Dahan first prince

Chapter 129 The Crown Prince's Beginning

Hearing Liu Ying's series of reproachful, even slightly harsh words, Xiao He couldn't help but froze for a while.

Before Xiao He opened his mouth to defend, Liu Ying narrowed her eyes as if feeling something, and looked at Xiao He with a little coldness in her eyes!

"Oh······"

"I know."

When she said this with a gloomy complexion, Liu Ying's complexion involuntarily sank again.

"There are [-] official slaves in the Shaofu who are driven by Gu, and Xiao Xiang refuses to allocate grain and rice for food."

"However, in Changling, there must be tens of thousands of officials and slaves to build the emperor's tomb?"

"The officials and slaves who built the emperor's mausoleum, Xiao Xiangduan, dare not refuse to allocate grain and rice, so as to mislead the construction of the emperor's mausoleum..."

"in this case······"

Speaking of this, a look of anger finally appeared on Liu Ying's face.

"Could it be that Xiao Xiang thinks that the father can't be bullied, but the lonely can be bullied?!"

"Or the foundation of the country of our Han family is not farming and water conservancy, but the construction of the emperor's mausoleum!!!"

Unexpectedly, Liu Ying suddenly flicked her sleeves, straightened up from her seat, and told Xiao He with a clear expression on her face: "If you don't give me an explanation for this matter, I will give you an explanation!"
Liu Ying's sudden strength obviously exceeded Xiao He's expectation.

——The foundation of the country of the Han Dynasty, is it farming, water conservancy, or the imperial mausoleum?

From an objective point of view, both statements are actually correct.

Because since the establishment of Guo Zuo Ding, the emperor Liu Bang sat on the supreme position, there are two kinds of sayings about the foundation of the country of Han.

One said: Agriculture is the foundation, and business is the end.

The second said: Guanzhong is the base, and Guandong is the end.

From this point of view, whether it is related to water conservancy or related to the imperial mausoleum, it is actually a 'national foundation'.

Needless to say about water conservancy, the phrase "agriculture is a major event for the country; water conservancy is a major event for agriculture" is enough to explain it.

And the construction of the imperial mausoleum, if placed in the era of later generations, would naturally be a theoretical "most important event in the world", but a practical project for face.

However, in order to achieve the goal of "strengthening the base and weakening the end", the Han Dynasty with a high degree of centralization, even in reality In a sense, the construction of the imperial mausoleum is also a top priority concerning the stability of the country!
In later generations, why there is always a saying that "all dynasties and dynasties have aristocratic families, but the Western Han Dynasty has none"?

——It is because the emperors of the Western Han Dynasty, relying on the mausoleum system, tirelessly moved the local tyrants into Guanzhong when they first emerged as a family, and personally suppressed them with the power of the emperor!
Then when did the loneliness of the Western Han Dynasty begin?

There are different opinions on this matter in later generations.

Some say that foreign relatives are in power, some say that the harem interferes in politics, some say that treacherous eunuchs disrupt the country, and some people put this pot on the head of Confucianism.

But in the final analysis, the foundation of the Western Han Dynasty was really shaken, and it was irreversibly rushing to perish, precisely because of a rather inconspicuous line of small characters in the history books.

——In the fourth year of Yongguang, Emperor Yuanshi planned to build Shouling and abolished the mausoleum system!

And this Emperor Liu Xun of the Han Yuan Dynasty who deposed the mausoleum system in one fell swoop on the grounds that "a waste of money and food is not in line with Confucianism" is the son of Emperor Xiaoxuan of Han Zhongzong: Liu Xun.

That's right, it was the rotten Confucian emperor who was reprimanded by Liu Xun, "Anyone who messes with my family must be the prince".

Once the mausoleum system is abolished, the local forces will naturally become stronger.

From the fourth year of Yongguang (the first 40 years) when Emperor Liu Shi of the Yuan Dynasty abolished the mausoleum system, to Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu succeeded to the throne in the ninth five years, and the 25th year (25 years) of Emperor Gengshi who restored the Han Dynasty, but in just 65 years, in the Western Han Dynasty In the early days, the powerful local merchants who couldn't even lift their heads, couldn't even wear silk clothes, and couldn't even make a carriage, grew to the point where the clan Liu Xiu wanted to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, and he needed the help of local powerful forces.

It is no exaggeration to say: the mausoleum system is the foundation of the Western Han Dynasty!
As long as there is the mausoleum system, there will never be any local forces that obstruct the centralization of power within the eyes of Emperor Liu Han!

And now that the country has just been founded for only five years, and the mausoleum system has just entered the stage of history, the construction of the imperial mausoleum can definitely be called "the most important thing in the court, the foundation of the society"!
But the problem is: as a prime minister, Xiao He must never say something like 'the emperor's mausoleum is more important than farming'...
the reason is simple.

——Agriculture is the foundation of the country, and it is a universal value recognized by the Han Dynasty today, and even in the past thousands of years, by the land of China.

The mausoleum system can be regarded as a rare "new soup and new medicine" in Liu Han Sheji.

Although above the imperial court, the mausoleum system already has a certain degree of political correctness, but it is still unable to publicize it.

The reason is simple: the core value of the mausoleum system is 'Guanzhong is the foundation and Guandong is the end'.

But if these words are spoken openly, what will the people of Kanto think?
What do those princes of the Liu family in the Kanto, especially those princes with different surnames who are rebelling or about to rebel, think?
To put it simply, agriculture is the foundation of the country. This is a universal value recognized by the whole world, and it is absolutely unmistakable.

