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

Chapter 321 Splitting the Country: Prelude
"Boom boom boom!"

The earth-shattering sound of horseshoes made the ground tremble slightly. Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a group of knights galloped wildly. They were dressed in leather armor. There were knives, guns and crossbows hanging on the side of the horses. soldiers and horses.

This group of knights went straight into Chang'an City, and then went straight to Zongzheng Mansion. The leading knight jumped off his horse and said loudly, "I'm coming from Huainan Kingdom. The king has passed away. I'm going to Chang'an to report the funeral at the queen's order."

The guards were shocked when they heard the words, and rushed in to report. The group was allowed to enter the Zongzheng mansion. Zongzheng Liu Cheng hurried to the courtyard, and asked eagerly, "King Huainan really passed away?"

I really don't blame Liu Cheng for being so eager. You must know that this King of Huainan is probably the oldest member of the current Liu family. brother.

As a result, this man was really able to live, and he killed Liu Bang, Lu Zhi, and Liu Ying. Liu Bang's other brothers had already passed away, and all the princes were second or even third generations of princes, and only Huainan was still the first generation.

Back then, Yingbo relied on the Huainan country to rebel. Although the mantis was overwhelmed, it can still be seen that the strength of Huainan country is strong.

It is conceivable that Liu Cheng can serve as a key Jiuqing like Zongzheng under strong men like Lu Zhi and Luo Xin.

In fact, Liu Cheng is the confidant of Lu Zhi and Luo Xin in the Liu clan, and is now the emperor Liu Heng's confidant.

He had long been worried about the great strength of the princes and kings, but now that he heard the death of King Huainan, the backbone of the kings south of the river, he almost wanted to laugh out loud.

If King Huainan knew that his nephew was so impatient to see him die, he didn't know how he would feel.

Naturally, these knights didn't know what Liu Cheng was thinking, so they wept and said sadly: "Report to Zongzheng, the king has indeed passed away, and went to meet Emperor Gao. I will go to Chang'an to report the funeral first, and the Huainan mission will arrive later." .”

Liu Cheng forcibly expressed his grief and said: "Everyone rest first, and after I report to His Majesty, we will discuss the funeral of King Huainan."

When a vassal king dies, the court needs to do a lot of things, such as agreeing on posthumous titles, preparing ritual utensils, arranging the affairs of the vassal state, and the succession of subsequent vassals.

Even under the complete enfeoffment system of Bang and Zhou, the vassal states were almost completely independent of Zhou Tianzi, but the succession of new princes still required the canonization of Zhou Tianzi.

This is called being ordered by the king!

In the Han Dynasty, this rule will naturally not change. If the emperor is stubborn and refuses to let the prince of Huainan succeed to the throne, there will be a stalemate.

Liu Cheng arranged for a group of people from Huainan Kingdom, and rushed towards the palace with a happy face. He was considered a high-ranking and powerful person in the Han Dynasty.

"Is the Prime Minister in Changle Palace?"

Liu Cheng directly stopped the palace attendant in Changle Palace and asked.

"Returning to the truth, the Prime Minister is managing politics in Changle Palace."

Liu Cheng went straight to the side hall of Changle Palace after hearing the words.

Luo Xin looked at Liu Cheng who was full of joy, and joked: "Mr. Liu is so happy, but he suddenly became pampered, the old tree bloomed, and the new precious son?"

Liu Cheng blushed instantly when he heard the words, and quickly waved his hands and said, "Prime Minister, don't make fun of your lowly position. I have something important to report when I come to see you this time."

"happy event?"

Liu Cheng frowned slightly and thought about it, then said, "Yes and no."

Luo Xin looked up at Liu Cheng who was Zongzheng, and pondered: "It's worth your trip, could it be that some prince died?

Could it be the long-lived old tortoise of King Huainan? "

Hearing this, Liu Cheng cheered up and said, "Prime Minister is worthy of being a talent of the heavens. It is the death of King Huainan. The humble official came to see you in a hurry when he got the news."

When Luo Xin heard that it was Huainan King, he also showed a happy smile on his face, and said, "This Huainan King seems to be honest and benevolent, but the information collected about him over the years is actually a sinister and vicious person. .

He seems to have a reputation in the country, but he has calculations in his heart, and has denied the imperial court's policies in every possible way over the years.

Now that he dies, his contribution to the world is greater than that of his life. "

Seeing the official historian walk in, Luo Xin immediately showed a sad expression, Liu Cheng also put away his smile, and said in a deep voice: "The king of Huainan passed away, and the middle school sent people to Chang'an. If you want to do this, please also ask the regent The Prime Minister shows me."

Luo Xin sighed slightly: "The Huainan king's family is strong, and the elders of His Majesty, suddenly passed away. It is really a great loss to the family."

Liu Cheng also responded with grief: "What the prime minister said is that it is really a great loss for the clan."

Luo Xin also said: "The taxes paid by the Huainan Kingdom to the court have increased year after year. This is the credit of the King of Huainan. The court cannot treat such heroes lightly."

Liu Cheng nodded heavily and said: "The prime minister is right, you can't treat such a meritorious official lightly."

