Chapter 753

What should a ruler do when there is pressure at home?

Appropriate rulers will find ways to dredge people's discontent, and then modify the policy to the greatest extent, but this will not be of great use. It will test the patience and courage of the domestic people.

More qualified rulers will look for an enemy, use external enemies to attract domestic attention, and use all means to publicize the threat of the enemy. In addition, they will sort out the internal affairs and unite again. It is not necessary to really fight against that enemy, but they can effectively transfer domestic contradictions. As long as the public resentment is not overwhelming, they can always survive.

Excellent rulers will do the above two steps, but also cultivate a group of enterprising people, find a foreign enemy who can do it, and ensure that they can easily destroy the enemy. They may not rob much resources from the enemy, but their internal dissatisfaction must be vented.

Qualified and excellent rulers, while looking for the enemy, will also take the opportunity to clean up the threatening part of the country. This is very dangerous. If they do not operate properly, the domestic threat has not been cleared up, and the foreign war has not won victory. As a result, their "dragon power" has been shaken, and those who are threatened are also vigilant, If you don't change your policy, you'll lose your throne.

Liu Yan can think of some examples, but there are not many emperors with courage and courage in the history of Zhuxia. There are successes, failures and good or bad.

[anyway, I won't be Yang Guang...] Liu Yan has read history and specially learned about Yang Guang: [Yang Guang is not really so unbearable, but the winner of the change of dynasty tries his best to discredit him. Only his opponent is too powerful and cunning, and he lacks patience...]

At present, there is no interest group in the Han Dynasty. Several interest groups that have just taken shape are still targeted at each other. In addition, Liu Yan has always exercised the highest control over the army. As long as the military does not have problems, there will be no big problems.

"Gupta war, western war, grassland war." What Liu Yan said is more general, but it will still divide the local battlefield: "today's top priority is the Gupta war and the war in the western regions."

The war against the Gupta Dynasty has become more and more complex. It is also the Han state... Or the first cross sea war that went thousands of miles away in the history of Zhuxia. If it fails, the consequences will be very serious.

"Although there was a slight delay, the war was relatively smooth." Xu Zheng understood how important the war was to the Gupta Dynasty. He thought Liu Yan was wavering and hurriedly said, "the general of the southern expedition has repeatedly promised that he will land on the enemy's territory in the next year."

Liu Yangen did not waver. Once the invasion failed thousands of miles away for the first time, Zhuxia, who likes to learn from history, will talk about this failure again and again, which will make most people shrink back as soon as they hear of cross-sea war. Their generation may be able to carry out cross-sea war again, but future generations may not have that confidence and courage.

Ji Chang and sang Yu looked at each other, and they reached a tacit understanding in an instant.

"Your Majesty, the prime minister's office can provide the greatest support if there is a need for war." Although Ji Chang turned to hope for peace building and internal affairs, he was very clear about when to look: "the war against Gupta is to clench his teeth, and ministers will do their best."

Sang Yu immediately echoed, "the only way to destroy Gupta is to form a coalition with many countries."

Speaking from different angles, the military is still full of confidence in winning. The prime minister's office stated that it should continue no matter how difficult it is, but sang Yu spoke from the perspective of diplomatic relations.

In fact, Zhuxia is a country with good face. There are too many examples of puffy faces and fat people. Most of the time, it is not simply to take into account face. It is a big country that should look like a big country. Otherwise, how can we maintain dignity and make all countries fear?

Social interaction between people, confident people are usually easier to convince others, which will also make others afraid when they want to be unfavorable to themselves.

In terms of the embodiment of national relations, a powerful country needs to rely on dignity to deter other countries. Otherwise, it is clear that it is strong, but other countries feel easy to bully. Even if other countries may not be able to treat themselves, it will be hard to be provoked again and again.

The Han state has not yet adapted to the posture of the superpower. In the final analysis, the time of the establishment of the country is still short, and most of the ruling classes are born in the micro. The fundamental reason why they have always been tough with the outside world is that they don't advise the enemy.

When Liu Yan saw several important officials express their positions successively, he was gratified and knew what it was because of.

The military needs war. They need to prove their value in the war, get military merit on the battlefield and seal their wives and children.

