Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 90

   In a large social environment, there are not too many completely pure relationships. Most people are using each other. It is not scary to be used by others. The scary thing is that you have no use value.

Li Xin is like this. He himself knows very well that the Emperor Chengde and His Royal Highness the King of Wei are using himself more or less, but this is not harmful to him. On the contrary, he can still gain from it. Lots of benefits.

   In this world, how can there be so many pure and clean things?

   In life, it is impossible to be completely free from these worldly feelings. What Li Xin has to do is to keep his original heart and the last principle in the rolling red dust.

   On this day, Li Xin chatted with the seventh prince for a long time in the Qinghe Princess Mansion. The specific content was the distribution of the deeper forces in the capital, that is, the general situation of the other three princes.

The eldest prince, Ji Ku (kù), should have been established as the crown prince and entered the East Palace in principle, but this eldest prince is not very good, and has a surly temperament. When he was a teenager, he often killed palace servants. He didn't like it, so when he was sixteen, he was expelled from the palace and made the king of Qin.

The character    "Qin" is the most honorable title among the one-character kings. It can be seen that although the eldest prince has not become a prince for the time being, as the eldest son of the emperor of Chengde, he still holds a very important position in the emperor's heart.

The other third prince, Ji Zhong, who likes martial arts, is also a bit irritable and often kills people, but he is completely different from the first prince. He likes martial arts since he was a child, and most of the people he kills are fighting Killed by mistake.

In addition to these two princes, it is the fourth prince Ji Huan. Ji Huan is the most slick and most open-minded among the four princes who stayed in Beijing. There are many guests of this fourth prince in the six yamen. Li Chun, the young marquis who used to Ping Nanhou Mansion, was a frequent visitor to his Prince Qi Mansion.

  The seventh prince looked calm and said in a low voice, "Brother Three Emperors is obsessed with military affairs. A few days ago, he took the initiative to mention to his father that he wanted to be in charge of military affairs, and gave up staying in Beijing to inherit the throne."

  Li Xin frowned: "Can the prince take command of the army?"

   Ji Wen smiled: "Even if the royal father nods, he won't give him too many soldiers and horses, at most ten thousand people will give him.

In the capital alone, there are two guards as the emperor’s own army. At the same time, there are more than 100,000 forbidden troops in the Jingji generation outside the capital to guard the capital, and there is such a majestic city as the capital. There are no 20,000 to 300,000 people who want to enter the capital. That's why His Royal Highness the King of Wei said that 10,000 people are just making small troubles.

   Li Xin lowered his head and thought for a moment, then asked a crucial question.

   "His Royal Highness, how is his body... how is his body?"

Ji Wen's face changed, then lowered his voice, shook his head and said: "I don't know, no one in the capital knows what the condition of the father's body is, but every time he sees the father, his complexion is not bad. , I guess it won't be too bad."

  Li Xin nodded and continued to ask: "What do you think Your Majesty is now?"

  The Great Jin Dynasty was founded more than 100 years ago. Thirty years ago, it was just a small country in the south of the Yangtze River. It was Emperor Wu who suddenly emerged and led famous generals such as Ye Sheng and Li Zhijie to sweep the world and establish such a unified empire.

  However, after many years of wars, although the territory of Dajin has been doubled, the economy and people's livelihood are exhausted. The current emperor of Chengde, who took over from Emperor Wu, is actually a mess waiting to be rebuilt.

   But now, in just 18 years, Dajin has gradually prospered in his hands. From this perspective, this emperor can be said to be a rare and wise monarch.

   Ji Wen's face was serious: "Father Huang's abyss is as deep as the sea, I'm not as good as him."

   Li Xin's voice was lowered to the lowest level: "Does your Highness have the intention of rebelling?"

   His Royal Highness King Wei's expression changed suddenly, and he said in a low voice, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Li Xin looked calm and said indifferently: "Since Your Majesty is in good shape, His Highness should not have any disrespectful thoughts, then this matter of seizing the successor is not a matter of urgency. ."

