Established a millennium family since King Wu defeated Zhou

Chapter 27
What happened in this banquet quickly spread in a small circle, and those who were interested began to feel uneasy.

People who were still a little skeptical at first saw that Luo Cheng stood clearly on the side of Queen Shen Jiang, and stayed in the Taishi Liao all the time, and had no contact with political affairs. They also believed that this new generation of Luohou really had a relationship with the emperor. generally.

As night fell, Luo Cheng was reading in the study holding a bamboo slip.

For him, what happened at the banquet and these days was just a passing glance.

Luo Cheng dared to provoke Ji Nie, naturally he had the confidence, even if Ji Nie was angry, the power that should be given to him would not be less.

Power is ostensibly top-down, but essentially bottom-up, especially in this age of less-than-stellar kingship.

The source of Luohou's strength in successive dynasties, firstly, benefited from the trust of successive emperors, and secondly, benefited from the position occupied by Luo's own in the state and Zhou system.

Even in the era of King Kang and King Zhao, the two of them were able to hold power as soon as they ascended the throne, because they completely inherited the mantle of King Su and Duke Luo Wen.

Although Rock's power has been declining in the past hundred years, Rock's status is still special.

More than a hundred years ago, the six princes of the Regency Council in the time of Duke Luo Weng, and now only the descendants of the Luo family still hold high positions in Wang Ji is the proof.

Luo Cheng didn't like Ji Nie, the emperor, thinking that he was ambitious and ignorant, and had no self-knowledge.

Simply out of sight is pure, first to Taishiliao for a period of time, when the time is up, you will naturally start to get involved in political affairs.

The royal family now has a very complicated relationship with Rockwell.

For example, Ji Nie doesn't like Luo Cheng and the former Luohou, but from the bottom of his heart, he knows that these two are loyal ministers who can do things.

Others may have wicked thoughts, but Rockwell doesn't. This kind of political trust has broken through the realm of people's hearts and has reached a level that should be taken for granted.

Moreover, Luo Cheng did not have nothing to do in Taishiliao, so he could learn more about Wang Ji's situation and lay the foundation for his subsequent ruling.

Luo Cheng looked at the various records in the Taishi Liao, and soon discovered that Hao Jing's problem was much bigger than he thought, and each of the problems was very difficult.

Some of these issues were recorded in books by Duke Luo Wengong a hundred years ago.

Each generation of Luohou will record his life-long ruling experience in books and leave it to his descendants.

Duke Luo Wen's records include a series of reforms he made to Bang Zhou.

But at the same time, he also explained that these reforms are only to alleviate the problem, and it is impossible to solve it completely, and the descendants in power should pay special attention.

One of the most important policies of Duke Luo Wen's reforms was to promote feudalism again. This strategy was very successful, and the land that Zhu Xia could actually control was greatly increased.

The Rong of Yiluo was suppressed badly.

However, the war against Xirong was a failure, and by the time of Gine, the power of the dog was already prosperous to the stage where the Western countries could not control it.

With the increase in the actual control area, this problem in the west is more serious than it was a hundred years ago.

It has been more than 200 years since King Wu conquered merchants.

Hundreds of vassal states are scattered across the vast land, fighting to the death with barbarians.

They competed with each other for living space, and many jungles were developed into arable land.

The Xia kingdoms built cities and towns in the open wilderness, and the barbarians lived in the unruled areas between these cities.

With the continuous squeeze of living space, the barbarians in the central and eastern regions are getting smaller and smaller, and even the intensity of the battles between the nations has exceeded the intensity of the wars between the barbarians.

But here in Ho-kyung, it's the opposite.

As the ancestral temple of Bang Zhou, a lot of land has also been opened up here, but the forces of the Quan Rong are getting bigger and bigger.

In the era of King Xuan, a large number of worthy ministers were appointed to unite the great vassal states of Jin, Shen, and Guo, and achieved good martial arts.

However, the use of foreign troops year after year also made Wang Ji's financial situation very bad, and the people of the country began to be war-weary.

