Hanhou

In the early Han Dynasty, the power of the prime minister was at its peak.

The most typical thing is that in addition to the Han Palace Court Meeting, there is also a Hundred Officials Court Meeting Hall in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the emperor will occasionally go out of the palace to discuss state affairs in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

In a sense, the power of the prime minister is so great that it has been able to limit or even threaten the monarchy.

Before Emperor Wu, the imperial court and the people recuperated, practiced Huang Lao, and ruled by doing nothing.Although there are contradictions between monarchy and ministerial power, they are not irreconcilable.

After Emperor Wu came to the throne, Huang Lao's rule of the country gradually became out of date, just like the struggle between Huang Sheng and Confucian scholars, the contradiction between monarchy and prime minister became more and more acute.

Emperor Wu transferred the dismantling, reading and deliberation of memorials to Shang Shuling, the main purpose of which was to gradually weaken the prime minister's power.

There are queen mothers and prime ministers inside, and princes and kings outside. The young emperor faces multiple tests.

An important reason why Dong Zhongshu's theory can be supported by the emperor is that his "induction between heaven and man" and "great unification" are in line with the needs of governance and conducive to the centralization of power by the monarch.

But there are two sides to the matter. While serving the Son of Heaven, the Three Cardinal Principles and Five Constant Principles he advocated distorted Confucius's "junjun, ministers, father and son, son and son", and derived the theory of superiority and inferiority that "Guiyang is inferior to Yin".In the Song Dynasty, it was "carried forward" and became a shackle that imprisoned thoughts, words and deeds.

One of the notable changes is the social status of women.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the queen mother called herself Zhen, and women could be named marquises, and their names and surnames were recorded in the history books.After the Song Dynasty, the mainstream thinking in society became "a woman who has no talent is a virtue".

In the Han Dynasty, "nu" represented a house boy, a slave of the master's family.Hundreds of years later, "Nu Nu" actually became a woman's self-proclaimed name.

While the society is developing, the status of women keeps receding. A series of ideas represented by "husband guides wife" and "three obediences and four virtues" are the culprit.

Long before entering Beijing, Zhao Jia made up his mind that Dong Zhongshu should not be allowed to go online no matter what.Even if it's live, try to block certain doctrines.

"Great unification" is what Emperor Wu needs, but it doesn't necessarily have to be Dong Zhongshu who takes the lead.

Zhufu Yan, who learned the vertical and horizontal studies, also put forward the same idea, and under the guidance of this idea, he successfully implemented the Tuen Order, which helped Emperor Wu weaken the princes and kings and further centralize the central government.

Even if there is no master father Yan, there are still others.

It's really not good, at worst he will do it himself!

After the previous performances, Zhao Jia left a good impression on the young emperor, and his favorability went up to three levels in a row.On the day of the court meeting, he was summoned to the hall exceptionally.However, even if the Wei rank of Shaling County is five hundred stones, even if he can enter the palace, he can only sit with him at the end, even after the doctor whose rank is higher than six hundred stones.

With such a distance, Zhao Jia couldn't even see Liu Che's face clearly, and when he looked up, he could only see the bead hanging from the crown.The line of sight is slightly lower, and all the eyes are the back of the heads of the officials in the front row.

What is gratifying is that in the court meeting of the Han Dynasty, all officials had seats.Even if you have to sit squatting, your legs will become numb after a long time. Compared with standing for an hour or two, it is definitely a five-star treatment.

It's just that, if you enter the temple, you have to remove your shoes.

The hall is full of burly men, strong men of all ages, and there is no guarantee that there will be some kind of pungent smell.

Zhao Jia is glad that he is sitting near the gate of the hall, the place is spacious and well ventilated.If you are unlucky, the court meeting must be a torture.

It may be because of good luck, or there may be other reasons. In short, from the music played in front of the palace, the eunuchs danced, the emperor came to the court, and the officials played, the air lingering in the nose is always fresh, and it is also mixed with the smell of incense. .

At the court meeting, the emperor allowed the princes and kings to return to the country, and the prime minister Wei Wan and the general Dou Ying recommended candidates for salt officials and iron officials, and they set off with the princes and kings.

Wei Wan always looked old, frail and mentally weak.After Liu Che's words fell, he stood up tremblingly and put forward some candidates, including Huang Sheng, Confucian scholars, and even some officials who practiced the vertical and horizontal theory, legalism and even Mohism.

Dou Ying recommended mostly Confucian scholars, and Zhao Jia also heard a familiar name from them: Dong Zhongshu.

"Dr. Dong Zhongshu is excellent in talent and virtue."

According to historical development, Dong Zhongshu would face the emperor in the Yuanguang period, and put forward the theory of great unification and the interaction between heaven and man, clarifying the power of theocracy and monarchy, which was appreciated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and adopted his proposal of "explaining Kong and suppressing hundreds of schools".

