Chapter 646: The Emperor's Throne Waiting for His Brothers to Return
Chapter 646: The throne is suspended until the brothers return
"Fengxiao, what happened again?" Seeing Guo Jia's gloomy face, Liu Zhang's heart fell to the bottom. If it wasn't a very troublesome matter, Guo Jia would never show a tangled expression!
"Your Majesty..." Taking the information, Guo Jia hesitated. He really didn't know what to say. He could only sigh, handed the information to Liu Zhang and said, "You can see for yourself!"
"What happened to make you..." He took the information in confusion. Before he finished speaking, Liu Zhang was stunned. He looked at the information in his hand, then at Guo Jia, and couldn't help but ask: "Feng Xiao
, you are kidding me, right?"
"Your Majesty, how dare I joke about this kind of thing?" Guo Jia smiled bitterly and shook his head. He didn't believe what was said in the intelligence, but the Intelligence Department has never given false information, especially something that is easy to verify.
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"Impossible!" Liu Zhang clenched the information into a ball and threw it on the ground. Liu Zhang laughed and said, "This must be someone joking with me. With Shi Yuan's wisdom, Yide, Meng Qi's bravery, Wen Yuan, and Ling Ming's wisdom and bravery.
How could Shuangquan lose his trace while chasing the enemy? Did Youzhou officials report the matter before they could contact you in time? Maybe Shiyuan is reorganizing his army in Jixian now!"
"Your Majesty, Yuan Zhi is stationed in Jixian, how could he make such an omission!" After picking up the information, Guo Jia looked at Liu Zhang with worry on his face. He was afraid that Liu Zhang couldn't stand the stimulation.
"No!" The smile on Liu Zhang's face disappeared, and he roared: "Gong Jin, Xingba hasn't been found yet, and you told Gu that Gu's five brothers are missing. Do you want to stab Gu in the heart?
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"Your Majesty..." Looking at Liu Zhang's ferocious expression, Guo Jia didn't know what to say. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
"Don't call me king. If you win the world but lose all your brothers, what's the point of being an emperor? Send an order to Youzhou and let Xu Shu go out to scout, and be sure to find the five scholars!" Liu Zhang was angry, and he was unprecedented.
He took out his anger on Guo Jia.
"Your Majesty, Yuan Zhi has done this a long time ago. Now he has been searching for more than a month and there is really no news, so he reported it!" Guo Jia lowered his head. He really didn't want to tell Liu Zhang this bad news.
"It's been a month?!" Liu Zhang was stunned when he heard the bad news. Although he knew that people would inevitably die in war, the disappearance of Zhou Yu, Pang Tong and others was really frustrating!
"Yes!" Guo Jia nodded with great difficulty. He knew that the reality was cruel, but he could not deceive Liu Zhang!
"Pfft..." He couldn't bear such a blow, and a mouthful of blood spurted out from Liu Zhang's mouth!
"Your Majesty!" Seeing Liu Zhang falling backwards with blood spurting from his mouth, Guo Jia and Dian Wei quickly supported him!
"It's okay to be alone!" Liu Zhang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, pushed Guo Jia and Dian Wei away, and said in a deep voice: "Look, no matter what, we must find them back!"
"No!" Guo Jia clasped his fists and left, leaving Liu Zhang looking at the vast river, secretly lost in thought.
Days flew by day by day, and another year passed. Liu Zhang expanded the navy in the south. He built more than a dozen large ships of more than 40 feet and formed a fleet. Each time he set sail, he could carry more than 100,000 people. As long as there was no typhoon
, it will be as stable as Mount Tai.
In order to make the navy sail better, Liu Zhang ordered the Ministry of Industry to manufacture telescopes, compasses and other navigation supplies. Although Liu Zhang understood the principles of these things, it was still quite troublesome to make them. If it weren't for Ma Jun, a master of manufacturing, he would not have been able to make these things.
It's really difficult.
Since the Ministry of Industry had already adopted standardized assembly line operations based on Liu Zhang's advice, Ma Jun had just researched the actual object and could put it into large-scale manufacturing. Only the telescope lens was more troublesome. There was no glass in the Han Dynasty, so it could only be made by polishing crystal flakes, and the effect was not good.
very good!
Of course, Liu Zhang did not think of a way. He once wanted to use the method of firing colored glaze to make glass, but failed. However, with this idea, the Ministry of Industry gathered many skilled craftsmen to develop it. I believe it can be made in the near future.
Out of the glass!
As Liu Zhang worked hard to govern, the Han Dynasty was prosperous and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. The calls for Liu Zhang to proclaim himself emperor became louder and louder, but Liu Zhang always refused to proclaim himself emperor. Even if all his ministers knelt down to petition, he refused.
The only people who did not persuade Liu Zhang to proclaim himself emperor were Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others who knew Liu Zhang's character well. They knew that Liu Zhang was waiting for the return of Pang Tong, Zhang Fei and others. Unfortunately, day after day, year after year,
There has been no news from Pang Tong and others, and the throne of the Han Dynasty has always been empty.
The emperor's throne was vacant for ten years. When Liu Zhang unified the world, he was still old. Ten years later, his temples were gray. Liu Zhang, who didn't like government affairs in the first place, handed over the power to Liu Tuo.
He only stepped in to solve important military and political affairs. Liu Tuo, who was in his early thirties, and other young generals such as Jiang Wei, Sun Deng, Guan Xing, and Zhang Bao, handled the important military and political affairs in an orderly manner. The senior generals in the imperial court were also instructed by Liu Zhang
Next, he slowly faded out of the court.
