A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 140: Ascend to the throne and proclaim himself emperor, divide feudal capital into feudal capitals

next day
Liu Bang held a banquet again, and this time all the princes asked Liu Bang to proclaim himself emperor, but according to ancient etiquette, Liu Bang once again refused, and then everyone tried to persuade him to come in. Liu Bang pretended to be helpless and said: "Well, since you all say so, I feel that the widow is called the emperor." The emperor is good for the people of the world, so do as you say."

Han Dynasty five years

The third day of February, Jiawu Day, is auspicious

Liu Bang took the stage on the north bank of Panshui in Dingtao County to hold a coronation ceremony. The country was named Han, Liu Bang became the emperor, Queen Lu Fei was renamed the queen, and Prince Liu Ying was called the crown prince.

"If you have extraordinary merit, you must treat extraordinary people. Therefore, a horse may gallop and reach a thousand miles, and a scholar may be burdened by the customs and achieve meritorious service. A man who rides a horse and a man who is hunched over is just trying to control it.

Emperor Liu Bang dared to use Xuanmu to tell the emperor and the gods of the earth:
In the Qin Dynasty, the Ying family did not respect the people's strength and acted recklessly, leaving the common people powerless and without a place to stand. In an instant, people with lofty ideals in the world either acted against the law or attacked the unjust. Now the Liu family is famous in the country, and people from Peixian County in Dang County are mentioning three With the ruler sword, he killed the white snake and brought justice to the world. He was the first to attack and destroy the violent Qin Dynasty. He is the one who has made great achievements in the world. I hope heaven will learn from him.

The king of Chu, Xiang Ji, imposed excessive levies and expropriations. The people from Jiangdong did not regard the people of China as their people, but only regarded the people of Jiangdong as their life. The Liu family was famous for their country, and they had the heart to help the world and stabilize the world. They planned for all the people in the world. They left Bashu and entered the pass. In the middle of the war, he issued an edict to the heroes of the world to attack the tyrant Xiang Ji in Wujiang River. He made great achievements in the world. I hope God will learn from it.

The world has been in chaos for more than a hundred years. The Liu family has a famous country. He understands the people's hearts and stabilizes the people, so that the talents of knowledgeable people can be used. The virtues of virtuous people can be shown. Although they have little intelligence and talents, but capable people can use their talents. By making the best use of all things, the world will regain stability and the territory will be unified. Three people who have made great contributions to the world, hope God will learn from them.

I am not virtuous and fear the throne of the emperor. I ask the common people, as well as the princes and princes, and I say that the destiny of heaven must be answered, the hearts of the people must be checked, and the world must not be left without a master. I am the only one who can lead the land and power.

I am afraid of the power of heaven, and I am also afraid that the Han Dynasty will be annihilated on the earth. I would like to choose the first day to go to the altar with hundreds of princes and receive the emperor's seal and ribbon. Repair the burnt body and report it to the great god. Only the Great God is still alive! Zuo is in the Han family, and he will always be in the world. "

Later, in order to appease the princes, Liu Bang decided to implement the parallel system of prefectures and counties. The prefectures and counties were implemented in places where there were no feudal lords and were directly managed by the Han court. The tribute and the obligation to send troops are sufficient.

Liu Bang's arrangements for several princes are as follows:
Bai Wangqing was still named King Bai and made his capital Handan, occupying the original Taiyuan County, Shangdang County, Hanoi County, and Yanmen County. In order to guard against the northern barbarians, Liu Bang took back Yunzhong County. Bai Qing considered the defensive pressure and Yunzhong County. He agreed to give Yunzhong County to Liu Bang and focus his defense on the four counties.

It was time to make King Han Xin of Qi King of Chu, because Emperor Yi had no descendants and King Han Xin of Qi was familiar with the customs of Chu. Therefore, Liu Bang changed his title to King of Chu and made him the capital of Xiapi, occupying Kuaiji County and its surrounding areas.

The feudal lord Pengyue was made King of Liang and his capital was Dingtao. He changed the title of King Xin of Han to King of Wei and made Anyi his capital. Because Fan Jun Wu Rui's general Mei Rui had military exploits and followed Liu Bang into Wuguan, Liu Bang was grateful to Fan Jun, so he changed the title of Wu Rui, the king of Hengshan, to the king of Changsha and made Linxiang his capital.

