Time goes back to half a month ago.

After receiving the order of Tianzi Qi to 'stay in the side hall of the Xuanshu Hall and stay with me for a while', Liu Sheng naturally had to talk and communicate with Tianzi Qi from time to time.

Of course, this is also the reason why Tianzi Qi wants to do this-the reason why he wants to keep Liu Sheng to live in the Xuanshu Palace.

- Son of Heaven, I feel that my time is short.

Therefore, in order to be able to teach Liu Sheng as many things as possible before that day came, Tianzi Qi made that decision.

And on that day, when the news that Zhou Yafu was about to be escorted into Chang'an reached the Xuanshu Palace, Tianzi Qi, Prince Sheng, and his son, who were in the Xuanshu Hall at the same time, naturally inevitably had such an exchange······

"Zhou Yafu, do you have to die?"

"—How?"

"——Does Childe think that just by relying on his two years of cultivation, he can suppress him Zhou Yafu?"

Regarding Liu Sheng's inquiry, Tianziqi was obviously quite disdainful.

As the saying goes: All the truths in the world, listening to people 10,000 times, is not as good as experiencing it yourself.

And for Tianzi Qi, 'the king of the weak and the weak cannot suppress the minister of high merit', which is a life experience that is so real that it can no longer be true.

- Tianzi Qi, born in the year of the death of Emperor Xiaohui Liu Ying.

Since the death of Emperor Xiaohui and the succession of the young emperor Liu Gong, the two young emperors have reigned for four years each, for a total of eight years;

By the time Empress Dowager Lu died, Tianzi Qi was just eight years old.

For future generations, eight years old is still an innocent teenager who carnivals everywhere, not to mention major life events, even the young Mu Ai, for a son of this age, still seems a little far away;

Even in this era when the average life expectancy, marriage age, and psychological maturity age are shorter and earlier than those of later generations, eight years old only means that a man has grown into a 'half man'.

The so-called half of a man means that although he can't shoulder the whole family, he must also start to learn, adapt, and shoulder the responsibilities of the family appropriately;

Even though they are not yet old enough to get married, they must also start looking for candidates, and the two families must begin to communicate the details for the future.

To be more specific, if you can't do farm work, you will remove weeds, clear the ditch, and give your father and brother a hand;

If you can't marry a daughter-in-law, you have to start talking about your daughter-in-law and set up your relationship in advance.

And for the nobles of this era, especially the princes and royal families, eight years old is already not a small age.

——It is said that the eldest son of Emperor Taizu Gao and the second emperor of Liu Han Sheji: Liu Ying, Emperor Xiaohui, was made the crown prince of Han at the age of five, the crown prince at the age of eight, and inherited the throne of the Han family at the age of fifteen.

Emperor Xiaowen of the first Taizong was also named the acting king at the age of seven, and then left Beijing to become a vassal;

During the seven years of the reign of Emperor Xiaohui and the eight years of the reign of the two young emperors, under the pressure of the Empress Dowager Lu, he trembled and became the acting king for fifteen years.

When the Empress Dowager Lu died and the first emperor came to Chang'an from the dynasty to succeed the unification, the first emperor, who was praised by both the government and the opposition as 'strong and old' and 'generous and benevolent', was only twenty-three years old.

Just one year after the first emperor inherited the unification, he was established as the crown prince at the age of nine, and he really saw with his own eyes the whole process of the first emperor from a puppet and a clay statue to a living saint step by step and the 'Emperor Xiaowen of Han Taizong'······

"Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I still know what kind of trembling and trembling Emperor Xiaohui was back then, walking on thin ice."

"——At the age of fifteen, he is about to take the throne, inside and outside the government, whether it is a hundred officials and courtiers, or a meritorious marquis and nobles, all of them wear the hat of a 'founding father', 'pillar of the sect', and even 'abundant Yuancong'."

"If it weren't for the Empress Dowager Lu supporting the scene, Emperor Xiaohui would not be in power, or sitting on the throne in peace, it would be as difficult as ascending to the sky."

···

"I didn't see the experience of Emperor Xiaohui;"

"But what happened to the first emperor after he entered the Great Unification, I saw it bit by bit, and I didn't miss it in my eyes."

"——Chen Ping and Zhou Bo's old ministers, who were the founding fathers of the country, contributed to the sect;"

"Needless to say, Zhou Bo's hat of 'Abundant Yuancong' was enough to overwhelm the emperor at that time;"

"Although Chen Ping is not Emperor Taizu's Yuan, but because of Emperor Taizu's deathbed entrustment, as early as when Emperor Taizu was still alive, he got a promise of 'sooner or later to be the prime minister'."

