After they all left, Liu Bei rubbed his temples tiredly, smiled at Xun You who stood aside and didn't dare to speak, and shook his head with a look of helplessness.
"I used to think that the more elite troops the better for Han Xin. The more troops I have, the stronger I will be. When I am invincible, I can do whatever I want. But now I feel more and more that having too many elite troops is a problem. question.
We have soldiers but no wars to fight. The army is not satisfied, and I am quite helpless. I even thought about expanding the army to 500,000 before. But now I know, no, no!
If I really need 500,000, it will not be difficult to support them, but there are not enough wars for them to fight. They will definitely cause me all kinds of problems. Let alone fighting, I will burn them if they don’t fight. Very fragrant! "
Xun You also smiled bitterly.
"Although the army obeys your orders and has strict military discipline, the army is also composed of people. People have desires, and when they have desires, they want to act. Now because of your strict military discipline, the army cannot do other things and can only follow To obtain meritorious service and rewards in war, they naturally pursue war.
You did nothing wrong, and neither did the army. The only mistake was probably that the enemies were too few and too weak to satisfy the Han army. So your policy is really correct. If you cannot go further and disperse the army, It's really a problem to just stay around Luoyang. "
"Yeah, but I also think it's a pity that such an elite force really has to stay around Luoyang."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "I worked so hard to train them, feed them so well, dress them so well, and use them so well. Why? Isn't it just to make them win every battle?"
Now that we have invested so much, we must gain something. There is no battle to fight in the stable areas now, so we cannot mess around. There are always some areas that are not very stable, and we can use a little manipulation. "
"So are you really ready to go to war in Xishu and Northwest China?"
Xun You whispered: "That's not a small expense. A war is a war. The army is certainly happy, but the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War may cry. The most important thing for the whole country now is post-war governance and recovery. If we can rest and recuperate, If the war starts again in three to five years, the effect should be better."
"Of course I know not to put too much pressure on them, but..."
Liu Bei narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "The southwest, the counties and vassal states in the south of Yizhou are full of barbarians. I heard that there are rich mineral deposits there, but they cannot be mined because there are too many barbarians, and agricultural development is also very difficult. If it is a problem, taxation is better than nothing. Since it is my Han territory, I absolutely cannot tolerate this situation.
In the northwest, it is inevitable for the Han Dynasty to return to the Western Regions to start business. Using the Western Regions as a springboard to enter further west is also something I am interested in. At that time, I plan to travel by land and sea to find the legendary In Da Qin, there is no reason why they can come but we cannot go. "
"But Your Majesty, what will happen even if we find it?"
Xun You whispered: "Thousands of miles away, even if we find them, the army can be transported there for an expedition. Can we still govern? Your Majesty, there is a limit to governance, beyond a certain limit Due to the distance, His Majesty’s decrees will be meaningless, and I ask Your Majesty to think carefully and not to start a meaningless war.”
"Of course I know that such a war is meaningless, and big men will not fight such a war, but that may not be the case for other countries."
Liu Bei looked around, approached Xun You, and waved to Xun You to come over.
"The people of Zhou could create kingdoms for their clans and children of meritorious officials. Under the conditions at that time, it was absolutely impossible for the Zhou people to govern the land of Yan in the land of Luoyang. However, the country of Yan also developed well and later became one of the seven heroes. , competing with Qin and Zhao Qi, so I think we don’t have to be so rigid.
If I can't rule myself, then I will arrange for people to govern and establish states. It's so far away and I can't control it, but I can't let it go and hand it over to others. That would be a pity. As long as it's possible, then Let them establish a country in a foreign land. It can be regarded as a little China, right? "
After Xun You heard this, he was surprised and frowned, his face full of surprise and uncertainty.
But after thinking carefully for a while, Xun You suddenly felt that this might be a feasible strategy.
At that time, the Zhou people opened up the territory through slash-and-burn cultivation, turning the barren land and barbarian territory into the fertile land it is today. It is not unimaginable that the start was difficult and dangerous, and the process was full of difficulties and dangers.
But in exchange, hundreds of years later, Qin, Qi, Chu, Wei, Zhao, Yan and Han appeared in the original barbaric land, the seven heroes of the Warring States Period appeared, and the Huaxia clan with abundant martial virtues appeared. They further cultivated Gu and raised the Great Qin Empire that transcended the times, and then , that is, a four-hundred-year-old man.
