226 The Art of Checks and Balances

King Wei is different from other princes, he has no fiefdom and is in name only. When he was first crowned king, the emperor mentioned the fief, and the ministers opposed it.

The vassal king sits on the vassal state to consolidate the family state. The vassal king had a lot of rights in the fiefdom, with 3,000 royal guards, thousands of acres of rewarded fields, and thousands of households in the fiefdom, which directly affected the military and financial affairs of a place. Splitting the king in this way is to consolidate the entire Zhao royal family, but it really wants to say that it is a contribution to the family and country. During the period of Taizong Renzong of this dynasty, there were vassal kings who rebelled, and those vassal kings who did not make rebellion multiplied from generation to generation, and they wanted more money when they had money, and they wanted more land when they had land. And the vassal king himself, pursuing a romantic and elegant life, enjoying the palace and garden, singing the joy of dogs and horses, indulging in music, lyrics, and bows, and befriending scholars one after another, chanting the wind and the moon, this can be regarded as peace. Some vassal kings plundered a large amount of land, plundered goods at will, raped women, set up torture instruments, imprisoned tenant farmers, and even wantonly killed. There are still many minions under the palace, they take advantage of the power of the palace to bluff, force other people's private debts, forcibly buy goods from merchants, dominate the local government, oppress the good people, and some even secretly collude with robbers to harass one party without fear.

When Li Fei's grandfather Li Tai was the first assistant, one of his great achievements was to weaken the power of the vassal kings. The palace guards were cut from 10,000 to 3,000, which was cut down at that time, and then the income of all the clan members was halved, and part of the Wangzhuang was investigated, and the debaucherous King Qi and King Lu were impeached and imprisoned in Jinling. At the same time, a large number of lawless clan kings, generals, and lieutenants were punished.

In the end, Li Tai did not die well, also because he had offended too many people, and he had not been affected yet, and he was afraid that when that stubborn and upright old man would take charge of their heads, so when he was involved in the prince's rebellion, the clan nobles, which was a very strong force, attacked Li Tai with the most vicious language, and finally knocked him down.

In the year when King Wei was crowned king, the ministers opposed the fiefdom, so they took out a note written by Li Tai when he was the first assistant to reason. King Wei has no ability to govern the fiefdom, all his rights will be delegated to subordinate officials at all levels of the palace, and King Wei has no ability to restrain them.

The greed in human nature will spread wildly without restraint, for fear that they will become the minions of the poisonous place in the name of the king.

Zhao Yanheng has been the emperor for decades, his inner thinking is still the same as the emperor, and he also spent a lot of effort to rectify the clan when he was in power, he can understand the fatherly heart of his father who wants to give the fifth brother a fief, but as a king, Zhao Yanheng knows too well the stakes here.

King Wei, think about it with his toes, and know that he has nothing to do with the throne, he has lived in the capital for many years, because he is stupid and hinders the prestige of the royal family, and never meets people in public. At royal gatherings, King Wei was also taught to speak as little as possible. Wei Wang's face is normal, and the tone of his voice sounds like a fool. The emperor raised the son of King Wei as a beautiful girl, and he stayed in King Wei's Mansion for many years, rarely going out, and King Wei's Mansion did not do banquets and welcome guests. Princess Shouchun's Mansion is connected to King Wei's Mansion, and King Wei is unimpeded in Princess Mansion, but the emperor is afraid that this son will be depressed and expand his scope of activities. And Princess Wei accompanied her husband, and there was no such free and broad world as Princess Jing and Princess Xiang.

Only when they go to the fiefdom can the sky be high and the birds can fly, and the sea is wide and the fish can leap.

Even if King Wei is a little freer, King Wei has a fief, the biggest beneficiary is Princess Wei, at that time, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, she is leaning on her husband and son, what kind of princess will she be?

Zhao Yanheng smiled faintly and said, "Although my father feels sorry for the fifth brother and expects him to have the grace of a normal person, he also gives the fifth sister-in-law supreme glory. ”

"That's the truth, now she Sun Yuyan feels that her belly is precious!" Princess Shouchun's face was full of indignation, and she said sharply: "Marry and obey the husband, and the husband will only obey the son when he dies." At this time, she has a belly, she still doesn't know whether she is a man or a woman, and she doesn't know if she can support it, and she will be raised safely until she is nine years old, so she will put all her heart on the child, and how much sincerity she will treat the fifth brother? That is, she will not be demanding of her sincerity, and how much attention will be placed on the fifth brother? The father promised her supreme glory, not for the sake of her grandson, but for the sake of her son. She didn't just give birth to a healthy boy, she was worthy of the glory and wealth she was enjoying now and in the future. ”

Zhao Yanheng held his side face in his hand and asked softly, "What does my father think of Princess Wei now?"

Princess Shouchun called Sun Yuyan just now, and Zhao Yanheng is now talking about Princess Wei, they are no longer called the fifth sister-in-law, which means to look at this person again.