After that, Dong Zhongshu was sent to Jiangdu State as Prime Minister of Jiangdu State, where he worked conscientiously as an official for six years.

It is still the first year of the Jian Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu was recommended by Dou Ying ahead of time, and Zhao Jia couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.Looking up, I saw a handsome middle-aged man of about [-] years standing up, standing in the hall with other recommended officials, waiting for the emperor to send.

Such a development was unexpected.

Thinking about it carefully, the early appearance of this person doesn't seem to be a bad thing at all.

If Emperor Wu accepted Dou Ying's recommendation and sent him to a certain kingdom as a salt or iron official, he would not be able to return to Chang'an for at least five years.

Five years is neither long nor short.

Full play and full calculation are enough to bring about some changes in the court.

With the keynote of "sweeping the Huns", the conflict between Empress Dowager Dou and Emperor Wu is far less intense than in history; the prime minister Wei Wan's personality determines that he cannot make progress like Tian Fu, and is so unscrupulous that he angers Emperor Wu; the money bags of princes and kings have been dug out , the domestic population will gradually migrate, and under the subtle influence, the centralization of power in the monarch has begun to take shape.

Under the general background, the Great Unification is of course to be mentioned, but "abandoning a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone" can be discussed again.

Throughout the Western Han Dynasty, from the time of Emperor Wu, several generations of kings have adopted Confucianism and internal law.In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the court became a family politics. Regardless of Confucianism, Taoism or Legalism, in view of the rising channels, they must serve the interests of the family behind them.

This kind of court politics is completely different from the grouping of Confucian scholars after the Song and Ming Dynasties.

Above the imperial court of the Han Dynasty, there was no absolute distinction between civil servants and military officials.Confucian scholars and Huang Sheng all wear swords, and Confucian students must be proficient in the six arts.That is to say, Confucian scholars in this era can ride horses and shoot, and kill enemies with swords.

There is no market for the so-called "house of gold in the book".Everything depends on military exploits and swords.

Throw the sour Confucian who is not diligent in four bodies and discriminates in five grains in later generations to the Western Han Dynasty, and 100% will be pierced by a sword.After poking it, it doesn't count, and it will be spurned in person: useless mouse, how dare you take the name of Confucianism!

At the moment when Zhao Jia was distracted, the emperor Zhun Weiwan and Dou Ying invited and recommended people, except for a few, who were entrusted with the positions of salt officials and iron officials in the hall, and they could prepare their luggage after they came down to court. After that, set off with the princes and kings.

As for the accompanying guards, they were dispatched by General Dou Ying.

In Dou Ying's recommendation list, there is no one from the Dou family, and the only second in-law was proposed by Wei Wan.

Dou Ying is very knowledgeable, and Liu Che doesn't mind reciprocating.

Knowing what the Son of Heaven meant, Dou Ying immediately got up and saluted, "Your respect!"

After the matter has been dealt with, the court meeting is basically coming to an end.

Seeing that the ministers had nothing to report, Liu Che straightened his back, and suddenly released a thunderbolt, not only blowing up all the ministers, even Zhao Jia was blown dizzy when caught off guard.

"In the west of Hualinyuan, set up three battalions of infantry, cavalry, and Shesheng."

"Yunzhong Shaling County Lieutenant Zhao Jiazheng is a captain of the infantry, and he is in charge of the soldiers at Linyuanmen; Wei Yueqian, the captain of Yunzhong, is the captain of the cavalry and is in charge of the knights; Li Danghu, the Sima of Shangjun, is promoted to the captain of Shesheng, and he is in charge of the archers."

"Shaoqi was renamed Yulinqi, and Pingyang Marquis Caoshi was the captain of Yubayashi, and he was the second-term gate."

"The ranks of the four school lieutenants are more than two thousand stones, and each has a magistrate, who is in charge of Lang Zhongling."

Lang Zhongling is one of the nine ministers. It was established in the Qin Dynasty and continued to be used in the Han Dynasty. Its main duty was to guard the gate of the palace. Later, it gradually developed to take charge of everything in the palace. It was the predecessor of Guang Luxun.

Because living in the forbidden area, being able to get close to the emperor must be the confidant of the emperor, and his status is very important.

Shaoqi is the Son of Heaven's pro-army, known throughout the court.It is not an accident that he changed his name to Habayashi at this time and was in charge of Lang Zhongling.

To everyone's surprise, the emperor set up three new battalions in one go, and they were all led by officials from the border county.

Not to mention Wei Yue and Li Danghu, a county lieutenant in Zhaojia District, whose ancestral reputation is not obvious, even though he offered good methods and made military exploits, he was directly promoted from a county official of five hundred shi to a school lieutenant with a rank of two thousand shi. It's too outrageous.

