, enfeoffment, and the Han Dynasty (end of volume)

Zhaocheng.

Luo Ling put his hands behind his hands and looked at the distant north. He was not surprised by Xiang Yu's choice.

Xiang Yu is an unqualified king. He cannot control the scale of kindness and cruelty, and cannot grasp the opportunity of dishonesty and righteousness.

Liu Bang was not a good person in the traditional sense, but he could always do the right thing at critical moments.

It is natural for the world to return to the Han Dynasty. Next is the time to test the Han Dynasty because the barbarians in the north have risen.

In this world of the Xia established by King Su, if a dynasty can only squeeze internally and bend its knees externally, then there is no need for it to exist.

Luoling didn't care about the rise and fall of these dynasties.

But Han Chen, who had defeated Xiang Yu, was already very excited.

They couldn't wait and jointly elected Liu Bang as emperor outside Xiangying City. They decided on the title first and held it after the enthronement ceremony.

Liu Bang naturally would not refuse, so he said: "In the past, when the First Emperor was traveling, I once said: This is what a real man should do.

I didn’t expect that today would actually happen. If the King of Han cannot show his dignity as a human being, then he should be called the emperor and call himself ‘I’.”

There is a historical reason why Xiang Yu did not call himself emperor, but Liu Bang did not. The title of emperor was taken from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, which sounds more noble than the more and more kings nowadays.

The First Emperor called himself "I" in order to distinguish between "I" and "I". Liu Bang also wanted to do the same. As the unique emperor, it was inappropriate for him to be called "I" with other kings.

The ministers then bowed in unison: "I will see you, Your Majesty."

Most of the people in this group didn't think about Liu Bang's thoughts at all, they just wanted to quickly support him and then give him a reward.

This is the founding hero of the dynasty!

The worst of the founding heroes of the Zhou Dynasty have been passed down for hundreds of years, and the most powerful one is the Lu family. The main line has been passed down for a thousand years. Now the branches have come up again and become relatives of the Han Dynasty. There is also a King of Qi, who can be said to be

Extremely noble.

Most people have never thought about someone like the Lu family. After all, the Lu family could be passed down for such a long time. In the later period, they relied on the Luo Kingdom to survive. They only thought that it could be passed down for two to three hundred years.

…

Luoyang.

Under the persuasion of Luo Yi, Zhang Liang and others, Liu Bang has decided to make Guanzhong his capital. However, Xianyang City was destroyed by Xiang Yu, and Luo Yi was ordered to build a new city, which has not yet started.

So the center of the Han Dynasty was temporarily located in Luoyang, one of the capitals of the Zhou Dynasty.

After simple repairs, Liu Bang moved in here, and then summoned Luo Yi to discuss the reward. Among the officials, only Luo Yi had high merit and high status, and was indifferent to fame and fortune. Even though Zhang Liang was extremely intelligent and resourceful, Liu Bang also

I will not discuss this with Zhang Liang.

Liu Bang first asked Luo Yi: "Ziyu, the world has established that it is time to reward meritorious officials, but I don't know how to reward them appropriately. Among the officials, you are the most fair and you don't care about fame and fortune, so I want to ask you for advice.

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Luo Yi knew that Liu Bang was asking about meritorious officials, not princes, so he thought for a moment and asked: "Your Majesty, Xiao He is always on your mind. How do you want to reward Xiao He?"

Liu Bang blurted out: "Xiao He has great merit and should be granted the title of Marquis of Wanhu."

Marquis Wanhu.

Luo Yi nodded, it was very appropriate. Xiao He was a Marquis of Wanhu, so he himself was also a Marquis of Wanhu.

"The third grade of meritorious officials, the first grade with Xiao He's meritorious service, seals from 6,000 to 10,000 households, the first grade with Fan Kuai and other Fengfei personal followers, seals more than 3,000 households, and the remaining ones have less than 3,000 households.

If there are more than 3,000 households, the tripod will determine the Han Dynasty. If it is important, it can stabilize the country.

But Zimu's merits are outstanding and he refuses the reward of being crowned king. How are you going to grant him a reward?"

Han Xin deserves to be crowned king for his merits, but Han Xin doesn't want king, only marquis, so it's not easy to make him king.

At that time, the Qin State had 100,000 marquises, but Xiao He was only 10,000 marquises. Although Han Xin's contribution was great, it was not appropriate to be ten times as powerful as Xiao He.

Liu Bang pondered and said: "I will grant the general a title of 30,000 households of marquis in his hometown of Huaiyin. The general will definitely get married when he returns from Zhaocheng. I will also grant his wife the title of 30,000 households of Anyang marquis. This must be enough."

After defeating Xiang Yu, Han Xin did not return with the army, but took Luo Cai directly to Zhaocheng.

Luo Yi agreed, and then said slowly: "Lu Ze, let's make him a hero like Xiao He."

From each incident, Luo Yi could see Liu Bang's character. It was better to keep a low profile in front of the emperor.

Especially as Liu Bang gets older and older, the Lu family is already too prominent and there is no need to be so sharp in front of Liu Bang.

If she really offended Liu Bang, the most Lu could do was to die together with Liu Bang before being rewarded.

Liu Bang heard this and said worriedly: "Can Lu Ze be willing?"

Normally, of course he would be unwilling to do so, but Luo Yi had already talked to Lu Ze before and persuaded Lu Ze, "As a relative, the most important thing is to ensure that the prince of the family can ascend to the throne. This is the bottom line of the family.

, before this matter, other temporary interests are not important.

If we make the relationship with His Majesty too tense now, it will only make His Majesty feel ill-will towards the Crown Prince, and the gains outweigh the losses.

In a huge country, there are too many opportunities for meritorious service. When the prince ascends to the throne, won't it be easy to get something like a title as long as you give him a chance?"

