"Zhang Guojun is a lifelong earl and is promoted to a marquis. It's really lively."

Hou Fangyu was sitting in an elegant room of a teahouse facing the street in Dongcheng, looking at Zhang Guojun's motorcade passing by on the street downstairs with disdain in his words.

Empress Zhang was deposed, but Zhang Guojun, the queen's brother, was promoted to a noble title. Isn't this selling his sister? Not only did Zhang Guojun not say a word for his sister or nephew, he actually praised the prince's wisdom in newspapers and even went to the East Palace immediately.

See you.

Not to mention that Zhang Guojun's daughter is now sent to the East Palace as the crown prince's concubine.

There is no moral integrity at all.

Zhang Guojun actually doesn't have a bad reputation, because he was dismissed from the post of commander of the Jinyi Guards within a few days. In the past few years, he has concentrated on business and industry, and has become as rich as the enemy, with a net worth of tens of millions. Such a dandy descendant from the Jiangnan gentry would have originally been

No one will care too much.

But what happened now still arouses the contempt of many people.

"My arms couldn't hold my thighs, and Zhang Guojun was a dandy who couldn't hold himself up against the wall. The emperor just offered some sweets, and he didn't even need to threaten him, and he just flattered me." Chen Zhenhui said bluntly, although Zhang Guojun also joined at the beginning.

He joined Fushe, but the young master of Fushe didn't know Zhang Guojun at first, and even now he still looks down upon him.

Mao Bijiang looked at the spectacle of Ningbo Marquis and just watched with cold eyes. This team was indeed very impressive. In the front were servants riding tall horses to guard the way. In the middle, Zhang Guojun was riding a four-wheeled carriage with four horses and was inlaid with gold.

Not to mention the extremely gorgeous silver inlays, there are more than one car. Behind them are guards on horseback, which is extremely grand.

Even their servants' horses are famous horses from Qinghai and Dawan in the Western Regions. These horses are naturally very expensive. The horses' saddles and bridles and the servants' clothes are all very neat and high-end.

Zhang Guojun's wealth of tens of millions is definitely not in vain. It is said that he always carries a bag of golden melon seeds, half a liang and a grain, to reward people at any time. The entourage around him also carries a lot of dragon silver, and he is very generous.

The emperor was frugal and usually only had four dishes and one soup. But Zhang Guojiu spent a thousand taels of silver on a meal, bought a famous prostitute for 3,000 yuan, customized and decorated a luxury yacht with heavy gold, and even spent a hundred thousand taels of silver. He was so generous.

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Zhang Guojiu has a flamboyant style that is almost ostentatious. Although he is disdained by many people, some people like him. He thinks he is bold and generous and has a true temperament. The most important thing is that Zhang Guojiu manages his business well and makes money in a good way. He does not steal or rob, and he is a banker.

, pawn shops, and even opened banks, engaged in maritime trade and mining, they have the strength.

"It's okay not to mention cowards like Zhang Guojun and Mao Youlun, but why don't any of the ministers of the dynasty stand up for such a major matter as establishing a prince?" Hou Fangyu sighed.

Fang Yizhi said bluntly, "I don't even look at who the ministers are above the court. They are all the emperor's confidants. Who can object?"

If it had been more than a year ago, there might have been a lot of opposition, such as their famous fourth son, who would have stood up to oppose it. Maybe Liu Zongzhou, Huang Daozhou, and even Qi Biaojia would have stood up to compete with the emperor during the two weeks.

But after the temporary suspension last year, how many of those in the DPRK who dare to speak out are still willing to speak out?

The remaining old guns like Liu Zongzhou are silent now. Of course he himself said that state affairs are the most important thing, but it is obvious that the emperor has high prestige and has complete control over the government. Even his behavior has made people who have been in the government for a long time

Liu Zongzhou and Liu Dapao have gradually and subtly accepted that trick.

As for people like Hong Chengchou and Qian Qianyi, let alone mention them. They are all very smart people who are aware of current affairs. On the contrary, they do not have any true position of their own. They only try to figure out the holy will and obey the holy will.

