The second prince was sitting in the carriage absentmindedly. He had not yet recovered from Su Ce's treacherous words just now. The prince had many tricks. Ever since he was young, he had often taken the blame for his boss.
Any resentment?
Had!
But the second prince Zhao Zaixiao knew that it was impossible for him to replace the prince Zhao Zaicheng. The emperors of the Daqian Dynasty were extremely upright, because the Daqian invaded Daqi, and the Zhao royal family obtained the throne through an unprecedented abdication.
Pass down the line to the descendants but not the virtuous! These five words destined that except the eldest son of the emperor, the other princes were not qualified to touch the throne.
Moreover, the death of Da Qi was also due to the struggle between the princes of Da Qi, which greatly depleted the country's power. Otherwise, there would be no rise of the so-called clan. The princes in the past dynasties came to power and promised to support the ministers with heavy profits. This also made the seemingly powerful Da Qi face. He seemed vulnerable to Jiuhu.
He, Zhao Zaixiao, even though he had the world in mind, could not destroy the inheritance system created by the emperors of the Qian Dynasty.
The eldest son is the emperor. Even if the eldest son fails to live up to expectations, there are still younger brothers who are princes and rule the country in the name of the virtuous king.
Ambition, he saw Su Ce's ambition.
It was not an ambition for power, but an ambition to fight. Su Ce's resume had been studied by him at least ten times, but the second prince, Zhao Zaixiao, could not figure out why Su Ce had such strange ambitions.
Yes, it’s weird, I’m fighting, but I don’t know why I’m fighting, for the people? For the country?
Throughout the ages, how many people have earned fame and fortune under the guise of petitioning for the people, and he has seen many such people.
Could it be that Su Ce was really fighting for the country? Daqian was so powerful now, he didn't understand.
At night, the motorcade was being repaired in the official post. The second prince Zhao Zaixiao went to find Su Ce. Su Ce was chatting with his wife Wang Lan. The two were chatting happily. Seeing the second prince coming, Wang Lan bowed from a distance and bowed. Went back to the room.
"Su Ce, what do you want? You said, if you can't afford it, let the saint give it to you. Don't mess around!" The second prince was afraid. Su Ce was too young. He was not twenty-five years old. He has millions of military households in his hands. This power is so powerful that even a saint would not dare to touch a small count.
Su Ce was so calm that no one knew what Su Ce wanted.
"Please!" Su Ce invited the second prince to sit down and looked at the swordsman and penman who was following the second prince. He poured a glass of warm rice wine and motioned for the second prince to drink it. The second prince, Zhao Zaixiao, drank it all without hesitation.
"Drink again!"
"Snapped!"
The second prince Zhao Zaixiao put down the wine glass and did not continue to drink. He picked up the wine glass and put it down heavily. His eyes were full of probing. Su Ce was very mysterious, a mystery that could not be guessed.
"Gu has been granted the title of King of Shu, Su Ce. If you don't give Gu an explanation today, I can trade Gu's life for yours. I'm not kidding!" The second prince looked at the smile on Su Ce's lips and felt very unhappy.
Su Ce chuckled and looked at the somewhat inferior Prince Daqian with a smile. The prince's light was too dazzling, but Su Ce knew that when it came to governing the country, the second prince Daqian was no worse than the prince.
In just a few years since the second prince Zhao Zaixiao came to power, the Peony Guard has been able to reshape the power of the halberd bearer under Qian Taizu's tent.
Compared to the Eastern Palace, the affairs of the Peony Guard are more complicated. This shows that the second prince's ability is really not bad, and it should even be said to be extremely strong.
It's just that Peony Guard can't get on the stage after all, so the second prince of Daqian seems a bit inferior to the prince.
Some people don't know this, but Su Ce can't take it lightly.
Su Ce poured himself a cup of rice wine and drank it in one sip. It was not as sweet as the Baiguo fine wine, but it tasted mellow in his mouth.
Su Ce gently put down the wine glass and said with a smile: "The wife of the dregs really likes this set of wine vessels. Don't use the wine vessels to vent your anger. I should give you and the saint an explanation today."
Su Ce was not dissatisfied with the prince. He even agreed with the prince's methods, but he couldn't stand some of his methods. The prince was the future master of Da Qian. To create a prosperous age, a wise king and wise ministers are needed. If the king is unclear, treacherous ministers will rule. , If the ministers are not virtuous, the king will be unstable. If there are many kings, the ministers will be like crucian carp crossing the river.