Liu Zhang felt very pleased when he mentioned the group of juniors led by Liu Tuo. Although the government was still under the supervision of Zhuge Liang, the juniors also showed boundless talents. Not to mention Liu Zhang's adopted son Jiang Wei, let's talk about Zhuge Liang's son
Zhuge Zhan, Zhuge Jin's sons Zhuge Qiao, and Zhuge Ke were very experienced in handling important military and political affairs. They shared a lot of responsibilities for Zhuge Liang, making it easier for Zhuge Liang to handle government affairs.
Of course, in addition to these meritorious sons, Liu Tuo also discovered many talents in the imperial examination and the army. Fei Yi, Huo Jun, Hao Zhao, Guo Huai, Wen Qin, hearing the names of these people, even Liu Zhang felt heartbroken.
Knowing that I no longer have to worry about my children and grandchildren!
What made Liu Zhang even more fortunate was that Deng Zhi went back to his hometown to visit relatives and met a junior official who was considerate of the people. As a subordinate of Liu Zhang, Deng Zhi saw that the junior official was very caring for the people, so Deng Zhi started a conversation with him. During the conversation, Deng Zhi was pleasantly surprised.
He discovered that the clerk was not only a member of his clan, but also more talented than him!
Deng Zhi was not a jealous person, so he immediately recommended the clerk to Liu Tuo. The stuttering clerk talked eloquently in front of Liu Tuo and conquered everyone present with his talent. However, if a mere clerk were
A sudden rise to a high position will definitely make others dissatisfied. Just when Liu Tuo didn't know how to appoint minor officials, Liu Zhang heard about the minor officials and even learned about the minor official's name - Deng Ai, also known as Shi Zai!
How could Liu Zhang let such a great talent go? He secretly ordered Liu Tuo to befriend Deng Ai with kindness. Seeing that his father valued the minor officials so much, Liu Tuo also showed the aura of a heroic leader. He overcame everyone's opinions and let Deng Ai
He jumped ten levels in a row and became a high official in the DPRK from a mere petty official.
Seeing that Liu Tuo valued him so much, the young Deng Ai burst into tears of gratitude and swore allegiance on the spot. Liu Tuo didn't think much of Deng Ai's allegiance. There were too many people willing to be loyal to him. It wasn't until twenty years later that Zhong Hui rebelled.
Deng Ai and Jiang Wei led their troops to attack the rebels. Only then did Liu Tuo understand Liu Zhang's thoughts, and he was filled with emotions.
Ten years can change a lot of things. Under Liu Zhang's wise leadership, Han Dynasty not only made great progress in talents, but also made great progress in science and technology. Under Liu Zhang's deliberate efforts, there was no longer a distinction between scholars, farmers, industry and commerce.
Classes 3, 6, and 9, and other fields are no longer discriminated against by scholars. Many children from poor families are no longer limited to serving as officials in the imperial examination, and have begun to develop into fields such as medicine and science and technology.
Whether it is technology or medicine, only when there are people doing research can we make progress. With the addition of fresh blood in medical schools, weapons research institutes and other scientific research places, the research topics are more in-depth and detailed. Hua Tuo, who is over seventy years old, and Zhang Ji are no longer
After further research, they wrote medical books based on their lifelong medical experience, which they used to preach and teach.
As for Zuo Ci of the Wuyan Academy, after he unified the world, he summoned all his former brothers. Yu Ji, Nan Hua, and Ge Xuan brought their apprentices with them, and turned Heming Mountain in Hanzhong into a Taoist holy land. Even Long
The Taoist priests from Hushan all sent people to participate in the research to show their support for Liu Zhang. Of course, these Taoist priests knew Liu Zhang's character well and did not dare to confuse the public with their lies. Liu Zhang did not take special care of them and even treated them quite a bit.
Many restrictions.
In later generations, I heard that too many temples harbored evil and sheltered rebellious people. In order to prevent Taoist temples and temples from infringing on the interests of the people, Liu Zhang established a religious association. The managers of the association would become officials of the imperial court. Only those who passed the imperial examination could
, can only serve in the association, and the salary will be distributed by the court. Otherwise, even if you become a monk or a Taoist priest, you will never get a piece of rice for free! Like the later generations who relied on becoming a monk or a Taoist priest to avoid legal sanctions, or they may have fish and meat next to each other and occupy the land.
The situation of the land makes it impossible to do anything!
In order to put an end to religious violations, the imperial court will conduct audits of Taoist temples and temples every year. No religion may occupy civilian land in any form. Property owned must be reported to the imperial court and taxes must be paid in accordance with the law. If it is found that there is too much farmland or population under its name,
If there are any illegal activities, the crime will be severely punished according to the law! Those who build temples and Taoist temples privately will have all their property confiscated, and the temples and Taoist temples they built will be bulldozed!
Of course, Liu Zhang's restrictions on Buddhism were not limited to temples and ordination. He also restricted Buddhist teachings, especially the idea of resignation. Liu Zhang directly classified it as a heresy. Although Buddhist ideas are more conducive to rule, Liu Zhang
I don’t want the Han people’s blood to be castrated.
Suppressed and suppressed, under Liu Zhang's control, Buddhism could not gain a foothold, and Taoism became a scientific research institution and a loose civil organization. Coupled with the contention of hundreds of schools of thought in the academic circles of the Han Dynasty, various theoretical disputes were complicated, and Liu Zhang vigorously promoted atheism and the development of science.
.Although superstition cannot be eradicated, with the support of science, fewer and fewer people will be superstitious.
Within ten years, the Han Dynasty was on the right track, and all aspects were developing in a healthy and beneficial direction. Liu Zhang gradually handed over power to the next generation, hoping to fade away from the court, but failed to do so. The world's calls for him to proclaim himself emperor became more and more intense, but