On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 181 Trouble in Jiangnan

When Fang Xuanling was at home, his father Fang Yanqian would often discuss political affairs with him in order to train him.

But today, Fang Xuanling was still excited to be able to attend the meeting at the Governor's Mansion.

He kept in mind Cui Che's previous instructions to only listen but not speak. If he had any ideas, he would find time to speak in private.

The staff reported everything that happened after Cui Che left. After discussing the business affairs, Cui Che called Zhao Wen. Zhao Wen came in with a bunch of pamphlets and distributed them all to the staff present, including Fang Xuanling.

One.

Cui Che said in a deep voice:

"Su Wei, the official minister, was ordered to compile the "Five Religions", and it is now in the hands of all the kings."

Su Wei excerpted the contents of "Shangshu" about father's righteousness, mother's kindness, brothers and friends, brother's respect, and son's filial piety, and added his own understanding to form the current "Five Religions".

Everyone looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what kind of medicine Cui Che was selling in his gourd. Even Fang Xuanling was confused. Could it be that they were asked to study the Five Religions seriously?

Seeing everyone's confusion, Cui Che asked again:

"The sage issued an edict, ordering people in the south of the Yangtze River, old and young, rich and poor, to practice the Five Religions. What do you think of this?"

Sima Liu Fang said without thinking:

"The "Five Teachings" guide people to be good, and the effect of this education should be good governance."

Li Gang, Fang Yanqian and others all nodded when they heard this. They really didn't know what there was to discuss.

However, Cui Che laughed loudly, and after a while, he calmed down and asserted:

"Those who disrupt Jiangnan will definitely follow the Five Religions!"

Everyone present was astonished. How could there be chaos in Jiangnan? The emperor had just issued an edict not long ago to exempt the Jiangnan area from taxes for ten years in order to benefit the people.

Moreover, as Liu Fang said, the "Five Teachings" guide people to be kind, and talk about fathers being kind and sons being filial, brothers being friends and brothers being respectful, and it has nothing to do with plotting chaos.

Li Gang asked about the reason, but Cui Che did not answer. He only said that within two years, the result would be revealed.

As a superior, you must maintain a sense of mystery in front of your subordinates.

Everyone left. Fang Xuanling returned home, holding the pamphlet in his hand and studying it carefully. He really didn't know why Cui Che asserted that the "Five Religions" would cause chaos in Jiangnan.

In fact, the reason is simple. The North and the South have been divided for 273 years, and there is a huge gap in the customs and customs of the two sides.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the power of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River was much greater than that in the north. Although it was not like the situation in the early Eastern Jin Dynasty where the king and the horse shared the world, it was not comparable to the gentry in the north.

However, during the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi dynasties, the emperor and his ministers were the emperor, and the nobles in Hebei were the masters. After the fall of the Northern Qi, the nobles in Guandong were squeezed out, and Yuchi Jiong responded to the situation.

What once happened to the nobles in Guandong has now fallen upon the nobles in Jiangnan unchanged, and their situation is even worse.

The northern division did not last long, and the Kanto gentry were able to make bets on both ends. Whether it was the Northern Zhou Dynasty or the Northern Qi Dynasty, they all had people in high positions.

But the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River were different. The north and the south were isolated for nearly three hundred years. The Han people who migrated south from Yongjia had long lost contact with their ancestors in the north.

The once privileged class is now being suppressed by the joint efforts of Guan Long Xungui and the Guandong gentry. Such a huge psychological gap cannot be made up by ten years of tax exemption.

What's more, now that the Sui Dynasty is conducting population and land censuses in Jiangnan, the losses to the Jiangnan gentry are far greater than the gains from tax exemption.

If this is all, this is just the dissatisfaction of the gentry class.

However, Yang Jian's forced indoctrination of the "Five Religions" and ideological assimilation into the people of Jiangnan would undoubtedly arouse resistance from all walks of life.

Not everyone likes to read, and not everyone has time to read.

