Originally, there were seven people in the cabinet, but because Fan Wencheng, the head of the household department, said that he was sick and on leave, so the current three-to-three situation was formed.

Although these seven people were all pulled up by Li Xianzhong.

But Yan Mingtai, Feng Quan and Qian Qianyi were originally high-ranking officials in the former Ming Dynasty; Li Sanshun and Mao Yuanyi are Li Xianzhong's brothers in life and death, and Song Yingxing was also pulled by Li Xianzhong.

That's why the positions of these two groups are different.

Li Xianzhong is good to them, the founding fathers, and it has been more than nine years since the new dynasty, and there have been no major changes in the cabinet.

Let them stay in power for nine years, which is extremely rare in all dynasties.

In fact, the reason is very simple, these founding fathers are old, and they can't survive Li Xianzhong under normal circumstances.

Only Li Sanshun is only two years older than Li Xianzhong, and everyone else is much older than Li Xianzhong.

Li Xianzhong did not have to worry that after his death, these founding ministers would continue to control the government.

Naturally, there is no need to be in a hurry to kill the heroes like Zhu Yuanzhang.

Only Li Dingguo and Zheng Zhilong are slightly younger than Li Xianzhong, but the two of them are not in the center of the imperial court.

This is the advantage of the founding emperor's youth, these old and important ministers will die in front of him sooner or later, so why rush to eliminate them and end up with a bad reputation.

If normal development continues, the current situation can be maintained for at least ten years.

But Li Xianzhong began to delegate power in advance, let the prince supervise the country early, and let the second prince take charge of expanding the territory alone.

This made them, the important ministers of the court, have to consider the issue of succession to the throne.

In fact, a crown prince like Li Shengzu was born with a clear status as a prince and was cultivated as an emperor.

His own character, ability and prestige are very good, and he has been in charge of the country for many years, so it can be said that the storage position is as stable as Mount Tai.

But he is not the only outstanding person in the Chinese royal family.

Except for the fifth prince, who is still young and can't see his qualifications now, the other three princes are also very good.

Especially the second prince Li Shizu, who is a little too good.

In addition, he is also the prince of Yan, and His Majesty's preference for him has caused the current situation of "two dragons fighting".

Sometimes it's not necessarily a good thing to have more than one particularly good person in the same succession.

The third prince is a financial genius, and the fourth prince is an invention genius.

Fortunately, the two of them are not princes, and they have no idea about the throne, otherwise the position of the prince may become even more confusing.

There is another reason why Yan Mingtai and others are anxious to show their loyalty to the crown prince, they are old, Li Sanshun and others have a lot, and I am afraid that they will have to retire after a few years.

They want to make new contributions to the establishment of the crown prince and make their titles to a higher level, so that His Royal Highness the crown prince can take care of his children and grandchildren after he ascends the throne.

Especially like Feng Quan and Qian Qianyi, they have not yet received the title.

Although Yan Mingtai is a Korean prince, he is almost seventy years old this year, and I am afraid that the first assistant of the cabinet will not be able to do it for a few years, and he has to think about his children and grandchildren.

Yan Mingtai said: "Fan Wencheng, the old fox, took leave at this time, because he wanted to protect himself!" ”

"Now there are three votes against three votes in the cabinet, and his vote is very important, so he can't continue to pretend to be sick!"

So Yan Mingtai personally went to Fan Wencheng's mansion to visit.

Fan Wencheng knew that he couldn't avoid it this time, and it seemed that Yan Shoufu was still determined to participate in the battle for the Huaxia storage position.

This is a big taboo!

When Fan Wencheng was in Liaodong, he was Li Xianzhong's "money bag", and he was also an old acquaintance with Yan Mingtai, the first assistant.

After a few words of greeting, Yan Mingtai said directly: "Now that Your Majesty has been missing for half a year, the territory under the control of the second prince is getting bigger and bigger. ”

"In this way, it can also reduce the burden on the household department, Fan Shangshu must also support this pavilion, right?"

Fan Wencheng had indeed proposed to Li Shengzu to cut the scale of support to Europe.

This is because the pressure on the household department is too great.

The railway from Liaodong to Beijing has just been opened, and the two railways from Beijing to Nanjing and from Huai'an to Xi'an have been launched.

In addition, the imperial court had just occupied Australia, and a large number of immigrants were needed, as well as troops preparing for an expedition to Hawaii.

There are tons of silver dollars everywhere in all of them.

However, fortunately, the Suez Canal, the largest gold-swallowing project, has been opened, although most of the construction of the Suez Canal relies on private funds, but the household department also has 2 percent of the dry shares.

