Chapter 8: The new emperor Zhu You, the country name Tianyou
The world now belongs to Daliang. The late emperor Zhu Wen was posthumously named Emperor Xingtian. Thirty years ago, Zhu Wen rose up and established the current Daliang, ending that turbulent era for the people of the world. Zhu Wen settled the imperial capital in Chang'an.
The imperial capital of the previous dynasty was also in Chang'an.
Although Zhu Wen had been in power for more than 20 years, he had not accomplished any great achievements that could be described in thousands of words by future generations, but his unification of the world was enough to be remembered by future generations, at least not by others.
Later generations were embarrassed because they didn't know what was engraved on his tombstone. It stands to reason that Zhu Wen was actually a
He was a diligent emperor. He danced when the chickens danced and went to bed at moonrise. This is the best portrayal of Zhu Wen's life and rest time. But unfortunately, the Liang Dynasty had just been established at that time. At the beginning of the birth of a political power, he often encountered various problems.
, for example, the issue of the importance of civil and military affairs is a big issue that has worried Zhu Wen for half his life.
When a country is being conquered, military generals throw their heads and blood on the battlefield, but once a country is defeated, when a country is stabilized, it is the civilian officials who are on the sidelines to make suggestions.
So Zhu Wen really has a headache as to whether civil servants or military commanders are more important. He can't just appoint civil servants as civil servants if they are useful, and abandon military commanders as they are useless. If he really does this, wouldn't it mean that those who have been with him will be allowed to join him?
Are the warriors who conquered the country heartbroken?
But Zhu Wen also knew that whether a country could develop stably for a long time was not decided by military generals who could only ride horses and kill people, but by those scholars who were powerless but could talk the world.
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Someone once said that the scholar is powerless, but the pen can kill the heart.
Since scholars can kill people's hearts, they can also retain people's hearts. The king and the people are like water and a boat. The water can carry the boat and capsize it. Therefore, the scholar at this time is not useless.
The civil and military camps were also at loggerheads in the court. He said his reasons, he said his reasons. Zhu Wen himself was a mortal. He did not have the eyes to see black and white clearly, and he did not have the power of the world to see clearly.
Everything is in my chest, so
At this time, the emperor would sit on the dragon chair, just like sitting on a hot pot. He was at a loss and didn't know what to do. Later, Zhu Wen saw through it and simply let them quarrel. Let them make trouble, as long as my country
It's still here, you can do whatever you want.
Therefore, until Zhu Wen died, he did not solve the problem of civil and military affairs in the court, but left this problem to the young emperor Zhu You who had just ascended the throne and was only 20 years old.
It is said that when Zhu You ascended the throne, the sky was filled with auspicious clouds, and the golden Buddha's light illuminated the entire city of Chang'an. After this auspicious light was seen by the imperial guards who observed the sky and the night stars, they sighed that this was a rare event in a thousand years.
Later, some people figured out that Zhu You, the emperor, was blessed with a thousand years of luck and was the master who could make the world enjoy a hundred years of peace.
But later, some people said that there was a sinking star in front of the Ziwei star that blocked the light of Ziwei, so there would definitely be a woman next to the emperor who would ruin the world and bring disaster to the country and the people.
Whenever the little emperor Zhu You heard this, he would smile slightly. Qimen Dunjia watched the stars and read fortunes, listening to half of the good things and discarding the half of the bad ones.
Zhu You's accession to the throne was originally not expected by others. One reason was that Daliang was unstable and the emperor was young and ignorant, so he would inevitably believe the slanders of corrupt officials. The other reason was that Zhu You was arrogant and not a wise king.
temper.
Why do some people say that Zhu You is arrogant?
Just because after Zhu You ascended the throne, he changed the name of the country to Tianyou in a rebellious manner. The name of the country is the same as that of the emperor. The meaning of Tianyou is to bless the world. This is an idea that has never been thought of by emperors from ancient times to the present.
Using their own names as the name of the country, those Qin Tianjian who are said to be able to see through five thousand years of history
After hearing the news, many people accepted the advice, but Emperor Zhu You simply threw it into the furnace without even looking at it. After knowing the truth, the heavenly masters began to kneel in front of the main hall, trying to change the little emperor.
However, until someone knelt down and died in the main hall, the country's title was not changed.
A Qin Tianjian once said this to the young emperor: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, no emperor has dared to change the name of the country to his own name. Such behavior will bring about divine punishment. For the sake of the people of the world, it is better to change the name of the country.
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"Is there any precedent?" the little emperor asked without raising his head.
"Never!"
"Why are you cursing my country? Cursing my people?" the little emperor glared.
"But such behavior will really attract divine punishment!"
"You have never encountered such a situation, how did you know that you would be punished by God?" the little emperor asked again.
"This..." Qin Tianjian was speechless.
"You are not saying that I have been blessed with luck for thousands of years, so what's wrong with me sharing my luck with my country and my people?" the little emperor asked three times.
"This..." Qin Tianjian was still speechless.
In the end, no one in the imperial city mentioned this matter to the young emperor.
To this day, those stargazing Qin Tianjian will sigh helplessly when mentioning the name of the country, and whisper: "What an evil!"
But no matter what others say, Zhu You has never changed his mind. Changing the country's name was the first thing Zhu You did that made people think he was sinful. Then solving the civil and military issues was the second thing Zhu You did.
