When the emperor's sins were passed down to Beiting, it was already hot June.

"I have inherited the Hongye with a small body, worshipped the ancestral temple, and entrusted it to the scholars and the people for four years, but I have not been able to reconcile the people. So in April, the earthquake in the North Sea and Langya, and the ancestral temple was damaged. What is the greatest disaster? I heard that the people were born in heaven and the people were appointed to nourish and govern it. If the ruler is not virtuous and the government is not uniform, then the disasters shown by the heaven and earth are not treated with precautions, and my virtues are clear."

"The Prime Minister, the Censor and the Marquis of the Second Prince, two thousand Shishi people who are proficient in the classics will respond to the situation and assist me in the failure. I will not be discouraged. I ordered the three servants, Taichang, and one virtuous and upright person in the county and state. If there are earthquakes in the forty-nine counties, do not collect rent and taxes, and forgive the crimes of the prison in the world."

Ren Hong learned about this from a letter sent by Yang Yun. Although the "Sinful Edict" was just a lively thing, there was no substantial political change in it.

But this attitude alone is enough to move the Confucian scholars and subjects all over the world, because the imperial edict of guilt in this day is not as terrible as in later generations.

Ren Hong calculated by his fingers: "Is it the third emperor of the Han Dynasty who issued a crime? "

Although there was a legend about Yao and Shun's crimes against oneself in ancient times, historical records were missing. The one who really set the precedent for oneself was Emperor Xiaowen. He encountered two solar eclipses the second year after he ascended the throne, and then issued an edict to punish oneself, which became a template for later generations.

In the imperial edict, one must first make self-criticism and bring it to the ruling minister. After all, "the only two or three rulers are my own strengths." God has caused disasters and you cannot escape responsibility. Sometimes you will whip the dead ex, but after all, the dead will not refute it.

Then we have to learn from King Wei of Qi to accept advice, call on the subjects to make criticism and suggestions, increase the opportunity to be filial and honest, and summon the dissidents to Chang'an for a sincere discussion, collect opinions, and make other statements.

Finally, we made a promise of amnesty and taxes to calm people's hearts, and the whole text was over.

The format and writing style of the imperial edict for the crime of sin are exactly the same as those of Xiaowen, but the emperor did not take the responsibility together, but instead slapped his chest with a grandiosity:

"The world is governed and chaotic, and one person is responsible for doing things!"

This scene is really long-lasting. Throughout history, only ministers have taken over the monarch, but today they suddenly turned around. The emperor, who has not yet taken power, took the initiative to take over General Huo!

Ren Hongneng guessed that in Chang'an City, from the nine ministers and marquises, to the minor officials, to the clear streams of the people, the people must have praised the emperor who was brave enough to admit his mistakes, and praised him as the second best filial piety.

This move can temporarily block the mouths of public opinion: The emperor has taken responsibility, what do you want? If you hold on to it, you will be unable to tell the truth and try to subvert the great man.

The earthquake was an unexpected incident that Ren Hong could not have expected, otherwise he would have resigned from the title of the Marquis of Xi'an back then. I heard that there were also damages there, but fortunately not many people died.

The emperor's response was purely self-understanding. In addition, Ren Hong heard about Liu Xunli and others, and before he knew it, the young man who was happy to revenge in the past had grown into a wise monarch with mature skills.

"The bitter child has long been the family, just like me." Ren Hong, a bitter child who grew up eating chicken legs and eggs in Xuanquan, sighed so much.

It is amazing to just take the initiative to blame yourself for the general, but this may also embarrass the general. If you are suspicious, you may even feel overwhelmed. So the emperor did another thing to relieve General Huo’s possible doubts.

"After the emperor asked the doctors to discuss, he decided not to change the reign next year." This is the news sent by Feng Fengshi to Ren Hong by Deputy Chief Crown Commander Chang Hui.

Generally, the change of the era requires notification in advance. Otherwise, the remote border areas like Beiting in the Western Regions will easily produce the year names that do not exist in history books because the news is not timely. According to convention, the year names before the Taichu of Xiaowu were six years, the year after the Taichu was four years, and the year after the Taichu was six years, and the year after the Xiaozhao period was six years, and the year above should be four years.

But now the emperor decided not to change the year name and maintain the number of six years. Ordinary people did not know the meaning, but Ren Hong knew it.

The service life of the year number means a number of heavenly fortune. The sky does not change, and the number does not change. Conversely, if the sky changes, the number will change.

Ren Hong said intimately: "Nothing is greater than being the right position, and no etiquette is greater than changing the era. The emperor's move is to hint to the general that he supports the continued continuation of Xiaozhao's current affairs, and the fortunes are consistent and there is no change."

"The heaven of the Han Dynasty is still the heaven of the general!"

This is indeed true. Regardless of whether Huo Guang enjoys it or not, the political crisis caused by the earthquake was successfully overcome by the emperor's guilt.

The only thing worth noting is that the personnel changes in the court have been changed. Logically speaking, Tian Guangming took the blame and stepped down from office. Should the censor Du Yannian take over the position of prime minister?

But the result was unexpected: "The Prime Minister was not Duke Duke Du, but Wei Xian, the Changxin Shaofu, who was still the Censorate."

Of course, this is not because the general is dissatisfied with Du Yannian. On the contrary, Huo Guang probably felt that disasters occurred frequently in recent years and the prime minister has become a high-risk occupation. It would be fine if Tian Guangming was just a mediocre person, but Du Yannian was the only arm left in government affairs after Tian Yannian's death, and he could not be missed.

