Liu Yu looked at Liu Bei's look of imagining the future, and could feel that Liu Bei was not dealing with him, but really thinking about the problem like this.

So he couldn't help but sigh, Liu Bei, he was really thinking about something far away.

Such an emperor is actually quite good, compared to those emperors who only care about their own well-being, Liu Bei is undoubtedly a very competent emperor, and it can even be said that he is too competent.

If the Han Dynasty had such an emperor earlier, it would not have come to this point......

If there are a few reliable descendants of Liu Xiu, maybe they won't be "small sects into big sects" by Liu Bei, right? It didn't come to this point, did it?

When also? Fate?

Liu Yu sighed.

Liu Yu didn't have any more entanglements, he accepted Liu Bei's appointment, chose to serve as Zongzheng again, and presented Liu Bei as Zongzheng, asking Liu Bei to seriously consider the existing Zongwang and clan issues.

He explained things more thoroughly in his performance, and he didn't worry about others saying that he was flattering or anything, anyway, it didn't matter until now.

He got what he deserved.

In the past, he had to rely on fame to fight for everything, and he had gotten it all.

Now that Liu Bei needs him, he has to stand up, and if he can't stand up, the consequences will be more serious.

Compared to this, he would rather let others bear Liu Bei's anger, and he himself hid behind Liu Bei and became the [Minister of Luck] in some people's mouths.

So he put it more bluntly.

According to the practice of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the king of the sect and other close branch marquis clans are equal to the potential heirs to the throne, once the royal main line does not have a suitable heir, it is necessary to find a suitable heir from these kings and the close branch marquis clan to inherit the throne.

In the past hundred years, because there have been countless cases of young emperors without heirs, such things have happened countless times, so everyone is used to it.

Isn't the emperor gone?

Bagatelle!

There are so many candidates for the throne in the world, just choose one more, is it possible that so many descendants after Liu Xiu's dispersal have all died in a short period of time?

But after Liu Bei's small sect entered the big sect, the situation became different.

It is mainly manifested in the fact that the upper class surnamed Liu in the existing title system is not a close relative of Liu Bei, that is the descendant of Liu Xiu, although Liu Bei and Liu Xiu are both descendants of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, but the relationship between the two is a little too far away, and it cannot be matched at all.

The title system surnamed Liu created by Liu Xiu is an heir group that his clan can adapt to, and it is completely operated for Liu Xiu to continue the power of future generations, and after Liu Bei's small sect enters the big clan, it stands to reason that he must also build an heir group suitable for his clan around this system, otherwise it will ......

It's not about curses, but about the actual situation, if there is no one in the main vein, and you need to choose a side line to become the master, wouldn't it be Liu Bei's descendants who are not chosen?

The emperor before Liu Bei became the emperor was a descendant of Liu Xiu, and the emperor after Liu Bei became the emperor was still a descendant of Liu Xiu, so didn't Liu Bei become an emperor for nothing?

It's good that this kind of thing doesn't happen, but if it happens, it will be a major event that will threaten the survival of the national capital, and it will cause a big mess.

Liu Bei may feel offended by this, feeling that he Liu Yu is an offensive courtier, but he has a loyal heart and has to raise such concerns to Liu Bei.

And now, this worry is not even a worry, in a sense, it can even be regarded as a reality.

Liu Yu pointed out in the public recital that your old man is still alive and his sons are fine, and Liu Yu and Liu Zhong can't wait to jump out to oppose your throne, which shows that the dissatisfaction of the former royal clan system with you is no longer an assumption, but a fact.

Your throne was given by the Empress Dowager and the abdicated emperor, and was recognized by the people of the world, the procedures were legal, the stamps were complete, there was no bloodshed, and there was a peaceful transition, and everyone was very satisfied.

But now there are a few Xiaoqi San who feel that this is not good, dissatisfied, questioning your throne, questioning your legitimacy, and instigating the old imperial inheritance system to oppose you, this kind of thing that threatens the country, can you accept it?

You can accept it, but I can't accept it!

