On the terrace of the study room of Beichen Mansion.

"Father, I see that you sent Long Ritian away, and you didn't mean to help him. Bei Ming took a sip of wine and said.

"I can't help. Duke Xinglan took a sip of wine and smacked his lips and said, "Now just drag out a few officials, there is no one who is not greedy, the bold ones will find ways to be greedy for the country's money, and the timid ones will hold the money of the people below, it can only be said that the atmosphere is like this, and there is no rule of law at all." Besides..... money ended up going to the Lesmen Temple, which is too complicated, so we might as well touch it less. ”

Bei Ming nodded, and at the same time was surprised in his heart, what kind of force could make Duke Xinglan feel jealous.

"Then do you think....Does the Seventh Prince have a lot to do with this matter?" Bei Ming asked.

"Cut, how do I know, you can pinch me and count....." Duke Xinglan joked.

"Hahahaha. ”

"Father, tell me about the current political situation, although they have already told me about it, their knowledge is limited, so I want to hear your opinion. Beiming told his father what he wanted to know most.

"The current political situation, I won't say much about the rest, just talk about these princes, there are a lot of people, can you remember?" Duke Xinglan asked.

"Yes, yes, no problem!" Bei Ming immediately nodded happily, joking, he now has the ability to remember, he can recite it at a glance at the dictionary, let alone a few names.

"Okay, then I'll tell you about it, it is estimated that the one you are most likely to contact during this time is the prince, so there is still a need to talk about it. Duke Xinglan rubbed his hands and said, "Then who to start with, let's start in order, let's start with the boss!"

Beiming nodded, ready to listen to the story.

"The Great Prince Zhongli Zhan!" Duke Xinglan snapped his fingers and said: "This person is the most powerful, most of the people in the court are his followers at present, and his power is the greatest among the princes. Duke Xinglan said and lit a cigarette, and then continued: "As for him, he is the eldest son, and he has been cultivated according to the heir of the empire since he was a child. The problem is that everyone thinks that he is the heir, and in the future, the future emperor, many people will naturally devote themselves to his command, which is a good thing and an advantage for the great prince. ”

But how to say that, the emperor is too slow to age, and the prince is growing too fast, which leads to a situation, that is, the big prince group is growing stronger and stronger, and the old emperor has gradually begun to pay attention to this matter. Duke Xinglan changed his posture as he spoke, then took a puff of cigarette and said, "What is the old emperor's solution? ”

After that, the old emperor began to favor other sons, and as the other younger sons grew up, they gradually embarked on a career in office, and this decades-long battle began. ”

"The eldest prince has the best resources, and his power is also the greatest, which shows that he is a target, a target that will be attacked by all the princes! Who made him the first heir to the throne, just like that, the eldest prince has risen and fallen, and he is barely the most powerful among the princes. ”

Duke Xinglan finished talking about the situation of the eldest prince in one breath, and Bei Ming also secretly wrote it down in his heart, thinking that this eldest prince was really miserable, he didn't do anything wrong, the fault was that he was the eldest prince! Because you are the closest to the throne, you deserve to be attacked!

"What about the second prince?" asked Beiming.

Duke Xinglan took a sip of wine and said, "Don't worry, this second prince....Zhongli Fenghua!"

"This second prince is not interested in politics, he doesn't care about the world, he just plays with machinery in his mansion every day....it sounds a bit like you!" Duke Xinglan said and pointed to Bei Ming. "He has no interest in the struggle for imperial power, and he has no interest in politics, and he is harmless to people and animals, so he ended up with a good popularity, but no one followed him at all. ”

Bei Ming nodded and said, "Then I have to find an opportunity to visit him in the future." ”

"Hmm. It's okay to go to his place and have a look, he doesn't care about anything, and there won't be any trouble at all when you see him. Duke Xinglan also said a word, and then stretched out three fingers and began to speak again.

"The third prince Zhongli Zuo! His teacher was the previous imperial marshal! That is to say, his foundation is in the military department, he is a young man with brains, usually modest, usually modest, and powerful, generally, he is bent on gnawing the bone of the military department and letting everyone support him. However, if the people in the military department have military power, if they agree to follow him, or take sides..... emperor will not hesitate to get rid of him! Because of the military power, the emperor will definitely hold it in his own hands! Therefore, although the three princes have a lot of ideas, at present, the achievements are not too high. ”

Immediately afterwards, Duke Xinglan stretched out four fingers and said: "Fourth prince, Zhongli Lehe! He is not in the Holy Capital all the year round, and he leads troops outside, which seems to be the most popular at present, and at the same time the most capable, after I resigned as the commander of the Northern Army, it was his teacher who took over, and then he also got him over, and now among the nine princes, only he has military power in his hands!

