Hua Yun smiled: "It's already very good that you can think of this." Let me tell you about it. What His Majesty fears the most, fundamentally, is the rebellion of these henchmen, especially those of the county guards from other counties. At the beginning, Emperor Longwu had a keen insight into the defects of the county king system, so he tried the county guard system, and it was extremely successful. However, the county guard system also has a big flaw, that is, the power is too great to check and balance. The county guard, in fact, is equivalent to the county king with a term of office, except that it cannot be hereditary, the military and political power in his hands is almost the same as that of the county kings. Moreover, the county guards appointed by Emperor Longwu are all dragons and phoenixes among the people, and they are all capable of civil and military affairs, which is by no means comparable to those hereditary clan and county kings. If it was under the rule of Emperor Longwu, with Emperor Longwu's extremely high prestige and superb means, none of these county guards would dare to think about it; Or, if Emperor Longwu's crown prince succeeds to the throne, according to the country's legal system, these county guards do not dare to think about it. But now it's different, firstly, His Majesty's succession to the throne is not 'justifiable', and secondly, His Majesty has always been an indulgent and leisurely prince when he was Prince Yongcheng, and his ability is quite questionable. Yun'er, now you put yourself in your shoes again, suppose you are now a confidant of Emperor Longwu and the county guard of a county, what will you do? ”

"I will, I will accuse Your Majesty of improper succession, and then raise a banner of righteousness in support of His Royal Highness the King of Canaan, and raise an army to rebel!" Hua Yun said.

"Good. Very good. Very good. The child can be taught! Hua Chong stood up happily, drank a cup of tea, and said, "That's right." I'll tell you more thoroughly, and you'll understand better. The county guard system implemented by Emperor Longwu is definitely a great improvement compared with the county king system. If Emperor Longwu enjoyed the throne for a long time, the county guards were rotated several times every few years, and then some other official positions were set up to contain the county guards or divide some of the powers of the county guards, then the county guard system would gradually be improved. It's a pity that Emperor Longwu has enjoyed the country for a short time, only more than ten years, and these things are either not realized by him, or he is aware of it, but he has not had time to do it. You should note that I am talking about those county guards appointed during the reign of Emperor Longwu, not those newly appointed after His Majesty ascended the throne. Most of these county guards are the first county guards who arrived at the beginning of the establishment of a county, and in fact they are not beneficial to the founding county king, and they are all forbidden and have a very high prestige within a county. You grew up in Liuchuan, and you can see your father's appearance in Liuchuan every day, is there any difference between you and Your Majesty in the Holy Capital? Almost the same. You should have experienced all of this. Because of this, His Majesty succeeded to the throne, and the most feared were these powerful and prestigious county guards, so His Majesty took a few moves. The first step is to declare that he will retain the position of the crown prince for Xiaojia, which is actually equivalent to announcing to the world that he himself is only acting as the emperor, and after 10,000 years, he will eventually return the throne to the Longwu Emperor. In this way, the mouths of the county guards who support the crops are stopped. The second step is to adopt the new policy of county kings and county guards, and the county kings sent out are all his own sons. The purpose is to use these princes and county kings to check and balance, divide power and guard the county, and prevent the county guard from rebelling. Both of these moves are very clever, especially the second move, both from the perspective of preventing the rebellion of the county guards and from the perspective of implementing the new policy. With these two moves, His Majesty's throne is temporarily stable. ”

Hua Yun was keenly aware of the word "temporary" and asked, "Ah Weng, why did you use the word 'temporary'?" ”

"It's exactly 'temporary'. The stable situation brought about by His Majesty's system of co-governance of the county and the county is only 'temporary', but the harm is latent and even more terrible. I just don't know if His Majesty and Luo Yuan have thought of it in advance. ”

It was the first time for Hua Yun to talk about political affairs so seriously and in-depth with his Ah Weng, and it was also the core political matter, Hua Yun was full of interest and asked urgently: "Please Ah Weng teach the child." ”

"Hmm. It's good that you're interested in these political matters. His Majesty's newly implemented system of county kings and county guards has two biggest harms. First, it caused fatal damage to the original clan kings. Like the king of Beiling County, the king of Xiangting County, and the king of Ganzi County, these old brand county kings, they are all aristocratic royal families for generations, and they are used to monopolizing power. There are also those clan kings canonized by Emperor Longwu, and the same is true. Moreover, His Majesty's determination to reduce the hereditary privileges of the Princes and Princes is obvious. The king of the county, but without hereditary privileges, there is no meaning for this king of the county. In short, these clan and county kings will definitely try their best to resist the new policy, and relying on a few county guards will not be able to reverse this situation. Second, the new policy provoked a struggle between the princes for the throne, and the law of co-governance of the county kings and counties was the source of chaos. ”

"But, Ah Weng, the essence of the county king's co-governance is not the separation of powers and mutual checks and balances. Although the feudal county kings held the military power, the financial power was in the hands of the county guards. Without money, how can the county kings rebel? ”

