The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 50 Prison Disaster
In the Deyang Hall, Liu Hong looked at Cheng Yuanzhi with piercing eyes and remained silent for a long time.

The silence in the main hall was astonishing, a needle could be heard, the atmosphere became inexplicably dignified, and endless coercion squeezed in from all directions.

Breathless.

Cheng Yuanzhi bowed and cupped his fists, and looked back quietly.

But his eyes couldn't help but turned to Liu Hong's slightly pale, calm face, instead of meeting with some sharp eyes.

Is this the coercion of the emperor...

very powerful.

His heart froze.

Scholars and ordinary people say that Liu Hong is stupid, but Cheng Yuanzhi doesn't think so.

During most of Liu Hong's reign, scholars were imprisoned for fifteen or sixteen years due to the implementation of party ban and eunuch politics.
And history was passed down and recorded orally by these scholars, so scholars all over the world have a very low evaluation of them.

In the early days of Liu Hong's administration, many barbarians and demons rebelled in remote areas, but they were put down by Lu Zhi, Zang Min, Zhu Jun and others. Therefore, Liu Hong believed that the world was as stable as Mount Tai, so he enjoyed himself with peace of mind and rarely asked about political affairs.

During this period, Liu Hong established Hongdu School to fight against the monopoly of Taixue.

From the perspective of later generations, Hongdumen School is not only the earliest junior college in China, but also the earliest liberal arts college in the world.

Hongdumen School changed the old concept of Confucian classics as the only educational content, and advocated the study of literature and art.It recruits the children of common people to school, breaks through the monopoly of knowledge and talents by the nobles and landlords, and gives common people the opportunity to display their talents.

The emergence of Hongdu School also opened up the way for the later imperial examinations and the establishment of various specialized schools, especially in the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, Liu Hong likes Ci Fu, and his works include "Huangxi Pian", "Zhou De Fu", "Ode to Ling Yi", "Song of Merchants" and so on.

Such Liu Hong, it is hard to say that he is a fatuous emperor.

Looking forward from the back, the great man did not die because of Liu Hong's appointment, but because of He Jinyi's supernatural operation.

But it is undeniable that scholars at this time control the public opinion of the world, good and bad are passed on by them, and often they are unrestrained, criticizing current affairs wantonly, writing thousands of words every day, but they are useless in front of the battle.

Really annoying.

As a result, it aroused the resentment of the two emperors Liu Zhi and Liu Hong, and it is not surprising that they implemented the disaster of party imprisonment twice in a row.

Just from this incident of flattering and killing himself, it is enough to see the horror of scholars.

"Your Majesty has summoned you, and the people are terrified!"

Cheng Yuanzhi bowed his hands and broke the silence first, his words were full of awe towards Liu Hong.

At the same time, it breaks the dignified atmosphere surrounding the whole body, making the body lighten.

Liu Hong said expressionlessly, "Qing is really Chang Shan Yuan She?"

As he spoke, he leaned back and leaned casually on the back of the chair.

"The servants have changed their minds and changed their minds. They have forgotten their past and future, and now they are Yuan She."

Cheng Yuanzhi thought about it. Considering the incident involving Gaomi of Tang and Zhou Dynasties, Liu Hong was likely to have a clear grasp of the information on 36 Qushuai, and finally decided to keep the details secret.

Liu Hong didn't speak, just watched over calmly, without any emotion in his eyes.

In late winter and early spring, Luoyang was warm and cold, and the empty Deyang Palace was very cold, and the cold air flowed down the cuffs and trousers, and went straight into it.

This time, Cheng Yuanzhi had already shivered a few times.He didn't know how Liu Hong felt. He couldn't see Liu Hong's lower body through the half-person-high baffle.

Just as he was about to speak to break the silence again, he saw Liu Hong taking down the wooden baffle blocking the front and waving to him:
"Yuan Qing's house, come to Nuannuan?"

At the same time, an iron basin burning with charcoal fire suddenly appeared beside the dragon chair.

Knowing that Liu Hong was being polite and trying to test himself in different ways, Cheng Yuanzhi shook his head hastily.

Liu Hong looked down at the glowing red charcoal in the brazier, and said in a calm tone, "The Hu people from the four tribes of Bingzhou came to the table one by one, asking me about the massacre of the Wuhuan tribe. How do you think we should deal with it?"

"Why don't you behead my head, so as to annoy the public?"

Cheng Yuanzhi immediately studded.

The atmosphere in the hall was too weird, he was too lazy to argue with Liu Hong, so he simply stabbed him to the end.

Such a tone is also in line with the name of "madman" that outsiders have been reciting.

He was betting that Liu Hong was not a fainted emperor.

If the bet is right, this matter will be easily revealed.

If you made a wrong bet... then you can only hope for the last chance of resurrection given by the system.

Liu Hongteng stood up abruptly, and said sternly, "You think I dare not!"

As the words fell, the guards outside the palace gate came in armed with spears, staring at Cheng Yuanzhi, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became fierce.

For a moment, Cheng Yuanzhi was expecting Liu Hong to swing his arm down heavily, but soon began to worry that Liu Hong's hand would fall, which meant that he would be stabbed into a hedgehog by the soldiers immediately.

