"What can I say about my sorrow? There are already many people who are afraid and forced." Daikongchengque
Hedong, Anyi, Weishi Wubao.
The entire Hedong was in dilapidated condition, and even the powerful powerful people who remained neutral were unable to survive this turmoil. Fan Xian was very cruel to the powerful powerful people who did not want to rely on him. For example, the Liang Ze family's previous business operations were looted by the rebels.
However, Fan Xian did not make any attack on Wei's Wubao because of his relationship with Wei Gu. As a result, Wei's Manor was able to be completed alone and became the emperor's first choice to stay when he came to Anyi.
All the original Wei Cangtou and servants in Wubao were expelled. The security was taken over by guards led by Wang Zhong, with three floors inside and three outside. The emperor's daily life was taken over by Mu Shun, a small Huangmen who accompanied the army.
, took charge of it with a group of eunuchs who came from the palace.
After lunch, the emperor rested for a while in the courtyard at the back. In the spacious courtyard grew a vigorous cypress tree. The crown of the cypress tree spread wantonly, and its shade almost covered half of the open space.
The emperor sat under the verandah, lazily basking in the afternoon sun, squinting at the thick trunk of the cypress tree, and said softly: "This cypress tree seems to be bigger than the greenhouse."
"It is said that the ancestors of the Wei family never forgot to teach their children no matter where they were. On their way to the imperial court with Confucianism, they would rest against a big tree every time to teach their descendants. This cypress tree is said to be the cypress tree of the Wei family at that time.
It was the tree that our ancestors leaned against when they rested on the mountain road near Anyi. Later, the descendants of the Wei family admired it and transplanted it here." Secretary Lang Wangcan glanced at the cypress tree and said lightly: "Those in the greenhouse.
An ancient cypress can be said to be hundreds of years old, but not this one can compare."
"It's not much different." The emperor, still staring at the cypress tree, said: "It's not easy for a person to live for a hundred years, let alone for vegetation? You will send a message to Xunjun later and ask him to draft an edict.
, the trees in the surrounding area are not allowed to be cut down without an express permission. Trees that have lasted for hundreds of years are not easy to grow, and they are not allowed to be harvested or transplanted. Anyone who violates the rules will be whipped thirty times and pounded for twenty days in the city. No money can be redeemed.
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In ancient times, especially during the Qin and Han dynasties, there were many giant trees in the mountains in the north that were thousands of years old or centuries old. The reason why the magnificent Epang Palace, Weiyang Palace, Jianzhang Palace and other palaces were wider and taller than the Forbidden City in later generations was because of the Qinling Mountains.
Giant trees can be seen almost everywhere. Until the advent of troubled times such as the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Five Dynasties, as well as the destruction of the war in the Central Plains, these thousand-year-old giant trees disappeared in the north. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, in order to build palaces, they could not even find suitable nanmu as the main pillars, so they had to
Go to the virgin forests of Yunnan to find it.
The emperor has always been advocating the concept of taking advantage of the time to enter the mountains and forests. Now doing so is to protect the natural environment on the one hand, and on the other hand, wealthy families can build illegal luxury mansions without authorization and show off their wealth on a large scale.
What kind of people should live in what kind of mansion, what kind of tiles should be used on the house, whether there should be a gate in front of the door, whether it is allowed to have a tower gate, these are just a vague concept so far, and there is no very specific concept.
Strict and detailed distinctions are different now. It is time for the emperor to draw a clear distinction between them.
"I promise." Wang Can also followed the emperor's eyes and looked at the cypress tree. He took over what he had just said, but the emperor did not answer the topic and said: "The Wei family is a heir of classics and is proficient in Confucianism.
The minister is familiar with the laws and regulations of the country, and is good at ancient Chinese prose, bird seal script, and official cursive script. He is good at everything, and he is also a famous person in the world."
He withdrew his gaze, took a careful look at the emperor's unclear expression, and continued: "The Minister of Wei, Ming Xiao Government Affairs, once said that salt is a great treasure of the country. It should be made as before, and it should be sold by envoys to supervise it, so as to buy oxen and plows for the common people to farm.
