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

Chapter 180 Duke Lu, a banquet of kings
The Tingwei Mansion of the Han Dynasty quickly closed down the newly opened Wu Ji Restaurant in Chang'an, and also captured many second generations of the Chehou family, such as the second son of Wuyanghou, Zhou Luhou, Jianchenghou and Piyanghou. The prince's prince and the concubines of other princes and kings in Beijing.

From the captured wine shop owner, he learned that this wine shop was the property of King Liu Fei of Qi.

After punishing the captured princes of Chehou, the heirs of Chehou were punished by reducing the number of cities by one hundred. As for the bastards of various princes and kings, they were handed over to Chang Zheng because they were descendants of the clan. After receiving instructions from the Han Emperor, Zongzheng punished the princes involved by reducing the territory of one county.

These princes of Che and the princes made mistakes first, so they had to suffer a heavy penalty this time. But they all turned their attention to King Qi to see how the Han Emperor would punish the man behind the scenes.

Regarding the death of Empress Lu, I am afraid that apart from King Zhao, King Qi was the happiest person. However, King Zhao only had one county left. Even if he was happy, he did not dare to show it openly. Moreover, he had no respect for the Han Emperor. I was very grateful for saving his life, and I didn't dare to go against the Han Emperor.

However, King Qi did not have so many worries. Qi was a big country, and after the death of Queen Lu, the foundation of the Lu family in the court was shaken. Marquis Lu and Jiancheng of Zhou were eager to find a new backer. This is why the two prince brothers It was because he would go to the wine shop with Zhou Luhou, Jianchenghou and Piyanghou Shizi.

Zhou Luhou and Jianchenghou are easy to understand, but what about Piyanghou? It turns out that the Marquis of Piyang is Shen Shiqi, a favorite in front of Empress Lu, and also Empress Lu's tentacle in the court in addition to the power of the Lu family. With Empress Lu's trust, she has now become Taichang, one of the nine ministers. position.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty also knew that since the death of his mother, the Lu family had been ready to take action, constantly wooing courtiers in the court and looking for allies among the princes of Che. Now, if we want to punish the King of Qi, we must first appease the Lu family, otherwise the King of Qi will take advantage of this opportunity to completely lose the prestige of the Han Emperor.

Soon, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty ordered that because the Empress Dowager Lu Pheasant had made great contributions to the Han Dynasty and stabilized the situation after the death of the first emperor, and was not greedy for power, she decisively transferred power after the emperor came to power, and often helped the inexperienced emperor, making great contributions to the country and the country. Of.

Therefore, Lu Fei's father was canonized as Lu Gong, and he was granted the title of Lu County, Langya County, with a radius of one hundred miles. It was called the Duke of Lu, and its power was like that of the Duke of Bai.

Since Lu Taigong passed away, Lu Ze, the Marquis of Zhou Dynasty, inherited the throne of Lu Gong. Since Lu Gongze also passed away, the current Zhou Luhou Lu Tai succeeded to the throne. The position of Zhou Luhou was inherited by Lu Ze's second son Lu Chan.

As soon as this order of reward was given, the Lu family immediately calmed down and turned to support the Han Emperor.

Later, Tian Guangyong, the imperial censor, wrote: Qi King Liu Fei held a large banquet during the national mourning period, which trampled on the etiquette of the Han Dynasty, and requested your majesty to punish him.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty approved the report and issued an edict: King Liu Fei of Qi is my eldest brother. However, as an elder brother, he cannot lead by example. Instead, he repeatedly tramples on the laws of the Han Dynasty. I can forgive him, but the laws of the Han Dynasty cannot forgive him, so I will cut him off in Jinan. The land of a county is used as a punishment.

The King of Qi couldn't stand such reduction of titles. Previously, he took the initiative to send Chengyang County away because of fear of Empress Lu. Now he has lost Jinan County. How many counties in Qi State can be reduced? Therefore, we are ready to raise our troops and make our voices heard.

However, the Prime Minister of Qi discovered King Qi's plan, and immediately mobilized all the county soldiers from Linzi, the capital of Qi, to rush into the palace, capture Liu Fei, and report to the court. In this way, King Liu Fei of Qi ended before it even started.

Because in order to prevent the princes and kings from opposing the central government, when the princes and kings were established, Han Gaozu left a backup plan, that is, the prime minister of each princely country had to be appointed by the central government, and the princes and kings did not have the right to appoint the prime minister.

Soon, King Liu Fei of Qi was escorted to Beijing. In Changle Palace, Emperor Han, whose health had improved, stood in front of Liu Fei and angrily shouted: "My brother, have I, Liu Ying, done anything to harm you? You Why did you raise an army to attack me? Is it because I lost your Jinan County?
Shouldn't I cut it? Could it be that I, the descendants of the Liu family, as the late emperor, have fallen to the point of not knowing etiquette and not observing filial piety? How filial the late emperor was to the old lady. Today, you actually want to drink and have fun while your mother is in mourning. Do you still have any sense of shame? "

King Liu Fei of Qi was so scolded by the Han Emperor that he could not hold his head up. He kept crying: "I am the one who has lost my mind. Your Majesty, please kill me!"

Emperor Han sighed, came behind King Qi, and personally untied him and said: "My brother, how could I do this? We are brothers. Go back and govern Qi well. Since the late Emperor, how come the Liu family's descendants have killed each other?"

King Qi was so moved by Emperor Han's actions that he knelt on the ground and cried bitterly. Emperor Han knelt down and patted his shoulders and said: "Get up, you are the King of Qi. How can a king kneel on the ground and cry? From now on we will If you go down, how can you have the confidence to stand in front of him?"

