Guanzhong, Chang'an City.

Winter, with the arrival of the winter and October of the first year of Emperor Jingdi, came quietly.

The Gregorian calendar used in later generations was different from the lunar calendar, and the early Han Dynasty used the lunar calendar, starting with October.

For example, if the calendar is also used in the future, then after September 2019 will be October 2020.

In the Han Dynasty, the atmosphere of the New Year was not strong, and only the occasional sound of firecrackers could remind everyone: the new year has arrived.

At this time, the firecrackers really cut a thin bamboo and threw it into the fire, so that the water in the bamboo was evaporated at high temperature, and the fibrous tissue burst and made a crackling sound, and the big guys listened to it.

The fragrance of the burning bamboo wafted on the streets of Chang'an, and among the high gates, the dignitaries and dignitaries put on new clothes under the clothes of the subordinates, climbed the wooden ladder at the door, and changed the new peach talisman with their own hands.

On the peach talisman, most of them are carved with two fierce and evil men - two brothers, Shen Tu and Yu Lei.

That is, the door god.

The god is located on the left door, dressed in colorful battle armor, with a majestic face, a martial posture, and a golden war sword in his hand.

Yu Lei was located on the right door, wearing a black robe, his expression was leisurely and comfortable, and he had no magic weapons or sharp weapons in his hands, but he just stretched out his palm and gently stroked the huge golden-eyed white tiger sitting beside him.

The two gods in the picture have bearded tiger whiskers, horns on their heads, and angry eyes.

The most simple belief of the Chinese nation is to worship the door god.

Whether it is to drive away evil spirits and avoid harm, or to pray for blessings in the heart, the Han people have played the fine tradition of the Chinese nation of 'the spirit is believed, and if the spirit is not spiritual, go to worship and seek peace of mind', hanging the door god brothers on their own doors to ask for psychological comfort.

Different from the relaxed and pleasant festival atmosphere of the people, the sound of firecrackers in the New Year is simply a reminder ticket for the readers and officials of the court!

According to the regulations of Zhangcang, the Beiping Wenhou Zhangcang, who was later known as the 'Ji Xiang', at the beginning of each year, all localities were required to dispatch officials to report to Chang'an with documents recording the population, land and taxation of the jurisdiction.

Under the leadership of the Prime Minister's Office, the court checked the accuracy and authenticity of the data in various places, and then evaluated the gains and losses of officials' governance.

Those who do a good job are praised and rewarded, and those who are generally encouraged are punished, and those who harm the people are typical of being caught scolding.

Every three years, there will be a 'big plan' that will completely study the governance of officials in the past three years, and will determine whether to be promoted, retained, dismissed, or even beheaded.

This year is the year of the 'big plan', and it is the first time that the new emperor has been on the throne, and the scene is magnificent.

Since the beginning of autumn and September, the officials of county-level units in various localities have begun to enter Chang'an from Baqiao with horse-drawn carts full of documents.

More than a month has passed, but there are only a lot more teams going straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion from Baqiao every day, which makes the already crowded Chang'an City suddenly overcrowded.

With the increase in the flow of people in Chang'an, merchants from all walks of life gathered in Chang'an like sharks smelling blood to dump their goods.

Han businessmen are not good people, they are all ruthless people who can turn into robbers at any time!

All the wealthy businessmen and magnates got the first pot of gold, and they all came from knocking other people's sticks in the wilderness.

The people they hired to guard the caravan were all rangers and ruffians.

The arrival of these people made the security of Chang'an City drop instantly.

In just one month, there were hundreds of cases of armed fights and vendettas in Chang'an City.

The prison was overcrowded, and for dozens of days, there was hardly anyone to rest, and the case was tried all day and night.

The thief commander made dozens of twists and turns, asking the imperial court to send more manpower to maintain law and order.

The middle general of the facial features is also nervous, his eyes widened, and he stared at the wind and grass in Chang'an City, in case someone with a heart took the opportunity to make trouble.

At this time, in Weiyang Palace, Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, took the third way of the thief Captain today, and asked for additional manpower.