If it weren't for the listing of the two stock exchanges in Beijing and Nanjing, as well as the welfare lottery created by His Majesty, which increased the income of the household department by 20 million taels of silver yuan every year, Taicang's treasury would have bottomed out.

Of course, the most profitable ones today are the cigarettes and matches invented by His Majesty.

A large number of fine tobacco leaves grown in the southwest were processed into light cigarettes by the imperial court's cigarette factories.

This kind of cigarette quickly became popular, and it has reached the point where demand exceeds supply, and the future is promising.

Fan Wencheng said: "Elder Yan Ge should know very well that I proposed to restrict the supply before because of the lack of funds in the household department, not to curb His Royal Highness the Second Prince. ”

"With all due respect, there is no evidence that the second prince has a rebellious heart, and you seem to be suspicious of dividing the royal family!"

"And Your Majesty is only temporarily missing, in case this destroys the great plan to conquer Europe, I am afraid that Your Majesty will be furious in the future, and please think twice before acting!"

Yan Mingtai originally came to persuade Fan Wencheng, but now he was naturally upset by him.

He said solemnly: "Those who are ministers naturally have to think about the overall situation of the court and prevent problems before they happen; If you wait until the second prince really rises up to seize the throne, won't you and I become sinners in China through the ages? ”

Yan Mingtai seems that although he has the intention of currying favor with the prince and paving the way for his children and grandchildren, it is also for the sake of the overall situation of Huaxia.

Even if he sees His Majesty in the future, he has a clear conscience.

Seeing that Fan Wencheng couldn't be convinced, he left with interest.

As soon as he returned to Wenyuan Pavilion, he saw Feng Quan hurriedly walking over with Tian Ergeng.

Originally, Tian Ergeng didn't want to get involved in this matter, because the Intelligence Department only listened to the orders of the Chinese royal family and didn't need to pay attention to the cabinet at all.

However, he and Feng Quan are friends of life and death, and he has to give Feng Quan's face.

Tian Ergeng said: "There is the whereabouts of His Majesty, and on the tenth day of September, a businessman once saw the figure of His Majesty and several other ladies in Baghdad. ”

Hearing Tian Ergeng's words, Yan Mingtai immediately said: "The first day of October is the opening ceremony of the Suez Canal, and it seems that Your Majesty is bound to attend the opening ceremony of the canal. ”

His Majesty actually went to find the second prince, and this news made several people feel bad all of a sudden.

Feng Quan asked in a low voice, "Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince know about this news?" Tian Ergeng nodded and said, "At this time, the Intelligence Department has already informed His Highness of this news. ”

Yan Mingtai said: "Since His Highness already knows, we don't have to enter the palace at this time, everything depends on his own choice." ”

"I believe that His Royal Highness will have a will tomorrow morning."

Li Shengzu also became a little uneasy after learning the news.

The fate of their brothers in the future was already clearly arranged by their father when they were born.

He is the crown prince and will inherit the throne of the Chinese Empire in the future.

The second brother will be a prince who leads soldiers to expand the territory for himself.

The Third Brother would take over the Eastern Ryukyu Company and join the Liaodong Bank to become a giant merchant controlling the empire's commerce.

The fourth brother will engage in his inventions and creations with peace of mind and contribute to scientific research in Huaxia.

The fifth brother was destined to become the emperor of the Wa Kingdom as soon as he was born, and he appeased the Wa Kingdom for himself.

The father obviously turned the four brothers into his right-hand men, but why did he feel uneasy? In the final analysis, it is the preference of the father and the emperor for the second brother after the same mother, and it is his own jealousy.

The second brother was transferred to Liaodong as soon as he was born, and he was not by the mother's side, plus he was the youngest son of the mother, so the mother naturally loved him very much.

The second brother grew up beside his father since he was a child, unlike himself who had been working as a hostage in Jingshi, and he was not transferred back to his father until a few years later.

Although his father never showed which prince he loved more in front of outsiders, he could feel that the second brother was actually the most beloved by his father.

The second brother stayed by his father's side for the longest time, and his skills were taught by his father himself.

If he is not the eldest son, I am afraid that this prince will not be his turn.

But after all, his father is his father, even if he loves his second brother the most in his heart, he still did not hesitate to set himself up as the prince, and spared no effort to maintain his orthodox status.

In this regard, it is much stronger than the Wanli Emperor of the former Ming Dynasty.

In fact, my father didn't know that he was also studying various military books and analyzing every battle his father fought.

is waiting for an opportunity to show his military talents, but his father always let himself supervise the country and stay in Beijing.

In fact, I envy the second brother, who can gallop the world freely, unlike himself who almost never has the opportunity to leave Jingshi.

It is no wonder that Li Shengzu is worried, there are very few founding princes of all dynasties who can succeed to the throne smoothly, and there are few in total, and there is no one who can get a good death after succeeding to the throne.

