"Look...... Kang Hengming's face 'revealed' hesitation, "Your Majesty will not take the lead." ”

"Probably not," Chen Ang whispered, "as long as we move fast enough." ”

He straightened up and sighed: "My imperial brother, to say it well, is kind-hearted, but it is not good, it is conformism, and the kindness of 'women'. He looked at Kang Hengming's surprised eyes and said in a low voice, "In short, if he doesn't go through Wufu, he won't make any big moves." Having said that, if he has such courage, I will bear everything, for the sake of the foundation of Great Xia, what a pity is it to have a mere head! After speaking, Chen Ang shook his head, and urged his horse to leave surrounded by his own soldiers.

Kang Hengming stood at the entrance of the palace 'gate' and watched the figure of his guards disappear, Fang sighed and turned back with a gloomy expression.

Although he didn't want the situation to come to this point, now that everyone who was involved in the plot was in a whirlpool, he couldn't be left alone. Although King Kang's palace has been Chen Xuan's palace, King Kang's family still lives in it, and even the bedroom has not been replaced. On the one hand, the Chen royal family married in the Kangguo era, and King Liukang's "accompaniment" in the palace meant closeness. On the other hand, Kang Hengming also observed Chen Xuan's movements nearby. Although the Dragon's Tooth Army took over the entire palace guards, there were ears and eyes everywhere among the many palace officials, even maids, and slaves.

In the dark night sky, pigeons soared into the air, and black shadows flew in all directions.

A few days later, in Chang'an City, Li Dao, the prince of South Korea, hurriedly entered his father's study, and Li Chan showed him a translated pigeon book.

"This," Director Li carefully browsed and said nervously, "Father, are you really going to do something big?" ”

"Well," Director Li's face was calm, and he nodded, "Now the situation, Dunhuang is empty, and it depends on Hezhong and Kang Guo to become a big thing, Chang'an is close to Luoyang, where the prince is seated, let's not move first, if Kang Guo does it, we will prevent the prince from mobilizing the group to enter Chang'an, and then invite the family to go to the table together." Although the crown prince is in charge of training more than 100,000 regiments, Luoyang is alone in the eastern part of the country, as long as the major domestic affairs are settled, and a person who can speak well may not be able to persuade him to put the country first and eliminate the chaos invisibly. ”

"Bait is invisible? Is this possible? Director Li said with some concern. Guanzhong has not experienced a major war 'chaos' for decades, if Chen Zhong forcibly raises troops to attack Guanzhong, or requisition the military and civilians of Guanzhong to regain the throne for him, it will inevitably set off a bloody storm, which not only runs counter to the original intention of "their", but also greatly damaged the vitality of most Guanzhong families, and the Li family is the first to bear the brunt.

"Probably not, decades ago, the Protectorate impeached His Majesty, didn't he also abdicate in disgrace?" Li Chan said with some regret.

Director Li nodded and did not answer. In the impeachment storm decades ago, he also heard Li Chan say it.

The study was silent for a moment. Decades ago, Emperor Xia Chen Jianxi was arbitrary, and he was impeached by the Protectorate and abdicated. However, after weighing the pros and cons, Chen Jian accepted the result of impeachment and abdicated. Chen Jian and his descendants were deprived of the title and escorted to live in Ganzhou, and it was not until two generations later that they were given the opportunity to become officials. This incident was also a very big blow to the nobles of the family, and since then, the Protectorate has become increasingly wary of the founding princes. And the founding princes such as the Duke of Chu, the Duke of Korea, and the Duke of Qin gradually faded out of the center of the imperial court, until Chen Xuan succeeded to the throne, and the descendants of the founding princes had a Zhang Shanfu enter the general's mansion. Zhang Shanfu joined the army at the age of fourteen and made many military exploits in the northern part of Hezhong, until he was promoted to general, and it was not until he was promoted to general that it was learned that he was the second son of the Duke of Chu.

There were bursts of light smoke from the copper incense burner, and the room was filled with calming agarwood, however, Director Li's mood just couldn't calm down.

"Do you have any concerns?" Seeing that Director Li was silent, Li Chan frowned slightly and asked.

"It's nothing," Director Li was stunned for a moment and sighed, "I can also be regarded as having a 'relationship' with Chen Chong, if he ascends the throne, he should be a good emperor." ”

"Haven't you tried him many times?" Li Chan shook his head and said.

"Kanto firearms are booming, you and I can see it clearly, even ordinary workers and farmers, as long as they have the strength to carry out the army, they can become an army with a little training. If there are thousands of 'elite' officers and more than a dozen veteran generals, they will be able to bring hundreds of thousands, even millions, to the battlefield. Behind the boom in firearms, there are workshops, baggage, and the ability to train hundreds of thousands or millions of these apprentices, not riding and archery. Gone are the days when Takeo decided to belong to the world. This is the general trend. Chen Chong, like his father, could take back power from the Wufu as long as he nodded, but not only did he refuse to nod, but he also insisted on maintaining the authority of the Wufu...... It can only be said that he chose it himself. The reason why I agree with the change of course is not a betrayal of the country, nor is it disloyalty to the Chan family, but quite the opposite! Li Chan unconsciously increased the volume of his speech, as if he was convincing himself.

