() Numerous royal relatives entered in a mighty manner towards Zhengyang Gate.
Liu Xia also followed the crowd. There were many royal family visits in the Tianji Dynasty, but only princes, princes, dukes and marquises were qualified to meet in court.
The one at the forefront of the royal family is the current prince.
He is wearing an ocher-yellow dragon robe and a seven-dragon crown on his head. He is majestic and has an extraordinary bearing.
After all, he is a prince, and he has quite the aura to dominate the world.
Following the prince, there were only nine one-character princes.
These people were either the sons of the previous emperor, or the brothers of the emperor, or they were the eight iron hat kings.
It is a pity that of the more than ten sons of the previous emperor, only one is still alive today.
They wore purple dragon robes and gold dragon headbands with black sand on their heads.
Liu Xia noticed that the number of dragon robes they wore was smaller than that of the prince.
The prince's regimental dragon robe has one on the chest, two on the back, eighty-one dragon patterns on the sides, fifty-nine small dragon patterns on the collar and cuffs, and forty-nine small dragon patterns on Ren.
The dragon robe worn by Prince Yizhi is much simpler, with one on the chest, one on the back, and a total of eighty-one dragon patterns on the cuffs and collar.
As a two-character prince, Liu Xia only has dragons on his chest, front and back, and his sleeves and neckline are decorated with unicorns.
The princes after him only had dragon patterns on their chests, and chi kisses on their collars and cuffs.
As for the dukes and marquises who came after the county king, some wore red court uniforms, while others wore python robes and flying fish suits given by the emperor.
Compared with the dragon robe, the python robe has one less dragon claw, and its color is mainly azure.
It is the highest praise for a foreign minister.
Liu Xia noticed at this moment that the current emperor has four sons and three princesses.
In the queue immediately behind the prince, his princes were all in it.
Prince Yong, the emperor's second son, was slightly younger than the prince. He was born with a dignified appearance, a bit of a scholarly spirit, and had the aura of a great Confucian.
As for his third son, Prince Xiao, he was extremely tall, with sword-like eyebrows and tiger eyes, a majestic face, walked with the steps of a dragon and a tiger, and had a somewhat anxious look on his face, clearly having a bad temper.
As for his fourth son, he is the youngest and looks about the same as Liu Xia. He has a somewhat childish look on his face and seems to be harmless, but his eyes are very dark.
Naturally, Liu Xia was also among the crowd, looking for the position of the current head of state.
Zhang Guozhang is a marquis, wearing a red court uniform and walking in the third row from the bottom.
When Liu Xia saw him, his eyes naturally also saw Liu Xia, and a trace of anger suddenly appeared on the old man's face.
But Liu Xia smiled lightly, disapprovingly, and continued to move forward.
Arriving outside the Tai Chi Hall, many of the royal family members stopped.
Everyone looked at their noses with their eyes, their noses at their hearts, their heads lowered, and they remained silent.
At this moment, Eunuch Chen has entered the main hall to ask for an order.
Tianji Hall is located on the central axis of the entire Longdu City. It is the largest and most magnificent.
It is the place where the emperor often goes to court and meets with officials.
After about a minute, Eunuch Chen came out again and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty has a decree. You all have an audience."
Immediately, these royal relatives lined up with you and entered the Tai Chi Hall.
Immediately, when everyone entered, they pushed up the golden mountain, poured down the jade pillars, and saluted the emperor with shouts of "Long Live the Mountain".
"My dear friends, please stay safe."
The emperor said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Immediately, many royal relatives stood up one after another and lined up at both ends.
This was Liu Xia's first time entering Tianji Palace, and he couldn't help but be a little curious.
This Tianji Hall is very spacious inside and can accommodate five to six hundred people.
The floor on the ground is a map of the huge Dragon Soul Continent. Every mountain, every river, and every city is clearly marked.
Ninety-nine and eighty-one coiled dragon pillars stood inside. Liu Xia looked up and saw that the ceiling of the hall was a vast starry sky with bright stars and the sun and moon hanging high.
This kind of layout is extremely grand. As soon as you enter here, you will feel a strong sense of oppression, which makes people feel solemn.
At this moment, Liu Xia discovered that in addition to these royal relatives, there were ten officials wearing court uniforms and python suits in the main hall.
Zhang Tianhu suddenly took another test, and it was obvious that these ten people were members of the emperor's cabinet.
Among them, Sangong was the leader. After the Tianji Dynasty was established, the prime minister was abolished.
The hundred officials were headed by Sangong.
The so-called three masters are Taishi, Taifu and Taibao.
He is a great minister and leader of hundreds of officials.
"Everyone, today is another court meeting once a month. I hope that all of you, dear friends, can speak freely. Xue Aiqing, please announce the topic of today's court meeting."
At this time, Liu Xia saw an old man coming out of the queue, clasping his fists and saluting: "I obey the order."
Immediately, he took a step forward, stood in front of everyone, and said loudly: "The pirates in the South China Sea are constantly intruding. This year, they are especially rampant. The court has mobilized troops for this purpose. However, it is like this every year, which wastes people and money. I dare to ask, everyone
Is there a foolproof plan?”
