"Well, son, you won't listen to what you say, if it weren't for the old man, I knew that you were unintentional, and I would never say a word to you at this moment. Xu Shu's words seemed to anger Uncle Wu, and immediately aroused his dissatisfaction.

"Yes, yes, the kid has no form, which makes the uncle angry, I don't know why?"

"Well, Childe, your attitude is good, and the old man can talk to you about it. Otherwise, if Gongzi is like this again, if he wants to do business in Youzhou, I am afraid that it will be difficult. Uncle Wu was very satisfied with Xu Shu's attitude, stroked his white beard, and educated: "Now in the entire territory of Youzhou, if you say that the most popular one, it is naturally Youzhou Mu, but whoever dares to say that Youzhou Mu is not good, and if you encounter someone with a bad temper, you may rush up and fight with you." Youzhou Mu is really doing things for our people, you say that Youzhou Mu Zhao Labor Why don't you want only children, people with diseases don't, in the past, the government was eager to recruit all the strong men, not because Youzhou Mu took care of us old and weak, afraid that the children would come out to work, and no one would take care of them at home. Just thinking of this, Youzhou Mu is worthy of our life for him. ”

"Yes, yes, uncle, what you said is very true, Youzhou Mu is dedicated to the people, and the kid should not speculate with the heart of a villain. Xu Shu's attitude was still sincere, originally he just chatted with Uncle Wu casually. However, after chatting for so long, he found that Uncle Wu seemed to be a person with ideas, and he should have read books faintly, so Xu Shu stopped and chatted with Uncle Wu for more time.

"That's it!"

Uncle Wu responded smugly, as if Youzhou Mu was the person he wanted to protect, he was happy to be praised by others, and he was angry when he was slandered.

"As far as you just said, Childe, the government will not pay much to the children, and it is still the same as before. However, whether it is the children, or those of us who are old, weak, sick and disabled, are eager to stand up and help Youzhou Mu to do things, and build Beijing City as soon as possible. I have to say that Youzhou Mu is a benevolent and good official, and the names of this city are different, hey!"

The corners of Xu Shu's mouth twitched, how could the name of Beijing City be different. However, he didn't dare to say anything, otherwise Uncle Wu would probably scare him again.

Uncle Wu seemed to be immersed in it, and he didn't notice Xu Shu's expression, otherwise he was afraid that he would have to talk about education again.

"Childe, you said earlier that the wages given to the children by the Youzhou Mu are high, but this is not the case, the wages given by the Youzhou Mu are the same as usual, but why are we all happy to work for the Youzhou Mu? We are not blind, and it is naturally not a bad thing for us to build the city well as soon as possible, so the children will work so hard. As for saying that someone dares to deduct wages, hehe, I haven't seen this happen for a long time, but I also want to see if anyone dares to do this. ”

Obviously, at the beginning, there were indeed low-level officials who deducted wages and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit. However, without waiting for the people who were working to complain, the inspectors secretly arranged by Yuan Chang found out about the matter, and then, needless to say, there was another thunderous rage. Moreover, Yuan Chang sternly stated that they had already received a good salary, and if they wanted to experience the life of coolies, he would not mind fulfilling their whole family. Thus, when these officials were stripped of their positions, and thrown into the ranks of laborers along with their families, and they were still unpaid, the people who stretched out their hands disappeared. Of course, as long as they are confident that they can avoid Yuan Chang's supervision, they can try it. However, the brain is a good thing, and no one will be stupid to give up their position for the sake of the three melons and two dates that are deducted.

"Youzhou Mu is really benevolent, and even these are thought of for you, which is admirable. Xu Shu's words are heartfelt, there is no fart, after all, he and Uncle Wu are the two here, and no one knows about fart. Yuan Chang looks like he is only about twenty, but his actions are leaky, even if Xu Shu does it himself, he may not be able to achieve this level.

"By the way, Uncle Wu, the kid heard in Jizhou that Chang'an City is in turmoil, Li Dao and Guo Yan are fighting, and the Son of Heaven is in the hands of thieves, what do you think, Uncle Wu?"

After chatting for so long, Xu Shu finally found an opportunity to say what was in his heart.

"Hey, salty and radish don't worry about it, what do I have to do with the old man?" Uncle Wu snorted, and didn't seem to care about the situation of the Son of Heaven at all.

"Uncle Wu, you don't agree with what you say. ”

Speaking of the things he cared about, Xu Shu's face immediately straightened, and he said solemnly: "The Son of Heaven is the father of the people of the world, and his safety and danger should be related to everyone in the world, how can it be said that it has nothing to do with you?"

"Hey, Childe, you have some ideas. ”

Uncle Wu seemed to be stimulated by Xu Shu's tone, and asked rhetorically, "So, son, old man, let me ask you, if your child can't eat enough and can't dress warmly at the moment, what will you do?"

