Chapter 32: The Shadow of the Great Xia Dynasty
Seeing that these people gradually didn't speak like words, some of the old people in the rivers and lakes couldn't help but speak.
Of course, they will not provoke these young and vigorous people, but choose the traditional method of "talking about him left and right".
A middle-aged man with a goatee coughed twice and said mysteriously, "Don't mention these unhappy things, let me tell you a strange story...... Have you heard of the Third Prince, Di Luonan?"
"Di Luonan, Seven Killing Stars, that evil star wasn't grounded when Jingzhou went back to peace. It's thirteen or fourteen years...... Can he still make any mess?", Sure enough, someone was attracted to the attention and asked curiously.
Pan Long was also a little curious, Di Luonan was the third son of today's son Di Renchen. He was gifted with extraordinary talent and showed a shocking talent for martial arts from an early age. At the age of twelve, he stepped into the innate realm, and he is the most outstanding young master of the recent generations of emperors. Even many people believe that he will definitely be able to cultivate immortality in the future and become the first immortal Buddha in the history of the imperial family.
Fourteen or fifteen years ago, when Emperor Renchen had just ascended the throne, Baixi County in southern Jingzhou rebelled because the pressure to open up Jiaozhou was too great and unbearable. At that time, the seventeen-year-old Di Luonan led his troops to quell the rebellion, and the prince issued an astonishing order, called "Seven Kills".
Kill for thieves, kill those who attach thieves, kill those who say things for thieves, kill those who know thieves and don't report them, kill those who don't fight when they see thieves, kill those who don't kill thieves, kill those who don't work to kill thieves, and kill those who don't deliver military funds for the thieves' combat scheduling.
Under the Seven Killings Order, a large number of people, gentry and even officials in the south of Jingzhou fell to the ground, and Baixi County was almost killed into a white land. Legend has it that the county had a population of hundreds of thousands, and in the end, the name of the butcher's knife was not even written on a piece of paper.
Since then, Baixi County has been removed from the map of the Kyushu Prefecture of Great Xia. Neither officials nor ordinary people will go there again. There are also a lot of terrifying legends - some people say that even when it is sunny, it is gloomy and does not see the sun, and the ghosts act under the day; some people say that it has been ruled by the demon gate, and the evil magic circle is arranged, and the evil demons are constantly created; and some people say that there are immortals and Buddhas who have come into the world and set up nine heavenly thunder talismans, and all living creatures will be directly hacked to death regardless of good or evil......
But one thing is certain.
After this battle, all the ill-intentioned characters in various places were shocked, and the rule of the Great Xia Dynasty was much more stable. Although there are some places that cause chaos from time to time for one reason or another, basically the chaos is suppressed by the local and nearby governments together, and there has been no major trouble.
After returning to Beijing, Di Luonan, who presided over this war, was secretly surrendered by Mingsheng and appointed as the doctor of Guozijian, and concurrently served as the secretary of Taishitai, who was responsible for sorting out and repairing the history books of the past dynasties. Although the level is high, he has no real power, probably because Di Renchen was also frightened by his son's cruel methods and didn't give him another chance to toss.
Since then, Di Luonan has concentrated on his work, and it is said that he has lived a life of two o'clock and one line every day, either in the palace or in Taishitai, and has never appeared anywhere else for more than ten years.
Therefore, there are rumors that he made a mistake and was grounded.
Pan Long naturally knew these things, but what he didn't understand was why someone mentioned Di Luonan.
This ruthless prince who makes people wonder if he is the reincarnation of the Demon Star, hasn't he been cold for a long time?
Could it be ...... Di Renchen actually wanted to reuse him again?
Someone couldn't help but ask: "What's the Seven Killing Star tossing again? Should he come out again to 'quell the chaos'? Could it be that something is wrong again?"
Everyone was terrified, and even the few people who said strange things just now couldn't help but lean closer to hear it.
The middle-aged man smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, although Di Luonan was indeed reinstated this time, he did not hold a military position, but a civilian position. ”
"In terms of civil service, in terms of martial arts, he is a master. In terms of political culture, does he have any great achievements?"
"Does a good baby count?"
This witty statement immediately caused everyone to laugh.
After a burst of laughter, the middle-aged man explained it to everyone in detail, and everyone fully understood.
Not long ago, Cang Yuan, a friend of Di Luonan and the son of the right general of the Hou Army, wrote to the imperial court, explaining many shortcomings, believing that the imperial court should be determined to reform, adjust policies, eliminate redundancy, strengthen communication between the upper and lower levels, and reduce the burden on the people, so as to rebuild the prestige and credibility of the imperial court, and restore the people's confidence in the imperial court.
This statement cannot be said to be wrong. The Great Xia Dynasty has been established for more than a thousand years, and even the Son of Heaven has reached the twenty-ninth generation, and many of the policies of the former Emperor Jiazi era are indeed somewhat inconsistent with the current situation.
Moreover, over the years, for various reasons, the successive emperors have issued orders to increase taxes, forced labor, and officials more than once. Although most of those reasons have long been resolved, every time they are added, it is a large benefit, and the benefits obtained will naturally not be spit out.
