After sorting out my thoughts, I instructed the book boy named Li Xin to inform him that I would see him after His Royal Highness King Yong woke up. Who knew that after a while, I saw King Yong and Shi Yu hurried in, and they were neatly dressed and looked a little tired, as if they had not slept all night. I was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, it seems that King Yong is very anxious to wait
I asked King Yong to sit down and chatted a few words casually. Seeing that King Yong's expression had settled down, I said, "Excuse me, Your Highness, why do you want to ascend to the throne?"
King Yong was stunned. He had long regarded ascending the throne as something he had to do. The reason was not only that he deserved such a reward, but also that he felt that no one but himself could make Dayong dominate the world. Yong Sheji himself had to disregard the reputation, but when Jiang Zhe asked this, he suddenly found it difficult to answer. On weekdays, he and his subordinates took it for granted, but they didn't know how to explain it to Jiang Zhe.
I smiled slightly. This is something I discovered long ago. When King Yong persuaded me to surrender, he did not explain his philosophy at all. This can only show that King Yong’s own mind is not clear, his position is not firm, and the tall buildings are flat. From now on, if there is no such concept as the basis, then the great cause of King Yong will be a castle on the water after all.
I continued: "According to the current situation, the foundation of Dayong has been quite stable, His Royal Highness has taken the position of the first-line chief, and there is no obvious loss of morality, then the civil and military officials must go against the Emperor's will and support His Highness. Well, His Royal Highness holds the military power and responds to every call. If you forcibly seize the throne, you will inevitably be subject to objections, saying that His Highness is conspiring to usurp the throne. Although His Highness is wise and talented, but if you leave a wrong example for future generations, you think that as long as you have power and merit, you can do it. Ascension to the throne as the emperor, then the rebellion can be carried out justifiably, the monarchy is questioned, the role of a stable system is better than a holy monarch, so although His Highness’s achievements are unparalleled, it cannot be used as a reason for His Highness to seize the throne.”
Li Zhi said thoughtfully: "This is probably the reason why the elders of the dynasty, although they valued my achievements, were unwilling to take the initiative to support my succession?"
I nodded and said: "If I were those elders, watching Dayong from scratch, I would definitely not want to reduce Dayong's power because of the civil strife, so it is impossible for them to support His Highness's succession, even if His Highness is a better prince in their minds. They will not support the candidate unequivocally. At this time, most of the people who are willing to support His Royal Highness are for future glory and wealth. Only a few people can see that only when His Highness ascends the throne can they keep the Dayong Society. Those ordinary people do not understand that His Highness succeeded to the throne. importance, then His Highness should tell them."
Li Zhi heard what I said and asked, "To tell the truth, this king just thinks he can't hand over the throne to the emperor. He is too close to Fengyimen, but the reason is not clear."
I said with a straight face, "So the first policy that this minister offers to His Highness is Mingzhi policy. Although Dayong is thriving now, there are many hidden worries inside. This hidden worry is Fengyimen, Dayong's worry. It is not a strong enemy in the four directions, but Within the Xiaoqiang, Fengyimen takes benevolence and righteousness as the outer garment, and power and strategy as the inner side, controls the harem, and makes hundreds of officials. If things go on like this, sooner or later, Fengyimen will become the supreme emperor who listens to the government. Instead of restraining the hearts of officials with respect and filial piety, he colluded closely with Fengyimen in order to secure his position. If His Highness allowed the crown prince to ascend the throne, he would not only save his own life, but also destroy the pillars of the country, and also make the Dayong Sheji quilts. People are in control. If His Royal Highness rejects the officials around him and cuts off communication with Fengyi Sect, even if His Highness does not have a soldier or soldier to defend himself, His Highness does not dare to add a finger to the prince. Intentional rebellion. What's more, the world is not a world of one family, if Fengyi Sect is a good choice, then the minister does not need His Highness to eradicate it, but from the minister's point of view, the Fengyi Sect disciple is arrogant Arrogant, ignorant of the sufferings of the world, and only focused on fighting for power and profit. Although the minister is from Chu, Liang Wan has been in Southern Chu for many years, and the minister has a good understanding of her. People all over the world will be affected by it, or the master of Fengyi Sect was indeed serving the country and the people at the beginning, but now Fengyi Sect has degenerated into a tool to seize power. If the world is unified, it will be lost in the hands of women. As Prince Dayong, how could His Highness see the collapse of the society and the suffering of the people. Since His Highness the Crown Prince is ignorant of the temptation of power and cannot fulfill the duties of the Crown Prince, it is natural for His Highness to replace him. things."
