I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 316

Spring passes and autumn comes again, flowers fall and bloom again.

The world is changing, and the wheel of the times is rolling forward.

Some trivial things happen every day, and when they accumulate day after day, people are shocked to find that everything is so different now.

Time has come to the 45th year of the Han Dynasty, which is the 20th year of Liu Heng's reign.

"Zhi'er, why did you bring so many things back this time?" Seeing his eldest son instructing his servants to move large and small boxes into his yard, Chen Luo smiled and called him closer.

It has been seventeen years since I returned to Yangxia. I am far away from the infighting in the court. I don’t have to worry about government affairs. I only need to enjoy my retirement life happily. I go to Xiang Yu to fish and shoot birds from time to time, and I go to Huaiyin to see Han Xin. The new work has a much younger mentality.

Of course, just because he is staying in the paradise of Yangxia with great ease does not mean that he does not care about worldly affairs.

On the contrary, from the court to the countryside, Chen Luo would obtain the latest trends through specialized channels and analyze the connections between everything in the world.

Every time he looked at the relevant surveys about people's living standards sent by the Mohist caravan, he felt quite emotional.

Under Liu Heng's governance, the Han Dynasty prospered day by day.

With Chunyu Tiying's letter to Beijing as the key point, Liu Heng abolished corporal punishment and subsequently carried out a series of reforms, mainly focusing on people's livelihood.

They have greatly improved people's lives.

If Chen Luolai was asked to describe Liu Heng's reforms, the word "spring rain" could not be more suitable. Those policies moisturized things silently, made subtle changes, and improved people's lives.

Chen Luo couldn't help but think of Wang Anshi's reform in history during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty. It can be said that the thunder was loud but the rain was small.

Reforms such as the "Young Crops Law" were beneficial, but the resistance encountered during the implementation of the reform was huge. In addition, the implementation of the following was also not in place. In the end, the reform failed and Wang Anshi stepped down.

There were many reasons for the failure of Wang Anshi's reform. However, compared with the reforms promoted by Liu Heng, it was too eager for success and wanted to achieve great results in two or three years, which brought fatal consequences.

When Chen Luo served as the Prime Minister of the country, he deeply realized that if the upper class wanted to achieve political achievements quickly, the officials below would inevitably cheat.

After those reform policies become distorted, the oppressed people will think that everything is a problem of the "new law", and the public's opposition to the reform will naturally become louder and louder.

Liu Heng has attached great importance to the execution of reforms in recent years.

He made small changes every three years and carried out major reforms cautiously. The interval between them was to ensure that local officials would implement the reforms step by step without making mistakes.

Therefore, Chen Luo felt that Liu Heng's reform was successful and it was natural.

Not far away, Chen Zhi, who heard the call, walked over quickly.

After he bowed respectfully to his father, he pointed to the boxes and said, "Father, these are the specialties I bought for you and my mother along the way when I came back from Chang'an. I thought you haven't been to the north for many years, so there should be some." There are a lot of novelty things that I have never seen before.”

The title of Marquis of Yangxia still belongs to Chen Luo, but almost all matters in Yangxia are left to Chen Zhi to handle. For example, he will attend the celebration of Liu Heng's 20th anniversary on the throne as a representative.

"You are thoughtful. Your mother likes the rabbit jade pendant she bought last time. She hangs it on the bedside and looks at it every day." Chen Luo smiled and nodded.

Although if you want something, you can ask the Mohist caravan to buy it specially, but the meaning is completely different from the gift from your son.

He changed the topic and then said: "By the way, you went to Chang'an this time to pay homage to your Uncle Zhang. Have you not forgotten it?"

Zhang Cang passed away at the beginning of the year at the age of [-].

He started serving as an official in the Qin Dynasty, and served as Emperor Gao and Emperor Xiaohui until he retired 13 years ago. He was proficient in arithmetic and calendars. His highest official position was Prime Minister. He witnessed the unification of the world until it fell apart, and then returned to peace. His life was magnificent.

This is the evaluation of others.

When Chen Luo recalled Zhang Cang, he couldn't help but think of the days when he stayed in Chang'an. Occasionally, when he had nothing to do, he went to visit the Marquis of Beiping and chatted with him all the time. Half the afternoon passed like that.

For him, Zhang Cang is not only his partner, but also a friend.

Chen Zhi replied: "I will definitely not forget this. Uncle Zhang's sons were very grateful when they heard that I wanted to worship him on your behalf."

