The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 498 Volume Return of the King (Part )
"Announce the Goguryeo King Ko Yeon-woo and the Goguryeo Queen Yu."

The first to be attacked was Goguryeo, whose national strength had been greatly damaged.

There were no guards or trusted aides around the two of them.

There is only a high platform and a staircase.

Don't dare to look up.

Be it the big man's red dragon banner or the emperor, neither of them could be defiled by their sight.

All they can do is to walk up the stairs step by step and complete this journey which may be the last one in their lives.

The higher we go, the stronger the wind becomes and the weaker our legs become.

"Snapped!"

If nothing unexpected happened, an accident would happen after all.

As the King of Goguryeo, Gao Yanyou's legs and feet were already weak. When he stepped onto the stairs, his toes accidentally hit the table surface, and he fell forward. Even his nose was broken and bleeding.

Some envoys from the Western Regions wanted to laugh, but when they saw that neither the emperor nor the other Han officials were smiling, they did not dare to move and continued to maintain the solemnity of the meeting.

All eyes were focused on Gao Yanyou, his face turned red, and tears even gathered in his eyes!
These eyes!

This high platform!

These Han ministers!

……

Each one of them weighed on Gao Yanyou like a mountain.

And the reactions of the surrounding Han officials also explain it.

This conference is definitely not meant to make fun of anyone.

Be it the Han Dynasty or the Emperor.

There is only one thing they have to do -

Trial!

It was Queen Yu who was standing beside her who bent down and helped Gao Yanyou up.

"Be careful."

When Queen Yu said this, she was already like a walking corpse.

From the very beginning, the emperor wanted to crush the dignity of the rulers of these small countries!
And the emperor undoubtedly did this.

Even Queen Yu, a powerful woman who once controlled the politics of Goguryeo and continued her wealthy status, had no idea at this moment.

That Son of Heaven must be like a God King, looking down on everything here!
The two men didn't know how many steps they had walked up until the etiquette officer scolded them, and then they dared to kneel on the ground.

"Goguryeo chieftain, Ko Yeon-woo, pays respect to the emperor of the Han Dynasty!"

In front of this emperor, Gao Yanyou didn't even dare to report his title of king.

In front of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, there was no King of Goguryeo. There was and could only be a small tribe called Goguryeo and its chieftain.

That's it.

"Goguryeo?"

Liu Xie above finally spoke.

Just three words made Gao Yanyou's body go limp.

"Where did the name Goguryeo come from?"

At this moment, Gao Yanyou's mind was blank, and he even ignored the emperor's questions.

Fortunately, Queen Yu next to her successfully took over the conversation -

"The founding ancestor, King Dongmyeong, Go Jumong, was born in Goguryeo County, Xuantu County, Han Dynasty, so it was called Goguryeo."

Liu Xie sneered after hearing this: "Saint King Dongming? What a powerful posthumous title."

The two men dared not speak, but just pressed their faces to the silk below, waiting for the emperor's decision.

"He was born in a county of the Han Dynasty, but he dared to usurp the throne and rebel against the Han Dynasty... This Gao Zhumeng really doesn't take the Han Dynasty seriously."

"In this case, there is actually no need for Goguryeo to exist."

Even Gao Yanyou and Queen Yu had already anticipated something.

But when the emperor really said this, they both still felt dizzy!
There is no need to exist...

If someone else had said this, the couple would have just thought that the other person was just threatening.

But if the one who said this was the Emperor of Han Dynasty... then it wouldn't be a harsh remark, but a declaration!

From then on, Goguryeo really ceased to exist!

Gao Yanyou had no strength in his upper limbs at this moment, his face was all pressed to the ground, and then he was pushed aside.

Queen Yu tried hard to raise her head.

At this moment, Queen Yu probably hated herself for not being a man and not being able to argue with the emperor. She was even more angry than a common man...

"Emperor Xiaowu once established Canghai County in the north. After it was abolished, it was occupied by Buyeo and Goguryeo people. It has been more than 300 years now."

"After living here for such a long time, he is not grateful to the Han Dynasty, but has colluded with Gongsun Du, Yuan Tan and other Han thieves. His crime is even worse."

Liu Xie enumerated the crimes of the Goguryeo people, and with each item he mentioned, a murderous aura condensed.

At the end, Gao Yanyou even rolled his eyes faintly, and his whole body began to twitch...

"His Majesty!"

It was Sima Yi, the Minister of the Interior, who stood up and saluted the emperor.

"His Majesty!"

Sima Yi said: "Although Goguryeo committed serious crimes, it has thrived in Liaodong for a hundred years."

