Chapter 484: Gradually Distancing
Huo Guang and Liu Xiang came together with excitement on their faces, stepping on the blood flowing freely in the hall, making a dripping sound.
"Cousin."
Huo Guang was full of excitement, and said enthusiastically: "Everything has been solved, nothing is left out, now we can directly take the traitor Liu Bi back to Chang'an and hand him over to Your Majesty.
The Queen, Princess, Prince, Princess, and Liu Bi's close ministers in the Kingdom of Wu will be placed under house arrest as per usual practice, and will wait for your Majesty's decision later."
Every time a prince plots rebellion, a huge number of people are implicated, usually tens of thousands, and sometimes even hundreds of thousands. The interests involved are so great that they can even be compared to the accumulation of an ordinary powerful family over a hundred years.
King Wu Liu Bi had completely fainted, and was dragged by the soldiers and put into shackles. As soon as King Wu Liu Bi left, Huo Guang said excitedly: "Cousin, it turns out to be the King of Wu. Fortunately, there is no danger."
Liu Xiang was even more excited. He had uncovered a conspiracy group that intended to overthrow the Han Dynasty. This was truly a great achievement.
Both of them thought that Luo's intelligence network was outstanding. After all, Luo had been deeply rooted in Kanto for so many years, and they never thought that Luo would cheat directly.
Luo Qing hid his identity and name, and smiled slightly, "Zi Meng, Lord Zi Zheng, a journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step. So far, we have only captured the King of Wu, and the others have not been caught yet. We need to continue working hard."
Liu Xiang immediately said, "Don't worry, sir. There are many experts in the court. With you pushing the door open, the rest will be easy."
Luo Qing only had information about King Wu at hand, and the information he obtained only involved King Wu. If he wanted to completely reverse the specific events that happened at that time, or even push someone out, it would cost a huge price, and he naturally didn't want to do that.
The breeze brushed across the cheeks of passers-by, bringing a slight coolness, but it could not extinguish the enthusiasm in everyone's hearts. Everyone had made a contribution on this trip, and it was basically free.
The huge convoy slowly moved from Gusu to Chang'an.
Huo Guang avoided Liu Xiang and looked around. Seeing that there was no one around, he whispered to Luo Qing, "Cousin, did you really think of killing the King of Wu just now?"
He looked very serious, with a hint of worry in his eyes, worried about hearing a bad answer. Luo Qing didn't say anything, but looked at him with a smile. Huo Guang pondered for a moment and asked again: "Cousin, have you ever thought about killing the King of Wu openly?"
Luo Qing shook his head. Huo Guang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "That's good. A villain like Liu Bi is not worth your cousin sacrificing the Luo family's reputation. The court's laws can control him."
Killing a prince privately might not necessarily lead to any consequences, especially when arresting criminals, as there are many excuses to make, but it is a very taboo thing after all.
Especially since Luo Qing has a special status. Just as King Wu Liu Bi said, the Kingdom of Zhao has no qualifications to take action against the princes of the Han Dynasty. Only the emperor has this power.
If Luo Qing killed the King of Wu without any scruples now, does this mean that the laws of the Han Dynasty are being wantonly trampled upon by the Luo family?
The Nature of the Law...
The laws of the Zhou Dynasty were ritual laws, which were introduced by the emperor and the nobles. They were the concentrated embodiment of the will of the emperor and the nobles, so they protected the interests of these people.
political reform!
Why do we need to reform?
Because the rulers have changed, reforms are necessary. If the core is not touched, it can only be called improvement or retro.
The essence of the Han Dynasty laws is the embodiment of the collective will of the Han Emperor and the class that maintains his rule. Trampling on the Han laws is trampling on these people.
The truth becomes clearer as we debate, the law becomes clearer, and the boundaries of power and responsibility are also constantly being clarified.
King Liu Bi of Wu trampled on the laws of the Han Dynasty. He should be judged by the laws of the Han Dynasty, that is, the emperor and nobles of the Han Dynasty, not by the nobles of Zhaogong State.
The Son of Heaven and the Emperor are different political identities. The State of Zhao obeys the Son of Heaven but not the Emperor. When the Luo family began to push for the separation of these two political identities, these things were bound to happen.
Luo Qing understood that as long as criminal lawyers continued to innovate their theories, the boundary between Zhaogong State and the central court would become increasingly distant.
Not the Han Dynasty, but the central court thereafter.
Luo was very clear about the evolution process of the formation of the Xia Dynasty. The process of the Chu people and the Luo people becoming Han people was also recorded.
This is the significance of Luo's coming into the world.
This is the significance of the existence of Yinghou State and Wushuang Hou State. It is impossible for the Luo family to be free from interference from the Han court on the one hand and interfere with the Han court on the other hand.
The kindness of a gentleman will be cut off after five generations.