In addition, in the later period, King Xuan was faint, and as the emperor, he took the lead in trampling on the patriarchal system, forcibly interfering with the succession of the princes and monarchs, and even led an army to attack a country named Ji, which made the princes dissatisfied with him.

He also killed ministers indiscriminately, causing loyal ministers to abandon him.

In the end, he lost the support of the princes, and suffered a thousand mu defeat, and Wang Ji's military power was completely lost.

The Quan Rong, who was only temporarily suppressed before, became rampant again and began to migrate towards Wang Ji.

There are also more and more Quanrong tribes gathered between the various vassal states and cities.

Rong people gathered around the city, this is a very dangerous signal.

Ji Nei relied on Guo Shifu to govern and make money. Maybe there is an idea of ​​suppressing the princes in the country, but this is not wise.

He has no prestige among the nobles, and the people of the country are angry with him.

Without the support of these two, Wang Ji's military power will be depleted, and any trivial matter may cause irreversible consequences.

Now Gine can still sit safely in the palace, and it is the complete system of Bang Zhou that protects him.

Even if his power is eroded, he is still the emperor.

More than 200 years of enfeoffment system, patriarchal clan system, and ritual and music system have made the majesty of the emperor deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Although King Xuan fainted in his later years, he did not cause irreparable consequences, and he could still be regarded as a master of resurgence, but Ji Nei was not at all.

Under the protection of the system, he can still be regarded as safe.

So his first choice should be to strengthen the system and seek opportunities to weaken the power of others.

Instead of what Jinie did now, she favored Bao Si, alienated the queen Shen Jiang, and even wanted to abolish the queen, making Bao Si the queen and making Bao Si's son the crown prince.

This is once again blatantly trampling on the state and week system, and the initiator has no future?

"I really don't know how to live or die!"

Luo Cheng's unequivocal support for Queen Shen Jiang and Crown Prince Yi is to tell the whole world that the patriarchal system of Bang Zhou is still there, and that Luo's family is still there.

In the hearts of all people in Bangzhou, Luohou in all dynasties was the defender of the patriarchal law and Zhou ritual.

But Luohou of all dynasties knew in his heart that both the patriarchal law and the Zhou Li were tools to maintain the emperor's rule.

If the eldest son is very poor and wants to change, this is a very reasonable request, after all, the ancestors of the Luo Family have been troubled by the incompetent king for so many years.

But not so blatantly.

When King Su laid down the system, he actually left a secret door.

There are many examples of non-inheritance in the system, the most common being that there is no obvious disability.

His ancestor, Duke Luo Wen, was the second son of the first son. Because the eldest son had a disability in his leg, he inherited the position of Luohou.

The same is true when Duke Luo Wen suggested that the Marquis of Nanshen would change his heir.

Really dissatisfied with the heir, even if you do something quietly, no one will know if it is accidental or intentional.

But King Xuan and Jinie didn't understand this truth, or they didn't care, they didn't understand the importance of the patriarchal system.

A high-profile interference, and one that was already known to the court before he started, the method was too rough.

At this stage of the situation, Queen Shen Jiang has become vigilant.

After Luo Cheng became King Su, at this time, he must stand on the side of the patriarch with a clear-cut stand, and he must firmly maintain the orthodox status of the prince.

Moreover, Shen Guo, who is behind Queen Shen Jiang, is one of the most powerful princes in the vicinity of King Ho Kyunggi.

Luo Cheng also doesn't like Marquis Shen, but political figures never decide the country's strategy based on personal preferences.

Ji Nie, such a fundamentally unstable emperor, dared to challenge the patriarchal law while offending a great prince with a powerful army who was on the side of the couch.

Luo Cheng could only say "good death".

"The problem is much more serious than that of the ancestors, and it is unrealistic to want to solve them all.

But slowly adjusting can still alleviate part of it. If Bang Zhou can no longer deteriorate, Gu can be considered as trying his best. "

Luo Cheng is very self-aware and understands that he can only be a paper painter.

His ability to govern the country is very strong. As long as he follows the steps, at least these problems in Bang Zhou will not expand.

As for the future, we must rely on the wisdom of future generations.

