Chapter 5 Towards Unification Section 65

Seeing that Lu Zhi was tired and speechless, the emperor beckoned: "Come on, you and I have a good chat." ”

With the support of the guards, Lu Zhi climbed into the carriage with great difficulty, and the emperor saw him sitting down, and then asked: "Qing, try to tell me about the politics of Qingzhou." ”

Lu Zhi replied gratefully: "Your Majesty, the politics of Qingzhou originates from two sentences, one is what Yasheng said: the world is not the world of one person, and the world of the people of the world is also; The second is the Tao begets one, one begets two, two begets three, and three begets eternity.

Xuande believes that if you want to be eternal, you must adhere to a principle: the sun shines on the earth, on you, on me, no one is more, no one is less, everyone living in the sun has the right to enjoy the same opportunities for survival and development, no one is too much.

The establishment of the government is the social rules to ensure the impartial implementation of the social rules. In order to check and balance the cruelty, corruption and tyranny brought about by absolute power, it is necessary to involve the people in the formulation of rules and supervise the operation of the rules.

In order to prevent the excessive expansion of local power, it is necessary to divide the power of the Han officials in the past into three, and ensure the fairness of the rules of the world and the only standard with the criminal law controlled by the central government; Collect the military power of the world and prevent local rebellions; Local officials are only the caretakers of the people's families, the watchmen of the people's rice fields, and the protectors of the people's homes.

The local power is divided into three parts, and the whole power needs to be divided into three parts: the elders are elected by the people, and they are responsible for formulating policies to ensure that the decrees are preferred and accepted by the people; The government is responsible for enforcing the law; The power of supervision is held by the local councils composed of representatives elected by the lords and lords, who are in charge of the evaluation, investigation, and impeachment of officials. ”

The emperor interjected and said: "Qingzhou was originally such a form of government, no wonder Liu Bei has been fighting in the east and west all the year round, but the operation of the government in Qingzhou has not been affected, under such a structure, the operation of the government has not been affected by the lack of one person." ”

Lu Zhi burst into tears: "Your Majesty is so smart, it is really a blessing for the people, and I am hopeful that the Han Dynasty will prosper." ”

Lu Zhi belonged to the early high-level officials of Qingzhou, who had personally participated in the establishment of the Qingzhou political system, and although he did not talk about the specific composition of the Qingzhou political system, he described the general outline and expounded the purpose of the establishment of the Qingzhou political system.

The emperor chewed Lu Zhi's words carefully and muttered: "This is the so-called world, not the world of one person. With such a structure of the Qingzhou political system, it is no longer a matter of people, and the influence of the virtuous and unscrupulous ministers on the political system has been minimized. ”

Lu Zhi struck with hot iron: "Your Majesty, the so-called power is divided into three parts, and the same is true of things in the world, Liu Bei and Cao Cao each dominate one side, and the world's forces have accounted for two, and the south is still chaotic, or Liu Biao, or Liu Yan, or Sun Quan is about to rise in the south." In my opinion, His Majesty should choose one of them and support its unification of the South. In this way, the power of the world is divided into three, Cao Mengde is in the court, Liu Xuande and the southern heroes are in the opposition, His Majesty is on top of it, as the co-lord of the world, mediating between the three, and taking the advantage of the one for it, this policy of eternal solidity. ”

The emperor's gloomy face finally showed a smile, the long-standing dull mood was relieved, hope was ahead, and he was in a good mood: "Qing Yan is very good, Lu Gongzhen is my share." However, the greater the local power, the greater the imperial court? What is the solution to such a difficult situation? ”

Lu Zhi drew a circle with his hand and pointed and said: "Your Majesty, Taishan County is only the periphery of Qingzhou, which is a measure by Liu Bei to increase the strategic depth of Qingzhou. Not only that, Liu Bei also has two territories overseas that are larger than Qingzhou: the subject state of Sanhan and the Wa State. Further to the Northern Han Dynasty, the Liaodong lost county was already under Liu Bei's control, and Liu Bei also advanced the territory to the extreme north by 3,000 Izumo li and arrived at the sea of the extreme north. To the northwest, after the extermination of the Xiongnu, Liu Bei's forces had bordered the Qiang territory in Liangzhou. As far as the minister knew, the map of the universe (world map) drawn by Qingzhou, the land under Liu Bei's leadership had exceeded the territory of the Han Dynasty. ”

The emperor's face was full of shock: "If that's the case, why can't I hear it?" ”

Lu Zhi sighed and said, "Xuande, the students I taught, although they are still loyal and righteous, however, people's hearts are not enough, and they have to look forward to Shu. The ministers are here, Liu Bei has scruples, and his subordinates also have scruples. The old minister's time is running out, after the minister leaves, even if Liu Bei has no ambition, don't his subordinates have ambition? Even if Liu Bei withstood the pampering of his subordinates, wouldn't Liu Bei's successor have ambitions?

