Chapter 2: Trends in the world
Half a month later!
In the dense forest of the back mountain, the sweet girl's voice came.
"Brother Huiyi, come here, come here to see, there is a litter of rabbits, you can make up for your brother's body again!"
A loud voice replied, "Sister Juan, wait a minute, come right away!" ”
Li Huiyi, who had recovered, ran to Juan Nizi, looked at a nest of rabbits and said, "You can finish early today, grandpa doesn't have to worry about the rations for these few days." ”
Juaniko replied, "Yes! Grandpa has been to the market recently and has not been able to change his rations. ”
Li Huiyi shook his head helplessly, put away the smile on his face, and worried about the current world.
Recently, a very severe drought has broken out, and the tax revenue of the imperial court and the poll tax have only increased, and the people have become struggling to make a living.
It's a little better in a remote village like this, and there are still a dozen birds and animals in the mountains, and life is not very problematic.
But in some of the villages where they gathered, there were already large numbers of homeless people, begging in groups.
The root cause of all this is related to a holy decree issued by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, which specifically says this.
Emperor Ling issued an edict and ordered the ministers to play the assassination of the history and the county guard the corrupt and cruel people.
is the secretary of the imperial court, who can report the officials of those states and counties without any real evidence, as long as he hears a little rumor.
If you know the history, you will know that in any dynasty, the emperor strictly forbids this kind of mutual reporting.
But now Liu Hong has set a precedent, as long as he hears the slightest hint of wind and grass, he can report it, and first arrest and detain the reported officials.
In this way, it is worth it, everyone in the world is in danger, you report him, he reports you? Anyway, I don't ask to sit back.
What is Reverse Sitting? Those who make false reports shall be imprisoned according to the charges for which they were reported.
That is, if you report others for rebellion, and there is no substantiated evidence, you will be punished according to the crime of rebellion.
For example, in 180 AD, Zhao Kai, the assassin of Jingzhou, reported that Yang Qi, the Taishou of Lingling County, was guilty of falsely reporting his military exploits.
In the end, through Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Yang Qi was found innocent, so Zhao Kai, the assassin of Jingzhou, was dismissed and punished for the same crime.
Now don't engage in anti-sitting, relax the reporting restrictions, as long as you don't like anyone, then you can report.
Why did Emperor Han Ling turn sexual? Suddenly issued such a wise edict?
This has to start from last year, it is said that Liu Hong offended the court secretary because of the indiscriminate promotion of officials who paid money.
Originally, it was the business of the three princes to select and recruit officials, but Liu Hong came directly to collect money, which reduced the income of those bigwigs, and it was strange not to oppose him in the court.
Lu Qiang, one of the three princes, couldn't look at it and said a fair word. "Your Majesty, if you do so, you will disrupt the system of selecting officials in the imperial court."
Since the ministers were unwilling to directly appoint officials themselves, Emperor Ling of Han had no choice but to think of new ways to collect money.
So there was this whistleblowing strategy, which made officials all over the world tremble, afraid that it would hit their heads.
In desperation, officials from all over the country took action and went to the backers behind the capital to hug their thighs and give gifts.
Usually collect the people's fat and people's ointment, isn't it just to use it urgently at this time, once the official position can't be kept, no matter how much money there is, it's useless.
At that time, the three princes of the imperial court were Situ Chen Tan, Taiwei Xu Yu, and Sikong Zhang Ji.
Chen Tan is a person with clean sleeves and refuses to accept gifts, but Xu Yu and Zhang Ji are more open-minded, and it is intolerable to accept money without accepting it, so they are not greedy at this time.
But Xu Yu and Zhang Ji also understand that if the gifts are all in one person's pocket, the money will not be stable, and only by scoring ten permanent servants can they stay rich for a long time.
So the two formed a temporary alliance with Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others, and ignored all the assassins and Taishou related to the ten permanent servants of the DPRK and China, even if they were corrupt and bribe-taking, brutal and harmful to the people.
