Chapter 141 The King of the Late Han Dynasty Was Not Beautiful
Chapter 141 The King of the Late Han Dynasty was not glorious (Third update)
Huang Zhong did not take up the post of county magistrate for the time being, so Liu Jian and Dong Zhuo jointly submitted a letter to explain the inside story.
Nowadays, war is looming in the northwest. It is not appropriate to decentralize all the powerful generals who conquered the Yellow Turbans. It is most appropriate to leave some elite soldiers and generals to fight in Liangzhou.
The appointment and retention of a marching Sima was naturally not a big deal for the imperial court, so it was reported immediately.
Afterwards, the three newly-appointed Jizhou pastoral envoys went to take office respectively.
Liu Jian was the pastoral envoy of Xizhou, and the areas he could govern were Changshan Kingdom, Anping Kingdom, Julu County, and Zhao County.
The place where Liu Jian took office was decided to be Anping State.
Anping Prime Minister Wang Ming and Anping King Liu Xu were both in Xindu. In order not to conflict with Prime Minister Wang Ming's governance, Liu Jian temporarily stationed in Nangong in Anping. Anyway, he could not be Jizhou's pastor for long, so there was no need to fight with him.
Local officials clashed.
However, he never expected that as soon as Liu Jian stopped in Nangong County, Anping Prime Minister Wang Ming came from Xindu to meet him in person.
Nowadays, Hebei states have just suffered from the turmoil of the Yellow Turbans, and everything is waiting to be done. The heads of counties and states are very busy trying to calm down the follow-up matters.
And the Anping Prime Minister could still find time to come to see Liu Jian. Apart from discussing important matters with him, the only reason was that he respected Liu Jian very much and came all the way to visit him.
This time, Ganling and Anping regained their kingdoms, and the state ministers sent to them by Liu Hong were important figures and the emperor's right-hand man.
The King of Anping in front of him has been in power for thirty-four years. He has experienced the supervision and warnings of countless "Anping Prime Ministers". He has recently suffered the "pain of national subjugation" and has been wiped out. Facing Liu
High-ranking officials directly under the central government such as Jian and Wang Ming were naturally cautious in order to avoid "the risk of destroying the country".
"Hey, Uncle Liu Fang, I heard that you are also a relative of the clan. Although you are not a prince like me, you are still regarded as a clan brother by Your Majesty. Alas, compared to me, you are much better.
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What do princes and kings have?
To put it simply, it is the land granted to them by the imperial court when the first generation of kings founded the country, as well as the farmers on the land who were left to them.
Liu Jian asked in surprise: "Why submit to the Yellow Turban?"
"Where are the people who are supposed to plow the land for your Majesty?"
"If there is no war, that's fine. If there is war, even if there is land in hand, no one will plow it, and there will be no harvest from the plowed land. Where will our kings survive? This is my only hope."
Liu Xu shook his head and said bitterly: "You won't understand until you reach my position... Although the Anping Kingdom has been in existence for sixty-two years, its predecessor was the Lecheng Kingdom. After several generations, the good land of Wang Yi in the early days has long been destroyed.
Most of them have been divided, and there is not much land and farmers left belonging to the few. Moreover, the yield per mu is low every year, and my life is getting worse day by day."
"Oh, I have no choice but to do it. I have no choice but to do it."
"The matter is of great importance. Wang originally wanted to report to the imperial court and tell all the matters involved. However, now that Uncle Fang has taken office and is in charge of all affairs in the state, with Uncle Fang here, Wang has the supreme power to report, so he can only report this
The matter has been reported to Uncle Fang, and I would like to ask Uncle Fang to report it to Your Majesty."
Do you dare to disobey? You have no choice but to disobey. The prime minister of a country who is in charge of military and political affairs is a member of the imperial court, and he is always keeping an eye on these people named Liu.
Liu Jian picked up a volume with confusion and looked at it roughly.
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Liu Yu, who was originally going to be summoned to the capital to serve as Zongzheng, was sent back by Liu Hongbandao and went to Ganling to serve as the prime minister.
"Your Majesty, I don't understand. As a close relative of the Emperor of Han Dynasty, you have been supported by the imperial court for generations. Why can't you keep your integrity when faced with difficulties?"
Behind the wooden box are rolls of slips.
Wang Ming was a sensible person, so he immediately handed over to Liu Jian, said goodbye and left.
“During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, kings like me, because the land was deserted and no one was cultivating it, and the kingdoms were left with no intention of re-renting, were captured and plundered several times, or were eaten by the sun and turned to death in the ravines... Alas, what I am doing
Before the bandits kidnapped me, I already had no chance of survival. If I succumbed to the Yellow Turbans, I would have a way out."
King Anping was immediately frightened out of his mind and collapsed on the ground tremblingly, sobbing.
Wang Mingdao: "Where to find it, I'm sorry for the inconvenience of the official to tell you directly, but the contents are all factual. If Uncle Fang doesn't believe it, you can ask King Anping and he will know the clues."
Wang Ming shouted at the door, and someone brought a wooden box in.
It is about Liu Xu, King of Anping.
To put it bluntly, the vassal kings created by the central government of the Han Dynasty did not allow you to touch power, land or money. They only allowed you to pay rent every month, or they would kill you.
Liu Jian stretched out his hand to help Liu Xu up and said, "If your Majesty has any difficulties, you may as well speak up. If there is really any grievance, I will make it known to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to find a way for the King to survive."
In front of the head of a county and the prime minister of a country, these kings knew how to give in and be humble.
Wang Ming looked at Liu Xu who was crying and sneered.
