The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 302: The Grand Court Meeting in the Third Year of Jian'an

It is actually most convenient for the imperial court to send Lu Bu and Zhang Liao to suppress the bandits.

With the abilities of the two of them, even if there are tens of thousands of bandits hiding in the surrounding mountains, they can be easily pacified.

on the contrary.

If we were to use the method Yang Xiu suggested, it would certainly be much more difficult.

Yang Zhengzheng knew the difference, so he came to ask the emperor to give the people of Luoyang another chance.

"I understand."

……

Yang Xiu actually had a relatively good understanding of the current emperor.

He is kind by nature, but he also pursues efficiency when doing things.

I like to keep everything simple and don't like fancy and complicated things.

It was precisely because of this that Yang Xiu had always been worried that the emperor would directly use force to pull the bandits out of the mountains and kill them, thus making a huge profit.

Unexpectedly, the emperor, who always pursued efficiency, chose such an inefficient method.

Yang Xiu swallowed the long list of speeches he had prepared and looked at the emperor in a bit of surprise.

Liu Xie saw the look in Yang Xiu's eyes and knew what he was thinking.

"I do like to cut the Gordian knot."

"It was the same with the Qiang people, it was the same with Zhang Lu, and it was the same with Yuan Shao."

"But those are enemies after all."

"You must know, Dezu, that the people of the Han Dynasty are not the enemies of the imperial court, let alone my enemies."

"People's livelihood is difficult. Not to mention these common people... If I had been left in Luoyang at that time, I would have become a bandit instead of a bandit, and would have ruled the mountains."

Liu Xie was not talking nonsense.

If he was not the emperor, but a commoner from Luoyang who was abandoned by the Han Dynasty, the first thing he would do would probably be to gather all the common people, organize an army, and then call himself "General Chongtian" to rebel against him!
If Liu Xie would be like this, what about the people of Luoyang?
So Liu Xie not only agreed to this matter, but also gave full authority to Yang Xiu to be responsible for it.

"If you want to lead someone to do good, you must lure him with benefits."

"Extra money and food... I'm afraid there is none. After all, rebuilding Luoyang is also a huge expense. It is impossible to use the money and food for building Luoyang to recruit these people."

"So, I can promise these people that Luoyang will also implement the old system of Guanzhong and implement equal distribution of land."

"I also know that if they are used to being bandits, it is actually difficult to go back to farming. So if there are those among them who do not want to continue to be farmers, I can also set up a few more military offices in Luoyang and let them serve as soldiers... I can also grant the position of Yangwu Xiaowei to the leaders among them."

"But I also have a bottom line."

Liu Xie looked at Yang Xiu——

"Since he is pretending to be a thief, there must be blood on his hands."

"Dezu pity these thieves, but who will pity the people who were killed by the thieves?"

"Besides, anyone who kills someone must be put to death. This is a rule established during the reign of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang. I cannot break this precedent."

"Dezu should control the weight of it himself and do his best to do this."

After hearing this, although Yang Xiu felt that the emperor's final words were a bit harsh, he also believed that what the emperor said was indeed reasonable.

If we let these thieves go, how can we be fair to the people they killed?
Yang Xiu bowed and finally agreed to the matter.

For the next two months, Yang Xiu was always on the road.

Mangshan Mountain, Songshan Mountain and Xiong'er Mountain.

He visited every bandit lair and informed them of the emperor's request.

finally.

Several waves of "bandits" numbering thousands walked out of the mountains and returned with tears in their eyes to the land they had been longing for day and night.

These people cannot actually be called "bandits".

Most of them were from the same hometown or village, but in order to protect themselves, they had to flee into the mountains, build camps in the deep mountains, and enclose land for their own business.

It’s not that they don’t want to live a good life, but Luoyang in recent years no longer has the soil for them to live a good life.

As these people returned, Liu Xie also went to personally greet the three elders among them and gave them food and clothing.

"Is that all there is?"

Although more than 10,000 people followed Yang Xiu's advice and moved out of the mountains, there were still more people who chose to stay in the mountains and forests to watch for the emperor in Luoyang.

these people.

Some of them do not trust the Han people.

Some have blood on their hands and cannot turn back.

Others are bandit leaders who have already tasted the power and are unwilling to return to the court.

"Can't wait any longer."

"The building materials, money and grain that Yuan Shao promised me will be delivered soon."

"When that time comes, we will have to start building Luoyang in the name of repairing the ancestral temple and the palace. We can't just keep wasting time like this."

Things always have a priority.

Even though Liu Xie knew that Yang Xiu had tried extremely hard, there are some things that cannot be accomplished simply by hard work.

Patting Yang Xiu on the shoulder, Liu Xie comforted him and said:

"Let's clean up and start preparing for the grand court meeting!"

……

The grand court meeting in the third year of Jian'an was finally no longer so unconventional in its content.

But in terms of situation, it is completely unique.

The Luoyang Palace was different from the palaces in Chang'an. When Xiao He built the Weiyang Palace and the Changle Palace, they were certainly magnificent and majestic, but they were always inferior in terms of urban layout, so that many places in Chang'an had narrow alleys, forcing most people to live outside the city.

When the Luoyang Imperial Palace was being built, the theory of the interaction between heaven and man was already popular.

