The great man will live forever

Chapter 196 Filial Piety Is Dead

In the dim night, after completing the enthronement ceremony, Emperor Liu Zhi came to the palace and met with his mother Wei Zifu.

"Greetings to the Queen Mother."

"Get up, you are the emperor now." Wei Zifu pulled him and looked at him carefully, with joy in his eyes.

"In the future, I will often go to Ganquan Palace to pay my respects to your father. Don't be afraid. You are the emperor now, but you still have to have the filial piety that you should have. I, a great man, govern the world with benevolence and filial piety."

"promise."

"Next year when the Yuan Dynasty changes, Jin'er will be crowned the crown prince. With a legitimate heir, your status will be more stable. Jin'er is already in his 20s. It's really time to help you share the burden. I heard that Wang Wengxu gave birth to a child for Jin'er. Big fat boy? In the blink of an eye, I have a great-grandson, and I haven’t even had time to see my great-grandson."

Wei Zifu said with a smile on his face. The Jin'er she mentioned was the eldest son of Liu Zheng and his wife Shi Liangdi. He was now in his 20s. He married Wang Wengxu a few years ago. This daughter was famous as a singing and dancing girl. The prince's family is a family.

During the Taishi period, Wang Wengxu was favored by Liu Jin. This year, Wang Wengxu gave birth to a son, who was promoted to the imperial concubine and called the king's wife.

In addition to him, Prince Liu Zhi also has two sons, Liu Gu and Liu Hua, one 12 years old and one 5 years old, both born to concubines. There is also a daughter Liu Hong, born to Shi Liangdi, who is already 16 years old. Now, you can get married.

"I have seen my son. He is very well-behaved. I haven't had time to name him yet."

"It's okay, don't worry about the name. What's important now is to stabilize your position and win the hearts of the people, and be especially careful about your three younger brothers. King Liu Dan of Yan is eloquent and has many strategies. Although he likes to recruit knights and warriors, he probably won't Against you.

Because the King of Changyi has the support of Li Guangli and Liu Quya, he used to be the most threatening to you. Now that Liu Quya is dead and Li Guangli is on the run, he is no longer a big threat.

Only Liu Xu, the king of Guangling, behaves without rules and acts arbitrarily. He is physically strong, can carry a cauldron, and can fight bears, wild boars and other ferocious beasts with his bare hands. I am afraid that he will do something..."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had only six sons in his life. Compared with the heirs of emperors in other dynasties, his heirs were not generally few.

The eldest son was Liu Zhi, and the second son was Liu Hong, born to Mrs. Wang. He was named King of Qi. He died young and had no children.

The third son is Liu Dan, King of Yan, and the fourth son is Liu Xu, King of Guangling. The third son and the fourth son are both born to Li Ji, from the same mother.

The fifth son is Liu Kun, born to Mrs. Li, who was granted the title of King of Changyi. He is still in the capital, and neither of them has been granted the title. The first two have gone to enfeoff. Only the King of Changyi is in the capital, which shows that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has His favor was over.

Of course, just a few years ago, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had a son, and there was another Liu Fuling. He was only five or six years old now and had just learned to read and write.

Wei Zifu's words were nothing more than nothing, and they were all insightful. The two talked until late at night, talking about a lot, including the comfort of his brothers, including some future policies...

It wasn't until he saw that Wei Zifu was a little tired that Liu Zheng said hurriedly: "We can discuss these things later. I all know that my mother should rest early. Take care of yourself and don't overwork yourself."

"Okay, he is the emperor after all, and he will call himself me from now on."

"In front of your mother, your sons and ministers will always be your sons. You are your son first, and then you are the emperor."

Wei Zifu smiled, waved his hand and said, "Go down and take care of yourself."

Liu Zheng was about to return to the palace. When he turned to leave, Wei Zifu stopped him.

"What else is the mother doing?"

Wei Zifu hesitated to speak, but finally said: "You have to be careful about Liu Han."

