The eight hundred and ninety-fifth section of the south country (2)
Liu Yan felt very good about himself at this time.
He has been king of Jiangdu for more than four years, although his abilities may not be outstanding.
However, those who assisted and helped him before and after were all the elders in the world!
First started by Feng Tang and Zhang Shizhi, followed by Wei Wan and Yuan Si.
In addition, as the closest sibling today, Jiangdu also receives the most policies and preferential treatment.
Today, Jiangdu Kingdom has become the richest kingdom in the southeast.
Folks even have folk songs: There are still thousands of treasures in Xiaoyi, the rice is dripping with fat, and the corn is white...
Public opinion in the scholarly community also praised him as a great king and considered him a "virtuous king".
Amidst all the praises and praises, Liu Yan was inevitably swollen.
After all, he is still only twenty years old this year.
It can withstand such advocacy.
Listening to Yuan Ang's flattery, Liu Yan was even more proud.
However, when he thought of his eldest brother, the emperor, he shrank his neck slightly.
He has never been very courageous, and he is even the youngest among the brothers.
What's more, not long ago, the fate of Jinan King Liu Piguang scared almost all the Han princes to death.
Didn’t you see that even Liu Bo, the king of Lujiang, was honest?
only……
The temptation of Handan made it difficult for him to control himself.
He dislikes Jiangdu very much, especially Guangling.
The eating habits, customs, and climate here made him a little uncomfortable.
His heart has been flying north.
If the candidate for King Zhao had already been determined, he would probably have given up long ago.
But unfortunately, the Handan Palace has been without an owner for a long time.
How could he suppress the homesickness that was brewing deep in his heart?
He leaned forward slightly and looked at Yuan Ang in front of him.
"Taifu..." Liu Yan spoke slowly and asked tentatively: "In my opinion, who is in charge of the state of Zhao?"
Although it is a temptation, there is an aura in his words that would be better than mine.
Liu Yan also truly felt that among the brothers, except for him, no one was qualified to sit in Handan, monitor Zhao State, and spur Qilu from a high position.
He moved his gaze outside the car curtain.
On both sides of the road, channels crisscross and gurgling water flows.
In some places, there are even waterwheels standing there.
On the distant horizon, smoke curls up from cooking pots, and the sounds of chickens and dogs can be heard.
Although it is winter, this old Wu land is still full of vitality.
Countless people waded in the river, walked among the fields, or were busy cleaning the river mud, repairing channels, roads, bridges, or towing ships and giant trees.
However, the various cities in Jiangdu Kingdom that were beyond sight were prosperous and in good order.
There is not even a beggar left!
Jiangdu has become the second blessed place in the world outside Guanzhong where beggars have been eliminated in the entire territory.
This is something that even King Wu Liu Bi could not do before!
Now, it was done in his hands!
Although, in fact, he didn't do anything about these things.
It was all formulated and planned when Feng Tang and Zhang Shizhi were there, and it was even supervised by officials from the central government.
As a great king, all he has to do is nod his head in agreement.
even……
Even objections are not allowed!
But this does not prevent Liu Yan from feeling very good about himself.
Of course Yuan An could hear the meaning of Liu Yan's words and understand what the king was thinking.
In Yuan Ang's view, the Han family's King Jiangdu was actually a child who had not grown up.
He was sent to this southeastern place by his brother.
If the elder brother was indifferent or even a little cold, maybe he would accept his fate.
But it just so happened that the current one was too kind to his younger brother.
Throughout the year, there is an endless stream of envoys from Chang'an to Jiangdu.
They brought the emperor's brother's care and rewards to the southeastern border.
Even every year, he would send an imperial edict to return to the King of Jiangdu and stay in Chang'an for half a month or even more than a month, until the ministers could no longer stand it and began to write letters to request the kingdom of Jiangdu.
When Taizong treated King Li of Huainan, the late Emperor's kindness to King Liang was not as good as this.
This will inevitably make Jiangdu have some expectations and extravagant hopes that he shouldn't have.
To be honest, if it was Yuan Ang in the past, he would probably try his best to persuade him, state his strong connections, and give up his plans and thoughts of becoming a king.
but……
Now, Yuan An himself also wants to return to Chang'an and return to the center of power.
He still wanted to continue fighting with Chao Cuo for another thirty years.
In order to return to Chang'an, Yuan Ang did everything he could.
And the king in front of him is the best way for him to return to Chang'an.