"If the princes are all like the original, raised in the holy capital, enjoying wealth and wealth, then it is okay to say, even if it is to compete for the throne, it is just a coup d'état in the deep palace, and there will be no chaos in the world, but now, these princes have gone to the county to be the king of the county, and they have real power in their hands, under the current situation, they are competing for the throne, in addition to the competition of the concubines in the deep palace around His Majesty, there is also the competition of the princes in the county, and they will work hard to implement His Majesty's new policy. On the surface, this is a great thing for His Majesty to implement the new policy, smooth government decrees, and gather authority, but in fact, it has planted the evil seeds of disputes among the princes. The mutual attack between the princes and princes of the divided counties will soon begin. ”

Seeing Hua Yun nodding, Hua Chong continued: "For those feudal county kings who are not from the prince's background, such as the king of Beiling County and the king of Ganzi County, the county guards newly appointed by His Majesty to these county states, in order to gain favor from His Majesty, will definitely check and balance the county kings wholeheartedly." However, for those county kings who were born as princes, the situation is different. Why? Because they are princes, being princes means that they are qualified to be princes and emperors, so as long as these princes and county kings have the heart to win the heirs, they will definitely give preferential treatment to the county guards who govern with them; And as long as these county guards have the ambition of a supreme minister, they will definitely push the prince and county king who work with their own country to succeed to the throne. In this way, each county has not only a prince who is qualified to succeed to the throne, but also a county guard who is all-round in civil and military affairs and ambitious, and has the qualifications, ability, and ambition, so won't the world be torn apart? If you add the harmony of the kings of Beiling County and their old brand county kings, I am afraid that when Your Majesty arrives, it will be difficult to be the master of the master. ”

Hua Yun nodded. Hua Chong asked: "Now you put yourself in your shoes again, if you are the prince of the feudal county, how will you compete for the throne?" ”

"If it were me, I would unite the county guards in the county, unite my mother in the palace, and fight for the throne with all my might. This is related to the division of monarchs and ministers, one monarch and one minister, that is a world of difference. Moreover, these princes and county kings are all a generation of county kings who do not have hereditary replacement privileges, and if they are willing to be ministers, then their descendants will decline more and more, until they decline. For the sake of their descendants, they will also try their best to win the heirs. ”

"Yes. You can think so, and those princes and concubines will think so even more. Especially at the moment, the mental development of the rank is slower than that of ordinary people, and the rank and the queen are not favored, and the possibility of the success of the other county kings and princes in the struggle for the throne has increased by a few percent. Among them, the king of Suli County and the king of Shushui County, they are both powerful and well-educated county kings, and they are also very well-educated, and the county country they are rich and strong is a strong county state, so it is inevitable to snatch it with the rank. Let me tell you, even the king of Liuchuan County, who said that he was a weak county king without the support of a strong background, began to show favor to me frequently, and the meaning of wooing me was very clear. ”

"The child has been taught."

"Yun'er, now back to what we said at the beginning. Think about it now, why did Queen Yu win over Yun Huan'e? ”

"Is Empress Ruo wooing Yun Jiao'e and Hua Shi to help His Royal Highness compete for the throne?"

"Exactly, exactly! In addition to the advantage in name, Empress Yu and Xiao Zhi do not have the upper hand at all in terms of qualifications, ability, and actual power. ”

"But, Ah Weng, His Royal Highness is the only prince, and he is more noble than the other feudal kings."

"Yun'er, the rank of Prince Jiarong, on the surface, is more noble than those princes of the county, but in fact? No power, no soldiers, no ministers! It's just a false name. Nominally, His Majesty also said that he would let Xiao rank study political affairs by his side, as if he was deliberately cultivating. But this is all illusory, not real. The so-called study is actually to hang the rank in vain, which is like a courtesy. To put it bluntly, in addition to having an empty name as a prince, he is actually just a useless idle clan. All of this, the queen is like a fire. However, she had no cards in her hand. She and Xiao Zhi nested in the holy capital, and they couldn't do anything at all, so they could only make some efforts to win His Majesty's trust. It is precisely because of this that Queen Yu let go of the jealousy and resentment in her heart and showed favor to Yun Jiao'e. Yun'er, now put yourself in your shoes, what are the benefits of Queen Yu winning over Yun Jiao'e? ”

The child thinks there are at least two benefits. The first one, Yun Jiao'e is His Majesty's favorite concubine, and the Empress Ruo's courtship to Yun Jiao'e is actually a gesture of favor to His Majesty, and His Majesty will respect the Empress even more. Second, Yun Jiao'e is pregnant, and Queen Luo's protection of Yun Jiao'e is actually to protect the dragon heir, which can win a good reputation for Queen Luo, which is also helpful for Prince Jiarong to win the heir. ”

"Good. Anything else? ”

"Anything else, the child can't think of more for a while, please advise Aweng."