In addition to these things, there were also some things that made Liu Bei feel speechless.
A certain heir to the title of marquis in the clan lost his fertility due to illness, but he did not want to lose the inheritance of the title, and did not want to hand over his ancestral property to outsiders, so he privately begged his concubine brother and his wife to work hard and have a baby. If the child comes out, he will inherit the title.
And then something like this really happened.
The prince's brother cooperated with his wife, and it really succeeded. The child was born, the issue of the heir was solved, and there was no need to worry about losing the title and financial interests.
But this matter is still an open secret in the family of the neighboring prince. Almost everyone knows it, but no one tells it outside, for fear of breaking the window paper.
Originally, the matter ended here, but after his concubine brother donated his genetic genes, he was still obsessed with his sister-in-law's beauty and tried to renew his relationship with her many times.
As a result, he was disliked by his sister-in-law, who resisted and dealt with her many times. However, he was worried that his husband would find out and suspected that he was unruly, so he did not dare to say anything. In the end, this only encouraged the arrogance of his concubine brother.
Later, one time they made a big fuss, and Marquis Gile knew about it, so he almost beat his brother to death.
This incident began to spread out of the mansion and around the area, becoming a joke.
One after another, Liu Bei hid his eyes and raised his forehead, sighing repeatedly. He deeply felt the charm of biological diversity, and also felt deeply angry for this group of insects raised by the country.
"So much tax money is spent to support so many wastes and the dregs of the world, while those who work diligently for the country do not receive any rewards or help. How can the country of Han not be in decline for so long?"
"The reason for the decline of the country is that hard-working and hard-working people are not treated correctly, which has chilled the hearts of the world! The hearts of the world have chilled. If an enemy invades, should I fight against the enemy myself?!"
So Liu Bei issued an order to intensify the punishment of the Han clan clan groups and their vassal groups. The punishments should be severe rather than lenient. If possible, they would not be exiled, and if they could be exiled, they would never be imprisoned.
By the beginning of October in the first year of Zhenguan, of the nineteen sect kings who were under supervision and arrested, only one, King Donghai, was considered barely innocent.
This is because he has been frail and sick since he was a child. Since he came to the throne, he has been lingering in bed and has been basically a medicine jar. His family is busy taking care of him and doing everything possible to let him and his wife have children to inherit the title. The whole family has no time to do bad things, so it is because of this He saved himself and his family by maintaining his "innocence".
I have to say this is a ridiculous and hilarious fact.
So the King of Donghai was demoted to the title of Marquis of Sihui County in Nanhai County. He will lead his family to Sihui County to seal the title, and he will not be allowed to return to the Central Plains without being summoned.
Three of the other clan kings who were killed were deprived of their Liu family status, deprived of all their property, and exiled to Jiaozhou.
Seven of them were deposed as common people and lost the qualifications to have the surname Liu. They all changed their surnames and were expelled from the clan. They were then exiled to remote prefectures and counties and became rural households. From then on, they were not allowed to return to the Central Plains.
The remaining eight crimes were not very serious, so after the trial, they were all demoted to the title of Tinghou and were assigned to Gaoliang County and Linyun County in Hepu County. In essence, they were settlers with the title of Tinghou. household.
Because there was not much population in the area, and there was no tax to feed them, they would not be able to support a large family if they did not farm their own land and only relied on the government's meager support that was better than nothing.
Of course, because the sect kings started from a relatively high level, their end was relatively clear.
A considerable number of those close clan members were Tinghou and Xianghou, with low starting points and particularly serious crimes. Therefore, it was natural for the thirteen close clan clans to be executed for various crimes.
In addition to those who were executed, almost half of them lost the qualification to have the surname Liu, were deposed as common people, and were sent to Jiuzhen County and Rinan County to cultivate and farm, and were not allowed to return to the Central Plains.
The remaining lucky ones who were not guilty of serious crimes were granted the titles of Tinghou and Xianghou to Yulin County and Cangwu County. They were nobles in name, but in reality they were also holding the title of nobility. Residential settlements.
There were also some who were simply assigned to Jiaozhou with the lower-level Marquisship of Guannei. They could not talk about fiefdoms. Liu Bei gave them a slight discount and gave them a small amount of living expenses every year before driving them away. Arrived at Jiaozhou.
The good days are over, and the kindness left to you by your ancestors is also over. How you live your life and how you survive are all your own business and have nothing to do with the court anymore.
No, it still has something to do with it.
Although there is a tax holiday and the taxes are low, but...
