Xu Zixian's tone was calm, and there was no lack of anger.

By now, he has probably understood how Da Wei crossed the stage.

The war in the north was only the trigger, and the root cause was still the bureaucracy of stacked beds, the struggle between the imperial power and the relative power, the central and local financial distribution, the piracy and inflation caused by maritime trade were not taken seriously, the emperor and the officials regarded the people as herds, shearing sheep was just a trivial matter, and they kept killing sheep and eating meat, as long as there were interests, they had to be in the hands of the imperial court.

The system of the Great Wei Dynasty was too centralized, too much emphasis was placed on the center, the localities were flattened and hollowed out, and the huge empire was trapped by aliens with a population of less than one million and an army of only about 200,000 people, which was really a shame for Chinese civilization.

However, this is another dead knot.

Feudalism sooner or later led to the situation during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when the countries attacked each other, fought endlessly, and the people were in the same hardship. In the Han Dynasty, the center was weak and the local area was strong, the so-called scholars were strong and strong to control interests, the Western Han Dynasty relied on foreign relatives, and the Eastern Han Dynasty relied on foreign relatives and eunuchs to fight against the scholars, because the local power was too large, so that the center was weak, and the situation at the end of the Han Dynasty and the end of the Tang Dynasty was the same, the local feudal towns were self-contained, and the center was powerless to control them, so they could only rely on eunuchs. The situation in which the eunuch forces were swept away at the end of the Han Dynasty was also similar to that at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

The Great Wei Cheng Tang, of course, learned the lessons of the Tang Dynasty, the local military and financial power was taken away, and the center came to collect the total revenue, so it was difficult to take into account the difference between the north and the south and the local differences, the local hollowing, everything was in charge of the center, so the result was half the effort, once the center was weak, the local powerlessness to resist, the Donghu people and the Liukou were easy to become a sweeping trend, and the reason was this.

"Tell Xuanping to resist." Xu Zixian stabilized his mood and said calmly: "It is imperative to reduce the endowment, Fujian Road will first exempt various miscellaneous taxes, and then I will exempt the transfer of depreciation, and then reduce the two taxes and exempt from forced labor, and it will take several years before and after." ”

"The edict sent by the imperial court, I'm afraid it will come every few days." Fang Shaoqun smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's Your Highness yourself who wants to resist it." ”

"It doesn't matter." Xu Zixian showed a mocking look on his face and said, "The imperial court will soon have to take care of itself. ”

Fang Shaoqun's eyes showed a contemplative look, and the person in front of him seemed to have determined the inevitable defeat of the Great Wei Northern Expedition. Fang Shaoqun had been in the center for a long time, and he was a little hesitant at this moment, no matter what, the Northern Expedition army had gathered 300,000 elites of the Great Wei Forbidden Army, and it was very likely that there would be a small setback, but if it was said that it ended miserably as judged by His Highness in front of him, it was hard to believe.

Xu Zixian didn't say much, all his means have been deployed, just like a national player playing chess, all the pieces that should have fallen have fallen, and the next thing is to wait for the chess game to change. And the biggest change, of course, is the situation in the north. After this battle, all over the country, Xu Zixian can use the main force of the government army in his hands, with the shrewd and capable military officials, plus the supreme status of the prince of Kaifu, to snatch the real power of the southern Zhulu in the fastest way, maybe within one to two years, when the north is still in a mess, the court is trapped in the Zhulu self-reliance, the threat of the rogue becomes bigger, the outside is Donghu, the north captives have entered several times, the main force of the Wei army is lost, dare not go to war, the Donghu people Ke more than 40 military states, robbed millions of soldiers and civilians and countless wealth, so that a large number of places in the north are ruined, It also makes the rogues feel like they are in a no-man's land...... This is the change in the next two years, and the south is not too chaotic in Xu Zixian's memory, he wants to take this opportunity to seize the southern roads!

"Remove the brazier." After turning around and returning to the warm pavilion, Xu Zi first glanced at the copper basin that lit the tongue of fire, the charcoal inside was burning, and when he came in from the sun, he felt a heat instead.

"It's only February." Fang Shaoqun is a northerner, but he doesn't appreciate the somewhat too warm climate in the south, he sighed, looked at the handymen who carried the copper basin, and said quietly: "The north is still in the ice and snow!" ”

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"When the edict came, he did not hold the edict, but only read the edict." Xu Ziwei's face was happy, and his well-groomed beard fluttered on his chin, showing that the owner was extremely excited.

The edict wearing a soft-footed veil was sent directly from the palace by the Son of Heaven, without going through the two prefectures, nor did he order the Hanlin scholars to draft the edict, and directly subject to the decision of the Son of Heaven.

