"In the future, you will have more capable ministers, more people, if they are all so subdivided into each other's origins, how can you use the people of the world to rule the world, you must remember the words of the widow.

"The child remembered, but Yongxing Hou is the prince of Qiguo after all. There is no shortage of princes who reuse foreign ministers and guest generals, but there is no case of appointing the prince of another country as an important minister, and the child is still not at ease. ”

King Xian's eyes immediately deepened a little, and he asked solemnly

"Are you worried about the rebellion of Yongxing Hou?"

Jiang Yu didn't respond, just looked at his father silently, but King Xian said with a smile at this time

"Huh...... You don't have to worry, Yongxing Hou Zhi is not here, even if he has the intention of rebellion, there is no root of rebellion. He gave birth to ten children in his life, but he had no son, and if he plotted against him and became king, who would succeed him? With his temperament, he will definitely not let others sit back and enjoy his achievements, so what is the point of his rebellion. ”

Many people seek nothing more than two situations, one is forced to be cornered, and the other is ambitious and wants to establish themselves as kings, but no matter which one they have, they must face the problem of "prince".

If you rebel and claim the title of king, or help others to claim the title of king, or you claim the title of king, you must pass on to your heirs, or you will have to be a brother and a brother.

Bailiyan raised ten children in her life without a child, and the rebellion called the king will face no successor. Of course, he had two choices, one of them was to succeed one of the nobles of the Baili clan of Qiguo, and the other was to pass on the throne to the Jiang clan of Guangxin.

With Baili Yan's temperament, he will never give up the fruits of victory to a weak foreigner, and the domestic political situation will not allow him to give up the throne. If so, give way to the Guangxin Jiang family, and start from the overall situation, the throne is still surnamed Jiang, what is the meaning of rebellion. A hundred years after Bailiyan, if the old forces are restored and criticized by him, Bailiyan I's reputation will be ruined.

In addition, the rebellion must be supported by sufficient political forces, relying only on the Bailiyan line, without the defection of the two families of Luhou Xuanting, the political situation will not be turned upside down.

Therefore, no matter from which point of departure, Bailiyan has no basis for self-reliance as the king and rebellion. Unless the prince is forced by force and wants to get rid of him quickly, Bailiyan will rebel.

In the end, King Xian's judgment was very accurate, Baili Yanzhi is not seeking the highest power, for power, Baili Yan cares more about "strange skills" and the unification of the world, a person who attaches importance to social development and technological progress, his "ambition" for rights is bound to be much smaller.

In his lifetime, Bailiyan categorically could not dominate the world, and he knew very well the bad effects of coups and rebellions, and the gains and losses of rebellion outweighed the losses.

At the same time, King Xian also vaguely foresaw that the abstract thing of "power" had deteriorated, and Bailiyan had actually seized the supreme power, that is, a new system brought about by technology and productivity. And these are things that King Xian can't do, and he can't do with his own crown prince. Therefore, in order to regain power, someone must understand science, and his own crown prince is obviously not suitable.

For those who have already seized the supreme power, why should they take huge political, economic, and military risks to rebel just to gain a false name?

While the father and son were talking, Jiao Muhua reported outside the door

"King Qiqi, the crown princess has arrived."

"Please."

"No!"

As the words fell, the small door of the attic was pushed horizontally open to the right, and Xihuan appeared at the end of the corridor.

"Xihuan has seen his father."

Xihuan stepped forward and saluted respectfully, and King Xian said casually

"No need to be polite, the crown princess is seated."

"Thank you, Father."

Restrained his demeanor, Xihuan Jing sat down next to the prince, and quickly swept the faces of the prince and the king of Xian, speculating in his heart about the topic that the two had talked about before. When Xihuan sat down, King Xian motioned to Jiang Hao to pass the dishes.

Shang Shan Jian is responsible for the palace and the prince's palace food and drink department, and the functions of the imperial kitchen are roughly similar, the difference is that the Shang Shan Jian is subordinate to the 24 supervisors and is under the management of the inner government, after the imperial kitchen is independent from the 24 prisons, administratively and the inner government is basically the same, with a certain degree of independent financial rights and procurement rights, directly responsible to the finance and the emperor

The twenty-four superintendents are under the jurisdiction of the monarch's inner government, and most of the expenditures are covered by the inner government, and the deficiencies are subsidized by the state treasury. After the independence of the imperial kitchen, the expenses of clothing, food, housing and transportation were all paid by the treasury, and how much had to be given to the sky-high price, which was also the main drawback of the emperor's inner palace in the later period when it became a financial black hole.

Although it was only a family feast, the salty king still designated 20 dishes of melons, fruits and clear soup.

Xianguo is located in the north and has a hot climate, but the winter temperature is still below 10 degrees, and it is impossible to eat fresh fruit, at least until last year. After having flat glass, Bailiyan built a greenhouse outside the city of Chenling for planting melons, fruits and out-of-season vegetables, so that vegetables and melons that can only be tasted in summer can be tasted in winter.

