A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 195: Near and Far
The third year of Emperor Han's reign
In order to concentrate on dealing with the Huns in the north, the Han Emperor ordered the withdrawal of the troops attacking the South Vietnam Kingdom, and sent a special envoy to repair the ancestral tomb of South Vietnam King Zhao Tuo in Zhending, set it up as a guard city, offer sacrifices every year, and worship Zhao Tuo's brother as an official. He also sent envoys many times to hope that Zhao Tuo would change his mind.

The Kingdom of Nanyue was established by the Qin people. After the uprising broke out in the late Qin Dynasty, Zhao Tuo, an old general of the Qin Dynasty who was in charge of Nanhai County affairs, took the three counties of Guilin, Nanhai, and Xiang and established himself as king. During the reign of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Tuo accepted the title of "King of Nanyue". From then on, he "proclaimed himself a vassal and obeyed the Han covenant" and became a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, the Kingdom of Nanyue.

Later emperors followed this policy until Emperor Dang, who believed the slander that South Vietnam wanted to harm the Han Dynasty, so he ordered the implementation of an economic blockade policy against South Vietnam and sent troops to conquer, but was defeated. Subsequently, troops were sent many times, and even generals were stationed permanently at the Han-Vietnamese border to defend South Vietnam.

Zhao Tuo, the king of South Vietnam, was furious and decided to call himself Emperor Wu of South Vietnam and fight against the Han Dynasty.

The fourth year of Emperor Han's reign
The Han Emperor sent Lu Jia as an envoy to South Vietnam again. Zhao Tuo saw that the Han Emperor was indeed sincere and that he indeed needed the Han's abundant material support, so he wrote a letter of apology and surrender, expressing his resignation as emperor and accepting the leadership of the Han again.

The fifth year of Emperor Han's reign
The royal censor of Huainan Kingdom wrote to the Han Emperor: "The king of Huainan, Liu Chang, abandoned the decree of the late emperor and did not obey the edict of the emperor. Moreover, the size of the palace he lived in exceeded the limit of the king's title. His appearance in and out was similar to that of the emperor, and he also made arbitrary regulations. He also planned a rebellion with Chen Qi, the eldest son of Jipuhou, and sent envoys to Minyue and the Xiongnu to mobilize local troops. It seems that he wanted to harm the ancestral temple and the country."

It turned out that Liu Chang asked his favored minister Wang Dan and other seventy people to discuss with Chen Qi, the prince of Jipuhou Chenwu, and planned to use forty large trucks to stage a rebellion in Gukou County, and sent envoys to contact various places in Fujian, Yue, and the Huns. However, These actions were discovered by the imperial censor appointed by the imperial court in Huainan Kingdom, and he reported them to the imperial court.

The Han Emperor immediately sent a special envoy with his army to the Huainan Kingdom to convey the imperial edict, asking the King of Huainan to come to Chang'an. Because the Han Emperor was the elder brother of the King of Huainan, and the domestic forces in Huainan were not unified, and the central force was strong, and King Zhuyu of Jibei was in front, the King of Huainan did not dare to resist, so he had to follow the order and set off.

three months later

King Huainan came to Chang'an

Prime Minister Zhang Cang, Dianke Su Jian, Yushi Dafu Tian Guangyong, Zongzheng Liu Li, Tingwei Zhang He, Lieutenant Liu Fu and others wrote to start the memorial:

"Liu Chang, the king of Huainan, abandoned the late emperor's grammar, disobeyed the emperor's edicts, did not obey the law in daily life, made the emperor's chariot with a yellow satin umbrella cover, imitated the emperor's reputation when going out, was good at enforcing laws, and did not implement the royal laws of the Han Dynasty.

He appointed officials without authorization, and appointed one of his doctors, Chen Chun, as the prime minister of the country without the permission of the court. He also recruited people from various counties and vassal states as well as those who had committed crimes and fled, hiding them and settling down their families. They were given money, materials, titles, salaries, and houses. Some people were even granted the title of Marquis of Guannei, enjoying the favor of two thousand dan. King Huainan gave them everything they didn't deserve because he wanted to do evil.

