Chapter 431: The Southern Barbarians
Under Tian Ze's rule, these former ministers of the Han Dynasty, who were once glorious but now in decline, actually lived a very unhappy life.
Although Tian Ze did not deprive them of their property, he did not deliberately suppress them.
However, the land was nationalized, Han slaves were abolished, and they lost their superior status.
Even under Tian Ze's grassroots governance and propaganda offensive, their most critical voices and mass base were gone, and the pen of history was no longer in their hands.
The famous scholars and historians of the Jixia Academy have begun to "awaken" and revise history.
After all, since the Spring and Autumn Period, the originally impartial writings of historians were no longer completely objective, and the "Spring and Autumn style of writing" began to appear.
Qin Shihuang's case was re-examined, and many princes and emperors were also re-evaluated objectively.
Your stance determines your thoughts.
The civil officials under Tian Zezhi are not on the same side now.
In order to demonstrate their own value, the various schools of thought have been trying their best to make trouble. If it were not for the suppression of Tian Ze, Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and others, they might even have gone astray.
For famous scholars and historians, revising history books and overturning the verdicts of ancient sages can undoubtedly take away a large amount of discourse power from Confucianism, which is undoubtedly the most appropriate thing to do.
They were worried that their evidence would be taken back by the Confucians, so they were determined to verify it and naturally did not dare to be biased.
Tian Ze also strongly supported this, even at the cost of his own life, and restored the tradition of historians objectively recording the words, deeds and daily life of emperors.
Moreover, he did not pursue over-perfection in his image, but objectively retained some shortcomings, such as: laziness, lack of decisiveness...
Tian Ze did not claim that his power was granted by God. Instead, he used his own achievements as the basis for explaining the legitimacy of his position and that heroes are made by the times.
Although this has damaged Tian Ze's glorious image, Tian Ze knows that in the long run, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.
It is absolutely wrong to prevent the awakening of the people and the progress of history.
The position of public opinion is there. If he does not occupy it, it will be occupied by someone with ulterior motives.
Rather than deceiving the people and giving those with ulterior motives the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, it is better to be honest with them.
I am a descendant of a noble family in Youzhou. What can the world do to me?
Tian Ze is best at showing his cards, and he knows best that sincerity is the most powerful means and open conspiracy is the best choice.
The aristocratic and powerful families were all helpless in doing anything about his move.
You can't find any faults even if you want to.
He never brags about himself. He tells you all his flaws, and it's hard to fake that he doesn't have any flaws.
The most crucial thing is that Tian Ze’s position is too righteous and the people of Da Qi are too stable.
Most of the people followed Tian Ze because they could not survive. Tian Ze gave them everything. The reason why they were able to rise to power was entirely because of the corruption and constant self-destruction of the Han Dynasty, which forced them to do so.
The Confucian idea of divine right of kings was directly shattered by Tian Ze, the beneficiary himself. To hurt others is to hurt yourself first. The main point is truth, without any weakness.
Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other princes were also very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of this system, and even wanted to imitate it, but they had no foundation.
Compared with Tian Ze, what meritorious deeds did they do? They were not as good as Lu Bu and Gongsun Zan, who at least fought against foreign races and protected the Han people.
The people's livelihood under their command was even worse than before, and they were still engaged in civil war. The difference was obvious. Only Sun Ce was doing better by suppressing the rebellion in Jiangdong.
The emergence of many wise ministers of the Han Dynasty not only freed up a large amount of manpower in Tianze and made up for many shortcomings, but also had a profound impact in secret.
As a result, the orthodox status of the Han Dynasty and the identities of Liu Fan, Liu Bei and others suffered a huge blow.
It was okay for Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others, as they had their own abilities and civil and military achievements, and only a very small number of people were dissatisfied with them.
Liu Fan is in trouble.
His ability might have made him a wise ruler in a prosperous era, but he was born at the wrong time. Just refer to the evaluation of Adou and you will understand.
He ruled steadily for decades, the people under his rule were peaceful, and he was kind-hearted. Overall, his level could even be ranked in the middle among ancient emperors. However, because his father was Liu Bei and he lived in the Three Kingdoms era, he was regarded as extremely foolish.
Although his ability is not good enough, this would not have happened if he had not been born at the wrong time.
It can be said that Liu Fan has made almost no achievements since entering Shu. Those achievements he made were just to make up for the mess his father had caused. Who could believe this?
Therefore, many people, for some unknown reason, began to suggest that Liu Fan eliminate the southern barbarians in order to establish his prestige.
Liu Fan almost wanted to curse in his heart about this.
With a powerful enemy at hand, it is uncertain whether Yizhou can be saved next year. Why do you want to wipe out the Nanman at this time? Did you drink too much? Or do you think you are not dying fast enough? Do you want to force the Nanman to rebel?
But Liu Fan couldn't refuse directly, so he could only decline, saying that the overall situation was important and he would talk about it later. Afterwards, he didn't even dare to deal with these people, and he felt very aggrieved.
This action also completely confirmed the ideas of some people, and an invisible storm began to brew in an invisible place in Yizhou.
Liu Fan was very clear about this, but there was nothing he could do.
"Zi Qiao, all the ministers have advised us to purge the southern barbarians. What should we do?" Liu Fan couldn't help but sigh.
A wave of waves has risen again.
Tian Ze hadn't even headed south yet, but just two casual moves had made him extremely anxious.
What made him most helpless was that Tian Ze was not targeting him this time at all, it was just an accidental injury.
Zhang Song was also having a headache at this time.
It is easy to say that it is easy to eliminate the Southern Barbarians. After all, the Southern Barbarians are now officially under the jurisdiction of Yizhou, and strengthening management is also an obligation.
However, the situation in Nanman is so complicated that it is hard for ordinary people to imagine.
The barbarian tribes and local tyrants are independent of each other and the government has no way of intervening. The interest relations behind them are even more complicated, so it is good enough to maintain harmony on the surface.
It is not easy to clear it up.
Not to mention that there is a powerful enemy like Tian Ze at the doorstep, even if Yizhou remains peaceful and Liu Fan puts all his efforts into it, he may not be able to accomplish this task.
Although Yizhou today has no shortage of wise ministers and famous generals, suppressing the Southern Barbarians is not a problem, but it is impossible to completely control them.
A single move can affect the entire body. If it is not handled properly and the southern barbarians cause trouble, I am afraid that most of Yizhou will suffer.
The Southern Barbarians are not causing any trouble now, so why bother yourself with trouble?
However, if he did not do this, many ministers would continue to press him, which would indeed make him lose the support of the people.
Zhang Song thought about it and looked at the map of Yizhou on the table. Suddenly, he looked towards the vast mountains and forests in the southern part of Nanman. A bold idea flashed through his mind.
"Your Majesty, why don't we take the southern barbarians and go south to expand our territory?"
After listening to Zhang Song's words, Liu Fan and his civil and military officers were all stunned. They instinctively felt that this was a fantasy, but after a little thought, they found that this might not be a bad choice!
The Southern Barbarians are of no benefit to Yizhou. They are like a time bomb that wreaks havoc every once in a while.
There is no way. This is inevitable due to the scarcity of resources. The people in the south are far less wealthy than the people in Yizhou, and they have a hard time surviving.
Given the fierceness of the Southern Barbarians and the terrain there, it is almost impossible to eliminate them.
In this case, it would be better to take the southern barbarians south and compete with others for territory.
(End of this chapter)