"Emperor Shun asked Gao Yao about his benevolent government. Gao Yao said, "The emperor's virtue is without fault. He is simple when dealing with his subjects and lenient when governing the people. He does not punish his descendants, but rewards his descendants. He pardons no fault too great, and punishes no fault too small. He gives light punishments to those who are suspected of crimes, and heavy punishments to those who are suspected of merit. Rather than killing the innocent, he would rather let the wrongdoers go unpunished. His virtue of loving life is in harmony with the people's hearts, so he does not offend the officials."

What Sima Yi said was the content of "Shangshu Dayu Mo".

The book records the speeches of Shun, Yu, Gao Yao and Bo Yi when they met to exchange political views. At that time, Yu was already in the position of regent, but Shun was still the emperor, and Gao Yao was the chief justice.

At that time, Emperor Shun and Gao Yao were discussing how to govern the world. Gao Yao then pointed out that heavy punishments would not convince the world, but that the emperor must have the "virtue of loving life" so that the people would be convinced.

Later, Yan Yuan also said: "The heaven has the virtue of loving life, the earth has the generosity of bearing things, and the gentleman has the virtue of helping others to achieve their goals."

Now that Sima Yi said these words in front of the emperor, the meaning of his advice was very clear, which was to ask the emperor to show mercy and not to kill!
"What the Minister Sima said is wrong! Haven't you heard that the Xia people are close and should not be abandoned, and the Rong and Di people are wolves and should not be despised?"

"Now, Goguryeo has repeatedly invaded the border of our Han Dynasty over the past hundred years. This is a fact that everyone can see. Didn't Zhongda see it?"

It was Cao Pi who stood up and refuted Sima Yi at this moment.

Cao Pi said confidently: "Goguryeo is like a wolf hiding in the dark. When the Han Dynasty is strong, they will hide in the mountains and forests with their tails between their legs, and dare not invade. But once the Han Dynasty is weak, they will show their fangs, regardless of the kindness the Han Dynasty has shown them, and pounce on us to bite... What's the point of keeping such barbarians?"

"..."

Although I don’t know what the situation is.

But Queen Yu, who was lying on the ground, suddenly woke up from her previous confused state!
opportunity!

Goguryeo's chance!

Although she didn't know why Sima Yi spoke for Goguryeo, Queen Yu knew that this was not the end of Goguryeo!

Cheering up her spirits, Queen Yu reached out and pinched Gao Yanyou hard, signaling him to speak!

Gao Yanyou seemed to have just woken up from a dream. After hearing the quarrel between Sima Yi and Cao Pi, he immediately burst into tears: "Your Majesty!"

"We are just being deceived. We definitely don't want to be enemies with the Han Dynasty!"

Gao Yanyou was in tears at this moment.

"Your Majesty, what you are talking about was done by our ancestors. It has nothing to do with me!"

"My ancestors have lived in the mountains for a long time, eating raw meat and drinking blood, not knowing the teachings of the world, not knowing the power of heaven, and only living in the dark mountains and white waters, they are really no different from beasts and wolves!"

"But now I have been fortunate enough to be enlightened, so I have become one of the Chinese people and cannot be compared with beasts!"

……

The Han officials were silent for a while.

Even Sima Yi, who had "excused" Gao Yanyou, was now looking at the Goguryeo king in a daze.

The outrageous mother opens the door for outrageousness - it's outrageous!

What did they hear?
As the ruler of a country, Gao Yanyou actually called his ancestors beasts?
But he himself became Zhu Xia?
So, what does what the beasts do have to do with him, a nobleman of the Chinese nation?
no……

Many Han officials closed their eyes, trying to sort out their thoughts and understand Gao Yanyou's words...

For the traditional Han people who adhere to the traditions passed down from their grandfathers, Gao Yanyou's ideas are too advanced...

Zhu Xia, can it also be transformed later?

But Sima Yi seemed to have grasped the key point and immediately made a suggestion to the emperor:

"China is known for its great etiquette, so it is called Xia; it is known for its beautiful clothing, so it is called Hua!"

"Although Goguryeo was a barbarian country, I saw its chief today. He knew etiquette and had formal clothes. He could be called the best among the Chinese people!"

!

After hearing Sima Yi's words, some older officials suddenly became excited!

We are all people who have been in the political arena for many years, and we can naturally see that the sudden quarrel between Sima Yi and Cao Pi must have been instructed by the emperor. Knowing small etiquette but not great righteousness, fearing power but not cherishing virtue!
If the emperor showed gentleness from the beginning, it would certainly make these Dongyi people complacent and think that the Han people are easy to bully.

