The 1011th Section The Beginning of Spy Politics (1)
August is still young and golden autumn has arrived.(?[ 〔 >
As the corn harvest in the north gradually comes to an end.
Local officials began to tally this year's harvest and economic data.
At this time in previous years, the entire north will enter a long winter holiday.
People can take a breather, take a few naps comfortably, or think about doing odd jobs somewhere to supplement their family income.
However, the atmosphere this year is a little different from the past.
"Have you heard?" On the streets of Chang'an, the gossip party gathered together again: "The Prime Minister's Office has signed the contract, and the knights in the north, as well as the crossbowmen and officers north of Taiyuan, have all been mobilized.
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Everyone around me has eyes shining and excitement.
The Battle of Mayi two years ago completely released the war fever buried deep in the bones of the people in Guanzhong!
Their current expressions and appearances are similar to what Xunzi saw when he entered Qin a hundred years ago.
The people of Guanzhong today are the same as the people of Guanzhong a hundred years ago.
It has reached the point where I am happy to hear the battle.
In fact, in the Battle of Mayi two years ago, the Han army won brilliantly, and the rewards for their military exploits were not less than they deserved.
I don’t know how many people have seen their neighbors in poverty in the past because they have a brother or nephew who has made meritorious service in the army.
As a result, the family's life has undergone earth-shaking changes.
There are even people who, from a small pawn and a humble commoner, have become public servants in one leap.
Although it is impossible to exchange military merit for land like the Qin Dynasty (although the Han family can now exchange military merit for land, but those lands are all in Andong, and basically few people are willing to migrate to Andong to settle down.), military merit can be exchanged for land.
The money, the house, and the girl are all real facts.
Many people have witnessed or heard that the boy from a certain family has never studied for a day and is extremely vulgar.
As a result, after returning from Mayi, he was promoted to an officer because of his military exploits.
So, the family immediately moved into the big house built by the imperial court, with all the equipment including cattle, draft horses, and plows, all of which the boy had obtained from the Shaofu in exchange for military merit.
What's even more exaggerated is that the powerful local scholar-bureaucrats, who were originally aloof and superior, immediately came to visit.
Forcibly, you have to give a girl to that boy as a wife.
Some people have even heard of the myth that a certain prince fell in love with a boy who was born as a pawn and married off his niece from the collateral line!
Since war can solve the problem of houses, money and girls.
Then, people on this land simply cannot refuse to embrace war.
After the Battle of Mayi, the warlike sentiment among the people in Guanzhong rose to levels not seen since the rise of the Han Dynasty.
Everyone loves martial arts, and every family has a bow.
The children of scholar-bureaucrats no longer pride themselves on being graceful and elegant when traveling.
On the contrary, everyone was obsessed with showing off their martial arts and riding skills.
From commoners to nobles, everyone is proud to have a warrior in their family.
The popular voice of the people therefore threatens the academic and ideological circles, forcing the academic and ideological circles to cater to the voices of the people.
Because, if a certain school of thought does not correct its position, it will foolishly call for peace and sing, "Soldiers are not allowed to use weapons as weapons."
Then, the people and landlords will vote with their feet and you can't speak for us. Why should I send my children to learn from you?
And the militant ideas that spread out from the threatened academic and ideological circles, in turn, affected the choices of the people.
In the eyes of many common people, since even the noble and knowledgeable gentlemen believed that "Xiang Gong restored the vengeance of the ninth generation, it was a major issue in the Spring and Autumn Period", "Han thieves cannot stand at odds" and "how can others be allowed to snore on the side of the couch".
Then this must be right.
Of course, there are also some people who pretend to be noble and insist on being unique in order to show off that they are indeed different from others.
Dishan looked at the war atmosphere in the city, beat his chest, and looked like his dead parents, with a sullen expression on his face, and said to his classmates: "Soldiers are deadly weapons, and saints have to use them as a last resort! Emperor Gao defeated the Huns and trapped them.
In Pingcheng, during the reign of Xiaohui and Empress Lu, they made peace with their relatives, so that the border could be settled and the people could be happy. When Taizong came, he wanted to send troops to the Xiongnu, so he fought several battles with them. In the north, Xiaoran was forced to fight hard. The late emperor noticed Taizong's mistakes and used them.
The peace between the two countries and the Xiongnu will be harmonious, the border between the two countries will be peaceful, there will be no wars, and the exchanges between the soldiers and the people will be good!"
"Now that the swords and soldiers are together, I am afraid that the common people in the world will be tired of military affairs from now on..."
His classmates also nodded in agreement.
But a young man standing in the corner said: "But how did I hear that after the Battle of Mayi, the north became safer and more prosperous?"
"Moreover, the people have also benefited a lot..."