Grand Master Xue was promoted through martial arts, and now he is ranked among the three nobles, with a high status.
The cabinet members are composed of the ten major families of the Tianji Dynasty. In the cabinet, they can balance the conflicts of interests of the ten major families. This is also the first of the Tianji Dynasty.
Before the Tianji Dynasty, all officials were recommended by aristocratic families. Emperor Taizu of the Tianji Dynasty established martial arts examinations to allow people with advanced cultivation and who wanted to enter politics to have a way to advance.
In this way, the ten major clans have been checked and balanced. Today, half of the officials are promoted by force. This can prevent the dictatorship of the clans.
As long as these ten major families support the imperial power, the emperor can rest easy.
Nowadays, two members of the cabinet were promoted by force. The emperor did this to balance the officials in the dynasty.
For a moment, there was silence in the hall.
"Father, I believe that the pirates in the South China Sea have been invading us for many years because of the incompetence of the military generals in the southern Xinjiang. If we send capable generals to encircle and suppress the pirates, and completely wipe out the pirates, we can get rid of them once and for all."
At this moment, the third prince, Prince Xiao, came out and said.
"My third brother is wrong. The pirates in the South China Sea are isolated on the overseas islands. They are all barbarians. Our army of the Celestial Empire has gone to encircle and suppress many times. We have landed on the islands several times and carried out large-scale encirclement and suppression. However, after a few years, the pirates have disappeared.
Like weeds, it appears again. I think that instead of resorting to force, it is better to educate these barbarians with the way of saints. Let them end their barbarism and move toward civilization. This is the solution."
At this moment, the second prince came out and said.
"If you want to put it like that, just find a bunch of old masters. Why does our country have such an army?"
The third prince had a bad temper and said disdainfully.
"Third brother, you won't be able to solve the problem just by using force."
"Hmph, is it possible that just by talking to those pirates, the problem can be solved?"
Immediately, the two princes faced each other tit for tat.
"Okay, stop arguing. Yu'er, what do you think?"
The emperor waved slightly and asked the prince.
"I am reporting to my father. I think that what my second and third brothers said makes sense. These barbarians in the South China Sea are not willing to accept my teachings from the Celestial Empire, so they will use force. After they are suppressed, I suggest that some of the people from the Central Plains be relocated to
Educate them there, teach them the methods of farming and weaving, teach them the ways of civilization, and establish counties and counties there. In a few years, this matter can be solved once and for all."
The prince clasped his fists and said loudly.
Many royal relatives around nodded.
Obviously, there is some truth in what the prince said.
"Father, I think it's okay to ignore those overseas islands and barbarian lands. I have a vast empire and I don't care about them. I block sea routes and seclusion. Let them have nothing to rob, and naturally they won't have to worry about it in the future."
At this time, the youngest prince, the fourth prince, said.
At this moment, the emperor couldn't help but frowned and said calmly: "Jin'er, you are too young and your view of the problem is too simple. Although these overseas islands are only small areas, they are also the territory of our Tianji Dynasty. How can we say that they are thrown away?
Just throw it away. Once the sea is blocked
If we block the sea border, sea trade will be completely terminated. Do you know how much loss we will suffer? Moreover, blockade of the sea frontier will require large-scale migration of people, which will waste money and land. Is it because we are afraid of these pirates? You still want more
Study.”
The emperor smiled lightly.
"I know I made a mistake, I will definitely learn from the masters."
Although the fourth prince said this, his eyes were quite disdainful, and he was obviously not prepared to take these words into his heart.
"My dear friends, do you have any other ideas?"
For a time, many royal relatives expressed their opinions, but to Liu Xia, they were all nonsense.
At this moment, Liu Xia was counting the patterns on the floor to pass the time, feeling very bored.
After some discussion, the hall gradually became quiet. These people were talking dryly, but the emperor was not very satisfied.
"Haoxuan, please tell me."
Suddenly, the emperor raised his head, looked at Liu Xia who was lost in thought and said.
Suddenly, all eyes fell on Liu Xia.
At this moment, many royal relatives discovered that the emperor really favored Liu Xia.
Liu Xia was still in a daze at the moment, and when she heard this unexpectedly, she was stunned.
However, in the eyes of everyone, Liu Xia was about the same age as the fourth prince, and he probably couldn't tell the difference.
They were all waiting to see his joke.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the reason why pirates invade every year is because those islands have thin soil and cannot develop agriculture at all. They can't have enough food to eat, so they invade every year. The so-called food is the most important thing for the people, we must solve it
Their way of survival can completely put an end to the chaos in the South China Sea."
Liu Xia was talking eloquently at this moment.
When the emperor heard this, he nodded slightly. It was obvious that Liu Xia was right.
"You keep talking."
The emperor said with great interest.
"Those pirates invaded every year and plundered a large amount of wealth from the Central Plains. This wealth was unable to be digested by them. I think that in the end, this wealth passed through certain channels and finally stayed in the inland. And in the inland, it was
Some people collude with them and provide them with food, weapons, and even exercises and other things to make them grow stronger. If not, there may already be a family along the coast who are working together to harm the people of our country."
When Liu Xia said this, the emperor nodded again and said: "That's good, keep talking."