Chapter 257: Tweeting Enling and Many Descendants
Learn from history, usually from the past history, but what Li Nian is talking about now is to ask the First Emperor to learn from the events of subsequent dynasties.
“Everything must be done in moderation. Foreign relatives can have influence, but it is not a good thing to grow wildly without control.”
“In the sixteenth year of Han Jing Emperor Liu Qi’s reign, his His merits and demerits can be called a wise king, but like Liu Ying, he is not a hero. Under his rule, the national power of the Han Dynasty has further improved. One step, but because his achievements are not as great as those of his father, Liu Qi does not have a temple name in the Han Dynasty. "
Liu Qi is definitely stronger than Liu Ying, but he is not a hero like Liu Ying. He was a normal emperor who did not cause chaos in the world and made the people miserable. Compared with some emperors, he was considered "smart".
Li Niandao said: "But the next Han emperor who succeeded Liu Qi was a hero, that is, the one who will be called His Majesty in later generations." Unfortunately, Emperor Qin and Han Wu were slightly less talented in literature; Emperor Zong of Tang and Song Dynasty were slightly less charming. 'in ‘Han Wu’.”
Meng Tian was frightened when he heard these two sentences. These two sentences were obviously the evaluation of famous emperors in history by later generations, but who dared to evaluate His Majesty like this and actually said that His Majesty was slightly inferior in literary talent.
Li Nian was also bold and said it directly. Aren't he afraid of His Majesty's anger?
Meng Tian observed Ying Zheng out of the corner of his eye and found that Ying Zheng showed no emotion and accepted this evaluation calmly. It was obvious that he had known about it a long time ago and might even know the person who evaluated him. Later generations.
"The name of Emperor Wu was Liu Che. He succeeded to the throne at the age of sixteen and reigned for fifty-four years..."
Li Nian slowly told the life experience of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Ying Zheng listened very seriously. This is a hero with the same name as him in history. Can't he listen carefully?
“Emperor Wu did not look at talents based on their background. Many of the talents he promoted did not have a good background. For example, his queen Wei Zifu was once a singer in his sister’s house. General Wei Qing also served as a slave in his sister's house, and the master's father Yan who presented the "Telling Order" to him also came from a poor background and had not succeeded in his career for many years..."
After hearing this, Ying Zheng nodded and said: "The prime minister starts from the state, and the strong generals are from the army. A person's background does not determine his future. So what is the relationship between Wei Zifu and Wei Qing?"< br>
One is a singer in Emperor Wu's sister's house, and the other is a riding slave in his sister's house. They also have the same surname, so they must be related.
“Wei Zifu and Wei Qing are siblings!”
After answering the First Emperor's question, Li Nian continued: "Emperor Wu promoted talents in an eclectic way, which resulted in the emergence of many famous ministers and generals in Emperor Wu's dynasty. Together with Emperor Wu, they pushed the Han Dynasty into a prosperous age. Tai Shigong who wrote "Historical Records" He is also a minister of Emperor Wu's dynasty."< br>
“Emperor Wu strengthened the power of the central court internally and divided the power of the kings by extending favors. In the early Han Dynasty, the Liu family kings were a key to the stability of the Liu family. However, the world was already stable, and the court wanted to When strengthening the power of the central government, the Liu family kings Instead, it became a factor of instability in the world. "
"It happened that the Seven Kings Rebellion broke out during the reign of Emperor Wu's father, Emperor Jing, and Emperor Wu had been thinking about how to weaken the power of the Liu family kings so that they would no longer exist. It will cause disaster again, and the master's father Yan's recommendation En Ling gave Emperor Wu a way, and pushing En Ling was called the "No. 1 conspiracy of the ages."
Hearing Li Nian say "The No. 1 conspiracy of the ages," Ying Zheng, Meng Tian, and Meng Yi all heard. There is great interest in it. It is not surprising that "eternal" is still "first".
“Of course, this is an exaggeration, but it is indeed very useful. All the kings of the Liu family have large fiefs. After the death of each king, his heir apparent will inherit the throne and inherit this huge fiefdom. ." "There is only one throne, the crown prince. There is only one person. After the prince inherits the throne, he will be no different from his father or his elder father. With such a large fiefdom, he will still pose a huge threat to the central court, but if more than one person inherits the fiefdom... ”
When Ying Zheng heard this, his eyes lit up, and he understood the meaning of the grace order: to give the fiefdom originally inherited to the crown prince to the other sons of the princes and kings, and the sons of the princes and kings would never be able to inherit it. With only one, the fief can be divided into many parts, and in the next generation, it will be divided into even more parts.
The vassal states that could have posed a threat to the central court will be divided into many large and small pieces. As long as they do not work together, they will no longer pose a threat.
Even if the princes and kings knew the sinister intentions of this plan, it would be difficult for them to resist, because they and their princes did not want their strength to be diluted by the court, but their other sons would.
According to the original inheritance law, the other sons of the princes and kings would not receive anything at all, but now they have the opportunity to have the same fiefdom as the crown prince.
As for the fiefdoms they get by extending the favor order, just divide them. Anyway, they had no chance to have the fiefdoms in the first place. It was the interests of the father and the prince that were harmed. They were the ones who took advantage. Unless they were stupid, they could Disagree?
At that time, if the princes and kings follow this plan, their fiefdoms will be divided. If they don't follow this plan, they will most likely have to "be kind to the father and filial to the son", and the division will begin from within.
No matter what the outcome is, it is a good thing for the central government of the court. But after the troubles of the kings are gradually solved, and the fiefdoms are divided into dozens or hundreds of pieces, what threats can there be to the princes and kings? ?
At this moment, Ying Zheng also understood why Li Nian wanted to extend the grace order, because Da Qin could also learn from it in the future.
Li Niandao: "Emperor Wu not only weakened the fiefdoms of the princes and kings with the favor order, but also strictly prohibited the princes and kings from participating in politics, minimizing the threat of the princes and kings to the Han Dynasty, but this also caused a problem."
Before Li Nian could speak, Ying Zheng said: "Although the princes and kings were a threat to the central court, they also protected the dynasty. They were weakened too much. When the dynasty faced a crisis, they were unable to defend the dynasty."
< br>Then the Great Qin was not like this. The clan was severely suppressed. Although the clan was freed from the troubles, the price was that when the Qin came to an end, it would be difficult for the clan to have talented people to reverse the decline of the Qin.
Li Niandao: "As your Majesty said, the ancestor of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu who later revitalized the Han Dynasty was Liu Fa, the son of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. "Yang County Magistrate"
"But there is also a big advantage in pushing the order. , the princes and grandsons gradually entered the homes of ordinary people, and the blood of the Han Dynasty spread throughout the world. Among the later generations where the ministers came from, the surname Liu was one of the most populous surnames. "
The population of later generations can be tens of thousands. With a population of tens of thousands, the surname Liu is indeed one of the most popular surnames. How many people are there?
Even if not all of these people with the surname Liu are descendants of Liu Ji, Liu Ji’s descendants are definitely indispensable. Thinking about the clans of Da Qin, I’m afraid there are only a few...
Li Nian smiled and said: " There are several interesting sayings in later generations. During the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Yuan, a Hun, claimed to be the empress of Pei Gong. People, when Genghis Khan was born, it was said that Genghis Khan also had the blood of Peigong. "
"I almost forgot that the Eastern Han Dynasty was destroyed and Liu Bei, the Han Zhaolie Emperor who founded the Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, was also a descendant of Peigong."
(End of this chapter)