Start having a baby!I dressed as the mother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 100 98. Fang Lanshengmen

"The queen mother is sending troops to Baiyue, and the child wants to lead the army and conquer it herself..."

Hearing what his son Liu Xiaozhu said, Wang Quan's eyes widened in surprise: "The emperor is going to conquer it himself?! Why does Che'er have such an idea? Miasma is raging in Baiyue, and snakes and insects are rampant. It's impossible to guard against it. Don't go there!"

Liu Xiaozhu said seriously, "Confucius said: If the world is righteous, rituals, music, and conquests will come from the emperor; if there is no righteousness, rituals, music, and conquests will come from the princes."

This passage comes from "The Analects of Confucius·Ji Shi".

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, rituals and music collapsed! Striving for hegemony was the social background at that time. There were no righteous wars in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Five Hegemons made trouble in the Spring and Autumn Period. The contenders for hegemony ignored the existence of the Emperor of Zhou and pursued hegemony on their own, resorting to militarism and depriving the people of their livelihood.

Combined with this historical background, we can deeply understand the profound value and meaning of "if there is no way in the world, rituals and music will come from the princes".

The theory that "the conquest of rituals and music originated from the emperor" embodies the value and purpose of "the world has its way". It means that the emperor's decision is to make the country's politics clear and clear, to make rituals and music, and to launch wars.

Implement kingly politics, practice rituals and music, and those who have gone wrong will be transformed, and the world will be happy; implement conquests, and save the people from water and fire, and the world will return to its heart. If the ruler of the country implements the royal way, the world will surely return and he will become the emperor. The unity of the world, the royal way, and the emperor is the connotation of the royal way that "when there is a way in the world, rituals, music, and conquests come from the emperor."

"Ritual music and conquests come from the princes." The princes' changing rituals and music, specializing in conquests, are all acts of striving for hegemony. States are at odds with each other, and the disputes continue. They are not acts of kingliness, so it is said that "there is no law in the world."

"Che'er has such a feeling of governing the country and bringing peace to the world, and he is very happy to mourn his family. Dong Zhongshu prophesied that sending troops to Baiyue is a righteous war, and it is also an attempt to punish the people." Wang Quan said with a smile, "Those who are just for the emperor should not Put yourself in danger."

Wang Quan told a story about Emperor Xiaowen.

Emperor Wen once went to Baling to inspect the mausoleum he was building. At the end of the inspection, Emperor Wen, who had always been gentle, suddenly ignited the wildness in his heart and wanted to play with life and death speed, extreme drift, passion and speed - he planned to drive down the steep slope from the heights of Baling!

The Emperor has six chariots, and Emperor Wen's special chariot is drawn by six horses. The horse is controlled by reins and whips. Playing like this is as exciting and dangerous as wingsuit flying in later generations!

Yuan Ang saw Emperor Wen's impulsiveness and hurriedly stepped forward to pull the reins. Emperor Wen asked: "Why, is Ai Qing afraid?"

Yuan Ang replied: "I heard that a son of a thousand gold would not sit under the eaves, and a son of a hundred gold would not lean on the railing of the balcony, just for fear of danger; a wise monarch should not take chances in the center of a crisis. Today Your Majesty is driving a fast chariot down a high mountain. If the horse is frightened and the chariot is defeated, even if your Majesty does not cherish yourself, how can you be worthy of the great ancestor and the Queen Mother?"

Liu Xiaozhu listened attentively to the story about the imperial grandfather told by his mother, and also laughed. When Emperor Xiaowen died, he was not yet born, but he liked to listen to the stories of his grandfather very much, and he also followed the example of this grandfather who was praised by everyone.

"My mother and my father once said that the child is most like Emperor Gao, the great ancestor. Emperor Gao was very skilled in military control, and he would fight in person whenever there was a rebellion. The child wants to imitate Emperor Gao."

What a silly boy I am! Although you look like Emperor Gao, can you compare with the founding emperor who had perfect military strength? The Sishui pavilion chief who "killed the white emperor's son" was a legend who destroyed the Qin Dynasty and punished the powerful Chu. He conquered the world on horseback for seven years, and was even praised by the teachers of later generations as the "most fierce" grassroots emperor!

"Che'er, Emperor Gao has no choice but to go on a personal expedition!" Wang Quan said eloquently.

