Han Dao world

"The world is the public" is a cliché, which is very correct, but it has no real meaning, so it can be interpreted at will.

"All people are all people" is more realistic, and it implies the distinction between monarch and minister, and it will not abolish martial arts.

The so-called Zhou Qin change was to abolish the aristocratic system of Shiqing and Shilu, and divide the people of the world into two categories: one is the emperor and the other is the subjects.

A subject is also a citizen, even if he is the son of the emperor or the future prince.Before he ascended the throne, he was a minister, a citizen, not a king.

But the evolution of thought lagged behind the innovation of the system, and because of the natural conservative thought of Confucianism, although the emperor system was implemented in the Han Dynasty, the ideological system still stayed in the era of enfeoffment, with a strong legacy of the pre-Qin period, the most typical of which was the dual monarch-minister system.

For example, the prefect of a county and the magistrate of a county are ministers to the emperor.For the officials and people under his rule, he is the king.

This is the legacy of the pre-Qin enfeoffment system, and it is also the source of confidence for the scholar-bureaucrats to fight for power with the emperor.

The feudal history in 2000 is a history of continuous strengthening of imperial power and continuous weakening of ministerial power.Although there have been countless repetitions in the middle, the power of the monarch finally defeated the power of the ministers, turning the ministers into slaves.

There are not only the self-restraint of Confucianism, but also the limitation of productivity level.

At that level of productivity, only the emperor's centralized system is the most efficient at maintaining the country's operations.According to the dynamics of social evolution, all regimes will evolve towards the emperor system, but not all regimes can succeed.

But what Liu Xie wants to do is not just a high-ranking emperor, he wants to be the promoter of Chinese civilization.

He knew the advantages of the emperor's centralized power system, and he was more aware of its disadvantages.In order to push the Chinese civilization to a higher peak, the imperial power must be broken in the end, and the people are the masters of the country.

But that's after productivity levels have been raised, not right now.

It's not even something that can be considered within a hundred years.

Under the current situation, maintaining the continuation of imperial power and maintaining enlightenment on the basis of centralization is the most reasonable choice.

At this time, talking about "serving the people" or "all men are created equal" will only cause bad things, not success.

The scholar-bureaucrats think about seizing power from the emperor every day, and then domineering themselves. At this time, when they say "everyone is equal", they don't look like they have been beaten with chicken blood. Shengming", stabbed His Majesty to death with his backhand, and let them be the masters.

So it can only be "all peoples are all people", scholars, farmers, businessmen are equal, but I am still me.

When they realize that the emperor is no exception, maybe it will be a hundred years later.

I can't see it anymore, happy to hear it.

For a moment, Liu Xie felt that he was really a genius, and his level of tightrope walking was first-rate.

Zhuge Liang and others did not object.Even though they are all smart people, even geniuses, they have read Confucian classics since they were young, and the principles of monarch and minister are deeply rooted in their bones, and they are not radical enough to want the emperor to be equal to them.

In front of Liu Xie, they did not have the courage to think so.

Although the Son of Heaven is young, his bearing and knowledge are enough to crush them, making them feel awe and surrender from the bottom of their hearts.

"Your Majesty, if Chen Gongtai is the prefect of Jiujiang, who will be the governor of Yangzhou?" Zhuge Liang was the most honest, bringing the topic back.

Pang Tong also quickly followed up. "That is, although Chen Gongtai is talented, he has never been a prefect. Can he handle the Jiujiangdutian affairs well?"

"I don't know either, but can you find a more suitable candidate?"

Zhuge Liang and the others looked at each other in blank dismay.

It has been a few days to discuss who will succeed Yangzhou Mu or Yangzhou Governor, but no one is perfect.

When the emperor came to find Chen Gong, he only asked him to be the prefect of Jiujiang, not Yangzhou Mu and Yangzhou governor, and his intention was actually clear.

In the two counties of Jiujiang and Lujiang, it will not be extended to the whole Yangzhou for the time being.

In this way, it is not so important who is chosen to be the Yangzhou pastor and Yangzhou governor.Jiujiang prefect is the key.

Although Yuan Shu didn't say it clearly, it was written on his face that he recommended Yan Xiang as the prefect of Lujiang.Since Yuan Shu was to be transferred away from Yangzhou, he had to give him this face.

