"PS: Thank you to all the book friends who have been with you all the way~ In the next few days, I will write some thoughts about the new book in the postscript, and invite all book friends to participate. The subject matter of the new book will be based on the suggestions of the book friends. Having said that,
After writing the last scene of the protagonist, I was really emotional and felt uncomfortable.』
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In the sixteenth year of Wei Zhaowu, Wei finally conquered all other countries and unified the Central Plains.
However, considering that there were still people in Han, Qi, Chu, Qin and other places who were dissatisfied with Wei's rule, and they still had many conflicts with the Wei people, so in the spring of the 17th year, Wei King Zhao Run changed his reign name to "Jianhe" and devoted himself to communication.
The conflicts between the people of Wei, Han, Qi, Chu, and Qin.
Therefore, the seventeenth year of Zhaowu was the first year of Jianhe.
In the same year, Wei general Sima An died of illness, and Wei King Zhao Run gave Sima An the posthumous title of Liehou.
After that, Bai Fangming, Sima An's deputy general, served as the governor of Hexi.
At the beginning of the first year of Jianhe, at the suggestion of the minister Jie Ziu of the Inner Dynasty, King Zhao Run of Wei consecrated Zen to worship heaven on Mount Tai, declaring that the world had ended the age of kingdoms and entered the age of a unified empire.
The king of Wei, Zhao Run, was also revered as the "Emperor Wu" of Wei.
At this time, veteran cabinet ministers Li Liang and Xu Guan were already old, but they still insisted on accompanying Wei King Zhao Run to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven. They died with a smile after offering sacrifices to heaven. Wei Emperor Zhao Run was deeply saddened.
In the sixth year of the same year, Wei Emperor Zhao Run summoned Jie Ziyu, Wei Yang, Zhang Qigong, Kaifangdi, Guan Zhong, Bao Shu and other civil servants to the Ganlu Hall to discuss the general strategy of governing the country, hoping that Wei would change from "pacifying the world" to "ruling the world".
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At this time, the biggest hidden danger of the Wei State was not only the conflicts among the people of Wei, Qin, Chu, Han, and Qi under its rule, but also the major unrest factor of the old aristocrats of various countries.
The power of the old nobles of various countries, including the Ying family, the Zhao family, the Tian family of Qi, the Xiong family of Chu and other nobles of the old Qin State, after they obeyed the Wei State, the power of their families was not greatly weakened. Under Wei Emperor Zhao
With Run's tacit approval, he still governed the local area on behalf of the imperial court.
Therefore, people like Jie Ziu, Wei Yang, Zhang Qigong, Guan Zhong, Bao Shu and others believed that this move was not conducive to the long-term stability of the country. Therefore, Jie Ziu and others proposed to abolish the enfeoffment system, weaken the kings of cities, and strengthen the functions of counties and counties.
However, this suggestion was opposed by the Zongfu Zongzheng Zhao Sheng.
Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao, believed that if the functions of counties and counties were strengthened, the enfeoffment system was abolished, and the kings of cities were weakened, this would completely dissolve the Zhao royal family and the old nobles such as the Ying family, the Xiong family, and the Tian family, and create new ones representing the imperial court.
The gentry class replaced them.
Zhao Sheng's opposition was successively opposed by many great nobles of the Wei state, including Yan Wang Zhao Jiang, Huan Wang Zhao Xuan, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan, Hedong Shou Wei Ji, Lantian Jun Ying banished, Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng, etc.
At this time, the most serious disputes and conflicts broke out between the old aristocratic forces and the gentry and bureaucratic class.
In September, Emperor Zhao Run of the Wei Dynasty, against all opinions, abolished the feudal system and strengthened the functions of counties and counties. However, the kings of the cities who had previously been granted fiefs were not among them. As an appeasement to the nobles, they would never take back their fiefdoms unless their direct blood relatives were cut off.
Yap.
At this point, the contradiction between the old aristocratic forces of Wei and the gentry of Wei was temporarily reconciled, but in essence, the former was destined to be surpassed or even replaced by the latter.
