Five hundred and seventy-ninth chapter dream sign (2)
In the Xuanshi Palace.
Taishi ordered Sima Tan to lower his head and listen quietly to the description of the emperor above.
"I took my lunch break today and fell into a trance. I dreamed of a white-headed man who said to me: Look here!"
Pulsatilla?
In the history of the Han Dynasty, the only emperor who lived to be sixty years old was the founder of the country, Taizu Gao Emperor Liu Bang.
Whether it is present, past, or future, in the history of the Han Dynasty, if you meet a white-headed man and say to yourself, or dream of a white-headed man and say to yourself, basically, this white-headed man can be directly replaced by the Gao Emperor Liu Bang.
Even later, when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, he also played such a trick. He dreamed of a white-headed man who granted him the power of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, after the three words "Pulsatilla" came out of the emperor's mouth, everyone concentrated their attention, pricked up their ears, and listened attentively, not daring to miss any of the next words.
Such weird behavior may, in later generations, be the exclusive game of the insane.
But now, it is as unshakable a truth as gravity.
Chinese people who worship their ancestors have ten million reasons to believe that their ancestors will definitely protect their descendants.
Liu Che, on the other hand, described it quietly and straightforwardly, saying: "In my dream, I followed the instructions of the white-headed man and saw a storm. An unprecedented terrifying storm came from the sea, swept everything, and destroyed the houses.
In the air, big trees were uprooted, and even the city wall was blown down. Finally, I saw King Jiangdu crying on the collapsed city wall. The people and the common people were in panic..."
The dream described by Liu Che made everyone who heard it feel chills down their spines and creepy.
No doubt, just a warning.
This is Emperor Gao’s warning!
There is a precedent for this. Three years ago, on the eve of Wu Chu's rebellion, didn't I also dream of a comet rising out of the west and sky fire spreading across Luoyang?
Therefore, a dream interpretation expert who was invited to the Weiyang Palace immediately stood up and came out to pay homage: "Your Majesty, I believe that this dream was undoubtedly given by the Emperor Gao at that time, and it was a warning from the gods. Please make preparations in advance!"
In this matter, the risk taken by dream interpretation experts is almost infinitely close to zero.
In other words, no matter how they comment, even if it turns out that it is all false or even nonsense.
It was also difficult for the royal family to punish them.
This is like the economists of later generations, governments of all countries have kept a lot of them.
These guys are full of ideas. There are even some who have led their respective countries into pits.
However, have any of them been convicted or tried for this?
The principles are the same.
The remarks made by the experts are actually expressing the opinions of some or most of the people in the ruling class or ruling group.
There are very few idiots in this world's ruling class.
And the ruler itself is a huge group.
In all aspects, the existence of relevant personnel, think tanks and staff is enough to persuade people who have been deceived to come back.
In other words, the state power that people think has been deceived has actually never been deceived at all.
They were deceived simply because the ruling group itself wanted it that way.
The current situation is the same.
If Liu Che and Donggong don't believe what this expert says, then it will be useless even if he talks dryly.
A qualified emperor is, first of all, a calm and self-centered person.
Like Qin Shihuang, if you decide something, you will never look back even if you break the city wall.
After Liu Che heard what this person said, there was no need to announce the result immediately. If he did so, it would be too ugly, and it would be easy for smart people to spot something fishy.
No matter what happens in politics, once it begins, the whole drama must be performed.
Like Sima, who can't wait to reveal his ambitions and goals, the final result can only be to tell the world: Sima's heart is known to everyone on the road.
Although they ended up being estranged in the end, this incident is enough to warn all those who aspire to or sit in a big position in the future: Dear, don't be too anxious!
Liu Che turned his attention to the others and asked, "What do you think?"
Another invited 'expert' immediately stood up and said: "Reporting to your Majesty, I believe that your Majesty's dream should be a warning sign from the gods..."
Other ‘experts’ also echoed this.
It's not that they don't want to play tricks and put forward some different opinions.
In fact, it was the tricks Liu Che played three years ago that made them lose the space for dissent.
Although ‘experts’ can speak irresponsibly.
However, for these people, reputation is everything.
No one is willing to risk everything to gain a reputation that will ultimately lead to absolute failure.
Therefore, on this issue, the ‘experts’ who were originally full of contradictions and had different ideologies have reached an unprecedented consensus.
Even Taishi Ling Sima Tan also said: "I looked at the sky at night and saw the neck of seven stars. The light was shining brightly. Maybe there is an emergency in the country..."
Liu Che couldn't help but take another look at Sima Tan.
There is no room for falsification in astrological matters.
Because stargazing in the Han Dynasty was not done by one or two people.
The starry sky is so big, it is not easy to notice the changes of every star at night.
Therefore, the Han Dynasty had dozens of stargazers who stared at the stars every night.
After each stargazing, the recorded text must be archived.
Since Sima Tan said this, then this matter must have happened before.
