Wen Xiang's heartache is not only due to his personal relationship with King Gong.

It is widely recognized by the government and the opposition that Wen Bochuan is "upright and upright", and this "right" is both "solemn" and "zhongzheng", which means that in the face of political disputes, Wenxiang's position is relatively neutral and fair, and he will not easily "choose sides" because of personal factors. At this point, he and Bao Jun, although they are both King Gong's right-hand men, are fundamentally different, Bao Jun is indeed King Gong's "private", but Wen Xiang is indeed not King Gong's "private".

In the past, Wen Xiang once hoped that Su Shun and King Gong could be in the same boat and complement each other - in Wen Xiang's view, Su Shun's determination to eliminate disadvantages is quite inferior to King Gong; King Gong's vision is broad, Su Shun is difficult to look at, if the two join hands, it is a match made in heaven, it is really a blessing for the country.

However, it turns out that this is pure fantasy, and in the case that Su Shun and King Gong can only choose one of the two, Wenxiang can naturally only choose King Gong.

Later, similar "utopias" were put on King Gong and Guan Zhuofan.

Wen Xiang also once thought that he could be in the middle to ease the cheeks of King Gong and Guan Zhuofan - in the words of foreigners, he should be a "bridge" between Gong and Guan.

He has a natural advantage, which is the surname "Guerjia". He is the Guarjia clan, Gongwang Fujin is the Guarjia clan, Guan Zhuofan is also the Guarjia clan, you see, the three of them are the Guarjia clan, isn't this "Guarjia clan" the best "bridge"?

In detail, his "Guarjia" and Gongwang Fujin's "Guerjia" are closer - both of them are red flags, and Guan Zhuofan is born with red flags - of course, he has already been carried into the yellow flag. However, there is alienation from each other. It is also limited, the two red flags are actually of the same origin: the red flag is led by Taizong's eldest brother Dai Shan, and the red flag is led by Dai Shan's eldest son Yue Tuo.

Wen Xiang's "utopia" is based on his public intention to plan for the country. It is also related to the traditional political stance of the two red flags.

From the beginning of Daishan, the Two Red Flags have adhered to such a political principle: adhere to the basic position of allegiance to the emperor - no matter who is on the stage; If it involves the struggle for imperial power, it will be neutral and will not easily get involved in the whirlpool of competition for throne and succession.

Dai Shan supported Taizong to succeed to the throne and earned three "********" for his own team, and then, in a similar situation, the two red flags rarely made the first rafters. The battle between the two yellows and the two whites succeeded to the throne, and Dolgon was deposed after his death. In the later years of the Holy Ancestor, the nine kings seized the throne, and Sejong's brothers killed each other, and this series of fierce battles between the superiors, the two red flags tried to keep their distance from them - because they never participated, they were never harmed.

However, Guan Zhuofan, who was also born in the two red flags, does not seem to have embarked on such a mediocre and peaceful path.

Wen Xiang has already seen it very clearly, Guan Zhuofan is a person. Soaring forward, it is really "although tens of millions of people are going". This kind of courage is not comparable to King Gong, but it is similar to Su Shun, it is a strength that does not achieve the goal and will never give up. It's just Guan Zhuofan's means, which are much more clever than Su Shun. Other people's perception of him is very different from that of Sue Shun.

Take "Guan Gong Confluence" as an example, in fact, it is not equal cooperation, nor is it the "complementary existence" that Wenxiang once fantasized. In fact, "Gong" is combined with "Guan", and "Gong" becomes a part of "Guan".

The characters of the "Gong Department", as individuals, have the ability, ability, and are willing to fit in the "relationship", Guan Zhuofan is welcome, not only continues to entrust the important responsibility, the credit is specialized, and even more than in the "Gong Department", such as Xu Gengshen, Cao Yuying, and himself.

However, the "Gong system" as a whole is not allowed to continue to exist; Prince Gong himself, the leader of the "Gong line", was not allowed to continue to stay in the Privy Palace.

This layer, at the beginning, Wen Xiang couldn't see it clearly, but the later it was, the clearer it became.

Guan Zhuofan divided and disintegrated the "Gong Department" little by little, step by step, took the territory of the Gong Department, piece by piece, and took the "Gong Department" people from the original territory, one after another, from the original territory, or "captured" the past, or expelled them, and the entire "Gong Department" was eaten by him bite after bite, and Prince Gong himself was finally completely driven out of the government!

Although reluctant, the situation is stronger than people, and Wen Xiang finally accepted this reality. He also admits that there is no room for two tigers in one mountain; also admits that for the country, Guan Zhuofan is a better choice than King Gong; He also admits that if Guan Zhuofan adheres to the political principle of "moderation" of the two red flags, many things will not be done, such as reforming the Eight Banners, changing the land and returning to the stream, and so on.

However, today's situation made Wen Xiang feel that Guan Zhuofan's treatment of King Gong was too much!

Wen Xiang knew that in the selection of the heir emperor, the "top" and Guan Zhuofan would never care about Zaicheng and Zaiying - because they were the sons of King Gong, and taking Zaicheng and Zaiying out was just going through the motions.

At the same time, Guan Zhuofan will never fail to know King Gong's original intention of avoiding the "heir emperor".

That being the case, although the cutscene can't be ignored, if you are willing to be kind to others, with Guan Zhuofan's ability, how can you not think of a more appropriate way to go through this pass decently? Why did you have to force King Gong and his wife into such an embarrassing and humiliating situation?!

Between King Gong and Guan Zhuofan, although there was a discord, King Gong is a person who has made great contributions to the country after all, not to mention, the two are still de facto Weng son-in-law! Why is it so far?

Compared with Zaiyi's ease and dignity when he got out of the game - he is still the "son of the remnant of sin", it is even more unfair for King Gong!

