Chapter 51. After the next dynasty (upper).

On the way home, as the sedan chair swayed, Xiao Mo only felt physically and mentally tired, and couldn't help but close his eyes slightly, but he didn't feel sleepy, and his mind was still planning and his thoughts were mixed. 【Reading.com】

After the Eight Sages King entered the dynasty and took power, what kind of changes will occur in the situation above the temples of the Chu Dynasty in the future? What will the Eight Wise Kings do?

In the face of the Eight Sages King, who combines holy favor, prestige, and meritorious service, how will Zhang Qian's faction, which has gradually become a dominant family, deal with it?

After today's events, can Wang Han, who has gradually lost his favor, save the situation?

What kind of thoughts does Zhang Yansheng's various performances have? What are your plans for the future?

The most important thing is that in the face of a temple situation that is 10,000 times more complicated than on the battlefield, how should you deal with it?

Although his heart was like an arrow and he missed his family, unconsciously, Xiao Mo still began to think about these things, and he couldn't help it.

In a way, today's Xiao Mo finally has the appearance of a politician - calculating all the time, planning everything, the city government is getting deeper, and the gains and losses of interests and power have been calculated, but he lacks a little ambition - although this kind of change is not what he originally wanted.

Although Xiao Mo wants to be a leisurely idler, how can there be such a character in ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, above the temple?

Between sighs, Xiao Mo lifted the sedan curtain, longed to look, and saw the scenery outside the sedan chair, but he was stunned.

"Shang Quan"

With Xiao Mo's call, Deng Shangquan, who was walking with the sedan chair, walked quickly to the sedan chair, lowered his head and asked, "Young master, do you have something to order?" ”

Xiao Mo shook his head, but asked, "Aren't you going back home?" How can I see that the path is wrong? ”

Deng Shangquan smiled slightly and explained: "The young master doesn't know, as early as before the end of the month, after the war gradually settled, His Majesty graced and rewarded a larger house. ”

"What house? Where is it located? ”

Xiao Mo frowned and asked.

"Located in the west of the city, it is not far away, and it is the hidden residence before His Royal Highness King Qing was canonized as the prince."

Xiao Mo's heart was shocked, his eyes couldn't help flickering, and after thinking for a while, he slowly asked again: "You mean, Qingwang Mansion?" ”

"That's right, it's the original Qingwang Mansion."

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King Qing, that is, the current Royal Highness of the Crown Prince, whose real name is Tian Yuan, is the fourth son of Emperor Chu Ling, although he is not the eldest son, he is the first to open a government among the princes.

Three months ago, at the height of the war, in order to calm the hearts of the people in the world, in order to show that the Great Chu has a long history and has been inherited for hundreds of generations, Emperor Chu Ling canonized him as the crown prince and announced it to the world.

At that time, Xiao Mo was so focused on dealing with the war that he felt anxious and didn't care, but today, such a major event is a little forgotten.

Originally, the rules of the Chu Dynasty have always been to establish the long and not the young, the noble and not the lowly, and the virtuous but not the virtuous. Although Emperor Chu Ling's eldest son, Tian Yan, died early, Tian Yuan's mother was just an ordinary concubine, and there were still two brothers in front of him, and he was crowned a prince.

However, perhaps it is the providence of heaven that makes people helpless, and what makes the temple helpless is that Tian Hui, the second son of Emperor Chu Ling, although he is the oldest, is the queen's own child, and has the most noble background, but perhaps because he has been deeply influenced by Emperor Chu Ling since he was a child, he is like his father, who believes in Taoist Lao Zhuang, and is far more obsessed with alchemy since he was a child.

And the third son Tian Ming is wooden by nature, he has no scheming, he is in the royal family, but he has no imperial spirit, even if he is wearing a royal robe and a crown, he is also the type that will be invisible immediately if he is thrown into the pile, and the crown prince at that time will be ignored by the emperor and the minister of civil and military affairs.

In the end, after consulting the elders of the pavilion and several princes, Emperor Chu Ling finally made up his mind and appointed his fourth son, Tian Yuan, as the crown prince.

In fact, although the war was raging at that time, Emperor Chu Ling also secretly asked Xiao Mo's opinion, and after learning about the character of the princes, Xiao Mo was also a supporter of the fourth son of the emperor, Tian Yuan.