Chu and Han were fighting for hegemony. In order to defeat Xiang Yu, Han King Liu Bang made an agreement with the princes of the world. After defeating Xiang Yu, everyone would be enfeoffed and everyone would have one-third of an acre of land.

Xiang Yu was not defeated by Liu Bang's team, but by four teams.

They are: the Han Dynasty King Liu Bang's Group occupied the Qin Dynasty, the Liang King Pengyue Group occupied the Central Plains, the Qi King Han Xin Group occupied the Qi terrain and overpowered Yanzhao, and Xiang Yu's old general Jiujiang Wang Yingbu Group. There are also King Xin of Han, King Zang Tu of Yan, King Wu Rui of Changsha, and son-in-law Zhang Ao.

Several groups worked together and finally defeated Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu. They are not so much Liu Bang's ministers as Liu Bang's allies or partners.

The Qin and Han Dynasties were not yet an era in which unification became the mainstream concept. Many concepts from the feudal system era were still deeply rooted. There is still a huge market for the psychological impact of the enfeoffment system, the lineage theory, the hereditary system and the Shiqingshilu system.

Qin Shihuang was the first to promote the system of prefectures and counties, but he died fifteen years ago, which made everyone not optimistic about the great unification. The allies are also entrenched in one side after the victory, waiting for success.

From the bottom of his heart, Liu Bang did not want to engage in enfeoffment and become a mascot like the so-called co-owner of the world, the Emperor of Zhou, and had no control over the princes and kings.

Zhang Liang reminded Liu Bang: If you don't seal something for these "rebellious" partners, I'm afraid they will rebel against you!

As clever as Emperor Gao, he combined "enfeoffment" and "unification", and the ancient version of "one country, two systems" - the parallel system of prefectures and states, came into being!

In terms of merit and reward, in addition to the feudal states of princes and kings with different surnames and the fiefdoms of meritorious lords, Old Liu counted the remaining Han counties and calculated that there was only a pitiful tenth of the land in central Han Dynasty.

Emperor Gao wanted to use this land to enfeoff ministers, grant kingdoms to his children, and also have land for sacrifices, which was obviously very tight.

You have worked so hard to conquer the country but have not left any legacy to your children and grandchildren? Empress Lu was not happy: all the princes and kings with different surnames had great achievements and shocked the Lord! No matter how you look at it, they are all 100-pound people and 99-pound rebels! If the old man doesn't take action as soon as possible, any successor of the Han Emperor will be overthrown by these fierce men!

Liu Bang "punished the Qin Dynasty for its isolation and defeat". On the one hand, he set out to cut off the princes and kings with different surnames, and on the other hand, he began to confer the title of king to the children of the same surname to consolidate the centralized rule of the Han Dynasty.

First came Zang Tu, King of Yan. He sent his general Wen Ming to join Prime Minister Zhaoshe and go to fight with Liu Bang, the king of Han. These two men, in turn, accused King Yan Zang Tu of treason! It smells a little bit like that, right?

Liu Bang led his troops to personally conquer and captured King Yan alive, and Zang Tu was executed by his clan. Liu Bang immediately granted Xiao Lu Wan the title of King of Yan. King Lu Wan of Yan finally rebelled and fled to the Huns to die in a foreign land.

Emperor Gao captured the Han Dynasty and demoted him to the title of Marquis of Huaiyin, which divided the territory into two countries: with the fifty-three counties of Huaidong, his brother Liu Jia was appointed King of Jing; with the thirty-six counties of Xuejun, Donghai, and Pengcheng, he was His younger brother Liu Jiao became the king of Chu; his elder brother Liu Xi guarded the fifty-three counties of Yunzhong, Yanmen, and Daijun, and was established as the king of Dai; and his elder brother Liuxi guarded the fifty-three counties of Jiaodong, Jiaoxi, Linzi, Jibei, Boyang, and Chengyang counties. , established his eldest son Liu Fei as King of Qi.

From being granted a title based on merit, to being granted a title based on family ties; from sharing the world, to being a member of the world. Then...all the princes and kings with different surnames were executed!

Liu Bang's personal conquest made the world know that "the conquest of rituals and music came from the emperor." As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he must strengthen the top feudal rule that "rituals and music are conquered from the emperor" and strive to maintain the authority of the emperor and the foundation of the country.