As a result, Wei Xian, who was kicked out of the Weiyang Palace a few years ago due to his virtuous literature, returned to the front desk after teaching the Empress Dowager for several years, but he didn't know whether what was waiting for him was good or bad.

Han Gandang, the captain under Ren Hong, was concerned about another thing: "Protector, will he go to war with the Huns this year?"

The chaos in the Huns has lasted for half a year. Although the white and black disasters have passed, it has a huge blow to its economy. According to the scouts, in some tribes in the right place, the people died three times, the livestock products are five times, and the Huns are extremely weak, and all the prisoners of all countries are disintegrated.

The Dingling people rebelled against the Xiongnu in the North Sea and attacked the north. The Wuhuan joined forces with the Donghu to enter the east and dug up the tombs of the Xiongnu Shanyu. All the Xiongnu people killed by the Three Kingdoms reached tens of thousands, and the losses of horses, cattle and sheep were even greater than 100,000.

Seeing that the Huns were so weak, they had no time to look south. If more than 100,000 cavalrymen from Yuanting came out of the frontier, Ren Hong cooperated from the west and added a little luck, he might be able to achieve his achievements in one battle!

Unfortunately, after the drought and locust earthquake, the Han Dynasty was destined to be unable to send troops out this year. Economically, he might still be able to grit his teeth and hold on, but the general has fallen into a passive political responsiveness, and domestic anti-war thoughts have risen again.

A self-criticism can temporarily stop them, but if they forcefully send troops, it will probably cause a bigger storm.

Therefore, this round that originally belonged to the Han Dynasty could only be handed over to Ren Hong and the Protectorate's Mansion.

Ren Hong gave the clerks: "The court sent at most border generals to lead thousands of people out of the frontier, and it was impossible for a large army to attack. The Protectorate did not have to devote his efforts to the east, and we should first set up chess pieces to deal with the Huns."

"Since you can't fight a lot, then the Protectorate's House will fight a little bit, and you must not let the Huns recover!"

Ren Hong went north to Hujie during the spring. Under his coercion, King Hujie sent an envoy to surrender. Now he has sent the seal of "King Hujie of Han". He just wanted to fool King Hujie into Chang'an to pay homage to the emperor and then he could be named "King Hujie of the Han Dynasty".

But King Hujie was not stupid. He insisted that King Jiankun, who was loyal to the Huns, was eyeing him in the north and did not dare to leave the country.

Ren Hong saw through the double acts of Jiankun and Huji, and did not point them out. These two countries were too far away, so they could just keep them neutral.

The real offensive against the Huns was to be placed on the right. Ren Hong came to Beiting again this time and was about to lead three thousand cavalry to travel east to "help" Xiao Yuezhi move.

Although Xiao Yuezhi once returned to Pu Leze last year, there were only Ding Zhuangjiaqi, and his family's tent was still on the plateau south of the Qilian Mountains, and he was immediately killed by the Right King.

This year, when Shanyu failed to fight against Beiting, he lost his troops and generals, and the Huns fell into chaos again. Under Ren Hong's instigation, the leader of Xiao Yuezhi, Lang He, finally made a decision to take tens of thousands of troops across the Hexi Corridor, return to the Yuezhi royal court on the Pulei Lake, and return to the place where their ancestors were buried!

"Xiao Yuezhi can go out to cavalry from five or six thousand to my right wing. After the family's tent was moved to Pu Lize, if he encounters the Huns attacking him, he will not escape so easily."

Ren Hong wanted to install another enemy around the Huns, slowly erode the right land, and reduce the straight line distance between the Right Xianwang and the Shanyuting.

"Just about to talk about this with the Protector." Feng Fengshi reported: "The envoy of the King of the Great Yuezhi arrived at Luntai and wanted to see the Protector, so the subordinate officials brought him."

Sure enough, in Feng Fengshi's team, there were a few blue-eyed beards riding dromedary camels and wearing scarves on their heads.

The Great Yuezhi is a great country west of the Pamir Mountains, with a population of 400,000, and a victory over 100,000 soldiers. It occupies the Turkmen and Afghanistan in later generations. However, it is not very interested in business and has not had close contact with the Han Dynasty. Although Zhang Qian had been searching tirelessly, the Great Yuezhi had long been overjoyed and had never formally formed an alliance with the Han Dynasty. It can only be regarded as a "traditional friendly neighbor".

The Great Yuezhi is not a vassal, and the relationship with them is diplomatic, so the Protectorate is also very cautious.

"What happened to the Yuezhi messenger?"

Feng Fengshi had already found out and explained to Ren Hong in advance: "But it was the envoy of the Great Yuezhi when the dynasty meeting at the beginning of the year. He saw the little Yuezhi wolf being named "Little Yuezhi King" by the emperor, and was above the envoy of the Great Yuezhi. After hearing this, the King of the Great Yuezhi thought it was inappropriate and thought it was a humiliation to the Great Yuezhi."

"So, is it because the Great Yuezhi King was dissatisfied after hearing this and sent someone to protest to me?"

The King of the Great Yuezhi took him too seriously. Ren Hong took his face and asked Feng Fengshi to summon several envoys from the Great Yuezhi to the front of the horse and scolded them:

"The Han Dynasty lives east of the Pamir Mountains, and the Dayuezhi lives west of the Pamir Mountains. Just as rivers divide east and west, the two countries are originally windy, horses and cows, and the Dayuezhi king has set up five marquises in the country and does not have to ask the Emperor of Han for their orders. How dare you turn around and interfere with the internal affairs of the Han Dynasty!?"

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ps: During the reign of Emperor Xuan, the year of the first year was maintained for six years before it was replaced as "Dijie". See Mr. Xin Deyong's "Cultivation and Changing Yuan".
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