A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 196: Preliminary reduction of vassal status, frequent conflicts between Han and Hungary

"...The above is my general idea, please appreciate it by Your Majesty."

Jia Yi secretly looked at the silent Han Emperor, feeling extremely uneasy.

Emperor Han first briefly digested Jia Yi's discussion and found that it was indeed powerful, but it was too much and he couldn't remember it.

"Your explanation makes some sense, but it is too lengthy. Please write it down and give it to me to see!"

"Here!" Jia Yi knew it was safe.

Not long after, a piece of Chen Zhengshi titled "Public Security Policy" was placed in front of the Han Emperor's cases. The Han Emperor was very fascinated by it and almost devoted himself to it in the past few days. However, the Han Emperor still knew that now was not the time to cut down the vassal vassal. important opportunity.

Then he ordered the appointment of doctor Jia Yi as the prince's young master to teach the prince Liu Qi's political affairs.

Ten years of Emperor Han
The prince's young master, Jia Yi, successively submitted letters to the Han emperor such as "On Guo Qin", "On Morality", "On Accumulation and Storage", etc. He continued to absorb the Confucianism he had learned from other schools of thought and tried to apply it to the governance of the country. . The Emperor of the Han Dynasty admired him very much and often summoned him to the palace to question him at any time.

In the same year, Jia Yi wrote a book titled "On Customizing the System and Promoting Rituals and Music", using Confucianism and the Five Elements theory to design a complete set of etiquette systems in the Han Dynasty, advocating "correcting Shuo, changing clothes, establishing laws, and promoting rituals and music" to further replace the Qin system.

On the dark day of November, a solar eclipse occurred. Looking at the sun in December, another solar eclipse occurred.

In recent years, the Huns have been blocked outside the Great Wall and rarely went south to plunder. The Han Emperor issued an order: "I heard that God gave birth to all peoples and set up monarchs for them to raise and manage them.

If the monarch is unkind and his governance is unfair, God will show disasters to warn him that the world is not governed well. So on the dark day of November, a solar eclipse occurred, and God punished me. There is no more serious disaster than this!
I am able to protect the ancestral temple, and with my small body, I am lifted up by all the people and princes. The stability and chaos of the world depend on me alone. The ministers in charge of national affairs are like my right-hand man.

I am unable to govern and nurture sentient beings, and I am dragging down the glory of Sanchen. My unkindness is really serious. After receiving the edict, all the ministers must seriously think about my faults and the aspects that I have seen, heard, thought and thought about, and please tell me.

I also need to recommend virtuous and upright people who can speak out and give advice to correct my mistakes. Officials at all levels took the opportunity to organize their own affairs in order to reduce corvées and expenses to facilitate the people. I can no longer extend my kindness to distant places, so I am worried and worried about people far away doing evil, so I have never stopped border defense affairs.

Now, even though we cannot remove the garrison at the frontier, we have ordered more troops to protect the palace. Therefore, I have decided that General Wei’s army should be withdrawn. The servant can only keep enough horses now, and leave the rest to the inn for use! "

He also ordered the establishment of horse farms in the three counties surrounding Yanmen County to recruit herdsmen and raise military horses for the court.

The eleventh year of Emperor Han

May
Taicang of the State of Qi ordered Chun Yugong to be punished for committing a crime, and the imperial court issued an edict to arrest him and escort him to Chang'an for detention. Duke Chunyu had no sons, only five daughters. When Chunyu Gong was about to be taken away, he angrily scolded his daughter: "Having a child without a son will be of no use in an emergency like now."

His youngest daughter Tiying cried sadly alone and followed her father to Chang'an. After arriving in Chang'an, Tiying searched many times and finally found an official willing to write a letter for him.

One day, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty found a letter when he was dealing with political affairs: "My father was an official, and the people of Qi praised him for his integrity and justice. Now he has violated the law and should be punished. What I am sad about is that the dead cannot live again, and the bodies of those who are tortured We can't get back together. Even if we want to change our ways, there is no other way. I am willing to be punished as an official slave to atone for my father's sins so that he can change his ways."

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty asked where this petition was, and the doctor, Baizhou, came out and said: "This is a petition from the citizen girl Tiying on behalf of his father. Seeing that she was desperate, I dared to put it in front of your majesty's case!"

After asking about the cause and effect, Emperor Han sighed: "What a filial child!"

Then an edict was issued: "I heard that when the Yu clan existed, criminals were punished by painting corresponding punishment patterns on their clothes and hats to distinguish them from ordinary people's clothes, but the people would not violate the law.

Why is this? Because it was a time of peace and prosperity. There are three types of corporal punishment in the current laws, but they cannot prohibit people from breaking the law. What is the fault? Isn’t it just because my virtue is shallow and my education is unclear? I feel ashamed of myself, so my imperfect teaching methods have led to ignorant people falling into lawless situations.

