Changle Palace.

In the side hall, there is only a fluttering oil lamp illuminating, the room is very dark, Liu Yi has half leaned on the seat, half of the light shines on his face, half light and half dark, there is a glass of wine in front of him, "Prime Minister, you are strange in your heart." ”

Wei Ping, who was sitting at the table with his head down, immediately bowed down and trembled: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare." ”

Liu Yi had already drunk the wine and said: "You are the leader of the heroes of the Jingnan, but I am jealous of you, I was born in Kanto, I have been favored, and I am affected in Kanto, but I don't blame me, this is not right." ”

Wei Ping was completely speechless, and he had even thought about committing suicide after leaving the palace, but he heard the emperor ask as if he was a family member: "How is your eldest son's personality?" I've heard some bad rumors. ”

Wei Ping said in a trembling voice: "The minister's eldest son has a somewhat irritable personality, does things impulsively, and does a lot of wrong things, which makes Your Majesty bother, and the minister must discipline him strictly." ”

Liu Yi sighed slightly when he heard this: "You Jingnan princes are all loyal ministers who are rare to see in your life, if it weren't for your Fengtian Jingjing, the society of the Han Dynasty might have ended with Emperor Er."

Since I ascended the throne, there have been villains who have confused me with slanderous words, saying that the power of the heroes of Jingnan is tilted towards the government and the opposition, and the world only knows that there are heroes of Jingjing, but I do not know that there is an emperor, I have never paid attention to it, and I will kill it casually if I say too much. ”

Wei Ping had always known that someone had slandered the emperor, but this was the first time he had heard the emperor say that he had already disposed of those people, and he once again bowed deeply and said: "Your Majesty is gracious, and it is difficult to repay the death of the minister." ”

Liu Ai has continued: "Let the loyal ministers enjoy their old age in peace, so that the descendants of the loyal ministers can continue, this is my wish, your generation is no problem, but what about the future generations?

You are now the prime minister, so your son is arrogant, you are the leader of the heroes of the martyrdom, so your son does not even pay attention to the imperial family, this is the root of the disaster, this is not what I want to see.

The Wei clan was promoted by Emperor Xiaowu, and it has only existed for a few decades, and it has not experienced a major decline.

You see that Yuan Cong Zhuxun, when Emperor Gao founded the country, there were hundreds of families, and only a few dozen have survived to the present, is this because the Han family is unwilling to share wealth with them?

It's because the heirs are so unsuccessful, not only have no merit, but also continue to sit.

I am grateful for your merits and kindness to the descendants of the Wei family, but when you die, I really don't know how long I will be able to tolerate your son.

The parents made meritorious deeds, and the children and grandchildren squandered it arbitrarily, and finally lost the family business, is there still less such a thing?

It's better to go back to Kanto, in the Hou Kingdom, I can't see it, and I don't want to care, and the wealth of three generations is obtained in this way. ”

Wei Ping was moved.

Liu Yi has said again: "I am the Son of Heaven, and it is easy to give the Liehou family wealth and wealth, but I can't give myself wealth and wealth."

I have been thinking about it, the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven who bears the mandate of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven has no prestige, so how can he suppress the four poles of heaven and earth? How do you rule over the people of the world?

Is this Son of Heaven the Son of Heaven who has received the Mandate of Heaven, or the Son of Heaven who has been supported by the princes?

I thought about it for a long time, I must be the Son of Heaven who has obtained the mandate of heaven, otherwise the hearts of the scattered people in this world cannot be gathered, but should be above the princes.

Those traitors are framing you, but he is right in one sentence, that is, the people of the world do not take the Son of Heaven in their eyes! ”

Such heart-wrenching words!

Wei Ping bowed his head directly, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the ministers treat you respectfully, and there is no slightest resentment. ”

Liu Yi said in a flat tone: "I know, otherwise how could I talk to you about these heartfelt words?"

But the dispersion of the hearts of the people in the world is a fact, if the hearts of the people in the world are not aligned, does the prime minister know when the situation will occur?

Will split!

Divide represents turmoil, bloody killings and deaths, and the victims are not just one family.

Everything that has happened since I ascended the throne has been for this one thing, and that is to raise the authority of the Son of Heaven.

Do you understand? ”

Wei Ping didn't understand, but Luo Sheng said the same thing to him, after the Liu Dan Rebellion and the Fengtian Rebellion, the prestige of the Han court center was lost, and the sacredness of the Son of Heaven suffered a huge blow, and even the Western Regions Protectorate, Liaodong Protectorate and Lingnan Metropolitan Protectorate were shocked and barbarized.

Hearing this, Wei Ping knew about the transportation of grain in Kanto, and the emperor was indeed hesitating, worried that there would be a disaster in Guanzhong, and that the prestige of the imperial court would be hit violently again.

If Chang'an changes hands again, the Mandate of Heaven of the Han Dynasty can enter the countdown.

If Liu Yi has held the grain, Guanzhong is absolutely stable, at most the Kanto is centrifugal and detached, and now he has transported the grain to the Kanto, that is, to put his imperial position in the hands of natural disasters, courtiers and people.

What a difficult decision for a king!

That's why Wei Ping said that even if he fought hard, it was because he was ready to die in prison.

But the final result was much better than he imagined, Liu Yi was not Liu Dan's only husband after all, if it was Liu Dan's character, it would definitely leave the people of Kanto to fend for themselves.

Most of the resentment in Wei Ping's heart was dissipated, and this time he sincerely bowed: "Your Majesty is kind-hearted, and the ministers congratulate the subjects of the world." ”

Yes.

Liu Yi is already very kind-hearted, which is also in this world with a good moral bottom line, if it was the Han Dynasty in the previous life, experienced a group of mean and unkind actors, and no one could survive, just like the five kings of the Tang Dynasty, all of them were killed.