"And when the first emperor first arrived in Chang'an, these two people, one was the prime minister and the other was the captain;"

"One is in charge of major affairs in the court and the treasury savings, and the other is in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, and the Jingzhao Forbidden Army."

"In such a difficult situation, even the first emperor can only boil Chen Ping, Zhou Bo, Guan Ying and other old ministers to death one by one."

"As for the settlement of accounts after the autumn, there is no way to talk about it······"

···

"Then I ascended the throne, I have obviously been the crown prince for more than 20 years, and the government and the opposition, which have long been full of wings and have long been controlled, are still helpless against a Shen Tujia."

"A strategy to cut the feudal domain, forcing me to have repeated disagreements and even conflicts with Shen Tujia;"

"Also... Ahem..."

"I did a few foolish things, too."

"But that Shen Tujia, who was so overwhelmed that he couldn't even put a piece of paper on the edict, was just a pawn with a bow and a crossbow when he followed Emperor Taizu Gao to pacify the world."

"A pawn who has no 'founding father', in the name of 'old minister', forced me, who has been the prince for more than 20 years, is in power, and is in the prime of life, can only ······"

Liu Sheng clearly remembered that when he began to say this, Tianzi Qi's face was still full of disdain;

- Disdain for his own question 'Does Zhou Yafu have to die'.

But in the end, especially when it comes to Shen Tujia, the 'pawn' of the founding period, who forced himself to do such a wordless thing, Tianzi Qi's face was rarely shrouded in grimness.

looked at Liu Sheng with seriousness, and stared deeply into the depths of Liu Sheng's gaze;

When Liu Sheng was stared at a little weak, the Son of Heaven Qicai moved his gaze slightly to the side with a gloomy face.

It's just that the tone of the words has become a little more serious.

"For Emperor Taizu Gao, even people like Han Xin are just ants that can be crushed to death at will;"

"But when Emperor Xiaohui came to the court, almost all the founding fathers, just one of them, became the old ministers of Emperor Xiaohui who needed to 'say goodbye'······"

···

"Chen Ping, not to mention when Emperor Taizu Gao, even when Emperor Xiaohui, and even the two young emperors before and after the reign, they were still people who were disgraced inside and outside the court."

"But when it came to the first emperor, a 'support' made Chen Ping famous all over the world, so that the first emperor did not dare to act rashly, so he could only wait until the day when Chen Ping died of old age······"

···

"The deceased Shen Tujia, that is, your bastard's teacher;"

"-When Emperor Taizu Gao conquered the world, he was just a pawn who grabbed a handful;"

"——At the time of Emperor Xiaohui, he was still a little-known county guard."

"——When the first emperor entered the unification, Shen Tujia was not a figure at all, and even the title of the Marquis of Guannai was enshrined by the first emperor in the name of 'posthumously sealing the founding hero'."

"But as soon as the first emperor closed his eyes on the front foot and succeeded to the throne on the back foot, the former pawn became a boulder pressing on the top of my head."

···

"So, what's next······"

"Next, which pawn will become the boulder above the head of the king of the future?"

"—I don't know."

"I really don't know who among the 'pawns' who are struggling to survive in the court, who can't even support their wives and children at home, and who are not even qualified to participate in the court meeting, will live in the temple in the future, and exercise power in the name of loyal monarchs."

"But I know very well: Zhou Yafu will."

"Zhou Yafu, not a pawn."

"And the living Zhou Yafu - the rebellion of Wu and Chu in March has the merit of 'rebuilding' in my Han family and my Liu Han Sheji, and even I need to be afraid of three points of great meritorious, and it will inevitably become an obstacle to the weak king in the future."

"Now, I ask you again: Zhou Yafu, really shouldn't you die?"

"Zhou Yafu, who is alive, even I am going to be frightened, and I can't open an eye when I sleep;"

"If Zhou Yafu lives longer than me, then my Han family can 'live' a few more years than me???"

In the end, the disdain at the beginning finally returned to the face of the Son of Heaven again.

Liu Sheng knew: This disdain is the most straightforward and easy-to-understand answer Tianziqi gave to his naïve question.

- Such a stupid question, you also ask the outlet?

- I've been a prince for so long, I can't figure out this reason?

Father Tianzi was disappointed in himself, and Liu Sheng certainly had to explain.

Of course, the most important thing is that Liu Sheng wants to tell Tianzi Qi that he doesn't understand these truths;

But for Zhou Yafu and Prince Sheng, he also has his own calculations······

"Of course my father understands what the emperor meant."

"But whether it can be suppressed or not, Erchen believes that it remains to be discussed."

