"Emperor's art? Is it because of this that the emperor was mean to his wife and unjustly killed his loyal ministers? The prince couldn't help but feel a little sad and indignant.

The emperor let out a soft "oh" and said, "By the way, I almost forgot, you are under the banner of clearing the Xue family's grievances." ”

The crown prince was like a fish in his throat, and he didn't vomit unhappily, "I'm not under this banner, the minister really wants to ask the emperor, General Xue has been loyal and martyred all his life, and the emperor is just because he is suspicious of military power, is this so?" ”

The emperor looked at the crown prince, and there was a slight disappointment in his eyes, "Suspicion? What do you think? ”

"Or else?" The prince asked rhetorically.

The emperor sighed, for this son, he really had too little contact and too little teaching, but looking back, it didn't seem to be the prince's fault.

"Go and get the map."

The prince was a little suspicious in his heart, and Gonggong Cao had already slowly opened a roll of sheepskin on the case.

Coincidentally, a look of awe and pride appeared on the faces of the emperor and the crown prince, which was thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, every inch of mountains and rivers, the glory of the ancestors, and the responsibility of every generation of monarchs.

"Since the beginning of the dynasty, there have been constant wars in the Western Regions, and there is often no peace on the border, until our dynasty, when Daxue leads the troops, can it be regarded as really except for this danger!" The emperor seemed to recall the old days, and unconsciously said the name of his former comrades, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his expression was frank, undisguised, and proud of his generals.

The prince remembered the night of the Xue family, he heard the news of the Xue family's conviction and knelt outside the palace gate to ask to see him, until the last moment he knew that begging was hopeless, and rode his horse to the Xue mansion. At that time, he was young and vigorous, gritted his teeth and said, "General, why don't we rush back to the Western Regions now, there are all our people over there, it's a big deal to kill them again!" ”

General Xue hurriedly shook his head, "You are the prince of a country, how can you make a decision about this!" What's more, the emperor will not be so suspicious of me! My Xue family, my life is fine! ”

Later, every time he recalled this conversation, he unconsciously thought that General Xue was trying to comfort him and prevent him from doing stupid things. Or is it really just underestimating the king's suspicions? But today, he suddenly discovered that he didn't know his father or General Xue, nor did he understand the feelings and trust between them.

"Of course Da Xue won't rebel!" The emperor sighed, "No one knows him better than me, and whoever rebels, he will not rebel." ”

The prince couldn't help but take two steps back, "Then why?" You know it, how can you still bear it? ”

The emperor sighed leisurely: "There is nothing that cannot be endured. Everyone has their own mission, that is, the emperor, and the same. Looking at the crown prince's expression, the emperor continued patiently, "I just told you that the way of the emperor is to care about checks and balances. You must know that checks and balances are not only in the court, but also in the world. ”

"I have been on the battlefield in the Western Regions, and I have put you on the battlefield in the Western Regions, why?" The emperor's question made the crown prince slightly stunned, wasn't it because he was depressed and invited to go to the Western Regions? Of course, the emperor agreed, did he deliberately arrange it? At this point, what is the emperor saying all this for? Is it a delaying tactic or a soft tactic?

Seeing his suspicions, the emperor smiled, and replied to himself, "Of course, it is because the Western Regions are important, and I believe that you have not only learned to lead troops to fight when you go to the Western Regions." You know the royal family of the Western Regions, right? ”

The prince nodded.

"Unlike our dynasty, they are scattered royal families, each in peacetime, and each other in wartime."

The crown prince nodded, this is indeed the characteristic of the Western Regions, "The reason why the Western Regions of the previous dynasty was not troubled was precisely because they were too scattered and had too much internal friction, until the appearance of Amir Khan, the scattered sediment was piled up into a tower and grew stronger day by day. ”

The emperor nodded appreciatively, and in an instant, the prince returned to his childhood in a trance, reciting a long paragraph of incomprehensible text in the study, just to wait for his father's final gentle nod.

"After the death of Amir Khan, the ties between their states have been maintained, but not as much as before." The prince involuntarily continued.

"Yes, after the last great victory, there are two opinions between the DPRK and China, one is to continue to chase and kill and completely eliminate hidden dangers; One is a truce. You weren't in the court then, but now you say, which is better? ”

The prince paused, he was full of spirit back then, when he was in the Western Regions, he and his brothers wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue, but after returning to the dynasty, there were many affairs, and then there was a matter of the Xue family, and the matter of the Western Expedition was naturally put down. In addition, the Western Regions has been paying tribute again, and the border has been quiet for a few years in recent years, and now that you calm down and think about it, a truce may not be bad.

