Gao Bin's question was very direct, but it was also a very important question.
At present, the eldest prince Xia Xu has fallen, and the second prince is just an empty emperor. He only has people from the Yue family under him, but they are no longer powerful. The Yue family's business has long been hit by Anyang and has been in tatters, and they can't take care of themselves.
It can be said that the first and second princes are no longer a consideration. Only the third prince, although he is a puppet, can still nominally control Guangling County.
But now that more than four years have passed, the Third Prince is no longer an eleven-year-old child, but a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old boy. Growing up in this intrigue-filled environment, the Third Prince is no ordinary child, and his current political skills are enough to put many adults to shame.
So, now Wang Chuan is also facing a difficult choice.
First, completely abandon the name of the Great Xia Kingdom and unite the forces of Guangling County, Nanyang County, and Songzhou County to establish a country. This will at least unite all forces and it is still very likely to survive; but if you want to continue to expand, you must be careful and tread on thin ice.
Second, continue to keep the third prince and retain the title of the emperor of Daxia. This will also bring many political advantages. Everyone can hold high the banner of "restoring Daxia" and appear as a "hero". At least, the people will get a lot of help; even if there is no help, the power of the people will not become an obstacle.
But there are also problems with doing so. The third prince has grown up and already knows how to play tricks. If you are not careful, it will be easy to "raise a tiger to cause trouble", which will cause many unforeseen problems.
This is a dilemma.
"Although the Great Xia Kingdom has perished, the influence of its three thousand years of rule will continue for a long time, at least for another thirty years." Kong Donglai said. The meaning was obvious, that is, to treat the Third Prince as a puppet emperor, and everyone still regarded themselves as the Great Xia Kingdom.
Gao Bin agreed immediately. "Let's try it in the name of Daxia first, and then we can talk about it if it doesn't work. This way we can at least have a way out."
There was one thing that Kong Donglai and Gao Bin didn't say, but everyone present knew it in their hearts - by joining the Third Prince, Kong Donglai and Gao Bin would look better, and they would still be able to continue to control their own army, etc.; if things got out of hand, they could "retreat". That's why Gao Bin said "there is still a way out", a typical double entendre.
Seeing the two say this, Wang Chuan could only accept it temporarily and still maintain the title of the third prince as the pseudo-emperor. Everyone still held high the banner of "restoring Daxia".
After the opinions were determined, the three parties began to integrate their forces, whether it was military or financial forces, or even industry and commerce, etc., and tried their best to cooperate and redistribute them. Under huge external pressure, the three parties had to work together; of course, they would definitely keep their own trump cards.
While the Tang and Xiao states were still digesting their newly expanded territories, while Anyang was still consolidating its development, and while surrounding countries such as the Jin state were beginning to experiment with industry and commerce, Guangling County, Nanyang County, and Songzhou County also began to unite and took advantage of this gap to grow and develop.
Then, this "later Great Xia Kingdom" immediately made its own voice: Nanyang County did not betray the Great Xia Kingdom, we are still fighting for the Great Xia Kingdom; Anyang and Li Xian, you take your claws back, otherwise we will launch a just war!