Seeing that the hall suddenly fell into silence because of the eldest brother's words, Luo also knew that it was time for him to liven up the atmosphere.

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, meritorious deeds have not been rewarded, and faults have not been punished, this is the root cause of cholera, Zhaogong went to the grassland, made great contributions, and deserved to be rewarded."

Liu Bang glanced at Luo Yi gratefully, worthy of being his most trusted confidant, always knowing what he wanted and what he needed.

Sometimes, kings want you to ask for favors.

For example, now, Liu Bang's whole person has been blinded by Luoling's breath of destruction, and he doesn't know what to do, and all the words he prepared before are blocked in his throat.

Luo Yi woke up Liu Bang with two words, and he was still stunned for what to do, and quickly took out the reward he had prepared before.

Isn't it over if you smash my eldest brother back to Zhaocheng, what's there to panic about, when has he said a word in the past few years.

Liu Bang was about to say something, but after thinking about it, he stopped and said: "Duke Zhao was given by God, he is not a courtier of the Han Dynasty, what kind of face should I use to reward Duke Zhao?" ”

Luo also said: "Your Majesty, you are not only the emperor of the Han Dynasty, but also the Son of Heaven of Zhuxia, although the Duke of Zhao is not a Han Chen, but he is a person of Zhuxia, and under the sky, the Son of Heaven is the most respected." ”

A smile appeared in Luo Ling's eyes, he didn't expect Luo Yi to take this opportunity to upgrade the concept of Zhuxia again, and structure it above the dynasty.

It's just an experiment, but if there is a precedent, it can be slowed down in the future.

Ah has also grown.

Liu Bang felt a little strange in his heart, he was not a monarch who played academics, and he didn't have too strong intuition about these conceptual things.

Although it was a little strange why Luo Yi wanted to separate the emperor and the Son of Heaven, the two same things, since Luo Yi said so, he naturally believed it.

So he happily said: "Zhao Gong, you are from the Luo clan, if you are rewarded with gold and silver, it must be an insult to you."

As for high-ranking officials, there is no more honorable title in this world than your position as the Duke of Zhao.

After thinking about it, there is no place in the world that can match you.

Some time ago, when Yu Weiwei was talking about ancient history, he said that the ancient saints and sages were both human and godlike, just like the Fengbo Yushi who assisted the Yellow Emperor.

Ziyu also said that the ancient Son of Heaven could be a god for all the spirits in the world, and even the virtuous ministers and famous generals could be demonstrated.

You are mighty on the grassland, and only the noble god can match you.

I am willing to follow the example of the ancient holy kings, canonize the god of the four seasons for you, belong to the same god of mountains, rivers, sun, moon and stars, and enjoy the sacrifices of the royal family and the people of the world. ”

The expressions of the ministers in the hall were numb.

We are still here tirelessly thinking about taking another step forward in the title of the world, and the Zhaogong has begun to canonize the gods.

The gap is too big.

When Han Xin was appointed as the marquis of 30,000 households, they didn't feel so emotional.

Although this is only a fictitious title, it does not bring any real power.

But the problem is, that's a god!

With the divine throne of the Son of Heaven himself, not only his own descendants can be sacrificed, but anyone can sacrifice himself.

Thousands of years later, even if the heirs are cut off, there is still incense that will last forever in the world, which is very important for people in this era.

Luo Ling understood that Liu Bang canonized himself as a living person, naturally in order to stay in Zhaocheng in peace.

But anything in this world will have an immeasurable impact on the future, and it is not a trivial matter to canonize the gods to the living because of their merits.

What will this mean for the future?

Could it be that this matter will become an unspoken rule in the future?

In the future, those who have nothing to seal and no reward will be canonized as a god and then leave the world?

In addition to the temple of the princes, is it difficult to open another temple dedicated to the worship of those civil ministers and military generals who have made significant contributions?

Pantheon? Pantheon?

Holy Tombs?

Or is it built according to the Temple of the Son of Heaven, the Temple of Literature or the Temple of Martial Arts?

Luo Ling temporarily pressed these chaotic thoughts in his heart, first saluted and thanked Liu Bang, and then turned to say: "Son of Heaven, Ling has something to ask for. ”

For Liu Bang, the current Luoling can say anything, as long as he doesn't appear in the world again, so he hurriedly said: "Zhaogong, please speak." ”

Luo Ling then said: "Son of Heaven, since ancient times, the Son of Heaven has lived in the middle of the world, and then the princes have been guarding the Son of Heaven as a fence, and the three generations have been like this, do you know why?" ”

Liu Bang was a little confused, and thought that Luo Ling was dissatisfied with his reduction of the king with a different surname, but he didn't say anything, of course Luo Yi knew that this was not the case, so he said: "Please also ask Duke Zhao to solve your Majesty's doubts." ”

Luo Ling said: "Son of Heaven, if Qiongzhou now belongs to the land of the Han Dynasty, and there is a rebellion in Qiongzhou, where do you want to transfer troops from, and how long will it take you to arrive?" ”

Liu Bang already had some eyebrows when he heard this, his heart relaxed, and he thought for a while: "If the Chu State cannot be pacified, then the best thing is to transfer troops from Guanzhong, if it is from the Chu State, I am afraid it will take half a year, if it is from Guanzhong, I am afraid it will take a year to enter Qiongzhou." ”

Speaking of which, a smart person like Liu Bang already knows what Luo Ling is going to say, it's too far!

Luo Ling sighed: "The Son of Heaven lives in the middle of the world, precisely because the Son of Heaven can only control that part, and the only solution is to build a straight road through the whole country.

