Looking at Liu Hong's grief-stricken appearance, Chai Wu's heart was mixed, and for a while, he didn't know what to say.

In ancient times, the god of war Bai Qi sucked pus for the soldiers, and the white mother cried: My son is dead!

Even Chai Wu himself, just out of the emotion of long-term coexistence, can barely undress the officers around him and push them to eat.

- That's it, or to ensure that the officers are grateful, and better assist themselves in governing the army!

But when it comes to the war, for the inevitable casualties, Chai Wu can only comfort himself with 'Ci does not take charge of the army'.

But for the meat eaters above the temple, especially for the emperor, the death of soldiers should be just a string of cold numbers and the shame of defeat.

The little emperor was so saddened by the death of hundreds of soldiers?

This is really a bit of a collapse of Chai Wu's three views!

Even Emperor Taizu Gao Liu Bang, when his close generals around him died, he only sent people to mourn two sentences; In the future, I miss it, so I will make up for my family by the way (1).

- Taizu Liu Bang, that is the person who can capture the Emperor Liu Taigong in Xiang Yu, try to threaten Liu Bang with cooking Liu Bang's father, and shout 'Please share my bowl of meat when it's cooked'!

Even the Emperor Xiaohui, who is known for his benevolence and affinity, is a ruthless person who can give an order and kill all the servants of Weiyang without blinking an eyelid!

The one in front of you, but it doesn't seem to be the same?

Qualified people in power should be decisive in killing, but the one in front of him seems to be some woman's kindness...

After sitting down with the insect on the side to comfort Liu Hong, Chai Wu, who was suspicious in his heart, had an idea and decided to test Liu Hong.

"Your Majesty, when the minister led his troops to ambush in the eastern suburbs of Chang'an, he saw that he wanted to damage the mountains and trees, so he tied him up."

As he spoke, Chai Armed inadvertently looked at Liu Hong's complexion: "According to Your Majesty's wishes, how should this person be handled?" ”

Liu Hong, who was secretly wiping away tears under the comfort of Worm Da, was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he reacted to what was going on with 'privately damaging the mountain trees'.

Thinking of this, Liu Hong couldn't help but feel sad for the vast number of emperor colleagues.

——In feudal society, between heaven and earth, whether it is flying in the sky, crawling on the ground, or swimming in the water, theoretically belongs to the creation of heaven; And the emperor, as the 'son of heaven', is the natural owner of all things in heaven and earth!

To exaggerate, the people who breathe the air between heaven and earth must theoretically get the emperor's consent - because the air also belongs to the emperor!

And the 'damage to the mountain wood' mentioned by Chai Wu is a felony at this time!

In later generations, even decades later, this matter is not worth mentioning at all: the little people take a handful, carry a basket, go to the mountains to chop dead wood, and collect some firewood.

But at this point in time, any act of destroying the ecology falls under the category of 'theft'.

It's not an ordinary theft, it's stealing the emperor's things!

Because everything that is born naturally belongs to the personal property of the emperor; Cutting down trees without permission is tantamount to stealing the emperor's things!

If you really want to go online, it's not too much to press a 'big disrespect'!

Shaking his head with a smile, Liu Hong wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes again, straightened his face slightly, and said softly: "And call into the tent, I want to see it." ”

As a later generation, Liu Hong despised this kind of idle and painful operation.

In the final analysis, this incident is just a trick made up by the emperors in order to deepen the sacredness of imperial power in the minds of the people.

But can the legitimacy of imperial power really rely on a sentence of 'God' to penetrate into the hearts of the people and make the people of the world willingly enslaved?

If this were the case, then there would be no three-hundred-year dynastic cycle; The people can't survive, and they won't rebel with hoes, but obediently squat at home and wait for death, so as not to cause trouble to the 'son of heaven' who is sitting in Weiyang Palace.

Liu Hong never thought that through this method of almost 'empty gloves and white wolves', he would rule the people under his rule with a few mysterious and sacred veils.

