King Shotai and those old Ryukyu ministers were completely desperate, originally they thought that they could win the hearts of the people by relying on the perfect score of King Shotai this time, and then they could take back the power from the prime minister by slowly operating for a long time.

But today, Xiao Letian dispelled the illusions of King Shangtai and those old ministers with just two words, you are a 'benevolent monarch' This is the hat I gave you, you have to wear it for a lifetime.

This hat is not only your umbrella, but it also binds you for the rest of your life, but this hat also binds you, so be a good gentleman, how to lead the Ryukyu Kingdom all the way forward, then please entrust it to me, Prime Minister Xiao of Ryukyu.

Lin Yuanmiao and Cai Mao, the old ministers, looked at Xiao Letian and then at King Shangtai, and finally looked at their own age, they sighed in their hearts, and had to admit that Ryukyu could no longer escape Xiao Letian's palm.

In a few more years, these old ministers will slowly die, and the talents cultivated by Xiao Letian will gradually take over the power, and by that time, King Shangtai will really become the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Of course, Cai Mao Lin Yuanmiao also has another hope in his heart, maybe the 'constitutional monarchy' that Xiao Letian has been advocating is not groundless... Maybe Xiao Letian can really keep the national glory of Ryukyu, after all, he is a strongman who can fight in Europa, and the continent opposite is more abundant, so he shouldn't be able to look down on Ryukyu in a county, right?

Now, the Ryukyu monarchs and ministers can only use this psychological comfort Dafa to find a balance for themselves, and the root of the existence of the Ryukyu Kingdom is between Xiao Letian's thoughts.

Just when Xiao Lotian was comforting the people all over the city, in the dark dungeon of Shuri City, Jin Changsen, who had a gloomy face, was leaning on the railing and crying, and a lone lamp stretched his figure long.

Crying with him outside the railing was none other than his grandson Kim Sam-soon, who was finally reunited in this dungeon.

"Grandson, grandpa is sorry for you, grandpa has caused trouble for you...... But don't worry, I left you enough property to spend for a lifetime, and it's hidden in ......."

The golden fat man cried and shook his head, "I don't want it, grandpa, I just want you to live...... Woo woo, grandson, I made a meritorious service this time, I followed Xiang Ying and they broke out and invited rescuers, and the French battleship Quickwalker was also sunk by us...... I'll trade your life for credit......"

Jin Changsen stroked his grandson's head across the railing, "Silly boy, you have made a contribution, and you have also formed a good relationship with Long Ye's nephew, then don't waste it on me, I have already half cut into the ground, it doesn't matter if you die early or late......"

"Haha, grandpa is pleased, you have made such a great contribution, the prime minister may only kill me, maybe our family will be saved...... Remember, don't trade your credit for my life, you have to protect our family..."

The little fat man heard the decision from his grandfather's tone, and he shook his head desperately, "I don't believe it, I don't believe that the prime minister will be so ruthless, and you didn't surrender to the enemy with your heart, and your choice at that time was also forced to be helpless......"

"Don't be stupid, the prime minister has already spared my life, and now you still have the luxury of expecting a second time? Besides, as soon as I close my eyes in the past few days, countless unjust souls are flying, and my mistakes have caused too many evils...... It's good to be dead, it's a relief to be dead..."

Speaking of which, the grandfather and grandson hugged each other again and cried bitterly.

Since Xiang Ying and the others returned to Shuri Castle, Jin Changsen knew what happened to his grandfather, he broke away from the army at that moment, walked into the dungeon miserably, and spent the past few days with his grandfather.

Although Jin Changsen is a swinging courtier, he is still popular in Shuri City, and King Sangtai will not prevent their grandfather and grandson from meeting, so Jin Sanshun has been eating and living in the dungeon for the past few days, preparing meals for his grandfather, emptying the toilet, changing clean clothes, and wiping his body, he seems to be going to exhaust all the filial piety in this life in these days.

Jin Changsen is ready to die, he can't forgive himself for his too big crimes, he knows very well that if he doesn't cooperate with Gong Cheng's treacherous plan, it won't be so easy to succeed, it can be said that the soldiers and civilians who died after the negotiation, those wronged Jin Changsen have to carry it, and he can't run away if he wants to.

But Jin Sanshun still had hope in his heart, he didn't listen to his grandfather's words, and he ran to the prime minister's mansion to kneel at the door that night.

Xiao Lotian's Prime Minister's Mansion is located on the site of the Japanese barracks in the past, and now it has been expanded several times to become a large mansion with an imposing atmosphere, which can overlook the entire city of Naha, including Shuri Castle.

The guards in front of the door all knew Jin Sanshun, and when they saw this little fat man kneeling at the door and didn't speak, they all knew the details, and they didn't talk nonsense and hurriedly sued Xiang Ying and Master Long, and now the two of them can talk in front of the prime minister.

When Xiao Letian heard the news from the mouths of Xiang Ying and Long Ye, he was working hard to write in the case like a mountain, after listening to Xiang Ying's words, Xiao Letian sighed, "Go, inform Cai Mao and King Shangtai, let them also go to the dungeon to listen, there must be an explanation for this matter......"