"——If the father thinks that there is no need for the son to continue to speak, then the son will stop talking."

"But if my father is willing to listen to it, the ministers will dare to speak······"

When Liu Sheng said, 'Erchen understands what his father meant', Tianziqi's first reaction was: Then don't say anything more, just stop it.

When he heard Liu Sheng say, 'I may not be able to suppress Zhou Yafu', Tianzi Qi twisted his face a little irritably.

- Tianziqi agrees with Liu Sheng's opinion.

Liu Sheng, especially the future Tianzi Sheng, whether he can suppress Zhou Yafu or not is indeed a matter that cannot be concluded now.

But for this kind of inconclusive matter, the consistent principle of the Son of Heaven is that as long as it is not infallible, it is equivalent to absolutely unreliable.

It's just that after Liu Sheng's words came out, Tianzi Qi didn't know why, but he still swallowed the 'don't say it again, just do it' that rushed to his mouth.

As for the reason, it's still a cliché.

- Enlightenment of the Son of Heaven, I feel that my time is running out······

At this point, Tianziqi hopes to hear more true thoughts from Liu Sheng's mouth.

Even if Liu Sheng's true thoughts may disappoint Tianziqi, it is the same.

After all, compared to the future, what stupid things Tianzisheng did, or the current crown prince Sheng said some stupid things, which is more acceptable.

At the end of the day, Tianzi Qi can always leave some arrangements for his naïve son in advance······

"Say it."

"But my ugly words are ahead."

"——As a monarch, you should think twice before you act."

"If I can't tell why, I'm going to be disappointed in the prince······"

I don't know what kind of heart it is, Tianzi Qi finally said such a sentence.

And after getting the tacit consent of Tianziqi's implicit warning, Liu Sheng finally put his calculations in front of Tianziqi without reservation.

"My father took Emperor Xiaohui, the first emperor, and even himself as examples, and of course my sons didn't think that my father was alarmist."

"Especially what the first emperor and his father experienced, it was all what his father witnessed and even experienced personally."

"But Erchen still has a different opinion on this."

"——Emperor Xiaohui was constrained by the old ministers, mainly because most of the old ministers were in important positions."

"For example, Prime Minister Pingyang Marquis Cao Shen, Yushi Dafu An Guohou Wang Ling, and Chen Ping of the internal history at that time."

"——The first emperor was restrained by the old ministers, and it was also because Chen Ping and Zhou Bo held important positions and held important power."

"It was my father who was constrained by his teacher, who was constrained by such a 'pawn' before and after the founding of the country, not because of the late Anhou Shen Tujia, but because of Prime Minister Shen Tujia."

···

"In other words: most of the old ministers who can't be suppressed by the weak monarch are in important positions, especially the powerful ministers who are high in the three dukes, and are in charge of the internal and external armies of the government and the opposition, as well as political affairs."

"In other words: what the weak king can't suppress is not the old minister, but the powerful minister."

"In this way, whether the sons can suppress Zhou Yafu or not depends on whether the father will entrust Zhou Yafu with important responsibilities in the future."

"-Again~ To put it simply: Erchen may not be able to suppress Prime Minister Zhou Yafu and Taiwei Zhou Yafu;"

"But if it's just the Marquis Zhou Yafu and the Marquis Zhou Yafu, then the minister is the prince, and he won't be overwhelmed by the idle marquis······"

Tianzi Qi obviously didn't have much patience, and Liu Shengzi made a long story short and went straight to the core of the problem.

It's clear: it works.

"Hmmm······"

"What does the prince mean by keeping Zhou Yafu alive?"

"But why?"

"If you stay with Zhou Yafu and don't use it, then why don't you never suffer in the future?"

"Just leaving Zhou Yafu alive, I'm afraid it doesn't make any sense, right?"

"-Erchen, I want Zhou Yafu to train generals."

"Huh?"

···

"Are you worried that after Zhou Yafu, my Han family will not have any available generals?"

"—Yui."

"- Although Han is a Han Chinese, he can also be regarded as a Xiongnu general, but he can charge into battle, but he can't be in charge of the whole army."

"- Qu Zhou Hou Liji, because of the 'betrayal of friends for glory' back then, it is inconvenient to entrust him with important tasks."

"What are you doing in such a hurry?"

"Maybe it will be ······ in ten or twenty years"

"—Didn't my father say that too: maybe."

"-What if there really isn't?"

"——What if after Zhou Yafu, my Han family really can't produce a handsome talent who can command the whole army?"

···

"I still don't think it's appropriate."

"-Just give it to your son?"

"-It's really not good, it's not too late to kill······"

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