"Shen Yan, the Northwest Zhao family's style of doing things is indeed arrogant, but does this have any inevitable relationship with the old twelve becoming the fifth in the ranking?" When Xia Qi heard Shen Yan state the Zhao family's style of acting, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, which was not only a kind of helplessness for the Zhao family in the northwest, but also mixed with a trace of hatred, if it weren't for people like the Zhao family wantonly destroying the order of the court, Xia Qi would not have thought about cleaning up his relatives, let alone uprooting the Zhao family in the northwest.

"Your Majesty, the Northwest Zhao family supports the Twelve Princes, and the Northwest Zhao Family's style of acting has nothing to do with the Twelve Princes? Even if not, the emperor must also know that after the development of the Northwest Zhao family in the past hundred years, how strong the strength of the Northwest Zhao family is, Weichen is not clear. A faint smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's mouth, and he met Xia Qi's eyes full of wisdom, revealing a confident look, and said loudly.

"However, Weichen occasionally heard that the strength of the Northwest Zhao family has surpassed the Song family in Bazhong Mansion, and this strength is only on the surface, how much strength has the Northwest Zhao family secretly gathered, presumably once this answer is announced, it will shock many people, after all, the Northwest Zhao family layer joked that they want to replace the Yang family of Songshan Mansion and become the new first family in the world, not to mention whether this idea can be realized, just think about how much strength it takes to realize this idea, therefore, Even if the Twelve Princes did not hold any positions in the Six Ministries or the Imperial Court, with the support of the Zhao family in the Northwest, the strength of the Twelve Princes was not much inferior to that of the Six Princes. When Shen Yan said this, he paused for a moment, and glanced at Xia Qi indifferently, as if he was watching Xia Qi's reaction, and also seemed to be giving Xia Qi time to digest, and seemed to be organizing his own language so that his statement would not seem so pale.

"It is true that under the influence of Zao Wou-ki, the old twelve people have indeed changed a lot, and sometimes even I can't believe that he is my son, with a hint of domineering in the low-key, and there is a touch of ruthlessness hidden in the arrogance, and the old twelve's heart does not leave me with a feeling of being very broad, although it will not be reciprocated, but it will not be much better than this." After Xia Qi listened to Shen Yan's words, a faint annoyance and a complicated look flashed in his eyes, these top few of the succession rankings don't seem to be very upright, like this situation, if the country is handed over to them, not to mention whether they can be pioneering and enterprising, even if they can keep it, it is already very good, the most important point is that no matter which of these princes sits in this position, it seems that they can't tolerate these competitors with their minds.

Xia Qi didn't dare to guarantee whether a certain prince who had the last laugh was in order to ensure the stability of his country, and like some emperors of the previous dynasty, he carried out a large-scale massacre of those former competitors, and as a result, he not only lost the hearts of the people, but also lost a large number of capable court officials.

Xia Qi's heart is extremely unwilling to let one of his sons take over his position This situation will occur, as the so-called father-son soldiers, tiger brothers, if you can't even protect the brotherhood, or give it up directly, such a person can't become a generation of masters, at most he can only be a hero.

What Daxia lacks now is not a hero, but a generation of masters, even if there is no master, it is not a particularly important matter, as long as there is a king who can keep the success, Xia Qi is also satisfied in his heart.

"When Wechen was just appreciated and promoted by the emperor, Su Changmei, the housekeeper of the Twelve Princes' Mansion, went to Wangjiang Tower to recruit Wechen, and wanted to let Wechen take refuge in the door of the Twelve Princes, Wechen refused without hesitation, presumably this matter is nothing to the Twelve Princes, but it will make the Twelve Princes feel that they have refuted their face, and will make other people feel that the face of the Twelve Princes is not good, and this situation must be prevented from happening again, therefore, the best way is to suppress Wechen, perhaps the last time Zhao Wouji sent someone to assassinate Wechen, not necessarily without this reason. Shen Yan thought about it, although he felt that saying this to Xia Qi was a bit of a small report, or saying bad things about his son in front of Xia Qi, under normal circumstances, Shen Yan should not say it to Xia Qi, but if Shen Yan wants to get more trust from Xia Qi, he must be honest in some aspects.

Being honest doesn't mean being stupid. Shen Yan's performance feels a little stupid, but Shen Yan can get to this position today, how can he be a stupid person, and stupid people have long been eliminated. The purpose of Shen Yan telling Xia Qi these things was to make Xia Qi feel that Shen Yan was only loyal to Xia Qi, even if it was his son, he could not get Shen Yan's loyalty, and this was exactly the result that Xia Qi wanted to see. Xia Qi as the emperor does not mean how generous his heart is, he feels that the courtiers can be loyal to him and his son, which is not called loyalty, but two-faced.

Shen Yan grasped Xia Qi's thoughts, so he said these things so bluntly, in addition to the above reasons, Shen Yan also had an idea in his heart, that is, sooner or later, he would have to face Zhao Wouji, and even death and even family annihilation, and Zhao Wouji is the uncle of the Twelve Princes, the most important person next to the Twelve Princes, and he is against Zhao Wouji, it is bound to have a head-on conflict with the Twelve PrincesIf that's the case, then it's not easy to say.

Xia Qi is not only the emperor of Great Xia, but also the father of the twelve princes, with Xia Qi's character and connivance with these princes, Shen Yan really has a conflict with the twelve princes and then looks for Xia Qi, then if nothing else, Xia Qi will choose to play fifty boards each, even if Xia Qi wants to favor Shen Yan in his heart, he will not be as inclined to Shen Yan as he is now, or rather, Xia Qi's heart is looking forward to the conflict between Shen Yan and the twelve princes.

Although Shen Yan is not too sure, he has a strong feeling in his heart that Xia Qi wants to be the whetstone of these princes, sharpen the continuous growth of these princes, and not fall too behind, so that Shen Yan's stupid performance is to reserve a foreshadowing for Xia Qi in advance, a foreshadowing that can give him more protection.