Chapter 235: The Son of Heaven's Profound Interpretation Conference (2)
"Zhongda's interpretation of the emperor is indeed very insightful. I think he is no longer inferior to Zhong Qing, right?"
Although Sima Yi looked gloomy when he heard this, he still said modestly: "Where, where, Yi is young and shallow, and he is involved in the relationship between Lu Bu and his in-laws. He also needs to take good care of Yi!"
This is also the biggest reason why Sima Yi was so kind and interpreted for them this time.
Everyone naturally agreed in unison, and then held Sima Yi with a stingy chatter, and then moved to the next topic, but Yang Biao asked: "Everyone, the emperor intends to move all the nobles from Nanyang to Henan Yin. It seems that the emperor must have thought about it. Is it an alternative to the tomb migration? Or do you think there is any deep meaning?"
Upon hearing this, everyone put down their chopsticks seriously. After all, compared to how Lu Bu's family dealt with, this strategy of moving tombs is really the foundation of the country, and even more so forever. If there is a slight deviation in understanding when implementing it, it will cause disaster for a hundred years.
The so-called migration of tombs is actually a system of the Western Han Dynasty. It literally means forcibly migrating wealthy families to build and guard the tombs for the emperors. That is to say, if your family has too many people and is too rich, you will be forced to move you near Chang'an and use a relatively crude and unreasonable way to break up the soil formed by the powerful.
By the way, you can also gain wealth from the world to enrich Chang'an.
Of course, in the later implementation process, the components of guarding the tombs decreased increasingly, leaving only one name. Instead, several cities dedicated to high consumption were built around Chang'an, and they were placed uniformly, and corresponding titles were given as rewards for these wealthy families who moved to the tombs.
To be honest, this policy can be said to be a law for generations, because in feudal society, especially during the Han Dynasty, land annexation was inevitable, and the formation of powerful people could not be eliminated.
As mentioned earlier, being able to give birth and unity is the most fundamental reason for the emergence of the powerful. Until someone in this family gets two thousand stones, the family will gradually transform from a powerful to aristocratic family. No matter how broad your court is, can you still control others' children?
This is the benefit of moving to the tombs. If there is a large population, do you move some of them to Guanzhong? When people come, money will naturally come. If you get a title, you will be best in both worlds.
Of course, that's the case. In feudal society and even modern society, there are actually many knowledgeable people who can give real good policies. The problem lies in implementation.
In fact, the policy of moving tombs was in name only not long after, and it was basically abolished by the end of the Western Han Dynasty. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, no one even mentioned it.
There are two fundamental reasons. One is that since Emperor Wen, the title has become more and more valuable. The royal family of the Western Han Dynasty often sells titles when they have no money. In the later stages, except for the highest-level Guanneihou and Lihou, you can buy the remaining titles if you have money. Usually, they are clearly marked with prices and are not deceived. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, people were too lazy to even buy them, so that Liu Xie's biological father, Emperor Ling of Han, could not sell the titles and could only sell official positions.
The second reason is even simpler, because as Guanzhong became more prosperous during the Western Han Dynasty, land resources became increasingly tight, and these wealthy families moved here and had nowhere to buy land.
Anyway, the policy was miscarried in the end, and it has been implemented for a few years.
The emperor ordered the Nanyang nobles to move to Henan. Although he had never done any serious work in a day, Sima Yi, who was indeed the Yin of Henan, naturally became more concerned. Isn’t this matter still his job after all? Of course, he had to explain it clearly with the officials in the court.
"On the surface, the emperor is indeed restarting the strategy of moving tombs. The strategy of moving tombs is to strengthen the clique of strong and weak branches and strengthening centralization. This is not to be said. This time, the nobles started the operation first, but they simply killed the monkey and the chicken. Even the fields of honor were replaced. What ability could those rich local tyrants avoid the recruitment? The emperor has always had a profound plan. I think that the previous re-exercising military merit system was also to lay the groundwork for this matter. The power to participate in politics and discuss politics is naturally to make compensation for the migration of the nobles."
Everyone nodded, and these were naturally superficial, and they could see them. However, the emperor has always been a plan of gods and ghosts, and everyone always felt that this plan should contain a deeper meaning.
Sima Yi asked Xun Yue, "Zhongyu thought, what is the meaning of this strategy?"
