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Xun Yu was much calmer. Besides thanking him, he asked Xun Wenqian some questions to see if the emperor had anything else to say.

When discussing Henan hukou with the emperor yesterday, he actually only said half of what he meant, not the whole thing.

Xun Wenqian smiled. "Ah Weng, don't worry about it. Who is the Son of Heaven? He has already known about your little thoughts. Even if you don't say a word, he knows."

"Then tell me, what's on my mind?"

"What else can it be? Isn't it to see if the emperor wants to return the capital to Luoyang, and then take advantage of Luoyang's insufficient household registration to move some Ruying people to Henan? But you are afraid that you will mention it too early, and you will be self-defeating. The emperor is afraid. If you are not in Luoyang Lidu, your work will be in vain."

Xun Yu was very embarrassed, stroking his beard, unable to speak.

Tang looked at her daughter, then at her husband, and said after a while, "So you've been entangled in this journey, and this is what you're thinking about?"

Xun Yu couldn't hold back his face, and said angrily: "Is this my own gain or loss? This involves the interests of countless people in Ruying..."

Xun Wenqian raised her hand to signal Xun Yu not to get excited. "Ah Weng, speaking of the Ruying people, there is a real problem now."

"What's the trouble?"

"Do you remember Chen Yi?"

Xun Yu's face was a little ugly. "Teacher Chen, how can I not remember."

"Then he participated in Wang Fen's treason, did you know?"

Xun Yu frowned, fell silent for a while, and then sighed. "I knew that as long as the emperor pursued the party affairs, this matter would not be hidden, but I didn't expect it to come so soon."

"So, it's true?"

"Yes, not only Chen Yi, but also many party members participated in it."

Xun Wenqian was a little unhappy. "Is this why you strongly opposed the emperor's investigation into party affairs?"

Xun Yu let out a long sigh. "Wen Qian, you don't know your blessings in the midst of blessings, and you don't know how desperate the party members were back then. But if there is a little other way, why bother to make such a bad plan? And this is just the idea of ​​​​Wang Fen and others. Those who support him are not Not much, otherwise..."

"Otherwise it might be done, isn't it?"

Xun Yu looked at Xun Wenqian who was sullen, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Wang Fen can't succeed, what about Yuan Shao?" Xun Wenqian asked, "Is he also a complete failure?"

Xun Yu was silent for a long time, then nodded helplessly. "You're right, even if Wang Fen is talented, this matter... can't be done. The man's destiny is still alive, and it's the party members who think they're smart and want to go their own way."

Xun Wenqian's face softened slightly. "The matter has passed, and the emperor has received a lot of clues. There is no way to hide this matter. If the emperor talks about this matter with you again, you should seek truth from facts and talk about it. The emperor treats you with sincerity, and you Don't let him down."

"OK."

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Accompanied by Xun Wenqian, after walking around Wancheng for a few days, Xun Yu was amazed to see the new atmosphere in Nanyang.

He has already seen the impact of Du Tian, ​​but the great changes in Nanyang still opened his eyes.

He couldn't help but think of Hedong.

If he had not carried out the appeasement policy in Hedong at the beginning, but had resolutely implemented Dutian, would there have been a grand event like Nanyang in Hedong?

Possibilities exist.

In terms of the difficulty of implementing Dutian, Hedong is far from being comparable to Nanyang.There are big clans in Hedong, but Nanyang has many monarchs, and after the heroes of Emperor Guangwu's revival of the Han Dynasty, their strength is much stronger than the big clans in Hedong.

But the Son of Heaven was not as entangled as he was. As soon as he arrived in Nanyang, he dismissed dozens of lords neatly and removed the most important obstacle to Dutian.

He acted so vigorously, with a long-suppressed resentment, and most of this resentment came from his indecision in Hedong.

Hedong should have been the first benchmark, and he should have been the most determined supporter of the emperor.

The emperor once had high hopes for him, asked for marriage on his own initiative, and gave Xun Wenqian the greatest favor besides the queen's position.

But he failed the emperor.

Xun Yu was ashamed.

A few days later, when the emperor summoned him and asked him about the capital plan, he made a proposal that surprised the emperor.

With the vast territory of the Han Dynasty, it may be difficult to cover the whole country with only one place. It is necessary to carry out some reforms on the capital system.

One of them is that East and West Beijing are juxtaposed, Chang'an is Xijing, Luoyang is Tokyo, regardless of priority.The emperor travels between the two capitals and lives in no fixed place.

Secondly, in addition to East and West Beijing, select key cities to establish accompanying capitals, and the emperor will tour around the four seasons.

For example, Taiyuan, Handan, Zhuo, Linzi, Pengcheng, Nanchang, Changsha, Chengdu, Jincheng and other places can be used as alternative locations.

These locations are strategically important places, and the emperor should visit them every few years to let the local subjects know about the existence of the emperor.

The emperor's tour of the Quartet has existed since ancient times, but it has not been able to form a formal system.

Now is the most appropriate time.