You have to pay my taxes too!
Finally, Liu Bei jointly promulgated the new "Han Clan Law" in the name of Liu Yu, the great Zhenghe Sansi. In addition to announcing that he would levy taxes from high-level Han clan clansmen to subsidize the lives of poor Han clan clansmen, In addition, most of them are legal-related content.
What crimes should be demoted, what crimes should be exiled, what crimes should be expelled, beheaded, etc. It is necessary to clarify the principles of all punishments and rewards for Han clan clan groups within the scope of the law. In a legal sense, the Han clan clan groups are urged to have a positive effect on the country, rather than a negative effect.
The only thing about this law that can be called humane is probably Liu Bei's previous decision. Taxes on wealthy Han clan clan groups will be concentrated and invested in a Han clan clan support foundation. For the poor, The clan members of the Han clan who were unable to eat provided the minimum assistance.
That is to say, they will not be allowed to starve to death. Other than that, they will not be provided with anything, whether it is a way to become an official or a way to make money. Don't starve to death.
The promulgation of this law means that Liu Bei's treatment of Han clan clan groups is in a legal and fair state, and is not partiality or revenge. It is entirely because the other party has made mistakes and is helpless. There was irrefutable evidence, so they were dealt with according to the law.
This was an upright murderous act. It was obviously to wipe out all the clan groups in the Second Empire, but it did not cause any serious backlash and was very popular.
Later, in addition to once again confirming the status of Liu Xie County Marquis, Liu Bei announced the decisions of three more knights.
That is to say, Liu Hui, the commander of Dongyuan, was granted the title of Marquis of Liwu County, with a settlement of 6,000 households.
Liu Sheng, the head of the Western Shu Military Region and Zhonglang of the Shence Army, was renamed the Marquis of Anping County, with a settlement of 8,000 households.
Liu Yong, the commander-in-chief of the Yulin Army, was granted the title of Marquis of Raoyang County, with a settlement of 7,000 households.
The newly ennobled county princes are the same as Liu Xie's county princes, and they are similar to the county princes of the Second Empire. They can only pay taxes and have no power to intervene in local administration.
Originally, Liu Bei planned to make Liu Bo a marquis, as the only title he would give to the only person in the family since he ascended the throne. It was more or less a little comfort to the family, although he really had no regard for other members of the family. Any emotion.
But Liu Bo refused.
He said that he had not made any significant contribution to Liu Bei's career, had no military or political achievements, and had no convincing reasons. To rashly make him a prince would only make people think that Liu Bei's rewards and punishments were unknown.
Moreover, Liu Hui was his son, and his son's being granted the title of marquis was equivalent to the glory of his old father. He was very satisfied, so he rejected Liu Bei's offer of the title of marquis.
Liu Bei complied with his request and did not forcibly make him a marquis. He only gave him a lot of money and gifts to express his gratitude.
And caring people have also noticed that Liu Bei's move to ennoble three of his own clans is not simple.
Liwu County, Anping County and Raoyang County surround the same place - Liu Xie's fiefdom, Anguo County.
Liu Xie was the Marquis of Anguo County. During the Dutian Rebellion, Liu Zhong tried to lead his so-called loyal army north to Anguo County to find Liu Xie and re-enthrone Liu Xie as emperor, thus launching his counterattack against Liu Bei.
So this time, people think Liu Bei's enfeoffment is meaningful.
In addition to increasing the clan power of Liu Bei's own clan, he also wanted the fiefdoms of three close lords of his clan to surround Liu Xie's fiefdom, blocking Liu Xie in Anguo County, and preventing anyone who wanted to attack Liu Xie. Whatever he did, he had to take into account the close relatives of the three Liu Bei clans who surrounded him.
This time, the results people speculated were almost the same as what Liu Bei thought.
He just wanted to let his own people surround Liu Xie's fiefdom, which was the same as when the Zongzhou clan divided the princes, and let a large number of Ji family princes surround the Song Dynasty.
However, this matter can also be considered from another angle.
Liu Zhong's desire to restore Liu Xie not only threatened Liu Bei's throne, but also seriously threatened Liu Xie's life. If Liu Xie was really coerced by Liu Zhong into restoration, then he would be the restoration emperor whether he wanted to or not. , all actually challenged Liu Bei's throne, from a Zen emperor to a hostile emperor.
By that time, even if Liu Bei still wants to save his life, there will be many people who want Liu Xie to die, more than Liu Bei can handle, and then Liu Bei's idea of saving Liu Xie's life will not be realized.
