"Boom!"
The purple-blue thunder pierced the dark cloud-filled sky, becoming the only bright color between heaven and earth, and the deafening sound of thunder was worthy of coming.
"Click."
The strong wind rolled up the tree branches as thick as a bowl, and the heavy rain poured down. The water volume of the rivers in Jiujiang Junior High School suddenly surged, and the dirt roads of the Junior High School were filled with mud that was difficult to walk on.
Jiujiang Palace.
Liu Qi looked at the pouring rain outside the window, feeling a little uncomfortable and depressed. Even though he had been here for a long time, he still couldn't accept it.
Today's Jiujiang Kingdom is not a land of outstanding people in later generations, but a barbarian land filled with miasma. Although it was included in the sphere of influence of the Xia as early as the Chu Kingdom, and both the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty established ruling institutions here, but To be honest, if calculated purely based on population, this place is not considered a solid and indivisible territory of Zhuxia.
There are many mountainous areas in Jiujiang Province, and a large number of indigenous people live in the mountains.
Hundreds of years ago, Chu State and Wu State fought here, and they frantically captured people from those slightly flat areas to use as cannon fodder, causing the barbarians to flee into the mountains, and even now they don't know that the outside world is already ruled by the Han Dynasty.
Although the Han Dynasty set up counties and counties here, they mainly built some large cities in the plains. The land opened up was around the cities. There were not even direct roads connecting the various large and small towns. Countless people lived between the cities. The situation of the indigenous people is quite similar to that of the city-states of various countries hundreds of years ago. It is completely different from the situation in the Central Plains that penetrates deep into the villages.
This is why Luo Shi has been working tirelessly to migrate people to the south. In fact, he is gradually filling up the areas with empty populations just like what he did in the Central Plains in the past.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk."
In the pouring rain, there was a knock on the door, and then a maid dressed in cool clothes walked into the palace, Fu Li said: "Your Majesty, the Grand Tutor wants to see you."
Liu Qi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. It was raining so heavily. What was Taifu doing here?
"Please invite Master to come in quickly."
The Prince of Jiujiang walked into the palace and took off his raincoat to keep out the rain. The rainwater on the raincoat flowed down to the ground and instantly became wet. He walked quickly into the inner hall, saluted slightly and said directly: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is in Changle. Gong Bintian, Crown Prince Che ascended the throne as emperor in the presence of all the ministers, and announced the emperor's seal to the world. He also called the princes of the summers in front of King Su's mausoleum, and announced the imperial seal to the world."
"Boom!"
There was another sound of thunder that shook the sky.
"Crack!"
The beautiful jade in Liu Qi's hand instantly fell to the ground, and the light of lightning reflected on his face, making his pupils look increasingly blue and dark.
He closed his eyes slightly, unwilling to believe the cruel fact that his younger brother had finally ascended to the throne.
He is a complete loser.
"Master, you came here in such a heavy storm, not only to tell me this news, but also to tell me what else is going on. Could it be worse than this news?"
Listening to Liu Qi's hoarse voice, Taifu Wang was also a little sad, but he still said: "A decree came from Chang'an, and the angel is outside now, specially arranging for you to come to Beijing, saying that the Queen Mother misses you very much.
He also said that His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and after much thought, you are the only person closest to him, so he very much hopes that you can come to Chang'an City to share his joy with you. "
"It's too much!"
The expression on Liu Qi's face was a little unbearable. He never expected that Liu Che would humiliate him like this and ask him to go to Chang'an to congratulate him on his ascension to the throne?
It's better to just kill him!
I really don’t blame Liu Qi for being unable to hold back. What’s the difference between this and Huang Mao showing off your wife’s beauty in front of the suffering master?
Wang Taifu was equally angry, but he had no choice. The emperor and the empress dowager took it out. If he didn't go, he would have to bear the reputation of being unfilial, so he could only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.
Liu Qi asked: "The decree says when to set off? I must prepare a big gift for His Majesty."
Listening to Liu Qi's gritted teeth, Wang Taifu whispered: "Let's set off immediately."
?
Liu Qi thought he heard wrongly. Should he set off immediately in this kind of weather?
Taifu Wang whispered: "What the decree says is to set off immediately no matter what. The Queen Mother and Your Majesty both miss the king and are not willing to wait for a moment longer."
Suddenly there was a noise outside the palace, and what those noisy voices could vaguely be heard saying was: "Isn't the King of Jiujiang ready yet? Don't keep the Queen Mother and Your Majesty waiting. Let's leave quickly. This is Isn’t it a great joy?”
The voice was neither too loud nor too quiet, just enough for Liu Qi to hear. These people were guilty and very courageous, so they dared to make such a loud noise in the Jiujiang Palace.
…
"Report!"
"Report!"
The harsh sound broke the peace of Chang'an City, and then came all the way to the imperial city, and the envoy went all the way to Changle Palace.
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Shou, the Marquis of Quyang, and the Marquis of Gu'an have jointly submitted a letter that the King of Jiujiang has mobilized all the kingdom's troops and betrayed the imperial court. The three princes have each led their private armies to recruit the people of their states to block the march route of the King of Jiujiang. "
One by one, important officials of the imperial court came to Changle Palace. Most people didn't care much about the rebellion of King Jiujiang.
