Among all the kings with different surnames in the Liu Han Dynasty, King Yuan was located in the north, and it was also the first King Yuan who requested it. King Yuan was the only one who owned a state territory.
After all, we are on the border, and our own population development is still far behind that of the Central Plains and the South.
The Central Plains has always been developed early, especially during the Qin Dynasty, and the Red Emperor in the south also developed a lot.
So they are relatively developed.
The Northland is not only underdeveloped, but also frequently invaded by grasslands.
King Yuan requested that the territory be placed at the border. In fact, many people at that time were puzzled. Even the Taizu of Liu Han was very puzzled.
The relationship between King Yuan and Taizu Liu Han back then was a fateful one. The first generation King Yuan saved Taizu Liu Han many times, and had been following him to conquer the world since he was in his prime.
For King Yuan, he was quite close to the Taizu. He originally planned to place the fiefdom in Nanyang, which was close to the hometown of Taizu Liu Han and was also an extremely developed place in the Central Plains.
But King Yuan refused and wanted to go north instead.
Finally, Taizu Liu Han divided several counties in the North into a state and gave them to King Yuan to serve as his territory.
Then, for thousands of years, generations of Yuan kings resisted the invasion of the grassland at the northern border.
This generation of King Yuan may not have demonstrated the ability of the first generation of King Yuan, but at least they can be regarded as the masters of preservation.
Yuanzhou has never been conquered by Beidi Grassland once.
Prince Yuan's Mansion is not weak in strength. It has always been a top power in recent years, and the court does not dare to put too much pressure on Prince Yuan.
Even during the period of Emperor Wu, Prince Yuan's Palace was at best a bit low-key, unlike other kings with different surnames who had been weakened a lot.
Perhaps it was the foresight of the first generation of Prince Yuan. If the fiefdom was chosen to be in the Central Plains, I am afraid that Prince Yuan's palace would be like those kings with different surnames.
You must know that when the world was first established, among the eighteen kings with different surnames, which one was not the top power? The first generation of kings with different surnames were either in the Immortal Realm or the Divine Refining Realm.
As long as you settle down, there is no problem at all in becoming a first-class nobleman or even a top-notch nobleman.
But now, there are eighteen princes with different surnames, and now there are several princes with different surnames in the Central Plains. Except for the name of a prince, they actually have no rights.
The family cannot even maintain its status as a first-class noble family, and the others are almost the same.
Compared with those aristocratic families, these royal palaces with different surnames were more suppressed by the court.
But Prince Yuan's Mansion was different. It was far away from the center, at the border, and had military power. At this time, the court did not dare to suppress it easily.
As long as the army is firmly controlled, Prince Yuan's Mansion will be in an invincible position at any time.
This is indeed the case in Prince Yuan's Mansion today. This is probably what the first Prince Yuan thought of back then.
Moreover, as the strength of the Liu Han Dynasty declined, the power of the central government continued to shrink, and local power rose, such as the Yuan Palace, which already had an army.
Here in the North, Prince Yuan's Mansion can be said to be the most powerful. There are simply not enough aristocratic families in Prince Yuan's Mansion.
After all, with an army of hundreds of thousands, including at least 150,000 elite cavalry, it is truly unstoppable.
It is true that there is a tiger in the north. Compared with the Prince Yuan's Mansion, the Zhang family is far behind.
How many soldiers and horses could Zhang mobilize? In addition to his own 100,000 elite troops, half of them belonged to various tribes in Bingzhou.
And with an order from Prince Yuan's Mansion, soldiers and horses in several states in the north can be mobilized, and their influence is not at the same level.
Especially now that the imperial court has no control over the place, Prince Yuan's influence in the North has skyrocketed.
In the current situation, those smart people can see that this is the end of the dynasty, and strength is the most important thing now.
Especially in the North, whoever has the army is the boss.
Prince Yuan's Mansion has always controlled the army and has strong power. Naturally, more and more people are moving closer to him.
After all, if you have a backer, whoever is willing can fight on your own. Most powerful families are willing to push for a strong one when facing a strong enemy.
And Prince Yuan's Mansion happened to be just like this.
For thousands of years, Prince Yuan's Mansion has been low-key, but in the eyes of the nobles in the North, it is still very powerful.
Although the second Earth Immortal has never appeared in Prince Yuan's Mansion since the disappearance of the first generation of Prince Yuan's Immortal Realm, powerful men in the God Refining Realm, Prince Yuan's Mansion, still appear frequently.
Over the past few thousand years, there have been at least three strong men in the God Refining Realm in Prince Yuan's Mansion, one of whom was also a Taoist.
You must know that it is still more difficult for a cultivator than martial arts. After all, Liu Han inherited some of Da Qin's martial arts.
There are more inheritances of martial arts, but the inheritance of cultivation is much rarer, especially for powerful families.
Most of the inheritance of monasticism belongs to Taoist sects, and Taoist sects can only obtain it after joining a Taoist sect.
Therefore, there are very few cultivators who have reached the realm of refining gods and come from powerful families. The inheritance of cultivating the Tao is not as simple as practicing martial arts.
It requires profound Taoism to do it.
Obviously, the Liu Han Dynasty was far behind in this aspect.
There is no way, the Taoist sect itself does not have much support for Liu Han. During Liu Han's period, the Taoist sect left Kyushu in large numbers.
As for inheritance, at most a part will be left to wait for the destined person.
Therefore, most of Liu Hanzhong's Taoist cultivators in the realm of refining gods come from Taoist sects, and they are rare from aristocratic families.
It is not unusual for Prince Yuan’s Mansion to give birth to a strong man in martial arts and god refining. After all, the Prince Yuan was a martial artist who became an immortal. The inheritance he left behind is certainly not simple, but it is a cultivator who can reach the realm of god refining.
That shows that Prince Yuan's palace has the inheritance of Taoism, and this is the most important thing.
As expected, a monk in the God Refining Realm can live for more than five thousand years. It can be said that with the life span of a Liu Han Dynasty, with the God Refining Realm in charge, he can almost save a family.
Therefore, in today's border, the influence of Prince Yuan's Palace will only become more and more powerful. If Prince Yuan's Palace has any ambitions and can stand on its own now, there will be no problem at all.
As long as the rebellion was unknown, even if the Liu Han court knew about it, there would be nothing they could do against Prince Yuan's Mansion, which was too far away from the center.
If we really want to take over Prince Yuan's Mansion, the imperial edict will not work, only the army.
Prince Yuan's Mansion itself has hundreds of thousands of troops, including nearly 200,000 elites, plus its influence on the border troops.
It is estimated that the imperial court would need millions of troops to capture Prince Yuan's Mansion.
And by that time, the imperial court will probably become even weaker, and by then everyone will be self-reliant.
This is the most terrifying thing.
The imperial court now no longer cares about the border, and even the Central Plains and the others are increasingly unable to control it. ()
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