However, "Guanzhong is the foundation of the country" and "the strong base is weak with the system of Lingyi" are correct, but they can only be done in private, and they cannot be said openly for the time being.

In this way, as the first marquis of the founding of the country and the first chancellor of the great Han Dynasty, Xiao He must ensure that every word he utters must conform to the general principle of "agriculture is the foundation of the country, and business is the end". world value.

As for the saying that "the mausoleum is used for the strong and the weak, and the country is the same as farming", the emperor Liu Bang can talk to his courtiers in private in places where there are no people.

As the crown prince, Liu Ying can also try to restrain her in front of her mother's family, relatives, and confidantes, and say something like "the father and the emperor implement the strategy of strengthening the country and weakening the end, so as to strengthen the country".

Perhaps decades later, when there are no other princes with different surnames in Kanto, the emperor Liu Han of later generations will be able to say "Guanzhong is the foundation of the country" with great care.

But as a prime minister, especially the first prime minister of the Han Dynasty, there are still several princes with different surnames in the Kanto, Xiao He absolutely cannot say this...

"Home, home..."

"minister······"

Xiao He's dry lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Liu Ying was right.

The tens of thousands of official slaves who were in charge of building the imperial mausoleum had all the rations and even winter clothes they needed from the national treasury, and they didn't dare to deduct even a milligram!

——Changling, but the tomb of Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the country, is the resting place of Liu Bang after his death!

Who dares to neglect the funeral of the founding emperor?

And who dares to be short of weight?
Not to mention Xiao He, who is the prime minister, you must know that even the crown prince Liu Ying, when he ordered "Guangfa Shaofu officials and slaves to serve for the construction of the canal" a few months ago, he did not forget to mention "Except for the construction of the emperor." The official slaves of the mausoleum, the rest will be sent out!
Because Changling, as the mausoleum of the founding emperor Liu Bang, is not only related to the official mausoleum system.

From a personal point of view, it is also about whether Xiao He, a courtier, is loyal to the emperor, Liu Ying, a son, is filial to his father, and Liu Bang, the founding emperor, Xiao He, the founding prime minister, and Liu Ying, the founding prince, have played a role in future generations. role model.

But in this way, Liu Ying's sentence, "The prime minister dare not provoke the emperor, does it mean that he feels lonely and easy to provoke?" ', Xiao He couldn't answer...

"Why are you at home today..."

"You have already acquired the posture of a political strategist, and your words and deeds are somewhat sophistry?"

Xiao He understood in his heart: Today, Liu Ying has grasped her pain point of 'clearly knowing the importance of the emperor's mausoleum, but unable to explain it clearly due to her identity'.

But if you want to respond, you must move the topic away from the emperor's tomb.

After pondering for a while, Xiao He's stunned face slowly returned to normal, he only sighed lightly, and bowed his hands to Liu Ying.

"The family is tolerant."

"The rations of the officials and slaves of the Shaofu were indeed reserved in the treasury long ago, but the officials refused to allocate them, and it was not because they thought that the family was benevolent and easy to bully..."

Saying that, Xiao He did not forget to let out a helpless wry smile, and then shook his head slightly.

"Since the sixth year of the Han Dynasty, under the order of His Majesty, I have devoted all my efforts to the repair of Changle and Weiyang palaces, and with the help of the Shaofu Yangcheng Yan, the two palaces of Changle and Weiyang have been completed within one year!"

"However, since then, Yang Chengyan of the Young Mansion has regarded his ministers as benefactors; above the court, every time a minister has a suggestion, the Young Mansion does not think about its right and wrong, but blindly agrees."

"Because of this, I was afraid that His Majesty would be suspicious, so I did some dandy things in Guanzhong to tarnish my reputation..."

Speaking of this, Xiao He did not forget to raise his head a little, and saw that although Liu Ying's face was a little angry, but still indifferent, he couldn't help but turn the topic around a bit.

"If the minister and the Shaofu only have a close personal relationship, it's okay; but because of the personal friendship, the Shaofu has repeatedly followed the minister's advice on public and state affairs."

"I think that this is inconsistent with the way of officials and ministers, and the way of officials is also very different..."

"Besides, His Majesty has fought abroad for years, and his ministers are not trustworthy, so he entrusted him with the power of the court."

"The minister holds the power of the government, and it can be said that he is trembling like walking on thin ice; he is afraid that he will fail His Majesty's kindness."

"Under such circumstances, how dare the minister sit back and watch the Shaofu abolish the government for personal reasons, so as to facilitate the minister?"

Asked softly, before Liu Ying could speak, Xiao He shook his head on his own.

"Your Majesty Meng has great trust, and I really dare not be suspected of 'forming a party for personal gain' or 'conspiring against others'!"

"Your minister is in charge of the court, and he dare not sit back and watch the Shaofu mess up the state affairs because of public abolition of private interests."

"However, the minister and the Shaofu have been in contact for many years, and the personal friendship is not shallow; if you speak out to persuade the Shaofu to distinguish between public and private, it may hurt the harmony of Qing and Cao's colleagues."

"So this time, the minister refused to allocate the rations of the officials and slaves of the Shaofu, in fact, he wanted to make the Shaofu bear his grudge and cherish it in his heart, and keep him a little farther away from the minister."

After saying that, Xiao He smiled ashamedly, and even wiped the sweat from his forehead a little, but he did not forget to add: "And the food in the national treasury is indeed in short supply to the point of stretching."

"The rations reserved for the officials and slaves of the Shaofu are hundreds of thousands of shi. If they can be used as rations for His Majesty's army, the ministers can rest for a day and have a full meal..."

(End of this chapter)