sweeping the world

Chapter 519 Major Adjustment
Usually, the ministers' fear to the king is not really fear, it is as if the ministers told the king that they are not really going to die because of their capital crimes, they just form an "opening statement" because of their special status.

This time is a little different. Liu Yan’s words sound very serious. He is already asking for whom the country is built for, which will cause many imaginations in the heads of the officials. ...and so many more.

The relationship between the monarch and the minister is a relationship of affiliation and confrontation.When the king's power is boundless, it means that the power of the ministers is reduced to the minimum, and they even have to live in fear all the time.In the same way, when the power of the ministers is high, the power of the king will be reduced, and it is time for the king to live in fear.

Once the relationship between monarchs and ministers in the past dynasties is out of balance, it is the beginning of the country's misfortune. Even if the wise king has too much power, making only one mistake in his life will bring the country into turmoil. The most obvious example is Tang Xuanzong Li Longji.

The king should always be an arbiter and a chess player, and should not personally participate in the game. Of course, no one can shake Liu Yan's power. He has always been an arbiter and a chess player.That's exactly what makes his words carry weight.

All the ministers who knelt down on the ground were truly terrified. They met a king whom no one could shake. What's the matter, once the king decides who to take care of, it's best for that person to accept the king's ruling peacefully.

People will definitely make mistakes in this world, and those with power will have a greater chance of making mistakes, but there is absolutely no innocence for those with power. The difference is whether the mistakes are big or not, or whether the king will pursue them or not.

"The barbarians ravaged the Central Plains for dozens of years, and the widows led the ministers to rescue the people and weep cowardly, which continued the great cause of the Han family." Liu Yan looked lonely at this moment, asking himself and asking questions Official: "Nowadays there are powerful enemies peeping outside, and the people are suffering inside. There are three or four remaining Han family lands that have not been recovered. Is there someone among you who doesn't know?"

The first is the ministers, followed by you, which represents a change in the king's attitude.

Among the hundreds of officials in the hall, if counted by the ninth-rank Zhongzheng system, only a very few are ninth-rank officials, and the rest are at least fourth-rank officials.They can be said to be the ruling class of the Han Dynasty, and they are also the biggest vested interests. They basically know the ambitions of the king and what kind of environment the country faces.

The military force of the Han State is strong, which can be seen from the fact that one country is against the world. It does not fear any enemies when it comes to fighting the Han State, and it has never doubted that the Han State will fully recover the old land of the Han family.

It is estimated that from the easy destruction of the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the conclusion that the Han Dynasty will definitely dominate the world is drawn, and some people's thinking is really changing.

Take Sangyu as an example. When the Han Dynasty was only a state with Qingzhou, he never thought of seeking benefits for the family with the convenience of his status. Even when the Han army captured Yanzhou and Yuzhou, before the situation was really clear, he could Said to be dedicated to the public.He started seeking benefits for the family after the Huaishui War came to fruition, this change would not be too unusual, because he was not the only one like this.

Ji Chang is the only one who is in a high position and always upholds the will of the king...or the will of the king.It is not wrong for him to be loyal to the king with all his heart. In his heart, he also longs for the great cause of the king to be realized, that is, starting from the Central Plains, then fully recovering the old land of the Han family, and finally sweeping all nations to rule the entire world island.

There are not many people who know Liu Yan's ambition, but not many who are serious about it.In the cognition of these people, "the world" has always been limited to those areas ruled by the former Han Empire. Even if they know that the world is not so small, they seem to be hypnotized and basically ignore how much land there is outside.

It can be said that in the past dynasties, "the world" has always been really only that big. Taking the places once occupied by the Han Empire as the basic disk, at most the grasslands and the western plateau are counted, and the rest of the places will only be denounced as "wild lands". "Land" or "barren land", which can be easily occupied and will not take a second look.

Maybe it's not just short-sightedness, conditional constraints, or the cost of occupation is too high?
The Han Empire expanded again and again, and after occupying the grasslands, they were at a loss. They were surprised to find that the grasslands were not suitable for farming.However, the Miao descendants of the Han family have lost the "skill" of herding since the collapse of the Qin Empire, which cannot generate sufficient benefits, and the payment is a drag on the state's finances.They expanded westward to the Western Regions, and found that the Western Regions were a barren land with many Gobi and deserts, and there was nothing but sand to the west of the Western Regions.

