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Chapter 805 Jiangdong Luoshi!

In May, it was the beginning of summer, when the weather was getting hotter but not yet summer. A steady rain at night washed away the heat of many days. Green and tender flowers, like jasper, were blooming in succession.

Hanshan Temple outside the city of Suzhou was built by the emperor Xiao Yan to commend the monk Hanshan for his contribution to the grassland. Everyone in the Liang Kingdom knew that the emperor loved to promote Buddhism. In the mist of the Liang Kingdom, hundreds of temples stood in the beautiful mountain scenery. between.

Luo Youzhi did not stop Xiao Yan from doing anything.

As long as Xiao Yan did not entrust the country's affairs to the affairs of ghosts and gods, and did not give these monks special social status and privileges, then for Luo Youzhi, religion was of no importance. He just quietly launched the "Daliang Buddhist Rules" and raised the standard The requirement to become a monk is just a common person's status.

Twenty years after the founding of the Liang Dynasty, Luo Youzhi, the Duke of Gusu County who was known as the eastern half of the Yangtze River, passed away two years ago. At this time, the Liang Kingdom was gradually experiencing turmoil again.

According to Luo Youzhi's idea that "temples, Taoist temples, belonging to gods, should be established on mountains", Hanshan Temple is also on the mountain.

The stone steps are slightly smooth after the rain. Sunlight shines through the dense branches and leaves, and people's shadows pass through the flickering light and shadow. There are not many people on the mountain road, and it is very quiet. Most of the people who come and go are wearing toga. Daxiu scholars, women and children came to worship Buddha and seek enlightenment.

On the mountain road, there was a group of people. The men were all wearing scholar's robes, and a few female relatives were as charming as flowers, wearing ladies' clothes. In the land of Jiangzuo, since Luo Chu, the Duke of Yuzhang, took over Jiangdong, it has attached great importance to appearance, conduct, and romance. tolerance.

You must have an unyielding character, a noble character, and profound knowledge.

The leader of this group is Luo Youzhi's son, Luo Xianzhi, the current Duke of Gusu.

As Luo Xianzhi came down the mountain, he told the people around him: "Your Majesty called me to join Jianye again. This time, it seems I have to go."

Traveling with him were his mother, his sisters, and his brothers.

His sister Luo Yourong asked out of curiosity: "Why doesn't my brother want to go to Jianye? Your Majesty treats my family very well."

Luo Xianzhi raised his hand to block the slightly dazzling light, and said softly: "My Luo family is called Jiangdong Banbi because of my father's reputation. When my father was there, he was the prime minister. Your Majesty also obeyed his father's words, and he has a good reputation. Only then did we, Liang Guo and Luo Shi, exist today.

However, after his father passed away, His Majesty only knew military affairs and did not understand government affairs. The Liang Kingdom gradually became chaotic and the government was divided. Although my brother could inherit the position of Duke, he could not inherit the position of Prime Minister.

We, the Liang Kingdom, have our own system. My father has been the Prime Minister for eighteen years. He has suppressed the gentry clan and established laws. This has not allowed the gentry to rise to prominence and enjoy high positions. Now, even I, the Luo clan, have been suppressed.

Although I, the Luo family, are at the top of the clan, when I enter the court, I am only a sixth-rank official. What is the use of me in the face of strife? "

Luo Yourong asked again: "Since Your Majesty has called your brother to join Jianye, he should be of great importance to you. My sister feels that there is no need to worry about him."

Luo Xianzhi said worriedly: "This is what worries me the most. How can the emperor corrupt the national system for one person?

Whoever created the figurines has no descendants? "

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence, no one spoke anymore, only light spots lingered on people's bodies and faces.

……

Luo Xianzhi took this road countless times from Gusu to Jianye by boat, but never once was it as heavy as this time.

After eighteen years of governance by Luo Youzhi, Jianye became the well-deserved first city in Jiangdong. Its prosperity and after several expansions, it is not inferior to Luoyang in the past.

Rows of goods and people crowded together, this is not only a scene of prosperity, but also reflects the strong taxation ability. The Liang Kingdom has long recovered from the huge trauma of conquering the Hu people, and it has food, money and people.