Secondly, if the meritorious princes continue to perform meritorious services, the Emperor of Han will really have no land to claim! Except for the princes and kings with different surnames, wouldn't they just keep their territory and grant it to their descendants with the surname Liu? Eliminating a king with a different surname and then conferring a king with a different surname is a waste of effort?

Also, the princes and kings with different surnames are all ruthless people. Except for Liu Bang's force value and intimidation ability, which of the other descendants of Liu surname can walk twice?

Yingbu rebelled, and Liu Bang was ill in bed. He wanted Prince Liu Ying to lead his troops to put down the rebellion. Empress Lu cried and complained that Yingbu was brave and unstoppable, while the prince was weak and found it difficult to control the generals. Liu Bang supported his sick body to fight in person, but in the end he was injured by a stray arrow during this battle and died a few months later...

After Liu Bang personally attacked the Yingbo rebellion, he passed by his hometown of Peixian County on his way back and sang a song while having a banquet with his father and children:

"The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying.

Weijiahai came back to his hometown.   And the warriors are here to guard the four directions! "

"Che'er, everyone knows that "Song of the Wind" is majestic. Who knew that Emperor Gao was anxious and tragic at that time?"

The last sentence, "The warriors are safe and guarding the four sides" is both hope and question. He hopes to do this; but can he really do it? He himself had no answer.

The hero is sad and his seven sons are young and weak. It can be said that he was not only unsure about whether he could find warriors to defend the country, that is, whether the Liu family's world could be defended, but he was also deeply worried and uneasy.

Because of this, although the first two lines of this song appear to be full of ambition, the third line suddenly reveals the anxiety and fear of an uncertain future!

In order to protect the world with the Liu surname, Liu Bang killed the white horse as an ally before his death, and made an agreement with the meritorious officials: except for the royal family, no princes or kings with different surnames are allowed to be created in the future. An oath was made: "Anyone who is not the Liu family but is a king will be attacked by the whole world."

This white horse alliance was the banner of righteousness raised by the meritorious princes to punish Lu when the Lus were in rebellion.

There are also examples that Wang Quan did not say: Gao Emperor Liu Bang personally conquered the Huns and pursued the grassland overlord Maodun Chanyu. Because he ran too fast and lost touch with the larger troops, he was surrounded for several days on the mountain and his food and grass were cut off. The details of the escape have been kept secretive and unspeakable.

After the "Siege of Baideng", the Han Dynasty began to make peace with the Xiongnu, sending women and goods to the Huns, humiliating and sleeping in peace, just so that the poor and weak Han Dynasty could develop and become stronger...

There is also the Mingbao Sect of later generations, known as the "Wala Foreign Students"...

The most direct example is Wang Tan, who was kidnapped by the Huns outside the city of Mayi. He endured hardships in the snow and was almost trampled into mud by the Huns and horses. The revenge for his broken leg has not yet been avenged!

When Liu Xiaozhu's eyes welled up with tears when his mother talked about the suffering she suffered in Hu Di, he held Wang Dan's hand with attachment.

Both mother and son shed tears over the past where their flesh and blood were separated and life and death were uncertain.

"But who can lead the troops in the southern expedition to Baiyue? Prime Minister Ding You returns to his hometown. Prime Minister Dou needs to assist in the affairs of the court. Uncle Tian Taiwei has never led an army. Yu Shi Zhi just returned from the Huns..." Liu Xiaozhu wiped Get rid of the tears and thoughts.

"Marquis Tiao, Zhou Yafu!" Wang Quan also wiped away his tears and said softly.

At that time, Wang Ao left the palace in disguise and went to Wu to seize wealth and forced Wu King Liu Bi to rebel. Zhou Yafu led Xiliu Camp and defeated Liu Bi and fled to South Vietnam. Zhou Yafu also sent troops to the South Vietnam border. Zhao Tuo, fighting fearfully under the pressure of the soldiers, offered Liu Bi's head and retreated to stop the fighting.

"Zhou Yafu? This man is arrogant and difficult to control. I once asked him to discuss the cavalry formation, but he refused to come because he was sick..."