Then Duke Xinglan stretched out five fingers and continued: "Fifth prince, Zhong Lizheng! He and the third prince are the same mother, the two are real brothers, basically take it everywhere to help the third prince, he himself is very low-key, I estimate, he should be a think tank-like figure." ”

After speaking, Duke Xinglang picked up the wine glass, took a sip and said, "Alas, you just didn't grow up in this environment, if you grow up in this environment, I don't need to help you make up for your lessons." ”

"Harm, this is not to recognize people, and I will know which people I can't mess with in the future. You can't be like when I was a child, I see who beats whom, right? Beiming shrugged and said.

"You still know how to think about it, even if you kid has a little conscience!" Duke Xinglan put it down and said, "Who should I say, I'll talk about ....."

"It's time for you to talk about the Six Princes. Bei Ming reminded with a smile.

"Yes, the Sixth Prince. Duke Xinglan adjusted his sitting posture, and then began to speak: "The sixth prince, Zhongli Hongzhen, he is a prince who dances more happily, he is good at making friends, don't look at his age, he has formed a lot of power! His teacher is the Minister of Finance Adams, this old guy is also very slippery, and he has secretly accumulated a lot of energy for the six princes. ”

"The next one is the Seventh Prince Zhong Lifeng, this person has no power, because he is young, he is only twenty-one or twelve years old, but he can see that he is ambitious and wants to break out of his own world. The power of the prince in front of him is too big, he can't reach it, and he can't afford to provoke it, and recently the Nine Emperor Princes, a very popular rival, have emerged, but their prestige is high, and they don't have any foundation in the political world, so this Seven Princes wants to strangle him in the cradle before the Nine Emperors enter the political world, but ..... all in all, it's really not good now, and there is nothing that can make people feel outstanding. Duke Xinglan shook his head and said.

Bei Ming said with a smile: "I know this, he unified a gang of gangsters formed by the second ancestor, and today I told him about the incident in Fengyulou and informed the Ministry of Police that this guy ran away, and after all, it was not on the table." ”

"That's what I said, but he has the identity of a prince, and he is a stunned young man, maybe a guy who doesn't pay attention to this guy can set off a storm, and he can't be underestimated. Duke Xinglan said with a smile.

"Hahaha, is it a-stirring stick?" Bei Ming said with a smile.

"Stir up....?" Duke Xinglan asked with a frown, "Are you sure?"

"No, no, no, just kidding, kidding, father, let's go on, let's talk about it...."Bei Ming said stupidly.

Duke Xinglan was too lazy to bother with Beiming, and continued: "There is also the Eighth Prince Zhongli Taiqing, he eats, drinks and has fun in everything, he has no arrogance to others, he never cares about political affairs, and he has no followers, he is a typical second ancestor. But I always have a feeling that he is absolutely hiding something, but judging from his way of doing things, he is indeed a second ancestor,"

Bei Ming nodded and said: "I have an impression of this person, I remember playing with him when I was a child, it doesn't matter how old I am, I still have an impression." ”

"Well, anyway, you can control the scale of your relationship with them. Duke Xinglan lit a cigarette and said: "The next one is the Nine Emperor Princes Zhong Lizun you are familiar with, the Nine Emperor Sons entered the Magic Union as a proton, but now they are thriving in the Magic Union, after the scepter incident of the Magic Union, the old emperor once praised him, and said in person, that the Nine Emperors are like him when he was young." However, I have to say that this sentence has brought a lot of trouble to the Nine Emperors, and it is this sentence that has become the fuse, and secretly many princes have begun to suppress the Nine Emperors, the most obvious of which is the Seventh Prince, who took the lead in taking him regardless of the impact. But it is a pity that the Nine Emperors have not yet entered politics, although they have high prestige, they do not have the strength yet. ”

Speaking of this, Duke Xinglan sighed and said, "I hope the Nine Emperor Princes can make good use of the prestige they have accumulated now." ”

"Then, the Nine Emperor Princes have such a high reputation, is the Magic Guild behind it?" asked Bei Ming.

"Yes.... Perhaps, but the Magic Guild will certainly not admit it, and when the time comes, they will only package themselves as a perfect school of magic. Duke Xinglan looked at the moon in the sky and said, "The royal family will not allow the magic union to interfere in this kind of thing, once it starts..... it may not be stopped." ”

Bei Ming nodded and said: "I understand..... but father, I'm still curious, now there are many factions and the situation is chaotic, which side are you on?"

Duke Xinglan took a puff of cigarette and said: "When I was young, I was the eldest prince, and later....I arrived at the military department and had to lead the troops, so I broke off the relationship with the eldest prince, and there is no faction until now." ”

"You've helped the Nine Emperor Princes so much, doesn't anyone think you're part of the Nine Emperor Princes?" Bei Ming asked.