Dahan first prince

Chapter 351 Your Majesty is able to deal with it, it really hurts us people...

"The imperial edict said: I am young and have not been crowned, and I have won the Baozong Temple with a small body. I am trembling and trembling, and I am sleepy at night. I am afraid that I will lose what I have, so as to damage the legacy of Emperor Taizu Gao."

"Thanks to the blessing of our ancestors, the heaven and blessings, and my mother's empress dowager coming to the court, and serving the orders of my father-in-law and Qi, we can have the order of our Han family and the safety of our ancestral temple."

"Jiazi in the third month, I have obtained the edict of the Empress Dowager to respect the ancestors of the ancestors, the Emperor Gao, and to become an adult after the crowning ceremony, the decree: Amnesty to the world, and bestow a first-class title on the father and mother of the world, two pieces of cloth, and a catty of wine and meat; Orders to dismiss laws and regulations that hinder officials and the people will benefit the people..."

"——I have heard: Scholars read the works of sages to understand the meaning of governing the country, use their own ability to rule the world, and serve as the arm of the king;"

"However, since the 28th year of Qin Wangzheng, the traitor Li Si has repeatedly slandered the emperor, and Gu Wangzheng has an edict: There are families who dare to hold books, which is called: the law of holding books."

"Later, Qin Wangzheng once again issued an edict to the world: the poems, books, and languages ​​of a hundred schools of thought in the world should be guarded and burned; those who dare to speak poems and books should abandon the market; those who think the past is not the present; Those who don't raise it are guilty of the same crime; they are ordered not to burn it for [-] days, and tattoo it as a city dan; it is called: an order to burn books."

"Since Qin Wangzheng imposed the law of books and the order of burning books, all the people of insight in the world are heartbroken, and they have no heart to serve the country, but they have no ability to serve the country;"

"I've heard a wise man say: read ten thousand volumes, and you will see its meaning; I take it very much."

"Nai Ling: Put an end to the law of holding books issued by Qin Wangzheng, and allow the people to collect and read the allusions of the sages; those who are willing to donate books, all the works of the sages, will be rewarded with thousands of gold;"

"In addition to the prohibition of defamation, all people who have no official position, nobility, and non-business households can freely discuss the pros and cons of state affairs, and the county and county should not hinder them;"

"Order local counties and counties to raise Litian, Xiaolian, virtuous and upright, elders and high morals, so as to correct the customs of the people and suppress the government."

"—I won the crown at the age of seventeen. Although I obeyed the edict of Emperor Taizu Gao, it was not in accordance with the etiquette; and the man who was born at the age of seventeen was not in line with the etiquette, which would only increase the people's hard work;"

"Nai Ling: Add the age of the minnan's first eunuch to three, and Yi said: Minnan's twenty and then eunuch."

"——I am young and weak, and I am facing the court, trembling, fearing that I will lose the legacy of Emperor Taizu Gao;"

"I also heard that during the Warring States period, Zou Ji satirized the king of Qi for accepting advice, saying: "There is no court lady who is not private to the king, no court official is not afraid of the king, and there is no one in the four realms who does not seek the king; From this point of view, the king's deception It's too much."

"The king of Qi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and he ordered: the officials, officials and people who can stab the widow's fault face-to-face will receive a high reward; those who write a letter to remonstrate the widow will receive a middle reward; "

"I am weak and crowned, although I dare not compare myself to the old sage kings and sage kings, I am willing to follow the actions of this wise king."

"Nai Ling: All the three elders of the county and township who receive the stick will be given the right to play directly before the emperor, and the local counties and counties will not be hindered;"

"All the remonstrances of the three elders are sent in a hurry within six hundred miles; those who dare to leave behind, damage, or privately observe the remonstrances are the masterminds of the clan, who plan for death, and those who know but do not act, will be tattooed as a city."

"In the 14th year of the Han Dynasty, Xia Wuyue Jiazi..."

As the scribe's deep and heavy voice fell, the people of Chang'an gathered around Lubu suddenly became a little confused.

"Young Master, Young Master, what is the meaning of His Majesty's edict?"

"Young Master..."

Seeing that the crowd was in confusion, the young scribe panicked at first, but when he heard the address of 'Young Lord', the scribe smiled shyly and became at a loss for what to do.

After a long while like this, the crowd finally calmed down a little, and the young scribe was finally lost in the "Young Master" and "Young Master".

