There was a light rain in Beijing at night. Very light rain, only wetting the road. The pattern carved on the bluestone slab lies in the groove, and there is not even water accumulation. But the city of Beijing is still like a big purge, and the dust is gone.

The world is new, and the air you breathe is also fresh after the rain.

The branches and leaves of flowers and plants are condensed with water droplets, crystal clear, and under the illumination of the morning sun, a natural sense of beauty arises spontaneously.

Liu Xian ended today's morning exercise with a snorting pant. Sweating profusely, he was welcomed into the bathroom by the palace maid and took a bath as usual. But this is no longer the cold shower of his youth. Liu Xian, who was soaking in the bath, had no government affairs in his mind, and today, the 21st year of Xinqin, was the best time for him to enjoy life.

The war is over, and the great victory has made him a god in the hearts of the people, and this year is not the year of cabinet change, the 23rd year of Xinqin is the farewell day of the fourth cabinet. Therefore, Liu Xian does not need to worry about the change of office, and does not need to care too much about government affairs, just like the cabinet did in the year he left China. The year of Liu Xian's departure from China was a year in which the powers of the cabinet were once again expanded, and the imperial power was implicitly weakened. After Liu Xian returned, and the power handed over to the cabinet was taken back from the hands of the cabinet, many Chinese historians in later generations regarded this blank period as a crucial year for China to move towards 'constitutionalism'!

When the crown prince in charge of the state was concentrating all his energy and attention on his own small world, when the emperor with unshakable prestige was far away from China and thousands of miles away, the cabinet could not control military power. Completely monopolized all the political rights of the New Qin Empire!

And in order to limit the cabinet from being dominant, the parliament was officially put on the table. It is also correct that the power of the Congress has been greatly strengthened. In the year that Liu Xian is no longer in China, China's 'constitutional' power has developed faster than in the past five years.

Countless people cheered for Liu Xian's return from overseas. But there are also many people who are worried about it. They were afraid that Liu Xian would take the rights back, and they did not dare to refuse the emperor's request. But Liu Xian didn't do this, and he didn't react when he saw the power being divided from the imperial power. Many bourgeois elements in China shouted long live to the emperor, because they really saw the emperor's 'determination' from this incident!

Therefore, Liu Xian's life is very easy now. The cabinet sent him at least 70 percent less than in the past, giving him plenty of time to rest and spend with his family.

Another year passed, and the son and daughter grew up by a year, and the time for marriage and sealing the country was getting closer and closer. Liu Xian has to carefully choose a horse for his daughter. Choosing an old man for his son, and setting up a feudal country. How many pieces should North America be divided into to be enough for his son?

And, most importantly, the Cabinet objected to his fiefdom in Nanyang. It is believed that the South China Sea is close to China, and this land and sea can be fully included in China's direct jurisdiction. And the emperor's son can all be thrown to North America!

Liu Xian never thought of incorporating tens of millions of Nanyang natives into China, and he felt that it would be enough to occupy a few strategic places and control the entire Nanyang. As a result, this idea was refuted quite cleanly by the cabinet -- if Your Majesty only wants stability in the South Seas, he only needs to divide the natives and support the country that is close to me. It is enough to provoke the inherent hostility of the natives, why bother to divide the sons!

Liu Xian couldn't make up his mind for a while.

"Your Majesty." Huo Guangcheng wanted to ask for a princess for his young son, and it was not once or twice that he came to the palace to find Liu Xian. But Huo Guangcheng's youngest son is indeed a little unusual, and he is obviously a sister-in-law. In fact, he was born in the stepfamily, and the relationship with several brothers is not good. And no wonder! has always had a stepmother and a stepfather, and Huo Guangcheng only had this son when he was in his forties. Baby's. It further exacerbates the contradictions!

He wanted his youngest son not to be trampled into the dirt by his eldest brother after a hundred years. wanted to find a good family for his son, so he begged Liu Xian. What other wife in the world can compare to the royal family? If the younger son is still the lord. I will die violently tomorrow, and children can live a rich and glorious life.

After strolling around outside, Huo Guangcheng returned to Beijing again to organize the reduction and refinement of the troops under the Beijing Garrison, and after completing the task, he will be the new commander of the Gyeonggi Garrison Military Region.

Liu Xian didn't know what to tell his old watch. Huo Guangcheng's youngest son is used to being a little powerful, he can't be a martial artist, and the woman is still open early, he really doesn't want his daughter to match such a colt. And the two have not yet produced three generations. But Huo Guangcheng is his cousin, he has begged to come to the door many times, and if he doesn't agree, it will be too embarrassing and hurtful!

"Your Majesty, the minister knows that the child is not a weapon, he can't endure hardship, he can't endure hard work, and it will be difficult to make great achievements in the officialdom in the future, but this is the heart of the old minister. I hope Your Majesty will be considerate. In front of Liu Xian, Huo Guangcheng spoke very directly, clearly indicating that he was the lord who loved his youngest son and begged for it. And told Liu Xian that he had prepared 200,000 acres of fertile land for his children in North America. As soon as the princess enters the door, she will immediately split up and pass by, plus some other property, the youngest son's property is afraid that it will empty Huo Guangcheng's small treasury.

