Zuo Qiuzheng stood up and stomped around the study room. To be honest, Zhao Hai's words really made him very excited. Although he was the prince, he really didn't have much property.
He also has no relatives who can help him, so in terms of financial resources, he is really not as good as other princes. Zuo Qiuzheng is also very clear about this, so he has been thinking of ways to make money over the years, but he has always been
There is no good profit. If the battle with Yuan Xing really comes to fruition this time, then he will have an extra way to make money, and it will be a very wide way. This is what Zuo Qiuzheng is most happy about.
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Zuoqiu just stopped after a while, then he turned to look at Zhao Hai and said: "Sir, I have one more thing to ask you. This matter has actually passed. It was decided by the empire not to attack Zhan Yuanxing.
At that time, Li Daji was appointed as the commander. At that time, because we didn’t know whether the armies of those big families would cooperate with the retreat, we were also discussing this matter. At that time, Jia Yu and his colleagues’ opinion was that if the armies of those big families did not withdraw,
Let's go, don't fall out with them. After all, they are the armies of those big families. If we really deal with the armies of those big families, it will be tantamount to falling out with those big families. That will not do us any good. In the future, those
The big families would not support me, so they asked me not to deal with those troops. But the order I gave Li Daji at that time was that if those troops stayed, we would deal with those troops with all our strength and teach those big families a lesson. I
At the time, I thought it was the right thing to do, but Jia Yu and the others were all opposed to it. I want to hear your opinion, sir."
When Zhao Hai heard what Zuo Qiuzheng said, he couldn't help but be startled. Then he glanced at Zuo Qiuzheng, and then said: "Your Highness's question is actually very easy to answer. Your Highness only needs to think of two questions.
, One is, if His Highness does not fall out with them, will they support you, and the other is, does His Highness want to become the emperor of the Star Empire."
When Zhao Hai said these two sentences, his expression was very serious. When Zuo Qiu Zheng heard what Zhao Hai said, he was also stunned. Then his face couldn't help but change. He glanced at Zhao Hai and then said
: "As for the first question, I really don't know, and what does the second question mean? I would like to ask, sir, to tell me carefully."
Zhao Hai looked at Zuo Qiuzheng, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, in fact, this matter is very simple. Your Highness said that if you don't know the first question, it means that those big families are not supporting His Highness now. Then
In other words, even if Your Highness doesn't fall out with them, they won't support you. If they don't support you, they may support others. As long as they support others, they will deal with you, so even if Your Highness doesn't support you,
If they fall out, they won't support you and will deal with you, so what can you do if you fall out with them?"
When Zuo Qiuzheng heard what Zhao Hai said, he was stunned at first, and then he couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Then he discovered that it seemed to be true. Those big families all had some supportive princes, and as long as
If they support those princes, they are dealing with him, so even if he does not fall out with those big families, those big families will not support him, but will deal with him. So what difference does it make whether he falls out with him or not? He
He had never thought of this before, but now that he thought about it, he found that what Zhao Hai said was really right. He couldn't help but nodded and said: "That makes sense, what about the second question?"
Zhao Hai looked at Zuo Qiuzheng and then said: "To answer the second question, please forgive me for being rude. I also want to ask Your Highness a question, that is, how does Your Highness view the relationship between the royal family and those big families?"
What about the relationship between them?”
Zuo Qiuzheng was stunned for a moment, and then he said in a deep voice: "The royal family is the king, and they are the ministers. Is there anything good to say about this?"
Zhao Hai looked at Zuo Qiuzheng, and then said: "Your Highness, what do you think the royal family should have towards those big families?" When Zhao Hai said this, he looked at Zuo Qiuzheng intently,
When Zuo Qiu Zheng heard what Zhao Hai said, he was stunned for a moment. He really couldn't answer this question because he didn't know how Zhao Hai understood this matter, so he didn't speak.
Zhao Hai looked at Zuo Qiuzheng's appearance, and then said: "I know your highness is in a dilemma, so why not let me tell you, your highness, let me see if what I said is right, the relationship between the royal family and those big families is
A relationship of competition and cooperation, the climate of those big families is established. If they are touched, the empire will fall into turmoil, so they cannot be touched easily, but similarly, they cannot be allowed to be too powerful. If
If they are too powerful, they will threaten the royal family. If they cannot be too powerful and cannot destroy them, then they can only cooperate and suppress them at the same time. This should be the attitude of the royal family towards those big families.
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Zuo Qiu Zheng did not speak, but he mentally agreed with Zhao Hai's words. He had already discovered this from Zuo Qiu Wen's attitude, so Zuo Qiu Zheng fully agreed with what Zhao Hai said.
But he didn't say it out loud, he just listened quietly.