"Just go. Also, some of your Uncle Zhang's sons are older than me. You don't treat them arrogantly, right?" Chen Luo mentioned, fearing that he would forget. Etiquette.

Chen Zhi shook his head and said, "I treat them with the same etiquette as I treat my brothers."

"That's fine." Chen Luo felt relieved and then asked, "By the way, did you encounter or hear anything interesting when you went to Chang'an this time?"

Chen Zhi scratched his head, and then asked tentatively: "Are you referring to the incident in Changsha?"

Looking at his son, Chen Luo smiled helplessly and said, "Why are you all so concerned about the affairs of Changsha Kingdom?"

The King of Changsha passed away two months ago.

The death of princes and kings is not surprising in itself. You must know that a prince and king died every two or three years in the Han Dynasty. What's more, during the reign of Emperor Xiaohui, three kings of Changsha died in two years. People at that time even thought that the Wu family was dead. The art of witchcraft.

Wu You, who succeeded to the throne despite the great pressure of "three kings died in two years", did not have a short life. He reigned for more than ten years and was given the posthumous title "Gong" after his death. His son Wu Zhu also reigned for more than ten years. After his death two months ago, his posthumous title was "Jing".

But there are still problems in Changsha.

Wu Zhu himself was not short-lived, but all of his sons were underage and died in childhood. He did not even leave a concubine.

After these years of development, Changsha's agriculture and commerce are no longer as destitute as they were in the late Qin Dynasty. Coupled with its important strategic position bordering South Vietnam, it cannot be disrupted.

Chen Zhi replied seriously: "From the beginning of the year to now, both the common people and officials of the Han Dynasty want to know who will become the future king of Changsha.

After I arrived in Chang'an, many people came to me to inquire about you and your father-in-law, openly or covertly. They wanted to know what the attitude of you and your father-in-law was. "

In terms of territory alone, the Changsha Kingdom ranked third among the vassal states of the Han Dynasty, second only to Chu and Jing, and was larger than the split Qi State.

Therefore, it involves the official positions of many people in the court, as well as the interests of wealthy businessmen in Guanzhong and Sanhe areas.

Chen Luo just smiled and said: "Brother Yu and I haven't spoken out on political affairs for several years, and Changsha State and we don't have much entanglement. We came to you to ask our opinions. It's thanks to those people who figured it out. "

"That's right." Chen Zhi shrugged helplessly, and then said mysteriously: "Father, but you can guess what your Majesty plans to do?"

Others couldn't find out any information from him, but the inside story he heard in Chang'an was quite shocking.

Even if the opinion returned to Yangxia, he still found it unbelievable when he thought about it.

"Don't be so pretentious. My father doesn't know what the current situation is like in the court, so he will definitely fail to make a blind guess." Chen Luo waved his hand.Although it is slightly false to say that he does not understand the situation in the court, he has been retired for so many years and can no longer interfere with matters related to the princes. It is indeed impossible to know what kind of decision Liu Heng will make in this regard.

However, he did analyze it based on some clues.

Liu Heng's attitude towards the princes and kings over the years has not been cordial.

Seven years ago, the King of Han was convicted of a crime and was almost removed from the throne. The final result was that nearly half of his fiefdom was cut off.

Xiang Yu was also targeted, and Liu Heng used the excuse to carve out several cities from Chu State and plan them for surrounding counties.

But Liu Heng did not only target princes and kings with different surnames.

The Qi State ruled by the Liu family was actually the worst.

Among the many vassal states, its land is the most fertile and fertile. In addition, there are many officials from Qi serving as officials in the court, making it appear to be powerful.

Therefore, Liu Heng spent several years dismantling it.

Therefore, the current Qi State and the Qi State that were enfeoffed during the Liu Bang period split into Chengxi State, Jiaodong State, Jiaoxi State and other vassal states in each direction from east to west, Jiaodong State, Jiaoxi State, etc. Compared with the original, the power is completely different.

It is no coincidence.

Jing State and Dai State were also weakened, but they were not strong themselves, and Liu Heng went too far without them.

Therefore, it is very unlikely that Changsha State will continue to have the surname Wu.

According to Chen Luo's guess, there is no suitable successor in the Changsha Kingdom, so Liu Heng will definitely not choose to let a branch of the Wu family inherit. This is not in line with his overall governance thinking in these years.

But when it comes to exterminating Changsha, Liu Heng would not do that.

After all, geographically speaking, Changsha State is adjacent to South Vietnam. If it is changed to a county, it means that various matters related to future exchanges with South Vietnam need to be handled by the local county governor.