In order to better strengthen the functions of counties and counties, the imperial court divided the world into forty-six counties, with left and right prime ministers. The left prime minister was Jie Zizi, who led the inner dynasty. The right prime minister was Zhai Huang, who led the Tiance Mansion on behalf of the emperor. They did not know each other.
put one's oar in.
But even so, it still couldn't stop the situation where the imperial court was powerful and Tiance Mansion was weak.
The reason is very simple. First, the imperial court has a military department that is mainly responsible for war logistics and transportation, which can suppress Tiance Mansion. Now that the world is at peace, Tiance Mansion has basically no place to use it, unless it goes on an expedition to the grasslands beyond the Great Wall to expand its territory again.
In order to suppress the imperial court, especially the inner dynasty, Wei ministers such as Zhao Sheng, Wei Feng, Tian Tao, Xiong Sheng, etc., implored the Censor to increase the power of the Censor. The Censor has benefited from this, and the Censor has now become the chief minister in the court, in addition to the left and right prime ministers.
, third-party power forces mutually constrain the relationships between civil servants and generals, aristocrats and noble families.
In addition to the struggle between the forces of the DPRK and China, the Wei State also issued a decree that year, advocating the "Su's Weights and Measures" originally formulated by Wei Emperor Zhao Run, making it the only measurement standard in the country.
Furthermore, the left prime minister Jie Zizi proposed to abolish the scripts of other countries so that everyone in the world could speak and write the Wei script.
This proposal was almost opposed by most of the remnants of the old kingdoms, but was supported by the Wei people.
It is worth mentioning that the alliance between the Zhao royal family of Wei and the Xiong family, Ying family, Tian family, Han family, etc. that originally jointly opposed the "abolition of the feudal system" was almost collapsed.
However, just when the ministers were arguing with each other, Wei Emperor Zhao Run made an arbitrary decision. He even abandoned the old characters of Wei State and ordered the Imperial Academy to use the old Wei characters as the backbone to absorb the old characters.
The scripts of various countries will be reorganized into a set of scripts and relatively simplified to make them a common script used by the country in the future.
As soon as this decree came out, people from Wei, Qin, Chu, Qi, Han, etc. were all shocked by it.
But because this matter was relatively fair, no one had anything to say.
In comparison, the Wei people were the most dissatisfied, but due to the great power of Wei Emperor Zhao Run, the matter had to be left alone.
All in all, in the first year of Jianhe, the Wei court established the "Shu Tongwen", "The Carts Tongrail", "Unity Measurement" and other decrees that would benefit future generations, and under the power of Wei Emperor Zhao Run, these reforms
Smooth implementation.
In the spring of the second year of Jianhe, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan accidentally fell off his horse and died while riding drunk.
Wei Emperor Zhao Run was very sad, so the imperial court came to comfort his family and appointed Tian Dan to lead the suppression of the rebels and Tian Wu as deputy general.
A few years later, Tian Wuxian died of an old injury due to alcoholism, and his son Tian Tian was promoted as deputy general.
A few years later, Tian Dan resigned as a general in old age and recommended Tian Tian to take charge of suppressing the rebel army. Wei Emperor Zhao Run agreed.
In the summer of the second year of Jianhe, Donghu united with Lou Fan to attack Jijun of Wei State again. Wei generals Shaohu and Qin Kai sent troops to resist.
In this battle, the old general Shao Hu died on the way. Qin Kai asked Tiance Mansion for help, and Tiance Mansion sent King Zhao Jiang of Yan to support him.
In the autumn of the third year of Jianhe, Lin Hu and the Xiongnu also came out of Yinshan and tried to recapture the Hetao. Zhao Yue, the defender of Shuofang, asked Lian Pi, the former guard of the central fortress, for help, and Lian Pi asked for reinforcements.