Hearing this, Li Zhi's brows lit up and said: "Sir really speaks through the mind of this king, this king also thinks the same way, but it has never been so clear and clear, yes, if it weren't for the existence of Fengyi Sect, I would just be an easy-going prince. What's wrong."
I smiled slightly and didn't care about the truth in Li Zhi's words, it didn't matter anyway.
I said lightly: "Mingzhi can make His Highness firm his resolve, please Rong Chen explain the current situation to His Highness first. The reason why His Highness is feeling embarrassed is because of the close relationship between the emperor, the prince, the king of Qi, and Fengyimen. His Highness has no way to start, but in the eyes of the minister, first of all, they are not one body. The emperor, the prince, and the king of Qi are not as defenseless against Fengyimen as His Highness imagined. They condone the existence of Fengyimen only because of their own selfishness. If there is no fear in her heart, then Concubine Ji will not have no children. Over the years, the emperor's harem has been quite fond of, giving birth to more than a dozen concubines and princesses, indicating that the emperor is in good health, but Concubine Ji has no children. I think the emperor does not want After Concubine Ji has a prince, let's compete for the throne. Although the prince loves the concubine, he is very fond of the prince. As the saying goes, the mother is more valuable than the child, and the child is more valuable than the mother. There are not a few. If it wasn't for His Royal Highness, who was also afraid of Fengyi Sect, I'm afraid that the prince would have fallen out of favor. There is also His Royal Highness Qi, although he married a concubine, but he was detached from her. I have met King Qi before. Although the king has a good-natured temperament, it is still a bit strange to treat his concubine like this, so the emperor and the others do not trust Fengyi Sect very much, but if there is no Fengyi Sect, they would not have the capital to fight against His Highness."
"Secondly, although the emperor prefers the prince, but if the prince harms the society, the emperor will not appease the prince no matter how much he favors it. Therefore, although His Royal Highness Yongwang has suffered many dangers over the years, he is still as stable as Mount Tai, because His Royal Highness is the pillar of Dayong Qingtian, and the emperor is absolutely unstoppable. The Crown Prince will not be allowed to hurt 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, even if the Emperor is angry again, he can only pass the throne to His Highness, so His Highness must When the emperor is on the throne, he controls all the power, then His Royal Highness can take the throne justifiably."
"Finally, the prince relied heavily on King Qi, and King Qi supported the prince. Your Highness may think that they are an inseparable alliance, but it seems that Yichen may not have no quarrels. Judging from the information collected by His Royal Highness, the prince is not a person who can tolerate people. Qi The king's personality is domineering and domineering, and he is often revealed even in front of the prince. It was only to deal with His Royal Highness that the prince was able to win over King Qi. The minister learned from the information that the prince once neglected King Qi for many days because of King Qi's defeat in battle, but only recently It was because of His Highness that he began to show his love to King Qi again. His Royal Highness is like a mirror, how could he not know the prince's indifference and injustice, but King Qi had no choice, because His Highness himself was the general who led the battle, so in King Qi It seems that if His Royal Highness ascends the throne, then he will no longer have room to exert his strengths. In fact, the ministers have to face His Highness. The so-called son of a thousand gold cannot sit down in the hall. His Highness has already made outstanding military achievements and should be trained as generals. Competing for credit, what’s more, your Highness will rule the world in the future, so you can’t just focus on military affairs, if there is no one who can conquer the Quartet on behalf of His Royal Highness, do you still need to go to your Highness to conquer it in person?”
Speaking of which, I saw that Li Zhi looked at Shi Yu with some embarrassment, and Shi Yu agreed with his face.
After a pause, seeing Li Zhi's expression of agreement, I continued: "This minister has explained the situation to His Highness, then His Highness, please listen to the minister's explanation of the second strategy - Gouging out the heart. Although His Highness is in critical condition, the enemy still has grievances. In the view of this minister, the biggest weakness of the alliance formed by His Highness' enemies lies in His Royal Highness, because His Royal Highness cannot make mistakes, otherwise the Emperor will doubt his decision, King Qi will worry about his future, and Fengyimen will lose their confrontation. According to His Highness, as long as the Crown Prince makes mistakes, His Highness can break up the alliance, but His Highness is not a fool, and there are counselors around him. It is not easy to make the Crown Prince make mistakes, so we must start from two aspects, one of which is , is to place a person of ours next to the prince, this person must be able to gain the prince's trust, and let the prince obey him, and secondly, His Royal Highness must let the prince occupy the superficial advantage, so that the prince will be complacent and destroy the Great Wall."
