In all dynasties, the descendants of the emperor are all dragon sons and dragon grandchildren, and they can be crowned kings and marquis when they are born. They did not work as a farmer, but had their own people to provide for them, and over the years, they eventually became a parasitic class of the whole society. In real history, in the late Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's children and grandchildren developed to a fairly large scale, so much so that even the treasury could not allocate their money. Although Liu Ziqiu has not studied the history of the Ming Dynasty, he has also seen similar plots in some novels and film and television dramas, and he naturally does not want the Han Dynasty that he worked so hard to establish to repeat this mistake.

On the issue of how to settle the princes, Liu Ziqiu had a plan. In the end, there is only one who can inherit the throne, but before they abdicate, these children must find their own way out once they become adults, including Liu Sigen. Of course, the royal family has deep pockets and can provide enough wealth for the children to have a relatively high starting point from the start. As for what path these children are willing to choose, it is entirely according to their respective interests, and they are free to choose the different careers they want to pursue in the future.

Two years ago, Liu Sigen made the choice to become a doctor in medical school. With the eldest son of the emperor taking the lead, several other slightly older children also made their choices. The second son, Liu Siyun, has been good at martial arts since he was a child, so he naturally joined the military camp. As for the other children, some chose to return to their mother's hometown grassland, some chose to follow the Han Dynasty's ocean-going fleet to go to sea for exploration, and some chose to do business and farming. Of course, these children are not yet adults, and they are now only occasionally experiencing within the range of their choice, and are not really committed to their careers.

In fact, these princes have been studying since childhood, and they will also learn some ways to govern the country. But Liu Ziqiu set the rule that except for the person who inherits the throne can participate in government affairs, the rest of the princes are not allowed to be officials in the court within three generations. This is also to prevent these princes from lacking the people's hearts after obtaining official positions, and in turn want to strive for greater power. And in the eyes of the vast majority of people in this world, the greatest power is still with the emperor.

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Time passed day by day, the Han Dynasty was always calm, and Li Shimin, the prime minister, also deserved to be decent, and there was no transgression. And at this moment, bad news suddenly came from the Northwest Wasteland, and Tuoba Mumi, the father of the king of Dangxiang and the imperial concubine of the Han Dynasty, Tuoba Mumi, suddenly fell ill and unfortunately passed away.

Although Tuoba Mumi is over fifty years old, his body has always been strong, and no one expected that he would suddenly fall ill. The news came very suddenly, and when Tuoba Qianyu learned of his father's death, he cried to death and insisted on rushing back to Xihai to send his father on his last journey. Liu Ziqiu did not allow Tuoba Qianyu's request, and he himself decided to accompany Tuoba Qianyu.

When the news reached the cabinet, Li Shimin hurriedly brought all the scholars to persuade him, saying: "Your Majesty is the body of ten thousand gold, how can you leave lightly." Ministers, please take back your order! ”

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "I have been stuck in this deep palace all day long, and after a long time, I am afraid that my body is about to grow hair." Now, Li Mi has been conferred the title, Zhang Zhongjian has not gone overseas, and no one in the world is my opponent. I am the ruler of the world, so what's the matter! ”

Li Shimin persuaded again: "But the country can't be without a king for a day, please think twice!" ”

Since ancient times, unless there is a turmoil, the emperor has shrunk in the palace in one acre and three points of land. This can be seen in the difference between Chinese chess and chess. In Chinese chess, the general and the commander are limited to a few squares, while the king in chess can move around. Liu Ziqiu naturally didn't want to become a general and commander in Chinese chess, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "I have already set the rules, and I will not act as my authority in these days." How can there be no king in the country? ”

Li Shimin was surprised: "Isn't the eldest prince already in the medical school?" ”

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said, "Doctor is just his profession, but he is still the first-order heir. As long as I am not there, he can act in my place. There is no contradiction between the two. ”

Li Shimin suddenly realized, and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes. It was only at this time that he understood Liu Ziqiu's intention of not appointing the crown prince, but appointing a large number of heirs in the order of succession. If the crown prince is established, once the prince has an accident, the other princes will inevitably be suspicious and fight with each other in order to compete for the crown prince. But now it is different, if something happens to the first-order heir, it can only be topped by the second-order heir, and so on, there is no situation of sibling contention at all. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that a certain heir who is in the back of the line is motivated by profit and makes a move to murder the previous heir. However, the imperial power has been greatly weakened nowadays, and no one wants to take such a big risk to fight for a chicken-ribbed position.

In fact, in the era when Wei Zheng, Zhao Ling and others were prime ministers, they still adhered to the practice of asking Liu Ziqiu for instructions on everything, and the imperial power was still very important. Since Li Shimin, a group of young scholars, presided over the cabinet, many things have been decided by the cabinet itself. This was originally Liu Ziqiu's own request, and it would not cause any waves. Moreover, the two levels of congresses represented the two classes of nobles and commoners, respectively, to participate in politics, and some new ideas began to be accepted by the people. Therefore, the emperor has a greater symbolic meaning than a practical meaning in the hearts of the people. Of course, as the founding monarch of the country, Liu Ziqiu's position in people's minds is still irreplaceable.