However, Xiao Mo never thought that Emperor Chu Ling would actually reward him with the hidden mansion before the crown prince's canonization, which was of great significance, Xiao Mo was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" How could Your Majesty give me the Prince's Hidden Mansion? How could I know nothing about this? Also, if I move to the Qingwang Mansion, where will the prince live? ”

Deng Shangquan didn't seem to notice Xiao Mo's turmoil, but just lowered his head and replied: "Young Master, I only learned about this matter after entering Beijing today, and the reason why you didn't know it was because His Majesty deliberately concealed it, first, he was afraid that the young master would refuse, and second, he wanted to surprise the young master, so he deliberately issued an order not to let the news be conveyed." ”

After a pause, Deng Shangquan said again: "As for why His Royal Highness the Prince's Hidden Mansion was rewarded to the young master, everyone in the capital knows it, but it is His Royal Highness the Prince's own idea. ”

Xiao Mo's brows furrowed even deeper, and he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Deng Shangquan replied: "But two months ago, the war was gradually settled, the victory had been achieved, Your Majesty was overjoyed, and then I thought that your mansion was a little narrow and shabby, and it was not worthy of your identity, so I issued an order to give a new mansion and mansion ......."

Hearing this, Xiao Mo was slightly stunned, and then smiled bitterly.

His current mansion, although it is only the courtyard of a certain old man in the court, but the area is not small, there are gardens and courtyards, there are mountains and ponds, and there are more than 50 large and small houses, and the decoration can also be called luxurious......

I only heard Deng Shangquan continue: "...... However, at that time, there was no idle mansion in Beijing, and the Ministry of Industry intended to curry favor, so it wantonly expropriated private houses with the intention of building new ones. When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince learned of this, he made a message to His Majesty the next day, saying, 'Although the war is now settled, all affairs have yet to be restored, and all the people are waiting to be appeased. 'However, young master, your merits have to be rewarded, so in order to get the best of both worlds, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is willing to return his mansion to the Internal Affairs Office, and reward the young master through His Majesty's hand, so that it does not consume national strength, does not damage the hearts of the people, and can also make meritorious ministers grateful, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone......"

When Xiao Mo heard this, he frowned and asked, "Your Majesty actually agreed?" Where does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince live now? ”

Deng Shangquan replied: "His Royal Highness the Prince's intentions are good, His Majesty has greatly appreciated it, and the ministers have also praised it, but they all disagree, saying that this is a transgressive move, but the prince has made up his mind, and said that he 'has no merit in Dachu at the time of national disaster, he is already ashamed, and now all he can do is to lead by example', insisting on his own opinion, and finally His Majesty and the ministers had no choice but to approve, and after getting His Majesty's will, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has moved to the north of the city on the same day, living in an ordinary courtyard. ”

After a pause, Deng Shangquan glanced up at Xiao Mo, as if he had something to say, his expression was quite meaningful, and said: "However, Your Majesty may not bear the prince's suffering, and a few days ago he has already issued an order to set up a 'prince's garden' in the palace, and the prince will live in the palace and cooperate with His Majesty to deal with the affairs of the DPRK and China." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Mo's body was shocked, and his eyes were full of incredulity.

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Generally speaking, when the princes reach adulthood, they will leave the palace and open their houses, and they are not allowed to enter and leave the palace at will.

At this time, although the princes did not have much real power, they would also enter the court to participate in political affairs, express their opinions, show their knowledge and insights, and learn the art of governing under the will of the emperor. At the same time, the emperor and the elders of the cabinet will also take the opportunity to consider the personality and ability of the princes, which will be the basis for the establishment of princes in the future.

During this time, he was jokingly called "the dragon son of the dragon".

Finally, after several years, or even more than ten years of assessment, the ability of the princes is a person, and the court and the middle of the court have already known the roots, from the age to choose their long, the background to choose their noble, the ability to choose the strong, the person to choose its virtuous, set up as the prince, officially into the court auxiliary government, and by the temple up and down the further assessment.

At this time, although the crown prince was free to enter and leave the palace and participate in politics, he was still not allowed to live in the palace unless there was a special purpose.

At the same time, although the crown prince was an assistant to the government, the power of the court was still in the hands of the emperor.

During this time, it can be called the "Prince's Auxiliary Government".

Until the end, the crown prince was recognized by the top and bottom, and the emperor either felt that he was old or had the intention of abdicating, so he would open the 'prince's garden' in the palace, let the prince live in the palace, and gradually transfer power, and teach the emperor's mind and deeds to help him establish his prestige.

This matter, the crown prince's accession to the throne is already a certainty.

