After the end of the expedition and the return of the crown, in the remaining ten years, in addition to stabilizing the political system and situation of the empire, most of Zhou Ming's energy was put on the arrangement of his fifteen sons. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Of these fifteen sons, Zhou Ming is no longer very clear whether several women gave birth to him, seven, or eight? I don't know very well, but the son depends on the mother, among these fifteen sons, except for those few concubines, servant sons, and illegitimate children, there are eight sons, and they need to be properly arranged, otherwise if it is not arranged properly, it will cause civil strife similar to the battle for the throne, and his hard work in the past few decades will all be in vain.

Even, the game rating will be lowered a lot.

Opening the [World Map], Zhou Ming looked at the assets he owned.

In order to make a distinction, he took the Ural Snow Mountains as the boundary, and called the continent in the west the "Old World" and the continent in the east the "New World".

On the old continent, his Gangduo Empire now controls the area of territory, about 10 million square kilometers (not that it can't continue to expand, it was before the invention of wireless telegraphy, which is almost the limit of the management of an ancient empire), after becoming emperor, nearly 100 kingdoms around the surrounding subjugation (if you don't surrender, you will be beaten), the total area is also tens of millions of square kilometers, these nearly 100 kingdoms, just get rid of a few kings, send tens of thousands of troops over, escort a few sons with lower status to become kings, there should not be much problem。

On the New World, after more than 30 years of development, Zhou Ming successively built more than 10 cities, immigrated millions, and promulgated the "Homestead Law" to allow immigrants to freely enclose land, on this new continent with an area of nearly 200 million square kilometers, the new Gangduo Empire he established only occupied a very small corner, not to mention how much land it occupied, even the space where millions of immigrants often moved, did not exceed 5 million square kilometers.

Two continents, one new and one old, among the eight sons, how to choose the two best heirs and inherit these two empires has become the most difficult problem for the elderly Zhou Ming.

Therefore, adhering to the principle of "easy first and then difficult", Zhou Ming made the following arrangements:

First of all, the seven concubines, servants, and illegitimate children, Zhou Ming selected a few kings who had no heirs from the nearly 100 vassal kingdoms around the Gangduo Empire, and placed these seven sons in the seven kingdoms in the name of royal marriage, each with 1 million gold coins development funds and 5,000 elite firearms guards, and as soon as the kings of these seven kingdoms died, his seven sons could ascend to the throne (I can't wait to take the throne, either let these kings take the throne, or take away a glass of poisoned wine...... How to operate depends on how much these seven sons can play with what they have learned from him over the years).

There is also an episode here, the daughter of Zhou Ming and the snake girl, born with a temperament of "who said that women are not as good as men", does not like red clothes and loves arms, and has fought with Zhou Ming for more than ten years, leading her army to make great achievements and make a prestige, for this reason, after this daughter laid down a kingdom, Zhou Ming set a historical precedent and made her the queen of that kingdom.

Then, in Fanny's one son, Alice's three sons, Elena's two sons, Eugenie's two sons (similar to the situation in the previous life, seeing that Zhou Ming's development momentum is getting stronger and stronger, Hirian, who is unwilling to be only a king of a small country with only three territories, also sent this peerless stunner to Zhou Ming through some special channels, on a mahjong field, and then it is naturally logical) In the middle, Zhou Ming selected five sons with average qualifications or large character defects, and also found five sons with strong national strength from nearly 100 small countries around the empire. The kingdom with a larger land area, let them choose, and then give each person 5 million gold coins of development funds and 50,000 elite firearms corps, if this can't take that kingdom and lay a foundation, it can only be said that rotten wood is difficult to carve, it is better to return to China and become a rich man.

So, except for that ......

There are only three sons left to arrange.

A few days later, Zhou Ming called his three sons together, and said to them in front of a huge sand table: "Alan, George (Eugenie's son), you two can choose a vassal kingdom with strong national strength in the Old World and seal it, or you can go to the New World to circle a large piece of land you want." Alexander, you can choose between the two Gang Duo empires, and I will make a reasonable arrangement based on the choices you have made. ”

"Your Father, give me a larger vassal kingdom. Allen's words were not expected by Zhou Ming, because Alice had recently mentioned this to him, saying that her son Alan had a weak personality and was more suitable to be the king of a small country.

"Your Majesty, I want to enclose a piece of land in the New World. George's answer surprised Zhou Ming a little, he glanced at this son and found that he didn't mean to joke, and George was the only one among all his sons who said that he wanted to go to the New World to develop.

"George, are you crazy? The New World is so dangerous, that devil's land is not suitable for human habitation at all, and any plague can kill you. Alexander looked at this younger brother in surprise, feeling that his head was a little abnormal, and then said to Zhou Ming: "Your Majesty, I want to inherit your legacy and carry forward the Burns family!"

Sure enough, this is the choice......