"From what I have seen, the most suitable person in the world today to be enshrined in the State of Zhao and to inaugurate a new generation is none other than the King!" Yuan Ang bowed and bowed: "Today, Huainan is indifferent, Changshan is arrogant, and Zhongshan is diseased.
Only the king is benevolent, respectful and filial, and is respected by the world..."
Liu Yan was also very happy when he heard this.
Although he has heard many similar discussions in the past.
After all, compared to his brothers, he, the third child, has an advantage in everything.
Although Liu Rong, King of Huainan, was the eldest son of the late emperor and the patriarch of the country, he had always been domineering and dissatisfied with his superiors. He often talked privately: I am the eldest son, and the late emperor should have established me...
He also secretly found a group of counselors, planned day and night, and spread many "rumors".
There are even some contents in these ‘rumors’ that people dare not even think about…
For example, the death of my late mother, the concubine Su...
For example, now the biological mother is not given a title, but is treated as a concubine.
For example, the indifference and resistance to the Su family's relatives and the favor and wooing of the Bo family.
It's just that he didn't say it directly: the reason why he is established today is because of the shameless flattery of the Bo family!
Even in the subtext, there are some hints of contemporary accusations of unfilial mothers.
It's just a pity...
Even Liu Yan heard about these things.
Don’t talk about the Emperor of Chang’an!
It can only be said that the old Liu family is not naturally suitable for low-key rebellion.
From the time of Emperor Gaozu to the present day, every prince and king who plots rebellion or slanders or attacks the central government is careless, fearing that the world will not know that he is plotting rebellion or conspiracy.
As for Liu Fei, King of Changshan.
All right……
He is the replica of the original King Li of Huainan.
When Liu Lang was in Guangling City, he often heard rumors about his younger brother: Lao Wu lifted a four hundred kilogram cauldron today... Lao Wu hunted another tiger... Lao Wu lifted another one
A big cauldron weighing six hundred pounds...
What princes and kings are here and there?
He is clearly a strong man!
As for Liu Yu, King of Zhongshan...
He was born with a stutter, and he didn't like government affairs at all. Since he became the King of Zhongshan, he has loved cockfighting and lackeys, so there is no need to worry about it.
The remaining brothers are Liu Duan, Liu Sheng, Liu Pengzu and others.
Either he is too young or he has a violent temperament, so there is nothing to worry about!
To be honest, he, the King of Jiangdu, is indeed the most suitable candidate to be the King of Zhao.
only……
I don’t know why, but the emperor’s brother just doesn’t agree...
This made Liu Yan's hair turn gray.
Yuan Ang observed Liu Yan's expression. Although he had only been in Jiangdu for a short time, he already knew that the king and his brother were completely different people.
Nowadays, people keep their happiness and anger secret and are very good at hiding their happiness and anger.
I like to let the courtiers below guess riddles.
But this person's mood and anger are all on the outside.
At first glance, one can tell that this is an innocent and lovely king who has no palace.
Such a king is of course the best to be served and controlled by his ministers.
Yuan Ang heard that when Zhang Shizhi was the prime minister of Jiangdu, he simply regarded the king as a clay statue.
Even when it came to providing disaster relief after the typhoon in Jiangdu, the king was only allowed to show up in Guangling City every day and then return to the palace.
Zhang Shizhi and Feng Tang took care of the rest.
Jiangdu Guoneng's current situation is also the foundation laid by Zhang Shizhi and Feng Tang.
Now, Zhang Shizhi is dead, and Feng Tang is old and unable to support himself.
Wei Wan, the Marquis of Jianling who was appointed by the emperor to succeed Zhang Shizhi, was known as a good old man and never liked to interfere in things.
The power of Jiangdu actually fell into his hands, Yuan An.
And who is Yuan Ang?
The minister who is best at understanding people's hearts in the world today.
At that time, Emperor Taizong's thoughts were repeatedly revealed to him.
Of course, a young boy like Liu Yan was played by him without even realizing it.
Yuan Ang just took a closer look and knew what Jiang Du was worried about.
Yuan An then smiled and said: "What worries does the king have? You might as well tell me frankly. Although I am stupid, I may be able to give the king some advice..."
Liu Yan was worried that he had no one to talk to. Hearing this, he sighed: "The master does not know something. I have written to your majesty several times, pleading to change the country. However, your majesty refused for a long time. He just said: I have an important responsibility and entrust it to the king. The king
Be encouraged!"
"But this important task is nothing more than building ships, drying salt, and fishing..." Liu Yan lowered his head, quite dissatisfied with the so-called important tasks he shouldered: "I am of the blood of the late emperor, and today's brothers and sisters, are they just shipbuilders?