"Poetry" says: "The harmonious gentleman is the father and mother of the people." 'Nowadays, when people commit crimes, they are punished before they are educated. Even if someone wants to change and become a good person, there is no chance.

I pity them very much. The punishment resulted in mutilation of limbs and tattoos on the skin, which cannot be recovered for life. It is so painful and immoral. How can it be in line with the wishes of being a parent! Corporal punishment should be abolished. "

Since then, corporal punishment was removed from the "Han Code", and Chunyu Gong was also exempted from punishment, but only accepted detention.

This year, the Han Emperor once again ordered tax exemptions across the country.

In the same year, King Liang passed away without any children. As a rule, his feudal state would be revoked. Young Fu Jiayi wrote a letter that this would be detrimental to the overall situation. He suggested that he choose a successor for King Liang, or that King Liu Shen of Taiyuan move to the country of Liang and transfer Dongping to the country of Liang. Wang Liu Canqian became the king of Huaiyang.

In this way, the fiefdoms of Liang State and Huaiyang State were expanded, so that the former's fiefdom reached the Yellow River in the north, and the latter's fiefdom reached the Yangtze River in the south, thus connecting them together. The King of Huaiyang has not returned to the country since the death of Liu You, King Min of Huaiyang.

Emperor Wen listened to Jia Yi's suggestion, but made some changes. He moved the acting king Liu Wu to be the king of Liang, moved Liu Yi, the king of Dongping, to be the king of Huainan, and moved Liu Shen, the king of Taiyuan, to be the acting king. The fourteenth year of Emperor Han's reign

The Xiongnu Maodun Chanyu died, and his son Jizhu ascended the throne. He named himself Laoshang Chanyu and planned to enter the border to plunder and attack the Han Dynasty.

Winter:

The old superior Shan Yu Jizhou personally led an army of 140,000 into Beidi County. Sun Xian, the captain of Beidi County, died in the battle. The Huns marched straight in, occupied Chaona, Xiaoguan, and Pengyang, burned down the middle palace, and the forwards reached Yong and Ganquan in Qizhou. Chang'an, the administrative center of the Han Dynasty, was only more than two hundred miles away, which directly threatened the rule of the Han Dynasty.

After the Han emperor received the report, he immediately ordered Lieutenant Zhou Gu and Lang Zhongling Zhang Wu to be generals. They sent out thousands of chariots and 100,000 horses to station in the north of the Wei River near Chang'an to defend the capital. He also ordered Lang Zhongcheng Baizhou to be the internal historian to guard against Guanzhong. Everything is done in a small way to appease the place and provide the food and fodder needed by the army.

He also worshiped Wei Jun, the Marquis of Ning, as the general of the North, Zhou Zao, the Marquis of Longlu, as the General of Longxi, Zhang Xiangru, the Marquis of Dongyang, as the Great General, Dong Chi, the Marquis of Cheng, as the former general, and Bai Qi, the Marquis of Shanyang, as the Chariot and Cavalry General. Attack the Huns.

Bai Qi was originally the eldest son of Marquis Xiuwu and the heir to the title of Marquis of Xiuwu. However, due to Bai Qiguang's military exploits, the Han Emperor ordered him to be conferred the title of Marquis of Shanyang. The title of Marquis of Xiuwu was inherited by Bai Qi's younger brother Bai Fang. In this way, Bai Wei has one clan and two marquises, that is, the Xiuwu Marquis who can live in a city of 10,000 households and the Shanyang Marquis who can live in a city of 1,000 households.

He also ordered Bai Yu, the general of Zhenbei, to mobilize a large army to support him after leaving sufficient defensive strength. On the eve of the expedition, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty personally comforted the soldiers, organized the army, issued instructions, and rewarded the entire army.

At the same time, he remembered the three edicts hanging in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and immediately wanted to lead the soldiers to attack the Xiongnu himself. The officials tried to dissuade him, but the Han Emperor refused to listen. He had already put on his armor and was ready to set off, but was stopped by Empress Dowager Bo. Only then did the emperor give up.

So General Zhang Xiangru was appointed as the chief general of the army, General Bai Yu of Zhenbei was appointed as deputy general, and General Bai Qi of Chariot and Cavalry was appointed as the vanguard of the army.

The Han and Hungarians fought hard in Beidi County for more than a month. Shanyu, the superior, saw that there was no gain to be gained, so he just withdrew from the fortress. However, the Han army returned as soon as they drove out of the fortress, and no one could be killed. After defeating the Xiongnu, the Han Emperor permanently established Beidi General and Longxi General in Beidi County and Longxi County. Under them, like Zhenbei General, they each established three captains.

In the same year, Emperor Han issued an edict: "I have been able to use sacrifices and fine silks to worship the Emperor of Heaven and the ancestral temple. It has been fourteen years now, which is a long time. I am not diligent and wise, but I can govern the world for a long time. I feel deeply ashamed for this." .

