Chapter 621 Build high walls, store grain widely, and slowly become king
Chapter 621: Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, slowly become king
"Call me King of Han?"
After knowing the meaning of this decree, even Liu Cheng couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
This was somewhat beyond his expectation.
Liu Cheng had already considered the rewards he would receive after returning this time.
I feel that my official position may rise a bit, becoming a cavalry general or something like that.
As for the title, it may change from Tinghou to Xianghou.
He didn't even think about becoming a duke.
After all, at this time, titles and titles are starting to become less valuable.
But those are basically ordinary marquises at the entry level, and the titles above are relatively rare.
Maybe get yourself a country prince.
Xianghou doesn't sound like much, but it's actually very rare.
Prime Minister Zhuge, who left such a great reputation in history and died of exhaustion, was nothing more than a Marquis of Wuxiang.
County marquises are even rarer than township marquises.
As for ennobling the public, it is even more difficult.
Today, there is no such existence in the entire Guanzhong, or in other words, the entire Han Dynasty.
The highest point of title in the Han Dynasty was the county marquis.
There is no duke.
At that time, Cao Cao also fought in the south and north for a long time, captured many places, and had many generals under his command. Finally, he began to plan for Wei Gong, a title that this big man did not have.
The establishment of a duke is not just a duke, but more importantly, a series of powers connected behind it.
After becoming Wei Gong, Cao Cao was equivalent to a common existence among other countries.
Have a fiefdom, form your own officials, and administrative system...
Xun Yu strongly opposed Cao Cao on this matter, and eventually died because of it...
At this time, the title of duke is a real seal. It is really necessary to demarcate the scope and establish a principality for you.
It is different from the Tang Dynasty and other later princes, and it is fundamentally different.
Later, the founding fathers and others were all castrated after being castrated.
It's just a virtual seal, not a real seal.
It is a symbol of honor.
Liu Cheng knew these things and also knew that the title of Duke was of great significance and extraordinary.
Therefore, I didn't think about it. I felt that by being granted the title of Township Marquis, or becoming a County Marquis greater than the Township Marquis, I would have reached the pinnacle.
It is impossible to ennoble the public.
From various aspects, it is impossible to become a public official.
Liu Cheng is self-aware.
If you want to be granted the title of Duke, the time will not come yet.
I still need to continue doing other things.
But who would have thought that all of a sudden, he would meet a messenger and bring him a piece of news!
The township marquis and county marquis were all jumped over, and the title of duke was also jumped over for me.
He immediately made himself the king!
Moreover, the one who was granted the title was still the King of Han!
No matter how ignorant Liu Cheng was, he still knew how extraordinary the King of Han was.
Especially in Dahan.
After all, Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, was the king of Han before.
The name of the Han Dynasty came directly from here.
It was precisely because of this that Liu Chengcai was confused.
Some people don't understand what happened in Chang'an City.
How come I haven't done anything here?
Why are you suddenly calling yourself the King of Han?
This... this improvement is a bit too big, right?
The meaning of naming yourself the King of Han is really too important!
Doesn't this mean that he is a figure like the emperor of the Han Dynasty?
Is it a matter of course to inherit the great rule of the Han Dynasty from now on?
This is equivalent to directly laying the foundation for himself to become the Emperor of the Han Dynasty in the future!
Although when Liu Cheng met someone, he liked to drag them along and say something like "The Emperor Gaozu got Fan Kuai, the ovary of Zhenwu."
But he really never thought that one day he would really become the King of Han.
The King of Han is really too extraordinary for a big Han!
Moreover, since Liu Bang became emperor, he has not established the title of King of Han.
As a result, now, he directly named himself the King of Han...
Is this a prophetic statement?
Liu Cheng thought so in his heart.
In order to win over people, I compared myself to Liu Bang, but now, I have been awarded the title of King of Han!
This is really extremely surprising.
Even with Liu Cheng's temperament, he was stunned for a moment.
This is really out of common sense!
"Father-in-law, why...why do you suddenly want to make me the King of Han!
This thing... is really too abnormal..."
After Liu Cheng heard the meaning of the edict, he looked at Cai Yong and asked this question.