The thoughts of the prime minister's office are not unified, but as Prime Minister Ji Chang knows that the strength of the country can not be shaken. Foreign countries may not be able to take the Han country, but domestic aspirants will certainly take advantage of the topic.

The state of Han has only been established for nine years, so short that many of its opponents and enemies have not died. I don't know how many people hide in the dark.

For example, in the northwest, as soon as there was a slight problem, so many remaining evils jumped out. That was on the premise that the Han Army did not encounter major setbacks in the war.

If the war against the Gupta Dynasty is abandoned halfway, there will be problems not only in the northwest, but also in the south of the Yangtze River, and then spread to the whole country.

Don't forget that the drought in Northwest China is an established fact, and the overall drought in Northern Xinjiang has also appeared. No one knows how Liu Yan predicted the outbreak of drought in advance. In the sixth year of Yuanshuo, he first mentioned that there would be drought in Central China. At that time, many people were surprised and confused.

In the sixth year of Yuanshuo, the Han state had not eliminated the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and there was no recovery of the then Sizhou and Bingzhou. At that time, Liu Yan mentioned that there would be drought. If he hadn't shown enough mystery, it wouldn't be surprise and confusion. He should think he was mentally ill.

Three years later, Liu Yan's prediction has been confirmed. I don't know how many people regret why they want to expand so fast. They should wait until the drought breaks out. The state of Han can appear as the Savior, and those countries where the drought occurs will inevitably be despised.

It's too late to say anything now, especially Liu Yan doesn't regret it at all. Of course, he knew that procrastination was good, but the number of Han people was small enough. He didn't take advantage of the natural disaster with the idea of keeping one by one.

It is not the Virgin Mary of Liu Yan, but his ambition that determines his actions.

In an era when everything needs people, how many people can be left after natural disasters and man-made disasters?

At present, the Han Dynasty has a population of more than 17 million. Even the local people are dissatisfied with this, and many things they want to do can not be done. If we wait for the natural disaster to send troops again, there will never be 17 million people in the state of Han at present, or more than 10 million at most.

After the discussion, Liu Yan returned to the back hall to have a rest. Before long, Cui Zong reported that Prime Minister Ji Chang and imperial envoy doctor sang Yu asked for a meeting.

Liu Yan knew that someone would come to see him. Unexpectedly, only Ji Chang and sang Yu came.

"Your Majesty."

Ji Chang and sang Yu were both worried. After being seated, they didn't make a sound immediately. They were not surprised that Liu Yanhui was waiting in the back hall. On the contrary, they took it for granted.

"Your Majesty." Sang Yu stood up to salute and said, "the disaster from heaven is for misfortune. Ambitious people confuse the people. I think it should be great!"

Liu Yan nodded, but he didn't speak.

The so-called ambitious people are not few. The remaining evils after the destruction of all countries are the groups whose interests are damaged by various policies of the Han state. Especially those aristocratic families and Haozu, because the state controls the land and liberates slaves, it is inevitable that they resent the Han state.

Most people who did not know how to hide their resentment were slaughtered by Huan Wen and ran min successively. Under Huanwen's high pressure on the southern aristocratic families and haos, those who should be destroyed did not survive, but more hid. Ran min's killing in the north is more targeted at the Jie nationality, but it is relatively mild for some aristocratic families and giants, leaving a lot of future problems.

Of course, if there are groups whose interests are damaged, there will inevitably be beneficiary groups, such as those slaves who have been liberated, and people who have vacated more fields to rent. It is the state that benefits the most, and some people in the joint system also bite some meat.

"The imperial envoy doctor can go to the south." Liu Yan is closing the door to release sang Yu, smiled and said, "but we should master the scale."

Sang Yu's position is to suppress the south. If there is an accident, he will suppress it desperately. If there is no accident, he will find reasons to suppress it. That's what he will do as one of the leaders of the northern faction.

"There are ministers in the South and words in the north." Liu Yan paid attention to Sang Yu's emotional changes, but he didn't find it clearly. He said with a smile, "I will order you to patrol all the northern regions."

In other words, LV Yi is one of the leaders of the southern faction.

