Chapter 176

The Grand Chancellor had allocated one hundred elite cavalry led by Helian Shi. This thousand-person team, except for the ten Embroidered Attire Envoys brought by Chen Yan, were all private soldiers brought by the accompanying aristocratic children.

The reason Xue Ji wanted to invite them to go together was to increase the troops in his hands and improve the success rate of bandit suppression...

It's just a pity that everyone had their own thoughts, and he didn't get his wish!

"Brother's calm expression, no matter how you look at it, seems like he deliberately fulfilled his wish..."

After Xue Ji led the troops away, Yuwen Ze focused his gaze on Chen Yan's expression and thought to himself.

It was truly without a trace of emotion, and even had a bit of playful interest.

Routines, all routines!

No matter how Yuwen Ze looked at it, he felt that Xue Ji was like bait cast out by his brother...

"Brother Chen, I don't know what arrangements you have for the next itinerary?" Liu Yuanjing walked up unhurriedly, sat down beside Chen Yan, and asked casually.

"What high opinions does Brother Liu have?" Chen Yan smiled calmly.

"None!"

Liu Yuanjing shrugged and blurted out.

He paused, then continued: "You are the commander appointed by the Grand Chancellor, so naturally we should follow your orders!"

"I am the same."

"I am the same."

Wang Xiong, Dou Lu Ling, and the others around them echoed one after another.

"Then let's rest here first, and build up our energy..."

Chen Yan's gaze tilted slightly, sweeping over them one by one, and said lightly: "After we are full of food and drink, we will head to the nearest official post station!"

As he spoke, his sidelong glance went toward the direction of Anding.

Jingzhou bandit suppression?

Is it really bandits being suppressed?

Can killing a bunch really solve the problem?

"He really doesn't have the slightest intention of being anxious..."

Liu Yuanjing looked at Chen Yan's unchanging expression with great interest and thought to himself.

He hadn't expected that Chen Yan could keep his cool to this extent...

But often, the steadier a person is, the more reliable they are.

It formed a sharp contrast with the impatient Xue Ji.

"Chen Yan must be planning something; what kind of tricks is he preparing to play?"

Wang Xiong smelled something full of unusualness, the corners of his mouth hooked into an arc, and he thought to himself.

In his eyes was full of anticipation.

Just wait and see what happens next...

"A Ze, come over!" Chen Yan beckoned and called out lightly.

"What orders does Brother have?" Yuwen Ze responded and moved to Chen Yan's side, asking.

"Nothing to do, just happen to test you a little..."

Yuwen Ze was ready: "Brother, please speak!"

As soon as this conversation came out, the surrounding aristocratic children looked sideways, attracting everyone's attention.

"Why was Emperor Wen of Han able to sit firmly in the world and be called the teacher of ten thousand generations of emperors?"

Chen Yan asked calmly with a smile.

"What kind of test is this?"

"Who doesn't know the achievements of Emperor Wen of Han?"

Liu Yuanjing was puzzled, very confused, and muttered in his heart.

Wang Xiong, Dou Lu Ling, and the others were the same.

Who was Emperor Wen of Han?

The achievements of Emperor Wen of Han, the Taizong of Han, were almost something that anyone who had read books and studied history could recite backward...

What was the significance of this test?

Yuwen Ze was also confused, but knowing that his brother was definitely not acting casually, he pondered for a moment and said: "Because Emperor Wen of Han implemented benevolent governance, lightened corvée and taxes, and abolished some harsh punishments such as corporal punishment..."

"And advocated frugality; during his reign, there were no large-scale constructions of palaces, gardens, etc.!"

"He properly handled the meritorious group and the forces of the vassal kings, strengthening the central power while avoiding large-scale turmoil!"

Recorded in history books, Emperor Wen of Han repeatedly ordered the reduction of taxes and corvée for the people, reducing the land tax from one-fifteenth to one-thirtieth, and even exempting land tax for more than ten years.

Letting the people rest and recuperate promoted the recovery and development of the social economy after the wars at the end of the Qin Dynasty and the Chu-Han Contention.

The people's lives gradually became wealthy, laying a solid foundation for the prosperity and stability of the Western Han Dynasty.

Because of his benevolence and achievements in governing the country, he was honored as "Emperor Wen of Han."