He continued to look at the complicated materials, thinking about countermeasures while reading, "First of all, we must first get rid of the waste of Guo Shifu. In such a critical period, such a person with mediocre ability is not qualified to stay in a high position."

The strength of the feudal lords of King Haojingji has far surpassed that of Duke Wen. The power of the royal family has been invaded a lot, and there is even a tendency to use the emperor. "

The Wengong reform that year greatly eased this process.

But more than 100 years later, this problem has come back again, and the economic foundation of the royal family in Haojing has been almost hollowed out.

Suppressing the feudal feudal rulers must be done, but the suppression must be limited.

When there is no decisive force, the bottom line of the feudal princes cannot be broken through.

Guo Shifu didn't have the ability to grasp this, so he was not the noble Luo Cheng needed to unite.

Back then, Duke Wen took advantage of the Xiong Dun Rebellion and when the power of the princes in the country was empty, he brought in the strength of the princes outside the country, so that he had enough power to carry out reforms.

Now Wang Ji's political power is also unbalanced. Both Huang Wang and Xuan Wang saw this problem, but the solution was wrong.

Although the king's power has declined to this point, the Son of Heaven is still stronger than any prince in the world, stronger than any noble family in Wang Ji.

The two kings, Huang and Xuan, chose to use violent means to suppress the nobles directly. As a result, they were united and resisted together.

In Luo Cheng's view, all kings have to face a very real problem.

That is, once the emperor pushes everyone to the opposite side, he himself becomes the weaker party.

Since the establishment of the state and Zhou, although the power of the emperor is the strongest, it is not as strong as the allied forces of the princes.

This reality is not caused by the enfeoffment system, but because of this reality, the enfeoffment system must be implemented.

Through a series of institutional designs, King Su made the Son of Heaven a transcendent existence. As long as the king sat on the throne, he could always maintain his strong influence.

But there are always monarchs who like to end up fighting on their own.

The Desolate King and the late King Xuan, through a series of operations, successfully pushed all the princes and ministers to their opposites.

This is extremely stupid behavior.

"Jinie's mother's family is Qi, and his wife's is Shen, these are all foreign forces that can be relied on.

But there is still a lack of Jin State, the most important country in the Central Plains surnamed Ji, who cannot have his own interests in Wang Ji.

This is not conducive to uniting the power of the clan. "

Luo Cheng shook his head helplessly, all monarchs want to be arbitrary, and always feel that relying on others means decentralization.

Some succeeded and held greater power, some failed, and some died and the country was destroyed. The Wild King is a typical example of this.

He didn't want to use the power of the princes outside the country to attack the princes in the country, but wanted to do it himself.

As a result, he was finally pushed down by the riots secretly led by the feudal princes.

King Xuan understood this principle in the early stage, so it prospered temporarily.

Later, he wanted to kick away the princes who helped him seize power, so he was defeated.

The monarch of Shen Guo really wanted to use the status of his daughter and queen to gain greater benefits, but in Luo Cheng's view, this was a very reasonable behavior.

Shen Guo paid the price and should get the corresponding benefits.

Bang Zhou was originally conquered by all the princes of the world. The princes neither dared to presume to be king, nor did they have the power to overthrow the rule of the royal family surnamed Ji.

They want to benefit from the system, the emperor should be happy, after all, he is the biggest profiter of this system.

As long as the emperor sits firmly on the Diaoyutai, and uses a high position to bestow those eminent feudal lords outside the country, and balances those imperial officials and nobles in the country, it is very simple to take power.

Moreover, the Marquis Shen is the northwest barrier of Wang Ji, and the communication with some tribes of the Quanrong is solely responsible for the Marquis Shen. Maintaining a good relationship with the State of Shen is very important to the safety of Wang Ji.

King Xuan saw this, so he chose Shenhou's daughter as the queen for Ji Nee, but Ji Nee actually wanted to destroy it.

"First of all, the common enemy is to conquer the Quan Rong, which is the righteousness of Bang Zhou.

Stabilize the Marquis of Shen, unite with the foreign relatives of the Marquis Shen and the Marquis of Qi to fight against the nobles and nobles in the country, and the territory of the Marquis of Qi is far away, so it is not enough to let the Marquis of Qi fight against the Marquis of Shen, and the Marquis of Jin to ensure the stability of the situation, so that swords and soldiers will not meet each other..."