"Chen Gongtai is talented, and more importantly, he is very pragmatic." Liu Xie explained: "It has been more than two years since he came to the West. Although he has not been an official, the changes in his thinking are obvious to all. With his intelligence, as long as he thinks No problem, the specific affairs can be started soon. Taking a step back, it is not a bad thing for him to fail in Jiujiang Dutian, and he can accumulate experience."

Zhuge Liang was still a little worried. "Your Majesty, although Chen Gongtai is a famous scholar in Shandong, he is not familiar with the situation in Jiujiang. Although there is no human interference, it is inevitable that he is not familiar with the situation and is influenced by others."

"It is indeed possible, so I want to give you a task to collect the geography and hydrology of Jiujiang County as much as possible for his reference, so that he will not be led by the nose."

"Wei." Zhuge Liang nodded in agreement.

"Kong Ming, are you familiar with Jiujiang?"

"I'm not familiar with it, but I can inquire about it." Zhuge Liang smiled. "Hu Benfu She Lu Zijing is from Dongcheng, adjacent to Jiujiang, so he must be familiar with the situation in Jiujiang. Liu Ziyang, the later military adviser, is also a native of Jiujiang. I wrote to him to inquire, and he will definitely provide a lot of reference. Inquire about it in many ways, and then cooperate with the previous The data collected should be roughly correct.”

Pang Tong and Fazheng glanced at each other and nodded in unison.

In this regard, they are not as experienced as Zhuge Liang, so they need to pay more attention in the future.

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After two days of consideration, Chen Gong replied to Liu Xie that he was willing to serve as the prefect of Jiujiang and implement Dutian in Jiujiang.

After thanking the emperor for his trust, Chen Gong also expressed his concerns.

He is neither familiar with the situation in Jiujiang nor has experience in governing a county.Although ambitious, it may not be possible to achieve.

Liu Xie encouraged him and said that the most important thing is to have a heart, and ability can be developed slowly. Everyone has a time to be a prefect for the first time.

This is my first time as emperor.

He gave Chen Gong a few more ideas.

First, after arriving in Jiujiang, when handing over to Yuan Shu, he often consulted Yuan Shu and his former ministry for opinions.Although Yuan Shu is unreliable, he still has some talents under his command, and he will definitely be able to provide you with some help.

Second, recruit more young heroes.Young people are energetic, less prejudiced, and more receptive to new ideas.As long as they can recognize your ideas, they will spare no effort to help you advance.

Third, cooperate with your officials, and you will keep them.If you don't cooperate and you are inconvenient to punish them, you can send them to the court and I will deal with them.

In the end, Liu Xie gave Chen Gong a stack of materials, all of which Zhuge Liang sorted out in the past two days.

Chen Gong was very grateful, holding the information, and respectfully bowed to Liu Xie.

"Your Majesty, I'm gone. Your Majesty, please give me four years. After four years, if you can't save the land, I will become a court captain."

Chapter 656 Change the old system

The proposal to appoint Chen Gong as the prefect of Jiujiang soon won the support of several ministers.

Chen Gong is a well-known scholar in Shandong, and he studied "Mencius" with Zhao Qi for more than two years, and has contacts with several old officials, and his intelligence has long been known.Letting him serve as the prefect of Jiujiang will not arouse the rejection of Shandong people, and there is no need to worry that he will act like a cruel official, disregarding dignity for the sake of official career, and doing things according to orders.

Furthermore, the appointment of Chen Gong as the prefect of Jiujiang also showed that the emperor accepted their suggestion and was not in a hurry to implement the New Deal in Shandong. He only tried it in Lujiang and Jiujiang, and did not even implement it in Yangzhou.

After deciding on the prefect of Jiujiang, Zhao Wen took advantage of the situation and proposed that Liu Yao be the governor of Yangzhou.

Strictly speaking, Liu Yao was the governor of Yangzhou appointed by the imperial court, but he couldn't beat Yuan Shu, so he was driven to Jiangdong, and then to Yuzhang by Sun Ce.Now that Yuan Shu has been transferred to Youzhou Shepherd, it is logical to restore Liu Yao's appointment, and there is no need to choose another person.

Yang Biao also supported Zhao Wen's proposal and added several reasons.

