When the neutrons burst into the palace in a hurry, the dust was settled.

Di Yi swallowed.

He was at the last moment of his life, and the attack of the high priest of Dongyi became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

However, Di Yi did not die violently, he saw the corpse of the high priest, learned the whole process from the mouths of Wen Zhong and Huang Feihu, and then under the witness of Bigan and Shang Rong, the crown prince was decided.

Inherit the throne of Shouwang Yin Shoude.

As an emperor, the bias of personal emotions is one thing, and the more important thing is the overall situation.

Originally, he belonged to Wei Ziqi, but it was also because King Shou was in a coma for seven years and ignored the government, completely because of the etiquette of his son-in-law, which was not beneficial to the country.

Now that I know that the Dongyi people want to break the net, just to prevent the future of being destroyed by the big merchants in the divination, and then see the way of the soldiers, naturally there is no other word, and it is passed on to King Shou.

The whole process was extremely fast, but under the witness of civil and military officials, it was in line with etiquette and law, and it was logical.

"No! No!"

As a result, Wei Ziqi, who confirmed the news, only felt a thunderbolt from the sky, and collapsed under the steps in despair, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

And Wei Ziyan, who arrived later, also had a great change in his face, but he tried to calm down and entered the palace to prepare to marry the new king.

Even if you grovel, you must at least get a rich fief to ensure the luxury of the second half of your life.

Gu Cheng didn't bother to pay attention to them at all.

From beginning to end, these two were not in the scope of consideration, and his eyes had already fallen on the Quartet, the eight hundred princes.

Di Yi is not a particularly outstanding emperor, but he is also decent, even he understands that the princes are powerful and threaten the big merchants, which shows that the current situation is very tense, and it can be called a trigger.

There is no centralized power, the power of the dynasty is actually very limited, although the name of the big Shang is the lord of the world, in fact, to put it bluntly, it is the largest and strongest princes, and the next eight hundred princes are superficially subservient, but in fact, they are eyeing each other, and they all covet Jiuding.

Therefore, except for the capital city directly controlled by the Great Shang and the nearby thousands of miles, in the territory of the other princes, there is not much substantial benefit, and the constraints are in all aspects, intrigue, and everything is done.

Gu Cheng wanted to integrate the power of the human world, first of all, to weaken the power of the princes, especially the four princes.

Of course, the world's major events have always been famous.

There is no correspondence at ordinary times, but fortunately, when the new emperor ascends the throne, the eight hundred princes will face the saint, and the four princes will also come to the capital.

Here's your chance.

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Emperor Yi Long controls Bintian, the aftermath is handled, and the new emperor ascends the throne, and the preparation process is several months.

When the princes heard that Emperor Yi had died, and the successor to the throne was King Shou, who had been asleep for seven years, they were shaken, but they did not dare to slack off.

Eight hundred princes!

Perhaps not every prince has great strength, and some princes' sphere of influence is limited to a county or village, but this kind of major event must be present, and it must show its prestige.

Thus, the number and quality of slaves became the key.

Gu Cheng stood at the head of the palace wall, seemingly enjoying the scenery, but in fact, overlooking the vast land, the long convoy of vehicles from all sides was in full view.

The question involved here, in this day and age, were slaves counted as soldiers?

The answer is, no, but it's hard to tell the difference.

The formal army composition of the Shang Dynasty, the soldiers were civilians, not slaves, but the army was temporarily recruited, and it was inevitable that the good and the bad would be uneven, so if there was a real war, the slaves with combat effectiveness would definitely take up arms, and their bodies would be relatively strong, and there were trained slaves on weekdays, so they were called war slaves.

But slaves belong completely to the private property of the upper nobles, the princes' military strength is limited, but the number of slaves is not limited, as long as you can afford it, for the nobles, hard work is the key to ensuring power, but for the imperial power, it is really a scourge.

Therefore, in the original trajectory of fate, the king wanted to free the slaves, not mercifully, but just to rule.

This is very similar to Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, everything he does is beneficial to the country, but unfortunately he has taken a big step.

There is no absolute criterion for whether any system is progressive, but it must be combined with a certain historical environment.

In an era when the hereditary system of aristocracy had not yet declined and academic decline had not yet occurred, the rash exclusion of the aristocracy and the emancipation of slaves was not progress, but a disaster.

If you touch the interests of the lower classes, you can also send troops to suppress them, and if you touch the interests of the upper classes, you will inevitably be overthrown.

So take it one step at a time.

"Your Highness, the construction of the Chaoyang Military House has been completed, and all ethnic groups have sent their children under the age of ten to study. ”

At this time, the footsteps behind sounded, and Wen Zhong stepped forward to say goodbye, and there was joy between his eyebrows.

The so-called military house is actually a military academy in later generations, built on Chaoyang Mountain in Chaoge.

Historically, the Shang Dynasty had a military academy, in which the children of the nobility would be sent to study archery, royalty, dance (fighting) and other fields, that is, the rudimentary version of the six arts of Confucianism in later generations, combined with the formation of troops, so as to lead the army and suppress the slave rebellion.

Now that Gu Cheng has passed on the way of the soldiers, he naturally has to choose people to learn.

In the Han Dynasty, after he created the Twelve Scrolls of Tianshu, it was immediately spread all over the world, and everyone could learn and popularize the wisdom of the people, but now in the Great Shang, the first batch of learners was strictly controlled among the children of the nobles in the city.

The executors are Wen Zhong and Bigan.

Gu Cheng didn't even worry about Huang Feihu and Shang Rong and excluded them.

It's not about questioning loyalty, it's about being limited by family influence.

In comparison, Wen Zhong is alone, without a wife and no children, and Bigan is a member of the royal family, so he can be entrusted with important tasks.

"Good!"

Gu Cheng nodded, took out the second volume of Confucian Taoism from his arms, and handed it over.

In the troubled times of Wuping, Wending Jiangshan, and in the twelve volumes of Tianshu, even the Mo family, which came later, received more attention, after all, it was still inferior to Confucianism and Taoism that governed the country and leveled the world.

Gu Cheng's first choice is to know that in the last years of the dynasty, the first heavy army, there is no military power in hand, everything else is false, and the way of Confucianism is to stabilize the country and make the Great Shang Dynasty become centralized and worthy of its name.

Wen Zhong took the book of Confucianism and understood: "The ministers should not only teach the art of war, but also teach them to be loyal and do their best for the country and the people!"

Education should start with children.

Brainwashing too.

This group of current children, the future aristocrats, is the foundation of system change, as for their parents and grandparents, if they do not eat the ancients, they will naturally be eliminated.

Gu Cheng nodded, and suddenly asked, "Has Xibohou Jichang arrived?"

Wen Zhong replied: "Ten days ago, the four princes, he came the fastest. ”

The quickest comes not necessarily loyalty, but ambition and temptation.

When Emperor Yi was entrusted, he once talked about the harm of the four princes, and Wen Zhong was the first to echo, precisely because he also saw that the relationship between the four princes and the great merchants was one and the other, and it was impossible to truly coexist peacefully.

If the big business is strong, the princes are dormant, and if the big business is weak, then Xia Wei, who became a soup in the past, can be staged again today.

The corners of Gu Cheng's lips raised slightly, and he cared about the next generation: "Have Ji Chang's sons ever followed?"

Wen Zhong said: "I only brought my eldest son, Bo Yi Kao." ”

"Chaoyang Mountain is open to him. ”

"Yes. ”