Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 277 Zhu Xiazi and the Emperor of the Han Dynasty

Seeing that the hall suddenly fell into silence because of the elder brother's words, Luo Yi knew that it was time for him to liven up the atmosphere.

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, meritorious deeds have not been rewarded, and faults have not been punished. This is the root cause of cholera. Duke Zhao went to the grassland and made great contributions, so he deserves to be rewarded."

Liu Bang glanced at Luo Yi gratefully, as expected of his most trusted confidant, he always knew what he wanted and needed.

Sometimes, the king wants you to take advantage.

For example, now, Liu Bang has been confused by Luo Ling's aura of destroying the world. He doesn't know what to do, and all the words he prepared before are stuck in his throat.

Luo Yi woke Liu Bang up with just a few words, what are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and take out the rewards you prepared earlier.

Throwing my eldest brother back to Zhaocheng will be the end of the matter, there is nothing to panic, when did he say a word in the past few years?

Liu Bang was about to say something, but after thinking for a while, he stopped and said, "Mr. Zhao was bestowed by heaven, he is not a subject of a great man. What kind of face should I use to reward Mr. Zhao?"

Luo Yi said: "Your Majesty, you are not only the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, but also the Son of Heaven of Zhu Xia. Although Duke Zhao is not a subject of Han, he is a man of Zhu Xia. Under the heavens, the Son of Heaven is the most respected."

There was a smile in Luo Ling's eyes, and he didn't expect that Luo Yi would take this opportunity to upgrade the concept of Zhu Xia again, and frame it above the dynasty.

Although it is only an attempt now, as long as there are precedents, it will be able to advance slowly in the future.

Ah also made progress.

Liu Bang felt a little strange, he was not an academic monarch, and he didn't have a strong intuition for these conceptual things.

Although it was a bit strange why Luo Yi wanted to separate the emperor and the son of heaven, but since Luo Yi said so, he naturally believed it.

So he said happily: "Mr. Zhao, you are from the Luo family, if you are rewarded with gold and silver, it must be an insult to you.

As for high officials and noble titles, there is no more honorable title in this world than your Duke Zhao.

After much thought and deliberation, there is no place in the world that can match you.

A few days ago, when Yu Weizhen was talking about ancient history, he said that the sage kings and ministers in ancient times were both human and gods, just like the wind master and rain master who assisted the Yellow Emperor.

Ziyu also said that the ancient emperors could confer gods to all spirits in the world, and even virtuous officials and famous generals could be manifested.

You have shown your power on the grassland, and only the noble god can match you.

I am willing to imitate the ancient holy kings and canonize you as the god of the four seasons, belonging to the same gods as the gods of mountains, rivers, sun, moon and stars, and enjoying the sacrifices of the royal family and the people of the world. "

The expressions of the officials in the palace were already numb.

We are still here tirelessly thinking about taking another step up in the title of the world, and Zhaogong has already begun to canonize the gods.

This gap is too big.

They never felt so emotional when Han Xin was granted the title of Marquis of [-] households.

Although this is just a false title, it cannot bring any real power.

But the problem is, that is a god position!
With the position of the god proclaimed by the Son of Heaven, not only his own descendants can offer sacrifices, but anyone can offer sacrifices to himself.

Thousands of years later, even if the descendants are cut off, there will still be incense in the world forever, which is very important for people in this era.

Luo Ling understands that Liu Bang canonized him as a living person to be a god, so that he can stay in Zhaocheng safely.

But everything in this world will have an immeasurable impact on the future, and it is not a trivial matter to confer the title of a living person because of their merits.

How will this affect the future?

Will this matter now become an unspoken rule in the future?

In the future, those who can't be sealed or rewarded will be canonized a god, and then leave the world?
In addition to the temple of the philosophers, is it possible to open another ancestral temple dedicated to those civil servants and generals who have made great contributions?
Pantheon?Pantheon?
Holy mausoleum?

Or is it built according to the Tianzi Temple, the Confucian Temple or the Wu Temple?
Luo Ling temporarily suppressed these messy thoughts in his heart, first saluted and thanked Liu Bang, and then turned to say: "Son of Heaven, Ling has something to ask."

For Liu Bang, the current Luo Ling can say anything, as long as he doesn't appear in the world again, so he said quickly: "Please tell me, Mr. Zhao."

Luo Ling then said: "Son of Heaven, since ancient times, the Son of Heaven has lived in the center of the world, and the princes have served as fences to guard the Son of Heaven. This has been the case for three generations. Do you know why?"

Liu Bang was a little puzzled, thinking that Luo Ling was dissatisfied with his reduction of kings with different surnames, so he kept silent, Luo Yi certainly knew that was not the case, so he said: "I also ask Mr. Zhao to clear up your majesty's doubts."

Luo Ling said: "Son of Heaven, if Qiongzhou belongs to the Han Dynasty now, and there is a rebellion in Qiongzhou, where do you want to send troops from, and how long will it take you to arrive?"

Hearing this, Liu Bang already had some clues, relaxed in his heart, thought for a while and said: "If Chu State cannot be pacified, then the best thing is to transfer troops from Guanzhong. If it is to attack from Chu State, it may take half a year. If it starts from Guanzhong, I am afraid It will take a year to enter Qiongzhou."

Speaking of which, a smart person like Liu Bang already knows what Luo Ling is going to say, it's too far away!

Luo Ling sighed and said: "The Son of Heaven lives in the center of the world, precisely because the Son of Heaven can only control that part, the only solution is to build straight roads through the whole country.

