Ten chaff and one grain, summon the dragon and lead the phoenix

The next day, the snow was being cleared, and the morning session at Deyang Hall remained the same.

All the ministers of the dynasty sat on their knees to pay homage to the emperor.

——“Greetings to Your Majesty, Your Majesty may live forever!”

It seemed that Liu Hong, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was in good spirits and his face was red, as if he had experienced some happy event.

He nodded and said to the minister: "Let's begin!"

Immediately…

Grand Tutor Yuan Wei opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, according to the edict drafted by your Majesty and issued by your Majesty, the official title of 'Huang Ji Stang Cheng' has been established. From now on, the fine horses raised by state officials in each county will be uniformly recruited by the imperial court!"

This is a major event throughout this year's court meeting.

According to the official system of the Han Dynasty, the emperor's "horse management" and "horse administration" should be in charge of one of the nine ministers. However...Liu Hong ingeniously proposed the establishment of the official position of "騄骥斤拷" in order to put

All good horses from each county were brought to the imperial court.

certainly…

In later generations, many keyboard historians will attribute the establishment of the "騄骥斤拷" to the fact that Emperor Ling had his own selfish desires, liked animals and horses, and collected all the horses in the world for his own enjoyment!

But in fact...that's absolutely not the case!

In recent years, natural and man-made disasters have continued, and people have been displaced. This year alone (the first year of Guanghe), two riots broke out, namely, the "Wuhu Barbarians Against the Han" and the "Lianglong Rebellion".

As a result, Jiaozhi fell and Diplodocus in Nanhai became independent. The war did not subside for a whole year.

The two rebellions have the same characteristics, that is, these riots occurred in places where disasters are frequent, where disaster relief is unfavorable and where the complaints of refugees are the most boiling.

However, the effectiveness of the court's "disaster relief" was still not great, refugees were everywhere, and the trend of complaints became more and more intense.

Especially the victims along the Yellow River during floods!

This has become the empire's biggest hidden danger.

If disaster relief cannot be solved, then the imperial court can only resort to the next best thing and set up a "騄骥 stable chief" to bring all the good horses of the Han Dynasty into the imperial court. At least... this can ensure that when the disaster victims rebel, they will not be able to form cavalry.

This greatly reduced the difficulty and pressure on the court to suppress rebellion!

Of course, this is a no-go method!

"very good!"

Liu Hong nodded, stood up, and said loudly: "Many officials don't understand why the imperial court wants to confiscate the good horses from various counties! It will stop the horse trade in their counties!"

"I will tell you today and tell all county and county officials that it is not allowed for the imperial court to recruit officials and horses. If they are effective in disaster relief, why should I do this?"

Liu Hong's tone was cold, and the atmosphere in the entire Deyang Palace suddenly turned cold!

Just when the princes and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty looked at each other, they understood each other tacitly.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Liu Hong's tone suddenly became much gentler.

"But it doesn't matter! I have found a good way to relieve the disaster!"

"From now on, the national treasury will no longer distribute disaster relief funds, but will distribute disaster relief grains instead. All grains will be purchased by Cao Da Sinong, who is in charge of the treasury! They will be distributed to counties and counties affected by the disaster along the Yellow River on the basis of one grain per ten chaff."

"I have made my decision, the Chancellor will immediately draft the edict, and the Sinong Mansion will do its best to handle it!"

As soon as these words came out, Cao Song immediately took a step...

"I obey the decree!"

But the other ministers...especially the group of scholar-bureaucrats headed by Grand Tutor Yuan Wei and Sikong Yuan Feng!

When they heard the words "ten chaff and one grain", they were in an uproar.

bran?

What does Your Majesty mean...to provide relief to the victims? Instead of using grains as the main food, use chaff instead? Chaff that is hard to swallow?

this…

this…

All the ministers looked at each other with astonishment in their eyes!

certainly…

There were also some scholar-bureaucrats who wanted to give advice.

If chaff is used, will it anger the victims and cause greater disasters?

Seeing the decisive and resolute look in Emperor Liu Hong's eyes, Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng looked at each other, and immediately winked at the group of scholar-bureaucrats behind them.

