Han Shizu

Chapter 1378 Emperor Liu married a daughter, with strong political meaning

When the war in the Western Regions resumed and the wind and clouds were turbulent, thousands of miles away, Luoyang, the capital, was in the season of warm spring and blooming flowers.After the beginning of spring, and after more than a month of adjustments, the central court headed by Emperor Liu finally gradually completed various aftermath matters.

The sequelae of the Northern Expedition are fully exposed and are still continuing, but the court's obvious attitude of suppressing martial arts and repairing politics is enough to make everyone feel at ease.With the issuance of various policies and resolutions, the country has gradually adjusted, returned to the right track, and began to re-enter the stage of recovery and development.

And after the continuous busyness, the central court gradually returned to tranquility, less haste and restlessness, and more leisurely and peaceful.After entering February, several happy events happened in Beijing. Emperor Liu arranged marriages for his children one after another. Emperor Liu comforted the hearts of his subjects with the joy of family affairs.

First, Prince Liu Yang accepted Zhao Kuangyin's daughter and made her a concubine.Then the fifth prince Liu Yun got married. The empress and the concubine carefully selected him as a good match. Naturally, he came from a famous family, the late prime minister, and the granddaughter of Li Tao, Duke of Ju.

This kid Liu Yun has escaped since he was a child. He has been arguing for a woman with both talents and looks a few years ago, but when it was his turn, he was still shy and shy. After a while.

At the end of February, there was another happy event in the royal family, but this time, it was Emperor Liu who married his daughter. The eighteenth-year-old princess Liu Jia was married. As everyone knows inside and outside, Emperor Liu's favorite princess, her marriage, Everyone paid attention to it, and when he really came out of the cabinet, the handling was sensational and eye-catching.

It is not surprising for Emperor Liu to get used to marrying a concubine, but it is the first time for his beloved daughter who has been raised for so many years to get married, so the arrangement is extraordinarily grand, and the level of excitement is probably only The next year the prince got married.

In order to organize Liu Jia's wedding, Emperor Liu cared about it personally, and ordered a team of ceremony officials to be dispatched from Taichang and the Ministry of Rites. Even more so by Prime Minister Li Ye himself.

Emperor Liu's love for the eldest princess can be seen.This made the princes and princesses envious, and at the same time, it also made more envious and jealous eyes cast on the princess's marriage partner, Li Jilong.

He, Li Jilong, He Dehe Neng, was not born as a top nobleman of a big man, and he made some meager contributions on the battlefield, but he did not lead the way. he.

In particular, when it was rumored that the empress was choosing a son-in-law for the eldest princess, many people were on the list of candidates, and many children of meritorious officials went to the palace for the princess to observe.

In the past, everyone had a chance, but the Hualuo family, Her Royal Highness just fell in love with Li Jilong, how could this not make people feel jealous.

Of course, behind this grand wedding, more people saw that Li Chuyun's family will officially cross a threshold and become the top noble family of the Han Dynasty.

Compared with those honorable men with great military exploits, Li Chuyun did not have many outstanding achievements in the past 20 years.

Of course, there is no doubt about Li Chuyun's contribution to the great man, but it is difficult for ordinary people to realize it, and it is often easy to overlook those hard work and unknown contributions and hard work.

In addition, the brilliance of Emperor Liu was too dazzling. No matter how loyal and responsible all the civil and military generals were, they would be covered up by the brilliance of the emperor. They were somewhat inferior and easily overlooked.

Therefore, if there is no real military exploits, it will be difficult to be recognized by others, and it will not be convincing to the public, and Li Chuyun is one of the more representative ones.

If Emperor Liu was not considerate and affirmed his contribution in his heart, perhaps Li Chuyun would have retired without a name like many civil and military officials who had been high-ranking officials and held important positions in the military and government of the Han Dynasty in the past more than 20 years. There are some faint traces left on the magnificent history, and future generations can only find some fragments from the history books.

However, the matter has come to this point, Princess Li Jilongshang is a foregone conclusion, no matter how envious she is, it is useless, and she has to accompany her with a smiling face, prepare gifts, and congratulate her.