Qingzhou, Hebei, You, and the four states were rich because of Liu Bei's policies, there was war in the front, and there was a plague in the back, Qingzhou locked the country, and the xenophobic heart was very heavy, even if the four states were loyal to the Han people, in their opinion, Xuande was the clan of the Han family, and replaced the Han Dynasty. Your Majesty, seeing that Qing, Hebei, You, and the four states are united, Xuande's power has become a fait accompli, although Xuande is loyal and self-restrained, but the court must not make plans early. ”

The emperor nodded clearly: "Duke Lu is also a direct minister, so you suggest that I support the princes of the southern road and unify the south as soon as possible, so as to compete with Liu Xuande." ”

Lu Zhi nodded lightly: "Your Majesty, Liu Xuande is already laying out the south, the Qingzhou fleet goes to the South Seas, and the two islands and one country along the way are called Qiongdao (Hainan Island) and Yidao (Taiwan), and the country is called Annam (Vietnam). With Liu Bei's administrative methods, within five years, these lands will be a springboard for attacking the south. In the heart of the Central Plains, Liu Bei also buried a bone spur in the rich land - Lu'an Sun Yi.

Xuande is the best at conquering people's hearts, every place, stay for a few years, or even stay for a few months, the folk music for the death, Your Majesty sees the world like this, the old minister is very hopeful, Your Majesty takes this trip to Mount Tai, widely spread kindness, understand the means of Xuande to seize people's hearts. ”

The emperor took a deep breath: "The discipline of the Yunlu army is loose and disturbs the people along the way, is this the reason why Duke Lu originally suggested that he bring the disciplined Yulin Army into Qingzhou." ”

Lu Zhi bowed on the shaking wheels and bowed: "Your Majesty Shengming, Xuande is still loyal and righteous, in front of the Yulin Army composed of the children of Qingzhou, he will set an example and entertain Your Majesty, inevitably, follow the etiquette system; Yun Lujun is arrogant, if Qingzhou is given a little excuse, the Qingzhou people who have always been arrogant and xenophobic will inevitably despise what they do, and in this way, it will affect Your Majesty. Your Majesty, those who are happy with the people, the people are also happy; Those who are worried about the people, the people are also worried. Happy to the world, worried about the world, but not the king, there is nothing. ”

The emperor resolutely took the seal and handed it to Lu Zhi with both hands: "Duke Lu, I will leave it to you to rectify the military discipline of the Yunlu army." ”

Lu Zhi took the seal with emotion, and after thanking him, he wanted to say nothing, and in the end, he mustered up the courage to say it: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing, I hope Your Majesty will not be arrogant in Qingzhou, according to the law of Qingzhou, use the post stations along the way, unless it is a conscription order to assemble soldiers do not need to pay, the rest of the officials must pay according to the chapter - even if it is a conscription soldier, they must also check in with the summoning order, and finally the retired soldiers will settle the bill, and the retired soldiers will get this fee from the government." Your Majesty, the old minister informed the children of the donation with a fast horse, and the cost of the Holy Lord's tour was borne by the old minister. If the local officials talk about this, your majesty should not be angry, but you can instruct the palace people to ask them to find the old man to settle the account. ”

The emperor became depressed, and reluctantly said: "How can I trouble Duke Lu, I brought some internal currency with me when I left the palace." The queen originally wanted to go to Qingzhou to buy some goods, and heard that there were ambergris, whale wax, and whale oil, and I heard that there had recently made a new gadget there, soap made of blubber fat, and spices were added, so that bathing could make the body smell linger for several days. I don't know what to pay for the station, so let's pay in currency. ”

Lu Zhi let out a sigh of relief and said movingly: "Your Majesty is considerate of your subordinates, how can the people not feel it." Ambergris, whale wax, whale oil, whale soap, these things, the largest output is Xuande's concubine Mi clan, Mi clan, the old minister's house, Xuande sent a lot, turn around, the old minister sent into the palace, if it is not enough, the old minister still has a little face in front of the Mi family. Your Majesty, how much do you need, just open your mouth, and the old man will settle accounts with Xuande. ”

After chatting, Lu Zhi said goodbye and left, and the emperor pondered Lu Zhi's words in the carriage: divide power, you must give it first if you want to take it, if you can implement Lu Zhi's suggestion, divide the world into three parts, and live on it, left and right, it is not a good way out.

"Let's try it", the emperor secretly made plans in his heart.

Since the travel expenses were paid by the emperor's internal currency, the emperor, who was in a hate for his money, immediately felt that the team was too large. After arriving in Pingyin, after some consideration, the emperor decided to leave only one battalion of Yunlu Army by his side, and all the rest of the soldiers were repatriated to Luoyang, and then a battalion of Yulin Army was dispatched from Luoyang to accompany him.

