Established a millennium family since King Wu defeated Zhou

Chapter 422

The next day, the officials entered the palace.

From the Sangong and Jiuqing headed by the prime minister, the generals of the military and other generals of the imperial army, as well as the 35 princes currently on duty in Chang'an City, the three princes, and most of the envoys of the princes of the Liu family, the entire Almost all the people in the Han court who can influence national policy are present.

Emperor Liu Jin sat in the palace with a pale face, looking at the princes in front of him, almost everyone's face was dull, and even dripping water.

The Huns were defeated by the big man!

It is unacceptable to all that a mere Southwestern barbarian has caused the big man to suffer an unprecedented failure.

The failure of foreign wars not only damaged the world and the emperor, they also suffered huge losses, and every defeat hurt their interests.

It is because of the emperor in front of him!
The incompetent emperor!
This was the thought that lingered in everyone's mind. Liu Jin looked at the expressions of the officials, and his face became paler and paler.

Liu Jin said slowly: "My dearest ministers, I have called you into the palace today to discuss matters after the defeat of the Southern Kingdom. If you have anything to say, I will consider it."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the general immediately said: "Your Majesty, the barbarians in the southwest are like beasts. They only fear the sword. The big man gave them land to live in, and built water conservancy and roads for them, but they betrayed the big man. Knowing the kindness, it is not worthy of forgiveness.

They think that a single failure will make the big man retreat, which is simply wishful thinking. The big man still has tens of millions of subjects, who can still fight and dare to fight.

I suggest that you immediately send troops to conquer the Yidi in the southwest. You are the emperor. Is there any reason in this world to disobey the emperor and still be safe?

This kind of ethos does not allow them to exist. Only by using swords and flames to completely wipe out the barbarians in the southwest can the border be peaceful forever. "

As the biggest hawk of the big man, the general's attitude has always been very clear, that is to fight!

The emperor sighed when he heard the words: "General, what you said is reasonable, do the rest of Aiqing have any ideas?"

Except for the top families of Liehou families, the rest of the Liehou families mainly rely on military merits to survive. Without military merits, once they sit a few times, they will seize the title and eliminate the country. This is unacceptable.

After Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, began to perform great frontier meritorious deeds, the princes returned to the glory days of the founding of the country. Now they will never allow the court to change the major policies. Everyone looked at each other and said in unison: "Your Majesty, the ministers seconded the proposal!"

The prime minister narrowed his eyes slightly, and combined with the emperor's previous attitude towards the memorial to send troops again, he guessed that the emperor was determined not to fight anymore. He was about to speak, but Sang Hongyang took the first step and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to If you want to raise troops, I have a way to raise military expenses."

Emperor Liu Jin was indecisive, Luo Wuji said in the letter that the treasury is empty now, and he should not raise troops for the time being, but Sang Hongyang said that he had a way to raise military expenses, Liu Jin hesitated and said: "Da Si Nong, please explain in detail one time."

Sang Hongyang smiled slightly, and said confidently: "Your Majesty, although the imperial court is now empty, but the big man is not like this. There are as many rich people as there are sand on the beach, and the money and food are ten times and a hundred times more than the imperial court. It can be increased." The strength of Yantie's official management, as well as the monopoly of alcohol.

Taxes can be levied on every mouthful of the people to support frontier wars. To the people, this money is like a drop of water in the sea, but to the court, it is a huge military expenditure that accumulates.

In this way, the army of the imperial court can fight with enough food and money. Could it be that the Southwestern Yi can defeat my big Han's heavenly army twice? "

Emperor Liu Jin's face changed when he heard the words, he took a deep look at Sang Hongyang, and then said: "Frivolous taxes, this is the embodiment of the kindness of the great man, and the grace of the great man to distinguish the Qin Dynasty, can it be destroyed at will?

The increase of oral gifts is to force the old, weak and lonely to suffer more. It is to frighten and tire the people of the world, instead of giving preferential treatment to the people. That is not what a benevolent emperor should do. How can I have the heart to do it? do it? "

Sang Hongyang was taken aback when he heard the words, glanced at the emperor, retreated into the queue in disappointment, and shook his head.

