The general trend of the world is that the left and right cannot avoid a situation that will inevitably unite if it is divided for a long time, and it will be divided if it unites for a long time.
The dynasty is as beautiful as a dream.
There is no regime that remains unchanged for thousands of years, and no era can escape the fate of change. The old order will collapse and the new authority will fall.
Some people are working hard to be a paper framer for the past dynasty, tinkering with things, trying to support a piece of sky. Some people are adding oil and firewood under this dilapidated old house, and then lighting a fire, letting the flames purify the filth in this world.
When all the dust settled and all that was left of the dilapidated dynasty was the people's livelihood and their feathers. The remaining people just re-established a new political power amidst the ashes of the war.
Repeatedly, reincarnation after reincarnation.
Some people say that the collapse of a dynasty will always be accompanied by a group of remnants of the era and the elite of the era appearing on the stage of history.
Just like this decadent country of Han Dynasty.
There were Wang Mang and Liu Xiu in the Western Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Outstanding people can always ride the wind and rise.
But this statement is wrong. It should be said that times create heroes, rather than heroes creating times. Heroes just ride on the wind, rather than fanning their own wings and changing the general trend of the world.
If it weren't for the great changes in the late Han Dynasty, Liu Bei would have been just a down-and-out clan member, weaving mats and selling shoes, unable to achieve great success. Cao Cao would have been just a eunuch, and he would have been a second-rate family in the future. Not to mention Sun Quan, an ordinary wealthy family in Jiangdong
That's all.
The current situation is turbulent, and naturally heroes emerge in large numbers.
Just like the current emperor Liu Yu, although he is a direct descendant of Liu Xiu's eldest son Liu Jiang, his bloodline is far away, and it will not be his turn to be the emperor.
However, the country is easy to age, and time is hard to survive. The death of two generations of young emperors made it difficult to maintain the dilapidated country.
Many ministers could only recommend Liu Yu, who had the highest prestige and legal authority, to succeed him.
Luoyang, Chongde Hall.
Liu Yu, who was nearly sixty years old, was sitting on his knees at the banquet. He was not wearing emperor's clothes, but very simple clothes, even with patches on them. His hat was very old and had not been changed, and he was dressed very simply.
It's not that he is pretentious or trying to be frugal. It's just that he is like this, whether before he became the emperor or after he became the emperor, he is so simple and simple.
The ministers have also become accustomed to it. Interacting with Liu Yu is not like sitting and talking with the emperor, but like they were old friends with each other in Chang'an.
Today in the parliament, everyone is sitting in rows.
The average age of these old people is basically around sixty. Taiwei Zhu Jun was in his forties and fought in the Yellow Turban Uprising. Now more than ten years have passed and he is about to turn sixty.
Situ Zhao Wen, who was a servant of the emperor in his early years, was taken to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo, and conspired with Yang Biao, Wang Yun and others to plot a counter-insurgency plan, instigating Lu Bu to kill Dong Zhuo and move to Situ. He is also 60 years old this year.
Sikong Yang Biao, the son of Yang Ci, the Taiwei of the Kang Dynasty, served successively as Shizhong, Wuguanzhonglangjiang, and Weiwei, together with Liu Yu, Wang Yun, Zhao Wen, Chun Yujia, Zhao Qian, Zhong Fu, Ma Rixi, and Zhang Xi
Waiting for a group of veterans to jointly protect the young emperor Liu Bian, he went on a long journey. After many hardships and dangers, he finally saw the light. He is now fifty-five years old.
Historically, many of these veterans died unexpectedly. For example, Liu Yu died in the conflict with Gongsun Zan, Wang Yunchongfu died in the Chang'an Rebellion, Zhao Qian died of illness in the same year, and Zhu Jun was held hostage by Li Jue and Guo Si, and he vomited blood in anger and died. , Zhang Xichun Yujia died of illness not long after Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian. Ma Rixi was ordered to go to Huainan as an envoy, but was detained by Yuan Shu and died in anger.
