Liu Bang led his army back to Guanzhong to become king, and he was really happy. After this alliance, he became one of the top three princes in the world, and he was no longer the pavilion chief before.
Lu Ze and Luo Yi were walking together and said with a little worry: "Ziyu, the king has arrived in Zhaocheng. It is not very far from the land of abundance, but he is unwilling to go back.
Now that I am so close to Mei Ji, taking them as concubines, and accompanying them day and night, my relationship must be far better than that of E Sui. This makes me very worried. "
E-姁 is Lu Pheasant, Lu Ze's sister. Luo Yi naturally knows that he is worried about Lu Pheasant's status, and he also feels that Liu Bang did something wrong.
Forget it if you are in Guanzhong, the mountain is high and the road is far away, so it is difficult to go home. Now that it is not too far away, if you still don't go back, the nature is really too bad, and it can even be understood as a signal.
Luo Cai didn't like Liu Bang very much. Now that he saw this incident, he was naturally even more disgusted. He secretly said to Han Xin and Luo Yi many times: "The King of Han is a man who can achieve great things, but he is too ruthless, brother." You and Han Lang should be careful and never get involved in these things, otherwise you will have to ask the big brother to take action again."
Yi Luo Yi's lazy character was not willing to take the initiative to participate in these things, but it was not okay to watch Lu and Liu Bang drifting apart like this.
Lu's power in Liu Bang's group is huge. If they turn against each other, it will have unpredictable consequences.
Luo, who came from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period when regicide was commonplace, knew very well that false power struggles were conspiracies and tricks, while real power struggles were directly leading troops to physically eliminate political opponents.
If Lu Ze was more ruthless and killed Liu Bang directly, then everything would be over. The key is that Lu Ze has the ability to do this.
So he pondered for a while and said: "The husband has gained a prominent position, but the wife is in trouble. This is not what a holy king should do.
King Su will bless every legitimate son born to his wife. You can advise the king and bring the queen to Guanzhong. The crown prince and the eldest princess will also be close to the generals again. "
Lu Pheasant is not the queen, and Liu Ying and Liu Le are not the crown prince and eldest princess. Luo Yi is trying to appease him, so you don't have to be too anxious.
Lu Ze's impatient heart calmed down a little, and he decided to try what Luo Yi said. He must know Liu Bang's attitude before he can decide on future plans.
If even the queen and the crown prince are unwilling to be canonized, this will be a humiliation to the entire Lu family.
So taking advantage of the time when the army was camping to rest, Lu Ze invited Liu Bang and the generals and ministers in the name of tasting fine wine.
In this era, there is not such a clear distinction between the superior and the inferior between the monarch and his ministers, let alone Lu Ze and Liu Bang.
After drinking for three rounds, Lu Ze sighed with emotion: "Your Majesty, I followed you in the uprising from Peixian County, and now you have become the king of vassals. This is no less than the achievements of our ancestors in Ze."
Liu Bang laughed loudly when he heard this. Before, his marriage to the Lu family was considered a high achievement. Now that the Lu family has declined, it will still be a serious and close branch of the Lu family with a genealogy.
But now, Liu Bang is a prince who has accepted the canonization of the orthodox common master of the world. He is the founder of the country and a person like their ancestor Taigong Wang.
Lu Ze turned around and said: "Your Majesty, I was studying a few days ago and happened to read the story of King You of Zhou, who was the cowardly king of Zhou.
Prince Yi's ancestor Luo Xuangong, a minister of the Holy King, assisted him, but he did not use such ministers. Xuan Gong advised him to respect the status of the queen and the prince, but he did not listen.
She doted on Bao Si and even abandoned Queen Jiang and made Bao Si the queen, which ultimately led to tragic consequences.
If Duke Xuan had not led the army to serve the king, would Bang Zhou still have a thousand-year destiny?
I have heard that the ancient sage kings all had the assistance and advice of their virtuous queens. Is there anyone in this world who succeeds despite having a discordant family?
A thousand years ago, when King Su was formulating the patriarchal law in Haojing City, he said that husband and wife are like the sun and the moon, shining together on the earth. King Su vigorously praised the dignity of his wife in the family.
King Su said that the husband had achieved a noble status, but the wife was still in a difficult situation. This was a sign of immorality.
The wife is not at fault, but the husband favors his concubine more than his wife, and will be punished by God. "
At this point, everyone at the banquet already knew what Lu Ze was about to say. Although he did not name him by name, his intention was very clear, that he wanted to stand up for his sister, and Liu Bang's face turned cold.
In fact, many people in Peixian County were dissatisfied with Liu Bang's doting on Mei Ji, and it would be fine if he abandoned her after doting on her.
After the collapse of etiquette, no one would ask the monarch to restrain himself in this regard, but living together for a long time and having children has political implications.
Doting on concubines and destroying wives is a serious political matter. They are all Liu Bang's close ministers. This kind of thing will inevitably involve them in the disaster of death. Except for some careerists, no one will like this kind of unprofitable disaster.
Now Lu Ze uses what King Su once said to try to make Liu Bang sober.