"Not coming? Then the Ai family will go to the Zhou Mansion to visit the doctor in person!" Wang Quan frowned, "The informant secretly reported that Zhou Yafu's son Zhou Yang ordered 500 armors from Shangfang. What does the Zhou family want this time? The Ai family wants Go find out."

"Che'er issued an edict to recruit talented people, but they were placed in Jianzhang Palace? Form an army and name it "Jianzhang Army". Che'er should go and train and command in person! There is no need to talk about the imperial commander's personal conquest! The emperor uses his troops like his arm and his fingers, so why visit the battlefield in person? He can direct the country by strategizing!"

"Jianzhang Army" will be the "Whampoa Military Academy" of the Emperor of Han Dynasty, the cradle of military talents, opening up territory for the empire!

"When the children go hunting in Shanglin Garden, it means taking them to practice battle formations!" Liu Xiaozhu said excitedly, "The children know "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and "Guiguzi" by heart and will surely train them into immortal soldiers!"

"Mother, is Zhou Yafu really disloyal?" Liu Xiaozhu sighed, "A good general cannot be used and can only be killed?"

"Your father once said that Zhou Yafu, the Marquis of Zhou Tiao, was upright and arrogant because of his merits, and it was difficult for Cheer to suppress him. He found an excuse to kill him in order to subdue the meritorious lords."

"When your father deposed Prince Liu Rong, Prime Minister Tao Qing, Prince Taifu Dou Ying and Taiwei Zhou Yafu strongly opposed it. Tao Qing and Dou Ying both resigned due to illness. In order to seize Zhou Yafu's military power, your father promoted him to Prime Minister. Ming Dynasty Ascend and dark descend to pacify Gonghou."

"Zhou Yafu is arrogant and arrogant because of his merits and has repeatedly rebelled against your father."

"The King of the Xiongnu only allowed Lu and five other people to submit to the Han Dynasty. Your father was very happy and wanted to make the five people marquis to encourage other Huns to submit to the Han Dynasty. Zhou Yafu came to oppose again, calling the five people unjust - betraying these If the people of the country are granted the title of marquis, then how will we punish those ministers who do not obey the rules?"

"Your father was angry: "The Prime Minister's words are pedantic and useless! "Then the five people were made marquises. Zhou Yafu resigned due to illness, but your father refused because he was afraid that the Gonghou Group would be dissatisfied."

"Disasters occurred frequently in many places, and Zhou Yafu failed to provide disaster relief. The lunar eclipse was a prophecy, and your father used this to depose him as prime minister."

"This kid knows." Liu Xiaozhu nodded, "That year when the hungry people were eating each other, my father asked Zhou Yafu in detail about the money and grain accounts for the relief. As the prime minister, Zhou Yafu actually said he didn't know and wanted to ask about the history. My father was furious, and there were A lunar eclipse is a prophecy, deposing him from the position of prime minister."

"The Ai family thought that after Zhou Yafu was dismissed as prime minister, he would reflect on himself. After Cheer ascended the throne, he was re-enabled. After all, the military family has a great reputation, and the army responded to every call..."

"I didn't expect this old man to be so rude! How dare you refuse the new emperor's warm invitation!" Wang Quan snorted coldly.

"I have heard that he is unruly and unruly. I have never expressed my anger at him when my child was rejected..." Liu Xiaozhu said sarcastically, "The emperor's grandfather, Emperor Xiaowen, inspected Xiliu Camp in his imperial chariot, and was not turned away by him? He said, "I will be outside. , the emperor's order was not accepted." He also said that he was wearing armor and it was inconvenient to kneel down, so when he saw the emperor, he only bowed his hands..."

"He has repeatedly acted against his superiors and failed to abide by the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers. This person cannot be retained! If only Zhou Yafu is willing to take command of the southern expedition to Baiyue this time. Asking him to take command is just to use his prestige to subjugate the enemy's troops without fighting and avoid killing. If you don't want to..." Wang Quan said with a solemn face, "Fanglan has a family, and he will be killed without mercy!"

No matter how fragrant the orchid is, it cannot be blocked in front of the main entrance; no matter how beautiful the flowers are, they cannot be placed in the middle of the road. If a talented person chooses the wrong position, he will not only be useless in the world, but will become an "obstacle", and the final outcome will be - "having to hoe"!

(End of this chapter)