The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 580: Forty-three Days of Peace

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
"You're rebelling now?"

Liu Che muttered something.

Huo Qubing looked at the emperor in a daze.

What does it mean to be rebellious?
"Did Your Majesty foresee that there would be a rebellion by the vassal kings?"

Looking at my cousin with admiration in his eyes.

Xiao Liu blinked.

Is it strange?

The Ming Dynasty is similar to the Han Dynasty, and Zhu Di seized the throne before that.

Not new at all?

But he was too lazy to say anything and immediately lowered his head to play with the wooden board.

But just because he was too lazy to say it didn't mean that Liu Che would let him go.

The emperor just looked at little Liu Ju's expression. If he couldn't solve the doubts in his heart, this matter would not be considered a joke.

Now is the time to verify whether he is truly gifted or someone else has ulterior motives.

There was a sinister glint in Liu Che's eyes, but his expression was one of great pride!

"Zi'er, explain to your cousin why!"

"He was told to learn nothing but the art of war, but he refused to learn anything else!"

Huo Qubing scratched his head embarrassedly.

Wei Zifu looked at Liu Che with some doubt.

Why did the emperor change so quickly?
But it turns out that he never showed any insight into political affairs before.

He's only five years old! What does he know?!

But this is an opportunity.

Wei Zifu was secretly calculating in her heart.

We can’t always let the emperor look down on us!

Xiao Liu looked at his "proud" father, his encouraging mother, and his simple cousin.

He opened his mouth and said:

"The emperor enfeoffed the princes, and the princes enfeoffed the scholars and officials, who pledged loyalty to each other at different levels and inherited official positions and salaries."

"The collapse of rituals and music that Confucius lamented was the disintegration of the system established by the Western Zhou Dynasty."

Liu Che, who was smiling, suddenly had a change in his eyes.

"The First Emperor abolished feudal fiefdoms and established counties. Hereditary officials and hereditary salaries no longer existed. The appointed county chiefs replaced the hereditary nobles. Although they were responsible for different levels, they were all loyal to the emperor."

"The county system is the most centralized system for the emperor, so as long as the emperor gives an order, the manpower and material resources of the whole country can be mobilized at will."

"Based on this, a wise ruler can display his power under the county system, and a foolish ruler can also display his power under the county system."

"But the county system has a risk. If the emperor is young and powerful ministers are in power, a small palace coup is enough to change the dynasty. The fall of the Qin Dynasty in the second generation is a lesson from history."

“Although the separation is stable, the centralization is too low.”

"Moreover, powerful princes also have the ability to cause chaos."

"So, since Emperor Gaozu, successive emperors have sought a balance between the county system and the feudal system."

"But Zhu Yuanzhang saw that powerful officials were in power at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, so when he laid the foundation for the Ming Dynasty, he tried his best to weaken the powerful officials and abolish the prime minister."

"This thing is like a pit."

Xiao Liu held up a palm-sized seesaw beside him.

"The more wary one is of powerful officials, the more inclined one is to strengthen the feudal system."

"Because if there are powerful princes of the same surname in various places, they can come to the capital to support the king at any time. Even if the princes usurp the throne, the throne will not fall into the hands of outsiders after all."

"This can be said to minimize the possibility of powerful officials usurping the throne, but it also greatly increases the possibility of vassal kings usurping the throne."

"That's what Father meant."

Huo Qubing took a deep breath when he heard this.

So this is ah?

Wei Zifu covered her mouth lightly.

Son, well done!

Liu Che looked at little Liu Ju motionlessly.

All the doubts in his eyes disappeared, and instead a feeling of pride rose!
I just said that my offspring can’t be bad!

Sure enough! There is something wrong with the teaching method!
Liu Che smiled, raised his sleeves, and said to Huo Qubing:
"It's just as your cousin said."

“In fact, the pattern of the Ming Dynasty is easy to see.”

"Don't worry about kings, ministers, civil and military officials."

“Step out of this perspective and look at it from a higher perspective.”

"The fundamental conflict between the Ming Emperor and the Ming Outer Court is the conflict between feudalization and centralization."

