Seeing that the hall suddenly fell into silence because of his elder brother's words, Luo Yi knew that it was time for him to liven up the atmosphere.
"Your Majesty, since ancient times, meritorious deeds have not been rewarded, and mistakes have not been punished. These are the root causes of cholera. Duke Zhao went to the grassland and made great achievements, so he deserves to be rewarded."
Liu Bang glanced at Luo Yi gratefully. He was indeed his most trusted confidant. He always knew what he wanted and needed.
Sometimes, the king just wants you to get benefits.
For example, now, Liu Bang was completely confused by Luo Ling's world-destroying aura. He didn't know what to do, and all the words he had prepared before were stuck in his throat.
Luo Yi woke Liu Bang up with just two words. What was he still doing in a daze? He quickly took out the rewards he had prepared before.
Just throw my eldest brother back to Zhaocheng and it will be over. There is nothing to panic about. When has he said a word in the past few years?
Liu Bang was about to say something, but after thinking about it, he stopped and said, "Duke Zhao was bestowed by God. He is not a minister of the Han Dynasty. How should I reward Duke Zhao?"
Luo Yi said: "Your Majesty, you are not only the emperor of the Han Dynasty, but also the emperor of the Xia. Although Zhaogong is not a Han official, he is a person of the Xia. Under the world, the emperor is the most respected."
There was a smile in Luo Ling's eyes, and he did not expect that Luo Yi would take this opportunity to upgrade Zhu Xia's concept to a dynasty level.
Although it is just an attempt now, as long as there is a precedent, it can be slowly advanced in the future.
Ah Yi has made some progress.
Liu Bang felt a little strange in his heart. He was not an academic monarch and did not have a strong intuition about these conceptual things.
Although it was a little strange why Luo Yi separated the two identical things, the emperor and the emperor, but since Luo Yi said so, he naturally believed it.
So he said happily: "Mr. Zhao, you are from the Luo family. If you are rewarded with gold and silver, it must be an insult to you.
As for high-ranking officials showing their nobility, there is no more noble title in this world than your title of Duke Zhao.
After much thought, I have found that there is no place in the world that can match you.
Some time ago, when I was talking about ancient history, Riyuwei said that the sage kings and virtuous ministers in ancient times were both human and divine, just like the Feng Boyu Yushi who assisted the Yellow Emperor.
Ziyu also said that the emperor in ancient times could confer gods on all the spirits in the world, and even virtuous ministers and famous generals could be manifested.
You show great power on the grassland, and only a noble god can match you.
I am willing to imitate the holy kings of ancient times and canonize you as the God of the Four Seasons. I will belong to the same family as the God of mountains, rivers, sun, moon and stars, and enjoy the sacrifices of the royal family and the people of the world. "
The expressions of the officials in the palace were numb.
We are still here diligently thinking about taking another step forward in the title of human beings, and Duke Zhao has already begun to canonize gods.
This gap is too big.
They had never been so emotional when Han Xin was granted the title of 30,000 households.
Although this is just a false title, it does not bring any real power.
But the problem is, that is a god!
With the title of god personally consecrated by the emperor, not only his descendants can offer sacrifices, but anyone can offer sacrifices to himself.
Thousands of years later, even if the descendants are cut off, there will still be incense that will last forever in the world. This is very important to people of this era.
Luo Ling understood that Liu Bang canonized himself as a living person, naturally so that he could stay in Zhaocheng safely.
But everything in this world will have an immeasurable impact on the future. It is not a small matter to confer a god status on a living person for his merits.
What impact will this have on the future?
Will this matter now become an unspoken rule in the future?
In the future, those who have no titles or rewards will be canonized as gods and then leave the world?
In addition to the Zhuzi Temple, is it possible to open another ancestral temple specifically to worship those civil servants and military generals who have made significant contributions?
Pantheon? Palace of the Gods?
Holy tomb?
Or should it be built according to the Tianzi Temple, the Confucian Temple or the Wu Temple?
Luo Ling temporarily suppressed these messy thoughts in his heart, first saluted and thanked Liu Bang, and then turned to say: "Emperor, Ling has something to ask for."
For Liu Bang, Luo Ling can say whatever he wants now, as long as he doesn't appear in the world again, so he quickly said: "Mr. Zhao, please tell me."
Luo Ling then said: "Emperor, since ancient times, the emperor has lived in the middle of the world, and then the princes have served as barriers to protect the emperor. This has been the case for three generations. Do you know why this is?"
Liu Bang was a little confused, thinking that Luo Ling was dissatisfied with him for reducing the number of kings with different surnames, so he remained silent. Of course Luo Yi knew that was not the case, so he said: "Please Zhao Gong, please clear up your Majesty's doubts."
Luo Ling said: "Sir, if Qiongzhou now belongs to the Han Dynasty and there is a rebellion in Qiongzhou, where will you mobilize your troops from and how long will it take you to arrive?"
Liu Bang already had some eyebrows after hearing this, relaxed in his heart, and thought for a moment: "If Chu cannot be pacified, then the best thing is to mobilize troops from Guanzhong. If we attack from Chu, I am afraid it will take half a year. If we start from Guanzhong, I am afraid it will take half a year." It will take a year to enter Qiongzhou."
At this point, a smart man like Liu Bang already knew what Luo Ling was going to say, it was too far!
Luo Ling sighed: "The emperor lives in the middle of the world precisely because the emperor can only control that part. The only solution is to build a straight road through the whole country.
This is exactly what the mausoleum laments about the First Emperor. He was talented and the straight road built by the Qin Dynasty was necessary.
