"Father, please don't be angry. Listen to what I have to say."
Li Lin raised his hand to interrupt the old emperor's angry spell, and then continued to speak.
"Father, you always say that your son wants to seize power. I just want to ask, can I wait for my second brother to kill you before I execute him and declare to the world that "my second brother has conspired to commit regicide and kill his father?"
"Save the king and eradicate the traitors", combined with my prestige in the court, I can successfully ascend to the throne of God, why should I keep my father?"
"Even if you have not usurped the throne, what is the difference between your current power and being an emperor?" The old emperor's anger only increased. In his eyes, this was Li Lin's advantage and his obedience.
"Father, if my son-in-law didn't have this huge authority, would you let me go? Am I the same as the prince at that time?" Li Lin asked again.
The old emperor had nothing to say after hearing this. Now when he stays in the palace, he will recall the scene of Li Yi leading troops to intimidate him every day. Under such circumstances, if Li Lin is a little weak, he will get rid of it.
When Li Lin saw the old emperor's silence, he naturally understood what he meant and took another sip of tea.
"Father, I have two reasons for doing this now. First, I am protecting myself. Second, I want the people of Daxia to become truly wealthy."
"Snapped!"
"You fart! I can also make Daxia's subjects rich!"
The old emperor slapped his palm on the table, causing the teacup to jump up and roar at Li Lin.
"Father, calm down. You were indeed a wise emperor before, but now that you are old and frail, all you think about is your own imperial power. Many wise emperors are not like this. They were ambitious when they were young, but ruined them with their own hands when they were old.
A prosperous world created by oneself?”
Having read history deeply in his previous life, Li Lin knew this matter deeply. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was plagued by witchcraft and Li Shimin became comatose in his later years. These are all historical facts.
The old emperor had been a wise emperor, so he also knew that after his old age, all his energy was focused on imperial strife and centralization of power. Now that he has experienced the prince's coup, it will definitely become more serious. But after tasting the superiority, who is willing to let it go?
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"Father, I believe you understand what I said. It's just a matter of whether you accept it or not. And since my father has chosen the eleventh brother, I will try my best to train him. As long as he doesn't do anything radical, I guarantee that this will be the best in the summer."
The next emperor will be the Eleventh Emperor."
After saying that, Li Lin stood up and bowed deeply again to the old emperor.
"Father, the ambition of the wolf in the Northern Snow Kingdom is obvious. You actually cooperated with them in order to bring me down. Have you thought about the consequences? Are you still a wise king who loves his people like a son?"
After saying that, he stood up to say goodbye, left the palace, got on the carriage and walked towards the palace.
The old emperor fell into a long silence in the Yangxin Hall.
"Mingjun..."
Liu Qingran, who was checking the accounts in the front hall, was commenting on the account books.
"Ranran, I'm hungry!"
Hearing Li Lin's voice coming from the courtyard, the circle he drew became crooked.
"Why are you calling me so loudly? I'm so embarrassed." He could be angry at any time, but the raised corners of his mouth were really tight.
He walked quickly to Li Lin and bowed.
"Is the prince coming back so late?"
"Is it because I came back late? Did you miss me? I knew my Ranran couldn't let me go." Li Lin hugged Liu Qingran affectionately and teased her a little bit.
"Don't move around. It's annoying to see so many people watching!" Liu Qingran blushed and glanced at the maids around her.
"Everyone stand down!"
Li Lin gave orders to the servants around him, and they left in a hurry, some of them chewing their ears.
"The prince is really kind to the princess."
"Who says it's not the case? If my family were half as good as the prince, they wouldn't be angry every day."
Li Lin felt very happy when he heard it, his eyes were filled with stars, and he looked like he was about to praise me.
"If you don't kiss me as a reward, I've already made you envious!"
"Your Majesty!" Liu Qingran called out, but Li Lin obviously didn't give up until he achieved his goal, so he had no choice but to slowly kiss Li Lin's cheek.
"Boo~" Li Lin turned his head and kissed Liu Qingran gently on the lips.
"Li Lin! You!"