Liu Ying said softly: "The prime minister conveyed my thoughts to the princes and heroes, and did not let the heroes and the court be separated, this is what I expected. ”

Wei Ping kowtowed and then left the hall, and when he left the hall, he felt covered in cold sweat, thinking about what the temple said, the worries in his heart gradually disappeared, just as Gongzi Sheng said.

"The emperor doesn't want to liquidate the heroes, but when he sits in that position, he will definitely do something."

But as long as the emperor himself does not harbor ill will towards the heroes of the appeasement, then Wei Ping will have nothing to fear.

Liu Ying had already looked at Wei Ping's departing figure, and whispered to himself: "Taishi Ling has written it down." ”

Sima Qian walked out from behind the pillars, holding a pen in one hand and a book in the other, bowed down and said, "Return to Your Majesty, not a word." ”

Liu Ai has asked: "Taishi Ling is history, what is the right and wrong of likes and dislikes?" ”

Sima Qian replied: "Take King Su's likes and dislikes as likes and dislikes, and take "Luogong Spring and Autumn Ruling as the standard", with subtle words and righteousness, praise and disapproval in one word, right and wrong, remember it, write it, do not change it, and leave it for future generations." ”

Liu Ai has asked again: "Zhao Zhaoqing history, when will it be circulated?" ”

Sima Qian replied: "The history of human death is out. ”

Liu Yi nodded, signaling that he knew and would not ask again.

……

After only a few days of talking, Wei Ping handed over the music of the beggar bones, Liu Yi naturally could not agree directly, so Wei Ping would be too faceless, so he issued an edict to stay, and Wei Ping restated his reasons, and so on, Liu Yi had agreed to Wei Ping's performance.

Following.

An edict came out: "In the fifteenth year of Emperor Yuanzheng, the heroes of Jingnan revitalized the society and made great contributions to the country, and today, Guanzhong has gradually prospered, the displaced people in Guandong have gradually returned home, and the disasters caused by Emperor Lu have gradually disappeared."

Now that the prime minister is leaving me, I look left and right, and the heroes of the past are no longer by my side, this must be because my virtue is not enough, and it must be because the rewards I give are too little.

Emperor Gao bestowed Yuan Cong Zhuxun with kindness, so there is today.

Now, I want to announce to the world that the princes and kings who participated in the Jingjing can continue to be feudalized for one more generation, and that the records of the county guards who participated in the Jingjing are of the highest rank, and that the titles of the Marquis of Kannai and the Marquis of Liehou will be bestowed upon the best of them, and that the sons of the heroic and loyal ministers of the county officials will be taken as talents.

The princes of the liehous will increase the number of food estates by 500 to 1,000 households, and I will make an oath.

Even if the majestic mountains disappear, even if the surging rivers dry up and dry up, let your country and dynasty go together until the time of destruction, let your children and grandchildren inherit and not abolish your feudal kingdom. ”

Liu Ai has either not done it, but if he wants to do it, he will do it to the end, and once he decides not to liquidate the heroes of Jingjing, then he must eliminate their vigilance.

This is an unprecedented large-scale coin scattering, especially the matter of adding food is really outrageous, almost 200,000 households are going to be sealed.

Exchanging power for wealth is the same as releasing military power with a glass of wine.

The effect is very remarkable, the previous gloomy atmosphere has basically dissipated and emptied, remaining among the heroes in Chang'an City, and the previous psychology of rabbit death and fox sadness has largely disappeared.

Not to mention the Emperor's oath with him!

The last time such an oath was made by Emperor Gao and Yuan Congzhuxun when the Han Dynasty was founded, and now the emperor has made an oath again.

This edict went to the world and spread to the lands of Hexi, appeasing the hearts of the people here.

It spread to Kanto, and then surging to various states and counties, and most of the princes who returned to Kanto early finally completely relieved their hearts, and the matter of Jingjing was completely over in the current emperor.

Lu Chan, who had been waiting in Jimo, finished reading the letter with a smile, he raised the kettle in his hand to water the flowers and plants, and said softly: "Be more prosperous, and I will use you to write a letter next month." ”

Luo Sheng has been in Chang'an for a long time, but he has not met Liu Yi tacitly, and the two of them are not people of the same era.

"Emperor Gao's oath has been implemented by the fifth emperor regent, and the current result of a hundred years of nurturing grace has been achieved, do you have a group of such descendants in your oath?"

Luo Sheng sighed slightly.

When he saw that the matter was completely over, he decided to go back to Zhaocheng, and when he was about to leave Chang'an, Liu Ai had just glanced at the city wall from a distance with the queen mother.

Liu Yi had already said softly with an inexplicable meaning: "Queen Mother, what are we doing here?" ”

The Empress Dowager squinted slightly, "You did a good job this time, the Luo clan is coming back, you have to be ready, whether you can become the fourth emperor to get the temple number depends on your efforts." ”

Liu Yi looked at his mother in surprise when he heard this, his face full of questions.

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In the past, Emperor Gao received knighthoods from all the lords, and Emperor Gao swore that "the river is like a belt, and Mount Tai is strong." The country is Yongning, and love and Miao descendants. ”

As for the difficulty of Jing, Xiao Xuan said: "The Marquis of Zhou, after three generations and more than a thousand years, is still seen in history, I swear: 'Make the mountains without edges, the rivers are exhausted, and the country and dynasty will rest together, and they will be hereditary. ’”

At the beginning, I did not want to consolidate its roots, and for more than 100 years, or the branches and leaves were slightly declining, or the branches and leaves were luxuriant and pavilions were covered, all of which were their own merits. ——"Historical Records: Chronology of the Meritorious Princes since the Han Dynasty"

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