In the summer and April of the eighth year of Yuande, it was already the sixth day of the first month. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the Xuanshu Hall of Weiyang Palace, Zhou Yafu's face was full of spring and he was quite complacent.

And the ministers looked at Zhou Yafu's appearance with envy, and Chao Cuo was even more longing in his heart.

Zhou Yafu is a perfect role model.

His example proves that high merit does not necessarily shock the master!

At least, today's son is not afraid of any high-ranking statement at all.

This means that he can also let go of his mistakes without any worries.

After all, now, a prime minister who quelled the Wu Chu Rebellion, once served as the head of Wuyuan and Gantang Mountain, and had a huge influence in the army and officialdom, and countless disciples and disciples, can retire from the phase in peace and security, and it can even be said that he is extremely beautiful.

What else do others have to worry about?

Just let it go.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhou Yafu was already a little drunk.

All he heard was the voices that praised and praised his exploits and political achievements, and what he saw in his eyes were his former colleagues who were respectful and respectful to each other like disciples and nephews.

Almost everyone is praising him, or preaching and describing what he has done.

This made Zhou Yafu extremely satisfied, and at the same time, he was grateful to the first son of heaven.

Such a farewell banquet, such a court meeting held only for him, is enough to make his status above the history of his father, comparable to Xiao He Caoshen, and even thousands of years later, perhaps, future generations will compare him with famous ministers such as Guan Zhong, Zhou Gong, and Yi Yin.

Liu Che looked at all this with a smile, this was what he needed, and it was also the scene he wanted to see.

Let Zhou Yafu be beautiful, with honor, with merit, with the praise of the world, and retreat from the phase.

This would be a perfect example.

Not only that, but it can make the courtiers see it clearly, and it can reassure the courtiers.

It can also make the world feel at ease!

To be precise, it is more suitable for rule, more able to paralyze the people, and to a certain extent to confuse and fool the broad masses of the people.

Why?

Because, the scene that Liu Che is showing to the world now must be a glorious scene of gentlemen and ministers, and the top and bottom are concentric.

For a feudal empire, this is the best picture.

As Jia Yi said back then: Although the shoes are fresh, they are added to the pillow; Although the crown is disadvantageous, it is a good job.

And the ancient rulers have long been aware of this.

At the time of Zong Zhou, not only could he not be courteous to the common people, but he could not punish the doctors.

Even if the minister violates the law, he will be punished, and his name is also varied.

For example, corruption is not called corruption, it is called 'not decorating', **is not called**, it is called 'not repairing the curtain', and even dereliction of duty can be called 'dereliction of duty'.

For what?

It is to fool the people, to fool the people, and to whitewash the peace.

is an attempt to tell the people that the old men are very incorruptible! If someone is corrupt, someone is morally corrupt, someone is derelict in their duties, then you must be mistaken.

However, many rulers usually only think about how to fool the people, how to fool and paralyze the people.

But they forgot an important fact - people are not blind or deaf, how are they living? What is the world really like? Who can fool whom?

Therefore, the correct way to govern should be to constantly set up examples and tell the people hope and brightness on the one hand, and on the other hand, to constantly find out the typical examples, kill chickens and monkeys, and vent the people's grievances.

From time to time, it would be better to cut a few more high-ranking nobles and bureaucrats and give an explanation to the common people.

This is the best way to rule.

That's what makes the majority of the people believe in you and support you.

Otherwise, if you shout in the palace every day, the people don't believe it, won't you waste your efforts?

Therefore, since Liu Che ascended the throne, the princes and kings can be killed, and the princes can also be dismissed and imprisoned at will.

But only the three princes and nine kings did not move.

Even Zhang Ou, nominally, resigned due to illness, not recalled.

It's just that on the official side, everyone knows why Zhang Ou went to the position.

Thinking of this, the smile on Liu Che's face became even bigger.

Through today's court meeting, Liu Che believes that the people of the world, especially the people, will soon know that they are living in a peaceful and prosperous era under the rule of a holy king and a famous minister.

Even if life is not going well, even if there are ups and downs.

They will endure and hope.

And this is exactly what Liu Che wants to convey to the people of the world.

It is also a propaganda ploy, which may not be surprising in later generations, but in today's world, it is a weapon of great destruction.

It's enough to confuse and fool a lot of people.

As long as the people are convinced, those who do bad things and do wrong things are corrupt officials and lawless heroes below, and the emperor and the princes of the court are all good people who are above board, have the people in mind, and care about the world at the same time.

Well, a lot of things are easy to do.

The foundation of the reign will also be incomparably solid.