It can be said that among the three officials and nine ministers who were in Chang'an at that time, only Yang Biao and Zhao Wen were able to survive until the first year of Jian'an. The others either died in the war or died of illness. In these troubled times, Not to mention these three nobles and nine ministers, even the emperor was in danger, which shows how serious the chaos in the late Han Dynasty had become.
However, the current situation is much better than in history, because Chen Mu sent troops to protect all the officials in Chang'an. Li Jue, Guo Si and others did not dare to harm them. Therefore, except for Zhao Qian, Zhang Xi, and Chun Yujia, they successively arrived in Chang'an in the past two years. Apart from those who died of illness, Liu Yu, Zhong Fu, Zhu Jun and Ma Rixi are all still alive.
When Liu Yu first took over, the three princes and nine ministers were Taiwei Ma Rixi, Sikong Chunyujia, Situ Yang Biao, Taichang Zhongfu, Guangluxun Zhang Xi, Zongzheng Liu Song, Taiservant Zhao Wen, and Da Si Nong. Zhao Qian, Da Honglu and Zhou Huan, Wei Wei Zhou Zhong, Shaofu Zhu Jun, and Ting Wei Xuanfan.
But they are all very old. After some old ministers died of illness in the past two years, some of them were old and suffering from old illnesses. Many of them resigned and went home. Gradually, many positions were vacated, and some slightly younger ministers came to the position one after another. .
Now, in addition to Zhu Jun, Zhao Wen and Yang Biao, there are also Ma Rixi as Tai Chang, Zhong Fu as Guang Luxun, Sun Rui, a scholar who made great contributions in eradicating Dong Zhuo, as the chief agricultural officer, and Liu Ai from the clan. He was Zongzheng, Yilang Zhao Qi was the imperial servant, Chen Qun's father Chen Ji was Dahonglu, Zhou Yu's uncle Zhou Zhong was the Weiwei, Tingwei was Lu Xu, the grandson of Lu Gong, the third prince during the Han Dynasty, and Zhou Huan served as the Shaofu.
It is worth mentioning that although this Zhao Qi was just a Yilang before, he is actually older than everyone here. He is almost ninety years old this year. His qualifications are incredible. He was born in the period of Emperor Han'an of the Han Dynasty, that is, AD Around 110 years ago, he successively served as Emperor Shao of Han, Emperor Shun of Han, Emperor Chong of Han, Emperor Zhi of Han, Emperor Huan of Han, Emperor Kang of Han, and Emperor Shao of Han. He can be called a veteran of seven dynasties.
In his early years, he was persecuted due to the ban of the party. He hid in Tibet and wandered around. After the ban of the party was lifted, he was conscripted as Yilang by Emperor Kang of the Han Dynasty. When he and Zhang Wen attacked Han Sui Bianzhang, he stayed in Chang'an. Later, Dong Zhuo After moving westward, Zhao Qi, who lived in Chang'an, was appointed by Dong Zhuo and worshiped as Yilang. He then followed Liu Yu and others back to Luoyang.
Historically, Zhao Qi and Ma Rixi went to Huainan to appease Yuan Shu, but were detained by Yuan Shu. Ma Rixi died of grief and anger, but Zhao Qi, who was nearly 30 years older than Ma Rixi, was in good health and moved to Jingzhou. Under Liu Biao's command, he lived until the sixth year of Jian'an, that is, 201, and died at the age of more than 90.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The old man has a strong body and a high prestige among the party members. The reason why the Jizhou party members are willing to surrender to the Luoyang court is that the Luoyang court has a good attitude towards the party members. An old party member with Zhao Qi's qualifications could still hold a high official position, so he was willing to defect.
The three princes and nine ministers are sitting peacefully.
In addition to them, there are three others who are the imperial censors, Zhongcheng Huandian, Shangshu Ling Zhong Yao, Sili Xiaowei Xuanfan, and former general Guan Yu. Next there are many Yilang, Shangshu, doctors, officials, etc., some are old, some are young, some are young.
