When a man dies, he will be cooked in five pots
Zhu Fuyan knew very well that Emperor Wu was worried about the Huns in the north and the vassal states of the Han Dynasty, so he made suggestions to Emperor Wu. This was the famous "Tianfa Order".
He said to Emperor Wu: "In ancient times, the princes were easy to control because their fiefdoms did not exceed a hundred miles. But the situation is different now. The princes and kings often dominate dozens of cities and thousands of miles of land. If the world is peaceful, then Everything is fine, and all the princes can do is enjoy themselves in their own fiefdoms; if one day the world is in chaos, then these princes and kings will unite to form a powerful force to spy on the artifact. However, we cannot deal with them too hastily. If a law were directly enacted to forcibly reduce their fiefdoms, they would immediately rebel. The rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms during the late emperor's time was because Chao Cuo was too hasty and too violent in punishing the princes, and the result was counterproductive. However, allowing him to become powerful would be very detrimental to Your Majesty. . Here I have a way to get the best of both worlds - after the princes die, their titles and fiefs can only be passed on to the eldest son. However, the princes will definitely give birth to more than one eldest son. It is better to issue a 'favor decree' and distribute the fiefdoms of the princes to All his sons will surely be grateful to His Majesty for his kindness, but the power of the princes will become increasingly dispersed, making it difficult for them to become powerful in the future." Emperor Wu agreed to this approach.
In fact, Zhu Fuyan's "Tianfa Order" is just a replica of Jia Yi's "building the princes with more efforts but less effort", and there is no innovation.
In addition to caring about national affairs, Zhu Fuyan was also very "considerate and meticulous" and began to care about Emperor Wu's death. Funeral? Yes, it's about the aftermath. This is not surprising, because ancient emperors began building tombs for themselves from the moment they ascended the throne. The tombs of emperors were extremely luxurious so that they could continue to enjoy wealth after their death. The mausoleum of Emperor Wu is the famous Maoling.
Master Fuyan suggested that Emperor Wu immigrate to his mausoleum. Who are the relocated people? Either he is powerful or he is extremely rich. Zhu Fuyan said that moving these people to Maoling, which had just been established as a county, would not only enrich the capital (Maoling is near Chang'an) and prosper the economy, but also "detain" these people under the emperor's feet and control them. But to kill two birds with one stone, Emperor Wu "complied" him again.
At first, Master Yan traveled all over the world and no one paid attention to him. Only one Wei Qing was willing to appreciate him and recommended him to Emperor Wu, so he knew how to repay his kindness. When Chen Ajiao was deposed by Emperor Wu, Master Yan supported Wei Zifu and wrote a letter to ask him to do so. Emperor Wu made her his queen. Of course, this was what Emperor Wu had in mind, so Wei Zifu soon became the queen. Emperor Wu thought to himself: "This guy, Master Yan, is like a roundworm in my belly. Sometimes he understands my own thoughts better than I do. What's even more rare is that he can always think of a good way to make my wish come true." .”
As a result, the increasingly prosperous Zhu Fuyan began to take revenge on those who looked down on him in the past, ridiculed him, and made trouble for him when he was poor. The first one is Liu Dingguo, King of Yan.
Liu Dingguo was a promiscuous man and had incestuous relations with his stepmother, younger siblings and three daughters. His subordinate Ying people had a rift with him. When they learned that Liu Dingguo wanted to kill him, they prepared to flee and make his incest scandal public. Unexpectedly, Liu Dingguo took the initiative and killed the Ying people. Somehow, the master's father Yan found out about this matter. Naturally, he would not let Liu Dingguo go, so he made his scandal known to everyone in Chang'an City. Emperor Wu had no choice but to hold a court meeting. Needless to say, everyone agreed that Liu Dingguo should die.
When the news came, Liu Dingguo, in despair, chose to commit suicide.