When Di Shan heard this, he raised his eyebrows and almost exploded with anger.
"Nonsense!" Di Shan looked back at the young man and said angrily: "What do you know? The Battle of Mayi caused so much loss to the national treasury? Hundreds of millions of savings were lost in one day, where is the money?
Come? It’s not the people’s wealth and the people’s anointing! If there is no war in Mayi, and the policy of peace and marriage is used, it will only cost hundreds of thousands. And with the peace and marriage, the military expenses saved, the corvee and taxes are light, and the people’s taxes are eliminated, the world will benefit far more than
this!"
Speaking of this, Dishan's mood became extremely bad.
His family was originally a wealthy family in Julu County.
Every year, thousands of pieces of bronze and ironware were exported to the Xiongnu, and they made countless profits.
With this battle together, other Dishans can't guarantee it.
But his family's trade with the Huns would definitely be cut off.
This is a big business with an annual income of one million!
It was just gone, and Di Shan was really worried!
What made Di Shan even more dissatisfied was that last year, the Lord Commander's Yamen sent several officials to Julu, and then they actually said that their family had made a lot of money from business, amounting to tens of millions, but they owned thirty hectares of land.
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This is inconsistent with the law, which requires him to choose between becoming a municipal citizen or becoming a local landlord.
If the land is registered in the market, all land will be subject to ten times the land tax.
The landowners, on the other hand, wanted to confiscate all workshops and shops.
This made Dishan deeply insulted.
He is a dignified scholar-bureaucrat with a noble reputation. His family has cultivated and studied for generations. How could he run such a lowly business as industry and commerce?
That was purely done by his family's slaves and bastards under the banner of Dishan.
Does it have anything to do with him?
Unexpectedly, those officials did not agree with his explanation at all.
He was forced to transfer all his shops and workshops to his brothers, nephews and domestic slaves in order to protect his property and reputation.
They also had to be allowed to set up independent households and register with the city.
Only then could he barely save Dishan's reputation and property.
But, even so, the business tax of 100,000 yuan was still collected by Gongsun Hong, the Lord Commander of the Yamen!
That’s one hundred thousand dollars!
In Huajie Liuxiang, you can have fun hundreds of times!
If you use it to buy slaves, you can buy at least five big slaves and seven or eight small slaves.
If they were with the Huns, they could pack at least thirty of them!
So in Dishan's eyes.
The upcoming war of the Han family will not only block his financial path.
What's even more frightening is that a lot of the military expenditures for this war were stolen from him!
You're going to fight with my money and you won't let me make any money?
Is this still justified?
Therefore, Dishan has been speaking loudly against the war.
Although this made many people disdain and even be hostile to him.
However, it also attracted the attention and support of other people.
For example, the Lu Ru sect felt that his words were 'really moderate' and that only 'Disheng could be a gentleman'. For a time, he also gained some fame among the nobles in Chang'an.
Some princes even sent people to invite him to a banquet to debate the pros and cons of war and peace with other giants from hundreds of schools of thought.
Dishan became more and more proud because of this.
In his eyes, he felt deeply honored that everyone was drunk and I was alone.
The debate with the giants of various schools of thought made him see the bright future of this path. In the future, when the common people call for peace, I will be the contemporary Kong Zhongni.
At that time, the emperor will also prepare his carriage to greet him.
The position of Jiuqing with two thousand stones is up to me to choose.
The young man who was refuted by Di Shan also shrank when he was threatened by Di Shan.
Just as he was about to apologize and bow his head, suddenly, there was a noise at the door, followed immediately by a rapid knock on the door.
Even after knocking for a while, the knocker seemed very impatient.
Violence was directly used.
With a bang, the door was violently pushed open.
When Dishan heard the sound, his face became furious.
He was a dignified scholar-official, a talented person who could debate with giants of all schools of thought.
Even the princes of Chang'an City didn't like him, but they didn't dare to be rude to him!
"Who dares to break into a private house?" Dishan was so angry that he led his classmates and disciples to go out and beat up the blind mud-legged man.
These days, because of his remarks, Dishan has been thrown stones, spit on, and even rotten vegetable leaves.
Outside, Dishan certainly had no choice.
But at the door of his house, if anyone dared to attack or spurn him, he would definitely take his slaves out to show the other party the wrath of a scholar-bureaucrat.
After beating the person, they have to be sent to Tingwei Yamen and Neishi Yamen.
Tingwei and Naishi didn't dare to ignore it.
Because this is the provision of Han law.
Unfortunately, Dishan didn't have time to go out yet.
Then he heard a rush of footsteps.
Then, he raised a few losers and ran to the door in a panic, shouting: "Mr. Dee, something bad has happened! Officers and soldiers broke into the door with weapons!"
