bastard seizes tang

Chapter 322
Li Chengqian is the crown prince, sitting firmly in the East Palace. In addition to his status as the eldest son, the more important thing is that there are two giants standing behind him.One is the eldest grandson Wuji who is a hero of the court and has acquaintances all over the court, and the other, even far more important than the eldest grandson Wuji, is the lord of the six palaces, the eldest grandson empress who is the mother of the world.

Since ancient times, all women in the harem must be valued by their mothers because of their children, but Li Shimin loved the eldest grandson empress especially, and when it came to the eldest grandson empress, they became more expensive because of their mother.

The third son of Empress Changsun, Crown Prince Li Chengqian, King Wei Li Tai, and King Jin Li Zhi are all favored by Li Shimin, and they are the most popular among all kings. Even Li Ke has worries about being released, but Li Tai, who is about the same age as Li Ke, can Stay safely in Chang'an.

Of course, it is because Li Tai was fat and frail since he was a child, so he was not suitable for traveling far, but the love of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun was also indispensable.

Early the next day, at Yankangfang, Chu Wangfu.

Empress Changsun has already set her sights on Li Ke, so Li Ke's heart is naturally not in a good mood. As for the enfeoffment of Yangzhou, it has always been like a big stone pressing on Li Ke's heart. Someone invited Cen Wenwen and Wang Xuance over to discuss this matter.

"The disciple has no status. When he first came to Beijing, he should have visited the master in person, but he had no choice but to discuss important matters, so he had to invite Master Cen to come here. I hope it is not surprising." As soon as Cen Wenwen entered the gate of the Chu Palace, Li Ke was already at the inner gate. Waiting, hurriedly stepped forward and said to Cen Wenwen.

Cen Wenwen said with a smile: "It's good for His Highness to return to Beijing safely. Why should you be polite between us, but I don't know why His Highness summoned his ministers here?"

Li Ke looked around and said to Cen Wenwen: "This is not a place to talk, Master Cen will talk with me in the inner room."

There is Li Ke's eyeliner in the East Palace, and the Chu Palace also has the eyeliner of the eldest grandson's family. Naturally, one should be more cautious when speaking. After speaking, he entered the inner room with Cen Wenwen, and in the inner room, Wang Xuance also already waiting in it.

As soon as the three sat down, Li Ke went straight to the point and said: "Recently there have been a lot of things in Chang'an. Yesterday, the king got the news from the palace that someone had already advised the father. He wanted to seal the king in Yangzhou after he became the concubine. Taking Huainan as a feudal lord from the lineage of Chu Wangfu, if this happens, I am afraid that it will be difficult for this king to enter Chang'an in the future, can Mr. Cen have a good plan?"

As soon as Li Ke's words fell, Cen Wenwen and Wang Xuance couldn't help but frown. Just as Li Ke said, the prince must be in Chang'an, and a prince from a foreign domain in Yongzhen can't be the prince.

After a while, Cen Wenwen asked: "This trick doesn't look like the crown prince's, but Changsun Wuji's?"

Although Li Chengqian is also smart, he may not have such deep thoughts. What's more, Li Chengqian is too busy to take care of himself now, so he has no time to deal with Li Ke. The most likely one is Changsun Wuji, the old fox.

However, Li Ke smiled wryly, but shook his head and said: "This person is also surnamed Changsun, but he is not Changsun Wuji, but in the inner palace."

When Cen Wenwen and Wang Xuance heard the words, they immediately understood. No wonder Li Ke was so cautious. It turned out that this matter was actually the intention of Empress Changsun.

Cen Wenwen said: "This plan is soft and tough, it is a conspiracy, Your Highness will not refuse it, if you refuse, I am afraid that not only His Majesty will be suspicious, but His Highness will also find it difficult to deal with it. The queen has been in the harem for many years, and there is no one in the harem who is dissatisfied. It is reasonable to have such means.”

