My country, you can pinch it

Zhu Yuanfeng pushed back a group of palace people, stood aside calmly, and let Emperor Shun smash all the porcelain teacups in Dacheng Palace in a rage, his eyes fell on him, be careful not to hurt the emperor.

The palace people outside the palace were trembling with fear, but Zhu Yuanfeng knew that the hysteria would end soon, because the emperor was old and didn't have so much energy and strength.

Sure enough, after a while, Emperor Shun stopped panting, and Zhu Yuanfeng stepped forward to help him onto the dragon chair, and comforted him in a low voice: "The emperor calm down."

Emperor Shun's chest heaved, and the anger on his face could not be dispelled, "This...unfilial son! I really regret calling him back!"

"I can see that he can't wait to replace me!"

"Led the wolf into the house, led the wolf into the house! You bastard!"

Zhu Yuanfeng lowered his face, listening to Emperor Shun's non-stop scolding, his heart was calm.

Isn't it too late to regret at this time?

"Your Majesty, the prince is just a prince after all. The selection of the commander of the forbidden army is ultimately appointed by the emperor. Today the prince must deliberately provoke you with this. Please calm down." Zhu Yuanfeng gently held Emperor Shun's hand, his voice remained the same gentle .

Emperor Shun looked at him, let out a deep breath, and then said with a sneer: "He wants to piss me off, but I can't do what he wants. You are right, this Dashun country is still mine." He set the table Picking up the memorial to Liu Ke before the case, he opened it, looked at the names listed on it, and suddenly laughed shortly, "Yuan'er, there is no Zhang Xian's name on it."

Zhang Xian, the deputy commander of the forbidden army, Ru Wanquan and Qin Hai were in a sympathetic relationship, and Zhang Xian also showed his affection to Eunuch Zhu repeatedly, but the latter was not very close.

It stands to reason that the dismissal of the commander of the imperial army and the replacement of the deputy commander is also logical. Given Emperor Shun's guilt and favor for Zhu Yuanfeng, if he speaks, it will happen.

But no matter whether Liu Ke did it on purpose or not, it was difficult for Zhu Yuanfeng to open his mouth when Emperor Shun asked. Of course, as a man, he would not be as impatient as Qin Hai to install his cronies, so he remained silent.

Emperor Shun patted his hand, "Yuaner."

Zhu Yuanfeng bent down and listened quietly.

"Order Siting Hou Zhang Xian to see him."

Zhu Yuanfeng was slightly taken aback, then immediately accepted the order, "Yes."

With Qin Hai colluding with Wanquan, even if Emperor Shun believed in Zhu Yuanfeng, he would never see this situation again.

This is a decree, not a secret edict, and soon the entire capital will know about it.

In the prince's mansion, six ministers and the cabinet came to the door today. Seeing the prince with his legs up on the table and reading the memorial with a pen in his mouth, everyone had wry smiles on their faces.

"His Royal Highness..."

The cabinet ministers couldn't help but cupped their hands.

"What's the matter, what's the matter, all of you are wearing the faces of resentful wives in the boudoir, looking like you've abandoned you all, come here together to ask for fame?"

Which of the ministers here is not old enough to be his father, his face twisted when he was said so.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials said: "Your Highness, today you... are too impulsive!" In fact, what he wanted to say was arrogance, and he didn't know the heights of heaven and earth!

Facing the emperor's win over important officials of the imperial court, and getting his hands on the military power of the forbidden palace, is this because he is afraid that the position of the prince will be too secure?

Emperor Shun has never been a benevolent monarch, and Qin Hai and Wan Quan's lesson from the past is enough to make people shudder.

They feel that they can't go on like this, otherwise there will be a day when they will meet each other. Then these ministers...

"Hehe." Liu Ke let out a chuckle. He put down his legs, put the memorial on the table, sat upright, took the tea in Xiaotuanzi's hand, raised his eyelids, and said with a smile on his face, "Everyone, you guys Gu didn't know what he had discovered? But why did the emperor swallow his anger and didn't touch Gu?"

"Hey...Since Your Highness has already expected it, it should be even more..."

"What should be more? Be quiet and wait for the day when you are deposed?" Liu Ke Youyou's words made everyone's eyes widen.

Confirmed once again, the only prince in the whole world who dares to say so carelessly, is not afraid that it will be passed to the emperor's ears, and it will be abolished in advance?

