Chapter 347 Return to Beijing
"This is impossible!"
The princes murmured to themselves, their faces full of disbelief, unable to believe that the seal would actually appear in Luo Jing's hands.
This certainly can't be the imperial seal.
The Imperial Seal is a treasure that replaces the Nine Cauldrons to suppress the country. Even if Liu Heng used it, it was only on extremely important occasions, basically involving matters related to the Han Dynasty, such as enthroning the empress and the crown prince.
As for the princes and marquises, they were not qualified to use the imperial seal.
However, in addition to this imperial seal, Liu Bang made three more seals according to Luo Yi's suggestion. After Empress Lü became regent and Liu Ying ascended the throne, he made three more seals according to Luo Chen's regulations. Together they were called the "Six Seals of the Son of Heaven", with the six directions referring to everything that governs the world.
The six seals are divided into three seals of the Son of Heaven and three seals of the Emperor. The three seals of the Son of Heaven are mainly used to deal with matters concerning heaven and earth, the Xia people, gods and ghosts, and the four barbarians. They carry a sacred meaning and a strong atmosphere of the Zhou emperor.
The emperor system founded by Qin Shihuang was very different from the emperor system of the Zhou Dynasty.
In the emperor system, the Zhou emperor ruled over everything in the world. This is what is meant by "All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are the king's subjects."
The imperial system is more inclined to the head of a political entity. The difference is not very big when he rules the country alone, but once he communicates with surrounding countries, the difference becomes huge.
In addition to the three seals of the Son of Heaven, the remaining are the three seals of the Emperor. Among these three seals, there is a seal called the Emperor's Seal, which is specifically used to handle the affairs of the princes. It is the one that Luo Jing took out.
As long as he had this seal and the imperial edict given to him by Liu Heng, he could even depose these princes and turn them into commoners on the spot. How could the princes in the hall not feel terrified?
Not only these princes, but also the officials of Henan County in the hall had faces filled with shock, some even to the point of numbness.
Ever since Luo Jing appeared, the things that happened to Luo Jing kept breaking their common sense. They found it hard to believe why the emperor would trust a minister of another surname so much.
He was given such great power that he was allowed to bring the palace guards and the tiger talisman for mobilizing the army, and now even one of the six seals was allowed to come with him.
Even the prince shouldn't do this!
Especially the Legalist scholars among the officials, they all thought that the emperor must be crazy. How could there be such a thing as true trust between the monarch and his subjects?
Even if a favor is shown, it should be with benefits. There should be constant battles between the monarch and his subjects. The monarch must defeat his subjects all the time to obtain supreme power, and only in this way can the country continue to function, instead of like it is now.
Luo Jing held the Emperor's seal in his hand and glanced at everyone in the hall. Everyone had a look of shock on their faces, and then lowered their heads. He looked down at the seal in his hand and suddenly felt it get a little hot.
Is this the imperial power?
It is truly supreme!
The Luo family has some glory from King Su, a thousand years of prestige, and countless glorious history, but when facing the people of this world, it is still not as attractive as the simple imperial power.
Luo Jing collected his complicated thoughts and said coldly to the princes in the hall: "The emperor's seal is here, do we still need Zongzheng to come here?"
All the princes in the hall were silent. Once the seal was taken out, it would no longer be a trivial matter. It represented the will of the court and the will of the emperor.
There is no one in this world who does not want to live, especially the princes who enjoy wealth and glory and do not want to be forced to commit suicide because of these things.
Seeing the attitudes of the kings, Luo Jing was very satisfied and said, "Since you don't want to say anything, let me say it.
I came to Shandong for your Majesty's kingdom and for the people of the world. There are some rats and pests here. What I didn't expect is that these rats are actually relatives of your Majesty. This ridiculous thing can be included in the "Collection of Humors". The name of this article may be "Eating the Millet with Myself". What do you think?"
How cruel.
Everyone couldn't help but shiver and looked up at Luo Jing's slightly immature, energetic face with a warm smile on his face. However, the words spoken by such a warm person were so cold and chilling.
Luo Jing put away the seal and jade tablet, casually held the sword in his hand, walked past the crowd, and murmured in a voice that everyone could hear: "Some people haven't arrived yet, and the messenger hasn't come back either. It seems that they are determined to fight to the end. We should destroy their country and capture their king. This is what we should do.
Marquis Jiang, my father once praised you as a talented general capable of maintaining peace and stability in the country. After Jing's uncle passed away, you were the only one who could take over the position of general. This battle will be handed over to you to command."
Zhou Yafu was very excited when he heard this, and immediately bowed and said, "I will obey your order, Your Majesty. May your Majesty be well."
Zhou Yafu couldn't help but be excited. Luo Jing's uncle was Han Wumu, who was known as the military genius and god of war. He had never been defeated in his life and was the only commander who could defeat Xiang Yu.
