For the clan, nobles, and bureaucrats in the center of the Han Dynasty, the 26th year of Shangyuan Xiumu was really not peaceful. Before the joy and fatigue of Shangyuan's imperial banquet faded away, they were attracted by the feudal state. look.
The edict of sealing the Seven Kingdoms has not yet been officially issued, but there are only some circulating news details. After a short period of fermentation, it triggered a huge response in the Xijing government and the public.
There was no discussion with foreign ministers, and the decision was only reached through secret talks between father and son on the night of Shangyuan. This showed Emperor Liu's arrogance and arrogance as always, and deprived officials below the prime minister of the right to speak on this matter.
However, the matter of enfeoffing a country is not just an internal matter within the royal family. It is a major matter of conferring a title device, which is related to the country's overall strategy and the stability of the country. Even if, as Emperor Liu said, the family property is divided among his sons and grandsons, it must be purchased using national resources. Under such circumstances, the rulers of the empire themselves should have a say.
However, Emperor Liu's insistent attitude towards enfeoffment and Qian Gang's arbitrary approach were obviously hard to win over. After all, even if the country is sealed off, most of the follow-up implementation work must be done by military and political officials at home and abroad. It is difficult to accomplish things by just relying on those dragons, dragons, and grandsons.
Of course, the ministers were not completely opposed to Emperor Liu's proposal of enfeoffment. They were only concerned about two points, where and how to enfeoff. The first point is that the problem is not big. Except for Anton, which has a certain space for discussion, the other areas listed in the atlas are not controversial.
The key lies in the second point. Taking Liu Shu, Duke of Chu, as an example, it took more than half a year of back and forth to finalize the enfeoffment system for Linyi. In all aspects and regulations, the Zhengshitang spent a lot of effort to straighten it out. According to Emperor Liu's request, the imperial court will invest enough people, money and material resources in the future to ensure the formal establishment of the New Chu State. The expenditure involved is all national power. To put it bluntly, Emperor Liu is doing this in the Kang State. Generosity for personal reasons.
Not to mention anything else, the personnel arrangement alone gave the staff led by Lu Duan a headache for a long time, and they just transferred a group of suitable officials to fill it. The affairs of the new Chu Kingdom were not over yet. Emperor Liu released another large satellite, which sealed the seven kingdoms, and all of them were barbaric islands far overseas.
Compared with the Linyi area, the situation in the newly enfeoffed countries was obviously more complicated, and it was more difficult to meet Emperor Liu's requirements. Over in Linyi, no matter how you put it, it was a "familiar place" that the imperial court had actually occupied, suppressed, and influenced for more than 20 years. It had a simple but basic enough military and political management system. Even if it was difficult to implement, at least it had such a foundation. , you can seek improvement and supplementation.
But what’s available elsewhere? Some merchants and farmers immigrated, scattered strongholds, sporadic Zhendian markets, and apart from Liangping Island, there was no city that had begun to take shape.
It would be unrealistic to regard these as the conditions for a feudal state, and according to Emperor Liu's temperament, since a feudal state was established, it was impossible to just stay in name and build a few empty feudal states with good names. This means that in order to establish feudal states that form actual rule, the court will need to invest a large amount of resources in the future. Even the most basic and crude governance and management system is not as easy as talking about it. Just thinking about the distance of thousands of miles makes some conservative ministers feel worried.
Not to mention anything else, the already formed government organizations on the Nanyang Islands are the first obstacle to be solved. The authority of the Han Dynasty in Nanyang is growing day by day, but first they grab food from other people's bowls, and then they smash other people's pots, seize other people's houses and land for their own use, no matter how ignorant and backward the natives are, they will not Compromise easily.
It is hoped that the barbarians from outside the region will yearn for kingship and bow to the imperial edicts. There are not many ministers in power in the Han Dynasty today who are pedantic. Once things go wrong, mobilizing troops is inevitable. Troops were mobilized thousands of miles away, and there was already Anxi, and it lasted for several years. The war became bigger and bigger, and the number of enemies became more and more.
The consumption on land has already caused the imperial court to vomit blood. Now come the "two-pronged approach" at sea. No matter how thick the blood of the Han Dynasty is, it will not be enough...
And once the feudal state is established, can the court interfere? Obviously it's impossible. After all, Emperor Liu didn't really want to send his descendants into exile, and he still expected them to achieve something successful.
The Han Dynasty court has never been short of worried and knowledgeable people. In view of the many problems and hidden dangers in Emperor Liu's enfeoffment policy, it was difficult for some loyal ministers and wise men to sit still. The remonstrances presented were thrown into the political hall like snowflakes. Emperor Liu's Various suggestions came one after another on the Imperial Eucalyptus, and it was even busier than usual to have a good Yuanxiu bath, with a lot of people and even a chaotic atmosphere.
Of course, in the process of dealing with Emperor Liu for a long time, the ministers who had been repeatedly pushed and trained also had experience, and they naturally learned well this time. No one, except for Wang Yu? and a few others, dared to directly challenge and oppose His Majesty the Emperor's decision-making, especially in recent years.
Direct opposition is not enough, but beating around the bush and making insinuations are all possible. After all, Emperor Liu did not close his mouth. In this wave of admonitions, many famous articles with outstanding literary talent were also produced. Some of the insights are not just the lofty opinions of ordinary people, but they are really insightful.
When turbulent public sentiment reappeared in the court, even Emperor Liu had to pay more attention.
The spring cold has not faded yet. In the Chui Gong Hall, Emperor Liu was still dressed in thicker clothes and still stood in front of the map with a hunched posture, his brows furrowed and his face dark.
Song Zhun, a cabinet scholar, was waiting on the side, bowing his head and tying his hands, cautiously not daring to disturb Emperor Liu. Song Zhun is already fifty years old, but he is still as graceful and outstanding as he was more than ten years ago, and his appearance makes people easy to like him.
Song Zhun was born as a scholar. Due to his rich experience as a grassroots official, he was entrusted with actual duties after high school. He also became one of the four attendants around Liu Yu. Later, he was promoted outside and started from the state capital. Before being transferred to Beijing, he had been appointed deputy envoy to the west of Beijing.
He was transferred to Beijing last winter, and was later remembered by Emperor Liu. He was directly summoned to serve as a cabinet bachelor and secretary to Emperor Liu. Many people are envious of Song Zhun's good fortune. The cabinet bachelor is obviously just a transitional stage, and the future is obviously bright, and he is just around the corner. A department chief or a chief official in his early fifties is quite eye-catching in the current political arena of the Han Dynasty!
Not far away, there was a mountain of memorials stacked on the magnificent copper imperial eucalyptus. Some Emperor Liu had read it, but most of them had not read it and had no interest in reading it anymore. They only commented on current affairs and gave advice and suggestions. There are even some people who are submissive on the surface, but secretly criticize the past and make fun of the present. Emperor Liu can really smell that smell...