It's not just achievements that will be cut off, it's also the hearts of people.
After a moment of silence, Huo Guang asked curiously, "Cousin, will you serve in the Han Dynasty?"
Luo Qing shook his head and said, "Probably not. There is no place for me in the Han Dynasty court. But it still depends on the arrangement of the family. If the family needs me, I will still serve in the Han Dynasty.
However, the family has now begun to arrange for members of the family to serve as officials in the counties, and some of them have even changed their household registration. "
The people in Zhaocheng are not static. There are thousands of different people. In recent years, many people have left Zhaocheng and gone to the Han Dynasty to seek wealth or to show their skills.
Not everyone has to stay in Zhaocheng until the end of their lives.
For this kind of people, the only requirement of the Luo family is that they do not bring harm to the country and the people. Then, according to the convention, they will take back the Luo family, give these people a surname, and even contact the counties of the Han Dynasty to create household registration for them. Then they can leave directly. It is very simple and convenient.
Huo Guang was thoughtful after listening to this. It seemed that it was not his illusion that the Luo family wanted to enter the world. Although he didn't know what happened, there must have been changes in the Luo family. Otherwise, they could have stabilized Diaoyutai and there was no need to come out.
The Kingdom of Zhao was truly hereditary.
In the feudal Han Dynasty, there was no need to make achievements to maintain wealth and status. The more such a principality did, the more likely it was to make mistakes.
But Luo himself did not want to be a blood-sucking parasite, and did not want to receive rewards without any merit. There were many things to consider, which were not to be told to outsiders.
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"The south is hot and humid, and there are many mountains and forests. It's really hard to endure. The Central Plains with distinct four seasons is better."
Huo Guang felt like he was about to be covered with lice and couldn't help but complain a few words.
Luo Qing looked at the mountains and forests on both sides and shook his head helplessly. There were such forests everywhere in the south, and only Jiangdong could develop them.
"This is why the Nanman and Baiyue cannot be completely wiped out. The mountains are high and the forests are dense. They hide in the mountains and smear their faces with the juice of branches and leaves. Only the best marksmen can find them."
The Shanyue tribes living in the mountains have always been a headache for the Han court. In the later period, as long as these Shanyue did not show up and cause trouble, the Han court would just ignore them.
Fighting the war was such a loss, there was no output at all, instead the court spent a lot and all it got was rotten land and some useless things.
"Hide in the mountains?"
Huo Guang muttered twice, Luo Qing was startled, and Huo Guang also reacted. This mountain was too quiet!
Why is there not even the sound of a bird singing?
Both of them had a bad feeling.
"Who was included in the King Wu's confession the day before yesterday?"
For the first time, Huo Guang hated the speed of the march. He had only been in the mountains for two days and had put himself in danger before he could get the complete list of conspirators from the King of Wu.
Besides, this was not a war, after all, but the escort of prisoners. Who would appear to have nothing to do and attack when there were prisoners being escorted by heavy troops?
This is where vigilance drops.
"laugh!"
"laugh!"
Huo Guang and Luo Qing had just shouted for everyone to be careful when they heard the sound of breaking through the air. The people coming were actually carrying the Han army's standard arrows and crossbows. These arrows broke through the air and directly shot some soldiers to the ground.
This is really too painful. Even for a soldier, it is impossible to travel while wearing armor all the time.
Only in online novels and TV dramas can you see scenes where soldiers travel while wearing dozens of kilograms of armor.
As a result, this flaw was directly seized by the rebels, who launched a surprise attack with bows and crossbows. Many soldiers fell in a pool of blood in an instant without anyone noticing.
"Enemy attack!"
“Get out of the way!”
"Soldiers, put on your armor!"
The team escorting the prisoners was in chaos. Luo Qing was shocked and angry, and immediately shouted loudly: "Spirit soldiers, go forward and buy time for the soldiers!"
People cannot travel in armor, but spiritual soldiers can.
A sneak attack, huh?
I'm screwed!
Luo Qing never expected to encounter such a thing, and now he just wants to kill to his heart's content.
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The ruler of the central empire is called the emperor. He is the supreme military and political leader of the dynastic empire, the protector of all nobles and civilians, and the controller of life and death. He almost monopolizes all power in the entire dynastic empire.
The leader of the Xia civilization was called the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven assumed the sacrificial power of the entire civilization, had undisputed sovereignty over all vassal states of the entire civilization, and could appoint or abolish the leader of another political entity.
With the progress of social consciousness, the importance of law began to gradually emerge, and the countries of the Xia civilization began to reject the tough interference of foreign nobles.
The ultimate solution is that the Central Empire must become a highly inclusive country that can accommodate nobles and commoners from various countries and make them serve the Central Empire and the entire civilization. ——"Global History: Ancient Chinese Civilization"
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