And Zhao Hai then spoke again: "I wonder which family does your Highness think is the largest family in the Star Empire now?"
Zuo Qiu was stunned for a moment, then he thought for a moment, and then said: "Huo family?" The Huo family is indeed a big family in the Star Empire, and is even considered by many to be the first family because of their family's strength.
It is very strong, so it is generally considered the first family.
Zhao Hai shook his head and said: "No, the largest family in the Star Empire now is actually the royal family." After Zhao Hai said this, Zuo Qiu Zheng couldn't help being stunned, then he looked at Zhao Hai with fixed eyes and said: "Zhao Hai,
Do you know what you are talking about? The entire empire belongs to the royal family, how dare you treat the royal family as a family? Do you know what will happen if your father hears what you say?"
Zhao Hai said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I am your Highness's minister, and Your Highness also knows that I am a person with no background, so I only help Your Highness understand the situation in the empire from my own point of view. If Your Highness feels that I am
What you say is wrong, I just don’t say it.”
Zuo Qiuzheng glanced at Zhao Hai, and then said: "You go on, I am so lonely that I want to see what else you can say."
Zhao Hai looked at Zuo Qiuzheng and then said: "Your Highness, I have also read the history of the empire. The empire has existed for many years. Many people only study the later parts of the history of the empire. Regarding the things before the founding of the empire,
They didn't do much research, but I did. I found out that the royal family used to be a family under the previous dynasty. After several generations worked hard to govern, they overthrew the previous dynasty and established the current Star Empire.
It has developed and grown, and this is what it is today. Therefore, I am not wrong when I say that the imperial family is the largest family in the empire. There cannot be only one family like the imperial family in the empire. After many years of development, it is impossible for other families to not grow stronger, but as long as
The royal family is still the first family, and as long as the power of the royal family can subdue other families, the empire will have no problems."
Zuo Qiuzheng still didn't speak, but he recognized what Zhao Hai said, and Zhao Hai then said: "And who are you now, Your Highness? You are the prince, the first heir to the royal family, and what you want to inherit is the third in the empire.
It is a big family, so you don’t need to form alliances with other families, especially when you are still the prince, and you don’t need to form alliances with those big families. You have to form an alliance with them, and that is after you become the emperor. By that time,
They came to ally with you without you having to ally with them. Now that you ally with them, what will you do after you become an emperor? If you are still a firm ally with them, then you will be able to
If the other party becomes bigger, if you fall out with them, they will have to think carefully if they want to cooperate with you in the future. This will cause you to be alienated from the officials. So as I see it, if you want to become an emperor,
You can't ally with them, and you don't need to ally with them. If you want to become an emperor, you only need His Majesty's decree. And you are the heir to the largest family in the empire. Do you need help from others?
In fact, your Majesty has already thought about what I have said. Your Majesty, if you were your Majesty, would you choose someone who is allied with other families to be your heir, or would you choose someone who only wants to
What if someone who has his own family and only cares about the empire should be the heir? If you rely on the strength of other people to become an emperor, you will eventually be restrained by the other party. Neither the royal family nor the empire needs someone to rely on the strength of other families.
The emperor who had risen up, so I thought that the other few who had gone well with the major families had actually lost their qualifications to inherit. As for why they were still retained, it was because those families had to think that they
There is still hope. Only in this way, they will not use all their strength to deal with you, Your Highness. I think this is actually a kind of protection from Your Majesty. From this incident, we can also see this. Why would Your Majesty let you
You came to inform me and asked me to deal with the armies of those big families because Your Majesty knows very well that only Your Highness you are truly of the same mind as him. Only Your Highness you are the true successor to the royal family. Others,
None of them have this qualification, so Your Highness, do you still think you need to care about the attitudes of other families?" Zhao Hai stopped here and looked at Zuo Qiuzheng.
Zuoqiu Zheng listened to Zhao Hai's words, but he stayed there completely. He had never considered his handling from this perspective. However, Zhao Hai's current words were like clearing the clouds and revealing the sun. He immediately made it happen.
Understand what he should do now.
Zhao Hai then spoke again: "Of course, this does not mean that your highness must go against those big families. I just said that even if your highness becomes an emperor in the future, you will not be able to fight against those big families.
It is to kill them all. You have to learn to cooperate with them and at the same time suppress them, so that they cannot become too strong, but at the same time you cannot push them into panic. The best way is actually that they can be strong, but there is one
The premise is that the royal family must become stronger, and this is the only way to do it. Of course, these are all my humble opinions. This is what I said, and this is what you heard. Today, I left your highness’s study room.
When someone asks me about this, I will never admit that these words were said by me. It is up to you to decide exactly what you want to do, Your Highness."