Without the enfeoffment of Zhou people, where would we be today?
How could there be such a fertile land with abundant products today?
How could there be tens of millions of citizens today?
If we compare the situation at that time with the current situation, the situation envisaged by Liu Bei...
Not to mention, maybe we can create a whole new world.
As long as Liu Bei is really ruthless and delegating power, as long as he is really willing to establish a state in the wilderness, even in a very remote place, if he is really willing to establish a state in a remote place, maybe the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period can reappear in the world?
At that time, with the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period outside and the Motherland of China in the middle, what kind of state will they be in that dominates the world?
Isn’t that Little China everywhere?
The world is so vast, is there any opponent for the mighty Han?
How glorious will the big man be?
Xun You couldn't help but start to think about it.
But Liu Bei didn't have much time to accompany him to imagine the future.
Xun You only needs to be responsible for military issues, while Liu Bei also needs to be in charge of civil affairs. He needs to be responsible for the overall management and decision-making of the local trauma and losses caused by the three-month chaos caused by the Du Tian Order. Allocate various materials for support.
In addition, there are a group of Han clan members who need him to interrogate and deal with them.
The Third Judicial Department interrogated the Han clan clan members who were escorted to Luoyang in accordance with the procedures, and obtained various information from them. After summarizing it, they handed it over to Liu Bei. After Liu Bei read it, he shook his head helplessly.
This group of guys, except for those who have Liu Zhongxu's documents hidden in their homes, which is considered a real rebellion, the rest of them have more or less problems. Not to mention tax evasion, not to mention hiding slaves, but the key is that there are some people Hidden armor and weapons.
Even if they didn't say this, they didn't do anything humanly.
Eating, drinking and having fun, spending money lavishly, doing evil in the local area and bullying men and women, and making a mess of personal problems. Basically, it is all bits and pieces of illegal and disciplined things. There is really not much to say about the overall culpability. Personal contact can only be regarded as a slightly low-level scumbag.
"I'm so angry. Our ancestors gave them such good treatment. They can't learn etiquette, justice and shame. They only learned to eat with chopsticks and dishes, and then they learned to bully men and dominate women. The good ones are not learned, and the bad ones are masters of each. What a bunch of bastards..."
Liu Bei rubbed his temples and shook his head.
Ma Rixi, the imperial censor, Guo Hong, the minister of the Ministry of Law, and Ling Manchong, the minister of Zhongshu, stood aside without saying a word.
After looking at the investigation results in his hand for a while, Liu Bei put the papers on the desk, took a sip of tea, and sighed.
"No wonder there is a saying that tells us to be careful of those who try their best to teach people to learn well. The reason why they teach people to learn well is to facilitate them to do bad things. I deeply agree with it. In those days, those modern classics and ancient classics Master, he tried to lead people to be good one by one, but behind the scenes they were all male thieves and female prostitutes, so bad to the core."
Ma Rixi looked embarrassed, Guo Hong looked normal, and Man Chong looked disdainful.
After a while, Ma Rixi put away his embarrassment, saluted respectfully, and asked Liu Bei.
"Then Your Majesty, what do you plan to do with these clans?"
"Clan? Emperor Gaozu did not have such unworthy descendants!"
Liu Bei said angrily: "Those who have such problems will have their titles deposed, their inheritance taken back, and they will be deposed as common people. Everything will be returned to the public. Their clans from top to bottom, from inside to outside, are not allowed to have the surname Liu. They should all change their surnames. Leave it to me." Become a farmer in a remote area and earn your own living! If you can survive, die if you can't!"
Listening to Liu Bei's violent and angry words, Man Chong looked indifferent and even slightly excited.
He had long been unhappy with these lawless sect kings, and had always wanted them to understand the majesty of the Han law, so Liu Bei made this determination. He supported it very much and wished he could let those sect kings eat his laws immediately. Face.
Guo Hong looked at his nose and heart without making any comments on this matter. There was no expression on Gujing Mubo's face. No micro-expression master could tell how he considered this matter.
Ma Rixi glanced at Situ, Zongzheng and Liu Yu who were standing aside and said nothing. He hesitated for a moment and then spoke to Liu Bei.
"Your Majesty, after all, they are all close people of the late emperor, and they are all members of the Han clan. If we deal with so many at once, I am afraid that people in the world will criticize you, and it may also have some impact on you and the future clan members of the Han clan. , I think, can it be handled in batches and in a low-key manner?"