This is exactly where the Mausoleum sighed for the first emperor. He was talented, and the straight road built by the Qin Dynasty was necessary.

But his biggest mistake was that he shouldn't have mobilized people from all over the world to build it in just a few years.

If those projects were divided into decades of construction, would the Qin Dynasty perish in just a dozen years? "

Liu Bang asked: "Mr. Zhao, even if the straight road is built, the remoteness of Qiongzhou is really far away. If there is a rebellion, it will cost a lot to transfer troops every time."

Liu Bang is not the kind of emperor who is very successful, he has always been very practical, and he will not do things that are not beneficial for a little face.

Luo Ling smiled and said: "This is exactly what Ling wants to say. 1000 years ago, King Su led his army to march east. At that time, Zhuxia was full of forests and lakes, and the roads were rugged. How can there be roads extending in all directions like now? Woolen cloth?
In such an environment, King Su drove the barbarians all the way into the mountains, and when he reached the end of the east, King Su said with emotion: "When I die, I am afraid no one will be able to lead troops to come so far." , the princes should be set up here, and the princes should be the son of heaven to resist the barbarians.

So the princes established the country on the spot, and all the things needed to conquer the barbarians came from the local area. The emperor sat in Haojing, and the world ruled.

Now that you have established your capital in Guanzhong, in fact, many lands in Shandong can be directly administered, as you know.

But have you thought about areas further south?

For example, Lingnan, I am afraid that you will not want to enter that area for hundreds of years. "

This sentence really cut into Liu Bang's heart. He really didn't want to go to Lingnan, and he didn't even want to give it away for free. The miasma was too serious, and he might even die after it passed.

Liu Bang remembered that when Qin Dynasty was destroyed, Luoling went to Lingnan to persuade Zhao Tuo to stay in Lingnan. He knew that Luoling wanted a throne for Zhao Tuo, so he asked, "Do you want me to be king for Zhao Tuo?" ?

But Zhao Tuo is probably not willing. He is like an emperor in Lingnan. Why did he accept the canonization of the Central Plains Dynasty? "

There was light in Luo Ling's eyes, and he said in a loud voice: "Son of Heaven, don't worry, if Zhao Tuo doesn't want to, Ling can go to Lingnan again, and he will be obedient."

The voice was very flat, but it was very domineering. Liu Bang was startled, and thought to himself: I, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, dare not provoke me, and a mere Zhao Tuo naturally dare not.

He also heard Luo Ling say: "Zhao Tuo established the kingdom of Zhuxia, and you are the emperor of Zhuxia, and there is only one emperor, so he must submit to you.

The emperor of the Han Dynasty may not rule Lingnan, but the emperor must rule all the countries of Zhuxia, just like the princes of Bangzhou must accept the entrustment of the emperor.

Even if Zhao Weihan is so rebellious, he must go through the emperor's golden imperial edict and golden book before he can become a noble prince.

If Zhao Tuo is unwilling to accept the canonization, he will cut himself off from Zhuxia, and consider himself a barbarian, and the world should work together to defeat him. "

Hearing this, Luo Yi couldn't help but glanced at the elder brother. He really deserved to be the elder brother. He guessed his intention with just one sentence, and he could use it in a short time.

At this moment, Liu Bang deeply felt the difference between the two, "Does what Zhao Gong said mean that Zhao Tuo, as a foreign vassal, came to worship me?"

During the Zhou Dynasty, there was a distinction between the princes within the territory and the princes outside the territory. In fact, there was never anything new in the world. Those that the central government could control were within the territory, and those that could not be controlled were outside the territory.

Now the kings entrusted by Liu Bang are Jiwai, and the princes under the jurisdiction are Jiinai, and Zhao Tuo is a circle of princes outside Jiwai, and they don't even belong to the sequence of the Han Dynasty.

"Exactly!"

Luo Ling nodded, Liu Bang thought about it for a while, and realized that this would not do any harm to the big man, even if it did, he would not dare to refute, so he immediately said: "Just according to Zhao Gong's words, I will make Zhao Tuo the King of Lingnan."

The banquet ended under the enthusiastic atmosphere that Luo Ling said that he would go back to Zhaocheng to continue writing books. Liu Bang burst into tears, and after paying so much, he finally sent this great god away.

Once Luo Ling left, the world seemed to return to its original state in an instant, and swords and swords began to flicker again in the court. Facing countless turbulent undercurrents, Liu Bang was a little intoxicated. Compared with the powerlessness of facing Luo Ling, it was still this The fights he is more familiar with are easier to deal with.

He set his sights on Yingbo, the strongest among the princes and kings he entrusted, but also the most restless one.

At this time, a carriage and a boat came out of Luo village.

To the west of Guanzhong, the second son of the Luo family is carrying a map and heading for the unknown Western Region.

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In the previous chapter of the Zhou Dynasty, we have described the downgrading process of the title of "king", which was separated from "son of heaven" and became a kind of title in essence.

Until it was replaced by "emperor", it completely lost its role as the title of the supreme ruler. However, after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, "emperor" soon encountered a similar experience and was located under the "son of heaven".

The main reason is that the "dynasty" associated with the "emperor" is a political entity, while the "Zhu Xia" associated with the "son of heaven" is a concept with civilization, and what civilization can extend is obviously stronger than Political entities can influence.

This is not just a change in title, it also profoundly affected the construction of the power system of ancient Chinese dynasties. ——"Analysis of the Aristocratic System of Ancient Dynasties"

　Started to take off, I have long wanted to build a political system by myself

　　
　
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