Qi Ning said: "The emperor just said that since the founding of the Great Chu, there has been no duke with a different surname, if it is a meritorious service, the emperor takes the initiative to give it a title, then it is naturally happy, but if the courtiers have a heart, it is against the etiquette system since the founding of the country." It is impossible for the pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Zhongyi Marquis not to understand this truth. ”

"Of course he understands." Longtai said: "The Marquis of Zhongyi is the founder of the country, and before me, he was already an old minister of the Three Dynasties. ”

"So the emperor gave the title to the court, if the Marquis of Zhongyi refuses to accept the knighthood, then this matter should be wishful thinking on the part of the Queen Mother, and the Marquis of Zhongyi has no other thoughts." Qi Ning said: "At least it shows that the Marquis of Zhongyi does not dare to destroy the ancestral system easily, which proves that the Marquis of Zhongyi is still the pillar of my Great Chu." ”

Long Tai thought for a moment, bowed his head slightly, and said: "If the Marquis of Zhongyi accepts it happily, it can mean that he no longer takes the ancestral system in his eyes." ”

"Second, even if the Marquis of Zhongyi really accepts the title of duke, the emperor doesn't have to worry too much." Qi Ning said slowly: "Your Majesty, after I arrived in the capital, although I didn't see or hear much, I also knew that the power of King Huainan was not weak, and there were his people in the government and the opposition. ”

Long Tai's face was slightly cold, and he said: "King Huainan thinks that he is orthodox, and his usurpation ambition is known to everyone. The first emperor tried his best to appease him, it can be said that it is already glorious, but he is not grateful for the emperor's grace, but everywhere is an inch, I returned from the Eastern Qi this time, encountered many interceptions along the way, and even died on the way, who is behind the plot, I am very clear. ”

"Your Majesty, dare to ask, with the current strength in the hands of the emperor, can you easily eradicate the Huainan Wang and his party?" Yang Ning knew that Longtai was talking to him sincerely, so he didn't hide it, and he spoke very straightforwardly.

Long Tai said: "Qi Ning, I tell you the truth, when the first emperor was alive, he was always worried that the king of Huainan would one day become a threat to me. It's just that King Huainan is the son of Emperor Taizu, and Emperor Taizong and Emperor Xian both remember Emperor Taizu's Longen, and they have always tried their best to appease King Huainan, even if King Huainan occasionally does something out of line, he is not to blame. After a pause, he said: "King Huainan is very cunning, although there are many people in the court who speak for him, but he himself has always been behind the scenes, never easy to show up, he looks like a happy prince who only knows how to have fun, and the first emperor has never found a way to get rid of him." ”

"The first emperor worked hard, and there were many wars, but I am afraid that I don't have too much heart to deal with him." Qi Ning sighed: "Coupled with the fact that the Northern Han people have been in contact with each other for these years, the first emperor does not want to cause internal turmoil in Great Chu because of the King of Huainan. ”

Long Tai was a little stunned and said, "You even understand this? Smiled: "It seems that after you came to Beijing, you didn't just know how to spend time and drink." ”

"Your Majesty, you have wronged me." Qi Ning immediately said: "I didn't spend a lot of time drinking, I stayed in the Jinyi Hou Mansion, and these things didn't want to know and couldn't be done." ”

Long Tai sighed: "Yes, what the first emperor meant, if the king of Huainan can be honest, the court should not embarrass him too much." The first emperor himself did not expect that he would suddenly become seriously ill, otherwise it would not be the current situation. His expression darkened.

"The death of the first emperor was not expected by many people." Qi Ning said: "King Huainan's power has not been cleared by the first emperor, so he still has a deep foundation, plus that old guy has always coveted the throne, we can't do this kind of person." ”

"Old fellow?" Long Tai was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Yes, that old guy is my imperial uncle, but he has always regarded me as an enemy. ”

"Since the king of Huainan is deeply rooted, if the emperor can't rely on his own strength to suppress him, he will have to find an opponent to deal with him." Qi Ning smiled: "Doesn't the emperor think that the Marquis of Zhongyi is an excellent candidate?" ”

Long Tai nodded slightly, and said: "This, of course I understand, I naturally can't let the Huainan Wang family do whatever they want, and the first emperor also said to me that he should reuse the loyal and righteous marquis to check and balance the Huainan king." It's just that I'm worried that if I let Zhongyi Marquis go, he will swell more and more, and then I will be raising tigers. ”

After all, Qi Ning is a human being in two lives, with decades of life experience, plus he has also seen some books, movies and television of emperors and generals in his previous life, and it is not unusual to know the art of balance, but the little emperor is not very old, but he is young and old, not only considering the balance of the court, but even taking into account the problem of raising tigers, and his mind is indeed meticulous.

"That's why I said that it kills three birds with one stone, this second gain can not only make the power of the Marquis of Zhongyi grow stronger, and can compete with the King of Huainan, but most importantly, once the Marquis of Zhongyi accepts the position of duke, it will inevitably cause disgust from many people." Yang Ning smiled and said: "Those courtiers who fight against the King of Huainan will inevitably be loyal to the emperor at this time, if the Zhongyi Hou is low-key and cautious, those people must admire the Zhongyi Hou and admire his character, Your Majesty, don't you think this is a troublesome thing?" ”

The dishes on the table are all made by the imperial kitchen in the palace, full of color, flavor, steaming, it is really a temptation for Qi Ning, but at this time, the little emperor did not put his mind on the meal, and even put down the chopsticks, Qi Ning can only be reserved, not good to eat.