The master's father turned his hands to make clouds and rain, and even the princes and kings were killed by him. So all the officials were afraid of him and rushed to bribe him with money, which amounted to thousands of gold. The master's father was not satisfied yet, and smiled as he watched the mountains of gold pile up higher and higher in the warehouse.
Someone advised him, saying that you went too far.
The master's father sneered: "For forty years, I have traveled far and wide. I have great pride and millions of soldiers in my heart, but I have never had the opportunity to display my talents. My parents don't treat me as their son, and my brothers reject me one by one. Even The guests who stayed with me also spurned me and laughed at me... Now that I am in my old age, what should I be afraid of? I want to act in the opposite direction, and I want to do violence! A real man cannot give birth to five cauldrons of food, and when he dies, he will have five cauldrons of food!"
Original text (selected excerpt): My father said: "I have been traveling together for more than forty years, but I have not been able to succeed in life. I do not consider myself my son, I do not accept my brother, my guests have abandoned me, and I have been married for a long time. Moreover, my husband has not been able to feed me for a long time. Death is like five cauldrons boiling your ears. I have a long way to go in the evening, so I resort to violence."
-----From "Historical Records: Biography of the Master and Father of the Marquis of Pingjin"
The lack and neglect in his childhood led to his arrogance and greed today. Deep in his heart, has he never felt the simplest and warmest care between people?
Liu Dingguo fell, and then it was the turn of Liu Cijing, the king of his hometown Qi. The master's father Yan reported Liu Cijing's promiscuous behavior in the palace, and Emperor Wu made him his prime minister and went to Qi State to investigate.
When Master Yan came to Qi, he first invited his brothers and former guests to a banquet. Each guest present received five hundred gold. Of course, along with the money came the host's father Yan's scolding and sarcasm: "When I was poor in the past, none of you treated me as a human being. Now that I am rich, Some of you have come from thousands of miles away from Qi State to greet me. From now on, I am done with you all, please never enter the house of my master and father Yan again!" It can be regarded as a happy grudge.
Liu Cijing had an affair with his half-sister. When he saw Liu Dingguo's fate, he was afraid that he would not be exempted from the crime, so he committed suicide before his father Yan could take action. The news of King Qi's death was reported to Emperor Wu by subordinate officials.
Zhu Fuyan's footprints did not stop at his hometown of Qi and Yan, but also Zhao. King Zhao was saddened to see Liu Dingguo die, so he decided to strike first. However, Master Fu Yan's influence on Emperor Wu was too great. As long as he was in court, King Zhao would not dare to act rashly. Finally, Zhufu Yan went to Qi and became the Prime Minister. The opportunity came for King Zhao. He wrote to Emperor Wu, exposing Zhufu Yan for accepting bribes from princes, so he implemented the strategy of "promoting favor orders" to the emperor, allowing these people to be granted the title of marquis. . In fact, politics only asks about the results, not the reasons. Emperor Wu understood this very well. He was angry that King Qi was forced to death by his father Yan, so he sent his father Yan to prison for interrogation. Of course, Emperor Wu relied on him a lot, so he didn't want to kill him.
However, Gongsun Hongjin, who became the imperial censor, said that the King of Qi had no descendants. After his death, the fiefdom was removed, changed to a county, and returned to the court. Zhufu Yan is the chief culprit. If he is not killed, people in the world will blame His Majesty, thinking that Zhufu Yan is just a pawn. His Majesty forced the two Liu clan members to death in order to strengthen the imperial court regardless of their flesh and blood.
Speaking of which, Master Fu Yan had no choice but to die, but he didn't have five pots to cook, and he only ended up with a corpse rolling on the street. Only a man named Kong Che collected his body and buried him. Emperor Wu thought that Kong Che had the style of an elder.
When the master's father was favored, the court was full of people who flattered him. When he died and his reputation was destroyed, everyone was the first to say bad things about him. If Master Fu Yan really has a spirit, he should think carefully about why?