"What's wrong with the princess? Didn't she promise a reward? She's still angry. Hey, let's eat and eat!" She said leaving Liu Qingran, who was still embarrassed, and entered the house.
Liu Qingran couldn't help but laugh when she looked at Li Lin who was escaping. She felt full of happiness.
The next day, Li Lin got up and looked at Liu Qingran lying crookedly on the bed. She was covered by gauze and there were tiny kiss marks on her exposed skin. Li Lin, who was so seduced by the sight, was a little excited.
"Forget it, forget it, she was exhausted last night, let's take care of her today and then talk about it in the evening!" She thought and covered Liu Qingran with a quilt.
Today's target is the Ministry of War Yamen, and the theme is to discuss the matter of assisting the Northern Snow Kingdom in the Jin Kingdom region.
The best result is naturally that once the Daxia soldiers arrive, the Northern Snow Kingdom knows that it cannot retreat on its own with one against two. But this is a war, and it is impossible to only think about the best result.
When Li Lin arrived, Jin Pingchuan and Jin Mingzhu were already there, but Mingtian was still following Jin Mingzhu closely like a shadow.
"Your Majesty, good morning."
"Your Highness Pingchuan, it's early, why don't you go in when you arrive?"
"This... your military department in Daxia, I won't let anyone from the Jin Kingdom enter."
Li Lin slapped his forehead and apologized.
"I was negligent. I gave you an extra Hongwu cannon as an apology."
"If the prince is so generous, we can live in front of the military department." Jin Mingzhu joked.
Li Lin pretended to think about it for a while, and then said: "Since the princess wants to live in front of the military department, then I will allow it. How about building a hut here tomorrow?"
"Get out! Do you think I'm guarding the door for you?"
The four of them came to the lobby of the Ministry of War while chatting and laughing. Among the six yamen, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Punishment were the most distinctive of the Tang Dynasty. The one in the Ministry of Rites was paved with star charts, and the hall of the Ministry of Punishment also had killing sticks.
Naturally, it is the border defense map.
Li Lin was speechless when he came in and looked at the border defense map. There were circles, squares, and various lines drawn on it. He could understand each one separately, but he couldn't understand them together at all.
"There is a chance to improve the map." Thinking about this, he kept talking: Can any adult come out and explain the current form.
The Minister of the Ministry of War stood in front of him and bowed with his hands raised.
"Weichen, please introduce the current situation."
Then he detailed the border situation of Daxia, Jin Kingdom, and Beixue based on the existing information. Brother Jin Pingchuan and Jin Mingzhu kept adding to his information.
After listening to this, Li Lin also had a more detailed understanding of the situation in this world. There are now 5 large and small countries on the continent. Among them, the Northern Snow Country is remote in the north and has relatively few resources. It mainly relies on animal husbandry for a living, which is equivalent to the Turks.
The Huns and their ilk are full of force.
There is a mountainous forest between the Jin Kingdom and the Northern Snow Kingdom, but the terrain is not dangerous. The three fortresses guarding the border are more likely to be guarded by the horns formed by them than by the geographical location.
Jin Kingdom borders Beixue Kingdom and Linzhi Kingdom to the north and west, and borders Daxia and the East China Sea to the south and east. It is a transportation hub, which is also the reason why their commerce is developed.
In the early days, the south and east were not unified as they are now, and disputes continued. Jin State was also one of these small countries. At that time, Jin State almost lost the country many times, but it survived by claiming vassals and paying tribute. Later, Jin State
A hero appears.
Through trading with other countries, exchanging armaments, mercenary force, and buying and selling wars, he gradually became more powerful. Unfortunately, he died young, and the policies he left behind have now become a hindrance to the strength of the Jin Kingdom's army.
Daxia and Donghai were the biggest beneficiaries of the Jinguo trade war at that time. They were still scoring autumn colors before, but after Daxia experienced three bright masters, Donghai could no longer compete with Daxia.
Therefore, the two most powerful countries at this time are Daxia and Beixue. Jin State serves as a strategic buffer zone between the two strongest countries, so it has always been considered stable.
"Isn't this the Mongolia of later generations..." After hearing this, Li Lin felt a little familiar with the favorable geographical location of Jin Kingdom.