The great man will live forever

Chapter 201

As the New Year approaches, Chang'an is very lively. All the princes and kings gather in the capital to meet the new emperor.

There are 20 kings among them: King Liu Yanshou of Chu, King Liu Shun of Chengyang, King Liu Yi of Shichuan, King Liu Kuanzhi of Jibei, King Liu Wushang of Liang, King Liu Yang of Qinghe, King Liu Qing of Hejian, King Liu Qingji of Lu, King Liu Daochang of Zhao, and King Pingqian. Liu Yan, the king of Changsha, Liu Fuqu, the king of Zhongshan, Liu Fu, the king of Guangchuan, Liu Qu, the king of Jiaodong, Liu Tongping, the king of Lu'an, Liu Qing, the king of Zhending, Liu Yan, the king of Sishui, Liu He, the king of Yan, Liu Dan, the king of Guangling, Liu Xu, and the king of Changyi.

There are countless marquises, 123 of them.

Originally, there were a total of 214 princes in the Western Han Dynasty. Emperor Gaozu granted 24 princes, all of which were hereditary.

Emperor Hui and Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty granted 18 titles to the princes, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty granted 21 titles to the meritorious officials, and 11 to foreigners. One favor order resulted in 140 more titles. Most of them were descendants of kings surnamed Liu.

By the fifth year of Yuanding in the Western Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty was almost full of princes. In order to further weaken them and make money, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used gold and gold to win titles. He took away nearly half of them in one wave. 108 princes were deprived of their titles, and Emperor Gaozu conferred 24 titles. Liehou directly deprived 20 of them, almost catching them all.

When Emperor Hui and Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty conferred 18 princes, only 8 were left, more than half of whom were gone. However, he deprived 21 of 5 of his own meritorious officials, and deprived 11 of the 2 foreign princes.

The worst thing was the sons of the princes and kings of the Liu family. There were 140 sons, and 66 were directly deprived of them.

This was not over yet. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty later engaged in a small-scale "gold-grabbing" incident. The local princes were once again disgraced and their numbers were also decreasing...

Originally, according to his approach, the number of local princes was expected to decrease sharply, but it was unbearable that some princes could have children. According to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's favor order, as long as he was the prince's son, he could inherit his fief, and the eldest son would inherit the throne. The others are marquises, dividing the kingdom one by one...

As a result, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was deprived, and some princes died to give birth to sons. The number of princes in the Han Dynasty was balanced around 120. It seemed like a balance, but in fact it was like boiling a frog in warm water. The vassal states became smaller and smaller...

They have lost their temper by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. There are actually only two larger feudal states. One is King Liu Dan of Yan and King Liu Xu of Guangling. These two are the biological sons of Han Wu, so they are naturally very kind to them. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty There are only a few sons in the first place. If a father doesn't treat his sons better, why should he give a large territory to his nephews, grandnephews, cousins?
As for the king of Changyi, Liu Kun, who has been in the capital, he was not granted a seal at all. This time Liu Yu estimated that he would have to be granted a seal.

It is worth mentioning that Qinghe King Liu Yang is Liu Han's nephew. A few years ago, Liu Han's brother Liu Yi died. He only said that he was seriously ill and needed to rest, and he never went to the funeral. He and his brother Liu Yi had not met several times. , the sentiment was normal, but people were still sent to express condolences.

"Master Marquis, King Qinghe wants to see you."

Qinghe King Liu Yang took the lead to visit Liu Han.

"Let him in."

Today's Qinghe King Liu Yang is about 38 years old, with a beard and a calm look. He has been the king for four years. The last time Liu Han saw him was 30 years ago, when he traveled to various places in the Han Dynasty after the Battle of Mobei. .

"Meet uncle!"

"You are the prince and I am just the marquis. I should pay my respects to you."

"Uncle, I was joking. I remember that when you met me, it was almost 30 years ago in Prince Dai's Mansion. At that time, you promised to teach me martial arts and take Yang'er to the battlefield. You said you would find a master for me and teach me how to read and write. He is familiar with the art of war, but my uncle broke his promise after all..."

"Did I say that?" Liu Han had forgotten something. That was 30 years ago. He only remembered that he had been to the Prince Dai's Mansion in Jinyang. His sister-in-law was very beautiful and charming, and she loved him. She had two nephews, one Liu Qian, a Liu Yang, Liu Yang was about 8 years old at that time...

Qinghe King Liu Yang smiled bitterly, "It seems that my uncle has forgotten it. I remember it clearly. I always remember it. It's just that time has changed. My father passed away five years ago, my eldest brother went away seven years ago, and my mother went away nine years ago..."

"Was it painful when your mother went there?"

Liu Han didn't have much memory of his eldest brother Liu Yi or his eldest nephew Liu Qian, but he seemed to have never forgotten his sister-in-law. He still kept the letter she wrote to him before she became seriously ill.