That's right, the person who came all the way with the edict and delivered the news to Liu Cheng as an envoy was none other than Cai Yong.
Situ of the Han dynasty.
Cai Yong's Situ actually had much greater power than Xun Shuang's Sikong.
According to Liu Cheng's understanding, it is directly equivalent to the existence of a prime minister...
At this time, the current Situ brought an edict and became an envoy, coming to convey the news to Liu Chenglai.
Just from this incident, we can see how big Liu Cheng's cards are at this time!
Cai Yong said: "This matter is a long story and it was really sudden.
It’s not just you, Kede, everyone feels it’s so sudden, I myself feel dizzy now and haven’t fully reacted…”
Cai Yong said to Liu Cheng with a wry smile.
Listening to his father-in-law talking to him in such a conversation, Liu Cheng was slightly stunned.
Your father-in-law didn’t even react?
Feel like your head is buzzing?
It seems that this thing is really sudden.
Immediately, I asked Cai Yong what was going on.
Cai Yong asked Liu Cheng to find a secluded place where Liu Cheng and the others were alone, and then he began to tell Liu Cheng about this matter.
"...Xun Shuang and Xun Sikong suddenly raised this matter?"
After listening to his father-in-law Cai Yong's account of what happened that day, Liu Cheng also looked a little surprised.
At first, he thought that Dong Zhuo had caused this incident.
Dong Zhuo had been interested in handing these things from the Dong family into his own hands.
Moreover, this kind of sudden shocking move is very consistent with his usual behavior.
After all, he has done this kind of thing a lot in the past few years.
No matter after entering Luoyang, he suddenly took control of the political power and obtained the fruits of victory.
Or the subsequent deposing of the emperor, all of which were quite sudden and unexpected. These are things that ordinary people would not dare to do.
There are many precedents. At this time, it is not impossible to suddenly get yourself a Hanwang.
But who would have thought that someone who took the initiative to speak out about this matter, and also tried his best to argue against all the other scholars, turned out to be Xun Shuang and Xun Ciming, a veteran of the Han Dynasty!
This thing is really a bit surprising.
"Father-in-law, what do you think of this matter?"
After Liu Cheng thought for a while, he looked at Cai Yong and said.
Cai Yong said: "Kede, I think... I think it's better not to have this King of Han, at least not now.
There are some things that you and I have never said before, so now I will talk about them."
Hearing what Cai Yong said, Liu Chenggong also became solemn. He looked at Cai Yong and bowed his hands and said, "Father-in-law, please speak clearly."
Cai Yong said: "There is no need to say more about your ability, Kede. You are really capable. If it weren't for your ability, Xun Ciming would not have done such a thing. Please make you, Kede, the King of Han."
From Ke De, he saw hope for the prosperity of the Han Dynasty.
In fact, it’s not just Xun Shuang, but also me and many people.
We also all feel that, Kede, you have the ability to bring peace to the world and bring prosperity to the Han Dynasty.
According to Kede's ability and your age, it is inevitable that you will become the emperor when the time comes.
It's impossible for you to bring peace to the world and make the Han Dynasty so peaceful when the time comes, and yet still be the emperor's uncle.
This thing cannot be justified, and the group of civil servants and generals under you will not agree to it either.
When the time comes, the current emperor will also have trouble sleeping and eating.
Even if you really hand over the power to Kede when the time comes, he will still be uneasy.
When the time comes, I will definitely take action against you, Kede.
After the world is pacified, power is returned to the emperor. I do not agree with this matter.
Today, compared with you, Kede, you are far behind.
Not to mention the other things, just put him in Kede's position, give him everything Kede has, and give him all the civil servants under his command.
And assuming that these civil servants and powerful generals all respect him as much as they listen to Kede, he will also not be able to do well.
I can't do this to your level.
What's more, these things I hypothesized are impossible to exist.
Then it is even more impossible to hand over authority to the emperor today.
Otherwise, there will definitely be a lot of troubles when the time comes, causing the Han Dynasty to be in turmoil again.
Although I am a veteran of the Han Dynasty, when the time comes for Kede to become the emperor, I will not object to it, and I will fully support it.