Fingers regularly tapped on the dragon case, Liu Qi frowned slightly, and he was at a loss for anything.

"The power of the war..."

Since the death of the first emperor and his accession to the throne, almost all the military power in the world has been controlled in the hands of the nobles; Zhou Yafu, the minister of Tuogu, controlled the Xiliu Battalion, the general Zhang Wu was in charge of the Thornmen Army, and the defenders of the Great Wall were controlled by local generals.

Even the Praetorian Guard of the Northern and Southern Army was in the hands of the Empress Dowager Bo.

If you can have an armed force that is loyal to you, you don't have to worry about something the size of Chang'an security.

At the very least, you can sleep peacefully, and you don't have to worry about waking up, and your brothers and uncles will sit on the throne instead of you...

After the Lu Rebellion, the Han emperor's vigilance against the Queen Mother was extremely profound!

God knows who this group of sturdy women is thinking about who to put on the throne as puppets, so that they can control the government!

Just as he was hesitating, the waiter of the Yellow Gate outside the palace came to report: The prime minister has come to see him.

Liu Qi hurriedly sat down: "Hurry up, please!" ”

After a while, Prime Minister Shen Tujia came to His Majesty: "Old Chenjia, meet Your Majesty, my emperor is blessed." ”

Han Prime Minister Shen Tujia, in his early years, followed Gaozu Liu Bang to fight the world, led by the army workers, accumulated a lifetime of military merits, and was sealed as the Marquis of Guannei.

When Zhang Cang was the prime minister, Shen Tujia was the imperial historian, and he was in charge of the imperial history with the confidant of the first emperor to check and balance the power.

Later, after the Huanglong Yuan Incident, Zhang Cang, who had hated the Son of Heaven, was dismissed by the first emperor in a fit of anger and drove back to his home to farm.

Looking back, the first emperor found that the new prime minister didn't know who to use.

In feudal society, there will be huge inertia in policies, and even the government's judgments mostly follow the principle of 'there are precedents to follow'.

For example, if a person commits a crime and is eventually sentenced to this punishment, then the subsequent perpetrators of this crime are basically sentenced according to precedent.

The prime ministers of the Han family, since the founding prime minister Xiao He, have followed the tradition of recommending a successor when the prime minister abdicates or dies.

Except for the chaotic period of Emperor Hui and Empress Lu, all successive prime ministers were recommended by the previous one, without exception, no prime minister has been deposed, and there is no subsequent precedent to follow.

The first emperor's move made Emperor Gao's heroes have sad thoughts of rabbits and foxes, and they all put on a posture of learning to wait for Zhang Liang to 'return to seclusion and cultivate immortals'.

In desperation, the first emperor had no choice but to choose a new prime minister from among the widows of Emperor Gao.

Looking around, I found that the generation that can be used, even if they are still alive, are all seventy or eighty.

In desperation, he had to pull out the general among the dwarfs, hurriedly sealed Shen Tujia as a wait, and paid homage to the prime minister on the same day.

Public opinion in Chang'an was in an uproar, and the prime minister's statement that 'one generation is not as good as the next' is supreme.

Shen Tujia, who was at the center of the storm of public opinion, withstood the pressure, and with a reputation for honesty and steely wrists, he took care of the government and politics impressively.

The fly in the ointment is that as a family of heroes in the early Han Dynasty, the old prime minister is emotionally biased towards Huang Laoxue and is paranoid.

As the son of heaven Liu Qi, who has been beaten by wind and rain for more than 20 years and was able to ascend the throne once, he is full of spirit and is determined to surpass the achievements of his ancestors and do a great career.

A stubborn and old-fashioned old prime minister has become a thorn in his side.

Hiding the anger in his heart without revealing it, Liu Qi lifted Shen Tujia with a soft face, which made people look at it.

Before he sat back on the throne, Shen Tujia's old voice came: "I don't know what happened to Your Majesty's court?" ”

Shen Tujia is almost seventy years old this year, and he has been so busy that he can't touch the ground in the past month, presiding over the Prime Minister's Mansion to summarize the affairs of the plan, even if he is strong, he can't support it.