He was speechless for a while, and after thinking for a while, he still replied, "Of course, it is good to completely eliminate hidden dangers, but it costs a lot, it costs people and money, and the war in the west has been going on for many years, so it is more secure to recuperate." ”

"That's just one aspect." The emperor nodded, "You have been training in the military department all these years, and I let you go to the household department the year before last, you should also understand that this war is by no means the power of a military general!" War preparedness, grain and grass, personnel and horses, swords and arrows, are all piled up with silver, the Yellow River bursts its banks, Shandong is in a great drought, Jiangxi is suppressing bandits, a huge country, everywhere is asking for silver. ”

It's true! If you don't know that firewood and rice are expensive, the officials of the household department are not like the military department, they have no pride and ambition, and they are all meticulous in their calculations, and at the end of each year, they all have sad faces, and they must compare with abacus and baht, and they can't wait for a sum of money to be used repeatedly. And the silver of the imperial court is the life of thousands of families, and the prince has also been deeply touched in recent years.

"On the other hand, the ethnic groups in the Western Regions have been fierce for a long time, and women, children, and children are all able to fight on horseback, even a small number of people can also form border troubles, not to mention that the western region is vast and sparsely populated, and it is not easy to exterminate them!" The emperor sneered, "At the moment of foreign enemies, they naturally unite as one to the outside world, but there are no foreign enemies, they are loose by nature, and it is difficult to twist into one heart, so, tell me, is it better to force them to escape from the Jedi, or is it better to divide them and eat them?"

In fact, the crown prince didn't need to answer, the situation in the Western Regions in the past two years proved everything, the infighting between the royal families in the Western Regions continued, and at present, half of the kings and khans in the thirteen states in the west were the heirs of the imperial court, which was indeed not a problem.

The crown prince also admitted that he did not have more than ten or twenty years of scheming and layout, and he was afraid that he would not be able to do so, "The emperor has already worked hard in the dark, and he admires it!" ”

"But Da Xue is so good!" The emperor also sighed, "With him, this battle must be fought, so he must die, understand?" ”

The prince was a little understanding, but also a little unwilling, "General Xue is not belligerent, and he is loyal to the emperor and the court, that is, the emperor has other considerations, and he is dismissed from his post and discharged from his army, so why kill the whole family!" ”

"Back then, you followed Da Xue in the west, what did the generals in the west think of General Xue?"

"Regard General Xue as the god of war!" Speaking of this, the prince's heart also swelled with pride.

"Then remove him from the right to serve, what will happen to those people?" The emperor sneered, "People are in one position, but not everything in this position is something he can decide. Even if Da Xue can understand that he is willing to make a truce, and the war exploits are in front, are the people under him willing? ”

The prince understood that this was reasonable, that is, he was also bent on fighting back then, a running horse could not be easily strangled, and the warlike heart of the warriors, an excellent general could not be easily extinguished, and more importantly, he was reluctant. General Xue's death is still half-concealed, if it were replaced by the back then, the imperial court would directly remove his military power, and the 200,000 troops in the west would probably be unwilling, and what they would do is unpredictable! Even if General Xue is willing to come forward to appease, he must also be disheartened and disheartened.

"What's the most important thing on the battlefield?" The Emperor asked his son carefully.

"It's the heart of the military." The prince replied without hesitation. Having been on the battlefield, he understands too well the importance of military spirit, just like the big girl in his heart, who can never fall.

"Yes, it's the heart of the army." The emperor nodded approvingly, "So, this battle can't be fought for the time being, but this battle will have to be fought sooner or later, so this army's heart can't be dispersed yet, and in the end, it can only be Da Xue who dies." Moreover, if Da Xue does not die, the various ethnic groups in the Western Regions will not relax their vigilance, which is also the secret condition of begging for peace in the Western Regions back then. ”

The emperor sighed and continued, "In the past few years, the imperial court has recuperated and recuperated, and there are also some savings, and the Western Regions are almost divided by us, and there are still five or six states and clans who refuse to naturalize. When the time comes, the ready-made excuse will push General Xue's death on their heads, and the blood hatred of the soldiers is high, and there is no reason to be invincible! 200,000 soldiers, the heart has also returned from the Xue family to the imperial court, and in the next twenty years, you can rest easy in this position. ”

The crown prince was stunned, looking at the emperor in front of him, once he thought that this was his closest person, but gradually recognized the truth, and gradually stood in the distance to look at his father coldly as a stranger, when he thought he had understood, at this moment he felt that he had never understood.

