Chapter 339 Comparison
The prime minister was sitting in the room, feeling sleepy, when he heard a voice coming from outside. His subordinates pushed open the door, and the prime minister said without raising his head, "I am old, my legs and feet are inconvenient, and my eyes are dim. I can't see the affairs. If it is not a military or national matter, Jia Qing is in the west wing."
Luo Jing laughed out loud upon hearing this and said loudly: "Prime Minister, it's me."
When the prime minister heard this familiar voice, he was immediately shocked. His inconvenient legs and feet were healed, and his dim old eyes became bright. He secretly groaned in his heart, wondering why this living ancestor had come. He smiled and said, "It turns out that it is the Minister who has come. I was wondering why there was a magpie in this government office today. It is really a happy event."
Luo Jing didn't care. There were too many people with the same attitude as the prime minister. These people would not be like this when facing Luo Xin in the past, but they were more humble when facing Luo Jing.
He handed over the written decree in his hand and reminded him, "Prime Minister, this is the decree that His Majesty just issued. It is of great importance. Follow the procedures immediately and push this decree forward."
The prime minister frowned slightly when he heard this. Although he was a puppet prime minister, since he was chosen by Luo Xin as a temporary replacement, he naturally still had some persistence.
Of course, something like an imperial edict cannot be issued at will. The prime minister has the duty to advise the emperor. Even if it is the emperor's intention, he has to see whether it is an order of disorder.
Otherwise, you will be criticized by everyone and you won’t be able to hold your head up.
Thinking of this, the Prime Minister immediately said, "Minister, please allow me to review the decree first."
When Luo Jing saw this scene, he was not unhappy, but very happy. He smiled softly and said, "Please take a look."
After Luo's efforts, the prime minister finally had some responsibilities that he had to fulfill. These responsibilities did not come from the emperor's authorization, but from the principles of the world. At the end of these principles stood the supreme and holy Su Wang.
The ministers were no longer naturally weak in front of the emperor, but could confidently say: "The emperor is above!"
Luo family is very clear about this point, so they are very cautious in authorizing the truth. Currently, the most highly recognized truth of Luo family is that "killing a tyrant does not count as regicide." In a way, this is almost an endorsement of the uprising.
The prime minister quickly read the contents of the decree, and his heart was filled with a lot of waves, but he did not show it on his face. He took out the prime minister's seal, stamped it, and then said with a smile: "Please inform Your Majesty that I will immediately issue the decree to all the princes."
Luo Jing nodded, turned and left the Prime Minister's office.
He had an inexplicable smile on his face. As these marquises returned to Chang'an, the situation in the world would become interesting again. How would his cousin, the emperor, describe the current world?
Luo Jing began to imagine the grand scene that might appear in the future. It would probably be an unprecedented prosperous era. What kind of words should he use to describe it?
These decrees quickly spread under the promotion of those who were interested. The marquises who had been waiting in their fiefdoms for a long time finally saw the dawn of returning to Chang'an. Naturally, they could not wait to write letters and memorials to the emperor, expressing their repentance and loyalty to His Majesty.
I hope that His Majesty the Emperor will forgive them and give them some chances in view of their contributions and hard work.
Marquis Wuyang also said in the letter that he was not seeking fame and fortune for himself, but he did not want to become a useless person who only eats and waits for death.
My ancestor followed Emperor Gao to conquer the world, but now he is idle at home, unable to serve the court loyally, which is really painful.
He hoped very much to continue serving the Emperor, not to disgrace the merits of his ancestors, and to repay the royal family for its grace to the Wuyang Marquis lineage.
Liu Heng looked at the letters pouring in like ordinary snowflakes, and said to Jia Yi and Luo Jing with some emotion: "This is what my uncle said in the past, the nobility of the emperor, the dignity of the emperor. Ah Jing, issue an order to let these people return to Chang'an. I want to meet them properly and see if they are as loyal as they say in the letter."
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Before the palace.
Because Luo Jing was relatively idle and had nothing to do in the palace, he took the initiative to ask Liu Heng to do his full work.
Then he came here on Liu Heng's orders to pick up the Chehou who had just returned to Chang'an City and bring them into the palace.
Those Chehou who were once infinitely glorious gathered in front of the palace early. Most of them were greeting each other. On the surface, they did not seem to be in a hurry at all, but there was a trace of uneasiness in the depths of their eyes.
Then everyone saw a young man riding a horse out of the palace, followed by some guards.
horse riding?
Everyone suddenly realized that they were actually allowed to ride horses in the palace?
His status must be extremely noble, and he was extremely favored by the Emperor. When I think about how several old brothers had to meet the Emperor in dishevel, and then left Chang'an directly and returned to their fiefdoms, I really want to cry.
There is an obvious holy mark between his eyebrows. I don't know which Luo family member he is. Looking at his eyes, he looks lively and there is a sense of unrestrainedness which is extremely rare in Luo family members. He is very different from most Luo family members who are polite and rule-abiding.