This is exactly where the mausoleum sighs about the first emperor, he is talented, and the straight road built by the Qin Dynasty is necessary.

But his biggest mistake was that he shouldn't have sent people from all over the world to build it in just a few years.

If those projects were divided into decades, would the Qin Dynasty have perished in just a dozen years? ”

Liu Bang asked: "Zhaogong, even if a straight road is built, but the remoteness of Qiongzhou is really the end of the world, if there is a rebellion, every time you transfer troops, the cost is huge." ”

Liu Bang is not the kind of emperor who is happy with his achievements, he has always been very practical, and he will not do anything that is not beneficial for the sake of a little face.

Luo Ling said with a smile: "This is exactly what Ling wants to say, a thousand years ago, King Su led his army to the east, at that time, Zhuxia was full of forests and lakes, and the roads were rugged and difficult to travel, where are there roads extending in all directions like now?"

In such an environment, King Su drove the barbarians all the way into the mountains, and when he reached the end of the east, King Su sighed: 'When I die, I am afraid that no one will be able to lead his troops to this far', and the princes should be set up here, and the princes should defend against the barbarians for the Son of Heaven.

So the princes built the country on the spot, and the barbarians needed to conquer the barbarians were all from the local area, and the Son of Heaven sat in the capital, and ruled the world with a vertical arch.

Now that you have the capital of Guanzhong, in fact, a lot of land in Shandong can already be directly under the central government, which is what you know.

But have you ever thought about the areas further south?

For example, Lingnan, I'm afraid you won't want to step into that area for hundreds of years. ”

This sentence really cut into Liu Bang's heart, he really didn't want to go to Lingnan, he didn't want to give it away for nothing, it was too serious, and he might even die if he passed.

Liu Bang remembered that when Qin was destroyed, Luo Ling had gone to Lingnan to persuade Zhao Tuo to stay in Lingnan, and he knew that Luo Ling wanted a throne for Zhao Tuo, so he asked: "Do you want me to be the king of Zhao Tuo?"

But Zhao Tuo is probably unwilling, he is like an emperor in Lingnan, why should he accept the canonization of the Central Plains Dynasty? ”

Luo Ling had a light in his eyes, and said loudly: "The Son of Heaven doesn't have to worry, if Zhao Tuo is unwilling, Ling will go to Lingnan again, and he will be obedient." ”

The voice was very flat, but it was very domineering, Liu Bang was shocked, and secretly said in his heart: I, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, dare not provoke, and Zhao Tuo naturally does not dare to provoke.

I heard Luo Ling say again: "Zhao Tuo established the country of Zhuxia, and you are the Son of Heaven of Zhuxia, and there is only one Son of Heaven, so he must submit to you."

The emperor of the Han Dynasty could not rule Lingnan, but the Son of Heaven had to rule all the countries of Zhuxia, just as the princes of Bangzhou had to accept the division of the Son of Heaven.

Even if Zhao Wei Han is so rebellious, he must go through the golden edict and golden book of the Son of Heaven before he can become a noble prince.

If Zhao Tuo is unwilling to accept the canonization, he will be cut off from Zhuxia and think that he is a barbarian, and the world should jointly defeat him. ”

Luo Yiyan couldn't help but glance at the eldest brother when he heard this, he really deserved to be the eldest brother, he guessed his intentions in just one sentence, and he could use it in a short time.

Liu Bang deeply felt the difference between the two, "What Zhao Gong means is that Zhao Tuo will come to worship me as a foreign vassal?" ”

In the Zhou Dynasty, there was a difference between the princes of the Inner and the Outer Princes, in fact, there was never anything new in the world, and what the central government could control was the Inner Empire, and what could not be controlled was the Outer Division.

Now the kings of Liu Bang are outside the country, and the princes who accept the jurisdiction are the inner part of the country, and Zhao Tuo is a circle of princes who are more peripheral than the outside of the country, and they do not even belong to the sequence of the Han Dynasty.

"Exactly!"

Luo Ling nodded, Liu Bang thought about it for a while, and found that there was no harm to this big man, even if it was harmful, he didn't dare to refute it, so he immediately said: "According to what Zhao Gong said, Zhao Tuo will be crowned King of Lingnan." ”

The banquet ended in the warm atmosphere of Luo Ling saying that he wanted to return to Zhaocheng to continue writing, Liu Bang burst into tears, paid so much price, and finally sent the great god away.

Once Luo Ling left, the world seemed to return to its original state in an instant, and the sword and sword shadows began to rise again above the court, facing countless turbulent undercurrents, Liu Bang was a little intoxicated, compared to the powerlessness in the face of Luo Ling, it was better to deal with this kind of struggle that he was more familiar with.

He set his sights on Yingbu, the strongest of the princes and kings he had divided into, and at the same time the most restless.

At this time, a carriage and a boat came out of Luo Village.

To the west of Guanzhong, the second child of the Luo family was heading to the unknown Western Regions with a map.

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In the previous chapter of the Zhou Dynasty, we told about the downgrading process of the title of "king", which was separated from the "Son of Heaven" and became essentially a title.

Until it was replaced by "emperor" and completely lost the title role of the supreme ruler, but after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the "emperor" soon encountered a similar encounter and was under the "Son of Heaven".

The main reason is that the "dynasty" associated with the "emperor" is a political entity, and the "Son of Heaven" is associated with the concept of "Zhuxia" with a civilization, and what civilization can extend is obviously stronger than what a political entity can influence.

This is not only a change in title, but also has a profound impact on the construction of the power system of ancient Chinese dynasties. ——Analysis of the Aristocracy of Ancient Dynasties

began to take off, and I have long wanted to build a political system by myself

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