I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 456: The new situation of the Han Dynasty’s rule
In the blink of an eye, it’s the last day, and the six years of Yanxi are coming to an end.

This year, Wu fell, Sima Yi died, and Cao Wei suffered huge losses on the southeastern front.

However, defeats on the battlefield and political turmoil still failed to completely defeat Wei.

Not only did the Wei State fail to be defeated, a new round of mobilization actions also occurred within the Wei State.

This new mobilization operation included Sizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

It was an unprecedented mobilization by Cao Wei.

Zhuge Dan, the censor Zhongcheng, pointed out that fishing in a dry swamp would be in danger of ruining the country.

So when Cao Yu seized power last time, Zhuge Dan was not arrested, but this time he was.

From the analysis of Zhuge Dan's fate, we can see that Cao Wei's current situation is very special.

Cao Yu's seizure of power is a big deal for the Sima family, right?
Zhuge Dan personally investigated Cao Shuang's case at that time and overturned the case for Cao Shuang.

Sima Zhao had already imprisoned Zhuge Dan, but with a letter from Master Sima, Zhuge Dan was released and continued to be his censor Zhongcheng.

why?
Power tactics also emphasize the balance of yin and yang, the combination of hardness and softness.

However, the political power of the Sima family has been forced by the situation to continue to use violent means to physically eliminate it.

Those who say that with the army everything will be fine, they have the crudest understanding of politics.

Military is an extension of politics. Only military, without a reasonable political environment to breed enlightened politics, will soon die out as an extension of politics.

Because violence can only solve problems in the short term, violence is unsustainable.

All attempts to maintain stability by relying solely on violence will soon be weakened by a force of resistance until they quickly die.

From Zhuge Dan's fate, we can see that Sima Shi wanted to do his best to maintain the political situation.

He also thought about using gentle methods to deal with a group of political prisoners.

Unfortunately, the serious deterioration of the external situation, the major internal financial crisis, and the internal political pressure have all made the political environment even worse.

Zhuge Dan opposed rough conscription, and Sima Shi could certainly understand.

But he couldn't stop it.

In the coming year, as long as the Han army operates in the Eight Paths of Taihang, Hebei's defense pressure will be very heavy.

You know, this time Cao Wei is still on the defensive side.

There are eight mouths. As the defensive side, troops must be deployed at each mouth, otherwise any mouth may become a potential threat to Hebei being penetrated.

As the attacker, there is no need to deploy troops in all eight mouths, and it can even be concentrated.

This is the Taihang Mountain defense line, the most painful place for Cao Wei.

It is also one of the biggest headaches for Master Sima right now.

The reason why it is said to be one is because the Yangzhou defense line in the southeast will be under heavy defense pressure in the coming year.

From the perspective of the Northern Expedition strategy, Hefei is the best point.

Li Heng will never lie down comfortably in Hefei.

Therefore, recruiting troops now is the most important thing for Sima Division.

If someone jumps out to oppose it, it will be more serious than Cao Yu seizing power.

After Zhuge Dan entered, everyone in Cao Wei began to become quiet.

Those who were originally related to Zhuge Dan closed the doors of their homes and did not dare to go to the streets, let alone comment on current affairs.

In this way, the six years of Yanxi ended.

In the seventh year of Yanxi's reign, it was the seventh day of the first lunar month.

Liu Chan met Li Heng alone.

"General, here are the glass cups, as well as gems, pepper, and a bloody horse that were paid tribute by merchants from the Western Regions." Liu Chan said with a smile, "I will give them all to you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"General, I came to see you today. Actually, I want to talk to you about something." "Your Majesty, please make it clear."

"The Prime Minister has told me about the power issues you discussed with the Prime Minister before, in great detail."

Li Heng was slightly shocked. He didn't expect Liu Chan to talk to him about this matter.

"I have a few doubts."

"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."

"You said that power comes from the bottom up. Then one day, won't the Liu family be overthrown?"

"why?"

"The power is down there, that's obvious."

"Your Majesty, why did Qin die?"

"Because of Qin's cruelty, the world has suffered from Qin for a long time, even though he lost the support of the people."

"Your Majesty is wise, Qin died because it lost the support of the people. People's support refers to the power transferred by the subordinates. Qin lost these powers, so it perished. And if Your Majesty implemented benevolent government, how could you lose the support of the people?"

"But I'm not at ease!"

"Your Majesty, there is no need at all. Your Majesty does not need to ask the world to transfer so much power to your Majesty. If your Majesty does not need so much power, you do not need to bear so many responsibilities. Allocate the responsibilities to the Prime Minister's Office and hand over the governing power to the Prime Minister's Office. Your Majesty Isn’t it more practical?”

"I have discussed this issue with the Prime Minister. If a hundred years after my father-in-law, a hundred years after the general, the new prime minister behaves disobediently..."

"The prime minister only has the power to govern, not to legislate, or to have the military. He cannot interfere with judicial execution, let alone decide the minting of money. What can he do if he wants to act disobediently?"

"Who gives the legislative power?"

"We can set up a Constitution Bureau and let the Constitution Bureau make legislation."

"Then Kensi can change the law at will?"

"The Xiansi stipulates that it should be composed of thirteen people, and the rules will be determined according to the number of people."

"Then if these thirteen people unite."

"The laws set by the Thirteen Prefectures must be first reviewed by the Thirteen Prefectures. The results of the preliminary review by the Thirteen Prefectures must be approved by half of the officials of the Prefecture's Constitutional Affairs Bureau. To be stamped by the officials of the Prefecture's Constitutional Affairs Bureau, the number of prefects from each county must agree. More than half."

"Whether the prefect of each county approves or disapproves must be approved by half of the officials of the Xiansi of each county."

"Push it down at this level."

Liu Chan was shocked: "Isn't that very slow?"

"National policy concerns the people of the world, why should we do it so quickly?"

When Liu Chan heard this, he thought it made sense.

Maybe people from the 21st century will find it extremely lengthy and slow down many things.

But you must know that in this era, without industry and information, it is a slow-paced era.

Productivity iterations are very slow.

There is no need for so many special channels to temporarily modify laws or national policies to achieve a certain purpose.

The idea is that the longer this process is, the more stable the overall process will be.

When the power in each link is decentralized and the people are not interfered by power, they will grow flowers on their own.

"Has your Majesty forgotten the rule of Wenjing?" Li Heng suddenly asked.

As the first truly prosperous age in ancient times, the Wenjing rule was very valuable.

"I know what the general means. I will limit the power of the bureaucracy layer by layer and decentralize the power of the emperor. I will govern the country in Huang Lao's way."

"But it must be supplemented by the law. The ruling of the law is related to people's livelihood. If the law of Qin is determined, the Liu family will perish."

Liu Chan thought carefully for a long time and said: "I know that in fact, when Huang Lao ruled the country and the government reduced interference, the people would naturally become richer. On the contrary, during the period of Emperor Xiaowu, the court and the government stretched their hands too far, causing countless people to lose their wealth."

(End of this chapter)