If the emperor does not live forever, the emperor cannot cultivate Taoism, he can only practice martial arts. Although martial arts means strong fighting power, it is difficult to live forever. The life span of Emperor Wu is only a hundred years, which restricts the emperor in the world.
But when my father became the God of War, he wanted to live forever, with a lifespan of five thousand years.
With such a high-ranking father, the pressure is huge.
Prince Liu Jiang felt very embarrassed, but he was mostly silent. Vaguely, he felt an undercurrent surging. Under the prosperous age, there were waves of undercurrents surging. Those immortals were forced to ascend, but the forces under their command
He is dissatisfied and making trouble.
The nobles and heroes were persuaded by their father to retreat early and stayed away from the center of the political power. Of course, there were generous rewards as a price. However, the nobles were still dissatisfied and were still planning a counterattack, hoping to use the northern attack.
Huns, to expand their influence;
The civil servants were given special care, but they were suppressed by ruthless officials. Their life was not easy, and they were always trying to expand their rights.
In order to fight against his father, these two major forces supported him and seized power from his father.
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Luoyang City!
In the early morning, all the officials came on stage one after another, but all the officials were silent.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Along with the cry, the officials shouted solemnly.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
Many ministers paid homage to Tao one after another.
"Your Majesty, you will be spared any courtesy!"
Liu Xiu said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Everyone said in unison.
Civil servants and generals began to come forward and talk about important things.
After a long time, a courtier came forward and said: "In the Western Regions, Chechi State requested to establish a Protectorate of the Western Regions, and asked the prince to be a hostage, and send troops to wipe out the Xiongnu! I am willing to offer tribute..."
It's about surrendering to the Western Regions.
The Western Region is unstable and Kyushu is uneasy.
The Western Region, the barrier related to Kyushu, was extremely important to the imperial court and was also the front line against the Xiongnu.
Liu Xiu was silent.
Another military commander, Ma Wu, stepped forward and said: "The Huns invaded the border areas and invaded all the northern counties, and they all suffered from them. Please attack them, your majesty, and do your best to achieve unparalleled feats and become an emperor forever!"
Liu Xiudao: "I know!"
Ma Wu retreated and said nothing.
After half an hour, the court meeting ended.
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The court meeting was over and Liu Xiu was eating.
"Meet my father!"
The prince stepped forward and said.
"My son, please sit down!" Liu Xiu said.
"yes!"
The prince sat down, picked up a bowl of rice and ate it.
This is Longya rice!
Dragon tooth rice is the food of immortals. In the past, even the immortals could only ask for it and it was extremely rare. However, my father's chance encounter made it a common food for wealthy people. Because of dragon tooth rice, the martial arts in the imperial court also became popular.
The number of Shengwu Emperors has increased a lot.
Originally, with his qualifications, it would have been good to become an innate at the age of twenty; but because he was born in the royal family, he was a prince, and he had dragon teeth and rice to help him, so he became a martial saint at an early age.
Eat without talking or sleep without talking!
After finishing breakfast, Liu Xiu walked around the garden and said, "Prince, how about setting up the Protectorate of the Western Regions?"
Prince Liu Jiang was silent, and after a moment he said: "Twenty years of rest and recuperation, the country's strength is sufficient, and it is enough to fight back against the Huns. Under my father's command, there are many famous generals who are skilled in fighting on the battlefield, enough to defeat the Huns and establish eternal merits!"
"Besides, my father is the God of War and is already invincible!"
Liu Xiu smiled.
I have to say that the name of the God of War is too intimidating.
Equivalent to nuclear weapons in previous lives, as long as there are nuclear weapons, you are almost invincible.
With nuclear weapons, the country is safe. Without nuclear weapons, it might become Saddam or Gaddafi.
It's just that the God of War cannot take action easily.
The only ones worthy of the Martial God's action are immortals.
As for other people, they are not worthy of him taking action. Mortal matters will be settled by mortals. If he really wants his Martial God to take action, winning means losing.
"My son, I am already the God of War. Soon, I will ascend to the immortal world. I will still leave the country to you. Whether it is good or bad is all your fault!" Liu Xiu said with a smile: "As a prince, you should not be exposed to blood and tears.
Say what you are forced to do, don't be fooled by interests, always know what you need!"
"Everyone in the world says that I am a kind emperor, but I am kind to your mother, those friends, and you; but those civil servants are eating the royal food, lining their own pockets, but doing nothing. I don't mind giving them away.
One death!"
Liu Xiu sneered and said, he is kind, but he is not a bad person at all.
What is an emperor?
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger!
If you want to kick your nose in front of a tiger, I won't mind sending you to death.
"Those small countries in the Western Regions are, to put it bluntly, just outsiders. They are constantly swinging between the Huns and the Han Dynasty. They are actually unreliable!" Liu Xiu said: "Don't do everything! If the emperor does everything, his ministers will have nothing to do; if the emperor does everything, there will be nothing for him.
The prince will be fine!"
"Forefathers plant trees, and future generations enjoy the shade! I'll plant the trees, and you go and enjoy the shade!"
Prince Liu Jiang realized something in his heart and understood something in an instant.
The establishment of the Protectorate of the Western Regions, the Northern Expedition of the Xiongnu, etc., my father could do these things, and he could do them well, and he could also establish his reputation as an emperor through the ages.
But my father cannot do these things.
If my father completes all these things, he will have nothing to do when he ascends the throne as emperor.
An emperor with nothing to do means living in the shadow of the previous emperor all his life. It means that he cannot suppress his old ministers and establish his own majesty. It means that his authority will be suppressed or even emptied.
Therefore, the emperor should leave a few enemies for the prince and let these enemies become the prince's whetstone. After the prince ascends the throne, he will kill these enemies to establish his own pressure and prestige.
Thinking of this, Liu Jiang immediately said: "Thank you, father!"
"Waging a war is nothing more than fighting for national strength. As long as the national strength is sufficient and as long as no big mistakes are made, it will not be difficult to annihilate the Huns!" Liu Xiudao: "But I won't do it. When I leave and you ascend the throne, you can kill the chickens to scare the monkeys and establish a good foundation."
majesty!"
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The prince left happily.
Liu Xiu smiled, what he just told the prince was just one of the reasons.
There is another reason, which is internal rectification.
If we want to fight a war and launch a northern expedition against the Huns, we must compromise internally, win over aristocratic families internally, be gentle with those hostile factions, and appropriately sacrifice the interests of the royal family. As for the common people, they can only be sacrificed.
This is the price of foreign war.
The so-called prosperous age was actually created by literati. The prosperous age requires a certain amount of time to accumulate and cannot be restored in just twenty years. Now, it has only temporarily recovered a little, and the people have barely entered the stage of food and clothing, and various contradictions
Just a slight easing.
We can't talk about national peace and security. A slight natural disaster may bring huge disaster.
If you want to continue to develop, you must suppress the aristocratic family, you must implement the land transfer order, clear the land, clear out the hidden population... and this undoubtedly affects the vitality of the aristocratic family.
The aristocratic family will inevitably fight back. At that time, most of the officials in the court will be affected, and many nobles will also be affected, and they may rebel... Any bad situation may occur. These also determine that the Northern Expedition to the Huns is impossible. In the next twenty years,
It must focus on the inside and the field.
The northern expedition against the Xiongnu was still the order to conquer the fields.