Luo Palace.
"Once it is not handled properly, it will be an old thing for Qi State."
The old story of Qi State refers to the "blood letter from Qi Palace". In the old years, the officials and Yuanshi of Qi State were dissatisfied with Qi State's important ministers, so they launched a petition event.
Although there were many incidents of subordinates overcoming superiors during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was unprecedented for subordinates to suppress superiors to this extent, and the Gongshi, Gong clan, and Qing clan lost power from then on.
After listening to Luo Wuji's story, Luo Sheng's hair stood up in shock, "A country that forgets war must be in danger, and a country that likes war will surely perish.
If this continues, the Han Dynasty or the military aristocracy will probably perish.
Either the Han Dynasty perished due to the exhaustion of national power, or the military nobles perished under the attack of the Han Dynasty.
If you prosper by this, you will perish by this.
Why is this so? You just don’t know how to change according to the situation, you just don’t know how to compromise.
If you are right for a moment, you think you are right for the rest of your life. Alas, how can this not perish? "
There was not much emotion in Luo Sheng's tone, and then he sighed slightly: "The people's hearts in the world are like the flood behind the dam. Once the flood is released, it will be destroyed in an instant.
In doing so, these princes lost their balance.
The authority of the royal family cannot be guaranteed, which is detrimental to the overall situation. "
Luo Wuji said softly: "Although today's emperor has made mistakes, he is not a saint, so who can be without mistakes?
It is enough that he knows his mistakes and can correct them. At least he is not a monarch who does not listen to advice and insists on his own way.
There are some bad voices in Chang'an, and some people even call him a lonely man, which is inappropriate.
Killing an independent man is a sharp weapon for the people of the world. It is the axiom and justice of heaven and earth. It is a sharp sword given by the ancestor of King Su to his ministers and people.
It is not a tool for some people to fight for power and gain.
If anyone dares to do this, they have to see if it is their sword or the Luo clan's sword that has been passed down for thousands of years.
Sheng'er, take the brave warriors to Chang'an City and live in Wushuang Hou Mansion. "
Luo Wuji's voice was very soft, because he was not in good health and even a little weak, but this did not affect the bloody atmosphere revealed in his words.
As time goes by, the meanings of many words will change, and the scope of application of many words will gradually expand.
But the result of this is depreciation. For example, the once-supreme "king", because more people used it during the Warring States Period, Qin Shihuang was unwilling to use it. By the end of Qin Dynasty, there were so many princes and kings that they could not be counted on one hand, and their gold content dropped. by more than one magnitude.
But there are some words, such as single husband.
Not everyone can be called an independent husband. The abuse of an independent husband will only lead to the discovery that this unparalleled sword has been blunted after the independent husband actually appears.
Luo Sheng heard this and asked, "Does father want to suppress the military meritorious service and reduce their strength?"
Luo Wuji's eyes sharpened suddenly when he heard this, he looked at Luo Sheng, and then he said: "Sheng'er, there is a barrel of different lengths of wood in front of you, what would you do if you wanted to fill it with water? ?”
When Luo Sheng heard this, he opened his mouth to say something, but then he reacted.
There are only two methods, one is to cut long wood, and the other is to lengthen short wood.
He frowned and said, "Father, what do you mean?"
Luo Wuji said solemnly: "Incompetent people will cut down the extra wood, so that the water is indeed filled, but the water that can be held becomes smaller. How can those longer woods be innocent?
At least for now, there is no problem with the military merits of the Han Dynasty. They dare to fight, dare to fight to the death, and dare to draw their swords without hesitation, even if it costs their own lives. How excellent this is.
It is comparable to the nobles in the early Bangzhou period. Why should such military merits be suppressed?
The emperor's inability to suppress military merit is a problem for the emperor, not a problem for military merit.
What a ridiculous statement that one's merits surpass the master's. Because of the emperor's incompetence, the ministers could not even try their best to display their talents.
This world is not a world of one family and one surname. For the sake of the stability of the Liu family, we cannot sacrifice those talented people who are useful to Zhu Xia.
There are many mediocre monarchs in this world. Do all the smart people die, leaving only those who are stupider than the monarch to govern the world?
Going to Chang'an is to support the emperor and let the emperor's wood grow, not to let you cut off the backbone of the distinguished military personnel.
We have been doing this for the past thousand years, and it should be familiar to you. "
In the past thousand years, Luo State's support to Emperor Zhou was to strengthen the royal family.