Luo Xianzhi did not take the Luo family's ship. He did not want everyone to know that he had arrived in Jianye so quickly. He planned to find out what the situation was now and see what he learned from the family intelligence. Is it consistent?

When they disembarked in Luoxian, many people had already passed the news back to their masters.

On a slightly cool afternoon, Luo Xianzhi entered the palace of the Liang Kingdom to meet the ruler of this huge country.

The Imperial Palace of the Liang Kingdom was splendid, with countless gold and jade, and countless exquisite murals painted on it. This palace was also supervised by Luo Youzhi.

Luo Youzhi City does not allow Xiao Yan to save money in terms of material things, as long as it is not an outrageous palace complex like Qin Shihuang's Abang Palace and Han Emperor Changsheng Palace.

In a palace where Buddhist Bodhisattvas and Vajras were depicted everywhere, Luo Xianzhi met Xiao Yan again.

The emperor who has ruled the Liang Kingdom for twenty years naturally looks extremely majestic. His old age has not diminished his heroic spirit. He is still the one who dares to lead an army of hundreds of thousands to fight with the barbarians on the grassland. emperor.

Naturally, this was not the first time that Luo Xianzhi and Xiao Yan met. When he was young, as the eldest son of Gusu County, he had been summoned by Xiao Yan many times and received various rewards from Xiao Yan many times.

He only came close to marrying a princess to him, but because Luo Xianzhi already had a fiancée, the matter was dropped and Luo Xianzhi's younger brother was arranged to marry a princess of the Xiao family.

Xiao Yan sits on top of the horse with a golden sword. The Hu bed spread from the north has gradually become popular in Jiangdong. This has a lot to do with Luo Youzhi's vigorous promotion.

Luo's view has always been to be comfortable. If sitting on the buttocks is not as comfortable as sitting on the knees, then give up sitting on the knees. In today's Jiangdong, most people no longer sit on the knees except in formal places such as the Great Court Meeting.

"Lingxiu, it's not easy to ask you to come to Jianye."

As soon as they met, Xiao Yan expressed his dissatisfaction to Luo Xianzhi. Luo Xianzhi did not panic when he heard the words, but solemnly said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Whenever I travel, I will do more divination. If it is beneficial, do it, and if it is harmful, avoid it." .

It is not easy for Daliang to be what it is today. If the fate of our country in Daliang is affected because of my ministers, I will not be able to escape the blame if I die. I will never see your majesty if I die. "

Xiao Yan was convinced, and after hearing this, he stopped talking and said, "Lingxiu, I invite you to join Jianye this time because I want you to be the minister, take over the position of my father Qingyun, and help us to rectify the country."

really!

Luo Xianzhi knew that this must be the case, although the position of Prime Minister was far less legitimate than his father's, and the power was not the same.

After all, the position of prime minister is higher than that of the three princes. In the Later Han Dynasty, the most important person to serve as prime minister was Dong Zhuo or Cao Cao. Luo Xianzhi was the powerful prime minister. Even if the prince had to salute, one can imagine Xiao Yan's feelings towards Luo Xianzhi. of trust.

The Shangshu Ling is the de facto Prime Minister, and the Three Dukes only have real power if they record the affairs of the Shangshu, just like the official positions of Taiwei require military governors to have power.

Xiao Yan gave Luo Xianzhi the position of Shangshu Ling, which can be said to be a great use, and made him a very popular minister almost in an instant.

but!

This won't work!

However, Luo Chengzhi bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is responsible for the heavy responsibilities of the country. I am not old enough to be crowned, and I have not planned state affairs. I am afraid that I will not be able to obey the expectations of the public. Moreover, I have my own system in Daliang. Those who have accumulated merits will be transferred to the fourth rank or above. Only after detailed examination can we advance, how can we abolish the government of the country just because of one minister?"

Xiao Yan frowned when he heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he still said resolutely: "In extraordinary times, extraordinary things should be done. If there are talents but are not selected, how can the country be safe? If there are talents but are not selected, how can the country be prosperous? This is That's what I want, please step back and think more about it, I want it to be yours."

Luo Chengzhi walked out of the palace with doubts on his face. He turned his head and looked at the palace a few more times. He became more and more confused. It was an emergency. What kind of emergency was it now? Did something happen?