Li Zhi frowned and said, "There are still ways for us to show weakness, but how to insert such a person beside the prince? The prince is still very attentive to this matter. Although we have a few people by the prince's side, none of us can participate in the secret."
I chuckled: "Since the minister has said it, there is naturally a way. As long as His Highness can provide a suitable candidate, the minister will naturally be able to make the prince trust him, and even obey him. This person must be good at pleasing the prince, and he must be able to replace him. The prince solves the problem. In short, 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 favorite confidant of the prince who cannot leave at all times, and His Royal Highness can manipulate the prince, the prince. If you are in control, Your Highness can clear the house and shake the dynasty, and He Chou can't inherit the throne."
Li Zhi's expression was both shocked and confused. After thinking for a while, he said, "It's easier said than done to control the crown prince. Not to mention that Lu Jingzhong should not be taken lightly, even Fengyimen will not let us succeed easily."
I laughed: "My minister said that controlling the prince is not to control the life and death of the prince, but to control the prince's thoughts. As long as the prince is allowed to act according to our plan, no matter what the prince thinks, it has nothing to do with His Highness. Rest assured, His Highness, the minister already has it. A feasible plan, although there will inevitably be some twists and turns along the way, but as long as our goal is achieved, the safety of His Highness can be guaranteed.”
Li Zhi said: "We will talk about the details later. Since Mr. is sure, then Li Zhi is relieved, but after controlling the prince, what should we do?"
I smiled and said: "I don't do anything, just make the prince suspicious of King Qi. People like the prince are suspicious by nature. They are jealous of His Highness's achievements today, and they will inevitably be jealous of King Qi in the future. I just let such a thing happen earlier, as long as The prince thinks that he has suppressed His Highness, so it will naturally reveal its true shape. I will arrange to seduce the prince to do some arrogant and wrong things. In two years, the prince will become a tyrant and foolish tyrant in the eyes of the world. Your Highness is fighting for the reserve, Fengyimen will be very embarrassed at that time, when Shichen and His Royal Highness discuss carefully, we must make Fengyimen no longer control the government."
Li Zhi was so excited when he heard this, he thought, Jiang Zhe really missed the crowd. Why didn't I think that the enemy's strongest point was weakness. The prince was the core of their alliance. If there was a problem with the prince, then their alliance would naturally collapse. , Although he didn't know the specific plan yet, Li Zhi had already swept away his worries. He stood up, bowed and said: "Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books, thank you very much for your teaching."
I got up and saluted, "Your Highness is too honorable, and I would like to ask Your Highness to listen to the third policy of your ministers—Na Xiance. Although Your Highness is famous and has a lot of military officers, but in the eyes of this minister, there are still some shortcomings. If you have ambitions in the world, then you must consider how to govern the government. Nowadays, there are many officials in the court and the Fengyi Sect. If your Highness takes the throne, you still use these people, then the Fengyi Sect will have the possibility of a resurgence."
Li Zhi frowned and said, "I know this too, but if I change it suddenly, I'm afraid that the government will be turbulent and the wealthy will rebel, and my Dayong will be destroyed in an instant."
I said lightly: "His Royal Highness regards civil and military officials as so important, but ignores the hearts of the army and the people. Over the years, His Highness has been invincible in attack and invincible in battle, and has repeatedly opened his eyes to the people. , relying on a lot of local tyrants. At that time, this approach accelerated the process of unification, but now these tyrants occupy the land and do not pay taxes. As far as I know, many civilians have lost their fields and have to rely on the tyrants of aristocratic families as slaves. They all hate the tyrannical and strong, but His Highness, on the grounds of strong soldiers, allows the common people to open up wasteland and farm fields. The fields belong to the army in name, but are actually owned by the common people. Therefore, many young and strong men are willing to join the army so that their families can get the fields. This is also a dynasty. One of the reasons why the tyrants tend to favor the prince is that if His Highness applauds this situation, Dayong will eventually fall into a situation where the princes are separated. To cleanse the world's rich and powerful family, to appoint talents from poor families, and to rebuild Dayong, as long as His Highness plans properly, these rich and powerful families will never have the chance to betray. Although Dayong will inevitably be weakened in the short term, it will only take a few years to make Dayong reborn. , to become the real No. 1 powerful country, at that time, it will be easy to pacify the southern Chu, destroy the northern Han, and chase the northern barbarians."
Li Zhi was fascinated. He also knew these drawbacks. He just wanted to propose reforms many times, but they were all suppressed. This is also one of the reasons why he wanted to be the emperor. Originally, he wanted to take the throne and slowly try to figure it out. Although Jiang Zhe's plan was ruthless, but But it can not hurt Dayong's muscles and bones. After all, the struggle for the throne will involve hundreds of thousands of people. As long as you do it skillfully, you can eliminate most of the giants, and then add your talents to the court within ten years. , so that Dayong can no longer be controlled by the giants.