Luo Xin pondered for a while and said: "The imperial court will discuss the posthumous title of King Huainan. Zongzheng will return to the official office first to appease the Huainan diplomatic missions that will come later, and tell them that the imperial court will definitely give respect to a powerful clan like King Huainan." .”

When Liu Cheng left, Luo Xin sat on the spot and closed his eyes without moving. Countless storms began to unfold in his mind. He thought for a long time, and finally opened his eyes slowly, and said softly: "All the princes who build up can do it with little effort. Let's start with Huainan Kingdom."

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The dignitaries of Chang'an City soon met the Huainan Kingdom's mission, more than 300 people came, including two or three sons of Huainan King.

Everyone was covered in white cloth and dressed in obvious funeral attire, and soon the news of Huainan King's death spread.

Ordinary people just have more talk in the streets and alleys, but for the dignitaries in Chang'an City, this is a major event related to the wealth of the family.

Soon the news came out from the palace, Luo Xin summoned some important ministers to discuss the posthumous title of King Huainan.

Although many people here wish Huainan King to die sooner, they still have to be as fair as possible when it comes to the posthumous title. Luo Xin listened to some opinions, and finally decided to give Huainan King a little more on the basis of being as fair as possible. It is "Xiang", which is a relatively high posthumous title.

Liu Cheng took Luo Xin's decree to the palace where the Huainan Kingdom Mission was staying, and a large group of people bowed to receive the decree.

Liu Chenglang said in a loud voice: "Reporting to Emperor Renzong Xiaohui's edict, to act on behalf of the emperor, and to regent the prime minister:
Wang Chang of Huainan is the elder brother of Emperor Gao, an elder with outstanding moral character in the clan, who obtained the throne by virtue of his blood. For two to thirty years, he must have worked diligently as the screen of the emperor. If the court does not reward such a loyal clan, it is not enough to reflect Benevolent.

After discussion by the courtiers, he was given the posthumous title of "Xiang" by the king of Huainan, and he was called King Xiang of Huainan, and he was known to the world. "

When everyone heard the posthumous title given by the imperial court, they all showed surprise smiles on their faces. King Huainan has indeed made contributions in the country over the years, but these contributions are relatively vague. The posthumous title is a panacea, higher or lower. It's all right, they didn't expect to be able to get such a good posthumous title.

This is considered by many people to be the court's friendliness to Huainan.

"There is still a purpose!"

Liu Cheng took out another will and said loudly, and everyone who had just straightened up bowed again.

Liu Chenglang said: "The king of Huainan is good at teaching his sons, and everyone in the world knows that when the Han Dynasty was first established, the Zongzhi was needed to do things, and the princes of the Huainan king who entered Chang'an entered the palace. I want to test and teach on behalf of your majesty. The nobles of heaven should not be left in the wilderness."

The people who listened to this decree were a little confused, Huainan King was good at teaching his children, why didn't they know that Huainan King's reputation was indeed good, but who in Huainan Kingdom didn't know that he didn't care about bastards, and even the teacher was unwilling to invite them for them.

Although spoiling concubines and destroying wives is taboo, treating concubine sons so harshly is also against the moral values ​​of this era.

After all, the Luo family is the vane of all morality. The Luo family has always been kind to the concubine. During the Bangzhou period, apart from the legitimate sons of the royal family, the most trusted helpers of each generation of monarchs were the half-brothers.

Huainan Wang suffered criticism from many people for doing so, but it was a family matter after all, so there was no big trouble.

The three concubines of the Huainan king who came to Chang'an this time, they were not liked by the queen in the country, so they were sent to Chang'an in Longtan and Tiger's Den this time, but they did not expect that the great prime minister's attitude was unexpectedly good, Even want to summon to reuse them.

The three brothers looked at each other a few times, and the joy and shock in their eyes could not be concealed at all. If they could leave Huainan Kingdom, then the sky would be as high as the birds, and the sea would be as wide as the fishes.

Some people in the Huainan mission frowned, these were sent by the queen, some didn't think why Luo Xin wanted to see these bastards.

He couldn't help but murmured in his heart: "The prime minister, the regent, manages a lot of things every day, so why would he care about a few little princes and concubines?

These people can't even inherit titles, they can only be an idle clan.

Don't say that compared with princes, kings and Chehou, he is even inferior to ordinary dignitaries, and it can be said that he is worthless to the regent prime minister.

How strange.

We can only ask after they come out of the palace. "

No one dared to openly question Luo Xin's will at this time. Liu Cheng looked at the people in front of him with inexplicable eyes, put away his will, and said to the first few people: "Brothers, please come along as a brother." Let's go to the palace, the prime minister has a lot of opportunities to deal with every day, time is precious, don't make the prime minister anxious."

According to the genealogy of the Liu clan, Liu Cheng is really the elder brother of these people, so he said this to show his closeness. He knew that it must be useful for Luo Xin to let these Huainan kings enter the palace. Get closer to these bastards and let them cooperate with Luo Xin's actions.

The three got up and apologized with a smile: "I'm sorry to trouble you, I can't delay the prime minister's affairs, so I will go to the palace with my brother."

After speaking, Liu Chengcheng took the three of them to the palace, leaving the rest of them to look around.

(End of this chapter)