In the dead of night, Xiao Lotian walked into the dungeon of Shuri Castle under the protection of heavy guards, at this time Jin Changsen already knew that his end had come, and he was dressed and bowed to Xiao Letian.

"The minister has seen the prime minister, the prime minister can personally send me this journey, the minister feels very honored, I really don't vomit unpleasant to say some things, and please ask the prime minister to solve my doubts......"

Xiao Lotian did not answer him directly, but waved his hand for the soldier to bring a small table, on which were placed four dishes and one soup with a simple appetizer.

"Sit down, have a drink first......" The two touched it, and the fragrant Huadiao wine entered their stomachs, and both of them had three colors on their faces.

Xiao Letian put down his wine glass and asked, "Do you know where you did wrong?"

"Of course the old minister knows, he underestimated the wolf ambitions of the French, and his head was hot to believe Gong Cheng, the old traitor, who killed countless soldiers and civilians, and I deserved my death without forgiveness......

"Hey...... You still don't understand, you're still not enlightened? Why do you have so much stubbornness in your head, are you iron-hearted, when I'm Cao Cao? Do you think I'll have to usurp the country sooner or later?"

The words blew through the dungeon like a cold wind, and the temperature plummeted, and even the lights jumped. King Shang Tai and Cai Mao, who were secretly listening outside the dungeon, were so nervous that they almost stuffed their fists into their mouths.

Jin Changsen didn't expect Xiao Letian to be so honest, he raised his head and a glass of wine, "Yes... This is the question in the heart of the criminal minister, I just want to know how the prime minister usurped the country?"

"Do you do it yourself, or do you want to learn from Cao Cao and let your son do it? Anyway, you can't just be the prime minister forever......"

"Why don't you become prime minister forever? And why don't you think that I will retire after a few years, or even give up the prime minister? Why don't you think so of me?"

"Hahaha......" Jin Changsen's beard shook with a smile, "Why did the prime minister deceive me, a dying person, since ancient times, isn't the fate between you and the king?"

"You Xiao Lotian may be true, maybe you really don't want to usurp the country, but how can you guarantee that your subordinates don't want to? How can you guarantee that your son doesn't want to? Is there still less of a meritorious thing in Chinese history? Now you have a great contribution in the Ryukyus, and there is no reward..."

"So you're going to reward me for betrayal?" Xiao Letian's face immediately turned cold.

"Jin Changsen, do you know why I came to see you, drink with you and talk about it? Do you know how busy I am? Do you know what kind of chaos is happening on the mainland on the other side? Do you know that the Tanggu Special Industrial Zone has been surrounded by the Manchu Qing Dynasty?"

"Why is this why I am here to tell you about the Three Character Sutra with so many things waiting for me to do? Because the thoughts of your group of people are the last obstacle to the Ryukyu to become a modern spiritual state..."

Xiao Letian stood up and paced back and forth in the dungeon: "Why do I want to usurp the country? What kind of bullshit is this? Why do I want to build a feudal state with one family name? Do you know what a country is?"

"The state in the modern spirit is not the private property of one family and one surname, but the public property of all people...... In the social evolution of human beings for thousands of years, individuals, families, tribes, and countries have ...... In fact, in the final analysis, human beings need to unite to resist all kinds of dangers......"

"In the event of a natural disaster, in the event of an enemy invasion, the united group will have a higher chance of survival... Therefore, the fundamental core of the establishment of a country should be to protect all the people, this is his foundation, remember this protection word, this is the foundation of a qiē ruling ......"

"We don't have to care about the happiness of the people's lives, and we don't have to care about how they spend their lives, the purpose of the country is to protect, not only to prevent foreign thieves, but also to prevent internal thieves, to fight externally to protect the territory and the people, and to deter injustice internally so that the people can enjoy basic fairness, this is the foundation of the country..."

"Open your eyes and look at the outside world, although Europa is still a monarchy, the separation of powers has become a general trend, and the constitutional monarchy has become the mainstream...... The monarchs and aristocrats began to loosen their powers, the middle class flourished, and the people who were freed burst into endless vitality, not only to create a great deal of wealth, but also to go abroad and grab the ...... all over the world."

"This is the mainstream of national development in the future, and the final result of continuing to stick to the rules will be to become the mouth of Western civilization..."

Xiao Letian looked at this Ryukyu old minister with pity, in this great era of change, Jin Changsen's behavior is completely typical of feudal courtiers.

Jin Changsen was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "As you said, the mainstream of the world in the future will be the decentralization of power by the monarch, so why do you still want to engage in constitutional monarchy? You can abolish the monarch and let all the people be self-governing?"

Xiao Lotian shook his head, "You still don't understand, what is a monarch? The monarch is not a person, but a representative of a force, the monarch and the aristocratic group he gathered are the fundamental ...... of the country in the Middle Ages."

"Why should there be a monarch? The reason is very simple, because human nature is selfish, if there is no such a powerful cohesion tool, then when this country or this group encounters a foreign enemy and a natural disaster, it will become a plate of scattered sand and collapse with a bang......

"What is the cohesion of the state? In fact, it is a kind of force that can suppress the selfishness of the people, this is a balance between centralization and decentralization, the people need freedom but cannot give them absolute freedom, and social progress is actually like a pendulum swinging back and forth between freedom and autocracy......

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