Chapter 662 The reaction of the princes and kings

"I originally thought that King Zhao followed his biological mother, but I never thought that it turned out that it was his biological mother who followed his wishes!"

Liu Chang made his own evaluation angrily.

When the ministers in the temple called Gao Sheng to cut down the vassal, King Zhao's miraculous operation shocked Liu Chang.

Besides, where did you get so much armor???

You have only been away for more than two years, and you have acquired so many armors?

The accompanying officials took out the letters from King Zhao. Through the letters, Liu Chang got a preliminary understanding of the situation. It turned out that his good brother wanted to make some armor for himself to use on his expeditions, because Zhao State currently had a lot of minerals and no craftsmen.

Less, he believed that doing so would greatly reduce Chang Liu's pressure.

To be honest, it is true. Armor is a very important strategic material. It may even have a higher priority than war horses. Armored soldiers are completely different from ordinary soldiers. Five hundred fully armed soldiers can kill tens of thousands of unarmed soldiers.

, put on several layers of armor, only spears and crossbows can break through the defense, and the standards for military officers are mostly based on charging with armor, that is, you must be able to charge with armor, and you can become an elite if you can do this.

There is a group of standing armies, as well as cavalry and archery. If you are good at cavalry and archery, you will be great, and you can be directly promoted.

Why can people like Xiang Yu, Fan Kuai, and Liu Chang be the enemy of thousands of people at this time, and can kill hundreds of sergeants face to face? It's because their body type combined with several layers of armor is equivalent to a heavy tank with a long and heavy weapon.

, ran through it all the way, and passed the level without any injuries. As the crossbow production technology became more and more sophisticated, fewer and fewer generals dared to attack first. It was probably because the armor at that time was a little unable to withstand the damage of the crossbow. Change the version

Now, the shooters have been strengthened, but if this type of tank develops, it will still be very powerful and can still tear apart the fragile skin.

Hiding a piece of armor can directly convict someone of treason, and can be taken out and beheaded. With these 7,000 pieces of armor, it is not too much to kill the five clans.

But King Zhao. Not to mention the five clans, even the father clan, the royal family will be lost, including Mr. Liu and the princes and kings from all over the country, one by one, all will be lost. If it is the mother clan, the aunt of King Zhao is

The execution of Queen Lu's clan can kill all the dignitaries of the Han Dynasty, leaving no one alive.

Liu Chang glanced at the panicked Lu Lu and said, "Don't be afraid. If other people are killed, I will protect you."

"Your Majesty, now is not the time for joking. This is simply the time for King Zhao."

Following Liu An in the past two years, he had been scheming with these people all day long, and he had almost forgotten that His Majesty never abides by the rules and does whatever he says.

But then he smiled bitterly again, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is frightened. He is afraid that he will fully support Chao Cuo in cutting the vassalage."

"Zhongfu. He has been diligent in learning riding, shooting, controlling, and swordsmanship since he was a child, and he has never neglected his skills."

But, after all, Liang State has national conditions here. As a fertile country, with countless fertile fields, it has accumulated the essence of the entire Central Plains, has numerous talents, and is in the center of commerce. Liang State is simply a bad start. Facts have proved that in this place,

As long as there are no invading enemies around, it will be an iron treasure trove. Coupled with Shang Fang's various inventions, and the temples skewing the resources of the family, it would be unreasonable not to develop here. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liang Guo has long occupied the top position in grain production.

The population has increased dramatically, from 210,000 households at the beginning to 580,000 households today, with nearly 4 million people. The entire Han Dynasty only has more than 20 million people, and nearly one-fifth of them are here. It is simply terrifying.

Liu Chang shook his head, "Ruyi, this person, was poisoned by my father. My father, what he said was inconsistent with what he did, and what he did didn't seem to be done by a human being. But what he said was sanctimonious and very sanctimonious.

Ruyi has admired his father since he was a child and imitated him in everything. However, what he imitated was not his father, but the father in his words, so his father felt that he was the most like him. Of course, he looked like him.