But one of the fish couldn't understand what the king he was about to accompany looked like.
What the prince is doing now is surprising. The Northern Army is loyal and brave. The prince chose the Western Army, which hurt the heart of the Northern Army. The Western Army is the forbidden army of Qi. Although it has been a hundred years, don’t tell Ce. No one wants to reshape the Great Qi. Qi. As the commander of the Northern Army, I have to guard against it.
The prince had already behaved like a wise king, but he acted like a weak king, which made the Northern Army uneasy.
Taizu was a great leader of the generation, but he was not buried with the courtesy of a minister to serve the emperors of the Qi Dynasty. Taizu gave up his reputation as an emperor, and the emperors of the past generations never gave up guarding against the Western Army. Why did he abandon his relationship with the Qi Dynasty when he became the prince? The Northern Army shared the same goal.
How about a saint?”
The second prince, Zhao Zaixiao, saw Su Ce pouring wine and drank up some of the spilled wine. He put down the glass and motioned for Su Ce to fill it up. He slowly said, "My father once discussed with me in detail that he calls himself the prince." At that time, he had the qualifications of a wise king, succeeded to the throne as a heroic lord, and personally attacked Jiuhu many times. The country was stable and he was a mediocre king. His own famous ministers were at odds with each other. The court was in turmoil and he acted as a tyrant. Today the saint is a benevolent king. Su Ce, this answer ,
Are you satisfied?"
Su Ce's expression remained unchanged, and he did not seem to see the murderous intent in the second prince's eyes. Su Ce nodded silently, looked into the second prince's eyes and asked: "Then, His Highness, King of Shu, can you tell Su Ce what kind of person Su Ce is?" What kind of minister is he?"
The second prince, Zhao Zaixiao, breathed a sigh of relief and closed his eyes. He had lost his composure just now. As a king, he never expresses his emotions or anger. He took a deep breath and said, "In the ninth year of Longsheng, there was a captain in the Northern Army. Intelligent and brave, the sage considers him a powerful general. If he is given an official title, he can become a loyal minister. When serving in the East Palace, he can become the prince's confidant. If he is a latecomer, he can offer his skills as a craftsman to solve the emperor's financial problems and become a capable minister. Due to the incident of Ben Lang who traveled to the East Palace, he resigned. An official can be called a traitor. When the Northern Army returns home, he is the leader of the Northern Army. He can be a powerful minister. Loyalty and treachery can be determined in a single thought. When his talents are exhausted, he can be mediocre. It has been difficult to distinguish between sycophants and criticizing ministers since ancient times. Powerful ministers cannot help but , chaos leads to rebellion.
You ask Gu, what kind of minister are you? Gu only believes in the judgment of the world and does not care about his heart. Su Ce, are you a rebel?"
Change source app, and view the latest chapters of this book on multiple sites at the same time.】
Su Ce shook his head and did not answer the second prince's words. He said with some sadness: "Back then, three of the six people in Fengsui died, one was disabled, and one was missing. At that time, we all wanted to use the horizontal sword in our hands to fight for a hundred years of peace, make meritorious service on the battlefield, and be glorious. Menmei later entered Chang'an and served as the Commander-in-Chief of the East Palace Brigade. Ce was willing to share the worries of the king and reshape the Brigade. However, he was dissatisfied and resigned from his post. He went to a small village on the Weihe River and a small village in Nanshan to return to his destination. However, the old commander valued him and accepted Ce as his disciple. , passed down the two seals of Xuanwu, and was in charge of millions of military households at the age of forty or six. He could not sleep well every day for fear of making mistakes and destroying the century-old reputation of the Northern Army."
Su Ce stopped, thought for a moment and then said: "The Northern Army is a strong Northern Army. Ce is neither loyal nor treacherous. He has his own abilities. He is far from mediocre, neither a critic nor a sycophant." , as a powerful minister, it is not what I want. I will not bother to do anything about the rebellious ministers and traitors. Now that I am a powerful minister, the Northern Army will do whatever Ce wants to do. The Northern Army is stable. If anyone dares to rebel, Ce will do it. Kill them with the loyalty and bravery of the entire northern army."
