Han Xin led the children of Guanzhong out of Guanzhong. In fact, he was a little confused because he didn't know what he was going to do in this war.
He has experienced countless wars in his life, but he has almost never been under pressure. Whether it was defeating Meng Tian, breaking through the pass and conquering the Qin Dynasty, or directly conquering the Three Qin Dynasty, even when he led a group of new soldiers to fight in the Zhao Kingdom, he felt fine. .
Of all the wars in his life, only the battle with Xiang Yu at the beginning was stressful. Xiang Yu rushed into the formation too fiercely, and he managed to hold on. With the help of many fierce generals, the formations broke up and regrouped one by one, and finally defeated Xiang Yu.
Even during the war with the Huns, he knew very well that as long as he did not leave the Great Wall or enter the grasslands, he would be invincible.
As a result, Luo Xin now asked him to lead troops to pacify the King of Huainan and the King of Wu.
What kind of stinky fish and shrimp is this?
Do you still need me to do it myself?
If Luo Xin wasn't his uncle, he would have gone on strike on the spot. Wouldn't it be nice for Cainiang and I to have a chat during this time?
The two of them are getting older, and they are about to become yin and yang. What kind of war should they fight?
With this kind of mentality, Han Xin was naturally a little eager to march, but after all, he was a military immortal and a divine general, and he was still flawless and perfect only in the art of war.
Those Chehous who came with them were basically the second or even third generation of each family. They knew very well that they were here to gain military glory, and to learn something from the general Han Xin.
After Han Xin met Liu Chen in Nanyang, he led his army towards Huainan Kingdom without saying a word.
After the King of Huainan saw that the assassination of Liu Chen was exposed, he hurriedly mobilized the Huainan army.
He also sent an envoy to the Kingdom of Wu. His response to King Wu's letter was certainly not accidental, but because the two had long exchanged letters.
The King of Wu was considered a smart man. From the time when the imperial court withdrew taxes, he knew that sooner or later the imperial court would cut down the vassals. From that time on, he began to consciously contact the princes and princes, hoping to fight against the imperial court together.
He originally wanted to wait until Han Xin died or Luo Xin died. After all, these two people were getting older. By then, there would only be a young emperor left. Wouldn't that be difficult to deal with?
He originally thought that there was still a lot of time and Luo Xin would leave this matter to the emperor.
So he kept making excuses, but he didn't expect that Luo Xin would take action directly before the world fully recovered, and he would directly break up the country.
The Huainan Kingdom was divided into four, and it instantly changed from a powerful country to a medium-sized country. The threat to the court was much smaller. Naturally, the King of Wu did not want the Wu Kingdom to be like this, so he had to follow Luo Xin's footsteps and directly attack the princes. The kings sent letters of appeal.
But the effect is not satisfactory. On the one hand, he has not been in business long enough, the link of interests is not strong enough, and the deception is not enough.
On the other hand, King Jiaodong of Qidi was directly blocked by Marquis Che of the Lu family. The two supervised each other and no one wanted to cause trouble.
King Liu Ruyi of Han blocked the most critical land. Compared with the princes, he was closer to the court due to the influence of Liu Ying and Luo Yi.
The King of Wu originally wanted to take the King of Yue with him to raise an army, but he didn't expect that the King of Yue, who had always followed his lead, hid in the Yue State House and refused to come out, as if he didn't know about it.
The King of Wu and the King of Huainan will take all the men in the country from the age of fourteen to sixty to go to the battlefield. Hundreds of thousands of people will fight against the imperial army in the land of Jianghuai.
When Han Xin saw so many people, he lost interest in fighting. He felt that he might have overestimated them.
"I don't know how to fight!"
This is Han Xin’s evaluation of the coalition forces of Huainan and Wu.
Han Xin was very aware of how strong the troops he had brought out were. Five thousand soldiers were well-equipped with armor and skilled in battle formations. If they fought against an army that was large but scattered, as long as the generals were normal, it would be impossible to lose.
Unless you meet a fairy like Han Xin, the more the better.
Although he despised the coalition forces of the two countries, Han Xin knew that this war was not only about winning, but also about winning quickly without causing particularly heavy casualties. This was the reason why his uncle asked him to personally lead the troops. .