After he got on the carriage, the coachman quietly waited for the order. Naturally, the Luo family had a very large house in Jianye City, but Luo Chengzhi was not ready to go there immediately.

He ordered: "Go to Taifu Xie's house and deliver the gifts brought from Gusu to Taifu Xie's house."

The horseman received the order and drove the carriage to Xie's Mansion.

Xie's.

The fastest-growing family in the past two decades. When the clan chronicle was first compiled, the Xie family had not yet entered the top nine families. As a migrant from the Central Plains, the Xie family barely ranked in the second column of the clan chronicle. Steady footing.

However, the Xie family, Xie An, was a great talent in Jiangzuo, one of the most popular figures, and Luo Youzhi's right-hand man, so the family jumped up. When the clan chronicles were reorganized, the current Xie family in Gusu ranked among The first-class high-ranking family.

In fact, this is the truth of being a nobleman.

A hundred years ago, the fourth and third prince of the Runan family, the Yuan family, truly rose from a low-level noble family to a high-ranking family. It only took a few decades. They prospered because of the imperial power and fell because of the competition for the imperial power.

Imperial power is the most powerful force in the world. It is enough to make a family prosper and then die. Even a puppet emperor can drag down a top family with his blood.

This is the emperor!

All aristocratic families have the heart to turn their family into a country.

Because only by turning a family into a country can wealth and honor be preserved for a long time. Otherwise, once there are no talents, several generations will decline in less than a century. Even once it is tainted with the succession of the throne, dozens or hundreds of years of planning will be wiped out in an instant. .

The reason why Luo Shi is not a king is because becoming a king will lead to death, and also because even if he is not a king, Luo Shi can still maintain wealth and honor for a long time, otherwise Luo Shi would have become an emperor long ago.

Nowadays, the throne of the Xiao family in the Liang Kingdom is much more stable than that of the Chu family. Especially after Luo Youzhi's eighteen years of tireless governance, a balance has basically been formed in the Liang Kingdom. As for Luo Youzhi, he certainly does not want the gentry to have a monopoly. Liang Guo official position, but he did not completely defeat the gentry clan morally.

Luo Youzhi believes that the existence of gentry clans has its own significance and is not completely harmful. He promotes poor families not because he believes that poor families are born to be in power, but because he is worried that some talents will be lost in the wilderness, which will eventually cause shock to the society.

It can be said to be extremely practical!

Completely implemented Luo's consistent political thoughts.

The carriage stopped and Luo Xianzhi got out of the carriage. The Xie family's gate was very high, but the mansion was not very impressive and full of bookish atmosphere. This is exactly the popular trend in Jiangzuo today.

That is elegance, talking more about the meaning of scriptures, Confucian scriptures, Buddhist scriptures, and Taoist scriptures. These things are integrated here. The scenery and natural scenery of Jiangzuo are quite suitable for these. It is not as cold as in the north. It was difficult to survive, so it became more and more prosperous.

"Please report Luo Xianzhi's visit."

Luo Xianzhi sent a greeting card, and then waited quietly outside the mansion, holding two gifts in his hands. The Luo family never lacked gifts, and the Jiangdong Luo family received many things as gifts to be passed down from generation to generation.

The concierge was quiet and quickly ran to the mansion. Suddenly, there was a lot of excitement in the mansion. The door of the mansion opened, and Xie An, wearing a wide robe, long sleeves and a crown scarf, walked out. Luo Xianzhi bowed and saluted: "Master, Xianzhi came to visit so rashly, please forgive me, Master."

With a smile on his face, Xie An stroked his beard and said, "My nephew is here to visit. Please don't be presumptuous. Please come in quickly."

The two of them walked together until they reached the central hall.

Xie Anping stepped back, and then asked nervously: "Why did my nephew suddenly arrive in Jianye City?"

Luo Xianzhi smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty has sent many letters, so I had to come. My nephew has just come out of the palace. Your Majesty wants to make my nephew a minister. I refused for the time being. He came to the Taifu's house just to ask. Why is Your Majesty suddenly acting so abnormally?"

Shangshu Ling!

