The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 781 Treat everyone equally

After the normal banquet, Zhu Ying finally got to the point.

"Your Majesty sent me here primarily to inform the four directions that the Great Wei has been unified. All nations must pay tribute, accept the Great Wei's enthronement, and follow the Great Wei calendar."

Zhu Ying spoke these words very skillfully.

After all, this was what Sun Quan originally sent him to do.

And Fan Xun also felt that it sounded familiar, after all, they had experienced it once before.

The talks between the two sides were very successful, and for Fan Xun, it was not a big deal at all.

It can even be considered a good thing.

Because every time they paid tribute, the other party would definitely give them rewards, and these rewards were often what they lacked the most.

In addition, they can also obtain the protection of the Central Plains regime, which is also very rare for them.

Fan Xun really hopes that he can get in touch with the Emperor of Wei, because Funan has experienced too many coups before. If he can get along well with Wei and get the recognition of the Emperor of Wei, then if there is unrest in the country, he can seek support from Wei.

After listening to Zhu Ying talk about the emperor's benevolence, Fan Xun immediately decided to send his son to Luoyang to meet the emperor on his behalf.

At the same time, he also had infinite fantasies about this young emperor in the legend. What a powerful man he was.

After discussing these matters, the banquet ended and Fan Xun left Zhu Ying alone.

His face was full of smiles.

"Mr. Zhu, I truly admire the current Emperor of Wei."

"Could you please tell me what kind of person this current emperor is?"

It was obviously not the first time that Zhu Ying had heard this kind of question. He cleared his throat and began to tell the story.

"The current emperor is kind, wise, and fair."

Luoyang, inside the Taiji Hall.

"Your Majesty, it's your turn."

Sima Yan stood aside with a silly smile on his face, while two people were playing chess on the field.

One was Cao Mao, and the other was Lu Kang.

Cao Mao cleared his throat and asked, "Are there really so many people heading to Ji County?"

Lu Kang raised his head and said with a smile, "Half of the famous scholars in the Central Plains have gone there."

"It was the King of Dongping who first announced that Ji County had many ancient books. This attracted many famous scholars to the area. As a result, the locals destroyed tombs everywhere in order to sell things to the scholars."

Lu Kang didn't know how to continue speaking clearly.

After all, tomb robbing is actually a serious crime, but in the Wei Dynasty, the Wei Dynasty has its own national conditions! !
It's quite embarrassing to talk about tomb robbing in the Wei Dynasty, after all, right?

Of course, it is a bit too much for later generations to say that Cao Wei had an official position specifically responsible for tomb robbing. After all, it was a legitimate regime. How could it set up an official position just for tomb robbing?

Cao Wei did not deny that it had done such a thing, but it did not, or at least did not, openly or legally set up an official to rob tombs.

Moreover, this history is only limited to the early days. There was a lack of military pay and nothing else, so the only thing they could do was dig for gold in tombs.

Whether it is the Wei law or the Jin law, tomb robbing is a very serious crime.

The most serious punishment is public execution, which means beheading in the street.

Cao Mao frowned. "This is the dereliction of duty on the part of the local officials. How could they allow the people to destroy tombs so wantonly?"

"You can give an order to stop it!"

Lu Kang nodded and continued, "As a result, a large number of ancient books were discovered."

"I don't know who took it out, but many famous scholars have obtained a large number of ancient books. It is said that these ancient books came from the tomb of King Xiang of Wei."

"These historical books we found were compiled by historians from the Jin and Wei states at the time."

"I don't know the details yet, but the famous scholars have already started a frantic fight for it. The eyes of scholars all over the world are basically on it."

Cao Mao pursed his lips.

He never imagined that his words would lead to the unearthing of the Bamboo Annals more than 20 years earlier.

When Cao Mao learned that a large number of ancient books were unearthed in Ji County, he was a little surprised. When he learned that these were historical books from the past, Cao Mao was a little dazed. But when he heard that some famous scholars who had obtained ancient books asked him to burn these books, Cao Mao knew what they had dug out.

That’s right, it is the famous Bamboo Annals, a magical book that has caused historical disputes for thousands of years. It is also a fake book that has been forged many times.

Of course, this does not mean that the books unearthed today are fake, but that the Bamboo Annals seen by later generations are fake and were forged by Ming Dynasty people.

However, the authenticity of the books unearthed today is still questionable.

As for why this book has such a great influence, it is because it records a lot of things. This book can be said to be the biggest pillar of all historical conspiracy theorists.

In the eyes of people today, this book is one of those books with extremely problematic values.

The value orientation is wrong. For example, the book records that after Yi Yin exiled Taijia, he proclaimed himself king. Seven years later, Taijia returned and killed Yi Yin, who had usurped the throne, and replaced him with Yi Yin's sons Yi Zhi and Yi Fen to inherit the Yi family.
Every wise king in history has become a butcher, abdication has become a bloodbath, and those who have made positive comments about him have been insulted, while those who have made negative comments have been praised.
Of course, this did not actually have much impact on Cao Mao.

