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Chapter 195 Stand up?Lixian?
It is the practice of this dynasty that, except for natural disasters, the court meeting will continue throughout the day regardless of severe cold or heat.Due to the emperor's expedition, he could not make a grand dynasty, only prince consorts and Beijing officials of the fifth rank and above entered the imperial city once every five days to report on their duties. The auxiliary ministers need to meet in the imperial study every two days to discuss state affairs.

On this day, the five auxiliary ministers headed by King Wei, King Yan, etc., seven deacons of the third grade, and several respected husbands and princes met again in the imperial study as usual.

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Xiao Zhiqian has always disliked the so-called "diligent administration" of doing everything by himself. To be a king, one must have a big heart.So after the imperial power was consolidated, he began to delegate power.The so-called suspects do not need to be suspected, during the Northern Expedition, except for border military affairs, all state affairs were handed over to the auxiliary ministers for easy handling.

It took five years to build a rigorous bureaucratic system. Thousands of things happened in the land of China every day, but after layers of deletions and selections, only a few dozen things were finally presented to the Imperial Study.Even during the Northern Expedition of the monarch, the number of documents sent to the imperial study increased several times, and only a dozen or so documents were finally assigned to each person's name.

With the imperial study as the center, the behemoth Xie Dynasty is running in an orderly manner.

Even if Xiao Zhiqian died suddenly, given the operational capabilities of Xie Dynasty's political institutions, as long as the domestic vassals were not chaotic and there were no treacherous ministers in the court, it would be no problem to support him for ten years.

So even though the rumors in the capital are getting more and more popular, all the courtiers will sigh from time to time when they think about the state affairs, but they have no worries about the future of the country.

Because the ten-day appointment of King Yan is approaching, Ye Chuan will come to the imperial study to deal with business today. After finishing his share, the cold-faced King Wei is about to stretch his wrists, but he sees the first person on the opposite side saying quietly: "There are some rumors in the capital recently. It has been widely spread, I wonder if your highnesses and ministers have heard of it?"

"Words in the street are not enough to be believed."

King Yan spoke coldly, and glanced at the speaker. The deacon instinctively shrank, but he shrank behind King Liang.

King Yan glared at King Liang, who was chanting Buddhist gatha indifferently, very out of the world.

However, King Wei also noticed the conflict at this time. After he found out that it was an official from King Liang's faction who brought up the topic, he said, "There may not be a reason for it. Things have come to this point. We really should have a countermeasure."

"Countermeasures? What do you mean!"

"His Majesty has not sent back any new orders for nearly half a month, and we have not responded to the political documents we sent to the army. Don't you think there is something strange?"

Secretary Jianyi pointed out that although he was only from the third rank, it was not surprising that he appeared in the imperial study because he had the power to impeach and supervise officials.

"Is Lantai worried?"

The speaker is Cui Hu, the second son of the Cui family. His elder brother Cui Bin is the son-in-law of Princess Wukang, his sister. The Cui family has been dignified for generations.

Hearing this, there were subtle voices from the peaceful imperial study room. Seeing their feigned astonishment, King Wei felt that it was extremely artificial: those who can enter here are people with sharp eyes and ears, how could they not know that there was an accident on the grassland, He even suspected that the raging rumors of the assassination were deliberately leaked out by someone or some people present.

It was King Yan, who looked at King Wei in surprise, and said, "Everyone can protect His Majesty's heart, the sky can see, but now that the country has no owner, it is indeed necessary to plan ahead."

"Prepare for a rainy day? What does the emperor mean?"

"Establish a reserve and stabilize the hearts of the people."

The simple five words are extremely important, and the tip of the tongue spits out like thunder.

In the imperial study room, there was no more hustle and bustle, everyone looked calm, and countless thoughts were boiling in their hearts.

Without exception, they all consider their own gains and losses.

After Banzhuxiang's silence, they spoke out, and they agreed unanimously, except for the candidate for Li Chu, there was a disagreement.