For some reason, Liu Hong didn't wave his hand down after all, but sat back dejectedly, and waved away the guards.

Therefore, Cheng Yuanzhi had no other feelings except that he was a little anxious to urinate.

Liu Hong coughed dryly, and changed the subject: "The rebels on the Northwest Route Three are making a rebellion, and the imperial court can't overcome it. How do you think it will be put down?"

In an instant, the atmosphere in the hall was peaceful and sunny.

Cheng Yuanzhi suddenly had a deeper feeling for the words that a companion is like a tiger, and he pondered for a while and replied:
"Your Majesty, since we have been invincible for a long time now, it will be a waste of national power to spend it any longer, and it will make all the rebels join together to resist the imperial court."

"Why not, in the name of the imperial court, entrust the leaders of the rebel army as the lieutenants of the Qiang guards, the governors, and the prefects, so that they can take over the political affairs themselves, and their positions are mutually restrained, but they do not belong to each other."

"In this way, there is no threat from the outside, and there is chaos inside. The imperial court can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and reap the benefits of fishermen."

Cheng Yuanzhi repeated to Liu Hong what he said to He Jin that day.

At that time, at this time, this strategy was not tolerated by the officials at that time, and Liu Hong was unwilling to accept it, but if the battle cannot be won at this time, it is another matter.

Presumably they should change their minds.

"Whoever offends me...although he is far away, he will be punished." Liu Hong suddenly remembered Cheng Yuanzhi's domineering declaration in the barbarians that day, and muttered to himself involuntarily.

When he first heard this sentence, it had a violent impact on his heart, and it made him feel like he was suddenly enlightened and saw the sun behind the clouds.

The emperor's life should not be so mediocre now.

He wants to work hard.

Cheng Yuanzhi's heart moved: "Your Majesty knows everything?"

He was asking about his true background.

Liu Hong glanced over: "I don't know much."

That's quite a lot Cheng Yuanzhi secretly thanked himself for his perfect answer just now. Liu Hong is obviously a smart monarch with top political micromanipulation skills, knowing that it would not be good for him to expose his identity.

Liu Hong let out a long sigh and said, "I'm afraid the Great Han Empire will be defeated by me..."

"Otherwise!" Cheng Yuanzhi said in a reassuring tone, "Your Majesty is only [-] years old, and he is in the prime of his life, so it will never be like this."

Liu Hong was noncommittal, but instead said: "Wuhuan and other ministries of Bingzhou have moved inland for a long time. Except for the occasional looting, they are not much different from the subjects of the Han Dynasty. Why do you hate them so much?"

This is exactly what Liu Hong was puzzled about.

The previous ancestors worked hard for more than a hundred years to assimilate the barbarians to the present level, so as to defend against the barbarians further north, it would be a pity to kill them.

But sometimes, he also wanted to slap to death those border beards who looted everywhere from time to time, but the big man was in short supply of good generals, and the treasury was empty, unable to do what he wanted.

So he just wanted to wipe out the whole thing, and adopted the strategy of whack-a-mole, hitting wherever the rebels were, and condemning and educating them after the fight.

But easier said than done?

At this time, there were as many as one million Sibu Hu people living in Bingzhou alone.And Wuhuan on the border of Youzhou: There are more Xianbei people, each in the millions.

Wuhuan is distributed on the inside, while Xianbei is distributed on a wider outside.

All the Wuhuan people are soldiers, except for the elderly, weak, women and children, and they can raise more than 20 cavalry according to the maximum quota of one out of five.

How could 20 cavalry be so easy to defeat?

Even with all the strength of the Han nation, we can't gather 20 cavalry.

Cheng Yuanzhi nodded. Liu Hong's concerns were true. The Hu people in the four tribes of Bingzhou were doing better. Although there were constant small troubles, there had been no major troubles so far.

On the other hand, the Wuhuan people on the border of Youzhou have moved inland for a long time, but they still retain their own habits, rebelling and looting at every turn, causing disaster to the local counties.

Gongsun Zan earned his great reputation in hundreds of battles against the Wuhuan people of Youzhou.

Thinking about this, Cheng Yuanzhi said carefully, "The wish of the people in life is to be the Great Han Pingbei General."

Regardless of Liu Hong's verdict on the blatant killing of Hu, Cheng Yuanzhi first showed his loyalty.

Liu Hong didn't respond immediately, he was silent in thought.

So Cheng Yuanzhi knew that it was impossible for Liu Hong to designate him as General Pingbei, and the official system of the Han Dynasty did not go smoothly.

What's more, the envoys of the four Hu people in Bingzhou are still waiting for a reply in the capital.

Now that the war in the Northwest is not over, Liu Hong is afraid that he will make a show to appease Sihu's doubts and anger, and wait until the war in the Northwest is over before taking out his hands to deal with the border troubles in Bingzhou.

There is also the border troubles in Youzhou...

So, I'm in danger...

Sure enough, Liu Hong only considered for a moment before making a decision.

"Come here, temporarily put this person in the sky prison, and punish him later."

The guards came again with guns in hand and politely took Cheng Yuanzhi to the prison and locked him up.

Then he left without locking the cell door.

They are all guards with winks, and from His Majesty's tone, they read that it is unusual.

(End of this chapter)