Because, the people will definitely not oppose a wise man and a virtuous minister in their hearts.

Their resentment and anger will only be sprinkled on the corrupt officials and lawless tyrants in the localities.

With a smile, Liu Che gently clapped his palms, at this time, it was already approaching, and the court discussion was about to come to an end.

The Shangshu Ling Jidian, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately came out of the ranks, and bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, I am under the order of Your Majesty to record the praise of hundreds of officials, and now it has been compiled into a book, and I hereby present it to Your Majesty's Imperial Review......"

As he spoke, a few Shang Shulang held several thick books and handed them to Liu Che.

Liu Che took it and flipped through it casually, all the records on it were the good deeds of Zhou Yafu in the past recalled by the ministers and nobles.

For example, some people recalled that when Zhou Yafu was young, he was determined to take the world as his own responsibility.

even swore that he had traveled with the young Zhou Yafu and saw many advantages of Zhou Yafu.

The ministers listed Zhou Yafu's various political achievements since he entered the official career.

The rebellion of Pingwu and Chu is naturally a chapter of the big book.

The ministers whitewashed all the actions of Zhou Yafu when he led the army south to quell the rebellion.

Ordered by the first emperor, assisting the young master, and stabilizing the world, he naturally cannot be praised.

And assist the Son of Heaven, attack the Xiongnu in the north, serve Sanyue in the south, and settle the land of East Korea, and do the "Pinglu" Yang Baigong, as the chief of Wuyuan and Gantang Mountain, educate the officials, lead by example, do not sacrifice, and do not favoritism......

All these have almost put Zhou Yafu on the status of the contemporary Zhou Duke.

Liu Che put down the manual and said to Ji Di: "Prime Minister Changping Marquis Zhou Yafu, appointed by the first emperor, assisted me to bow, for eight years, I have been sleeping at night, bowing to the best, and working hard for the world, this is all seen by the ministers, and I have seen it myself!" ”

The ministers immediately bowed and said, "Only! As His Majesty said, the prime minister is a model for the world's ministers and a famous minister! ”

Shaofu Qing Taohou Liu She couldn't wait to bow and said: "Minister Shaofu Qing Liu She, Chen invites Your Majesty: Zhou Yafu, the prime minister of Changping, was ordered by the first emperor to support His Majesty, meritorious society, hard work in the world, all the things played and discussed by the ministers were seen by the ministers, and His Majesty witnessed it...... Jia Yi, the former minister who heard about it, said: If you hear goodness, you will dedicate it, and if you know goodness, you will offer it, and you will have clear orders and correct laws...... Today's Prime Minister Changping Marquis Zhou Yafu is a group of ministers and His Majesty is called virtuous, and the minister Shaofu Liu Shefu died to think that His Majesty should be the Prime Minister Changping Hou Zhou Yafu all things, written in bamboo silk, walking in the world, so that the world knows, the prime minister's virtuous ability, so that the scholars and doctors know, the prime minister's doing, and then thought that it is a model, the beauty and customs of this book, widely educated! ”

Of course, Liu Che immediately followed the flow and said, "But! ”

Then, he said to Ji Di: "Please Shangshu Ling, as Shaofuqing said, record the merits and achievements of the prime minister and the marquis of Pinghou in bamboo silk, and compile them into a book, and make it clear to the officials of the world, so that everyone knows about the prime minister!" ”

This is to launch a movement for everyone to learn the spirit of Changping Hou Zhou Yafu.

I don't know how effective such a movement is.

But at the very least, it is possible to confuse and influence many, many people.

In this feudal society, a study movement that has affected the entire officialdom in this way can always bear some good fruit.

"No!" Ki Di was immediately ordered.

That night, Weiyang Palace celebrated for a night, until dawn, the Han monarchs and ministers were drunk.

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When the sun poured down from the east of Khotan (present-day Issyk-Kul Lake), this ancient highland lake was transformed into a huge barracks.

The Northern Xiongnu rode a sweaty horse with his army and marched from the west to this point.

The expedition that began last autumn has finally come to an end this summer.

Once again, the Hun army won an undoubted victory.

This victory, even greater than the last one!

This time, Juli Lake not only conquered Juzhanti again, but also forced the Bactria people to kneel down and sing about conquest again, and sent countless gold and jade and women and slaves in exchange for the Xiongnu soldiers to raise their noble hands and not fight the capital Lanshi City.

The Xiongnu soldiers even took the north of the battle, marched to the northwest, penetrated the entire Kangju kingdom in a month, and forced the Kangju king to surrender to the capital of Khotan, offering wealth and women and livestock, in exchange for the mercy of the great Hun cavalry!

