The very next day, Emperor Liu's edict to seal the country was issued, which shocked the whole court for a while. However, after a slight uproar, it quickly subsided and did not cause too drastic changes.
The courtiers were more surprised than they were surprised by the edict itself, but they were confused as to why it was Liu Shu?
Regarding the matter of sealing the country, there was no objection, not even objection. Not only because they did not dare, but also because there was no reason to object. The hometown of Champa, what kind of wilderness is this? Although Champa rice has already spread all over the Han Dynasty and has become a common people
It is one of the staple foods on our table and is famous all over the world, but in the eyes of Han officials and people, Champa is still a barbaric and barbaric place.
After all, it was too easy to conquer the Kingdom of Champa in the first place. It was just that during the process of recovering Annan, the Southern Expedition Army did it in order to hunt down the remnants of the Ding tribe. It was easy to win, and not much energy was invested in it later, so it was naturally difficult to pay attention to it.
It's really not surprising that such a poor and desolate place is given to a prince.
On the other hand, over the years, there has always been a voice within the imperial court that the territory of the Han Dynasty was too vast. Over the past twenty or thirty years, it had occupied too many remote places, not to mention no profit, and continued to lose money and deplete the national power.
, so they suggested that the court should be determined to give up, just like removing ringworm, stopping losses and reducing burdens.
There are actually many people who hold similar views, but this is not the mainstream view and is suppressed by the authorities at the top (especially Emperor Liu).
If giving up directly would undermine the sacrifices of the officers, officers and people, and harm the pioneering and enterprising spirit of the great Han Dynasty, then enfeoffing the prince would seem to be the "best of both worlds". On the other hand, this is also possible. If there is no Zongzhou to enfeoff the world,
, how did the Han Dynasty come to be as big as it is today?
If we talk about the disadvantages of enfeoffment, some people also have something to say, but this point seems out of date in today's big Han Dynasty. Are some remote and barbaric lands willing to give up because of the cost of governance, rather than hand them over to the prince?
Let them run it?
Of course, the most essential part of this matter still lies with Emperor Liu! All the matters decided by the old emperor have been announced, and there is no possibility of taking them back. And the simplest and crudest consideration, the whole world belongs to the emperor, Liu
If the emperor gets mad and enfeoffs the core hinterland under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, how can anyone object to it, and can they do so?
Compared with this, what the courtiers are more concerned about is obviously, how could he be such an absurd prince like Liu Shu?
Regarding enfeoffment, this is not unreasonable. Emperor Liu has made similar statements more than once in the past. Although it was often quite subtle, how could he hide it from the elite people in the court.
In the eyes of some ministers, even if one day Emperor Liu really made up his mind to enfeoff, the first batch would be either Anton or Anxi. You must know that the rumors of "King Anton" were very popular at the time.
What's more, after more than ten years of management by the King of Qin Liu Xu, Anton has long been in a line of its own. Regardless of merit, prestige, strength and even Emperor Liu's personal love, it should be Liu Xu.
Even the King of Wei Liu Min, who was still holding on in Anxi and fighting fiercely with the Dashi Allied Forces, was more convincing, but it was the Ninth Prince Liu Shu who was the most ridiculous and least effective among the princes. We have to say Emperor Liu's eccentricities.
Of course, looking at it from another perspective, even Liu Shu has a feudal kingdom, so are Anton and Anxi still far away? Are the other princes still far away?
Even if we use the analogy of Emperor Zhou's enfeoffment of the world, it would not only be the blood of the Ji family that would be enfeoffed, but also the meritorious officials. If you dare to think about it, does that mean that these meritorious officials of the Han Dynasty also have a chance?
It is not an extravagant hope to be granted a kingdom or a king, and there is no need to think about directly administering the mainland. But who can really despise having a territory outside the territory? What's more, with the unremitting exploration of the past ten or twenty years, the vision of the powerful Han Dynasty has also changed.
It has been opened for a long time, and it is also clear that outside the territory are not all barbaric places, there are also rich and prosperous places.
Although many people who colonized outside the territory (especially overseas colonization) with the expansion of the Han Dynasty, they were local emperors themselves and had almost all power except in name. However, in private, and with the recognition of the imperial court, they were officially canonized
Yes, the gap between the two is completely a chasm. The principles of justice and legal principles are still deeply rooted in the consciousness of the Han people.
Therefore, rumors that Emperor Liu was going to grant another large-scale reward continued to spread, spread, and fermented along with the news of Liu Shu's enfeoffment. It had a huge impact and even caused the government and the public to be excited.
The key is that this is not a rumor. It was spread secretly by Emperor Liu's people. He did have this idea, and the purpose was very simple. He continued to divert the attention of the Han Dynasty's powerful people and give the Han Dynasty's common people more breathing space.
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When it came to Liu Shu's enfeoffment of the country, it was not without objections. Even though he did not dare to make any mistakes on the surface, the dissatisfaction could be clearly felt by Emperor Liu.
These people are naturally princelings. For them, all people and things that threaten the prince's status should be controlled. If they cannot be controlled, they would rather not happen.
They were not worried about Liu Shu, after all, Liu Shu really didn't have the qualifications. What they were worried about was that Emperor Liu had made this move, and there would be follow-up actions. If in the future, there would be independent feudal lords like Liu Shu around the Han Dynasty.
King, that may not be all beneficial to the central court. It will inevitably have an impact on the status of Prince Liu Yang. In the final analysis, we are still afraid of Princes like Liu Xu, King of Qin, and Prince Liu Min, King of Wei, who have soldiers, power and money, especially
It is Qin Wang Liu Xu who occupies the status of the eldest son of the emperor.
However, these people's worries are somewhat useless. Not to mention that Emperor Liu will not care about their ideas, even Prince Liu Yang may not listen to them. In Liu Yang's heart, he really enfeoffs those brothers, especially the promising brothers.
Surrounding may be the best choice.
As for the troubles that may be caused in the future, in Liu Yang's eyes, they are far less harmful than the harm caused by letting these brothers toss around the country. Therefore, unknown to others, Liu Yang was even secretly looking forward to Emperor Liu's next move.
I especially want to know what arrangements will be made for Jin Wang Liu Xi.
At present, it seems that what Liu Yang is really afraid of is not the boss Liu Xu, but the King of Jin Liu Xi, who has the dignity of a prince, the power of the prime minister, and assists in the political affairs hall. This is the real threat that Liu Yang feels after becoming the prince. However,
, Liu Yang hid this fear very well. When facing Liu Xi, he still smiled and always looked like he admired and affirmed this third brother...
The title given to Liu Shu was naturally not a title with indigenous cultural connotations such as "Champa" or "Champo". Following the historical traces, he was finally granted the title of King of Linyi, and the Han Dynasty also gained a new vassal state: Linyi Kingdom.