How many years has it been since Chang'an City saw the current scene?
These princes and princes of the Liu family, like eggplants beaten by frost, entered Chang'an City in disgrace.
In Changle Palace.
Luo Jing stood in the hall, and Liu Heng circled around him. Then he felt relieved, patted his shoulder and laughed loudly: "A Jing, it's good that you weren't hurt. You did a good job this time. You turned out to be like this." Such great results have been achieved soon.”
Luo Jing knew that the information sent by his family saved a lot of time. What he did was just make some ordinary and correct choices at the right time.
After Liu Heng praised Luo Jing, he encouraged Zhou Yafu and others, and then turned his attention to the trembling prince.
Visible to the naked eye, Liu Heng, who was smiling just now, suddenly turned into a face full of anger. He wanted to find a sharp sword and stab all his relatives to death one by one, but his reason allowed him to recover. come over.
Liu Heng walked around the crowd, and then said with emotion: "When King Luo Wen just returned to power, I wanted to create a prosperous age like King Luo Wen, so I asked King Wen how to make the Han Dynasty prosperous and high-spirited. Woolen cloth?
King Wen said: As long as you find the innermost problems of the Han Dynasty and solve them, the Han Dynasty will prosper forever.
I asked again: What is the big man’s inner trouble?
King Wen said: The troubles in your heart are changing all the time. Once you solve a big trouble, a new one will appear. I don’t know what you will face.
After the death of King Wen, I visited the world several times and found all loyal ministers and good generals. The people of the Han Dynasty also sympathized with the royal family and spread benevolent policies. I really could not find any trouble with the Han Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, I never expected that the big man's innermost worries are not outside, but actually inside, among my flesh and blood clan members.
Which one of you is not the descendant of Taizu Emperor Gao, which one of you is not the eldest prince of the Liu family, Chehou, which one of you is not the lord of a country, and which one of you has not made an oath in Changle Weiyang.
Even if the river becomes as thin as a belt, even if Mount Tai is as small as gravel on the roadside, your wealth and glory will not change. This is the oath given to you by the royal family, but the premise is that you must loyally defend the royal family.
I can't help but wonder, isn't what the royal family has given you enough?
Your land is filled with every inch of your kingdoms and princes. Your gold, silver and jewelry are as numerous as grains of sand on the river beach, and even the warehouses cannot be piled up. You wear rich clothes and eat delicacies from the sea and mountains. Why are you still here? We are going to seize the little food and money that the people have to make ends meet!
Greed has reached such an extent that even the legendary Taotie is far from being able to compare with you.
You have plundered the people's money, haven't you thought that every bad coin minted now will eventually turn into the anger of the people?
How many years did it take for the Qin Dynasty to fall?
Forgot!
The moment I became an independent man and was overthrown, did you, the clan members of the Liu family, think you could survive alone?
How stupid.
Just stupid. "
Liu Heng became more and more angry as he spoke. Luo Jing quickly stepped forward to support him and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be angry with them. These insects are not even as good as a hair of yours. There are many loyal ministers and good generals in this world, and there are also many generals in the Liu family." A character that Sheji holds in her heart."
Luo Jing whispered again: "Your Majesty, these people are clan members after all, and the historian is also here. You'd better not leave a reputation for treating clan members harshly. Later, I will pay a good visit to these princes and kings."
Liu Heng glanced at the considerate Luo Jing with emotion, then looked at the group of Liu family clan kings who only knew how to make trouble for themselves, and sighed: "Ajing, if you were the Liu family, I would seal the entire Zhao land to you. you."
Luo Jing just smiled. He believed that Liu Heng really thought so, but that was impossible.
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The next day.
An imperial decree came out from the ban, and the King of Chu attempted to rebel, eliminate the country, and exile 30,000 people from the country to Lingnan.
The original Chu State was divided into five parts, three parts were designated as imperial prefectures and counties, one part was rebuilt as Chu State, and the third son of King Chu was loyal to the court, so he would inherit the throne, and one part was designated as vassal state, which was settled by the court.
As soon as this imperial edict came out, countless courtiers wrote against it, saying, "Rebellion and rebellion are not punished with death, which is not enough to demonstrate the majesty of the imperial law.
Although Your Majesty is kind, you should also have a sharp heart. Otherwise, how can you frighten the world in the long run? "
Liu Heng then sent a letter to the officials: "In the past, during the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao, when princes and kings with different surnames rebelled, only the first culprit was punished, and the rest were all exiled, and they were even given the opportunity to return to Chang'an. At that time, everyone in the world was Praise the benevolence of Emperor Gao.
Now those who are sitting on the throne are all my relatives. The Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety and valued blood relatives the most. If we treat them too harshly, wouldn't we set a bad example for the world?
