Hanhou

The first year of Emperor Jing, June

The Yuyang Salt Farm was on the right track, and after the handover of all matters, Zhao Jia ordered Wu Jianpu of the Qi Army to embark on the return journey.

When the team left the city, Princess Yuyang came to see them off in person.

Nangonghou Zhangsheng, Crown Prince Sheren Gongsun He, former Linjiang King Liu Rong, and Guard Cheng Zhang Cigong went out of the city for five miles, and they paid thanks to Zhao Jia, and then stopped and watched the team go far.

The reason why he received such courteous treatment was not only because of the saltworks, but also because of the economic method proposed by Zhao Jia.

However, no matter Zhang Sheng, Liu Rong or Gongsun He, their understanding of "foreign trade" is a bit off.Zhang Cigong is even more straightforward, understanding that by leading the army to open the country, beat all dissatisfied people, use various countries to support the army, and feed back to the people, all problems can be solved.

"This method has existed since ancient times, and it is said to eat from the enemy."

Zhao Jia really wanted to explain that this was not a one-shot deal, and the exploitation couldn't be so straightforward, and it couldn't be exhausted, it had to be sweetened.

However, Zhang Cigong is so upright that even Zhang Sheng, Liu Rong and Gongsun He think it is reasonable.

Zhao Jia explained it a few times, and the words were dry. The other party remained steadfast, and even patted Zhao Jia on the shoulder with an old god, saying, "I understand, no need to explain."

When things got to this point, it would be useless for Zhao Jia to explain.

After a few days of headaches, I realized that the attitudes of a few people also represented the vast majority of officials in the Han Dynasty. It is estimated that they will not be changed for hundreds of years. That's the way things should be.Smashing open the gate of Fanbang will not count as eating from the enemy, but the territory will also be occupied.

Anyway, if you can't stop it, then use another method.

The Imperial Iron Fist swung out, smashed it into slag, and then rubbed it with the sailor, making it round and flat at will.

As for how the history books will be recorded, anyway, the pen for recording history is in the hands of the Han Dynasty. The history of the Western Regions and even the Huns must be searched in the Han Dynasty classics.

For their own people, these big bosses with pens should be more polite, at least of the same age... right?

With various thoughts in mind, Zhao Jia embarked on the road home.

The veterans and soldiers were very vigilant and did not dare to relax along the way.Especially when crossing Daijun, the scouts sent three waves to ensure that there was no problem ahead before speeding up.

All the bandits who set up an ambush before were brought to justice half a month ago.As the scouts said, it was not the Huns, but a group of desperadoes wandering around the border, and there were rangers among them.

After being arrested, these people insisted that they mistakenly thought that Zhao Jia's troops were a caravan, and they set up an ambush to rob.

The excuse is very clumsy, not to mention the boss who is good at solving cases, even the small official will not believe it.However, no matter how the punishment is used, the villains will stick to their words, and no one will change their words.

If they don't say anything, it doesn't mean the matter is over.

The ambush of Bian County officials still needs to be summoned by the princess. Those who are of great use to the court, if they don't find out the truth of the matter, Daijun will have no way to explain it. Princess Yuyang will not give up, and Emperor Jing will not give up.

In order to force the thieves to spit, Daijun Taishou asked Yanmen Taishou for help, and transferred a medical craftsman and two prison officials from Zhidu.

When someone came into the torture room, he asked the petty official to move out the torture tools such as whips and sticks, spread wooden boards on the ground, open the wooden box, roll the cloth bag, and put out more than a dozen daggers, large and small.

The doctor ordered people to light the fire and boil the soup in front of everyone.

"But poison?" Dai Junjue Cao Chuan asked for advice.

"Tonic." The doctor stroked his gray beard and said with a smile, "This is a method that I just came up with recently. When I will be tortured later, if I can't stand it, I can hang it with soup and medicine, and I can make a few more cuts."

How many more cuts?

Looking at the spread knives, Jue Cao's face suddenly revealed, while the face of the villain who was hung up was livid, and then turned pale.

When everything was ready, the medical craftsman picked out a palm-length knife, wiped it with a cloth with a smile, walked up to the villain, and said kindly: "Speak, if you don't speak, you will lose your chance."

The villain instinctively felt that it was dangerous, but he held his breath and insisted on refusing to spit out.

The doctor shook his head and asked the prison guards for help. The three stood up separately, picked the right part, and began to cut at the same time.

The pain of gouging out flesh is far better than a whip.

The villain opened his mouth, and the scream was instantly raised.

After more than ten knives, the villain broke his voice; after thirty knives, the decoction came in handy; after fifty knives, the villain finally couldn't stand it anymore.

Dai County officials were eye-opening.