But his biggest mistake was that he should not have mobilized people from all over the world to build it in just a few years.
If those projects were divided into decades of construction, would the Qin Dynasty perish in just a dozen years? "
Liu Bang asked: "Mr. Zhao, even if we build a straight road, Qiongzhou is so remote that it is really far away. If there is a rebellion, it will be very expensive to mobilize troops every time."
Liu Bang is not the kind of emperor who loves great achievements. He has always been very practical, and he will not do anything that is not beneficial just to save face.
Luo Ling smiled and said: "This is exactly what Ling is going to say. A thousand years ago, King Su led his army to the east. At that time, there were forests and lakes everywhere in the Xia Dynasty, and the roads were rugged and difficult to navigate. There were no roads extending in all directions like now. What about roads?
In such an environment, King Su drove the barbarians all the way into the mountains. When they reached the end of the east, King Su sighed with emotion: 'When I pass away, I'm afraid no one will be able to lead troops this far.' , the princes should be set up here to defend the emperor against the barbarians.
So the princes established their own kingdoms on the spot, and all the supplies they needed to conquer the barbarians came from the local area. The emperor sat in the capital of Hao, and ruled the world under the arch.
Now that you have established Guanzhong as your capital, in fact a lot of land in Shandong can already be directly controlled, as you know.
But have you ever thought about areas further south?
Such as Lingnan, I'm afraid you won't be willing to step into that area for hundreds of years. "
This sentence really cut into Liu Bang's heart. He really didn't want to go to Lingnan, and he didn't even want it for free. The miasma was really too serious, and he might even die if it passed.
Liu Bang remembered that when the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, Luo Ling went to Lingnan to persuade Zhao Tuo to stay in Lingnan. He knew that Luo Ling wanted to get a throne for Zhao Tuo, so he asked: "Do you want me to make Zhao Tuo the king?" ?
But I'm afraid Zhao Tuo is unwilling. He is like an emperor in Lingnan. Why should he accept the canonization of the Central Plains Dynasty? "
Luo Ling's eyes were bright and he said loudly: "The emperor does not have to worry. If Zhao Tuo is unwilling, Ling will go to Lingnan again and he will be obedient."
The voice was very calm, but it was very domineering. Liu Bang was shocked and thought to himself: I, the Han Emperor, don't dare to provoke me, and naturally I don't dare to provoke a mere Zhao Tuo.
Then I heard Luo Ling say: "Zhao Tuo established the kingdom of the Xia, and you are the emperor of the Xia. There is only one emperor, so he must surrender to you.
The emperor of the Han Dynasty does not need to rule Lingnan, but the emperor must rule all the countries in the Xia Dynasty, just like the princes of the Zhou Dynasty must accept the enfeoffment of the emperor.
Even those who were rebellious like Zhao Wei and Han had to go through the emperor's golden seal edict and golden book before they could become noble princes.
If Zhao Tuo is unwilling to accept the canonization, then he is secluded from the Xia and considers himself a barbarian. The whole world should work together to defeat him. "
When Luo Yi heard this, he couldn't help but glance at his eldest brother. He was indeed the eldest brother. He guessed his intention with just one sentence and could use it in a short time.
Liu Bang now deeply felt the difference between the two, "Does Duke Zhao mean that Zhao Tuo, as a foreign vassal, can come to worship me?"
During the Zhou Dynasty, there was a distinction between the princes within the territory and the princes outside the territory. In fact, there was never anything new in the world. Those that the central government could control were within the territory, and those that could not be controlled were outside the territory.
The princes currently entrusted by Liu Bang are Jiwai, and the princes under their jurisdiction are Jinei, and Zhao Tuo is a circle of princes more peripheral than Jiwai, and does not even belong to the sequence of the Han Dynasty.
"Exactly!"
Luo Ling nodded. Liu Bang thought for a moment and found that this was not harmful to the big man at all. Even if it was harmful, he did not dare to refute it, so he immediately said: "According to Zhao Gong's words, Zhao Tuo will be crowned King of Lingnan."
The banquet ended in a warm atmosphere with Luo Ling saying that he would return to Zhaocheng to continue writing books. Liu Bang burst into tears and finally sent this great god away after paying so much price.
Once Luo Ling left, the world seemed to return to its original state in an instant. The swords and swords began to flash again in the court. Facing countless turbulent undercurrents, Liu Bang was a little intoxicated. Compared with the powerlessness facing Luo Ling, this feeling was still there. The struggles he was more familiar with were easier to deal with.
He set his sights on Yingbu, the strongest among the princes and kings he had enfeoffed, and at the same time the most restless.
At this time, a carriage and a boat came out of Luo Village.
To the west of Guanzhong, the second son of the Luo family was heading towards the unknown Western Region with a map.
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In the previous chapter of the Zhou Dynasty, we have talked about the downgrading process of the title "King". It was separated from "Emperor" and essentially became a title.
Until it was replaced by "Emperor", it completely lost its role as the title of the supreme ruler. However, after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, "Emperor" soon encountered a similar experience and was placed under "Son of Heaven".
The main reason is that the "dynasty" associated with the "emperor" is a political entity, while the "Zhu Xia" associated with the "Emperor" is a concept with civilization, and the extension of civilization is obviously stronger than political entities can influence.
This was not just a change in title, it also profoundly affected the construction of the power system of ancient Chinese dynasties. ——"Analysis of the Noble System of Ancient Dynasties"
It started to take off, and I have long wanted to build a political system of my own.
(End of chapter)