Although Liu Yao professed to the court, he had doubts.He would definitely be worried if he was transferred away from Yuzhang at this time.But it is unreasonable to let him stay in Yuzhang.As the largest county in Jiangdong, Yuzhang cannot be controlled by him.

Turning Liu Yao into the governor of Yangzhou and appointing a reliable person as the prefect of Yuzhang can not only appease Liu Yao's restless heart, but also weaken his influence, killing two birds with one stone.

Liu Xie accepted their suggestion, and when discussing who was suitable to be the prefect of Yuzhang, he proposed a plan.

Tai Shici took over as the prefect of Yuzhang.

This plan is a bit weird, and many people think it is not reliable, but Liu Xie thinks it is feasible.

Zhou Zhong once had news that Tai Shici was indeed Liu Yao's former subordinate, but Liu Yao didn't pay much attention to Tai Shici, and only used Taishi Ci as an ordinary general.The reason was very strange, it was because he didn't want Xu Shao to laugh at him.

To put it bluntly, it is the inexplicable sense of superiority of scholars.

Tai Shici must be aware of this point, but he has nowhere to go, so he can only make a compromise.

The imperial court's appointment of Tai Shici as the prefect of Yuzhang will not arouse Liu Yao's worries.After all, in Liu Yao's view, although he did not reuse Tai Shici, Tai Shici was still his old official.However, Tai Shici won the important use of the court, and he would definitely be grateful to the court, and would not follow Liu Yao wholeheartedly, let alone follow Liu Yao to do such stupid things as rebellion.

Taking a step back, even if Tai Shici followed Liu Yao wholeheartedly, the court would have nothing to lose.

Now send someone to take over Yuzhang, Liu Yao can't agree.

After repeated discussions, Zhao Wen and Yang Biao also accepted Liu Xie's point of view, and felt that this plan was feasible to a certain extent, and they could try it first.When Liu Yao accepted it, he would send several people to Yuzhang as county magistrate in the future to test Tai Shici's attitude.

Among other things, the emperor is willing to take every step of the way and fight steadily. The overall rate is better than the army going east, and it is better to push all the way.

Now that the matter of Yuzhang was discussed, Yang Biao mentioned Wujun again.

The current prefect of Wujun, Zhu Zhi, is Sun Ce's general. In addition, Sun Ce led the prefect of Kuaiji himself. Sun Ce actually controlled the two counties of Wuhui and part of Danyang County, and his strength was comparable to that of Yuzhang.

When Zhou Zhong led his troops to besiege Lujiang, Sun Ce already had a precedent of preserving his strength and refusing to go all out.With Yuan Shao proclaiming his vassalship and the Central Plains basically pacified, it was necessary to suppress Sun Ce's strength and not condone it.

Yang Biao suggested that Sun Ce should be transferred to the court.If Sun Ce refused to come, he would transfer Zhu Zhi to another county and take Wu County from Sun Ce.

If Sun Ce refused to enter the court and refused to give up Wujun, he would use force and ordered Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, to lead the four counties of Jiujiang, Lujiang, Danyang and Yuzhang to attack Wuhui.

With Zhou Zhongshang in Wujun, it is very likely that Sun Ce's threat will be relieved by using both hard and soft tactics.

Liu Xie listened to Yang Biao's suggestion, and discussed it with Zhao Wen and others. He felt that Yang Biao's plan was generally feasible, but it was too strong, which might arouse Sun Ce's suspicion and fear, thinking that the imperial court was a dead dog.If other people feel the same way and think that the imperial court intends to use force to eliminate dissidents, it may cause uneasiness.

"Give Sun Ce one more choice." Liu Xie said, "Order him to rectify the troops, prepare warships, and conquer Yizhou. If Zhou Yu is interested, let him go with him."

Yang Biao, Zhao Wen and the others discussed it in a low voice and found it feasible.

Sun Ce is young, vigorous and aggressive, so he will most likely accept this choice.

The sea was windy and rough, and the risk factor was high. Sun Ce was frustrated, so he was naturally honest.If he succeeds by luck, I am afraid that the price will not be small, and it will be difficult to confront the court head-on in the future.

"Your Majesty, if Yuan Shao becomes a vassal, Pengcheng can be relieved. How to arrange Liu Bei?"

"What do you think, let's talk about it together."