The King of Qi looked at the kind-hearted Emperor of Han with tears in his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I, Liu Fei, swear here that I will never raise an army to resist the imperial court as long as I live, and I will do my best to govern the country of Qi, and let the world see our Liu family." He is capable of governing the world."

When Emperor Han heard what King Qi said, he was very happy and said: "Yes, the descendants of Emperor Gaozu must have this kind of heroism. Get up and let's go drink."

The Han Emperor's lenient treatment of the King of Qi directly appeased the other princes and kings. At least while the Han Emperor was still alive, the issue of the princes and kings would not become the main problem of the Han Dynasty.

The sixteenth year of Emperor Han's reign

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty issued an edict for all the princes and kings to come to Beijing for a reunion.

With the foundation laid by King Qi last year, the princes and kings who received the edict rushed to Chang'an with confidence. Each convoy carried a large number of specialties from each princely country and gifts for the Han Emperor. The King of Qi, the King of Liang, the King of Chu, the King of Dai, the King of Zhao, the King of Wu, the King of Huainan, the King of Huaiyang, and the King of Yan all arrived one after another. Chang'an City ushered in a rare bustle. The last bustle also appeared in the debate. During the conference.

On that day, the Han Emperor held a banquet in Changle Palace. At the banquet, the Han Emperor was very happy and said to Dai Wang Liu Heng: "Fourth brother, you have done a good job. I have never been worried since you went to Dai. The Huns in the north are not like when my father was here, and they were overwhelmed by the war reports from the Huns every three days."

Liu Heng picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Brother is overrated. I just did what I should do. If it weren't for my brother's support from behind, how could I have resisted the Huns so smoothly!"

Emperor Han smiled and said nothing, then turned to look at King Qi Liu Fei and said, "Brother, don't blame me for what happened last year."

King Liu Fei of Qi laughed and said: "Your Majesty is joking. If it weren't for your kindness and kindness, if it were someone like Hu Hai, the second emperor of Qin, today might be my death anniversary."

"What brother is saying is, if it weren't for His Majesty's kindness, how could we brothers have raised all the funds?"

"Haha! Yes, yes!"

The Han Emperor also enjoyed the moment of brotherly affection very much, and said to King Liu Jiao of Yan: "Cousin, how are you doing over there? The Yan Kingdom is in a bitter cold land and lacks soldiers and horses. Can you still support it?"

Liu Jiao sighed: "To be honest with your Majesty, there is indeed some trouble. I don't know what happened to the Donghu people. They were fine a few years ago. In the past few years, they have caused friction on our border every year, which has made me miserable. "

At this time, King Qi spoke: "Old Yan, let me help you with small things. In this way, I will give you some money, food and cloth, so you should feel better."

The acting king Liu Heng also said: "I am not as heroic as Brother Qi. I can only give you 500 horses and a thousand sets of armor and stomach."

Hearing this, the other princes and kings also made some contributions. When the Han Emperor saw this, he said happily: "Look! As long as we brothers work together, no problem can be solved. I am also interested in it. In this way, in the next ten years, all taxes and tributes from the Yan Kingdom will be There is no need to send it to the central government, Yan will keep it for his own use to defend against the Rong and Di."

King Yan did not expect that attending the banquet would actually solve the problem of domestic resource shortage. He happily stood up and toasted to Emperor Han and other brothers: "Thank you brothers for your generous donation. On behalf of the people of Yan State, I would like to thank you. I did it, you can do whatever you want."

"Hahaha!"

Soon, the party came to an end.

Emperor Han stood up and said: "Now that all brothers have reached their age, I am also thirty-two years old. This year I have become increasingly unwell. I don't know how many times I will see my brothers again. I hope you guys take care of your health!" "

The princes and kings all stood up and saluted: "Thanks to your majesty's protection, we can stay in the country safely without worrying about the hostility of the central government towards us. Please take care of your health, so that we brothers can govern the people with more peace of mind!" "

"Hahaha, it is because of you that I can rest assured. But even if I suddenly die one day, please look at my face and help the prince. After all, he is also your nephew, but Don’t favor one over the other!”

"Your Majesty is joking. I'm going to put my words down here. If anyone dares to bully my nephew Liu Gong, I, Liu Fei, will never let him go."

"Yes, yes, brother, don't worry. If it weren't for your protection back then, I, Liu Ruyi, would have been dead long ago. How can I have a good time with my brothers now? I also promise that no matter who it is, as long as it endangers the life of my nephew, As well as the person who shakes up my Liu family, I, Liu Ruyi, are incompatible with him."

"I am Liu Jiao..."

Under the words of the Han Emperor, who were almost entrusted, these princes and kings all swore to support the crown prince Liu Gong, because the Han Emperor already felt that his body was not as strong as before, and no one knew that he would suddenly leave one day. , and this banquet of kings was also specially arranged by him, just in case.

As for why these princes and kings seem so loyal, it’s not because the central government’s force is very strong at this time. Guanzhong, the richest place in the world, is in the hands of the central government. And these princes and kings, except for the King of Qi, are all desolate. The place or the place of miasma.

But even the King of Qi has been greatly reduced in strength due to being cut off from his title many times, not to mention that there is still a thorn in the side of the Prime Minister in the vassal kingdom. Secondly, it was the Emperor of Han who really gave these princes and kings a sense of security. Even the King of Qi who was caught for his treasonous behavior could be forgiven. If they really rebelled against the Emperor of Han, they themselves would feel that they were not human beings. No reason.

(End of this chapter)