The Kingdom of England.
The contemporary British Marquis Luo Zhongse looked at the letter in front of him with some confusion. Sitting next to him was the contemporary Marquis Lu Lu Chang. The letter was sent by Wang Mang to Marquis Lu, and the content was very simple.
He simply explained to him the situation between the world and the imperial court.
Finally, he said: "In the past, Emperor Gao and Emperor Xiaoxuan both made an oath, and it has not changed after more than two hundred years.
But if the Han Dynasty falls, these oaths will turn into ashes.
If we don’t save Sheji now, then when will we wait? "
Guard the princes.
A force that cannot be ignored since the founding of the Han Dynasty.
Especially in the game of local counties and states, among the three powerful nobles, county chiefs, and garrison princes, only the garrison princes are invincible.
The worst result is just to reduce the number of households and then relocate them.
This can be regarded as the royal family's response to the guarding princes.
Luo Zhong put the letter down, then looked at Lu Chang next to him and asked, "Wen Chang is willing to deliver a letter to Wang Jujun, so he must be supporting him?"
Lu Chang shook his head directly and said: "Of course not, the family's principle will never change, which is to follow the emperor's footsteps.
But the family also has its own interests.
Since the Jingnan period, our guarding princes have rarely directly intervened in the central court.
Recommending talents only through inspections and other methods is far behind what it was in the most glorious years.
Twenty years ago, the governor of Qingzhou, an official worth only 600 shi, dared to use his power of supervision to directly bully the Lu family. If his father had not responded decisively, the Jimo Lu family would have made a fool of himself in front of the world.
Natural disasters have been frequent in recent years, Qingzhou has a lot of refugees, and bandits emerge in endlessly.
The family's land and caravans were all attacked, and many clan members who went out died outside. After that incident ten years ago, a direct order was issued not to allow the women of the family to leave the country at will.
This was something that was unimaginable before.
Brother Zichen, I heard that the caravan of the Yinghou Kingdom was robbed by water bandits on the ground in Yangzhou. This is an extremely bad signal.
Although the caravans of the British Marquis State do not have the Roche logo, at least they were a little scrupulous about it before, but now...
If nothing changes, Qingzhou is already a densely populated place, and when refugees start to appear everywhere, a powerful rebel army will soon emerge.
At that time, as a guarding prince, it was very likely that the family would be destroyed.
Many people have forgotten the last disaster of the violent emperor, but Lu did not forget how many princes were defeated and how many princes and kings were killed on the throne.
How can there be any eggs under the overturned nest?
Even with Luo's reputation, once chaos breaks out in the world, it will be extremely difficult to stay alone.
The people's hearts are like running water.
The Lu family has a good reputation in Qingzhou, but they are still not immune.
Wang is from Guandong, so of course he knows all this, so he came to convince me, and I admit, I was convinced by him.
This world really cannot change! "
Lu Chang's words were full of worry and vague fear, and then he sighed heavily.
It is too difficult to maintain the wealth of a family.
Although the princes were not cut off as quickly as the princes and kings, there were hundreds of princes at the founding of the country, but now, there are still only a few princes.
After all, the throne changes frequently, and nobles such as princes who are dependent on the emperor will definitely be affected, and many of them will be transferred to other places.
Moreover, he could not get military merit, and the number of households was reduced again and again.
Although even if they lose their title in the end, after nearly a hundred years of reproduction and accumulation, they still have a lot of wealth, heirloom classics, and political connections. These former princely families can easily transform, and even because of the loss It can be restrained and expand crazily.
But Lu Chang didn’t want to!
In other words, several major princes are unwilling. Their titles and surnames are their pride.
Wang Mang saw this force.
He understood that the strength of guarding the princes was still very large. If these people stood on the opposite side of him, his great cause would definitely be affected.
Luo Zhong pondered and asked: "This letter is definitely not only given to the two of us, but also to other princes.
So what will other families do?
Can these central powers, who have been away from the court for many years, still maintain a calm attitude?
Faced with this opportunity to return to the center, what would these prince families think?
Now that the emperor does not support the restructuring, what can you and I do?
Is there another Jingnan to bring down the emperor?
Then Marquis Ying and Marquis Lu may become synonymous with rebellious ministers and traitors in the future!
