Lu Qi nodded and said in a harmonious voice: "If there is no war, it will be difficult to get promoted in the army. We can only wait. If I go to a good place to be a general, I will find a way to transfer Yunhua to follow me. If I go to a bad place, I can only stay still."

Zhou Yunqi nodded, Lu Qi thought for a moment, and asked in a harmonious voice: "Brother, is the crown prince's throne firm?"

Zhou Yunqi looked at Lu Qi and said in a harmonious voice: "Your Highness the Crown Prince was born to the former queen. The former queen was born in a noble family, Zhang, and died of illness when His Highness the Crown Prince was fifteen years old. Later, His Majesty the Emperor married the daughter of Zhou and became the queen. In the following years, Zhang's official position in the court was greatly weak. On the contrary, the Zhou's official position became much stronger. His Majesty the Emperor also had a son, King Ying, who was sixteen years old this year. He was born to a concubine without a noble family background. It is said that he was very popular with His Majesty the Emperor, and he was the governor of the Jiangyin Army and the general of the left and right Tiger Bend Guards."

Lu Qiwei frowned and said in harmony: "So, the King of England may replace His Highness the Crown Prince."

"It can't be said that the actions of Your Majesty today are hard to guess. There has never been any sign of changing the prince for so many years. The prince has never been involved in military and political affairs and is very cautious in acting. The reason why the prince gave you Qianniu Guard Office is half the reason. Maybe because you are the commander of the Yongwang Mansion and granting you the appointment is equivalent to helping Your Majesty the Emperor and weakening the power of the Yongwang Mansion." Zhou Yunqi explained in harmony.

Lu Qi nodded, thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor has only two princes, but not many."

"There are only two princes and none of them. Since His Majesty the Emperor ascended the throne, there has been no more in the harem." Zhou Yunqi responded in harmony.

Lu Qi nodded and said in a harmonious voice: "Brother, what is the situation of Zhang's family in the aristocratic family?"

"The Zhang family is now the most vulnerable among the five major families of the Tang Dynasty. Its fundamental power is mainly in Changzhou and Jiangyin. The Zhang family is a rich man in the Yanxiao family and has controlled the only estuary of the river in the Tang Dynasty. After so many years, although the Zhang family has lost power in the court, it still entrenched a part of the power. His Majesty the Emperor of Tang did not dare to exaggerately completely destroy the Zhang family's foundation." Zhou Yunqi replied in a harmonious voice.

Lu Qi nodded. He understood why Emperor Tang suppressed the Zhang family of the aristocratic family. The Zhang family of the aristocratic family actually controlled sea salt. Salt was a living substance that was scarce in the Tang State, and even lacked food. It controlled the salt source, which was no less than a lifeline of the Tang State. In fact, he also knew that half of the battle in Xinzhou was for the gains and losses of the well salt, and the Tang State could not lose its main salt source.

"How could Zhang control Haiyan? His Majesty the Emperor had every reason to send troops to control Haikou." Lu Qi said in surprise. He felt that the separatist situation of princes in the Tang State was not like that.

Zhou Yunqi smiled bitterly and said in a harmonious voice: "Brother, you don't know. When the Tang Kingdom had Jiangbei Kingdom, the Zhang family's power in the Jiangyin area was not outstanding. Moreover, in order to defend the Yue Kingdom, the court indulged the Zhang family's spontaneous Rongbing, which allowed the Zhang family to control 5,000 local troops and later formed the Jiangyin army. However, since the Tang Kingdom lost the Jianghuai salt land, the Jiangyin area occupied by Zhang became the only Haikou. The importance of the Zhang family suddenly became apparent, and it was in the Tang Kingdom that was in Jiangbei.

When the Zhou State was defeated, the Zhang family and Yue State also had a border war, and privately recruited another 15,000 troops. In addition, the original 5,000 troops had 20,000 heavy troops, but after the war, he refused to hand over the military power. At that time, the court was the main force to deal with the Zhou State. In order to avoid falling into a situation of external troubles and civil strife, he had no choice but to grant the Zhang family Jiangyin Marquis, and recognized the 20,000 troops as the Jiangyin Army. However, the Jiedushi was always appointed by the court. The previous Jiedushi was His Majesty today, but the Deputy Jiedushi had always been the Jiangyin Marquis."

Lu Qi nodded in understanding and said in harmony: "So, Zhang has actually become a separatist force."

