Chapter 171: King Yang of Qi
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Although Yang Nan, the king of Qi, was hit by "loss of morality" and fell behind in the battle for the imperial system, as the prince and the first heir to the throne, he will not lose the qualification of the prince candidate, he is still a strong contender for the crown prince's position, and his political status will not be shaken because of some of his moral mistakes, and his political future will not fall into darkness because of this.
The importance of the prince to the stability and continuation of the country is self-evident, and since the unification of the Middle Earth, the stability and continuation of the national Zuo is based on the maintenance of the unity of the Middle Earth, and only by maintaining the unity of the Middle Earth, the national Zuo can be stable and continued, and to maintain the unity of the Middle Earth, it is necessary to establish a new political system with centralized power as the core, and to establish a centralized system, it is necessary to overthrow the gate lord clan government, and to overthrow the gate lord clan government, First of all, it is necessary to curb and weaken the privileges of the gate lord clan in politics, and the gate lord clan is the ruling class of the dynasty and a vested interest group, so we can see how much resistance to the reform with the establishment of a centralized system as the ultimate goal, but the reform is imperative, which is related to the stability and continuation of the national Zuo, and the unity and prosperity of Middle Earth. Therefore, when the emperor and reformers chose their successors, the prerequisite was that the prince, as the future supreme ruler of Middle-earth, must implement, continue and adhere to the reform of the centralized system, that is, the prince must be a staunch reformer.
At that time, the first emperor first established the heir, and then spared no effort to cultivate and build the heir, but he failed. The forces hindering reform were too great, and the various political interest groups with many big families as the core, in order to avoid direct conflict with the former emperor, led to the defeat of both sides, so they set their goals on the struggle for imperial unity. As long as the heir to the imperial throne can be allowed to take a conservative stance in politics, then this huge reform will inevitably fail with the death of the first emperor.
The result was tragic, the reformers and conservatives were killed in the imperial war, and the first emperor and his sons staged a scene of cannibalism between father and son, and the human tragedy of the brothers, and finally the first emperor defeated the conservatives in the imperial war, but the price paid was extremely heavy, especially what he did not expect was that this imperial war ushered in the real ** after his death, and the political storm evolved into a mutiny that swept most of the Middle Earth, and the reform almost died in history with him.
Today, he won the imperial rule, but the lesson is learned! It is bloody, unforgettable, and painful, however, what makes him feel sad is that he, like the first emperor, has no ability to solve the dispute over the imperial system, he can only follow the old path of the first emperor, as for whether to repeat the mistakes of the first emperor, only God knows. Just when he was sparing no effort to cultivate the crown prince Yang Zhao and pinning his hopes for the future on him, Yang Zhao actually died. Yang Zhao's sudden departure gave Imajo a heavy blow, and at the same time made Imajo suddenly have an idea, before the reform did not achieve a decisive victory, the fierce fight between reformers and conservatives will inevitably affect the imperial unity, affect their children and grandchildren, in order to avoid the recurrence of the tragedy again, only to postpone the establishment of the prince indefinitely, so that they can promote the reform without distraction, and at the same time can protect their children and grandchildren, avoid them prematurely falling into the bloody and cruel imperial dispute, and the reduction of political storms, It will certainly help itself to make decisive progress in reform.
Yang Nan, the king of Qi, the first heir in line, was unbelievably still in place, although he was close to the position of the prince and only one step away from the East Palace, he was out of reach.
Yang Lan, the king of Qi, was half a step away, and after this half step, he was the future emperor of Middle-earth. In order to let him take this half step, the political group that supported him did their best and did everything they could, but their political opponents saw the opportunity from this "half step", so they tried every means to "block" Yang Lan, and all kinds of means emerged one after another, using everything they could.
Of course, the emperor saw it, and this was the effect he wanted. If Yang Lan becomes a prince and grows into a political force, once it is used by conservatives, it will inevitably form a constraint on the emperor. Now the other way around, if Yang Lan wants to enter the East Palace, he and the political forces behind him must support the emperor's reforms, so that the emperor can easily get stuck in the "neck" of some conservative forces. In addition, this matter is also a kind of tempering for Yang Lan personally, if Yang Lan can persist in this adversity, the harvest is huge, whether it is personal intelligence or political experience, including his personal prestige, will reach a new height, his governing philosophy will gradually take shape, if his concept is completely consistent with the ruling ideas of the emperor and reformers, then the imperial rule is at your fingertips.
From the standpoint of the emperor and the reformers, consciously delaying the establishment of the prince is very risky, which will bring serious hidden dangers to the security of the country and the stability of the government, and even explode the crisis, but with the establishment of the prince, the battle for the imperial system will not only exist in the same way, but will also be more intense, and the bloody and cruel battle for the imperial system and the resulting political storm will not only affect the security of the country and the stability of the government, but also bring many obstacles to the advancement of reform. The lesser of two evils. The purpose of reform is to maintain the unity of Middle-earth and promote the development of Middle-earth, so reform is supreme, and if it is beneficial to reform not to have a prince for the time being, then of course there will be no prince for the time being. And there is another advantage of not having a prince for the time being, that is, it can give the emperor and reformers more time to observe and choose an heir, which is much better than the current prince who deviated from the reform idea and had to change, and then the father and son killed each other, making it much better to make blood and blood, corpses everywhere, and anger and resentment.