"History in the Sky Dome proves that the higher the degree of centralization, the more high-risk strategies for seizing power will be favored."

"Emperor Wuzong's southern tour is the most vivid example."

Liu Che looked at little Liu Ju and said seriously:
"With a large group of officials knocking on the door, how could the nine ministers in the cabinet have no prior knowledge of this?"

"They just condoned and even supported this group of officials' protests because they were dissatisfied with Zhu Houzhao's behavior!"

"Zhu Houzhao's own will and power determined that he did not care about the officials' advice, let alone just a group of middle and lower-level officials."

"The Ming dynasty was very open-minded in its attitude towards speech, which was both a good thing and a bad thing."

"It may be persuasion at first, but later it is inevitable that it is using force to coerce people."

A sneer appeared on Liu Che's lips.

“Later, officials who were not involved in the matter may also take the opportunity to second the motion after learning about it, so as to avoid being excluded by their colleagues and take advantage of the opportunity to profit.”

"As a result, such a large-scale mass protest broke out."

"Zi'er, do you think the emperor should give in now?"

As he was talking, Liu Che made one last attempt.

To give in? Or not to give in?

Xiao Liu tilted his head.

"Should I let you go? Why are you fussing over this?"

"Can't the emperor just do what he was supposed to do from the beginning?"

"You do yours, and I do mine."

Liu Che looked at little Liu Ju and then reached out to pick him up.

"According to my son, he is similar to me."

……

[The basic origin of Prince Ning's rebellion was Zhu Di. 】

[During the Jingnan Campaign, Zhu Di relied on the power of his seventeenth brother, Prince of Ning, Zhu Quan. ]

【After Zhu Di gained control of the country, he naturally changed his ways and began to reduce the power of the feudal lords. 】

[So Zhu Quan's fiefdom was moved from the northern military stronghold of Daning to Nanchang, Jiangxi, and the power of other vassal kings was also reduced again and again, and each was under the strict supervision of the local government. ]

[However, it is always difficult to completely abolish the "laws established by our ancestors", and the princes still have certain powers and weapons. ]

[The title of Prince of Ning was passed down to Zhu Chenhao for the third time.]

[If Zhu Di's uprising was an act of "self-defense" against Zhu Yunwen's policy of reducing the power of the feudal lords, it was not a conspiracy, so it was easy to win sympathy. ]

【Prince Ning had been plotting for so many years that his rebellious attitude was written all over his face, so that the ministers who were responsible would repeatedly file memorials to report him, and the scholars in the opposition who did not want to wade into the muddy water would avoid him as much as possible.】

[So on the day of the rebellion, King Ning killed Sun Sui, the governor of Jiangxi, and Xu Kui, the deputy envoy of the Censorate, who did not support him.]

……

Ming dynasty.

"The timing of the rebellion is just right..."

Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his chin and pondered.

The emperor and his ministers engaged in a full-scale fight, and the conflict had reached its peak.

At this moment, a vassal king suddenly emerged and rebelled, and the conflict shifted instantly.

"But this boy is a fool, right?"

……

Ming Dynasty Yongle Period
"What a stupid reason."

As a vassal king who successfully ascended to power, Zhu Di summed up his successful experience.

That is, when the princes started their rebellions, they always did so under the banner of "clearing the imperial court"!

At least in name, the target of the crusade was the treacherous ministers around the emperor, not the emperor himself.

Only by doing so can you have a legitimate reason!
Only then is it justified!
But this fool turned his attention directly to the emperor.

Does he think he is Tang Wu?

That emperor must be Jie and Zhou!

Is Zhu Houzhao Jie and Zhou?

In the Tang Dynasty, perhaps it could be covered up as a family matter. Since it was just a family matter, people other than the Zhu family had no right to interfere.

But since the Song Dynasty, when the literati and the emperor jointly ruled the country, the emperor's family affairs were no longer just family affairs. Instead, they were top priorities concerning the national economy and people's livelihood!
"If the name is not right, the words will not flow."

……

On the canopy.

An official rolled up his sleeves and pointed at the territory map and said:

"On June 16, Prince Ning's army attacked Nankang, and the Nankang prefect Chen Lin abandoned the city and fled."