On the contrary, those who have official histories in the frontier and have no backstage will be arrested and dealt with strictly.
Of course, corrupt officials will naturally pay for their lives, but there are twenty-six clean officials among them, and they have not looted the people's fat and ointment, so naturally they have no money to bribe Xu and Zhang, the two three dukes, and those ten permanent servants in the palace.
There was no money to buy their lives, so Xu Yu and Zhang Ji could only kill their relatives and report the list of these twenty-six people to Emperor Han Ling.
It was declared that these were the official histories that the emperor wanted to investigate, looting the people's fat and people's ointment and scourging the people.
The arrested officials' family members, relatives, friends, and people who had received favors all spontaneously gathered and went to Luoyang to cry and complain about their grievances.
The matter is getting bigger and bigger, and Emperor Han Ling is also a little embarrassed, and he doesn't know how to end.
It doesn't matter if two of the three princes are involved, but some of them are confidants and ten permanent servants, so it's not easy to start.
At this time, Chen Tan, who had the highest prestige among the three princes, stepped forward to settle the matter.
Chen Tan wrote to Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty: "What the secretary of state lifts, leads the party to his own interests."
It means that this three-public whistleblowing action is just to shield their own private parties and crack down on those disobedient clean officials.
Since Chen Tan dared to take the lead, the Qing officials in the imperial court also took action, after all, it was the twenty-six people now, and maybe it would be their turn next.
There are also some reluctant to give up their hard-earned money, and they give it to Xu Yu, Zhang Ji, and Shichang for no reason.
You must know that these two three princes and the ten permanent servants have a great appetite, and they have worked hard for a long time, so they can barely keep their heads, so it is better not to take the risk of corruption.
But if there is a chance to knock down those who do not play cards according to common sense and have too much appetite, you can save a lot of money.
As a result, hundreds of officials jointly signed a letter to support Situ Chentan's recital.
And things are like this, it's not what Emperor Han Ling wants to see, of course, the ten henchmen can't be punished, otherwise who else will sell his life to the general.
After some consideration, Emperor Ling of Han could only take Taiwei Xu Yu and Sikong Zhang Ji to attack.
In the early days of the coming day, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty scolded Xu Yu and Zhang Ji, and then changed the tone of his conversation, hoping that the two would not commit crimes, otherwise they would be punished for the next crime.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty dealt with the matter with a thunderous sound and a small rain, and announced it on the spot, and the matter was revealed.
And the twenty-six Qing officials who were severely tortured and did not pay the money, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty appointed them as councilors, which is a fictitious position that can be discussed, but has no real power.
Chen Tan didn't know that in fact, the Ten Standing Servants were just a middleman, and the mastermind behind the entire wealth collection operation was Emperor Ling of Han himself.
This matter is like opposing the construction of a palace by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and Situ Yang Ci was deposed before.
Now there is Situ Chen Tan's opposition to using rumors to assassinate history, hindering Emperor Han Ling's plan to accumulate wealth, and naturally it will not end well.
Just after the incident, Chen Tan was in the limelight, if he started now, I was afraid that he would cause other trouble, but Emperor Han Ling still decided to wait for the opportunity.
Unexpectedly, in February, a plague broke out in the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty dismissed Situ from his post in the name of disadvantage to Situ Chen Tan and causing the plague to spread.
After being dismissed, Chen Tan still went his own way and continued to write to advise Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty
Seeing this, the ten permanent servants were furious in their hearts, and they lost all their officials, and they didn't know anything about themselves, so they sent someone to kill Chen Tan in prison.
Emperor Han Ling saw it in his eyes and didn't say anything, just saving him from doing it.
In this way, some sensible ministers in the court no longer dared to come out to provoke Emperor Han Ling, and the emperor did whatever he wanted, and he did not dare to oppose it.
