Luo Jing had recruited troops to be foolproof, not to start a war outright, and he had sent emissaries to the kingdom and the princes to capture the princes and marquis who had broken the law.

The imperial court still has influence and influence among the nations, and how can most of the princes, kings and princes dare to rebel, this is not the strongest period for the princes' kingdoms.

has enjoyed the glory and wealth, and there is no tempering of life and death crisis, he will become more and more timid, just like the princes and kings of the Liu family and the marquis of Che today.

Luo Jing sat quietly in Luoyang City, preparing for war on the one hand, and waiting for the arrival of the princes of the Liu clan on the other.

Sure enough, as he expected, the envoy of the court arrived in the vassal states, holding Luo Jing's warrant in his hand, first to those meritorious states that were sealed in the core of the kingdom, and then the two sides went straight to the capital of the kingdom together, "Dong Ahou was ordered to pacify Shandong, supervise the county, wait for the law, and follow the order of Dong Ahou to come to capture it, quickly tie it up, and go to Luoyang with me to meet Dong Ahou to reveal the secret affairs." ”

The princes and kings were terrified, and they didn't expect that Luo Jing would directly send someone to arrest them.

This is not how normal political struggles are waged, usually first looking for evidence, and then arranging each other, until they can kill people, and then suddenly attack and win the battle.

But Luo Jing sent people here with great fanfare, which made everyone hesitate, and some of the princes and kings were extremely frightened, and said to the left and right: "Dong Ahou wants to harm the widow, if he is arrested, life and death will be in his hands, and the widow now seems to have to rebel." ”

Then he was stopped by his courtiers and sons.

Crazy!

Can't you see how strong the imperial court is?

In the past, when the great powers spanned several counties, they couldn't beat it, but now there is only one county left, and the meritorious princes in the court are sharpening their knives, just waiting for the meritorious dignitaries.

Now that you get together, isn't it to give them military merits?

Loyal ministers and filial sons do not want to see the lord and father behave in such unwise ways, and those who have two hearts and "filial sons" do not want to follow the ship destined to sink to die.

So they persuaded one after another: "King, this is exactly the strategy of the imperial court, if you raise troops this time, won't you have a solid rebellion?"

Dong Ahou is the son of King Luowen, the son of Luo's with stigmata, and he will not deliberately frame you.

Follow these people now, and we'll be waiting for your news in the country.

If Dong Ahou really wants to do it, he will have to take care of us, and then the ministers can still lead the kingdom soldiers to rescue you.

Moreover, you are a clan member of the Han family, and Dong Ahou is not qualified to hear a case against you, and you need to report it to the Zongzheng Mansion.

You can rest assured. ”

Luo Jing will not make something out of nothing, he will not do such a thing, it has never happened in a thousand years, this is something that everyone is sure of.

But the problem is that this kind of princes and kings themselves are not very clean, and they are naturally a little uneasy in their hearts, which belongs to the natural reaction of mice when they see cats and robbers when they see fast catches.

In the end, under the persuasion of these courtiers and sons, most of the princes and kings still chose to be captured from their hearts.

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Luoyang.

With the arrival of the princes and kings in Luoyang, perhaps because of the courage of the people, these people gradually became arrogant.

"The widow is the descendant of Emperor Gao, and the same generation as His Majesty today, speaking of which, I have to call him the imperial brother, although Dong Ahou has a noble status and great power, but after all, he is a foreign minister, this is our Liu family's family matter, it is better for you to participate less."

Some princes and kings used Han law to say things, "Dong Ahou, Emperor Gao set up Zongzheng back then, and said that the affairs of the imperial family were handled by Zongzheng, what qualifications do you have to arrest widows, and it is almost the same to call Zongzheng to come!" ”

"Dong Ahou, you are young and in a high position, this is the legacy of King Luowen, isn't it good to be a close minister of His Majesty in Chang'an City?

Why do you have to come to Shandong to wade through this muddy water? ”

"Dong Ahou, if you don't let the widow go back now, this crime of arresting the clan relatives without authorization, even if you are the son of the Luo family, you can't afford it, if Zhao Gong trampled on the laws of this dynasty in order to save you.

The consequences would be unimaginable. ”

Speaking of which, there was even a sharp color in his voice, "Dong Ahou, now it is not Bang Zhou, but the world of my Liu family, the widow advises you to be cautious in your words and deeds, otherwise even if it is the Luo family, can you always protect you?" ”

The Han clan relatives were indeed a group of privileged people in the Han Dynasty, and if they broke the law, they would have to be tried by the Zongzheng Mansion, and then reported to the emperor for final decision.

