Nine hundred and twentieth day chickens and dogs (1)
"The people of Qilu gathered in Chang'an..." Liu Che sat under the throne and coldly asked the large group of officials and generals kneeling in front of him: "What do you do for food?"
This is not a few people, nor dozens of people, but hundreds of people entering the customs collectively.
From Luoyang to Caoyangting, then to Hongnong County, to Hangu Pass, and all the counties in the pass.
Did Chixiang grow up in the Han Dynasty system up and down along the way?
Liu Che opened his eyes and showed no anger.
It is obvious that the bureaucracy is not out of control or out of order.
It's these guys who are letting loose!
Otherwise, with the mobilization and control capabilities of the Han Dynasty local government.
Don't talk about Chang'an anymore.
Whether we can cross Luoyang or the Yellow River is a question!
"General Lou Chuan!" Liu Che turned his attention to Xu Han: "What do you have to explain to me?"
How could hundreds of family members of prisoners who spoke with Qilu accents and obviously wanted to come to Chang'an to cause trouble cross the Yellow River without a boat to release water?
The Yellow River now is a vast and boundless river with rippling blue waves.
It's not like Liu Che has never seen the Yellow River. He is the kind of emperor who grew up playing with mud in the palace.
Now, if we want to cross the river, it is impossible for hundreds of people to arrive at Caoyang Pavilion safely without the large sailing boats of the Louchuan Yamen and other ships.
Xu Han lowered his head and said respectfully: "I have neglected my duty and am guilty. Your Majesty, please punish me!"
"I'll fine you three thousand catties of copper!" Liu Che said, "Let's set an example!"
"I respectfully obey the imperial edict!" Xu Han had a sad face and knelt down helplessly.
But my heart is actually very happy.
To be fair, those Qilu people really needed the help of other boats to cross the river.
But the question is, how does Lou Chuan Jiangjun Yamen control those small sampans at Caoyangting Ferry?
Now, the ship's attention and focus can be entirely on the ocean.
Today, more than once, edicts have been issued admonishing the Louchuan Yamen to ‘work hard to develop’ and ‘not to lose my hope’.
As for the inland waterway shipping and patrolling, Lou Chuan Yamen had long left it to the local authorities to take charge of, and he was just in name only.
Then why did the emperor name Lou Chuan?
But the punishment is so light?
Three thousand catties of copper is not three thousand catties of gold!
Three thousand kilograms of copper, cast into five baht coins, is only 300,000 yuan!
This amount of money may be an astronomical figure to the general public.
But to him, Xu Han, it’s just a drop in the bucket!
Apart from other things, the money handled by Lou Chuan Yamen every day is measured in millions.
As for Xu Han's Songzi Hou Kingdom, although there are not many settlements, even with the benefits of the last invasion of Korea, there are only 3,500 households now!
But the Songzi Hou Kingdom is a well-known Hou Kingdom with the greatest wealth in the world.
Songzi County now has reservoirs, canals and countless waterwheels.
Its territory has developed transportation and abundant water resources. It has a bumper harvest almost every year and its warehouses are filled with grain every year.
The reason for this is because the foundation was laid by Xu Han's father, Song Ziyihou Xu Li, when he was still alive.
Before Xu Li came to the country, Songzi was not even a county, but a remote mountain village in the Huaisi area. There was nothing in the area, not to mention water canals, and there were no ditches at all.
The land is salinized all year round.
However, after Xu Li came to the country, he took his retainers and retired disabled old brothers with their shoulders and handbags, and turned a remote mountain village into a paradise on the Huaihe River.
Today, Songzi County has become the richest county in Lujiang Kingdom.
The population has grown from two to three thousand at the beginning to nearly ten thousand households today!
The old Xu family collects millions of dollars every year, and when the output of the country is included, it is close to tens of millions.
After receiving the favor order, Xu Han imitated his father and sent several of his sons, along with his retainers and common people, to Huaihua to develop his territory.
In the past two years, the Andong Protectorate and the former Xinhua County have included the Xu family's feudal state in their annual reports.
In just two years, the Xu family turned their Jiaenfengguo into a fully agricultural area with thousands of hectares of fertile land, complete water conservancy facilities, and more than 3,000 acres of soybeans.
The old Xu family's skills in farming and cultivating the earth were unrivaled by those of the Han Dynasty.
And the output of this newly feudal country was also very rich.
Although it is currently not half as good as Songzi, it is still very impressive.
At least among all the current Jiaen feudal kingdoms, the Xu family feudal kingdom outperforms all others in terms of all data.
For this reason, Liu Che praised and commended the old Xu family more than once, and even issued a special edict to reward him with an additional mountain forest that was nearly half of the area of the country he had enfeoffed as an encouragement.
Naturally, these three thousand kilograms of copper were not worth mentioning to Xu Han.
Even in Xu Han's eyes, he wished the emperor would punish him more.
Why?
The current situation is that many people at the top and bottom are letting things go.
Deliberately let those Qilu people into Chang'an.
Among them, everyone has different thoughts.
Some people just want to disgust Zhidu. Seeing that the Emperor Goshawk is unhappy, they wish him bad luck.
So just turn a blind eye.
There are also people who are like rabbits and foxes. When they see Zhidu doing it so well, they are afraid that the goshawk will fly back and use them as a toy.
Some people are...
I can replace it!
Dirty work like goshawking is hard, but there is a future!
But Zhidu’s performance is too good. If we don’t get rid of him, how can we get to the top?
There are also some people who are inextricably connected with Qilu and are unwilling to let their fellow villagers and classmates be killed like that.
Therefore, under the influence of these thoughts and groups, hundreds of family members of prisoners ran into Chang'an City.
