Chen Xi naturally doesn't know how big of a trap Ji Xiang has set for Lu Su. Maybe Ji Xiang himself doesn't think there is any problem, but after seeing the news, the first reaction of all the people at the national level is
Too dangerous.
After all, for a person who can distort the will of normal people, most people would not feel at ease unless someone is watching over him. Naturally, the person qualified to guard a cult leader like Ji Xiang cannot be an ordinary character.
Ji Xiang, who also left the military camp after distorting the will of hundreds of thousands of prisoners, never thought about the impact of her doing so. On the contrary, she is now coveting Cai Yan's bookshelf full of banned books. It is because of the verification that Ji Xiang can truly
Understand how advanced this knowledge is.
It is precisely because of the verification that Ji Xiang not only coveted the few banned books in this category, but also became interested in banned books in other categories. Among the banned books that can be listed in the same category, this fragment is still like this.
It's terrible, how can other categories look down upon it.
By the way, as a Ji family that has been passed down for thousands of years, Ji Xiang clearly felt that the witchcraft and divination methods passed down in their family were really nothing compared to such forbidden books.
If it weren't for the high talent requirements for these books, a family that masters this kind of family knowledge would still be able to stand among the ranks of millennium-old families, even if they don't go all out.
[Sure enough, for aristocratic families, the talents of the family are the most important. No matter how profound the legacy of the ancestors is, it is useless if the descendants cannot inherit it.] Ji Xiang thought silently.
It seems that when Ji Xiang was constantly verifying the contents of the fragment, he was also constantly thinking about which noble and which family had similar abilities in the past thousands of years. Unfortunately, even if the Ji family has a complete inheritance, it is really impossible to determine.
[Alas, I have no choice but to go to the Yang family to borrow their collection.] Ji Xiang thought rather helplessly that after all, except for the Yang family, which may have a complete record of the ups and downs of noble families for thousands of years, other families probably only have
A part related to your home.
After all, the ancestor of the Yang family married Sima Qian's daughter, and before Sima Qian suffered the crucifixion, he asked his daughter Sima Ying to take away the original manuscript of the Historical Records and all relevant information, as well as all the classics in the family.
The so-called hidden famous mountain in historical records refers to this incident, but generally speaking, the Yang family absorbed the wisdom collected by the Sima family, the descendants of Zhuanxu's Tianguan family, and completely integrated it into the Yang family's family learning.
This is also the reason why the Yang family can smooth out the relationships between most aristocratic families.
Chen Xi, who is now taking Jia Xu to the North Palace, naturally cannot think of the bad things that will happen next. But even if he knows, I am afraid there is nothing he can do. A person who has learned the skill of slaying dragons, if he sees a dragon, how can he go up and practice it?
Recruitment is a strange thing.
At this time, Ji Xiang is like a warrior who has practiced the skill of slaying a dragon. Even Chen Xi cannot stop him from verifying what he has learned. It should even be said that when Ji Xiang opens the book, he is destined to do what follows.
As a result, it was God's blessing that it didn't get worse.
"Are you going to Princess Wanwan?" Jia Xu followed Chen Xi all the way to Beigong. He didn't know where Chen Xi was going before, but after entering Beigong, Jia Xu soon knew Chen Xi's destination.
"You actually know Princess Wannian." Chen Xi said slightly surprised.
"Chang'an, I'm more familiar with it than you are." Jia Xu glanced at Chen Xi and said, "I've been visiting this place often for a while."
"..." Chen Xi raised his eyebrows, inexplicably hearing something with a story to it, and was a little curious, but Jia Xu didn't go on.
"But combined with what I said before, although it is a bit ridiculous, it is also very reasonable to think about it this way. The Wanlong Princess is indeed very suitable for regent. This time is not suitable for anyone to take the position. It is true that the Eldest Princess can be the regent.
Come over." Jia Xu touched his chin and said.
"You think it's good too?" Chen Xi raised an eyebrow and said. If Jia Xu can approve it, it means that this matter is very implementable.
"That's good, but you need to consider other things." Jia Xu shook his head and said.
"Politics, to put it bluntly, means compromise. Let's compromise with each other. Now this is the best plan." Chen Xi looked at Jia Xu and said.
"It's not what you think, but Princess Wannian may not be willing to be the regent. Weiyang Huo has not appeared in front of us yet. She is in the inner palace. How could she not understand what happened? And based on my previous understanding of her,
It's very likely that she won't want to," Jia Xu said with a shrug.
