Wanchang looked at the cold water and was silent for a while, then asked: "Today...do I have to go see the late emperor?"
Shui Youhan was silent for a moment and said: "If you want to extend your life for a day or two, I might be able to do it."
Wanchang looked at him and suddenly laughed: "Extension of life for one or two days, extension of life for one or two days... As for me, what's the use of extending life for one or two days? Lao Liu is far away in Huguang, and he can't make it in time to extend his life for one or two days.
If I kill Lin Xu in the two days after returning to Luoyang, I'm afraid it will lead to even greater chaos..."
Shui Youhan said nothing
Wanchang suddenly said: "Back then, you analyzed the Seven Kings' Rebellion in the Han Dynasty for my father. The Han Dynasty and the Wei Dynasty were both countries of fire and virtue. Since the Han Dynasty was able to quell the Seven Kings' Rebellion, we, the Great Wei Dynasty, would definitely be able to survive this period as well.
A calamity, don’t you think?”
Shui Youhan shook his head: "I don't know."
Wanchang said: "History can be used as a reference. This is what you said."
"The Seven Kings' Rebellion is different from today's situation," Shui Youhan said.
"I see, it's almost the same! I think the ending will be the same!" Wanchang said loudly
In fact, Wanchang has often thought about the Rebellion of the Seven Kings recently. In the early Han Dynasty, Liu Bang believed that the Qin Dynasty's rapid demise was due to the isolation and helplessness of the royal family. While successively exterminating Han Xin and other heroes with different surnames, he enfeoffed the princes and kings with the same surname to occupy most of the land. The court directly
When Emperor Wen only controlled 15 counties, Jia Yi proposed the policy of dividing the country by "building more princes but less power" ("Han Shu; Jia Yi Biography"). Emperor Jing came to the throne, and Chao Cuo, the imperial censor, advocated "cutting down the vassals". At that time, Liu Bi
He has been running the land of Wu for more than 40 years, making iron and boiling salt, making a lot of money, recruiting refugees, and becoming increasingly arrogant. After hearing the news, he stepped up his rebellion activities.
In the winter of the third year of the Yuan Dynasty under Emperor Jing, the imperial court issued an edict to cut off King Wu's fiefdom. In the first month of the first month, the King of Wu killed the officials of the kingdom appointed by the court. In the name of punishing Chao Cuo and flanking the Qing emperor, he raised troops in Guangling (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu) and ordered the men in the country to be older than the king.
Tong (62 years old), and the same as the prince (14 years old), all were recruited, and more than 200,000 people were recruited. Under the instigation of King Wu, King Liu Xing of Jiaoxi, King Liu Xiongqu of Jiaodong, King Liu Xian of Sichuan, and King Liu Biguang of Jinan led their troops to encircle
King Liu of Qi, who refused to rebel, was stationed in Linzi (now northeast of Zibo, Shandong). King Liu Wu of Chu sent troops to follow Wu, and King Liu of Zhao then stationed troops at the western border of his kingdom to wait for the Wu and Chu soldiers. This incident was known as the Rebellion of the Seven Kings in history.
After Emperor Jing heard the news, he worshiped Zhou Yafu as Taiwei and led 36 generals to attack Wu and Chu in the east. He sent Qu Zhouhou Li to attack Zhao, and sent general Luan Bu to attack Qi. He made Dou Ying the general and stationed troops in Xingyang (now northeast of Xingyang, Henan).
) supervised the war between Qi and Zhao. Following the words of Yuan An, the former Prime Minister of Wu, he misunderstood and killed Chao Cuo to express gratitude to the world. He also sent Yuan Ang as an envoy and ordered the Queen of Wu to see that the King of Wu had no intention of stopping the army, so she decided to conquer.
When the king of Wu was in trouble, his general Tian Lubo said: He is willing to lead 50,000 people up the Jianghuai River and pass through Wuguan (today's Shangnannan, Shaanxi Province) to capture Chang'an. General Huan, a young general, believed that Wu had more infantry, which would be more advantageous in danger; Han had more troops.
Chariots and cavalry are beneficial to the plains. Wu soldiers should ignore the cities and towns along the way and go straight to Luoyang (today's east of Luoyang). Based on the dangers of the mountains and rivers, they can order the princes and kings of Wu to refuse to accept them. They lead their troops to cross the Huaihe River, join the Chu army, and jointly attack the Liang Kingdom.
Broken Spiny Wall (now northwest of Yongcheng, Henan Province)
Tens of thousands of Liang troops were killed, and the king of Liang sent six generals to fight. Wu and Chu Fu defeated the two armies of Liang and surrounded Liang Wang Liu Wu in Suiyang (now south of Shangqiu). Liu Bi also sent people to ambush in Xiaoshan (southeast of today's Shaanxi County).
In the Lianchi (today's west of Mianchi), he wanted to prevent Zhou Yafu from being killed.
