Chapter two hundred and seventy-eight of Gu exempt from morality
"The vulgar scholars and clay texts do not know how to change. Things are inherently contrary to the scriptures but conform to the Tao. Those who go against the Tao but are in power." [New Book of Tang·Yao Chongzhuan]
Yang Qi, the servant, was not interested in getting involved, but just raised a question about the strategy of relocating the refugees in two ways: "As far as Shangjun in the north? Shangjun has both Qiang and Hu, and many remnants of the Southern Xiongnu such as Tuge and other tribes are entrenched in it.
.Since the time of Emperor Xiaoling, the people here have been dispersed, and there is no decent county government order or local organization. If they want to immigrate to Shangjun, what will happen if the Qiang and Hu tribes there question the court's intentions and block it?
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Since Emperor Xiaohuan and Xiaoling, several Qiang and Hu rebellions have led to the imperial court gradually losing control over Bingzhou. From nine counties in Bingzhou at the beginning, only three or four counties including Taiyuan, Shangdang, and Xihe were left.
In the past ten years, Shangjun has been inhabited by Qiang Hu, Southern Xiongnu and many other foreign tribes. They have multiplied and multiplied here and gradually developed their power to the south. Zuo Fengyi in the south of Shangjun also infiltrated many Qiang tribes. When Li Jue rebelled, Huangfu
Li obeyed the emperor's order to persuade the Qiang soldiers to join the battle, and it was Zuo Fengyi who went there.
"The Xiongnu's vitality has been lost, and the royal court has been destroyed. It's not a big deal to just slaughter the remaining soldiers in the county." The emperor said: "What's more, since the 'Sanming' conquered the Qiang, the Eastern Qiang has long since ceased to exist, and we have the Han army."
With such a prestigious reputation, how can they dare to say anything when Han people have moved into Han territory?"
"Even so, I think we should still be on guard against the Qianghu in Shangjun." Xun You said.
"Yes." The emperor simply responded, and then added: "Shangjun is located near Sanfu, Yongliang to the west, and Shuomo to the north. The location is critical and cannot be left in the hands of outsiders for a long time. In the past, the imperial court was unable to make progress, but now it is
Taking advantage of the weakness of Tuge and the dispersion of the Eastern Qiang people, they re-established official offices in the local area and returned to the imperial court. Huangfu Li, the official of the Qing Dynasty, was honest and upright, and had a good practice in the Ming Dynasty. He was appointed as the prefect of Shangjun. Gaonu County in the south of Shangjun was temporarily appointed as the county government, and Ding was appointed as the governor of Shangjun.
The three southern counties of Yang, Diaoyin and other counties accepted the refugees, cultivated mulberry trees, and appeased the Han and Hu people."
Nowadays, Sanfu is the heart of the imperial court and the foundation of Guanzhong. Shangjun is directly bordered by Zuo Fengyi. Any movement will affect the stability of Sanfu. Restoring the imperial rule in Shangjun can serve as a barrier and buffer zone for Sanfu.
It can also serve as a bridgehead for the imperial court to gradually move northward and regain Shuofang, Wuyuan and other counties. Therefore, although the prefect of Shangjun can only govern three counties for the time being, his status is crucial. The emperor specially sent a team to follow him for this purpose.
In the past three years, Huangfu Li, his close confidant, came out of the town. On the one hand, he believed in Huangfu Li's talents and integrity, and on the other hand, he hoped that the Qiang and Hu people in the county would be afraid of the Huangfu family's reputation and would not dare to make mistakes easily.
The emperor appointed Huangfu Li to be the prefect of Shangjun, and everyone in the room, including Xun You, could not make a good choice. So the candidate for the prefect of Shangjun was quickly finalized, and the Ministry of Personnel also drew up a list of the three county magistrates for everyone in the Chengming Palace to discuss and decide.
As for the candidates for Cao Yu at all levels of counties, since the official system of Shangjun has long been abolished, and the local powerful families have either fled or fled, all the government offices in Shangjun must be established by the imperial court. This also gave the emperor
The opportunity to copy the new system from Hedong to Shangjun.
The ministers have long been accustomed to this. After the new system in Hedong, the Ministry of Civil Affairs of China and Taiwan directly sent people to the localities to serve as officials and Cao, and the Ministry of Punishment sent people to the localities to serve as Cao Cao. How could Ma Rixi and others not foresee everything in the world in the future?
