Liu Bei also had compelling reasons for planning this way.
The main reason is that it is a bit difficult to develop Yunmengze, which covers an extremely vast area these days. There are large tracts of wetlands and swamps. Just draining them will kill people, let alone turning these places into fertile lands.
The agricultural production technology of the Han Empire has obviously not advanced to that level. Compared with Yunmengze, it may be easier to develop the land of Jiaozhou. If the land route is not easy, then take the sea route, which may be faster.
So Liu Bei decided to serve some noodles to Jiaozhou, and moved the Yunmengze area back a little.
After thinking about this, Liu Bei felt that his operation was somewhat meaningful, but someone still needed to be responsible for the specific operation, and the official Zong Zheng was the most suitable candidate.
However, currently, the position of Zong Zheng is still vacant.
Liu Bei originally preferred Liu Ye for this position, but currently Liu Ye is still serving as the young master, taking care of Liu Bei's internal affairs and personal property, and helping with national affairs. He is doing a pretty good job, so Liu Bei has not let Liu Ye transfer his position for the time being. idea.
Therefore, it is debatable who should be responsible for this Zongzheng.
After much thought, Liu Bei still thought of Liu Yu.
Previously, Liu Bei essentially used Liu Yu as a one-time use item, allowing him to cooperate with his plan to ascend the throne. Therefore, Liu Yu's reputation was also harmed a lot. Among those who were dissatisfied with Liu Bei In the eyes of others, Liu Yu was a conspirator who helped the emperor do evil.
Especially from the perspective of the Eastern Han clan, Liu Yu is simply a traitor, a traitor who jumped from the Eastern Han clan to the Western Han clan.
But you have to say that Liu Yu's last battle gave him the iron-clad position of the Three Dukes. It can be said that as long as he did not propose retirement, Liu Bei would not take the initiative to fire him. Anyway, the Three Dukes were in the Third Empire of the Han Dynasty. It is better to give a pure mascot to someone who is helpful to you than to make it cheaper for others.
But after that, Liu Yu was the kind of person who just lay back and relaxed, only enjoying the honor and not taking any responsibility. He did not go to court or discuss matters. Even the major court ceremonies were carried out in sedan chairs by Liu Bei himself. Many people didn't know what the deputy old man was thinking about.
But it doesn't matter. Liu Bei is spoiling him. As long as Liu Bei has no opinion, it doesn't matter how big other people's opinions are.
Of course, such good treatment is not free. It is indeed a great contribution to help Liu Bei ascend the throne, but in Liu Bei's view, this credit cannot last a lifetime. When it is time to play its role, it still has to play some role.
For example, right now.
Because he could not find a Han clan clan member with enough qualifications, reputation, and reliability to assume the position of Zongzheng, Liu Bei could only invite Liu Yu to come out again to temporarily act as Zongzheng and help him with some general clan affairs. Things I dare not do.
For example, all existing Eastern Han clan kings would be deposed, and the nearby marquises would have to readjust their titles and fiefdoms.
What Liu Bei meant was that regardless of whether these people were loyal to Liu Bei, or whether they were dissatisfied or rebelled against Liu Bei, they would all depose the princes and demote them to lower-level marquises, and then they would also destroy these clan members. All of them were sealed off to Jiaozhou, far away from the core area of the Central Plains. Don't come back again.
The reason is also clear.
Liu She and Liu Zhong were "precious", Liu Bei did not touch them, but they in turn questioned Liu Bei's throne, so don't blame Liu Bei for being rude.
There is no such thing in the world as launching a counterattack against the emperor but not holding him accountable. By deposing you all, you are giving Liu Xiu face. Otherwise, you will be blamed. Who dares to say anything wrong?
The honest sect king is not worthy and must become a rebel!
Liu Bei decided to show his fierce side, do what the people of the world thought he would do, and obey the expectations of the people of the world.
Regarding this matter, Liu Yu was obviously frightened, and he was very frightened.
He felt something bad happened about Liu She and Liu Zhong before, but he couldn't say anything, because these two people had indeed mobilized troops and were considered rebels. There was no way to clean up the matter. They would be killed by any emperor who fell into their hands. This is true even for fathers, sons and brothers, let alone outsiders.
This is something that cannot be done.
But there are no relevant records of rebellion among other sect kings. Wouldn’t it be a bit...too unkind to take over all of them at once?
Liu Yu tentatively told Liu Bei his thoughts, hoping that Liu Bei would slow down and find out the matter clearly before talking about deposing him, or that he might be able to convince the public more.