However, when thinking of the court today, everyone knows what the prince has done in their eyes, and the emperor really endured it so forcefully, it seems that such treason... It doesn't matter.

"Don't doubt, that's what the father planned. I will be a cow and a horse for him alone, straighten out the court, clean it up, appease the people, and the world will be peaceful. Just like what Brother Duan said, the birds are gone." .But... you have to be lonely, don't you, gentlemen?"

It is needless to say that, today it can be seen that the game between father and son, other people pay for each other with their lives.

I don't know who won this palace change?

It seems to be the emperor, after all, Qin Hai and Wanquan were found out.But even the eunuchs who had served the emperor for decades turned their backs, this...

Seeing the minister thinking hard and struggling, Liu Ke put the teacup away and looked coldly: "Since you are all here, you should go back and think about it. When the day comes, where will you stand?"

Everyone: "..." They shouldn't have stepped into the Prince's Mansion!

Just as he was talking, his servants came to report in a hurry, "Your Highness, the Emperor Xuan Si Tinghou will see you."

Si Tinghou?

"This is to..."

The ministers looked at each other.

"Looking at the imperial court, the emperor trusts a lame man who has lost his position as the military commander of the five cities." Liu Ke sneered.

Marquis of Si Ting, who served as the military commander of Wucheng more than ten years ago, married the princess of the clan, and was very trusted by Emperor Shun.But this man is good at hunting, and it is wild hunting. He is not interested in small things like chickens and rabbits. He only picks big insects and wolves.

Of course, fighting with ferocious beasts all the year round, he eventually missed. One time, he was bitten to the foot and broke a bone, so Emperor Shun had no choice but to dismiss him as the military commander of the five cities.

Later, although the foot injury healed, he became disabled and walked with a limp. Hearing that he was looking for medical treatment everywhere, he gradually faded out of the crowd for some reason.Si Ting Hou is the founder of the country, and he married a clan daughter. His power is not weak, and it is not uncommon for the emperor to announce it on the way, but he seems to have a taboo against stubborn illnesses, so he no longer goes in and out of the court.

No matter how much the court tosses about, several princes fight with each other, they are as immovable as a mountain, ignoring them.Even when Liu Ke returned to Beijing and lavishly invited the high and low officials to the dinner, Si Tinghou's mansion did not pay attention to the hot King Ning.

"Your Highness, don't underestimate Marquis Siting, if Duke Xiling has the final say on the northwest, this capital will be his Marquis Siting's domain, and how many men in the forbidden army will practice under him, branded with the brand of the Qin family. "

"Although after more than ten years of training, he has already lost his original prestige, but those captains of the Imperial Army still remember his goodness. With Si Tinghou's ability, if he really restrains the Imperial Army, His Highness will be in big trouble."

After being dragged into the water by Liu Ke, the Six Departments of the Cabinet, which had already been inclined, wavered again after hearing the emperor's call.

In the past dynasties, although the throne was mostly fought for, sons killed their fathers, and brothers killed brothers everywhere, as long as they sat on that chair, no matter how much rebellion there was, the victor would become king.

However, under this premise, the power of the prince can shake the emperor, and the most direct thing is military power.

After all, the Shang family was in the northwest, so they couldn't reach it, and Qi Feng's control of the Shamen Pass was also extremely unfavorable to Liu Ke. Fortunately, Duke Xiling was seriously ill, and the Xiongnu were staring at him, making the Northwest Army unable to move.But Liu Ke still lacked military power. Even if the people all over the world and the ministers in the court were inclined to the crown prince, as long as the emperor refused to agree, the success would fall short.

Emperor Shun not only had such a son, even if one was demoted and the other was imprisoned, there would still be a bunch of radishes below.

Thinking of this, the ministers are in trouble.

"Your Highness, there is no benefit but only disadvantages for you to fight against the Emperor. It is not a pity for me to wait for my death, but are you a pity? In ancient times, it was a shame to try your best. Your Highness, please think about it."

These words are euphemistic, but faintly revealed a sense of alienation.They are all a group of old foxes, with top-notch ability to see the wind and steer the rudder. Even if they are dragged into the water by Liu Ke at the beginning, it is easy to get rid of the responsibility. This mustache.

