Chapter 235: Crowning the Lord of the World
While the princes of Shandong were scheming against each other, Luo Ling left. Luo Yi whispered a few words to Liu Bang and chased after him.
"Brother."
Luo Yi came to Luo Ling. The two brothers hadn't seen each other for a long time. Luo Ling asked with a smile in his eyes: "Ayi, why did you follow me out?"
Luo Yi asked hesitantly: "Brother, I don't know where the future of this world will go. You have great wisdom, so I want to ask you.
I thought it would be okay for Pei Gong to be crowned king, but the hostility between King Xiang and the Shandong princes is really strong. What should I do next? "
Luo Ling said calmly: "The Shandong princes are puppets, and the King of Qi is my blood ally. I drive the wind, rain and snow in Shandong. The Shandong princes are afraid of me. No one dares to break their oath in front of me, not even Xiang Yu.
You don't have to worry about Liu Bang's throne, but you have to be prepared for war. Liu Bang will be crowned king in Guanzhong, but there must be other kings in Guanzhong."
As the head of the Luo family, Luo Ling is completely different from Luo Yi and other children. The resources he can mobilize are unimaginable. Luo Ling's name is on Ji Zhao's system panel. He is Ji Zhao's true agent. This difference in identity perspective, coupled with top-level political intrigue, has shaped Luo Ling's character.
He is the most kingless person in the world. In his eyes, the king is used to prosper the people. If he cannot do that, then he will replace him.
Luo Yi's heart trembled, and he probably guessed what Xiang Yu wanted to do. He said with some concern: "Brother, the war just ended, and it started again. This will cause great harm to the Xia people. Do you plan to stop it?"
Luo Ling raised his head and looked up at the sky, "Ayi, people should never dream of stopping the trend of the world, that is something only the ancestors can do.
Just like King Yu’s flood control in the past, if he just blocked the floods, would he have succeeded?
The prosperity of the Chinese nation is great, and many outstanding people have emerged. There are countless people with ambitions, so some things are inevitable.
The family can indeed stop this chaos. The power of the family is far stronger than you can imagine, but even the family cannot stop it forever.
In this case, it would be better to select the strongest one to become the king who leads the world!
As for whether this king is Liu Bang or Xiang Yu, or even other princes, the family does not matter.
The family's mission was to destroy the tyrannical Qin without damaging the vitality of the world, and now this goal has been achieved.
The family will become the embankment of the great river Zhuxia. No matter how many heroes in the world stir up storms, Zhuxia will naturally remain unmoved."
Preserving the vitality of the Chinese people and always maintaining a state stronger than the surrounding barbarians is a very important task for the Luo family. Anyone who dares to touch this bottom line will die, even the emperor.
Luo Ling paused for a moment and said slowly: "Since you have become Liu Bang's subject, you must keep an eye on him. Otherwise, when I kill him, it will be bad for you."
After all, he is his own brother, so Luo Ling treats him differently. Luo Yi is relieved. Although Liu Bang has many problems, he will not touch Luo's bottom line in this regard. He is a hero who cares about the people of the world.
Luo Yi said solemnly: "Don't worry, big brother. If that day ever comes, I will follow the example of my ancestors and send him off with my own hands!"
After the great war among the Xia states in the past, it was recorded in the family's secret history that the contemporary Marquis Luo poisoned the Zhou emperor, who had made a serious mistake, before his death. The Luo family was never blindly loyal and had a flexible moral bottom line.
"After defeating the tyrannical Qin, Xiang Yu will reward his people according to their merits. I'm sure all the princes can't wait. However, I don't care about this matter. Let Xiang Yu do whatever he wants. Kings, princes, generals and ministers will eventually return to dust.
What I care about is the principles of heaven and earth. All the people in the world have gathered in Xianyang. I will trample on the Qin law there to set an example for future generations."
Luo Yi's expression was shocked. Compared with the changes in the dynasty, this was what the Luo family really wanted to do, and they had started preparing for it many years ago.
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The allied forces of the princes entered Xianyang, and the First Emperor moved all the treasures of the six kingdoms here. The gold, silver, pearls and jade were like mud and sand. Liu Bang's heart was bleeding, but he said to Xiang Yu: "King Xiang, after entering Xianyang, I have been waiting for you to come. The gold, silver, pearls and jade have not been moved at all."
Xiang Yu glanced at Luo Ling and knew that Guanzhong did not belong to him after all. In this case, he would completely empty the city of Xianyang!
Soon the city of Xianyang fell into chaos. Xiang Yu mainly targeted the Qin royal family. After all, he was now the common ruler of the world and he still had to save face. These people were the richest and had grudges against Xiang Yu, so Xiang Yu had no burden at all in killing them.
But other princes who had good relations with Xiang Yu were not so particular. They thought, "You, Liu Bang, want to be the king of Guanzhong, right? I'm leaving you a mess." So they just robbed the place openly, and not just limited it to Xianyang City, but began to spread to the surrounding areas.
Liu Bang was very anxious. In his opinion, this was all his future capital. Luo Yi smiled and said, "Pei Gong, I heard that disasters are always accompanied by opportunities. The Shandong princes robbed the wealth, but they could not plunder the people here. This is a good opportunity for you to gain fame."
Liu Bang understood, so he stepped forward and risked falling out with Xiang Yu, and clashed fiercely with the Shandong princes several times. As the princes who were now undoubtedly among the top three in strength, when they saw that Xiang Yu did not say anything, they all stopped.
Liu Bang's reputation rose rapidly, and his reputation for benevolence and righteousness spread throughout Guanzhong.