Wen Xiang secretly exhaled a long breath.

But—

What is the "better" approach?

Wen Xiang's mind turned and turned, but for a while, there was nothing to do.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Also, and more importantly, since you are not willing to establish Zaicheng, Zaiying, Zaizhi, and Zaiyi, and you don't have the qualifications for a second succession, do you really want to go outside the Renzong line to find the heir emperor?

This is the next strategy in the next step!

If so, the Xuanzong line and the Renzong line will definitely not approve of it. How strong the opposition will go, at present, including the parties themselves, the relatives of the Xuanzong family and the Renzong family. Probably unpredictable.

And that's not even the worst of it.

King Rui's sentence "If you spend a lot of eyes, everyone's minds will also be messed up", is not a joke! Once the imperial lineage is too far off, no matter which branch the heir emperor comes from, the other branches. must not be convinced: each other is the same person, why can your branch be the emperor, and my branch can't be the emperor? Is the credit of whose ancestors is less than whom?

What, you "have both ability and integrity"? Ha, which one is sealed? I also say that I am "wise"!

This thought is terrible! Think about Sima's "Rebellion of the Eight Kings"!

The situation of this dynasty is different from the two Jins, and it may not come to that point, but. The Eight Flags are separated from each other, and I am afraid that it is inevitable!

This is the most worrying thing!

Also, if the heir emperor breaks his promise in the future, runs to honor the "biological father", and repeats the mistakes of the "great etiquette" of the former Ming Dynasty, it will be even more lively!

These situations are superimposed. What will the Qing Dynasty become?

I shudder when I think about it!

Wenxiang's thoughts fluctuate. He was scared by himself, but he was not the only one who "shuddered".

The thrilling scene passed, and in the heavy silence, most of the relatives and nobles. After some taste, many people began to feel a faint chill in their hearts.

However, the object and content of their "shuddering" are not the same as those of Wenxiang.

The feeling of distant relatives and close relatives. It's not the same.

Except for King Rui, the rest of the distant relatives and nobles did not expect that they would be called to see the little emperor for the last time - although this side was actually not really seen, but the meaning was finally reached; I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to participate in the "first major policy of the country" in the mouth of King Gong.

At the beginning of the country, the kings of Baylor stood side by side, and the imperial power was actually limited. In the Shunzhi Dynasty, Dolgon monopolized power and oppressed the ancestors, but on the other hand, it also began to centralize power in the cardinal court. After Dorgon's death, he destroyed the tomb and deposed the jade, but the situation he created by his hand was maintained. In a sense, as analyzed by King Gong before he "retired to the domain", he secretly discussed with Wenxiang and Baojun, and the imperial family can be regarded as a "blessing in disguise".

The Kangxi Dynasty cut the feudal domain, not only the three feudal domains in the southwest, but also the military meritorious kings outside the imperial family, in the hands of the Holy Ancestor, the imperial power was finally initially consolidated.

After Sejong ascended the throne, not only outside the imperial line, but also within the imperial line, the kings were generally vigorously suppressed, and Prince Yixian Yunxiang was the last king who really held the power.

After Yunxiang's death, King Zong did not involve the center, and this rule was officially decided. After Yongzheng, the four dynasties of Qian, Jia, Dao, and Xian were all in obedience.

This rule was broken in the hands of Wenzong and King Gong. Wenzong not only asked King Gong to enter the military plane, but also asked him to be the foreman of the military aircraft - King Gong is Xuanzong's own son and Wenzong's younger brother, his identity, if he does not enter the military plane, he will not be able to live under others.

Wenzong's destruction of the ancestral system is not because he pushes King Gong seriously, and he can't live without the sixth child, but because Wenzong's throne is not without the suspicion of ingenuity, and he feels guilty of the gods, and he can't help but perfunctory public opinion, and he can't help but compensate King Gong.

As soon as this opening is opened, it can no longer be contained.

Wenzong and King Gong's brothers were disrespectful, King Gong was driven out of the military aircraft and rushed back to the upper study, Wenzong enabled his true trust in Sushun, Zaiyuan, and Duanhua - Zaiyuan is a branch of Yunxiang and a line of holy ancestors, and when he arrived in the Xianfeng Dynasty, although he was far away from the imperial lineage, he could barely be classified into the "close branch relatives", and the two brothers of Sushun and Duanhua were authentic "distant relatives and nobles".

Su Shun's title is just an auxiliary general, Zaiyuan and Duanhua, but two out-and-out "********", that is, not only the distant branch relatives and nobles have entered the center, but also the distant branch of the sect king has entered the center.

The day when Su Shun was in power was about the most glorious day since the Kangxi Dynasty, and the "distant relatives and nobles" were the most beautiful.

However, this scenery is only limited to Su Shun and Duanhua, and the other distant relatives and nobles not only did not have a good place from Su Shun, but he scolded "We have a lot of bastards", and at the same time vigorously suppressed it, making it disgraced and disgusting.

At that time, many people still had such an illusion: Su Liu collapsed, Gong Liu "revived", our group of distant relatives and nobles, can we "come out"?

As it turned out, this was just a fantasy.

On the surface, King Gong is graceful and conceiving, and he is also polite to a six-grade principal, which is very different from Su Shun's arrogance and arrogance, and he often points at people's noses and scolds. In fact, he grabbed all the power in the hands of himself and his cronies, and the power of the center, and the rest of his relatives, including his brother King Alcohol, could not touch the edge.

This is especially true for close relatives, not to mention distant relatives.

Therefore, everyone soon had such a consensus: Gong Liu and Su Liu are actually the same raccoon dog! There is a difference, it's just that one wears a sheepskin and the other doesn't wear that sheepskin!

Until Guan Zhuofan appeared.

*(To be continued.) )