After sorting out my thoughts, I asked the bookboy named Li Xin to inform him that I wanted to see His Highness King Yong after he got up. Who knew that within a moment, I saw King Yong and Shi Yu walking in in a hurry, and they were neatly dressed.
His expression looked slightly tired, as if he hadn't slept all night. I was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that King Yong seemed to be waiting very anxiously.
I asked King Yong to sit down and chatted for a few words casually. Seeing that King Yong had calmed down, I said: 'Excuse me, Your Highness, why do you want to ascend the throne?'
King Yong was stunned. He had long regarded ascending to the throne as something he had to do. In addition to thinking that he deserved such a reward, he also felt that no one but himself could make Dayong unify the world. For the sake of the world, King Yong was stunned.
Yong Sheji himself had to ignore reputation and reputation, but when Jiang Zhe asked him this question, he suddenly found it difficult to answer. Normally, he and his subordinates took this matter for granted, but they didn't know how to explain it to Jiang Zhe.
I smiled slightly. This is something I have discovered a long time ago. When King Yong persuaded me to submit, he did not explain his philosophy at all. This only shows that King Yong’s own aspirations are not clear and his position is not firm. The tall buildings are flat on the ground.
Starting from the beginning, if there is no such concept as the basis, then King Yong's great cause will ultimately be a castle on the water.
I continued: "Judging from the current situation, Dayong's foundation is quite stable. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince occupies the position of the direct eldest son, and there is no obvious misconduct. So why should all the civil and military officials have to go against the emperor's will and His Highness?"
, His Highness holds military power and responds to every call. If he seizes the throne by force, he will not be immune to material criticism, saying that His Highness is treason and usurping the throne. His Highness is indeed wise and powerful, but if he leaves a wrong example for future generations, he thinks that as long as he has power and merit, he can ascend the throne.
As the emperor, rebellion can be carried out legitimately, and the monarch's power is questioned. The role of a stable system is better than that of a sage monarch. Therefore, although His Highness's achievements are world-class, they cannot be the reason for His Highness to seize the throne.'
Li Zhi said thoughtfully: 'This is probably the reason why the senior officials in the court are unwilling to take the initiative for me to succeed to the throne even though they value my achievements?'
I nodded and said: 'If I were those elders, watching Dayong come into existence from scratch, I would definitely not want Dayong's power to be reduced due to civil strife, so it would be impossible for them to have His Highness succeed to the throne, even if His Highness is a better candidate for the crown prince in their mind.
, they will not be decisive. Most of the people who want His Highness at this time are for future glory and wealth. Only a few people can see clearly that only His Highness ascends the throne can the Dayong State be preserved. Those ordinary people do not understand the importance of His Highness's succession.
Then His Highness should tell them.'
After hearing what I said, Li Zhi asked: 'To be honest, I just feel that I cannot hand over the throne to my brother. He is too close to Fengyi Clan, but the reason is not clear yet.'
I said seriously: "So the first policy I propose to Your Highness is the Mingzhi Policy. Although Dayong is prosperous now, there are many hidden worries inside. This hidden worry is Fengyi Sect. The worry of Dayong is not the powerful enemies from all directions, but the
Within the Xiao Qiang, Fengyi Sect takes benevolence and righteousness as its outer garment, and power and strategy as its inner core. It controls the harem and controls hundreds of officials. As time goes by, Fengyi Sect will sooner or later become the Supreme Emperor who listens to politics behind the curtain. His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, is a prince who does not know how to cultivate virtue.
Instead of being respectful and filial to win over the officials, he colluded closely with the Fengyi Sect in order to secure his throne. If His Highness allowed the crown prince to ascend the throne, not only would his own life be in danger, but he would also destroy the pillars of the country, and would also cause the Great Yong Sheji to be destroyed by his wife.
If His Highness the Crown Prince eliminates the sycophants around him and cuts off all contact with the Fengyi Sect, even if His Royal Highness has no soldiers to defend himself, Your Highness will not dare to raise a finger against the Crown Prince. This is because the Crown Prince has lost his virtue first, not Your Highness.
