Chapter 23: The Law of the Ancestors Is Immutable
In fact, as everyone expected, today's discussion of cutting the feudal dynasty was deliberately arranged by Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.
In his and Chao Cuo's plan, cutting the feudal domain is a national policy and must be implemented.
However, the stakes were so high that he did not dare to act rashly.
Only then did I arrange for Chao to go to the book, and I wanted to listen to the opinions of the hundred officials.
As a result, this group of people were all tucked away for him, obedient on the surface, but each with a ghost in his heart.
This is the human heart.
Emperor Jing of Han was a little depressed.
After the meeting ended, he went straight to Changle Palace to ask his mother, Empress Dowager Dou, about her opinion on cutting the domain.
Empress Dowager Dou was an outstanding politician during the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.
She was a visionary and, like the empress dowagers before her, had a good influence in the court.
If he can get the support of the Empress Dowager Dou, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty will inevitably increase his wings.
My mother is worthy of being my own mother, not like those ministers.
In the face of her son Emperor Han Jingdi's inquiry, Empress Dowager Dou gave her opinion very clearly: she did not agree to cut the domain.
Her reasons are very good, the law of the ancestors is immutable.
Emperor Taizu Gao's arrangement back then naturally had his reasons.
On the one hand, Liu Bang gave the princes in various places a large fiefdom, "widely sealing the city" and strengthening their strength.
On the other hand, it also makes the territory of each vassal state show a situation of "dogs and teeth", which is convenient for mutual checks and balances.
These princes and kings are all close relatives of the Han Dynasty, and after such an exquisite arrangement, they are the "Panshi Sect" of the Han Dynasty, which is popularly known as the "Dinghai Shenshen Needle".
Eggs can't be put in one basket, and the princes surnamed Liu are divided into various places, on the one hand, it can avoid the tragedy of Qin.
On the other hand, once there is a change in the court, they can have enough ability to consolidate the Liu family's world.
It was precisely because of their existence that the Lu Clan's rebellion could be quelled so easily.
"To cut the feudal domain is to cut the foundation of oneself. Son, who have you ever seen with a knife to see his own roots? ”
Empress Dowager Dou said.
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Coming out of Empress Dowager Dou's bedroom, Emperor Han Jing was even more depressed.
His mother not only disagreed with him cutting the domain, but also moved out his grandfather Liu Bang to suppress him.
In fact, the Empress Dowager Dou is right, the Han family system is praised by all generations, and the reason is that there are many exquisite designs in it.
Let's take the feudal princes as an example, how to design not only to make the princes' strength not weak, but also to have the ability of King Qin, but also not to make their strength too strong and threaten the central government, but also to find ways to make them check and balance each other, which is all knowledge.
The political wisdom of the early generations of the Han Dynasty is definitely the first level of existence in Chinese history.
However, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty was now bent on cutting the feudal domain, and he did not listen to the persuasion of the Empress Dowager Dou at all.
He didn't know the important role of the princely kingdoms in consolidating the Han world, but the strength of these princes was based on the division of imperial power.
The stronger the princes and kings, the weaker the central court.
As an emperor, he can understand the contradictions more clearly than anyone else.
Whenever he wants to do something big, he often feels constrained by it.
He had just succeeded to the throne for three years at this time, and it was time for him to make a big career and make a big career.
How could he be willing to have his power taken away by the princes and kings?
In essence, the reduction of feudal domains is the result of the intensification of contradictions between the central and local governments.
"Hey, even my mother doesn't understand me." Emperor Han Jing walked in the Changle Palace and sighed stupidly.
Unconsciously, his royal palace came to the front of the first hall where Liu Rong lived.
He couldn't help but think of the incident not long ago, when Liu Rong relieved him at the banquet.
This son is a little clever, so why not listen to him?
"Stop!" Emperor Jing of Han commanded, and then walked to Liu Rong's residence.
As soon as he got closer, he heard a noisy and strange cry coming from Liu Rong's room.
"East wind."
"Three loaves."
"Shichijo"
"Touch, get rich."
"Hahaha, self-touch!"