"Your Majesty intends to make you the crown prince. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Wu Sicheng said expressionlessly.

If it weren't for Wu Sicheng's appearance of being so serious, Wang Hanxin would definitely think he was joking, Wang Hanxin was stunned for a while before he reacted, and said, "The prince Taibao? Isn't that a false title? ”

"Of course, this is a false title, but at the same time it is also a great honor," Wu Sicheng knew that his explanation was inevitable, so he simply adjusted his posture and said: "It stands to reason that Lord Wang, your merits, even if you are crowned a chariot general, it is not too much, but you must also know in your heart that once you are crowned a chariot general, you must stay in the capital." Moreover, strictly speaking, the ranks of chariot general, hussar general, and even general are just false names, and those who have always held these three official positions have not mastered actual military power. Because from the emperor's point of view, if a person who sits in the position of the highest-ranking general in the empire continues to have military power, then even if the emperor himself doesn't say anything, it will inevitably be impeached by the world, and your life will probably be even more difficult at that time.

On the other hand, if you want to give you real power, then you should definitely let you walk in the army headquarters or go out to the frontier to lead the army. In fact, neither path will work. The current soldier is your old boss Xue Boren Lord Xue, I don't think you will be willing to let Lord Xue be subordinate to you as an official, but if you are only named a soldier of the military department, then you will not only be promoted but also demoted by half a level? Therefore, it is impossible to walk in the military headquarters. Let's talk about the border passes, leaving aside the Western Regions Protectorate, now there is Lord Su Chengdong in the Liaodong Metropolitan Protectorate, and there is an army led by the King of Zhongyi County in the north. You will not be able to be under their command, my lord, nor will you be able to take their place, and if you divide and conquer, I am afraid that not only will you not be satisfied, but the two will also complain. So for the question of your reward, Your Majesty is actually very troubled. ”

"I've been doing it for a long time, and I've become a hot potato." Wang Hanxin couldn't help laughing at himself when he heard this.

Wu Sicheng smiled and said, "That's not it, but it's really difficult to choose." Next, I will talk to you about the political factors. Since the death of Lord An Jingbian'an, you must also know that the original Empress Dowager's faction has completely lost hope of a comeback, and the other two factions within the imperial court have grown rapidly. Among them are the Hou Party headed by Guozhang Hua Tianyu, and the Confucian faction led by Qiu Yiru. These two factions are very eager to expand their sphere of influence into the army, so people like your lordship, the king of Zhongyi County, as well as Lord Su, and your brother-in-law Gao Dingbian Gao, etc., who are loyal to Your Majesty and difficult to win over, are all obstacles in their eyes. To tell you the truth, the impeachment of these generals has never stopped. Of course, they knew that they could not openly contradict His Majesty, so the most they wrote was that the border generals deliberately delayed the course of the war in order to obtain a higher status, and the long-term war dragged down the country's economy, caused the people's livelihood to be adjusted, and all industries were depressed. The emperor neither agrees with nor can object to their arguments, because after all, a considerable part of them are facts. In this case, if you give a big reward to your lordship, then you will give these people the truth, and they will take the opportunity to advocate that the emperor is doing this to make you border generals start a war more and more intensely, then the contradictions between the two sides will become more and more intense, and it will become more and more difficult to continue to use troops against the Tunk. ”

Wang Hanxin nodded after hearing this and said: "I have also thought of this, there is nothing wrong with the emperor doing this, instead of facing them with Mai Mang, it is better to take a step back for the time being." After all, now that the Turks are in turmoil, we can use more diplomacy and stratagem to balance the forces of the parties in the Tunic, rather than starting a war to solve the problem. A timely reduction in war spending can just stop them, and at the same time, it will also be of great benefit to the restoration of our national economy and people's livelihood. ”

Hearing this, Wu Sicheng stood up and saluted Wang Hanxin, and said, "Lord Wang understands righteousness, which is really a blessing for the community." ”

Wang Hanxin hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Why should you be polite? As a courtier of His Majesty, I should naturally share His Majesty's worries. But why did Your Majesty give me the title of Crown Prince? ”

Wu Sicheng raised his head and said, "This matter is related to His Majesty's plan. ”

"Your Majesty's plan?"

"Exactly. Now that the struggle between the Confucian Party and the Hou Party is becoming more and more fierce, and the other forces are not enough to compete with it, it will be difficult for His Majesty to be politically left and right in the long run. Therefore, it is very important to support a sufficiently strong third force, and the third force that His Majesty wants to support is the crown prince. ”

"Prince? But the prince is ??????"

Wu Sicheng nodded and said, "What the adults said is not bad, the prince is the son of the queen." But the crown prince is also His Majesty's heir, isn't he? Once the crown prince leaves the queen and lives in the East Palace, then he will become the second political leader of the empire and the prince of the world, only this name is enough to become a huge political influence, what kind of situation will it be able to attract? And the crown prince is still young, and the queen naturally has to meet and guide him often, so the queen must make a choice between her father and son, whether to change her preference to the relatives of the Hou Party, or the prince's faction? This is obviously a very favorable situation for His Majesty. In addition to your appointment as the crown prince, His Majesty also intends to let Lord Zou Feng take the position of the crown prince. Although Lord Zou Feng was the same year as Qiu Yiru and a member of the Confucian party, he was the champion of the year, but he had been pressed by Qiu Yiru, and he was naturally a little dissatisfied in his heart. ”

Wang Hanxin said thoughtfully: "After a long time, Your Majesty asked me to be the crown prince and the Taibao just to check and balance the competition between these three forces, right?" ”

Wu Sicheng nodded approvingly and said, "What the adults said is not bad, with you mediating in the middle, then things will be easier to handle." Because you are a well-known thorn in the capital, no one can cure you except the emperor, you can pull down your face and work hard with anyone, how can those people not have a headache? ”

"Do you praise me or hurt me, Lord Wu?" Wang Hanxin asked.

"Ahh Wu Sicheng did not have the slightest nervousness about Wang Hanxin's threat, but calmly completed the counterattack.

Wang Hanxin rolled his eyes, sighed and said, "Anyway, I'm also on His Majesty's thief ship, so I can only reluctantly let Your Majesty be a gun." ”