He is indeed very much like my father. This makes him very naive a lot of the time, ignorant of reason, ignorant of dangers, and defenseless towards others. He is self-righteous, but he has no bad intentions. He has basically no authority, and he is a child spoiled by his father."

The eyes of the ministers were not only staring at the foreign kings outside, but also gradually looking at the foreign kings inside.

But this has also caused a very bad problem. There are more and more powerful people in the Liang Kingdom, land annexation is very serious, and civil conflicts are very sharp. It has become a hotbed for powerful families. Historically, this place will be in the future

It has indeed become the headquarters of aristocratic families.

Liu Bo was shocked and hurriedly came forward to pay his respects.

"What are these words!"

Of course, this also has disadvantages. Liang Guo's officials are extremely negligent in many cases. Even a small matter can be postponed for several months. Everyone is lazy. They all have the essence of Zhang Cang, but they do not have his ability. The emperor

I have a lot of objections to the officials here, just because the situation in Liang State is not bad and there is no rectification.

This was already testing his position.

Isn't this scary?

"Hahaha~~"

"It's not my wish. If I ask you to suppress it, I will suppress it. What can they do?! If you have any objections, tell me in person!"

Uncle Tian seems to be a very serious and mean person. He doesn't have a good appearance and many people are afraid of him. In fact, this guy looks a bit fierce, but he is still a kind-hearted person. He has no bad reputation and has good friends.

Quite a few, when he first came to Liang State, the ministers were all afraid of him asking for guilt and did not dare to be too negligent. Later, they found out that this man had no intention of interfering with them, and then they returned to their previous state. Although Uncle Tian did not interfere with them, he

He has very high demands on himself. After coming to Liang Kingdom, he accomplished a lot of accumulated things and gained a lot of fame.

"I know An supports Chao Cuo."

Thinking of Liu An's face just now, Liu Chang couldn't help but laugh.

"Chao Cuo is trying his best to deal with the foreign kings. King Zhao is handing them a knife. If the foreign kings in the world know about it, they will all go to attack Zhao. I really don't understand why King Zhao is doing this?"

Lieutenant Liang Guotai suddenly couldn't sit still when he saw his king's attitude of not caring about anything.

Liu Chang's voice suddenly became louder, but Lu Lu was no longer panicked.

It’s okay to do nothing on weekdays, but now everyone has started to sharpen their knives, how can they still sit still?

Liu Bi did not listen to his explanation and said seriously: "You should know about the reduction of the vassal state. Chao Cuo is planning to ask us to hand over all our power and become their puppets."

In addition to Liang Guo, the reaction of Qi Di was also unexpected.

"I see."

There was no movement in the Zhao State. After discussing with his scribes, the King of Chu decided to remain neutral and did not write a letter to oppose or express support. The other countries have not intervened yet because they are too far away.

"For the sake of political achievements, they can disregard the life and death of local people, or they can not care about the interests of the local area. Anyway, this is just a springboard for them, not their home. Do you really think it is most appropriate to let them take over? You studied in Taixue so much

"Jiu Jiu, you should have figured out what kind of people they are."

"We talk about benevolence, righteousness, morality, and loyalty to the emperor and the country, but what about the reality? In the past few years in Yan State, I have killed many such virtuous ministers in words. Their clans have done things in the local area that are outrageous and resentful! They

A domestic servant of ours dares to seize a thousand acres of land and kill women. Is this kind of thing worthy of governing the place on our behalf?!"

"Your Majesty, Yuan Jun is young after all. I am afraid that King Zhao will not listen to him."

Liang Guo basically didn't need to do anything more. The King of Liang was a generous man with no so-called ambitions. Huang Lao's rule of inaction reached its peak here and was a great success. Facts have proved that as long as you don't mess around,

The self-recovery ability of ordinary people and the private sector is still very strong.

The other group is a clear-cut opposition to the reduction of vassalage. The name of these people's opposition is that they are loyal to the king and cannot bear the king's humiliation. The real reason is probably the distribution of interests. These officials believe that the temple restricts the royal power and that power will be taken back to the temple.