The title of Wang Yingbu of Jiujiang was changed to King of Huainan, and his fiefdom remained the same, with the capital Liu. King Zang Tu of Yan, King Zhang Ao of Zhao, and King Bai Wei of Handan all remained unchanged, and their titles and fiefs remained the same. The capital of King Yan was Ji, the capital of King Zhao was Xiangguo, and the capital of King Handan was Handan.

After the enfeoffment was completed, all the princes separated and returned to their respective feudal states. Liu Bang also led his army to Xingyang and convened the ministers to discuss matters in the capital. Xiao He and others who were far away in Guanzhong also came to attend the court meeting.

When discussing the capital, Liu Bang decided to temporarily make Luoyang the capital because Guanzhong was full of wastes waiting to be rebuilt and it was difficult to carry out large-scale construction, and Xianyang was in ruins. Later, Liu Bang followed Zhang Liang's plan to stabilize the world and liberate the world from war. Yu, issued his first edict after ascending the throne:
Among the princes, those who have sons who are willing to stay in Guanzhong will be exempted from corvee service for twelve years, and soldiers who are willing to return home will be exempted from six years of corvee service, with the promise that the court can first provide them with one year's food relief.

For a time, many soldiers from the princes abandoned their troops and returned to their hometowns. Liu Bang disbanded nearly hundreds of thousands of troops from the princes with just one edict. It was not unsuccessful.

May
Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty held a knighthood ceremony in Luoyang Nangong to bestow honors on meritorious ministers.

This time, the Han Emperor granted more than 130 marquises, including Pingyang Marquis Cao Can, Xinwu Marquis Jin She, Ruyin Marquis Xia Houying, Yangling Marquis Fu Kuan, Guangyan Marquis Lv Ai, Qu Ni Marquis Chen Ping, Tang Chen Ying, Marquis of Yi, Lu Ze, Marquis of Zhou Lu, Lu Shizhi, Marquis of Jiancheng, Zhang Liang, Marquis of Liu, Liu Bang, Marquis of Sheyang, Xiao He, Marquis of Feng, Li Shang, Marquis of Quzhou, Zhou Bo, Marquis of Jiang, Fan Kuai, Marquis of Wuyang, Guanying, Marquis of Yingyin, Zhou Chang, the Marquis of Fenyin, Chen Xi, the Marquis of Yangxia, and Hou Di (female) of Lu Mu were all outstanding among them, with more than 4,000 households living in each city.

After the conferring ceremony, the Han Emperor held a banquet with all the heroes in Nangong.

During the banquet, the Emperor of Han asked his officials: "All the princes and generals should not hide from me, but tell the truth. What is the reason why I can gain the world now? And what is the reason why Xiang lost the world?"

The princes raised their heads and Wang Ling replied: "Although your majesty is arrogant and likes to insult people, Xiang Yu is kind and willing to protect people. However, your majesty sent people to attack the cities and seize the land, and the places they surrendered and captured were granted to them, and they shared the same status with the people of the world. However, Xiang Yu was jealous of talented people, framed those who had merit, and doubted those who were talented. He won victory without taking credit from others, and won land without benefiting others. This is the reason why he lost the world. "The Emperor laughed loudly and said, "Otherwise, you will only know one aspect, but not the other. If you really want to plan strategies in the tents and win decisive battles thousands of miles away, I can't compare to Zifang.

When it comes to guarding the country, comforting the people, providing food and wages, and ensuring that food routes are not blocked, I cannot compare to Xiao He. He also said that if he could command an army of millions, he would be victorious in battle and defeated in attack. I am not as good as Han Xin.

The three of them are all heroes among men, unparalleled talents in the world, but I can use them. This is the reason why I can win the world. But Xiang Yu only has one Fan Zeng, and even he can't use him. This is why he was captured by me. "

All the ministers said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Emperor Han looked at the officials who were complimenting him, and he was very proud of himself, so he held a wine glass and laughed in high position.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty stayed in Luoyang for many days, and felt that it would be a good idea to set the capital of the Han Dynasty in Luoyang. One day, a garrison soldier named Lou Jing from Qi returned to Luoyang from the Western Regions. After being introduced by his fellow countryman General Yu, he was able to meet the Han Emperor. , Chen said that the terrain in Guanzhong was dangerous, and even if the world changed, the people of Guanzhong could serve as the foundation of the Han emperor, and persuaded the Han emperor to build the capital of Guanzhong.

