kingly way

Chapter 4 Chapter 004

"Ling Chi Sect was originally a sect in the Jianghu, and it disappeared for so many years. It reappeared this time, and changed from a factional struggle in the Jianghu to meddling in politics. The reappearance of Ling Chi Sect this time is not easy. Who is the manipulator behind this scene? ? Not many can have such a huge force.”

Ying Zhen looked at Ying Luo blankly, as if talking to Ying Luo or talking to himself.

"Who is it? Who has such a huge strength?"

Ying Luo knew that there was no answer to this question until now.

"Well. This force is too powerful and mysterious. Song Weidian has been unable to find any clues. For my father, I have sent Lu Chaoyi to help Song Weidian investigate this matter together." Ying Zhen said.

"After the unification of Kyushu, although the king fulfilled his promise, he named the ministers with different surnames as kings with different surnames. This was a promise he made to the heroes at that time when he wanted to unify Kyushu, as a capital to boost morale." Ying Luo said;
Ying Zhen did not interrupt and nodded to express her acquiescence.

"After the unification of Kyushu, the king's foundation is not stable, and the generals are powerful. He has to fulfill his promise, continue the system of enfeoffing princes, and appease and stabilize the powerful generals." Ying Luo said.

Ying Zhen remained silent.

"Now the king's foundation is relatively stable. He is worried that those ministers with military power will affect the foundation of him and future generations; in order to consolidate his central government, he will carry out system reforms; in terms of system reforms, the king is still feeling the stones Crossing the river at will inevitably lacks experience and is not thoughtful in some aspects." Ying Luo said.

"Well, in the war between countries, the king is very good at using talents, coordinating various relations, and wining people's hearts. This has resulted in the unification of the world, and some ministers have a lot of credit and strong strength. , The enfeoffment of the princes was to stabilize everyone's hearts, and it was also the king's promise to win over and encourage the generals at that time. When he became the king, he could not break his promise. What's more, the situation and foundation were unstable at that time." Ying Zhen said.

"Now that the empire has stabilized, the king is planning for his own future. He is afraid that the power of the princes will grow stronger, which will threaten the stability of his regime, and even form an opposition to him. So he thought of reform. , abolish the system of enfeoffing princes." Ying Luo said;
"Well, the feudal system was abolished, and the vassal state implemented the "beneficiary system", which was changed to three levels: prefecture, county, and county, and those below the county were townships and lis; The chief of the county is the county magistrate, the state officials, county governors, and county magistrates are all appointed and removed by the central government, and township and village officials are appointed and removed by the county level and reported to the county for record. This violates the interests of the princes and officials." Ying Zhen said;
"But it is also an advanced plan for the reform of the centralized central power system." Ying Luo said;
"The princes still enjoy the corresponding ranks, and still get the land and people in the feudal country, but they only have the power to collect rent and taxes, and cannot entrust the land in the land under their jurisdiction to the high officials." Ying Zhen said.

"That is to say, after the reform, the feudal lords will only have fiefdoms, without relative independence and autonomy, and cannot have military and political power. Losing these rights, the marquises will definitely not want it, and will naturally oppose the abolition of the feudal feudal system." Ying Luo said .

"Well! The king clearly knew that King Ji was not rebellious, and he also knew that he was framed, but he sent Zhao Qingyu to encircle and suppress him. This method should be that the king wanted to kill the chicken for the monkey to let everyone know: Object This is his end." Ying Zhen said.

"If the killer is arranged by the king himself, it is also eliminating dissidents; if the killer is someone else, it will involve another conspiracy; then it will cause another bloody political struggle." Win Luo said;
"Well, if the killer is someone else, it is a force related to the court. The king will definitely not let it go after getting rid of King Ji. Now what everyone wants to know is the truth and the people behind the scenes. Especially us Princes and kings." Ying Zhen said;
"If it was arranged by the king, then the matter will be closed due to the demise of Empress Ji. If it is someone else, then the king will definitely continue to investigate secretly. Will my father inquire more secretly? Send someone to investigate this case secretly." Ying Luo said in a low voice;
"Well, this is a good idea. If someone else is behind the assassination of the king, the king will definitely send someone to investigate the case secretly, and the problem will be more complicated." Ying Zhen said with a sigh;

"Implementing a system reform will inevitably violate the interests of a large number of people, and will also sacrifice a large number of people. This is politics." Ying Luo said with emotion.