"I immediately took Xu Shanwei, the eldest son of the prince of Zhao Guo, and Xu Shanyong entered the palace to be educated, in addition to Xu Shanwei Zhaozhou regimental training envoy, Xu Shanyong Anzhou regimental training envoy, such as edict."

The edict is an enshrinement official in the east of the east, and it is also an old acquaintance of Xu Ziwei, this edict, this high-quality servant named Zhang Wei took the initiative to invite Ying to come, and he wanted to form a good fate.

"Thank you, Brother Zhang." At this time, Xu Ziwei no longer had the arrogance he had when he was a martial artist in Ouchi, his official position had been deprived, and even the identity of the prince of Zhao had been lost. At this moment, Xu Ziwei's face was full of surprise, and he said to Zhang Wei: "Why did the official family make up their minds all of a sudden? ”

Bringing Xu Shanwei and Xu Shanyong into the palace to be educated, this is the plan that the Son of Heaven has long had, although no one explicitly objected to this proposal, but the two governments did not cooperate, and more importantly, Xu Anji, the Korean prince who ruled the main division, did not agree. Xu Anji is the elder of the clan of the grandparents of the Son of Heaven, and he is close to the relatives, and the Han Gong does not express his position, it is obvious that he is against it, without the support of the clan elders and important ministers, the Son of Heaven can not do anything happy, and the matter of adoption can only be put on hold for the time being.

At this time, Xu Ziwei was of course extremely surprised, this major event that made him scratch his heart and liver was actually solved like this?

"The Korean Gong is seriously ill." Zhang Wei has lived in Da Nei for a long time, and he has always been cautious in his words and deeds, but in front of King Zhao's father and son, he talked about the news that everyone in Beijing knows, so there is no need to avoid too much.

"I see." The doubts in the depths of King Zhao's eyes were also dispersed, although Han Gong was his uncle, King Zhao had no regrets about the news that he was seriously ill, if it weren't for this great sect being obstructed, King Zhao's two grandsons would have entered the palace long ago.

"We want to congratulate the prince and the prince." Zhang Wei arched his hand and said: "Worship the envoy of the Feng regiment and embrace him into the palace, he is already regarded as half a prince." Only after half a year and a year, give the name, seal the duke, confer the festival envoy, and then choose one of them to pay homage to Jing Zhaoyin, the title of the prince is certain, no matter what others say, the big position is stable. ”

The title of viscount of the Great Wei Dynasty is not from the Tang system, only the older prince with meritorious service is qualified to be the king, and not everyone is crowned king, but from the perspective of personal reputation, virtue, and of course, the status in the heart of the Son of Heaven.

At the beginning, the old Nan Anhou and the Korean duke were not crowned kings. The Son of Heaven has no sons, and the children of the clan in the palace are implicitly the identity of the prince, and the prince is the first to seal the regiment to practice the envoy, and then to seal the festival, and then to seal the country, the prince and Jing Zhaoyin, this is all from the children of the clan to the prince, and then to the fixed number of the prince, Zhang Wei's words, of course, are full of flattery.

Since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, there have been many times when the storage position has been interrupted and the emperor has no queen, and everyone is really used to it. Now that the Son of Heaven is over thirty years old and has no children, the two governments are not in a hurry, and the imperial history is not in a hurry to ask for the prince, and the previous dynasties have been changed, which is unimaginable, and in this dynasty, it is really not a matter of fact...... To put it mildly, even if the Son of Heaven dies suddenly, the two governments can preside over military and political affairs as usual, and the Zongzheng Division can select suitable people from the close branch clan to join the succession to the unification, according to seniority, through bloodline, reputation, and prestige, select the same generation or the next generation of clan relatives in the close branch clan to inherit the unification.

This is also the reason why King Zhao's father and son are quite urgent!

If you look at the world with virtue, fame, prestige, and more, which one is more suitable than Xu Zixian, the king of Qin? This dynasty is not without a precedent for brothers and brothers, if the Son of Heaven suddenly dies, the two governments and the Zong Zhengsi will be elected to the throne, and you don't need to think about it to know who the Korean government and the two governments will promote.

With Xu Zixian's ability and prestige, if he ascends to the position of the Son of Heaven, although the two governments may be weaker, and it is more likely to be subject to the official family, but if His Royal Highness the King of Qin can reach the position of the ninety-five, the Great Wei is likely to change from the image of the last days to Zhongxing, no matter what Han Zhong thinks, many great counselors, cardinal envoys, many scholars, Hanlin scholars, Taiwei and many high-ranking generals, envoys, most of them are willing to come to Beijing as the Son of Heaven.