However, Liaodong has its own special place after all, and it is impossible for the emperor to really lead the army to waste time here and destroy Goguryeo in the deep mountains and forests.

In this way, these Dongyi people will first feel the power of our emperor, and then we can do good things.

At first, everyone thought that the emperor was planning to let Sima Yi give Goguryeo a way out.

But now it seems... the emperor's intention is far from being so shallow!
What is China?

China has great etiquette, so it is called Xia; it has beautiful clothing, so it is called Hua!
Although this is the definition of Huaxia, according to the commonly accepted concept, it seems that only those with Han blood can be called Huaxia.

But this time, the emperor seems to want to rewrite the definition of "China"!

This matter did not start from now.

As early as the Battle of Jincheng, the emperor ordered all Qiang people to change their surnames to Chinese surnames, use Chinese characters, and learn Chinese etiquette.

Nowadays, in Liangzhou, the boundaries between Qiang and Han people have become increasingly blurred...If you don't check your ancestral home, it's difficult to tell the difference between Qiang and Han people.

When a person who looks similar, speaks Guanzhong Mandarin, and recites poetry, books, rituals and music appears before the world, who dares to say that he is not a descendant of the Xia people?

With the establishment of Beiting Protectorate and Annan Protectorate, the blood differences between the Xia people and the barbarians were deliberately blurred.

……

The emperor has always done these things in secret.

But precisely because of the secrecy, many things have almost become a natural outcome today.

The core of this matter is, what is China?

Bloodline?
custom?

accent?

Or... have etiquette! Have uniforms?

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the emperor's answer.

And the emperor did not keep everyone waiting too long.

The emperor was puzzled and asked, "So? Can Goguryeo be called China?"

"Of course it can be called China!"

The emperor then asked Gao Yanyou: "Are you a descendant of the Chinese people, not the ruler of the barbarians?"

"Exactly!"

No matter how stupid Gao Yanyou was, he knew at this moment that he had to agree to this matter!
The emperor was silent.

But after a moment of silence, his tone became noticeably more relaxed: "Come here, please take a seat."

The barbarian leader who repeatedly invaded the Han border was naturally not qualified to sit before the emperor.

But since you are a descendant of the Xia people, that’s another matter!
Gao Yanyou and Queen Yu looked in disbelief at the chairs the waiters placed in front of them.

It wasn't until their butts touched that they finally realized -

Goguryeo...does it have to perish?

Faced with the emperor's obvious double standards, the crowd of Western Region envoys and the two kings of Yonghua and Bie who were watching all vaguely understood the emperor's intentions.

What is China?

It's not about blood, but about etiquette and costumes.

For a moment, everyone was thinking...

"Since you understand that you are Chinese, you should know the etiquette."

"I know!"

Gao Yanyou didn't dare to delay for even a moment at this moment.

It was as if a rope suddenly appeared in front of a drowning person. Gao Yanyou had already grabbed the rope and was not going to let go!
"Then do you think that a person who knows etiquette can privately establish a country and establish a kingship?"

……

"Of course not!"

Gao Yanyou was still hesitating, but Queen Yu answered the emperor decisively!
At the same time, she knew that the emperor had really given Goguryeo a way out!
Gao Yanyou knew at this moment that he could not hesitate at all, and immediately followed the emperor's words and said:

"I am willing to abolish the name of my country and become the Canghai of Han, so as to rectify the customs of the various Xia people and educate the people of Canghai!"

As the king of Goguryeo, Gao Yanyou resolutely and proactively abolished the title of Goguryeo!
Not only the title of Goguryeo's king, but also Goguryeo's ethnic culture was cut off from before at this moment!
This is because this is the only way to preserve Goguryeo, and it is also the only way for the couple to continue to maintain their wealth!
Seeing the two men being so understanding, Liu Xie immediately said in a friendly manner, "Since this is the case, we should treat them with the courtesy of the other Xia people."

"From now on, a marquisate can be established in the former capital of Goguryeo, Guoneicheng, to serve as the official sacrifice for all the Xia people!"

As for land, there is no doubt that counties should be established.

However, as for the royal families of Goguryeo and Buyeo, they could be given wealth and honor and establish marquisates.

Gao Yanyou and Queen Yu, now that they had survived the disaster, naturally expressed their gratitude to the emperor.

He was ordered to come down from the platform, and at the same time the opinions expressed on the platform were spread out.

Upon hearing that the King of Goguryeo had voluntarily abandoned the country's name and that the emperor had set up counties in his place and abolished his title and changed it to marquis, Buyeo King Jianweiju, Samhan King Jin, and Wa Queen Himiko all changed color.