The desperadoes who had been interrogated by themselves for several days and refused to speak, came into the hands of the medical craftsman, and within two hours they spoke one after another.

At first one or two had to be stabbed, and the next few, seeing the miserable state of their accomplices, fought on the spot, there was no need for torture, and they all began to confess one after another.

"Thank you, elder!"

Dai Junjue Cao Chuan sincerely thanked him, and he was full of praise for the medical craftsman's methods.

The doctor waved his hand to show that he had learned experience from others.Compared with the Shaling county lieutenant who invented this punishment, it is really not worth mentioning.

"Shaling county lieutenant?"

"Exactly."

The medical craftsman highly praised Zhao Jia's talent, and he spoke eloquently, which made everyone in Dai County respect him in awe.

"It's a pity that we can't meet face to face." Jue Cao Chuan sighed.

"There's always a chance."

Without Zhao Jia's knowledge, he felt a sense of presence in front of Daijun's big boss through the mouth of the doctor.Through word of mouth, his fame has reached that of Zhidu, the prefect of Yanmen.

The gangster's confession was quickly compiled into a book, and after transcribing, they were sent to Yunzhong and Yuyang respectively.

Unfortunately, when the confession was delivered, Zhao Jia happened to be on the way, so he didn't know who the murderer was for the first time.However, as Princess Yuyang sent people to Chang'an, Emperor Jing issued an order to punish Dai Guoxiang and two court officials.

Guan Fu's actions are all out of personal grievances, and "court death" is not enough to describe.After the incident, all the old friends were alienated, and there were not a few of them who cut off their robes.

The two court officials who were punished at the same time did not involve any personal grievances, but were all motivated by interests.

They were eyeing the new salt production method, and it was difficult to do it in Yunzhong County. Knowing that Zhao Jia was going out, they decided to take the risk.The main purpose of cooperating with Guan Fu is to share risks, and you can also throw the blame after the incident.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Jing paid more attention to Zhao Jia than expected.

The memorials sent from Yuyang not only included the progress of the saltworks, but also the economic method proposed by Zhao Jia and polished by the Marquis of Nangong.After seeing it, Emperor Jing thought that Zhao Jia was young and talented, and he was not limited by the status quo. As long as he didn't look crooked, he could be added to the prince's team.

As a result, as soon as the idea came up, someone dared to be disrespectful and almost disrupted his plan!

He was so sick, he might go to see the first emperor one day, and at this time he took the initiative to show up, making him feel uncomfortable, thinking well?

Go to do your spring and autumn dream!

With Emperor Jing's temper, it was fine if he wasn't angry, but if he got angry, someone would be in bad luck.

Historically, Guan Fu, who was not released from office until the Han Wu Dynasty, was questioned by the emperor several years in advance. The crimes involved accepting bribes, raising lawless people, conniving at the tribe to fish for the people, and embezzling good people. In the frontier, he was not allowed to return to Beijing for life.

Fortunately, Guan Fu was not short of money, so he lost his official position and title when he lost his money to become an official.

However, after this incident, Guan Fu was completely disgusted by Emperor Jing and the prince, and unless a miracle happened, there would be no way to be promoted.

There was no power in the court, and the guests at the door scattered like birds and beasts. The Guan family and Zhang family, which used to be very impressive, fell overnight.

When Guan Fu left Dai, he had only one carriage, an old servant and three or four healthy servants.None of the colleagues who had a banquet a few days ago came forward to see them off.

It's not the worst.

When he returns to his hometown, he will find that most of the clan's farmland has been taken away, and all the embankments built in the early years have been dug up.

The Guan family and the Zhang family once ran rampant in the village, but now they have fallen into the dust. The small officials and common people who were oppressed are just revenge and revenge.For several months, people of the two ethnic groups seldom went out, and they would be spit on by the elderly and women when they went out.

After the Guanfu incident happened, the Dai Wang immediately expressed his confession to Emperor Jing, weeping, explaining that he had no knowledge of what the Prime Minister of the country was doing.Due to the responsibility of neglecting the investigation, he is willing to accept the punishment of the court, and hints in the form that he is willing to submit the form as a prince and king, and ask the court to reset the contribution fee.

Dai Wang is so knowledgeable, Emperor Jing naturally will not lose face.Immediately sent someone to Daiguo to comfort the Daiwang, and said that since he decided to submit the form, it should be sooner rather than later.

Dai Wang knew very well that if he handed over this form, he would become the first bird, standing on the opposite side of the princes and kings.

The helpless thing is that the words have already been spoken, and if you don't do it, you will offend Emperor Jing.

Whether to offend the clan or the emperor, the king quickly made a decision.

