Chapter 323 Thoughts
The prince who openly rebuked Luoxin in the country was the King of Wu, whose fiefdom was far away from Chang'an. He not only said it in the country, but even wrote letters to other princes.
“O kings.
Is it because of our ability that we are able to sit on the honorable throne of kings and princes?
It is because Emperor Gao received the Mandate of Heaven and became the Supreme Son of Heaven, and we are noble because of our close blood relationship with Emperor Gao.
In the past, King Wu of Zhou conquered the world, and the Ji clan occupied eight layers of land in the world. This is the honor that a person with the destiny of heaven can bring to the family.
After King Wu of Zhou passed away, the supreme and holy King Su took charge of the country's affairs.
From then on, Luo Hou served as the Grand Clan Minister of the Zhou Dynasty for generations, in charge of sacrifices and the affairs of the royal capital.
Would anyone think that was unreasonable at that time?
Won't.
Because the Luo family is a clan of the Ji clan and the most distinguished branch of the Ji clan under the Zhou royal family, it is natural for the Luo family to be in charge of sacrifices and state affairs.
But now that the world has come to the Liu family, shouldn’t the people in charge of state affairs be Liu’s relatives?
But what is the reality?
Previously it was the Lu family, now it is the Luo family.
This makes me very worried.
Is it possible that there is no one among the Liu family who is talented enough to serve as prime minister?
This is unreasonable.
Just from what I know, there are several of them who are my Liu family's talented children, but they can only live in Shandong and cannot enter Chang'an in Guanzhong.
What else can I say?
Although I have great trust in the morality of the Luo family, having a regent from a different family is like a person holding a delicate jade in his hand but walking on a bumpy road.
Is it true that the Liu family's kingdom will not be in danger of collapse?
Now Luo Xin claims to be extending favors, but isn’t this reducing the power of the clan members?
If the court really changes, and we are too weak to control it, wouldn't that be a failure of the Emperor Gao's trust in us?"
This accusation is actually well-founded and it is obvious that there is a master behind it.
The splitting of the Huainan Kingdom is still in progress. This work will probably last for nearly a year as there are too many resources that need to be divided.
The King of Wu's remarks soon reached the ears of the princes and the court in Chang'an. The princes did not expect that the King of Wu could come up with such a secretive remark. They were all happy in their hearts and then spread it secretly.
When the King of Wu's remarks reached Chang'an, they instantly caused a huge uproar, just like throwing a huge rock into a calm lake, causing huge waves.
Everyone had the same idea: Was the King of Wu tired of living? Or did he think that Wu was strong enough to compete with the imperial court?
The State of Wu was indeed powerful.
The capital of Wu State was Gusu, and its territory was basically the fiefdom of Xiang family of Chu State. After hundreds of years of cultivation by Xiang family, it became the most fertile land south of the Yangtze River and Huai River.
After Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu, established the Han Dynasty and ascended the throne, the most powerful force was the former Chu State.
So he divided the State of Chu into three parts. The northern part of Xiang Chu, roughly the Huaibei area, was the State of Chu. The real old territory of Chu was changed to the southeastern power of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. Then he established the State of Yue in Kuaiji County south of Wu.
The State of Yue was not strong. It was the only one among the vassal kingdoms with only one county. Its only value was to contain the State of Wu.
Yes, Liu Bang prepared some means to restrain the kings at the beginning of the enfeoffment. This was the normal reaction of a qualified emperor.
However, over the years, the power of the imperial court has always been limited to the areas directly under its jurisdiction, and the King of Yue has long followed the orders of the King of Wu. This means of restraint may have disappeared.
"Trying to resist the imperial court is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot."
In Changle Palace, Luo Xin and Luo Yi sat opposite each other, and Luo Yi made his own evaluation of King Wu.
Luo Xin did not take the King of Wu seriously at all, and said calmly: "If the former King of Chu were still alive and led the Jiangdong men to come, I would probably have to mobilize all my troops, and even ask Huaiyin Marquis Han Xin to take action, to have the confidence to win.
However, the mere King of Wu of the Han Dynasty is nothing but a rat in Jiangdong compared with the military leader who once dominated the world, who was an emperor in life and a god of war in death.
No matter how brave the Jiangdong men are, can they still fight bravely under the hands of rats? I will send Yi Chehou to lead the army south, and within ten months, we will be able to capture and kill the King of Wu on the Yangtze and Huai Rivers. "
Ordinary people would certainly think that Luo Xin was expressing his dissatisfaction with King Wu’s remarks, but Luo Yi frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: “Do you really want to use force against the princes?
Whenever war breaks out, unexpected events will occur. There were too many such lessons during the Zhou Dynasty.
And if you do this, Big Brother won't help you.
You know that my eldest brother is aloof from worldly affairs. He will definitely stand idly by and watch this kind of civil war among the royal family.
Choosing war when the problem can be solved through political means is not the family's usual practice.
War is a place of life and death, you know that very well.
Since there is a method of extending favors and dividing the country, as long as we follow the steps, the threat from the vassal kingdoms will naturally be eliminated.
