Chapter 27: The morning is prosperous and the evening is empty
"Please don't complain, please discuss the market. It will be prosperous in the morning and empty in the evening. Seek to stay where you are, and die when you are gone." The custom is Tongqingtongtong.
Ma Rixi had just recovered from a serious illness, and after experiencing the temperature changes just now, his body couldn't bear it and he couldn't help but cough a few times.
"Everyone get up." The emperor said with concern: "The Taiwei has just recovered from his illness. There are not many things going on in the court now. You can rest for a while and don't have to come into the palace so early. Even Situ and I are like this.
As I said, although national affairs are important, the body is also very important. Only by taking good care of the body can we do things better, right?"
Ma Rixi said in his heart that Zhao Qian was coughing up blood three times a day, and he saw that he would not survive the autumn. If he did not come, no one in the court or outside would be able to control Dong Cheng. Ma Rixi looked deeply at the emperor
At a glance, the reason why Dong Cheng danced so happily was because the emperor was behind his back.
Maybe this time Dong Cheng proposed to count the number of households that moved westward, just like Qingzhang Shanglin, it was the emperor's tacit approval?
At first, he lost a moment and lost a battle with Dong Cheng. Now he had to deal with it carefully no matter what.
"I feel indescribably grateful for Your Majesty's kindness. However, there is something I really have to say frankly today, and I have to tell it to Your Majesty."
"Oh?" The emperor was curious. He glanced at the confident Dong Cheng and said, "What is it?"
Dong Cheng immediately spoke up: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the hundreds of thousands of people who came from Luoyang when the imperial court moved the capital?"
The emperor put down the book in his hand and nodded.
"I heard that these people had no food, clothing, or livelihood, so I thought about whether we could bring these people into farming. In this way,"
"Wait a minute." The emperor interrupted Dong Cheng rudely, not caring at all that the other person was his father-in-law. He turned to Ma Rixi and said: "Lieutenant, when Dong Zhuo was here, the court was in disarray, but fortunately,
Wang Yun, Shangshu Ling and others are here, so they won't be idle, right?"
Dong Cheng was interrupted by the emperor before he could finish his words. He felt depressed, but he did not dare to contradict him, so he had to step aside dissatisfied.
"Only." The emperor's attitude made Ma Rixi suddenly excited. Regardless of his dispute with Wang Yun, he loudly said: "Although Dong Zhuo is tyrannical, Wang Yun, Shangshu Ling and others always have some control over the government.
, so that the people of Sanfu will not be harmed."
It was not the emperor's original intention to check the household registrations moved to Luoyang. In fact, if Dong Cheng had not reminded him, he would have forgotten it long ago. Thinking about it now, it is indeed strange. In history, Dong Zhuo moved hundreds of people near Luoyang.
Thousands of people entered Guanzhong, but the history books not only did not mention how the imperial court was arranged, but there was no further mention afterward, which is really strange.
At present, it is a fact that most of the households have become the hidden population of the Guanzhong gentry. Compared with this kind of thing, those Jingzhao wealthy families who embezzled Shanglin are just a small fuss, such as the Ma family and the Yang family.
These are the bulk of the population.
But the emperor chose to ignore it silently, unwilling to make a big deal out of the matter at this time. It can be said that Dong Cheng got away with it this time, because the emperor not only would not comply with his wishes, but would help Ma Rixi to slap him in the face.
"So, the people who moved here from Luoyang have been settled properly and have their own destinations?" the emperor asked.
These words made Ma Rixi and Yang Zan seem to see a turning point. If they had the intention of integrating the people who moved westward into the fields no matter what, how could they ask this question?
Ma Rixi immediately said: "Wei! It has been three years since the imperial court moved the capital, and the people have already been scattered all over Guanzhong to make a living."
"In this case, it would be difficult to do such an act that disturbs the people." The emperor looked at Dong Cheng and said slowly.
Seeing that there was nothing he could do, Dong Cheng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask the Taiwei how many families of those people still exist in Guanzhong?"
The emperor did not speak, but looked at Ma Rixi. Ma Rixi was stunned for a moment, and then hesitantly said: "I don't know the details of the situation here. The register of households with the number of acres of land has always been kept by Situ, the chief agricultural officer.
