The Han army returned from Yan State, bringing a large number of prisoners with them. Seeing the outline of Luoyang City, Liu Bang stood on the Chinese army's chariot, high-spirited!
This time he went to Yan State and obtained two thousand miles of land and millions of subjects without any effort. Liu's power was greatly enhanced.
When I wiped out all the kings with different surnames in the world, they were all replaced by the kings of the Liu family, leaving only one King of Qi, who could only be captured easily.
In this way, the Lu family's external arm can be broken. If something happens to Lu Ze, the whole world will be completely named Liu.
If I could live a little longer, I might be able to depose the Lu family's crown prince, that would be perfect.
Although he knew he was dreaming, Liu Bang's thoughts were still quite pleasant. Fan Kuai suddenly approached the chariot and reported: "Your Majesty, the King of Qi wishes to see you."
King Qi?
What is he doing in Luoyang?
Liu Bang had a vague premonition and opened the curtain, and vaguely saw a beautiful woman. A cold light flashed in front of Fan Kuai's eyes. Liu Bang asked curiously: "Did he come alone?"
Fan Kuai bowed his head and said: "I only bring some guards."
Hearing this, Liu Bang looked at Luoyang City from a distance and understood that Lu Pheasant wanted to completely confront him. It was okay to get rid of the king with a different surname, but the King of Qi wanted to keep it.
Liu Bang was a little angry. He thought that King Qi came to Luoyang because the Lu family wanted to have a showdown with him. He did not expect that Lu Pheasant would choose to undermine the majesty of the royal family to ensure the Lu family's status.
Thinking that Fan Kuai was also a member of the Lu family, Liu Bang said directly: "Let the King of Qi come to Luoyang Palace to have an audience. I am tired now and it is inconvenient to meet the princes."
King Lu Cheng of Qi didn't expect Liu Bang to be so disrespectful, so he was naturally very angry. He couldn't help cursing in his heart: "Liu Bang, this old dog, likes to insult people, and he insulted me. If Zhao Gong didn't want to touch you, I would have done it first." Kill you.
Since I don't want to give face, then I will go directly to the queen. I will unequivocally support the prince of the Lu family. I want to see what you can do? "
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After Lu Cheng saw Lu Pheasant and Lu Ze, he said straight to the point: "Queen, after I received the letter from you and Marquis Lu, I went straight to Zhaocheng. Duke Zhao meant that I should voluntarily give up my position as King of Qi."
Lu Fei frowned slightly when she heard this. She originally wanted to keep the throne of Lu Cheng, so she pondered and said: "Zhao Gong Tianzong, since he said so, it seems that keeping the throne is not a good thing.
But by giving up the throne like this, Lu's power will be greatly weakened. Once the most critical internal and external connection is lost, Ying'er's position as prince will not be as stable as it is now.
Your Majesty, please repeat completely what Duke Zhao said to you. "
The power of King Lu Cheng of Qi is one of Lu Pheasant's three pillars. Once lost, he will completely rely on Lu Ze's power and the attitude of other heroes in the group.
With Lu Pheasant's current level of power struggle, she can certainly see the dangers involved. The struggle in the center is the most dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be overturned. If you can win reliably, she is certainly not willing to take that dangerous path.
And deep down in her heart, she was unwilling to fight with Liu Bang because of the prince.
Because when Luo Xin told her history, there were too many examples of countries declining due to battles over reserves.
Years of war have caused the world to decline. She wanted Liu Ying to be the regent after she ascended the throne, but she was not willing to inherit a mess herself.
So the best outcome is that Liu Bang can see the prince's huge power and take the initiative to give in.
Lu Cheng said: "Dong Zhao said that although the position of King Qi cannot be kept, the land of Qi can still be controlled by the Lu family. This requires you, the queen, to make arrangements."
Lu Zhi nodded slowly, she understood what she should do.
…
In the Luoyang Palace, important ministers of the Han Empire attended the banquet to welcome Lu Cheng. Lu Cheng said in front of everyone: "Your Majesty.
The ancestors of Chen, who were also the ancestors of the Queen, were the heroes who established the Zhou Dynasty. King Wu made King Su and his ancestors Marquises, and they passed on to the country for a thousand years, until today.
For thousands of years, the Luo family of Ji and the Lu family of Jiang have supported each other and never betrayed each other.
With so many nobles in the Zhou Dynasty, it would be impossible to say that there were no heirs left, but our family is the only one left with genealogical inheritance.
You inherited the destiny, established the Han Dynasty, and became the supreme emperor.
I was named Queen of Qi, and I tossed and turned day and night in Linzi, unable to sleep. Duke Zhao is a direct descendant of the Luo family, so he can only be a duke. I am just a branch of the Lu family, and I am not like you who are ordered by heaven. How can I do this? King, who is above Duke Zhao? "
Hearing these words, all the officials in the palace were envious and their hands were shaking. King Qi, what on earth are you doing? You even found out such ancient things as Ji and Jiang.
Moreover, Duke Zhao does not accept the throne. This is decided by Duke Zhao himself. Is it possible that you still want to take the throne?
"I would like to resign from the throne. Regardless of whether you are a duke or a prince, I will obey your will."
"Please resign from the throne?"
Liu Bang's hands shook. He never expected that Lu Cheng would say these words. No one expected that.
The fiefdoms of princes and princes are completely different.
Han Xin, the tallest among the Chehous, only had 30,000 households and no more than a hundred thousand people. It was one of the richest and most prosperous areas in Qi State.
