Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 922 Enfeoffment: The Corner of the South China Sea

There was a farce at the banquet in Yanying Hall, but it was only a small episode. The emperor got angry and demoted a few troublemakers, and the banquet continued.

At the banquet, the emperor also announced the decree of the seal, and the Zhengshitang was in charge of the matter, and was about to come up with a list of seals.

"The titles of the meritorious officials and soldiers may be adjusted, but they are all rewards for meritorious service, and the titles of the founding of the country will be real titles, and there are fiefs and households."

Hearing that the emperor personally confirmed the news, all the ministers were very happy.

Wei Wang Cunxiao laughed loudly, and couldn't help asking the emperor, "After the seal is sealed, will the vassals and princes have to leave Beijing to join the kingdom of the vassal, and then not leave the vassal?"

This is also a question of concern to many ministers.

They all know that Shifeng must be distributed to the frontiers. If they cannot leave the domain after distribution, they will become barbarians.

"Dividing the enfeoffment of the city is a reward for meritorious service, and the princes can also hold official positions in the court."

Not only meritorious officials with different surnames, but also clan and royal families can also serve as court officials after enfeoffment, provided that they are talented and meritorious.If they are not in office, they really need to return to the feudal kingdom, especially their family members must stay in the feudal kingdom.

Of course, the imperial court would also consider issues such as the education of these vassals' children, so those of the right age were sent to Chongwenguan, Guozijian and other schools to study, and when they grew up, they could also choose to enter the Xunyiwei Mansion as a court guard.

This can also be regarded as a proton in disguise, which can more effectively strengthen the relationship between the Central Plains and the princes.

"That's good, that's good." Cun Xiao laughed, no matter where he was entrusted, it doesn't prevent him from continuing to be an official in the Central Plains. The side doesn't get in the way.

All the ministers were also relieved.

In fact, on this point, the previous prime ministers were also controversial.For example, Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda believed that the sons and daughters of the royal family were enfeoffed, and when they reached their age, they would be in the feudal state, and then they would go to Beijing to see each other every two to three years, and then they were not allowed to leave the fiefdom for the rest of the time.Du Yan even proposed that after the clan's children entered the feudal domain, they were not allowed to leave the feudal domain, let alone enter Beijing, so as to avoid troubles in the future.

On the contrary, Hou Mo and Chen Yi proposed that the children of the clan should be raised in the capital. Although they are entrusted, they will never become vassals.

These two ideas, in fact, are more famous in later generations than the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Ming Dynasty did not allow vassal kings to enter the capital, enfeoff the regions, and keep them in captivity in the local palaces.But the Qing Dynasty happened to be the opposite. The Qing Dynasty did not allow the vassal princes to leave Beijing.

In the Tang Dynasty, at the beginning, the clan was enfeoffed as a vassal state, but later, Qi Wangyou and others conspired to rebel, so they were simply not allowed to become vassals, especially after Xuanzong succeeded to the throne, he simply established the Ten Kings and Baisun Yuan. Special personnel are assigned to guard the place where the royal family is kept in captivity, which is extremely strict.

Each dynasty has its own approach, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Luo Cheng always believed that the clan should serve as a support, serving as a shield for the country and the dynasty, instead of always defending against the enemy.

The Qin Dynasty ruled the world and was so powerful, but because the first emperor weakened the royal family too much, as a result, Zhao Gao and Li Si, the eunuchs of the court and the prime minister of the court joined hands to take control of the state power, and the emperor became only a puppet. No one in the world can protect the emperor.

After the founding of the Han Dynasty, the kings were entrusted arbitrarily. It can be said that if this was not the case, the Han Dynasty might have died in the second generation, and the Lvs would seize the throne, and it might have become the Lu family.

The demise of the Cao Wei regime can also be said to be caused by too strict precautions against the clan, and the clan could not protect the court.The Sima family usurped the power of the Cao family and established the Jin Dynasty, so they learned the lessons of the Cao family, divided up the clan, and gave the kings of the Han Dynasty unprecedented power. And most of them were entrusted to the heartland, which led to the chaos of the Eight Kings.

In fact, the policies of the past dynasties are nothing more than repairing some mistakes in the policies of the previous dynasties, revising and revising, going around, nothing new.

Luo Cheng hoped that the imperial clan could become the screen of the imperial court and become an important force of the imperial power, but he also had to prevent them from becoming big and threatening the imperial power in turn.

So he finally decided to enfeoff the frontier and implement the Tuen Order, and to control the military power of the feudal country.

As long as the military power, economic power, and even legislative and judicial powers of the feudal country are all controlled by the imperial court, a balance can be achieved and it will not get out of control.

It is necessary to let the princes have a certain strength so that they will not become just pigs raised, and they must not be too powerful.

As for the enfeoffment, Luo Cheng was even more cautious. After countless times of deliberation, Luo Cheng decided on the four major directions for enfeoffment.

In the east, the land of white water and black water will be enfeoffed.It is the territory of the Mohe people, but the place is large, there are many Mohe tribes, and they are relatively scattered. Right now, they are still submitting to the imperial court. It is no problem to entrust some princes. In the future, the princes will grow stronger, immigrant and multiply, and then expand the territory. Turn these barbaric lands into the territory of the Han family.

To the south, it was entrusted to the south and east of Guangnan Road, where Linyi and Chenla were, and further south was Funan Kingdom.

The southwest can be entrusted to the south of Yunnan, and the northwest can be entrusted to Qinghai.

As for the Western Regions, although they are still under the Western Turks at this time, Luo Cheng believes that the Western Regions are more important and should be established directly under the jurisdiction of Dao County after the imperial court conquers them.

As for the areas in the north, prefectures and counties have been established in the north and south of Yinshan Mountain, directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.As for the more deserted land, the imperial court does not plan to entrust it there for the time being.

However, in the lands of Xi and Qi in the north of Yanshan Mountain, a small number of clan children will be entrusted, forming a situation where the clan's feudal state and Xi Qi coexist.

This is a big strategic layout. The direction and scope of enfeoffment has been determined, but who will be entrusted where and how much land will be entrusted, this needs to be discussed and drawn up in detail, and the list will not be released for a while.

Although the specific entrustment has not yet been awarded, all the ministers have been personally affirmed by the emperor, and all of them are in a good mood.Although there are also prime ministers such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng who firmly oppose enfeoffment, they believe that enfeoffment is not a good thing, it will weaken the power of the imperial court, and may even pose a threat in the future.

After all, the real seal has to be given to the population. This prince will give a few thousand, and that one will give a few hundred. This is not a small number, and the addition will bring a large number of people out of the country.

And they also believe that places such as Baishan Heishui, Qinghai Lake, Tiannan Zhancheng, and southern Yunnan are simply difficult to survive, let alone long-term development.When the princes passed by, the court not only had to send people, but also sent troops to them. There were barbarians all over the place, and if it was not good, the country would perish.

But the emperor still insisted on enfeoffment.

One is to strengthen the power of the royal family, the other is to reward the meritorious officials, and the third is to expand the territory. If after a few generations, the frontier feudal lords are established, the border problems may be greatly reduced, and the court's border expenses will be reduced. , let alone expand the territory.

(End of this chapter)