Xie An was immediately shocked, but when he thought that the man in front of him was the son of the late Duke of Gusu, and there was probably no one in the entire Liang Kingdom who could surpass him in terms of status, except for the prince, he thought it was normal. Hearing Luo Xianzhi's question, Xie An hesitated for a moment, thinking of the relationship between the two families, and said in a low voice: "Xian Nephew, this is a rumor that my nephew heard. It is said that our army of the Liang Kingdom ate a meal in Yuzhou. The battle was defeated, and the failure to supply food and grass completely led to the defeat of our army.

This news was covered up by His Majesty. It is said that some ministers were enriching themselves. His Majesty must be dissatisfied with the ministers who are now in charge, so he wants to replace them. After all, military and national affairs come first. "

Luo Xianzhi was shocked when he heard this.

A few years after the extermination of the Hu people, as all countries gradually gained some strength, human beings who would never stop naturally started wars. The largest among them was the joint conquest of Han by Yan and Liang, known as It is necessary to divide the land of Han State, with the Yellow River as the boundary, the north of the Yellow River belongs to the Yan State, and the north of the Yellow River belongs to the Liang State.

Liu Chen was a great man and an excellent emperor, but he was still powerless against Yan and Liang at the same time.

Especially a few years ago, there was a young general in the Yan Kingdom named Murong Ke. He was only a teenager, but he had won every battle, especially in the battle of large armies. He had never suffered a loss. In addition, Xiao Yan and Liang Guo were at their peak. Famous generals in the country also emerged one after another, and the Han Dynasty suffered a huge blow all of a sudden.

Most of the cities in the northern part of Jizhou were captured by Murong Ke, and the land in Yuzhou was also constantly encroached by the Liang Kingdom.

The reason why Han State was able to survive was that Wei State's helping hand was extremely crucial, because Wei State and Yan State had huge conflicts of interest in Hedong, just like the competition between Qin State and Wei State for Hedong and Hexi during the Warring States Period.

The Wei State hopes to contain the Yan State's troops to the Han State's front line, so that they can free up their hands to seize Hedong, and then get a springboard to attack the Yan State.

When Xiao Yan was most successful, he was even close to capturing the entire Yuzhou, and almost the entire Huaisi fell into his control. However, at the critical moment, Luo Youzhi suddenly passed away, and Xiao Yan was short of food and grass on the front line, so he had to retreat in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, he was defeated now.

However, this defeat should not be serious, it should be just an ordinary conflict. However, this conflict made Xiao Yan feel that something was wrong, so he was so anxious to take over his father's position. This was considered a medical emergency.

Let’s not talk about whether he can match his father’s talent. Even if he can, the situation is different. So many people are eyeing him. Now the main branch of the Luo family is not obvious and has disappeared from the world for more than ten years.

The only descendant of the Luo family with a stigma in the world is said to be still in the Western Regions, and most people have never seen it. Everyone knows that in the war against the Hu people, the direct line of the Luo family was exterminated, and they suffered even more hardships than when the Luo Kingdom fell. Serious disaster.

Now it is said that all the remnants of the Luo family are in the distant Liaodong, but the place is overgrown with weeds and the roads are isolated. No one can find them at all. Even the road that the Luo family army used to come out has been washed away by the water melted by the snow. , no one can find Luo Shi.

There are no direct descendants of the Luo family in this world, and no stigma exists anymore.

Jiangdong Luo Clan, in the eyes of many people, is indeed Luo Clan, but it is not Luo Clan, because fundamentally, the world is naturally afraid of the direct descendants of Luo Clan. The shining stigma on the eyebrows is a reminder all the time. Everyone, the Luo family is indeed a different family.

But there is no holy mark on Jiangdong Luoshi's eyebrows, so this deterrence is greatly reduced.

The actions of the Jiangdong Luo Family are completely different from those of the Luo Family. If they want to maintain the Luo Family's name in the Central Plains, they need great wisdom and a lot of luck.

Especially after the line of Yinghou in Han Dynasty became increasingly withered, Jiangdong Luo became more cautious.

