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

Chapter 121: The distinction between superior and inferior is completely blurred!

[However, how should the specific measures to deal with the princes and kings be implemented? 】

[If the military force is used, it will inevitably shake the foundation of the country and even the reputation of the emperor. This is undoubtedly a bad idea. 】

[Therefore, Jia Yi introduced a method that greatly demonstrated the emperor's kindness and weakened the princes and kings. 】

[He ordered several states such as Chu and Zhao to allocate their descendants to their ancestral lands, and their descendants would continue to enfeoff them until the end. 】
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The early years of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang suddenly became energetic and radiant. He slapped his hands on his thighs with admiration in his eyes.

"This method is wonderful, wonderful!"

Isn't it the emperor's kindness to grant kings and fiefs to the heirs of princes?
Similarly, this method allowed the imperial court to continuously weaken the local power of the princes and kings without any blood. What is this?This is the right way!

The number of separated princes will only increase. Why do you think they will unite?

You must know that the interests involved in enfeoffment will become wider and wider. How can they be unified to join the rebellion?

And how can one raise the banner alone?

After such division, the power of each prince has been further compressed, and the center clearly has an absolute advantage!
If this still fails to suppress the ministers, then the emperor might as well abdicate as soon as possible and make way for someone more worthy, otherwise the great man may not be able to live long for a few years.

But then Liu Bang sighed again: Unfortunately, although this method is very useful, the Han Dynasty is still in its early stages, and many princes and kings are still the heroes under him, so he is not in a hurry to use it now.

These methods are left to future generations of emperors to apply.
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Ming Dynasty, Hongwu period.

Zhu Yuanzhang and even the many princes and ministers present did not care about the specific content of the miracle.

It's a joke, since Zhu Yuanzhang had the idea of ​​letting the descendants of the Zhu family defend various places and defend the royal family everywhere.

How could it not be possible to prevent the hidden dangers of becoming a king?
Among other things, the power of sons in many places is extremely limited.

The army, numbers, and even money and food all depend on the central government. They have no rights at all and will never be in the same situation as the local Jiedu envoys in the Tang Dynasty.

[During his reign, Liu Heng did not adopt Jia Yi's suggestions on sanctioning the princes and kings. In other words, during Liu Heng's reign, he always maintained a tolerant attitude towards the princes and kings. 】

[In other words, the degree of restriction is not very great, and the power of the princes and kings is always gradually developing. 】

[Of course, this is not because he did not want to impose restrictions, but it was closely related to the political environment at the time. 】

[But in any case, his behavior did force the later Emperor Jing to start cutting down the vassal very quickly. 】

[Liu Heng's sons, except for the prince Liu Qi, Liu Wu is the king of Huaiyang, and Liu Shen is the acting king. 】

[Jia Yi believes that if the princes and kings continue to develop like this, the only ones Liu Heng and Liu Qi can rely on are Huaiyang and Dai. However, Huaiyang is too small and Dai is close to the Xiongnu. Therefore, he suggested that Liu Heng establish a Liang king, or make Liu Wu moved to other places to expand the fiefdom, or connected it as a barrier to Chang'an. 】

[Finally, Liu Heng established Liu Wu as King of Liang and Liu Qi as King of Huainan. 】

[Ultimately, Liu Wu played an extremely key role during Liu Qi's reign. 】
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Han Dynasty, the fourth year of Yuanshou.

Liu Che suddenly remembered something. Back then, his grandfather was generally more lenient towards princes and kings with the same surname.

And many Liu family princes are also more well-behaved in their own vassals.But as the older generation passed away, the new generation grew up in an environment without Emperor Wen, and gradually became lawless. They covered the sky with one hand and did whatever they wanted in their own fiefdom, and accumulated a lot of power.

If not, why would his father be so eager to reduce the vassal?
He was even coerced by Zhou Yafu and other ministers!
This is the source of Liu Che's dislike for those princes, kings and even the group of heroes.

Whether you are a prince or a minister, if the emperor appoints you, it means he values ​​you and trusts you.

But you think highly of yourself. Not only are you not grateful, but you intend to threaten the emperor in order to achieve your own goals and satisfy your own selfish desires.

Isn’t this distinction between superior and inferior completely blurred?

He couldn't even remember his own identity, so he was treated as a matter of course.
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Han Dynasty, the first year before Emperor Wen.

What Liu Qi focused on was the last sentence of the miracle. Liu Wu actually played a key role during his reign in the future?
You know, Liu Wu was just a prince. What kind of situation was it that could actually play a key role for the emperor?

You must know that the kings of the Han Dynasty are different from the princes. They control administration, taxation, grain and grass mobilization and other powers in their own fiefdoms.

This was also the basis for Liu Xingju and Liu Changhui to become rebellious.

But these conditions were barely enough to help the rebels, but they were not enough to provide huge help to the emperor.

But think about Jia Yi's point above, let the fiefdom of King Liang become a barrier for the emperor of Chang'an, and Liu Wu would be King of Liang.

In other words, the so-called help means helping Chang'an withstand a certain offensive?

So where do the enemies come from?Will Liu Wu be extremely talented in military affairs in the future?
Liu Heng was also thinking while raising the policy of adjusting the vassal king to another level.

It allows the future Liu Qi to use Liu Wu to resist, coupled with the geographical location of Liang State.

The other party must also be a vassal king, and they are united.

Coupled with the previous miracles that showed Liu Qi's extreme urgency to reduce the vassal status, the future vassal king must have become a serious problem!
[In addition to the relationship between the central government and local princes, Jia Yi also put forward extremely radical views on another major point of view of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu issue. 】

[From this point of view, this highlights Jia Yi’s strong character. 】

[He added: "How can your Majesty bear the title of emperor as a military prince? The power is humiliating, but the disaster will never stop, and we will live in peace and poverty forever!"]

[Let the emperor's name be insulted by the Huns, and the status he gets in exchange for it will be extremely humble. 】

[What we did to the Xiongnu could not calm down the disaster, and there would be no end to it in the long run. 】

[At that time, the Han Dynasty still continued the peace and marriage policy started during the Liu Bang period in order to reduce the Xiongnu's southward attack. 】

[However, Jia Yi believes that this method is of little use. Not only will it not bring actual peace or tangible benefits to the Han Dynasty, but it may push the Han Dynasty into the abyss. 】

[Jia Yi suggested that by establishing the emperor’s credibility, accepting the appearance of the Huns, and approving of the various skills of the Huns themselves; at the same time, giving the Huns fine clothes and rides, delicacies, music, dance, wealth, gold, and jade, and treating the Huns favorably. 】

[Such a move can win the hearts of the Huns and bring them closer to the Han Dynasty from a political perspective. 】

[In the end, many talents of the Xiongnu and Chanyu returned to the Han Dynasty, and they had extremely deep feelings for the Han Dynasty, and in the end they were unable to organize an attack. 】

(End of this chapter)