I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 43 Should the feudal clan be cut?
Liu Sheng is obviously still ignorant of the fact that he has been targeted by his elder brother Liu Rong.

At this moment, Liu Sheng is sitting with his elder brother Liu Pengzu in the gazebo of the old Anhou Mansion, like a curious baby, constantly raising doubts in his heart to his teacher Shen Tujia.

After Shentu Jia helped Liu Sheng solve Li Ji's problem a few months ago without asking for anything in return, the relationship between the three masters and apprentices only became closer;
In particular, Shentu Jia's upright, upright, and omniscient personality really suits Liu Sheng's liking.

In addition, as the founding father of the country, Shen Tujia knew everything about the past hundred years, which aroused Liu Sheng's thirst for knowledge.

Today, the topic of discussion among the three teachers and students is the most eye-catching "Strategy for Cutting Fans" in the court today.

"Hey, teacher;"

"The "Strategy for Cutting Fans" is so radical, why did the emperor listen to Chao Cuo so much?"

"After being a prince for so many years, the hidden dangers hidden in the "Strategy to Reduce Fans" should have been seen by the emperor at a glance;"

"Why now, Chao Cuo is becoming more and more powerful with the "Strategy to Cut Fans", but it is the teacher who is hated by the emperor more and more?"

Hearing Liu Sheng's question, Shen Tujia couldn't help but smiled, then shook his head to himself;

Turning his head to the side, seeing that Liu Pengzu also had some doubts on his face, Shen Tujia took a deep breath, and his expression suddenly straightened.

"In my opinion, Chao Cuo's "Strategy to Cut Fans" is not completely useless;"

"I am opposed to the "Policy for Cutting Fans", and it is by no means that I think that Your Majesty should not cut down the clans, nor do I think that the clans and princes in the Kanto will not cause hidden dangers to the ancestral temple and the state."

"For example, Chao Cuo pointed out in "Cutting Down the Fans": Regardless of whether your majesty cuts down the clans, the princes and kings will rebel sooner or later; the sooner the clans are cut down, the more disasters caused by the princes' rebellion can be controlled to a smaller extent; "

(If it is cut today, it will be reversed, and if it is not cut, it will also be reversed. If it is cut, it will be reversed urgently, and the disaster will be small; if it is not cut, it will be delayed, and the disaster will be great——"Cutting Fan Policies")
"I very much agree with Chao Cuo's view."

Somewhat unexpected by the two brothers, they praised Chao Cuo, but Shentu Jia finally changed the subject as expected.

"It's just that Chao Cuo slashed the feudal clan, and he didn't have the slightest intention of punishing the small ring and plotting slowly;"

"But I want to force all the princes to rebel, and then suppress the rebellion to achieve the goal of weakening the clan and vassals."

"This is the reason why I oppose Chao Cuo and the "Strategy for Cutting Feudal Fans". Even if it angers His Majesty, I still don't want to use the Prime Minister's seal on top of the imperial edict to cut feudal clans."

"——Chao Cuo's "Strategy to Cut Fans" is really too hasty; a little carelessness will lead to the overthrow of the country and the sinking of Shenzhou..."

Having said this, Shentu Jia's face became extremely serious, and his tone of voice was full of worry.

"The two young masters should know: this is not the first time my Han family has cut down the domain;"

"—As early as Emperor Taizu Gao, the hidden dangers of princes with different surnames separatist in the Kanto region had deeply worried Emperor Taizu Gao."

"However, even a wise and powerful emperor like Taizu Gao never thought of forcing all the princes with different surnames to rebel. Instead, he defeated them one by one, and finally eliminated the princes with different surnames, and replaced them with clan princes as kings in the Kanto countries."

"The purpose is to prevent the flames of war from spreading too widely. At the same time, it is also to prevent princes of different surnames from passing on to each other and jointly resist the Chang'an court."

"But now, Chao Cuojin's "Strategy for Cutting Fans" clearly intends to force all the clan and princes in the Kanto region to rebel;"

"Once the "Strategy to Cut Fans" is implemented, at least half of the dozen or so princes in the Kanto region will rebel."

"In addition to the lessons learned by Emperor Taizu Gao who defeated the princes of different surnames one by one, this time, the clan princes who are determined to raise troops will inevitably unite."

"If such a consequence really results, then the ancestral temple and the community will be in great danger..."

Listening to Shen Tujia's worried words, brothers Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng couldn't help but nodded slowly while thinking about it.

Shen Tujia was right.

There is nothing wrong with Chao Cuo's "Strategy for Cutting Fans", or Chao Cuo's desire to push the court to cut down feudal clans;

In the past few years, more than a dozen clan princes in the Kanto region have indeed formed enough forces to pose a threat to the Chang'an Central Committee. It is only a matter of time before the topic of "cutting the feudal clan" arises.

But Chao Cuo's "Strategy for Cutting Fans" is wrong because he is eager for quick success and instant benefit. He wants to complete his merits in one battle, and wants to force the rebellion of several big princes, and then kill chickens to scare monkeys, so that the rest of the clan princes will lie on the chopping block obediently, and let the Chang'an Central Committee slaughter.

And the crux of the problem lies precisely in this.

——Clan princes are not fools~
Even if there are one or two idiots, most of them have inherited the excellent genes of Emperor Taizu Gao.

Seeing that the court is sharpening their knives, and the clan princes who have been ordered by Emperor Taizu Gao to 'hereditary no replacement', can they be willing to let mermaid?
I'm afraid it won't.

At the very least, if it were Liu Sheng, Liu Sheng would definitely choose the former between rebelling and letting mermaid go.

why?
——Because the 'Liu' surname on his head is enough to guarantee that even if Liu Sheng fails in the rebellion, there is a high probability that he will be able to save his life!

As long as he didn't die on the battlefield, as long as he was detained in Chang'an alive, that "clan" status was enough to ensure the safety of Liu Sheng's life.

On the contrary, once it succeeds, it will be a chicken and a dog ascending to heaven;
If it fails, there is a high probability of saving your life, and at worst, you will be under house arrest for a lifetime.

Such a low risk corresponds to such a high return, no fool will resist!
Anyway, even if they don't rebel, the clan princes can't leave their own country without permission. In a sense, they are under house arrest in their own country;
It doesn't make much difference to spend the rest of your life in another place.

Thinking of this, Liu Sheng nodded to himself again, then raised his head with ease, and raised his doubts to Shen Tujia again.

"Then the teacher thinks, if the "Strategy to Reduce Fans" is implemented, which clans and princes will rebel against it?"

Asking with a normal face, Liu Sheng rested his elbows on the table in front of him, rested his chin with his palms, and quietly waited for Shen Tujia's answer.

——Whether the "Strategy to Reduce Fans" can be implemented and what consequences it will cause are actually not within the scope of Liu Sheng's consideration.

Anyway, Liu Sheng had no intention of seizing the throne, and the remaining memories of later generations also told Liu Sheng: The Western Han Dynasty founded by Liu Bang did not exist for only a few decades.

Now that he knows that the result is 'Chang'an Central will win', Liu Sheng naturally has no psychological burden;
Raising such doubts to Shen Tujia was nothing more than idle time, listening to stories and having fun.

When Liu Sheng raised the question, it was originally casual.

But what Liu Sheng didn't expect was that after hearing his own question, Shen Tujia's face had never been more serious and dignified...

(End of this chapter)