Great Han Empire
Chapter 886
Chapter 886 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
Zhongshu ordered Liu Fang, Zhongshu's servant Liu Wan and other ministers to dissuade them.
Ma Feng used to be a member of the eldest princess's mansion, and had assisted the eldest princess for many years, and the eldest princess knew his character very well.Because he was born in a noble family, this person always thinks highly of himself and has a very stubborn temper. He often speaks against the eldest princess.Usually Ma Feng contradicts her, the eldest princess thinks he is bluntly admonishing her, and generally doesn't take it seriously, but today she can't bear it anymore, "No one can persuade this time, I have to punish him, let him know who counts. .”
There have been too many griefs recently, and the eldest princess is very depressed. Ma Feng's rebuttal seems to pierce her fragile psychology, and the grief that has been pent up for a long time suddenly finds a place to vent, and it is out of control.
Ma Feng was dragged out by several Huben guards, and when the fight was about to start, Shi Xiaolan and Sima Huangyue from the Princess' Mansion happened to arrive at the Phoenix Terrace.The two were shocked and hurriedly ordered the guards to suspend the execution.If general ministers stop the execution, the Huben guards will ignore it, because they are not qualified to stop it at all, but these two adults are different.Although their official positions are not high, they are the subordinates of the eldest princess's mansion, and they are the absolute confidantes of the eldest princess, so they cannot be offended.Especially that beautiful Mrs. Zhu, who is the most famous charismatic figure in the Northern Xinjiang Army. He used to go through life and death with them in Northern Xinjiang. Even if he loses his head, he must give her face.
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The eldest princess opened a mansion in Jinyang in her early years, and the eldest princess mansion has always been the center of the Jinyang court.After Emperor Xiaoxian arrived in Jinyang, he needed the assistance of the eldest princess, and the eldest princess' mansion once again replaced the role of Shangshutai.After the death of Emperor Xiaoxian, the young emperor succeeded to the throne, and the eldest princess ruled and lived in the palace for a long time. Many powers of the eldest princess' mansion were immediately transferred to the Zhongshujian and Shizhong Temple in the inner court, while the eldest princess who stayed outside the palace The Princess Mansion has gradually become a symbol of the eldest princess' power.
In Jinyang, it is customary for people to collectively refer to the Palace of the Eldest Princess, the Mansion of the Prime Minister, the Mansion of the Yushi, and the Mansion of the Great Sima as the "Four Mansions". The state affairs are usually first discussed by the emperor, the eldest princess and the four mansions, and then carried out in the court hall. Court meeting, so in people's eyes, these four prefectures are the places that control the fate of the country.
As for the Taiwei and Taiwei's Mansion, one of the three lords, they are only in charge of military affairs, while the Grand General and the Grand General's Mansion, who are as prominent as the Sangong, are only in charge of conquest, so the status of these two mansions is much lower.When discussing government affairs, if military affairs are not involved, the Taiwei and the General generally do not participate, and even if they participate, they are just spectators.If they interfere indiscriminately with matters that are not within their scope of power and responsibility, that would be exceeding their authority, and it would be a taboo for the government.
Of course, if the Great General and the Great Sima were merged into one, like Li Hong now held two positions, the power would be very different.
However, the current way of discussing government affairs in the imperial court has changed a lot. The powers of the four outer courts have been greatly weakened, while the powers of the Shangshutai, Zhongshujian, and Shizhong Temple in the middle and inner dynasties are gradually increasing.The three government offices of the Chinese and Inner Dynasties (although the government office of Shangshutai is outside the palace, it is still a Chinese and Korean institution.) are all directly controlled by the emperor and the eldest princess. After the officials of the three governments agreed, they directly issued an imperial edict and carried it out.Only when major state affairs are involved, the emperor and the eldest princess will call the three central and inner courts and the four outer courts to jointly discuss matters.
Among the four mansions of the Outer Dynasty, because many of the powers of the Princess's Mansion were transferred to the Inner Dynasty, it looked like an empty shell, and it seemed that it had no specific powers except for symbolic meaning.In fact, this is just a sign, because the eldest princess is in power, and the power she brings to the eldest princess's mansion is immeasurable. In a sense, the current eldest princess's mansion is actually equivalent to the center of the country. The functions and powers are overlapping, and the two can be transformed into each other at any time.
The existence of the Princess Palace is very important to the great Han Zhongxing. It can not only assist the emperor in governing the country when he was young, coordinate and ease the contradictions and conflicts between the internal and external courts, but also ensure the stability of power when the emperor grows up. transfer.The eldest princess is in power temporarily, and her permanent residence in the palace is also temporary. In the future, when the emperor grows up, the eldest princess will transfer power and move out of the forbidden palace.It will take a transitional period of time for the transfer of power, and during this time, the Princess and the Palace of the Princess will be able to firmly control the overall situation together with the other palaces, ensuring that the emperor can smoothly control and consolidate power, thereby ensuring the continued development of the great cause of ZTE.
If you have a close relationship with the people in the eldest princess's mansion, you will have the opportunity to be promoted and be awarded for meritorious service. Therefore, several senior officials in the eldest princess's mansion have become the targets of people's vying to win over and flatter them. Until they all nodded and bowed, lest they offend them.In particular, Chang Shi, who is in charge of all affairs in the mansion, is a hot figure in Hebei.
Zhang Fan was the first to be the chief history officer of the Princess Palace.After Zhang Fan took office at Shangshutai, Liu Fang succeeded him.After the eldest princess successfully revised the official system and set up the Zhongshu Supervisor in China and North Korea, Liu Fang immediately became the Zhongshu Ling.After Liu Fang left the eldest princess's mansion, the eldest princess and the court ministers suddenly discovered that there was no one who could succeed the post of long history.
The implementation of the new official system allowed the eldest princess to further consolidate the imperial power. Most of the powers that were originally directly controlled by the eldest princess's mansion were transferred to the ban. The eldest princess analyzes state affairs and provides decision-making suggestions, which have become the two most important functions of the eldest princess mansion.
The first function directly determines whether the new official system can be implemented smoothly and whether it can play a huge role after implementation.In order to fulfill this function, the new Chief of the Princess's Mansion, Shi, must have high prestige among the two military and political officials in Hebei, and must have a wealth of ability to handle government affairs. Everyone is willing to listen to what this person says, and they are willing to give face.Secondly, this person must have outstanding talent, be loyal to the eldest princess, be very close to the eldest princess, be able to enter the palace to see the eldest princess at any time, and be able to provide the eldest princess with the most appropriate, accurate and efficient advice on state affairs.
Looking at Hebei, there is only one person who meets this requirement, and that is Xiao Lan, the daughter of the former Taiwei Zhu Jun and the wife of Li Wei, the current Shang Shuling. This position seems to be tailor-made for her, and she is none other than her.
Xiao Lan became famous all over the world very early, and the reason for her fame was because she was snatched away from Luoyang City by eight people including Li Hong, Yan Liang, Zhao Yun, Wen Chou and Jiang Wu on the day of her wedding.Later, she followed Li Wei to Xiliang, and followed Li Hong to fight in the north and south.When the northern army was in the most difficult time, she was appointed by Li Hong to work in the general's mansion, and she undertook the important task of raising food and grass for the army, helping and coordinating the farming of the northern Xinjiang. Yang Xingyuan and Hedong Xingyuan have made outstanding contributions to the rise and development of Northern Xinjiang.If she wasn't a woman, she would already be a court official by now.After the eldest princess built the mansion in Jinyang, she kindly invited her to help her in the mansion, and she has always been one of the most respected guests in the mansion of the eldest princess.
At first, Xiao Lan refused to accept her resignation.Because their family is already extremely powerful in Hebei.Now Li Wei is the minister, Zhu Mu is the prefect of Hanbei County, and his younger brother Zhu Yu is the censor.Many of the disciples of his father Zhu Jun, such as Ding Li, Chen Hao, Tang Yun, and Yin Si, were all high officials in the court, and with the addition of a group of former disciples and old officials, the Li family and the Zhu family were extremely dignified.If I take up the position of the most powerful position in Hebei, the head of the eldest princess's mansion Shi, I am afraid it will bring trouble to the family.Fortunes come with misfortune, and misfortunes come with blessings. It's better to keep a low profile instead of being too ostentatious.Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, the eldest princess came up with a compromise idea and asked Xiao Lan to temporarily lead the history as a guest, and then appoint another person when there was a suitable candidate.
After Xiao Lan took charge of the long history of the Princess Palace, because of her special status, status and power, she played an important role in coordinating and stabilizing the internal and external courts and helping the Princess formulate and revise many national policies in a timely manner. It is worth mentioning that in the past few years, Xiao Lan has recommended more than 100 scholars from inferior or poor families to the imperial court through various methods such as evaluation, assessment, and enlistment. Confucian scholars who were born in a family of merchants made the Princess's Mansion the most effective place to implement the policy of honoring and honoring scholars and appointing people on their own merits.
Today, Xiao Lan and Huang Yue went to the palace to meet the Eldest Princess, just to discuss with the Eldest Princess the revision of the imperial court's selection system, but who knew that Tai Shi ordered Ma Feng to be punished innocently.
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When the eldest princess saw Xiao Lan, she immediately felt wronged, and couldn't help but shed tears.
Liu Fang, Huang Yue and other ministers hurriedly resigned.
Xiao Lan walked up to the eldest princess and knelt down slowly. She wanted to comfort her, but when she saw the thin body of this beautiful girl in front of her, she thought of her bravely shouldering the heavy responsibility of Zhongxing Sheji with her tender shoulders in troubled times. For this reason, she sacrificed her beautiful youth, sacrificed her happy life, endured unimaginable pain, and struggled in hesitation and fear.She should be respected by people, and should live happily and happily. She shouldn't be like this, always hiding in a corner and crying sadly.
Xiao Lan opened her arms and held her tightly in her arms, "It will be all right, everything will be all right. When the general sends the good news and takes His Majesty and you to Luoyang, the most painful and darkest days will be over." In the past. The spirit of the first emperor in heaven will bless you, your ancestors and countless heroic souls of the great Han will give you the greatest happiness and joy in the world, all your wishes and dreams will come true, and you will become the happiest and happiest eldest princess of the Great Han .”
The eldest princess's heart trembled, and she fell into Xiao Lan's arms and cried bitterly, "I'm scared, I'm really scared. They're all gone, they've all passed away, leaving me alone in the world to suffer. I had a nightmare, I dreamed of the general, he was covered in blood, riding on a leopard, struggling to kill a thousand troops alone. I was very scared, what would I do if he died? Who would I rely on?"