   His Royal Highness King Wei took a few deep breaths before calming down. He exhaled a long breath and said, "Go ahead."

Li Xin poured a cup of tea for the seventh prince, smiled and said, "Now that the government is in His Majesty's hands, and His Majesty is flourishing in spring and autumn, then His Majesty does not need to rush to fight for power, but should calm down and do things for the court. a little thing."

An effective emperor is very clear about the twists and turns in the court. To give the simplest example, during the Zhenguan Dynasty, Li Chengqian and Li Tai were in a fierce struggle, and they worked hard to get to the end. , the throne fell on Li Zhi's head.

  Because, no matter how powerful a few princes have in the imperial court, as long as you don't make a coup d'etat, these things will not play any role, and the final ownership of the throne is just a word from the emperor of Chengde.

   At such times, it is the best way to not fight for power, but only to do things.

His Royal Highness King Wei's expression changed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Brother Xin, the eldest brother and the third emperor are trying their best to win over the forces. I'm already a little behind in this respect. I am alone and helpless, and the royal father will think that I can't compete with my two brothers, and I am an incompetent person."

   Li Xin coughed.

   "Not fighting for power is not incompetence. Your Highness can think about it, what is difficult for His Majesty to handle today, if you find a way to help His Majesty deal with it, His Majesty will naturally feel that His Highness is outstanding."

"Moreover."

Li Xin's face was calm: "Your Majesty is still alive, and your brothers have begun to win over courtiers. For example, if His Highness's power expands to the point where His Majesty is afraid, then it will not be the other princes who will compete with His Highness for the throne. It's His Majesty himself."

   "Your Highness, do you think you can win your Majesty?"

  The seventh prince was sweating profusely on his forehead.

   He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and said in a low voice, "Brother Xin means, let me give up participating in the court battle for the time being?"

   "Keep the achievements, don't offend anyone, and don't continue to expand your power. Help Your Majesty to do something practical. It's best to let His Majesty see His Highness's ability to run the country and do things."

  Li Xin's face was calm: "DPRK disputes are party disputes, and this matter is of no benefit to the country."

   "Besides, as His Highness said, the third prince has already given up the throne. If His Highness retreats for a while, then the other two princes will fight hard. Your Highness may stand behind the scenes and get some benefits."

   Seventh Prince Ji Wen narrowed his eyes slightly.

   He thinks what Li Xin said makes sense.

   The question is, the young man in front of him, two months ago, was a country boy who had problems with food and clothing. How could he have such insight on this kind of issue?

   Is it just because of the information Jiuniang gave him?

   His Royal Highness King Wei coughed and asked, "Brother Xin thinks there is something he can't solve for the royal father?"

  Li Xin shook his head: "I have only been in the capital for two months, how can I clearly distinguish what is going on in the court?"

  The seventh prince narrowed his eyes.

   He thought of a problem that his father could not handle.

   That is Pingnan Houfu!

  Li Xin took a sip of the tea cup and said, "I heard from Your Highness earlier that there are some forces in the Tianmu prison in the inner palace?"

   Ji Wen smiled and said, "Dong Cheng, the **** of Tianmujian, is my person."

  Tianmujian is the ears and eyes of the emperor, and Dong Cheng is the boss of Tianmujian. Being able to bring such a person into his own power has always been something that the Seventh Prince is quite proud of.

  Li Xin shook his head: "Find a way to break it."

   Ji Wen's face changed slightly: "Why?"

   "Tianmujian is the ears and eyes of the emperor, and it is also His Majesty's ban. If Your Majesty knows that Tianmujian is no longer his Tianmujian, it is estimated that everyone on and off the eyebill will die that day, and His Highness must be hated by him."

   Li Xin's voice was solemn.

   "Therefore, regarding the relationship between Tianmujian, don't use it if Your Highness can use it. It is best to cut it off completely. This is a huge hidden danger. Once it breaks out, His Royal Highness will completely lose the qualification to seize the heir."

   (end of this chapter)