Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 22: Try this Prince Jin
When Chu Shizhao opened his eyes again.

His eyes were sharp, and many things had become clearer in his mind.

Without the simulated memory, Chu Shizhao didn't know what he had done or how strong he was. With the simulated memory, Chu Shizhao knew that this time he was really reborn from death, and he revived the Great Zhou Dynasty, easing the inevitable death.

And such performance only has a historical score of 82 points.

It seems that these achievements alone are not enough to get a higher score.

"To put it bluntly, all my achievements largely belong to the Tinker."

"It is equivalent to what the Great Zhou Dynasty originally had, but it was lost later, and I took it back, so it will be slightly inferior in historical evaluation."

"If I start with a bowl and hit it from south to north, or create the momentum of recreating 'Yan Han', then the score will probably be much higher."

"Now, we have also tested it in simulations and found that there is a glimmer of hope for the vassal state."

"And the most important message is that not all the Jiedushi have rebellious intentions."

This is definitely good news for Chu Shizhao.

"However, this kind of loyalty is not absolute." With these memories, Chu Shizhao knew very well that Li Jin supported him. His identity as a son-in-law played a big role, and the fact that his grandson was the crown prince also played a big role.

But Li Jin's position was also very hesitant.

Just like people at each stage will make different choices.

When Li Jin only had Jinyang and was surrounded by other Jiedushi, the Great Zhou Dynasty still had a powerful central army, so he was loyal to the Great Zhou.

On the contrary, when other Jiedushi rose up against the Great Zhou Dynasty, Li Jin had to fight against other Jiedushi in order to protect himself. In the process of confrontation, once Li Jin became powerful, he would no longer be loyal to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Because at that stage, Li Jin was no longer an individual, nor a simple general, but a warlord leader who represented the interest groups of a region.

If Li Jin doesn't go further, his subordinates will force him to go further.

But the current idea is very simple. As long as Chu Shizhao's father has not passed away, with the central army to check and balance other interest groups, these military governors will not be able to have status, strength and ambition beyond their authority and will be subject to strong constraints.

To put it bluntly, if one of the military governors plotted rebellion and the central army had a deterrent effect as long as Emperor Yongjin was still alive, other military governors would send troops to suppress the rebellion.

But the problem is that Chu Shizhao has no ability to control his father's life and death. Even if he had this ability, would he still worry about the current situation?

Then he has to go back to the original choice - saving himself.

Either you have territory, or you have an army, or you have a group that supports you.

Only by following the jungle law that the one with the strongest soldiers and horses is the king can we have a chance to save ourselves.

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As long as my father has not passed away.

As long as Chu Shizhao did not become a fief, it would be difficult for him to have any power of his own. Even if he became a fief, he would have to consider the location of his fief.

There is still a glimmer of hope if he can be enfeoffed in Jinyang.

If his father had had some change of mind and sent him to Fan Yang to stay with Ma Su'an, he might have been easily assassinated by this traitor with ulterior motives before the empire fell into chaos.

After thinking about it, Chu Shizhao actually felt that this seemingly impregnable capital city was not as secure as Jinyang. At this moment, a guard hurried in, knelt on the ground, and reported truthfully: "Your Highness, Prince Jin, Huan Sheng, the head of the Ministry of War, wants to see you."

"Who?" Chu Shizhao was startled and asked the guard in front of him again.

"This is Huan Sheng, the head of the Ministry of War." The guard was stunned for a moment and spoke again.

A shrewd face quickly appeared in Chu Shizhao's mind. In terms of ability, Huan Sheng was actually a very good minister card, but this person had an extremely high ambition and was not someone who was willing to stay within the bounds of the law.

However, when Chu Shizhao was governing the country in the middle period and there was no one available, Huan Sheng's performance was still very good, and he cherished this hard-won opportunity and worked diligently under Chu Shizhao's leadership.

But considering that Huan Sheng was almost the most powerful minister in the reign of his brother, the Crown Prince, and was even able to control the court in Chang'an, and at one point he was so powerful that he even used the two new emperors of the Great Zhou as puppets, Chu Shizhao did not dare to trust him too much.

Now the only thing Chu Shizhao didn't know was why Huan Sheng came to him instead of his brothers who had more rights of succession.

"Please ask him to come in." Chu Shizhao pondered for a moment and raised his hand.

Not long after, a man walked into the hall slowly and leisurely. He was tall and straight, with a long beard covering his face. He had a thin face, clear lines, a high nose bridge, and had the unique demeanor of a Liangzhou person. He showed no fear when meeting Chu Shizhao.

"Your Majesty, I, the Chief of the Ministry of War, greet His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin." Huan Sheng bowed lightly. He walked over and was also sizing up the little-known His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin in front of him.

For so many years, he has been sinking in the officialdom. Because of his Liangzhou origin, he is often rejected by ministers with higher status and dignitaries who claim to be celebrities. Although he entered the court as an official very early, after more than ten years, he has just become the head of the Ministry of War and is not valued by the court at all.

These days, Huan Sheng has been thinking that if he has no further progress in his official career, he might as well resign from the court and return to Liangzhou to live a down-to-earth life as a child of an aristocratic family.

It was her sister Huan Yi who constantly advised him to wait for his opportunity in the court, comforted him, and recognized his talents.

Moreover, Huan Yi told him the three major benefits of staying in Chang'an.

The first is that Chang'an is the center of the Great Zhou Dynasty. His second brother Huan Jie is the governor of Liangzhou, and the Huan family is the largest family in Liangzhou. Only by having one person wait in his hometown and the other stay in the center can the longevity of the Huan family be ensured.

Secondly, only by staying in the central government can one have the opportunity to achieve success, while Liangzhou is nothing more than a garrison, and it is difficult to achieve anything.

Thirdly, Emperor Yongjin has been in power for a very long time. Although he was not valued under Emperor Yongjin, it does not mean that he will not be valued by another emperor. A new emperor has new ministers. If he succeeds in choosing his side, he may be able to gain the credit of following the dragon and rise to the top.

Huan Sheng listened carefully and found that it made sense, but the last two reasons did not carry much weight in his mind. He also did not think that the world would change so much that he could easily gain opportunities for political speculation.

Today, he came to pay a visit to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin because his sister Huan Yi believed that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin was quite talented and had the aura of an emperor.

So, I came here to pay you a visit.

But no matter how Huan Sheng looked at it, he didn't notice anything special about Chu Shizhao.

But His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin does look much more pleasing to the eye than the other lifeless princes.

"Master Huan, what brings you here?" Chu Shizhao narrowed his eyes slightly and asked directly without beating around the bush.

"I heard from others that Your Highness is quite knowledgeable, so I came here to seek advice." Huan Sheng answered simply.

He was certainly not a fool, so it was impossible for him to rush over here just because he heard a few words from his sister, wishing to surrender to the other side and go through fire and water and die for them.

The reason I came here is to test His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin.

(End of this chapter)