"Establishing a descendant does not establish an elder, and establishing a noble does not establish a virtuous" is the rule of king succession passed down from three generations in ancient times. It is restricted by etiquette and patriarchal law to ensure a stable succession to the throne, and the family will not be chaotic and the country will not perish.However, the queen has no children, so the undisputed eldest son, the crown prince, naturally does not exist.So, Li Chang?Ligui?Li Xian?
"There is an old admonition: to make sons noble is not to be long, and to make sons to be long is not to be virtuous. There are no sons today, so because of being noble, do not make long. The status of a virtuous concubine is higher than that of a virtuous concubine—"

The speaker is still the secretary supervisor, and there are no legitimate sons in the harem, so the identities of the two princesses immediately become the key point in the battle for the position.According to the historical rules of the royal family, sons are more expensive than their mothers, and mothers are more valuable than their sons. In the absence of a legitimate son, a child with a noble mother is naturally closer to the throne than a prince with a humble mother.

But he didn't know that this sentence just hit Wei Wang's pain.

The mother of the King of Wei was a woman of humble origin, so until now, he, the King of Wei, was insignificant.Moreover, the King of Wei knew that if His Majesty was present, he would definitely call "making a son a long-term man but not a virtuous one" as nonsense: today, it is precisely because of "making a son-in-law a long-term man and not being a virtuous man", although it is expected by everyone, it can only be mourned for a long time. Under the crown prince, if the crown prince hadn't committed suicide, there would still be many twists and turns if he wanted to ascend the throne today.

Just because he knew that Xiao Zhiqian would definitely not like "establishing a son to be a good man and not a virtuous man", before the secretary supervisor finished speaking, King Wei sneered, and said: "It is true that a son is more expensive than a good man. But this is expensive, so It means that the empress is the most expensive. Although the title of Concubine De is slightly higher than that of Concubine Xian, Marquis of Yixing and Marquis of Jinyang are on the same level. Besides, in the harem, who can be called noble except Her Royal Highness the Empress? But they are all concubines Teng! Lan Tai is making too much sense."

"you--"

It was a deacon from the same clan as Yi Xinghou who rushed to speak before the secretary supervisor. The hope of the clan to take off was actually compared to a concubine by King Wei. Although it was true, it was a bit unbearable.

But purely in terms of ancient etiquette, the queen is the mother of the country. Although the concubine is expensive, she is also a concubine.There is no presumption in the words of King Wei.

The secretary supervisor is a learned man, and he was not angry at all after suffering from this nail. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness is smart, but I am ignorant."

"Lantai is humble."

Xiao Zhicheng spoke hypocritically, but it was the official of the Zhao family who could hardly hold back his insults, and couldn't help but say: "Since the phrase 'Establishing a child is expensive but not growing up' is not applicable today, but I don't know what your lord thinks?"

"Establishing a heir does not establish an elder, establishing an elder does not establish a virtuous."

The short ten words made the secretary's voice sound again, and he said with a smile: "Could it be that the prince's words are different from mine?"

King Wei sneered and said, "The First Emperor didn't have a queen, so he didn't have a direct son. If it weren't for Li Si's selfishness and Zhao Gao's ambition, the successor would be the eldest son Fusu. It can be seen that the first emperor, who created the situation for all generations, also recognized that "the first emperor is not the first son." Long, to be long is not to be virtuous."

"The king of Wei has a high opinion, but his subordinates disagree. 'Establishing a son does not establish an elder, and establishing an elder does not establish a virtuous' is indeed an iron rule left by the three generations, but this inheritance system can only be established when the princes have the same morals. Execution, if the eldest son's morality is too poor, forcibly succeeding to the throne will bring disaster to the country! In the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhixuan appointed his son Yao, Zhi Bo, as his successor, but his son Yao's talent, learning and morals were obviously not as good as his concubine Xiao's. It was destroyed by Han Wei Zhao."