Will all counties and counties be under the direct control of the central authorities? This is a historical trend to strengthen centralization of power, rather than deliberately targeting a certain local powerful party. After Ma Rixi and others figured it out, they no longer resisted as they did at the beginning.
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"Also, in addition to fighting this drought, preventing locust swarms is also a top priority." The emperor suddenly raised his voice and said loudly: "Fortunately, this spring, the government has ordered local governments to organize people to search for locust eggs and cull the larvae, otherwise the locusts would
The swarm is not just as simple as just causing trouble in several counties in Youfufeng. The method of exterminating locusts has been established since ancient times. Emperor Guangwu even issued an edict to eradicate locusts. The minister's desk should urge all localities to work hard. It can also be matched with relief.
, exchanging a bushel of grain for a bushel of locusts can not only prevent the victims from starving, but also achieve the effect of exterminating the locusts."
At this time, Ma Rixi said quietly: "The locust plague was sent down by heaven. In the past years, Situ Lugong was the envoy of Zhongmou, and he carried out virtuous government. There was great enlightenment in the county. Later, when the locust swarms appeared, they harmed Henan, and they quickly avoided their territory.
.It can be seen that all things have spirits. Those who want to eliminate natural disasters should put moral cultivation first. Your Majesty, please think carefully."
"What nonsense are you talking about, Situ? Your Majesty is a virtuous king. Even if the locust swarms give warnings, it is our turn to be the ministers' turn!" Dong Cheng said pretending to be dissatisfied.
Ma Rixi seemed to have just come to his senses. He rarely argued with Dong Cheng, but nodded slightly as if he agreed.
He did it on purpose!
Zhao Wen keenly noticed the anomaly and glanced sharply at Ma Rixi. However, the other person had lowered his head at this time and Zhao Wen could not observe the other person's true emotions.
Dong Cheng was stunned for a moment by Ma Rixi's attitude, but he also had his own thoughts. After realizing it, he immediately said: "Feng Yi on the left and Lu Xu is the grandson of Lu Gong. Since you all say that Lu Xu has the purity of his ancestors,
Well, then we might as well let him replace Fu Rui as You Fufeng this time and see if the locusts in You Fufeng will become famous and retreat."
"Nonsense." The emperor looked indifferent and said in a flat tone: "Although Lu Xu has a clear name, he was still exempted for dereliction of duty. It can be seen that a person with a clear name may not be able to be quiet. Fu Rui has been on the right side for many years. If he has merit,
It should be relocated; if it is ineffective, there should be an imperial edict and punishment, so why levy it without reason?"
"I made a mistake." Dong Cheng immediately lowered his body and simply admitted his mistake, but he thought in his heart that it seemed that the emperor still had some protection for Fu.
"As for cultivating virtue and eliminating disasters, Lu Gong's example cannot be cited. Today, we still have to focus on exterminating locusts." After dismissing Dong Cheng casually, the emperor's tone was obviously more cautious when he mentioned 'cultivation of virtue'.
He stared at Ma Rixi with an unkind look, and suddenly asked the silent Yang Qi: "Mr. Yang, what do you think?"
Yang Qi seemed to have known that this would happen. He replied very briefly but vaguely: "I think so."
Then Dong Cheng and Ma Rixi bowed their heads and apologized. Zhao Wen exhaled softly and showed a thoughtful expression. Yang Qi sat aside with a straight face, turning a blind eye to Xun You who cast a complicated look at the side.
So the emperor nodded, as if confirming something, and stopped talking.
After the news came out that the imperial court issued an edict stating that the refugees would be relocated, and the settlement and border counties would be established, Mi Zhu and Wang Jiang became more and more respectful to Jia Xu. If they did not have a special status in front of the emperor, what would they do with just a six-hundred-stone peace order?
Can you predict the political trends in advance better than Sangong and other prime ministers?
I was amazed. After the following concerted efforts, the imperial court began to formally solve the problem of refugee gathering. Although it could not alleviate Taicang's grain pressure in a short period of time, it finally saw a glimmer of hope for this war to stabilize grain prices.
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"First be polite, then be soldiers?" Jia Xu looked at Mi Zhu with a playful smile, stroking the beard under his chin, and said lightly: "Those profiteers hoard the grain they lose, buying it at low prices, and then sell it at high prices in the end.
For such behavior, it is not too much to ask for strict punishment and execution, but Mr. Mi still wants to convince people with reason and persuade them to take the initiative to lower the price?"