"Well, what disappoints my father is that during this siege, Zhao Qingyu clearly knew that King Ji was wronged, but he went on a killing spree, killing more than 100 members of King Ji's family, and massacring prisoners and residents of Ji Guocheng; This incident made me feel cold for him. He has changed, he has become strange to my father, and my father is afraid." Ying Zhen sighed.

"Maybe he is catering to the king's intentions. Since he wants to kill chickens and monkeys, the method must be cruel, so that the deterrent effect can be reflected; and Uncle Zhao also wants to increase his prestige among the princes, to show the princes his power, and treat him Fear. Doing so has exposed his ambition. He should be too impatient." Ying Luo looked at Ying Zhen and said.

"Hey! Power creates desire, and desire creates ambition. When ambition grows, it will lead to a struggle for power. I didn't expect that the newly unified Dazhou Empire will fall into struggle again. It will still be the peasants who will suffer. ’” Ying Zhen sighed.

"Does father also oppose the system of enfeoffing princes?" Ying Luo asked suddenly;
"The salary of the king of food should be loyal to the king. We winners are famous for their loyalty; what's more, the status after the reform is enough to be a father. Human desires can never be satisfied. Why not stop here and be content and always happy." Ying Zhen lightly said;
"Yes, reform is also a trend of social development; could this Lingjiao gate be used by the king as one of the undercurrent forces to eradicate the princes and kings, or used by an ambitious prince among the princes to disrupt the situation? Because everyone knows that when the cunning rabbit is dead, it’s time to cook the lackeys. The king is going to implement reforms to abolish the system of enfeoffing feudal vassals. Can the vassals not panic? Everyone is seeking self-protection.” Ying Luo said.

"Yeah. I remember it for my father. There are a few songs scattered in the streets and alleys of every princely country. These songs are: When the birds are gone, the good bow will be hidden; ; Kyushu will be settled, and the heroes will die." Ying Zhen said.

"These few songs are for fear that the world will not be chaotic. Does father know who uttered them?"

Ying Luo frowned and asked.

"This is what Mr. Fan said out of anger when he was punished by the king. I don't know how it spread. It is sung in the streets and alleys of every princely country, and even children can sing it." Ying Zhen said;
"It's ulterior motives to spread it out, isn't the government prohibiting it?" Ying Luo asked;

"The government has already banned it, and it also stipulates that whoever sings again will be severely punished, but the popularity of singing is very high, and the government has tried every means to stop it, let alone in the areas of various vassal states. Some people also said that Master Fan was killed by the king. It was circulated among the people before the crime was punished." Ying Zhen said;
"It seems that someone is deliberately provoking the princes, and someone is conspiring." Ying Luo looked at Ying Zhen and said;
"Well, now all the princes are expanding their power, and the small princes are also forming alliances and taking advantage of each other. They are afraid that their lips will die. Kyushu has just been unified, but it is about to fall into a power struggle, making people feel insecure." Ying Zhen sighed again. say.

"In the past, it was a time of chaos among the vassal states, but now it's a civil war within the empire; heck, isn't it all the same? It's all a struggle for power, and the people suffer." Ying Luo said with a sigh.

"Cough! When is the power struggle? When will the war end?" Ying Zhen also said with a sigh.

"From this period of time, Luo'er's martial arts has greatly improved, and my father is very happy. As for martial arts, you have to continue to study hard with Mr. Tang. As for our family's martial arts, my father will give you the heart formula and sword manual; Being taught by Mr. Tang, not only is there no problem in self-protection, but he can even stand alone in the martial arts world." Ying Zhen said.

"Thank you father, my son will definitely study hard." Ying Luo nodded and said.

"Well, Luo'er has grown up and is more sensible, and he has to rely on himself for many things in the future."

Ying Zhen nodded, with an approving smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)