Zhou Ming faintly regretted that he should have given this son a low-key name, and he should not have told her the stories of those great emperors in order to make his wife Fanny happy, but now looking at the proud, confident, and naturally noble son in front of him, he was a little uncertain in his heart.

Because the one, in his side knock, made the same choice.

Who is more suitable?

The different experiences of the two in their growth process are played in their minds, comparing their ways of life and inner personalities, and then comparing their respective achievements in the process of founding the empire......

But for the long-term stability and prosperity and stability of the empire, between simplicity and nobility, maturity and frivolity, meritocracy and mediocrity, and down-to-earth and one-step ascension...... A choice had to be made.

Three days later.

A news that shocked the imperial capital, shocked the empire, and shocked the entire people came out of the palace.

His Majesty the Emperor Edward proclaimed the emperor's eldest son Otto as the crown prince and the fourth prince Alexander as the emperor of the new Gangduo Empire, and asked him to go to the new empire as soon as possible to take over the throne.

Soon, Empress Fanny came to the emperor with her fourth son, Alexander, and asked sharply, "Why did you make such a stupid and ridiculous decision? Alexander is your eldest son! How can you put that noble crown on the head of a lowly bastard?"

And Alexander, the fourth prince with red eyes, his chest rose and fell violently, and he gritted his teeth and pointed at the emperor: "Your Majesty, father, you passed on the position of crown prince to that lowly illegitimate son, I don't accept it!"

Zhou Ming had to persuade with good words: "Alexander, the degree of development of the New World is not enough, but that land, there is a wider land than the Old World, more abundant resources, and an indigenous kingdom that is easier to conquer, as long as the plague and disease are overcome, the New World will sooner or later become a far more valuable golden land than the Old World, and it is a land full of hope!" This kind of description of the New World Zhou Ming didn't know how many times, but among all the wives and concubines, it seemed that only Eugenie, who was good at competing for favor and listening, listened to it.

"I don't want that ghost place!Your Majesty, please take back your destiny immediately, and pass on the crown prince position to the person to whom it should be passed on!" Compared to the prosperous and powerful empire of the Old World, the sparsely populated and wild land of the New World in the east, where a random plague can take away more than half of the population, is indeed not attractive at all.

Therefore, after putting down such a cruel sentence, within two days, Zhou Ming received a report from the minister that the fourth prince Alexander, with more than a dozen assassins with high martial arts, assassinated Prince Otto who was returning to the palace on the street.

"Bastard! I'll destroy you!"

Zhou Ming, who was furious, immediately asked the guards to arrest Alexander, and after angrily reprimanding him, he demoted him from the imperial capital the next day and exiled him to a secluded place in the south, making him suffer a little.

At this time, the vacated position of Emperor of the New Gangduo Empire could only be passed on to his son George, who had the idea of going to the New World to open up.

After the eldest son of the emperor, Otto, officially became the crown prince, in the next few years, with his vigorous and resolute work style, superb political skills, and ruthless ability to attack political opponents, with the tacit support of Zhou Ming, he quickly stepped into the front of the empire and controlled most of the power, and no one can question it.

Watch Otto govern the empire better and better, continue to implement the reforms he initiated, intensify the training of the army, prepare for foreign wars, and consolidate his power...... Every step, he walked like a qualified king, Zhou Ming, who put his heart down, also put down all his power, and after giving him the throne, he spent more than two years peacefully in a manor with beautiful scenery near the big lake.

On this day, seeing that he was still busy with government affairs and still took a little time to visit him, Zhou Ming, who was in a good mood in a wheelchair, looked at the slanting sun on the horizon, and said to the powerful emperor beside him rarely:

"You must hate me very much in your heart, don't you? hate why I treat you differently than I do to other sons, hate why I care for other sons, but I don't show a false face to you, and also hate why I give other sons the best environment for nurturing, and from the age of ten, they take them from their mother's hands, take them with you and guide them personally, and leave you alone...... Sometimes you wonder if you're my son......"

"How could you not be my son?"

Zhou Ming sighed and said: "From the first time I saw you, I knew that you were different, different from all children, so I won't give you any preferential treatment, and I won't teach you anything, because you don't need me to teach, your growth experience has already taught you, how you should treat the world, how you should treat the people around you? ……”

The voice went down faintly and said: "Child, be optimistic about this empire, don't stand still, inherit my legacy, expand the territory, and become a greater emperor than me......"

Listening to these words, Otto the Great, who had always had a majestic face that could not be offended, and his eyes made people tremble with fear, at this time his body trembled violently, and many pictures suddenly appeared in his memory, including the picture of the man secretly covering him with a blanket when he was asleep, the picture of the man hiding in the door when he was seriously ill, accidentally revealing his boots, and the picture of the man holding his grandchildren very happily after he gave birth......

When no more sound came, I turned my head to see that he was lying peacefully in his wheelchair, without a trace of breath.

"Daddy!"

shouted, and tears welled up from the eyes of this emperor who had never shed a tear in his life......