Chapter 285
"Tick."

"Tick."

"Tick tock..."

The gurgling red liquid flowed through the white mane and fell into the dust.

Except for the gurgling sound of blood dripping and the Adam's apple moving slightly, there was no other sound here. It was as quiet as a cemetery in the afternoon, giving people an extremely unreal feeling.

Liu Bang narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a trace of relaxation on his old face.

Seeing that everyone drank the horse blood wine, which meant that the agreement was fulfilled, he tried his best and said in a hoarse voice: "Everyone, I am very happy. I know that you are all willing to work hard to safeguard the Han Dynasty. I am really happy.

Xiao... Prime Minister Chen, what is the next procedure?Go ahead and do it. "

"Your Majesty, the next step is for everyone to sing in unison to praise the Han Dynasty." Chen Luo took a step forward, saluted and said.

His thoughts are a little confused now, but the process of Chaoqing has been arranged long ago, and he can retell it even in his sleep.

Originally, the chorus of praise to the Han Dynasty should be performed in Changle Palace, but now it is changed to outside the palace. The impact is not great, but the echo is weakened and the momentum is lost.

The hymn was adapted from the Book of Songs and was often recited at ceremonies and banquets, so it was already familiar to everyone.

So as Chen Luo explained the process, Liu Bang stood up in front, and loud carols rang out in the square.

"Zhuo Bi Yun Han, Zhao Hui to the sky."

"God Haotian, bless my people."

"Peace everywhere, no drought or hunger."

"The people of Di are not afraid? They can be destroyed by war."

"Looking at the vast sky, there are stars."

"A great gentleman, there is no way to win if you lie..."

Compared to an ordinary banquet where dozens of people sing carols in unison, hundreds or even thousands of people shout loudly with loud voices, the momentum and effect are completely different.

Even if the shouting was "rnm, refund the money", it would be erupted from thousands of mouths in the venue, and the impact on the soul would be extraordinary.

After the song ended, Liu Bang looked at Chen Luo again and asked with his eyes what arrangements should be made next.

The final process of Chaoqing was reported to him, but he really couldn't remember so many complicated arrangements. He only found an opportunity to insert the "White Horse Alliance" and stopped paying attention to them.

Feeling Liu Bang's gaze, Chen Luo took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to give us the delicacies and we will enjoy the banquet."

Liu Bang nodded slightly and said, "In that case, come with me to the banquet."

After he finished speaking, the attendant behind him finally moved and helped him onto the dragon chariot.

Leaning lightly on the mat of the dragon chariot, Liu Bang slowly exhaled a breath. He only felt that his legs and feet were sore, and his throat was a little dry. The right hand that was holding the bronze sword just now might have strained his wrist, and a sudden force would cause a stinging sensation. .

"Fortunately, the sword didn't pierce crookedly. I'm not old yet." He murmured to himself, half-squinting his eyes, sitting on the slightly swaying dragon chariot, and entered the hall where the banquet was being held in a daze.

The people are seated.

In fact, most people's minds have not turned around. Even after singing carols and sitting in the hall, they still keep flashing back to the scene of Liu Bang stabbing the white horse with a sharp sword in front of their eyes.

It’s so visually impactful!

The eyes of the few people who came back to their senses continued to look back and forth at Liu Bang, Xiang Yu, Ji Xin, and Wu Rui.

The "White Horse Alliance" is so short, and the main content of the agreement is "If you are not the Liu family, you are not the king."

Liu Bang may not have targeted these people openly, and said "those who have become kings can be spared". Will there actually be no impact?
Anyone with eyesight can see it, so it must be impossible.

It’s just that the magnitude of the impact is difficult to estimate and can only be verified by leaving time.

At this time, Chen Luo was holding the cup and drinking with his head down.

He could probably guess what Liu Bang was thinking.

Today's Han Dynasty, the three parties are the strongest.

The emperor who sits high and nominally controls the world.

There are many Chehous who have made great achievements.

The princes and kings who guard the four directions and enclose the vast country.

The emperor has the greatest nominal power, but he needs someone under him to do things for him. Otherwise, after becoming a mere commander, the nominal power cannot be transformed into real power.

What's more, since he lives in Chang'an, it is difficult for him to understand the sentiments of the people everywhere in the world, and it is even easier for him to be deceived by the people below.

The Chehou group, composed of meritorious officials, monitored the movements of the princes from all directions, and they checked and balanced the emperor's behavior at the center.

In the first ten years of the Han Dynasty, they were the strongest force in the world.