"Your Highness..." Xiao Lan's heart ached like twists and turns, and she hugged the weaker eldest princess tightly, tears welling up in her eyes.
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The eldest princess cried for a while, the pain and sorrow accumulated in her heart were vented for a long time, and her emotions calmed down.
"Your Highness, Master Ma contradicted you again?" Xiao Lan wiped her eyes lightly with a silk scarf and asked softly.
"Alas..." The eldest princess stared blankly at the documents on the case table, and sighed, "He can write whatever he wants. No matter whether the general is the most cruel official in this dynasty, he will be my boss in the future." The number one hero of the Great Han Zhongxing, no one can obliterate this achievement, and it will remain in history forever."
Xiao Lan smiled, "I remember a long time ago, it seems that when the General was corrupt and murdered the eunuch Xia Yun in Hedongsu, the government and the opposition criticized the General with arrogance and perverted the law with one voice, saying that he was the most cruel official in the dynasty. The general was very happy at the time, saying that this cruel official was good, and he would rather be a cruel official than condone traitors and let the wicked go unpunished."
"However..." Xiao Lan hesitated for a moment, then continued, "This time, I also oppose the crackdown on corruption in Qingzhou and Yanzhou. The imperial court should issue an order in time to prevent the general from killing without restraint."
"Why? Don't you think the general did something wrong?" The eldest princess was surprised.
"No, there is nothing to blame for the general's actions, but Hebei is forced by the situation, and now it is not possible to punish law-breaking officials and powerful families like this. Now the court urgently needs officials, and it needs these powerful families to provide available talents for the court. If the general Punishment will not only make the crisis of officials in the imperial court worse, but also make the powerful families hate the court's cruel laws after being severely injured, and the virtuous talents in the powerful families may therefore resist the imperial court's conquest and refuse to become officials."
Xiao Lan said slowly, "Your Highness also knows that since the army began to cross the Yellow River to pacify the Central Plains, the court affairs have increased rapidly, and the officials of the internal and external courts have worked day and night with almost no rest time. The reason is that there are too few available officials. The same situation is true in the three prefectures of Hebei, and in the prefectures of Qing and Yan prefectures."
"Several elders are in deteriorating health and have died of illness one after another, which is directly related to their handling of government affairs day and night. If they can get a good rest, they will definitely be able to live for a few more years, and they will not be in the same situation as they are now. I regret to pass away.”
"Northern Xinjiang was very short of officials in the early days. The reason why I was conscripted by the general to serve in the mansion was because there were no scholars in Northern Xinjiang to serve as officials. At that time, Zhong Yuan (Li Wei) had several times He went to the capital to conscript, but there were very few applicants, so the shortage of officials has not been improved. Now more than ten years have passed, and the imperial court has developed from owning the three states of Hebei to pacifying the world, but the shortage of officials has become more and more serious. The more serious it is, it has turned into a crisis of officials today."
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Xiao Lan saw that the eldest princess did not speak, so she continued: "Although we have worked hard and built many large and small schools in the three prefectures of Hebei, just entering a school does not mean that one can become a talent after studying scriptures for a few years. It takes a long time to become a talent, and it requires all students to study diligently. Generally, after ten students have read the scriptures for more than ten years, it is very good if one or two become talents."
"Your Highness, you can take a look at the students in Jinyang University Hall and Handan University Hall today. Some of them come from aristocratic families, and some come from families of officials at all levels. This is the main source of students. There are also some of them The number of births is relatively small, and they mainly come from inferior noble families or poor noble families, merchants and rich families, and tribal kings or noble families of the Hu tribe outside the Great Wall."
"The children of the nobles and officials have a good life, pampered, and there are not many who can settle down to study hard. Most of them are mediocre and mediocre. The children of the inferior nobles, poor nobles and low-level officials are relatively good. It is said that studying hard is a lot, because this is the only way to change their lives. Among all the students, children from this type of family generally do better academically. In recent years, almost all the talents I recommend are from this type of family. Compared with the children of wealthy families and bureaucrats, their number is still too small. This is mainly related to their poor family background. Many children of this type of background drop out of school early and go home because of lack of money, and finally stay away from home. Few went to Jinyang University and Handan University for further studies. After all, it takes a lot of money to allow their children to continue their studies in Jinyang and Handan. Not many people can do this, but the good news is that , Those who can come are all talents. I have sent people to various counties and counties to investigate, hoping to find more talented people, and the results are quite satisfactory. Those who can persist in completing their studies in the county and counties generally have good talents. Many of them worked as subordinates in the local county government office after finishing their studies.”
"As for the students from the Hu nationality outside the Great Wall, due to the restrictions of their origin, language, customs, etc., it is rare to be able to speak Chinese well and understand the scriptures. They went to Jinyang to study scriptures and scriptures. In addition to the policy of governing the country, the main thing is to act as a hostage, so we can only try our best to teach them, so that the best of them can learn something. If the imperial court wants to Sinicize the Hu people, it will take time and the efforts of several generations. It’s not going to happen in a generation.”
"The most striking thing in the new policy of the imperial court is to affirm the status of rich merchants and merchants and allow their children to enter official careers. Since Emperor Xiaowu, the Han Dynasty has been cracking down on merchants. The reason why the imperial court can make such major changes in the law is entirely because In the past ten years, whether it is in Northern Xinjiang, Hebei, or the imperial court, they have all benefited from the great help of merchants and wealthy people from all over the country. Without the help of these people, the farming in Northern Xinjiang would not have been successful, and Hebei would not have been successful. It will recover so quickly, and the court will not be able to start to calm down the world so quickly. Of course, the rewards for the merchants and rich people are also very generous. Seeing their children with their chests upright, going in and out with the children of powerful families and officials They should be satisfied when standing together in the court hall to discuss matters. However, since the imperial court began to sell officials to buy nobles decades ago, most of the merchants and wealthy merchants have exchanged money for "scholar" loans. There are already very few people, so this kind of students has the least number of students in the school, even fewer than the students of the Hu family."
"Jinyang Academy's Master Liquor King Jian once wrote to the imperial court, hoping that the imperial court would open more schools, so that qualified "workers" and "farmers" borrowed children can also study and have the opportunity to enter official careers. This suggestion is too unreasonable It is practical. First of all, the imperial court does not have such conditions at present. Secondly, studying requires money, buying bamboo slips, copying books by apprentices, studying in schools, studying in colleges and even imperial schools far away from home. After more than ten years, a lot of money is needed. People who borrowed from "agriculture" can't afford it at all. We once calculated an account. It is estimated that an ordinary child will take ten to 15 years from entering school to completing his studies in Taixue. The money he needs is about 300 years of income of ordinary people. Or more. Third, the cultivation of fields and the production of workshops require a large number of people. The more people there are, the more income they have. These people have a very limited income for a year of hard work. Judging by the face of God, if there are natural disasters and man-made disasters, it is difficult to guarantee survival. These people have been struggling for survival all their lives, and studying and becoming an official is just a dream for them."
"I have said so much, just to tell Your Highness that among the students in the school, those who can succeed in their studies and are expected to become the pillars of the country in the future are mainly the children of the aristocratic families, officials and some inferior noble families. Poor noble families, petty officials There are very few children from other families and other backgrounds who can embark on official careers, not because the imperial court is unwilling to use them, but because they are subject to various complicated reasons, and very few of them can succeed in their studies."
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"There are only so many sources of students, and there are very few who can succeed in their studies, so even fewer will eventually become officials in the central government and states and counties." Xiao Lan sighed, and said slowly, "All students After completing their studies in the school, those who have achieved success in their studies returned to their hometowns and served as low-level subordinates in the local county government. Among them, the best ones were promoted by the local prefect to the imperial court a few years later because of their outstanding political achievements or outstanding talents. The Lang Department serves as a Lang official, waiting for the imperial examination, and then gradually assigned to the imperial government or local prefectures and counties as high officials or senior subordinates. That is to say, it takes ten years for a student to grow into an ordinary official from the beginning of his studies. years or even longer."
"In the past, when there was no great chaos in the world, the number of students in Luoyang Taixue reached more than 3 at the time, and more than 100 prefects had to name several Xiaolian and Maocai for the imperial court every year. Overcrowded, in order to control the number of people, the imperial court had to stipulate that 20 households in each county could be prosecuted for one Xiaolian. Killing, whether it is the students in the university hall or the Lang officials in the Lang's office, has become a rare thing."
"This time, in order to quickly stabilize and restore the Qingzhou and Yanzhou prefectures, the imperial court spared no expense to transfer a large number of officials at all levels with rich experience in implementing the New Deal from the three prefectures of Hebei to the Central Plains. These people are the wealth of the imperial court. The foundation of Zhongxing’s great cause is that the imperial court will pacify the world in the future. These people are county magistrates, county magistrates, prefects, and state ministers from all over the country. The blow is a fatal blow to ZTE's great cause."
"Killing hundreds of people is just a blink of an eye, but it will take five, ten or even longer for the court to train hundreds of officials with rich experience in politics, and it will take a lot of energy and effort. A huge price, as the army continues to recover states and counties, and as the great cause of ZTE continues to advance, the court needs more and more officials, and the number of officials at all levels who are loyal to the Han and familiar with the New Deal will increase exponentially, but in the short term we It is impossible to cultivate so many talents. The cause of ZTE will be greatly lagged behind, and the imperial court will pay an unimaginable price for today's rashness and impulsiveness."
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The eldest princess thought for a while, then picked up a few volumes of documents piled up on the table and handed them to Xiao Lan, "It is indeed not easy for the imperial court to train these officials, but what these officials have done has already endangered the country. If they are not controlled in time, the consequences will be serious." Unexpected. Take a look at what they have done? Should the imperial court condone and condone traitors to destroy their foundations? Generals, Lord Li Wei, Lord Liu, and many ministers in the court are strongly in favor of using thunder to kill criminals .I support their proposal that those who deserve to be killed must be killed, even if the imperial court will pay a high price for it.”
"I'm afraid it's not just a big price." Xiao Lan put the papers handed over by the eldest princess back on the desk, "Recently, I sent people to visit many places in the three prefectures of Hebei. You know that the current officials in the three prefectures of Hebei How many people are there in the smallest government office?"
The eldest princess did not speak.