Therefore, after accumulating from generation to generation, the burden of the people of the Great Xia Dynasty is indeed quite heavy.
For example, in the development area of Beidi or in the area of Yizhou, where the imperial court was almost hollowed out, the situation is better, and the pressure on places like Yongzhou and Jingzhou, which are the rear of the development area, to provide logistics for the development area, is really extraordinarily huge.
Pan Long, Han Feng and Li Qiang traveled through most of Yongzhou together, and it was common to see hungry people outside the town, and it was not uncommon for hungry people to become thieves. Even many villages have become strongholds for thieves, and a village of young and old can both farm and rob without delay.
He thought that the situation in Yongzhou was just a special case, after all, Yizhou was much more stable than Yongzhou. Although there are still mountain bandits and bandits everywhere, and at least the people in the countryside are no longer part-time robbers, although the local bullies are vicious and brutal, they have not yet reached the point where officials collude with demons like in Yongzhou and give people to demons to eat.
But listening to what this middle-aged man said, it seems that the situation in Yizhou is a minority, and most of the areas in Kyushu are closer to Yongzhou!
This shocked him and made him very worried.
If it is similar to Yongzhou everywhere, then a dynasty will almost reach the point of imminent destruction. The Great Xia Dynasty lasted for more than a thousand years, and although it made many mistakes, it at least maintained peace in the world. There is a saying that "it is better to be a peaceful dog than a troubled world", if the Great Xia Dynasty really collapses and perishes, the people of the world are afraid that it will be thousands of times worse than now!
Cangyuan's memora shocked the princes of the imperial court, because it was not a general discussion, but the final conclusion that Cangyuan actually traveled all over Daxia and Kyushu, surveyed hundreds of counties and counties, and investigated them in detail one by one.
That detailed information is enough to make anyone who wants to refute him unable to find anything to say for a while.
The Son of Heaven was naturally moved by this, and after consulting with the ministers, he appointed Di Luonan as the "Inspector of the Imperial History", and followed Cangyuan to various places to actually investigate.
It's just that Di Luonan's previous resume was too bad, and the Son of Heaven particularly emphasized that this inspection can only be seen, not said, let alone done! No matter what is discovered, it can only be reported, and he has no right to dispose of it himself.
This kind of appointment is the first time in the history of the Great Xia Dynasty. An imperial history like Di Luonan, who doesn't have any actual power, is also a wonder.
Of course, no one would underestimate Di Luonan because of this. Not to mention that he can still report to the Son of Heaven after all, what he knows is equivalent to the Son of Heaven knowing, even if it is his force, it is enough to make anyone cautious.
This genius on the first day of the Great Xia Dynasty had cultivated into a real person as early as the age of twenty-six. True Grandmasters who are less than thirty years old are counted in the entire history of Great Xia!
There is a famous saying in the rivers and lakes: thirty congenital, sixty real people. It is said that if a person can cultivate the innate realm within the age of thirty, then the realm of a true person is basically nine out of ten, and if he can cultivate a true person before the age of sixty, then the possibility of further cultivation and growth is far greater than that of other true master masters.
Di Luonan cultivated into a real person before he was thirty years old, even faster than the speed of cultivation in this statement. There is no doubt that among today's true grandmasters, the possibility of him becoming an immortal is at least the first, if not the greatest.
Such a peerless figure, even if there is no Son of Heaven to support him, who would dare to provoke him?
Now he is in his early thirties, and behind him is the accumulation of the Great Xia Dynasty, even among the real masters, he can be regarded as a strong person. Rampant in Kyushu, naturally, it is not a problem.
What's more, he is famous for his murder, and there are few people in the world who are not afraid of him. If you want to be the imperial history of this inspection, check and ask about everything, he is really the only one in the court who is the most competent.
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, the Jianghu guests talked about it.
Some people feel that the imperial court is determined to reform and sweep away the twilight accumulated over the years; some people feel that the imperial court is tossing and turning blindly, just afraid that good things will not come true, but it will cause a big mess.
But there is one thing that everyone agrees on.
That is-from now on, Kyushu will be troubled!
"Alas, I really can't imagine that this kind of thing has happened!" Pan Long sighed and said to his grandfather, "I don't know if Di Luonan's line is good or bad for us?"
"Whether it's good or bad, it doesn't matter to Yizhou. Grandfather Ren Anmin said indifferently, "Yizhou is very stable now, although there are bandits and bullies, but in general, it can be regarded as peaceful, and in Kyushu, it is probably only worse than Zhongzhou and Yangzhou." Even if Di Luonan wants to toss, he will not take Yizhou. ”
"Are you so sure?"
"Of course! He's not a fool. ”
"If he sees that the powerful family of Yizhou has joined forces and set up the imperial court, won't he be angry?"
"If you are angry, you will be angry, and you are afraid that he will not succeed?"
Pan Long looked at his grandfather's confident appearance, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.
He couldn't help but be a little worried now, if Grandpa and they met Di Luonan, would the two sides fight, right?