The very next day, Emperor Liu's edict to seal the country was issued, which shocked the whole court for a while. However, after a slight uproar, it quickly subsided and did not cause too drastic changes.
The courtiers were more surprised, not surprised by the edict itself, but wondering why it was Liu Shu?
Regarding the matter of sealing the country, there was no objection, not even objection. Not only because I dare not, but also because I have no reason to object. The hometown of Champa is such a wild and remote place. Although Champa rice has spread all over the Han Dynasty and has become one of the staple foods on the table of the common people, it can be said to be famous all over the world. However, in the eyes of the officials and people of the Han Dynasty, Champa is still a barbaric civilization. foreign land.
After all, it was too easy to conquer the city-state in the first place. It was just a convenient way for the Southern Expedition Army to pursue and suppress the remnants of the Ding tribe during the process of recovering Annan. It was easy to get, and I didn't put much effort into it later, so it was naturally difficult to pay attention to it. It was really not surprising to grant such a poor and desolate place to the prince.
On the other hand, over the years, there has always been a voice within the imperial court that the territory of the Han Dynasty was too vast. Over the past twenty or thirty years, it had occupied too many remote places, not to mention no profit, and it continued to lose money and deplete the national power. , so they suggested that the court should be determined to give up, just like removing ringworm, stopping losses and reducing burdens.
There are actually many people who hold similar views, but this is not the mainstream view and is suppressed by the authorities at the top (especially Emperor Liu).
If giving up directly would negate the sacrifices of the officers and people, and harm the pioneering and enterprising spirit of the great man, then enfeoffing the prince would appear to be "the best of both worlds." On the other hand, this is also possible. If Zongzhou had not divided the world, how could the Han Dynasty be as vast as it is today?
If we talk about the disadvantages of enfeoffment, some people also have something to say, but this point seems out of date for the current Han Dynasty. Would you rather give up some remote and wild lands because of the cost of governance than hand them over to the princes to run?
Of course, the most essential part of this matter still lies with Emperor Liu! All the matters decided by the old emperor have been announced, and there is no possibility of taking them back. And the simplest and crudest consideration is that the whole world belongs to the emperor. If Emperor Liu gets dizzy and enfeoffs the core hinterland under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, how can anyone object or be able to object?
Compared with this, what the courtiers are more concerned about is obviously, how could he be such an absurd prince like Liu Shu?
Regarding enfeoffment, this is not without reason. Emperor Liu has made similar remarks more than once in the past. Although it was often quite subtle, how could he hide it from the elite people in the court.
In the eyes of some ministers, even if one day Emperor Liu really makes up his mind to enfeoff, then the first batch will be either Anton or Anxi. You must know that the rumors of "King Anton" were very popular at the time.
What's more, after more than ten years of management by Qin King Liu Xu, Anton has long been in a line of its own. Regardless of merit, prestige, strength and even Emperor Liu's personal love, it should be Liu Xu.
Even the King of Wei Liu Min, who was still holding on in Anxi and fighting fiercely with the Dashi Alliance, was more convincing, but it was the Ninth Prince Liu Shu who was the most absurd and least effective among the princes. We have to talk about Emperor Liu's eccentricities.
Of course, looking at it from another perspective, even Liu Shu has become a feudal country, so are Anton and Anxi still far away? Are the other princes still far away?
Even if we use the analogy of Emperor Zhou's enfeoffment of the world, it would not only be the Ji family's bloodline but also the meritorious officials who would be enfeoffed. If you dare to think about it, does that mean that these meritorious officials of the Han Dynasty also have a chance?
There is no extravagant expectation of being granted a kingdom or a king, and there is no need to think about directly administering the mainland. But who can really despise it if we can have a territory outside the territory? What's more, with the unremitting exploration of the past ten or twenty years, the vision of the powerful Han Dynasty has long been opened, and they also understand that not all foreign lands are barbaric, but there are also rich and prosperous places.
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Therefore, rumors that Emperor Liu was going to grant another large-scale reward continued to spread, spread, and ferment along with the news of Liu Shu's enfeoffment. It had a huge impact and even caused the government and the public to be excited.
The key is that this is not a rumor. It was spread secretly by Emperor Liu's people. He did have this idea, and the purpose was very simple. He continued to divert the attention of the Han Dynasty's powerful people and give the Han Dynasty's common people more breathing space. .
When it came to Liu Shu's enfeoffment of the country, it was not without objections. Even though he did not dare to make any mistakes on the surface, the dissatisfaction could be clearly felt by Emperor Liu.
These people are naturally princelings. For them, all people and things that threaten the prince's status should be controlled. If they cannot be controlled, they would rather not happen.
They were not worried about Liu Shu, after all, Liu Shu really didn't have the qualifications. What they were worried about was that Emperor Liu had made this move, and there would definitely be follow-up actions. If in the future, there would be independent feudal lords like Liu Shu around the Han Dynasty. King, that may not be all beneficial to the central court, and it will inevitably have an impact on the status of Prince Liu Yang. After all, they are still afraid of princes like Qin Wang Liu Xu and Wei Wang Liu Min who have soldiers, power and money, especially Qin Wang Liu Xu who occupies the status of the eldest son of the emperor.
However, these people's worries are somewhat useless. Not to mention that Emperor Liu will not care about their ideas, even Prince Liu Yang may not listen to them. In Liu Yang's heart, he really enfeoffs those brothers, especially the promising brothers. Surrounding may be the best choice.
As for the troubles that may be caused in the future, in Liu Yang's eyes, they are far less harmful than the harm caused by letting these brothers toss around in the country. Therefore, unbeknownst to others, Liu Yang was even secretly looking forward to Emperor Liu's next move, and especially wanted to know what arrangements he would make for King Liu Xi of Jin.
It seems that what Liu Yang is really afraid of is no longer the eldest brother Liu Xu, but the King of Jin Liu Xi, who has the dignity of a prince, the power of the prime minister, and is the co-manager of the political affairs hall. This is the real threat Liu Yang feels after becoming the prince. However, Liu Yang hid this fear very well. When facing Liu Xi, he still smiled and always looked like he admired and affirmed this third brother...
The title given to Liu Shu was naturally not a title with indigenous cultural connotations such as "Champa" or "Champo". Following the historical traces, he was finally granted the title of King of Linyi, and the Han Dynasty also gained a new vassal state: Linyi Kingdom.