"Including the county magistrate, there are nine people." Xiao Lan said, "The government office with the largest number of officials is the governor's mansion in the three prefectures. There are 23 people including the governor. Many officials hold multiple positions and handle official business day and night. The young officials are tired and sick, but they are still struggling to support them. Because if they recuperate at home, the official duties of the government will be delayed, and what awaits them will be severe punishment from the court. It is even more serious, because they undertake a lot of official duties, and their fatigue is far greater than that of Hebei."
"At present, the imperial court controls 44 counties in the five prefectures of Ji, Qing, Yan, Bing, and You. Adding Hedong, Hanoi, Lu State in Yuzhou, and Langya State in Xuzhou, there are a total of 48 counties, 570 four counties, and about 600 officials at all levels. [-] people, with an average of about fifteen officials in each government office." Xiao Lan's face was heavy, "Your Highness, this is the current situation of the imperial court. In the past, we only had three states in Hebei, and these officials could support them, but now there are two more in the blink of an eye. In a big state, the required officials are almost [-]% of the officials in the three states of Hebei. With the revival of the big man, they are willing to dedicate their lives to the big man, without complaint or regret. The imperial court was able to fight two wars in three years, and their achievements are indelible. Although there are officials who corrupted the law and caused trouble, But this kind of people is a minority after all, if there are such people in the whole of Hebei, if there is a war in Jizhou and a war in the Central Plains, can we win?"
"If the general kills half of the officials under [-] shi in Qingzhou and Yanzhou this time, the entire Qingzhou and Yanzhou will be paralyzed immediately, the southward migration will come to a halt, and the battle to attack Luoyang will have to be postponed. ZTE's great cause will be seriously delayed."
"But this is not the biggest price the court has paid." Xiao Lan frowned and sighed.
"Nowadays, the crisis of official shortage has formed, and the corruption of official administration has gradually begun. We can find solutions to the shortage of official officials, but the corruption of official administration has a long history, and it is too difficult to cure it. We can only find ways to solve it from the source , but killing is definitely not the answer. Killing, it only cures the symptoms but not the root cause, it will only make the crisis of insufficient officials worse. This is like a malignant tumor on a person. You must find the cause and cure it from the source, otherwise you will dig out the malignant tumor today , Tomorrow it will grow again, you keep digging, finally people can't take it anymore, they will be riddled with holes and blood, and die, but the root of the cancerous tumor is still there."
"The current situation of the imperial court is the same. The result of the bloody eradication of corruption is that there are fewer officials, and the government is still corrupt. In the end, the imperial court killed all the officials, or the officials were afraid of being killed. They all fled in packs, and the great cause of ZTE collapsed. Great Qin State The downfall of the country is a lesson, and the consequences of severe punishment and cruel law must be to accelerate the downfall of the country."
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The eldest princess was startled by Xiao Lan's words, she sat there for a while, and said with great difficulty: "If you don't kill him, where is the prestige of the emperor and the court? Where is the dignity of the Han law?"
"For such a major change in the southward relocation, the court bears the unshirkable responsibility. Your Highness should take the initiative to stand up and bear all the responsibilities bravely. Not only will this not damage the majesty of the emperor and the court, but it will be seen by everyone in Hebei. A brand-new imperial court sees the hope of the great Han Zhongxing. Bad things can also turn into good things, but how to transform it depends on His Highness's determination."
"For this southward relocation, the imperial court made a very hasty decision, and then there were many issues such as land distribution, which simplified what was originally a complicated matter. The imperial court ignored the difficulty of the southern relocation and was blindly optimistic, so it was not timely. To formulate a series of proper southward migration policies, the preparations for various procedures are not complete or not at all. Supervision is also extremely unfavorable. For such an important matter, the imperial court actually let the state government solve it by itself and delegate all relevant powers. Send envoys to patrol the case and monitor, how can Qingzhou and Yanzhou not be chaotic?"
"There is another very fatal mistake." Xiao Lan looked at the pale eldest princess, and her tone gradually became stricter, "This mistake was caused by His Highness. The southward migration of population and land distribution are directly related to the success or failure of ZTE's great cause, and the general at this moment Right in the Central Plains, His Highness refused to entrust such an important matter to the General. This decision can be said to be the most direct cause of the major changes in this southward move."
"Master Ma Feng is right. The general is a cruel official. During Emperor Xiaoling's reign, the court and the public all said that the general was arrogant and perverted the law. Judging from the situation at that time, it was indeed the case. Who dared to Like the general who blatantly resisted the order and unscrupulously suppressed corruption and murder? Today, Mr. Ma Feng stands at the place more than ten years later, looking back at that period of history, he thinks that the general is just a cruel official, and he is already the most polite and tolerant Evaluated. Of course, as a historian, he should not make an evaluation on behalf of future generations, and record it in the volume. You are right to beat him. Master Ma Feng’s evaluation shows the power of the general in the court and the opposition. In the past, we Farming in northern Xinjiang, and later in the three prefectures of Hebei, and later when the emperor arrived in Jinyang, we began to implement and promote the New Deal. The success of all these things all benefited from the general's force, the bloody methods of the general, and the cruelty and ruthlessness of the general. .”
"No matter how future generations evaluate the general, there is no doubt about the general's loyalty to the great man. In recent years, many policies of the New Deal, including the official system revision that directly touches the power of the general, have been successfully implemented with the full support of the general. And it was gradually improved, and the prestige of the emperor and the court was quickly rebuilt and restored to a certain level. However, this does not mean that the emperor and the court have all the power of the general and can put the general aside. If there is no general, The strength of Hebei is bound to plummet, and the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court will surely decline rapidly. Just look at the Qing-Yan Rebellion, and you will know how powerful the Son of Heaven and the imperial court still are after losing the support of the generals."
"The most powerful force of the general now is not force. Please be sure to see this clearly. The army in Hebei is now owned by the court, and the generals and soldiers in Hebei absolutely respect the emperor and the court. Even if the general dies, The emperor and the court can still command this army to conquer the world."
"What is the strongest strength of the general now? It is his absolute loyalty to the great man, the numerous feats he has made to protect the great man in the world over the past ten years, and the struggle he built to save and support the precarious man. The great prestige under him is the blood and cruelty he piled up with the blood and lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and the bones of millions of innocent people. The loyalty, feats, prestige, blood and cruelty of the general are all his strength If the great man wants to rejuvenate, if the society wants to revitalize, if the emperor and the court want to rebuild the supreme dignity, they must use the general's strong body as the cornerstone of rejuvenation, and they need to absorb the blood of the general to forge the magnificent body of the great man. It is necessary to use the mighty power of the great general to recast the majestic and magnificent tripod of the great Han Dynasty."
"A great man cannot live without a great general, just as a great general cannot live without a great man. Their souls are interlinked, their souls are one, and their lives are inseparable."
Xiao Lan suddenly put her arms around the eldest princess, leaned close to her ear and whispered, "The great general is indispensable to ZTE's great cause, just like your Highness cannot live without the great general in his whole life."
The eldest princess's heart trembled, and a blush suddenly appeared on her pale face.
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"It's hard to change what the general has made up his mind." After thinking about it for a long time, the eldest princess asked slowly, "How can I convince the general?"
"Issuing an Edict of Guilt." Xiao Lan said without hesitation, "His Royal Highness and the court openly admit their mistakes. In this way, the crimes of the officials involved and the rich and powerful can be alleviated, and their trust and gratitude can also be gained. In this way, the series of adverse effects caused by the southward relocation can be minimized, and the parties can negotiate and resolve disputes within the policies and procedures stipulated by the imperial court, and strive to resume the southward relocation in the shortest possible time."
"However, it is a fact that the officials and rich men in Qingzhou and Yanzhou are colluding, deceiving their superiors, and corrupting the law. They cannot be pardoned for their crimes just because of my edict." The eldest princess said unwillingly, " This is too cheap for them, some people may take it as a warning and take credit for the crime, but some people may intensify and act recklessly."
"The most heinous, kill." Xiao Lan waved her hand, "What is the heinous crime, the court can give the general a clear explanation, and then ask the general to hunt and kill according to this limit."
The eldest princess accepted Xiao Lan's advice, and immediately summoned the ministers of various governments to discuss matters at the Phoenix Terrace.
The next day, in the name of the emperor, the eldest princess issued an edict of guilt.
The imperial court successively decreed that a series of new policies and procedures were promulgated to solve the problems of southward migration and land distribution, and asked the general to immediately send patrol envoys to Qingzhou and Yanzhou to take charge of supervision.
The specific handling of the case of land speculation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou was also sent to General Dingtao Xingyuan at the same time.
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In February, Dingtao, the general Xingyuan.
Riding back and forth for eight hundred miles, the imperial edicts of the emperor and the court were sent to Xingyuan one after another.
The general received a letter from the eldest princess.
In the letter, the eldest princess admitted very disturbingly that she had made a mistake in moving south.I don’t want you to be criticized in Jinyang for presiding over the southward relocation. Almost all the ministers accused me either explicitly or implicitly in the memorials, thinking that I did this to keep you away from government affairs and weaken your power.I'm really wronged, I was just worried about your body and wanted you to cultivate for a while, but who knew it would cause such a big disaster.I don't know if you misunderstood me too.If you also misunderstand me, then I will suffer for the rest of my life and have nightmares every night.In order to let me sleep more comfortably, don't misunderstand me, okay?
You have probably received the imperial edict on how to deal with the land speculation in the Qing and Yan circles.Why it should be handled in this way is also clearly explained in the imperial decree.This is mainly sister Xiao Lan's opinion. She believes that cleaning up the government and killing corruption is only one of the deterrent methods, and it cannot root out the corruption of the government.This is like water control, blockage will only make the problem more and more serious, the key is to unblock, to eliminate and ease the intensified contradictions.Especially in the period of rejuvenating the country, the purge of officials should start from the source, which requires more complete laws and a perfect supervision system.
Seeing that you ordered the iron cavalry to rush into the government offices of various places in a hurry, arresting people recklessly, I think you made the same mistake as me, and you want to solve all the problems at once.
Ministers of the DPRK and China have recently discussed the case of land speculation in the Qing and Yan circles together many times, and learned a lot of lessons from it.On the basis of the new policy, we should constantly make adjustments and revisions according to the changes in the world situation, so as to ensure that the policies of the imperial court continue to maintain vigorous vitality, so as to promote the rapid development of the great cause of ZTE.The case of land speculation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou exposed the impatience of the imperial court after the great victory in the Central Plains. It took it for granted that the matter was easy, ignored the actual situation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and took our early caution and calmness when promoting the New Deal. lost.