The Han Dynasty really cooled the hearts of many talents, and it seems that they should go to Luoyang as soon as possible to see if they can win a county official.
Seeing that Li Huiyi didn't speak for a long time, Juan Nizi next to her waved her hand and said, "Brother Huiyi, what are you thinking?" ”
Putting away his thoughts, Li Huiyi replied, "I didn't think about anything, Sister Juan, hurry up and go home." ”
The two of them fought all the way to the house, and saw their grandfather turn around and say, "I'm back, hurry up and eat." ”
Hearing the shout, Juan Nizi answered and said, "Well, grandpa, just come." ”
Juanizi quickened her pace, turned around and said, "Brother, hurry up, there will be no food if it's slow, hehe."
Seeing Juan Nizi running so fast, Li Huiyi also felt a hint of hunger in her stomach, so she followed.
Halfway through the meal, Li Huiyi suddenly said, "Grandpa, I'm going to Luoyang tomorrow."
Hearing this, Grandpa stopped his chopsticks, was silent for a while and said, "Huiyi, from the moment I rescued you, I knew that you would not stay, so go if you want." ”
"But you have to agree to one condition, grandpa can't walk anymore, Juan Nizi is lonely, I hope you can take her with you to avoid suffering in this troubled world, do you think it's okay?"
"Grandpa, I won't go there, I want to stay with grandpa forever, grandpa don't want me." Hearing this, Juanizi cried and said.
Grandpa kindly comforted Juan Nizi and said: "Juanzi, follow your eldest brother, it will be better in the future, I am old, I may not live long, this world is about to be chaotic, you have to stay by your brother's side all the time." ”
Juan Nizi cried more and replied: "Grandpa, you are still young, you won't, I will stay with grandpa, I won't go, I won't go."
Grandpa shook his head, looked at Li Huiyi, who was silent on the side, and said, "Huiyi, what do you think, are you willing to agree to grandpa?"
Li Huiyi nodded and replied, "Grandpa, it's okay to bring Sister Juan, but what should you do if you're alone in this mountain?"
Grandpa smiled and replied, "It's okay, the little old man didn't live well before you." ”
After thinking for a while, Li Huiyi replied: "Okay, then bring Sister Juan."
Hearing that Li Huiyi agreed, his grandfather was very happy.
"I know that I didn't see the wrong person, don't cry, Nizi, go and bring the wine that grandpa has treasured for many years, and the two of them are going to have a good drink today."
As the wine arrived, the two forgot about their sorrow and began to drink.
After a binge drinking, although the alcohol content of the Three Kingdoms is not high, Li Huiyi still feels a little headache.
Back in the bedroom, Lee begins to recall the current trend of history.
Taiping Taoism is slowly growing, and once it erupts, it will destroy this corrupt Han country.
And Cao Cao should still be a councillor now, and he wants to go to Luoyang as soon as possible to find a good errand.
It is best to go to the north and find a city and a county, where the forces are complicated, there are Goguryeo and Xianbei people, it is a place that no one wants to go to, and it should not be a problem to take it.
The north can produce a large number of war horses, and the people are also fierce, and all of them are good materials for soldiers.
If you are far away from the imperial court, you can recuperate, just wait for the Central Plains to change, drive an elite army, chase the Central Plains, and great things can be accomplished.
The plan is to plan, but now we need to increase our visibility, otherwise the remote areas in the north will not be famous, and I am afraid that no one will come to vote.
Fame For a modern person, it's hard to say through the past, just a few poems of poets and immortals, you can't be famous all over the world.
After more than ten days of understanding, Li Huiyi also figured out that this place was under the rule of Daijun, and it was not very far from Luoyang.
Early the next morning, Grandpa prepared dry food for Li Huiyi and the others on the road.
Juan Nizi reluctantly said goodbye to her grandfather, while Li Huiyi was silent on the side, waiting for Juan Nizi to clean up her mood before setting foot on the road to Luoyang.