The mandala should be expanded and additional offerings should be added. In the past, the kings of the past extended their favors far away without asking for anything in return, offered sacrifices to mountains and rivers far away without asking for blessings, respected talents rather than relatives, and considered the people first and then themselves. They were sage to the extreme.

Now I heard that the officials in charge of sacrifices prayed to the gods, and all of them were attributed to me alone, but they did not consider the people. I feel deeply ashamed for this. A person like me with shallow virtues only enjoys the blessings of the gods, but the common people cannot enjoy them. This makes my virtues even more shallow. Now I order the officials in charge of sacrifices to pay respect to the gods and not to pray for me. "

Gongsun Chen from Lu County wrote a letter saying: "The reason why your majesty's sacrifices are ineffective is that the current Han Dynasty has not promised the virtues of heaven." He also described the theory of the beginning and end of the Five Virtues, and proposed that the current Han Dynasty is Tu De, and Tu De corresponds to the appearance of the Yellow Dragon. To test this, systems such as the calendar and clothing should be changed.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty handed the matter over to the prime minister and other ministers for discussion. At this time, Prime Minister Zhang Cang was formulating music rhythms and calendars. After research, he believed that the present day was water virtue, and requested that October be the beginning of the year and that black clothing be advocated. At the same time, he believed that Gongsun Chen's theory was incorrect and requested not to adopt it.

The fifteenth year of Emperor Han

The county magistrate of Chengji wrote a letter that a Huanglong appeared in Chengji, so the Han Emperor summoned Gongsun Chen of Lu County again and appointed him a doctor, asking him to explain the relevant theories of Tu De.

Then the Emperor of the Han Dynasty issued an edict: "There are strange gods appearing in Chengji, but they do not harm the people, and this year's harvest is very good. I want to go to the countryside in person to worship the Emperor of Heaven and the gods. The officials in charge of etiquette will discuss it, and don't I’m worried that I’ll be tired.”

Officials in charge of etiquette said: "In ancient times, the emperor personally went to the countryside in summer to worship the Emperor according to etiquette, so it was called suburban sacrifice."

The Han Emperor visited Yong County in person for the first time. The official in charge of etiquette said that there was not just one emperor, but five emperors, namely the Eastern Qing Emperor Qing Ling Shi Lao Jiu Qi Tianjun, and the Southern Red Emperor Dan Ling Zhen Lao San Qi Tianjun. , the Central Yellow Emperor Xuanling Huang Lao Yi Qi Tianjun, the Western White Emperor Haoling Huang Lao Qiqi Tianjun, and the northern Black Emperor Wuling Xuanlao Wuqi Tianjun. Corresponds to the theory of the Five Virtues.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to worship the Five Emperors in the suburbs in accordance with the Five Emperors, and to thank God for the auspiciousness in the fourth month of Mengxia.

Xinyuan Ping, a native of Zhao State, was summoned by the Han Emperor because he was good at the art of fortune-telling. He took the opportunity to persuade the Han Emperor to build the Five Emperors Temple in Weiyang, hoping that the Jiuding of the Zhou Dynasty would reappear, and the essence of jade would appear. The Han Emperor agreed. The commander ordered it to be built.

The sixteenth year of Emperor Han's reign

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty personally went to the Five Emperors Temple in Weiyang to hold suburban sacrifices. He also thanked God for the auspiciousness in summer and changed his clothes to red.

In the same year, King Liu Ze of Qi died early and had no heirs. The Emperor of Han took the opportunity to divide the largest state of Qi among Liu Xiang's six heirs and divided it into six kingdoms. He also ordered Liu Chang's three sons Liu An, Liu Bo, and Liu Ci to be crowned kings, and the Huainan Kingdom was divided into three parts.

The seventeenth year of Emperor Han's reign

Emperor Han got a jade cup with the inscription "The Lord Extends His Life" on it. The Emperor of the Han Dynasty was very happy, so he began to change the current year to the first year and ordered the people of the world to gather and have banquets. At the same time, the Nagato Five Emperors Altar was built at the suggestion of Niigatai. He also offered sacrifices in person, and at the same time asked the doctors and students to extract six verses from scriptures to compose the "King System", and discussed matters such as hunting tours and enshrining Zen.

In the same year, Yuan An, the imperial censor, wrote that all the supernatural beings claimed by Xinyuanping were deceiving the emperor, and provided evidence that he was a fake Taoist priest. Xinyuanping's conspiracy was exposed, and the Han emperor was angry and ashamed, and ordered the execution of the three tribes. He also slacked off on matters such as correcting Shuo, changing clothes, and worshiping gods. Instead, he sent officials to offer sacrifices instead of going there in person, and focused on governing the country.

(End of this chapter)