It is true that as a feudal era, the sanctity of imperial power needs to be maintained; But in Liu Hong's view, the sacredness of the emperor is not proved by a few empty and ethereal words of 'bestowed by heaven' and 'son of heaven'.

In the original history, after Emperor Wen Liu Heng took power, he issued the order of 'Xu Minchi Shanze', and as the emperor, he allowed the people to freely go up the mountain to collect firewood, fish and hunt to maintain their lives in the green and yellow days.

Then, Liu Heng became a saint in the minds of the people!

Did Liu Heng mention that he was the son of heaven? Is there a command from high on top that the people obey him?

No!

It was his practical policies that made the people's lives visibly better, and the people were grateful to him that they called him a saint in the world.

In the hearts of ordinary people in the Western Han Dynasty, the status of Emperor Wen Liu Heng is even higher than Liu Bang, who entered the customs and did not commit any crimes in the autumn, and had three chapters of the Civil Law!

Therefore, the sacredness of the emperor can only be guaranteed by practical actions to bring visible and tangible benefits to the people under his rule.

It really reached the point of Chongzhen, no matter how hoarsely he shouted, 'I am the son of heaven', 'You wait for the people to kneel down obediently', after all, they couldn't escape the fate of finding a crooked neck tree and hanging themselves.

Seeing a middle-aged man with slightly shabby clothes and a slean face being escorted into the account by the soldiers, Liu Hong couldn't help but think: Banning the mountain order, whether to cancel it or not.

With ready-made examples in front of him, Liu Hong has no reason to go near and far, and then explore a new model.

But Emperor Wen's Xu Minchi Shanze Order is not without harm - the mountains and rivers are open, the people are naturally able to breathe, there is no food at home, and they can go to the mountains to catch a rabbit and touch a fish, pick up some firewood and sell it, and they can also exchange it for some food.

But compared to the lonely people, the real benefits are those princes, nobles, and powerful giants who have deep wealth and strong organizational skills!

In the original history, Emperor Wen opened the mountain, Liu Bang's eldest brother Liu Xian's son, Wu King Liu Bi began to dig copper in Wu Di, but in a few decades, Wu Di from the poor countryside, developed into one of the richest places in the world!

It is rumored that when Liu Bi was in power, the people of Wu did not need to bear any taxes, and all taxes were borne by Liu Bi; It is precisely because of this that when Liu Bi raised troops to launch the Wuchu Rebellion and marched into Chang'an in the name of 'Qing Jun's side', he was supported by the entire people of Wu and pulled up a huge army of 1.2 million people!

And the reason why Liu Bi has the confidence to pay out of his own pocket to bear the taxes that the people of Wu have to hand over to the imperial court is because the copper mined from the mountain mines has brought endless wealth to Liu Bi - copper is melted and cast, that is money!

From Emperor Wen's Xu Min Chi Shanze to Emperor Wen's complete elimination of the power of the lords and his grasp of power, in less than ten years, Liu Bi's wealth has swelled to the point where he can compete with the Chang'an court; At that time, there were even rumors that the world minted money, half from Deng Tong (2), and half from Liu Wei.

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PS: 1. The allusion comes from Liu Bang's founding of the country, just a few days before Liu Bang ascended the throne and became emperor, the general Xi Juan died in battle, after a period of time, Liu Bang missed this brave general very much, and wanted to seal Xi Juan's military exploits to his family, but Xi Juan had no blood, Liu Bang ignored the courtiers' obstruction, and named Xi Juan's mother Liu Juan as the Marquis of Lu, ranking seventh among the founding heroes of the Western Han Dynasty; It is also a rare female marquis in the Western Han Dynasty.

It can be seen from the seventh place, which is higher than the infant irrigation, that Xi Juan should also be a fierce man with great achievements before his death.

2. Deng Tong, Emperor Wen's favored official Liu Heng, is rumored to be Emperor Wen's 'blue friend', is Liu Heng's close confidant, and takes care of the coinage industry for Liu Heng;