What the Yinghou lineage of the Han Dynasty encountered is unimaginable. Today, there is only one man in the Yinghou lineage, and that is the contemporary Yinghou. He only has a daughter and no son. If he cannot give birth to a son, the Yinghou lineage will Withdrew from the stage of history with the ending of extinct heir.

Luo Xianzhi frowned deeply. Facing what Xie An said, he indeed fell into deep contemplation. This was probably what the emperor said was an emergency.

After a long time, Luo Xianzhi said slowly: "Taifu, now the four kingdoms are fighting for supremacy. The two kingdoms of Yan and Liang are at an extremely critical moment against the two kingdoms of Wei and Han. If we can carve up the Han Kingdom and then seize Shu, we, Daliang, will have the opportunity to win. Your Majesty may have the same thoughts about annexing the world.

But if I agree to Your Majesty now, it will destroy my father's system and cause far-reaching consequences. What do you think I should do? "

The simplest consequence of agreeing to the emperor's ministerial order is that the system of transferring meritorious service established by Luo Youzhi was destroyed. No matter how many reasons he found, it was useless. People in the world were not blind.

If the Luo family can do this, then the rest of the powerful families can do this. Even if we don't get the emperor's trust and directly serve as ministers, we should always be allowed to do other official positions.

There is no reason in this world to only allow state officials to set fires and not allow people to light lamps, especially in Jiangzuo.

Especially in Jiangzuo, a place where aristocratic families are entrenched.

No aristocratic family in this world likes to go to other places to make trouble.

As far as the Jiangdong clan is concerned, they are a Jiangdong family. As long as they can guarantee their interests in Jiangdong, it is enough. Why should they work in other places? Not only the nobles think this way, but also ordinary people.

Why did the imperial court go to the northern expedition to bleed and work in other places?

The conquest of the Hu people, if it were not for the miracles of Luo Shen, and if it were not for King Su's subtle influence, it would have been impossible to succeed at all. It lies in this kind of thinking.

This kind of thinking is rooted in everyone's heart, not just in Jiangdong, but everywhere. Without a righteous name, no one likes to go to other places to fight.

Only by defending our country can we have morale.

This has never been the case since ancient times!

In order to get the Jiangzuo family to support the imperial court's Northern Expedition, Luo Youzhi promised to divide large tracts of land for them in Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou after the Northern Expedition. He also promised ordinary people that their military merits would be converted into land and more bounties. .

In the merit system designed by Luo Youzhi, military merit is basically twice that of fighting in other places than fighting locally. It is precisely based on this situation.

If Xiao Yan destroyed the system established by Luo Youzhi for the Northern Expedition, it would completely release the family members again. It cannot be said that Luo Youzhi's eighteen years of achievements were lost in one fell swoop.

After all, now the poor families do have a stable promotion channel, and the poor families are not greatly discriminated against in Jiangzuo. Jiangdong mainly depends on whether the person is capable.

But at least half of Luo Youzhi's efforts in suppressing the family were in vain.

Of course Xie An knew what Luo Xianzhi was talking about. He had been with Luo Youzhi all year round and was influenced by his ears and eyes. Naturally, he knew what Luo Youzhi was doing. Hearing this, he muttered: "My dear nephew, what the former Duke did was a big plan." But when this policy was first implemented, the Duke once told me that no system in the world can truly prevent the rise of powerful families."

Luo Xianzhi sighed after hearing this: "Of course it is, I, Luo, are proficient in history, and the history of these fourteen hundred years is all in my heart.

One thousand and four hundred years ago, King Su established feudal states. At that time, the power of the Emperor of Zhou was so vast that the princes did not pay tribute and frequently abolished the feudal states. However, as time went by, the princes gradually became stronger and the emperor's authority no longer existed.

By the time of the Qin and Han Dynasties, all the princes and nobles were wiped out, and the emperor of the Han Dynasty had been a true and omnipotent king for hundreds of years. However, the final outcome was still the end of local control. There is no need to say more about it in the later Han Dynasty.

In this world, with the development of time, places will gradually expand. Even the main line of the Luo family cannot solve this problem, so my father has never thought about solving this problem or completely eradicating the noble clan.

Eradicating the noble gentry is nothing more than replacing a group of people and becoming a new noble gentry. There will be no change.