Liu Heng once commented on Luo Jing, "A Jing is extraordinary, born with a literary and noble appearance. The more unrestrained he is, the more his talent will stand out."
Luo Jing rode on a tall horse, and said in a slightly childish voice: "How are you all? I am Luo Jing, the son of the late King Luo Wen, whose taboo is Xin. I have been favored by your majesty and inherited the title of marquis. Now I am walking in the palace as a minister. I am sure some of you have seen me."
King Lowen!
Some people who were not clear about Luo Jing's identity knew it as soon as they heard it. It turned out that he was the son of Prime Minister Luo Xin.
After Liu Heng posthumously conferred the title of king on Luo Xin, he naturally could not use the title of Dong'e. In this era, the title of king had not yet been reduced to the level of an ordinary title.
The princes were either named after the great powers of the Spring and Autumn Period, such as Yan, Zhao, and Qi, or they were named after the large counties. Dong'a was just a small county and was not big enough to bear the title of a king.
Therefore, after being posthumously conferred the title of king, it was necessary to choose a title for Luo Xin, and there were actually only two options available.
Either Zhou or Luo.
However, Ji Zhao was a very special person. Although he was the head of a small clan, he was posthumously named the Son of Heaven, so his full posthumous title was "King Wen of Zhou" instead of "King Wen of Luo".
This is the reason why people call him Wen Wang Zhao and Su Wang Zhao instead of Luo Zhao during sacrifices.
Although it has been upgraded now, there is no reason in this world for descendants to occupy the title posthumously conferred by their ancestors, so the character Zhou had to be abandoned.
Finally, it was Liu Heng who made the final decision and said, "During the Zhou Dynasty, the rulers of Luo State were all Duke Luo. Now that the title of Luo has been continued, the Prime Minister will surely be delighted. So, we should use Luo as the title."
Thinking about the relationship between Prime Minister Luo Xin and His Majesty the Emperor, and then looking at the degree of favor enjoyed by the Emperor's cousin who can ride a horse directly in the palace, what is there to hesitate about?
The group of people all forgot that it was Luo Xin who drove them out of Chang'an City. They gathered around him and exclaimed, "Shizhong is truly a man of divine talent. Looking at you is like seeing the King Wen of the past."
No matter whether it was the guards at the palace gate or the imperial guards who came out with Luo Jing, they were all secretly shocked when they saw this scene.
These people are all descendants of founding heroes. To them, they are all important figures whom they cannot afford to offend, but the gap between the two sides is so huge.
One guard seemed to find it too hard to believe. He murmured, "It's really unbelievable. These nobles were so powerful in Chang'an City back then. Now they are facing the Marquis of Dong'e and are so..."
His brother was also very shocked and immediately asked, "Flattery?"
"Yes, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it.
The minister who used to be quite easy-going actually has such power today."
Naturally, no one heard the guards' whispers.
Luo Jing raised his eyes slightly and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, please don't keep His Majesty waiting anxiously, please follow me into the palace."
After saying that, he turned around and rode into the palace. The group of Chehou hurriedly followed him at a trot. Some of them looked at the figure in front of them breathlessly, their eyes full of envy.
It is not as simple as the guards thought. Only when they reached their situation did they realize how big the gap between the nobles was.
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Changle Palace.
Liu Heng looked at the marquises in the hall thoughtfully, and gained a deeper understanding of why Luo Xin had driven these people out of Chang'an in the first place, because he suddenly discovered that his mentality when facing these ministers had changed a lot.
Before, I always thought that they were ministers of the previous emperor or the prime minister, and I always had a strange feeling in my heart, but now I can look at these people very calmly.
If they can be used, then use them. If they cannot be used, then drive them back to their fiefdoms. This is what Liu Heng is thinking now.
"My Lords."
Liu Heng opened his mouth, and everyone in the hall straightened their backs and listened quietly.
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The transfer of power in ancient dynasties was not an easy thing. On the surface, power was transferred when the title of emperor was handed over from the previous emperor, but in reality, the new emperor always had to go through a struggle to eliminate those old ministers who already held power and were unwilling to cooperate. The transfer of power was not completed until the moment of success.
For example, when Empress Lü transferred power to Emperor Hui of Han, Liu Ying, she left Luo Xin, Marquis of Dong'a, for Liu Ying. Although history has proved that this was a very correct decision and the power center of the Han court entered a new era without experiencing any turmoil, the results showed that Luo Xin's existence did affect Emperor Hui of Han's use of his power. Emperor Hui of Han, Liu Ying, directly transferred power to Luo Xin. The stability of the central court avoided internal friction during the transfer of power and was one of the important factors for the rapid recovery of national strength in the early Han Dynasty.
When Luo Xin handed over power to Emperor Wen of Han, Liu Heng, he keenly noticed this and took a series of measures, which effectively cleared some obstacles for Emperor Wen of Han Liu Heng to govern and laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of the country. - "History of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
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