No matter how powerful the princes and kings are, the ruler of the Han Dynasty will eventually be the Son of Heaven.Back then, the soldiers of the Seven Kingdoms were strong enough and financially strong enough to win, so what was the result?It's not like falling in front of the imperial army.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that I am in the right team, and the acting king will not stop doing anything, and directly present himself at the court meeting.

The little transparency among the princes and kings has done something that is not transparent.

When the news spread to the vassal states, all the vassals and kings were a little confused and even dumbfounded.Dai Wang took the wrong medicine?Obviously offending all the princes and kings, don't you plan to pass the day?

However, the donation fee was set by Gaozu, and although it exists in name only, it has not been officially abolished after all.Dai Wang's statement was justified and well-founded, and he even mentioned the benefits of minerals in a troubled manner.The princes and kings wanted to refute, but they couldn't find a good starting point.

Is it to refute Gaozu's law?

Is it because I think my life is too long and I live too comfortably?

Emperor Jing received the letter, and the court praised the acting king.

Later, he sent envoys to the various vassal states, his words were tactful, but his purpose was very straightforward: don't blame the past, and the court will not care about the previous donations.Starting from this year, the amount should be as much as possible, and we cannot continue to default.It is also not allowed to tax the people repeatedly, otherwise the law will not be merciful.

This move is tantamount to poking a hornet's nest.

The memorials from various places flew into Chang'an. Emperor Jing read it, and instead of being angry, he smiled, handed the memorials to Liu Che, and said: "Look carefully, what to do, and tell me when you think about it."

"promise!"

Dai Wang lifted the cover, and Chang'an and the princes and kings wrestled their wrists.

It was supposed to be a turmoil, to prevent the recurrence of the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, but Emperor Jing was uncharacteristically, drinking heavily for days, and allowed the people to drink. It seemed that he had a countermeasure long ago, and he didn't care about the rebellion of the princes and kings at all.

When the news came out, the princes and kings who were still ready to move unexpectedly quieted down.The few who had made the most trouble before suddenly died down, and one after another came forward, willing to send the donation fee to Chang'an in accordance with the rules of Gaozu's time.

Such a change confuses many people.

Liu Che also didn't understand.Ask Emperor Jing, Emperor Jing let him think for himself.When I went to Changle Palace to pay my respects, Empress Dowager Dou raised a few words, but I still let him figure it out by himself.

When he returned to the palace in the evening, he saw Chen Jiao holding bamboo slips and reading intently. Liu Che sat in front of the palace and poured a cup of warm water by himself, raised his head and drank it all without being served by the palace servants.

"Archer still puzzled?" Chen Jiao put down the bamboo slips, and the dim light reflected on her face, making her look even more charming and unparalleled.

"It's not clear." Liu Che frowned, rubbing the lacquer cup with his fingers.He caught a clue once, and the answer was close at hand, but his eyes seemed to be covered with a gauze, unable to hold it in his palm.

"Earlier, Mother said that Bianjun sent a report, and the Xianbei tribe returned."

"I know about this." Liu Che said, "There is chaos in the grassland, and the Huns want to slaughter Xianbei."

"Has Archer thought about what will happen to the Huns when the grassland war is over?"

Xianbei had no chance of winning.

No matter from which point of view, they are destined to be defeated by the Huns.

Because of the chaos in the grassland, the Xiongnu did not go south last year, and the various ministries also disappeared.

The war has lasted until this year, and with Xianbei's strength, it probably won't last long.Once the chaos in the grassland subsides, the Huns are bound to go south again, and the scale of sending troops will never be small.

The Son of Heaven was seriously ill, even if he tried to cover it up in every possible way, he would not let the news out.Among the princes and kings, some of them had experienced the Emperor Wen's dynasty, and contacted Emperor Jing's abnormal behavior, so they can naturally infer the general idea.

Thinking of a certain possibility, Liu Che's expression changed.

Will it be what he thinks?

If this is the case, the behavior of the father and the eldest mother can all be justified.

"I heard from my aunt that the blood has the same root, and the brothers and feet have the same origin." Chen Jiao's voice was very soft, but every word and sentence was clearly transmitted to Liu Che's ears, further confirming his guess.

"There are powerful enemies outside, and even if there is disharmony, they will suppress it."

No matter how dissatisfied the princes and kings are with Emperor Jing, as long as they have some knowledge, they will never make trouble at this time.If you don't care about it and start a quarrel with Chang'an, and the Huns seize the opportunity, you will be a sinner who will never die!

Regardless of whether the princes of the Han Dynasty were tyrannical and greedy, or had such and other problems, they have always been consistent with the court in their external attitudes.

To put it bluntly, disharmony within the Han Dynasty also broke the tendons of the arms.The outsiders dare to stab, wanting to take advantage of the opportunity, believe it or not, one moment the brains are shot out, and the next moment the knife edges are directed outwards, cutting you so hard that you can't take care of yourself!