"It's not worthy of separatism. The Zhang family only controlled the Jiangyin army. The government officials where Zhang was located were still assigned by the court, but the court did not dare to seize the Jiangyin military power of Zhang's. For fear of being anxious, the Zhang family would rebel and surrender to Yue or Zhou." Zhou Yunqi replied in a harmonious voice.

Lu Qi nodded clearly, and there was indeed such consequences. Since the Zhang family of the aristocratic family had an army of more than 20,000, the imperial court would have transferred a large army to fight, and in order to protect themselves, the Zhang family of the aristocratic family would inevitably rebel and surrender to the enemy country. The sphere of influence of the Zhang family was really subtle, and they also left face and room for the Tang court. At least, he didn't know that there was a semi-separatist place in the Tang country. He knew that there was also a separatist place, which was the Qingyuan Army far away in Quanzhou, which was a separatist place that belonged to the Tang country in name.

"Brother, what are the forces of the Zhou clan?" Lu Qi asked again.

"The Zhou family's power is relatively scattered, and its foundation in Jiangnan is not as good as that of the original aristocratic families. However, in the decades after the Tang Dynasty established its prime, it occupied a large amount of power in official positions. Many officials in the court and local governments were relatives or old disciples of the Zhou family. The weakest aspect of the Zhou family was that they did not have much control over military power, and the strongest control over military power was the Yuwen family. And the more southwest it went, the greater the influence of the Yuwen family on military power." Zhou Yunqi replied in harmony.

Lu Qi nodded, but remembered what he saw in the army. He asked in harmony: "Brother, there is a Han Yuanwailang from the Ministry of War. Do you know?"

"Han Yuanwailang, I know, but I have never known him. I heard that he is a very cautious person, and it is said to be the background of Rong's family." Zhou Yunqi replied in a harmonious voice.

Lu Qi nodded and said in harmony: "I have met Han Yuanwailang with my comrades in Xinghua Army. One of my bosses has also married Han Yuanwailang."

Zhou Yunqi nodded calmly and said in a harmonious voice: "That is normal. The aristocratic families have used their in-laws to win over the powerful generals in the army, so His Majesty the Emperor of Tang is helpless."

Lu Qi nodded and heard Zhou Yunqi smile again, "The seventh brother only married a fair wife, and it won't take long in the future. There should be an official who proposes marriage."

Lu Qiyi frowned and then said in harmony: "I seem to have already participated in His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but by then I will not be able to respond to the relatives of the aristocratic family."

Zhou Yunqi smiled and said in a harmonious voice: "What if the prince brought up a marriage for you?"

Lu Qi looked at Zhou Yunqi in a daze. Zhou Yunqi smiled and said in harmony: "Seventh brother, in-laws are a rule in the officialdom. If the prince mentions you to be close to his subordinates in the future, it will imply that the prince really wants to reuse you. If there is no matter of proposing marriage, the prince will basically not reuse you."

Lu Qi saw a strange look and said in a harmonious voice: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is only twenty years old."

Zhou Yunqi shook his head and said in harmony: "The prince is twenty years old, but he is the prince. How can he win over the power? He will be very clear. Even if the prince is unwilling to be a matchmaker, the prince's relatives will serve as a matchmaker on behalf of the prince. If you fail to marry the prince's relatives, then you must be cautious and even accept the proposal of the aristocratic family, because even if you are not valued by the prince, you cannot offend the aristocratic family. The consequences of offending the aristocratic family will destroy your family. In other words, you must have a reliable true background in the future."

"Brother, I should already be from Xiao's background." Lu Qi said with a voice.

Zhou Yunqi was stunned and said in a harmonious voice: "Did you marry Xiao?"

"No, but I was appointed as the commander of the Yongwang Mansion by Luo Changshi, and Luo Changshi is a member of the Xiao family." Lu Qi replied in harmony.

Zhou Yunqi shook his head and said in a harmonious voice: "You think so is wrong. Luo Changshi is your connection, but now you have been given a kindness by the prince. Can Luo Changshi compare with Luo Changshi? If the prince value you, you will naturally take the prince as the highest connection. If the prince does not value you, then your connection is still Luo Changshi. If the force is willing to marry you in the future, that is your background. You have no background yet. You are just subordinates who are used by others. You are a small chess soldier who can be abandoned at any time."

Lu Qi nodded in the teachings and said in a harmonious voice: "Brother, I know much more than me."

Zhou Yunqi smiled bitterly and said in a harmonious voice: "This is a matter in the officialdom, and it is useless for me to understand, because I don't have the ability to value people as my seventh brother."
Chapter completed!