Of course, in order to form a system of patrolling the Quartet, it is necessary to repair the Chidao, which will involve the deployment of a lot of manpower and material resources. We should not rush for quick results, but have a long-term plan.

After listening to Xun Yu's speech, Liu Xie didn't give a clear answer, but promised to discuss it.Xun Yu can communicate with Sangong first to see if there is such a possibility, and then submit it to the court for discussion.

Then, Liu Xie took out a document and handed it to Xun Yu.

Xun Yu took it over and saw that it was exactly what Xun Wenqian had mentioned: Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, intended to rebel, and Chen Yi, son of Taifu Chen Fan, had participated in it.

"Is there such a thing?"

Xun Yu put down the document. "Yes. I know it well, so I can tell your Majesty what it is."

Liu Xie smiled. "Okay, I'm going to listen to Xun Jungao's talk."

"Chen Yi is the son of Chen Fan. Chen Fan is a member of the party and ranks at the end of the three monarchs. Wang Fen is also a member of the party and is one of the eight chefs. To understand the whole story, it is natural to start with Chen Fan. 30 years before and after, the people involved There are many, please sit down quietly and listen to the ministers come one by one."

Chapter 1079

The conflict between the party members and the emperor did not appear suddenly, but had been brewing for a long time.

Strictly speaking, from the moment Dong Zhongshu reformed Confucianism and brought Confucianism onto the political stage, there was a natural conflict between Confucianism and imperial power.Emperor Xiaowu seems to admire Confucianism, but in fact he still uses magic, but it is just embellished with Confucianism.When it came to Emperor Xiaoxuan, he even made it clear that the Han family had its own laws, which were both domineering and kingly, and it was impossible to purely follow Confucianism.

Of course the Confucianists refused to give up and continued to resist. The final result was that Wang Mang usurped the Han.

Wang Mang was defeated, but Confucianism was not completely defeated.

The Guangwu revival, in view of the great influence of Confucianism, actually inherited many of Wang Mang's policies, and the influence of Confucianism further expanded.In the places where the situation was strong in the previous dynasty, the powerful gradually accepted Confucianism and became a Confucianized gentry, and the elites among them became aristocratic families.

Runan Yuan and Hongnong Yang are the representatives.

Counting the aristocratic families and powerful families in this dynasty, most of them have Confucianism inheritance, and they are no longer purely powerful.

The increasing influence of Confucianism will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the imperial power.In the early days of this dynasty, foreign relatives were in power.The Confucian school persevered and subtly changed. It took nearly 100 years to transform the originally military relatives into those with Confucian literacy. The Confucian school and the foreign relatives are gradually converging.

Dou Wu is the great general whom the Confucian sect placed high hopes on, while Ma Rong became a generation of Confucianism among his relatives.

However, Emperor Xiaohuan interrupted this trend by reusing eunuchs, smashing the hope of gradual progress of Confucianism.The gradual and gentle approach was difficult to implement, and Confucianism gradually lost patience and became more extreme. Finally, with the killing of Dou Wu and Chen Fan, the contradictions intensified, triggering the second party ban.

So far, the radical part of Confucianism is called the party members, and they are in complete opposition to the emperor.

From the second year of Jianning (168) to the first year of Zhongping (184), this party imprisonment lasted for 17 years.If counting from the first party imprisonment, it will be 19 years.

In the past 19 years, countless people in the Confucian school were imprisoned and were not allowed to be official. This dealt a great blow to the Confucian school, and it was also fatal to the court.

The 19 years when the party members were imprisoned was the 19 years when the power of eunuchs expanded the fastest.

Although there are still many Confucianists standing in the court hall, fighting unremittingly with the eunuchs.But they tend to be conservative, and they are afraid of the emperor. Facing the unscrupulous eunuchs, they retreated steadily and broke into an army.

In contrast, the imprisoned party members were indomitable, accumulated considerable strength, finally broke the imprisonment, re-entered the court, and mastered the power to drive out the eunuchs.

Looking back now, the party members must be responsible. The specific manifestation is that they are impulsive, too idealistic, and they tend to go to extremes when they encounter setbacks.

But in all fairness, it is not the original intention of the party members to abolish the establishment and change the dynasty.

Wang Fen, Chen Yi and others attempted to hijack Emperor Xiaoling and make the Marquis of Hefei emperor, with no intention of changing the dynasty.

There are people around Yuan Shao who want to change the dynasty, but the number is limited, and most of them still fall in love with the court.Even if He Yong, Chen Shi, Xun Shuang and others are not mentioned, even Tian Feng and Guo Tu have no idea of ​​changing the dynasty. They all suggested that Yuan Shao welcome the emperor.

Therefore, the partisans are wrong, but what is wrong is the means. There is no problem with the motives of the partisans.

"The biggest mistake of the party members is that they lack the pragmatism emphasized by His Majesty. If they can keep their feet on the ground and accumulate a thousand miles, they will not be defeated today." After Xun Yu finished speaking, he let out a long sigh. "This is not just a party member's mistake, but an inborn deficiency of the entire Confucian school. It is really a blessing for the Confucian school that His Majesty has made up for it now."

