At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

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The emperor only stabilized a few middle- and upper-level officials in the central court, so that the central court did not stop operating, and continued to operate, and then replaced most of the middle- and lower-level scholars and officials.

Big change.

The previous ultimatum was the last chance the emperor gave them.

If you come back, let the past go, you can get a promotion and salary increase, get praise and encouragement, and if you don't come back, you will never come back.

The scholars set off a rebellion movement, openly opposed the emperor, and disturbed the social order in Luoyang, which completely angered the emperor.

In silence, the emperor tore up all political contracts, broke with the scholar class, suppressed and purged the scholars freely.

The emperor made a move.

The first move is to split, and the second move is to recruit reinforcements.

Scholars feel that they are irreplaceable.

But in fact, there are too many Lishu officials who have accumulated rich administrative experience at the local level over the years and have nowhere to go for promotion and can only wander around.

Moreover, most of them have received a certain degree of education in Taixue, so there is no problem with literacy and hyphenation, and the low-level officials in the central government can fully undertake the tasks to be done.

These petty officials held by the second- and third-rate scholars who occupy the largest number of scholars have no technical barriers at all, but are artificially set up with blood barriers and monopolized.

In terms of administrative level and experience, which of these low-level officials who have been going around for more than ten years is not better than them?

It's just that his status is humble and he cannot be promoted.

Going around in the county, township, and village governments, going around, going around, and going around, you can't get to the next level, enter the county level, state level, or even the central level.

This is the eternal pain in the hearts of Li Shu officials, and many people have died of depression in this helpless expectation.

But they finally had hope.

The total number of officials and officials in the Wei Empire increased after the victory of the Guo-Peng War in the five years of Yande.

The reason is that Guo Peng opened up channels for Li Shu to be promoted to county-level chief officials and county-level assistant officials. Therefore, in the sixth year of Yande, a large number of Li Shu officials were promoted to serve as county-level chief officials and county-level assistant officials.

Jobs on the frontier that had not been filled for a long time were being filled.

Guo Peng promoted more than 300 county magistrates in one go to go to the frontiers of various places, Jingnan, southern Yangzhou, western Yizhou, Pingzhou, Mozhou, and western Liangzhou.

They also brought an entire administrative team with them, which enriched the administrative power of the frontier and strengthened the Wei Empire's control over the frontier.

As a result, a large number of positions were vacated in the mainland, and a new batch of Li Shu officials were promoted and able to take up their posts.

When the overall number of officials in the Wei Empire increased, it would naturally produce a large number of small officials with grassroots work experience.

These people used to suffer from no upward channels, but in this wave, they don't suffer anymore.

The behavior of the scholars gave Guo an excellent excuse to tear up the political contract.

Guo never thought that he would make mistakes, because the emperor would not make mistakes, so the only ones who made mistakes were scholars.

Therefore, the scholars who have not returned during the ultimatum, they do not have to come back.

Their positions were taken, their existence was taken.

The emperor further opened up the promotion channels for Li Shu officials and directly introduced them to the central government.

When Zhang Zhao and some officials of the official department rushed to sign these appointment documents day and night, it is no exaggeration to say that their hands were shaking.

Such a thing does not exist in their consciousness, although they have a close relationship with the emperor, they have always been considered as extensions and minions of the imperial power, eagles and dogs specially serving the emperor.

Even so, they never feel that there is something wrong, because they have gained power and benefits, and others are just jealous of them.

But this wave, they really don't understand, they don't know how the emperor would do this, how he has the courage and courage to do so.

More than 2000 people, the positions of more than 2000 officials were replaced as a whole, and all those who participated in the resistance to the end were held accountable by the emperor, and no one was let go.

The emperor's handwriting is really too big, so big that they can't believe it.

Li Shu, those mud-legged people, actually directly replaced the positions of scholars.

They filled in, and the officials' greatest reliance had been rendered ineffective as a threat.

It’s over.

The officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs were instinctively afraid and did not dare to write and sign the order. Zhang Zhao's forehead was covered with sweat and his hands were shaking.

