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Chapter 1197 Limited Choices
"Why can Tianya not compete with Zhao Kuangyin? Doesn't it mean that as long as Tianya returns to the court, all the officials will support him to become the emperor? Tianya is the only son of Guo Wei, the founder of the country. Guo Wei's reputation is extremely high, and Tianya should succeed the emperor. How could they not win?" Yaoyao didn't understand why Zong Xin said that Tian Ya couldn't win Zhao Kuangyin in the fight. If Tian Ya didn't want to be emperor, it's fine. If Tian Ya wanted to be emperor, Zhao Kuangyin had to stand aside.

Zong Dao: "It doesn't matter who the officials support, it mainly depends on who the generals support. Now that the entire Zhou Dynasty is under the control of Zhao Kuangyin alone, do you think those civil servants can fight with their mouths? Only those with military power have the right to speak, Zhao Kuangyin He has seen through all this a long time ago, so his forces are all in the army. Zhao Kuangyin recovered the four states around Hanzhong, killed the Southern Tang navy and annexed half of the Southern Tang territory. This time he led the Central Plains soldiers to defeat Khitan. Zhao Kuangyin's prestige in the army is too high, he can make all the soldiers support him to rebel and become emperor with a single word. Although Tianya is justified, there are actually very few people who have military power and are willing to support him. Supporting Tianya, but civil support is useless. The result of this will be... Dazhou is split into two parts, one is economically and culturally prosperous, and the other is militaryly prosperous. Tianya can use his own mind to temporarily maintain a stalemate with Zhao Kuangyin, But there are too few generals in hand, and they will still lose to Zhao Kuangyin in the end, and this battle may last for many years. I don't want the hard-won peace to disappear like this. What's more, as long as Tianya doesn't appear, Zhao Kuangyin will be afraid all day long, but once Zhao Kuangyin appears in Tianya, he has a clear goal, and there is nothing to be afraid of."

"Don't you know how to help?"

"Nonsense, I originally supported Zhao Kuangyin's side. Do you want me to help Zhao Kuangyin beat his apprentice? I can't do this kind of thing."

Yaoyao said angrily: "Master, why are you turning your elbows out? It was quite smooth. Tianya is your apprentice, Ning An is your wife, and Chai Rong is also your brother-in-law. How can you support Zhao Kuangyin?"

"That's why you often confuse the two things. It's one thing for me to love Tianya, but it's another thing for me to support Zhao Kuangyin." Zong Dao said, "If Zhao Kuangyin dares to hurt Tianya, I'll kill him right away. Time is not the emperor. But if it is to fight for the world, I support Zhao Kuangyin more, so I can only watch from the sidelines. I hope you can understand that it is actually difficult to choose between personal feelings and the general trend of the world, let alone Tianya has a good emperor He has the ability, but he doesn’t have the character to be an emperor. It’s hard to change the character of Tianya, so it’s definitely not a good thing to let him be the emperor.”

"Is my brother really not as good as Zhao Kuangyin?" Ning An said aggrievedly, "You taught him anyway. Zhao Kuangyin is afraid of him because he is afraid of him. This also shows that my brother is good. Why can Zhao Kuangyin be a Good emperor, is my brother not good enough?"

Although everyone understands the truth, no one will be unreasonable when it comes to their own interests.Ning An is Tian Ya's biological older sister, even if Tian Ya doesn't want to be emperor, Ning An still has to ask for an explanation for his younger brother.It's not that Tianya can't be, it's just that he doesn't want to be.

Zong Dao: "Let me put it this way, Tianya, would you be willing to kill someone who you have been kind to? Moreover, this person has not committed any mistakes, and you are in a good mood, but you just suddenly I had an idea to kill him."

"I can't bear it. Master taught me since I was a child that the kindness of a dripping water should be repaid by a spring. Of course, I will not kill the person who is kind to me. Don't say that he didn't make a mistake. I'm still in a good mood. Even if he did Wrong, I'm in a bad mood, and I will also consider the kindness I once had and let him live."

Everyone was very satisfied with Tian Ya's answer, this is the boldness that a man should have.The kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring. Although it is easy to say, it is not easy to do.

Zong Dao: "This is the difference between you and Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Kuangyin can do it. No matter how much kindness there is, as long as he thinks about it, he will kill this person. This person doesn't even touch his interests, and he is in a very good mood. Well, a simple flash of inspiration. This character sounds like a tyrant, but in fact this is the quality that a contemporary emperor should have. Jiedushi has too much military power, but Zhao Kuangyin must rely on these people who have military power if he wants to fight the country , when Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he could kill all the people who had helped him for no reason, and hold all the military power in his own hands. You can never do this kind of thing, and I don’t even have to think about it. I watched you grow up, you definitely can't kill a Jiedushi who once helped you fight for the military power of hundreds of soldiers."