Xihuante likes desserts, and it has been nearly 30 years since she married into Xianguo, but it is also the first time she has eaten summer melons and fruits in winter, which is not surprising

"Father, this melon should only exist in summer, how can it appear in this middle of winter."

"Hehe......" King Xian laughed heartily and was very proud, he said, "Yongxing Hou and the outside of the city are made of exquisite glass greenhouses, and from now on in winter, you can also taste out-of-season melons and fruits." ”

"Oh...... Yongxing Hou Qi's wonderful idea is really ......" Xihuan's mouth was full of praise, but his heart was very unhappy, and the melon in his mouth no longer seemed to be so delicious.

Then King Xian said again

"As a rule, today should be a banquet for the ministers to reward the hundred officials, how can the widow be unable to do his best, at this time the front-line soldiers are fighting bravely, if the widow drinks and has fun again, I am afraid that the soldiers will be dissatisfied. Therefore, this banquet is specially set up today to describe the love between father and son. ”

"Father's holy body Kangtai, will be able to live forever, and the child is here to pay tribute to his father."

The prince toasted, and King Xian gladly accepted it and said with relief

"The widow is old, from now on, the Xianguo will be handed over to the stinger, you must cherish the hard-won situation, and keep the widow's country and society, so as to comfort the souls of the ancestors and ancestors in the sky."

"The father's words are serious, the child only hopes that the father will live a long life, how dare he vainly try to the ancestors and society."

"Eh......" King Xian put down the wine lord and said, "Since ancient times, there has always been a death in life, and the widow can be an exception." This country will one day be handed over to the crown prince, and now I don't think about how to govern the country, and it is not too late to wait for the widow to die and then seek a strategy. ”

On the question of "immortality", King Xian asked the "famous doctor" more than once, went to the Xuanyun Yicaotang General Hospital to ask, and privately asked Bailiyan whether he could live forever, and then secretly hired the famous doctor Gu Su Lang to ask for immortals at the expense of the Central Plains, but he still didn't get the answer to immortality, so King Xian finally gave up.

Now that King Xian suddenly mentioned the transfer of power on Chinese New Year's Eve, the crown prince and Xihuan faintly felt that there was something wrong with the painting style.

King Xian is an extremely resolute person, even if he was killed in the temple by Gongsun Yue, he did not say surrender and hanged, and handed over the royal power, even if he died, he had to die a tough death. Now that he is living well, he was suddenly promoted to take over, which can't help but make Xihuan have a delusion.

"Forgive Xihuan for his courage, at the beginning of this new year, everything is beginning to open, but my father does not leave the word death, which is unlucky."

"Hehe, the crown princess is reasonable, and the widow doesn't mention it. Come, eat. ”

The delicacies are packed in delicate white porcelain plates, covered with a sterling silver cover, placed on a cart, and pushed into the grid by the palace maids one by one and passed on the table. All the dishes are extremely exquisite and gorgeous, using the best ingredients at the moment, no pollution and no pesticide residues, the original ecology, real green and healthy food.

Compared to 30 years ago, the royal diet has changed dramatically.

Thirty years ago, even if he was a monarch, the diet recipes were all meat and vegetarian, meat dishes were either boiled or barbecued, whether it was cooked or tasted very monotonous, it can only be said that the material is richer than ordinary people, but it is not exquisite and enjoyable.

Nowadays, there are more than 500 kinds of dishes to choose from, which greatly enriches the food source and spiritual enjoyment. If it weren't for the style of painting that retains the charm of the ancient style, at first glance I would think it was a high-level state banquet cooking.

While enjoying the exquisite dishes, King Xian never forgot the theme of today's family banquet, he suddenly put down his chopsticks and said earnestly to Jiang Yu

"Sting, your three younger brothers are not young for many years, what are your plans?"

Jiang Yu was startled when he heard the news, and the chopsticks in his hand couldn't help but tremble. To say that this prince is also a good city, but he never thought that his father asked him to "dispose of" his younger brother, and he couldn't tell whether it was good or bad. After a moment of rapid brewing in his heart, he said cautiously

"According to the rule, it should be knighted and feuded, but in addition to Yongxing, Marquis Yongxingjun, there has been no more than 20 years of Zen, and the two lords of Yongxing have made great contributions to Jiangshan Sheji, and they should be rewarded, but they are also fictitious, and there is no land. If you want to confer knighthood on the three younger brothers, if it is still a real title, I am afraid it will run counter to the new policy. ”

"The widow asked you whether you should seal it or not."

King Xian asked, Jiang Yu was more cautious, he said

"Parents are brothers and sisters in the world, and they should be sealed."

"How to convince the courtiers without hurting the country, have you ever thought about it?"

"Back to my father, my sons were negligent, and I never thought about it."