"Naturally, it's about working hard to keep the child fed and clothed. ”

"Ahh

Uncle Wu clapped his hands and agreed, then squinted his eyes at Xu Shu, and said in a strange voice: "Since you understand this truth, Son, then the old man asks you, when we people can't eat enough and don't have warm clothes, where are our 'monarch' Son of Heaven? Maybe he is in the palace with fine clothes and food, have you ever thought about how our life is?"

"Uncle Wu, it's no wonder that you are today!"

Xu Shu seemed to have entered a state, and hurriedly retorted: "When the Son of Heaven ascended the throne in danger, he was persecuted by thieves one after another; Dong Zhuo and thieves rebelled in the past, and then there were Li Dao and Guo Yan thieves in rebellion, and the Son of Heaven was also in danger, and I and other people should think about saving the Son of Heaven in danger, and then the Son of Heaven would have the opportunity to take care of us." ”

"Childe, what do you mean, is it the fault of our people?"

“…”

The old man's words made Xu Shu unable to continue, no matter how good the royal affairs were, they couldn't blame the people, if it was also the fault of those powerful ministers and eunuchs.

On the first page of the opening chapter of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the reason for the demise of the Eastern Han Dynasty is stated: "The cause of the chaos began with the Second Emperor Huan Ling." Zhuge Liang also said in "The Teacher's Table": "When the first emperor was there, every time he discussed this matter with his ministers, he didn't hate Huan Lingye!" Then the question arises, why do you want to say that the Eastern Han Dynasty began to perish when the second emperor of Huan Ling?

This has to mention the famous "Bahu General" Liang Ji of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Emperor Liu Bao of Hanshun was supported by eunuchs, and after Liu Bao became emperor, his wife Liang became the empress, and the empress's elder brother was Liang Ji. Emperor Shun of Han was only ten years old when he ascended the throne, so he gave eunuchs and Liang Ji the opportunity to take power. The eunuchs colluded with Liang Ji and jointly controlled the government for more than 20 years. After the death of Emperor Shun of Han, in order to maintain his rights. Liang Ji set up Liu Bing, who was only three years old, as the emperor, and it was for Emperor Chong of the Han Dynasty. The three-year-old emperor had just learned to walk for a short time, and of course Liang Ji continued to control the government. Even if Liu Bing can't defeat Liang Ji, three-year-old Liu Bing will definitely be able to survive Liang Ji no matter what. It's a pity that the physical fitness of this Emperor Chong of Han is not very good, and after a year as the emperor first began to read and write, he died of illness at the age of four. So Liang Ji supported the eight-year-old Liu Zhang, needless to say, Liang Ji continued to control the government.

Although Emperor Han was only eight years old, he was very intelligent. The Han Emperor was not careful, and was very dissatisfied with Liang Ji's authoritarian behavior of covering the sky with one hand. After all, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and Emperor Han Zhen glared at Liang Ji in front of the Manchu Dynasty in the court and said: "This is General Bahu." At that time, the air froze instantly, and Liang Ji was embarrassed, but he couldn't hold back in front of the courtiers. After going back, he was angry and hated and couldn't sleep well: Good boy, you hate me so much now, and you will have it when you grow up? So Liang Ji added poison to the emperor's dough and poisoned Emperor Han Zhi. Emperor Han died at the age of nine.

After all, a nine-year-old child, even if you teach him to forbear, he doesn't understand, and when he is unhappy, he directly says what is in his heart, so his life is lost.

Emperor Han died, and then, Emperor Han Huan, one of the protagonists in Huan Ling, appeared.

After the death of Emperor Han Qian, Liang Ji set up the fifteen-year-old Liu Zhi as the emperor, which was Emperor Huan of Han. Of course, Emperor Huan was also dissatisfied with Liang Ji's arbitrariness, but the example of his predecessor was there, so Emperor Huan was very smart and put on a humble attitude. While avoiding the threat of Liang Ji, he quietly cultivated his own power - eunuchs. After thirteen years of forbearance, Liang Ji is also old after all, and Emperor Huan feels that the time has come.