Famous tycoons can endlessly annex land and hide people, but it is difficult for princes and kings to do so.
Rather than saying they are princes and kings, it is more appropriate to say that they are the owners of the manor.
The Prime Minister is equivalent to the governor of a country, and he has the same power as the governor. The military, political and financial power of a country are all in the hands of the Prime Minister, and the so-called princes and kings are just idle people who earn their salary in the country and have nothing to do on weekdays.
It can be done, but it must be supervised by the Prime Minister, who will report his actions to the court from time to time and make small reports.
Anping King Liu Xu was dressed in plain clothes. After meeting Liu Jian, he behaved politely and knew how to give in.
It's just that the Anping Kingdom is now rebuilding its country. It seems that this Anping Kingdom is troubled by everything. What exactly made the leader of a country come to Nangong to see him in person?
The two sat down and Wang Ming told himself his name, which was Ziyu.
Most of the contents were letters written by Liu Xu to flatter the Yellow Turbans and seek survival after the Yellow Turbans Rebellion. Although he did not directly mention surrender, the meaning was probably close to the same.
Both of them were imprisoned in Guangzong. Later, during the battle between Lu Zhi and Zhang Jiao, the imperial court redeemed the two princes and kings with ransom. After the Yellow Turban was pacified, Liu Hong issued an order to restore the Ganling Kingdom and Anping Kingdom.
And appointed prime ministers for both countries.
"Where did you find these?" Liu Jian looked at Wang Ming doubtfully.
The princes and kings of this period were indeed kings in name, but they only had the word "king" attached to them.
Liu Jian turned around helplessly and looked at Wang Ming.
Wang Ming saluted Liu Jian respectfully: "I came to see Uncle Fang from the original road of Xindu, not for any other reason, but because of a matter about King Anping losing his royal authority and succumbing to the Yellow Turban!"
Those who accept the title of nobility have no right to rule in their fief, and the food salary is paid by collecting taxes from the households in the fief. The amount is calculated based on the people's property, that is, the annual income of the princes and kings is linked to the local financial revenue and expenditure.
The...the imperial court, especially the emperor, may allow powerful rightists to annex private property, but it will never allow princes and kings to act out of bounds.
But no matter how careful he was, he never thought that Liu Jian would reveal the slips and slips that showed him succumbing to the Yellow Turban before he was captured alive.
Liu Jian asked, "Mr. Ziyu is so busy with everything, why do you come here today?"
Under the majesty of national law, he must die.
However, some princes and kings were not even as good as local magnates and manor owners, because the land they were granted and the amount of salary they could receive were registered in the central government of the Han Dynasty.
But it was obvious that the other party did not come because he admired Liu Jian, but came to discuss a major matter with Liu Jian.
There was no way, after all, those princes and kings when the Liu family first founded the country were so capable that all the emperors after the Han Dynasty had lingering fears about the position of princes and kings, and for hundreds of years they did everything they could to suppress them.
In such a situation where they were unable to do anything, most of the princes and kings were brought up to be useless people, unable to do anything and not knowing how to do anything. They could only wait for the rent every year.
Liu Jian stayed at Liu Xu's palace and listened to him explain his grievances.
Because the emperors of all dynasties guarded against the kings too closely.
"If you don't pay back the rent, will you end up in a ravine?" Liu Jian frowned and looked at him: "Are the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty so miserable?"
Liu Xu stretched out his hand to wipe his tears and said, "Uncle Liu Fang, I just want to talk to you alone."
During the Yellow Turban Uprising, two princes and kings of the Han Dynasty were captured alive by the Yellow Turban Army. One was Liu Zhong, the king of Ganling, and Liu Xu, the king of Anping.
Liu Jian closed the slip in his hand and said to Wang Ming: "In that case, I will follow your letter."
No wonder, this was the norm for most princes and kings in the Han Dynasty.
Because the princes and kings have no administrative, military, personnel and other powers, the financial and military power of a country is in the hands of the prime minister. Even if the prime minister submits an advice to the central government about the princes and kings, they may be deposed.
Although this Wang Ming is not known to have any relationship with the emperor, since he can be appointed together with Liu Yu during this special period, it shows how important he is.
The two men arrived at Xindu with light armor and fast horses. Liu Jian immediately went to see Liu Xu, King of Anping.
He is also an old man, over fifty, and as a prince of a prince, he is caught doing such a thing as humiliating a thief, and the end will naturally not be much better.
"Haha, Uncle Liu Fang, you are also from Hebei. Whose hands are the cultivated fields? You don't know? In the land of Jiyou, there are many wealthy families. All the disciples belong to the wealthy families, and the fertile fields fall into the hands of others.
, we and other princes are restricted in their behavior in the country, like fish and meat cut by swords, what can we do?"
"Oh, the emperor is on guard against the kings, the prime minister is supervising the kings, the powerful right is secretly annexing the kings, and it happens to be the Yellow Turban, Liu Fangbo, where do you think the way out for me?"
Liu Jian frowned and said, "After all, you, my lord, can't cheer up yourself and let others take advantage of the gap. Are all the kings in the world like this? I don't believe it."
Liu Xu cried and said: "I admit that I am not a man of talent, but the situation is forcing me. Although the situations of the kings are different, their predicaments are roughly the same. This time the Yellow Turban disaster has occurred, many of them have lost their rent and salary, and they are eclipsed by the sun.
After turning to death in the ravine, only Chen was rich and powerful, and many people from neighboring counties returned. Chen Wang and Liu Chong are heroes, but such heroes are rare in the world."