I don’t want to make wedding clothes for others!
Huo Guang understood the meaning of the emperor's words. The Wusun Kingdom was thousands of miles away. It could farm land and raise horses. It was close to the far west and had weapons and armor. It was five thousand miles away from Chang'an. The Central Plains sent troops to the Western Regions, just to march. It will take a month or two.
This is enough time for the local ruler to stage a coup and completely take control of the situation. The borders of the empire are naturally separatist areas.
Now the emperor wants to develop the Western Regions and vigorously import population and technology to the Western Regions.
Once these precious resources from the Central Plains enter the Western Regions, the strength of the Wusun Kingdom will expand dramatically.
Now King Wusun is so in awe of the court because he is weak.
When the Wusun Kingdom has a population of one million and tens of thousands of soldiers armed with armor, they will definitely provoke the imperial court and even disobey its subjects. The warnings of the princes of Zhou Dynasty are not far away.
It is impossible for Liu Xun to make such a stupid mistake by creating enemies for himself.
This is because the Wusun Kingdom of the Han Dynasty was not strong enough. In fact, the land in the Yishui River Valley can breed a super farming and nomadic country with a population of millions. If it really reaches that level, it will be a far more terrifying opponent than Goguryeo. .
It can even be said that the war potential of the Huns cannot be compared with it.
The Central Plains dynasty wanted to cross thousands of miles to attack a large country with a population of millions, and also wanted to destroy the country. In an era without firearms, it was almost impossible.
Although there is no such sign yet, Liu Xun still became suspicious of this place based on past data and was unwilling to let King Wusun continue to enjoy this fertile land alone.
In the final analysis, King Wusun was not Liu Xun's own, and there was no basis for mutual trust between the two parties. Liu Xun did not understand the aristocratic officials in the Western Regions, and could only infer what might happen from a human perspective.
In politics, trusting others casually is suicide.
Huo Guang was a loyal defender of the central court. Hearing this, he said directly: "Your Majesty, your heirs are gradually growing up, but most of them have not yet been crowned kings. I suggest that you designate kings in the Western Regions."
The standard routine of the Han Dynasty was to first make the king the place that cannot be controlled.
With the promotion of favors and exile, the country will basically be eliminated in about three or four generations. If you do well, you will retain the title of Marquis Cheru, and the capital of the kingdom will become a princely state. If you do not do well, it will naturally become a prince. The idle clan.
Generally speaking, after about three generations, the number of local royal families has been large, and the number of Han people has also been large.
At this time, you can either appoint new princes or kings, or change them into counties and counties to increase the land directly under the central court.
The royal family without the title of prince is naturally the emperor's base, because every year the emperor of the Han Dynasty selects and appoints some of these people.
Cooperating with the governors and county magistrates who governed the people's livelihood in the previous life, the results have always been very good.
Liu Xun pondered for a few seconds, and then said slowly: "It is true that two kings should be granted the title, but it is not enough. We also need to be a simple and powerful lord of the world. I plan to canonize the leader of a small country in the Western Region as a lord of the world.
Zimeng, I remember that among the nobles of the Western Regions who followed Wu Xianghou on the expedition, there was a Western Region lord who had made relatively great contributions and was one of the leaders of the Temple Army, so I conferred him the title of Lieutenant.
Just call him Chengenhou.
Let his young heirs go to Chang'an to learn the classics of our Han family, and then return to inherit the position of the princes, as one of the examples for the Han Dynasty to the barbarians in the Western Regions.
As long as they perform meritorious service for the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty can grant them titles of nobility. "
Huo Guang was really shocked this time. It was not that the Han Dynasty had never given titles to foreigners. After all, when he defeated the Xiongnu and incorporated so many foreigners, even kings were canonized.
Moreover, the system of ennobling foreigners has a long history, and this tradition has existed since the Zhou Dynasty.
The so-called treat, behead, and accept as a dog.
After the intimidation by force was over, they still had to be co-opted. Except for Liu Dan, who really killed them all, the other emperors were good at co-opting foreigners for their own use.
But this is the first time for the princes of Shizhen!
"Shizhen Liehou" is not the name of a title, it is actually an unofficial title.
Generally speaking, it refers to those families who hold the emperor's golden order and have the power to command the county in wartime. There may be two princes in the same county. One has the golden order and the other does not. The one with the golden order has great power. , without the golden order is just pure wealth, this is the difference.
The princes of Jingnan are basically the princes of Shizhen, especially the six major families of Lanling Xiao, Huaiyin Han, Xinzheng Zhang, Jimo Lu, Anyang Han, and Yinghou Luo. They have not moved their homes for a hundred years, and Shizhen is east of Taihang Mountain and north and south of Jianghuai. , is the cornerstone of the imperial court.
Jingnan was launched by these six major families, and other princes in the world dared to follow because these six major families had the gold medal of immunity from death in the Han Dynasty.
Huo Guang asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, is it true that you have given a golden book, a golden edict, and a golden order to the people of the Western Regions at the same time? This is the first time this country has ever done so."
Liu Xun smiled slightly and said: "The Holy King wants to do what others can't do, and he does it according to the rules. How can he surpass his predecessors?