Zhou Yafu was ordered to present the military strategy to Emperor Jing: to avoid Wu and the sharp edge of the Chu army, abandon part of Liang's land to contain it, cut off its grain roads, and defeat the enemy. After Emperor Jing's promise, Yafu secretly passed through Wuguan to Luoyang, and then went out to
Huaiyang (the name of the feudal state, today's Huaiyang, Taikang, Luyi, and Zhecheng areas), accepted Duwei Deng's policy, led his troops to the northeast, and stationed in Changyi (now northwest of Jinxiang, Shandong)
Wu and Chu were in a hurry to attack Liang. The king of Liang asked for help many times, but Yafu did not come to rescue him. He only ordered Gonggaohou Han Daidang and others to lead the light cavalry out of Huaisikou (where the Sishui River enters the Huaihei River, the former site is in today's Hongze Lake).
Cutting off the retreat of Wu, the Chu army blocked its food transportation and then encountered Wu. The Chu army suffered many setbacks, so it pushed the main force to Xiayi (now Dangshan, Anhui) to Wu. The Chu army turned to attack Yafu's army, but Yafu still could not leave Wu.
The Chu army was hungry and eager to fight, so they launched a night attack on Wu. The Chu army clamored to the southeast of the barrier, and Yafu ordered people to be on guard in the northwest, defeating his plan of attacking Wu from the east and west. The Chu army could not advance, could not fight, and could not continue to transport food.
, was forced to retreat. Yafu took advantage of the situation and launched his army to pursue Wu. The Chu army defeated Wu.
Not long after the self-defense, Dongyue was lured by the Han envoys and tricked Liu Bi into laboring the army, killed him, and presented his head to the court.
The four kings of Jiaoxi, Jiaodong, Sichuan and Jinan surrounded Linzi with troops. Seeing the urgent situation, the king of Qi secretly conspired with the four kings to surrender. After learning the news of the imperial court sending troops, he decided to defend the city. Luan Bu and others led troops to Qi and defeated them.
The soldiers of the four kings relieved the siege of Linzi. The King of Jiaoxi committed suicide. The King of Jiaodong, the King of Sichuan, and the King of Jinan were killed. They were sent to Zhao. They attacked and returned the troops to Zhao's capital, Handan (now part of Hebei). The King of Zhao failed to conquer Luan for seven days.
Bupo returned, joined forces with Li Ji, diverted water to flood the city, destroyed the city, and King Zhao committed suicide. The rebellion of the Seven Kings lasted for three months and was finally put down.
Zhou Yafu suppressed the rebellion of the seven kings. On the rebel side, Liu Bi was afraid that his subordinates would rebel. He neither accepted good plans nor trusted his generals. 200,000 troops gathered in Liangdi and lost the initiative. The four kings of the Qi Dynasty surrounded Linzi for a long time and would not cooperate with King Zhao
Attacking directly at Luoyang or Guanzhong without taking advantage of the Han army, Zhou Yafu stationed his troops in Changyi, forming a horn with Suiyang. He could threaten Wu and Chu's flanks, and also defend against Wu. Chu's army marched around the Liang Dynasty to the north and attacked Xingyang in the west.
In the end, King Liang and his subordinates stayed in Suiyang, attracting and containing the main force of the rebels, and created favorable conditions for the change of the war situation. King Qi's breach of contract objectively played a role in containing the kings and disrupting the deployment of the rebels.
In this battle, the struggle to maintain centralization in the early Han Dynasty achieved a decisive victory. The special status that the vassal kingdoms had maintained for 50 years came to an end. After the war, the vassal kings no longer had real power and only enjoyed tax revenue. The kingdom was essentially the same as a county.
During these days, what Emperor Wanchang Lin You thought about most was the reason for the suppression of the Seven Kings Rebellion. In his opinion, the Han Dynasty at that time might not be as good as the Wei Dynasty today. At least in terms of military strength, the Wei Dynasty was
He is not yet at the disadvantage, but... The only thing Wanchang is worried about is that the Wei Dynasty lacks a Zhou Yafu
In fact, in a broad sense, the Wei Dynasty does not lack Zhou Yafu. Wanchang believes that in terms of the ability to lead troops in battle, Yun Lan is by no means inferior to Zhou Yafu. He wrote to Yun Lan back then that "there are no two commanders with copper walls and iron walls, a man with golden beams and jade pillars."
It's just a compliment, it was also the fact at the time
What a pity, Wanchang sighed in his heart, but Yun Lan was not from the imperial court, nor from the royal family. The Yun family had dominated Shanxi and Hebei for many years, and they had already developed a desire to conquer the country. How could it be possible for him to actually work for the royal family?
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Wanchang felt a little discouraged for a moment. God’s calculations are not as good as those of others. That’s it. That’s it.
He returned to the dragon chair and spread out an imperial edict on the huge red sandalwood table in front of him. He picked up the imperial pen and said, "The Sixth Prince of Yueyang, Xi, has a noble character. If I bow to you deeply, I will be able to bear it."