He often told me, don’t waste time on this. If you spend your whole life fighting against this, you will achieve nothing.

Therefore, as long as the nobles and nobles of Jiangdong were obedient, not morally corrupt, and could be used as tools for him to display their talents, and could become dogs under his command, my father would let them go. "

Xie An's expression did not change when he compared the wealthy nobles to dogs. The last sentence of Luo Youzhi's words was not just spoken to Luo Xian alone.

He not only described noble families in this way, but also common people from poor families.

This sentence is quite famous.

Luo Youzhi once scolded the patriarch of the Zhang family in court, saying that Zhang was just a dog. If he disobeyed now, he should die. Then Zhang was reprimanded by Luo Youzhi. Until now, Zhang has not been in the mainstream. When officials came into office and the clan annals were reorganized, Zhang's name was not included. In a few decades, if the Zhang family has not yet resurrected, and when all the current in-laws and so on have passed away, the Zhang family will basically be replaced by the top family members. Completely lonely and poor.

Luo Xianzhi continued: "But my father also said that although local expansion is inevitable, if it can be delayed, the day it cannot be controlled will be the day when the dynasty will perish."

Xie An sighed and said: "But now that the countries are fighting, if we can't send down talented people in one way or another, I am afraid that Daliang will not be able to survive the day of its destruction. The former Duke has great power and can suppress all kinds of dissatisfaction in the country. It can also provide a steady stream of money and food to the front line, but I am afraid that several important ministers in the court do not have this talent, and I cannot do it, and the emperor does not hope that I can do it."

Xie An's words were filled with desolation. He was once an important minister of the imperial court, Tai Tu. This was one of the three titles. In the entire Liang Kingdom, his reputation was considered to be the highest.

But when Luo Youzhi died, he immediately lost the emperor's trust in him. In other words, the emperor never trusted him, but because of Luo Youzhi's relationship, he loved him all the time.

Nowadays, there are many talented people in Liang Kingdom. The land of Jiangdong has always produced talents, especially those who can manage state affairs and command armies. There are endless talents.

But the emperor did not trust these people, which was fatal.

Especially after the suspected personal enrichment occurred, the emperor became more suspicious of his ministers. This was an extremely terrifying state.

There is no doubt that the monarch and his ministers are in no doubt, which is undoubtedly the best state of a country, but this state is rare. The Liang State was able to win steadily when facing the Han State because of the mutual support between Xiao Yan and Luo Youzhi. Inseparable.

Now Xiao Yan couldn't find anyone he trusted, so he summoned Luo Xianzhi because he trusted Luo Xianzhi, or in other words, he believed that Luo Youzhi's son would not let him down.

Luo Xianzhi stood up directly after hearing the words, pacing in the court, frowning, constantly weighing the pros and cons. This is really a big event, and he couldn't help murmuring: "The dynasty will only last twenty years." , how could we encounter such a problem?"

Xie An also couldn't help but rub the cup in his hand, waiting for Luo Xianzhi's answer. This was a dilemma decision. There was no right or wrong, it just depended on what he wanted.

At this time, a playful voice suddenly sounded from the corner of the court, "Don't fight for the past life, don't fight for the next life, all dreams will come to nothing, just fight for the day and night."

The Duke's strategy may have solved a temporary emergency, but it may have become rotten wood. Why not create a new strategy?

The former Duke's merits were high in Jiangzuo, and the Duke may have done the same. If he surpassed his father and ancestors, he should be her husband! "

Luo Xianzhi paused and looked at the source of the sound. He saw a girl in her late teens and early twenties standing in the corner. She was dressed in plain clothes and had a hairpin skirt. Her face was fair and soft, her eyes were bright and energetic, and she seemed to have endless wisdom. The stream of light flickers, and the whole body is bookish.

A lady from a well-known family, a noble lady, with a beautiful heart and a beautiful heart.

Luo Xianzhi had countless words to praise her in his mind, but he was speechless.

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The Duke said: "If a dog of a noble family, a poor family, or a horse is walking under my sect, if a dog barks and a horse leaps in anger, they will all die."

There is no one who dares to speak out in Jiangzuo. ——"Southern History: Gusu County Duke Family"

(End of this chapter)