The doctor Wang Dan, Zhang Zhang and other seventy people, together with Chen Qi, the son of Chen Wu, the Marquis of Jipu, conspired to rebel, intending to harm the ancestral temple and the country. They asked Zhang Zhang to report to Liu Chang secretly, and discussed sending people to contact Minyue and the Huns to send troops to respond.

Kaizhang went to Huainan to meet Liu Chang. Liu Chang met and had banquets with him many times. He also helped him get married and marry him, and provided him with a salary of two thousand dan. He opened a chapter and told people to report to Wang Dan, the official, that everything had been settled with the King of Huainan.

The Prime Minister Chen Chun also sent an envoy to inform Wang Dan. When the imperial censor of Huainan found out, he reported it to the court. When the court sent Lieutenant Bai Qi of Chang'an County and others to arrest Zhang Zhang. Liu Chang unexpectedly refused to make friends with the Tibetan people. He secretly discussed with his lieutenant Wen Ji and killed Zhang Zhang to silence him.

They bought a coffin, mourning clothes, and blankets, and buried Zhang Zhang in Feiling. They deceived the officials handling the case and said, "I don't know where the Zhang Zhang is." Later, they forged a tomb and put a mark on the tomb, saying, "Kaizhang Zhang's body is buried here." Is it too naive?
In addition, Liu Chang personally killed one innocent person; ordered officials to kill six innocent people based on the crime; hid escaped death row prisoners and captured those who had not fled to take the blame for them; he added charges arbitrarily, making the victims innocent. Fourteen people were found guilty of redress of grievances and sentenced to more than four years of hard labor; eighteen people were also pardoned without authorization and exempted from the death penalty. Fifty-eight people have served four years or less of hard labor; ninety-four people have been given the title of Guannei Marquis or less.

Some time ago, Liu Chang was seriously ill. Your Majesty was worried about him and sent envoys to give him letters and preserved dates. Liu Chang did not want to accept the gift, so he refused to receive the envoy. The Nanhai people living in Lujiang County rebelled, and the officers and soldiers of Huainan County were ordered to conquer them.

His Majesty was sympathetic to the poverty of the people in Huainan, and sent an envoy to give Liu Chang five thousand pieces of cloth, ordering them to be forwarded to the hardworking and poor among the officers and soldiers. Liu Chang did not want to accept it and lied that "there are no hard workers in the army".

Wang Zhi from Nanhai wrote a letter to offer jade to the emperor, but Lieutenant Wen Ji burned the letter and refused to submit it. Officials in the DPRK requested to summon Wen Ji for trial, but Liu Chang refused to do so, falsely claiming that "Ji was ill." Later, Chen Chun, the Prime Minister of the State, asked Liu Chang for permission to go to Chang'an to avenge his crime. However, Liu Chang was very angry and said, "You want to betray me and join the Han court." Chen Chun was sentenced to death. The ministers and others request your majesty to punish Liu Chang according to law. "

The Han Emperor sighed and said: "I cannot bear to punish the Huainan King according to law, so I will leave it to the princes and the two thousand stone officials to discuss."

After deliberation, the ministers again submitted a letter requesting that Liu Chang be punished according to law.

Emperor Han ordered: "I cannot bear to punish King Huainan according to law, so I will pardon his death penalty and dethrone him."

The ministers wrote for the third time and said: "Liu Chang has committed a crime of death. Your Majesty cannot bear to punish him in accordance with the law. He is graciously pardoned and dethroned from the throne. The ministers and others request that Liu Chang be sent to the Qionglai Mountain Post Office in Yandao County, Shu County." He ordered his concubines and concubines who had children to live with them, and the county office built houses for them and provided them with grain, firewood, vegetables, salt, tempeh, cooking utensils, utensils, and mats. The ministers and others risked death and requested to announce the matter to the world. .”

The Han Emperor agreed this time and issued an edict: "Please allow Chang Liu to eat five kilograms of meat and two measures of wine every day. Order ten concubines who were favored in the past to live with them in Shu County. Others are allowed to be reported."

