Chapter 378 Heart-to-heart talk between father and son
"Guan Jia, His Royal Highness the King of Qi is here!"
"Let him in!"
It was still the Chui Gong Hall, still the same picture, still in the same position. Emperor Liu stood with his waist slightly bent, but this time, he was holding the bamboo stick that had been used for almost a year.
Liu Yun slowly walked in, and Emperor Liu's figure came into view. The old emperor's back was no longer as majestic as it was before, but he still persisted stubbornly. The light of spring shone on him through the doors and windows, still not losing "
"Holy" feeling.
Seeing this scene, although he had not yet seen his old father's face, he could already imagine the gray beard and white beard. Liu Yun couldn't help but feel touched, and his eyes even turned red.
Although he did not understand some of Emperor Liu's policy concepts and practices, at this moment, Liu Yun's mood suddenly became calmer, and he was less entangled in worries about gains and losses.
Taking two steps forward, Liu Yun stretched his body and bowed: "Your Majesty, Liu Yun, see you!"
Hearing the sound, Emperor Liu turned around and looked at his fifth child. His eyes looked bad. It took him some effort to see clearly. He asked casually: "I heard your voice, I'm not in the right mood. What's wrong?"
Liu Yun calmed down, shook his head and said: "It's nothing, I just felt something when I saw my father's back!"
Emperor Liu was slightly surprised, but did not ask any questions and waved to him. Seeing this, Liu Yun walked quickly to Emperor Liu and gently held Emperor Liu's raised arm. Emperor Liu subconsciously wanted to resist, but he paid attention
After seeing Liu Yun's sincere gaze, he finally refused.
"I'm really not used to you looking at me like this!" After making a little joke, Emperor Liu said softly: "I've been waiting for your brothers to come to my door these past few days! You know the most important thing about the people you meet.
Who is the person who surprised me?"
Liu Yun shook his head: "I don't know!"
"It's Liu Xiao!" Emperor Liu smiled.
"Brother Eleven!" Liu Yun frowned slightly.
Emperor Liu said with a little bit of relief and pity in his tone: "If Liu Xiaolai tells me that he doesn't want to go, I can understand it! He has been weak and sick since he was a child, and he is loved by God as long as he grows up. Places like Nanyang,
There is a lot of miasma and diseases, and even if a man in his prime goes there, his life is in danger at any time, let alone him? But it was he who came to me and told me that he was willing to go."
Speaking of this, Emperor Liu's eyes were even a little moist: "He told me that he had been in poor health since he was a child. He had been taken care of by his parents and brothers for a long time, but he had never reciprocated. He felt uneasy and felt uneasy. In order to repay his father's kindness, he would go to a dangerous place full of poisonous insects and dense miasma.
It’s hard to stop him even in this domain!
I was very moved when I heard this innocent heart and these enthusiastic words, and I couldn't help but feel ashamed! For so many years, I have not cared more about your eleventh brother, and only gave him the title of Duke of Liang.
You are brothers from the same mother, but I take care of you more obviously than Liu Xiao, do you admit it or not?"
When he said the last sentence, Emperor Liu's tone changed significantly, and his old eyes instantly became sharp, looking straight at Liu Yun.
Facing Emperor Liu's gaze, Liu Yun was rare and calm, and said: "My son is not as good as my eleventh brother. I have disappointed my father!"
As he spoke, he slowly took two steps back and solemnly bowed to Emperor Liu and said, "My son, I have been thinking deeply these past few days. I dare not live up to my father's expectations. I am willing to go to sea to serve my country!"
Liu Yun's attitude was frank and serious, and he did not even call him "junchen", which was full of estrangements. He had obviously made up his mind. Emperor Liu stared at him with a scrutinizing gaze for a while, then turned back and continued to look at the enfeoffment chart, his eyes
Staring at the two islands east of the Whale Sea and north of Japan, he sighed:
"I know that these are actually two barren lands. The South Island is just Ezo and there are still some indigenous people, but the North Island may be a desert island. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a barren island!