When the Tang Empire reached its peak, it encountered the predicament of the Han Empire when it launched aggressive wars. Even if it conquered a territory, it would not be difficult to rule, but the cost of rule would be astonishing but there would be no benefits.After the embarrassing situation of the Han Empire, the Tang Empire created the "Jizhou" policy, stationing only a small number of troops in a certain place and choosing local people as puppets to rule on their behalf, allowing the Tang Empire to overcome the bottleneck encountered by the Han Empire. , at least the Tang Empire is slightly larger than the Han Empire in terms of territory.

Of course, if you look for old examples now, you can only use the Han Empire as a reference. Countless people may read the historical materials of the Han Empire and find the dilemma encountered after the expansion of the Han Empire to the extreme. It is already the limit of dominance, and further expansion will be a burden." The conclusion.

Fortunately, there is only the Han Empire as an example. If there is an example of the Tang Empire, it will definitely scare them from ignorantly opposing unlimited expansion to panic and panic opposing extreme expansion and limiting local military power.To be clear, there should not be too much black history in the expansion of the Tang Empire, and then the local feudal towns overthrew the center, and only then did the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms come into being.

At this time, no one would say anything, they could only continue to worship on the ground and listen to Liu Yan expressing his feelings there.

"Mencius said, the people are the most important, the community is second, and the king is the least." Liu Yan was walking, his voice was still unhurried, and there seemed to be no emotional fluctuations: "Listen, the widow is the least important one. Since the widow It’s all like this, do you have anyone who thinks you’re better than others?”

What I want to say is that Mencius put forward a lot of theories, but too few of them were accepted. Some of the remarks about "Jingxin Zhangjuxia" were even dismissed as false talk, that is to say, not only the people did not approve, but even officials and The king has always regarded it as a joke, just because it sounds good, but there is almost no possibility of execution.In addition, Mencius has been a "fighter" all his life. When he traveled around the world, he almost caught one by one. The one who was sprayed the most was a monarch of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period. This made the monarchs of other countries close their doors when they knew that Mencius was coming. Reject customers.

Liu Yan's words made all the ministers shout in unison: "I am terrified!"

In addition to panic, it is inevitable that some people are thinking, is it possible that the king will start to follow the "Mencius line", and then recall in his small head what ideas Mencius once put forward for governing the country.

"There are people, and there is a country. The people are the cornerstone of the country. The country's taxes, taxes, and military resources cannot be separated from the people. Many small families gather together to form a country. The people's peace of mind can make the country prosperous, and the people's military and aggressiveness will lead to the country's soldiers. The front is strong." Liu Yan never thought of taking the Mencius line, but also the line of the overlord.He finally raised his voice: "The people are the foundation of all my great achievements. I love and cherish them. Some of you bully and plunder the people, and make the people separate from you. You are digging the corner of your great cause!"

The voice echoed in the hall, the previous fake panic turned into real panic, and those who felt that they had done too much began to wobble.

Liu Yan didn't pay much attention to what the officials looked like, but just glanced at Xun Xian and nodded.

Xun Xian stepped out with a scroll in his hand, and Langsheng said: "The king issued an edict, and all the ministers listen to the announcement!"

Civil and military officials all stood up and bowed again, calling in unison: "Minister, listen to the imperial edict."

Reading edicts is generally the work of eunuchs. Liu Yan did not hire eunuchs at first, and his personal secretary Lang did this work, including reading at the court meeting and proclaiming edicts (decrees) at the homes of hundreds of officials.

The edict that Xun Xian announced was not what the officials imagined. They thought someone would be punished, but after hearing it, they received a long reward.

After the edict was read, the Han Dynasty canceled the separation of the left and right prime ministers, with Ji Chang as the prime minister, Sang Yu as the royal envoy, and then a series of official arrangements.

Xu Zheng officially resigned from the position of General Zhengnan and became a Taiwei. This was quite expected. Although they were nervous, they were happy that the Sangong was finally no longer vacant, thinking that Liu Yan's proclaiming the emperor had already been put on the agenda.

The ministers were somewhat surprised to hear that Yu Yi was appointed as a Tingwei. They more or less knew why the Yu clan switched to the Han Kingdom, suspected that the terms of exchange had changed, and wondered what impact Yu Yi would have after becoming a Tingwei.

Naturally, there must be a basis for Yu Yi's appointment as a court lieutenant, and the basis is the Yu clan's contribution in the battle for Jiankang. A vigilant person has to think a lot.

