Long live the sound, the mountains roar and the tsunami continues.
In the awning, the heads of all the old people were buzzing, they were really frightened by this scene.
The head of the Lu family said in a trembling voice, "The one who stirs up the world is Cun Huci. The few words spoken by King Yan have the power to manipulate people's hearts..."
The gentry and landlords in Zhenze Tower were also a little dizzy, and there was a faint fear in their hearts.
"He...what on earth is he going to do?"
"It turns out that offering sacrifices to heaven and earth is just a pretense. In fact, the plan is to return the hearts of all people. King Yan is really well-intentioned."
"Turn your hand and turn it into clouds, turn your hand and turn it into rain, that's all."
"I thought this sacrifice was just a drama, and I was waiting to see how it would end, but I didn't expect that he would feint..."
"He actually wants to worship a bunch of warriors, Chi Lao, and traffickers and lackeys!? Is he going to turn the world upside down!?"
"It is the ancestral family tradition to use literature to control martial arts, but King Yan is so high on the reputation of warriors. He is really crazy!"
"Uh... King Yan didn't distinguish between civil and military matters."
"Haha, I see, His Highness has gone a little far, hooray? He hasn't sat in that seat yet!"
"He dug his own hole and jumped out of it. Let's see how long he can be proud of himself. Even if the officials tolerate him, will the princes in the court tolerate him?"
Although the Song Dynasty attached great importance to commerce, in the final analysis it was still a farming civilization, so the landlord class still held the dominant position in the dynasty, and these people in the building were the epitome of this class.
As long as their interests are not affected, they don't care who will become the emperor, whether it is Zhao Si or Zhao Liu.
It's just that Zhao Mengqi doesn't seem to be friendly to them, and his past words and deeds have shown his martial ambitions. Today, he even gave warriors a very high honor, which made them very uneasy.
The Song Dynasty's policy of emphasizing culture over military affairs was criticized by many people in later generations. They looked down upon the cowardice of the Song people and called the Song Dynasty "coward" and "send away".
But everything happens for a reason. If you take a closer look at the world before the Song Dynasty, it is not difficult to understand why culture was emphasized over military affairs.
Since ancient times, new dynasties have learned from the previous dynasties. Therefore, the First Emperor warned against the turbulent times of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, centralized power and implemented prefectures and counties. The emperor of the Han Dynasty punished Qin for its isolation and defeat, and made his children princes.
What was it before Song Dynasty?
In the Tang Dynasty, the martial arts were illustrious, the territory was vast, and the power spread all over the world. All nations came to court, which sounded very exciting and happy.
However, it was precisely because of the lack of restrictions on warriors that the country began to be divided into vassal towns only 130 years after its founding, and the world fell into war and turmoil for two hundred years.
The Anshi Rebellion, the Tubo Rebellion, the Jingyuan Rebellion, the Huangchao Rebellion, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and the warlords' melee.
If you look through the history books of this period, you will find shocking human tragedies.
The normal rules are all broken, only those with strength are respected, those with strong soldiers and horses can be the emperor, and the emperor can be changed faster than a revolving lantern.
When the warriors ruled the country, the literati and Confucian scholars were reduced to servants, concubines, and slaves. Their moral character was completely lost, their lives were like grass and grass, and their lives were precarious.
Ordinary people are even more unfortunate. They want to be peace dogs, but they can only become two-legged sheep, used as military food and pay.
And warriors lick blood all day long, and most of them may not be ambitious. It's just that if you don't kill, people will kill you. In fact, many things are out of control of people in the world.
After experiencing this kind of unprecedented chaos and a dark era where the sun and the moon were dim, we finally came out of it. Emphasizing civility over military affairs has become the collective aspiration of all walks of life in society.
At that time, Zhao Da also rebelled and came to power. He had seen so many colleagues and seniors whose countries had been destroyed and their families destroyed. How could he not be afraid in his heart?
It must be said that there was nothing wrong with him releasing his military power over a cup of wine. It was the right choice for the Zhao royal family and the people of the world.
Judging from what Zhao Da did, his intention was definitely not to use the civilized people to overwhelm the military people and reduce the martial spirit. He believed that the military people could only manage the military and never interfere in politics. He wanted to establish a balanced government in which civil and military personnel perform their respective duties. .
Most powerful countries in later generations actually handled civil-military relations according to this idea.
Zhao Da just did not let military generals get involved in the central power. He himself
As a military general, how could he not understand the importance of force? Therefore, he still gave enough power and trust to the generals guarding the border to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army.
It's a pity that Zhao Da died suddenly. Zhao Er, who succeeded him, was a scholar and could not see as far as Zhao Da. After the defeat at Gaolianghe, his shortcomings in military ability were exposed. His martial arts was not enough to suppress the veteran generals, and the throne was somewhat unsatisfactory. Can't stand it anymore.
Therefore, Zhao Er greatly improved the treatment of literati from then on, helped him to suppress the warriors, and tried his best to dispel the martial spirit of the entire country. Although it brought about a long period of peaceful development and cultural and economic take-off, it also made the Northern Song Dynasty vulnerable to foreign wars. The root of the disaster has been laid. It has an extremely powerful military reserve, but it cannot play its due role.
After the Jingkang Disgrace, the ruling class of the Song Dynasty was awakened and realized the shortcomings of emphasizing civility over military affairs. They had to temporarily relax the constraints on military generals, improve their status, and grant them greater power.
In the early days of the southern crossing, military generals could serve as envoys of propaganda and appeasement, as well as officials in the feudal territories, in charge of military affairs. In emergencies, they had the power to act expediently, and they could kill first and report later.