After dividing the Wusun Kingdom into three parts, there were four Liu clan princes and kings in the Western Regions. As for four of them, four of them were needed to guard the princes.
But the Western Region is a foreign region after all, and rashly transferring people from the Central Plains will cause a backlash in the Western Region. Moreover, in his last words, Marquis Wu Xiang hoped that I could reward the armies of the Western Region normally.
He killed the Xiongnu Chanyu with his own hands, and the result was only achieved by casualties of more than half of the 40,000-strong army in the Western Regions. I cannot let these heroes' hearts go cold.
The princes of Shizhen must be appointed from among the locals. A native king of the Western Regions will serve as the prince of Shizhen, as well as the existing unparalleled princes, and then the one with the greatest merit will be selected from the Han army who participated in the raid on the Xiongnu court to be canonized. , the town is located in Dayuandong Kingdom.
The last position to guard the princes should be left vacant for now, and then appointed after the population increases. "
Every county must have a prince, and every king must have a prince. This is the iron law of politics in the Han Dynasty. The establishment of every county and the appointment of every prince will also involve the position of at least one prince.
Huo Guang didn't pay attention to these details. He heard some key information from Liu Xun, which "will cause a backlash in the Western Regions", "reward the Western Regions normally", and "cannot chill the hearts of the heroes".
These unintentional remarks prove that although the emperor is working to weaken the power of the position of Protector, he is not ready to kill the donkey.
On the contrary, he reduced the military and political power of the Metropolitan Protector and dispersed these powers into the hands of the guarding princes, kings and court officials. The Western Regions lost an unquestionable master, but the overall power of the Han people in the Western Regions was growing. .
The reason why this can be done is because the Xiongnu were defeated and the Western Regions lost their biggest external threat. A high degree of military cohesion is no longer the first choice for dealing with issues in the Western Regions.
If you want to resist the Huns, you still have to implement the previous highly integrated military and political system.
"As the candidate for the Great Protectorate, I am going to send Marquis Anyang there."
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Huo Guang was filled with questions after hearing this. He thought he had heard wrongly and sent Marquis Anyang there. What was the difference between that and letting Marquis Wushuang continue to control him?
The relationship between the Han family and the Luo family in Huaiyin has gradually become distant. However, although the Marquis of Anyang belongs to the Han family now, he may not belong to the Han family at any time. The Luo family still has the legal basis for this title, and there are many Luo clan members in the Anyang Kingdom. Don't you know, Your Majesty? ?
Liu Xun couldn't help laughing when he saw Huo Guang's confused expression, "Zimeng, Zimeng, you are a wise man, can't you still see my intentions?"
Huo Guang had an idea flash in his clever mind and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, are you trying another way to let Luo continue to be in charge of the Western Region?"
Liu Xun smiled and nodded: "Among the two kings and one marquis in the Western Region, if I were asked to choose one whom I could trust, I would definitely choose Wushuang Hou.
If there is a rebellion in the Western Region, I still believe that Marquis Wushuang will put it down, and everyone in the Western Region will feel at ease.
Meritorious ministers will receive the rewards they deserve, make them noble and wealthy, and the monarch's world will be stable.
Zimeng, do you think I am right to do this? "
Huo Guang immediately bowed down and said: "Your Majesty is wise, the sage said, a scholar will die for his bosom friend, your Majesty will show kindness, and the ministers will repay the kindness. This is the principle between heaven and earth."
Human beings are too complex creatures. Even Liu Xun is not immune to this. In the end of playing with power and balancing, he will still put his hope in humans.
There is no perfect system in this world, but there are trustworthy people. All divisions and rule are for the stability of power, but at the deepest level, the brilliance of human nature covers everything.
Liu Xun stared at Huo Guang closely, staring at Huo Guang like a light on his back, wondering what was wrong with the emperor.
Then I heard a long voice, "Zimeng, I may do something big. You are the person I trust the most. I hope you will always remember this trust."
You go down first and spread my message. "
Huo Guang retreated with cold sweat all over his body and walked all the way to the outside of the palace. When the cold wind blew, he came back to his senses and recalled the emperor's last words.
"event?"
Huo Guang was very confused. The emperor had great power and he would not go to war with the Luo family. What could be a big deal in this world to him?
I'm afraid even this attack on the Huns is not a big deal, right?
"strangeness."
Huo Guang couldn't think of anything and had to give up. The most important thing now was to reveal the adjustments to the Western Region and see how everyone reacted.
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Whenever the author studies Liu Xun, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, one word always flashes across his mind, and that is caution.
During his twenty years in power, the author has hardly seen any violent behavior. He was always cautious and careful. The political wisdom put forward by Lao Tzu, "Governing a big country is like cooking small delicacies" is vividly reflected in him.
Starting from dealing with the Jingnan princes, he was always able to deal with those heroes who had made great achievements in a reasonable manner, without affecting the operation of imperial power, and at the same time, he was able to reward the heroes. This is probably what a great king can do.
All kinds of talents can exert their abilities freely without worrying about being liquidated by the king. This is why Liu Xun is called one of the greatest emperors of the Han Dynasty. ——"The Biography of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty"
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