Now that Liu Ziqiu has already said this, it is inconvenient for Li Shimin and others to persuade him anymore and retire in unison. However, the emperor's travel was a great event after all, and the cabinet had several days to do.

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Back in the harem, Gao Xiu'er and Tuoba Qianyu greeted them together. Gao Xiu'er said softly: "The concubine, please go to the West Sea with the emperor, and I hope that the emperor will approve it." ”

Liu Ziqiu said: "What are you going to do?" ”

Gao Xiu'er said with some concern: "The old prince Tuoba is a little strange, and the concubine is not very relieved, and wants to go to see what is going on." ”

Tuoba Qianyu heard this, and hurriedly said, "Sister, you say that my father is harmed? ”

Gao Xiu'er shook her head and said, "I just think it's strange, but the old prince is not necessarily harmed, and he still needs to see what the symptoms are to be sure." ”

Liu Ziqiu knew that Gao Xiuer's medical skills were as good as Sun Simiao's true inheritance, and if Tuoba Mumi did not die a normal death, he would definitely not be able to hide Gao Xiu'er's eyes. Originally, he didn't care about Tuoba Mumi's death, because in this era, it is very normal to be able to live to be in his fifties. However, since Gao Xiu'er felt that there was a problem, he couldn't help but pay attention to it, so he couldn't help but nod and said, "It's okay, you may not have been out of the palace for a long time, so go with me." ”

Soon, Hua Yun, Xie Muyu, Xie Xiangwen and others who got the news also came over and asked to accompany Liu Ziqiu. The world thinks that life in the palace is poor and luxurious, but they don't know that staying in such a large place all day long will make everyone tired of it. These women are obviously tired of this kind of life, and they can't wait to go out for a walk with Liu Ziqiu.

Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "In the bitter cold land in the west, you are weak, but you can't go. Or stay in the palace with peace of mind. When I return, I will take you on a tour of Jiangnan, what if? ”

Hua Yun said unhappily: "Your Majesty, a few of them are weak, but the concubines were killed from the army of ten thousand horses!" ”

Liu Ziqiu smiled again: "If you leave, who will protect them?" ”

Mu Duoli squeezed forward and said, "Your Majesty, Sister Yun is in charge of the female guards in the palace, so naturally she can't leave without permission, but the concubines have no duties. It's better to let the concubine follow you, and you can take care of it. ”

Wang Yufeng also pleaded: "Your Majesty, after your concubine's father recovered from her injury, she was sent to the Western Regions by the emperor. When you go to the West Sea, please let the concubine Xu accompany you, so that the concubine can see her father. ”

Liu Ziqiu pondered for a moment, and finally nodded: "Okay, Mu Duoli and Yufeng, you two should also go with me." ”

Yuan Ziyan hurried over and loudly dissuaded: "Your Majesty, you must not travel far." The concubine just watched the celestial phenomenon, and there was a streamer next to the emperor star, I am afraid that there will be a villain! ”

Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "Your stargazing technique, I see that you have never had a spirit, don't believe it!" ”

Tuoba Qianyu thought about her father's funeral, and when she saw Yuan Ziyan blocking her, she was immediately displeased: "Sister Ziyan, if you want to go with you, just say it to the emperor, why bother to say such bad luck!" ”

Gao Xiu'er was worried that their sisters would be estranged because of this matter, so she couldn't help coughing lightly and said, "The emperor has already made a decision on this matter, don't discuss it anymore." When the emperor returns, wouldn't it be good for our sisters to happily travel together in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

She is the queen and the head of the six palaces, and everyone dare not listen to her words, so they dispersed one after another.

Lu Xiangdong's face sank, and he whispered: "Call Gen'er, I have something to tell him." ”

Gao Xiu'er's face showed a sad look and said: "Your Majesty, Gen'er is not weak in his youth, but I am afraid that I will not be able to bear this heavy responsibility." ”

Lu Xiangdong comforted: "Don't worry, I have confidence in Gen'er." ”

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After a pillar of incense, Liu Sigen came to Gao Xiu'er's bedroom, and after greeting his parents, he stood aside with his hands down.

Liu Ziqiu didn't like these hierarchical etiquette, pointed to the stool in front of him, and said, "You sit down, my father has something to say to you." ”

Liu Sigen sat down in the corner of the stool, straightened up, and said respectfully: "Please teach my father." ”

Liu Ziqiu smiled and waved his hand, "Don't be so nervous, relax." And he said, "Father and thy mother are about to go away." You will stay in the East Palace for the time being, and take care of the affairs of the palace. There are two things to explain to your father, one is to take care of your younger brothers and sisters, and the other is to protect your aunts who stay at home. Can you do it? ”

Liu Sigen hurriedly said: "Father, please rest assured, there are children here, and they will never be hurt in the slightest!" ”

Liu Ziqiu nodded, and said, "For my father, there is one more thing to tell you and your mother." ”

Gao Xiu'er looked at Liu Ziqiu in some surprise, and Liu Sigen couldn't help but ask, "I don't know what my father said?" ”

Liu Ziqiu sighed and said, "I have been hiding from you for more than ten years for my father, and I should sue you today." Being a father is not a big cow in Changshan Village, but has another origin! ”