In addition to Kangju, the Hun cavalry also marched to Weishui, defeated the Yueshi cavalry, forced it to flee west, and in the process of pursuit, easily destroyed three small countries that did not know each other, and took away all the wealth of its people!

In this battle, the Xiongnu soldiers marched westward, in half a year, the expedition of thousands of miles, first broke the Great Xia, and then served Kangju, the king of Kangju even called the minister, recognized the sentence Lihu as the father of Shan Yu, and called himself the son of the king.

The sacrifice of women's wealth is not counted, and the livestock are hundreds of thousands, so they will be spared.

In order to survive, King Kangju even agreed to pay the Xiongnu an annual tribute of slaves, livestock, gold, silver, and craftsmen.

The king of Great Xia cried bitterly and hugged the thighs of the Hun soldiers, begging in pain.

Except for the city of Lanshi, the king of the Great Xia Kingdom, all the other southern towns were destroyed by the Xiongnu soldiers.

There were more than 100,000 captive slaves alone.

Among them, there are thousands of craftsmen and scholars of all kinds!

The Yueshi people were so frightened by the Huns that they didn't even dare to defend the lair, so they could only flee westward.

After this expedition, the whole of Central Asia was plowed by the Hun cavalry.

The defense and economy of the two major kingdoms of Bactria and Kangju were largely destroyed, and most of the population of their territories was taken captive.

What's more—through this expedition, Juli Lake learned a crucial piece of information—in the southwest of Great Xia, there was indeed a poisonous existence.

This subcontinent, whose population is no less than that of China, is extremely rich, and at the same time weak and incompetent, was exposed before the Xiongnu army.

It was precisely after learning the specific information about the poison and capturing hundreds of merchants and monks who came to poison itself that Juli Lake ended its expedition to the west and chose to return to the east.

This is not only because he is a little relieved about the affairs of the north of the curtain - in the past six months after leaving East Asia, Juli Lake has been worried every day, he is afraid that the Han army will break through Gonglushui, and he is afraid that the Han army will attack Hexi.

It's also because he has already come to his senses.

"My great people...... The warriors ...... "Juli Lake rode his war horse and swept past his army, which, after the westward expedition, had completely regained its self-confidence and had grown up completely.

They may not be the opponent of the fierce Han army in the south now, but it is already extremely easy to punch the Western countries.

Through this battle, the prestige of Juli Lake among the Western Expeditionary Army and the nobility was also completely established.

Because, he rewards and punishes clearly, and he is not eclectic to reduce talents.

Regardless of whether they were slaves or non-Huns, as long as they could fight and be beheaded, they would be rewarded.

The hierarchical system of military merit lords, modeled after the Han Dynasty, was also gradually put on the right track—at least in the armies of the Western Expedition.

Those who have merit will definitely get a higher status, a beautiful woman and wealth, and a slave and livestock.

There are even many slaves, in this western expedition, from slave soldiers to the head of a clan and even the bone of a clan.

And this in the past in the Xiongnu Empire, it was almost impossible to happen.

Therefore, now, almost all the Hun cavalry are extremely supportive and loyal to Juli Lake.

In their eyes, Juli Lake Shan Yu is their lord, their god, the master of their destiny, and the spokesman of the god (Ahula) in the world.

So, when the plough lake rode by, everyone cheered all day.

"Today, Ben Danyu, take you to victory from the West! We brought back untold wealth and slaves, we destroyed countless cities, and made the kings of Great Xia and Kangju kneel before the great Xiongnu! Ben Shan Yu has also fulfilled all the rewards promised to you......" Ju Lihu shouted loudly: "Now, we return triumphantly, this Shan Yu commands you, tell and show every Hun person, every man of the Xiongnu clan, what you have seen and heard on the way to the west, and the women, wealth, livestock, and slaves you have obtained, and tell them that Ben Shan Yu will bring the Great Xiongnu, go to Zhongxing, and then become great and strong again!" ”

"Let's go to the West, to the poison, to the distant side of the mountains and the sea!"

The words of the plough lake dropped a bombshell in the hearts of all the Hun cavalry, and everyone raised their arms and cheered.

In the current army of the Western Expedition, there are no more people who want to go back to the south to find the Han Dynasty people to die.

After all, the Han Dynasty in the south was so fierce that they couldn't beat it at all, while the West was so rich and weak.

Persimmon picks up soft pinch, this is human nature.

You can't know that there are tigers in the mountains, and you prefer the tiger mountains, right?