At this time, Xihuan on the side had already seen the clue, the ultimate purpose of King Xian's banquet was to share the benefits of his three sons, but he was worried that Bai Liyan would oppose it, and at the same time, he was not worried that the prince would poison his three younger brothers when he ascended the throne in the future. Therefore, a banquet was set up to beat the prince, and at the same time, it was also to test her Xihuan's attitude.

Thinking through this layer, Xihuan interjected

"Father, Xihuan has the courage to speak."

King Xian looked at Xihuan in surprise and said calmly

"What does the crown princess have to say?"

"Qi Qi Father, the matter of the shadow son is originally a family matter of the father and the king, and my foreign surname should not be asked. But as the eldest daughter-in-law, Xihuan had to put herself in the shoes of her children and grandchildren, and had to say a few psychological words.

As Tuo'er Ping'er's mother, Xihuan only wishes that the child will be healthy and safe for a lifetime, and after a hundred years, he will be able to enjoy peace and quiet in a corner of the place. ”

"Yes, the crown princess is reasonable......" King Xian said affirmatively, as if he had found a common language with Xihuan on this issue, so he changed the conversation and said, "Of course, the new deal must be obtained, and the flesh and blood affection must also be obtained, it is better to choose the best of both worlds, sting, what do you say." ”

King Xian asked Jiang Zhen, Xihuan had already expressed his position, considering his two sons, Jiang Zhen also couldn't avoid this reality, and he decisively expressed his approval

"Yes, what the father said is very true, the child thinks that his younger brother should be knighted in order to spend this life and shelter the future generations."

"That being the case, the stinger pondered for the widow, came up with a good plan, and after a hundred years of widowhood, he took your brother with him. Don't repeat the mistakes of the widow and Fengyangjun. ”

"Erchen understood."

The princess of the monarch can marry, which is a one-time political inheritance, and the sons of the monarch are much more troublesome, and the sons have the possibility of inheriting the unification under the patriarchy, even if they are established under the system of the eldest and not the young, there is still the possibility of becoming a monarch, so it is not so easy to appease the sons other than the eldest son.

However, the sons of Jiang Hai, the king of salt, are not promising, which saves him a lot of effort. But he couldn't bear to watch his children and grandchildren live hard after he died, so he had the intention of being knighted.

In the afternoon of the same day, Xihuan returned to Fuzhong first, and told Ji Jinsheng about the ins and outs

"General Ji, what do you mean by King Xian?"

"King Xian's beloved son is understandable, but at this time, his subordinates always feel a little weird."

"Oh, what's weird?"

"King Xian and Bailiyan have a harmonious relationship, even if King Xian wants to be crowned the heir of Zen, it is also a royal family matter, and Bailiyan has no right to ask. Taking a step back, even if King Xian wants to give a big reward, he will also reward his own heirs, and Bailiyan is reasonable, and there is no reason to resist it. What's more, Baili Yan is reasonable, and he will never turn against King Xian because of this matter. King Xian wants to carry Baili Yan on his back in front of the princess and the crown prince, isn't it strange that His Royal Highness wants to do it? ”

Xihuan thought for a moment, shook his head and said

"This palace doesn't see any heresy, what General Ji said can be a family's words, but since it is a family matter of King Xian, it is natural to discuss with the eldest son first, and then discuss with Bailiyan. And now Xianguo is not what it used to be, it is not a poor and weak country, and the title of Chan is as you like, anyway, it is so much and too much land, less is not less, and more is not more.

Now the Xianguo army is strong, the treasury is abundant, and most of the land is owned by the imperial court. From the palace's point of view, King Xian is testing the prince's bottom line of tolerance for his brother. ”

Xihuan's analysis still has some truth, if King Xian wants to seal the heir of Zen, Bailiyan's attitude is not important, what matters is whether the prince can treat his brother well. Because Bailiyan and the prince do not have a good relationship, Bailiyan will not poison the prince's brother, but it is difficult to ensure that the prince will cut the grass and eradicate the roots of his brother after overthrowing Bailiyan.

Today's Xianguo power is highly concentrated in the imperial cabinet, the power is huge, the resources are many, all unprecedented, if the Xian king wants to be the heir of Zen, he can only distribute from the existing resources, and the amount of distribution directly determines the disguised loss of national wealth.

If you share too much, it will inevitably be tolerated by the prince in the future, and he will attack his own brother. Therefore, King Xian should know his son's bottom line and give him a chance to show generosity.

At the same time, Ji Jinsheng's judgment is not wrong, this matter does not need Bailiyan's consent, and there is no need to solemnly discuss with the prince Xihuan, King Xian can give an order, let the prince take the lead, and the cabinet will make a decision. There is no need to go to such great lengths to mention the matter of sealing Zen on the first day of Chinese New Year's Eve.

But what Ji Jinsheng didn't know was that King Xian was playing a game of chess, a big game of chess.

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