With the advancement of ZTE's great cause, more and more states and counties were recovered by the imperial court, and the problems of shortage of officials and lack of experience of officials became more and more serious.The imperial court is going to revise the election system immediately, with the purpose of "respecting the virtuous and respectful, appointing people on their merits", expanding the scope of selection and simplifying the selection process. Good and bad things will definitely happen, and then there will be endless corruption and violation of laws and regulations. What's more serious is that power struggles due to reasons such as clans, regions, and academic views will intensify.
On the one hand, the great cause of ZTE needs officials, on the other hand, a sudden increase in officials will lead to corruption and power struggles, and the pace of calming down the world and stabilizing the country is getting heavier and heavier.
I know why you don't want to stay in Jinyang. I didn't understand it in the past, but now I understand, I don't want to stay anymore.A large part of my energy is not formulating and revising national policies, but arguing endlessly with ministers.Sometimes in order to pass a proposal, I need to expend a lot of effort and physical strength to fight wits and courage with them.Aside from being exhausted, the only thing I am gratified about is that you supported me in revising the official system before the Great War in the Central Plains, allowing me to get rid of the foreign ministers at many critical moments and make countermeasures in a timely and efficient manner.
Every time I struggle with the ministers exhaustedly, I think of you.If you sit next to me, if you speak out to support me, if you roar majestically, no one in the court would dare to bully me, and the voice of opposition will disappear immediately, and any proposal will be passed.I miss you so much by my side, that should be my happiest time, but unfortunately... you have to fight, you have been on horseback all your life.
When can I see you every day?
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Several elders died of illness, and they left their bones in northern Xinjiang, leaving behind lifelong regrets, and left helplessly with endless pain and sorrow.
I am very sad.They watched me grow up and loved me like their child.I always wanted to repay them and go back to Luoyang with them, but God was so unfair and took them all away at once.
Sister Xiao Lan often comforted me, saying that several old men have laid a solid foundation for the great cause of ZTE, and their achievements will be recorded in the annals of history forever.Those of us of the next generation should fulfill the wishes of the previous generation as soon as possible to comfort their souls in heaven.That's what I said, but it's so hard to do.Can our generation complete the great cause of ZTE?How many years will the great cause of ZTE take?Ten years, 20 years, or 50 years?
The death of several elders touched me a lot.There are still many old ministers in the DPRK, and I have let them retire and go home.They have worked hard for the big man all their lives, I can't let them all die in the court, they should go home and enjoy the family happiness.The death and resignation of the old minister left many seats vacant in the court.Jia Xu, Zuo Yan, Huang Ting, Guo Ce, Wang Ze, Linghu Shao, Zhang Fan, Cui Yan, Xing Yong, Chen Gong, Wei Gu, Tian Yu, Liu Wan, Wei Zhen, Sima Lang, Wang Lie and other ministers Filling up the vacancies one after another, the continuous promotion of Dahan Zhongxing depends on them as the backbone.
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Ma Feng was so annoying, he contradicted me more than once in front of the ministers.What's so great about him, isn't he just a descendant of the Ma family?Does he have the combat exploits of Master Ma Yuan?Does he have the talents of Master Ma Rong?Does he have the prestige of Master Ma Ribin?If it weren't for seeing him as a relative of our family, I would have chopped off his head long ago.This time, I could have beaten him up to vent my anger, but unfortunately, my sister Xiaolan bumped into him, so I couldn't beat him. Next time I get a chance, I won't let him go.
The older Ma Feng got, the more he looked like an annoying wasp, he hated it to death.He said that you are the most cruel official in this dynasty.There is no reason for this.When my father was alive, he didn't even say that. What right does he have to talk nonsense?I asked him to delete that sentence, but not only did he not delete it, he even made up his words.This kind of wasp is the most hateful in the world. It has no ability and speaks ill of others.This time I spared him, if he still doesn't change, I will let him go to the desert to watch the stars, and I won't let him come back until he dies.
Let him go to the desert to dance with wolves, do you think my method is very clever?Hmph, it messed me up, I let him, a wasp, go to the desert to eat cow dung every day.
When I think about it, I feel very relieved and very funny.By the way, there is one more funny thing.You can't say that I told you about this, otherwise sister Xiaoyu will be unhappy.
A few days ago, sister Xiaoyu went to visit Mr. Zhao Qi.The old man said that his days may be numbered, and he would go to Longshan Zhonglie Terrace to have a look.Sister Xiaoyu went with him.Xiu'er wanted to go too, but sister Xiaoyu disagreed, saying that she was crazy all day long, and she would cause trouble if she was taken out.Xiu'er immediately changed into a suit of clothes, pretended to be very quiet, begged repeatedly, and swore that she would never cause trouble.The group arrived at Longshan, and after paying homage to the heroes on the Zhonglie Stage, they stopped by the Longshan camp to visit Laoguai and a group of Lulongsai veterans.Every year during the New Year, sister Xiao Yu would bring them to the Grand General's Mansion to celebrate the New Year together, so this time, Lao Guai and the others must treat Lao Guai warmly to show their gratitude no matter what.Originally this was a very happy thing, but Xiu'er ran around under the stove and accidentally set the stove on fire.It happened to be windy that day, and in a blink of an eye, the fire swept across the entire Longshan Camp.
Although the Longshan Camp does not usually station troops, there are tens of thousands of people, most of whom are homeless disabled veterans after previous wars, as well as artisans recruited from various places to manufacture heavy ordnance. There is also a huge military market inside .The fire almost burned down the Longshan camp. Fortunately, the supplies and ordnance were stored in the Longquan Valley, otherwise the loss would be unimaginable.Tens of thousands of people fled in swarms. The scene was terrible, but luckily no one was injured.
Xiu'er was frightened and hid in the scene of the fire and dared not come out.Master Zhao Qi rushed in with Lao Guai and the others in person, coaxing and persuading them, and finally rescued Xiu'er.I heard that Mr. Zhao Qi burned off half of his beard.
Sister Xiaoyu lost her temper and has not recovered yet.She didn't dare to write a letter to tell you, because she was worried that Sister Fengxue would miss Xiu'er returning to Jinyang, so you would have no one to take care of you.
Don't worry, I've dealt with this matter properly, and I'll pay everything that should be paid.Longshan Camp is being rebuilt and will be restored soon.Sister Fengxue, you keep it a secret for now, and tell her later.
The reason why this incident is funny is that Xiu'er is now famous, and she burned down the Longshan camp by herself, causing a sensation in Jinyang.A group of children respected Xiu'er like a god, and even Master Yan's son Yan Ba bowed down and called her sister when he saw Xiu'er, showing respect to her.Not to mention our little emperor, who follows Xiu'er every step of the way every day, wishing to be her horse.Seeing Xiu'er's arrogant appearance, I couldn't help but burst out laughing.I really can't believe that Xiu'er is actually a girl.But considering that she is your daughter, it is not surprising.Like father, like daughter, there is no law.
Speaking of the little emperor, I think of one thing.Do you still remember the ox horn you gave me when you first came to Luoyang?That day I was too tired from arguing with the ministers at the Phoenix Terrace. After returning to the bedroom, I couldn't help but think of you, the first time I saw you in Changle Palace.I found this ox horn, and suddenly thought that if someone ran to Jinyang and said that I was a relative of the general, what should we do?How can you confirm that this person is your relative?You have no memory of the past, and we have no way of distinguishing what people say.Do you still not remember anything about the past?
When the little emperor saw this horn horn, he insisted on clamoring for it.This is the first gift you gave me. Of course I don't want to give it to him, but seeing his pitiful appearance, I couldn't bear it. When I was in trouble, the little emperor suddenly said something, and I was surprised You are so stupid, how does this kid know everything?Seeing that I didn't respond for a long time, the little emperor thought that I didn't want to, so he immediately wrote down this sentence on silk, and solemnly put it in a brocade box, saying that he would exchange this sentence for my horn.I'll give him the horn right away, if I don't exchange it with him, I'll have nothing in my life.Do you know what the little emperor said?I won't tell you unless that day actually comes.
Will that day really happen?
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Li Hong thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out what the little emperor said.A four-year-old child, what can he say that makes the eldest princess so excited?
But thinking of his Xiu'er, Li Hong was really worried.If this child continues to be lawless like this, Xiao Yu will die of anger sooner or later.He hastily wrote a letter to Xiao Yu, with kind words of comfort.He wrote back another letter to the eldest princess, asking her to discipline Xiu'er more.According to the letter, Xiu'er stayed in the palace after burning down the Longshan camp, daring not to go home.
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The death of Cui Lie and other five elders had a great impact on the officials in Hebei.
Li Hong set up the spiritual tents of several elders in Xingyuan, and the civil and military ministers of Qingzhou and Yanzhou came to worship.After hearing the news, many relatives, friends, disciples, and old officials of the elders also came to worship.
Master Cui Lie's son Cui Jun hurried back to Jinyang for the funeral.
This incident seriously affected Li Hong's crackdown on corruption in Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and gave the court time to save the situation.After Li Hong was ordered to take charge of the military administration of Qingzhou and Yanzhou, the eradication of corruption was immediately changed to rectification, and the bloody storm quietly subsided.However, Li Hong's tactic was effective immediately, especially after killing 21 officials involved in the case and [-] relatives and children of the rich and powerful involved in the case, the officials at all levels who were scared to death and the rich and powerful who were involved in land speculation Submit the petition, hand over the illegal gains, and return the land as quickly as possible.
In early March, the population moving south continued to cross the Yellow River and enter the Central Plains.
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In March, Yangzhou.
Cao Cao and Sun Ce continued to fight in Shu County and Juchao area.Last month, Cao Cao was defeated in Shu County and retreated to Hefei in embarrassment.
If Cao Jun could not occupy Lujiang, the later attack on Jiangdong would not be able to start. Cao Cao was very anxious because of this, and called Guo Jia, Man Chong and others to discuss.Liu Xun proposed to negotiate peace with Yuan Yao and jointly attack Sun Ce.Cao Cao then sent Liu Kai, Liu Xun's younger brother, to Longshu to contact Yuan Yao.
In mid-March, Yuan Yao and Liu Ye led their troops to attack.Sun Ce was worried about not being able to find them. He was overjoyed when he heard the news, and the warlord attacked them fiercely.
Yuan Yao fought and walked, retreating towards Chaohu.
At this time, Cao Cao had set up an ambush of [-] soldiers at the Sheying Pavilion in the northwest of Chaohu Lake. They were like a fierce tiger with its mouth wide open, quietly lurking in the depths of the forest, waiting for Sun Ce's arrival.