But the Crown Prince himself sits in the Ministry of Officials, and there are many black-armored forbidden soldiers around him, so they are staring at him.

Two people questioned it a little bit, Guo Jin turned cold and waved his hand, the two were dragged out directly and became part of the opposition, waiting for them was the end of their political careers.

Dare to object?

As a result, the opposition scholars were all dismissed from their official positions.

Not only them, those Tai students who did not go back to class until the end of the trouble were also targeted.

His school status was abolished for life, he was abolished as a commoner, he was not allowed to go to school, and he was not allowed to take the imperial examination. From then on, he could only be a farmer.

Their names are all on the blacklist. Somebody Guo plans to gather them and send them to Mozhou. Mozhou is short of money and people, so they need them to build and support.

A small number of these people are officials, and a large part are scholars in Taixue. There are probably more than 5000 people.

None of these 5000 people could escape.

Because someone Guo knew what they would do.

Therefore, the largest political storm since the founding of the Wei Empire has already begun.

Chapter 1195 One thousand two hundred and five If you can't solve this group of people, don't be a prince!

At the beginning of October in the seventh year of Yande, all the emperor's countermeasures were introduced and announced.

Unprecedented political action shattered the illusions of all those who participated in the resistance and persisted.

These scholars who did not accept the ultimatum and were still protesting were all stunned when they learned of the emperor's methods.

The emperor dismissed them as officials and dismissed them as students, and fully held them accountable.

Then their place was taken.

The positions of scholars and officials were replaced by mud-legged officials from the local area.

The student status of the scholars and Tai students was also replaced by a large number of outstanding mud-legged elites introduced by the emperor from the local area.

The mudlegs have almost taken up all their political resources.

From student status to official position, there is no one left, and the blow covers everything, and no one slips through the net.

It was an unprecedented political blow.

After being stunned for a while, these resisting scholars finally realized that they were yelling to go back to the official office and go back to the Taixue to find out what happened.

Protest, resist, express your dissatisfaction, how can you be dismissed from office and student status?

We are scholars!It's a scholar!

It is the foundation of the dynasty and the most important assistant of the emperor in governing the world!

They were bewildered and horrified, not knowing how the Emperor could have done such a decisive thing.

How dare the emperor do this?

He doesn't want to rule the country anymore?

Don't want us students who have mastered knowledge?

Who can help him govern the country?

Those mud legs?

Are you kidding me?

The irrational middle- and lower-level scholars and bureaucrats collectively attacked their respective official offices, forcing these official offices to close their main doors.

The students attacked Taixue collectively, forcing Taixue to close the main entrance and refuse their entry.

The gates of the various government offices and Taixue in the capital were crowded with people, bustling and chaotic for a while, and all aspects could not operate normally, attracting Luoyang people to watch.

This is the most chaotic day in Luoyang City since the Wei Empire established Luoyang as its capital.

Originally, it was nothing.

But it is different now, they have lost their official status and school status, and they belong to the common people. Attacking the government and the highest academies, their crimes are equivalent to conspiracy.

So the new Luoyang county magistrate, who had the responsibility of maintaining order, went to the emperor to request that the black-armored imperial army be called to deal with these "mobs".

The previous fat Luoyang county magistrate had already been thrown into prison by someone Guo because of his previous inaction, and was ready for trial.

The newly appointed Luoyang County Magistrate is named Liu Di, who is the first Li Shu county magistrate in history who began to serve as the county magistrate of Ye County in September of the fifth year of Yande.

He has been the county magistrate in Ye County for more than a year. He has achieved good political performance and has done well. He also led people to complete the exploration work and preliminary preparations for the northern section of the Grand Canal.

So Guo Peng took this opportunity to transfer him to Luoyang as the county magistrate.

Of course, he obeyed His Majesty's orders unconditionally. When he learned that "mobs" had attacked the government offices and imperial schools with the intention of rebelling, he said that he did not have enough people and asked the emperor to send the imperial army to intervene.