"Thanks to your love, boy, I dare to speak."

With an apprehensive face, he clasped his hands to the audience, and the young man straightened up, turned his flushed cheeks, and looked at Zhengwen Lubu behind him.

"What Your Majesty said in this edict, one of the things: amnesty for the world, granting the people a first-class title for fathers and mothers, and wine, meat, and cloth."

"Second: Abolish Qin's law of holding books and the order of burning books, and allow people to collect books."

When he said this with a red face, the young scribes found it strange that the audience didn't seem to care much about these two points.

In fact, it's not that everyone doesn't care, or in other words, they don't care at all.

——The previous sentence, "Amnesty to the world, grant cloth, wine and meat to the people" was understood by everyone themselves!

As for the latter sentence of abolishing the book law, although everyone didn't understand it at first, even after they understood it, no one cared.

To put it bluntly, the 'book' has nothing to do with the people gathered around Lu Bu at the moment.

——Since ancient times, whoever can hide 'books' at home, which one is not a famous family?
If it weren't for this, the Emperor Liu Ying probably wouldn't have made the promise of "presenting a book and giving a thousand gold" in this imperial edict.

Therefore, what everyone wants to ask is actually the part that seems to have something to do with the big guy, but is a bit obscure.

Seemingly seeing the expectation and urging in everyone's eyes, the young man was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly continued: "The third one: the age when a civil man started his career, change it from seventeen to twenty."

"In the future, your nephews and nephews can start their careers at the age of twenty; if they are less than twenty, they will not have to serve in the army or labor, nor will they have to pay tribute."

Hearing this, there was a joyful smile on everyone's face.

--Yeah! ! !
This is something closely related to our common people.

What does it mean to ordinary people to postpone the age of "beginning" for men from 17 to 20?
Anyone who has a little understanding of the peasants in the feudal era will know that: for the peasants in the feudal era, "having a son" is not only for the consideration of passing on the family line, but more importantly, it is the factor of labor force .

To give birth to a son, you only need to take care of the son to survive the fragile infancy period. When he is six or seven years old, he can go to the fields to work; after ten years old, he is half a strong laborer!
And "Shi Fu" is a bit like the "experience coupon end instruction" for young labor force.

——From the age of six or seven when they can work in the fields to the age of 17 when they start working, men can almost be regarded as free labor for peasant families;

But after the age of 17, this labor force is not completely 'free', or in other words, it does not completely belong to the family.

After the beginning of work, the most intuitive "cost" increase for young labor is the "oral tax" of 120 yuan calculated every year;
In addition, there is theoretically every three years, with at least 45 days of 'labour' period each time.

The more than 45 days of hard labor not only means that this young laborer is completely out of production, but also has to be borne by the family.

To put it bluntly, it means to work for the government and let the family feed with food.

What's more, starting from the age of 'Shifu' at the age of 17, this young man must be ready to be transferred away by the army at any time, either as a civilian husband, as a reserve, or directly as a combatant.

After understanding these internal and external causes, and then look back and see the changes in Shifu's age postponed three years later, you can know what this means to the common people and to the farmers.

——This means that from now on, every peasant household that gives birth to a son can 'use' the son for three more years without having to bear the cost of labor tax, labor, and the risk of being conscripted as a pawn.

In this era, the age of 17 to 20 is almost the entire physiological peak of an adult male; before the age of 17, the body is not fully developed, and after the age of 20, the body will begin to decline.

Therefore, delaying the age of Shi Fu from 17 to 20 years old, although it is only postponed for three years, for the common people, this is equivalent to the government giving back to themselves the most golden three years of family labor.

For vulnerable small peasant families, these three years are almost no less than a protective lock to support the family's destiny.

"Although His Majesty is young, he really shows great affection for us farmers..."

"Extremely great!"

"I think back then, when His Majesty was still the crown prince, I followed His Majesty to build the Zhengguo Canal!"

"When I saw it back then, I knew that His Majesty must treat us farmers well..."

Everyone around you didn't say a word and didn't blink, and the surroundings of Lubu gradually became a happy place for "flattering His Majesty no matter how you do it".

Looking at the scene in front of him, the young scribe nodded excitedly, but he did not forget to turn his side and continued to interpret the edict for the big guy.

"Fourth: In addition to the defamation order, from now on, the government will no longer be punished for words; if you have any opinions on the country's political affairs, you can talk about it freely, and you don't have to worry about the government's punishment."