Qin did not appoint a crown prince, and the eldest son Fusu was forced to commit suicide.

Although Liu Ying, the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, ascended the throne, he lived under the influence of Empress Lu all day long, and finally died young at the age of 24.

Sima Zhen, the crown prince of Jin, is an idiot.

Yang Yong, the crown prince of Sui, was deposed and finally killed by Yang Guang.

Li Jiancheng, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, died in the Xuanwumen Revolution.

The Northern Song Dynasty did not set up a prince at all, and after the "candle shadow axe", Taizong of the Song Dynasty succeeded to the throne, and several sons of Taizu died inexplicably.

Zhao Gou of the Southern Song Dynasty did not have an heir, so he did not establish a prince, and Song Xiaozong was a successor.

Zhenjin, the crown prince of the Yuan Dynasty, also died of illness early.

Zhu Biao, the founding prince of the Ming Dynasty, can be said to be the most stable prince in history, and he also died young.

Will he, the prince of Huaxia, end up with them? His father is only in his early 40s, and with his physical condition, he will have no problem being the emperor for another thirty years.

It also means that he will be the prince for another thirty years, thinking of this, Li Shengzu couldn't help but shake his head!

At this time, Mao Yuanyi said: "The crown prince is still worried about today's court discussion? ”

Mao Yuanyi is his own teacher, and Li Shengzu still shouted respectfully: "Mrs. Mao, this palace is worried about this matter." ”

In fact, Mao Yuanyi had long seen that this was Li Xianzhong testing their brothers, but he couldn't tell the truth about this matter, so he could only let Li Shengzu realize it himself.

But after all, he is a good student of his own, and he can still give it a click.

He said: "Your Majesty is the king of the world, and today my Chinese territory is vast, even Mengyuan is inferior. ”

"With the emergence of these new technologies in the railway, even if the territory is tens of thousands of miles, it can be actually controlled in the future, Your Highness has caught up with a good era!"

"Now that Your Majesty is gone, Your Highness only needs to do a good job of supervising the country."

Although Mao Yuanyi said it very tactfully, Li Shengzu knew that he was saying that he had trespassed.

Even if he is the crown prince and the prince of China, there is absolutely no reason to change the national policy set by his father.

If the father wants to seal the country for the second brother, just make a holy decree.

Even if the father named the second brother as the prince, he could only accept it, not to mention the temper of the father, if he wanted to do it, he would have done it directly, and there was no need to engage in the trick of micro-service patrol.

He respectfully saluted Mao Yuanyi again and said, "Thank you Taifu for your advice, Li Shengzu has been taught!" ”

Mao Yuanyi nodded with satisfaction, and then left.

At the court meeting the next day, Li Shengzu ordered the household department and the military department to immediately resume the replenishment of materials to Europe and the transportation of soldiers.

He also ordered the Ministry to send a large number of grassroots officials to Europe.

The emperor's side has laid down so much territory, and there must be a lack of officials to govern.

At this time, everyone saw that the crown prince had made up his mind, so they didn't dare to say anything, and if they continued to speak, they would be suspected of dividing the royal family.

But Yan Mingtai still wanted to try again.

He said: "Before An Lushan's rebellion, both the court and the people were rumored to have an intention to rebel, but Emperor Xuanzong did not believe it, which led to the Anshi Rebellion, and the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline. ”

"Don't forget the past, the teacher of the future. Please not ignore Your Highness! ”

"Even if the second prince himself doesn't mean this, we have to take precautions!"

Li Shengzu glanced at the gray-haired Yan Mingtai and said: "In 3 days, it will be the seventieth birthday of Yan Ge Lao, and the palace will personally go to the Korean Mansion to celebrate Yan Ge Lao's birthday, and invite hundreds of officials to go with him!" ”

Yan Mingtai hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Your Highness is mistaken, Lao Chen's birthday was last month, and he is only 68 this year!" ”

Li Shengzu said with a smile: "It seems that Yan Ge is really old and confused, he even remembered his birthday wrongly, did the ministers say?" ”

Li Shengzu's words couldn't be clearer, Elder Yan Ge is already old and confused, so he should take the initiative to resign from the position of first assistant.

Obviously, he just saved face because of the hard work of Yan Mingtai, the Korean Gong.

At this time, Li Sanshun said loudly: "Congratulations to Yan Ge on his 70th birthday, it is really gratifying, Li will definitely be there at that time, we will not get drunk and return." ”

After Li Sanshun finished speaking, all the ministers congratulated Yan Mingtai one after another.

Yan Mingtai was in a trance, and after returning home, he took the initiative to submit his resignation!

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