"Although there will be no great achievements in officialdom, it is not bad to stay away from politics and be idle and noble." Liu Xian said to his concubines, these concubines all have princesses of appropriate age, a total of three, Liu Xian asked them to consider for themselves. It's hard to keep a peculiar vision, you can't look down on what is in front of you, but others look like a treasure! If there is really someone who sees the right eye, Liu Xian will also admit it.

As a result, not to mention, this one of the Huo family was really favored by Concubine Li.

When Concubine Li asked to see Liu Xian the next day, she clarified her intentions, and Liu Xian's mind turned, and she suddenly remembered Concubine Li's origin. Concubine Li's surname is Wang, born in Hunan, the elders are part of the Chu army, the family is not prosperous, and the reason why Liu Xian can be included in the palace is because of her outstanding appearance. This can be seen from her title 'Li'.

In the early years, the Chu army was completely incorporated into the large group of Xianghuai, but with Li Hongzhang's withdrawal from the political arena, the Chu army was becoming more and more independent faction, and at the same time, more than 20 years after the founding of the country, there were also disputes within the meritorious faction, and the attendant faction among them must become more and more powerful in recent years. Today's Chinese politics is simply a competition for hegemony. There is no one in the upper echelons of the Wang family, she herself gave birth to a son and a daughter, the daughter is over seventeen years old, but the son is still a young child, and the Wang family will be rich enough to rely on her son in the future. I never want to get involved in the political arena at this time.

Under this psychology, there is really no more suitable son-in-law candidate than Huo Jiazi. A leisurely nobleman, with a certain military background, will be of great help when the prince is in the country in the future, and the Huo family belongs to the emperor's relatives and relatives, and is one of the most basic forces of the emperor, such a son-in-law is difficult to find for Concubine Li with a lantern.

Liu Xian could only sigh at his nephew's good luck. issued an order to go to Huo's mansion, and ordered Huo Guangcheng to educate his youngest son well in the next two years.

That night, when he went to bed, he also talked to the queen about the meritorious home of the dynasty, and the future decline of some families could already be seen at this time. Xie Jigui and Li Shien, who came halfway, the official positions and prospects of the descendants of these two families are far from being comparable to the Huo family, the Cao family [Cao Huailiang] and so on. Especially Xie Jigui's sons, none of them have become successful. Li Shien's family can still have two people to support the façade. But if you want to become a general in the army like their Lao Tzu, it is absolutely impossible.

Chengjun Public School's annual student evaluation will be copied into the palace, and Liu Xian has found a lot of talents, but there are also many unsuccessful children. You can't say that there won't be a few people who can't behave well in the future, but Liu Xian's impression of these children of noble and high-ranking officials really can't get better.

The most outstanding children of the Xungui family are in the Cao family. In the process of founding the country, Cao Huailiang's contribution was not great, and in the end, Liu Xian gave him the title of marquis, and he had a lot of water and affection. Cao Huailiang also knows his own family affairs and is extremely strict with his son, especially the son born after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Twenty years later, Cao Huailiang himself has long since withdrawn from the shining national defense force. His three sons-in-law and six concubines produced four generals, one of whom was a lieutenant general of the armored forces.

The world will still fight. The contradictions between Germany and Austria and Britain and France were the most dangerous triggers in Western society. In the original time and space, these two major military groups broke out without avoidance of a great war that affected the entire world. It also laid the groundwork for the Second World War 20 years later.

But in this time and space, the giant China has appeared in the East, and under China's external pressure, will Britain, France, Germany and Austria seek a peaceful solution? Or will there still be a big war?

Liu Xian felt that the former was more likely. But Wilhelm II is an inscrutable fellow, and as soon as his brain cramps, Europe will really beat itself into a chrysanthemum. And with Russian pressure gone, the Austro-Hungarian Empire's interests in the Balkans would be unceremoniously directed at the British Empire.

The Franco-German contradiction is irreconcilable, will the Anglo-German contradiction intensify? Everything is unknown. Liu Xian couldn't see through this fog.

What he can be sure of now is that the Western world will not rest on its laurels. China has gained so much from this war. Westerners will never admit this loss unless they are all deficient in calcium.

Therefore, no matter what happens to Westerners internally, if the war between Britain, France, Germany and Austria does not break out, there will be another world war between the East and the West. And if the European civil war breaks out, even if Liu Xian does not send troops to Europe, he will come forward to mediate when the two major military blocs are exhausted. And take the opportunity to attack the United States at this time and completely destroy the country.

The children of the Cao family competed for their spirits, and made meritorious contributions in the future wars, and it was not difficult to continue to produce a few counts and nobles. When the time comes, the Cao family will be full of nobles, and even the Huo family may be able to overpower it! (To be continued......)