"
He originally wanted to shirk this, but unexpectedly the emperor realized the truth: "It just so happened that I just discussed something with Xun Jun and the others, and I was planning to call Da Sinong, so I might as well send them an edict together now!"
Ma Rixi's face was a little solemn, and he was a little confused about the emperor's meaning. On the contrary, Yang Zan understood it and said loudly: "I have been in Zhongtai for a long time, and I know a lot about this. The people of Luoyang who moved west to the pass back then
, after traveling thousands of miles due to frostbite and epidemics, only 60,000 to 70,000 households finally arrived in Guanzhong and found peace."
The emperor sighed: "The last time I read the Han Ji County Chronicles, I remember that in the fifth year of Emperor Yonghe's reign, Henan Yin had about 200,000 households and a population of more than one million. Now, only fifty years have passed, and Henan Yin has a population of more than 1 million.
The population growth, even if there are some disasters, was almost the same when Emperor Xiaoling was the emperor. Unexpectedly, there are less than 400,000 people today, which is really disappointing. "
"I heard that Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an in the imperial court and moved the people to Luoyang, Henan Province in order to enrich Guanzhong and regard it as the basis for prosperity. However," Dong Cheng said, "Although I am not talented, since I took office, the public opinion among Sanfu has slightly changed.
I heard that Dong Zhuo specifically acquiesced in order to resettle the people as soon as possible and make good friends with the powerful families in Guanzhong."
"That's absolutely not the case!"
"enough!"
Ma Rixi was eager to defend himself before the emperor could. At this moment, he was extremely embarrassed. He lowered his head in shame and coughed a few times pretending to be pitiful.
The emperor ignored him. After he stopped Dong Cheng, he said sternly: "This is most likely a village rumor about an unknown accident. How can it be taken seriously? You don't have any solid evidence and you want to accuse him just based on hearsay?"
This was the second time Dong Cheng was interrupted by the emperor, and he said unconvinced: "I think this is a tricky thing. For example, in the case of Shanglin, if it was not necessary for farming and the edict was clear, how could I have known that there was such a thing?
Are there too many silverfish invasions and annexations?”
The emperor was really annoyed. Dong Cheng was eager to get to the bottom of it, but how could he find out? Did he go door to door to hear if each family had a Luoyang accent? Or did he go to the homes of powerful nobles to interrogate anyone?
No hidden account number?
I originally thought that Dong Cheng's political IQ was pretty good, but I didn't expect that he was so good at making trouble and so incapable of making trouble!
Dong Cheng was also puzzled in his heart. According to the speculations of him and others in the palace, the emperor should be on guard or even intentionally weaken the nobles. Why did the emperor turn a blind eye to such a good opportunity today?
"Your Majesty, I have no idea what to say." Xun You, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.
The emperor waved his hand and said: "But there is no harm in talking."
"Guanzhong has experienced wars for a long time and suffered so much that the number of people in the three auxiliaries was only more than 100,000. In the past, in order to resist the Qiang rebellion, the imperial court had to immigrate to cultivate land, which made Feng Yi, Fufeng and other places rich in money and grain, and there was no shortage of military supplies.
The land is barren and the people are tired." Xun You said calmly: "Your Majesty established the farmland for the purpose of self-cultivation and livelihood, so that the refugees can have a livelihood. However, the people who moved westward have already settled in peace, and it is really not suitable to deal with it anymore. Please bear in mind the difficulty of livelihood,
Just let it be."
Seeing that Xun You, the emperor's most trusted personal attendant and his former subordinate, spoke for him, Ma Rixi was so happy that a big stone fell to the ground.
"You are right. Since this is a matter of benefiting the country and the people, there is no need to stick to one law." The emperor said, "This matter is not allowed to be mentioned again in the future."
"I promise!" Ma Rixi looked happy and replied happily.
Dong Cheng, who was on the side, felt dissatisfied and reluctantly replied: "I promise."
Today I sought the editor's opinion and planned to change the title of the book. After all, many book friends have reported to me that the current title is a bit dissuasive, so I would like to ask for your opinions. I don't know about Xiandi Ji, Xiandi Chunqiu, Xiandi Tianxia
, which of these three book titles is better? Or is there any better title? You can take time out of your busy schedule to express your opinion in the book review area or in this chapter. Thank you.