Xiao Fei, Lu Zhi's personal security commander, has also rushed back from Guangrao and is reporting the situation to Lu Zhi: "The gold coins are heavy, the amount is huge, and it is inconvenient to carry, and the banknotes issued by the Lianyungang United Trading Company are popular in Qingzhou. My mother asked me to bring 200,000 yuan for my master to use along the way. However, Qingzhou officials demanded that the emperor's itinerary be limited to Mount Tai, and for this reason, the major chambers of commerce were willing to jointly contribute 500,000 yuan. ”

Qingzhou's commerce is becoming more and more developed, the amount of transactions is getting larger and larger, and the demand for currency is also skyrocketing. As a transit point for goods between Qingzhou and the south, Lianyungang issued banknotes that were gradually accepted by merchants. In order to accommodate this change, gold coins were no longer considered to be individual, but were given specific values: one gold coin was equivalent to twelve yuan, and one silver coin was called one dollar, and one yuan could be exchanged for a hundred coppers.

After Qin Tan, a merchant of Great Qin, paid tribute to honey incense paper, the production technology of paper money developed by leaps and bounds. Honey fragrant paper is the earliest paper with gum added to the paper, this paper is most suitable for ink printing, and it is the prototype of coated paper and coinage paper in later generations. With this kind of honey fragrant paper, which is difficult to print with ink, the banknotes made in Qingzhou have the characteristics of being difficult to counterfeit. In recent years, this kind of banknote has begun to circulate among the people.

Lu Zhi took the banknote handed by Xiao Fei, and said with affection: "Qingzhou has been under the rule of Xuande for more than ten years, and the changes in Qingzhou are earth-shaking. I'd rather this conflict come later, and you tell the Qingzhou Senate that I will do my best to prevent the emperor from entering Qingzhou. ”

Qingzhou, the senators will watch the emperor advance eastward with worry, and send a letter to Liu Bei quickly, maybe Liu Bei is fighting everywhere, or Liu Bei deliberately avoids it, so far, Liu Bei has not made specific instructions. Yun Lujun knows that the people of Qingzhou are fierce, and they have already made a move to trouble the people when they enter Mount Tai, if Qingzhou does not react, as the Yun Lujun army deepens, they will become more and more unscrupulous. Under the concept of the supremacy of imperial power, Liu Bei did not make a statement, and his officials had no countermeasures. I had to pay attention to the changes in the situation in a panic.

What bothered the Senate was not only this, Liu Feng used the Boy Scout Talisman to start selecting the Boy Scout elite in the four states, preparing to go south to avenge Zhao Yu. Liu Hun has landed in Lianyungang and is rushing to Guangrao day and night. This series of events made it impossible for the Senate to deal with it.

According to military law, Liu Feng did have the power to recruit boy scouts, so the conscription documents were sent to the governor's mansion, but the governor's mansion did not dare to stop it, and issued a conscription order to the counties according to the regulations. However, the whole mobilization of Guangling still allowed the fanatical followers to break out of the encirclement, and let a group of boys face this group of fanatics, which always made people feel uneasy. What is even more intolerable is that Liu Feng recalled Liu Hun, a bad star, and in the future, Qingzhou will have to face the battle for succession.

When the elders were feeling at a loss, Frustrated and Tian Feng came from the West River and entered the city to participate in the celebration of the Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Festival. ”

Gao Tanglong reprimanded: "Fu Hao, you are stupid, don't you know this? ”

Tian Feng patted the case with his hand and replied: "The lord is a genius, and everyone in the world is inferior." Feng Gongzi was born in Anle, and if he wants to inherit such a big family business, how can he do it without a little beating. The first time a child made an idea, we as subordinates should strengthen their confidence and cultivate their courage, so that we can set up another British lord for Qingzhou, so that Qingzhou will continue to govern for another 50 years. The lord is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, Feng Gongzi is still young, and the wealth of my Qingzhou has the ability to support Feng Gongzi's battlefield training. What about winning and what about losing? The young Feng Gongzi has a lot of time to study, even if he is defeated in the next battle, he who is born as a subordinate should let the young master gain experience from failure and grow.

The lord often said that a good man should die with a sword. In Feng Gongzi's first battle, our duty is to equip him with the best logistics and the best staff to help him win this battle and build confidence in his future life. If this battle is won, Feng Gongzi has combat experience at such a young age, wouldn't he be even better than the lord back then? Fifty years from now, who dares to peep at my Qingzhou? ”

Tian Chou frowned, and said with a bitter face: "A group of boys, how much strength can they have, on weekdays, the main purpose of the boy scout training is to let them learn team life, cultivate team awareness, and let them face that group of murderers with real knives and guns. ”

Frustrated shook his head and said with a smile on his face, "I have a plan to ensure that the Boy Scouts will win this battle." ”

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