He is deliberately treasonous. What’s more, to put it bluntly, the world does not belong to one family. If Fengyi Clan is really a good choice, then I don’t have to eradicate it, but in my opinion, Fengyi Clan disciples are arrogant.
Arrogant, ignorant of the sufferings of the world, only focused on fighting for power and gain. Although I am from Chu, Liang Wan has been in Southern Chu for many years, and I know her well. If such a group of short-sighted, ignorant, arrogant and arrogant women gain power, I am afraid that
All the people in the world will be affected by this. Perhaps the leader of Fengyi Sect was really serving the country and the people at the beginning, but now Fengyi Sect has degenerated into a tool to seize power. If His Highness cannot eradicate the power of Fengyi Sect, I am afraid Dayong will not only be unable to
If you want to unify the world, you will still fall into the hands of a woman. As the prince of Dayong, how can you see the country fall and the people suffer? Since His Highness the Crown Prince is ignorant of the temptation of power and cannot fulfill his duties as a prince, it is natural that His Highness should take his place.
thing.'
Hearing this, Li Zhi's eyebrows were filled with joy and he said: "Sir, you have really revealed what I am thinking. I think so too, but it has never been so clear and clear. Yes, if it weren't for the existence of Fengyi Sect, I would just be a peaceful prince and have nothing to do with it."
What's wrong.'
I smiled slightly and did not care about the truth or falsehood in Li Zhi's words. It was not important anyway.
I said calmly: "A clear plan can make your highness firm up. Please let Rong Chen explain the current situation to your highness first. The reason why your highness feels besieged on all sides now is because of the close relationship between the emperor, the prince, the prince of Qi, and the Fengyi clan. Let's
Your Highness has no idea how to start, but in my opinion, first of all, they are not integrated. The Emperor, the Prince, and Prince Qi are not as defenseless against Fengyi Sect as His Highness imagined. They only condone the existence of Fengyi Sect because of their own selfishness. Your Majesty
If there is no fear, then Concubine Ji will not have no heirs. Over the years, the emperor's harem has been quite fond of her, and she has given birth to more than a dozen concubine princes and princesses, which shows that the emperor is in good health, but Concubine Ji has no heirs. I don't think the emperor wants to.
After Concubine Ji has a prince, let's fight for the throne. Although the prince dotes on his concubine, he loves the prince very much. As the saying goes, a mother is more valuable than her son, and a son is more valuable than his mother. Since ancient times, people have killed their wives and children because they doted on their concubines.
There are quite a few. If His Highness the Crown Prince was not afraid of the Fengyi Sect, I am afraid that the Crown Prince would have fallen out of favor a long time ago. There is also His Highness King Qi. Although His Highness married a concubine, he treated her indifferently. I once met King Qi. Judging from his appearance, Qi Wang
Although the king has a romantic nature, it is still a bit strange to neglect his concubine like this. Therefore, the emperor and others do not have great trust in Fengyi Sect, but if there is no Fengyi Sect, they will not have the capital to fight against His Highness.'
'Secondly, although the emperor prefers the prince, if the prince harms the country, no matter how much the emperor prefers the prince, he will not tolerate the prince. Therefore, although His Highness King Yong has encountered many dangers over the years, he is still as stable as Mount Tai, because His Highness is the pillar of Yong's sky, and the emperor is absolutely
The Crown Prince will not be allowed to harm His Highness. As long as His Highness does not violate the Emperor's bottom line, His Highness's safety is guaranteed. As long as His Highness removes the Crown Prince, no matter how angry the Emperor is, he can only pass the throne to His Highness, so His Highness must be there.
If the emperor controls all power when he is on the throne, then His Highness can legitimately ascend the throne.'