If it had been unearthed during the Han Dynasty, it would have caused big problems, but at this moment, it would only cause academic controversy and would have little impact in other areas.

Cao Mao prepared to send officials to collect the bamboo slips and organize them.

After all, the text above still needs to be translated and the content needs to be sorted out. Anyway, scholars all over the world are paying attention to this matter.

Lu Kang reminded again: "Your Majesty, it's your turn"

Cao Mao suddenly spoke again: "This matter is bound to cause great controversy. I have already sent people to collect and organize it."

"However, I am more concerned about the results achieved by Prince Dongping."

"The King of Dongping is indeed very good at refining stones, but it is easy to refine them, but it is difficult to promote them. Not everyone can refine them, and if the quantity is too small, it will not be enough to promote them everywhere."

"The fertilizers that the Prince of Dongping has refined have already been tested by the Ministry of Revenue to see their effectiveness."

"Mr. Lu, how do you think we should promote this?"

Lu Kang put down the chess pieces in his hand again and said, "Your Majesty, there are many people who know how to refine powdered medicines nowadays, and they are all over the world. If the formula proves to be useful, Your Majesty can hand it over to the officials in various places and let them organize their own people to make it. There is no need to keep the specific formula private. The more people who know it, the better."

Lu Kang felt that there was no need to keep farming secrets like these to himself.

Even if it leaked to the outside of the Great Wall, it wouldn't matter. When it comes to farming, who can do better than the Wei Dynasty?
Lu Kang added, "Your Majesty, even the simplest fertilizer is not known how to use it. Your Majesty does not need to do it yourself. Just inform the governors of the various prefectures."

It is not difficult to produce early fertilizers like this if there are professional alchemists. The difficulty lies in the fact that the output is too small and cannot be used everywhere.

Fortunately, Dawei has no shortage of such professional powder refiners, and the formulas can be handed over to various places for them to promote.

Cao Mao smiled and said, "You are quite right."

"Yang Hu had previously sent a memorial, asking me to send a member of the royal family to the island of Wa to be king."

"I've thought about this for a long time. Perhaps Cao Liang, the son of Cao Yan, the Imperial Clan Leader, could take the position. What do you think?"

Lu Kang was a little surprised this time, "Why does Your Majesty think this person is suitable?"

Cao Mao explained, "I have spoken with this man and told him the exact location of the enthronement. He did not mind and was very happy to go."

During this period, Cao Mao had been looking for suitable people to go to the Wa Island, and he contacted many members of the royal family.

After a period of investigation, Cao Yan's son Cao Liang was finally chosen.

This guy originally served as a eunuch beside Cao Mao.

Although his family was also a royal family, they were not qualified to be crowned kings. Cao Mao was interested in him because he had no ambition.
In fact, Cao Mao was not worried that an ambitious person would be detrimental to him after going to the Wa Island.

But ambitious people would not go to such a remote place.

Being a king in Wa Island would certainly allow you to keep the title, live a life of luxury and enjoy the treatment of a king, but the problem is that once you go there, you will have to say goodbye to your so-called ambitions.

Cao Liang was very willing to take on the role.

Only a few people knew about Yang Hu's previous memorial. Lu Kang was of course also aware of it, but he did not expect Cao Mao to select a member of the royal family so quickly.

Sima Yan couldn't help it at this moment.

"Your Majesty, you've been holding that chess piece for almost half an hour!"

"If you can't beat Lord Lu, just admit defeat. Why do you have to do this?"

Cao Mao's face was stern. "I was only discussing important matters. How can you say I'm no match for Lord Lu?"

Lu Kang smiled but said nothing.

Cao Mao found that he really couldn't defeat this guy!

Seeing Cao Mao hesitate, Sima Yan said again: "Your Majesty, just admit defeat and let me avenge you!"

Cao Mao glanced at him, stood up decisively, and said, "Come, play! If you can defeat Lu Kang, I'll give you this chessboard!"

Sima Yan was full of confidence.

Unfortunately, confidence alone is not enough. This guy lost even more miserably than Cao Mao.

The three of them were chatting and laughing when the attendant hurried in to report.

Wei Shu, the Minister of Justice, came to pay a visit.

At this moment, Cao Mao had no choice but to let them leave first, and he went to the East Hall to meet Wei Shu.

Wei Shu respectfully handed over a list.

This list is extremely long, and it contains the names of those famous people who instigated scholars to slander the emperor.

Cao Mao just took a quick look at it. The list included almost all the major clans in the Central Plains, with representatives from every place. It was obvious that it had been revised and improved several times.

In reality, not that many people were involved in this incident.

The reason why such a list appears.

That’s because Cao Mao always treats everyone equally.

Whether it was Shu, Wu, or his homeland, he treated them all equally, without any favoritism.

The major families of Shu and Wu had all been relocated for the sake of fairness.

It's the Central Plains' turn now.

(End of this chapter)