Liu Ju's heart skipped a beat, "Why did the Queen Mother say that?"

"Without him, you wouldn't be the emperor, but you wanted to make him king, but he refused."

"That's because, if he is granted the title of king, the Taifu will leave the capital and will no longer be able to assist me. The Taifu has worked hard for the Han Dynasty and expanded the territory. Why does the Queen mother doubt him? He has the people of the world in his heart. It is difficult to produce a person like this in 500 years. He can be called an ancient sage..."

"A person who has no requirements is often the biggest requirement. If he has no desires, he often has the greatest desires. Saints are the most terrifying. Maybe he is really a saint. According to legend, saints are unkind and treat the people as stupid dogs. Between heaven and earth, there is nothing. Is it still a shame?

The mother's gaze for 57 years cannot see through him. Your father has ruled the world for more than 50 years. He has not seen any storms or people, but he still lost to him..."

"That's enough, Queen Mother, don't say any more." Liu Zhi's tone became rare and strong, "The Taifu is a big man and has no descendants, and I'm afraid he doesn't have much time left. How can the Queen Mother speculate on the Taifu like this? This will make He was heartbroken. This thought was like the time when the King of Chu exiled Qu Zi and took a long breath to cover his tears, mourning the hardships of the people's livelihood. Could it be that the queen mother could not see the sincerity of the Taifu?"

……

The two parted somewhat unhappily, and Liu Zhi returned to his palace tiredly.

"Welcome Your Majesty." Shi Liangdi is now almost 40 years old, and her appearance has faded with age, but Liu Zhi does not like the new and hates the old too much. He is better than Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in this regard, and the relationship between the two has always been good.

"Get up. Next year, I will make you queen." "As long as your majesty is well, everything will be fine."

The two looked at each other and seemed to have a thousand words to say.

"Your Majesty is probably tired too. Xiaohua, go and get ready to wash your Majesty."

……

In Ganquan Palace, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has become older and older since what happened that day. He is like a mollusk whose spine has been removed.

All the sharp things in the palace were taken away. Not only were they afraid that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would commit suicide or kill someone, they sent some maids and chamberlains from the previous palace to serve Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The surrounding areas of Ganquan Palace were even surrounded by Liu Han's relatives. The corps surrounded the place, almost isolating it from the rest of the world.

Huo Guang was left by Liu Han to take care of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. After all, he and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had been getting along for almost 30 years. He was brought back to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty by Huo Qubing when he was a teenager. It should have been around 120 BC. , it is already 91 BC, time flies too fast.

"Isn't today the day when the traitor will ascend the throne?"

Huo Guang hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes."

"That's all, that's all. Let's see what this traitor can do. How can he have the face to meet his ancestors?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty actually had poor memory now, often forgetting things, and was a sign of Alzheimer's disease, but he still solemnly remembered this day. Liu Zhi's ascension to the throne meant that he completely lost all rights, and there was only one emperor.

The Supreme Emperor seems to have a noble status, but in fact he does not have strong decision-making power.

Of course, this can be regarded as the tradition of the old Liu family. They almost became the founders of the term Taishanghuang.

The first officially honored Emperor in Chinese history should be Qin Shihuang's father, King Zhuangxiang of Qin. However, King Zhuangxiang of Qin never proclaimed himself emperor, and he was not called Supreme Emperor during his lifetime. His title of Supreme Emperor was given to him after Qin Shihuang proclaimed himself emperor.

Since then, with the exception of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty who pursued Lao Tzu's father, Li Jing, as the Supreme Emperor, there have been few cases of people being honored as the Supreme Emperor after death.

The emperor of the Tang Dynasty was surnamed Li. In order to promote themselves, they called themselves descendants of Laozi and respected him as their holy ancestor.In the first year of Emperor Qianfeng's reign, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty honored Laozi as "Emperor Xuanyuan".