There were contradictions between the north and South factions in the Han Dynasty from the beginning. Liu Yan did not put an end to the existence of factions, nor did he ever want to kill them all. He knows that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, which can not be eliminated at all. It is to let them fight with each other, maintain balance, and prevent them from affecting national decisions.

The north and South factions suppress each other. If one goes to the South and the other goes to the north, they will not do things too well. At least they will not deal with anyone with unwarranted charges, but they can achieve the benefit of the country. Liu Yan's action is, frankly, an imperial skill, and as a passing modern man, he doesn't need to learn it at all. There are too many such knowledge in his books, You can see it even if you just watch a series or a movie.

"Your Majesty is holy." Sang Yu seemed to have no resistance at all. After flattering him, he continued: "this time, I want to go to the Indochina Peninsula. Your majesty will decide."

Liu Yan can give a reply immediately, but he looks at Ji Chang.

"I heard that there were many lawlessness and collusion with foreign countries." Ji Chang obviously agreed. He has also been opposed to the autonomy of the Indochina Peninsula. He believes that it should be the ownership center, so he said: "if you don't have a minister, you should deal with it."

Han occupied the Indochina Peninsula for a short time, but Liu Yan opened this hole, but let some people fall into carnival. Although he did not do anything to crack the soil and reward the country, he had the strength, courage and courage to develop the families in the Indo China Peninsula. He could dominate by occupying a piece of land, which was almost the same as his own country.

Liu Yan opened the Indochina Peninsula to make those people laugh. He didn't expect those guys to be moral gentlemen. If he told the local aborigines that the law was pedantic, colonization should look like colonization, but he couldn't tolerate someone to communicate with foreigners without the permission of the center.

"China's law is only for the Chinese people." Liu Yan looked at sang Yu deeply and said, "it is not a people of few people and is not protected by the law of the Han Dynasty."

Sang Yu immediately said in fear, "I'll obey the imperial edict."

It is right to punish crooked nuts with their own laws, but to protect crooked nuts with their own laws, not only does Liu Yan feel that there is no such reason, but even the most ordinary people in the Han country also feel that crooked nuts should not be so blessed.

"The imperial envoy doctor went to the Indochina Peninsula, recorded the news along the way, and presented it to me when he came back." Liu Yan didn't give him the power to do things, and he wouldn't give it: "go south, as an example."

What else can sang Yu do except salute and answer his life?

Up to now, there has not been such a career as imperial envoy in Zhuxia, which was only found in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Before, only the emperor's envoys who were ordered to go to a certain place, but the emperor's envoys had limited rights and usually could only do the tasks arranged by the emperor. If the emperor's envoy finds anything illegal, all he can do is go back and resume his life. He has no right to deal with it at all.

Liu Yan is not the first time that he has sent ministers to inspect the counties and counties. He has never given him the right to act expediently, that is, what to deal with. It is also the emperor's envoy who is responsible for investigating the case, and the Deputy envoy of the emperor cooperates with the local authorities to deal with it. Frankly, it is still a kind of check and balance.

Sang Yu went back and sat down sickly.

"Your Majesty." Ji Changcai doesn't care how the north and the South fight. It's a check and balance technique of the emperor. He said the main purpose of this trip: "all localities have made arrangements, which will make the people feel kindness."

If Liu Yan hadn't known in advance, he would have been confused after hearing such an endless sentence.

Ji Chang said to guide public opinion.

The state of Han has suffered a great loss in the northwest. It deeply regretted that Liu Yan had long predicted that there would be a drought without announcing it in advance, and no one dared to gamble before it really happened. Otherwise, the consequences would be very serious and even threaten Liu Yan's rule.

The northwest did not announce Liu Yan's "prediction" in advance. As a result, there was a statement that "the son of heaven is not virtuous and is not enough to govern the northwest". Later, it can't be remedied.

Liu Yan said that the drought will spread to northern Xinjiang and Central Plains. Now no one takes it seriously. In particular, Ji Chang sent people to investigate everywhere and did find signs of natural disasters. It would be more than stupid to do nothing.

"In this way, the prime minister uses more snacks."

Liu Yan knows what God is. In fact, he has no special ideas about such a thing. The key is that he has to do it now.