Chapter 425: Shocking Change
Luo Palace.
"If it is not handled properly, it will become Qi's past."
The old events of Qi State refer to the "Blood Letter of Qi Palace" incident. In the old years, the doctors and officials of Qi State were dissatisfied with the important officials of Qi State, so they launched a letter-writing incident.
Although there were many cases of the lower class overthrowing their superiors during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was unprecedented that the lower class overthrew their superiors to such a degree. The royal family, the royal clan, and the noble clan lost power from then on.
After listening to Luo Wuji's story, Luo Sheng's hair stood on end, "A country that forgets about war is bound to be in danger, and a country that loves war will surely perish.
If this continues, the Han Dynasty or the military nobles will probably perish.
Either the Han Dynasty would perish due to the decline of its national strength, or the nobles with military merit would die under the attack of the Han Dynasty.
If you rise by this, you will surely fall by this.
Why is this so? It’s because they don’t know how to adapt to the situation and compromise.
If you think something is right for a moment, you will be right forever. Alas, how can you not perish? "
Luo Sheng's tone was emotionless, and he sighed slightly, "People's hearts are like a flood behind a dam. Once it's released, it will instantly destroy everything.
By doing this, these dukes have lost the way to balance.
The royal family’s authority cannot be guaranteed, which is not good for the overall situation.”
Luo Wuji said softly: "Although the current emperor has made a mistake, no one is perfect, so who can be without mistakes?
It is enough that he knows his mistakes and can correct them. At least he is not like those monarchs who ignore advice and act on their own.
There were some unpleasant voices in Chang'an, and some even called him a tyrant, which was not right.
Killing tyrants is a sharp weapon for people all over the world. It is the justice and fairness of the Way of Heaven. It is the sharp sword bestowed by the ancestor Su Wang to his subjects and the people.
It is not a tool for some people to fight for power and profit.
Anyone who dares to do this will have to see whether their swords are sharper or the Luo family's swords that have been passed down for thousands of years are sharper.
Sheng'er, take the brave warriors to Chang'an City and live in Wushuang Marquis' Mansion."
Luo Wuzhi's voice was very soft, because he was not feeling well and was even a little weak, but this did not affect the bloody smell in his words.
As time goes by, the meaning of many words will change, and the scope of application of many meanings will gradually be expanded.
However, the result of doing so was devaluation. For example, the once supreme "king" was no longer worth using because more people used it during the Warring States Period. By the end of the Qin Dynasty, there were so many princes that they could not be counted with one hand, and the value of the title dropped by more than an order of magnitude.
But some words, like dictator.
Not everyone can be called a dictator. The abuse of the dictatorship will only lead to the fact that when a dictator really appears, it will be discovered that this unparalleled sword has become blunt.
Luo Sheng heard this and asked, "Father, are you going to suppress the military meritorious officials and reduce their strength?"
Luo Wuji's eyes suddenly sharpened when he heard this. He looked at Luo Sheng and said, "Sheng'er, there is a wooden barrel with different lengths of wood in front of you. If you want to fill it with water, what will you do?"
Luo Sheng opened his mouth and was about to say something when he heard that, but then he reacted.
There are only two methods, one is to cut down the long wood, the other is to extend the short wood.
He frowned and said, "Father, what do you mean?"
Luo Wuji said in a deep voice: "Incompetent people will cut off the extra wood, so that the water tank is indeed full, but the amount of water that can be contained becomes smaller. How innocent are those longer woods?
The Han Dynasty's military merits and honors are not in question, at least for now. They dare to fight, dare to fight to the death, and dare to draw their swords without hesitation, even if it means sacrificing their own lives. How excellent!
They are almost comparable to the nobles in the early Zhou Dynasty. Why should such nobles with military merits be suppressed?
The fact that the emperor cannot suppress the military meritorious officials is the emperor's problem, not the military meritorious officials' problem.
"The achievements are greater than the emperor's", what a ridiculous statement! Because of the emperor's incompetence, the ministers could not even give full play to their talents.
The world does not belong to one family or one surname. We cannot sacrifice those wise and capable people who are useful to the rest of China just to stabilize the Liu family's rule.
There are many mediocre monarchs in this world. Are all the smart people going to die, leaving only people who are dumber than the monarchs to rule the world?
Going to Chang'an is to support the emperor and let the emperor grow, not to let you cut off the backbone of the military meritorious officials.
We have been doing this for the past thousand years, so you should be familiar with it.”
Over the past thousand years, Luo State's support for the Zhou Emperor was to strengthen the royal family's foundation.