Long Tai's eyes lit up, and he looked a little excited, so he actually reached out and grabbed Qi Ning's arm and said, "You mean..... Do you mean to let those ministers walk with the Marquis of Zhongyi, but also be disgusted with him? ”

Qi Ning said with a smile: "The more powerful and arrogant the Marquis of Zhongyi is, the more disgusted he will naturally be from the ministers, and he will not be completely of the same mind as him, and one day the emperor will be easy to use." ”

Long Tai clapped his hands and laughed: "Qi Ning, you guy is also very cunning. Then he asked, "You say that you kill three birds with one stone, what is the other one?" ”

Qi Ning said: "This is the emperor's good opportunity. Your Majesty, with all due respect, you yourself have said that the first emperor suddenly fell seriously ill and died suddenly, so naturally you didn't have too many opportunities for the emperor to experience, and now that you have just ascended the throne, of course there will not be too many henchmen used. ”

When Long Tai heard this, he said a little helplessly: "In fact, everyone in the world thinks that when I become the emperor, I can do anything, only I know that sitting in this seat is really not very good, not only can you go anywhere and do anything at will like you, even eating and sleeping must behave in accordance with the rules." Pointing to the dishes on the table, he said: "In the past, when I was still the prince, there were dozens of dishes per meal, and it didn't feel like anything, but on the way back from Dongqi, I also saw the difficulties of the people. He smiled bitterly and said, "Before I went to Eastern Qi, I didn't expect that the people of my Great Chu would have such a hard time. ”

Qi Ning heard Longtai's true feelings, and actually sympathized with the hardships of the people, and suddenly gave birth to a trace of respect, and asked: "The emperor has seen the hardships of the people?" ”

Long Tai said: "In order to avoid the blockade, the mission is divided into three routes, all of which secretly return to Jianye Capital, just to distract the opponent's attention. I and Master Xiang took four retinues all the way back to Beijing, and were assassinated several times along the way, and those four entourages died to protect me, and on the way, I saw the ...... of the displaced people along the Huai River! Shaking his head and saying with a wry smile: "They really have no food and clothing, I thought at that time, the ministers say every day that my Great Chu country is peaceful and prosperous, but why can't the people of my Great Chu even drink a bowl of porridge after the war?" Many starved to death on the side of the road, allowing wild dogs to devour ......! ”

Qi Ning's expression also became serious, although he had not been to the front line of the war, but in Huize City, he could already feel the misery of the homeless.

"I swore at that time that if I became the emperor, what I would do in my life was to make sure that the people of the world really did not have to suffer from war, and they could eat enough and wear warm clothes." Longtai's tone became firm: "I used to think that it would be easy to do this, and it didn't seem to be difficult to eat and clothe me, but now I understand that this simplest wish is really to be achieved, maybe it may not be possible to do it in my life, but I will definitely do my best to do it, if I can't do it, let my son do it, if he can't do it, let my grandson do it, until one day the people of the world will have no worries about food and clothing." ”

Qi Ning's heart trembled.

It seems that many emperors have said such words, but it is the first time they have heard it from the mouth of an emperor, and it is not at all to whitewash his ambitions, and his tone is sincere, which is the most simple wish of a young emperor when he first became a king.

Qi Ning doesn't know what kind of road he will face in the future, let alone what kind of emperor Longtai will become in the future, but he can care about the people's livelihood and make such a simple but shining ambition, but it really touched Qi Ning's heartstrings.

He knew that, at least for this moment, Longtai was a good emperor.

"Your Majesty, I believe you will be able to do it." Qi Ning stared at the little emperor's eyes, "So the emperor must recuperate and slowly make himself stronger, only a strong emperor can fulfill his wishes." He lowered his voice and said: "So the emperor must have available people, these people must be loyal to the emperor and help the emperor fulfill his wishes." ”

Long Tai smiled bitterly: "But what I lack most now is a confidant. Looking at Qi Ning, he said, "Except for Master Xiang, I can only tell you the truth now, Qi Ning, do you know that sometimes I really feel ...... It's very lonely, the palace is heavy, and it's splendid, but sometimes I always feel that I am the only one in the palace, and many of those palace maids and eunuchs I have known since I was very young, but ...... Sometimes when they are around me, I feel that they are like those tables and chairs, and I talk to them only because I am afraid of saying the wrong thing, so I don't like to talk to them anymore. ”

Qi Ning smiled: "It's not easy for the emperor to speak, I'm your courtier now, if you're bored, talk to me at any time, but the emperor wants to promise me, sometimes when I say I'm happy, I don't have any sense of proportion, and I can't say something rebellious, and you can't cut off my head at every turn." ”

"Are you afraid I'll cut off your head?" Long Tai was stunned, and then laughed and said: "It's okay, I promise you, as long as you and I have one heart, even if you really say the wrong thing and do the wrong thing one day, I won't care about you." ”

Qi Ning smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I'll say something rebellious now, don't blame me." ”

Long Tai seemed very interested and said, "You say." ”

"A companion is like a tiger." Qi Ning sighed: "The emperor is in a good mood now, and he can promise anything, what if one day he is in a bad mood and I happen to make a mistake again, what if the emperor goes back on his word and wants my head at that time?" ”

"Nonsense." Long Tai was a little annoyed: "I always count when I speak, why do I have to go back on my word?" Huo Ran got up, Yang Ning thought that the little emperor was going to turn his face, but he saw him walk quickly to the desk, took the pen and ink, swayed freely, and then took a piece of gold seal, pressed it on the paper, and then walked back with the paper, handed it to Qi Ning, and said, "You take it for me, I am the talker." ”

Qi Ning took it and glanced at it, and it actually said that as long as he was loyal to the emperor and served the court, even if he committed a major mistake, he could be forgiven.

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