Later, during the Tianbao period, Xuanzong added the titles of "Emperor Xuanyuan of the Great Sage Ancestor", "Emperor Xuanyuan of the Great Sage Ancestor", "Emperor Xuanyuan of the Great Sage Ancestor Gaoshang Jinque", and established Taiqing Palace in Xijing and Bozhou …

The first person who was revered as the Supreme Emperor during his lifetime was Liu Taigong, the father of Han Gao Emperor Liu Bang. He was also the only person in Chinese history who was revered as the Supreme Emperor before he became an emperor.

So, looking at it this way, it seems reasonable for Liu Zheng to respect Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty as the Supreme Emperor. This is what Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty did. Liu Bang can be regarded as a filial piety. A piece of cake."

"Historical Records of Xiang Yu" records: During the stalemate between Cheng Gao and Cheng Gao, Peng Yue turned against Liang and cut off Chu's food supply. King Xiang was troubled by this.As a high servant, he placed the Taigong on top and told the King of Han, "Don't hurry down now. I'll cook the Taigong." The King of Han said, "Xiang Yu and I were ordered to go to the north by King Huai, who said, 'We are brothers.' We are like you. If you want to cook it, you will be rich, so I am lucky enough to have a piece of the pie." King Xiang was angry and wanted to kill him.Xiang Bo said: "The affairs of the world are unknown, and those who serve the world do not care about their families. Although killing them is useless, it will only bring harm to the ears." King Xiang followed.

In fact, it was the last resort for him to surrender at that time, but it was very wise to say so.

And looking at what he did later, we can't say he was unfilial.

After Liu Bang became the emperor, he was also very respectful to Taigong Liu. He took Taigong Liu to live in the palace. Although he had many things to do, he still insisted on visiting his father every five days to chat with his old father.

Later, some people said that Liu Bang was the emperor and Liu Taigong was just a minister. How could an emperor greet his ministers?
Liu Taigong felt that this was also the case. In order to maintain the dignity of Emperor Liu Bang, every time Liu Bang came to visit him, he would go out to greet him and would not let Liu Bang kneel down.

Liu Bang finally thought of a way, which was to make his father the Supreme Emperor, so that he could kneel down and pay his respects legitimately!
Taigong Liu had been in the palace for a long time, and he was like an old father from his hometown who came to a big city in later generations. He saw prosperity, good food, and good housing. Unfortunately, he was unhappy. Few people talked to him and he was not familiar with people.

When he was in his hometown, Taigong Liu could talk to his neighbors, fight cockfights, brag and drink, and his life was pretty good.

After Liu Bang thought for a while, he immediately built a new town next to the palace, completely imitating the appearance of his hometown, and brought some neighbors over to accompany his old father...

From this point of view, he seems to be very filial, but there seems to be something else mixed in. Because Liu Bang is an emperor, many of his actions cannot be viewed so simply.

The heroes of the early Han Dynasty believed that the fall of the Qin Dynasty was due to the failure to govern the country with benevolence and filial piety. The laws were too strict, which led to the collapse of people's hearts and the rise of rebellion. Therefore, the education of benevolence and filial piety should be strengthened in society.

After Liu Bang killed the kings with different surnames, he granted the title of princes and kings of the Liu family and established the "family world".

According to the system of the early Han Dynasty, the princes and kings were independent in internal affairs. Liu Bang was afraid that they would be too big to lose, so he emphasized that "the world with the same surname is one family", hoping to unite the princes and kings of the Liu family with "filial piety", thereby clarifying the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, and allowing the princes and kings to abide by their duties and assist each other. The emperor enjoys wealth and honor.

Liu Bang advocated filial piety and set an example by himself, such as respecting his father as the Supreme Emperor, relocating the three elders at the grassroots level of society, and focusing on educating the lower class people. Emphasizing filial piety was actually for the stability of his status and to solve the internal problems of the Liu clan.

Therefore, from some aspects, Liu Ju can be regarded as inheriting the legacy of his great ancestor.

(End of this chapter)