Some of these princes and kings spoke with advice, they were unwilling to confront Luo Jing, and some were really fierce, especially when they appeared in the world that was not Bang Zhou, and the whole person's head seemed to be raised.

Luoche just wanted to laugh when he looked at the wonderful performances of these people.

And he did, in the hall, Luo Jing laughed, and there was endless mockery in his laughter.

This naked mockery made some people even more angry, and they were about to speak when they were interrupted by Luo Jing.

I saw Luo Jing scolding fiercely: "The princes and kings?

The princes and kings dare to run rampant in front of me?

Even if I am not the son of Luo, just the identity of this great Han Dynasty is not comparable to you.

My father is the king of the great Han Luowen, the regent of the great prime minister, under one man, above ten thousand, above all kings.

Even if it is your father, you must bow before my father, bow down, and talk about your merits to the Han Dynasty, and you kings together are not as good as my father.

My mother is the eldest princess of Lu Yuan, the only concubine of Emperor Taizu Gao and Empress Gao, the eldest daughter, in terms of the status of the clan family, what are you?

It's just a bunch of vicious dogs, and it is ridiculous that they dare to bark wildly in front of me.

I used to read ancient books, and when I saw a sparrow asking how high a Kunpeng could fly, Kunpeng said 90,000 miles, but the sparrow said that 90,000 miles might not be as high as the top of a branch.

When I see you people today, I know that the ancients really did not deceive me, and there were really people with such a narrow vision.

You are still here to speak out. ”

What is your identity, what status do I have, you are here to compare this with me, in Luo Jing's opinion, this is simply this group of princes and kings who took the initiative to send to the door to ask for humiliation.

How many years?

How many years has no one compared the status of the family with Luo's son?

Even a self-confident monarch like the First Emperor did not compare with Luo's in this respect, but directly tried to erase Luo's traces.

The princes and kings were already red-faced and red-eared by Luo Jing's fierce rebuke and humiliation, and their brains even felt like they were going to smoke.

"Dong Ahou! The widow is the prince of the princes! ”

"How can you humiliate a widow so much?"

Luo Jing said again, "When my ancestors divided the princes, the ancestors of the Liu family had not yet been born, and you barked here wildly, not to bring humiliation on yourself, so what?" ”

This time, the princes and kings have completely died down, and if Luo Jing continues to talk about it, it is time to turn over the genealogy of their old Liu family, if it is finally revealed, the old Liu family is still a retainer of the Luo family, then even Emperor Gao's face will not be able to raise it.

At that time, the first emperor may not have been embarrassed in this regard, the Qin State was personally given land by Luo Xuangong, and he also left a lot of resources in the old land of Fenghao, and also allocated a lot of resources from Luoyi, in order to win in the competition of the Ying clan, which is the history of the Qin State that cannot be erased.

"Dong Ahou, what's the use of always remembering the past?

At that time, the Shang Dynasty ruled the world of Kyushu, but was finally defeated by the Zhou Dynasty, and a large number of merchant nobles were reduced to slaves.

We are now like the concubines of the Bang Zhou period, the patriarchal law is still the rule set by the great Su King, do you want to violate it as the heir of the Su King?

Let's ask Zong Zheng to come to the trial. ”

Since Luo Jing can't be deterred in terms of identity and status, let's go back to the patriarchal law, and this is the Han law, Luo Jing can't openly defy the Han law.

If he dares to do this, the only end is to be taken back to Zhaocheng by Zhaogong and never come out again.

Everyone thought that Luo Jing had no choice at this time, but they didn't expect Luo Jing to sneer and say, "Only Zongzheng Mansion can try you?"

Keep your dog's eyes open and see what this is? ”

I saw Luo Jing reach out and take out a token made of fine jade from his arms, as well as a small jade seal, and the princes and kings were like being struck by lightning after seeing it.

Infinite fear rose in my heart in an instant!

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Luo Jing only relied on a warrant, which was not even issued by the emperor, to capture most of the princes and kings to Luoyang City, many historians have ignored this event, but this is actually a landmark event in the process of transformation from feudal to centralized system in ancient times.

This incident shows that the central court has completely crushed the local princes and kings, both in terms of strength and in name.

Gone are the tug-of-war between the central and local governments of the Zhou Dynasty, and the centralized system was at its peak in the Han Dynasty after the initial foundation of the Qin Dynasty.

This incident also proved that the implementation of large-scale feudal feudalism in the heart of the dynasty was no longer necessary political means, because the central government's influence on these feudal areas was already too great. ——"The History of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"

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