Of course, Cui Che was able to make such an assertion because of his status as a time traveler. In history, the rebellion by Gao Zhizhi and others was also known as the Rebellion of the Five Religions.

Ji County, Cui Mansion.

Miaorong, Mu Xieli, and Yuchi Chifan waited for a long time, but instead of Cui Che, they saw Zhang Lihua.

After entering the mansion, Miao Rong asked:

"Which queen is this sister?"

Zhang Lihua was stunned when she heard this. She didn't know what Miao Rong meant.

Miaorong pointed at Yuchi Chifan and Mu Xieli and said:

"Sister Mu is the queen of Daqi, sister Yuchi and the mistress of Daxing City are both queens of Dazhou. Since you have entered the Cui family, you must also be a queen, right?"

Yuchi Chifan smiled and said:

"Sister Wang, please don't say it's a joke. How can there be so many queens in this world who are led by their husbands?"

Miao Rong muttered to herself: They are all queens obviously, but my husband also raised two Turkic queens outside the house.

But when she thought that Cui Che had only taken her to another hospital and told her not to spill the beans, Miao Rong did not refute.

Zhang Lihua initially thought that Miao Rong was deliberately provoking, but seeing her look and tone, she seemed to be really curious, so she could only shake her head and smile:

"I have only been a concubine in Jiangnan, not a queen."

Miao Rong exclaimed after hearing this:

"My sister is actually just a noble concubine with such a beautiful appearance, so what exactly does the queen of Jiangnan look like!"

Zhang Lihua wanted to explain to her that the ranking was not just about appearance, but in the end she just smiled bitterly and said nothing.

Miao Rong thought to herself: Could it be that her husband doesn't like the queen now and has taken a concubine home again?

The four girls met for the first time, and there was only such a small incident, but they got along well.

Cui Che returned home and arranged a place for Zhang Lihua.

There was no shortage of vacant houses in the large house that I had purposely purchased.

After Zhang Lihua was settled, Cui Che felt emotional.

He witnessed the demise of the Northern Qi, the Northern Zhou, and the Southern Chen, and also witnessed the split of the Eastern Turks. Seeing the rise and fall of the dynasty, he was confused, so he found the three women Miaorong, Yuchi Chifan, and Mu Xieli to answer his questions.

He asked Mu Xieli why the Northern Qi Dynasty was annexed by the Northern Zhou Dynasty because it was so rich in Guandong.

He also asked Yuchi Chifan for advice on why the Yuwen clan in the Northern Zhou Dynasty lost the world.

I have talked about the Northern Qi Dynasty and the loss of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Cui Che also ordered Zhao Wen to go to another courtyard to secretly pick up Ashina and Yu Wenfang.

He first told Ashina his doubts about why Nili Khan was so defeated, and then asked Yu Wenfang why the Eastern Turks split.

After a heated exchange of words, the Queen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Queen of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Queen of the Eastern Turks, and the Queen of the Western Turks could not make Cui Che give in, and were defeated one after another.

Cui Che simply went to find Zhang Lihua, the imperial concubine of the Southern Chen Dynasty, to explore why Chen Shubao made improper arrangements when the Sui army went south.

Early the next morning, before dawn, Cui Che arranged for Ashina and Yu Wenfang to be sent away. Mu Xieli and others did not inquire about the identity of the two women.

After sending people away, Cui Che continued to catch up on his sleep and didn't wake up until sunset.

After dinner, he recalled the debate last night and secretly regretted that the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Northern Qi Dynasty, Eastern and Western Turks, and Southern Chen all had their views, so there was only one less person who could speak on behalf of the Sui Dynasty.

After all, Yang Lihua, the princess of the Sui Dynasty, was not good enough to speak out for the Sui Dynasty. Moreover, she respected her status and was unwilling to argue with others.

The application to lift the ban was not approved, and it would take two days before I could reapply, so I simply changed it and reissued it.

(End of chapter)