After staying under Lubu for a while, the scribes also understood: For these common people living at the feet of the emperor, these words still cannot be said too euphemistically.

Wanting to understand this point, the scribe simply stopped biting words, only concealed his own understanding, and put the content of the edict as concisely and straightforwardly as possible in front of the audience.

"Fifth, His Majesty allows the three elders of the village to play directly to His Majesty's face;"

"In the future, if you are bullied by villains and officials, you can complain to the three elders of the village, and then the three elders will go straight to the king to seek justice for you!"

Sure enough, as the wording of the scribes became more and more vulgar, the doubts on the faces of the surrounding audience disappeared, and some people couldn't help clapping their hands when they heard the last four words 'seek justice'.

"color!"

"Your Majesty has to protect our farmers. Hey, that corrupt official is so bold. In the future, we have to weigh it!"

At this moment, the young man's face was already filled with the pride and excitement of 'I and the emperor are brothers'.

On the other hand, the older ones, especially the old ones whose hair had turned white, quietly blushed at the moment, walked to a corner outside the crowd, and quietly knelt down in the direction of Weiyang Palace.

"King's Landing..."

"Holy King's Landing..."

"The Hegai Liu family sits in the world, His Majesty Hegai, after Emperor Taizu Gao..."

As more and more figures came out of the crowd, everyone finally reacted sequentially, looked around with a little hesitation, and finally came behind the first few old men and knelt down in the direction of Weiyang Palace.

"Min and so on, I only hope that Your Majesty will live forever and be happy forever~~~"

After an uneven but extremely sincere salutation, hundreds of figures kowtowed in unison, offering their most sincere blessings to the young emperor who had never met in Weiyang Palace.

But behind the crowd, looking at the figure in front of him that he had never seen or even dreamed of, the young scribe was stunned, but he couldn't help sighing a little.

"Before I set off, I heard a lot of people saying that today is benevolent and generous, and loves the people like a son."

"See you today..."

"Hey···········"

Shaking his head with a slightly embarrassed smile, the scribe turned sideways, followed the direction where everyone was kneeling and prostrating, and bowed deeply to Weiyang Palace, whose silhouette could be vaguely seen in the distance.

It stands to reason that a scribe has no official title, even if he kneels and kowtows to Weiyang Palace, it is by no means a loss of status.

But it is different from others: this scribe has his own persistence.

For those who admire them, even if they are just traffickers and pawns, scribes can let go of their status;
But if you don't admire the person, no matter how lofty the other party's status, the scribes still have the character of "powerful and unyielding"!

What I saw and heard today, although the scribes have a certain degree of affection for Liu Ying, but it is only limited to the level of "long body worship";

As for kneeling and prostrating, I'm afraid I need more...

"First build the Zhengguo Canal, and leave the theory of 'if the canal is not completed, it will not be cast'..."

Whispering softly, the scribe couldn't help raising his head, looking at Weiyang, the two palaces of Changle, which seemed to tower above the clouds, and the city of Chang'an, where not a single brick or tile was still visible.

"Later, the government ran grain and rice, stabilized grain prices, and fed the people..."

There was another murmur, and the scribe lowered his head again, looking at the crowd who had straightened up from the ground and scattered away with joyful eyebrows.

From the complexion and body shape of these people, although the scribes could not see any nobility, at least they did not see such things as 'the face is dishy'.

"Um·······"

Thinking of this, the scribe pondered for a while, and finally raised his head, looking deeply at the vaguely visible outline of Weiyang Palace.

"The ruler chooses his ministers, and the ministers also choose his ruler."

"And I don't eat Hanlu..."

Thinking to himself, the scribe only smiled meaningfully, then turned sideways, picked up the luggage from the ground, and carried it on his shoulders.

After a while, the surrounding area of ​​Lubu, which was still overcrowded, regained its former calm.

On this day, an inconspicuous figure came from the east of Chang'an and entered Qili's whole mansion;

A few days later, the figure of this person appeared in the side hall of Weiyang Palace;

A few years later, a story of "a counterattack from a poor family" spread throughout Guanzhong and was praised by the people in the streets and alleys;

Decades later, this young scribe was buried at the foot of Anling;

A hundred years later, a name that did not exist in the history books appeared in the history books together with today's "Jiazi Edict"...
(End of this chapter)