They won't get much benefit, and their status may become the same as that of county officials, which is not a good thing for them.

Liu Bo smiled bitterly and said, "Father Zhong, I don't have much talent. Things like governing the country must be left to wise ministers."

In the Jiaodong Kingdom, Jiaodong King Liu Jian and Prime Minister Xu Li both clearly opposed the reduction of vassal status, and they both wrote a letter to impeach Chao Cuo.

Liang Guo, Suiyang.

Sending 7,000 pieces of armor at once, at a time when the temple was about to reduce the vassal status, what did Liu An think? He must have thought that this was a demonstration by King Zhao. If he could give away 7,000 pieces of armor, then what else could he do in his country?

How many are there? How many soldiers can be drawn out?

Isn't this meant to scare people?

Chao Cuo's movements aroused the vigilance of the princes from all walks of life. Except for Ruyi, who lacked political intelligence, the other princes and kings had already begun to think of ways to formulate countermeasures.

As for why he was so sure, it was because Uncle Tian didn't get much use in the temple and was not the emperor's confidant. Zhang Cang had recommended him to the emperor and asked him to follow him in doing things, but the emperor didn't seem to care about him.

, he continued to be placed in his position, with no intention of promoting him.

The King of Liang was a born optimist with a broad heart and a big body. He didn't care about the reduction of the vassal state at all. When the matter reached the Liang State, the ministers were worried. The first victim, Liu Hui, was cheerful. At this time, the ministers were also obviously aware of the situation.

Two factions emerged. One supported Chao Cuo. They regarded themselves as Han ministers. They believed that the reduction of temples and vassals was in line with the current trend. In fact, many people supported it because they could benefit from it, because it restricted the power of the kings.

, then the power of the princes and kings needs to be redistributed, and of course they, the ministers of the princes and states, will get greater power.

"You should suppress this matter with all your strength. Don't let others know about these armors. Store them in the arsenal for the time being. Get an edict. If others ask, just say that I asked Zhao Guo to build the armors for the war."

"So to give Ruyi a gift in return, reward him, and then punish Yuan Ang and reduce his title, it is necessary to have the soldiers beat him up. In this way, Ruyi will not act nonsense."

Liu Bo still didn't speak.

Liu Bi patted Liu Bo's shoulder enthusiastically. Liu Bo was no longer the child he was before. He had studied with many teachers for so long, but he couldn't understand what Liu Bi meant. Liu Bi's appearance here already explained a lot.

"I have never committed any crimes, so what can Chao Cuo do?"

To a certain extent, the foreign kings inside Chang'an had more say than those outside, and could even play a greater role. Their words might be able to change the emperor's attitude.

Liu Hui stood up directly, "Okay, that's it for today's court meeting. Let's discuss it first."

When Chao Cuo went around rectifying those treacherous officials, Liang Guo did not suffer the slightest impact. Apart from being lazy, these officials basically had no black spots.

Looking at Uncle Tian who was exceptionally calm, he had no choice but to suppress his thoughts. The King and the Prime Minister didn't care, so what else could he advise? Forget it, let's go home and drink tea.

Liang Wang Liu Hui sat happily on the upper seat, and the ministers sat below him. The tables were full of various delicacies, which were extremely luxurious.

The current Prime Minister of the Liang State is Uncle Tian. This man is very famous and very senior. This minister who was once Liu Chang's brother-in-law Zhang Ao was accused of Zhang Ao's rebellion. Later Emperor Gao met with him and followed him.

After chatting with him, he was very happy and arranged for him to be the county guard. After serving as the county guard for many years, he was promoted to Liang Guolai as the prime minister because of his good political performance.

Liu Chang didn't say anything to Ruyi, but was a little dissatisfied with Yuan An.

When Liu Xiang summoned his confidants to discuss the matter, Dong Chi drove his chariot directly to the entrance of the palace, pushed away the doctor, rushed directly into the palace, and loudly asked King Qi why he bypassed him to summon the ministers.

, what is the intention?!
To be continued...