Although these Chehous who came with the army were not as highly commanded as their fathers, they still had no problem with being brave and good at fighting. Han Xin easily defeated the flank of the Wu army on the bank of the Huai River, and then Continuous crashes.
This happened three times in a row, and the coalition collapsed completely.
Han Xin forcibly stopped his hand and did not cause any more killings.
The King of Wu and the King of Huainan asked to surrender.
The King of Huainan and the King of Wu were taken directly back to Chang'an City. Such guilty officials would naturally have to accept the emperor's trial.
This activity was specially arranged by Luo Xin to teach Liu Heng a lesson and let him know why he wanted to reduce the vassal status.
This was the first time Liu Heng saw those Han clan clan members guarding the four directions, his relatives, and also the people who betrayed him.
The King of Huainan and the King of Wu were not in a sorry state after cleaning up, but the fear in their eyes made the two of them look extremely cowered. They did not have the aura of being the lords of millions of people and kings of tens of thousands of tigers and warriors at all.
After seeing Liu Heng, the two of them knelt on the ground and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, I really have no intention of rebellion. I am a clan member of the Han Dynasty and can protect your land. Please forgive me for my fault."
Both the King of Huainan and the King of Wu knew that although Liu Heng did not personally govern, as long as Liu Heng opened his mouth to forgive them, Prime Minister Luo Xin would not refute.
Liu Heng is a child, and children are the softest. As long as they are moved by emotion, they will definitely survive!
The two of them were thinking this, and then they saw Liu Heng's small body exuding a cold aura. They couldn't help but be shocked, and an unpleasant feeling instantly filled their hearts.
Liu Heng looked coldly at the King of Huainan and King Wu who were begging for mercy. Although he was young, he knew right from wrong, good from bad, and had a high sense of honor for the world in his heart.
Seeing the two kings like this now, he just felt that he had lost the face of the Liu family. Not to mention forgiving them, Liu Heng even wanted to drag the two of them out directly so as not to be an eyesore in front of him.
"Why rebel?
Isn’t the grace given to you by the royal family enough?
The world of the Han Dynasty was obtained by Emperor Taizu Gao, who was ordered by Heaven, and fought with the blood of the founding heroes to punish the Qin Dynasty and defeat Xiang Yu. Which time was it not full of dangers?
Your fathers did not make any achievements, but they were honored and honored just because of their blood relationship with Taizu Emperor Gao. Are you still not satisfied?
Do you still want to come to Chang'an and sit on the emperor's throne?
Do you still want to wear the emperor's crown?
Then you are thinking wrong!
Under King Su, under the sky, the emperor is the only one!
The Emperor Gao passed it on to the late Emperor, and the late Emperor passed it on to me. It is up to me to determine the next emperor. If I don’t give it to you, no one can come and snatch it away!
Even if it is the Liu royal family, anyone who touches it will die. "
Liu Heng's voice was not high-pitched, but it was filled with strong anger and coolness, and even murderous intent.
Luo Xin said nothing at the side, but the joy in his eyes became more and more intense. As a king, it is a very important quality not to be easily influenced by others.
King Huainan and King Wu were a little panicked. They didn't expect Liu Heng to be so ruthless at such a young age. King Huainan said quickly: "Your Majesty, we are all members of the Han clan and your relatives. Shouldn't we be less trustworthy than those heroes?
I am unjustly accused. It is the treacherous ministers in the court who are trying to sow discord between your Majesty and me. Your Majesty, you must be aware of this. "
When the king of Huainan opened his mouth, the king of Wu felt that he was about to suffer. What could you say that was not good? You said that there were treacherous ministers in the court.
King Wu was still thinking of making amends, but Liu Heng didn't give him the chance and roared loudly: "You are such an unrepentant evildoer.
Traitor?
Who is the traitor?
Are you talking about my uncle, the regent?
The Prime Minister had been in power since the time of Empress Gao, and was ordered to assist the late Emperor.
Following the late emperor's edict, he held the country and the state of Han in one hand, and carried me on his back in the other. During the past thirty years, the world was in a state of feasting.
After reading the history books several times, this is King Su’s second!
You actually call such a loyal minister a traitor?
Take out your heart, lungs and intestines and clean them up, it really stinks.
Someone come! "
Liu Heng's angry voice spread far away, and the guards guarding both sides of the palace immediately came forward. Liu Heng waved his hands with disgust on his face and said: "Take them out and deal with them according to Han law. I don't want to see these two evildoers again." .”