However, as the local Chehous and the central Chehous gradually split, even the Chehous of Zhao and Qi would not cooperate with each other, and their strength was gone forever.

As for the princes and kings, these people were inconspicuous and had almost never participated in important decisions in the court, so most courtiers would subconsciously ignore their existence.

The huge monsters are hidden deep in people's memories. If they don't dig out carefully, they are like ancient tombs underground, buried there silently.

Isn't this a terrible thing?
In the vassal states that connect counties and counties, those vassal kings are the local "emperors" and have a complete official system, tax collection rights, salt and iron management rights...

How could Liu Bang not be worried?

Even if ten Chehous rebelled, as long as these ten Chehous were not composed of Chen Luo, Han Xin and other Wanhuhous, the harm would be far less than the rebellion of one vassal king.

At the beginning of the founding of the Han Dynasty, the Wei State with little foundation rebelled, and it took Han Xin a month or two to put it down. Thousands of soldiers were lost. Lu Ze was seriously injured in the battle and passed away in the winter of the following year.

After ten years, no one knows how far those princes and kings have accumulated strength, except themselves.

Then the agreement on the "White Horse Alliance" is easy to understand.

Nowadays, among the three major forces of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang would definitely not be willing to weaken the emperor's power. However, the Chehous themselves were divided within themselves, and the threat to the imperial power gradually decreased.

Therefore, even if the princes and kings entrenched in the place huddled up in a ball quietly, Liu Bang would inevitably pay attention to them.

Chen Luo rubbed his chin.

If you sort it out yourself, you can see Liu Bang's attitude.

Directly weakening the power of the princes and kings, he was afraid of causing a backlash.

Liu Bang did not have the energy to deal with a rebellion of princes and kings, and he did not want to leave such a stain at the end of his life.

He could choose to let the successor Liu Ying handle the issue of princes and kings.

It's just that Liu Bang felt that his son didn't have that courage first, and secondly he didn't have that ability.

Those princes and kings are all his elders. Does Liu Ying, who is usually timid, dare to attack them?

The answer is self-evident.

Therefore, he chose to use milder methods to deal with the problem of the princes and kings being too big to lose. He agreed that "if there is no Liu family, there will be no king." Then there will be only three princes and kings with different surnames left in the world. Compared with the increasing number of princes and kings of the Liu family, the threat is equal to is weakened.The last "lord king" among the three major forces of the Han Dynasty gradually came under the control of the Liu family.

After thinking about all this, Chen Luo placed the wine glass in the upper right corner of the document, and then an attendant came respectfully holding a wine flask to fill it up for him.

"It's really good wine, isn't it?" Chen Luo drank it and turned his head slightly, as if talking to himself or talking to Xiang Yu beside him.

Liu Bang's arrangement can be described as comprehensive, but can it really play its intended role?
Relying on the "Liu clan princes and kings" to control the group of "lords and kings", are the "Liu clan princes and kings" really any more loyal than the "lords and kings of different surnames"?

A voice from the upper position interrupted his thoughts.

"Everyone raise a glass, congratulations for gathering together, and congratulations for the great man!" Liu Bang held the wine cup and raised it high, his eyes filled with joy.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and raised their glasses.

I have to say that without the smell of horse blood, the royal wine in the palace is indeed refreshing and sweet.

"The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying, and the flying clouds are flying back to my hometown." Liu Bang beat the time and hummed the ballad he composed several years ago.

How many years have you not returned to your hometown?
Many, many years.

Although he is not old yet, his current body probably cannot withstand a long journey.

It is difficult to return to my hometown again. I am afraid I have to wait until my soul returns to my hometown after death.

Liu Bang sighed slowly, and then hummed softly: "In Chang'an, it's hard to get back, and it's hard to get back, so the soul longs for home. And..."

In the end, he wanted to sing more high-spirited, but it was difficult for him to raise his spirits and come up with the next words.

So I couldn't help but drink a glass of wine depressedly, and stopped the beat helplessly.

The banquet gradually came to an end with one glass of wine after another.

Most of the ministers were half drunk. In order to avoid losing their manners before the king, they tried their best to restrain themselves.

Liu Bang stood up with the help of his attendants, holding the wine and said: "You all come to attend the court celebration today, and I am very pleased to know that the world of this great man is becoming more and more peaceful.

I hope that in Dahan’s 20th and 30th years, I can still have a drink with you! "

"Congratulations to your majesty! Congratulations to the great man!" The officials in the palace also stood up and raised their glasses to drink. However, as the banquet came to an end, no one paid attention to how much wine was in their glasses.