An emperor who is limited to personal morality, an emperor who is burdened by fame, is not the hero he expected. If Emperor Wu is alive, Sang Hongyang believes that he will be reused.

Now that everyone has come to their senses, the general said anxiously: "Your Majesty, do you really want to submit to the mere Southwest Yi?

Even a powerful enemy like the Xiongnu can't defeat the big man.

Those Southwest Yi are like monkeys in the mountains, they don't even have human clothes, and they speak bird language that they don't understand at all. Can the great world of Zhuxia coexist with them?

20 soldiers have shed blood on the southern country, can we not avenge them?
Is that in line with the principles of saints and sages?

Is that what the emperor of Zhuxia should do?
Su Wang once said that Zhuxia and barbarians cannot coexist, and the king's way cannot be partial and not enforced in the world. Are you going to go against Su Wang's will?

That's what only husbands do!

I am worried about you. "

As soon as the general said this, the atmosphere in the hall instantly became solemn, and the prime minister also shut his mouth. This is a topic that cannot be touched.

Liu Jin's heart trembled, this was what he was worried about, and when he saw that the princes wanted to speak, he raised his hand and stopped everyone, and then said slowly: "My dear friends,
I am not trying to violate the will of the Emperor Su, nor to coexist with those barbarians. I hereby make an oath to all of you that I must wash away the shame of this defeat.

But I have something to say.

The first emperor defeated the Xiongnu, and the treasury was as empty as it is now. The general Chang Ping Wuliehou assisted me, and in a few years it was restored to the point where it could fight. Therefore, there was no need to collect extra taxes from the people, and the court would Got money for the war.

The Southern Kingdom was defeated.

I ordered the county guards in the southwest to provide food for the army, but there were still thin soldiers who starved to death on the road, because the mountain roads in the southwest were too difficult to walk, and the food could not reach them.

The barbarians in the southwest also cast a curse on the water sources in the forests and mountains. This may be an instruction from the heavens, but I was not wise enough, so I ignored these. The soldiers fell ill in the southwest, and the army was weakened and destroyed. My fault.

This cannot be done in the future.

I am determined to use ten years to restore the national strength, to cultivate soldiers who are good at mountainous areas in the southwest, to spy on the Yi and Di, and to dispatch virtuous generals.

Prime Minister, what I said today, I also ask you to formulate an edict, and after I use the seal, I will send it to all counties and counties in the world, so that the ministers, princes, and court officials of two thousand stones will know.

Now the imperial court wants to change the continuous war, resume farming, and make Guanzhong prosperous again.

Instead of recruiting hundreds of thousands of troops, let the people who are serving corvee and military service return home to enrich their assets, leaving only a standing army is enough. "

What Liu Jin said, even the general was speechless. Naturally, the court here can speak freely, but the emperor wants to send all his words to the world, which is a bit unbelievable. Since the change of Emperor Wu, the main theme of the continuous expansion of the Han Dynasty.

The most important thing is that Liu Jin has been learning from Emperor Wu everywhere since he became emperor, but now he wants to completely deny his previous thoughts on governing the country and switch to the road of Emperor Wen.

This is equivalent to admitting to the world that you did something wrong in the first place.

The emperor of this time and space does not have that sense of sanctity that cannot be wronged, but who is willing to admit his mistakes?

Admitting mistakes is a very difficult thing. Even an ordinary person would be stubborn and unwilling to admit mistakes, let alone an emperor at the peak of power. This requires great courage.

Speaking of this, it is necessary to give the emperor a chance to correct his mistakes, the prime minister bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I obey the order."

The emperor said a little tiredly: "My dear friends, please go back, I'm tired."

"I'm waiting to retire."

After the ministers bowed and worshiped, they all left the main hall where the discussion was held. Only Liu Jin was left alone, looking at the lonely main hall, laughing miserably, and the feeling of depression in his heart became more and more serious.

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The "Southern Kingdom Guilty Edict" is the first edict issued by the emperor himself in history, which has extremely far-reaching meaning behind it. From the official level, it means that the emperor has the concept of responsibility, not unlimited power.

Although the author is very reluctant to admit that this is actually a product of the Han Dynasty's transition from prosperity to decline, but the fact is so undeniable! ——"History of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"

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