In the spring of the fourth year of Jianhe's reign, Emperor Wei ordered Lian Pi to be the commander-in-chief. He led Taiyuan to guard Lecheng, Yanmen to guard Han Chi (son of Han Wu), and Shangdang to guard Jiang Bi to attack Lin Hu and the Xiongnu.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the Shangdang guard Jiang Bi died, and the Tiance Mansion ordered King Huan Zhao Xuan to lead Jin Pai, Han Xu and other generals to replace the Shangdang army in the northern expedition.
In the spring of the fifth year of Jianhe's reign, Longxi County was attacked by the Western Qiang. Wei Ji, the defender of Hedong, sent a petition to support Longxi, and the Wei Emperor agreed.
A few days later, Tiance Mansion ordered Hedong to guard Wei Ji, and led Gongsun Qi, Marquis of Wuxin, and Wang Jian, Marquis of Changxin, to attack the Western Qiang.
This battle lasted for a whole year. In the end, Wei Ji, the king of Lintao, defeated the Xiqiang and defended Longxi County. However, due to his physical condition, he had to stay in Longxi County to recuperate.
However, not long after, Wei Ji died of illness in Lintao, Longxi. It is said that he died with a smile on his face.
Afterwards, considering the threat of the Western Qiang, the Tiance Mansion ordered Wang Jian to guard Longxi, so that he could attack the Western Qiang so that the Western Qiang would not dare to invade Wei again.
In the same year, Hejian Shou Yanju died of illness.
In the blink of an eye, ten years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, under the impartial governance of the Wei Emperor, the conflicts between the Wei people and the Qin people, Chu people, Qi people, and Korean people were greatly alleviated, and they gradually became harmonious with each other.
Both the Wei Emperor and the imperial court believed that this event was worthy of celebration, so in the spring of the 11th year of Jianhe's reign, the reign name was changed to "Yanhe" in order to continue peace.
The eleventh year of Jianhe was the "first year of Yanhe".
It has to be said that the Jianhe period was the most critical decade for the Wei State after it unified the Central Plains. Under the governance of Wei Emperor Zhao Run, the Wei State continued to develop with bumps and bumps, and tried its best to avoid internal strife among the people in various parts of the country.
Infighting between nobles and gentry was avoided.
But in these ten years, Wei also lost many outstanding talents.
For example, Zheng Tu, the Minister of Rites, Tao Ji, the Minister of War, Tang Zheng, the Minister of Punishments, Chu Shuli, the Prime Minister of Daliang Mansion, Yang Yu, the Minister of Dali Temple, Meng Wei, the Minister of Works, etc. Not only did the six ministers of the imperial court almost have a blood exchange, but even
At that time, many people including governors, county magistrates, etc. in various counties and counties in Wei State also passed away.
In the early years of Yanhe, Zhao Sheng, the king of the Zongfu Zongzheng Yao, passed away, and the Wei Emperor appointed his brother Zhao Xin as Zongzheng.
In the same year, Xiong Sheng, Lord of Liyang, passed away.
In the second year of Yanhe, King Zhao Jiang of Yan defeated Donghu, but unfortunately he died on the way back. The news spread to Luoyang, and Emperor Wei felt deeply sad.
In the same year, Wang Jian, the governor of Longxi, launched a large-scale attack on the Western Qiang and severely damaged the Western Qiang, causing them to retreat hundreds of miles westward.
In the same year, Lu Balong, the leader of the Lun tribe, died due to addiction to drinking and sex.
Three years of Yanhe...
The fourth year of Yanhe...
Until the tenth year of Yanhe, after twenty years of governance, Wei became increasingly stable and its national power was growing.
At this time, Wei Emperor Zhao Run was already seventy years old. Among the Zongwei generals, Shen Yu, Wei Jiao, Lu Mu and others had all passed away one after another. Even Mu Qing, the youngest Zongwei general, was over seventy years old at this time.
Ten years ago, he was very old.
One day, Emperor Wei Zhao Run summoned Mu Qing to the palace and said with a smile: "When I was fourteen years old, I made an appointment with all the ministers. In the future, I would be the king of leisure in the prosperous times.