The city of Xianyang became increasingly bustling, and people from all schools of thought in the world came here, especially Confucian scholars and Huang-Lao Taoists from all over the world, who gathered in Xianyang.
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Xiang Yu held a grand ceremony to worship the heaven in Xianyang City to fulfill the long-cherished wish of the Chu people. He asked Luo Ling to crown him, which gave him a sense of ritual of handover.
Luoling is naturally acceptable. The Luo family's coronation for the Zhou emperor greatly improved the Luo family's status. Now that Xiang Yu has obtained the status of the common ruler of the world, he still chooses to let the Luo family be crowned. This is good for the Luo family.
Luo Ling stood on the altar, Xiang Yu stood beside him. Luo Ling held the crown in his hand and turned to look at the princes who were in high spirits below the stage.
Suddenly I thought about the past Zhou Dynasty, when our ancestors put crowns on the emperors. Did they have the same feeling?
"Gentlemen!"
Everyone was in awe, and they only heard Luo Ling say in a loud voice: "The tyrannical Qin is unjust, and the heaven despises it. King Su ordered Ling to attack the tyrannical Qin. Because the world has no master, the princes therefore used the name of King Su to punish the tyrannical Qin.
Now that the tyrannical Qin Dynasty has perished, the Su Wang is in heaven and the human ruler is on earth, each performing his own duties. The order to command the world should be transferred to the common ruler.
At the Zhaocheng meeting, we agreed that the one with the greatest achievements would be the co-leader. King Xiang defeated 300,000 Qin troops in the battle of Handan, and wiped out the tyranny of Qin in Shandong. His achievements were unmatched by any other princes. Is there anyone else who is qualified to be the co-leader besides him?"
Upon hearing this, the Shandong princes could not help but secretly say in their hearts: "Lord Luo, your contribution is even greater."
Those who witnessed it could not help but recall the situation after the Battle of Handan.
At that time, Zhang Han was blocking Xingyang. He was indeed good at defending the city. No matter how brave Xiang Yu was, it was impossible for him to break down the city wall alone. He saw that the Shandong princes' army was about to be dragged out under the city of Xingyang.
Luo Ling stood up and built a high platform outside Xingyang. At three quarters past noon, when the sun was at its highest point in the sky, a strong wind blew along with the voices of countless people praising the emperor.
The soldiers on the top of Xingyang City could not even stand, let alone shoot arrows and swing weapons against the strong wind.
The combined effect of three borrowed east winds was enough to change a local war, not to mention a siege. In just one day, Xingyang City was captured.
It was this battle that completely changed Xiang Yu's attitude towards Luo Ling, especially when Luo Ling said lightly: "Ling is just a mortal. This is the punishment that King Su sent down because he despised the tyranny of Qin."
This made Xiang Yu even more frightened. He believed in these things very much, especially the existence of King Su. Xiang Yu's tyrannical temper was often controlled by the reputation of King Su and Xiang's ancestors.
Seeing that no one objected, Luo Ling turned to face Xiang Yu and said, "King Xiang, you have made great contributions to the fall of Qin and the Chu people. Is there anyone in this world who would not be grateful for your kindness?
You have become the common ruler of the world, ruling the people of China on behalf of Heaven. Whether they are the people of Chu or Qin, they are all your people. May you treat all people well.
The Su Wang is with the world!"
Xiang Yu did not notice the hidden sharpness in Luo Ling's words, and only a few people present, such as Zhang Liang, could hear it.
Xiang Yu bowed slightly and the crown was placed on his head.
[Dear master, your family has crowned the new world master. You have received 5,000 luck points, and your family's reputation has been improved.]
Luo Ling naturally didn't know this. After he finished this, he stepped aside. Xiang Yu said in high spirits: "My lords, we raised the army in the name of the Su Wang. Today the war ends. Ji will be the common ruler of the world. The Su Wang is with me.
Since ancient times, common rulers have had titles. Ying Zheng was called the emperor, but I don’t use that. I gained the world with the help of the princes. It’s more like Qi Huan and Jin Wen during the Zhou Dynasty. They were overlords, so they were called Overlords. "
After all, he has a family background in education. Even if he doesn't like reading, his cultural level is still not low, and he is very skilled in using various historical allusions.
From the princes to the soldiers, all of them folded their hands and bowed their heads, some even knelt on one knee, and said in unison, resounding through the sky: "The Su King is with you!"
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The spacious hall was filled with noise, the princes were whispering to each other, and the respected school leaders were also whispering to their children. The most influential and powerful people from all walks of life in the world gathered here.
"King Xiang is here! Lord Luo is here!"
Everyone sat up straight. Xiang Yu and Luo Ling came together. Today's occasion was Luo Ling's home court. Xiang Yu was optional to come, but he finally decided to come in order to get first-hand information as soon as possible.
After all, the Luo family made such a big splash that almost all the schools of thought in the world came to Xianyang, and even farmers who only had a few cats and cats growing in the mountains were brought here.
You know, even the alliance to destroy Qin didn't have such a big scene. Who wouldn't be curious about what the Luo family was going to do?
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Generally speaking, transitional figures like Xiang Yu in the process of great dynasty alternations are always downgraded by later dynasties, that is, they are not included in the annals in history books. However, Xiang Yu is special. Not to mention the unofficial history book "Records of the Grand Historian", even "Book of Han" still includes Xiang Yu in the annals. The reason is that Xiang Yu chose to let Luo Zhaogong wear the crown for him, which made Xiang Yu gain extremely high legitimacy from both heaven and man. The rulers of the Han Dynasty were unwilling to touch the Luo family for false reputation, from which we can get a glimpse of the Luo family's influence in the Han Dynasty. ——"History of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
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