During the construction of the capital, Emperor Ming intended to "set up the capital in the image of the sky" and adopted the layout of the Ziwei and Taiwei palaces. The north-south palace system of Luoyang City was thus formed.

Among them, the Luoyang Gold Market changed the capital's regulation of "facing the back market" because it imitated the layout of the "Tianshi", making the layout of two palaces and one market in Luoyang city correspond to the "Three Enclosures".

The palaces and institutions such as the Three Dukes' Mansions, the Imperial Palaces, the Gardens, the Warehouse, the Arsenal, and the Prisons built around the North and South Palaces of Luoyang correspond to the stars such as "Santai", "Yingshi", "Xianchi", "Tianqiang", "Tianbang", "Guirenlao", and "Jirenlao".

Therefore, compared to the older Chang'an, Luoyang actually appears to be more spacious, which is why it was able to accommodate a population of one million to recuperate and live here during its heyday.

After thinking for a long time, the emperor made a decision that "went against his ancestors."

This time's grand court meeting will not be held in the North Palace!

Luoyang Beigong represents Ziweiyuan, one of the Three Palaces.

Ziweiyuan, also known as Ziwei Palace, Ziyuan or Zigong, is the "middle yuan" among the three yuan.

In the theory of the interaction between heaven and man, Ziweiyuan is equivalent to the Forbidden City in the sky. It is the place where the emperor, the crown prince, the harem and other royal members live, and it has the most prominent status.

When the emperor first said that he would not hold the grand court meeting in the North Palace, everyone was a little surprised, but they accepted it.

Because there is Nangong.

In the Luoyang layout, Nangong belongs to Taiweiyuan.

Taiweiyuan is the upper one of the Three Yuans, located in the northeast below Ziweiyuan.

Taiweiyuan is centered on the "Five Emperors' Throne". The Emperor of Heaven sat here when he asked about government affairs, so "Taiwei" actually also means "imperial court".

Holding the grand court meeting in the South Palace instead of the North Palace is actually in line with etiquette.

But I never expected it!
The emperor actually decided to hold a grand court meeting in Luoyang Jinshi!

Luoyang Jinshi corresponds to the lower enclosure of the Three Enclosures, Tianshi Enclosure.

Tianshiyuan includes 19 constellations, 87 main stars and 173 additional stars, with the emperor's seat as the center, forming a screen.

If--

The Purple Palace symbolizes the emperor.

Taiweiyuan symbolizes the imperial court.

On that day, the city wall symbolized the people.

At first, Xun Yu, who was accompanying the emperor, tried to dissuade him, thinking that he should not be so rash.

After all, the grand court meeting is related to the reputation of the court, so it is best to hold it in the North Palace or the South Palace.

However, after Liu Xie personally took Xun Yu to see the palaces that had been burned into ruins, Xun Yu stopped trying to persuade him.

Thousands of palaces have turned to dust, but the people remain the same.

The former Han Dynasty imperial palace was looted by Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, and Sun Jian in turn. There were dilapidated buildings everywhere. How could there be any trace of the majesty of the empire?
Only Jinshi... because it is slightly separated from Beigong and Nangong, one can actually still vaguely see some of Luoyang's former charm.

However, what gave Xun Yu the most headache was not the venue of this grand court meeting, but the situation.

While the emperor insisted on holding a grand court meeting in Jin City, he also ordered that the people of Luoyang could attend as observers.

Nonsense!

This time, Xun Yu finally stopped being tolerant and began to argue with the emperor.

Sima Yi and Yang Xiu, two palace attendants, also followed Xun Yu in attacking the emperor on the grounds of the emperor's safety.

Under the continuous attacks of the three big mouths, Liu Xie could no longer withstand it and had to start compromising.

In the end, a quota of one thousand people was decided.

Allow one thousand people to enter the Gold Market to listen to the trial.

This is the bottom line of the court officials! It is also the maximum scale that the army can immediately control on the scene.

No matter how many there are, even if Lu Bu holds a halberd and Zhang Liao carries a sword and they are guarding the emperor directly, there is still a possibility of accidents.

"Okay, a thousand people is a thousand people."

Liu Xie agreed.

"Among the thousand men, do not select only the three elders and the scholars."

"We can find some farmers, hunters, craftsmen, and doctors."

"And the woman can be brought along as well... Forget about the child, he's noisy! It's not appropriate!"

Xun Yu and others could not understand why the emperor wanted to invite these people to sit in.

But since the emperor has asked for it, we must do it.

The one thousand people who were chosen were a little confused at first.

Many people even thought that a disaster was about to happen, so they were somewhat resistant to this matter.

The officials reported the news to the emperor, and Liu Xie also smiled bitterly.

Finally, news came out that every citizen who could come to participate in the grand court meeting would receive a stone of millet, and the people then happily went.

After all the mess was dealt with, the specific date of the grand court meeting in the third year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty was finally set.

March 15th, the third year of Jian'an.

This was probably the first time that the Han Dynasty postponed the grand court meeting to March after Emperor Wu of Han changed the calendar to the first month of the year.

It was also the first time in the Han Dynasty that a grand court meeting was held in a market.

It was also the first time in the Han Dynasty that a grand court meeting was held with the participation of common people.

But as the date of March 15th arrived, this grand court meeting finally began with some bumps and bruises.

(End of this chapter)