The so-called law does not blame everyone.
Even the emperor cannot really punish all the people in this line.
But the emperor wanted to be shameless, so he couldn't go down without a step, so he grabbed Xu Han and gave him a fierce scolding.
This severe criticism and punishment is not without reward.
This at least proves one thing: Xu Han is a loyal minister of the current Emperor, and this is recognized by the Emperor himself.
If you are not a loyal minister, you have no right to take the blame, let alone punish the emperor.
The rule of the game in the political arena of the Han Dynasty has always been: whoever takes the most blame for the Liu family will be the most favored!
There was Shusun Tong in the front and Zhang Xiangru in the back.
Therefore, Xu Han was fined copper, and he was very happy with it.
But the other ministers could not help but tremble in their legs and feel chills in their backs.
The most terrifying time for Emperor Liu was not when he was angry.
It's that he saw your sin but didn't say a word.
Do you think he doesn't care?
In fact, I wrote them down one by one in the little black book!
At that time, the scholar-bureaucrats of Lu State showed filial piety to Xiang Yu and fought against Emperor Gao by force.
The results of it?
Look around the whole dynasty, can you find a man with two thousand stones from the Lu and Ru faction?
And poor Zheng Sheng just stood up to Emperor Gao and insisted on calling Xiang Yu 'King Xiang'.
Then what?
The fourth generation cannot serve as an official!
Until Ji An pulled Zheng Shi.
Even so, Zheng was not doing very well at that time and is still just a minister doing odd jobs in Lantai.
Not to mention the two tragedies of Deng Tong and Zhang Shizhi.
Emperor Liu's chicken-heartedness and narrow-mindedness are undoubtedly evident in these two people.
It will be even worse if you offend someone today.
Either dead or dusted off.
Eji, the Marquis of Anping, is just a talkative and likes to talk nonsense, and is still suffering from mental illness in the Imperial Medical Office.
The bodies of the princes who died in today's hands, two thousand stones, could be lined up from Wuyang Palace to Baqiao.
Yan Yi was even more frightened.
No one knows his Majesty's temper better than he does.
"I am guilty!" After thinking for a long time, Yan Yi finally knelt down and worshiped: "I have selfish motives and my supervision is not strict. Please punish me..."
Liu Che snorted coldly from his nostrils.
Yan Yi is good at everything.
Just too soft-hearted!
Just like this time, after being persuaded by several of my fellow villagers and compatriots, my ears softened and I did such a stupid thing.
"Perhaps he is not suitable to be a chief officer..." Liu Che thought in his heart.
Yan Yi didn't do that well in Maoling either.
It seems that since he stepped out from the shadow of Ji An, he has become somewhat unable to walk.
But this is normal. In this world, not everyone is suitable to be independent.
Just like Zhuge Kongming, Liu Bei is an invincible civil servant and a first-rate counselor.
But once Liu Bei died, he became a little unable to control the situation.
It's not that he lacks ability, it's just his character.
To be a chief official and to be in charge of one place requires not only the ability and skills, but also the ability to coordinate and handle various problems, and also a strong heart!
Some people work as second-in-commands for others and achieve outstanding political achievements. However, once they take charge of the government, they immediately fall out of control.
Such people are rarely seen in history.
"I should send him to Zhidu to hone his skills..." Liu Che thought in his mind.
If even Zhi can't bring him out.
That only proves that Yan Yi was born to be a deputy.
Thinking like this, Liu Che said to Yan Yi: "Guilty or not, let's talk about it later..."
"Now, the people of Qilu are grievances in Chang'an, and the streets are watching, attracting the attention of the world!" Liu Che looked at the ministers and asked: "How do you think this matter should be settled?"
After hearing this, all the ministers bowed their heads and remained silent.
No one, and no one will dare to speak casually on this matter.
Because this matter is far more difficult than imagined.
On the side of the "common people" of Qilu, Cangying Zhidu and the entire Legalist bureaucracy may be about to go berserk.
But he sided with Zhidu and asked for suppression and arrest.
Not only will he be called a cruel official by the "people of the world" and his reputation will be ruined, but he will also get himself and his family into huge trouble!
Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the Qilu area has been a problem child in Chang'an.
First, the scholar-bureaucrats and landowners of Lu State used force to fight against the unification cause of Emperor Gao, and they also wanted to wear sackcloth and mourning for Xiang Yu.
Then, during the period of Empress Lu, the Qilu area was also the area that was most active in fighting against Empress Lu.
Liu Xiang, the king of Qi Ai, and Liu Zhang, the king of Chengyang Jing, were the first to advocate the use of force to cut off the Lu and put them into practical action.
It was also because of the troops of these two men that the princes and ministers were able to take advantage of the situation, cooperate internally and externally, and eradicate the princes.
During the period of Emperor Taizong, the Qilu area was also in turmoil.
It even happened that King Liu Xingju of Jibei took advantage of the opportunity of the main force of the imperial court to go north to expel the Xiongnu, and raised an army to rebel!
From the time of the late emperor to the present day, the kings of Qilu and the scholar-bureaucrats and nobles have not been of the same mind as Chang'an, and it is not a day or two ago.
When Wu and Chu were in rebellion, if the late emperor had not sent Dou Ying in advance to gather the Xingyang soldiers and Zhao soldiers, I am afraid that the Wu-Chu rebellion would have turned from four kings (King Wu, King Chu, King Zhao, and King Huainan) to seven kings and eight kings.
The king rebels!
But no one dares to offend such a powerful political force.
They have no power now, but what about in the future?
Who can guarantee that they will not come to power in the future? (To be continued.)