Although I, Liu Yu, am a descendant of the founding prince of Emperor Guangwu, my more important identity at this moment is that I am your courtier, as your courtier, how can I ignore the country's affairs with my own selfishness?

If I do this, I will certainly save my reputation, but if there is a disaster in the country afterwards, how can it not be counted as my sin?

With such anxiety, I have written this recital to inform you of my deep concern for the country, and hope that you will make the right decision, and that you will not put the country in danger because of too much scruples.

After this recital was handed to Liu Bei, Liu Bei felt very satisfied, so he made it public to the public, and distributed the recital to the cabinet, the eight ministries, the Privy Council and other major central institutions of the court, so that the courtiers could discuss, and summoned important officials to the court to discuss the matter with him.

It can be said that the shock caused by this recital is completely greater than the shock caused by the decree of Dutian.

Less than a month after the issuance of the Dutian Decree, it had already evolved from a political problem to a military problem and an economic problem, and it was purely a matter of using economic and military means to solve those who rebelled.

Once a problem erupts in an all-round way and becomes a military problem, it will no longer be a difficult problem in itself, and if a military problem is solved militarily, as long as all the people who raise the problem are killed, the problem will naturally disappear.

However, Liu Yu's performance is not a problem that can be solved by simple military affairs, this problem involves the high-level title system left by the entire Liu Xiu family in the era of controlling the imperial power, and it involves the survival of the entire Liu Xiu family that has been reproduced to this day, which is not insignificant.

Since the Western Han Dynasty, especially since Liu Xiu reformed the rules of the prince, the entire existing princely system and some close branch marquis systems are candidates for Liu Xiu's family to inherit the throne, which is something that everyone in the world understands.

Once there is no one in the big sect, then pick someone from the small sect to inherit the big sect, which is simple and easy to understand, and everyone has operated like this in the past hundred years.

But now, such a group of people have lost the possibility of inheriting the throne in fact because of Liu Bei's accession to the throne, and therefore have lost the necessity of existence in fact, and even their existence is no longer the arch guard of the royal family, and it cannot play the role of supporting the royal family, but has become a threat to the royal family.

It is good that this kind of thing does not appear, but once it does, it will have a fundamental impact on the structure of the entire Third Reich of the Han Dynasty from top to bottom.

Again, if some of Liu Xiu's descendants restored the Second Empire and overthrew the Third Reich, what would have been the result?

Therefore, not only for the royal family, but even for these officials who follow Liu Bei, this matter must be resolved.

Under the shaking of the Manchu Dynasty, many people also discussed this matter in private, and everyone had their own opinions on this matter.

However, because many people had already begun to consider that Liu Bei would make some adjustments to the clan system before this, when this thing really happened, everyone was shocked and shocked, but it was not unacceptable.

The main thing is that Liu Bei really didn't take the initiative to find faults, but to say that he took the initiative to find faults, that is, Liu Bei was also looking for faults with the whole world, not just for these old sect kings, but they really stood up and united with the rebels for the sake of taxation, and mobilized troops to rebel.

Then there is really no way for them to be killed and suspected, and they can't be washed in vain.

The key is that after this incident, at the meeting of senior officials presided over by Liu Bei, Liu Bei also shared some of his thoughts and plates.

He said that because he took over the throne from Liu Xie, he felt a little guilty about Liu Xie and the first emperor, so he did not plan to make any large-scale changes to the existing clan system.

Because of this, he did not give any title to the family he was born in, nor did he give any title to his children for the time being, because of this guilt, he wanted to make some other policy adjustments to solve this matter.

Originally, what Du Tian Ling wanted for the clans was not to trouble them, but to collect a part of the tax from them, take another amount of money out of it, and make a special fund to give some subsidies to those poor Han clan relatives who could not eat, so that they could eat and not starve to death.

Therefore, Liu Bei purely wanted to do something good, to let the Han clan group in the world feel a little warmth from him, the patriarch of the great sect, and also let the people of the world not feel that the Han family was indifferent and ruthless, and even his own people could watch starve to death.

The matter itself can be regarded as the wool out of the sheep, using the money of the wealthy Han clan to subsidize the impoverished Han clan group.

