Chapter 40: Ambition (Supplement)
Di Xin noticed that Fei Zhong looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, frowned, and said, "Fei Zhong, you are a lonely henchman, if you have anything to say, just say it!"
Fei Zhong said: "Your Majesty, then please forgive the ministers for speaking bluntly! Now that Your Majesty has been on the throne for several years, it seems that his position is stable, but in fact there are still many old ministers who are not convinced! The ministers have a way, maybe they can solve this problem!"
Di Xin's expression was suddenly shocked, he knew that Fei Zhong had always been cautious and cautious, and never said anything that would make him unhappy and unsure, and now that he said so, it meant that Fei Zhong really had an idea.
Now in the court of the Great Shang Dynasty, Di Xin has few courtiers he can trust, except for Huang Feihu, Huang Shi, Fei Lian and Fei Zhong, who were subdued during the prince's time, and Wen Taishi, a minister who is entrusted to Guzhong.
Among those courtiers, some were the Xuanniao priests in the Dashang royal family, and these people mastered the rituals of sacrificing ancestors and heaven and earth, and when Emperor Xin succeeded to the throne, these priests presided over it.
In addition to the theocratic representatives on the priest's side, there are also Bigan, Weizi, and Jizi who represent the royal family, and the prime minister Shang Rong who represents the old and important ministers......
Some of these people were very loyal to the big merchants, but some of the courtiers were subservient to Di Xin on the surface, but secretly they bent the law for personal gain, and only knew how to dig the corners of the big merchants and enrich their own fields.
Di Xin has big ambitions and wants to stretch his ambitions. But the premise of the plan is to completely subdue the ministers and let them all do what they want.
For this, Di Xin has been doing it, but the effect is relatively average.
Those so-called veteran loyal ministers did not have so much trust in such a young human emperor. There is some rejection of the reform plan mentioned by Di Xin.
Therefore, when Di Xin heard Fei Zhong's words, he was immediately moved.
"What's the solution, say it quickly!"
Di Xin asked a little hurriedly.
Fei Zhong glanced up at him and said respectfully: "The best way to win over courtiers is to marry! Now there is only one queen in His Majesty's harem, something is wrong!"
"In addition to the queen, the emperor should also have four concubines! With the position of four concubines, he will be able to plump up His Majesty's wings by winning over important frontier towns such as the Marquis of Kyushu, or important ministers of the court!"
Di Xin is not too keen on women, and since he succeeded to the throne, he has not even had a concubine except for the queen, and he rarely attacks the palace maids in the palace.
Up to now, a few years have passed, and only one prince has been born in the palace. I have to say that Di Xin is much worse than Ji Chang, who has dozens of concubines and a hundred sons!
"Marriage ......"
Di Xin muttered a few words, and his heart was a little abrupt, he usually doesn't have much love for women, so some lights are dark, Fei Zhong is right, marriage is one of the best ways to pull in the relationship between monarchs and ministers.
For example, Jiang Huan Chu, the Eastern Bohou, although this person is a bit domineering, usually in Donglu often calls himself the national abbot, but Di Xin is with the support of the Eastern Bohou that he can sit firmly on the throne of the emperor.
Even now, many ministers of Chaoge regard Dong Bohou as an important minister who supports Di Xin, and usually look at Dong Bohou's face, they only say a few words about the policies such as selecting talents and freeing slaves that Di Xin mentions from time to time, and there is no large-scale right.
Of course, as Di Xin's position became more and more stable, the role of Dong Bohou continued to decrease, and even because of the growing power of Dong Lu, he became the object of Di Xin's suppression.
"Marriage is okay, but the object of marriage must not be an important minister like the Quartet Bohou, otherwise, the marriage will make them grow bigger!"
Di Xin said after a deep sigh.
Fei Zhong hurriedly nodded yes, he can propose a plan for marriage, but who to marry is not something he can decide, and it is up to Di Xin to decide.
"The position of the fourth concubine, first of all, there must be the Huang family! Feihu and I are about brothers, but he is too young, too little credit, rash promotion will cause criticism, if he marries with the Huang family, Feihu is a relative, in this way, Gu can raise Feihu to a high position, for Gu to grasp the military power of Chaoge!"
Di Xin began to think slowly.
"With the Huang clan in control of the military power, Lone can suppress the ministers and stabilize the territory, and there are three concubines, which can be used to win over the Marquis of Kyushu in the Quartet......"
"Jizhou Hou Suhu and Qingzhou Hou Fengzong are all good choices!"
Fei Zhong cautiously reminded: "Your Majesty, in the opinion of the minister, the Marquis of Qingzhou has already had a dirty relationship with the Marquis of Dongbo, and it is okay to win over him normally, and there is no need to use the means of marriage! What's more, the Marquis of Dongbohou is the father of the queen, if Your Majesty accepts the woman of the Qingzhou Feng clan as a concubine, the Marquis of Dongzhou and the queen will definitely be dissatisfied!"
"It's the Hou Su Hu of Jizhou, the power of Jizhou has become stronger and stronger recently, second only to the Northern Bohou among the northern princes, Your Majesty can take the daughter of Su Hu as a concubine......
Di Xin nodded slightly, deeply impressed by Fei Zhong's words.
Indeed, Dong Bohou is sending troops to fight against the Hou of Qingzhou, and his marriage with the Hou of Qingzhou at this time is undoubtedly announcing his support for the Hou of Qingzhou, which will cause serious consequences.
"The next time the princes of the Quartet come to meet you, you can find another opportunity to bring it up in the court!"
Di Xin then threw the matter to Fei Zhong and asked him to contact the Marquis of Jizhou.
Fei Zhong hurriedly received the order!
After Fei Zhong also retired, Di Xin paced back and forth in the empty hall, and after a few moments, he stood still.
"Stabilize the court song and win over the princes! After these two things are done, Lone will be able to seize the power, and at this time, he will promote talents and sweep out all the old guys in the court!"
He was constantly thinking about his plans for the future.
Di Xin is both civil and military, and his ability is extraordinary, and the more capable a person is, the greater his ambition. He is not willing to be just an ordinary big businessman.
He wants to sweep the world, innovate humanity, and catch up with the exploits of the three emperors and five emperors of the ancients!
More than 20 days later, the envoy of Dong Bohou finally arrived at Chaoge.
Empress Jiang lived in the harem and didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the foreign court, and only now did she hear the friction between her father and the Marquis of Qingzhou, especially when she heard her father send someone to say that the death of her younger brother Jiang Wenhuan was related to the Marquis of Qingzhou, and she was even more angry.
However, she knew that on this alone, without conclusive evidence, even Di Xin would not be able to send troops and horses to attack one of the princes to vent the anger of his own father-in-law.
So she held back her anger, and took the eldest prince Yin Jiao, who was only one or two years old, to cry in front of Di Xin, asking Di Xin to send an envoy even if he didn't send troops to support, so that the Qingzhou army would withdraw from the Donglu territory!
She believes that as long as the Qingzhou army is withdrawn and Donglu is given a little time to take a breath, it will not be long before Donglu's heritage will return to normal, and there will be no suspense in crushing Qingzhou at that time.
The queen and her son kept crying, and after Di Xin persisted for a while, he finally relented and sent the doctor Yang Ren again to let him go to Qingzhou to mediate.