King Wu also wanted to say something, saying that he and King Huainan were not on the same side, but the guard did not give him this chance and directly covered his mouth tightly to prevent him from saying any dirty words that would make the emperor unhappy.
King Huainan was stunned. He never expected that it would end like this. We are a family, and we are the clan members of the Han Dynasty.
When the two kings were dragged out, Liu Heng was panting for a moment. The emotional outburst just now was still too tiring for his slightly thin body.
Liu Heng stood still for a long time, and Luo Xin stayed by his side without saying a word. After an unknown amount of time, Liu Heng slowly came back to his senses. When he saw Luo Xin still standing, he quickly said: "I I'm a little distracted, uncle, you are old, please sit down quickly."
Luo Xin and Liu Heng sat down and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty must have been thinking a lot just now."
Liu Heng asked hesitantly: "Uncle, is there really no long-lasting loyalty and faith in this world?
Why was there the Ji Jiang Alliance that lasted for thousands of years during the Bangzhou Dynasty, and why the Luo and Lu families were still close to each other until the period of Queen Gao?
In the past, when King You of Zhou lost his kingdom, the princes surnamed Ji such as Jin and Zhang worked together to stabilize the position of the Zhou royal family again. If it weren't for King Xi's Bloody Kingdom, Bangzhou would even be able to return to the old place of Fenghao in Guanzhong.
At that time, the state of Zhou Dynasty had been more than two hundred years old, but the Han Dynasty had only been in the past few decades, and in just three generations, the princes and kings had become so alienated from the royal family who had given the land.
I don’t understand!
I'm really puzzled!
Uncle, your wisdom reaches heaven and earth. Please help me clear up my doubts. "
Liu Heng's eyes were full of confusion. He looked at Luo Xin like this. Luo Xin looked at Liu Heng and sighed slightly, thinking in his heart: Because that is the state of Zhou established by King Wu and King Su, and the destiny of state is Luo's destiny, and now it is the Han Dynasty established by Liu Bang.
There is a difference between closeness and distance.
But Luo Xin naturally couldn't say that. He pondered slightly, and then sang: "The spirit of King Su is in the sky, and Bang Zhou's destiny will last for tens of thousands of years!"
Luo Xinjiao had learned this hymn of his, and it was recorded in hundreds of classics. He knew that it was used on the most important occasions during the Zhou Dynasty.
But what does it have to do with his current problem?
Just listen to Luo Xin singing again: "The spirit of King Su is in the sky, and the glory of Zhuxia will last for tens of thousands of years."
Bang Zhou and Zhu Xia.
At the end of the Bangzhou period, there will be Zhuxia.
No big guy!
Liu Heng partly understood, but also partly didn't understand.
But he knew that the Lu family was not special, and the princes surnamed Ji were not special, but the Luo family was special.
The key link between the Zhou royal family and these allies was the Luo family.
"Uncle."
Liu Heng bowed to Luo Xin again and said sincerely: "Thanks to you."
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During the founding period of the Han Dynasty, Dong'ahou Luoxin was the most critical founder. He ruled for a very long time, had deep political prestige, and had extremely high governance skills.
He came to power during the period of Empress Lu, the second de facto ruler of the Han Dynasty, and formulated a series of dynasty fiscal and taxation systems. During this period, Huang Lao and Confucianism entered the court. Of course, the most prominent one was the Legalists of Qi who were good at finance.
During the period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Luoxin began to deal with the problem of vassal kings, which were too big to be eliminated. The elimination of vassals was an eternal theme in ancient history.
The central court always tried its best to reduce the excessive power of local governments, but Luoxin's reduction of vassals was different. After quelling the rebellions of King Huainan and King Wu, he did not directly make the localities an entity that relied on the central government, but retained A certain degree of autonomy only abolished the feudal land method in the pre-Qin period and Liu Bang period, and instead formed a form of flowing the country.
It can be seen from the decrees and subsequent policies he promulgated that his purpose was to create a dynamic balance between the central court and local governments, reduce internal friction while increasing vitality, and try his best to maintain the fighting power of the permanent members, that is, the aristocracy. And by slowing down the speed of land annexation in this way, his reforms can be said to be very successful. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
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