When taking stock of Ming Taizong at the beginning, Lao Zhu was stunned!

Chapter 116 There would be no such stupid descendants.

The early years of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang looked helpless. His plan was a tripartite check and balance. The power of the Lu family became strong with his intentional support. Together with the hero group and the Liu family, it was enough to form a tripartite situation. How perfect. !

But when Liu Ying died, the pattern was instantly broken, and the Liu royal family fell apart. The strength of the relatives was strengthened as much as possible under the interference of the Lu family, but they were still unable to resist the huge group of heroes.

Faced with this kind of mess, Liu Heng's only option was to make him a prince.

Even though it has big disadvantages.

[And which princes do the disadvantages come from? 】

[First of all, Liu Heng established Liu Sui, the son of Liu You, the original king of Zhao You, as the king of Zhao; he moved the original king of Langxie to Liu Ze as the king of Yan, Liu Qiang as the king of Hejian, Zhu Xuhou Liu Zhang as the king of Chengyang, and Dongmuhou Liu Xingju as the king of Jibei. The prince Liu Wu was made the King of Huaiyang, and later he was granted the title of King of Liang, Liu Shen was the King of Taiyuan, Liu Yi was the King of Liang, etc. 】

[Although this approach allowed the princes with the same surname of Liu to collectively fight for the emperor's power, it also encouraged the ambitions of some dissatisfied people. 】

[The representative figure is Liu Xingju, King of Jibei. He is the third son of Liu Bang's eldest son, Sanfei Liu Fei. His eldest brother is Liu Xiang, who was most likely to succeed to the throne at that time, and his second brother is Liu Zhang, King of Chengyang. 】

[Liu Zhang, who was serving as the governor of Chang'an at the time, received news from the hero group and prepared to support Liu Xiang on the throne together with Liu Xingju, who was still in Chang'an at the time. 】

[But he failed, and in the end he was snatched away by Liu Heng, whom they had always looked down upon. 】

[And Liu Xiang died of illness in the second year after Liu Heng ascended the throne. 】
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The early years of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang made a rough deduction and lay down lazily again.

It's just an internal fight between the Liu family and Liu Heng. Liu Heng is not incapable. He seems to be unable to suppress it. In the end, Liu Heng will definitely win, and he can even take this opportunity to suppress the hero group again.

You know, Liu Heng has been on the throne for a few years now. How could he not be aware of Liu Xingju's actions at that time, and how could he not anticipate his rebellion.

Besides, the Liu Xingju rebellion will most likely be over. There would be no such stupid descendants.
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Han Dynasty, the first year before Emperor Wen.

Liu Heng thought of Liu Xingju. Apart from his ambition, greed and hugeness, there was nothing outstanding about him in his memory.

In fact, even his face has long been blurred, and his rebellion was too childish.

[While Liu Xingju was planning, his second brother also passed away early, leaving him alone and weak to start looking for opportunities to raise an army.

[However, the opportunity he was looking for was actually of no use. 】

[In May of the third year, King Youxian of the Xiongnu led tens of thousands of troops to invade Henan (Yikezhao League in Inner Mongolia), and attacked Shangjun (Suide, Shaanxi), killing Han people and threatening Chang'an. 】

[Liu Heng sent Prime Minister Guan Ying to lead the troops to attack, and then the Huns retreated. Liu Heng did not return to Beijing immediately, but went to Taiyuan along the way and met with the old ministers of the Dai Kingdom. 】

[At the same time, Liu Xingju raised troops. According to his news, the emperor sent troops to attack the Xiongnu, and he returned to Taiyuan to comfort the people. The defense around him must be empty. 】

[It has to be said that he was extremely late with this news. 】
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The early years of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang was still not interested in Liu Xingju's rebellion. What he saw was Prime Minister Guan Ying!It was obviously Zhou Bo before, but he became Guan Ying again in the blink of an eye, and he was a military general here at the beginning!

In other words, how could Guan Ying gain so much trust from Liu Heng when he had both civil servants and generals in the future?
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Ming Dynasty, Hongwu 13th year.

The small stoves under many princes turned on again, with disdainful expressions on their faces.

The King of Northern Hebei waited hard, and his eldest brother and second brother died of illness one after another. In the end, it was better not to choose the so-called opportunity that was finally caught!
Zhu Di on the side sighed: "You can't attach too much importance to intelligence work, otherwise you will be like Liu Xingju, who chose this opportunity to make people laugh and become a joke."

[The news of Liu Xingju's rebellion spread to Taiyuan quickly, but Liu Heng was unmoved after learning about it. He just asked Guan Ying to lead [-] troops to return to the defense and suppress the rebellion. 】

[Subsequently, Liu Heng returned to Chang'an and issued an edict: All officials and people who were coerced and bewitched by Liu Xingju's residence could be forgiven without guilt as long as they surrendered and returned to the right path before making mistakes. 】

[After the edict was issued, Liu Xingju's power quickly collapsed and he finally committed suicide. 】

[Liu Xingju, who started the rebellion like this, did not achieve any effective results, so he ended it hastily. 】

[However, after eliminating the possible rebellion within the Liu family within a short period of time, Liu Heng once again turned his attention to the hero group. 】

[But no one expected that in the current court, the one who was under the most pressure was actually Zhou Bo, who held the position of Prime Minister You. 】
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The early years of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang was also a little surprised. Didn't Zhou Bo return to the fief before?It would actually be his turn?
He subconsciously and selectively ignored what he had done to the princes and kings after they returned to their fiefdoms.

Liu Bang said without blushing, "My son Liu Heng is a kind-hearted man. It must be Zhou Bo who has done all kinds of treacherous and unethical things to cause such disaster."

Empress Lu and the court officials who understood Liu Bang were silent and kept complaining in their hearts. Liu Ying on the side was even more distressed. Aren't she not kind enough?Why did his father never praise him?
It's a pity that he still doesn't understand that what Liu Bang wants is a kind heart, but his kind heart is weakness.

Kindness should have some edge, otherwise it is cowardice.

[Although Zhou Bo stepped down soon after becoming Prime Minister You and handed over the post of Prime Minister to Guan Ying, why is this? 】

[Because after Zhou Bo became prime minister, he himself was in fear all day long. Therefore, when Liu Heng expressed his intention to weaken the hero group and hoped to let Zhou Bo return to his fiefdom, he set an example. 】

[But even so, it failed to dispel the uneasiness in his heart. Zhou Bo was still terrified when he arrived at the fiefdom. 】

[At first, whenever many local governors and officials came to visit him, he always wore armor and asked his servants to hold weapons. 】

[Because he was worried that those people came with an imperial edict to kill him. 】

[Subsequently, Zhou Bo's behavior was naturally taken advantage of by interested people. They wrote to Liu Heng, slandering Zhou Bo for plotting to rebel, so Liu Heng handed the matter over to Yanwei. 】

[In the end, Zhou Bo was captured by Yanwei and imprisoned. 】
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The early years of the Han Dynasty.

After first watching this seemingly absurd drama, but it turned out to be a realistic situation, Liu Bang and the officials in the hall fell silent.

What do they say?
Is Liu Heng's deterrence really that great?

Even if Zhou Bo returns to his fiefdom, is he worried that Liu Heng will liquidate him?
(End of this chapter)