Last year, the Eastern Expedition was put on the agenda, and the emperor wanted to drive the expedition in person, and he had to stay away from Kyoto for a long time, although the palace under his command completely and firmly held the authority, and even if it was thousands of miles away, it could handle state affairs normally, but the center was located in the remote frontier for a long time, and it would inevitably affect the stability of the domestic political situation. According to historical convention, the best way to maintain political stability at this moment is for the emperor to sit in the center of Kyoto and command, and the prince, prince or central minister to lead the expedition. At that time, whether the emperor was carrying out a war of unification or fighting rebellion, he adopted this most prudent policy. If the emperor must personally drive the expedition, then the prince will sit in Kyoto to act as the agent of state affairs, and the emperor's trusted central ministers will assist him on the right and left to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
The emperor must personally drive the expedition, must personally build outstanding martial arts, and must expand and consolidate his authority with victories in foreign wars. The civil and military ministers were ineffective in their admonition. The political zhì group, led by the Wei clan in Guanzhong and the Li clan in Longxi, took this opportunity to strongly persuade the emperor to set up a prince, and strongly stated that when the emperor led an expedition to the north, the prince would sit in Kyoto to act as an agent for state affairs, which would be necessary and safe for maintaining the stability of the country and the political situation.
The real purpose of the Eastern Crusade is to increase the authority of the emperor and the central government, in order to speed up the advancement of reform, which reflects the courage of the emperor and reformers to move forward for the sake of reform, although tens of millions of people have been going, all of them are for reform, and delaying the establishment of the prince is also for reform, so although the establishment of the prince at this moment is necessary and urgent, and there is no reason to refuse, Yang Lan, the king of Qi, is the best candidate, but under the premise of the supremacy of reform, the emperor and the reformers must obstruct the establishment of the prince.
The local aristocratic group in Guanzhong and the local aristocratic group in Longxi are the core force of the Guanlong aristocratic group, and the two major political groups join forces to have a very great impact on the political situation, if Yang Lan, the king of Qi, enters the East Palace, becomes the crown prince, and becomes the future emperor of Middle Earth, then the political interests obtained by these two major political groups are immeasurable, so their political opponents, whether they are Hedong and Heluohan aristocratic groups in the Guanlong aristocratic group, or the aristocratic group surnamed Yu, whether they are from Shandong or Jiangzuo, Without exception, they launched a "blockade".
The emperor and the reformers delayed the establishment of the prince in every possible way, and the purpose was clear to everyone, and it was tacit in their hearts. Now, with the support of the two major political groups in Guanzhong and Longxi, Yang Lan, the king of Qi, skillfully took advantage of the opportunity of the Eastern Crusade and launched an "attack" on the emperor and reformers, which made the emperor and reformers very passive. The mentality of the other political groups is very consistent, I can't get things, you can't think of it, you want to let Yang Nan, the king of Qi, sit on the throne of the crown prince, I just pull him down, and I have absolute certainty to pull him down, because the emperor and the reformers don't want to set up the prince and establish the prince at this time.
Leverage the strength to fight and kill with one blow. The battle for imperial dominance has always been cruel, and once defeated, it will be miserable.
The concubine of Yang Lan, the king of Qi, was Wei Shi and died early. Webster's sister married into the first wealthy family with the surname Yuan. Yang Lan got involved with this sister-in-law and gave birth to a daughter. It is said that Yang Lan cuckolding the Yuan family is already very immoral, he should keep a low profile, hide it quietly, and when he ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, this matter will not matter. Driven by the interests of the government, marriage is the norm, and the more they are connected, the more chaotic they become, and the generations are messed up, and things like extramarital affairs and cuckolding are commonplace. Yang Lan really wants to talk about this, it's nothing in a wealthy family, it's just a conversation after dinner, but it is seriously investigated, made public, and the world knows it, that is "immorality", especially a prince like Yang Ran, who is only half a step away from the prince, everyone's eyes are staring at you, so it is even more low-key, but unfortunately, Yang Lan did not "low-key", so he cuckolded others, but he fell headlong under the throne of the prince, and even Wei had to "break the arm of a strong man" at a critical juncture, and expose himself, In the end, stealing chickens and rice was lost, and all the face was lost.
The Eastern Crusade is imminent, and stability is supreme. The emperor and the reformers are also "in moderation", after all, Yang Lan is the first heir to the throne of the emperor, and he is the inevitable target, although this time he became a victim of the political struggle, but he himself is only "immoral", not on the platform, not online, the right should be a "tempering" for him.
The reason why Wei "broke the arm of a strong man" at a critical moment and beat his own ear scraper was precisely to protect Yang Lan and limit his guilt to the narrow range of "immorality", so as to not only keep Yang Lan's qualification as the first heir to the imperial system, but also leave the emperor with plenty of room for maneuver, so that the two sides would not tear their faces and go to confrontation.
Since Yang Lan is still the first heir to the imperial system, he is still only half a step away from the position of the prince, but after this "immorality" incident, the distance of this "half step" is a bit large, and if you want to narrow the distance of this "half step", Yang Lan will make meritorious service, and he will be punished, but the emperor did not take him to the expedition battlefield, but left him in Kyoto, how can he wear the guilt and make meritorious service?