The parallel practice of prefectures and states implemented by the Han court was slightly different from that in history. It was based on the coexistence of prefectures and states in which land was actually granted and each prince ruled.
Those feudal lords' feudal states had great power, almost equivalent to the kings of the Zhou Dynasty.
But there is a price for taking these lands, and that is to defend the land for the emperor. For example, if the king of Jiujiang rebels, or the southwestern barbarians rebelled before, they must defend it.
If you hold on, even if you die heroically, the court will reward your heirs for inheritance, or even directly transfer you to a richer, superior county. However, if you surrender or escape directly, it will mean extermination of the country, seizing the title, and demoting you to a commoner. , and even exiled Lingnan to re-open.
The rebellion of the southwestern barbarians was so big before, but the princes of the southwest resisted with all their might. Two princes even died directly on the battlefield because of this policy.
Although Liu Qi is the king of Jiujiang, on the surface the entire Jiujiang County is within his jurisdiction, but in fact this is not the case. There are many princely states in his kingdom, and these princes are all blocked in the kingdom. The position of the throat is like a sharp sword, making the princes and kings breathless.
Of course, the strength of the princes and kings is still higher than that of the other princes. After all, it is not only necessary to prevent the princes and kings from rebelling, but also to prevent the princes and county guards with foreign surnames from rebelling. This is a two-way street.
When he heard the news about the rebellion of the King of Jiujiang, Liu Che was not angry. Instead, he asked with confusion on his face: "My dear friends, why did the King of Jiujiang rebel? I can't understand."
The ministers looked at me and I looked at you. They didn’t know what to say. It didn’t seem strange that the King of Jiujiang would rebel or not.
But there seemed to be something wrong with raising troops at this time. Someone quietly glanced at the emperor above, and then said nothing. The emperor did not do anything excessive.
Upon seeing this, Liu Che said again: "I think there is a problem with the land in Jiujiang. During the reign of Emperor Gao in the past, the King of Jiujiang rebelled. Later, King Xiang of Huainan passed away, and the court favored it and divided the Huainan Kingdom into four. King Huainan He founded the country in Jiujiang County, but he conspired to rebel, so the country was eliminated. The late emperor sealed his brother into the Jiujiang Kingdom. Unexpectedly, the King of Jiujiang also rebelled.
Is this a coincidence?
I don't think so. After the rebellion of the King of Jiujiang is settled, Jiujiang will be classified as a county. From now on, there will no longer be a king or a kingdom. "
The ministers had no objections to Liu Che's words. The prefectures and states were in parallel, the prefectures could be transformed into countries, and the states could be transformed into counties. It all depended on the wishes of the court.
"Send troops to Jiujiang Kingdom and bring back the King of Jiujiang. I want to ask him why he rebelled."
Liu Che said lightly. The ministers looked at this rather young emperor and had some understanding of his temper. This was a monarch different from Emperor Wen.
…
Jiujiang country.
"Your Majesty, the forward army has been defeated again. Basically all the cities it occupied since raising the army have been lost. We may be about to fail."
Liu Qi looked at the gradually deteriorating situation without any despair. He had not even been able to break out of Jiujiang Junior High School since he raised his troops.
Because it was not only the princes of Jiujiang County who were hostile to him. After receiving the order to suppress the rebellion, the princes, kings and princes of neighboring countries also began to target him.
For the princes and kings, they can show their loyalty to the court. After all, princes and kings will be replaced constantly. After the new emperor has a prince, he feels that they have no merit. What if they are replaced?
For the princes, when a new emperor succeeds to the throne, they must perform well. They may be promoted by the emperor from local guards to Chang'an, and serve as generals of the Forbidden Army, and they will become powerful for a while.
When he first arrived, his foundation was already unstable, and the current situation is normal. "Failure is normal. As long as the court does not make mistakes and the emperor does not make mistakes, how can the princes and kings be the opponents of the court?"
I raised the army to tell the people of the world that even though the imperial court has millions of troops and I only have this one county in Jiujiang, I am still proud and proud, and the king cannot be humiliated! "
Just as he finished speaking, he saw a crossbow arrow heading straight for him. Liu Qi could only stop talking and hurriedly said: "General, save me!"
"Boom!"
The crossbow arrows hit the big shield heavily, and the shield trembled with the huge force. Only then did Liu Qi slowly let out two breaths.
Suddenly, there was a moment of eerie peace on the noisy battlefield.
"The imperial court has a decree to capture the King of Jiujiang alive. The ordinary sergeants will be promoted to the rank of Lang. Those with titles and official positions will be promoted to three levels in a row!"
Liu Qiqing heard this sentence clearly, and a sneer flashed on his face.
If he was defeated and was just mortal, how could he be captured alive?
———
The people composed a song, and King Li of Jiujiang said: "A foot of cloth can be sewed; a bushel of millet can be pounded. The two brothers are incompatible."
This is ridiculous. ——"Historical Records·Biography of King Li of Jiujiang"
I was so excited that I didn’t know Huo Qubing was still there. . . . . .
(End of chapter)
