All fathers in the world seem to be the same, that is, they have a special respect for their eldest sons and grandchildren.

This is not the case in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad!

Zhang Lingyang is no exception!

Zhang Lingyang was a human being in two lifetimes, Zhao Hao was his first son, and in the process of Zhao Hao's growth, Zhang Lingyang devoted his greatest efforts.

Watch him learn to walk, watch him speak, watch him learn Chinese and calligraphy, watch him go to adulthood......

If there is no love between Zhang Lingyang and Queen Wang, then Zhang Lingyang is completely disappointed with Zhao Hao.

From the moment when Zhao Hao and Empress Wang forced Zhang Lingyang to the palace and asked for the release of Wang Guowei's father and son, Zhang Lingyang began to be disappointed.

Because for the sake of the two people who were angry and resentful, Zhao Hao actually pleaded with himself, and even did not hesitate to give up his position as the prince.

The son who has worked hard for more than ten years to cultivate behaves like this, how can Zhang Lingyang not be disappointed?

How can you not be sad?

You can say that Zhao Hao pays attention to family affection, but for the sake of family affection, can he ignore the country?

From that moment on, Zhang Lingyang began to have deep doubts about whether Zhao Hao could be a qualified prince.

At that moment, Zhang Lingyang was extremely sad.

Because he found that the successor he had worked hard to train for more than ten years was so unqualified.

At the same time, Zhang Lingyang had to preserve Zhao Hao's position as the crown prince.

Because Zhang Lingyang knows very well what Zhao Hao's crown prince will face in the future.

More seriously, when Zhang Lingyang dies, Zhao Hao is very likely to be wiped out by unsightly means.

Even if the successor is kind-hearted, Zhao Hao can't avoid the fate of being confined for a lifetime.

What's more serious is that once Zhao Hao's crown prince is abolished, the battle for the succession of the princes will also be officially launched.

In later generations, many rich people died, and their children could fight to the death in order to compete for that bit of family property, not to mention that the princes were facing a country!

If it is changed to Li, under the education of the protagonist, the wife and concubine at home are harmonious, and the two daughters are brothers.

But the reality is not, Zhang Lingyang does not have the means to make his children and brothers respectful.

Therefore, even though he was extremely disappointed in Zhao Hao, Zhang Lingyang still decided not to abolish Zhao Hao's position as the crown prince!

Not only to protect Zhao Hao's position as the crown prince, but also to prevent his brothers from being within the palace walls.

He couldn't accept such a blow, and he couldn't accept such a fact.

At this moment, Zhang Lingyang realized that he was not a qualified king, because he also had things that he couldn't give up.

If it is an outstanding emperor in history such as Emperor Qin, Han Wu, Tang Dynasty and Song Zu, all the father-son relationship is not as important as Jiangshan Sheji.

But Zhang Lingyang is not Emperor Qin and Han Wu, nor is he Tang Zong and Song Zu, he is just an ordinary person from the earth.

In fact, over the years, the reason why Da Zhou's national strength has been able to flourish is not because of how strong Zhang Lingyang's political ability is, nor because Zhang Lingyang has a long-term vision.

He just looked at the problem from the perspective of some later generations.

If Zhang Lingyang is really that good, he will not be just a poor dick with no car, no house, and no girlfriend in the future.

Since he does not plan to abolish Zhao Hao's crown prince, Zhang Lingyang will pave the way for Zhao Hao's future succession.

Zhao Hao can't be a qualified emperor, so he can only be a puppet.

According to Zhang Lingyang's plan, he planned to gradually transfer government affairs to the cabinet after the old ministers of the DPRK and China retired, so as to transform the Great Zhou Dynasty from the era of monarchy to the era of relative power.

Zhang Lingyang is not worried about whether those ministers in the cabinet will have undeserved ambitions in the future, because there is a special class of magnates in the Great Zhou.

Similar to the Ming Dynasty in the previous life, the magnates of the Great Zhou Dynasty basically retired with the country, but the difference is that the magnates of the Ming Dynasty did not have military power in their hands, which means that they had no right to speak in the court.

The Great Zhou is different, the foundation of the Great Zhou magnates is deeply buried in the army, and they firmly grasp the military power, which gives them enough right to speak in the court.

As for the question of whether ambitious people will be born among the powerful, Zhang Lingyang has also considered it.

In the Great Zhou, although the powerful had enough say in the court, this did not mean that they could interfere in government affairs.

In other words, the powerful only have guns in their hands, but no money and food.

Some people may say that since you have a gun in your hand, won't money and food come naturally?

But in fact!

