Gong Fei Ji

Chapter 80

At the beginning when Qi Bian was demoted, the Qi family was not worried at all.Seventy-eight out of ten generals in Datang came from the family of the Qi family, and eight of the twelve guards were in the hands of the Qi family. At that time, there were various vassal kings supporting themselves in Datang, and there were Turkic Uighurs outside to disrupt the border, and there was no Qi family. The emperor was afraid that even the throne would not be stable, they waited to see the emperor's jokes, and after the emperor couldn't stand the pressure, they welcomed Qi Bian back to the position of the right guard general.

But unexpectedly, the emperor promoted the Xue family to the top, and promoted many poor families who had no backing, and replaced the members of the Qi family one by one. Up to now, only five guards in the twelve guards can still be accepted by the Qi family. Among them, the three guards are obviously not loyal enough, but the emperor, on the contrary, has more and more military power in his hands.

Among the civil servants, the emperor promoted the Li family in Huaizhou, who had always been prestigious among the scholars, to compete with the Qi family. Although he can still hold the position of Shang Shupushe, he has gradually been unable to do what he wants. Those who are against him in the three provinces There are also more and more people.

In the previous dynasty, the Li family had three empresses, five noble concubines, eight prime ministers, and countless people from Jiuqing. But later Gaozu raised troops, and the Li family supported the old dynasty. After Gaozu ascended the throne, the Li family established a family. Can't be trained to be an official.Back then, neither Gao Zu nor Tai Zu ever persuaded the Li family to become an official, but the emperor did not know what conditions they used to persuade the Li family.

If it is said that Qi Hong does not regret supporting the emperor at the beginning, it must be false.When the emperor was the prince, he didn't have any great talents, and he was a little mediocre and greedy. Compared with King Wu, who was known for his intelligence since childhood, he was much worse.A foolish emperor is easier to control than a smart one. What's more, the emperor is born of a court lady, his status is not high, and he has no external family to rely on. The only one he can rely on is the Qi family. That's why the Qi family will abandon King Wu and support the emperor as emperor.

Unexpectedly, the emperor seemed to have changed since he ascended the throne. He made plans and strategized, acting like a born emperor.

Qi Hong sighed, it is meaningless to think about it now.

Qi Hong asked Qi Bian, "Your concubine's stomach still hasn't moved?"

(End of this chapter)