If a few years ago, King Zhao was just a random layout for the Nan'an Hou Mansion, and suppressed it a little, so that the Nan'an Hou Mansion would not threaten the storage position, to this point, once the Son of Heaven was seriously ill, the important ministers and the clan would consult, and the possibility of King Zhao's father and son getting involved in the position of the Son of Heaven was almost zero, and the King of Qin was not only the southeast pillar, but also the choice of the Ming Jun in the minds of everyone.

King Zhao's eyes flickered, and Xu Ziwei clasped his hands together, almost wanting to chant Buddha.

At this moment, the Son of Heaven centralized power, the two prefectures and the Yamen of the Beijing Division, and the local envoys, all of them used all their spirit and spirit on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition.

At this time, the Korean public was ill, and he was no longer able to resist the will of the Son of Heaven, and under the high degree of centralization, there was the initiative of the Son of Heaven to send an edict privately.

And Han Zhong should not have a hard top with the Son of Heaven at this time...... Holding the children of the clan into the palace is only a symbol, after all, the Son of Heaven is only more than thirty years old, and it is very likely that he will still give birth to the prince, even if there is no heir, from entering the palace to inheriting the emperor, at least ten or eight years, at most it may be ten or twenty years.

Although the Emperor of Great Wei did not live long, most of them lived until after forty before gradually becoming ill, and in addition to Wuzong and Chengzong, there were very few Sons of Heaven who died in their thirties.

However, for more than 200 years in the Great Wei Dynasty, adoption has become a system, and it is really because there are too many childless officials.

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Waiting for the edict to retreat, Xu Ziwei looked around and couldn't help laughing.

The Duke of Zhao had only arrived in Jiangling for more than a month, and after the year he boarded the ship and entered the sea, the situation was quite embarrassing.

The wealth that King Zhao had been operating for many years was directly swept away by Xu Zixian, and the furniture worth more than one million guan was not much for the prince. Zhao Wangfu has quite a lot of industries in Fuzhou, but the most important thing is the official village of tens of thousands of dings, all kinds of money for entering the service, exempt money, a year is at least 100,000 yuan or more of a stable income, followed by all kinds of shops and the like, this time the hasty departure from Fuzhou, these industries are sold at a low price.

Of course, Zhuang Ding was all recovered, and the official household was exempted and returned to the official village of the imperial court.

When King Zhao's father and son arrived in Jiangling, it was when the south of the Yangtze River was damp and cold, and they hurriedly went to the road, and the mansion given by the Son of Heaven in Jiangling was not cleaned up, and it was only a rough estimate until now.

The edict of the Chinese envoy is in Xu Ziwei's residence, the surroundings are simple and abnormal, and there are very few people serving, which looks shabby.

Xu Ziwei was originally depressed, he colluded with the bandits, so that the king of Qin Xu Zixian found an excuse to lead troops to coerce King Zhao, with Xu Ziwei's life and the reputation of Zhao Wangfu, forced King Zhao to hand over all the furniture, and when the mansion left Fuzhou, plus the hastily sold property, the total property of the whole mansion was less than 10,000, which can be described as shabby.

King Zhao is now only Zhao Guogong, who served as the deputy governor of Jiangling, and originally wanted to spread it at the beginning of his tenure, but now everything has failed.

After arriving in Jiangling, the Zhao State Mansion could not even afford to raise dozens of generals, and most of them were dismissed one after another, and more than ten people were left around the King of Zhao to serve, and the situation of hundreds of iron cavalry guards in Fuzhou was very far away.

King Zhao was extremely angry with Xu Ziwei, and he hadn't seen this eldest son for more than a month after moving to Jiangling, if it wasn't for the envoy in the palace today, I am afraid that Xu Ziwei would not be able to see his father.

Seeing Xu Ziwei's somewhat smug appearance, King Zhao warned: "Entering the palace is only the first step, your two sons are quite stubborn, after a while, you have to warn them well, after entering the palace, you must be cautious and careful, listen to everything and be talented and strategic, you must study hard, what is taught in the palace is the art of the Son of Heaven, the art of the emperor, the opportunity is rare, so they don't want to waste their time...... The important thing is that the prestige of being a father is not as great as before, and there is nothing that can be done in the palace and in the palace. ”

King Zhao's momentum is indeed much worse than before, the titles and positions are one level lower, and the court officials and eunuchs who have worked hard to make friends have changed. This is only secondary, the important thing is the lack of financial resources, but it takes a lot of money to make friends with the powerful, not only King Zhao himself was rich, but the Pu family would also help, but now there is no such possibility.

Xu Ziwei Nuonuo agreed, then his eyes were slightly red, and he said in a deep voice: "If my two sons can become the Son of Heaven in the future, my son told them to keep in mind, first take Xu Zi to open the mansion, then take his lordship, and then ban him for life, and ban him and his descendants forever!" I will not kill him, but I will make him live to suffer, and he will be shut up in the heavens of all directions, and he will never come out. ”