'Finally, the Crown Prince relies heavily on the King of Qi, and the Crown Prince of Qi. His Highness may think that they are an inseparable alliance, but it seems that there may not be no suspicion between them. Judging from the information collected by His Highness, the Crown Prince is not a tolerant person. The Prince of Qi
He has a domineering personality, which is often revealed even in front of the prince. It is only to deal with His Highness that the prince wins over the king of Qi. I learned from the intelligence that the prince once ignored the king of Qi for many days because of the ineffectiveness of the defeat of the king of Qi. However, recently because of
It was because of His Highness that he began to express his kindness to King Qi again. His Highness, King Qi, had a clear mind. How could he not know that the Crown Prince was ruthless and unjust? However, King Qi had no choice but to do so because His Highness himself was the general who led the troops in battle. Therefore, in King Qi’s eyes,
Come on, if His Highness ascends the throne, then he will no longer have room to display his talents. In fact, I have to remonstrate with Your Highness on this point. The so-called son of a rich man cannot sit in the throne. Your Highness has already made outstanding military achievements and should train generals. Why bother to talk to his subordinates?
Competing for credit, what's more, His Highness will rule the world in the future, so he can't just focus on military affairs. If there is no one who can conquer the four directions on His Highness's behalf, why should His Highness go and conquer it himself?'
Having said this, I saw Li Zhi looking at Shi Yu with some embarrassment, and Shi Yu's face was filled with approval. It seemed that he had also given advice like this before.
After a pause, I saw that Li Zhi had already shown an expression of agreement, and I continued: "I have already explained the situation to Your Highness. Your Highness, please listen to me explain the second strategy - the strategy of digging out the heart. Although Your Highness is currently in a critical situation, the enemy still has suspicions."
, In my opinion, the biggest weakness of the alliance formed by His Highness's enemies is His Highness the Crown Prince, because His Highness the Crown Prince cannot make mistakes, otherwise the Emperor will doubt his decision, the King of Qi will be worried about his future, and Fengyimen will also lose
The basis for confronting His Highness, so as long as the Crown Prince makes a mistake, His Highness can cause the alliance to fall apart. However, His Highness the Crown Prince is not a fool, and he has advisers admonishing him. It is not easy to make the Crown Prince make a mistake, so we must start from two aspects.
One, is to place one of our people next to the prince. This person must be able to gain the prince's trust and make the prince obey his words. Second, His Highness must let the prince gain a superficial advantage, so that the prince will get carried away and destroy the Great Wall.'
Li Zhi frowned and said: 'There is still a way for us to show weakness, but how can we insert such a person next to the prince? The prince is still very careful about this matter. Although we have several people around the prince, none of us can participate in the secret.'
I chuckled and said, "Since I have said it, I naturally have a way. As long as His Highness can provide a suitable candidate, I can naturally make the prince trust him and even obey him. This person must be good at pleasing the prince and must be able to replace him."
In order for the prince to solve the problem, he must have the ability to replace the position of the prince's think tank Lu Jingzhong. Under the plan of the minister, this person will become the prince's favorite and confidant who cannot leave at all times, and his highness can control the prince.
If it is under control, His Highness can control the inner world and shake up the imperial court, so there is no need to worry about inheriting the throne.'
Li Zhi looked shocked and confused at the same time. He thought for a while and said: 'Controlling the prince is not easy. Not to mention that Lu Jingzhong should not be taken lightly. Even Fengyi Sect will not let us succeed easily.'
I smiled and said, "I said that controlling the prince is not about controlling the prince's life and death, but about controlling the prince's thoughts. As long as the prince is allowed to act according to our plan, no matter what the prince originally thinks, it has nothing to do with your highness. Don't worry, your highness, I already have it."
It's a feasible plan, although there will inevitably be some twists and turns along the way, but as long as our goal is achieved, His Highness will be safe and worry-free.'
Li Zhi said: 'We will discuss the details later. Since Sir is confident, Li Zhi can rest assured. But after controlling the prince, what should we do?'
I smiled and said, "I didn't do anything. I just made the prince jealous of King Qi. People like the prince are suspicious by nature. If they are jealous of His Highness's achievements today, they will inevitably be jealous of King Qi in the future. I just let such a thing happen early. As long as
The prince thinks that he has suppressed His Highness, so his true colors will naturally be revealed. I will arrange to lure the prince to do something arrogant and wrong. In less than two years, the prince will become a tyrant and a fool in the eyes of the world. The prince has lost his morality, and there is still someone to fight with.