It turned out to be Lu Daojiang!

The King of Wei wanted to retort, but because he remembered that the first wife of the second son of Wei Guogong was the daughter of the Lu family, and the Liu family and the Fu family were related by marriage, the King of Wei and the Ye family were allies at the moment, so he had to endure his unhappiness and said softly: "What does Mr. Lu mean is that Li Chang is not as good as Li Xian?"

"Of course. Since His Royal Highness the King of Wei mentioned the ancient words, we have no choice but to use the ancient etiquette to decide on the throne. The abdication system, the emperor's virtuous will live."

General Lu Dao spoke leisurely, as if attacking the shield with the spear of the son, King Wei was at a loss for words for a while, and didn't know how to respond.

It was Liang Wang who rescued Wei Wang.

He stopped the rosary, walked forward slowly, and said softly: "The old man is indeed very good, but how can two children who are still in their infancy be determined to be virtuous? Is it with the title of mother? If so, I would like to It is the ancient style to recommend the son of a virtuous concubine as the heir apparent, and to have both the eldest son and the virtuous son at the same time."

Although the words were gentle, they were sharp and unparalleled, and even more cold and murderous. Mr. Lu, who obviously wanted to recommend De Concubine, was choked up and couldn't speak a word.

"King Liang is eloquent, I admire him."

He suppressed his anger, and pretended to be magnanimous when he spoke. Liang Wang was also full of smiles, and said: "The old man has praised the prize, but I just don't like the rule of 'establishing the virtuous'. Naturally, sages should be reused, but who is it? Virtuous? But they are different. The current imperial court is in danger, and I will cut through the mess quickly and decide the reserve position with a simple and acceptable standard. If you choose to be virtuous, although it is beneficial to the country, it will make the government more difficult. It's even more chaotic. Most importantly, the two princes are still in their infancy, how to choose? The old man's desire to choose a wise monarch for the country is naturally excellent, but unfortunately, things in the world may not be as expected."

When Mr. Lu heard the words, he suddenly had nothing to say.

Even King Yan, who originally planned to stand up, had to retreat because of King Liang's righteousness.

It's just that, the matter of Li Chujun has become vague again.

Standing tall and standing tall, who is the tallest and who is the most expensive?

All the veterans fell into confusion, but King Wei looked at King Liang in amazement.

I always thought that King Liang was advancing and retreating with King Yan, why did he suddenly fight back?
Establishing long and noble but not establishing virtuous, King Liang is harming others and benefiting himself, or does he think that a virtuous concubine is more suitable for control than a virtuous concubine?

No, King Liang doesn't care who is the emperor, nor who is the queen mother.Both of them are infants, whoever is the emperor will be in the hands of the assistant ministers, and the scheming of Concubine De and Concubine Xian is equally stingy.

Not seeing His Majesty's bones for a day, arguing over who should be appointed as the heir, are all provocations to the imperial power!

Liang Wang is very calculating!
Thinking of this, King Wei felt his back was drenched.

If King Yan succeeds, King Liang will continue to control the government by relying on his blood relationship with King Yan. If King Yan loses, he has not clearly shown his attitude of defending King Yan in the whole matter.

You can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat. No wonder Jun Fengxi said that the two ends of Liang Wang's first rat are no longer a concern.

His heart has indeed withered, and he has ambitions but no guts. Now he is still greedy for power, but he puts the preservation of his reputation and identity first.

King Yan... I'm afraid he didn't see through King Liang's intentions.

Thinking of this, the king of Wei had a calculation in his heart, and when he looked at the king of Liang, he was no longer deeply jealous.

Liang Wang also felt Wei Wang's gaze, but he didn't look back, he just smiled gracefully, and continued to talk about the ancient system with all the veterans, with witty words and extraordinary demeanor.

Xianggong: The original meaning is a respectful title for the prime minister. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the system of group ministers was implemented, and the leaders of the three provinces could all be called Xianggong.

(End of this chapter)