The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 169

Weiyang Palace, harem.

At night, the sky is filled with stars, overlooking Chang'an, thousands of lights and stars in the sky complement each other.

The gentle spring breeze blows across the face, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Wei Zifu sat in front of the loom in Changle Hall and weaved silk seriously.

She had been weaving for more than ten days and finally finished the silk.

This is the summer shirt she personally knitted for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Han's handicraft textile technology was not yet developed, and the time required for textiles was very long.

After she finished weaving, she said to the outside world: "Come here, let's arrange it in the Jiajiao Fang Hall."

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Inside the Pepper Room.

Weining was seriously apologizing to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw him like this, he couldn't bear to blame him anymore and hummed: "Forgive me."

"Next time you are so impulsive, I won't forgive you!"

Wei Ning smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, are you worried?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sighed: "He's not that good-for-nothing like Li Gan. I really didn't expect that he could be like this even if we attacked the Huainan Kingdom!"

Wei Ning comforted him: "Sooner or later it will be won. There is no suspense in this war."

Huainan King Liu An's reasons for sending troops are simply untenable. If they are untenable, he will not be able to win the hearts of the people.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has not yet reached the end of his reign and has not yet become comatose. The people in the world live and work in peace and contentment and finally enjoy this stability. Who wants to see wars raging again?
The lame reasons Liu An gave could not deceive even ordinary people, let alone the scholar-bureaucrats.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "This is the truth, but it is not considered in this way."

"You really think of this as a war, and I just think of it as a war?"

Wei Ning: "Isn't it?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at Wei Ning and said, "Boy, listen well and learn well."

"Any war that starts without any economic or political benefits is a meaningless war."

"The king governs the world and cannot be angry about anything."

"I'm not angry at Huainan King Liu An for rebelling. In fact, he didn't rebel at all. I first sent Li Gan to fight him, and then he issued the message."

"Then can I not send troops to fight Liu An? Can I also turn a blind eye? Yes."

"Then have you ever thought about why I hit him?"

Wei Ning was distracted by Emperor Wu of Han's words and found it difficult to understand what Emperor Wu of Han meant.

If you rebel, you will naturally have to suppress them. Do you have to tolerate this?That would be too frustrating. Why should I be an emperor?
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty rolled his eyes at him and said, "As an emperor, can you be so prosperous every day?"

"Now the most powerful among the local princes and kings is Huainan King Liu An. If I defeat him, it will serve as a warning to the monkeys."

"The princes and kings dare not make any small moves in private."

"This war is to achieve political goals, because I want the Xiongnu to start a bigger battle to regain the Hexi Corridor, so there can be no internal mistakes."

"Do you understand?"

"If you start a war without any purpose, then the war will be a failure from the starting point."

"The purpose of my attack on South Vietnam is to control the large and fertile land in the south. In this way, I can obtain more economic and tax revenue to supply the north."

"This war is to serve the economy." "I fought in Kuaiji to control the interests of the fishermen on the southeast coast, and it still serves the economy."

"I am fighting the Xiongnu for political and economic purposes."

"The attack on the King of Huainan is to serve politics."

"Look, if every war has no purpose, it is a waste of people and money. What else can such a meaningless war do except consume national power?"

Wei Ning looked at Emperor Wu of Han thoughtfully and nodded: "It seems that this is really the case."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty rolled his eyes at him and said, "What do you mean it's really like this?"

"Kings of any era cannot and should not start wars endlessly, because fighting a war consumes too much national power. If you don't get any benefits, then just endure it."

"Appropriate tolerance is not cowardice. There is no grudges or grudges in the adult world. Really wealthy people will never get angry because of anything."

Wei Ning thought carefully about what Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said, nodded in agreement, thought for a while, and then said: "If we don't start this war, can we achieve the purpose of weakening and frightening the princes and kings?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sneered: "If I could think of it, would I still have such a headache?"

"How is this possible?"

From the beginning of Wenjing to now, the imperial court has been trying to find ways to solve the threat of the princes once and for all, both covertly and covertly.

But until now, there is still no good way to deal with him, so war has to be used.

Every time a war starts, the injured are always the common people. How is it possible that innocent people are not hurt?

People will definitely die in the war. This is a situation that rulers of all dynasties did not want to see.

Wei Ning pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "Has no one ever mentioned the grace order to you?"

Tweet order?
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at Wei Ning in confusion and said, "What is a grace order?"

Wei Ning explained: "For example, a big landowner has a thousand acres of land. According to Zhou Rites, only the eldest son can inherit the wealth of this thousand acres of land."

"Not the other descendants."

"Then the big landowner will give a thousand acres of land to his eldest son, and the eldest son will still use the thousand acres of land and the tenant farmers of this thousand acres of land."

“These sharecroppers will do his bidding.”

"Then if Zhou Li's method is not used, the officials of the imperial court will force the landlord to reasonably distribute the thousand acres of land to the landlord's other sons."

“Does that disperse the power of the landlords?”

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's face suddenly turned cold, he looked at Weining blankly, and said with a dry mouth: "Continue."

Wei Ning said: "For the same reason, the princes and kings obey your orders. You are the common master of the world. No matter what their private thoughts are, fate has to obey them."

"Then if Your Majesty directly orders that the sons of the princes and kings will no longer inherit all the power of the princely states, but allocate the people, wealth, and soldiers of the fiefdoms and localities to other heirs, then the other children of the princes and kings can also own the fiefdoms, people, and Soldiers and wealth.”

"Does this completely weaken the power of the future princes and kings?"

"In the long run, the princes and kings will not pose any threat to the central court."

When Wei Ning finished speaking, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suddenly widened his eyes, stared at Wei Ning in disbelief, and gradually took a breath.

"But this is not in line with Zhou etiquette! Some people will object!"

Wei Ning smiled and said, "Then your Majesty, do you think the other descendants of the princes and kings will object?"

"Your Majesty does not need to worry about whether this is in line with Zhou etiquette. These heirs will think of reasonable reasons for Your Majesty."

"This does not depend on anyone's will. As long as His Majesty issues a decree, there will definitely be countless princes and princes supporting Your Majesty, right?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty slammed the document and shouted: "Yes!"

(End of this chapter)