Your Highness is competing for the crown prince. Fengyi Clan will definitely be in a difficult situation by then. When the ministers and His Highnesses discuss it carefully, they will make sure that Fengyi Clan can no longer influence the government.'
Li Zhi was very excited when he heard this, and thought to himself, Jiang Zhe is really talented. Why didn't I think that the enemy's strongest point is his weakness? The prince is the core of their alliance. If something goes wrong with the prince, then their alliance will naturally collapse.
, Although Li Zhi still didn’t know the specific plan, the worries and worries in his heart were already gone. He stood up, bowed and said, "Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. Thank you very much, Mr. Zhi, for your teaching."
I stood up and returned the courtesy and said: "Your Highness has given you too much praise. I would also like to ask Your Highness to listen to my third policy - the policy of recruiting talents. Although Your Highness has a reputation for being virtuous and has many civil servants under his command, in my opinion, there are still some shortcomings. Your Highness"
Since you have ambitions for the world, you must consider how to manage the government. Nowadays, many officials in the court are involved with Fengyi Clan. If His Highness still appoints these people after he takes the throne, then there is a possibility that Fengyi Clan will revive.'
Li Zhi frowned and said: 'I also know this, but if there is a sudden change, I am afraid that the government and the public will be turbulent, the wealthy families will rebel, and my country, Dayong, will be destroyed in an instant.'
I said calmly: "His Highness regards the civil and military officials as so important, but ignores the morale of the army and the people. Over the years, His Highness has been invincible and invincible. He has repeatedly opened the eyes of the people. No one in the world knows that, but in the early days of the founding of Dayong,
, relied on many local tycoons. At that time, this approach certainly accelerated the process of unification, but now these tycoons have occupied people's land and do not pay taxes. As far as I know, many civilians have lost their fields and have to rely on powerful powerful people from aristocratic families as slaves. The people of the world
Everyone hates the strong and powerful, but His Highness allowed civilians to open up wasteland and cultivate fields on the pretext of strengthening the army. The fields belonged to the army in name but in fact belonged to the people. Therefore, many young and strong men were willing to join the army so that their families could get the fields. This was also the rule of the DPRK.
One of the reasons why the powerful people in China tend to favor the prince is that if His Highness tolerates this situation, Dayong will one day fall into a situation where the princes are divided. It is better to take advantage of the current competition for the throne to involve these powerful people. His Highness takes this as an excuse.
Cleanse the world's wealthy families, appoint talented people from poor families, and rebuild Dayong. As long as His Highness plans properly, these wealthy families will never have the chance to rebel. Although this will inevitably weaken Dayong in the short term, it only takes a few years to transform Dayong.
, becoming the truly number one powerful country, when the time comes, it will be easy to pacify the Southern Chu, destroy the Northern Han, and drive away the Northern Barbarians.'
Li Zhi listened with rapt attention. He also knew about these shortcomings, but he tried to propose reforms many times, but was suppressed. This was also one of the reasons why he wanted to get the throne. Originally, he wanted to slowly find ways after he ascended the throne. Although Jiang Zhe's plan was ruthless, but
But it can not hurt Dayong's bones. After all, the fight for the throne involves hundreds of thousands of people. As long as you do it skillfully, you can eliminate most of the wealthy families and add your own talents to the court. Within ten years,
, so that Dayong can no longer be controlled by wealthy families.
After thinking about it, Li Zhi stood up again and saluted: "Although the first two strategies can allow me to ascend to the throne of God, I just admire them, but this strategy can make Dayong Sheji safe and healthy. I will protect the Dayong royal family and the people of the world on my behalf."
,Thank you sir.'
I stood up and returned the courtesy and said: 'Your Highness is willing to listen to the arrogance of the minister. I should thank you on behalf of the people of the world. I am a common people and know the sufferings of the people. It is a great blessing for all people that your Highness is willing to open your eyes for the people.'