The most important thing is that, including Yu Lin, the headquarters of the four school lieutenants have all been stamped by Liu Che, which clearly shows that the Son of Heaven is close to the army.After today, the children of the nobles in Chang'an will flock here just to occupy a place among them.

Cao Shi was a lieutenant, and Wei Yue and Li Danghu had strong backgrounds. Why did Zhao Jia lead the battalion alone?

Will he be able to convince the crowd when he recruits troops in the camp in the future?

It must be known that among the children of the nobles in Chang'an, there is absolutely no lack of dudes.Can he really subdue such a thorn in the barracks?When something goes wrong, who will be responsible?

Recovering from the shock, the officials looked at me and I looked at you, and together they focused their attention on Wei Wan and Dou Ying.

I fully thought that these two would speak out on behalf of everyone, and at least try to persuade the emperor.Unexpectedly, Wei Wan and Dou Ying did get up and speak out, but the words in their mouths were quite different from what everyone thought.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Following the two, Doctor Yu Shi Zhibuyi also expressed his agreement.

The three bosses are very tacit, and with the emperor, if others want to object, they will face four pressures.

However, the matter was not over yet, and there were few voices at the court meeting. Tangyi Hou Chen Wu, who was willing to be the background, suddenly stood up and felt a sense of presence in the hall.

Chen Wu expressed his approval to the emperor's establishment of a new camp, and said that his second son, Chen Xun, had received the great kindness of the late emperor and granted him the Marquis of Long Lu.Please enter the new camp, use martial arts to make meritorious deeds, shine for the emperor, in the name of not falling into the ancestors.

The reason why it was the second son, Chen Yu, and not the eldest son, Chen Xu, was because Chen Yu was not only the brother of the queen, but also the third princess, and had a closer relationship with Liu Che.

The conflict between the emperor and Empress Dowager Dou is not yet acute, but he has always been vigilant against his relatives.

For the sake of the daughter in the palace, Chen and Dou must draw a clear line.Similarly, among the Chen brothers, there must be a choice.

Because of his mother's feudal lordship, Chen Yu enfeoffed nearly [-] households in the country, more than Chen Wu himself.Compared with Chen Xu who will inherit Chen Wu's title in the future, he looks even richer and richer.Furthermore, compared to Chen Xu, although Chen Xun is also a dude, he has learned the lesson and has the relationship with the three princesses. It is the best choice to send him to the new camp and show his loyalty to the emperor.

Chen Wudang offered his sincerity, and Liu Che would never refuse.

Dou Ying remained silent.It wasn't until Emperor Wu announced his retirement that he got up from his seat, faced the young emperor, and while saluting respectfully, a look of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

The officials withdrew from the hall, and Zhao Jia also got up.

Being promoted is a happy event, and he has already set his feet on a height that many people can't reach in their lifetime.Li Li should be elated and excited, but inexplicably, his heart trembled for a while, as if there was a big hole in front of him, just waiting for his feet to step on it.

When the emperor's decree was passed to Linyuan, Li Danghu was overjoyed and wrote a letter, so he sent his loyal servants to send it back to Bianjun.Wei Yue summoned the literati, gathered the army in the camp, and ordered the clerk to write the family letter for the army, and sent them back to Yunzhong together.

The three of them stayed in Chang'an, and the accompanying cavalry and infantry naturally also stayed behind.In order to avoid family members worrying, letters are really necessary.

Wei Yue's actions reminded Li Danghu, and immediately slapped his head, and also summoned the civil servants to write letters for Jun Wu Dai.

From noon to evening, the frontier troops rarely had no training, and all of them were concentrated in the camp's field, waiting in a long line to dictate letters from home.

When it was time to light the lamp, the clerk finally stopped writing, rubbed his sore wrist, and drank the whole bowl of hot soup.Although I was tired, I couldn't rest. I had to sort out the wooden slips together with the clerks. Wei Yue and Li Danghu had personally read them, sealed all the slips, loaded them into a cart, and sent them back to Bianjun by the healthy servants.

This busy until midnight.

Li Danghu yawned and went back to his account to rest.

Just as Wei Yue was about to turn around, a torch was suddenly lit in front of the camp. Immediately afterwards, the gate of the camp opened wide, and Zhao Jia, who had become a school lieutenant and wore a silver seal and green ribbon, walked into the camp.

Behind him were three large chariots, all of which were rewards from seeing Empress Dowager Dou in Changle Palace before leaving the palace.

The gate of the camp was closed, Zhao Jia got off his horse, and saw the third young master Wei, whose brows were more delicate and gentle under the light of the fire, with a smile on his face, and the smile penetrated into his eyes.

Seeing Zhao Jia like this, Third Young Master Wei's heart was moved, he stepped forward to meet him, his black eyes locked the other's eyes, and said gently: "Waiting for Ah Duo all day, can you go to the tent to talk?"