The imperial edict is very long, and many interest groups are involved in important appointments. If you analyze it carefully, you will find that a balance has been formed under the change of the distribution of the three officials and nine ministers at the center.

If you want to say who is the happiest and most excited person in the hall, it is better than Ran Min, who is excited that some people who followed him were promoted, and happy Sang Yu was dismissed from the right prime minister position.

There is only one prime minister left, which means that the power that originally belonged to the prime minister has been concentrated. Ji Chang is a very pure person, and his appointment as prime minister shows that the king has made an important adjustment to the distribution of power.

It cannot be said that the position of the imperial envoy is not important. If the prime minister is the highest chief executive of a country’s government, the right of the imperial envoy is mainly to manage the records, books and memorials, and supervise the civil and military officials. The rights are not small at all.

Sang Yu's transfer to the imperial envoy doctor did not lower the administrative level, just because the imperial envoy doctor's actual status was equivalent to that of the deputy prime minister. In the past, Sang Yu was the deputy prime minister. In addition to having the power of civil affairs management, on the contrary, it has an additional important power of supervising civil and military officials.

The imperial edict was still being read, and some people began to fluctuate because they hadn't heard anything about themselves. Among them, Ran Min and Huan Wen were the most anxious.

Xu Zheng was originally General Zhengnan. After he was promoted to Taiwei, the position of General Zhengnan was vacant. At present, the Han Dynasty's war against the south of the Yangtze River has not yet ended. It stands to reason that Xu Zheng should start anew after he leaves office. appointment.

Huan Wen believed that he was the most suitable candidate for the general who conquered the South, not because he was born in the south of the Yangtze River, but also because of the further investigation of him by the court of the Han Dynasty.And if he becomes the general who conquers the south, he will not favor the southern family at all. It should be said that he will be more ruthless than the others.What's more, he conquered Li's Chenghan first, destroyed Li's Chenghan and was named Marquis, but he didn't get promoted in the military position, so no matter how he looked at it, he was the best candidate for General Zhengnan.

Xun Xian was still reading. Just now, when Liu Yan got mad, there was an edict before any action was taken. All kinds of fear and uneasiness in the hearts of the officials were washed away with the announcement of the edict. The attention of the officials was Turning to changes in the political situation.

The imperial edict finally reached the military part, and what Ran Min heard was that he was promoted to General Hussars. Although he was slightly disappointed that he was not a general, most of them were quite happy in his heart.

In fact, there are not many core military positions in the Han Dynasty. The Taiwei is the No. 1 military general, but the Taiwei can't lead the army at all, so the generals, generals of hussars, generals of chariots, and generals of champions can lead troops in battle. The positions of generals at the rank of Bi Sangong are very important, and generals at the rank of Bi Jiuqing, such as General Wei, Lieutenant, and Zhong Lingjun, are actually guarding the central government and do not go out to fight.

When Huan Wen heard that he had become the general conquering the south as he wished, he almost grinned out loud.

Among the generals of the Four Expeditions of the Han Dynasty, General Zhengbei and General Zhengnan currently have the largest military power. After all, there are Shijie Zhao Kingdom, Murong Yan Kingdom, and Tuoba Dai Kingdom in the north, and many families in the south are fighting stubbornly.General Zhengxi is currently a bare rod, only has a shogunate but no field corps directly under it.General Zhengdong is rather strange. Apart from a small number of troops directly under him, he is a servant army of many countries, and he also supervises the fleets in the East China Sea and Bohai Sea.

Lu Tai'an knelt down on the ground calmly, thinking that the rewards and the like probably had nothing to do with him, but when he heard that he was appointed as General Zhengdong, he was immediately stunned, and then he looked up at Liu Yan gratefully.

Lu Tai wasn't the only one who was surprised, Xie An's family knew about his family affairs.

Xie An's performance in the battle against Shijie Zhao State can only be said to be quite satisfactory with some brilliant performances, and it cannot be said to be excellent at all.However, he knew that he had been too slack after being transferred to the south, and it was a great luck not to be dismissed. Moreover, the Xie clan had become a little more stubborn in the confrontation between the Han Dynasty and the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which caused him to hear his own When I was appointed as General Zhengxi Zhonglang, I was really stunned.

Zhonglang will be a necessary way to be promoted to general. Xie An was pleasantly surprised to realize that Han's march to the west has been put on the agenda, but he doesn't know when it will be.

(End of this chapter)