Liu Che also knew something about this Seven Star Neck. It refers to the fourth star of the Seven Stars of the Scarlet Bird in China. It is located in the southern starry sky. Because its location is exactly like the Scarlet Bird’s Neck, it is often used by astrologists.
It is known as "Seven Star Neck", also known as Yuan Guan Xing, the so-called Yuan Guan is the throat!
In Chinese astrology, this star is considered to be in charge of national emergencies.
As for what this urgent matter is?
That's a matter of opinion.
But now, the anomaly of the seven-star neck brought up by Sima Tan has become the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
The Empress Dowager Dou and the Empress Dowager Bo, who had been disturbed by Liu Che's dream, began to become anxious: even the celestial phenomena showed signs. It seemed that this time the emperor's dream was really a manifestation of his ancestors.
Alert.
"Since all the sages are unanimous, this matter must have been a dream given by Emperor Gao to the Emperor, warning Jiangdu that a storm was coming. Moreover, according to what the Emperor saw in his dream, even Guangling City was blown down. This disaster seems to be coming.
Xiang Heng, the emperor should make a decision immediately!" Empress Dowager Dou immediately urged.
The emperor dreamed that a comet was coming and fire from heaven bombarded the Luoyang East Palace.
With precedents, unanimous opinions from experts, and support from the celestial phenomena, Empress Dowager Dou immediately believed everything and was certain that this disaster would definitely come.
This is easy to do!
Empress Dowager Bo also said: "The Ai family believes that what the empress mother (Empress Dowager Dou) said is true. The emperor should quickly summon the ministers to arrange the evacuation of the residents of Jiangdu and prepare for the disaster!"
Liu Che was overjoyed when he heard this. But he said: "My son, I will obey the decree of the Queen Mother and the Imperial Grandmother!"
In China, as long as the highest level reaches a consensus, there are very few things that are difficult to overcome.
While Qin Shihuang was building the Great Wall, he was building roads all over the country. He also built the Epang Palace.
When he was alive, he alone defeated the whole world.
Xiang Yu and Liu Bang could only stand on both sides of the road with envy and jealousy to watch Qin Shihuang's patrol team.
The nobles of the six countries and bureaucrats from all over the country could only play small tricks in private, and no one dared to raise the flag.
Liu Che and his Han Empire. Even though they are now in cahoots, they still cannot catch up with Qin Shihuang and his Qin Empire.
However, as an emperor, it is still very simple to issue an edict to evacuate the residents and people of the entire Jiangdu Kingdom and arrange disaster prevention and relief work.
The Han Dynasty had such execution ability.
Historically, the Han regime under Xiaozhu's rule had completed the relocation and resettlement of residents from enemy countries three times.
Among them, the Minyue Kingdom was a large country with a population of hundreds of thousands.
Liu Che immediately told his left and right: "Summon the ministers to come and discuss matters!"
"promise!"
Soon after, dozens of important ministers came to the Xuanshi Hall and bowed politely to the empress dowagers Liu Che and Bo Dou who were sitting at the head. They said in unison: "I will pay my respects to your majesty, the empress dowager, the empress dowager."
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"No courtesy!" Liu Che ordered: "Give me a seat!"
There were attendants who immediately went down and invited the courtiers and princes to take their seats according to their positions and order.
"I don't know what your Majesty's orders are when you call me here?" Prime Minister Zhou Yafu immediately asked after taking his seat.
Liu Che glanced at the two elders in the curtain behind him, and then said: "I, I had a dream at noon today. I dreamed of a great disaster in Jiangdu. The storm destroyed the walls of Guangling City. The victims were wailing everywhere. The soldiers and civilians suffered heavy casualties. I ordered all the famous people in Chang'an to
The Taishi Ling also consulted, and they all said: Your Majesty's dream about the white-headed man was the manifestation of Emperor Gao's sage. The gods knew the disaster, so they warned, and the Taishi Ling reported that while observing the stars the day before yesterday, there was something unusual about the seven-star neck. The Lord's country is in urgent need of it!"
After hearing this, all the ministers felt awe-inspiring in their hearts.
The things I dreamed about last time today have all come true later.
In the face of the facts, even the ministers who did not believe in ghosts and gods immediately became nervous.
Chinese people have always been like this.
What matters is pragmatism.
Regardless of whether people believe in ghosts and gods or not, as long as ghosts and gods can show their power, they will believe it, and they will believe it.
On the contrary, it's a shame. Even for the most devout believers, if ghosts and gods cannot show their power, then at best they can only offer incense and pay homage when they have no problem.
Therefore, Chinese religions have many more tricks and tricks than Western gay religions.
Without it, the customer base would be completely different!
Liu Che stood up, looked at the ministers, and said: "All the ministers are wise, knowledgeable about ancient and modern events, and familiar with the past. I don't know, but is there any other explanation?"
This sentence must be asked, and the approval of the officials must also be obtained.
Otherwise, it would be a huge blow to the self-esteem of the courtiers, and it would be easy for people to form the idea that the emperor did not respect ministers and wise ministers.
The ministers listened and looked at each other.
No one has a good idea about this matter.