They are only in their twenties, and the older ones are in their forties or fifties.
Generally speaking, the entire Luoyang court is developing in the direction of aging officials, and there are not many young people.
However, the situation has improved a lot in the past two years. When I came back from Chang'an, it was basically a group of bad old men. Even Shi Sunrui was almost fifty years old.
But at least there are so many young people now that they don't look too ugly.
The reason for this situation is that after the Luoyang imperial court was established, many aristocratic families began to migrate to Sili, such as Chen Ji, Chen Qun and his son, Sima family, Xun family, Guo family, Dong family, Yang family, Wang family, Zhao family,
Many big families such as the Kong family, Yingchuan, Nanyang, Runan, Hanoi, and Guanzhong were migrating to Sili, and were recruited by the imperial court to serve as officials in Luoyang.
Historically, after Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian, he moved his capital to Xuchang, which was the same thing.
Although there were countless rebellions in the Han Dynasty, it was still the banner recognized by many aristocratic families. After the imperial court stabilized and the conquests were widespread, the aristocratic families who came to the country were naturally like crucian carp crossing the river, countless.
Many elders of these big families would hold various official positions in the court. For example, Sima Yi's father, Sima Fang, is now Henan Yin. Dong Zhao was Yuan Shao's counselor before, but was squeezed out and went to Luoyang, where he was recruited as Yilang by the court.
.Xun Shuang's nephew Xun Yue served as the servant, Kong Rong is now the doctor of Taizhong, etc.
And what is very interesting is that the elders of many aristocratic families are in Luoyang, while the younger generations are in Qingzhou Taishan Academy.
It's not that these aristocratic families are playing tricks, but the education industry in Qingzhou is really too developed now. The emergence of paper printing has made major aristocratic families regard it as a treasure, and they send their younger generations to Qingzhou for education. For example, the Chen Qun brothers studied in Qingzhou.
After graduation, I followed my parents to Luoyang.
Therefore, many aristocratic families in the entire Han Dynasty now have an interesting picture.
That is, the elders are concentrated in Luoyang, and the younger generations are concentrated in Linzi.
Nowadays, the court is bustling with people, and there are thirty-four ministers, big and small. Although they are all a bunch of bad old men, and young people like Chen Qun are only a minority, they are still nominally the highest power class in the entire Han Dynasty.
Liu Yu sat high on the throne, looked around, and said in a deep voice: "My lords, there are changes in the world. The bandits in Guanzhong are plundering, the Sichuan and Shu clans have arbitrarily established themselves as emperors, Yuan Shu in the south refuses to accept the kingship, and Yuan Shaochen rebels again.
, what do you think we should do?”
Unlike Liu Bei who currently only thinks about dealing with his great enemy Yuan Shao, as the central court, he must be thinking about the entire world.
At present, the world is full of chaos. There are rebellions everywhere in Guanzhong, Xishu, Hebei, and Huainan.
Not to mention the various great princes, but to mention the numerous mountain bandits, road tyrants, clan thieves and robbers who look like wolves and tigers, they have caused great trouble to the public security in various places.
On the surface, Liu Yu's court had several princes who surrendered, but in fact it was difficult to intervene in management. Except for Hanoi, Henan and Yingchuan, Liu Yu's political orders could hardly be issued by Sili. Therefore, he now urgently needs to regain some territorial power and maintain the central government.
authority.
Yang Biao said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the biggest problem now is Yuan Shao. If Yuan Shao can be solved, Hebei can be determined, and the north of Hebei can win the world. At that time, we can send troops to Huainan to regain Guandong, and there is no need to worry about the Sichuan and Shu lands in the middle of Guan."
also."
"Alas, but Yuan Shao's victory is far away."
Liu Yu shook his head: "I am already very old. I don't know when it will be until I can restore the Han Dynasty and return the government to the descendants of Emperor Zhang."
Guan Yu immediately said: "I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty, no matter what."
"I know Yunchang is loyal and brave, but this matter still needs to be considered in the long term."
