Farmer of Shu Han Chapter 555

Chapter 555 Sima Zhi (publish a big chapter first, post later)

Cao Rui's voice was a little louder, not only the servant standing behind him heard it, but even the important minister sitting in front of him also heard it.

Hundreds of officials gathered in the court, and there were countless clan relatives, important ministers, and princes, but Sima Zhi was just a mere prince in the pass, but he could make Cao Rui say his name in one breath, with praise in his tone, which immediately aroused the attention of many people. dissatisfied.

This sentence caused more people to look gloomy.

Among the relatives of the Cao family, one person was even more spitting fire. He looked at Sima Zhi who stood up and proposed with hatred, and said loudly on the spot, "Henan Yin's words to appease the barbarians, I don't agree."

Everyone fixed their eyes and saw that it was Cao Hong, a relative of the Cao family.

Han system, the emperor raised issues during the court meeting, and the courtiers had proposers, so they needed to stand up.

People who have doubts or disagreements can sit in their own seats and ask questions.

Cao Rui was only a few years old and had just ascended the throne, so he wanted to do something. Hearing Sima Zhi's proposal, he thought it made sense, and wanted to praise him, but someone objected on the spot, so he had no choice but to shut up. ready to listen to Cao Hong's speech.

Sima Zhi's status is not high in this kind of big court meeting, and now he is opposed by his clan and important officials, but his expression remains unchanged. I saw him arching his hands at Cao Hong, and said slowly, "Dare to listen to the general's high opinion?" ?”

Cao Hong returned the salute perfunctorily, and glanced at Sima Zhi with a sneer, "Regardless of the Han and Han dynasties, it is only by exorcising barbarians like porcupine dogs that the Han dynasty can prosper."

"It is only said that Emperor Wu (Cao Cao) left the Xiongnu Shanyu Huchuquan in Yecheng, divided the Xiongnu into five tribes, and then chose the Han people as Sima to supervise them, because he knew that the attitude of Rong and Di was not the same as that of China, and it was not me. Races, their minds must be different'."

"Emperor Wu not only used troops in the two prefectures of You and Bing many times, and smashed Wuhuan, but even moved more than 100,000 Hu people and people from the border areas outside the fortress into the interior. As for Liangzhou, let alone, he sent troops to conquer the west. The general (Xia Houyuan) has repeatedly defeated the Qiang Hu."

"Even Ma Chao, the Shu bandit, repeatedly corrected the rebellion of Qiang and Hu, and was repeatedly defeated by Emperor Wu. In my view, Emperor Wu never said that he wanted to appease the Hu people because they refused to accept them. Such actions are really depraved. I am the majesty of the Great Wei."

"Your Majesty first stepped into the throne, and it was the time when the world was watching. If it was because of the Hu people's rebellion, if he gave up so easily, I'm afraid that both Wu and Shu would laugh at me for losing his courage."

When Cao Hong said this, he bowed to Cao Rui who was above him, "Your Majesty, Sima Zhi is indeed a man of integrity, but he was born in a poor family, so he still has little knowledge of such important national affairs."

The last sentence almost pointed at Sima Zhi's nose and scolded him for his low birth.

When the courtiers saw it, many people immediately applauded in their hearts: good scolding! Damn this country bumpkin!

There is a reason why everyone hates Sima Zhi so much.

Sima Zhi, as a Yin of Henan Province, usually acts in accordance with the law. He even ignores Huang Men in the palace asking him to do things, let alone the rich and powerful.

Many people fear and hate him at the same time.

What's more, it's okay for Sima Zhi to protect the head of Guizhou on weekdays, but now he is still openly saying in the court that he wants to restrict the aristocratic family?

Today he can suppress the Liangzhou clan, tomorrow he can take the opportunity to attack the Kanto clan!

When everyone thought of this, they felt even more resentful.

As for Cao Hong, he hated Sima Zhi even more, because Sima Zhi took his face to make a fool of himself, and that's why the new emperor remembered his name!

Speaking of this matter, it has to be traced back to Cao Pi.

When Cao Pi was young, he knew that Cao Hong's family was rich, so he borrowed money from him, but Cao Hong was unwilling to borrow money, which caused Cao Pi to hold a grudge ever since.

After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he found an excuse to put Cao Hong on death row and was about to execute him.

It made the Queen Mother Bian furious at that time, not only scolding Cao Pi, but also threatened Cao Pi's Queen Guo, "If Cao Hong is really killed by the emperor, then I will abolish your queen position."

Queen Guo was born in a poor family and had nothing to rely on. She was afraid that Queen Mother Bian would really do this, so she pleaded for Cao Hong several times.

How about the most powerful wind in the world or pillow wind?

Empress Dowager Bian's intercession didn't work, and many courtiers' intercession didn't work. In the end, it was Empress Guo's pillow wind, which allowed Cao Hong to escape from death.

However, he was lucky. Within a few months, Cao Pi died of illness. Cao Rui ascended the throne.

Cao Hong's wet nurse heard about this, so she went to sacrifice to Wujian God with Princess Linfen's servants, hoping that the ghosts and gods would bless Cao Hong, but she did not expect to be exposed.