Lu Ze agreed with Luo Yi. Both parties were smart people. Luo Yi asked Lu Ze to take a step back, while Lu Ze wanted Luo Yi to secretly support Liu Ying. It was a fair political deal.

As soon as Lu's problem was solved, Liu Bang suddenly understood the reward, and then asked the last key question: "Ziyu, when will Duke Luo come to Luoyang?"

Many people hope that Luo Ling can crown Liu Bang, and Liu Bang himself also needs it. Luo Gong was enfeoffed by Xiang Yu, and he wants to re-enfranchise Luo Ling.

After passing through the First Emperor, the sanctity of the Luo family was destroyed, but Luo Ling pulled it back.

Not only because of those props, but also because of everything that happened since his appearance, which has given him an outstanding reputation.

In the history of the family, it is rare for a head of the Luo family to achieve such a high status just by relying on his personal strength. It can only be said that the tactics are truly terrifying.

Ji Zhao’s luck points and props are worth every penny.

Luo Yi said with some uncertainty: "It should be soon."

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When Luo Ling's car drove into Luoyang, the whole city became noisy. Of course, old friends like King Qi were looking for opportunities to visit Luo Ling, but not everyone could see it.

More importantly, with the arrival of Luo Ling, everyone knew that rewards based on merit were about to begin, because Liu Bang could not make Luo Ling wait any longer.

Sure enough, the day after Luoling entered Luoyang, Liu Bang announced that he would hold a coronation ceremony.

Everyone found that Luo Ling was different from when he crowned Xiang Yu that day. His eyes were obviously full of kindness, but when he looked over, his whole body felt cold. The expression on his face was neither sad nor happy, and he seemed to be in harmony with the surrounding nature.

For the sake of unity.

He is really becoming less and less like a mortal.

This is the first thought that appears in everyone's mind.

Liu Bang bowed his head slightly, and Luo Ling put the crown on Liu Bang's head. His melodious voice resounded throughout the audience: "The Son of Heaven who has been appointed by Heaven to all the people of Xia, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, may King Su be with you."

The grand hymn sang spontaneously, spreading from the nobles under the high platform to the guards in the palace. The musicians who were responsible for playing the music for the enthronement ceremony played the chorus. The crowd knelt on the ground like a tide, and the people of Qin were a little embarrassed.

He bowed his head slightly.

It was night, and the Luoyang Hall was brightly lit.

This city that once shone in the Bang and Zhou Dynasty once again welcomed an emperor.

"The Duke of Luo is a descendant of King Su. He has high merits and virtues. He should be granted the title of Zhaocheng. He should be named after King Su's holy name and be called Zhaogong. His posthumous title is Qu Zhao, which is taboo in the world."

When Luo Ling heard this, he couldn't help but look up at Liu Bang. From then on, the word "Zhao" was exclusive to the head of the Luo family. Even the posthumous title could not use this word.

"I will add nine more tins to Duke Zhao. He will not be rushed into the court, will not be praised and worshiped, and will go to the palace with swords and shoes."

Anyway, Luoling will stay in Zhaocheng and won't come out, which is a great honor.

Luo Ling slightly cupped his hands and said, "There is Han in Weitian, but only Han has light."

Liu Bang also granted the title of various kings. These kings were all the same as Xiang Yu, who had no choice but to do so. However, Liu Bang did not play tricks like Xiang Yu did at the beginning, and all the kings were happy to accept it.

Then finally came the highlight, the enfeoffment of the hero group.

"The first merits of all the ministers are the Prime Minister, the General Han Xin, and his wife Luo Cai."

really!

Han Xin ranks first among the heroes.

"The first contribution to the founding of the Han Dynasty was made by all the ministers. He was granted the title of Marquis of Huaiyin, with a settlement of 30,000 households, and Luocai was granted the title of Marquis of Anyang, with a settlement of 10,000 households."

Han Xin was very satisfied. Not only did he get a Wanhuhou for himself, but he also got a Wanhuhou for his wife. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows at Luo Cai with some pride, thinking to himself: I am really too strong.

Lu Ze was granted the title of Marquis of Lu, and had thousands of households living in the city.

Luo was also granted the title of Marquis of Ying, with thousands of households living in the city.

Xiao He was granted the title of Marquis of Fou, and had thousands of households living in the city.

As soon as Xiao He's rewards came out, many of the meritorious officials were convinced that the rewards were basically for more than 5,000 households, which was Liu Bang's obvious improvement. The only exception was Zhang Liang's 8,000 households, which was considered a typical example of coming from behind.

Luo Ling closed his eyes slightly. Liu Bang's enfeoffment of heroes seemed to him meaningless. It was just a gift of glory and wealth, and it could be canceled at any time.

Because the emperor's power has been able to control everything in the Central Plains, which is completely different from the Emperor of Zhou.

Blooming flowers are the scene of the hero group now.

Everyone was shouting for the emperor's sage. At least for the moment, Liu Bang's generosity won him popularity.

No one knows what will happen tomorrow.

No one knows whether the new Han Dynasty will suddenly collapse like the Qin Dynasty or Xiang Yu's rule.

Luo Ling left here and returned to Zhaocheng.

The emperor stayed in Luoyang, and Luo Yi entered Guanzhong. He wanted to build a city here. Liu Bang hoped to make the Han Dynasty peaceful and stable for a long time, so it was called——

Chang'an!

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After the collapse of the Qin Dynasty, a new unified dynasty reappeared on the land of the Xia. This is a historical necessity. However, the rapid emergence, vitality and significance of this new dynasty cannot be described in detail. However,

The author is still trying to describe this great dynasty from a certain aspect. - "The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
Chapter completed!