After thinking about it, Li Zhi stood up and saluted again: "The first two strategies, although I can make this king ascend to the throne of God, this king just admires, this policy can make the Dayong community safe and sound, and this king replaces my Dayong royal family and the people of the world. , thank you sir."
I got up and saluted, "Your Highness is willing to listen to the mad words of the minister. It should be that the minister has thanked His Highness on behalf of the people of the world. This minister is the common people and knows more about the suffering of the people. His Highness is willing to open his eyes for the people, which is a great blessing for the people."
After I sat down, I said: "Eradicate the wealthy family is only part of this strategy, if there is no worthy assistant, the court will be empty, how will His Highness govern the world, so His Highness should recruit talents and govern the world. , Your Highness can ask the Emperor for territory, and when the time comes, His Highness will appoint talents and reserve talents in his own territory, and when His Highness ascends the throne, they will be able to fully take over government affairs."
Li Zhi said: "This king has been fighting abroad. Although the father and the emperor gave me Youzhou as a fief, and the governor of Youzhou, Pei Ji, is the king's confidant, the management of the generals is well-organized, but I am afraid that it is not his director to cultivate talents. How to deal with it."
I smiled: "Your Highness is worried that if you replace Pei Ji, it will hurt the heart of your subordinates, but you don't have to worry about it. Your Highness can play your majesty and let the prince go to Youzhou to guard, and then you can send Mr. Shi to assist the prince. Mr. Shi is the commander of the prefecture. Shi, His Royal Highness can promote Pei Ji's position. It is best to transfer Pei Ji back to His Highness. Then, Mr. Shi can recruit talents for His Highness. His Highness has seen talents, and it is easy to be suspicious of staying by his side. Temporarily send them to Youzhou to familiarize them with government affairs. Of course, Mr. Shi should give them a good guide, so that they can take over the government immediately in the future, and when His Highness gives an order, they can enter the capital as officials."
Li Zhi endured the excitement in his heart. Although he was very happy with Jiang Zhe's surrender, Jiang Zhe's temptation a few days ago still made him feel a little resentful. All his sufferings have been rewarded, how could he have heard of such a strategy if he hadn't been devoutly respecting the Magi. He tried his best to say calmly: "In this case, I will entrust everything to Mr. Ziyou, and Ziyou will go to Youzhou to establish a foundation for the king. This matter is very important, and there is no one to share the worries except Ziyou."
Shi Yu naturally understood that his responsibilities were heavy, but he was a little worried. If this happened, almost all of the courtiers of the new emperor would be his disciples, so he would have too much authority. He glanced at Jiang Zhe a little worriedly, After all, it is not good to speak clearly to King Yong.
I was prepared to say: "His Royal Highness, Mr. Shi has a heavy responsibility, and the prince is not taken care of and disciplined. It is better for Your Highness to choose a talented person to assist and teach the prince. This way, Mr. Shi can also relax, and avoid delaying the prince's studies."
Li Zhi thought for a while and said, "Well, the prince's uncle, Gao Rong, is shrewd and capable, and Chu Wenyuan, the son of the grandfather, Chu Ping, is of good character and talent.
Only then did Shi Yu feel relieved and said, "Ziyou must do his best, please rest assured, Your Highness, once His Highness's decree arrives in Youzhou, Ziyou will definitely return at night, and all the affairs in Beijing will be entrusted to Suiyun.
I also solemnly said: "Mr. Shi, rest assured, since Suiyun has made a strategy, he will definitely do it, otherwise not only will I be sorry for His Highness, but also for the painstaking efforts of Mr. in Youzhou."
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Okay, after we talked for so long, this king feels hungry, why don't we go to eat first, and then the two gentlemen have a good rest, otherwise the two are exhausted, who will advise this king? Yes? With Ziyou, this king has no worries, and with Suiyun, this king no longer has to be afraid of those monsters."
I shook my head and said, "Your Highness is wrong." Looking at Li Zhi and Shi Yu's surprised expressions, they said, "Your Highness is so bright, why have you ever been afraid of those villains, you just have no plan to clean up the filth, this minister is just some conspiracy, gentleman If you can't deal with it, the minister can do it."
Li Zhi looked at me with a sincere expression and was moved, but he didn't know what to say. Hee hee, I think he would not have guessed that although some of my words are true, some of them are just flattery. If Li Zhi is a pure gentleman, I am afraid that he is not qualified to be emperor.