It was even more excessive than before during the Chongzhen Dynasty, and Qian Qianyi was completely reduced to the emperor's yes-man.

He no longer has any voice of his own. In the past, during the Chongzhen Dynasty, Qian Qianyi was still the leader of Donglin, and he still engaged in party disputes in the court. Now, he is simply doing things according to orders.

In fact, even the four young masters who have returned to society have not left the capital this time, but they have remained silent on the important matter of establishing a prince.

First of all, after the four people stayed in Taiwan for more than a year, they became more pragmatic. They also knew that there was no room for this matter with the emperor's character and his authority. Even in their hearts, they actually did not

Doesn't he really oppose the emperor's establishment of Zhu Hongjia?

In the past, this could definitely be fought over, taking the opportunity to fight with the opposition parties, or even gain political reputation by opposing the emperor, but now these methods are unworkable and dead ends.

"Why do you think the emperor is so anxious to appoint the eldest prince as his heir apparent?"

"If it is true that His Majesty said that establishing a direct heir will lead to a long life, it is actually possible to cancel the adoption of the eldest prince to Empress Yuan, right? In contrast, there is no problem at all in establishing the ninth prince, right?"

Although the streets in February are not as lively as in the first month, there are still people coming and going.

The teahouse is very warm, and a pot of tea exudes the fragrance.

"Pijiang, what do you think?"

Mao Pijiang was already preparing to return to Taiwan. He got a new position and continued to work in Taiwan on a temporary basis, but now he was the prefect of Taipei on a temporary basis.

Maoxiang picked up the tea cup and took a few sips, looked at Zhang Guojun's motorcade, and said slowly, "Your Majesty admires Emperor Qin, Han, Wu, Tang, and Song Zu. Everyone has appreciated his song "Qinyuan Chun·Snow" this year. It has a magnificent artistic conception and great momentum.

Magnificent, commenting on historical figures, domineering and revealing.

I regret that Emperor Qin and Han Wu were slightly less talented in literature; Emperor Tang and Song Zu were slightly less elegant.

The genius of the generation, Genghis Khan, only knew how to bend his bow and shoot at the enemy.

It’s all gone, let’s count the famous people, but let’s look at the present.”

Several people nodded.

The former four young masters of Fushe were all extremely talented. Naturally, they could tell the quality of this poem at a glance. It was indeed majestic and bold-minded.

"That sentence about wanting to compete with God reveals a lot."

Facing several friends, Mao Bijiang had no reservations and said bluntly, "I think the emperor made the eldest prince the crown prince instead of the ninth prince. In fact, it is not at all because of the legitimate eldest son or not. It has nothing to do with the true eldest son or the false eldest son.

What kind of heroic emperor is today?

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this dilapidated and dangerous country, he helped the building before it collapsed and turned the tide before it fell. In less than five years, the Central Plains was completely restored.

With this kind of ability, even if Taizu is resurrected, it will not be so magnificent.

Although it was only a few years since he started his army, he not only expelled the Tartars militarily, but he did not simply regain the country, but implemented so many new policies. Although the country of the Ming Dynasty has been restored today, it can actually be said to be different from the previous Ming Dynasty.

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Several people nodded.

Today's Shaotian Dynasty can be said to be the same as when Liu Xiuguang and Wu Zhongxing were established. Although the Eastern Han Dynasty with its capital in Luoyang and the Xi'an Dynasty with its capital in Chang'an were both established by the Liu family, even their basic national policies were different.

The Western Han Dynasty has always suppressed and attacked the powerful, but Liu Xiu united with the powerful to establish the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Maoxiang believed that the emperor respected the emperors of Qin, Han, Wu, Tang, and Song, and the system was all about restoring the Qin, Han, Tang, and Song dynasties, which also revealed the emperor's ambitions.

It is necessary to restore the old borders of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and even expand the territory like the Han and Tang Dynasties. It is also necessary to be as prosperous as the Han and Tang Dynasties, and it is also necessary to be economically prosperous and strong like the two Song Dynasties.

