kingly way

Chapter 60 Chapter 060 Discussing the Situation

Ying Zhen was silent, he looked into the distance;
"The king's foundation is just about to be stabilized. He doesn't want to give powerful ministers a chance to become full-fledged, and he doesn't want any minister who will endanger his foundation to have a chance. Pass one." Ying Zhen said.

"He wanted to exclude ministers who were a threat to his foundation, but he was too anxious. He didn't ask indiscriminately, and killed innocent people indiscriminately. Therefore, it is normal to cause panic and tension among the officials in the court." Ying Zhen said.

"Who is the king most afraid of?" Ying Luo asked with a smile.

"Who did Luo Er say it would be?" Ying Zhen asked.

"Father should know!?" Ying Luo said with a smile.

"Hey, Luo'er asked the question knowingly, right!?" Ying Zhen also said with a smile.

"Uncle Xiao, father, and Uncle Zhao have achieved outstanding results, are powerful, and are sworn brothers, so the king is most afraid of you three. And Uncle Xiao's resignation of the title of prince is just right for the king. If I didn't guess If it is wrong, Yin of Xingguo County should be the most trusted person of the king." Ying Luo said.

"Now that Xing State is changed to Xing County, it is a county and not a vassal state. The king appointed to manage Xing County is the county Yin, who is also the most trusted person of the king. It is Qu Guifei's brother Qu Xiangyang." Ying Zhen said.

"Uncle Xiao's resignation from the Marquis position is the king's first attempt to abolish the feudal feudal system." Ying Luo said;
"Well, the king has also tasted the sweetness; after King Ji was destroyed, the country of Ji also adopted this model, and the country of Ji was changed to Ji County. This is another advancement of the system reform carried out by the king." Ying Zhen stopped. Continue to say:
"Then the state of Ju will also implement this policy. The king will appoint an official to manage the state of Ju, and there will be no king of Ju in the future. This is the step of system reform that the king will implement; If it is abolished, the king will also directly appoint officials to manage it like Xingjun and Jijun, and the managers have become officials directly appointed by the central government."

"If it can be implemented smoothly, this is a good system reform. At least there will be no more competition for territory among the princes." Ying Luo said;
"For the matter of Ren Ju County, Zhao Qingyu strongly recommended a man named Guo Bohao. Guo Bohao and Zhao Qingyu have a very good relationship in private, which shows his ambition." Ying Zhen said.

"The king will definitely not agree." Ying Luo said.

"Well, of course the king didn't agree, but I don't know why, this time Mrs. Yu actually supported Zhao Qingyu very much. Because of the face of Mrs. Yu and Zhao Qingyu, the king is in a dilemma." Ying Zhen said;
"Why does Mrs. Yu support Zhao Qingyu? Doesn't she know Zhao Qingyu's ambition?" Ying Luo asked;
"Father doesn't understand this matter either. Zhao Qingyu now holds the military power, and his power is too powerful. The king wants to give him some points. Coupled with Madam Yu's support, he is even more arrogant." Ying Zhen He shook his head and said.

"Zhao Qingyu is full-fledged now. He will use his position in the court to expand his power. He should use his power in the court to win over officials in the court and eliminate dissidents." Ying Luo said.

"Well, that's what my father is worried about. Zhao Qingyu has formed cliques in the court, and several high-ranking courtiers have very close contacts with Zhao Qingyu; the king originally wanted to use this system reform to consolidate his own power. The foundation and status, I didn't expect to give Zhao Qingyu a chance, and some ministers of the court and central government all leaned on Zhao Qingyu, forming a new power group." Ying Zhen nodded and said.

"Since ancient times, it has been normal for brothers to fight each other for the throne, and even father and son. What's more, father and Uncle Zhao have no blood relationship. Has Uncle Zhao ever wooed father?" Ying Luo asked;

"He knows his father's character, and he has tried his father, but was persuaded by his father. I don't think he will include his father in his circle." Ying Zhen said;
"Yeah, Uncle Zhao will have taboos because you are his sworn elder brother. Father and Uncle Zhao have a special relationship, and the king dare not use father to contain Zhao Qingyu, so father is now in an embarrassing situation. " Ying Luo said.