Xun Yue thought for a while and replied: "As Zhongda said, the emperor's move was to kill monkeys, police officers, um... It may not be appropriate to say this. To be honest, the emperor promoted the law of military and civilian garrisons, and the reality of conducting military troops. To be honest, families who did not have the opportunity to conduct civilian garrisons will not have the opportunity to claim to be powerful within at least forty years. Therefore, the emperor's strategy is targeted by those families who have already conducted military garrisons. What do you think?"
Everyone nodded, especially those who were truly interested in Yang Biao and Li Dian, who heard it very seriously.
Then Xun Yue continued to talk: "The more prosperous the population and abundant martial ethics, the more likely it is to be a general. If the generals are in the family, they will naturally be a marquis. Manchester City, take your family as an example. After three or five years, at least 30,000 to 50,000 soldiers will still be able to follow your Li family's leader, right?"
Li Dian's expression changed when he heard this, but his words were a little bit heartbroken.
However, this is indeed true.
This is the disadvantage of this set of measures of Liu Xie’s reform.
In fact, Liu Xie's military camp method has infinitely approached the government system of the Sui and Tang dynasties. This system has many advantages such as strong mobilization and low cost. The soldiers are happy when they hear about war. It is definitely a wonderful way to pacify the world. The imperial court's troops were transformed in two years, thanks to this.
However, the disadvantages and advantages are also obvious. Under such a military system, it is too simple to cultivate a few noble surnames. If you connect with each other and get in-laws, you will immediately become a giant.
Why did the Northern Dynasties generally become more powerful since the Northern Wei Dynasty, but the change of dynasties is like a lantern. Generally, no one who has not studied the history of the Southern and Northern Dynasties can be said except for the Sui and Tang Dynasties?
Why did Li Yuan raise his arms and shout, Taiyuan Yichen alone greet 30,000 people, and even his daughter gathered 100,000 soldiers around Chang'an in an instant?
Why did Yang Jian become emperor but still fear his wife. After being bullied by his wife, he ran away from home and turned the emperor away in anger, but he was still chased back by his ministers and went back to the palace to apologize? Why could his father-in-law Dugu Xin marry the emperor of the three dynasties?
Why hasn't there been an alternation of imperial power since the establishment of the early Tang Dynasty, from the beginning to Li Yuan to Li Longji? Why did almost all princes rebel? Is it really because of their filial piety?
To put it bluntly, this system has too high requirements for the emperor. Almost all emperors must be wise and powerful. If their level is slightly worse, they will be overthrown in minutes.
In other words, the Tang Dynasty, a fairly good monarch was produced for several generations. The one who was not good at the monarch had his wife, so he survived in this distorted system until the Li Longji period. (Then the military system of the government collapsed and changed the recruitment system, and then the warlords were separatist)
At present, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, although these top-notch heads in the world do not know what will happen four hundred years later, they still have basic judgment.
The emperor's plan is so deep and thoughts are so far away that he can't find such a person through history books, or he doesn't look like an individual. How could the emperor not even consider the issues they have considered?
"Since Guangwu, this dynasty has withdrawn meritorious officials and civil servants. This is certainly good governance, but to be honest, today, the collapse of rituals and music is not the root of this disaster was buried at that time? The emperor is highly qualified, and he may have to do the opposite in the future. We are in charge of the great affairs of the court. In the future, the marquises will be all real power. Taking over the marquises from all over the world into Henan is indeed a wonderful method. Now, when the emperor is in full swing in the spring and autumn, the obstacles will be smaller. As for the nobles' discussions, will the emperor do the opposite in the way, and finally the heroes will be relegated to the civil servants?"
Yang Biao also said after hearing this: "But that's true. Manchester City is a loyal and righteous man, so he went to the ancestral land of Yanzhou and moved his family to Nanyang. But there are so many powerful people in the world, especially the three states of Jing, Yi and Yang. The family has more population than Manchester City's families, and there are at least a dozen, right? How can we ensure that everyone is like Manchester City and the Taiwei? Even if Manchester City itself, how can we ensure that their descendants are like Manchester City?"