The expansion of the power of military generals greatly enhanced the combat effectiveness of the Song army, and they won many great victories in the wars with the Jin Kingdom.
However, some military generals maintained their own military strength and gradually became domineering and despised the court. Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun and others repeatedly resisted and disrespected the imperial court. Yue Fei and Zhao Jiumei had political disagreements, which aroused suspicion, and there were also Miao and Liu mutinies. This intensified the conflicts between military commanders, civil servants, and the imperial power.
As a result, the fear of being dominated by military generals once again shattered the fragile hearts of the ruling class. Zhao Jiumei began to rebuild the Forbidden Army, curb military power, and strengthened guard against military commanders. Not only military generals, but also military commanders with Jinshi background. Civil servants.
In fact, the Song Dynasty emphasized culture over military affairs, mainly to suppress military generals and prevent them from becoming domineering, but it did not despise military equipment and the army. Seventy-eight percent of the annual fiscal revenue was spent on the army.
It's just that the general is the soul of the army. Generals who are overly suppressed and guarded will no longer have subjective initiative and enterprising spirit. With a dawdling mentality, the combat effectiveness of the army will naturally be lost.
Zhao Mengqi understood this problem, so he thought of forming a new army and exploring a way to reasonably restrain the generals without affecting their combat effectiveness.
This is difficult, but he has gained nearly a thousand years of experience, and by referring to so many examples of success and failure in later generations, he will always find a feasible way, and giving high honors to soldiers is one of the means.
It's just that most other people don't understand that the concept of preventing generals from becoming bigger has been deeply rooted in their bones, so they will definitely not like King Yan who shakes this principle.
At this time, Zhao Mengqi, standing on the high platform, seemed to be receiving the worship of tens of thousands of people, and couldn't help but feel a little drunk. Perhaps, this is the wonderful taste of power.
Fortunately, he didn't dwell for too long. The cold rain woke him up. When the shouts subsided, he stretched out his hand to signal everyone to quiet down.
"Three talents, heaven, earth and man. Today's sacrifice puts people first. Heaven and earth must not forget it either."
"It happened in a hurry, the ritual vessels and incense were not prepared, and the offerings of the three animals and fruits were not complete. However, we must show our sincerity and show our sincerity. Come and offer the sacrifices!"
Many people thought that King Yan's sacrifice today was just selling dog meat on a sheep's head. Unexpectedly, he actually came back and offered sacrifices to heaven and earth. They became more and more confused about what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
More people are curious about what kind of sacrifice King Yan will use as a substitute. You know, in a normal sacrificial ceremony, the sacrifices are very rich and exquisite.
Immediately, people saw the sergeant slowly walking towards the altar carrying three bags.
The bag is moving, and it should contain living things, which makes people speculate continuously.
It wasn't until the sergeant climbed to the top and poured out the contents of the bag that people were shocked to realize that it was actually a human being!
"Isn't it? Sacrifice of human beings is harmful to the harmony of heaven and earth!"
"Hey, one of them is still wearing official uniform..."
"The one on the left seems... seems to be the rebel leader who was hanging on the tower before."
Gradually, people already know who these three people are, Liu Jiasan and his son, Liu Zhengyi, Liu Xiuren, and Liu Xiuli.
Zhao Mengqi pointed at the three of them and said, "Liu
The sins of this family are so serious that it is difficult to describe them in detail. Their major sins are as follows. "
"In Jiaotong Prefecture and County, they roamed the countryside, robbed the weak, bullied the weak, relied on their high salary, and merged with each other... There were statements from time to time that the officials were attached to the power and could not push away the land. When the land was exhausted but the tax registration was still there, the prisoner Imprisonment and imprisonment, as well as selling wives and children, migrating to death...using means such as robbery, occupation, forced purchase, and expropriation to annex more than 100,000 acres of public and private land, leaving good people with no land to cultivate, and wantonly encircling the fields. Siltation and blockage of Taihu Lake waterways...use of power to secretly reduce taxes and evacuate, or transfer them to the households of small people, or implicate the towns, and transport them on behalf of the envoys every year. Feed the water bandits, rob homes and homes, destroy embankments and flood fields... Smugglers are prohibited , collaborating with the enemy and treason, committing rebellion..."cao
The Liu family has been doing evil for so many years, so naturally there are many victims present.
Hearing these crimes one after another, the people gnashed their teeth and wished they could eat their flesh and sleep on their skin.
The wealthy people in Zhenze Tower were frightened when they heard this, because they had done some of the same things, so they naturally thought that King Yan was going to kill the monkeys to scare the chickens.
It took a full quarter of an hour for Zhao Mengqi to finish reading the Liu family's crimes.
"Such sinners are so angry that God is angry with them! We are here to rectify them and sacrifice them to God!"
Immediately, the sword and ax hand swiftly chopped off the heads of the Liu family's three father and son and placed them beside the altar.
Although everyone knew that the Liu family and his son deserved their punishment, Liu Xiuren was a civil servant and prefect, and Liu Xiuli was also the governor of a state, and they were already considered senior officials of the court. Without an edict, the King of Yan killed them as soon as he asked, and treated them as livestock as tribute. Sacrifice to heaven and earth, this has a huge impact on many people's hearts.
For this group of Jin gentry in Wujiang, the crazy expansion of the Liu family in the past had harmed their interests to some extent, but as members of the same class, they naturally felt a sense of sadness at the death of the rabbit and the fox.
"The rule of not killing scholar-bureaucrats really no longer exists?"
"He still relies heavily on martial arts. Is he going to go back to the troubled times where rituals and music have collapsed and animals cannibalize people?"
"King Yan... is too tyrannical. In the nearly three hundred years of Song Dynasty, I have never seen such a tyrant!"