"There are too many things to do for my father, and my energy is limited. And men are always less delicate than women. Princess Shouchun calmed her mind, and said softly to Zhao Yanheng: "My father trusts Huaining Marquis Cao Bo too much, and then he also trusts Cao Bo's niece raised by Cao Bo. The father felt that he had given the Cao family and the Sun family the same grace, and he also believed that they had the heart to do their best and report the emperor's kindness. ”

This heart of repaying the emperor's mercy is, of course, repaid to King Wei.

Zhao Yanheng smiled. The person that his father is trusting and favoring, he has a little opinion, and it is not easy to put his beak, presumably Princess Shouchun is the same, she can't casually criticize Princess Wei in front of her father, and then attack Cao Bo, the favorite minister trusted by her father.

For a while, the two sisters and brothers were silent.

At this time, the horse Liutan strode in from the door with a piece of paper, and paused halfway and said, "It's so early, the seventh brother is also here." ”

"Come and talk to the third sister. Zhao Yanheng said casually.

Princess Shouchun put on a gentle face and asked the horse, "What are you holding?"

Liu Tan turned his gaze and said, "I found a prescription for a headache, and I hope it will help Concubine Jing's illness." ”

Princess Shouchun took the recipe handed over by Liu Tan, and said helplessly to Zhao Yanheng: "What I just said, there are too many things about my father. ”

There are many women and children, how much energy can be devoted to King Wei, and there are some things that only Princess Shouchun and King Wei are neighbors can spy on a little bit of secret.

After a cursory look at the recipe, Princess Shouchun folded it up with satisfaction and said, "Ming'er, I will enter the palace for my mother." ”

Princess Shouchun's mother is a concubine, who has fallen out of favor for many years, and fortunately raised a princess, so she has a little dignity in front of the emperor. They were looking for a prescription for Concubine Jing, and they didn't really care about Concubine Jing's illness, they just wanted to brush their faces in front of the emperor with Concubine Zhen.

The emperor sits on the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and the concubines, sons, daughters, all their honors and favors are drawn from the emperor's body.

After being stubbled by Liu Tan like this, Princess Shouchun remembered the matter of Jing Concubine again, and said: "During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Jing Concubine was still a good person, but on the twentieth day, this person was lying on the bed. Once or twice a day, I have a headache, and when the pain comes out, it is menacing, and the pain makes people howl. The mother concubine had a good relationship with her, and once she went back to see her and talk to her, just in time for her to get sick, the mother concubine also shed tears when she looked at it. In such pain, her father also felt sorry for her, and ordered the hospital to do its best to treat her. ”

Everything was under control of that matter, and Zhao Yanheng said perfunctorily: "I hope that the prescription that my brother-in-law is looking for can alleviate the pain of Concubine Jing." ”

Princess Shouchun changed her posture and sat down, as if she wanted to continue the topic, Liu Tan sat down next to Princess Shouchun, put one hand on the princess's waist and interrupted: "What were you talking about just now, quietly." ”

"I'm asking for someone from Xiangwangfu, and I haven't come for a day. Princess Shouchun's thoughts were suppressed by Liu Tan, so she could only get back to business.

Liu Tan also knew the whole thing, and sighed at Zhao Yanheng: "The princess's mind is heavier, since the beginning of August, I have seen many people inside and outside the house, and I didn't fancy a single one, mainly because I was worried that the fifth brother would not be able to accept it, and yesterday I suddenly looked at the maid in the house more kindly, this may be the so-called fate." ”

Using fate to describe a maid and a prince, for a person with such a status as a princess and a concubine, it is already very elevating Ah Fang.

Zhao Yanheng declined Princess Shouchun's lunch and returned to Xiangwang's Mansion, and Li Fei was about to pass the meal.

"Grab a few more beef dishes. Li Fei was more attentive than before, and ordered several words in a row, saying: "The beef mushrooms marinated last time should be edible, open a jar." ”

Zhao Yanheng understood that Li Fei still wanted to use his mouth to refuse Princess Shouchun, but Zhao Yanheng had completely changed his position in the princess's mansion, and he and Princess Shouchun were on the same position.

King Wei and Princess Wei, can they have such a deep husband and wife relationship that no one else is allowed to interfere with?

King Wei is like that, in the mouth of Princess Shouchun, Princess Wei's attitude towards King Wei, it's just hehe.

He and Princess Shouchun are the same style, they have been in the top position for a long time, they are familiar with it, and they are very skilled in using the art of checks and balances.

King Wei is stupid, because of this, King Wei cannot be at the mercy of Princess Wei alone, and in the future, the power of King Wei's Mansion and the fief of King Wei's Mansion will not be able to use King Wei and Princess Wei to intervene wantonly, and the Cao family and the Sun family will expand infinitely in King Wei's fief.

After the meal was over, Zhao Yanheng was still sitting at the dinner table, and said calmly to Li Fei: "Ah Fang's maid, you can give it to the third sister." Don't blindly give up on her, maybe it's still her creation. ”

Li Fei chuckled in his heart. Ordinary maids, slaves and maids, like cows and horses for the master to drive, of course, do not need to be described by creation. Ah Fang is nineteen years old this year, she can't be a maid for a few years, earn more money from her, how to live in the future, okay, I can be the master. Li Fei is afraid of this one, this age was used by Princess Shouchun, those people are born high, and Ah Fang can't be his own master. 166 Reading Network