And this period of time can be called "the lifting of the hidden dragon".

In a few years, the emperor abdicated and the crown prince ascended the throne, not to mention the change of dynasty.

And this process has been the rule of the change of the throne of the Chu Dynasty for many years, and it can be described as a well-known secret.

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Thinking of this, Xiao Mo already understood the implicit meaning between Deng Shangquan's words.

The establishment of the "Prince Annex" and the fact that the crown prince Tian Yuan was able to live in the palace probably meant that Emperor Chu Ling had the intention of abdicating

Xiao Mo knew that Emperor Chu Ling was a human being, and he understood Emperor Chu Ling's thoughts.

The Chu Dynasty has been a country and a peaceful country for more than 100 years, but in his generation began to decline in national strength, in the face of the grassland coalition army, and even almost a national funeral, he felt ashamed of the country, and these days the government affairs are complicated, but also makes him exhausted, in this case, with the pure and inactive nature of Emperor Chu Ling, it is natural to want to abdicate and become the idle emperor.

And the prince transferred his palace to Xiao Mo, but he lived in a "shabby" courtyard, this act, no matter what his intentions were, what the purpose was, the final result was to let him please Emperor Chu Ling and the court, and he could naturally move into the inner courtyard of the palace in advance, and be able to stay by Emperor Chu Ling's side day and night, further please Emperor Chu Ling, and gradually take over power, learn the way of governance and the emperor's mental skills, save the ten years of "prince auxiliary government", and become a real prince with real power, not an auxiliary prince.

And in this way, the day of the change of dynasty and the ascension of the crown prince to the throne will be greatly advanced.

Thinking of this, Xiao Mo's brows couldn't help frowning even tighter.

Xiao Mo knows very well that he is a young man, and in just over a year, he is already a scholar of the current dynasty, and he participates in political affairs at the age of less than 20 years old, which is rare in ancient and modern times. What he relied on was his own talent, his own merits, and chance, but the most important thing was Emperor Chu Ling's favor for him.

It is no exaggeration to say that if there was no Emperor Chu Ling, Xiao Mozhi would be fortunate to be able to become a seven-rank Beijing official today.

Therefore, although it is a major event for the establishment of the crown prince, Xiao Mo originally didn't care, because according to the rules of the Chu Dynasty, although the status of the prince and prince is expensive, it still has to go through about ten years of auxiliary time, and the power in the court is still controlled by Emperor Chu Ling.

However, Emperor Chu Ling actually had the heart to abdicate?

Xiao Mo only felt that many of his previous plans had been disrupted.

And then, Xiao Mo thought of more.

It is no wonder that Emperor Chu Ling would try his best to override public opinion and let the Eight Sages King enter the court to participate in politics in order to contain Zhang Qian, and had the heart to denigrate Wang Han, and at the same time promoted himself and young courtiers like Zhang Yansheng. In the face of such a situation, neither Zhang Qian nor Wang Han dared to oppose it in person.

But they already understood that this was Emperor Chu Ling's preparation for the new emperor's accession to the throne, so as to avoid the old ministers being powerful and forming a situation where the ministers were strong and the lords were weak. If they dared to oppose the struggle in this matter at this time, they would undoubtedly admit to Emperor Chu Ling that they had a disobedient heart.

And these days, Xiao Mo is in the north, dedicated to dealing with post-war affairs, and the temple has a shallow foundation, and the news in Beijing is only approximate, but he didn't expect that under the calm and calm, there is already a trend of change. However, it is impossible for Wang Han and the Eight Sages to be unclear about the affairs of Jingzhong, and they have an alliance with themselves, and they have not mentioned the slightest mention of these important changes, and they seem to have deliberately concealed them, so that Xiao Mo did not know about them until today, but why?

Thinking of this, Xiao Mo only felt that his thoughts were mixed, he couldn't figure it out, his head was dizzy, and he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

Originally, I thought that the situation between the DPRK and China was chaotic enough, but I did not expect that it would be even more complicated than I imagined.

As if thinking of something, Xiao Mo asked Deng Shangquan again: "Today's court will be canonized, why don't you see the trace of the prince?" ”

Deng Shangquan replied: "Before you entered Beijing, Young Master, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already inspected the northern land on behalf of the Son of Heaven. ”

Xiao Mo nodded, and was just about to say something more, when he heard someone calling out behind the sedan chair: "In front is Xiao Zirou Xiao's sedan chair?" ”