When Dishan heard the news, he was so frightened that his two groups started to fight.
In Chang'an City, the Han Dynasty had multiple different law enforcement agencies.
The internal history officer, Tingwei, Zhonglang general, and Zhijinwu can all arrest people according to laws or orders.
However, the only one who can use the army to carry out arrest missions in peacetime is Zhi Jinwu!
Today's Zhijin Wuzhidu is well-known as the Goshawk of the Emperor, a minion of the Han family.
The bodies of the people who died under the claws of this goshawk could almost reach from Chang'an City to Hangu Pass.
Even some princes, kings and princes were torn to pieces by this goshawk.
Di Shan thought hard and couldn't figure out where he had broken the law.
Is it because of anti-war?
Di Shan thought for a while, probably because his remarks had stepped on some people's pain points!
When he thought about it, he immediately felt relieved.
In China, people are criminalized for their speech.
This is not only a shame, but an honor!
And it is a supreme honor!
Those who are convicted for speaking out will not only not be discriminated against, but will be respected by others.
Being arrested for your speech and spending time in jail is a better way to build your reputation than writing books and biographies and educating thousands of people!
Once he is released from prison, he will immediately be sought after by all kinds of scholars and young people.
After being released from prison, you can build up your reputation by accusing those in power of their shamelessness and cruelty.
Even in prison, you will live a more comfortable life than at home.
The place where ****** lives is a prison.
Thinking of this, Di Shan said to his left and right with a solemn face: "Huh! I am more afraid of what I say than I am of protecting the people. The princes in power are afraid of my words because of their own selfish interests. This just proves that my What you said is correct! Soldiers are deadly weapons, and saints have to use them as a last resort! Soldiers harm the people more than natural disasters!"
"They can capture one Dishan! But they can't capture all the tens of thousands of Dishans in the world!"
"My second and third sons, please don't feel sad for me!"
"Confucius said it was benevolence, and Mencius said it was righteousness! I have been reading the books of sages for twenty-seven years, and after receiving their teachings, I have long been determined to be a martyr!"
He said to his right and left officials with great righteousness: "A gentleman will inevitably wear his crown after death. My second and third sons, please straighten my clothes and crown for me!"
Everyone was moved when they heard it.
Even the young man who questioned him before lowered his head in shame, feeling deeply that 'Disheng has a great sense of justice'.
In the eyes of Chinese scholar-bureaucrats, those who can adhere to principles, even wrong principles, are worthy of admiration.
What's more, Di Shan grasped "A soldier's weapon is a weapon, and a sage has no choice but to use it." When Shun was at the time, there were seedlings that refused to obey, and Yu was about to attack them. Shun said, "No. It is unethical to practice martial arts without high virtue." Nai practiced teaching for three years, practiced Qi Wu, and reached the moral high ground of "Miao Naifu".
Even if someone disagrees with him.
But we also have to admire his character and courage in the face of power.
Do not eat the food you complain about, and do not bow to power.
Maintain self-independence and uphold principles.
This is the style of a gentleman respected by scholar-bureaucrats.
pity……
What appeared in front of Dishan was not Zhijinwu's army.
Zhi Jinwu came from the reform of Lieutenant Yamen.
Under the jurisdiction of the Lieutenant Yamen are the left and right Jingfu captains, as well as the middle base, arsenal, capital ship and temple mutual soldiers.
These soldiers all have one characteristic: they are subordinates of the Southern Army.
The northern and southern armies, in black armor and red robes, were fully armed.
But the officers and soldiers in front of them were all lightly armed.
Rather than saying it is an army, it is better to say it is government officials and officials.
It's just that they are different from government officials and police officers.
These soldiers all wore a strange symbol on their chests.
It was an eye-like decoration, like the eye used by gods to monitor the conditions of the heaven and earth in myths and legends.
An official who seemed to be a school captain stood in front of these soldiers. He looked at Di Shan and the people around Di Shan and asked, "Who is Di Shan from Julu County?"
Dishan suddenly felt an inexplicable panic and fear.
This feeling is like a rabbit seeing an eagle or a mouse seeing a snake.
It made his hair stand on end and shuddered.
He reluctantly braced himself and stepped forward to answer: "I am Di Shan, who is your noble official?"
"Hmph!" The captain waved his hands to the left and right: "Take it!"
"I am Yin Qi, the captain of Julu County's Embroidered Clothes Guards!" the captain said with a cold face: "Dishan, it's your business. You're selling iron tools, weapons and sage books, secretly trading with the Xiongnu, betraying your country and betraying your master. The evidence is conclusive.
By order of the emperor, and with the approval of the prime minister, the embroidered guards were ordered to arrest him!" (To be continued.) 8