This is not just because of your strong ability in Kede, which can pacify the Han Dynasty and bring prosperity to the Han Dynasty.
What's more important is that, Kede, you are a clan member of the Han Dynasty.
Although they are not direct descendants, they are still descendants of the great ancestor.
After you become the emperor, a big man will still be a big man.
The emperor of the Han Dynasty still had the surname Liu.
This is very important!
Extremely important.
If it weren't for this, even if Kede were my son-in-law, Cai Yong, I would still oppose Kede becoming the emperor.
I will also try my best to oppose you to the title of King of Han.
Of course, if it weren't for your status as Kede, according to my understanding of Xun Shuang, Xun Shuang would not have gone out of his way and asked Kede to make you the King of Han.
As for those who spoke out against Huang Wan, Yang Biao and others at that time, their words would have been much fiercer.
There will be many people killed on the spot.
Kede, it is really not easy to seize this King of Han.
This is fundamentally different from when Grand Master Dong deposed the Young Emperor and became the emperor.
But fortunately, Kede, you are a member of the Han clan, so things will be different.
Huang Wan, Yang Biao and many others may feel uncomfortable when faced with this matter, but they will not oppose it with all their strength.
Basically, it’s just half push and half done…
Kede, I will not object to you becoming the King of Han and the Emperor in the future. On the contrary, I will be very happy.
However, I don’t agree with becoming the King of Han now.
Mainly...
This thing is really too conspicuous.
Kede, once you do this, you will attract the attention of everyone in the world.
There will be turbulent criticism coming towards you, Kede...
This matter is not appropriate now...
What I mean is, Kede, why don't you continue to accumulate strength, and then let go of this King of Han and develop quietly.
Let Master Dong, your natal grandfather, go in front.
You just quietly do what you should do from behind and continue to grow.
Later, when the world becomes more chaotic and your power becomes stronger, Kede, it will not be too late to become the King of Han...
When the time comes, when Kede becomes the King of Han, the resistance you will encounter will become smaller and will not be too conspicuous...
This is called making a fortune silently."
Cai Yong said this to Liu Cheng.
Liu Cheng nodded, he had understood what his father-in-law meant.
After King Jing of Zhongshan, this person before me seemed like a joke, but by this time, he had exerted an extraordinary role and power.
"Build the wall high, accumulate food widely, and become king slowly."
Liu Cheng looked at Cai Yong and slowly said this sentence.
When Cai Yong heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up.
He nodded quickly and said: "Yes, yes! Kede, you are right, that's what I meant!"
Liu Chengdao: "I will refuse this matter.
However, my son-in-law feels that there is a high probability that he will not be able to refuse this offer of becoming king."
Cai Yong said: "I can't refuse, but I have to refuse.
Kede, please try refusing a few times and see what happens."
After he finished speaking, he continued: "After you return to Chang'an, go to see Master Dong and have a good talk with Master Dong about this matter and see what Master Dong thinks.
When it comes to this matter, his opinions and attitudes are the most important, and you need to refer to his opinions."
After saying that, Cai Yong sighed and said: "I hope that what Taishi Dong meant is what he means now.
Grand Master Dong really wants you to become the King of Han and the Son of Heaven in the future.
Grand Master Dong himself must not have such thoughts.
That would be very bad.”
Hearing this, Liu Cheng nodded and said, "My father-in-law said that after I return to Chang'an, I will discuss this matter with Master Dong.
Find out what his real thoughts are."
Seeing this, Cai Yong nodded with satisfaction.
This is not just because of Liu Cheng's respect for himself and his obedience to his words.
Another reason is that Kede, a good son-in-law, did not call Dong Zhuo his grandfather when he called himself his father-in-law.
If these two titles are linked together, it will always make Cai Yong feel that he has been taken advantage of by Dong Zhuo.
I feel a little tired in my heart.
Liu Cheng thought for a while, looked at Cai Yong and said: "My father-in-law, you don't need to worry too much about some things. I'm afraid it won't take long for someone to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!"
When Cai Yong heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned: "Who?!"