I also know that I have wronged you by asking you to go to these two places to seek refuge in the country! Today I will tell you my true feelings and my true thoughts! What I expect from you is by no means to manage those two islands well.
Japan to the south!”
Hearing this, Liu Yun felt unexpectedly calm, nodded and said, "I guessed it!"
Emperor Liu turned to look at his son again. When Liu Yun became serious, he showed a reassuring temperament, calm and focused. At this time, Emperor Liu kept having this thought in his mind: This son can be entrusted with important tasks!
Staring at Liu Yun, Emperor Liu also said in a serious tone: "You have been to Japan. In your opinion, if we use Ezo Island as the base, can we attack Japan southward and turn it into Han territory?"
After hearing the question, Liu Yun pondered for a long time, his expression was not relaxed, and he said: "The Japanese lineage has been inherited for a long time, and its system and culture are also learned from China. There is a central court that is recognized and has a certain authority, and with the indigenous countries of Nanyang and Andong,
The tribes are completely different.
Of course, this is a small island country after all. With the power of the Han Dynasty, it is enough to overthrow it, but the time, military, financial, and material resources required to invest are immeasurable.
Fei'er can go to the two islands of Xinqi and is confident of running them well, but without the continuous support of the imperial court, it is completely impossible to go south to engulf Japan. Fei'er lacks ambition and is thousands of miles across the ocean to go to Ezo.
It would be difficult for the subjects to understand that it would be difficult for the subjects to understand, and it would be difficult for the court to persist for a long time, just to attack and destroy a neighbor that is friendly and close to the Han Dynasty.
It is true that the Han Dynasty is invincible in the world, but if there are enemies on all sides and wars everywhere, no matter how big the Han Dynasty is, it will not be able to bear it. At present, the fiscal and taxation reform advocated by my father is far from being completed. Domestic states must still give priority to stability and not to external affairs.
Massive use of troops.
Even if the enfeoffment is agreed upon, some emphasis should be placed on it. With the eldest brother in Anton, the court can temporarily relax. Anxi court can support it, and adding Nanyang is already barely enough, and there can be no more.
Therefore, I can go to sea to serve my country, but if I aim to conquer Japan, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it in my lifetime."
After listening to Liu Yun's plea, Emperor Liu stood there for a long time, and then he came to his senses and said bitterly: "Even you used the word lifetime, what about me?"
In fact, Emperor Liu understood the meaning behind Liu Yun's words. First, conquering Japan was time-consuming, laborious, and a waste of national power. He didn't understand it, and his subjects probably wouldn't understand either. You know, over the years,
, Japan has always been respectful to the Han Dynasty, paying tribute politely, arriving on time every year, and never lacking or neglecting. The envoys sent to the Han Dynasty also come in waves, and they are just as filial as their own father.
Secondly, even if the goal is to annex Japan, it will require long-term and huge investment from the imperial court. This is difficult to guarantee. Emperor Liu can be stubborn and persist, and others cannot resist, but what happens after him? Needless to say, the conservative power of the Han Dynasty is too great.
Strong, if it cannot form a spontaneous sense of external expansion, then there is a high probability that the people will die and the government will die.
Rely on Liu Yang? Emperor Liu's understanding is that it is enough to maintain success but not enough to develop. Emperor Liu's understanding of the prince now is not about whether he is satisfied with his heart, but whether he is suitable for this empire. Emperor Liu knows that in recent years,
During his reign, he made many mistakes and left many sequelae. These all need to be mitigated by his successors. What the Han Dynasty needs is a successor who can maintain his integrity.
And if the Han Dynasty uses all its strength to attack Japan, I believe that the powerful capabilities of the Han Dynasty's navy and army officers will be enough to defeat the enemy's occupation of the country. But, what next?
What about Anxi? What about Nanyang? Compared with the vast treasures of Nanyang, little Japan is nothing.
