"If they don't fight among themselves, how can we two Han escape?" Taking a sip at Tashi's main account, Liu Ting's face was gloomy: "It turns out that letting the enemy mess up on his own is the most effective way." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Far away in the Zhuang compound in Longxi, Zhuang Yichen, the old lady of Zhuang, also said the same thing to Zhuang Cheng.

"Letting the royal family mess up on their own is the best way to keep Sun Qiongju." Zhuang Yichen, who was leaning on the chair with his shoes on his feet, asked with a slightly sullen face: "Otherwise, do you think that with your own strength, you can protect her under the emperor's nose?" ”

Zhuang Cheng blinked his eyes and asked puzzledly, "Isn't the royal family already in chaos?" ”

From Zhuang Cheng's point of view, the royal family is more than just civil strife.

Everyone in Dawu knows that several princes whose fiefdoms are within the scope of Dingnan Gong have openly rebelled against the emperor a few months ago on the grounds of "killing their elder brother and being unorthodox", and they have rebelled under the pretext of "cleaning up the portal". Although the princes in the south did not leave the southern border of Dawu at all, and they were safely and securely recruited troops in the field guarded by the Duke of Dingnan, their accusations against the current emperor spread through writing or word of mouth throughout every part of Dawu.

The crime of "killing relatives" is not uncommon among the royal family. As far as the Han Dynasty and as close as the previous dynasty, there was no shortage of emperors who killed their sons and brothers. In the last dynasty, there was even an Emperor Taizong who was praised in the history books, but stepped on the corpse of his brother to ascend the throne. But the current emperor is different from the Emperor Taizong of the previous dynasty. At present, sitting on the Jinluan Palace, the "Tianhe" emperor with the name of the year is mediocre.

In terms of governing the country, the Great Wu under the governance of Emperor Tianhe was not as prosperous as the previous emperor when he was alive; In terms of reputation, the benevolent name of the abolished prince Sun Yuan is difficult to surpass. However, in recent years, except for the south where Dingnan Gong was stationed, the rest of the neighboring countries have not stopped, making the border wars endless. Coupled with natural disasters, wars, levies, etc., the people already have a lot of complaints, and the real crime of "killing relatives" is not infinitely magnified in the eyes of the people? Even in the market, you can often hear the irony of "where is the compassion in the heart of a person who kills his brother".

It can be said that the Duke of Dingnan not only grasped the timing of refusing to obey the edict well, but also at the time when the princes of the south openly rebelled against him, and he was also at a time when the people were afraid to come out of their grievances -- as soon as the princes of the southern realm declared their rebellion, the long-standing public grievances began to boil. When the civil strife of the royal family was still in the context of slogans, the people turned a blind eye to the prince's private collection of troops.

What does it mean that the princes of the non-southern border secretly recruit private soldiers? Even if there is no intention of rebellion, the power of rebellion will be gathered. didn't make a move, maybe it's just that the situation is unclear and I don't know where to press the treasure. In Zhuang Cheng's view, when the princes began to levy private soldiers, it was a royal civil strife.

Zhuang Yichen doesn't see it that way.

"The emperor is still sitting on the Jinluan Palace, and the princes are still staying in the houses without moving. Civil strife? It's just a royal kid bickering. ”

Zhuang Cheng blushed, and had to admit that Zhuang Yichen was right.

Don't look at the chaos of Dawu, but on the bright side, it maintains the illusion of warmth. Although the south did not listen to the emperor's order, the Duke of Dingnan, who guarded the southern border, did not openly rebel, and was busy pursuing the bandits; As for the princes in the south, the anti-emperor remarks were a blatant edict to the world, but they never left the south. Under the guard of Dingnan Gong, recruiting troops and buying horses, and there is no emperor to point fingers at it, wouldn't it be more comfortable than leading troops to attack the capital? What's more, you can also send out some leaflets from time to time to respond to the emperor.

The southern border is clearly trying to divide the state and rule, and most of them will not take the initiative to go to war. They had the Duke of Zhennan, who had been operating in the local area for several generations, and had the capital to make the emperor make concessions. The most important thing is that the princes of the southern realm are all brothers of the founding ancestors, and after several generations of reproduction, they are getting farther and farther away from the throne, and I am afraid that they have already lost the idea of winning the throne.

The southern realm is forbearing, and the prince who is not in the southern realm will naturally not be stupid enough to move. Taking advantage of the fact that the emperor wanted to retain his troops to deal with the southern border, and also took into account the flawless border passes, it was a good way to recruit troops privately to strengthen his power. And Emperor Tianhe is not stupid, although he can rebel and seize the throne, although he cannot find the real crime of recruiting private soldiers by the kings, he trapped the kings or their descendants in the capital as hostages.

In this way, the internal strife of the royal family is really just a verbal struggle between the children of the royal family.

"My grandson doesn't understand why my grandfather wants the royal family to be in turmoil." couldn't think of an answer, Zhuang Cheng simply asked directly: "The gods are fighting, and the little ghosts are suffering." If the royal family really fights, what benefits can the people get, and what benefits can we get? ”

Old lady Zhuang smiled: "I thought you had been arguing all day long to go out to find Sun Qiongju." Isn't it? ”

"Of course I'm going to find Shuo'er. I was worried that I wouldn't see her. Zhuang Cheng admitted frankly, "I was separated and I was looking for her while trying to find something to do." When the time comes, buy a house and settle her down......"

"If you don't have a wife, you want to do something about the house? But don't forget, the seven boys, Sun Qiongju is not the real Zhuang Shuo. If someone else finds Sun Qiongju because of you, what will you do to protect her? Raising his hand to signal Zhuang Cheng to silence, Mrs. Zhuang said carefully: "As long as there are things in the world, sooner or later the truth will be revealed." Sun Qiongju is the only surviving daughter of the crown prince Sun Yuan, and she is the most qualified person to ascend the throne. Not only the emperor can't tolerate her, but anyone who thinks about the throne can't tolerate her. Do you want her to be safe and secure, or do you want to watch her worry all day long, for fear of being known? ”

"Of course, it's safe and secure." Zhuang Cheng felt even more strange, but he seemed to have caught something. He exclaimed, "What does grandfather mean that she is a princess, so she can only be stable as a princess?" ”

"Flaws are not concealed, the princess is the princess, no matter how much she hides it, she can't hide from the eyes of the world. If you want her to be safe, you have to find a way to let her live well in her true identity. The solemnity spread across Zhuang Yichen's face, "The snipe and the clam compete, and the fisherman profits." If you don't fight, how can the princess gain a foothold, and how can she stand out and seek help? ”

"You mean, let Shuo'er ...... Sun Qiongju took advantage of the chaos to make profits? Zhuang Cheng thought for a moment and nodded again and again: "This method is good!" There's nothing more secure than having troops and land on your own. Let's find Sun Qiongju first, and then plan? ”

Zhuang Yichen slapped Zhuang Cheng's back with a palm.

"You kid thinks beautifully! I have my own arrangements for finding Sun Qiongju, and I called you here, not to allow you to go out to find her. Raising the letter in his hand, Zhuang Yichen said meaningfully: "You go to Langao first and send this letter to the second master of the Guo family." If you are willing to settle your family, I will arrange for you to go to Tuyang Ge's family, and someone from the Ge family will take you to do things related to Sun Qiongju. ”

Where is the letter, obviously to show the Guo family!

Zhuang Cheng jumped up like a fried cat: "I don't want to marry!" ”