However, Liu Ke just sneered, "Just don't regret it."

The Sixth Ministry of the Cabinet left after not staying for long, guessing that they would soon tell their last resort, and hand it over to the imperial court for the sake of Dashun and the emperor's clarification.

Liu Ke looked at the notebooks scattered on the table, and for some reason felt that they were not interesting.

The struggle for power makes people ignore the foundation of the country, and he can't even sit firmly as the prince, so why care about these people's livelihood?

Isn't this what the superior person should consider?

It got dark unknowingly, and Shang Jinling came back from the Yamen.

He looked puzzledly at Liu Ke who was still sitting at the table grading papers, and looked at the categories, and it seemed that there were still many unfinished papers, "Are there many today?"

Liu Ke rubbed the center of his brows, shook his head, "No, I was in a daze in the afternoon, and it was delayed."

Everyone has emotions, but Liu Ke is no longer the seventh prince who is in a hurry to say no and quit. He knows what he should do, so he has to indulge in an afternoon, and he has to make up for it by burning lights at night.

Shang Jinling didn't say anything, and sat directly beside him, watching with Liu Ke.

"The imperial decree has been issued, Si Tinghou restrains the imperial army."

"Well, I know."

"Isn't it a good thing? Why do you look a little unhappy?" Shang Jinling put his review in the memorial and handed it to Liu Ke.

Liu Ke roughly read it, and then copied Shang Jinling's review, and soon the two of them completed the piled memorial, so he told Shang Jinling what the cabinet minister said today, and said with some disappointment: "Lingling, Why do you think the emperor has to be appointed by the old emperor, why can't the people of the world choose one?"

Shang Jinling was startled, and looked at him in surprise, "Why do you think so?"

Liu Ke smiled and said with emotion: "I think the old man is so worthless. How can the successor he chooses be better? Isn't he still the same as him, as stupid as he is? Maybe it will get worse and worse. It’s not a thing. If the people choose it by themselves, at least they still have the world in their hearts and know the sufferings of the people.”

Shang Jinling was speechless for a while, Liu Ke turned to look at him, "Is what brother said too shocking?"

Shang Jinling shook his head, he was just a little shocked that these words came from a prince who was born with the right to inherit.

But thinking about Liu Ke's life experience in a blink of an eye, if reincarnation could be chosen, he would not want to be born in such a dirty emperor's family.

Shang Jinling's heart softened, picked up the pen and paper on the table, and drew lightly: "I once had a dream, I dreamed of a foreign country, where there was no emperor, only one, as you said, where the people lived in layers. elected leaders."

Liu Ke frowned, "Isn't that still the emperor? Isn't that what happened at the beginning of the Shun Dynasty?"

Shang Jinling smiled and shook his head, "The leader will be re-elected after a while. If he wants to be re-elected, he must show achievements that convince the people of the whole country. The standard of living of the people is the measure of this achievement. If the people are disappointed, He will lose this position and be replaced by another person with outstanding talents who can lead the people to a better life. This person, who often starts from the lowest level of officials, has a dazzling resume and is loved by others, so this is doomed. The dynasty ruled from father to son, and from son to grandson.”

"Is there really such a country?" Liu Ke asked.

Shang Jinling looked far away, and said with a touch of nostalgia and a smile: "The world is so big, there must be something."

"The common people are ignorant, they only know one or two things about their own family, and they don't care about how the court governs, let alone know whether the leader is wise or not. In the end, it's not just a few people who hold power. It's not easy to become like this .”

Liu Ke has been in power for so long, and he has seen it very clearly.

Shang Jinling was not shocked, nor did he argue. He just said mildly: "The premise of all this is that the people are rich and able to read and practice calligraphy." Only the germination of capital and science can break free from the shackles of feudalism.

Although it was only a few words, Shang Jinling could remember the dreamland so clearly that Liu Ke felt that he must be yearning for it.

"Lingling, is this your wish?"

Shang Jinling nodded: "Yes, but it's difficult." Today's Dashun has no soil to germinate, only a piece of desolation.

"It's okay, brother, work hard." Liu Ke said, picked up Shang Jinling's pen, and wrote down these two things.

And no matter what one thing is, it is enough for Liu Ke to realize it in his whole life.

Shang Jinling looked at him, his heart agitated, he bent his eyes and said in a low voice, "I will always be with you."