Datong, I ascend the throne and become the emperor." Then he took out the emperor's jade seal, pressed it with vermilion, and neatly pressed a big seal on it and wrote the eight characters "I have been ordered by heaven, and I will live forever." It was exactly that year
Qin Shihuang's jade seal made of He's jade and written by Prime Minister Li Si himself
The edicts and imperial edicts at this time did not say "Follow heaven to carry the emperor's edict". It was a custom-made statement after Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor. Moreover, it was not read as "Follow heaven to carry the emperor's edict:...", but
It's "The Emperor of Heaven carries the fortune, and the edict says:..." All the mispronunciations are caused by some unskilled directors in later generations making fake historical films.
Wanchang had written the edict and originally planned to seal it, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it. If Shui Youhan sent it in person, I'm afraid only a god could snatch it away. He walked down with the edict and looked at Shui Youhan, who still looked calm.
Shui Youhan also sighed and said: "Wu Hou's "Shi Shi Biao" said: 'However, the ministers of the bodyguard are tireless in the internal affairs, and the loyal people forget themselves externally. This is the special experience of pursuing the late emperor, and I want to repay it to your majesty.'
Lin You, you are not failing me, but you are actually failing the late emperor."
Wanchang handed over the edict silently, Shui Youhan took it calmly and said calmly: "Now that the edict is in my hands, it will be conveyed to Lin Xi."
Wanchang nodded. If he said who's guarantee in the world is the most trustworthy in his heart, Shui Youhan would be the second. No one could be the first.
Seeing that he had nothing to say, Shui Youhan said: "You... take care, I'm leaving." Then he turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait!" Wanchang suddenly shouted
Shui Youhan turned his head and looked at him without saying anything.
Wanchang suddenly took out the jade seal and said: "How could the emperor not have the jade seal to pass down the country? You can help me get this great treasure."
Shui Youhan rarely hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."
This seal is carved from white jade from Lantian, Shaanxi Province. It has a tiger button. It is said that the inscription on the jade seal is a dragon, fish, phoenix and bird button. The inscription on the jade seal is the eight characters "Ordered by Heaven, you will live forever" written in large seal script by Prime Minister Li Si.
Since the appearance of the Imperial Seal, it has begun a legendary experience. Legend has it that in 219 BC, when Qin Shihuang was patrolling south to Dongting Lake, a sudden wind blew up and the boat he was riding was about to be capsized. The First Emperor threw the Imperial Seal into the lake.
Eight years later, when he was traveling to Pingshu Road in Huayin, someone stood in the road holding a jade seal and said to the attendants of the First Emperor: "Please return this seal to Zulong.
)" After saying that, he disappeared without a trace and it was said that the jade seal of the country was returned to Qin.
During the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang led his troops into Xianyang first. The prince of the Qin Dynasty, Ziying, dedicated the "Emperor's Seal" to Liu Bang. Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty and ascended the throne. He wore this jade seal passed down from the Han Dynasty, known as the "Han Chuanguo Seal". After that, the jade seal was treasured in Changle Palace and became a symbol of imperial power.
At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped power. Emperor Liu Ying was only two years old, and the imperial seal was in charge of the Empress Dowager Xiaoyuan. Wang Mang ordered Wang Shun, Marquis of Anyang, to force the empress dowager to hand over the imperial seal. The empress dowager reprimanded her and threw the imperial seal to the ground. A corner of the imperial seal was thrown off, and was later exchanged in gold.
Repair it and leave flaws from now on
After Wang Mang's defeat, the jade seal changed hands several times, and finally fell into the hands of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu, and was passed down to the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
"Eighteen princes are attacking Dong Zhuo", Sun Jian's men salvaged the body of a palace maid from the Zhen Palace well in the south of Luoyang City, and found the "Jade Seal of the Kingdom" from the brocade bag under her neck. Sun Jian regarded it as a good omen, so he started to become the emperor.
Unexpectedly, someone in Sun Jian's army informed Yuan Shao about this. After Yuan Shao heard about it, he immediately detained Sun Jian's wife and forced Sun Jian to hand over the jade seal. Later, Yuan Shao's brothers were defeated and died, and the "Jade Seal of Chuanguo" was returned to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
When the Three Kingdoms were established, the Jade Seal belonged to Wei, and the Three Kingdoms were unified, while the Jade Seal belonged to Jin. At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, the north fell into an era of frequent dynasty changes and turmoil.
), the jade seal returned to the former Zhao Liu Cong. In the fourth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (329 AD), the latter Zhao Shile destroyed the former Zhao and obtained the jade seal; the general Ran Min of the latter Zhao killed Shi Jian and established himself, regaining the jade seal. At this stage, several parties also appeared to "privately engrave"
"The jade seals include the ones engraved by the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the seals carved by Murong Yong of the Western Yan Dynasty, and the seals of Yao Qin. When Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, the general Hou Jing rebelled and robbed the Chuanguo Jade Seal, Hou Jing was defeated and died soon after. The jade seal was thrown into the well of Qixia Temple.
The monks took out the seal and kept it, then presented it to Emperor Chen Wu.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the "Jade Seal of the State" was still the emperor's treasure. Later, after the fall of the Tang Dynasty and the establishment of the Wei Dynasty, it became the treasure of the Wei Dynasty again.
However, at this time, Emperor Wanchang Lin You handed it over to a reckless person.