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Zhongshu ordered Liu Fang, Zhongshu's servant Liu Wan and other ministers to dissuade them.
Ma Feng used to be a member of the eldest princess's mansion, and had assisted the eldest princess for many years, and the eldest princess knew his character very well.Because he was born in a noble family, this person always thinks highly of himself and has a very stubborn temper. He often speaks against the eldest princess.Usually Ma Feng contradicts her, the eldest princess thinks he is bluntly admonishing her, and generally doesn't take it seriously, but today she can't bear it anymore, "No one can persuade this time, I have to punish him, let him know who counts. .”
There have been too many griefs recently, and the eldest princess is very depressed. Ma Feng's rebuttal seems to pierce her fragile psychology, and the grief that has been pent up for a long time suddenly finds a place to vent, and it is out of control.
Ma Feng was dragged out by several Huben guards, and when the fight was about to start, Shi Xiaolan and Sima Huangyue from the Princess' Mansion happened to arrive at the Phoenix Terrace.The two were shocked and hurriedly ordered the guards to suspend the execution.If general ministers stop the execution, the Huben guards will ignore it, because they are not qualified to stop it at all, but these two adults are different.Although their official positions are not high, they are the subordinates of the eldest princess's mansion, and they are the absolute confidantes of the eldest princess, so they cannot be offended.Especially that beautiful Mrs. Zhu, who is the most famous charismatic figure in the Northern Xinjiang Army. He used to go through life and death with them in Northern Xinjiang. Even if he loses his head, he must give her face.
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The eldest princess opened a mansion in Jinyang in her early years, and the eldest princess mansion has always been the center of the Jinyang court.After Emperor Xiaoxian arrived in Jinyang, he needed the assistance of the eldest princess, and the eldest princess' mansion once again replaced the role of Shangshutai.After the death of Emperor Xiaoxian, the young emperor succeeded to the throne, and the eldest princess ruled and lived in the palace for a long time. Many powers of the eldest princess' mansion were immediately transferred to the Zhongshujian and Shizhong Temple in the inner court, while the eldest princess who stayed outside the palace The Princess Mansion has gradually become a symbol of the eldest princess' power.
In Jinyang, it is customary for people to collectively refer to the Palace of the Eldest Princess, the Mansion of the Prime Minister, the Mansion of the Yushi, and the Mansion of the Great Sima as the "Four Mansions". The state affairs are usually first discussed by the emperor, the eldest princess and the four mansions, and then carried out in the court hall. Court meeting, so in people's eyes, these four prefectures are the places that control the fate of the country.
As for the Taiwei and Taiwei's Mansion, one of the three lords, they are only in charge of military affairs, while the Grand General and the Grand General's Mansion, who are as prominent as the Sangong, are only in charge of conquest, so the status of these two mansions is much lower.When discussing government affairs, if military affairs are not involved, the Taiwei and the General generally do not participate, and even if they participate, they are just spectators.If they interfere indiscriminately with matters that are not within their scope of power and responsibility, that would be exceeding their authority, and it would be a taboo for the government.
Of course, if the Great General and the Great Sima were merged into one, like Li Hong now held two positions, the power would be very different.
However, the current way of discussing government affairs in the imperial court has changed a lot. The powers of the four outer courts have been greatly weakened, while the powers of the Shangshutai, Zhongshujian, and Shizhong Temple in the middle and inner dynasties are gradually increasing.The three government offices of the Chinese and Inner Dynasties (although the government office of Shangshutai is outside the palace, it is still a Chinese and Korean institution.) are all directly controlled by the emperor and the eldest princess. After the officials of the three governments agreed, they directly issued an imperial edict and carried it out.Only when major state affairs are involved, the emperor and the eldest princess will call the three central and inner courts and the four outer courts to jointly discuss matters.
Among the four mansions of the Outer Dynasty, because many of the powers of the Princess's Mansion were transferred to the Inner Dynasty, it looked like an empty shell, and it seemed that it had no specific powers except for symbolic meaning.In fact, this is just a sign, because the eldest princess is in power, and the power she brings to the eldest princess's mansion is immeasurable. In a sense, the current eldest princess's mansion is actually equivalent to the center of the country. The functions and powers are overlapping, and the two can be transformed into each other at any time.
The existence of the Princess Palace is very important to the great Han Zhongxing. It can not only assist the emperor in governing the country when he was young, coordinate and ease the contradictions and conflicts between the internal and external courts, but also ensure the stability of power when the emperor grows up. transfer.The eldest princess is in power temporarily, and her permanent residence in the palace is also temporary. In the future, when the emperor grows up, the eldest princess will transfer power and move out of the forbidden palace.It will take a transitional period of time for the transfer of power, and during this time, the Princess and the Palace of the Princess will be able to firmly control the overall situation together with the other palaces, ensuring that the emperor can smoothly control and consolidate power, thereby ensuring the continued development of the great cause of ZTE.
If you have a close relationship with the people in the eldest princess's mansion, you will have the opportunity to be promoted and be awarded for meritorious service. Therefore, several senior officials in the eldest princess's mansion have become the targets of people's vying to win over and flatter them. Until they all nodded and bowed, lest they offend them.In particular, Chang Shi, who is in charge of all affairs in the mansion, is a hot figure in Hebei.
Zhang Fan was the first to be the chief history officer of the Princess Palace.After Zhang Fan took office at Shangshutai, Liu Fang succeeded him.After the eldest princess successfully revised the official system and set up the Zhongshu Supervisor in China and North Korea, Liu Fang immediately became the Zhongshu Ling.After Liu Fang left the eldest princess's mansion, the eldest princess and the court ministers suddenly discovered that there was no one who could succeed the post of long history.
The implementation of the new official system allowed the eldest princess to further consolidate the imperial power. Most of the powers that were originally directly controlled by the eldest princess's mansion were transferred to the ban. The eldest princess analyzes state affairs and provides decision-making suggestions, which have become the two most important functions of the eldest princess mansion.
The first function directly determines whether the new official system can be implemented smoothly and whether it can play a huge role after implementation.In order to fulfill this function, the new Chief of the Princess's Mansion, Shi, must have high prestige among the two military and political officials in Hebei, and must have a wealth of ability to handle government affairs. Everyone is willing to listen to what this person says, and they are willing to give face.Secondly, this person must have outstanding talent, be loyal to the eldest princess, be very close to the eldest princess, be able to enter the palace to see the eldest princess at any time, and be able to provide the eldest princess with the most appropriate, accurate and efficient advice on state affairs.
Looking at Hebei, there is only one person who meets this requirement, and that is Xiao Lan, the daughter of the former Taiwei Zhu Jun and the wife of Li Wei, the current Shang Shuling. This position seems to be tailor-made for her, and she is none other than her.
Xiao Lan became famous all over the world very early, and the reason for her fame was because she was snatched away from Luoyang City by eight people including Li Hong, Yan Liang, Zhao Yun, Wen Chou and Jiang Wu on the day of her wedding.Later, she followed Li Wei to Xiliang, and followed Li Hong to fight in the north and south.When the northern army was in the most difficult time, she was appointed by Li Hong to work in the general's mansion, and she undertook the important task of raising food and grass for the army, helping and coordinating the farming of the northern Xinjiang. Yang Xingyuan and Hedong Xingyuan have made outstanding contributions to the rise and development of Northern Xinjiang.If she wasn't a woman, she would already be a court official by now.After the eldest princess built the mansion in Jinyang, she kindly invited her to help her in the mansion, and she has always been one of the most respected guests in the mansion of the eldest princess.
At first, Xiao Lan refused to accept her resignation.Because their family is already extremely powerful in Hebei.Now Li Wei is the minister, Zhu Mu is the prefect of Hanbei County, and his younger brother Zhu Yu is the censor.Many of the disciples of his father Zhu Jun, such as Ding Li, Chen Hao, Tang Yun, and Yin Si, were all high officials in the court, and with the addition of a group of former disciples and old officials, the Li family and the Zhu family were extremely dignified.If I take up the position of the most powerful position in Hebei, the head of the eldest princess's mansion Shi, I am afraid it will bring trouble to the family.Fortunes come with misfortune, and misfortunes come with blessings. It's better to keep a low profile instead of being too ostentatious.Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, the eldest princess came up with a compromise idea and asked Xiao Lan to temporarily lead the history as a guest, and then appoint another person when there was a suitable candidate.
After Xiao Lan took charge of the long history of the Princess Palace, because of her special status, status and power, she played an important role in coordinating and stabilizing the internal and external courts and helping the Princess formulate and revise many national policies in a timely manner. It is worth mentioning that in the past few years, Xiao Lan has recommended more than 100 scholars from inferior or poor families to the imperial court through various methods such as evaluation, assessment, and enlistment. Confucian scholars who were born in a family of merchants made the Princess's Mansion the most effective place to implement the policy of honoring and honoring scholars and appointing people on their own merits.
Today, Xiao Lan and Huang Yue went to the palace to meet the Eldest Princess, just to discuss with the Eldest Princess the revision of the imperial court's selection system, but who knew that Tai Shi ordered Ma Feng to be punished innocently.
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When the eldest princess saw Xiao Lan, she immediately felt wronged, and couldn't help but shed tears.
Liu Fang, Huang Yue and other ministers hurriedly resigned.
Xiao Lan walked up to the eldest princess and knelt down slowly. She wanted to comfort her, but when she saw the thin body of this beautiful girl in front of her, she thought of her bravely shouldering the heavy responsibility of Zhongxing Sheji with her tender shoulders in troubled times. For this reason, she sacrificed her beautiful youth, sacrificed her happy life, endured unimaginable pain, and struggled in hesitation and fear.She should be respected by people, and should live happily and happily. She shouldn't be like this, always hiding in a corner and crying sadly.
Xiao Lan opened her arms and held her tightly in her arms, "It will be all right, everything will be all right. When the general sends the good news and takes His Majesty and you to Luoyang, the most painful and darkest days will be over." In the past. The spirit of the first emperor in heaven will bless you, your ancestors and countless heroic souls of the great Han will give you the greatest happiness and joy in the world, all your wishes and dreams will come true, and you will become the happiest and happiest eldest princess of the Great Han .”
The eldest princess's heart trembled, and she fell into Xiao Lan's arms and cried bitterly, "I'm scared, I'm really scared. They're all gone, they've all passed away, leaving me alone in the world to suffer. I had a nightmare, I dreamed of the general, he was covered in blood, riding on a leopard, struggling to kill a thousand troops alone. I was very scared, what would I do if he died? Who would I rely on?"