"Well, my father has decided to resign from his position as the prince and king of the Dan Kingdom, and hand over his power to be a leisurely person." Ying Zhen said with a sad face.

"This is a good thing for my father, at least it supports the king's system reform in action." Ying Luo said;
"Well, with my father's personality, I'm never used to political battles. It's better to learn from your uncle and hand over power automatically to cooperate with the king's system reform." Ying Zhen said;
"In the face of power, any family and friendship become insignificant. Human desires are also endless. With the current power and status of Uncle Zhao, he can be regarded as the pinnacle of life. But he is still not satisfied." Ying Luo sighed said in a tone;
"So power can inflate people's desires and make people lose their nature. This is the reason why fathers don't want to get involved in political struggles. Think about the fact that there will be fewer wars on the battlefield for fathers in their lifetime? The war of swords, lights and swords on the battlefield has stopped. But he has to fall into a political struggle without swords and swords, and my father feels tired." Ying Zhen said with a sigh;

"There will never be a winner in the struggle for power. The king pacified the land of Kyushu and established a unified empire. In the end? He still has to fight for power with his officials in order to keep the country he created from falling into the hands of others. Even if the system reform is successful, what can he do? Can he always guarantee that there will be no ambitious ministers in the future?" Ying Luo said;
"Well, in the latest incident, everything is related to politics and political struggle. For power, calculating each other and killing each other has become a very normal thing in political struggle." Ying Zhen shook his head and said;

"Your Majesty doesn't value such a loyal and virtuous minister as his father. My child sees that the empire will be in crisis." Ying Luo said with a sigh;

"Ministers in the DPRK and China are all colluding with each other for their own power and status. To put it more closely, they are colluding with each other for their own interests and safety. Officials with various powers form cliques. Trust. System reform is also difficult.” Ying Zhen said with a sigh;

"Although my father did not participate in the power struggle between the DPRK and China, he became the object of rejection by the king and other forces in the DPRK. Politics is about reality. If you don't use it for me, you are an enemy. So my father chose to retreat like Uncle Xiao. Isn't it a wise move?" Ying Luo said;
"Well, the power struggle is so sinister that people can't watch it and can't help themselves."

Ying Zhen sighed melancholy;

"If you don't want to give up your power, you must become a king yourself. If your father doesn't want to be a king, you have to give up your power. The child is willing to accompany his father to live a pure life." Ying Luo said.

"It's just that Luo'er's talents have been let down." Ying Zhen said.

"Father, my child thinks this is a good thing. Talent can play a role in troubled times, and it can also play a role in a stable political environment, but it may not be able to play a role in an environment full of political struggles. Talent is not It is used in the internal war at the upper level; it is better to retreat bravely with father." Ying Luo said.

"Ah."

Ying Zhen looked at Ying Luo and nodded silently.

"The king should abolish the system of feudal feudal lords at the same time when enfeoffing the feudal vassals, and he distributed the power to the heroes, and then immediately took it back. This is causing trouble for himself." Ying Luo said.

"At the beginning, the king didn't think of carrying out the reform of abolishing the system of enfeoffing princes, but because he wanted to unify Kyushu and use feudal lords to motivate the generals, so he promised all the heroes and continued the previous system; but war and peace for generations, until He realized that the desires of the heroes were expanding, and he wanted to regain power." Ying Zhen nodded and said.

"Oh, so that's the case." Ying Luo said.

"The abolition of the feudal vassal system is a political system reform measure proposed by Mrs. Yu to consolidate the foundation of royal power after realizing the selfish desires of the vassals in Kyushu. If people do not have an ordinary heart, they will definitely fall into the abyss of power desire. In this regard, I have to learn from your Uncle Xiao! In the end, I still couldn’t let go like him.” Ying Zhen said;
"Now that we have come to this kind of ending, who would have expected it? Father doesn't have to blame himself." Ying Luo looked at Ying Zhen and said;

Ying Zhen looked at Ying Luo and fell into deep thought...

(End of this chapter)