Since Emperor Xiaowu of the former Han Dynasty had the disaster of witchcraft that forced Liu Shi to rebel against Prince Liu Shi and kill the empress Wei Zifu in his later years, the government has been particularly afraid of various witchcraft temple sacrifices, and has repeatedly issued strict orders not to perform private sacrifices.

Cao Pi also issued this kind of prohibition before his death, calling this kind of sacrifice an obscene sacrifice.

So Cao Hong's wet nurse was quickly arrested by Ismazhi, Henan.

Cao Hongxin got an official position and title, and encountered this kind of thing again. He was so frightened that he almost lost his mind, and hurriedly ran to the empress dowager again to intercede.

The Empress Dowager sent Huangmen to the government to deliver her orders, but what the Empress Dowager did not expect was that Sima Zhi didn't give her any face.

Not only did they prevent the Huangmen from entering, they even ordered Cao Hong's wet nurse to be beaten to death.

Then he gave a memorial to Cao Rui, saying that he had sentenced the person to death without giving the memorial first, because he was afraid that the empress dowager would save him.

In order to prevent the empress dowager from embarrassing the emperor, he ordered Luoyang Ling to beat people to death directly.

Cao Rui has just ascended the throne, young and energetic, and is about to make a difference.

Seeing Sima Zhi's memorial, he personally wrote a reply: In order to follow the emperor's edict, you acted expediently, what crime is there? In the future, if there is another Huangmen who comes to you to intercede, please do not meet him.

It was because of this incident that Sima Zhi came into Cao Rui's eyes. At the same time, Cao Rui took advantage of the enthronement and enfeoffed all the ministers, and gave Sima Zhi the title of Marquis of Guannei.

So, Sima Zhi's title and Jane's title in the emperor's heart were all bought with Cao Hong's face.

Although this incident did not affect Cao Hong's lost and regained official title and title, it also made him lose face. How could he not hate Sima Zhi?

Now that Cao Pi is dead, Cao Rui is his grandnephew, and with the support of the Empress Dowager, Cao Hong can be regarded as a royal family member who has gone through three generations.

So even if Sima Zhi can't do anything about it on weekdays, taking advantage of the opportunity to discuss the government and humiliate him can be regarded as a small revenge.

When Sima Zhi heard the words, his face was flushed, and he glared at Cao Hong, "Why did the later general humiliate people so much!"

You really don't know why I want to humiliate you?

Cao Hong's face darkened, and he asked, "Sima Zhi, what do you mean by that? Could it be that I said something wrong about Emperor Wu?"

Cao Hong fought with Cao Cao in his early years and made many military exploits. He even saved Cao Cao's life.

Cao Hong's words are closely related to Cao Cao's past actions, making it impossible to refute.

Sima Zhi's eyes were wide open, and he hurried forward, as if he was about to wrestle with Cao Hong.

Seeing that Sima Zhi's expression was wrong, the censor who maintained the order of the court hastily shouted, "Henan Yin Sima Zhi, please answer questions during the court meeting!"

Sima Zhi finally came to his senses, and was forced to stop abruptly, took a deep breath, and calmed down.

He knows very well that today's imperial court is mostly dominated by clansmen, dignitaries and aristocratic families, and it will no longer be the grand occasion of the emperor Wu, but even so, will he shrink back?

"Emperor Wu is of course right. But the general later said that he talked about Zhi's background, which is absurd! When Emperor Wu ruled the world, he issued the "Order to Seek Talents" three times. Regardless of background, only talent is given."

"The Empress General has been following Emperor Wu since his early years, so he doesn't know about this, right? Although Zhi was born in a poor family, it was precisely because of the appreciation of Emperor Wu that he was able to become an official."

"Now the General Empress is talking about Zhi's background, but do you think Emperor Wu's actions are wrong?"

Cao Hong was at a loss for words for a while, and said bitterly, "Emperor Wu is certainly right."

Cao Hong detained Cao Cao's attitude towards the Hu people, leaving Sima Zhi unable to refute.

But Sima Zhi also withheld Cao Cao's "seeking talents", leaving Cao Hong unable to refute.

For a while, this topic froze.

Everyone saw that Cao Hong had admitted his intimidation, and immediately turned disappointed. At the same time, they thought to themselves, "This Sima Zhi, it's fine if he doesn't know good and bad in normal times. I didn't expect his tongue to be so good."

Cao Rui, who was sitting on the top, saw everyone's expressions in his eyes, frowned slightly, and glanced around the important ministers again, his heart shivered again.

Of the four auxiliary ministers in the late emperor's edict, two were relatives of the Cao family, and the remaining two were Chen Qun from the Yingchuan family and Sima Yi from the Hanoi family.

Cao Rui naturally knew why the Great Wei was able to replace the Han so easily.

It is precisely because of the number, so when I became the emperor, I sat in this position and thought about the problem. Only then did Cao Rui realize that the conditions that were beneficial to the Cao family in the past may not be beneficial to the emperor.

The first emperor arranged half of the clan and half of the aristocratic family to assist him in the government. It seems that he wanted them to check and balance each other.