It's okay, it's all about attacking the government offices and imperial schools, rounding it up is tantamount to attacking the emperor's change of dynasty, is this okay?

rebel!

This is rebellion!

did not say.

It is only right and proper for the emperor to send troops to suppress the rebel riots!

When Guo Peng made this decision, Guo Jin looked at Guo Peng hesitantly in Fengtian Hall.

"Father, is it really the only way to do this? In this way, the son is worried about his father's posthumous name, and what will those unreasonable descendants think of his father?"

"Fame after death? Ah Jin, at this stage, do you think about your name after death as a father? Ever since I started this road as a father, I have never cared about it. No matter how much they hate me, annoy me, and eat my flesh, It doesn't matter if you drink my blood.

Or one day the Wei State will fall, and I will be said by later generations to be the first tyrant in the world, even comparable to the first emperor, or even more tyrannical than the first emperor. "

Guo Peng shook his head slowly.

"But father, there are more than 5000 people outside, all of whom are scholars, and their connections are intricate. If there is a careless move, then..."

Guo Jin showed embarrassment.

"Then cut the weeds and root them out, and destroy them together!"

Guo Peng's face was determined: "Since my father decided to take the road of becoming emperor, the number of enemies my father has faced in every war has far exceeded five thousand! Don't say five thousand, let him multiply ten times, five thousand Ten thousand! Today, they don’t want to go any further! Don’t even think about it!”

Guo Peng took a deep breath, pinched Guo Jin's shoulders with both hands, and pinched him so hard that it hurt him.

"What is this? This is the key battle! The decisive battle! This is the battle that was fought under Yecheng when I was packing up the yellow scarves for my father, and the battle that was fought in Ji County when my father quelled the rebellion of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun! The key One battle!

They are all panicked and crazy. They can even do things like attacking the government office. What does this mean?They have no other way to go, in the last fight, they want me to admit defeat!Take a step back at this time, everything in front is over!Decades of planning for your father, the lives of your five younger siblings are wasted!

Remember, Ah Jin, don't take a single step back!Not one step back!Go ahead!You step forward, they step back!You take a step back, they take a step forward!If you retreat step by step, they will push forward!Emperor, don't be bullied!Remember not! "

Guo Peng stared at Guo Jin and roared angrily, making Guo Jin's face flushed red.

"remember!!"

"What are we doing now? It is to take away the foundation of the entire group of scholars! This is comparable to changing a dynasty! It is impossible not to shed blood! It is impossible not to die! There is no kindness and humility in this kind of thing. Let! You must be ruthless! Do you understand!"

"Understand!!"

"Take Weifu's tiger talisman and go to gather the imperial army and the guards! Ask the imperial army to do it, and tell the guards to block the city gates, streets, and square gates! You! Order it yourself! Go and clean up the 5000-odd people! Don’t let them go! Show me blood! If you beat someone to death, I will take care of you as a father! If you can’t solve this group of people, don’t be a prince!”

"Yes!"

Guo Jin blushed and gasped heavily, took the tiger talisman handed over by Guo Peng, rushed out of Fengtian Hall in stride, and found Dian Wei and Xu Chu.

"This is a tiger talisman, the two generals, please take out the other half of the tiger talisman."

Dian Wei and Xu Chu looked at the two halves of the Tiger Talisman in Guo Jin's hand, looked at each other, nodded, and took out their respective half of the Tiger Talisman for Dispatching Troops.

"Under the order of His Majesty, I am allowed to mobilize the forbidden army to suppress the mob in Luoyang!"

Guo Jin looked at Dian Wei and Xu Chu.

"According to the order!"

Dian Wei and Xu Chu clasped their fists together and saluted: "His Royal Highness please order."

"General Dian led [-] troops to Taixue, and General Xu led [-] troops to the imperial city's official office area, carrying shields, and... wooden sticks for training. Whenever there are mobs who attack Taixue and official offices, they will finally Those who do not retreat once warned, hit them hard!"