So this answer could almost be called a template for a standard answer.

"Correct, but not entirely correct..."

Chen Yan smiled, raised his finger lightly, and said meaningfully: "A Ze, your understanding of Emperor Wen of Han is too one-sided!"

What Yuwen Ze said was indeed what was on Emperor Wen of Han, but it was not all of it.

The information in books alone could not show the terrifying core of that person.

The teacher of ten thousand generations of emperors was not called that for nothing, because those were far from enough...

"Is it not correct?" Wang Xiong and the others were stunned, looked at each other, and were confused.

Everything they had learned over the years was this!

"I didn't quite understand..." Yuwen Ze cupped his hands, "I ask Brother to enlighten me!"

"Liu Heng taught future emperors how to go from having no foundation to sitting firmly in the court..."

Chen Yan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The teacher of a hundred emperors is not just praising his benevolent governance, but also praising his methods!"

"Compared to the large-scale struggles of most emperors, Emperor Wen's methods were silent, but when you think back on them, they are hair-raising!"

In his words, it was full of awe and dread.

Once upon a time, Chen Yan's view of Emperor Wen was the same as theirs, until he discussed it with several history professors at Yanda...

He realized his shallowness and conducted in-depth research on Emperor Wen's deeds.

"How does Brother Chen interpret this?"

"What aspects does it specifically manifest in?"

Liu Yuanjing couldn't help but speak.

He couldn't wait to know the follow-up content.

When he read history before, he also had doubts in this regard...

After all, a truly weak person could stand firm step by step in the vortex of power, and in the case of having no foundation, finally sit firmly on the throne without becoming a puppet of powerful ministers, just like the current Great Zhou...

Chen Yan smiled calmly, didn't sell out, and laughed: "History books evaluate him as having light taxes and corvée, abandoning military equipment, and rarely having foreign wars..."

(This is a dream world for those who have just finished fighting wars in any era)

He paused, changed the subject, and continued: "But a person who abandoned military equipment like this secretly recovered the Yunzhong Commandery area, and the Xiongnu were forced to start learning Han culture..."

The four characters "secretly" were emphasized heavily.

It was full of meaning.

Those were covered up, especially the recovery process...

You must know that the earliest to learn Han skills to control the Han were the Xiongnu!

Liu Yuanjing, Wang Xiong, and the others couldn't help but widen their eyes, very shocked.

Because they had never delved into when the Yunzhong Commandery, which was lost during the Han Gao and Empress Lu periods, came back, and it became the statement recorded in history books: The Xiongnu still frequently invaded Yunzhong Commandery and other places.

"And those old meritorious officials who held the government and supported Emperor Wen, were they willing to give up the power in their hands?"

"Those brothers who were not convinced by Emperor Wen of Han suddenly got sick and died, and the King of Nanyue, Zhao Tuo, was very powerful at that time, fought with the Han Dynasty for several years, and occupied a lot of Han territory. Do you believe that Liu Heng just repaired his ancestral graves and he honestly became a dog for the Han Dynasty?"

"The history books compiled by later generations really raised his civil governance and secretly erased his military achievements!"

"Hiss~" Liu Yuanjing drew a sharp breath, greatly shocked, and muttered, "Thinking about it carefully, it seems that it really is the case!"

"History books are deliberately hiding something..."

The early Han Dynasty said it was Huang-Lao thought, governing by doing nothing, but did Yunzhong Commandery come back out of thin air?

Was the King of Nanyue suddenly influenced and surrendered?

Abandoning military equipment was just a cover...

Thinking about it is terrifying!

"Suddenly getting sick and dying, so there was no threat to the throne..."

Wang Xiong's heart skipped a beat, he pulled the corners of his mouth, his eyes were deep, and he sighed: "High, very high!"

"Dying of illness" is much higher than killing directly, and it won't cause panic.

After all, who doesn't have birth, old age, sickness, and death?

And the promotion in name but demotion in reality after rewarding the meritorious group who killed the Lu clan...

"I have been enlightened!"

A raging wave was stirred up in the hearts of Liu Yuanjing and the others, opening the door to a new world. They were all conquered and bowed to Chen Yan together.

Just at this moment, a woman's cry for help came from the woods in the distance:

"Help!"

"Help!"

"Someone come and save me!"