Millions of people, so much power, just say you don’t want it?
Lu Pheasant's angry voice sounded: "King Qi.
Do you think Qi is another vassal state?
Among all the countries in the world today, only Qi is the country passed down from our ancestors. Can it be abandoned so easily?
The Qi State is not yours alone, but the Qi State of the Lu family. Have you asked other Lu family members for their opinions?
You even keep saying that you don’t want to be above Duke Zhao. Do you know what Duke Zhao thinks?
The Qi State of the Lu family with the Jiang surname was not only built by the Lu family for thousands of years, but many generations of Luo kings also worked for the Qi State.
The Qi Kingdom has had forty-eight generations of monarchs for a thousand years, thirty-two generations of monarchs came from the Luo Kingdom, and twelve generations of monarchs were raised by the Marquis of Luo. So many ancestors' hard work, you now want to throw away.
I absolutely do not agree! "
When Lu Cheng heard this, he cried and bowed again: "Queen, I am guilty, but there is an order between heaven and earth. It will be bad for the humble to occupy the high position. I bowed my head and bowed again. Your Majesty is in the world, and the queen is at the right of the world. You are The most noble of the Lu family, please give me some advice."
Liu Bang already felt that something was wrong, and the officials in the palace even watched the show in silence.
Lu Pheasant turned his head to look at Liu Bang and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, what do you think?"
Liu Bang thought to himself, what can I think? Of course I want to take Qi as my own immediately.
"What the Queen and Prince Qi just said makes sense. I need to think about it again."
Lu Pheasant heard this and said: "Your Majesty, the King of Qi does not want to occupy the throne, but the State of Qi is the old land of the Lu family. I suggest that you remove his throne and make him a duke.
Then redistribute the extra land to the Lu family. I know that the King of Qi has thirteen heirs. You can create marquises for them, divide the cities for them from the Qi State, and establish each of them. This will surely show your power. Grace. "
As soon as these words came out, Liu Bang immediately wanted to scold his mother. Prince Qi did have many heirs, but most of them were children, even in their infancy.
If the power is divided among them, the power will still be in the hands of Lu Cheng. It will take at least ten to fifteen years to achieve the goal of decentralization.
To a certain extent, the purpose of weakening the Lu family was indeed achieved, but at that time, I was probably dead, and Liu Ying was sitting on the throne.
He couldn't help but cast his eyes on Luo Yi, and saw that his close minister had his eyes slightly closed. He never asked Luo Yi's opinion on the matter of establishing a prince, because it goes without saying that whether he is the eldest son or the close No matter the level, Luo Yi would choose Liu Ying.
But he still trusted Luo Yi because he knew that after a hundred years, the only one who could protect Liu Ruyi would be Luo Yi.
He turned his attention to Luo Cai and Han Xin again. The two were drinking alone and seemed not to care about the scene in front of them, but Liu Bang felt a chill in his heart.
It's impossible for them not to hear what Lu Pheasant just said!
They talked a lot about the deep friendship between the Lu family and the Luo family, and then the two direct descendants of the Luo family did not raise any objections. Then Liu Bang suddenly thought of Zhao Gong who appeared in their words.
Could it be...
Liu Bang couldn't help but look to the east. He knew that Lu Cheng and Luo Ling had a very good relationship.
He finally turned his attention to the founding heroes, and saw that all of them had their heads lowered, as if there were some delicacies on the table. Even Xiao He and Zhang Liang lowered their heads deeply.
A sudden feeling of powerlessness came over me.
Ji Jiang!
Liu Bang couldn't help but mutter these two words in his heart. The great surname inherited from Huangdi and Yandi appeared in the Han Dynasty.
Needless to say, the Lu family is not only because of the Lu family, but also because of the patriarchal clan. The ministers in the palace are also because of the patriarchal clan and human nature. No one is willing to take risks, and everyone supports Liu Ying.
Liu Bang felt a little aggrieved, but also a little relieved. How could Liu's virtue allow the descendants of the legendary emperor to help him together.
The prince's wings have matured to this point, and there is no need for any more twists and turns.
After all, Liu Bang was an open-minded man. At this moment, he completely gave up his desire to change the prince, and completely gave up his desire to weaken the Lu family.
Once he changed his mentality, Liu Bang immediately discovered that the Hero Group and the Luo family were also helpers in preventing the Lu family from usurping power.
Although the Luo family is an excellent ally, it also has high demands on the political bottom line of its allies, and usurping the throne is never allowed. The hero group supports Liu Ying because of the patriarchal clan, and is not loyal to the Lu family.
"What the Queen said is absolutely true. Just do what the Queen says. The King of Qi will be demoted to the Duke of Qi. Xiao He and Ziyu will later prepare the books for the Duke of Qi and the Thirteenth Marquis of Che.
Duke Qi, you are the prince's uncle. I am already old now. A hundred years from now, I will still need you to support the prince. "
Uh-huh!
As soon as Liu Bang said these words, the whole hall seemed to fall into silence for a moment. Everyone looked at Liu Bang. King Qi knelt down to accept Liu Bang's grace.
Lu Pheasant smiled and said: "Your Majesty, King Su, has been a great man for thousands of years. Your Majesty is wise!"
All the ministers said in unison: "Your Majesty, King Su, has been a great man for thousands of years. Your Majesty is wise!"
The sound of silk and bamboo suddenly sounded, and the hall instantly became lively, as if all the previous flashes of swords and swords had never appeared.
(End of chapter)