Liu Bang's glass of wine was equivalent to announcing the end of the banquet. When he boarded the dragon chariot and left the hall, the others also walked out of the palace under the guidance of their attendants.

The grand court celebration slowly came to an end.

The impression left by most people is not the splendid hall or the sweet and mellow wine, but the white horse with blood spurting out in front of the bluestone altar, the slightly fishy horse blood wine, and the words "not Liu's" King, the whole world will attack him together."

Liu Bang sat on the dragon chariot and entered the palace.

He did not sit on the bed immediately, but let his attendants help him and sat in front of the bed.

Supporting his chin with a dry palm, Liu Bang opened his slightly squinted eyes. The original drunkenness was gone, leaving him calm and sober, like the lake in late autumn.

"Haha." Liu Bang forced a smile and tapped his fingers on the document, "Compared to before, I am still older. I am actually a little drunk after drinking so much wine."

He shook his dizzy head.

I used to be able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk at banquets, and I was very good at pretending to be drunk.

With this kind of "acting skills", Liu Bang has tricked many people.

"That's it, let's get down to business first." Liu Bang muttered silently and began to think deeply.

Making a "white horse alliance" by yourself is only the first step. There are many supporting plans that need to be followed.

The "White Horse Alliance" in history mainly guarded against the Lu family. They were worried that Liu Ying would not be able to check and balance her uncles and cousins ​​in the process of Empress Lu's dictatorship, and the courtiers also fell in love with the Lu family.

The current Lu family's influence is not that terrifying. Compared with history, Lu Pheasant has fewer deeds that show his skill such as "killing Han Xin" and "killing Peng Yue", and is more guiding some things behind the scenes.

The courtiers were in awe of her, not afraid.

Therefore, in this "White Horse Alliance", Liu Bang's worries came from the two princes and kings with different surnames who did not exist in history, especially Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu's performance over the years has shown no signs of rebellion, and coupled with his relationship with Chen Luo and Liu Ying, there is no reason for rebellion.

But the reason why I feel uneasy is that, in the final analysis, Chu State is too powerful.

Liu Bang was afraid that after Xiang Yu's death, his son and grandson would be disobedient, and the Chu State would cause trouble in the southeast.

Of course, without a brave commander like Xiang Yu, it would be impossible for the Chu State to overthrow the Han Dynasty.

However, Liu Bang wanted to add a few more layers of insurance to make the Han Dynasty more stable, so that his descendants could always sit on this supreme throne.

He asked his attendant to get a map, picked up a pen, and circled dots on it.

"Ah Fei is in Qi Di, just keep it like this, there is no problem, but what about my other sons?"

"If Ruyi goes to Zhao Di, it seems to be a good choice. After all, he is most like me. It's a pity that he doesn't have the chance to become the prince."

"Ah Heng, there is nothing special about him. You can send him to Yan Di or Dai Di. Although the bitter cold is a bit far away, there should be no problem in living a stable life."

"Ah Chang, he is naughty and naughty. He is not like my father. Let's arrange for him to go to Jiujiang when the time comes."

Liu Bang evaluated his sons in his heart while arranging fiefdoms for them.

If the enfeoffment continues like this, basically every aspect of the big man's affairs will be controlled by his sons.

There is Liu Fei in the rich Qi land, and Liu Ruyi is in the key Zhao land. When the time comes, Liu Heng and Liu Chang, one of them will reject the Xiongnu from the north, and the other will swallow up South Vietnam from the south.

Everyone can contribute to the big man.

Liu Bang wanted to laugh out loud, but found that his voice was stuck in his throat, and it was so painful that he couldn't come out at all. Even if he tried his best, he could only make a few weird "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh use me".

Immediately afterwards, he felt that his head was getting heavier and heavier, and bursts of pain could not stop coming from the inside of the back of his head, a bit like the feeling he had when he was still hungover.

"Drunk? Am I drunk?" Liu Bang whispered in a voice that only he could hear, a little unbelievable.

Has he never been drunk before?

The next moment, Liu Bang's eyes lost their sharpness and became blurry.

He heard something heavy hit the floor, making a loud "thud" sound.

"What dropped?" Liu Bang wanted to ask, but couldn't open his mouth.

But there were noisy and chaotic sounds in his ears.

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"

"Hurry up and call the doctor over, Your Majesty has fainted!"

"His Majesty……"

(End of this chapter)

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