Liu Yu waved his hand.
He also knew that the problems in Hebei were not something that the current small court in Luoyang could solve. Everything had to be coordinated with Liu Bei.
"Although Yuan Shao is difficult to pacify, Guanzhong can wait and see the situation."
At this moment, Zhong Yao stood up and said.
The purpose of Liu Yu's meeting today is actually to discuss the recent general trend of the world and see if everyone has any ideas.
Court meetings like this were often held. Anyway, the power of the court was concentrated in Sili, so it would be better to hold more meetings.
Hearing Zhong Yao's words, Liu Yu suddenly became interested and hurriedly said: "Does Shangshu Ling think now is a good time to send troops to Guanzhong?"
Zhong Yao said: "That's not true. It's just that this morning the Shangshutai received information from Guanzhong. Duan Xuan was attacked by Li Jue and Guo Si. Although they were repelled by Li Jue and Guo Si, he must be afraid in his heart. Maybe he can be reconciled to the court.
Win over them and lead them to become the gateway to Guanzhong."
"Why did Li Jue and Guo Si attack Duan Xuan?"
Liu Yu was puzzled.
Yang Biao thought for a while and said: "The two thieves are fighting for Guanzhong and attacking each other. However, Duan Su is stationed in Huayin. The two thieves are afraid that the snipe and the clam will compete with each other and the fisherman will benefit, so they attack first?"
"good."
Zhong Yao nodded: "I thought the same way. Although Duan Xuan repelled the two thieves this time, he would be unable to protect himself. If he can make peace, then Guanzhong can be secured."
"Um."
Liu Yu muttered: "Then this matter will be left to Shangshu Ling."
"only!"
Zhong Yao bowed his hands.
There are not many things that the imperial court can intervene in now, but it is not completely useless.
Many princes and officials in the world hope to be recognized by the court and canonized. For example, Lu Bu was granted the title of Mu of Xuzhou by Liu Yu.
In this way, Lu Bu gained legitimacy. Cao Cao was not very strong now, and Zhang Fei and Dian Wei withdrew their troops, so he did not dare to attack Lu Bu anymore. Lu Bu took over Guangling's Xiapi area and withdrew his troops back to Pengcheng.
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Some time ago, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others also submitted a letter asking for a seal. Liu Yu originally hated these traitors and did not want to pay attention to them.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, many sensible ministers believe that the warlords and princes around Luoyang should be dealt with through distant relations and close attacks. They can canonize Han Sui, Ma Teng and others, and then drive away wolves and devoured tigers to let them
He went to attack Guanzhong, Li Jue and Guo Si, and then Liu Yu agreed to grant him the title.
It can be said that those who can gather here are by no means ordinary people. Some ministers are quite wise, such as Yang Biao, Chen Ji, etc.
Historically, Cao Cao used powerful soldiers and horses to force them to do nothing, but now, the Luoyang court has a certain degree of autonomy, and Liu Bei and Guan Yu are loyal, allowing people like Liu Yu and Yang Biao to exercise certain powers, creating what they are today
They are also using their central authority to do something.
Because of this, Liu Yu and the others were not wary of Liu Bei. Firstly, they needed Liu Bei, and secondly, Liu Bei did not have any intention of disobeying the imperial court. Even all Guan Yu's troops and horses were assigned to Zhu Jun, which can be said to be against him.
The imperial court was extremely benevolent, so of course they had to reciprocate the favor. They could not restrain Liu Bei, but had to cooperate with Liu Bei's actions many times and continue to attack Yuan Shao in various ways.
After talking about today's government affairs for a while, and dealing with some memorials from officials from various places, Liu Yu announced the disbandment of the dynasty, and at the same time left Yang Biao, Zhong Yao, Ma Rixian, Fu Shi, Sun Rui and others to stay, and there were still some confidential matters to be dealt with.
explain.
After the dynasty dispersed, Liu Yu called them into the inner hall.