Luo Cheng began to think about the introduction of new political forces and the replacement of interests.

He doesn't care much about the power gained by the feudal lords in Wangji, and Luo's consideration has always been calculated on the basis of dozens or hundreds of years.

For such a long time, without the support of a huge clan, the power of the rulers outside the country will eventually be lost.

The position of the third prince, which was passed down by the Luo Family for seven consecutive generations, was also lost during the Luo period after the passage of time.

"Ok?"

Looking at the information on the bamboo slip, Luo Ben's calm face gradually became serious. The bamboo slip recorded the natural disasters that occurred between Feng Hao in the past few years.

From the records one by one, it seems that God has not favored Bangzhou anymore. Since Jinie ascended the throne, many natural disasters have occurred one after another in Haojing.

"Disaster!"

Countless serious natural disasters have occurred in a concentrated manner in the past ten years. The most serious one was the earthquake that occurred in the second year of Jinie. This earthquake caused the diversion of the Jinghe, Weihe, and Luohe rivers, and finally caused the three rivers in the land of Fenghao to be dead. .

"When the country will perish, there must be evil spirits."

Because of Ji Zhao's existence, Luo Shi completely believed in destiny and luck, and now Luo Cheng's heart was cast a shadow.

Putting down the bamboo slip, Luo Cheng picked up another bamboo slip related to the disaster, searched for it, and found what he expected.

These disasters have caused a lot of land between Feng and Gao to be unsuitable for survival, and even some officials and doctors have migrated eastward with their families one after another.

"Trouble!"

Luo Cheng's face was not very good, he couldn't help pinching the bamboo slip with his fingers, he knew that he might have encountered a big problem that could not be solved.

Geographical changes caused by natural disasters!
This is the top priority in the political book that King Su left to Luo Shi, and each generation of heirs will study it deeply.

As mentioned in the political book, as long as the problem is caused by human behavior, there is a solution.

If you think a problem can't be solved, it's either a lack of ability or a status that limits you.

Lowen commented on this passage with his decades of ruling experience.

The situation caused by King Li is a man-made disaster, including Wang Ji's entrenched nobles and nobles, the strength of the princes outside the country gradually growing and the centrifugal force of the emperor becoming stronger, these are all man-made disasters.

He listed the methods to solve the problems he had solved, and also listed the problems that he could not solve due to his status as a nobleman.

These valuable political and political experiences can quickly improve the level of Rockwell's heirs.

But again, if a problem isn't caused by human behavior, it's a big problem.

Farming is the foundation of the dynasty. In this political book, King Su mentioned a point that few people will pay attention to.

He believes that a qualified ruler should always pay attention to the changes in temperature and rainfall, the diversion of rivers, the changes of mountains, and the factors that affect the grain output of the fields.

These changes are beyond the control of human beings, and are the will of God. The dynasties on earth must obey the changes of God's will and find the most suitable place for survival.

Now Luo Cheng feels that he has encountered this serious problem.

The migration of the princes and officials is because their fiefs are not enough for them to survive, so they prefer to migrate.

In this era of thorns, forests, and wolves and leopards, it is very painful to leave the cultivated land and re-build a city in the wilderness.

Haojing is located at the confluence of the Jingshui and Weishui. If these two rivers stop flowing, the entire land of Fenghao will be destroyed.

If there is no water source, food production will be reduced, and the population will not be maintained. If the population is insufficient, the military force will be further reduced. Who will resist the swarms of Rongmen?

Luo Cheng couldn't keep his calm, he held the bamboo slip in his hand and started pacing in the house.

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During the Western Zhou Dynasty, a series of natural disasters had a serious blow to the economic production of the Weihe Plain. Wang Ji's strength declined sharply, and the people at the bottom of the Zhou Dynasty were living in difficulties. Shaky. - "Those Things in the Western Zhou Dynasty"

　The next chapter of Sister Bao Si's Bearing the Pot comes out, I'm looking forward to it. This should be the first female character in the book with more descriptions

　　
　
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