In order to implement the direct line inheritance of the patriarchal system, Ji Zhao indeed greatly improved the status of his wife in the family, legally making his wife his husband's deputy.
In the past thousand years, and even now, it is an indisputable fact that the son is more valuable than the mother. Although after the royal family moved eastward, there were not many true legitimate sons who inherited the throne. But as long as the legitimate son is alive, he has a higher status than the common son. inheritance legal system.
Liu Bang looked at everyone in the room. Not to mention Lu Ze's subordinates, even his direct descendants vaguely agreed. This made him feel a little puzzled. He came from a rough background and his years of being a nobleman were too short.
Liu Bang asked Luo Yi next to him in a low voice in confusion: "Ziyu, Ji's wife and children have no friendship with most people, why do the ministers protect them? Although Lu Ze's prestige is good, can it be higher than Ji's?"
Ji can only trust you and help Ji solve his doubts. "
Luo Yi also lowered his voice and said in a voice that only Liu Bang could hear: "Your Majesty, the ministers protect your wife and children, not because of Lu Ze's high prestige, but because of etiquette."
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Liu Bang was even more puzzled. The group of his direct generals were all from commoners in Peixian County, so they knew nothing about etiquette.
Luo Yi explained: "The birth of rites is a complicated set of rituals, but after thousands of years of subtle influence, rites have become a habit that affects everyone.
As the saying goes, murder must be paid with life, and debt must be paid with money. This is a matter of course.
Etiquette is the means by which one thing becomes a matter of course.
Everyone thought it was wrong to spoil a concubine and destroy a wife. If you have a legitimate son, you should establish a legitimate son. This is the etiquette established by King Su.
It is a principle that binds everyone. You are now bound by etiquette, but it also protects everyone. Your wife and children are now protected by etiquette. Ministers should be loyal to the monarch, which is also etiquette.
The result of lack of etiquette is the chaos of the past hundreds of years, like wild beasts in the mountains and forests.
Your Majesty, you need to think carefully. There will be a big battle after returning to Guanzhong. "
When Luo Yi told Liu Bang these things, he keenly sensed that Liu Bang was a little distracted and became wary of Lu Ze.
Whether Lu Ze is dissatisfied with Liu Bang or Liu Bang is jealous of Lu Ze, Liu Bang's group will be torn apart, and most of the teams will be destroyed due to infighting.
Luo Yi just wants to tell Liu Bang that the Lu family has a pivotal position in your power, and you should appease their hearts.
Liu Bang understood. He was an extremely keen political figure. He immediately thought that as a monarch, he benefited the most from courtesy. As for the fact that he should maintain the system on the surface, he should not openly trample on him.
It's just that Liu Bang is essentially a knight-errant and sometimes very emotional. Lu Pheasant is a beautiful woman, but her personality is too strong. The relationship between him and Lu Pheasant is indeed not deep.
He had not seen his son and daughter for many years. Now he was accompanied by his gentle concubine, who was accustomed to flattering her, which he liked very much.
So after a pause, he said loudly: "You are right. I have now gained a distinguished status. I want to imitate the ancient holy kings, and I am willing to follow the teachings of King Su so that my wife can also be noble."
After arriving in the Han Kingdom, Xiao He immediately issued an order and canonized his wife as the queen, Ying'er as the crown prince, and Le'er as the eldest princess.
It's just that the wars between the princes are tense along the way, and it's really unsafe. How can I put my wife and children in danger?
That's not what a man should do.
Peixian County is in the current territory of Chu State. Xiang Yu is the co-lord of the world, and his power frightens the world. No one dares to attack him, so it must be very safe.
Besides, it is really not good to send people to the territory of Chu State now, so I will leave my wife and children in Pei County first. I believe everyone can understand me. "
Liu Bang used retreat to advance and gave Lu the status she wanted most, but he was prepared to strengthen his authority so that one day he would be able to override etiquette and law.
Although the metaphor is not a good one, the first emperor of the past was not bound by etiquette and law, and Liu Bang also wanted that kind of power.
Although Lu Ze felt something was wrong, Liu Bang's attitude was very good and his reasons were normal. He could only follow the officials and praise Liu Bang for his style as an ancient sage king.
A small disagreement within Liu Bang's political group disappeared invisible.
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Just when Luo Yi was involved in the internal turmoil in the Liu Bang Group, Luo Xin had already returned from Qidi. The main reason he came to Qidi was to see how much strength the Lu family still had. The final result could only be described as horrific. describe.
There are many wealthy households in Qi, especially Linzi, which is still one of the most prosperous places in the world. However, most of the Lu family were moved to Xianyang and died unexpectedly.
Otherwise, it would not be the turn of a distant branch of the Lu clan like Lu Cheng to become the king of Qi.
However, the lower-class nobles who really held the power of Qi State were not targeted by Qin State, so there were many powerful and wealthy households in Qi State.
These people supported Lu Cheng and were ready to play like the Qi State before, but Lu Cheng was unwilling to be a puppet King of Qi, so the atmosphere in Qi was very tense.
Luo Xin passed by Peixian again and met Lu Pheasant. He could tell at a glance that Lu Pheasant had changed a lot.
(End of chapter)