"On the 17th, the rebels attacked Jiujiang again, and the Jiujiang prefect Jiang Ying also abandoned the city and fled!"

"Both cities were captured by Prince Ning without a single drop of blood."

"Prince Ning has been sending people to recruit minions these days. It is estimated that he has gathered more than 100,000 troops, but his army has not yet left Nanchang."

"Du Tang, what do you think Prince Ning will do next?"

The minister in black gauze and red robe stood in front of the desk, staring at the map of the territory and holding his long hair with his hands.

A pair of slanting phoenix eyes sparkled with brilliance.

"Prince Ning has only three options for raising an army this time."

"Go to the capital in the upper part, attack Nanjing in the middle, and hold Nanchang in the lower part."

"Prince Ning is staying in Nanchang at this time. It seems that he does not have the courage to attack the capital directly."

"Then the next step is to capture Nanjing, establish the capital, cede territory, and confront the imperial court."

The official looking at the territorial map said worriedly:
"But we have no soldiers. Can we just sit back and watch Prince Ning capture Nanjing?"

The red-robed official stroked his beard and smiled:

"There are ways to deal with a lack of soldiers."

"Who says you can't suppress a rebellion without soldiers?"

……

【Wang Shouren, then the admiral of Nangan military affairs, escaped from the encirclement of Prince Ning, reported to the Ministry of War and sent an edict to surrounding prefectures to quell the rebellion. Ji'an prefect Wu Wendi and others led their troops to support him.】

【At that time, Wang Shouren was afraid that Prince Ning would go down the river and attack Nanjing, so he released a large number of spies and posted notices, saying that he had already made preparations and mobilized 160,000 troops for the expedition.】

[In order to buy time to gather troops, he wrote a wax letter and asked Ning Wang's fake ministers Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng to persuade Ning Wang to send troops to attack Nanjing, and deliberately leaked it to Ning Wang.]

[At this time, Li and Liu indeed persuaded King Ning to march to Nanjing, but King Ning did not dare to act rashly.]

……

{At this time, an almighty saint was sharpening his knife in front of King Ning (dog head)}

{Wang Shouren's "mind game" is too buggy. If you fight him, you won't trust anyone around you.}
{Strategically, you will not dare to advance, nor retreat, or even move. Even if you do not move, you will doubt whether you have fallen into his trap, which will make you doubt everything and even life.}
{You and your troops' "unity of knowledge and action" has been destroyed, how can you win the battle?}
{He has an outrageous grasp of people's hearts and can almost predict everything in the later stages, yet he is indescribably upright.}
{Because he "appeals to conscience", "attacking the heart" and "punishing the heart" are complimenting words when applied to his "perfect man" image.}
{So when he came out again, the other side heard that Wang Shouren had become the main general, and they surrendered immediately.}
……

Great Qin.

"saint……"

Ying Zheng snorted softly.

If you count it this way, Bai Qi is also a saint!
What can't he do?
Saints... Confucianism loves to deal with these seemingly plausible things.

……

The period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty
Liu Qi grinned.

"That's what..."

"If you don't know, you might think it's a combination of Liu Hou and Huaiyin Hou."

"It's just to fight a vassal king."

"I beat seven of them in one go!"

Little Liu Che glanced at him.

Was that you who hit me?

But it is true that little Liu Che looked up at the sky.

It's just a rebellion. Who among those who know how to fight can't run away at the sight of the enemy?
……

Yanhan·Mingdi period
"Saint? Perfect man?"

Liu Zhuang's eyebrows were slightly wrinkled.

Do you want to be Wang Mang?

And they all have the surname Wang!

Yes, he is prejudiced against people with the surname Wang.

……

Tang Xuanzong Period
"What are your achievements? How dare you call yourself a saint?"

Li Longji curled his lips.

"I am the saint!"

Li Mi glanced at the emperor.

Without the canopy, you are useless.

Saints...

……

[In July, Prince Ning could no longer hold back and finally decided to attack. He then led his troops eastward along the Yangtze River, claiming to attack Nanjing.]