"Your Highness..." Xiao Lan's heart ached like twists and turns, and she hugged the weaker eldest princess tightly, tears welling up in her eyes.
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The eldest princess cried for a while, the pain and sorrow accumulated in her heart were vented for a long time, and her emotions calmed down.
"Your Highness, Master Ma contradicted you again?" Xiao Lan wiped her eyes lightly with a silk scarf and asked softly.
"Alas..." The eldest princess stared blankly at the documents on the case table, and sighed, "He can write whatever he wants. No matter whether the general is the most cruel official in this dynasty, he will be my boss in the future." The number one hero of the Great Han Zhongxing, no one can obliterate this achievement, and it will remain in history forever."
Xiao Lan smiled, "I remember a long time ago, it seems that when the General was corrupt and murdered the eunuch Xia Yun in Hedongsu, the government and the opposition criticized the General with arrogance and perverted the law with one voice, saying that he was the most cruel official in the dynasty. The general was very happy at the time, saying that this cruel official was good, and he would rather be a cruel official than condone traitors and let the wicked go unpunished."
"However..." Xiao Lan hesitated for a moment, then continued, "This time, I also oppose the crackdown on corruption in Qingzhou and Yanzhou. The imperial court should issue an order in time to prevent the general from killing without restraint."
"Why? Don't you think the general did something wrong?" The eldest princess was surprised.
"No, there is nothing to blame for the general's actions, but Hebei is forced by the situation, and now it is not possible to punish law-breaking officials and powerful families like this. Now the court urgently needs officials, and it needs these powerful families to provide available talents for the court. If the general Punishment will not only make the crisis of officials in the imperial court worse, but also make the powerful families hate the court's cruel laws after being severely injured, and the virtuous talents in the powerful families may therefore resist the imperial court's conquest and refuse to become officials."
Xiao Lan said slowly, "Your Highness also knows that since the army began to cross the Yellow River to pacify the Central Plains, the court affairs have increased rapidly, and the officials of the internal and external courts have worked day and night with almost no rest time. The reason is that there are too few available officials. The same situation is true in the three prefectures of Hebei, and in the prefectures of Qing and Yan prefectures."
"Several elders are in deteriorating health and have died of illness one after another, which is directly related to their handling of government affairs day and night. If they can get a good rest, they will definitely be able to live for a few more years, and they will not be in the same situation as they are now. I regret to pass away.”
"Northern Xinjiang was very short of officials in the early days. The reason why I was conscripted by the general to serve in the mansion was because there were no scholars in Northern Xinjiang to serve as officials. At that time, Zhong Yuan (Li Wei) had several times He went to the capital to conscript, but there were very few applicants, so the shortage of officials has not been improved. Now more than ten years have passed, and the imperial court has developed from owning the three states of Hebei to pacifying the world, but the shortage of officials has become more and more serious. The more serious it is, it has turned into a crisis of officials today."
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Xiao Lan saw that the eldest princess did not speak, so she continued: "Although we have worked hard and built many large and small schools in the three prefectures of Hebei, just entering a school does not mean that one can become a talent after studying scriptures for a few years. It takes a long time to become a talent, and it requires all students to study diligently. Generally, after ten students have read the scriptures for more than ten years, it is very good if one or two become talents."
"Your Highness, you can take a look at the students in Jinyang University Hall and Handan University Hall today. Some of them come from aristocratic families, and some come from families of officials at all levels. This is the main source of students. There are also some of them The number of births is relatively small, and they mainly come from inferior noble families or poor noble families, merchants and rich families, and tribal kings or noble families of the Hu tribe outside the Great Wall."
"The children of the nobles and officials have a good life, pampered, and there are not many who can settle down to study hard. Most of them are mediocre and mediocre. The children of the inferior nobles, poor nobles and low-level officials are relatively good. It is said that studying hard is a lot, because this is the only way to change their lives. Among all the students, children from this type of family generally do better academically. In recent years, almost all the talents I recommend are from this type of family. Compared with the children of wealthy families and bureaucrats, their number is still too small. This is mainly related to their poor family background. Many children of this type of background drop out of school early and go home because of lack of money, and finally stay away from home. Few went to Jinyang University and Handan University for further studies. After all, it takes a lot of money to allow their children to continue their studies in Jinyang and Handan. Not many people can do this, but the good news is that , Those who can come are all talents. I have sent people to various counties and counties to investigate, hoping to find more talented people, and the results are quite satisfactory. Those who can persist in completing their studies in the county and counties generally have good talents. Many of them worked as subordinates in the local county government office after finishing their studies.”
"As for the students from the Hu nationality outside the Great Wall, due to the restrictions of their origin, language, customs, etc., it is rare to be able to speak Chinese well and understand the scriptures. They went to Jinyang to study scriptures and scriptures. In addition to the policy of governing the country, the main thing is to act as a hostage, so we can only try our best to teach them, so that the best of them can learn something. If the imperial court wants to Sinicize the Hu people, it will take time and the efforts of several generations. It’s not going to happen in a generation.”
"The most striking thing in the new policy of the imperial court is to affirm the status of rich merchants and merchants and allow their children to enter official careers. Since Emperor Xiaowu, the Han Dynasty has been cracking down on merchants. The reason why the imperial court can make such major changes in the law is entirely because In the past ten years, whether it is in Northern Xinjiang, Hebei, or the imperial court, they have all benefited from the great help of merchants and wealthy people from all over the country. Without the help of these people, the farming in Northern Xinjiang would not have been successful, and Hebei would not have been successful. It will recover so quickly, and the court will not be able to start to calm down the world so quickly. Of course, the rewards for the merchants and rich people are also very generous. Seeing their children with their chests upright, going in and out with the children of powerful families and officials They should be satisfied when standing together in the court hall to discuss matters. However, since the imperial court began to sell officials to buy nobles decades ago, most of the merchants and wealthy merchants have exchanged money for "scholar" loans. There are already very few people, so this kind of students has the least number of students in the school, even fewer than the students of the Hu family."
"Jinyang Academy's Master Liquor King Jian once wrote to the imperial court, hoping that the imperial court would open more schools, so that qualified "workers" and "farmers" borrowed children can also study and have the opportunity to enter official careers. This suggestion is too unreasonable It is practical. First of all, the imperial court does not have such conditions at present. Secondly, studying requires money, buying bamboo slips, copying books by apprentices, studying in schools, studying in colleges and even imperial schools far away from home. After more than ten years, a lot of money is needed. People who borrowed from "agriculture" can't afford it at all. We once calculated an account. It is estimated that an ordinary child will take ten to 15 years from entering school to completing his studies in Taixue. The money he needs is about 300 years of income of ordinary people. Or more. Third, the cultivation of fields and the production of workshops require a large number of people. The more people there are, the more income they have. These people have a very limited income for a year of hard work. Judging by the face of God, if there are natural disasters and man-made disasters, it is difficult to guarantee survival. These people have been struggling for survival all their lives, and studying and becoming an official is just a dream for them."
"I have said so much, just to tell Your Highness that among the students in the school, those who can succeed in their studies and are expected to become the pillars of the country in the future are mainly the children of the aristocratic families, officials and some inferior noble families. Poor noble families, petty officials There are very few children from other families and other backgrounds who can embark on official careers, not because the imperial court is unwilling to use them, but because they are subject to various complicated reasons, and very few of them can succeed in their studies."
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"There are only so many sources of students, and there are very few who can succeed in their studies, so even fewer will eventually become officials in the central government and states and counties." Xiao Lan sighed, and said slowly, "All students After completing their studies in the school, those who have achieved success in their studies returned to their hometowns and served as low-level subordinates in the local county government. Among them, the best ones were promoted by the local prefect to the imperial court a few years later because of their outstanding political achievements or outstanding talents. The Lang Department serves as a Lang official, waiting for the imperial examination, and then gradually assigned to the imperial government or local prefectures and counties as high officials or senior subordinates. That is to say, it takes ten years for a student to grow into an ordinary official from the beginning of his studies. years or even longer."
"In the past, when there was no great chaos in the world, the number of students in Luoyang Taixue reached more than 3 at the time, and more than 100 prefects had to name several Xiaolian and Maocai for the imperial court every year. Overcrowded, in order to control the number of people, the imperial court had to stipulate that 20 households in each county could be prosecuted for one Xiaolian. Killing, whether it is the students in the university hall or the Lang officials in the Lang's office, has become a rare thing."
"This time, in order to quickly stabilize and restore the Qingzhou and Yanzhou prefectures, the imperial court spared no expense to transfer a large number of officials at all levels with rich experience in implementing the New Deal from the three prefectures of Hebei to the Central Plains. These people are the wealth of the imperial court. The foundation of Zhongxing’s great cause is that the imperial court will pacify the world in the future. These people are county magistrates, county magistrates, prefects, and state ministers from all over the country. The blow is a fatal blow to ZTE's great cause."
"Killing hundreds of people is just a blink of an eye, but it will take five, ten or even longer for the court to train hundreds of officials with rich experience in politics, and it will take a lot of energy and effort. A huge price, as the army continues to recover states and counties, and as the great cause of ZTE continues to advance, the court needs more and more officials, and the number of officials at all levels who are loyal to the Han and familiar with the New Deal will increase exponentially, but in the short term we It is impossible to cultivate so many talents. The cause of ZTE will be greatly lagged behind, and the imperial court will pay an unimaginable price for today's rashness and impulsiveness."
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The eldest princess thought for a while, then picked up a few volumes of documents piled up on the table and handed them to Xiao Lan, "It is indeed not easy for the imperial court to train these officials, but what these officials have done has already endangered the country. If they are not controlled in time, the consequences will be serious." Unexpected. Take a look at what they have done? Should the imperial court condone and condone traitors to destroy their foundations? Generals, Lord Li Wei, Lord Liu, and many ministers in the court are strongly in favor of using thunder to kill criminals .I support their proposal that those who deserve to be killed must be killed, even if the imperial court will pay a high price for it.”
"I'm afraid it's not just a big price." Xiao Lan put the papers handed over by the eldest princess back on the desk, "Recently, I sent people to visit many places in the three prefectures of Hebei. You know that the current officials in the three prefectures of Hebei How many people are there in the smallest government office?"
The eldest princess did not speak.