I feel like it’s something that’s extremely rebellious.
The civil and military issue has always been regarded as a serious problem by the late emperor Zhu Wen. After Zhu You ascended the throne, he directly announced to the world that from now on, civilian officials were not allowed to participate in the military and military generals were not allowed to handle government affairs!
After this imperial decree was passed down, it directly caused an uproar among the civil and military officials. Although the civil and military issues were completely solved, this way of handling it was a bit too extreme, so some officials did not agree with this approach. Even if the civil and military issues were completely resolved,
There is a contradiction between them, but it is not completely divided into two parts, right? After all, civil servants cannot fight wars, and military generals cannot manage the army, so civil and military affairs should complement each other.
Later, for three days and two nights before all the civil and military officials knelt in the main hall, just when everyone thought that the world was about to be in chaos, the little emperor actually walked out. You must know that the original Qin Tianjian knelt for half a month, and the emperor did not
I came out to take a look, but the emperor came out today. Could it be that the little emperor had figured it out?
After Zhu You came out, he called two people. The first was Wang Hongxi, the first general in the founding of the country, and the second was Chen Xingxiu, the first assistant prime minister in the court.
"Wang Hongxi." Zhu You, wearing a dragon robe, shouted to Wang Hongxi expressionlessly.
"I'm here!"
"Why are you kneeling here today?" Zhu You asked sharply.
"I request your Majesty to take back the edict."
"Which decree?" Zhu You asked again.
"Chinese people do not participate in military affairs, and military personnel do not care about government affairs."
"Chen Xingxiu." Zhu You turned to look at Chen Xingxiu next to Wang Hongxi.
"Old minister is here!"
"Why are you kneeling here today?" Zhu You asked.
"I also request you to take back the edict." Chen Xingxiu and Wang Hongxi gave the same answer.
"Which edict?" Zhu You asked the same question.
"Chinese people do not participate in military affairs, and military personnel do not care about government affairs."
After Zhu You finished asking, he waved his sleeves and then looked at the vast crowd of civil and military officials kneeling on the ground outside the hall. Everyone lowered their heads, and no one knew what kind of medicine the emperor bought in his gourd.
"Please, Your Majesty, take back your order!"
Wang Hongxi started, followed by the civil and military officials who shouted three times in unison.
The three calls of withdrawal echoed in the solemn palace, shocking the hearts of the people.
"Wang Hongxi!"
After everyone finished shouting, Emperor Zhu You opened his mouth and shouted again.
"I'm here!"
"I ask you, are civil servants useful?"
"have!"
Emperor Zhu You turned around and looked at Chen Xingxiu and shouted: "I am asking you, are generals useful?"
"Yes!" Chen Xingxiu lowered his head and shouted.
"Since you all know that there is no distinction between civil and military affairs, civil servants are good at writing, and military generals are good at martial arts, why do you bother me to distinguish between you? We are all brothers, how can I give up unless it is absolutely necessary? We are all brothers, I don't know which one is better.
It’s more important to me, I just know that I can’t live without anyone!”
After saying this, Zhu You turned around and walked back to the palace.
The civil and military officials who were kneeling all over the hall were left looking at each other in confusion. I don't know who raised the head later, stood up and slowly exited the hall. Anyway, in less than an hour, only Chen Xingxiu and Wang Hongxi were left in the hall.
"After fighting for half a lifetime, the late emperor couldn't do anything to us, and finally let a twenty-year-old little emperor take care of us." Wang Hongxi smiled helplessly, then stood up and reached out to pull up the old and frail Chen Xingxiu.
"Actually, our hearts have long been like a mirror, but no one wants to let go." Chen Xingxiu stroked his white beard and smiled with relief.
The civil and military officials did not see this scene. They would never have imagined that two people who had barely come to blows in front of the late emperor and who were more enemies than enemies could actually walk out of the palace hall today talking and laughing together.
If a third person saw this scene, wouldn't they feel like they were daydreaming?
You must know that it is more difficult to reconcile Wang Hongxi, the first general of Daliang, and Chen Xingxiu, the first assistant of Daliang, than to conquer the country. At least the late emperor conquered the country, but he never allowed the two to reconcile.
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In the end, Emperor Zhu You did not implement the seemingly absurd, but actually absurd, edict. However, Emperor Zhu You solved the problem that had troubled the late Emperor Zhu Wen for most of his life. From then on, in the court of Daliang, there was no distinction between civil and military affairs.
No one dares to mention the idea of Wen and Wu favoring Wu anymore, and they have no shame to mention it.
Only through this incident did all the civil and military officials understand that this little emperor, who was so arrogant as to regard his name as the title of his country, was indeed not simple. Although he did not know whether it was true or not that he was blessed with a thousand years of luck, at least in terms of government affairs he was indeed
A bit stronger than the late emperor.
Originally, some people thought that the young emperor was still inexperienced and could manage the city well, but not the country enough. The Great Qin Dynasty, Qin II was the best example, so people began to spread rumors in the market, saying that the beam would not be able to survive the next year.
It has been passed down to this day that Daliang is still the same Daliang, the little emperor is still the little emperor, and the country's name is still the same, but there is no distinction between civil and military affairs in the court of Daliang.