The Emperor of Han could not make up his mind for a while, but at this time, the ministers who advocated establishing Luoyang as the capital all stated the benefits of establishing Luoyang as the capital. Most of these people were old people from the Six Kingdoms, who were nostalgic for the old and hoped to relocate to the promised land. They said:
"Luoyang, the eastern capital, has stretched for hundreds of years. There is Chenggao in the east, Weihan and Mianchi in the west, with the Yellow River at its back and Yi and Luo rivers in front. The geographical situation is solid and easy to defend. Compared with Guanzhong, it is no less generous! "

At this time, Zhang Liang, the Marquis of Liu, spoke up: "Although Luoyang has these natural dangers, its hinterland is really too small, with a radius of only a few hundred miles; the fields are barren, and it is very easy to be attacked from all sides. It is not a capital that can be ruled by force;

In Guanzhong, there is the danger of Weihan in the east, and the overflowing mountains of Longshu in the west. The land is fertile and fertile for thousands of miles. In addition, there are rich agricultural products of Bashu in the south, and there are grasslands for grazing cattle and horses in the north.

There are three dangerous points in the north, west and south that can be defended, and the princes can be controlled to the east. When the princes are at peace, the Yellow River and the Wei River can be opened for water transportation to transport the world's grain and supply the needs of the capital.

If the princes change, they can go eastward to transport grain and grass, enough to maintain the supplies of the expedition team. This is the so-called golden city thousands of miles away, the land of abundance! I think Lou Jing’s idea is correct. "

The Han Emperor thought for a long time, but still didn't know what to do. At this time, Xiao He also said: "Your Majesty, don't forget that across the Yellow River in the north is Hanoi County of Bai Kingdom."

The Han emperor was suddenly awakened and immediately decided to build the capital in Guanzhong. Since there was no big city in Guanzhong, Xianyang was also burned to the ground. Therefore, Liu Bang ordered the construction of an imperial city to the west of Xianyang and named it Chang'an, which means long-term peace and stability.

In view of Lou Jing's suggestion, Liu Bang specially gave him the surname Liu and made him a doctor, with the title Fengchunjun.

After holding the court meeting, the Han Emperor did not wait for the completion of Chang'an. He set off for Guanzhong on the same day and asked the ministers to follow him. He was ready to wait in Guanzhong for the completion of the capital.

June
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty issued an order to grant amnesty to the whole country. All persons who were not involved in serious crimes such as treason, treason, rebellion, rebellion, immorality, disrespect, injustice, civil strife, etc., would be released unconditionally.

July
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty appointed generals Fan Kuai and Lu Ze to pacify Linjiang King Gongwei, who rebelled against Xiang Yu. The army was 200,000, but Linjiang King only had tens of thousands. In a short time, Gongwei was pacified, and Gongwei was escorted to Guanzhong. , executed.

In order to wipe out Xiang Yu's influence, the Han Emperor ordered a large-scale search across the country to arrest all rebels related to Xiang Yu. Among them, Zhong Limei was the top priority. However, no one expected that Zhong Limei was hiding in the Palace of Chu. , because he had an old relationship with Chu King Han Xin in the past.

August
Several major palaces in Chang'an were built, and Liu Bang and his family moved in. From then on, as the Han Emperor Liu Bang officially sat on the throne of Changle Palace in Chang'an City, accepting the worship of the officials, it represented that the Han Dynasty officially established its capital in Chang'an, even though this At that time, Chang'an had only three or five palaces, large and small.

In order to better govern the country, the Han Emperor ordered Xiao He to make laws and regulations, Han Xin to apply for military law, Zhang Cang to make regulations, Sun Shutong and Lu Jia to go to Bai Kingdom, and ordered Baiguo rites and Confucians to copy many classics, formulate etiquette, and create "Xinyu" .

October
The Emperor of Han's act of massacre of Xiang Yu's old troops caused panic among King Yan Zang Tu. Zang Tu believed that after Liu Bang finished hunting down Xiang Yu's old troops who had no power, it would be his turn, so he decided to take a preemptive strike. That month, King Zang Tu of Yan After exhausting all the strength of the country and almost emptying the country of Yan, he raised 200,000 troops to attack Daijun.

(End of this chapter)