Regarding the custom of sacrificial burial, His Majesty Li Er could not say that he approved or disliked it. This was a way to show his full strength and ability, and he could bring some of what he enjoyed while alive to another world to continue to enjoy.
Qin Shihuang, the emperor of the ages, was the most domineering. He even wanted to have an army bury him with him! He conquered the world and unified the eight wastelands to achieve an unprecedented hegemony, and he also wanted to bring this great power that shocked the past and the present.
Taking his achievements underground, he continued to lead the Qin cavalry, which was invincible in the world, to sweep away the people and challenge Shang, Tang and Zhou Wu...
Of course this is impossible.
To bury an entire army will inevitably lead to military morale instability and the collapse of the empire...
Employing people to be buried is an extremely noble treatment and demonstrates class privileges.
But now that Fang Jun said this, His Majesty Li Er thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense.
Even if the top nobleman dies, how many people can be used to bury him? Mozi once said that after the emperor dies, the number of people who will be buried can range from a hundred to dozens.
Originally, according to His Majesty Li Er, only a hundred people were buried after the emperor died. How many other nobles could be buried? It could be as many as a dozen or as few as a few. This is not a problem at all. But now Fang Jun said this,
His Majesty Li Er suddenly woke up!
How many noble families are there in this world?
If everyone is buried as a sacrifice after death, how many people will be needed?
The most important thing is that once this trend becomes popular and everyone imitates it, how many young people will be killed by fire and filled into tombs to die?
These are all subjects under his rule, Li Er!
"How do you plan to start?" His Majesty Li Er asked in a deep voice.
As long as it concerns the foundation of his rule and his great achievements, His Majesty Li Er will instantly turn into that cold-blooded and ruthless demon king. He can even lift a butcher's knife for his own brothers, let alone some nobles who eat nothing but corpses?
Fang Jun was overjoyed and said quickly: "It's very simple. Shoot the man first, shoot the horse first, and capture the thief first, capture the king! The Yuan family is the pillar of the Guanlong Group and one of the cores of the 'Eight Pillars Kingdom'. Among the nobles in the world
The influence within it is transcendent. As long as the Yuan family is severely suppressed and punished for violating the "Zhenguan Law" which prohibits human beings from being buried, it will definitely shock the world and kill one to serve as a warning to others!"
His Majesty Li Er looked at the son-in-law in front of him with great interest, his beloved general!
Are you saying that he is a newborn calf and is not afraid of tigers?
Or is it that he doesn’t know how high the sky is and how high he is?
No matter what, looking at the Tang Dynasty, there was probably only one Fang Jun who dared to say such cruel words as "kill one to serve as a warning to hundreds" to the Yuan family!
His Majesty Li Er likes this kind of courage very much!
"Know yourself and your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without being defeated. Although the Yuan family is low-key, its power is deeply rooted and is not trivial. You must not underestimate the enemy."
His Majesty Li Er warned.
Fang Jun was full of confidence: "Your Majesty, don't worry, how can I be a reckless person?"
His Majesty Li Er held his forehead and was speechless: "Aren't you reckless?"
Fang Jun grinned in embarrassment: "Then... Since Wei Chen proposed that the Jingzhao Mansion set up a newspaper to control and manipulate public opinion, then naturally he would not go into battle shirtless before the critical moment. There are many people in the DPRK who are excited and looking forward to doing it.
For the censors and officials who are embarking on a career, they will naturally act as pawns."
Only then did His Majesty Li Er understand Fang Jun's plan.
The imperial censors and officials in the court formed their own group, which was called the "Qingliu" among the people. Most of them were the disciples of saints with outstanding literary talents and had read poetry and books. The leader of this "Qingliu" was Song Guogong Xiao Yu, whose fundamental strength was even greater.
They come from the Jiangnan gentry and Shandong aristocratic families. After all, when it comes to the achievements of articles, the mighty Guanlong Group is far inferior.
The strength of Guanlong Group lies in "pragmatism"...
If public opinion can be manipulated to make the people of the world turn against the Yuan family, the Qingliu censors in the DPRK will naturally be willing to rely on Fang Jun's Jiwei to attack the Guanlong Group. If they gain fame and can suppress the Guanlong Group, why not
?
His Majesty Li Er nodded happily.
A truly mature politician does not need to have experienced hundreds of battles to win every battle, but must know how to judge the situation and use the knife to kill people...
Good boy, he has a bright future!
*****
When Yuan Renhui returned to the house, a maid came forward to change his clothes, brought warm water to cleanse his hands and face, and handed over a clean and fragrant silk handkerchief. He wiped off the water stains on his face and hands, and threw the silk handkerchief to the maid
, Yuan Renhui then sat on the ladder and picked up the newly brewed fine Longjing, and took a shallow sip.