"If Your Majesty dies, the prince will definitely refuse to rest, and when the time comes, the army will go west, and Guanzhong may be ruined, and no matter which side wins, it will be a ruin. However, since His Majesty ascended the throne for many years, he has not made any major mistakes, and he has shown compassion for the military and the people, and his prestige is in full swing. If His Majesty is still alive, even if he is detained, if King Yong replaces him, he will also be abolished and the young will be abolished, and our dynasty will be based on the law of primogeniture, and King Yong is afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public. ”

Director Li frowned, he hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Moreover, people who can do fratricidal things are ruthless and ruthless. Father must not guard against him, and he must not let him monopolize power. ”

The court attaches great importance to the "Oath to Protect the Country", and in the people, the "Primogeniture Law" is even more important.

The most important family property of the common people, the land can only be inherited by the eldest son, and cannot be divided, and the second son will either do business, work as an apprentice, or go away to receive a new share of land. Since the promulgation of the "Primogeniture Law", it has been questioned by the people, and many people are desperate to abolish it, but many more are desperate to maintain it. Abolishing the long and establishing the young is no longer an insurmountable principle in the Kanto region, however, in the Kansai region, after a hundred years of 'fierce' debate, even the lowest shade households instinctively oppose this matter from the bottom of their hearts.

As the eldest son of the Korean duke, Director Li naturally has no good impression of the abolition of Chang Liyu.

King Yong can seek to seize the throne of his elder brother, up and down, the second son of other founding nobles, wouldn't he also be able to seek the title, the second son of the common people's family can inherit the family business, or after King Yong monopolizes the power, will he deliberately push the "abolition of the elder and the young" because of his own injustice. Regarding the concerns about the eldest son, Li Chan, who also came over step by step, knew that there were rumors of leaks in the past, and Li Chan only told Director Li a rough idea of many conspiracies. Big things are coming, so there's no need to hide it anymore.

"Even if the major event is decided, King Yong's status in the court is probably similar to that of Liu Yi and Zhang Shanfu today. After the reorganization of the Zhuguo Mansion and the Protectorate Mansion, although the princes did not have as many things as the captains, no one would be ambiguous about the two points of checking and balancing the monarchy and guarding against the ministers. Li Chan looked at his eldest son, his eyes were a little gloomy, and he said in a low voice, "My Majesty, King Yong, and the two of us, under the name of the monarch and minister, really have the righteousness of friends." If it is for the sake of 'private' friendship and supporting King Yong and harming His Majesty, I will definitely not do it. Today's things are all for the country, you can rest assured, in the public and 'private', I made it clear to King Yong and King Kang at the beginning of my participation that Chang'an can change its course, and it must not harm His Majesty's 'life'. ”

Li Chan's eyes and words were very determined, however, Director Li's expression became more and more suspicious.

"If King Yong does not replace him, who can he be? Could it be Chen Kang? "Director Li and the Chen brothers are old acquaintances. Thinking of the old incident when Chen Kang did not hesitate to secretly escape from Dunhuang for the sake of Han Ningshuang, rushed all the way to Kanto, and was escorted back by the Military Intelligence Department, he couldn't help frowning, how could such a ridiculous and confused person be a king? Moreover, Chen Kang replaced Chen Chong, and he was still a young man.

Li Chan smiled and said: "King Kang belongs to Chen Kang, but King Yong and I have another candidate in mind, and the title can be convincing to the public." ”

............

Luoyang, on the first night of another year, the war in Henan and Hebei did not affect Luoyang at all.

This is a pure land in the 'chaotic' world, this year's Luoyang Lamp Market is not only not depressed, its lively and noisy place, compared with previous years. Inside and outside the city wall of Luoyang, one hundred and twenty lines, more than 300 squares, four major cities in the southeast and northwest, more than 10,000 shops, each of which is putting on a large 'flower' lantern. Especially in the six squares on the bank of the Luoshui River, the most lively, the streets and alleys, all the streets and alleys, all of them are crowded, the 'flower' lamps are everywhere, the car lamp, the ball lamp, the sun and the moon lamp, the poetry brand silk lamp, the mirror lamp, the word lamp, the horse riding lamp, the phoenix lamp, the water lantern, the glass lamp, the shadow lamp, all kinds of ingenious lights, the Pingjiang 'jade' Shan lamp, the Luo silk lamp, the sand opera lamp, the fire iron lamp, like the raw fish lamp, the seafood lamp, the red light full of characters...... Under the bright 'flower' lanterns, Luoyang City is beautiful, as if the fairyland is not like the world, visitors are weaving and shuttling under the 'flower' lanterns, or guessing lantern riddles, or buying and selling all kinds of things, surging people 'tide', there is no lack of wanderers who suddenly look around, and suddenly blush and heartbeat. Every New Year's Eve, guessing lantern riddles, picking up sachets, and listening to music pairs are all opportunities for men and women to grind their ears and temples, and even 'privately' set a lifelong opportunity.

In the bustling sea of people, Chen Xian, a scribe of Luoyang Mansion, was holding a bag in his hand, his face was bright and dark, his mood was up and down, and his feet seemed to be stepping on cotton 'flowers', and the 'flower' lamps on both sides were completely ignored, and the blue eyes of the 'woman' were completely ignored, so he walked forward with the flow of people, and even forgot to look at the road. Others were not surprised by his expression, and even in order to make way for him, the flow of people separated to both sides, leaving him with a road that seemed to be nothing. Every year on New Year's Eve, there are many young men and women like this in a trance in Luoyang. Whether it is the willow tops on the moon, the people about after dusk, or the faces of people who don't know where to go, the peach 'flowers' are still smiling at the 'spring' wind. That's how everybody came over.