He was a high-ranking official during his lifetime. Emperor Gaozu wanted to make him a king, but he only took him the title of Marquis. In the end, all the princes of different surnames were deposed, but he retired after achieving his goal and left his name in history. He was simply an idol for all the military men in the entire Han Dynasty.
Not to mention King Lowen's evaluation of him, he was one of only two regent prime ministers in history who betrayed the emperor.
Emperor Gao died early, so the impact was not very profound. In the hearts of all Han Dynasty subjects, King Luo Wen was as dazzling as the sun.
He is truly one of a kind.
Zhou Yafu is now extremely certain that the reason why King Luo Wen drove him back to his fiefdom is that he must have wanted to train him, polish his mind, and then make use of him.
This is why Your Majesty recalled him shortly after the Grand Chancellor's death.
After the affairs of Luoyang City were settled.
Luo Jing locked up the princes who had previously come to Luoyang City back in their mansions and put them under house arrest.
After receiving the order, Zhou Yafu quickly organized the army. However, it was Zhou Yafu who trained and maintained these soldiers when they were recruited, so he got the hang of it quickly and led the army out of Luoyang and then out of Henan County.
Luo Jing would naturally bring the brave soldiers with him, but he was very self-aware and would not participate in the command.
Then he saw Zhou Yafu commanding his army and praised him, saying, "Although I am not very proficient in military affairs, seeing that the general is very strict in commanding his troops and has the style of a famous general in ancient times, I know that the general is truly someone who can stabilize the Han Dynasty."
Zhou Yafu looked at the brave warriors with some envy, and thought to himself: "If there were an army like the brave warriors, there would be no need for such strict military discipline."
However, the Luo family was heartbroken to form an army of the level of the Warriors. This was a super invincible and enhanced version of the palace soldiers in later generations, and they simply could not maintain too many of them.
The one who did not come to Luoyang was the King of Chu. Of course, it was no longer the great country that once spanned the Huai and Si counties. He never dreamed that Luo Jing would actually dare to use force against a vassal king of the Liu family on the land of the Han Dynasty, and he was so murderous, as if he wanted to destroy the entire Chu State.
When the imperial army arrived, the King of Chu rushed to meet them. Zhou Yafu did not rush to attack, and explained to Luo Jing: "Minister, because the main forces of Chu and us are all county soldiers, and there are also many strong men directly recruited, their quality cannot be compared with the imperial guards.
Commanding an army like this, whoever makes chaos first will be defeated. I am quite strict in military discipline and can control the army. Now I have to observe the weaknesses of the State of Chu.
Moreover, under the current situation, there will definitely be chaos in the State of Chu. This is a war that the State of Chu will definitely lose. It is impossible for everyone to follow the King of Chu to die."
Luo Jing smiled and said, "General, you are the commander-in-chief. Naturally, everything will be left to you. I will not say anything, just wait and see."
The war situation soon turned out as Zhou Yafu had expected. The Chu army fell into chaos without a fight. Zhou Yafu decisively ordered his troops to attack, especially the eight hundred palace guards, who were fully armored and even had visors on their faces. They were fully armed and pierced the Chu army's lines like an extremely sharp blade.
Zhou Yafu looked at this scene and said with emotion: "Minister, this is the role of elite soldiers. These 800 fully armored soldiers can play a role on the battlefield that is better than tens of thousands of soldiers. If the court had 100,000 such soldiers, the whole world could be conquered."
Luo Jing was shocked when he heard this and said, "One hundred thousand? You are really joking, General. The court can only support thirty to fifty thousand soldiers like this, which is already the limit. Supporting a hundred thousand is really excessive military spending and will cause unrest in the world."
Since ancient times, except for great heroes and great men, the rebellions of vassal kings have almost never succeeded, and most of them were even suppressed like a joke, especially when the central court did not make mistakes and there were no prominent conflicts in the world.
Luo Jing acted too quickly, not giving the princes time to consider whether to launch a civil uprising. During this period of hesitation, they were already imprisoned.
Zhou Yafu led his army and defeated the Chu army like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. The 800 imperial guards were beheaded directly. The sharp arrows almost shot the King of Chu into a hedgehog. The King of Chu was so terrified that he had no choice but to surrender.
Luo Jing directly packed up the Crown Prince of Chu and others and took them away, and then recorded the powerful families of Chu, preparing them for the next batch of tomb keepers. It was time to reap another wave of these powerful people.
It took only one month from the time when the King of Chu was unwilling to go to Luoyang to the time when the rebellion in Chu was quelled, and most of the time was wasted on the march. During the war, the Chu people had no will to fight and did not want to fight at all. This war made the princes even more disheartened.
He originally had some other ideas, but he completely gave them up. The only thing he could hope for now was that the imperial court would still need his clan members, and they would not be abandoned directly.
There was no need to treat a stubborn person like the King of Chu with courtesy. He should be put directly on a prison cart and taken back to Chang'an.
The sun shone on Luo Jing's body, and under the light, his clothes looked very clean.
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