Having figured this out, Cao Rui once again looked at the important ministers below, his eyes swept over the clan and important ministers in front of him, and finally stopped on a person.

"Liu Shizhong, what do you think?"

Emperor Wu wiped out all the heroes and built a hegemony. Except for many powerful generals who helped him, there were also many advisers with outstanding talents such as Xun You, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Liu Ye, Dong Zhao, etc.

Among the most commendable senior counselors, only Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Liu Ye, Dong Zhao and others are left.

Sima Yi and Chen Qun are auxiliary ministers, and their words carry too much weight. If they open their mouths to set the tone, it will be difficult to adjust it in the future.

Behind the two of them are aristocratic families, their positions are somewhat biased.

Dong Zhao's niece married Sima Zhi. The two are relatives by marriage, so they need to avoid suspicion in this matter.

Only Liu Ye, although he is also a well-known member of the high clan, has a special and sensitive identity, that is, he is the descendant of Emperor Guangwu, and he is regarded as the royal clan of the Han family, so although he has the talent of the world, he is cautious and cautious.

It is precisely because of his prudence that he considers issues more comprehensively. The first emperor regarded him as a confidant, and if he had any doubts, he would consult more.

Liu Ye heard the emperor's inquiry, and quickly stood up, "Returning to your majesty, I believe that the laws of Emperor Wu cannot be abolished. Hu people have no etiquette, fear power but not morality, so they should not be easily compared with the people of Wei."

These words were a little smooth, and on the surface they seemed to agree with Cao Hong's words.

But in fact, the last sentence secretly agrees with Sima Zhi's words of being kind to the common people.

When Cao Rui heard this, his heart moved, and he nodded, "Forget it, we will discuss this matter later."

After retiring from the court, Cao Rui secretly announced Sima Zhi.

"Sima Aiqing, just now in the court hall, I saw how difficult you have been, and you seem to have something to say. I wonder if you can tell me here?"

Cao Rui pushed back all the palace people and asked.

After Sima Zhi walked out of the Taiji Hall, he was already a little disheartened, but he didn't expect to be summoned by the emperor in private. When he heard this question again, he was trembling with excitement.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I do have some remonstrance, and I want to express it to Your Majesty, but it's just a loyal word, and I'm afraid your Majesty will not be pleasant to hear."

Cao Rui laughed and said, "It's honest advice, so how can you say it's unpleasant? Please try it."

"The minister will speak up boldly."

Sima Zhi sorted out his thoughts, and then he said, "Emperor Wu specially set up a farmer's official to specialize in farming and mulberry. Only after the Jian'an period did the warehouses become full and the people rich."

“However, since the beginning of Huang Dynasty, the imperial court has allowed Diannong officials from all over the country to make a living in private, so some Diannong officials colluded with local big clans, embezzled the farmland, and drove the villagers to work for them.”

"This is an act that harms the public and enriches private interests. It is not suitable for the country as a whole. I would like to ask Your Majesty to restrain the aristocratic families and make them keep themselves safe, so as not to lose the hearts of the people."

It has been 30 years since Cao Wei implemented farming in the first year of Jian'an of Cao Cao.

After 20 years of stability in the north, except for the border areas, the farming system in the inner county gradually abolished.

In addition, in order to ascend to the throne of God, Cao Pi adopted a policy of compromising with the aristocratic family and relaxed his control over the local area, which led to the embezzlement of the farmland by the local aristocrats, and the trend of private hiding in Dingkou gradually grew.

Sima Zhi saw this situation, so he wanted to ask Cao Rui to stop it.

Unexpectedly, he just mentioned the topic of suppressing the aristocratic family in the court, and he was continuously made things difficult for him, so that he couldn't say the following words at all.

Cao Rui heard this, and sighed, "Mr. Sima is really loyal to the country!"

It's just that the aristocratic family has hundreds of years of history and is deeply rooted, and the Cao family relies on the aristocratic family to be able to become today. It's not easy to suppress it?

Sima Zhi saw Cao Rui's expression and knew his intentions, so he suggested, "Your Majesty, in order to enrich the treasury, the first emperor ordered the abolition of five baht coins, and only traded in grain and silk."

"This intention is good, but it gives convenience to hypocritical people, soaking millet to increase weight, making thin silk for profit, disrupting the market, and the people suffer from it."

Who is the hypocritical person? Sima Zhi didn't say clearly, but Cao Rui could understand.

"Besides, the grain and silk cloth piled up in the treasury are not only perishable, but also easy to be eaten by rats, and the loss is too great. It is not as convenient as carrying five baht money."

"More importantly, if five baht coins are issued, the coinage will be under the unified control of the imperial court, which will not only save the power of the government, but also enrich the treasury, and even reduce the oppression of the local wealthy families on the people."

When Cao Rui heard this, his heart was finally moved.

(No money for the following: This, it's really not that I don't post it. Some friends must have heard that the website has to be rectified in the past few days, so the chapter has to be reviewed before it can be displayed. This chapter has been delayed for two hours. I am also very helpless.)

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