Now that we are talking about Huan Wen, we have to mention the name Huan Wen and some things hidden behind him.
Huan Wen, courtesy name Yuanzi, was born in 312 AD. It is said that he was the eldest son of Guang Luxun Huan Yi, one of the twelve ministers under the late emperor, after Nong Huan Fan, the chief minister of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms. He was from a family of powerful officials. In 328 AD, Huan Yi reported his old age to the late emperor and returned to his hometown. On the way, he was strangled and quartered by his enemies. Huan Wen, who was 16 years old at the time, used his frail body to transport his father's coffin back to his hometown thousands of miles away. The hardships were unbearable. People know. After returning to his hometown, Huan Wen cried blood and vowed to avenge his father. In 331 AD, after observing mourning for his father for three years, Huan Wen found an enemy. He pretended to be a tourist and killed his enemy alone among a group of thieves, finally avenging his father. Because of his loyalty, filial piety and courage, he was known by the world praise.
Huan Wen was a majestic person, generous and generous, and liked to associate with heroes, but he was good at conspiracy and scheming. At the age of fifteen, Huan Wen took the leadership of the Huan family, one of the eight great families in Quzhou. He fought against all opinions and helped Cheng Chun, the governor of Huainan County in Quzhou, to reduce the taxes on the fields, the levies in Pingguan City, and the number of merchants in the province. Private soldiers, public schools, and clan education gradually increased their reputation and strength. In those years, the Longkanghuan clan in Huainan, Quzhou, had the potential to be the first of the eight major clans in Quzhou.
Su Yu, the master of the Confucian Temple and the Xianda Academy, once commented on Huan Wen as: Loyal, righteous and courageous, full of scheming.
In 337 AD, three years ago, Liu Yan issued an edict to promote him to the rank of Captain of the Military Camp of the General's Mansion, and also to serve as Prince Liu Huai's engineering and economics advisor. Huan Wen resolutely resigned from the position of head of the family and came on horseback, relying on his excellent qualities. , and soon took root in Gyeonggi.
After Huan Wen finished speaking, before Emperor Liu Yan could express his stance, another young man with good looks followed him and said loudly, "Your Majesty, the people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is solid and the country is peaceful. Five years ago, Your Majesty, For the sake of the people of the world, for the eternal consolidation of the country, with the stubborn ministers, he decided on the strategy of centralizing power. Prime Minister Lu Zheng made the strategy for His Majesty, and made it clear that the strategy should be slow. If the soup is cooked slowly and the cocoon is peeled off, the world can be unified in thirty years; the middle strategy For the purpose of relocation, move the powerful nobles of the family away from their homeland and cut off their foundations. In twenty years, a peaceful and prosperous age can be achieved. The best strategy is to kill, and use the strong soldiers of the twelve guards in the palace to catch the culprit and eliminate the lawless people. Although the blood will flow like a river, it will not last for ten years. The chaos in the family can be quelled in a year, but if we implement the best policy, if we want to achieve a well-off world, we need to wait for a period of time."
The other four people looked at the young man who spoke. The person who answered was none other than Lu Ling, the general of the Yulin Zhonglang under Guang Luxun. He calmed down and continued, "Your Majesty couldn't bear the return of chaos to the world, so he took the following measures to deal with it. In the past few years, Planning, now the dark side is gradually buried, and the bright side can take root. If you want to end the situation, you still need to keep running!"
Although Lu Ling's words were inappropriate, they were neither humble nor arrogant.
Lu Ling, courtesy name Wenyou, was twenty-five years old. This son was the great-great-grandson of the former Eastern Wu general Lu Xun, the former imperial guard Lu Kang's great-grandson, the grandson of Pingyuan general Lu Ji, and the son of Lu Yun, the governor of Poyang County in Liuzhou. dignitary.
Although the Lu family's official position is getting smaller and smaller, its reputation is getting better and better, and its reputation in Poyang County is quite high.
All families have a common problem. They must put the interests of the family at the center before doing anything. The Lu family is not exempt from this custom. In order to consolidate the position of the Lu family in Liuzhou, the current head of the family, Lu Yun, gathered together with Sun Wu more than ten years ago. The surviving families Zhang, Zhu, and Gu formed the Liuzhou Alliance headed by Gu Lu, Zhu Zhang, and completely emptied the empire's power in Liuzhou. In recent years, under Liu Yan's strong suppression, the situation has improved. The details are a matter for later.
Back to the subject, when Lu Ling was a boy, he was rated as "a rare genius with outstanding writings" by Han Li Feng, a great scholar of the Mohist family. He was seven feet long, had a voice like a bell, was very majestic in appearance, and had talents in the world. After being crowned As soon as he came out of the mountain, he fascinated thousands of Jiangnan girls. He was a handsome man with both talent and appearance.
Five years ago, that is, in 335 AD, Liu Yanchong was appointed as the general of Yulin Zhonglang, commanding Yulin in the palace, and also serving as the prince's counselor.
The last person to speak was named Ran.