The sound of swords was heard outside. The emperor frowned, and Gonggong Cao walked out quietly.

The palace was even more empty, and he asked with difficulty for a long time, "Has the emperor always regarded me as a prince?" ”

The Emperor's voice was as cold as usual, "Of course, if you don't handle this matter well, it can only mean that someone is more suitable for this position than you." But tonight is so swift that there is a bit of your mother's boldness. The Emperor suddenly laughed, and said leisurely, "Your mother is the wisest and most resolute woman in the world, and you are her and my child, and even I can't think of a better way to deal with it than you tonight." Regarding the Xue family, I am a little disappointed, and it can be regarded as a reminder for you. Although it is harmless to say that children are in love, you have gone too far with the girl of the Xue family, which makes you unable to see clearly in this matter. ”

"Xue Ke's matter, the emperor knows? When did you find out? The prince was a little surprised, the secret in his heart was suddenly revealed, although he was not surprised, but he still wanted to hide it inexplicably.

"That girl, how could I forget?" The emperor rarely smiled a little slyly, "But I didn't see anything good, that is, I looked good, as for you and Que Er, are you and Que Er working hard?" Que Er copied the Xue family, and the deal with Situ released the girl, I know, Da Xue is such a heart-warming baby daughter, and I also have the heart to leave him a queen. A girl, I didn't expect her to make trouble, but I didn't expect that girl to be a bold person, and you and Que Er also hung up the color at the post house, which was really unseemly. ”

mentioned the post house, and thought that the emperor also knew about it, and the prince's face darkened. The emperor is a person who has come over, and he actually comforted him, "Look at it, forget it." ”

The prince's face darkened.

Gonggong Cao came in quietly, and replied, "It's Lord Situ from the factory guard who came over, and there was some conflict with His Royal Highness's people outside the palace gate, and the old slave calmed him down, and asked His Majesty to signal." ”

"Oh! Situ is here! The emperor nodded slightly, "What do you think of the factory guard?" ”

"The minister thinks that the supervision of hundreds of officials has their own metropolitan procuratorate, and our dynasty has set up a brocade guard in order to strengthen control, and the factory guard is in prison in the name of supervision, and everyone in the court is in danger, and the courtiers are sideways, which is really not a good yamen."

"The factory guard has the benefits of the factory guard, but in recent years, the disadvantages have indeed been greater, and the courtiers have big opinions. The emperor nodded, "Rongda, pass on my message, and the people under your command will be handed over to the forbidden army in three groups, and Situ will stay on standby." ”

"What do you do with the rest?"

The candles in the hall were bright, but the people in front of him became a little blurred. He could hear his own voice a little ethereal, "Since the emperor has made me the crown prince and regards me as the prince, what about the king of Qin?" ”

The atmosphere suddenly froze. When it comes to his favorite son, the emperor is voice finally has some cracks: "Que Er is a good boy." "That's the child he brought up, and the culture and martial arts are all excellent" If it weren't for you, Que Er would have become a good emperor! He is very good, but it is a pity that he was born in the emperor's family, and I delayed him. ”

The emperor's voice paused, "The crown prince should never be a stable position, if it is too stable, the world will be dangerous." Once upon a time, the emperor told me that it was better to choose a good companion for the crown prince than to choose a good opponent for him. I hated these words when I was a son, but after I became a father, I realized some truth. ”

The prince didn't know what to say for a moment. The two looked at each other silently, and finally the emperor spoke, with a hint of old age and pleading in his voice, "For my sake, give Que Er a way to live." Aren't you under the slogan of getting rid of adulterous concubines? Concubine Li will hand it over to you, and you will be able to explain it. ”

The prince was silent for a long time, and finally asked, "If it is the king of Qin today, will my father find a way to live for his sons?" ”

The emperor was silent for a long time, and finally said, "You will gradually get used to seeing things from the perspective of a king." ”

The prince smiled bitterly in his heart, yes, he won't, from a monarch's point of view, the prince let go of a younger brother who is not very obedient is benevolent, but he has never heard that the rebellious prince let go of the main master, and this question is full of stupidity.

The emperor looked at him, although he was not shocked, but the emperor was also a little clear, sighed and said, "The sky is about to be bright, deal with it, this royal family, you still have to be high, and you can't let the world see the joke." ”

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