"Including the county magistrate, there are nine people." Xiao Lan said, "The government office with the largest number of officials is the governor's mansion in the three prefectures. There are 23 people including the governor. Many officials hold multiple positions and handle official business day and night. The young officials are tired and sick, but they are still struggling to support them. Because if they recuperate at home, the official duties of the government will be delayed, and what awaits them will be severe punishment from the court. It is even more serious, because they undertake a lot of official duties, and their fatigue is far greater than that of Hebei."
"At present, the imperial court controls 44 counties in the five prefectures of Ji, Qing, Yan, Bing, and You. Adding Hedong, Hanoi, Lu State in Yuzhou, and Langya State in Xuzhou, there are a total of 48 counties, 570 four counties, and about 600 officials at all levels. [-] people, with an average of about fifteen officials in each government office." Xiao Lan's face was heavy, "Your Highness, this is the current situation of the imperial court. In the past, we only had three states in Hebei, and these officials could support them, but now there are two more in the blink of an eye. In a big state, the required officials are almost [-]% of the officials in the three states of Hebei. With the revival of the big man, they are willing to dedicate their lives to the big man, without complaint or regret. The imperial court was able to fight two wars in three years, and their achievements are indelible. Although there are officials who corrupted the law and caused trouble, But this kind of people is a minority after all, if there are such people in the whole of Hebei, if there is a war in Jizhou and a war in the Central Plains, can we win?"
"If the general kills half of the officials under [-] shi in Qingzhou and Yanzhou this time, the entire Qingzhou and Yanzhou will be paralyzed immediately, the southward migration will come to a halt, and the battle to attack Luoyang will have to be postponed. ZTE's great cause will be seriously delayed."
"But this is not the biggest price the court has paid." Xiao Lan frowned and sighed.
"Nowadays, the crisis of official shortage has formed, and the corruption of official administration has gradually begun. We can find solutions to the shortage of official officials, but the corruption of official administration has a long history, and it is too difficult to cure it. We can only find ways to solve it from the source , but killing is definitely not the answer. Killing, it only cures the symptoms but not the root cause, it will only make the crisis of insufficient officials worse. This is like a malignant tumor on a person. You must find the cause and cure it from the source, otherwise you will dig out the malignant tumor today , Tomorrow it will grow again, you keep digging, finally people can't take it anymore, they will be riddled with holes and blood, and die, but the root of the cancerous tumor is still there."
"The current situation of the imperial court is the same. The result of the bloody eradication of corruption is that there are fewer officials, and the government is still corrupt. In the end, the imperial court killed all the officials, or the officials were afraid of being killed. They all fled in packs, and the great cause of ZTE collapsed. Great Qin State The downfall of the country is a lesson, and the consequences of severe punishment and cruel law must be to accelerate the downfall of the country."
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The eldest princess was startled by Xiao Lan's words, she sat there for a while, and said with great difficulty: "If you don't kill him, where is the prestige of the emperor and the court? Where is the dignity of the Han law?"
"For such a major change in the southward relocation, the court bears the unshirkable responsibility. Your Highness should take the initiative to stand up and bear all the responsibilities bravely. Not only will this not damage the majesty of the emperor and the court, but it will be seen by everyone in Hebei. A brand-new imperial court sees the hope of the great Han Zhongxing. Bad things can also turn into good things, but how to transform it depends on His Highness's determination."
"For this southward relocation, the imperial court made a very hasty decision, and then there were many issues such as land distribution, which simplified what was originally a complicated matter. The imperial court ignored the difficulty of the southern relocation and was blindly optimistic, so it was not timely. To formulate a series of proper southward migration policies, the preparations for various procedures are not complete or not at all. Supervision is also extremely unfavorable. For such an important matter, the imperial court actually let the state government solve it by itself and delegate all relevant powers. Send envoys to patrol the case and monitor, how can Qingzhou and Yanzhou not be chaotic?"
"There is another very fatal mistake." Xiao Lan looked at the pale eldest princess, and her tone gradually became stricter, "This mistake was caused by His Highness. The southward migration of population and land distribution are directly related to the success or failure of ZTE's great cause, and the general at this moment Right in the Central Plains, His Highness refused to entrust such an important matter to the General. This decision can be said to be the most direct cause of the major changes in this southward move."
"Master Ma Feng is right. The general is a cruel official. During Emperor Xiaoling's reign, the court and the public all said that the general was arrogant and perverted the law. Judging from the situation at that time, it was indeed the case. Who dared to Like the general who blatantly resisted the order and unscrupulously suppressed corruption and murder? Today, Mr. Ma Feng stands at the place more than ten years later, looking back at that period of history, he thinks that the general is just a cruel official, and he is already the most polite and tolerant Evaluated. Of course, as a historian, he should not make an evaluation on behalf of future generations, and record it in the volume. You are right to beat him. Master Ma Feng’s evaluation shows the power of the general in the court and the opposition. In the past, we Farming in northern Xinjiang, and later in the three prefectures of Hebei, and later when the emperor arrived in Jinyang, we began to implement and promote the New Deal. The success of all these things all benefited from the general's force, the bloody methods of the general, and the cruelty and ruthlessness of the general. .”
"No matter how future generations evaluate the general, there is no doubt about the general's loyalty to the great man. In recent years, many policies of the New Deal, including the official system revision that directly touches the power of the general, have been successfully implemented with the full support of the general. And it was gradually improved, and the prestige of the emperor and the court was quickly rebuilt and restored to a certain level. However, this does not mean that the emperor and the court have all the power of the general and can put the general aside. If there is no general, The strength of Hebei is bound to plummet, and the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court will surely decline rapidly. Just look at the Qing-Yan Rebellion, and you will know how powerful the Son of Heaven and the imperial court still are after losing the support of the generals."
"The most powerful force of the general now is not force. Please be sure to see this clearly. The army in Hebei is now owned by the court, and the generals and soldiers in Hebei absolutely respect the emperor and the court. Even if the general dies, The emperor and the court can still command this army to conquer the world."
"What is the strongest strength of the general now? It is his absolute loyalty to the great man, the numerous feats he has made to protect the great man in the world over the past ten years, and the struggle he built to save and support the precarious man. The great prestige under him is the blood and cruelty he piled up with the blood and lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and the bones of millions of innocent people. The loyalty, feats, prestige, blood and cruelty of the general are all his strength If the great man wants to rejuvenate, if the society wants to revitalize, if the emperor and the court want to rebuild the supreme dignity, they must use the general's strong body as the cornerstone of rejuvenation, and they need to absorb the blood of the general to forge the magnificent body of the great man. It is necessary to use the mighty power of the great general to recast the majestic and magnificent tripod of the great Han Dynasty."
"A great man cannot live without a great general, just as a great general cannot live without a great man. Their souls are interlinked, their souls are one, and their lives are inseparable."
Xiao Lan suddenly put her arms around the eldest princess, leaned close to her ear and whispered, "The great general is indispensable to ZTE's great cause, just like your Highness cannot live without the great general in his whole life."
The eldest princess's heart trembled, and a blush suddenly appeared on her pale face.
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"It's hard to change what the general has made up his mind." After thinking about it for a long time, the eldest princess asked slowly, "How can I convince the general?"
"Issuing an Edict of Guilt." Xiao Lan said without hesitation, "His Royal Highness and the court openly admit their mistakes. In this way, the crimes of the officials involved and the rich and powerful can be alleviated, and their trust and gratitude can also be gained. In this way, the series of adverse effects caused by the southward relocation can be minimized, and the parties can negotiate and resolve disputes within the policies and procedures stipulated by the imperial court, and strive to resume the southward relocation in the shortest possible time."
"However, it is a fact that the officials and rich men in Qingzhou and Yanzhou are colluding, deceiving their superiors, and corrupting the law. They cannot be pardoned for their crimes just because of my edict." The eldest princess said unwillingly, " This is too cheap for them, some people may take it as a warning and take credit for the crime, but some people may intensify and act recklessly."
"The most heinous, kill." Xiao Lan waved her hand, "What is the heinous crime, the court can give the general a clear explanation, and then ask the general to hunt and kill according to this limit."
The eldest princess accepted Xiao Lan's advice, and immediately summoned the ministers of various governments to discuss matters at the Phoenix Terrace.
The next day, in the name of the emperor, the eldest princess issued an edict of guilt.
The imperial court successively decreed that a series of new policies and procedures were promulgated to solve the problems of southward migration and land distribution, and asked the general to immediately send patrol envoys to Qingzhou and Yanzhou to take charge of supervision.
The specific handling of the case of land speculation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou was also sent to General Dingtao Xingyuan at the same time.
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In February, Dingtao, the general Xingyuan.
Riding back and forth for eight hundred miles, the imperial edicts of the emperor and the court were sent to Xingyuan one after another.
The general received a letter from the eldest princess.
In the letter, the eldest princess admitted very disturbingly that she had made a mistake in moving south.I don’t want you to be criticized in Jinyang for presiding over the southward relocation. Almost all the ministers accused me either explicitly or implicitly in the memorials, thinking that I did this to keep you away from government affairs and weaken your power.I'm really wronged, I was just worried about your body and wanted you to cultivate for a while, but who knew it would cause such a big disaster.I don't know if you misunderstood me too.If you also misunderstand me, then I will suffer for the rest of my life and have nightmares every night.In order to let me sleep more comfortably, don't misunderstand me, okay?
You have probably received the imperial edict on how to deal with the land speculation in the Qing and Yan circles.Why it should be handled in this way is also clearly explained in the imperial decree.This is mainly sister Xiao Lan's opinion. She believes that cleaning up the government and killing corruption is only one of the deterrent methods, and it cannot root out the corruption of the government.This is like water control, blockage will only make the problem more and more serious, the key is to unblock, to eliminate and ease the intensified contradictions.Especially in the period of rejuvenating the country, the purge of officials should start from the source, which requires more complete laws and a perfect supervision system.
Seeing that you ordered the iron cavalry to rush into the government offices of various places in a hurry, arresting people recklessly, I think you made the same mistake as me, and you want to solve all the problems at once.
Ministers of the DPRK and China have recently discussed the case of land speculation in the Qing and Yan circles together many times, and learned a lot of lessons from it.On the basis of the new policy, we should constantly make adjustments and revisions according to the changes in the world situation, so as to ensure that the policies of the imperial court continue to maintain vigorous vitality, so as to promote the rapid development of the great cause of ZTE.The case of land speculation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou exposed the impatience of the imperial court after the great victory in the Central Plains. It took it for granted that the matter was easy, ignored the actual situation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and took our early caution and calmness when promoting the New Deal. lost.