As the emperor of Zhongxing, he has supreme authority and has the dictatorship power of the Ming Dynasty that is not weaker than that of Zhu Yuanzhang. Such an emperor has such ambitions, so he will never choose his successor like ordinary emperors.

Choose according to the direct lineage system.

"The emperor actually wants to establish virtuous people."

"After the eldest prince was found, the emperor did not make him the prince. After the ninth prince was born, he did not make him the crown prince. Why did he make the eldest prince the prince now? It happened that the emperor personally took him by his side and taught him for more than a year.

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"It's all because the performance of the eldest prince, who was personally taught by the emperor, has been fully appreciated by the emperor. The emperor has publicly praised the eldest prince's perseverance and perseverance more than once, saying that he has withstood the test of hardships at a young age, and that he is smart, studious, and knowledgeable.

Being motivated and praising others for their virtuous qualities have all been revealed."

The emperor should establish the virtuous rather than the direct descendants.

Establishing a direct descendant is indeed a very important inheritance system.

"Who was the successor of Emperor Qin, Han, Wu, Tang, and Song Zu? Who ultimately succeeded them to the throne?" Mao Bijiang asked rhetorically.

Everyone could not help but fall into deep thought, and one word woke up the dreamer.

Emperors are also divided into three, six or nine levels. For example, Emperor Zulong was the first emperor, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the great emperor who can be recorded in history forever.

Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, and Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, were all the kind of emperors who could be chosen one in a million.

Another characteristic of them is that they are not ordinary rule-followers, but rule-makers.

Qin Shihuang did not make his eldest son Fusu the crown prince, and Hu Hai eventually became the emperor.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty first deposed the Queen Chen Ajiao and installed Wei Zifu, who was a singer in his sister's family, as his queen. His eldest son Liu Ju was made the crown prince when he was seven years old, but in the end he rebelled and failed.

He was killed. In his later years, Liu Che also made his youngest son the prince, and he also made his son kill his mother.

Tian Khan Li Shimin himself seized the throne by killing his brother and imprisoning his father in the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion. He initially established his eldest son Li Chengqian as the crown prince, but later he deposed Chengqian, who had been the crown prince for sixteen years, and the queen also deposed the crown prince.

Instead of establishing a second legitimate son, Li Tai, the throne was finally given to the last legitimate son, Li Zhi.

Zhao Kuangyin is also a hero. Although some people think that his achievements are not high, but he can end the troubled times of the Five Dynasties. Although he died early and failed to regain Youyun, it is just a pity that he died too early. It would have been better if he died not so early.

Possibly recoverable.

When he was still alive, his eldest son died young. Although his second son, Zhao Dezhao, was a virtuous man, he was only appointed as a defense commander for the first time. Before his death, he did not confer a title on his son, let alone establish him as a prince.

In the end, the throne was taken away by his younger brother.

Of these four great emperors respected by the emperor, none of them succeeded to the throne as their legitimate eldest son. Qin Shihuang was the second son, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the youngest son, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was the third legitimate son, and Song Taizu was succeeded by his younger brother.

The most fundamental reason for the eldest son system is stability, because the eldest son is basically not controversial, but the establishment of a worthy person is more controversial.

However, for those emperors who founded dynasties, although they wanted to make a good start, the situation was often more complicated at the beginning of the country, and strong successors were needed to carry forward the dynasty.

Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty and even Emperor Wu of the Western Jin Dynasty were the emperors who created a unified dynasty. The unified dynasties they created were all born from the second generation of heirs. The Qin, Sui and even the second generation died, so Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty established a unified dynasty.

After the meaty prince became emperor, he also caused the Eight Kings Rebellion and destroyed the Western Jin Dynasty.

Even the Han dynasty founded by Liu Bang, his eldest son Liu Ying, was supported by his mother Empress Lu and others to become emperor after his death, but all the power was in the hands of Empress Lu. The Lu Dynasty was in chaos and even almost usurped the Han Dynasty.

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In China's unified dynasties, the Qin, Han, Jin, Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties, the princes established by the founding emperors either died or were deposed. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty both succeeded in seizing the throne on their own.
To be continued...