Three months later, Chang'an, on the outskirts.

Wang Shichong stood in front of the imperial mausoleum of the Han Dynasty, looked at the broken walls, and sighed softly.

Wei Zheng still had a thick wound belt on his shoulder, which made his entire right half look so bloated, Li Jing and Yang Xuangan stood behind Wang Shichong, and the four of them stood like this, silent.

After a long time, Wang Shichong muttered: "You say, why is Li Yuan so brainless that he has to commit suicide?" I didn't want to take his life. ”

Li Jing sighed: "Perhaps, it's because Li Yuan himself treats people who surrender to him like this, such as Dou Jiande, such as Li Rail, he doesn't believe that His Majesty will let him go and spare his life, so it is in line with his character to simply cut himself off like this." ”

Wang Shichong hooked the corners of his mouth: "Except for Pei Lian, Li Daoxuan, and Li Daozong, there is no one who died with him." Have all the Guanlong families surrendered to us? ”

Yang Xuangan nodded: "Yes, they all surrendered to us, but Your Majesty, I still don't understand, why do you still have to let go of Luo Shixin, Chai Shao, Pang Yu, even Monk Jueyuan, you have to pardon it?" ”

Wang Shichong's eyes sparkled: "They are also Li Tang's loyal ministers and righteous soldiers, they fought to the end, and they surrendered with all their strength, not counting the betrayal, I know that Qingnu and Liulang all tried their best to let me kill them, but I fought the world, died so many people, and shed so much blood, I don't want to kill again." ”

Speaking of this, Wang Shichong turned around: "Didn't Luo Shixin want to go back to Zhang Xutuo's tomb to guard his spirit, let him go back, he will not be used by us in the end, but I don't want to take his life because of this, just think of it as a favor from me, it can be said that I hurt him, and in his old age, I also want to ask for peace of mind." ”

Wei Zheng nodded: "The lord is benevolent and righteous, but Li Jiancheng and Li Shiji, Wei Chigong fled to the Turks, Jieli Khan took them in, and this time, we killed Eulzhi Wende and also made a feud with Goguryeo, where in Hebei, Xu Yuanlang and Gao Shida have not been completely pacified, I heard that Dou Jiande's old department has a tendency to rebel, in addition, Du Fuwei of Jiangdong asked us to surrender, and I want you to decide." ”

Wang Shichong sighed softly: "These are things after all, I invited a few of you to come over today to discuss the future heirs of our Huaqiang country." ”

The faces of the three of them changed, they looked at each other, and Wei Zheng's brows furrowed: "The lord, the prince and the king of Han, and Ren Ze died in Luoyang, and you still need to choose one person from the clan to cultivate your great cause." ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "No, Xuancheng, don't say it again, my sons are all dead, none of the nephews have become a weapon, even if they are forced to leave the country in them, how can this kind of person who has no size when fighting the world convince the soldiers, just like the three of you, how can you be convinced?" ”

Li Jing said in a deep voice: "We have followed the lord all my life, and I am deeply impressed by you, even if you are a new young master, we will fully support you, if you violate this oath, people and gods will be punished!" ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "Okay, pharmacist, don't be like this, even if you are loyal, will your sons and nephews be loyal, the world should be inherited by the strong, how can a weak person reign?" If you don't participate in the fight against the world, how can the people who protect the world be able to keep the world? Even if a few of you are loyal, how can you convince the entire Guanlong family and the Shandong clan? ”

Speaking of this, Wang Shichong looked at Yang Xuangan: "This kind of family world, father and son succession model, should be changed, greed and monopoly of power is the cause of all tragedies in the world, I don't say this because I don't have a son, even if Xuan Ying is still there, only for his performance in the Luoyang War and ignoring the whole army for his own meritorious service, I won't hand over the country to such a selfish person, Miaocai, do you agree with me?" ”

Yang Xuangan's eyes became gloomy: "I'm sorry, I didn't teach Xuan Ying and Xuan Shu well, and I failed your hopes." ”

Wang Shichong's eyes were slightly red, he turned around, looked at the ruins in front of him, and said with a smile: "Look at it, the world of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, the romance is always blown away by the rain and wind, only about the Long family, the military nobles, and only the desire to be unwilling to be mediocre and want to get ahead is the source of our country, our nation, and the endless source of life. ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Yang Xuangan: "From now on, the throne will be passed to Yang Xuangan, and my Huaqiang will establish the ancestral system from now on, and the throne will not be hereditary, and those who are virtuous and capable will be able to get it, and establish the highest authority of the political affairs hall, the three-province system, Wei Zheng is the first Zhongshu Order, Li Jing is the first Shangshu Order, and Yang Xuangan, who is also the first Zhuguo, will be harmonious in civil and military affairs in the future, and those who enter the phase must make contributions on the battlefield." ”

"Political affairs are decided by the governors of the three provinces in the political hall, as for the emperor, in the future, from the governors of the three provinces, one person will be appointed to serve concurrently, and the other two are the vice emperor, the political hall is rotated every ten years, and the emperor is not hereditary for life, so that everyone has the opportunity to win the world and ease the contradiction between the emperor and the family."

"As for the governors of the three provinces, it is still according to our discussion, and it is jointly selected by the generals of the six Shangshu, Shilang, and the Twelve Guards, and those who have military merits and those with high voices will enter the political hall."

Abolish the imperial examination, all power belongs to the military merit aristocracy, literati who want to be officials must enter the military government to start from the bureaucracy, except for the historian, school secretary, prohibit any examination of the four books and five classics, there are those who can invent and create, benefit the country, with military merit, top inventors, can directly enter the phase. ”

"Except for the 473 founding dukes who were sealed after this time, all other titles were reduced to one class, and there were military offices throughout the country, and the children of military meritorious families entered the palace according to their father's titles, and then they were released to serve as military generals and governors of prefectures and counties in various places, and they were assessed every three years, and those with outstanding political achievements or outstanding military achievements were transferred back to the imperial court for reuse."

Wei Zheng sighed: "I still can't convince the lord, but I will respect your decision, lord, this time the expedition outside the Saiwai, you still let the pharmacist go, even if you don't want the throne, the whole world will recognize that you are the lord, and there is no need to work on the expedition." ”

Wang Shichong laughed: "No, after leaving the battlefield, is it still Wang Shichong?" Besides, there are so many children of the family who still want to make new contributions to the army and want to join the army, and it is better for us to take the initiative to fight the Turks than for them to fight us, needless to say, pharmacist, your two apprentices will lend me as an envoy this time, okay? ”

Li Jing sighed and said, "Isn't this your word, besides, these two boys are not satisfied with the founding marquis this time, and they still want to go on an expedition to earn a founding duke." However, if the lord is no longer the emperor, what should he call you? ”

Wang Shichong pondered for a moment, and his eyes flashed: "I, including the emperor who abdicated in the future, will leave a special title, just call Big Brother!" My people will remember for generations to come that Big Brother is watching over him. ”