With the advancement of ZTE's great cause, more and more states and counties were recovered by the imperial court, and the problems of shortage of officials and lack of experience of officials became more and more serious.The imperial court is going to revise the election system immediately, with the purpose of "respecting the virtuous and respectful, appointing people on their merits", expanding the scope of selection and simplifying the selection process. Good and bad things will definitely happen, and then there will be endless corruption and violation of laws and regulations. What's more serious is that power struggles due to reasons such as clans, regions, and academic views will intensify.
On the one hand, the great cause of ZTE needs officials, on the other hand, a sudden increase in officials will lead to corruption and power struggles, and the pace of calming down the world and stabilizing the country is getting heavier and heavier.
I know why you don't want to stay in Jinyang. I didn't understand it in the past, but now I understand, I don't want to stay anymore.A large part of my energy is not formulating and revising national policies, but arguing endlessly with ministers.Sometimes in order to pass a proposal, I need to expend a lot of effort and physical strength to fight wits and courage with them.Aside from being exhausted, the only thing I am gratified about is that you supported me in revising the official system before the Great War in the Central Plains, allowing me to get rid of the foreign ministers at many critical moments and make countermeasures in a timely and efficient manner.
Every time I struggle with the ministers exhaustedly, I think of you.If you sit next to me, if you speak out to support me, if you roar majestically, no one in the court would dare to bully me, and the voice of opposition will disappear immediately, and any proposal will be passed.I miss you so much by my side, that should be my happiest time, but unfortunately... you have to fight, you have been on horseback all your life.
When can I see you every day?
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Several elders died of illness, and they left their bones in northern Xinjiang, leaving behind lifelong regrets, and left helplessly with endless pain and sorrow.
I am very sad.They watched me grow up and loved me like their child.I always wanted to repay them and go back to Luoyang with them, but God was so unfair and took them all away at once.
Sister Xiao Lan often comforted me, saying that several old men have laid a solid foundation for the great cause of ZTE, and their achievements will be recorded in the annals of history forever.Those of us of the next generation should fulfill the wishes of the previous generation as soon as possible to comfort their souls in heaven.That's what I said, but it's so hard to do.Can our generation complete the great cause of ZTE?How many years will the great cause of ZTE take?Ten years, 20 years, or 50 years?
The death of several elders touched me a lot.There are still many old ministers in the DPRK, and I have let them retire and go home.They have worked hard for the big man all their lives, I can't let them all die in the court, they should go home and enjoy the family happiness.The death and resignation of the old minister left many seats vacant in the court.Jia Xu, Zuo Yan, Huang Ting, Guo Ce, Wang Ze, Linghu Shao, Zhang Fan, Cui Yan, Xing Yong, Chen Gong, Wei Gu, Tian Yu, Liu Wan, Wei Zhen, Sima Lang, Wang Lie and other ministers Filling up the vacancies one after another, the continuous promotion of Dahan Zhongxing depends on them as the backbone.
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Ma Feng was so annoying, he contradicted me more than once in front of the ministers.What's so great about him, isn't he just a descendant of the Ma family?Does he have the combat exploits of Master Ma Yuan?Does he have the talents of Master Ma Rong?Does he have the prestige of Master Ma Ribin?If it weren't for seeing him as a relative of our family, I would have chopped off his head long ago.This time, I could have beaten him up to vent my anger, but unfortunately, my sister Xiaolan bumped into him, so I couldn't beat him. Next time I get a chance, I won't let him go.
The older Ma Feng got, the more he looked like an annoying wasp, he hated it to death.He said that you are the most cruel official in this dynasty.There is no reason for this.When my father was alive, he didn't even say that. What right does he have to talk nonsense?I asked him to delete that sentence, but not only did he not delete it, he even made up his words.This kind of wasp is the most hateful in the world. It has no ability and speaks ill of others.This time I spared him, if he still doesn't change, I will let him go to the desert to watch the stars, and I won't let him come back until he dies.
Let him go to the desert to dance with wolves, do you think my method is very clever?Hmph, it messed me up, I let him, a wasp, go to the desert to eat cow dung every day.
When I think about it, I feel very relieved and very funny.By the way, there is one more funny thing.You can't say that I told you about this, otherwise sister Xiaoyu will be unhappy.
A few days ago, sister Xiaoyu went to visit Mr. Zhao Qi.The old man said that his days may be numbered, and he would go to Longshan Zhonglie Terrace to have a look.Sister Xiaoyu went with him.Xiu'er wanted to go too, but sister Xiaoyu disagreed, saying that she was crazy all day long, and she would cause trouble if she was taken out.Xiu'er immediately changed into a suit of clothes, pretended to be very quiet, begged repeatedly, and swore that she would never cause trouble.The group arrived at Longshan, and after paying homage to the heroes on the Zhonglie Stage, they stopped by the Longshan camp to visit Laoguai and a group of Lulongsai veterans.Every year during the New Year, sister Xiao Yu would bring them to the Grand General's Mansion to celebrate the New Year together, so this time, Lao Guai and the others must treat Lao Guai warmly to show their gratitude no matter what.Originally this was a very happy thing, but Xiu'er ran around under the stove and accidentally set the stove on fire.It happened to be windy that day, and in a blink of an eye, the fire swept across the entire Longshan Camp.
Although the Longshan Camp does not usually station troops, there are tens of thousands of people, most of whom are homeless disabled veterans after previous wars, as well as artisans recruited from various places to manufacture heavy ordnance. There is also a huge military market inside .The fire almost burned down the Longshan camp. Fortunately, the supplies and ordnance were stored in the Longquan Valley, otherwise the loss would be unimaginable.Tens of thousands of people fled in swarms. The scene was terrible, but luckily no one was injured.
Xiu'er was frightened and hid in the scene of the fire and dared not come out.Master Zhao Qi rushed in with Lao Guai and the others in person, coaxing and persuading them, and finally rescued Xiu'er.I heard that Mr. Zhao Qi burned off half of his beard.
Sister Xiaoyu lost her temper and has not recovered yet.She didn't dare to write a letter to tell you, because she was worried that Sister Fengxue would miss Xiu'er returning to Jinyang, so you would have no one to take care of you.
Don't worry, I've dealt with this matter properly, and I'll pay everything that should be paid.Longshan Camp is being rebuilt and will be restored soon.Sister Fengxue, you keep it a secret for now, and tell her later.
The reason why this incident is funny is that Xiu'er is now famous, and she burned down the Longshan camp by herself, causing a sensation in Jinyang.A group of children respected Xiu'er like a god, and even Master Yan's son Yan Ba bowed down and called her sister when he saw Xiu'er, showing respect to her.Not to mention our little emperor, who follows Xiu'er every step of the way every day, wishing to be her horse.Seeing Xiu'er's arrogant appearance, I couldn't help but burst out laughing.I really can't believe that Xiu'er is actually a girl.But considering that she is your daughter, it is not surprising.Like father, like daughter, there is no law.
Speaking of the little emperor, I think of one thing.Do you still remember the ox horn you gave me when you first came to Luoyang?That day I was too tired from arguing with the ministers at the Phoenix Terrace. After returning to the bedroom, I couldn't help but think of you, the first time I saw you in Changle Palace.I found this ox horn, and suddenly thought that if someone ran to Jinyang and said that I was a relative of the general, what should we do?How can you confirm that this person is your relative?You have no memory of the past, and we have no way of distinguishing what people say.Do you still not remember anything about the past?
When the little emperor saw this horn horn, he insisted on clamoring for it.This is the first gift you gave me. Of course I don't want to give it to him, but seeing his pitiful appearance, I couldn't bear it. When I was in trouble, the little emperor suddenly said something, and I was surprised You are so stupid, how does this kid know everything?Seeing that I didn't respond for a long time, the little emperor thought that I didn't want to, so he immediately wrote down this sentence on silk, and solemnly put it in a brocade box, saying that he would exchange this sentence for my horn.I'll give him the horn right away, if I don't exchange it with him, I'll have nothing in my life.Do you know what the little emperor said?I won't tell you unless that day actually comes.
Will that day really happen?
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Li Hong thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out what the little emperor said.A four-year-old child, what can he say that makes the eldest princess so excited?
But thinking of his Xiu'er, Li Hong was really worried.If this child continues to be lawless like this, Xiao Yu will die of anger sooner or later.He hastily wrote a letter to Xiao Yu, with kind words of comfort.He wrote back another letter to the eldest princess, asking her to discipline Xiu'er more.According to the letter, Xiu'er stayed in the palace after burning down the Longshan camp, daring not to go home.
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The death of Cui Lie and other five elders had a great impact on the officials in Hebei.
Li Hong set up the spiritual tents of several elders in Xingyuan, and the civil and military ministers of Qingzhou and Yanzhou came to worship.After hearing the news, many relatives, friends, disciples, and old officials of the elders also came to worship.
Master Cui Lie's son Cui Jun hurried back to Jinyang for the funeral.
This incident seriously affected Li Hong's crackdown on corruption in Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and gave the court time to save the situation.After Li Hong was ordered to take charge of the military administration of Qingzhou and Yanzhou, the eradication of corruption was immediately changed to rectification, and the bloody storm quietly subsided.However, Li Hong's tactic was effective immediately, especially after killing 21 officials involved in the case and [-] relatives and children of the rich and powerful involved in the case, the officials at all levels who were scared to death and the rich and powerful who were involved in land speculation Submit the petition, hand over the illegal gains, and return the land as quickly as possible.
In early March, the population moving south continued to cross the Yellow River and enter the Central Plains.
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In March, Yangzhou.
Cao Cao and Sun Ce continued to fight in Shu County and Juchao area.Last month, Cao Cao was defeated in Shu County and retreated to Hefei in embarrassment.
If Cao Jun could not occupy Lujiang, the later attack on Jiangdong would not be able to start. Cao Cao was very anxious because of this, and called Guo Jia, Man Chong and others to discuss.Liu Xun proposed to negotiate peace with Yuan Yao and jointly attack Sun Ce.Cao Cao then sent Liu Kai, Liu Xun's younger brother, to Longshu to contact Yuan Yao.
In mid-March, Yuan Yao and Liu Ye led their troops to attack.Sun Ce was worried about not being able to find them. He was overjoyed when he heard the news, and the warlord attacked them fiercely.
Yuan Yao fought and walked, retreating towards Chaohu.
At this time, Cao Cao had set up an ambush of [-] soldiers at the Sheying Pavilion in the northwest of Chaohu Lake. They were like a fierce tiger with its mouth wide open, quietly lurking in the depths of the forest, waiting for Sun Ce's arrival.
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