But Liu Bei's meaning is obvious.
"Situ Gong, isn't this matter obvious enough? Why has only the prince been able to claim the title of king since the ZTE? Isn't it because there is only the throne above the king? All princes, and even some marquises of the close family, are potential thrones Heirs, once the royal family has no heirs, they can join the small family into the large family.
I didn't really care about this matter before. I also wanted everyone to be kind and not to mention this matter. But who knew that my tolerance actually made them have evil thoughts? Let alone me, it would have been anyone else. Emperor, who can endure this? If this is bearable, can he still be considered an emperor?
Then I have to talk to them about this matter. If I want to pass on the throne, it must be passed on to one of my own people. Even if I have no descendants, will I pass the throne back? Who can accept it? Among my subordinates and generals, who can accept me passing the throne back? I would like to pass it on, but will they allow it? "
Liu Yu was speechless.
Everything Liu Bei said is true, everything is the real situation, and there is no adulteration at all.
This is not a monarch-minister bureau, this is a frank bureau.
Liu Bei told Liu Yu frankly his purpose and some practical situations, and it was imperative that Liu Yu know this.
The current clan kings and recent marquises are all potential enemies of them all. Once Liu Bei's succession to the throne is unstable, let these clan kings and recent marquises take back the throne and return to the throne. If Liu Xiu's line is reached, then the world will inevitably be in turmoil.
The Third Reich was built on the complete dethronement and liquidation of the old forces of the Second Reich. The old forces of the Second Reich were beaten to pieces by Liu Bei with a set of combination punches. They had to give up power and let the Third Reich Build it up.
If one day the Liu Bei family has no descendants, the throne cannot be passed on, and the Second Empire royal family is restored, then how will they treat these heroes of the Third Empire?
Or can the heroes of the Third Reich accept this situation?
By then, civil war will be a trivial matter.
Originally, Liu Bei planned to handle the matter in a low-key manner, but the rebellious actions of the two princes eliminated the possibility of low-key handling. The core subordinates began to pay serious attention to the possibility of the princes rebelling and regaining the throne.
Their uneasiness was once again triggered. What Liu Bei did was essentially a follow-up operation to take away Liu Xie's throne. In a sense, it was a kind of after-sales service.
In this case, since they want to pursue excitement, they can only carry it out to the end.
Then, Liu Bei could only invite his old partner Liu Yu to cooperate with him again and serve as Zongzheng, taking control of the clans in the world. He would conduct a major clan change to drive away all the clan kings and nearby marquises, and eliminate all Liu Xiu and his family. It is possible to drive away all those who inherit the throne, and then slowly replace them with Liu Bei's own people.
Only in this way can the meritorious ministers and generals truly feel at ease.
After Liu Yu heard Liu Bei's arrangement, he felt bad all over. His body collapsed on the ground and his eyes lost focus.
Liu Bei noticed Liu Yu's discomfort, shook his head, sighed, walked to Liu Yu and sat next to him.
"Mr. Situ, there are some things that I don't like. I really have no choice. I don't want to care, but there are really a lot of people who care. Most of them are leaders of troops and people with real power. I won't replace these clans. , I have to replace these old subordinates of mine, you ask, which one is easier?"
How could Liu Yu get this simple question wrong?
"After this incident, how will the clan view this matter and you? How will future generations view this matter and you after a long time? Have you considered it?"
"I don't care about the clan. I don't care what future generations think of me. I only do what I think is right. I can't control what future generations say, and I don't want to."
Liu Bei looked away, looked at the blue sky outside the window, and said softly: "I have thought about many things, but I also know that not everything can be as I wish, even if I am the emperor. In this case, I will be simpler. Just do what you can, and I don’t want to think about the rest.”
Liu Yu lowered his head and was silent for a long time.
Liu Bei didn't rush him, he just sat next to him and said nothing.
The two men sat together like this for about a stick of incense.
Liu Yu finally relaxed and sighed, expressing that he was willing to accept the appointment and was willing to cooperate with Liu Bei again to eliminate all these Eastern Han clan clans as Zongzheng.
reason……
That is, they may involve Liu She and Liu Zhong's rebel group.
Therefore, a comprehensive investigation is required.
If you are really found to have evil intentions, there is nothing to say and you will be executed.
If he is really innocent, there is no need to kill more people, depose the prince, make him a Tinghou or even a Guanneihou, and rush directly to Jiaozhou to open up wasteland. From then on, he will never have any connection with the throne.