Liu Xie had been quietly listening to Xun Yu's narration without interjecting a word.

After seeing Xun Yu finished speaking, he poured a glass of water and pushed it over.

Xun Yu took it with both hands and put it to his mouth.Before I drank it, two lines of hot tears that had been lingering in my eyes for a long time poured out, slipped into the cup, and mixed with the green tea.

He has already confessed the history of Confucianism, the suffering and struggles of the party members, and those shady plots.

Not only Wang Fen, Chen Yi and others tried to rob Emperor Xiaoling, but also the party members guided and used Zhang Jiao intentionally or unintentionally.Compared with the former, the latter is the real conspiracy, which lasted for more than ten years and involved hundreds of people.

The one who was in direct contact with He Jiao was his uncle Xun Shuang.

Xun Shuang perfected and supplemented the "Taiping Jing", which convinced Zhang Jiao, and finally embarked on the road of changing the dynasty by force, thus providing an opportunity for the party members to lift the ban.

This is the fact that he has been trying his best to conceal, not only for Xun Shuang, but also for countless imprisoned party members.

Knowing that I am guilty of me is only the Spring and Autumn Period.

"Although Xun Jun's arguments are not biased, I am still very pleased with this courage to face the past." Liu Xie said quietly with three points of pity: "A philosopher once said that only true warriors can face the past." Facing the bleak life, dare to face up to the dripping blood. There is no perfect saint in this world, and no one can achieve something without being stained with dust."

"Your Majesty's words are true." Xun Yu's heart warmed, he put down his cup, and bowed to thank him.

The emperor's words are not only his personal approval, but also to some extent can be seen as the approval of all party members.

In view of the positions of both parties, he did not expect the emperor to have any good comments on the party members, let alone the emperor to justify the party members.

He was content to be able to recognize the courage of the partisans.

"Where is Chen Yi?"

"After the party's imprisonment was lifted, he served as Prime Minister Lu for a few days. Later, because he conspired with Wang Fen, he went home and lived in seclusion. I don't know where exactly."

"Okay." Liu Xie didn't believe that Xun Yu didn't have any clues, but he didn't intend to pursue the matter.So what if you find Chen Yi, kill him?Partisans are not afraid of death, killing him will only leave unnecessary stigma on himself. "You write what you just said and give it to Lantai as a document for future history. As for the merits and demerits, let the posterity decide. It is very difficult for the parties to have a fair position."

Xun Yu was stunned for a moment, then raised his head in surprise, glanced at Liu Xie, and then lowered his head again.

"only."

"Do you know what is the reason for calling Sangong to Wancheng this time?"

Xun Yu shook his head. "I dare not speculate."

"The speaker is innocent, you might as well guess now."

"Wei." Xun Yu picked up the teacup, took two sips of tea, and put it down again. "I take the liberty to think of it as election adjustment, capital determination, and the development of Jiangnan."

Liu Xie laughed silently.

Xun Yu is just Xun Yu, who dare not speculate on what he says, but he is like a bright mirror in his heart.

However, no matter how smart you are, you are still limited by your field of vision and cannot guess my level.

This is the advantage of dimensionality.

You always regard me as the emperor, based on your own interests, and at most the long-term interests of the court, but you don’t know that I am not only the emperor, I stand higher and see farther, and the century-old plan is just the beginning.

"Then let's talk about the election adjustments one by one." Liu Xie raised the kettle on the case and poured some hot tea for Xun Yu.

Chapter 1080

Historical development has its own laws.

No policy can emerge out of thin air, there are always causes and consequences.What was born, and what consequences will be caused, are closely linked.

Therefore, after removing the moralistic view of history, you will find that history has a lot of inertia, and it is by no means that you can change it if you want to.If you don't consider the cause and effect clearly, even if you can achieve something, it may be a bad thing with good intentions.

As a time traveler, Liu Xie's biggest advantage is that he is well versed in the law of historical causality, and will not make hasty decisions, but calmly arranges.

Just like building water conservancy projects, once the canal has been dug, opening the gates to release the water is just a ceremony.

If the water is released without digging the canal, or if the canal is not dug well enough, it will lead to flood disaster in all likelihood.

At the beginning, he strongly promoted enlightenment, and specially set up Yinfang for this purpose, which was the first shovel of soil dug for the burial of the aristocratic family.

Why can the family grow up big?Because knowledge is not easy to disseminate, they monopolize knowledge and the right to speak.

The reason why intellectuals of later generations have an inexplicable self-confidence is because of their monopoly on knowledge and the right to speak.For thousands of years, scholars have always only accounted for a very small part of the population, and they have taken the right to speak as a matter of course, bullying the emperor above and bullying the people below.

There is no dynasty with a thousand years, but there are scholar-bureaucrats with a thousand years.

Liu Xie established Yinfang, which reduced the difficulty of reading and literacy for ordinary people. He also severely punished Confucian scholars for their emptiness, advocated that all peoples are all scholars, and encouraged practical learning.

At this time, new contradictions were already brewing.