Because no one dares to deny such nonsense.
Birds give birth to mysterious soup. King Wen dreams of flying bears. Stories like this are written in black and white in the history of history.
But if you admit it.
Where does that leave the ministers?
Don't look at Chinese scholar-officials and nobles, they usually show respect to gods and ancestors.
But in fact, if gods and ancestors really appeared in front of them, they would be at a loss what to do.
After the Spring and Autumn Period, theocracy and religion began to move away from the main stage of Chinese politics.
The trend of secularization and de-ghosting is very obvious.
It is one thing to use ghosts and gods to achieve one's political demands and goals.
But for this dead and decayed monster to return to the political center and become an important force is another matter entirely.
After thinking for a long time, it was Prime Minister Zhou Yafu who finally took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, Yafu, is telling you that the gods have warned you. The celestial phenomena have also shown signs. Your Majesty must make a decision immediately. Yafu is stupid, so I only bow my head and obey it."
It’s just holy will!”
Ghosts, gods, religion, and theocracy must never return to the political stage and become a corner of power.
However, we cannot deny and refuse to accept their existence.
Therefore, it became the consensus of the ministers to bury their heads in the sand and act like an ostrich.
Anyway, we are stupid and have no way to communicate with the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth. The only person in the world who can legally talk to ghosts and gods is the emperor.
In this case, please make your decision, Your Majesty.
Whatever His Majesty asks us to do, we will do it.
In this way, it will not conflict with traditional cognition, but also solve the matter perfectly.
Back then, Qin Shihuang wanted to live forever and searched everywhere for the elixir of life and immortals.
At that time, the ministers and nobles of the Qin court responded in this way.
The best way to recognize the existence of ghosts and gods is to neither admit nor deny it.
Zhou Yafu's words immediately woke everyone up.
Everyone kowtowed and said: "I am ignorant, do not uphold the righteousness, and do not understand the reason. Your Majesty Fu Wei has decreed it!"
This was what Liu Che was waiting for.
He also does not want religion and ghosts to return to the political stage.
If there really was that idiot who wanted to make trouble, Liu Che would definitely give him a taste of the emperor's malice.
Liu Che looked at the ministers, waved his sleeves, and said: "In that case, Prime Minister!" Liu Che looked at Zhou Yafu and issued an order: "Immediately send a message to the King of Jiangdu, asking him to evacuate all the soldiers and civilians west of Guangling before April. Order
Aocang, allocate two million stones of corn to the Huaisi area, Lujiang County, and Chengyang County soldiers. Immediately mobilize and order Chu State, membership, and Yuzhang to be prepared to receive the victims!"
"No!" Zhou Yafu immediately kowtowed.
Although this kind of thing seems a bit funny, the dignified national policy and large-scale evacuation of people are actually based on the emperor's dream.
However, he is just an executor and just follows orders.
Liu Che turned to look at Chao Cuo, the imperial censor, and then ordered: "The imperial censor's office, please cooperate fully. All censors from all regions must be dispatched to supervise and inspect the officials within their jurisdiction, and do a good job in relevant work. If there is any slack, I will punish you."
If you authorize the imperial censor's office, you can do things cheaply!"
"No!" Chao Cuo was overjoyed. This was a rare opportunity for the Legalists.
With the help of this matter, the voice and influence of Legalism can be further expanded and enhanced.
"Da Nong's order is unquestionable!" Liu Che continued to order: "I have previously ordered envoys to inspect Shu County, transfer grain from Shu County, and transport it to Guanzhong. You immediately wrote to Shu County and ordered the grain transferred from Shu County to be transported to Guanzhong.
All are loaded onto ships, sent down the river, and transported to Pengcheng, waiting for deployment!"
Order after order was issued in this way.
Most of China's political power and military forces began to mobilize following Liu Che's order.
From Shu County to Luoyang, from Qilu to Jiangdu, across the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River.
All administrative agencies and military departments, as well as various agencies affiliated with the Shaofu, immediately went into working order like clockwork machines.
In other words, taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Che could clearly see the capabilities and potential of the current Han Dynasty's entire political power in the southeast and southwest, and could also discover many problems that had been hidden under the surface of Taiping in the past.
Although the cost is high and a lot of resources are spent.
Once this warning proves to be a false alarm, it will shake the foundation of Liu Che's monarchy.
But it's all worth it.
With his successful experience three years ago, Liu Che also confirmed many times that this storm did indeed occur in his previous life.
I believe that after this incident, the sanctity and authority of Liu Che's throne will be recognized by the whole world. From now on, Liu Che's orders and policies will be implemented more smoothly.
No one would dare to play tricks or even fight in front of a holy emperor who is favored by the gods of heaven and earth.
More importantly, after spending so much money, Liu Che obviously wanted more than this.
His appetite is greater than anyone imagined!
"Peacefully unify Mitsukoshi in one fell swoop!" Liu Che said in his heart, holding up his broad ribbon.
If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to have such a simple and easy opportunity to solve the Mitsukoshi separatist issue in the future. (To be continued)