This is too much pressure for ordinary officials.

You must know that the Changsha Kingdom, as a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, and the Nanyue Kingdom, as a foreign vassal, are basically on an equal footing. Neither can suppress the other. When they encounter issues that need to be discussed, they always sit down in peace and harmony.

And the more important point is that the King of Changsha has enough independent decision-making power.

As for local county governors, they are faced with certain important and urgent issues and do not have enough confidence to make decisions. Maybe some officials have courage, but it is impossible for every official to have that decisiveness.

For example, if the Chen Bing border appears in South Vietnam and even launches an attack, will the county guard take the risk of sending troops to resist without the command talisman?
Transferring troops privately is a serious crime of beheading. Even if there are extenuating circumstances, the superiors will never reward you for it, and it may leave a bad impression.

Today, when South Vietnam invades, you dare to mobilize troops to fight back. Tomorrow, when the emperor goes on a hunting expedition, what if you mobilize troops to cause trouble?
As for the county governor, if he acts according to the rules, he needs to submit a letter to ask for instructions. After going through cumbersome procedures, it will inevitably delay the war.

What's more, when a crisis comes and the South Vietnamese army approaches the city, the county guard will choose to defend the city or abandon the city. This is another question.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Many officials of the Qin Dynasty heard that the uprising army was coming, and their choice was to decisively break out of the city and surrender.

After all, with a salary of two thousand dan, what kind of fate are you doing?
But when the princes and kings faced enemy attacks, their thinking was different.

The "job" in the eyes of those governors is the foundation for the princes and kings to settle down and live their lives.

The land they stepped on was acquired by their great-grandfather, and was passed down to them through their grandfathers and fathers from generation to generation. In the future, the family property will be passed on to their sons.

If it is taken away, their glory, wealth, and reputation will all be lost and they will have nothing.

Therefore, facing the same danger, the possibility of officials escaping is much higher than that of the princes who were granted the title there.

Liu Heng definitely knew this.

Therefore, the Changsha Kingdom will definitely not be eliminated.

It's just that there is no definite information, so Chen Luo doesn't want to make random guesses.

After coughing, Chen Zhi lowered his voice and said: "The news I received is that His Majesty intends to let the Liu family inherit the Changsha Kingdom, and the candidate will most likely be Liu Wu."

"Liu Wu?" Chen Luo was a little confused. He felt that he had no impression of this name, and for a while he couldn't remember who this person was.

Chen Zhi reminded: "He is the eldest son of the late emperor's concubine, and he is quite famous. After he came of age, many ministers proposed to make him king.

However, His Majesty has never expressed his position. During a certain period of time, there were rumors in Chang'an that His Majesty suppressed the heirs of the late emperor. "

"It turns out it's him." After this reminder, Chen Luo matched the name in his memory.

Several of Liu Ying's concubines have little presence, and most of them are unknown. This Liu Wu has made some waves.

When he was crowned, many officials wrote letters requesting that he be sealed.

At that time, Liu Heng was inclined to agree.

He inherited the throne of Liu Ying. If he neglected Liu Ying's heirs too much, his reputation would not be good. Moreover, it was nonsense for Liu Ying's concubine to threaten the throne.

But Liu Heng put aside the dispute for the time being, mainly because there was no suitable place to seal it to Liu Wu.

Bashu, Zhao, Wei and the Sanhe area are the back garden and base of the imperial court. If these places rebel and want to raid into Guanzhong, it will only take ten days. The hidden threat is huge, so it is impossible to grant it to the princes. king.

As for the land of Qi, it currently belongs to the private land of Liu Fei's sons. Although those people are fiercely fighting among themselves, if Liu Wu is arranged there, they will definitely unite and fight against the outside world.

In that case, it would not be the situation Liu Heng wanted to see.

Therefore, Liu Wu still stayed in Chang'an and was in an awkward situation.

Until Wu Zhu died, the throne became vacant. Under the framework of "no king unless Liu's family", the number of candidates to take over the Changsha Kingdom was very limited, and it was impossible for Liu Heng to choose an estranged collateral lineage to serve as the leader of a country.

Then it is normal for Liu Wu to re-enter Liu Heng's field of vision.

It has to be said that Liu Heng arranged for him to take over the Changsha Kingdom and gave him a not-so-rich territory in exchange for a good reputation. It was really killing two birds with one stone and not losing face.

"It's interesting." Chen Luo squinted his eyes slightly and whispered to himself.

(End of this chapter)