At its peak, even if I am not here, the prince can still take charge of the country. I wonder if you still have the strength to ride with me across the territory and witness the prosperity of our great Wei Dynasty?"
Mu Qing was overjoyed when he heard this and said with a smile: "I have been waiting for this day for more than fifty years!"
After returning to the mansion, Mu Qing happily called his children and grandchildren, relayed the wishes of Wei Emperor Zhao Run, and asked his children and grandchildren to prepare everything they needed for the trip.
Unexpectedly, Mu Qing passed away that night because he was so emotional.
The next day, his son Mu Yu came to the palace to report the bad news. Wei Emperor Zhao Run was stunned for a long time and sighed.
A month later, Wei Emperor Zhao Run invited Zuo Prime Minister Jie Zigui to the palace to discuss with him the succession of the throne.
Since Prince Zhao Wei has been the crown prince for forty years and has more than ten years of experience in supervising the country, even if Zhao Run passes the throne to Zhao Wei, it will not have any impact on the Wei State.
In contrast, the problem lies in the attitude of Prince Zhao Wei.
According to the records of the Shang Palace Bureau, one day the Emperor of Wei summoned the prince to the palace and talked about passing on the throne, but the prince showed little interest.
When asked about the reason, the prince replied: "My father's great achievements have been unparalleled throughout the ages, and there will be no successors. When my son succeeds to the throne, he thinks that he cannot imitate his father. How can he be interested?"
When the Emperor of Wei heard this, he angrily scolded the prince: "You are the king of human beings, and you are serving the people of the country. How can you satisfy your selfish desires?!"
Although he scolded the prince angrily, Wei Emperor Zhao Run still decided to pass on the throne. After all, his health was deteriorating at this time and he could not support it for long.
The imperial court announced to the public that the new emperor would be crowned.
At this time, Queen Mi Jiang, Qin Concubine Ying Ying, Su Ran, Oona, Zhao Ying, Zhao Que, Yang Yan Xing and other daughters had all passed away. This made Zhao Run, who had gradually stepped down from state affairs, feel inexplicably lonely.
In the spring of the eleventh year of Yanhe, Wei Emperor Zhao Run was seriously ill. He thought that his time was short, so he refused the company of his sons and took the eunuch Gao He to Zhaowu Palace.
Zhaowu Hall, formerly known as "Wende Hall", was changed from the posthumous name of his father, "Wende Emperor Zhao Si". In this palace, many of Zhao Run's precious collections are displayed. These collections carry his life.
memory.
Walking into the Zhaowu Hall, there were flags on both sides. They were all the flags of famous generals in the world, including Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, Xiong Hu, the king of Pingyu, Hetian Dan, Xiang Mo, Le Yi, Xiang Juan and Gongsun.
Qi, Wang Jian, Qin Kai, Li Mu and many other famous generals and flags.
On the walls on both sides of the palace, there are paintings of all the battles that Zhao Run experienced in his life.
For example, the strokes on the left hand side of the door are "Emperor Wu breaks Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuotu", which refers to Zhao Run's first battle.
Looking at this painting with his hands behind his back, Zhao Run felt deeply moved.
In addition to the "Picture of Emperor Wu's Possession of Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo", there are also "Four Kingdoms' Attack on Chu", "The Battle of Hangu in Wei and Qin", "The Battle of Wei and Han's Northern Frontier", "Thousand Miles of Winter Attack", "The Battle of Three Sichuan in Wei and Qin", "
"The First Battle of the Central Plains Kingdoms", "The Kingdoms Defeated Wei", "The Second Battle of the Central Plains Kingdoms", etc. It is no exaggeration to say that the entire walls of Zhaowu Hall are all painted with Zhao Run's life.
The battles experienced.
"Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo..."