Tian Ya said depressedly: "The military power of hundreds of soldiers is not important, even if such people are not killed, it will not affect the overall situation."

"But what if there are hundreds or even thousands of such people? The military power in their hands can add up to tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, which is enough to shake the power of the entire country. If one person leads these people to rebel, when the time comes It's a civil strife." Zong Dao said: "The Jiedushi system has been handed down from the Tang Dynasty to the present. Shameless people like Zhao Kuangyin can cut off their military power one by one. If they don't want to, they can kill them directly. Soldiers are needed, and Zhao Kuangyin will kill one with one palm. He will not reason with these people, he must show them if he wants them. You are a reasonable person, so you can only let Zhao Kuangyin change the whole country Only when the system is established will there be real peace.”

"Master, I have always understood this truth, but my disciples really can't do it." Tian Ya said: "What's more, I really don't want to be the emperor. Master, you don't need to explain any more. If you didn't let me this time If I come back, I have already gone to Uighur."

"That's true..." Zong said: "Let's stop talking about unhappy things, let's talk about something happy. I watch the stars at night, and it seems that Chai Rong only has a few days to live. Tianya, you take your sister Go back and have a look, and have a few words with Chai Rong, and don’t mention me to avoid his displeasure. After you’re done, show up to Zhao Kuangyin for a while, basically you’ve done what you were supposed to do.”

Ning An said: "I think this matter can be voted on. Aren't you very democratic, Mr. Xianggong? I think my younger brother can treat this emperor well, as long as you give pointers occasionally."

"Democracy does not mean that everything can be resolved by voting. For example, our family has no money, and we only have rice and cabbage for dinner. At this time, democratic voting is used. The content of the vote is not whether to eat lamb or beef at noon today, but to eat Or don't eat." Zong said: "Ning An, I know you feel uncomfortable. After all, you are giving away your family's country and mountains. If it were me, I wouldn't feel uncomfortable. You see, Zhang Yongde is also very Is there a chance to be emperor? He has a better chance than Li Chongjin, but Zhang Yongde is at best Guo Wei's son-in-law, and I am also a son-in-law, so I am willing."

Others dare not express their opinions on this kind of matter, even Ayumi and Yaoyao, who usually like to talk, kept silent.They didn't care who Jiang Shan belonged to, but it was inevitable that she would be a little unhappy when it happened to Ning An.

Zong Xin is indeed a bit domineering in this regard, but his ratio just now is very appropriate, but Yaoyao and the others don't want their poor family to be left with only white rice and cabbage, because they all prefer to eat meat and drink alcohol.Of course, as long as Zong Xin didn't lose the Qiankun bag on his body, the money in it would be enough for them to squander ten lifetimes in terms of their consumption level.

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That night
Tian Ya took his sister Ning An and sneaked into Chai Rong's bedroom through the secret passage outside the palace. At this time, Chai Rong was resting, but he was a martial artist after all. Although his martial arts were not very high, his senses were more sensitive than ordinary people.Hearing the sound of the secret door opening, he was startled and woke up immediately.There are only two people who know this secret way, and besides Chai Rong himself is the younger brother Guo Xin.

In fact, Chai Rong only told his younger brother Guo Xin, but Guo Xin told Zong Xin the secret.The bad thing is that Zong Xin's mouth is not much different from Guo Xin's. His five wives all know that there is a secret passage outside the palace that leads to Chai Rong's bedroom.

However, Chai Rong couldn't squeeze much strength from his body, and he struggled to sit up, but he could only work hard on his side.

"Xin'er, is that you, Xin'er?"

"Brother, don't get angry..." Guo Xin walked up to Chai Rong in two steps and helped him up, forcing him to sit up.When Guo Xin saw Chai Rong's expression, his master's calculation was indeed accurate. At this time, only an immortal descending to earth could save his eldest brother.Of course, the master must have a way, but he doesn't want to get involved in this matter.

In fact, Guo Xin has long seen that every step his master has taken since his debut has been to help Zhao Kuangyin ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, so as long as Zhao Kuangyin is not in danger, he will only be a bystander, but if Zhao Kuangyin is in danger, he will still rescue him. , just like the last battle with Yelvzhen.

Guo Xin is not depressed at all, because the master can see the future if he can grasp it. Since he did this, there must be a reason for Zhao Kuangyin to be on the throne.Although he can't tell it usually, Guo Xin knows that Master is a good person and everything he does is good.

"Ning An is here too?" Chai Rong chuckled and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time. If you come a few days later, I'm afraid you won't have a chance."

"Brother, don't say that, your body is not bad, you can persist for a few more months."

"I can't make it in half a month~! It's probably just a few days, and I know my body best." After seeing Guo Xin and Ning An, Chai Rong felt much better. Although he was a little excited just now, it was because of this excitement that made him He's in slightly better form.

(End of this chapter)