But who knows, this Bodutian order was pushed down, and some people rebelled directly.

It can only be said that they not only did not have the slightest trust and gratitude for Liu Bei, but also were full of hostility, resistance and conspiracy, and were very dissatisfied with the current situation of the Han Dynasty, and even wanted to connect all the kings of the sect to fight against the imperial court together, and engage in a Third Reich version of the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms".

This incident made Liu Bei heartbroken.

"It can be said that people are harmless and tigers, tigers are hurtful, I don't want to use any coercive means against them, just collect their taxes, but they directly used troops to rebel, so that my good intentions were in vain, and they also drew out such a big hidden danger, but it can be regarded as worthy of their villain's heart."

Liu Bei sighed with emotion: "Sure enough, meat eaters are despised, and they can't plan far for such things, they will never think of a little better, and they will always only think for themselves, which shows how failed our previous education was." ”

The ministers didn't dare to speak, and they didn't know how to speak, this matter was put bluntly, and they also had vital interests, if Liu Bei's inheritance problem could not be done well, they themselves might not be worried, but their descendants would have problems.

Therefore, if Liu Bei is willing to take action to solve this hidden danger, how can it not be a good thing for them?

So throughout the meeting, no one made any objections to Liu Bei's handling of this incident.

As a result, several important conclusions were reached.

First, remove all the existing kings from the king, and then carry out a targeted investigation to see if they have an affair with Liu Yu and Liu Zhong's anti-thief group, if so, they will be seriously investigated, and if not, they will be further investigated whether they have violated the laws of the imperial court.

If there is, according to the law of the law, the specific matter is analyzed, if there is no violation of law and discipline, the lord will be demoted to a county marquis, and the location of the feud will be changed to counties in remote areas such as Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Jiaozhou, and shall not be divided in the core area of the Central Plains.

Second, all the existing princes of the royal family should also be investigated, and if there are violations of law and discipline, they must be seriously investigated, and if not, the existing title level will be maintained, the fiefdoms will be replaced, and all the titles will be changed to the remote areas of Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Jiaozhou.

The result of this disposition of the clan is not unserious, and Situ and Zongzheng Liu Yu were the first to agree, and praised Liu Bei for being wise and resolute, and a policy that relieved the danger of the country for the Han Dynasty.

The following officials also expressed their support to Liu Bei one after another, agreeing with the decision made by the imperial court.

After leaving the palace, the officials gathered in twos and threes to discuss what happened today, and some of the people who were close to them expressed their true thoughts.

For example, Cao Cao and Yan Wen, the representatives of these two foreign relatives factions have their own opinions on this matter.

"Meng De, do you think those things that the Son of Heaven said before are true?"

"What's the matter?"

"I just want to use tax money to help those impoverished Han clan relatives."

Yan Wen frowned and said: "I always feel that although the Son of Heaven has always been benevolent, but it is really unnecessary to do such a thing, how many years, the Han family has not taken care of these distant clan relatives, and suddenly said that it is going to be managed, do you think this is true?" ”

Cao Cao walked a few steps and nodded slowly.

"I believe it."

"You believe it?"

"Bojian, don't you believe it?"

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Although the Son of Heaven is decisive and often has a violent reputation, I always think that he has compassion for the common people in the world. ”

"Having said that, but for those impoverished Han clan relatives, is it really necessary to help?"

Yan Wen said slowly: "The reason why the Han family implemented the Tui En Order back then was that they didn't want to bear the living expenses of so many Han clan relatives, and now they want to help them, which is somewhat inappropriate, right?" I think the Son of Heaven means that he wants to do this. ”

"I don't think there's anything wrong with that."

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "It's not the first time that the clansmen have helped each other, and it is also the money of the Han family, just as the Son of Heaven himself said, the wool is out of the sheep, and the taxes of the rich are used to help the poor, isn't it good?" ”

"That makes sense."

Yan Wen shook his head and said: "But once this policy is promulgated, those local Liu clan kings and princes are afraid that there will be a riot, I don't know how many people will die for this?" Mengde, what do you say? ”

(End of chapter)