Since I came to the throne, I have governed the world with benevolence, treated my subjects well, commuted sentences and killed carefully, so I have considered it carefully and should be exiled. "
Naturally, a group of people praised Liu Heng's benevolence, but more petitions came in. Back then, the king with a different surname punished the culprit, and now the princes and kings of the Liu family should also punish the culprit. After all, this is rebellion and treason, how can it be easily bypassed?
Amidst the turmoil from the outside world, Luo Jing took people to see the old King of Chu. The King of Chu was a little surprised that Luo Jing would come to see him, and changed his attitude from Luoyang City. It can be said that it was unbelievable. Wen Sheng He comforted him and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Your Majesty is kind and values family ties most. Your life will be safe. Pay attention when eating, pay attention when drinking water, pay attention to the threshold when going out, and don't go to If you have an accident while walking on high places such as corridors, His Majesty will definitely be sad.”
Therefore, the King of Chu was a little flattered, and bowed directly in the direction of the palace, crying: "The common people are really unworthy of your majesty's grace. I would like to ask you to report back to your majesty, and the common people will definitely change their ways."
Luo Jing didn't say anything, but finally looked at the old King of Chu with an incomprehensible look, and then left with a group of people including the historian Shi Shiran.
Therefore, the King of Chu was slightly relieved at first, and then suddenly woke up from his sleep, dripping with cold sweat, and his face was pale and full of fear.
The conversation between the two people spread quickly, and everyone did not expect that the emperor actually wanted to save the life of King Chu, but simply exiled him.
Just when many courtiers gave up, news came that the King of Chu committed suicide out of fear of crime, and also left a suicide note. The suicide note said, "I have heard about the turmoil these days, but I didn't expect that because of the sinner's fault, I feel extremely ashamed that I have lost His Majesty's Holy Wisdom. I can only die to atone for my sins and repay His Holy Grace.
Your Majesty is wise and wise. I wish you long life and peace. "
King Chu committed suicide out of fear of crime, which was beyond everyone's expectations, and then most people discovered that this might be the best ending.
Although they now have more experience in being exiled to Lingnan, with the physical fitness of these powerful people, the probability of surviving the exile is only half, not to mention that they may die directly on the road due to acclimatization.
He was also very good to the emperor, his reputation for benevolence and righteousness was almost restored, and he directly eliminated the opposition among the courtiers.
The people's hearts were also happy.
The King of Chu's death solved many more problems than his mediocre life. For the King of Chu who committed suicide out of fear of crime, naturally he could not even get a posthumous title, so the court gave him an evil posthumous title.
But at least his status as a vassal king was restored, and the number of people exiled to Lingnan by the Chu Palace was greatly reduced. Those younger children were able to stay in the Central Plains and did not have to go to the Lingnan area with a narrow escape. This was Liu Heng's greatest mercy.
Once the King of Chu, who has the most serious problem, is solved, the remaining princes and kings will be very simple.
According to Han law, on the grounds that kings committed crimes under the law, they would directly seize titles and eliminate the country.
Half of the land was divided and enfeoffed, and favors were given to the sons of princes and kings. The eldest son inherited the throne, and the remaining sons were all Chehou, and the remaining half of the land was turned into counties.
In the past few decades, as the population has gradually increased, the largest county even has a population of one million, so it is inevitable to divide the new counties from the old counties.
Now it is precisely through this matter that we can promote it.
This was a major event that shocked the world. From the time when King Luo Wen was regent, the court began to build vassals, and with the addition of favors, there are now a lot of vassals and kings of the Liu family in the world.
This time, five vassal kings and thirteen Chehou lords lost their country at once. Although the court re-established the sacrificial ceremony, this was the first time that a vassal king whose fiefdom was less than a county appeared.
To a certain extent, these sect kings are no longer qualified to be called vassal kings. How can such a big change not attract attention?
The new emperor had done such a major deed not long after he came to the throne. Countless people were waiting to see what else this emperor would do.
As the princes and kings of Shandong were constantly suppressed, Chang'an became more and more dazzling in the hearts of the people in the world.
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Due to the existence of Dong'ahou Luojing, the incident of "Zhu Liu's loss of his country" is extremely well-known. It has always been talked about on the Internet and was jokingly called "a murder caused by a copper coin" by netizens.
At the beginning of this incident, even the Han court did not expect such a big reaction. However, with Luo Jing's vigorous and resolute actions, the incident quickly expanded, and Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty took this opportunity to start the next step of pushing for favor. That is to say, the feudal kingdoms of distant relatives were deprived of.
This was a landmark event that strongly safeguarded the centralization of power in the Han court and laid a solid foundation for the Han Dynasty to move towards its peak. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
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