[When they arrived in Anqing, they were insulted by the prefect Zhang Wenjin and others, and then they attacked the city for several days. ]

[At the same time, Wang Shouren led an army of 80,000 that he had urgently assembled during these days and marched into Nanchang.]

[On the 18th, Wang Shouren arrived in Fengcheng.]

[The general suggested that Nanchang, as the core area of ​​Prince Ning, would be difficult to attack, so it would be better to surround it and attack the reinforcements.]

[They fought a fierce battle with Prince Ning who came back to support them in the middle of the river, and defeated him in one fell swoop after being attacked by the Anqing defenders.]

【However, Wang Shouren believed that Anqing could only defend itself and was unable to provide support. In addition, Prince Ning had been preparing for a long time and would surely have sent out all his elite troops. Therefore, he should take advantage of the opportunity when Nanchang was empty to capture it and force it to return for support.】

【Therefore, Wang Shouren ordered his men to attack the nine gates of Nanchang separately, and agreed to approach the city at the first drum beat on the 20th, and climb the city walls at the second drum beat. Those who did not climb the city walls at the third drum beat would be killed, and those who did not climb the city walls at the fourth drum beat would be beheaded.】

[As a result, the defenders turned against their allies and Nanchang was conquered.]

[King Ning learned that Nanchang had been conquered, and despite his advisers' advice to go straight to Nanjing, he decided to retake Nanchang.]

【After receiving the news, Wang Shouren decided to take advantage of the victory to defeat the enemy and put them down.】

……

Cao Wei.

The sleepy Cao Cao suddenly became energetic!
Let’s fight!
"Hey! Don't sleep! There's a war going on!"

The staggering Liu Bei and Sun Quan were shaken awake by Cao Cao.

The two men looked at Cao Cao with hazy eyes.

Cao Cao pointed at the sky with a happy look on his face and said:
"Look! There's a master of military tactics!"

Liu Bei and Sun Quan were stunned for a while, staring blankly at the sky.

After a pause, they all looked at Cao Cao.

"What did you want me to see?"

"What war?"

Cao Cao's smile froze.

look up.

"what?!"

"You're done!?"

……

[On July 24, the government troops met the rebels at Huangjiadu. Wang Shouren's men pretended to retreat and abandoned their property, disrupting the rebels' formation. The government troops took the opportunity to penetrate the enemy's formation and defeated them.]

[At this time, the rebels retreated to Huangshiji. Afterwards, King Ning rewarded the soldiers to boost morale and recruited the rebels from Nankang and Jiujiang to come here.]

[On the 25th, the rebels launched a fierce attack, and the government troops were in a critical situation. Wang Shouren's subordinate Wu Wendi stabilized the army's morale, and artillery fire damaged the Ning Wang flagship, so the rebels retreated temporarily.]

[Afterwards, King Ning chained the ships into a square formation, and Wu Wendi and others decided to set fire to the ships.]

……

Ji Han.

Liu Bei and Sun Quan both looked at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked at the sky calmly.

But the hand holding the wine cup couldn't help but tremble slightly.

A lifetime of fame, ruined in an instant!

……

[On the 26th, during the morning meeting of the rebels, the government troops sent troops to set fire, and Prince Ning was defeated and captured, and the rebellion was suppressed.]

[Afterwards, Wang Shouren destroyed the seized correspondence between Prince Ning and the dignitaries in the court.]

【The Ning Wang Rebellion was finally quelled, which lasted forty-three days.】

[In August, before the news of Wang Shouren's victory in suppressing the rebellion arrived, the generals offered advice to Emperor Wuzong on how to suppress the rebellion. Zhu Houzhao also wanted to take the opportunity to tour the south, so he called himself "the mighty general who conquered the country and defended the country" and issued an edict to march south.]

【Immediately afterwards, Wang Shouren reported his arrival, and the ministers wrote to dissuade him, but Zhu Houzhao refused to listen and continued southward, arriving in Nanjing in September.】

【At the same time, Wang Shouren escorted Prince Ning and others to Nanjing, ready to present the captives.】

(End of this chapter)