The imperial court killed all Liu Chang's accomplices, and then ordered the King of Huainan to set off, carrying prisoners in baggage carts along the way, and ordering the counties along the way to deport people to Shu.

Yuan Anquan, the imperial censor, remonstrated with the Han emperor: "Your Majesty has always favored the King of Huainan, and did not arrange for him to have a stern tutor or minister to persuade him, which is why he fell into this situation. Besides, the King of Huainan has a strong temperament, and now he is brutally torturing him. I am very worried about him." He will suddenly catch a cold and die of illness on the way. What if Your Majesty ends up with the reputation of killing his younger brother?"

Emperor Han said: "I just want him to taste the pain, and I will let him come back soon."

However, the fact is that the people who were escorting Liu Chang from the counties along the way did not dare to open the door of the prison car. Seeing this, Liu Chang said to his servant: "Who said I am a brave person? How can I be brave! I can't hear it because of my arrogance. It was my own fault that I finally fell into this predicament. How can I endure such depression in this life?" So he went on a hunger strike and died.

When the prison car arrived at Yong County, the county magistrate opened the sealed door. He was shocked and immediately reported the news of Liu Chang's death to the court.

The Han Emperor cried very sadly and said to Yuan Ang: "I don't listen to your advice, and the King of Huainan will die in the end."

Yuan An said: "There is nothing we can do. I hope your majesty can forgive himself."

Emperor Han asked again: "What should we do?"

Yuan Ang replied: "As long as the prime minister and the censor come to apologize to the people of the world." The Han emperor was speechless, but ordered the prime minister's office and the censor's office to arrest and torture all counties and escort the King of Huainan, and those who refused to eat in Kaifeng would be abandoned. The city asked to behead. Then the King of Huainan was buried in Yong County according to the etiquette of the princes, and thirty families were arranged to guard the tomb and offer sacrifices.

The sixth year of Emperor Han's reign
Chang'an, Weiyang Palace, Xuanshi Palace
Originally, the Han Emperor moved to Changle Palace temporarily for his own safety. After sending his doctor Zhang Wu to clean up the maids and eunuchs in Weiyang Palace, he was left alone with several eunuchs and a dozen maids he brought from Dai Kingdom. The rest were dismissed.

Later, they officially moved into Weiyang Palace, the administrative center of the Han Dynasty, while Changle Palace was left to Empress Dowager Bo to live, and Empress Dou lived in Jiaofang Palace.

"My doctor, Jia Yi, pays homage to your majesty. May your majesty live forever!"

"No courtesy, I'm fine!"

"Jia Yi! Before Duke Bai resigned as prime minister, he recommended you to me, saying that you have great talents. I wonder if you have anything to teach me?"

"I am too frightened to preach to Your Majesty. I only hope to share my opinions with Your Majesty, which will help you in governing the country."

"Then if you have any opinions, please tell me!"

"Follow the order" Jia Yi adjusted himself and started his interview.

"When I think about the current situation privately, there are one thing that I can cry over, two things that I can shed tears for, and six things that I should sigh loudly for. As for the other things that go against reason and harm the Tao, it is difficult for me to list them one by one. enumerate.

I have heard that those who advise Your Majesty say that the world is already stable and well governed, but I don’t think that is the case. Those who say that the world has been stabilized and governed are either ignorant or flattering. They are not people who truly understand the general principles of governing chaos.

Someone holds a kindling and puts it under the piled firewood, and sleeps on the firewood. When the fire does not burn, he thinks this is a peaceful place. How is the current situation in the country different from this!
The cart is turned upside down, the head and tail are in conflict, the national system is chaotic, and the irrationality is serious. How can it be called great governance! Why don't your majesty allow me to explain all this to you in detail and propose strategies for making the country truly peaceful and safe, so that your majesty can carefully consider and choose? "

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty said without comment: "Then tell me about the situation in the Han Dynasty and your real strategy to bring peace and order to the country!" After speaking, he changed to a comfortable sitting position.