The second prince Zhao Zaixiao looked at Su Ce. At this time, Su Ce's back was soaked with sweat and he was not as calm as his face.
The second prince Zhao Zaixiao breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand towards the swordsman and penman. At this time, not only Su Ce, but also he himself was covered in cold sweat.
No one knew that in the evening, the second prince Zhao Zaixiao felt uneasy when he saw a swordsman and penman in rough clothes appearing in his motorcade.
The saint took action, and the officials in rough clothes with swords and pens all engraved the history of the country. The place where the officials with swords and pens were located was Daqian.
Everything said and done will be recorded in the history of the Qing Dynasty. Thousands of years later, future generations will also know what happened today. This knife and pen official appeared here, and there will be more knife and pen officials in other places to record that today the knife and pen official visited Zhao Zaicheng, the king of Shu, and the Northern Army If there is a problem with the army leader Su Ce, there may not be a big problem at the moment, but a hundred years later, other swordsmen and penmen will spend their entire lives writing bad words about Zhao Zaixiao, the king of Shu, and Su Ce, the leader of the Northern Army.
History will never forget anyone's achievements, nor will it forget the darkness.
There are only a few strokes in the history books, and there is no one with a single line of fame. The descendants of the descendants suffered humiliation and no one sympathized with them.
The continuation of sinful blood is also sinful blood!
"King Shu, please take good care of me in the future!"
"Don't worry, Guzi will keep an eye on you in the future!"
The second prince stood up, walked out, and looked at the night sky. Su Ce's questions during the day now have answers. From now on, there will be no second prince, no more Zhao Zaicheng, only the King of Shu.
Su Ce looked at the back of the second prince, frowned, and relaxed his brows for a long time. The prince's position in the East Palace was stable. From today on, he was known as the wise king of Shu. Su Ce would also support the powerful ministers and run for the Zhao family. However, The saint did not persecute him too much and gave him a chance.
When politics cannot determine the development of the situation, war will continue it.
The next day, the entire convoy sped up and there were no more obstacles along the way.
When Su Ce's convoy arrived in Chang'an at the end of January, the chariot of the sage Zhao Yumin drove out thirty miles from Chang'an to greet the King of Shu and the leader of the Northern Army.
"Feng, Heaven has carried it, and the sage has decreed: I govern the world with literature, and fight chaos with force. Military commanders and generals are the mainstay of the imperial court and the foundation of the country. They are able to do both civil and military affairs, and their achievements can be lost even if they use their efforts to return results." It's not good to spoil your life. Jiuhu harassed our northern border, so I specially appointed you as the chief protector of Anbei. Xi's edict was in the play, which intimidated the barbarians. A deep volume of Yuan Rong's heroic achievements was used to promote China. Zhao Lu Bu's Pi Xun, temporarily Xi Wu Bian, plus Pi Ji, Qinzai.
The imperial edict said: The ministers have the honor of serving the public, borrowing their inner virtues to cultivate their friendship, the court has the favor of sparing nobility, and treats all husbands as equals. Yi Fan Mi Zhang worships Jiayong. The wife of the uncle of Xirjingyang County is Wang, Kunyi Yu Show, the fine moon hangs from the room, brocade threads pass through the clouds, Master Zuo uses a green lamp, solemn needles and gnaws at the moon, and presents a robe to his beloved. His conduct is sound, and it is appropriate to honor him. It is appropriate to present you as your wife, Xi's edict is on The opera is emblemized with Orchid House Tuo, like the foot gestures of the mountains and rivers, the Longgui Palace as a warning, as if it is soaring, the golden paper is in full swing, and the purple imperial edict is coming in the distance."
"Thank you, saint, for your kindness!" Su Ce and Wang Lan knelt on the soft purple silk couch and both received the imperial edict.
These two formal imperial edicts were approved and sealed by the three provinces and six ministries at different levels. They are more formal than the previous documents from the three provinces and the sages' edicts.
Su Ce took the imperial edict and felt that the edict held in his hands was extremely important. This was the sage's instructions to the soldiers of the Northern Army.
Su Ce had just sent Wang Lan back to the Su Mansion when a transfer order from the Ministry of War was sent to the Su Mansion. Su Ce needed to go north to the Anbei Protectorate within five days.
At the same time, another troop withdrawal order was quickly sent to the northern foot of Langyan Mountain.