Empress Changsun's strategy is the same as her actions. She looks gentle on the outside, but strong on the inside. Even if people don't want to, they can't do it.

Li Ke would naturally not want to release Yangzhou to Huainan according to what Empress Changsun said, but he couldn't refuse it face to face. He is not yet mature, so Li Shimin must not be aware of it. After all, as far as Li Shimin is concerned, he has no intention of abolishing Li Chengqian and re-establishing him.

Forcing Li Ke to go out of the town, and asking Li Ke to thank him, this is to make Li Ke swallow the bitter fruit he planted with a smile. The queen's wrist is really extraordinary.

Wang Xuance said: "Since the founding of our dynasty, only the princes have been released, and there has never been a matter of splitting the soil and enfeoffing feudal princes. Could it be that His Majesty can approve this matter?"

Cen Wenwen sighed softly and said: "The meaning of enfeoffment is what your majesty wants, but you did not know about some things when you accompanied your highness to host Turks in the early years. When your majesty first ascended the throne, your majesty discussed with Prime Minister Xiao about the king's decision. The system of enfeoffment. If it hadn't been for Zhongshu's efforts to stop it, I am afraid that this matter would have been completed long ago. Now that the queen's old matter is brought up again, how can His Majesty be indifferent."

In July of the first year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin sent Prime Minister Xiao Yu to enter the palace and asked about the distribution of feudal titles. At that time, Xiao Yu responded with a saying: "I think that if the former Guozuo lasted for a long time, it is better to entrust the princes to think that it is solid. Qin merged the six kingdoms, dismissed the marquises and set them up, and died in the second generation; Han ruled the world, and the prefectures and states participated in the construction, and they were still four hundred years old. Wei and Jin were abolished, and they could not last forever. Feudal laws can be followed."

Xiao Yu said that Qin established prefectures and counties and died in the second generation, Han Jian divided them into feudal states, and Guo Zuo lasted for four hundred years.

After listening to Cen Wenwen's words, Li Ke pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Master Cen, do you know who was the one who resisted this at that time?"

Cen Wenwen replied, "It was Li Baiyao, who was in charge of Zhongshushe at that time."

Li Ke nodded, and then asked: "According to Mr. Cen, is it in the national interest to distribute the kings?"

The matter of enfeoffment has existed since ancient times, and the matter of prefectures and counties has also existed since ancient times. At the beginning of the founding of a new dynasty, there must be this dispute, and most of the civil servants hold the same view on this matter.

Scholars and ministers, whether they are in the same court or are in power, it is natural to disagree, and mutual impeachment is also a common thing, but in this matter, except for Xiao Yu, the courtiers who were born in the former dynasty, most of them The attitude of some civil servants is surprisingly consistent, that is, counties must be better than enfeoffment.

The system of enfeoffment divides the world among the clan kings, and the emperor and his sons divide the country and rule the country. The power rests with the royal family, which is more like the emperor's meaning, but the system of counties and counties is different. , Succession from the top to the bottom, the power rests with the ministers, and it is the master of the civil servants.

Cen Wenwen and Wang Xuance were also civil servants. When they heard the words, they replied without hesitation: "The matter of enfeoffment is not beneficial to the country. First there was the disaster of separatism in the Zhou world, and then there was the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms of Han. Dividing up the kings is definitely not good governance. Not advisable."

The reason why Qin died in the second generation was because of its tyranny, not in counties and counties. The reason why Han was a state for four hundred years was in the hearts of the world, not in enfeoffment.

If the emperor of Qin hadn't been for his extravagant lewdness and violent expropriation, forcing the people all over the world to rise up, there would be no way to live a short life. In the early Han Dynasty, there was the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion. If it wasn't for the famous commander Zhou Yafu to turn the tide, the country would have already changed hands.

Cen Wenwen and Wang Xuance were resolute and surprisingly consistent. Li Ke watched Cen Wenwen and Wang Xuance express their views in unison, with a smile on his face. He seemed to have found a way to break the situation.

(End of this chapter)