Jia Yi was overjoyed when he heard this. If he could continue to listen, he would be close to success, so he continued: "Compared with entertainment such as archery and hunting, or the key to national security, which one is more urgent? If the proposed method of governing the world consumes The hard work will destroy the body and affect the enjoyment of the music played by bells and drums, so it does not need to be adopted;
And my country-governing strategy can ensure that the fun enjoyed by Your Majesty will not be affected, but it can bring about the feudal princes to obey the laws, no war, the common people support the leaders, the Huns surrender, the wind of simplicity resounds throughout the border, and the people are gentle and simple. , things like lawsuits stopped happening.

The general trend has been decided, then the whole country will obey and achieve great governance, all factions in the four seas will be at peace, and everything will be in accordance with the principles. At that time, Your Majesty will be called Ming Emperor when he is alive, and become Ming God after death, and his good name will be immortalized in history. ···”

Emperor Han frowned when he heard this, and interrupted: "If you just say such gorgeous words that are not worthy of the name, then you don't need to say it anymore."

Jia Yi thought badly and said the wrong thing, so he quickly added: "Shi Caichen wants to confirm whether your majesty is a wise king, because even if he is a wise king, some people can't listen to dry policies, so I want to use gorgeous language to make myself Your Majesty’s strategy will be pleasing to your ears!”

"Then do you think I am a wise ruler?"

"Your Majesty is indeed a wise king who is rare to see in the ages!"

Emperor Han smiled and said nothing but said: "Go on! Say something useful!"

Jia Yi secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued: "I heard that establishing a vassal state that is too powerful will inevitably cause the emperor and the vassals to oppose each other. The ministers have suffered many disasters and the majesty has been sad many times. This really does not reassure the emperor and make him happy. The way to protect your subordinates.

Now his brothers are plotting to become emperor in the east, their nephews are also attacking the imperial court in the west, and King Wu's rebellion has been reported again. Your Majesty is young and powerful, has no fault in moral conduct, and has shown merit and favor to them, and if they are like this, let alone the largest prince, whose power is ten times greater than them!

Despite this, the world is still relatively stable. What is the reason for this? Because the princes and kings were still young, the tutors and prime ministers placed there by the Han Dynasty were still in charge of political affairs.

In a few years, most of the princes and kings will be crowned and mature, and the Taifu and Prime Minister appointed by the Han Dynasty will all return to their hometowns due to illness. The princes and kings will have their trusted followers everywhere. If this is the case, their behavior will be the same as that of the King of Huainan and the King of Jibei. what differences are there? At that time, even Yao and Shun could not achieve peace in the world.

Nowadays, it is very easy to implement the law of peace and security smoothly and steadily. If you don't take action as soon as possible, you will end up destroying your own flesh and blood. Is this any different from the situation in the last years of the Qin Dynasty?

With the emperor's power and position, taking advantage of today's favorable opportunity, and relying on the help of heaven, he still has some concerns about measures to turn danger into peace and change chaos into order. Assuming that your majesty was in the situation of Duke Huan of Qi, he probably would not unite with the princes to correct the situation. The world, right?

I know that Your Majesty must not do that. If the situation in the country remains as before, Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, still rules Chu, Ying Bu rules Huainan, Peng Yue rules Liang, Han Wangxin rules Han, Zhang Ao rules Zhao, Guan Gao will be the prime minister of Zhao, and Lu Wan will rule. Yan and Chen Xi are still in Daiguo, and Duke Bai has not yet surrendered. Assuming that these princes are still alive and your Majesty succeeds to the throne as emperor, can you feel safe? I judge that His Majesty will not feel safe.

However, in the above situations, there are still excuses for "estrangement". Then please allow me to try to talk about those relatives, princes and kings.

If King Hui Hui of Qi rules Qi, King Yuan of Chu rules Chu, King Zhao rules Zhao, King Min of Huaiyang rules Huaiyang, King Gong rules Liang, King Ling rules Yan, and King Huainan rules Huainan, If these nobles are still alive and His Majesty is the emperor at this time, can he bring peace to the world? I also know that Your Majesty cannot.

Therefore, if these princes are not eliminated, the country will have no peace! ···”

Jia Yi talked endlessly about his opinions and ideas on governing the country, and the Han Emperor leaned forward more and more, quietly listening to Jia Yi's long speech.

(End of this chapter)