Today in the Deyang Palace, His Majesty's intention is not to discuss with them. This seemingly unreasonable "ten chaff and one grain"... has become a foregone conclusion!

The meeting dispersed...

A group of officials hurriedly surrounded Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng.

The two of them just waved their hands and hurriedly got into the carriage without saying a word.

It wasn't until they were on the carriage that the two of them opened their mouths to talk.

"Brother? Your Majesty's move..." Yuan Feng was the first to speak.

But he didn't finish what he said...

Speaking of which, because the Yuan family tried their best to protect the party members during the two "Party Disasters", now...the entire Yuan family is the absolute leader of the scholar-bureaucrat group.

In the process of disaster relief, the imperial court misappropriated some grains to strengthen the scholar-bureaucrat group. This was also under the instruction of the Yuan family. This is understandable!

Can…

After today's court meeting, the "grain" was changed to "chran";

"Ten grains" was changed to "Ten chaff and one grain";

You know, "hun"... it is impossible for scholar-bureaucrats to stuff "huan" into their own granaries!

But... His Majesty hasn't done everything yet, and has left this "valley" specially!

This move... means a lot!

"well…"

Yuan Wei waved his hand and sighed. "It seems that your Majesty has an expert behind your back!"

…

…

Luoyang City, Cai Mansion.

Cai Yong's calligraphy reflects the breadth of a true calligrapher. There are large handwritings of famous calligraphers hanging on the wall, the bookshelf is filled with bamboo slips, and a broken stone tablet is placed on the ground.

Cai Yong was squatting on the ground, rolling up his sleeves and wiping the surface of the stele himself.

Sitting on the left is an old man with a big beard, but he looks energetic. Who else could he be besides Qiao Xuan?

He was looking at the rubbings written by Cai Yong on the table, mesmerizingly moving his fingers in the air to try to figure them out.

Cai Yong glanced at him from time to time, and finally couldn't help but stood up and put down his sleeves.

"Qiaozi has been in my study for an hour. He doesn't really want to study calligraphy, right?"

Qiao Xuan was still writing in the air.

"The 'Grass Seal' script you created is like a bird's head, a swallow's tail, or a bird's head and a phoenix's tail. The horizontal and vertical strokes are silky white, and the flying brush is broken white. It is dry and moist, and it looks like it is made of dry brush. No wonder the world calls it '

Fei Baishu'!"

"Qiaozi is very complimentary. This Feibai book is still... His Majesty established the Hongdu School. In compliance with His Majesty's decree, I wrote three volumes of "The Holy Emperor" and submitted them to Hongdu School!"

Cai Yong roughly explained. "That day, it happened to be the renovation of Hongdu Gate. The red palace door was closed. There was only one craftsman who used a broom dipped in lime water to clean the palace wall. Because the broom was too big and the lime water was very thick.

, so the painted wall is black and white, which looks very uncomfortable!"

"So I had a sudden idea. I went home and prepared some bamboo, split it into thin strips, tied them together like a broom, and made a flat bamboo pen. Then I dipped it in thick ink and used the pen.

The speed was faster, and after several practices, I finally created this kind of calligraphy with a hint of whiteness in the stipples - 'Feibai Script'. That is to say, you Qiaozi Miao praised it as 'Cao Zhuan', but I really don't dare to take it!"

Hear this…

"Hahaha..." Qiao Xuan laughed. "Cai Zi peeked at a craftsman's broom and created this Feibai book with unique ingenuity! This story will definitely be passed down to future generations and praised by future generations!"

At this point, Qiao Xuan changed the subject.

"However, I heard that when the court was discussing disaster relief today, His Majesty actually issued a decree of 'ten chaff and one grain'! From now on, disaster relief funds will no longer be distributed to the flood-stricken areas of the Yellow River, but a large amount of 'chran' will be distributed instead."

! According to Cai Zi? Your Majesty’s move... is the first of its kind in history. Is it the same as the story of your creation of Fei Baishu? "

this…

As a guilty person, Cai Yong was startled when he suddenly heard about what happened in the court.

But upon closer inspection, he seemed to be able to understand His Majesty's intention!

——Ten chaff and one grain!
To be continued...