Yang Biao said: "Liu Bei is brave, but his administrative ability is mediocre. If he stayed in Xuzhou, he could guard a county of Pengcheng, but he could not govern the whole Xuzhou. The minister thought that he could lead his troops to conquer Liaodong, force him to land in Gongsundu, and then pacify North Korea. "

Liu Xie thought about it. "Is it too hasty to do this?"

Yang Biao smiled, revealing a hint of cunning. "I'm afraid Liu Bei is even more anxious."

Liu Xie thought for a while, then burst out laughing.

That's right, Liu Bei should be more anxious.

Yuan Shao has already surrendered, and it is only a matter of time before he withdraws to Jizhou.Liu Bei defended Pengcheng, but not the entire Xuzhou.Whether the task is completed or not, the initiative is in the hands of the court, not in Liu Bei's hands.

At this moment, Liu Bei is most concerned about whether he can restore his clan status. This is his only chance.

"Your Majesty, why don't you fulfill your wish? After you succeed, use North Korea to seal the country and set an example for others. If you want to seal the country, go to the frontier."

Before Liu Xie spoke, Zhao Wen clapped the case and applauded.

"Your Majesty, my ministers seconded the proposal. This plan is good, and we will do it like this in the future. If the clans outside the fifth service want to be crowned kings, they must be sealed outside the territory of the Han Dynasty. Even if they are within the territory of the fifth service, they cannot be in the hinterland of the Central Plains. Since It’s a vassal assistant, so it’s naturally on the frontier. As China grows larger, the ancient system of five hundred miles can no longer be used in the five-serving land, and there should be some changes, at least thousands of miles.”

Before Liu Xie could speak, a group of people looked at Zhao Wen with a bit of astonishment.

Is this old man out of his mind?The division range of the five suits was changed to thousands of miles, and the five suits were five thousand miles, which was already beyond the current territory of the big man.Where are you a king? You are exiled.Are you not afraid that those clans will curse you behind your back?

Liu Xie saw it clearly and agreed with Zhao Wen's idea, but he didn't express his opinion immediately.

This matter has to be done slowly, first take Liu Bei as an example, and see the reactions of other clans, there is no need to rush to make rules.

The rules are also slowly tested, not thought out by patting the head.

Liu Xie immediately drafted an imperial edict to restore Liu Bei's clan status in order to reward him for his contribution to defending Pengcheng, and then rest on the spot, waiting for further orders.After he reports his military merits, he will reward his subordinates for their merits.

Chapter 657 Add fuel to the fire

Although Yuan Shao endured the humiliation and submitted a letter to admit his minister, the siege of Pengcheng was not resolved.

He was worried that the emperor would change his mind again and make more excessive demands, and it would be too late to regret it.He resolutely refused to get out of the siege until he received a formal pardon.

This point has been agreed by everyone, and it is a rare unity in Yuan Shao's camp.

If it weren't for Liu Bei's steady defense, the casualties in the siege were too great, and the troops were not enough, Yuan Shao even wanted to take Pengcheng.

If Pengcheng can be captured, he doesn't really care if the edict comes or not.

But his strength didn't allow it, so he could do nothing.

Standing on the general platform several times, looking at Pengcheng in the distance, Yuan Shao asked himself again and again, what happened?Why did even Liu Bei become so determined and unbeatable?

Zhang Xi did not object to Yuan Shao's decision either.Chen Lin approached him several times in private, and tactfully asked him to speak to Yuan Shao to relieve the siege of Pengcheng.No matter how bad it is, Chen Deng can be released first.

In the prisoner camp, although Chen Deng didn't suffer any torture, he was still in limbo, with only his last breath left.No one knows when they will die.If Chen Deng dies, the feud will be deepened. The Chen family in Xiapi is not a small family, and their influence is also great.

Zhang Xi refused.

The time has not come to break the siege of Pengcheng.It is not appropriate to release Chen Deng now.

It is well known that Chen Deng refused to surrender.After release, should he be kept in the camp, or let him go?Keeping him in the camp is tantamount to not letting him go.Let him go, if he ascends to the top, reorganizes the army, and attacks Yuan Shao, won't the peace that has been so easy be ruined again?

Chen Lin was speechless, only feeling helpless.

No matter how good the article is, no matter how good the eloquence is, it is worthless in the face of reality.