HLnovel Chapter 239 Liuzhuang: My Rebellious Brother
Chapter 239 Liuzhuang: My Rebellious Brother
Lin Ke was puzzled by Liu Li's idea. Could it be that a genetic mutation had been passed down to him in the Liu family?
But then she thought, "Every family has a good-for-nothing kid!"
Lin Ke then sighed, "However, Liu Li's rebellion as a guest of the princes is not an isolated case. Several princes' guests have also rebelled several times because they felt they had the power. Even the ministers have repeatedly submitted memorials requesting to be enfeoffed."
"Especially Guo Shengtong's five princes, who spared no expense to recruit famous scholars and established a small regime in the North Palace. Yin Lihua's younger brother, Yin Jiu, took this opportunity to swindle ten million coins from the five princes."
"During this period, there were constant undercurrents among the princes, and their guests acted recklessly. All of these behaviors inevitably led to social instability, and the root of all this was actually Liu Xiu's indulgence."
"I don't know if it was out of guilt or what, but he turned a blind eye to the undercurrents among the princes. Even during the reign of Emperor Ming of Han, there was a rebellion by his own brother!"
"At this very moment, a minister submitted a memorial, intending to remind Liu Xiu that if the princes became too powerful, would the next emperor be able to control these princes who were currently wielding great influence?"
"Liu Xiu finally realized at this time that the princes were too powerful, and if the imperial power was ultimately no match for them, it would trigger a series of problems. So Liu Xiu finally took action!"
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: In the end, it was only when imperial power was involved that I was willing to take action!
Judy, the General Who Conquers the North: But it was he who allowed the princes to fight each other!
A bystander in the Ming Dynasty commented: "If the princes and their guests act so recklessly, then they don't seem to respect the newly appointed crown prince much either!"
A Qing Dynasty official: What's the big deal? Sometimes there's even a War of the Eight Princes!
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"Among the princes, the most direct reason for the involvement of Guo Shengtong's five sons was Liu Xiu."
"As mentioned before, the most likely reason why Liu Xiu made Guo Shengtong his empress was to appease the Hebei group. After unification, the Eastern Han Dynasty entered a period of recuperation and no longer needed to launch frequent wars."
"In the seventeenth year of Jianwu, the land survey incident caused unrest in many parts of Hebei. In the court, the Hebei faction's power was not as great as that of the Nanyang faction, especially since Guo Shengtong's biggest backer, the King of Zhending, had already been killed by Liu Xiu."
"So, in order to appease the Nanyang Group, perhaps he deposed the empress for political reasons rather than favoring Yin Lihua. However, he still granted Liu Jiang a fiefdom of two prefectures and twenty-nine counties."
"Whether it's guilt or remorse towards the Guo family, it's a fact that after the new crown prince was established, the fifth prince was allowed to recruit guests. The fifth prince, who was originally a legitimate son, was doing well, but everything changed overnight. Anyone would be unwilling to accept that."
"Liu Xiu, however, indulged them because of his overwhelming guilt, so undercurrents naturally arose among the princes. However, Liu Xiu always balanced between Yin Lihua and Guo Shengtong, giving people the impression of being indecisive."
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: ?_?…
A scion of a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: The feeling of wanting it all!
A bystander in the Ming Dynasty commented: "That's strange. Even if it's not for the sake of the crown prince, they should at least restrain the five princes for the sake of the stability of the country."
A spoiled young master from the Tang Dynasty: But there are really a lot of people vying for that position!!!
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In another timeline, the First Emperor is shocked and bewildered by Liu Xiu's actions!
If the decision has been made to reinstate the crown prince, why then elevate the deposed empress and the five princes?
He really didn't understand Liu Xiu's actions. Wasn't this just causing the brothers to fight each other for no reason?
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