He first said to Shi Sunrui: "Jun Rong, how is Lu Bu's situation? I have appointed him as Xuzhou Mu, are you sure he will be loyal to the court?"
Shisun Rui had indeed a good relationship with Lu Bu. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have often written to him to encourage him these days, and he also assured me that he will be loyal to the imperial court. Nowadays, all officials in Xuzhou can be appointed by the imperial court."
"good."
Liu Yu said happily: "If Liu Bei and Lu Bu can unite and eliminate Yuan Shao, then Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shu and others will have no choice but to surrender to the imperial court."
Different from their attitude towards Liu Bei, they were dissatisfied with Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Gongsun Zan and other princes who also submitted to the imperial court. Liu Yu and Yang Biao were dissatisfied.
Because these people are the type who listen to advice but not propaganda, the court cannot get involved in local internal affairs, and they often do not listen to the court's words. This makes Liu Yu, Yang Puma, Rixi and others wary of them, thinking that after Yuan Shao is eliminated in the future,
, these people should also be eradicated.
On the contrary, because Sun Jian was relatively loyal, not only Yingchuan, which originally belonged to Yuzhou, was now completely managed by the imperial court, but officials in Runan and other places were also appointed by the imperial court. Therefore, Liu Yu and others liked Sun Jian quite a lot and believed that Sun Jian was loyal and reliable.
, he can be transferred to Luoyang to serve as a central official in the future.
Then Liu Yu said to Zhong Yao: "Yuan Chang, have you heard from the Black Mountain Army?"
"Your Majesty, I have already replied."
Zhong Yao said: "They promised that once Yuan Shao and Liu Xuande go to war, they will attack the hinterland of Jizhou to contain Yuan Shao's troops."
"Um."
Liu Yu nodded: "With the Black Mountain Army, the chance of winning is even better."
Zhong Yao continued: "Your Majesty, before going to court today, a new memorial just arrived from the Chancellor's Desk, coming from Qingzhou."
"Oh? What kind of memorial is it?"
Liu Yu asked.
Zhong Yao said: "Yuan Shao wants to destroy Gongsun Zan, stabilize the rear, and then capture Qingzhou to conquer the world after capturing Youzhou. Now that Gongsun Zan has lost consecutive battles, we cannot let him succeed. Liu Bei hopes that the emperor can give Youzhou a
Wuhuan, Xianbei, Fuyu and other leaders of the Hu tribe issued an edict asking them to help Gongsun Zan."
"Gongsun Zan is such a bastard that he occupied Youzhou in vain and was appointed by the imperial court. If he is destroyed, he will be destroyed. No matter what he does."
Zhongfu said dissatisfied.
The current attitude of the imperial court towards local princes basically depends on whether these princes are obedient and whether they are willing to let the court appoint all the officials in the counties and states within their territory.
Needless to say, Jizhou and Huainan in the Sichuan-Sichuan Pass ignored the imperial edict.
The same goes for people like Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Gongsun Zan, etc. They appoint the prefects and magistrates in their own territories, just like the emperors of the same land.
Except for Liu Bei and Sun Jian, all other princes and the imperial court should be regarded as rebellious and suppressed, and they will be the targets of pacification in the future.
But Zhong Yao laughed and said: "Guang Luxun's words are wrong. Although Gongsun Zan does not obey the king's orders, he appoints all the officials in the territory privately. However, after all, he and Liu Bei jointly fight against Yuan Shao. The current enemy is Jizhou. If Gongsun Zan is destroyed, Liu Bei will be unable to support him alone."
, I’m afraid that Yuan Shao will become bigger. When the Yuan family gains momentum, the country of Han Dynasty will be in danger."
"this......"
Zhongfu didn't know what to say.
Liu Yu pondered for a while, sighed, nodded and said: "It seems that it is time for my old friends to sell me some favors again."
His eyes looked deeply to the north.
The world only knows that he was highly virtuous and respected when he was Zongzheng, but who knows that he once entered Youzhou single-handedly and pacified the entire Hu people in Youzhou?