Everyone nodded again, but Li Dian blushed and smiled bitterly, saying, "Don't talk about it anymore. Speaking of which, I am also a marquis of Duxiang now. This is considered a marquis of noble families. I am also a noble family. I don't want the fields in Nanyang anymore. Brother Zhongda, please find another treasure land in Henan for my tens of thousands of families."
Sima Yi smiled when he saw this: "Brother Mancheng is loyal to the country. Yi really admires him and should order his treasure hunting place for Brother Mancheng."
However, Li Dian cursed in his heart: I'm going to move again.
I have been the head of the family for less than two years, but I have moved twice? I am a big family of tens of thousands of people!
But Xun Yue said: "Don't be angry in Manchester City. If you really want to be a hero and retire from the civil servants, it will be a disaster for us, who are the ones who pass on the family of poetry and books. It is a great thing for you, and you have the first to advocate this righteousness, will the emperor treat you badly? Here, you must congratulate you first, that is, your family happened to move to Nanyang, and others want to move, but there is no chance. After all, this move evolved from the method of moving tombs. Although there are many uninhabited lands in Henan, it is limited. Other families cannot let them join their clans and move more than a hundred people in the direct lineage."
Liu Bei smiled and said, "I think it's not that Manchester City is resentful, but that Zhongyu, you are unwilling to accept it? Zhongyu, don't bother. I think the heroes are sure of it, but they may not necessarily retire from the civil servants. Guangwu's practice of this method was a good policy, and the emperor would never be so unwise. It is obvious that the emperor has only said half of this strategy, and there must be a backup plan in the future. This is not something that ordinary people like us can guess."
Everyone nodded again.
But Sima Yi frowned and said, "Even if there is only one half of the plan, I'm afraid there is still a third layer of deep meaning."
"Oh? There is a third level? What did Zhongda think of again?"
"It is a good thing for us to participate in politics and make decisions directly. We and our descendants are afraid that they are all nobles? But do you think this strategy is a good thing for the Grand Sima? Compared with meritorious deeds and titles, Yingchuan is not as many as Qiao County people."
"Hiss~"
After saying this, everyone suddenly realized.
"Yes, in this way, it's a match for the previous one. The emperor specially ordered his family to follow the army, but asked the nobles to move to the tomb. This... good guy, this is one set after another!"
In this way, isn’t this about the fact that Qiao Pei’s military general group is separated from Cao Cao himself?
Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, and especially Xiahou Yuan, these people are also marquises, and they also have to participate in politics and make decisions! If this happens once or twice a year, will every policy proposal they have in the past ten years be the same as Cao Cao?
If this continues, will his clans and old subordinates really form a close community of interests with Cao Cao?
Thanks to their ability ministers who are as smart as Sima Yi and who can barely keep up with the emperor's thinking to make analysis, otherwise they wouldn't have realized it.
I'm afraid Cao Cao didn't realize that these two strategies were about to dig his foundation?
The emperor’s plan...is so scary!
But Guan Yu finally couldn't help it and asked, "Brother Zhongda is very worried. I deeply admire it. So what is the deep meaning of our military use this time... we are going to leave Suizao?"
"This..." Sima Yi was embarrassed, but shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I really can't guess this. I'm actually not very good at military strategies. The emperor's military use is as good as a god. It's far from what I can guess."
Upon hearing this, Guan Yu was immediately disappointed.
You have just said so much and analyzed the emperor's meaning for seven or eight out of ten, but as far as my army strategy is concerned, I can't analyze it at all?
This army strategy is the most outrageous!
The place where soldiers live and die is a life-and-death place, and this is something that can be seen immediately! If I don’t understand it well, wouldn’t I betray the army and the country be humiliated?
So everyone had to use their brains and think about it, and they just wanted to stop eating hot pot and started discussing the map.
However, this army strategy is really a complete army strategy. No matter how you think about it, you can't figure out what the deep meaning is.
No matter how you look at it, you can't win this battle. At that time, you will probably lose all your efforts. In the end, you may have to take over two people, Gao Shun and Huanjie, and the entire Jingzhou will be lost.
Talk, chat, but I have never been to Nanyang. In fact, I don’t know the terrain there at all. Jia Kui, who has never participated in the discussion from beginning to end, suddenly asked: “Did we... forget one person?”
"Forgot someone? Who?"
"Jiangdong Little Overlord, Sun Ce, Sun Bofu!"
Chapter completed!