In fact, the same was true in the Han Dynasty. During the Liu Ying period and the early Liu Heng period, the royal family was at an extreme disadvantage when facing the courtiers, but Regent Luo Xin made the royal family's wood the longest.
The Luo family has never taken the initiative to cut off wood. Even if the Qin and Chu states have endangered the existence of Bangzhou, as long as they don't really turn their weapons inward, even if there is a chance to destroy Qin and Chu, the Luo family will They all were spared.
Luo Sheng nodded and said, "Father, my son understands."
…
Chang'an, the General's Mansion.
The general sat kneeling at the head. There were many princes in the room, and everyone's face was gloomy.
There is a letter on the desk, "Monarchs, unless you regicide to seize the throne, throughout history, has there ever been a battle between a minister and his lord, with the minister ultimately winning?"
Before you fight, you should think about what you want?
It is unwise to fight blindly. "
In the end, it was the general who spoke first: "Dong Zhao objects to starting a war now. What should we do now?"
what to do?
What else can be done?
Is it possible to fight against Duke Zhao?
Everyone's faces were a little discouraged. Not only did Duke Zhao have a very high prestige in the military, the Wushuang Hou who guarded the Western Regions was his son, and the Champion Hou who guarded Liaodong was his nephew. In their hands, these two men held nearly 40% of the Han's army. cavalry.
Duke Zhao was still the commander-in-chief of the Han army, but the current general did not hold the title of Grand Sima. Strictly speaking, he was only the second-in-command of the Han army.
The general looked at everyone with expressions that also gave him a headache, and finally said in a cold voice: "Can the opened bow and sharp arrows be turned back?
Even if the war in the southern country has to be delayed, the prime minister must go into exile. Choose one of the Western Regions, Liaodong, Southwest, and Lingnan to let him go without killing him. This is the final bottom line. "
Those who want to restart the war with the southwestern barbarians need more than just military merit.
Power is from the bottom up. Those who want revenge are not only the top military officials, but also the clans and the families of the private armies of the princes. These people want an explanation from their masters, and the generals and others can only force them to do so. Ask the emperor to give an explanation.
The explanation given by the emperor was an edict to punish oneself. This explanation did not satisfy everyone.
It was originally planned that the emperor and the prime minister would deal with it together and force the emperor to agree to send troops.
But now there is nothing we can do. We cannot move the emperor. We must have someone with enough weight to take the blame, and that is the prime minister who is also opposed to sending troops!
…
Tingwei completed the investigation of the prime minister's corruption and bribery case step by step, and was reporting to the emperor in Changle Palace.
"Your Majesty, according to my investigation, the prime minister's corruption and bribery case was done by the quartermaster below without telling the prime minister, and the amount was not large. Basically, the southern expedition army was completely wiped out without using any supplies. The downfall of Dahan has little to do with this corruption case.
In addition, according to the investigation of the minister, the matter of personal grudges is actually a misunderstanding and a fiction. "
The emperor heard this and said in disbelief: "But what evidence?"
Tingwei lowered his head and said nothing.
Liu Jin was not an idiot. How could he not understand what Ting Wei meant when he said this? He felt a chill and was stunned and said: "This..."
After a moment of silence, he waved his hand and said, "Qing, please step back first."
As soon as Tingwei walked out of the palace, he heard an uncontrollable roar in the palace, and then the sound of swords slashing.
Liu Jin was extremely angry. He didn't expect that even if he issued an imperial edict, it would not be enough. These people would definitely be beaten, and they even dared to blackmail the emperor. How could there be any hint of loyalty?
The more Liu Jin thought about it, the more angry he became, and he passed out directly. The palace maids and eunuchs outside heard a bang and rushed into the palace. They saw the emperor lying on the ground with his clothes in a mess, and they suddenly panicked. stand up.
"His Majesty!"
There were screams of exclamation one after another, and the palace suddenly became chaotic. Many people were filled with fear. The emperor of the Han family was most afraid of fainting. Too many emperors died of fainting.
Tingwei was directly controlled before he could leave the palace. He heard that the emperor had fainted. As the last important minister to see the emperor, he had serious suspicions, so he could not leave easily.
Tingwei felt that he was really unlucky, but he knew that the emperor's fainting was really related to him. It must be that the emperor couldn't accept the news just now, which caused the coma.
Word spread quickly.
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In the fifteenth year of Yuancheng, the Southern Kingdom was defeated. The ministers were in an uproar and the people were worried and angry. He thought about it day and night. He died of illness. In September, he died in Changle. He was given the posthumous title of "Ding". ——"Book of Han·The Benji of Xiaoding"
(End of chapter)