In fact, it was the same in the Han Dynasty. During the period of Liu Ying and the early period of Liu Heng, the royal family was at a great disadvantage facing the court officials, but the regency of Luo Xin pushed the royal family to the longest stretch.
The Luo family had never taken the initiative to cut down wood. Even when the Qin and Chu states had threatened the survival of the Zhou Dynasty, as long as they did not really turn the weapons inward, the Luo family would have let them go even if there was a chance to destroy Qin and Chu.
Luo Sheng nodded and said, "Father, I understand."
…
Chang'an, the General's Mansion.
The general was kneeling at the top, and there were many other marquises in the room, all of them with gloomy faces.
There was a letter on the table, "My Lords, unless one kills the king to seize the throne, throughout history, have you ever seen a minister fight with his lord and ultimately win?
Before you fight, you should think about what you want?
It is unwise to fight blindly.”
Finally, it was the general who spoke first: "Duke Zhao is against starting a war now, what should we do now?"
what to do?
What else can I do?
Are we going to confront Duke Zhao?
Everyone had a somewhat deflated look on their faces. Not only did Zhao Gong have a very high prestige in the military, but the Wushuang Marquis who guarded the Western Regions was his son, and the Guanjun Marquis who guarded Liaodong was his nephew. These two men controlled nearly 40% of the Han cavalry.
Duke Zhao was still the commander-in-chief of the Han army. The current general did not hold the title of Grand Marshal. Strictly speaking, he was only the second-in-command of the Han military.
The general also felt a little headache when he saw the expressions of the crowd, but he finally said coldly: "Once the bow is drawn and the arrow is shot, can it turn back?
Even if the war in the South has to be dragged on, the Prime Minister must step down and go into exile. Choose one from the Western Regions, Liaodong, Southwest China, or Lingnan and let him go. Don’t kill him. This is the final bottom line.”
Those who wanted to restart the war against the Southwestern Yi were not just those with military merits and honors.
Power is from the bottom up. Those who want revenge are not only the senior military officials, but also the clans and the families of the private armies of the marquisates. These people want an explanation from their lord, and the generals can only force the emperor to give an explanation.
The emperor's explanation was a confession of guilt, but this explanation did not satisfy everyone.
The original plan was to deal with the emperor and the prime minister together and force the emperor to agree to send troops.
But there is no other way now. The emperor cannot be touched, and someone important enough must be found to take the blame, and that is the prime minister who also opposes sending troops!
…
The Chief Justice had investigated the case of the Prime Minister's corruption and bribery step by step, and was reporting to the Emperor in Changle Palace.
“Your Majesty, according to my investigation, the case of the Prime Minister’s corruption and bribery was committed by the military supply officer without the Prime Minister’s knowledge, and the amount was not large. Basically, the army that marched south was completely wiped out before they could even use the supplies. The fall of the Han Dynasty has little to do with this corruption case.
In addition, according to my investigation, the personal grudge is actually a misunderstanding and a fabrication."
The emperor was somewhat incredulous when he heard this and asked, "But what about the evidence?"
The Chief Justice lowered his head and said nothing.
Liu Jin was not a fool. How could he not understand what the court judge meant? He felt a chill in his spine and said in astonishment, "This..."
After a moment of silence, he waved his hand and said, "Qing, you can leave first."
As the Chief Justice walked out of the hall, he heard an uncontrollable roar from inside the hall, followed by the sound of swords chopped.
Liu Jin was extremely angry. He didn't expect that even if he issued an edict of repentance, it would not be enough. These people must be beaten and even dared to blackmail the emperor. How could they be loyal to him?
The more Liu Jin thought about it, the angrier he became, and he actually fainted. The palace maids and eunuchs waiting outside heard a bang and rushed into the hall. They saw the emperor lying on the ground with his clothes in disarray. They were immediately panicked.
"His Majesty!"
Cries of surprise rang out one after another, and the palace was suddenly in chaos. Many people were filled with fear. The emperors of the Han Dynasty were most afraid of fainting, and too many emperors died from fainting.
The Chief Justice was arrested before he even walked out of the palace. He heard that the emperor had fainted. As the last important official to see the emperor, he was a major suspect and could not leave easily.
The Chief Justice felt that he was really unlucky, but he knew that the emperor's fainting was really related to him. It must be that the emperor could not accept the news just now, which caused him to fall into a coma.
The news spread quickly.
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In the 15th year of Yuancheng, the Southern Kingdom was defeated in the war. The ministers were in an uproar and the people were worried and angry. The emperor was worried day and night and became seriously ill. In September, he died in Changle and was posthumously named "Ding". ——"Book of Han·Xiao Ding Benji"
(End of this chapter)
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