Thinking of the message sent by Dugu Cheng just now, the tea that originally had a long and sweet flavor suddenly became tasteless.
Fang Jun, this stick, actually dared to use the Yuan family as a raft!
Do I still want to buy these expensive teas every year to help him accumulate wealth?
Just when I was about to give the order that the government would no longer allow tea leaves from the Fang Family Tea Garden to be purchased, I then thought about which of the top aristocrats in the Tang Dynasty today did not drink this kind of tea and treat guests with it?
The Fang family's Longjing and Yangxian black tea are the finest teas. Other teas are imitated by the Fang family's technology, and the difference cannot be calculated. If the Yuan family changed the tea, it would be equivalent to lowering the quality of their own tea.
, wouldn’t it mean that you would be looked down upon by others?
I had no choice but to endure it for life, but my irritability only increased.
He raised his eyes and looked out the window. The leaves were rustling, the north wind was howling, and everything in the mansion was covered with pristine elements. It had been more than a month since the funeral of my nephew Yuan Huaiming, but the sad atmosphere in the mansion had not dissipated much...
Just as he was sighing, a servant came to report: "Third Master, please come and discuss important matters."
Yuan Renhui put down the tea cup, stood up, and let the maid behind him put on a large cloak for him. Then he walked out of the door and walked along the corridor in the courtyard to another cross-courtyard.
In a house with "Deshan Hall" written on the door plaque, I pushed the door open and entered.
The title of this hall comes from the famous sentence in "Shangshu", "Zhengde promotes good health and achieves perfection."
There is no charcoal basin burning in the Deshan Hall, nor is the earth dragon burning. It is cold, lonely, and gloomy.
As soon as Yuan Renhui entered the room, she shivered from the cold. She walked to the hall and saluted a skinny old man sitting alone on a futon: "My nephew pays homage to my uncle."
"Um."
The old man's gray eyebrows twitched slightly, but he did not raise his eyes, and just gave a faint hum.
His eyes were half-closed, his face was thin and his cheekbones were bulging. His huge aquiline nose, which was always extremely disproportionate to his face, almost occupied half of his face. His thin lips were as sharp as a knife blade, and he had deep nasolabial folds on his face when he didn't smile.
There was also a chilly air at that time.
The thin body was kneeling on the futon, and the plain white clothes made it even more cold...
Yuan Renhui stood for a while, feeling uncomfortable all over, and didn't know how to answer the question, so he had to say bluntly: "My nephew went to Jingzhao Mansion Yamen to find Dugu Cheng at the order of his uncle, and explained the Yuan family's intentions. But that was
Fang Jun seems unwilling to let it go and is determined to get to the bottom of this matter and bring justice to the Ding family."
"justice?"
The old man suddenly raised his head, his two cold eyes were like two sharp swords piercing Yuan Renhui's eyes, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "How dare he say justice? I only had a son at the age of fifty, but I never thought of it in vain.
How can it be fair to give away people with black hair? How can I be fair if I have fought and fought bloody battles all my life but had to live in a corner anonymously? Now I am just using two cheap maids to bury my son who died in infancy. He wants to talk to me about justice.
? Those two lowly maidservants can follow my son to work underground as cattle and horses. That is their blessing from their previous lives! They are untouchables and trash like ants. It is fair. They deserve it too!"
The more the old man spoke, the angrier and angrier he became, and his emotions were agitated. Both of his eyes were red, as terrifying as a wild wolf that chooses people to eat!
Yuan Renhui sighed helplessly.
It’s the same thing again…
This old man's name is Yuan Xin, and he is the half-brother of Yuan Zheng, the head of the family, and Yuan Zhou, the second master.
Yuan Xuan had been extremely brave since he was a child, and had the unstoppable courage of the three armies. In addition, he was favored by his two brothers at a young age, so he developed a surly and violent temperament, which made him extremely difficult to get along with. After entering the Sui Dynasty, the Yuan family gradually lost its former glory and was deeply loved.
Two generations of Sui emperors were afraid of him.
During the Daye period, the governor of Cizhou moved to Lingnan, and the general Qiu He was also dismissed for his crimes. Yuan's old man, Erzhou, had an old relationship with Qiu He, and traveled with him several times. Yuanzhou once again turned to Qiu He when he was drunk with wine.
He said: "Shangguan Zheng is a strong man. Now he has moved to Lingbiao. Wouldn't it be a good time to do something big?" Then he laughed at Qiu He: "If it were a public man, it would be in vain." "If it were you, nothing could be done..."