Liu Qi was not surprised, and he didn't say much, and said straight to the point: "The thieves are all captains, saying that bandits are rampant in Chang'an, I don't know what the prime minister can do?" ”

Hearing this, Shen Tujia groaned slightly, and said: "According to the old ministers, now the only way to summon the southern army into the city is to Rong Kyoto." ”

The corners of Liu Qi's mouth twitched violently, he stiffly picked up the tea bowl, lowered his head and took a sip to hide his unhappiness.

The requisition of the Southern Army, it sounds good!

The Northern Army of the Palace Guard, as well as the Southern Army of the Chang'an Guard, were all in the hands of the Empress Dowager.

Shen Tujia's words were to ask Liu Qi to beg his grandmother to transfer troops...

The Han family rules the world with filial piety, but it's not just talking!

Not to mention the emperor, just an official, if there is a lack of virtue, then even if there is a plan of Wolong and the wisdom of the phoenix, it is impossible to appoint.

And the first and even the only criterion of virtue is whether it is filial piety or not.

If you do this yourself, if there are rumors of 'Empress Dowager Weiling' from the outside world, then whether he can sit on the throne is a matter of two words!

Secretly scolding the old fox in his heart, Liu Qiqiang pretended to have a face without waves in the ancient well, and asked softly: "If the willow camp is transferred into the city, what does the prime minister think?" ”

Shen Tujia stood up in shock: "Your Majesty, no!" ”

"The original intention of the establishment of the Xiliu Camp was to deter the border walls of the North Ring and the Kwantung princes in the east; Rash transfer, if there is a case, the world will be turbulent! ”

"According to the old ministers, Your Majesty might as well meet the Empress Dowager, her face is powerful, and it is the best policy to transfer the military in the south."

For the chaotic government in the harem, not only the emperor was beating the drum in his heart, but the court officials were also jealous in their hearts.

The Empress Dowager, the emperor's grandmother, this is the first time in the Han family.

As the queen mother, Empress Lu can be called the dynasty in the future, and the relatives of the Lu family have been in trouble for more than ten years!

Now that there is an empress dowager, God knows what will happen.

In the dictatorship of the Lu family, how many loyal and virtuous ministers were assassinated by it?

The body of the Son of Heaven, the respect of the Ninety-Five, people say that it is wasted!

Above the dialect court, but with the surname Lu, there is no less than two thousand stones!

Of the three dukes, the Lu family accounts for two; Jiuqing Lu Clan's seven!

This is because Zong Zhengqing has to be a clan, and he must be the Liu family!

The big guy mustered up the courage to eradicate the Lu family, but it was not for the Bo family's dictatorship!

Any event that has a harbinger of taking power in the harem will be carefully examined by the court with a six-hundred-fold microscope.

Seeing that Shen Tujia was unwilling to let go, Liu Qi had no choice but to give up and send someone to send him out of the palace.

When it was far away, there was a crackling sound of porcelain breaking in the main hall of Weiyang Palace.

"Ascending the throne as the emperor, who will take me in his eyes?"

The palace maid eunuch, who had long been frightened and knelt down in the hall, listened to Liu Qi's explicit words, buried her head deep in the ground, and did not dare to raise her head.

The Son of Heaven is angry, and the blood flows thousands of miles, which is true!

Just as Liu Qi was sitting on the imperial stairs in a dejected manner, a man walked out of the palace.

Liu Qi hurriedly got up, sorted out the crown of the Son of Heaven, bowed slightly and bowed, "Teacher." ”

The one who came was the current emperor's mistake.

Chao Cuo hurriedly turned sideways, and then bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, and the etiquette cannot be abolished." ”

Liu Qi had no choice but to straighten up and said in a deep voice: "What is Aiqing looking for?" ”

In a moment, his posture changed from a respectful disciple to a high-ranking monarch of a country, and his face changed quickly, revealing his true colors as an emperor.

Seeing that Chao looked left and right, Liu Qi picked up the steps, sat back on the imperial collapse, and said in a deep voice: "Let's all step down." ”

"Today's events, there are those who dare to leak, clan!"