Pointing at the figures on the mural, Zhao Run seemed to be introducing the great eunuch Gao He, as if muttering to himself, while moving slowly, he said slowly: "Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu, Han Wangran, Han Lihou Han Wu, Qi Zuo
Prime Minister Zhao Zhao, Lord Shouling Jingshe, General Xiang Mo of Chu, General Xiang Kuan of Chu, Lord Xiong Shang of Diyang, Li Mu the guardian of Yanmen, Le Yi, Tian Dan, Qin Kai, Han Shanggu guardian Ma She, Xu
Li, Sima Shang, Sima Tao, Lian Pi, Cheng, Han Xu, Han Dang, Marquis of Yin, Han Yang, Jin Piao, Bao Yuan, Ma Kuo, son of Ma She, Tian Ao, Tian Wu, Tian Tao, Xiong Sheng, Xiong Wu, Lord of Guling
, Chu Shuijun, Ji Wu, Huan Hu, Chen Shou..."
Listening to Zhao Run's words, even though the eunuch Gao He was familiar with these people and these things, he couldn't help but feel excited.
Just because the majesty in front of me has defeated too many opponents in his life. As the prince Zhao Wei said, he is truly unprecedented and unprecedented.
Moving to the depths of the hall, Zhao Run sat on the only seat in the hall, looking at the murals and flags in the hall.
"well."
He sighed and murmured: "They are all gone... Some of the familiar faces were sent to their graves by me myself, while some died of old age, and I am the only one left..."
Having said this, he suddenly chuckled.
Seeing this, the eunuch Gao He asked doubtfully: "Why is your majesty laughing?"
Zhao Run shook his head and had no intention of explaining.
In fact, he was amused because he, who initially had no intention of inheriting the throne, eventually became the monarch and has been on the throne for more than forty years.
More than forty years...
At the beginning, he wanted to be a leisurely king in the prosperous times, aiming to nestle in the red and green mountains, but the country was weak. Now, the Wei country is extremely powerful, but he no longer has that energy.
More importantly, the old people around me passed away one after another.
Taking a long breath, Zhao Run sat on the dragon chair and closed his eyes to rest.
After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly heard someone calling him.
He opened his eyes and was shocked to see Queen Mi Jiang and Qin Concubine Ying Ying coming to his side at some point, and Mi Jiang's right hand gently resting on the back of his hand.
"you……"
There was a bit of surprise on Zhao Run's face, because he saw Mi Jiang and Ying Ying in front of him, just as young as when he first met them.
"I see……"
After a moment of shock, Zhao Run showed a look of relief on his face and allowed Mi Jiang and Ying Ying to hold his hands and slowly walk out of the palace.
When he was about to walk out of Zhaowu Hall, Zhao Run couldn't help but look back and saw the murals in the hall and the flags of the generals.
"Although I have not been able to realize the ambition of the 'Xian King' in this life, I have dedicated all my energy to the Wei Dynasty so that there will be no more disputes in the Central Plains and all people can live and work in peace and contentment... Come to think of it, this is not the case.
Is this a failed life? Haha!』
After taking a deep look inside the palace, Zhao Run took Mi Jiang and Ying Ying and walked out of the palace.
His Highness's sunlight was so dazzling that Zhao Run subconsciously closed his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, he saw many carriages parked outside the palace. In front of these carriages, Oona, Yang Yanxing,
Zhao Ying, Zhao Que and the girls, as well as the ten clan guards, Shen Yu, Wei Jiao, Lu Mu, Gao Kuo, Zhong Zhao, He Miao, Zhu Gui, Chu Heng, Zhou Pu and Mu Qing, were all wearing hunting uniforms.
He led his mount outside the palace.
"Hey, are you taking too much time?" the elegant Zhao Ying said angrily.
"Sister!" Zhao Que quickly stopped his sister.
"Don't let me talk anymore?" Zhao Ying glared at her sister and said angrily: "Didn't he say that he wanted to go out to hunt?"
While Zhao Ying was complaining, Shen Yu and Wei Jiao walked up to Zhao Run, clasped their fists and said, "Your Majesty, we are ready."