It is unreasonable to choose a dangerous method instead of a safe one. I do not agree with you doing this."
Luo's principle has always been to use force to suppress others if possible, and to solve problems through political means if possible.
They would never resort to war unless it was absolutely necessary. Just like during the Zhou Dynasty, the six armies of the Zhou emperor were used as a tool to intimidate the princes rather than as soldiers to expand the territory. This was based on this strategic thinking.
Luo Yi didn't expect that Luo Xin would consider such a radical idea as using the army at the very beginning. He was a small hexagonal warrior with a calm personality.
Especially after Liu Bang's death, he took Liu Ruyi away from Lu Zhi. During those years, he deeply felt how lucky it was to be born into the Luo family.
There are many unspoken rules in this world that are invalid for the Luo family.
But no matter how powerful the Luo family is, they are still human beings.
In particular, the family's foundation continues to be consumed, but due to the family's very high status during the Bang Zhou period, it is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain luck points.
Although others are not clear about it, the strategic contraction of the Luo family is inevitable. Now all of the Luo family's artifacts are in the hands of the head of the family, and the use of all artifacts must be authorized by the head of the family himself.
Luo Xin was naturally very clear about all this, he just smiled calmly, picked up the wine jar in front of him, and said softly: "Brother, there is no easy strategy in this world, Bangzhou is completely different from the current Han Dynasty.
In the past, the various states were surrounded by barbarians. Almost all the states faced waves of barbarians every day when they opened their eyes. Everyone racked their brains to survive. Although there was confrontation between the Zhou emperor and the princes, cooperation was the main theme.
But now it is different. Although there are still many barbarians living in the vast land, they are no match for the vassal states.
Now these Liu princes do not have the sense of mission of the first generation of nobles who wielded swords and plowed the land. They easily obtained large tracts of fertile land without experiencing any great hardships. Such people have no ideals or beliefs in their hearts.
They could not see that in the vast old Chu lands such as Wu, Yue, Huainan, etc., there were still countless native people. Those native people were hidden deep in the forests, in the mountains, between the rivers, and in places that were out of reach of all the people of Xia.
They are always eyeing our land like hungry wolves, waiting for our weakness and then rushing up to bite us hard.
They can only see the prosperity of the country and the wealth of Chang'an and want to fight for power and profit. Is there any value in the existence of such princes?
Therefore, the contradictions between the vassal states and the imperial court would be very acute.
When the countries perished in the past, the family was happy because the nobles of the countries were too corrupt and could no longer bear the burden of leading the people.
So can the current Liu princes shoulder this responsibility?
Brother.
You know very well that you can't!
Therefore, these princes who were granted fiefs by Emperor Gao in order to strengthen his power were eliminated and replaced with a group of princes carefully selected from the royal family and marquises who had ideals and passion in their hearts.
This is something that must be done.
There are two ways to accomplish this. The first is to use force to suppress others, as we are doing now, first split up their country, and then formulate a law to extend favors. It can be done in 150 years.
The second is to fight a war first, completely destroy all the countries, and make them fish on the chopping board. After that, we can quickly divide the countries and promote the favor among the people. Within 30 years, we can completely destroy these princes. "
After hearing what Luo Xin said, Luo Yi understood why he had different ideas from Luo Xin. The fundamental reason was that they had different attitudes towards the current royal family. Luo Yi's attitude towards the royal family was to let it fend for itself. If you have the ability to reduce the power of the vassal states, I will lend a helping hand. If you are not capable of being overthrown, I don't care. As long as the lineage of Liu Ruyi is retained and the one sitting on the throne in the end is the descendant of Liu Bang, I will have done my best to Emperor Gao.
But this is not the case with Luo Xin. The throne must be occupied not only by the Liu royal family, but also by the lineage of Empress Gao and Lu Zhi, and also by the lineage of Emperor Xiaohui. Luo Xin has almost no choice!
Luo Xin is the second Su Wang in the family, not only because he carries the king on his back and is the real regent, but also because he has a completely different mentality. The two Dukes Wen and Xuan are responsible for supporting the Zhou country, while Luo Xin must not only ensure the survival of the Xia people, but also ensure the stability of the emperor's position.
The entanglement between Lü Zhi, Liu Le and Liu Ying and Luo Xin was too deep. Luo Xin went deep into the world and created great achievements, but he also lost the detachment of Luo's son.
Luo Yi understood all this and looked at Luo Xin with some admiration. Not every son of the Luo family dared to enter the secular world, because by now it has become a consensus that the King of Su is protecting the legitimate descendants in heaven. Of course, after the concubine system gradually disappeared, the Luo family no longer had any illegitimate sons.
But once you get deeper into the mortal world, no one knows what will happen.
"What a price you paid!"
Luo Yi was filled with emotion, "If Emperor Gao had appointed me as his regent, would I have done the same?"
Luo Xin said calmly: “You won’t.”
Luo Yi looked at Luo Xin and sighed, “Yeah, I can’t.
You are so anxious now, are you worried about His Majesty the Emperor?"
Luo Xin, he really makes me cry
(End of this chapter)
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