I saw him saying with an evil spirit, "Your Majesty! Nowadays, the Qin Empire in the north is determined to die, the Piaoyue Kingdom in the southwest is getting stronger and stronger, and the Changshui Guards have reported secretly. In recent years, several countries have exchanged envoys through the Western Regions, and they are gradually becoming more and more interested in our Han Dynasty. The attitude of the four major families of Qing, Mo, Ke and Gong in Aizhou in the southwest is ambiguous and they are suspected of collaborating with the enemy. Fengzhou in the northwest is vast and sparsely populated and has no danger to defend. Muzhou in the north only has the natural danger of Sige River. If With the profit from other countries and the support of the powerful families, the Qin army can reach Bashu in the south, Wuyuan in the north, and Yanmen in the west within one month, encircling Chang'an in the capital on three sides. Your Majesty, the old saying goes that cunning rabbits have three burrows, and if the noble families in Guanzhong are not eliminated, the royal court Then there is no way out, and according to the plan of the minister, we should take the best strategy and apply laws in categories, focusing on Quzhou, Liuzhou, and Mingzhou, divide and kill the families, so as to ensure the long-term stability of the Central Plains."
The Ran family was originally a popular surname in the Qin Dynasty. In 295 AD, when the Qin Dynasty was conquering the Han Dynasty in the south, Ran Min's father, Ran Cheng, was a brave man in battle. He was once worshiped as the Wolf Cavalry Colonel of the Great Qin Dynasty. Because of Ran Cheng's upright character, he offended the powerful and his life was in danger. He had no choice but to return to the Han Dynasty at night. Later, Ran Cheng, as a general of the Han Dynasty, followed his ancestors on the southern expedition. He always fought first in every battle and made many meritorious deeds. He was named Tianshui Armed Forces General by Liu Chen. The Ran family lineage took root in Tianshui County, Cangzhou.
But it is said that Ran Min grew up in such a martial family and became decisive and sharp when he was young. As an adult, he was eight feet tall, brave and good at fighting, and had extraordinary strength. He once dragged a buffalo backward for more than ten miles and dragged the buffalo to death. He was an infallible man. Deduction of hundreds of enemies. In 337 AD, Liu Yan appointed him as the military officer of the prime minister's palace and the military scholar of the prince, with the intention of tempering his character, diluting his murderous intent, and becoming a pillar of the empire in the future.
The four people who came here to meet the Saint today, although they come from all over the world, all have several common characteristics: they are all descendants of aristocratic families, they are all talented young talents, they are all descendants of the empire, and most importantly, they are all He is the teacher of Prince Liu Huai.
Today, the emperor Liu Yan summoned four people to meet him. His original intention was to inquire about the prince's studies, but before he knew it, the emperor, who had thousands of miles of land, started chatting with them about current affairs and politics, and about the family that was too big to lose.
After the four young talents expressed their opinions, they straightened their bodies, solemnly and solemnly, waiting for Liu Yan's instructions.
In the eyes of the four people, the emperor in front of them is not only ambitious, but also able to navigate the blue and windy roads, weather the wind and rain, and is also good at playing tricks and manipulating people's hearts. He is simply an impeccable emperor through the ages. When working under such an emperor, there is no way to use some cleverness, tricks, and tricks. It is better to treat each other with sincerity and speak the truth in conjunction with the holy will, which may capture the holy heart.
Although Liu Yan was the emperor who inherited the throne with the support of his family, after he ascended the throne, the family did not know how to advance and retreat with a basis, and gradually developed a bad style of meddling in state affairs and dictatorship. The Gyeonggi Massacre eleven years ago It was tantamount to forcing the palace, and various actions emptied the power in Liu Yan's hands, making Liu Yan extremely dissatisfied.
Therefore, the families who once had the power of Conglong became a thorn in Liu Yan's side and a thorn in his flesh.
This is the saying that there is no effort to work, and there is no success even if you are exhausted. This is the truth.
Just now, the four men of Xie An faced Liu Yan for questioning. In front of the emperor with a bright and holy heart, they tried their best to express their opinions and contempt for the world, which was another form of showing loyalty.
"Finished?"
After listening to the speeches of the four people, Liu Yan sat upright slightly, with a glimmer of light in his originally tired eyes.
"What you didn't say, what you didn't dare to say, what you were embarrassed to say, let me say it for you!"
Liu Yan laughed at himself and said, "Seventeen years ago, my father originally intended to pass the throne to my second brother. Fortunately, twenty-eight aristocratic families including Gu, Zhang, Gongsun, and Wang jointly signed a letter and worked hard to preserve it, so I was able to be crowned the great treasure. After ascending the throne In the beginning, I remembered the merits of the family's obedience to the dragon, and did not criticize the family too much for some outrageous things, so it led to today's situation. It is my fault that I am responsible for."
Liu Yan glanced at him, with a gloomy face, but he laughed and said, "Look at my memory, the people who contributed to Conglong back then were your Lu family, your Xie family, your Ran family, and your Huan family, eleven years ago The four of you must have been involved in the chaos in Gyeonggi Province. The world is really miserable, and such a large court can’t find a few children from poor families! I don’t know if it’s the empire’s tragedy or my tragedy!”
As soon as these words came out, the four people felt a chill in their bodies. They all left the table and kowtowed, not daring to speak!
When the emperor is angry, that is not a fun thing.