Looking at the still young girls, and then at the equally young Shen Yu, Wei Jiao and others, Zhao Run showed a slight smile on his face and laughed loudly: "Let's go out to hunt in the palace. This time, no one can stop me.
I've been waiting..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Mu Qing exclaim: "Your Majesty, no, Du Shangshu and all the ministers are here to kill..."
"What?"
Zhao Run's expression changed drastically when he heard this, and he quickly said: "Quick, let's go!"
The girls boarded the carriage, Zhao Run and Zhu Zongwei got on their horses, and the group headed towards the palace gate.
During this period, Zhao Run looked back behind him and saw a large group of people chasing them. The leader was none other than Du You, the Minister of Rites.
It is worth mentioning that among these crowds, Zhao Run vaguely saw the faces of his father, Zhao Si, and his sixth uncle, Zhao Ren, who were chasing them angrily.
"Hahaha, hahahaha..."
Seeing that the people behind him could not catch up with them, Zhao Run laughed loudly, pointed in the direction of the palace gate, and shouted: "I have been waiting for this day for more than forty years! How can I allow anyone to ruin my good deeds again?"
?Go, rush straight out of the city!"
"yes!"
All the sect guards responded in unison.
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In the Zhaowu Hall, the eunuch Gao He saw Wei Emperor Zhao Run bowing his head lightly, and risking his disapproval, he probed his majesty's nose with trembling hands.
Immediately, his eyes filled with tears and he burst into tears.
After a long time, Gao He wiped his tears with his sleeves, walked out of the palace quickly, and with a slightly choked voice ordered the guards outside the palace: "Seal the palace gate immediately, and then invite the prince and the prime ministers on the left, Jie Zigui, Zhai Huang, and Zong Zhengzhao."
Letter, Qiu Yu, the imperial censor, and the others, come to Zhaowu Hall quickly... Go quickly, make sure there is no mistake!"
"yes!"
The guards responded and left.
In the spring and April of the eleventh year of Yanhe, Wei Emperor Zhao Run died at the age of seventy.
Afterwards, Prince Zhao Wei succeeded to the throne, the country was named "Yong'an", and his father was posthumously named "Emperor Wucheng".
Emperor Wucheng of Wei took charge of the army at the age of fourteen, ascended the throne at the age of twenty-five, and died at the age of seventy. He reigned for a total of forty-five years, held the army for fifty-six years, and went through dozens of battles.
Not a single defeat.
During the reign of Emperor Wucheng of the Wei Dynasty, the four reign titles of "Xing'an", "Zhaowu", "Jianhe" and "Yanhe" were successively used.
During this period, Wei's national power was at its peak and unprecedentedly powerful. It took thirty-six years to conquer all the countries in the Central Plains, and another twenty years to stabilize the country, which finally made Wei prosperous.
Later generations commented on Emperor Wucheng of the Wei Dynasty, saying that he was able to rule the country with literature and bring peace to the world with force, and he was the first to unify the Central Plains. Looking at the past dynasties, there are only a few people who can compare with this emperor.
It is worth mentioning that the epitaph of Emperor Wucheng of Wei Dynasty is very interesting. There is only one sentence engraved on it: My ambition in life was misunderstood by the country. It is a pity that I have not been able to achieve my wish in this life!
Could it be that Emperor Wucheng of Wei, who had made great achievements throughout the ages and unified the entire Central Plains, also had unfulfilled wishes?
Later generations were sincerely puzzled by this.
But no matter what, Wei Wucheng Emperor Zhao Run was still one of the few wise emperors and heroes in the history of the Central Plains. He laid a solid foundation for Wei and even the Central Plains, so that for hundreds of years after that, foreign races were still unable to invade the Central Plains, and all the people of the Central Plains could live and work in peace and contentment.
, wars and wars rarely occur.
The people of all counties and counties in the world appreciated his virtues and built many sacrificial temples one after another to worship Emperor Wucheng of Wei Zhao Run.