do you think?"

Sang Hongyang said excitedly: "I think we can first reduce the burden on the people in terms of taxes and corvees."

"For example, we can replace the corvee by capturing foreigners and reducing them to slaves."

"As for taxes, we can transfer taxes, such as to businessmen and nobles, and the country can make money from business."

Sang Hongyang's words caused a commotion in the court.

A group of officials with noble backgrounds stood up and scolded him.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fell into deep thought.

In the end, Sang Hongyang's proposal was not passed in the court, and countless people opposed his bold plan.

Everyone only passed the plan of arresting foreigners and demoting them as slaves in lieu of corvee labor.

Dong Zhongshu watched them quarreling silently in the court, and after going down to court, he found Emperor Wu of Han alone.

"Your Majesty, Tianmu said that the Huang Chao Uprising in the late Tang Dynasty was related to the aristocratic family's monopoly on the imperial examinations and the path to advancement."

"I think we have to guard against it."

Emperor Wu of Han looked at him calmly.

"speak."

Dong Zhongshu's eyes were filled with excitement: "We can admire Confucius's teaching without distinction, and Mencius's belief that the people value the people and the monarchs do not matter."

"If these two work together, the people will definitely support you."

"And after following the example of Confucius and setting up a private school, you can be the person in charge, and the students who come out will be your students, and they can also become the basis for your governance."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was persuaded by Dong Zhongshu.

But Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt that there were other things that could be manipulated.

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"Without distinction, can I teach businessmen disciples?"

Dong Zhongshu understood instantly and replied in a low voice: "Not only businessmen, but also people with a background like General Wei."

"It's just that the tuition fees they need to pay are different."

"After all, the people are the foundation of the country, so tuition fees can be low, but businessmen are thieves. You have given them the opportunity to transcend class, and they should still be sensible."

Emperor Wu of Han nodded with satisfaction.

This is why he likes people like Dong Zhongshu and Sang Hongyang.

Because they were really working for him.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty watched Dong Zhongshu leave with a pleasant smile on his lips.

"Confucianism is really easy to use."

Dong Zhongshu returned home happily, and quickly called his teachers and brothers together to discuss how to customize Confucianism that met the requirements of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

In their minds, it's a win-win.

Education without distinction was promoted, and the idea that the people valued the monarch over others was spread, and their Confucianism had practiced their own way very well.

As for the businessmen among them being charged tuition fees on a large scale, they think this is appropriate.

You can't just let the emperor get everything.

"The Confucian ideal of enlightening the common people is about to be realized in our hands."

Dong Zhongshu's teacher, a great scholar who was trembling when he walked, burst into tears with excitement.

His biggest dream in his life is to teach more and educate people so that everyone knows etiquette.

"Your Majesty likes to fight. When we start school in the future, we must include marching and fighting."

"Besides, it's not like we Confucians can't fight."

One of Dong Zhongshu's junior disciples said excitedly.

They Confucians can really fight.

Does the military leader Wu Qi know?
His teacher's name was Zeng Shen, the second son of Zeng Zi, a Confucian leader.

Sang Hongyang also met with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in private and was given the task of secretly setting up national factories and mines to benefit the country.

Dong Zhongshu and Sang Hongyang both worked hard with the support of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Dong Zhongshu said that in this wave, he would use the teachings without distinction to kill the other remaining schools of thought, and then incorporate their ideas into schools run by Confucianism.

Sang Hongyang secretly expressed that he would kill those noble children who looked down on him.

He felt that as long as he could achieve the goal of no taxation for farmers, he would be a saint through the ages.

A businessman's status must rise with his efforts.

(End of this chapter)