Of course, in addition to this, more intelligent and conscious people have also experienced some of Emperor Liu's thoughts and his attitude towards the heroes and nobles.That is, to marry heroes and deepen the relationship with the nobles.

In recent years, regarding the meritorious officials, there have been some bad rumors in the court, saying that the noble class is too large, the treatment is too generous, and it is too expensive to support them, which brings a great burden to the court.

Especially after the Northern Expedition, when the national treasury was empty and the country's finances were in trouble, some people raised it again, reducing honorary treatment, controlling the distribution of salaries and Lumi, and reducing the financial burden of the court.This not only aroused the dissatisfaction of the heroes and nobles, but also made them uneasy.

There must be a reason for the rumors to come out of nowhere, and it was obvious that someone was behind the uproar to the point where it was called a riot not long ago, and it is obvious that there are no ordinary people behind it who dare to face the huge honorable group.

And this person, many people know, is the Prime Minister Zhao Pu who sits in the political affairs hall and holds the power of the Han Dynasty.Some well-informed people found out that Zhao Pu once had an audience with Emperor Liu alone. The monarch and his ministers had a secret conversation for more than an hour. What they discussed in detail is unknown, but there is vague news that Zhao Pu began to point the spearhead of political reform at the noble group. , most of the performances are related to restraining nobles.

This situation has already caused huge waves in the court. If it is true, it used to be just some rumors that stayed in the mouth. Now, Zhao Pu seems to be starting to put it into action.

It has to be said that Zhao Pu's courage and ambition are indeed extraordinary, and ordinary people may not dare to think about attacking the Xungui Group.You must know that although there are many factions and disputes in this class, they are the same class after all, and they are a group in a macro perspective, and Zhao Pu seems to be targeting the entire class.

Offending one, five, or even ten people is not a serious matter. However, offending one class is the most powerful class of the big man, with influence throughout the military and politics. It is conceivable what difficulties and dangers it will face.

You must know that the honorable class of the Han Dynasty was created by Emperor Liu alone. Although it was accompanied by suspicion and suppression, restrictions and compromises, in general, Emperor Liu still valued this class very much.After painstaking efforts and several adjustments, a complete system of lords was formulated, in order to make this class a defender of the Han regime, and he regarded it as the foundation of his Liu family.

In this class, not only the heroes and nobles, but also the old relatives of Emperor Liu, if Zhao Pu wanted to suppress them, Emperor Liu might be the first to offend.

Of course, for the nobles of the big Han, especially those with the most prominent status, they actually have a kind of contempt for Zhao Pu's political intentions.

Don't look at him, Zhao Pu, who is deeply trusted by the emperor now, holding the power of the governor, standing high in the government hall, and being majestic, he really offended everyone. It is not too difficult to attack and drive him out of power.

However, with Emperor Liu watching from above, everyone didn't dare to take that step rashly, otherwise they would be challenging Emperor Liu's authority.However, there is always a limit, they also have a bottom line, and their vital interests have not been violated, so they are still holding back and watching the situation develop to see what kind of restrictive policy Zhao Pu finally concocts.

Therefore, what the honorable nobles are really worried about, and what is really afraid of, is the aloof Emperor Liu.No matter how active Zhao Pu is to promote, in the eyes of many people, he is just jumping up and down and telling stories, but if the emperor is bewitched by him and deceived by him, that is a major problem.

Moreover, in the past days, Emperor Liu has never expressed his attitude, and even had a private conversation with Zhao Pu, which makes people more cautious and vigilant.

But recently, Emperor Liu still chooses to be honored no matter whether he is marrying a daughter-in-law or a daughter. This seems to represent an attitude, and it is also a signal of goodwill.

The sons and daughters of Emperor Liu have long been cared about by the ministers below, and as the princes and princesses grow up and reach the age of marriage, they are even more concerned.

Marriage to the royal family is beneficial to them no matter from which point of view, it is not only a manifestation of status, but also a talisman.No matter how the political situation changes in the future, as a relative of the emperor, as long as he doesn't commit suicide, he will basically not be targeted by others.

Seeing the scene of Li Jilong marrying the eldest princess Liu Jia also made the nobles more eager. There are too many children of Emperor Liu, and there are many opportunities for qualified nobles, even if they are to share their fruits.
(End of this chapter)