A reckless man who sells salt? A fisherman who catches fish?"
Listening to Liu Yan's words, Yuan Ang also felt the same way.
Today's emperor is more radical in his ideas of governing the world than his father and ancestors.
Suppose that the two emperors Taizong and Renzong just disliked literature and preferred cruel officials.
So, today I am telling the world nakedly that articles are useless!
During the reigns of Taizong and Renzong, those who wrote well did not have to worry about their future.
As long as you build a good reputation, you will be recommended by the county governor or the nine ministers.
But nowadays, while the examinations are being held, large numbers of scholars and reading seeds are directly stuffed into local pavilions, where they live among the farmers, and they proudly say: All the heroes in the world have been put into my jar.
This is simply a disgrace.
But the more terrifying thing is not like this.
It’s the Xiangting shuffle that comes from this.
Starting from Guanzhong, the grassroots political power in counties and townships one after another was occupied by scholars who passed the examination.
These scholars from hundreds of schools of thought, and even common people from Yeluzi, came to give orders as soon as they had power in their hands.
Confucian scholars wanted to establish the Confucian order according to their own ideas and ideals.
Legalist scholars also wanted to build their own utopia according to their own ideas and concepts.
Of course the same is true for Huang Lao Pai.
And everyone's interpretation of the knowledge they have learned is different.
So, starting from Guanzhong, a strange thing gradually surfaced.
When Yuan An and others started to notice it, they found that they could no longer stop it.
One after another, low-level pavilion chiefs, wandering and even upright, were like spider webs, weaving a huge network at the grassroots level of the Han Dynasty that although they did not belong to each other, they echoed and united with each other.
Under this network, the old gentry and landlords were retreating steadily.
A large number of interests originally occupied by the gentry and landowners fell into their hands.
Then, relying on the meat they snatched from the mouths of landlords, gentry and even nobles, these young people began to display their ambitions and transform their places according to their own wishes.
Don't look at these scholars. They belong to different factions and have different ideological differences. Sometimes, they can even criticize each other and make fools of themselves.
But when facing the outside world, they are surprisingly united.
There was an incident in Guanzhong where a group of people from a certain county and township were boycotted and expelled because their reforms were too radical and offended the local gentry.
As a result, the next day, this person submitted a complaint to Tingwei Yamen.
This kind of thing happened often in the past.
Officials such as Youyou offended the local gentry and were collectively expelled.
The superiors didn't dare to take any action and could only punish the wanderer. Who told you to cause trouble?
But that time, the situation was reversed.
After this person submitted his complaint, a total of three hundred scholars came to support him.
Three hundred people signed a letter, which shocked Guanzhong.
Finally, the prime minister ordered a thorough investigation.
An investigation team composed of internal history, Ting Wei and Lang Zhongling went deep into the local area and found out the truth.
Then, the local gentlemen were in bad luck.
They were found to have illegally resisted court officials and were all convicted, with some even losing their heads.
Yuan An didn't think clearly about this matter for a long time.
It wasn't until he was demoted to Jiangdu that he finally figured it out.
Although the scholars who took the examination belonged to different factions and had different ideas.
But they are related to the same source.
Everyone came out of the examination and became officials through the examination route.
If something happens to someone today, no one will support him.
If I have something to do tomorrow, who will help me?
More importantly, they all know and understand that if they want to realize their ideals and ambitions, they must go to the local gentry to grab food from the mouths of the local gentry.
Whether it is Confucianism who wants to realize an utopia in which fathers, fathers, sons, kings, ministers, and ministers, where scholars, peasants, industry, and merchants all have their own duties, or Legalism wants to "teach the best of the earth," or Huang Laoism wants to "respect the relationship between chickens and dogs."
It is said that the utopia of old age and death requires money and resources.
There are only so many allocations from above.
And there are many things they have to do.
Moreover, no matter whether scholars from various schools of thought, they will face the same situation when they arrive at the place.
There is no such thing as Confucianism can only talk about principles, while Legalism can only focus on regulating households and the people, and the Huang-Lao School can leave things alone.
This forced them to compete with the gentry and landlords for food if they wanted to achieve results.
What's even more troublesome is that these candidates for the examination are not locals at all.
It has nothing to do with the local squires.
If you want to bribe and win them over, the cost and difficulty rise sharply.
This caused the old social order to collapse and a new order to be established.
However, old-style bureaucrats and scholar-bureaucrats like Yuan An were at a loss in the face of the new situation, and even felt awkward as they didn't know how to deal with it. (To be continued.)