None of them can threaten Liu Bei's throne, nor will they threaten the throne of Liu Bei's descendants.
After the keynote of this matter was completed, Liu Yu had nothing to worry about. Anyway, it was like this, how could the situation get worse?
So he relaxed and chatted with Liu Bei about some things that only they could talk about.
"So after this incident, are you going to prepare a new group of clans to protect the royal family?"
"I never thought that the feudal lord wanted me to have no deep relationship with my family."
Liu Bei rubbed his temples and said helplessly: "When I was in trouble, only my uncle Liu Bo's family was friendly to me. Others treated me as a non-existent person and did not help my family at all. They can live a good life. It all depends on my own hard work, but I have no merit and yet you want me to knight them? There is no such reason in the world.
So I thought, just give one to Liu Bo, one to Liu Yong, and one to Liu Sheng. Just give these three titles. I will wait until my sons grow up to decide on the remaining titles. I won’t do it if I don’t do it. Just get the title for money. The burden on the big man is already heavy enough. I don't want to add more burdens to the people. "
Seeing that Liu Bei really didn't have much affection for the Liu family in Zhuo County, Liu Yu didn't say anything more.
"Indeed, the higher the title, the greater the expenditure. It is better to have fewer people who get high positions without any merit. It's not like you don't have enough sons. It's not very important what your clan is."
"Actually, even if it's my own son, I don't want to keep them too close. I also want to keep them somewhere far away so that they can explore their own territory and build their own country."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "I always say that I want to go outside, and I want to call on everyone to go outside together, but I call on everyone, and everyone is not stupid. Those wild places are full of dangers, and I am not willing to go. How can I let them What about the past willingly?
Therefore, the purpose of changing the title of clan this time is to play a leading role, allowing the Han clan clan members to take the lead in clearing up wasteland and taking the lead in doing things in dangerous places, so that the remaining people will have nothing to say.
But this is just a temporary solution. Letting annoying people open up wasteland is better than letting important people open up wasteland. If I can let my son go to open up wasteland, then the people of the world will not have anything to say even if I force them to move. .
I can even let go of my own son, what can they do? Then again, if Liu Xuande's son doesn't go to such a dangerous place, how can he make the world believe that that barbaric land can really be turned into a blessed land? "
Liu Yu was quite shocked by this.
"Xuande, are you kidding? Seal your son to the land of Rinan in Jiaozhou? To such a remote place? Are you sure you can really do this?"
"why not?"
Liu Bei spread his hands and said with a smile: "The compilation of Jiade Tongyi is almost completed. Expanding the living space outward will be the basic national policy of the Han Dynasty. I don't care about future generations, as long as I am still the emperor, as long as I am alive for one day, the Han Dynasty The pace of going outward will not stop, and I will not allow them to stop.
In this case, I must let the people closest to me move forward with them on my behalf and face the risks together. When the Zhou Dynasty was enfeoffed, in addition to the heroes, there were also descendants of the clan. They themselves also had to go out to open up wasteland. If not, I Where can I have the dignity to let everyone in the world take risks? "
Liu Yu looked Liu Bei up and down and couldn't help but sigh.
"The Han Dynasty has produced an extraordinary emperor in four hundred years. You are so eager to go abroad. In fact, there are still many wastelands in the Han Dynasty that have not been developed. Don't you think about it?"
“If the technology is not available, it cannot be developed.”
Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said: "It's like Yunmengze. If it can be developed, it will definitely be a treasure land of agriculture and can feed many people. I also want to develop Yunmengze, but firstly, no one can live there, and secondly, the technology is not enough." , forced development, and we don’t know how many people will die.
Rather than bite the bullet, it is better to put it aside for the time being, look for more places that can be developed, and wait for agricultural technology to come up before developing Yunmengze. This is also quite appropriate. They say that Jiaozhou is a wild land, and that Rinan County is the Han Dynasty. It's such an extreme situation that it's hard to survive, but the natives there are thriving and multiplying.
What does this mean? It shows that many people can survive in the local area. If the natives can survive, then the Han people can also survive. Then we must turn the local area into Han territory. The more Han areas there are, the more people can survive, and the pressure in the Han Dynasty will be The smaller it is, the longer the stability will last.
Not only do I want the big man to last longer, but I also want more people to survive, live more relaxedly and comfortably, and eat more rice and meat. We work hard now and pay our dues now. For a small price, future generations will be able to enjoy the blessings. "
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PS: Fontaine is finally coming! ! ! Genshin Impact, start! ! !
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