After sitting down, I said: "Eradicating wealthy families is only part of this strategy. If there are no talented people to assist and the court is empty, how can Your Highness govern the world? Therefore, Your Highness must recruit talented people to govern the world. If you are worried about the suspicion of the emperor and the prince,
, His Highness can request territory from the Emperor. At that time, His Highness will appoint talented people and reserve talents in his own territory. After His Highness ascends the throne, he can let them take over the full charge of government affairs.'
Li Zhi said: "I have been fighting abroad. Although my father gave Youzhou as a fiefdom to me, and Pei Ji, the general manager of Youzhou, is my confidant, and he manages the territory in an orderly manner, but cultivating talents is probably not his specialty. Sir, I think it should be
How to deal with it.'
I smiled and said, "Your Highness is worried that if Pei Ji is replaced, it will hurt the hearts of his subordinates. In fact, there is no need to worry about it. Your Highness can ask Your Majesty to send the crown prince to Youzhou to guard it, and then you can send Mr. Shi to assist the crown prince. Mr. Shi is the commander-in-chief."
Shi, His Highness can promote Pei Ji's position. It is best to transfer Pei Ji back to His Highness. Then Mr. Shi can recruit talented people for His Highness. His Highness meets talented people and will easily be jealous if they stay with him. It is better to send them
They are temporarily sent to Youzhou to familiarize them with government affairs. Of course, Mr. Shi will give them good guidance so that they can immediately take over the government affairs in the future. When His Highness gives the order, they can enter Beijing as officials.'
Li Zhi suppressed the excitement in his heart. Although he was very happy with Jiang Zhe's surrender, Jiang Zhe's temptations a few days ago still made him feel a little resentful. Now, the three strategies of clearing one's mind, cutting out one's heart, and recruiting talents made him feel that he had been
All the pain he had suffered was rewarded. If he had not been pious and respectful to the wise men, how could he have heard such a plan. He tried his best to calmly say: "In this case, I will entrust everything to you, sir. Ziyou will go to Youzhou to establish the foundation for this king."
, This matter is of great importance, and no one can help but Ziyou.'
Shi Yu naturally understood that he had a heavy responsibility, but he was a little worried. If this happened, almost all of the new emperor's courtiers would be his disciples. Then he would have too much power. He glanced at Jiang Zhe worriedly.
After all, it’s not easy to tell King Yong clearly.
I was already prepared and said: 'Your Highness, Mr. Shi has a heavy responsibility, and the prince has no one to take care of him. Why don't your highness select talented people to be responsible for assisting and teaching the prince, so that Mr. Shi can relax more and avoid delaying the prince's studies.'
Li Zhi thought for a while and said: 'Well, the prince's uncle Gao Rong is smart and capable, and Chu Wenyuan, the son of Taifu Chu Ping, has good moral character and extraordinary talent, and can assist the prince. In this way, Zi You can concentrate on recruiting talents.'
Only then did Shi Yu feel relieved and said: 'Ziyou will definitely do his best. Your Highness, please rest assured. Once His Majesty's decree arrives in Youzhou, Ziyou will definitely come back at night. All affairs in the capital will be entrusted to Suiyun, so please take your time.'
I also solemnly said: 'Mr. Shi, don't worry. Suiyun has made up his mind and will definitely implement it. Otherwise, I will not only be sorry for His Highness, but also sorry for your hard work in Youzhou.'
Li Zhi said with a smile: "Okay, we have been talking for so long, and I feel hungry. Why don't we go to eat first, and then the two gentlemen have a good rest. Otherwise, we will be exhausted. Who can give me advice?"
With Ziyou, I have no worries. With Suiyun, I no longer have to be afraid of those monsters.'
I shook my head and said, "Your Highness is not right." Looking at the surprised expressions of Li Zhi and Shi Yu, I said, "Your Highness is so bright and graceful that he has never been afraid of those villains. He just has no way to clean up the filth. I just have some conspiracy and tricks. Gentleman."
If you can't deal with it, I can do it.'
Li Zhi looked at me sincerely and was moved in his heart, but he didn't know what to say. Hehe, I guess he wouldn't have guessed that although some of my truths were true, some of them were just flattery. If Li Zhi was pure
A gentleman, I'm afraid he is not qualified to ascend the throne and become an emperor.