Emperor Huan, together with the eunuch Shan Chao and others, killed the general Liang Ji with lightning speed and got rid of his henchmen. Shan Chao, Xu Huang, Tang Heng, Zuo Qi, and Gu Ying were five people, because they helped Emperor Huan seize power, and they were crowned marquis at the same time in one day. As a result, the Eastern Han Dynasty automatically opened the era of eunuch dictatorship, known as "the five marquis in power". During the reign of the five marquis, nepotism, and the power of their relatives spread all over the country, and they bullied others to do whatever they wanted, blatantly robbing and killing people, but the people could only dare to be angry but did not dare to speak. Although Emperor Huan was dissatisfied, he kept quietly not expressing his position, just like treating Liang Ji, he had enough patience. Later, Gu Jin's elder brother blatantly embezzled and committed crimes, and Emperor Huan suddenly made it difficult to arrest Shan Chao and others for questioning, and demoted them one by one. The dictatorship of the five marquis withdrew from the court stage. Who would have thought that it wouldn't take long for Hou Lan, Su Kang, Guan Ba and others to become a new round of favored eunuchs. Except for their names, they are exactly the same as Wuhou in other places. Continue to control the government and appoint cronyism to the people. Anyone who wants to be an official must be their own people, so those who really read poetry and books have no way to enter the court as officials. The people of the time said: "Han Su is white and turbid like mud, and the highland generals are as timid as chickens" After the unremitting efforts of Hou Lan and the three of them, the Eastern Han Dynasty finally crumbled. Whether it is the court or the locality, they are all complained by these eunuchs.

Although the government is dim, there is still a touch of clear stream, such as the upright ministers Li Ying and Chen Fan. Together, they formed a clear stream and persevered against the eunuch group. The two sides attacked each other back and forth, and this situation persisted until Emperor Huan's death.

Huan Ling's two protagonists are gone, and the other protagonist follows closely.

After the death of Emperor Huan, Empress Dowager Dou and his father Dou Wu supported Liu Hong to succeed him as Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. At that time, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was only thirteen years old, so the Empress Dowager Dou naturally listened to the government, and the generals Dou Wu and Chen Fan assisted Emperor Ling. After Dou Wu and Chen Fan took power, they began to plan to eliminate the eunuchs. At first, it was quite smooth, and they successfully killed Su Kang and managed the two of them. Seeing that the eunuch group was about to be wiped out again, another great eunuch, Cao Jiegou, jumped over the wall and led people to break into the palace and kidnap Emperor Ling of Han and Empress Dowager Dou. and falsely proclaimed the holy decree to kill Dou Wu. Regardless of his old age and physical age, Chen Fan led more than 80 students in Taixue to enter the palace with a knife to rescue him. happened to meet another eunuch, and without saying a word, he cut directly, and finally died because he was outnumbered.

After Dou Wu and Chen Fan were killed, the eunuchs rewarded themselves for their merits. It has reopened the situation of eunuchs controlling the government. Emperor Ling of Han was only thirteen years old when he ascended the throne, and he saw his relatives and eunuchs fighting each other, and he couldn't deal with it himself, and he was kidnapped by eunuchs. Finally grew up, and there were no relatives anymore. Since there is nothing to do, let's enjoy the life of the emperor.

This Emperor Ling of Han can be said to be one of the most unassuming emperors in Chinese history. It is famous for its immorality and greed for pleasure. The famous "naked swimming pool" in history was built by him, and after it was built, Emperor Ling of Han asked the palace ladies to take a bath naked, sometimes as an audience, and sometimes as a participant. He also ordered all the palace maids to wear open crotch pants so that they could be pampered at any time. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty also opened a bazaar in the palace to do business, and he played the role of a vendor. The eunuchs did what they liked, and paid tribute to four donkeys from the place, and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was rare and strange, and often drove a donkey cart around the palace in person. The upward and downward effects led to the price of folk donkeys once surpassing that of horses.

The last wave of famous eunuchs in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others, known as the "Ten Standing Servants". This Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty is the king of a country, and he openly said to the ministers: "Zhang Rang is my father, and Zhao Zhong is my mother." In this way, it is rare that the Eastern Han Dynasty is immortal. Later, it happened that the general He Jin killed the ten permanent servants. As a result, He Jin did not follow the script, gave up the old tradition of his relatives directly in power, and inexplicably lured Dong Zhuo into the room, opening the prelude to the troubled times.

It can be said that the Eastern Han Dynasty will decline so rapidly that people can't react, one is because relatives control the government, and the other is because the eunuchs control the government. Of course, strictly speaking, the fundamental reason for the collapse of the Han dynasty was the introduction of local forces. Otherwise, even if the eunuch or his relatives are in power, the foundation of the royal family is still there, and the living space of eunuchs and relatives is to rely on the royal family, and without the royal family, eunuchs and relatives are nothing. Moreover, among the two emperors of Huan Ling, Emperor Han Huan was at least self-motivated, while Emperor Han Ling was completely degenerate, except for fun, he didn't care about anything else, if he had the slightest self-motivation of Emperor Han Huan, it would not lead local forces to control the power, and finally laid the root cause for the fall of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, in the final analysis, the people are right, and the fault is ultimately the royal family itself. If according to this idea, the emperors took turns, and it was only natural that the Han Dynasty would be replaced.

At this moment, Xu Shu was a little confused.