The more it is at this moment, the less anxious it is. First, sort out the situation around your kingdom to ensure a relatively stable environment, and then consider other things. "
Lu Chang nodded after hearing the words. He was indeed a little dizzy because of what happened in these years.
Naturally, the big princes received the letter. Compared to some princes, as long as they don't think about the future, their lives are relatively comfortable.
Because the vassal state has a large population and a large number of private armies, it has local strength.
Once they are cornered, they can let such bullying officials take a closer look at the heritage of the founding ministers.
Faced with Wang Mang's solicitation, many princes with declining family status climbed up, but the attitude of these founding princes was very ambiguous.
Especially those princes with golden orders.
Because Wang Mang is not the emperor after all, and temporary prominence is nothing. These families have been around for a hundred or two hundred years. If every powerful official tried to cling to them, they would have died countless times.
The letter that disappeared into the sea did not make Wang Mang feel depressed at all.
Because guarding the princes was one of the emperor's last layers of insurance, and the relationship between him and the emperor was not particularly harmonious, the princes naturally had concerns.
But he did it casually to win over the princes, and he didn't take it seriously.
Because it is no longer a time of peace, if at any time, Wang Mang really needs to be cautious when facing the guarding princes who are full of martial virtue.
But now most of the princes and princes and kings in Guandong, after so many years of glory and wealth, most of them no longer have the bravery of the past.
Even if these princes, kings and princes were added together, they actually posed no threat to the Chang'an court. Even in Wang Mang's eyes, if the emperor did not intervene, the princes guarding the princes would not necessarily be stronger than the local tyrants.
In Wang Mang's restructuring plan, the princes were not the key targets. They were just a bunch of trash. What was there to attack?
Guanzhong controls the four directions, and the imperial court controls the local areas. No one has spoken out about these two policies, but they have been implemented for so many years. As a result, whoever controls the center controls the world, unless the world rebels.
But Wang Mang is not worried at all. When he takes over the power of the court, as long as he does not end up in a situation where order completely collapsed like the violent emperor, he will be invincible with three rivers, six counties and Yulin orphans!
No one is his enemy!
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Regarding Wang Mang, the Zhaocheng Luo family has also been paying attention. After all, the world has not seen anyone with such a high reputation for many years.
When Wang Mang came to Zhaocheng to study, he was relatively famous, and it was also spread among the Luo family. He even received an evaluation that "his sincerity is almost hypocritical."
Although this comment sounds strange, it is indeed a solid compliment. Wang Mang's firm heart will make anyone who sees it shout out.
"The head of the family, the former Yushi doctor, suddenly participated in the conspiracy and committed suicide at home. The emperor appointed Wang Mang as the Yushi doctor.
Wang Jujun only served as Guang Luxun for only four months, and he was already promoted to the imperial censor. It is said that the prime minister is submitting his resignation to the emperor, hoping to beg for his body.
Judging from the current situation, Wang Mang will be promoted to prime minister soon, because the Han Dynasty does not have a great general, and he will basically control the government.
Wang Mang is the leader of the reformist scholars. Is this because the emperor has changed his attitude? "
The current head of the family, Luo Fu, pondered: "The most likely reason is that the emperor is under tremendous pressure. After all, the empress dowager is suppressing him, and the voices of restructuring in the court are getting louder and louder. Even the guarding princes have begun to report The bad situation in various places and the public resentment are so great that they can hardly be suppressed.”
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In the summer of the seventeenth year of Shenjue's reign, civil uprisings broke out all over Guandong, and the banditry became more and more fierce. The princes then took up swords and defeated the Jinling Order. Ten of them were in charge of the state and county soldiers. What's worse, even though they broke the Jinling Order three times a year, the princes still could not protect themselves. He said: "It's a pity." The disaster caused by the ruthless emperor was far worse than that of the refugees, and they drew their swords to deal with it. Now that we have elite soldiers and food and grass, we can't control it. Is this not a blessing from heaven?"
The princes are united, all bowing their heads and sighing, unable to cheer up. Four of them have destroyed the country with bandits, and eleven have died. Those who have made meritorious deeds have restored their communities, those who have made mistakes have reduced households and people, and seven have seized titles and eliminated the country. The decline of the princes is all here. hour. ——"Hanshu Chronology of the Princes since the Rise of the Han Dynasty"
(End of chapter)