Although Wang Jian of Buyeo was dissatisfied with his position, he did not dare to disobey when he thought that even his old nest Xidu was now under the control of the Han army.

Instead, the King of Han Chen began to yell, "How can the Emperor of Han be so rude!?"

……

When the news reached the high platform, the second person the emperor summoned was Prince Chen.

When King Chen saw the Emperor, he did not salute or kneel, and still regarded himself as a king!

Seeing this, Liu Xie also smiled slightly.

"King Jun of Joseon was defeated by Wei Man, so he led the remaining several thousand people into the sea, attacked Mahan, defeated it, and proclaimed himself King of Han. Jun was later exterminated, and the people of Mahan proclaimed themselves King Jin again."

"Such barbarians cannot survive here."

"I give orders to Cao Cao and Sun Ce to march south and plow the fields and sweep the streets!"

Cao Cao and Sun Ce, who were in the city of Joseon, received the emperor's order and immediately headed south.

"General Cao, the emperor wants to plow the courtyard and sweep the streets. How far should we go?"

"Anyone who is taller than the wheel will be killed without mercy."

"Oh... OK! No? Cao Mengde! Your wheels are flat, right?"

……

A few days.

A boat came from the East China Sea, with gusts of cold wind, ghost fire and fox howling, and a fallen mast covered with heads. The emperor ordered people to build a Jingguan and cap it with the head of King Chen.

"The Han dynasty has its own system, which was originally a mixture of hegemony and kingly ways. Why should we use only moral teachings and Zhou politics?"

The Wa King Himiko was greatly horrified and requested the emperor to follow the example of Goguryeo and Buyeo, demote the Wa King to the title of Wahou, and make him the main worshipper of all the Chinese people!

The emperor then summoned Qi, the prefect of Lelang, and reprimanded him for his mistakes. However, considering that Qi was in the cold and bitter land of Liaodong, the emperor did not punish him and appointed him as the prefect of Canghai. Zhang Qi was grateful and shed tears to thank the emperor.

Rarely, the emperor did not kill the aristocratic families in Liaodong, but instead moved them to the newly established Canghai County and Daifang County in the land of the Three Han.

Daifang and Lelang County to the north are bordered by the ancient Dai River.

When the emperor heard this, he abolished the name "Dai Shui" and changed it to "Han River".

The capital of Daifang County was also changed from "Weiliseong" to "Hanseong".

The emperor sent the attendant Sima Yi as an envoy to relocate the people that Yuan Tan had taken captive back to Qingzhou. Some people were reluctant to leave their reclaimed land, so only 50,000 households were relocated back, and another 100,000 households settled in Liaodong and were registered as residents of Liaozhou.

……

"General Xu, Liaozhou depends on you."

After spending several months to establish order in the newly established Liaozhou, the emperor finally returned to Qingzhou Penglai from Liaozhou Lushun.

But before leaving, he left behind a pillar of the country to take charge.

This person was none other than Xu Rong, who had been wandering outside for most of his life and finally returned to his hometown.

Liu Xie held Xu Rong's hand and continued to instruct him on several important matters in Liaozhou.

"Liaozhou has coal, iron, and black soil. It can be self-sufficient. We just need to build more ships to keep Liaozhou connected with the Central Plains."

"In addition, although Buyeo, Goguryeo, and Waguo have surrendered, they are only hindered by the power of the Han Dynasty and are not willing to submit wholeheartedly... If there is any change, General Xu can make his own decision without reporting to the court, so as not to delay important matters!"

Develop Liaozhou and prosper maritime transportation.

Monitor the Dongyi people and sweep their houses!
The authority Liu Xie gave to Xu Rong was not small, and Xu Rong also assured the emperor at this moment: "I will never disappoint the emperor!"

"only……"

Xu Rong scratched his head and finally said his unwelcome request -

"I do not expect to be able to keep a figure like Zhuge Shangshu in Liaodong, but if there are still talented people in the imperial examinations in the future, I request the emperor to send a few more to Liaozhou!"

Knowledge is so delicious!

There is a golden house in books!
After Xu Rong and Zhuge Liang discovered many mineral veins in Liaodong, he had a deeper understanding of this saying!

Not only did he want to get money from the emperor, Xu Rong even thought... since the nights in Liaodong were long and he was idle anyway, he might as well let him study at home every winter.

We don’t ask to become as good as Zhuge Liang, but as long as we can be one-tenth of him, it will be a great blessing for Liaodong!
After hearing this, Liu Xie naturally smiled and agreed: "Okay! I agree!"

(End of this chapter)