, in order to prosper Guanzhong. Although the Wei family has many salt ponds, they still see clearly the big issues of right and wrong."
"Zhongxuan." Listening to the chirping of birds in the courtyard and basking in the warm sun, the emperor's mood improved a lot. He said with a smile: "You said too many things today that you shouldn't have said."
Wang Can's back felt cold, and he quickly bowed his head and said, "I made a mistake."
"Wang Zhongxuan has a pure nature and always likes to intercede." Secretary Lang Pei Qian suddenly interjected: "Last time I went to Xuanping School Market with him. At the intersection, someone was driving a donkey with a whip, and the donkey brayed sadly. Wang Zhongxuan couldn't bear to hear it.
, I immediately bought the donkey and tied it up in the backyard all day long listening to the donkey bray."
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" The emperor was really amused now and said with a smile: "I know that you usually like to listen to the braying of donkeys, but I didn't expect that you would like it so much."
It is no secret that Wang Can likes to hear donkeys bray. Pei Qian deliberately brought this matter to distract everyone. In order to prevent Wang Can from getting into trouble, everyone also laughed. The emperor smiled reservedly, his eyes following Wang Can one by one.
Can, Pei Qian, Fazheng, Fu Qian and other accompanying secretaries flashed across their faces. He knew that Wang Can's words were not without purpose. In the past few days, Wang Yi, with his support, had launched a large-scale campaign against the powerful forces in Hedong.
The land and houses of the main criminals such as Cheng Yin, Hou Xuan and Fan Xian were liquidated, their property was confiscated, and all their direct relatives were executed. The rest were deposed as commoners and exiled to Wudu County to serve.
The list produced by Pingzhun Prison included almost all the famous powerful people in Hedong. These powerful people had just passed through some troubles and were in an extremely weak state. The emperor took advantage of the army to guard Anyi and ordered the king to punish them all.
There was no sign of mercy or leniency at all. Even Zhang Shi and Zhu Ao, who surrendered in time, the emperor only spared their lives, but still confiscated more than half of their property and land.
Zhang Shi and Zhu Ao both ended up like this, but the fate of Wei Ji and Wei Gu, who had confessed to the emperor from the beginning, was very dangerous. Wei Gu didn't know when Wei Ji told the emperor, he only knew that Wei Ji
On the day of the incident in Hedong, he went to see Tingwei to plead guilty, but he has not been released until now. So he had to ask everywhere, first he asked Wang Yi, but Wang Yi refused to see him, and then he went to find Du Ji, who was so happy.
Recalling the old friendship, he was also grateful that Wei Gu did not ask Fan Xian to send someone to attack them when they came to Hedong, so he instigated Wei Gu to find Wang Can.
Wang Can and Wei Jian were both talented in literature. When Wei Jian entered the court and served as the Huangmen Minister, he met Wang Can because of his articles, and the two were very attracted to each other. Moreover, in Wang Can's view, Hedong has only been stable for a long time, so it is time to be quiet.
When people's hearts were in disgrace, the emperor's tactics against Hedong's tyrants were too harsh, so Wang Can felt the need to intercede with the emperor both in public and private matters.
But he didn't know that Wei Qi had keenly sensed something unusual as early as Du Ji and others parachuted into Hedong, and shortly after Pingzhun sent people to Hedong. Especially after the disagreement between Yang Pei and Fan Xian and others, he made a decisive choice
He confessed to the emperor the incident involving the generals in Hedong, and voluntarily cooperated with the emperor's series of measures against Hedong. He also moved closer to the emperor, fully supported the national policy of salt and iron monopoly, and voluntarily gave up his salt pond in his home in exchange for the survival of the Wei family.
The reason why Wei Gu was kept in the dark was not only to avoid leaking the secret, but also because when Wei Jian made the decision, he had already planned to send Wei Gu to the emperor to establish his authority.
The emperor was full of smiles, but his eyes looked at Wang Can with pity. It turned out that a person who knew too little would make him look so ignorant and ridiculous.
"Go and tell Wang Yi, Yang Pei and others are coming over."