King Raole was naturally the fourteenth prince Liu Xin. His jurisdiction included the northern part of Yanshan North Road and the northeastern part of Anxi. Wugu and Xingguo were its main towns. It bordered Mobei Khitan to the west, Daxing'an Mountains to the north, and the east to the east. Andong was divided and conquered by Nahe River.
Obviously, this was another nail for Emperor Liu to wedge himself into Mobei and control the northern grasslands. In a separate conversation with Liu Xin, Emperor Liu also made it very clear that the value of the existence of Raole Kingdom lies in suppressing the Khitans and other people in Mobei. Department room Wei.
Since the elimination of the Hanchen forces headed by Erhan, the internal conflicts in the Mobei Khitan have been greatly alleviated and the cohesion has been greatly enhanced. Yelu Longxu received the imperial edict from Emperor Liu, and the relationship between the two countries gradually eased. With the opening of border trade and trade, Mobei Khitan's life has become much easier in recent years.
In the west, it strongly blocked the rising Naiman Alliance from invading eastward, and even formed a pushback trend, with the momentum of driving the Naiman people back to Jinshan and regaining the northwest road area of Liaoyuan. In the east, they not only repelled the invasion of Shiwei tribes in Xing'an Mountains, but also conquered some Shiwei tribes through constant wars and gained a lot of population and livestock.
Over the years, while the Khitan continued to strengthen its grassland political attributes and return to primitiveness, its status as the overlord of Mobei was also re-established. While the Khitan people were having a better life, Emperor Liu might not be so happy. He was always looking for something to do.
So Rao Leguo showed up at the right time. When the results were announced, Liu Xin was quite surprised, while Anton King Liu Xu was not in a good mood. Emperor Liu cut up the Yanshan North Road and enfeoffed it to Liu Xin. He had no objection, but at the same time he also cut off Anton's flesh, which was not acceptable to him.
The territory Emperor Liu drew from Anton was mainly in the Nahe Plain, which was one of the main grain-producing areas under Anton's rule. Although the Na River Basin was captured by the Han army during the Northern Expedition, subsequent consolidation, development, and public security were all developed bit by bit after Liu Xu took office.
It took a full fifteen years to change the local area, and the influence of the Khitan and Shiwei people was basically eliminated. The Han people moved in, reclaimed farmland, and researched and cultivated cold-resistant rice seeds. Only now have they achieved little results. The area around the Nahe River also has the potential to become the granary of Andong.
When the harvest was about to come, Emperor Liu cut off the meat to feed the poor. Starting from the brotherly relationship, it seems that it is natural to show the eldest brother's role and support the younger brother. After all, if it were just a Wugu area, it would be too shabby for the newly born Raole Kingdom. After all, it is close to Mobei Khitan and Shiwei in the Xing'an Mountains, and has always been unstable. It was not a key governance area of Yanshan North Road before. There were only a small number of garrison soldiers and sporadic officials, maintaining a rule that was so fragile that it was only in name.
However, in the face of real interests, brotherhood seems worthless. What's more, how close is the relationship between Liu Xu and Liu Xin? There is already a generational gap between the two of them.
And when he thought about the results of more than ten years of hard work, he had laid another important foundation for Anton and had to share it with others. You can imagine Liu Xu's dissatisfaction.
In recent years, most of the Han people who migrated to Andong were settled in the Songnen Plain, and the Nahe Plain was also a major receiving area, with more than 100,000 local Han people.
Xingguo was also built hard by Liu Xu. When it was in the hands of the Liao Kingdom, it was just a small settlement without even an earthen wall, let alone various supporting facilities.
Today, Xingguo City is already one of the top three cities under Anton's rule, with a permanent population of more than 3,000. Liu Xu's efforts have been poured into every brick and tile. In addition to its economic and population, it is still in the Blackwater area geographically. If the upper reaches are placed under the jurisdiction of Raole, doesn't it mean that even the interests of the Blackwater Basin must be shared with it?
If the old man feels that Wugu and the surrounding areas cannot be dealt with, why not be more generous and have no problem with giving Linhuang Mansion to Liu Xin, but he wants to attack his Anton. After so many years of hard work, his hair turned gray, and his body was exhausted. It was so difficult for him, Liu Xu, to save this little fortune...
However, even if Liu Xu was full of anger and unwillingness, he would not dare to directly object. Not everything could be bargained with Emperor Liu. As for the feudalism of Raole Kingdom, there is another force in the court that is promoting it, and that is the prince and his supporters.
No matter what Emperor Liu's original intention was to feudal Rao Leguo, in their view, this was an opportunity to weaken Anton's strength and an opportunity to check and balance Anton. Some fears and prejudices are innate, or perhaps the phrase "talents are difficult to control" is too classic. Those around the prince have always been wary of Liu Xu and have never subsided.
In the past, I was worried about Liu Xu's fight for the heir apparent. The identity of the emperor's eldest son was always marketable. Later, Liu Xu was unexpectedly "demoted" to Anton, which made people feel at ease a little bit. However, as Liu Xu operated in Anton, his reputation gradually increased, his strength continued to increase, and he was increasingly praised and recognized by Emperor Liu. Some people were worried. After all, the eldest son of the emperor with a basic foundation, even if he is not in the capital, The threat is still not small.
This time, the enfeoffment is finalized, and I can feel relieved again, because this has basically completely cut off Liu Xu's thoughts and possibilities, but the suspicion and grudge for more than ten years are not so easy to let go, and suppression has become a habitual action. , especially when complying with Emperor Liu's will, there is more room for maneuver.
Therefore, in addition to the strong support of Emperor Liu, the patriarch of the family, the establishment of Rao Le Kingdom also had the secret promotion of Prince Liu?'s group. When the two forces work together, there are not many things that cannot be done in this world.
Unlike Liu Xu, Liu Xin and Liu Xin have always had a good relationship. Liu Xin, who has lost favor with his mother, also takes good care of him. He can be described as an elder brother like a father, and Liu Xin has always respected Liu Xin. add. In this way, facing the sea to the east, Rao Le to the west, and Liaodong to the south, even if Anton dared to plot evil in the future, it would be difficult to cause any big waves. This was the careful preparation of the prince's loyal ministers.
Emperor Liu's original intention in setting up feudal states like Anton and Raole was to consolidate the border areas, suppress the local fishing and hunting people, and at the same time reduce the burden on the central court through decentralization and contraction. However, from the beginning, the route he envisioned had begun to deviate...
Liu Xu obviously felt unusual pressure. With his temperament, he would naturally not complain to Emperor Liu, but chose to accept it silently. The only request is that the people under the rule of Andong who have been allocated to live on the land of Raole Land hope to be moved away. However, this was directly rejected by Emperor Liu, and everyone asked you to move away. Then Liu Xin took the empty city and wasteland. What is the use.
However, Emperor Liu was very kind to Liu Xu after all. He compensated Liu Xu with one million yuan and 50,000 people. The money was easy to say. In addition to the population overflow from the mainland and the coordination of Daozhou's immigration indicators, the people were directly punished. They were transferred from the camp, and this had some appeasing effect.
However, for Liu Xu, the result of this enfeoffment was obviously not ideal. In terms of real benefits, it was not as good as the system of the Anton Governor's Mansion. Of course, as a feudal king, the rights he enjoys are also different. In the future, he can basically get rid of most restrictions from the court, even if it is only in name...