After all, Liu Bei is not a pure evil person. He wants Liu Xie to survive. Even Liu Bian, who is actually quite innocent, Liu Bei also wants him to survive.
So after Liu Xie was enfeoffed, Liu Bei sent someone to secretly send Liu Bian, who was under house arrest, to Liu Xie's fief to reunite their brothers. It is said that Liu Xie was very moved by this and knelt down several times in the direction of Liu Bei. , to thank Liu Bei for his kindness in allowing their brothers to reunite.
This pair of hard-working brothers who depended on each other could be considered as escaping the curse of separation and death in their previous life. They successfully followed Liu Hong's last wish and were able to live a good life in Anguo County.
Liu Bei's handling of the clan clan of the Han Dynasty has come to an end. The clans of the Second Empire were wiped out in one fell swoop. The clans of the Third Empire have not yet grown up. During this window period, it was Liu Bei who relied on his own overwhelming strength. Force and prestige shocked the world and maintained the country of the Han Dynasty.
Since he was so cruel to the Han clan clan groups, Liu Bei would certainly not show any mercy to the other rebels.
In four months from May to September of the first year of Zhenguan, more than a hundred rebel armies emerged from all the major states in the world, under various banners.
The big banner is like Liu Zhong's, pointing the finger directly at Liu Bei. The smaller banner is purely against the Dutian Order, but has no intention of opposing Liu Bei's regime.
But in Liu Bei's view, the meanings of the two are almost the same. If you want me to compromise, isn't it equivalent to killing me?
Can I compromise?
Liu Bei could compromise at the beginning, but now that the situation has reached this point, he actually has no qualifications or possibility to compromise. He can only go to the dark side. On the contrary, his enemies will also die.
More than a hundred rebels are not as simple as more than a hundred families, but it means that there are dozens of times more families behind them opposing Liu Bei's policies. Each rebel army is not pulled up by one family, but by dozens of people. Dozens of families have united, and thousands of families are against Liu Bei and fighting against Liu Bei.
They have still been weakened. If they had not been weakened, then Liu Bei should have faced ten or twenty times more intensity of confrontation. The situation would have been much more severe than today. What would have happened? When they are exhausted, the army will run around everywhere, extinguishing the flames of rebellion. If they are not careful, they will capsize in the gutter.
In that case, the likes of Liu She and Liu Zhong will definitely get ten times more strength to support them. The army they can raise and the banner they can raise must be more powerful existences. It is even possible for Liu Xie to really Wrapped up by them, it became their banner to resist themselves.
By then, the world will be in chaos for the second time.
Liu Bei is confident of achieving the final victory, but the impact of the war will also destroy all the achievements he has accumulated over the years, causing his many years of hard work to be wasted in one fell swoop. He has to start from scratch, instead of being as comfortable as he is now and allocating some money. For money and food, just arrange some capable officials.
And the force that made him feel embarrassed was indeed the force that Liu Xiu faced back then. It was even worse than the force that Liu Xiu faced. Therefore, Liu Bei realized that Liu Xiu Xiu is indeed very capable and able to fight.
Although he was not the only one with power, Liu Xiu, despite military pressure that was ten times greater than Liu Bei's, still pushed forward part of the land-sharing policy, forcibly sharing the cake with the world's powerful powers, seizing a lot of power and land share, and forcibly giving it to the Han Empire. Still alive today.
Despite this, Liu Xiu was not an emperor who left a reputation for cruelty in history books. Compared with those emperors who forcibly promoted reforms, his reputation and the things he did were much softer.
So, he could even be considered as earning money while standing, but he didn't earn that much, but he was really a very good and excellent emperor.
If Liu Bei was faced with that situation, Liu Bei's choice would probably be for everyone to join forces and fight to reduce the world to ruins, and also to physically save these insects.
But despite this, it did not prevent Liu Bei from completely destroying everything he had built.
The Second Empire was over, and the rising sun of the Third Empire was slowly rising. The promotion of the Dutian Order was basically successful. The resistance of the officials and powerful people failed, and they were all killed by Liu Bei.
This four-month desperate struggle left thousands of families wiped out on the battlefield, but what followed was not peace, but a more intense reckoning.
Any family that has some relationship with these families must be investigated. Anyone who has a secret possession of crossbows or armor but fails to report it will be regarded as a rebel and will be killed immediately without mercy.
No matter how many people oppose, no matter how many people resist, Liu Bei will never be merciful.
(End of chapter)