In fact, the guns in the hands of the powerful are not so reliable, otherwise the Royal Military Academy would not have been built in vain!

In addition, there is another very key factor, that is, the firearms divisions in all parts of the Great Zhou are in the hands of the 24 yamen, and the stewards and eunuchs in the 24 yamen are all royal domestic slaves.

In addition, the imperial horse supervisor in the twenty-four yamen has a certain amount of military power in his hands.

In addition, Zhang Lingyang also planned to select people of the right age from among the orphans of the martyrs to be included in the two guards of Longxiang and Huxiang under the command of the Imperial Horse Supervisor.

So looking at it this way, all parties in the court check and balance each other, and the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty will be as stable as Mount Tai.

Of course, this is only an ideal scenario.

In case something really happens, then it is really not certain who will win and who will lose.

Therefore, at this time, the feudal king who was sealed abroad became one of the key links.

If there are really ambitious people in the future who want to subvert the Great Zhou Dynasty, will those vassal kings who have been sealed outside be willing?

They may be willing to see the emperor fall, but they will definitely not be willing to let their own throne be taken away by others!

I have to say that Zhang Lingyang planned very carefully.

"Long live the lord, the commander of the Jinyi Guard asks Han Xiao to see you!" While Zhang Lingyang was pondering, Xiaofuzi broke in and reported to Zhang Lingyang.

"Han Xiao, what is he here for? Could it be that there are some cases of corruption of officials in the local area? Thinking like this, Zhang Lingyang said, "Let him come in!" ”

"Yes, long live the Lord!" In response, Xiao Fuzi brought Han Xiao to Zhang Lingyang.

"Weichen Jinyi Guard commands Han Xiao to see Your Majesty!" Seeing Zhang Lingyang, Han Xiao bowed his head.

"Get up!" Zhang Lingyang waved his hand and asked, "But what's the matter?" ”

Han Xiao replied: "Your Majesty, these days, Weichen feels that he is a little lacking in energy, and he is a little unable to do things, so he wants to resign from his position on Weichen to His Majesty!" ”

"But it's because of Wang Guowei's father and son?" Zhang Lingyang was a little surprised in his heart and asked.

It's just that Han Xiao's performance was a little silent, neither saying yes nor saying no.

After staring at Han Xiao's face for a while, Zhang Lingyang spoke: "I know, and let me think about it first!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty! Wechen retired first! ”

When Han Xiao left, Zhang Lingyang couldn't help frowning.

It is said that a subordinate like Han Xiao, who is capable of doing things, Zhang Lingyang is a little reluctant to let go.

From Han Xiao's expression, Zhang Lingyang had already guessed that Han Xiao was afraid that once the prince gained power, he would probably not be able to die well, so he was in such a hurry to resign from himself.

Zhang Lingyang didn't want Han Xiao to resign, but over the years, Han Xiao has indeed made a lot of contributions to Da Zhou.

If he pretends to be deaf and dumb, and still continues to let Han Xiao serve as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, not to mention whether Han Xiao will contribute to the work, just say that when the prince succeeds to the throne in the future, Han Xiao's fate will be obvious.

After all, it was Wang Guowei's father and son who were executed by Han Xiao himself.

There is such a character who hangs around him every day, and it is difficult for the prince to forget even if he wants to.

For Da Zhou, for Zhang Lingyang, the son of heaven, Han Xiao can be regarded as a meritorious minister and a good subordinate who can do things, so Zhang Lingyang does not want Han Xiao to lose his life.

For those who have contributed to the Great Zhou, Zhang Lingyang has always been very preferential, and he admires him very much.

For example, the Ningguo Mansion, the Ningguo Mansion is powerful in the army, and at least half of the middle and high-level generals in the army are from the Ningguo Mansion.

But Zhang Lingyang was not afraid of the power of Ning Guofu.

Because in Zhang Lingyang's view, the reason why Ning Guofu has the power it has today is all because of the sons of the family fighting with a knife and a gun.

More than 200 years after the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a total of 132 people were killed on the battlefield in the Ningguo Mansion line, and a total of 358 people were disabled due to serious injuries.

In other words, in almost every generation, at least six people died on the battlefield, and at least 18 people were disabled for life due to the war.

It is precisely because of such excellent family members, and it is precisely because of the successive battles of one son after another that Ning Guofu has today's glory and power.

For such a meritorious man, Zhang Lingyang naturally will not be jealous, but will be very generous.

Han Xiao is also a meritorious person, and Zhang Lingyang naturally will not treat him badly, so after thinking about it again, Zhang Lingyang still approved Han Xiao's resignation!