If he hadn't known that he could live forever, maybe he would have had something happen with her.

It's funny to say that when she was a child, she was afraid that he would take away the Dai Wangfu family property, so she didn't want to see him and ostracized him. When she grew up, she regretted it. Just after seeing her in a hurry, she couldn't help but miss Hongxing. I kept thinking about it before I died, hoping he would know...

Qinghe King Liu Yang looked a little weird at this time. He hesitated and then spoke: "It's not too good. She hasn't waited for uncle's reply."

Good guy, it seems that Qinghe King Liu Yang has read the letter, and Liu Han is a little embarrassed. Even though he is almost 50 years old, does this count as mentally cheating on his brother?

"I never had anything happen to her."

"Yang'er knows that it's just the queen mother's unilateral love for her uncle. If Yang'er were a woman, she would also love a man like him."

The two chatted about other things, and then Xiong Er was about to send him away.Perhaps thinking of something, he finally said: "Uncle, since Queen Jinyang met you back then, she has never slept with your father again. She knows every recent situation you have and the battle reports, and she has read them." More than once, it has not changed in the past 20 years. Before she died, she still chanted your name..."

Liu Han paused, "Where is she buried? If I'm free, can I go and have a look?"

"The Lanling Mountain outside Jinyang City was named after her. She was never buried with her father. If my uncle wants to go, he can always!"

Liu Han was silent. Looking at his leaving figure, she seemed to see another person, a little lonely. When she was seriously ill, she picked up a pen to write the last letter. After all, she did not wait for his side or his reply.

It was already winter. Xiao Taohong saw him standing in the pavilion and thoughtfully brought him a robe to put on.

"Sir, be careful of catching a cold."

"You think, if a person can live for a long, long time, will he be happy?"

"I don't know about others. I won't be happy without Young Master. I'm not Sister Yi. It would be great if I could accompany Young Master throughout this life. I will always support Young Master, no matter what you do or who you are."

Xiao Taohong is actually not stupid. She has been with Liu Han for so many years and what happened this year, she may have guessed something, or maybe she has seen Liu Han's face without makeup.

"sorry!"

Liu Han once thought about letting Xiao Taohong and Ayimei live longer, but how to do it?Should he kill himself or Shu Yuzhu make elixir?What's the use of them living longer?Can anything be changed?

He is alive and has changed the Han Dynasty. At least he has changed the disaster of witchcraft. Although he has killed many people, he has also saved many, many people. He is also changing Emperor Wu's mistakes, amending the harsh laws and reducing taxes. He can guarantee that the Han Dynasty will Getting better and better……

"There is no need to say this. I am very satisfied. Sister Yi was wrong and you were not wrong."

"That's all, come with me tomorrow to see Xiong Da and Bald Qiang."

The next day, Liu Han brought wine, various sacrifices, Xiong Er, Xiao Taohong, and his soldiers to the mausoleum outside the city.

Liu Han specially found a large piece of land and built the tombs of the soldiers who died for him. Most of them were his own soldiers. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was in power, he did not dare to say that it would be too expensive to build tombs for all the soldiers who died in the Han Dynasty. He had money, and was suspected of bribing soldiers.

The construction of this mausoleum started slowly a few days ago. It is neither big nor small. There are less than a hundred tombstones. Most of them are his men who died in the witchcraft disaster, like Jin Yiwei, the ones at the front. It’s Xiong Da and Bald Qiang.

"I raised those two giant pandas to death, as well as the two brown bears brought back by Hanhai. Bear Three has died of illness, and Bear Four has probably been dead for the past two days...

Their son is very healthy, and I think I can still ride it for many years. I will bury him, them, and the remains of the giant panda with you in a while. Buried with the national treasure, you are lucky. I heard that among the funeral objects of Emperor Wen were giant pandas...

This will be very punishing in later generations. If someone digs it out for archeology in the future, they will probably think you are some kind of prince..."

Liu Han stood on their graves, talking intermittently, then poured wine, poured a glass, and drank.

"I succeeded, you know? Liu Zhi has ascended to the throne. You two probably don't know what this means."

"You two have really unpleasant names, but I am used to hearing them. They are the protagonists of a cartoon in later generations. Many people have seen it. If there is an afterlife, I will give you some nicer names, Huo Linfei and Slim Jun. , how about? Or Pleasant Goat and Boiling Goat? How about Uzumaki Naruto and Uchi Sasuke, they are also good..."

Liu Han laughed as he spoke, and then burst into laughter.

"What's wrong, Lord Hou?"

Xiong Er looked at Liu Han from a distance, a little confused, but he did not step forward, and neither did Xiao Taohong. The two just watched from a distance.

Suddenly, Xiao Taohong clearly saw tears flashing in the corners of Liu Han's eyes. Although it only passed away briefly, she still felt pain in her heart.

The cold wind is blowing, and winter seems particularly cold on this day...

(End of this chapter)