After talking about what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had explained, Zhang Ze and Li Changxian talked about matters within the court.

Last year, it was reported that the emperor of the Jin Dynasty was seriously ill and bedridden, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in charge of the country. Therefore, the Crown Prince hurriedly summoned his subordinates to the capital to assist him. It was at that time that Zhang Ze left Wanling County.

, because time was urgent, so I didn’t say hello to anyone.

Originally, all the court officials thought that this time the old emperor was doomed and could not escape the reincarnation of the world, and that His Highness the Crown Prince could finally take over the throne openly and manage the government.

But the old emperor only suffered from a serious illness. He recovered after the Chinese New Year and regained some of the powers of His Highness the Crown Prince, which made everyone who followed the Crown Prince happy in vain.

This is not the first time this has happened, it happened once seven or eight years ago, and this time is no exception, and His Highness the Crown Prince has long been accustomed to it.

The old emperor's serious illness this time was not without gain for His Highness the Crown Prince. At least it allowed him to participate in political affairs. Moreover, the Crown Prince also took the opportunity to place many people in some important departments in the capital and strengthened them.

own political power.

Zhang Ze sighed and said: "Although the Crown Prince has his own power in the capital, he has little influence outside the court. Take the last time he issued an order announcing the entry of foreign vassals into the capital. The second and third princes actually resisted the order and disrespected it.

This allowed the Crown Prince to thoroughly see the situation inside and outside the court.

The second prince controlled the Jiangnan area, and many officials in the court cheered for him, hoping to replace him with the crown prince.

The third prince has many troops in the northwest area, and he is also eyeing His Highness the Crown Prince. I am afraid that once the Crown Prince succeeds to the throne, the Third Prince will raise his troops to rebel.

The fourth prince, King Qi, has left Beijing for Tibet this year. Now Lu Province has attracted a group of literati. Although he talks about poetry every day, everyone knows that he wants to gain the support of scholars, especially the scholar group of the Jin Dynasty.

support.

Although the fifth prince was young, his mother, Concubine Lin, was favored by the emperor. With the help of her mother's family background, she was now extremely powerful and doted on the sixth palace. She not only controlled the harem, but also wanted to interfere in court affairs.

For all this, His Majesty the Emperor turned a blind eye and allowed all forces to fight overtly and covertly inside and outside the court.

At this time, the Crown Prince can only obey and continue to lie dormant. After all, he has endured it for so many years, so what's the harm in waiting a few more years?

But His Highness the Crown Prince doesn’t want to sit still and wait for death, so he ordered me to wait outside to attract some external forces so that when His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne for the first time, he can deal with the pressure from inside and outside the imperial court.”

After Zhang Ze finished speaking, Li Changxian could see his smug face, and he was really worried about His Highness the Crown Prince's affairs.

Although Li Changxian didn't know much about what happened in the imperial court, he also knew that if the Crown Prince wanted to successfully inherit the throne, the fourth and fifth princes would not have to worry about it for the time being.

The purpose of His Royal Highness the Prince asking him to train troops in Wanling County was to meet the challenges of the two kings.

But this matter has a long way to go!

Li Changxian couldn't help but sigh. He couldn't think of any way to help His Royal Highness, so he had no choice but to develop in Wanling County silently.

"I heard that the Shi Kingdom's army was going to invade Wanling County some time ago. I wonder how the battle with the Shi Kingdom's army will go?"

Zhang Ze didn't want to talk more about the major events in the court, so he changed the topic.

"The Shiguo people have been defeated and will probably not invade Wanling County again in the short term."

Li Changxian was unwilling to reveal too many details about Shi Guo, so he could only answer half-truths and half-falsehoods.

Zhang Ze worriedly said: "It's all the rebels in the Jiangnan area that have involved too many troops in the Jin Dynasty. Otherwise, how could a small stone country be so rampant.

The spies of the Shiguo people you brought last time have also been accounted for, so County Magistrate Li must be more vigilant to prevent the Shiguo people from colluding with Wu Mazi and other pirates."

Li Changxian was speechless. These are all in the past tense. The kings of the Shi Kingdom have changed twice. Even if Wu Mazi wants to collude with the people of the Shi Kingdom, no one is willing to come to the Jin Dynasty to cause trouble.

"Master Zhang, the previous king of the Shi Kingdom has passed away, and now the queen has succeeded to the throne. She also sent someone to send her credentials. She hopes to live in friendship with the Jin Dynasty and have good relations with each other."

Zhang Ze was stunned, and then said: "When did such a big thing happen in Shiguo?

But this matter is also a good thing for His Highness the Crown Prince. When the certificate of credence from the Kingdom of Shi arrives, I will ask the people of the Kingdom of Shi to follow me to the capital to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Changxian smiled and said: "What Mr. Zhang said is true. Wait for two days and the envoys from the Shi Kingdom will arrive in Wanling County together with the Wanling County army. It would be best to follow Mr. Zhang then.

"

Two days later, the officers, soldiers and civilians who returned from the Shi Kingdom came to Wanling County one after another. The envoys from the Shi Kingdom this time were Ma You and others. After Li Changxian's introduction, they immediately met with Zhang Ze and followed him.

Set off.

Not only were some people from Shi Guo going to the capital with them, but Li Changxian also sent many students who graduated from the school to follow him, intending to stay in the capital and inquire about news from the imperial court.

Although Zhang Ze's coming and going has brought some turmoil to Wanling County, the impact is not significant. Wanling County can develop as it wants and will still proceed in accordance with the original development plan.

"The current Holy Master is really good at balancing. As long as his throne is not endangered, he will allow several princes to compete like this.

The key is that the Holy Emperor still has a trump card in his hand, otherwise he would have allowed the second and third princes to slip up to this point.

But those who play with fire will burn themselves. When some things develop out of control, I'm afraid there will be another bloody storm in the court."

Although Zhang Kewen was in poor health for a period of time in Shiguo, he became energetic again after arriving in Wanling County. Faced with the loss of His Highness the Crown Prince and the miraculous comeback of the old emperor, he was not surprised at all.

In the next life, be a father and son, and don’t be born into an emperor’s family!

As the crown prince of the Jin Dynasty, His Royal Highness has always been in a very embarrassing position.

The emperor not only hoped that his prince would be able to control the entire Jin Dynasty after his death, but he was also worried that the prince would be too capable and form a force prematurely, threatening his throne.

At the same time, the prince was also in a contradiction. On the one hand, he did not dare to show his enthusiasm for politics and cultivate power to avoid being suspected by the emperor. On the other hand, he had to show his political talents at the right time, cultivate power to meet the emperor's expectations and deal with the prince.

Pretender of the throne.

However, this time the emperor allowed the prince to participate in political affairs and did not interfere with the prince's development of his own power. It is probably because a serious illness last year made the old emperor feel that his body was approaching its end, so he had to compromise.

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Even so, Zhang Kewen still agreed with Li Changxian's choice of the Crown Prince as his backer.
Chapter completed!