Liu Bei looked at Ma Rixi, frowned and thought for a while, and finally shook his head.
"No, since we have to deal with it, we must deal with it in an honest and fair manner. They are my enemies openly, do rebellious things, violate laws and disciplines, and are unafraid. If such things cannot be dealt with in an honest and fair manner, we cannot use the law to punish them. Severe punishment is not enough to demonstrate the majesty of the law and our determination to govern the country according to the law!"
Ma Rixi blinked his eyes, and suddenly remembered that it seemed that this was no longer the era when Confucianism dominated everything. The Third Empire of the Han Dynasty did not pay attention to Confucianism, which had been severely stepped on by Liu Bei several times. It was so dirty that few people wanted to care about it.
Therefore, the fate of these former Han clan clan members can no longer be reversed.
Ma Rixi had nothing to say and could only retreat without saying a word.
So Liu Bei's method of dealing with these old Han clan members was made public and spread throughout the court and outside, letting people inside and outside the court know that Liu Bei's treatment of these old Han clan members was true and not tainted at all. The water ones are exactly the same as other prisoners.
Even if there is any petty theft or trivial matter, it will be dealt with if found out, and not only the old Han clan clan members themselves and their family members, but also the servants at home will be investigated.
According to Liu Bei's words, even the servants in this group of servants are of various grades. Those with high status and close relations with the master's family have done many things such as accepting bribes and bullying men and women. Let me interrogate them all. , I want to uncover all the crimes committed in the past two hundred years since the resurgence of the Han Dynasty and make them known to the world.
Under Liu Bei's fierce statement, the local trial rules for those close relatives of the Liu family were also determined. The teams that went to supervise and judge them were tried locally according to the standards given by Liu Bei.
Only those who are clean and have not broken any laws can be adjusted to Jiaozhou with their original titles and continue to enjoy their original titles and estates. If anyone has broken the law, they must be interrogated to the end. If a family member has violated the law, they must also be interrogated to the end. If a domestic servant has committed an offense, they must be interrogated to the end. , we must also interrogate to the end, focusing on being meticulous and never letting go.
For a time, these Han clan clan members who used to enjoy special status and privileges in the local area were severely judged. They were all dumbfounded. They did not expect Liu Bei to be so decisive.
They were relatively good, at least they were not subjected to severe punishment, but their slaves were not treated so well. They were put directly in prison and subjected to various interrogations and various memory recovery techniques. They were also encouraged to report each other. Exposing and rewarding tainted witnesses is to dig out all these dirty things.
Then there was one extremely exciting dog-eat-dog show after another.
As the saying goes, it's not that you don't retaliate because the time has not come, but now, the time has come, and everything that should happen will happen.
Liu Bei did not expect at first that these interrogations could reveal so many dirty things, and that more than 90% of this group of people could be thrown into prison and sentenced to life imprisonment. death penalty.
Even during the interrogation process, the interrogators also found out some incredible things related to morality and three views, which were enough to make Liu Bei, a well-informed man, shout "I have never seen this before".
For example, a certain nearby prince gradually lost interest in women because there were too many women, so he searched extensively for beautiful men in his jurisdiction. Even if the people were straight, he would try his best to bend them, and even put some of them in order to do so. The young and frail handsome man lost his life, quite like a priest of a certain religion.
For example, a certain prince lost interest in normal behaviors because he played too much with his concubines, so he began to seek other stimulating behaviors. He secretly found strong men to enter the mansion and let them and their concubines perform in front of him. When the mood strikes, he goes off to play with everyone in person.
Of course, after the incident, in order to protect the face of themselves and their wives, all those strong men disappeared without exception. Their families reported it to the government, but the government refused to accept it.
Another example is that a certain prince has a heroic appearance and has no interest in his own wives and concubines. He likes other people's wives, so he often "visits privately", uses property and food to seduce folk women, and does a lot of things that he thinks are exciting. For this reason, many men who did not want to endure the humiliation were beaten to death and many families were shattered.
Liu Bei didn't know anything about this, and there was even no local official record of it. If it hadn't been for this big interrogation, which exposed the evil past of these bastards, these things might have been buried in the dust of history forever. , no one will ever know again.
This especially made Liu Bei angry.
(End of chapter)