"It feels like you are very familiar with her?" Chen Xi asked curiously.
"Well, Tang Ji is her sister-in-law. I think you also understand the chaos in Luoyang at that time. Maybe the relationship between the two was not very good before, and it was not easy to have a shelter at that time." Jia Xu sighed and said, "
So she feels good to me."
The two chatted and soon arrived at the courtyard of Princess Wannian in the North Palace. The door was closed. Jia Xu stepped forward and knocked on the door, then stepped aside.
After a while, a woman wearing mourning clothes with reddish eyes opened the courtyard door, looked at the two people at the door, bowed to Jia Xu and saluted, "I have met Jia Shangshu."
"Princess Wannian doesn't need to be polite." Jia Xu quickly returned the greeting, "I am no longer the minister, this is Chen Sinong." After hearing this, Chen Xi also bowed and saluted to the other party, and Princess Wannian also returned the salute to Chen Xi.
.
"I wonder why you two are here?" Princess Wannian obviously had no intention of letting Chen Xi and Jia Xu in, so she asked at the door.
"Since the princess is dressed in filial piety, I guess she already knew what happened in Weiyang Palace, and she also asked the princess to come forward to preside over the funeral arrangements." Jia Xu sighed and said.
"This matter will be dealt with by Zongzheng. A woman who is no more than one in ten thousand years can just sacrifice her younger brother in the courtyard, just like she sacrificed her father and brother in the past." Princess Wannian said calmly, but when she mentioned her father and brother, her eyes suddenly lit up.
Full of tears.
Jia Xu looked at Princess Wannian and felt helpless, "Actually, I am waiting here not only for the princess to preside over the funeral arrangements, but also for the princess to act as regent during this period of vacancy in the throne to avoid turmoil in the country.
."
Princess Wannian was shocked when she heard this, and then she shook her head silently to express that she would not get involved. Then Jia Xu looked at Chen Xi. He had long known that it would be such a result. Anyone who has suffered for so many years will grow longer.
Memory, not to mention Princess Wannian is not stupid.
"I wonder what Her Royal Highness is taboo about?" Chen Xi immediately stepped forward and asked.
Princess Wannian did not answer, and Chen Xi felt helpless. In this case, the overlord could only force the bow, "Since the princess acquiesces, we will announce the matter in three days. Most of the officials in Chang'an have died in Chang'an last night."
If there is chaos, then the princess will be the regent."
Princess Wannian immediately felt a knot in her chest when she heard this, "Well, Chen Zichuan, you are not afraid of being stabbed in the back for doing this. Are you a Hanchen?"
"Oh, then you are the eldest princess?" Chen Xi asked calmly.
"Hmph, you know that I am the eldest princess, but you still dare to treat me like this. Do you still have the Han Dynasty in your heart?" Princess Wannian scolded angrily.
"As the elder sister of the late emperor, the eldest princess doesn't take the rules of the Han Dynasty to heart, why should we, the ministers, take it to heart?" Chen Xi retorted unceremoniously, "In the world of the Han Dynasty, if you are the heir,
If you don’t maintain it, why should we?”
"..." Princess Wannian was silent, and after a while she said, "You just need a puppet, and you so blatantly ask the eldest princess to be regent. Such an unscrupulous approach, even if I agree, I will only be manipulated by you.
That's all, why should I agree to this? The Han Dynasty was already gone when my father passed away."
"To tell you the truth, I won't stop Liu Xuande from ascending the throne. I won't stop Liu Jiyu, Liu Bo'an and other elders from ascending the throne. But if they want to take legal documents from me, I'm sorry.
Tong is not so mean!" Princess Wannian said with a sneer.
Chen Xi looked at Princess Wannian in amazement. He didn't expect that there were so many rubbish princesses before the Han Dynasty. In the last generation, a character actually appeared.
"I've finished speaking, do you have anything else to say?" Princess Wannian looked at Chen Xi with slight contempt and said. After her father, imperial brother, and imperial brother passed away one by one, Liu Tong inexplicably felt that her
I'm afraid my destiny is coming to an end.
"Oh, I have a lot to say." Chen Xi touched his chin and said, "First of all, I would like to express my appreciation for your vision and character. If you were a prince, it would be impossible to say that you would be better than your brothers without the other things behind."
"The second thing is that your vision and character are bound by the environment you are in. Many of the things you analyze can only be said to be your guesses. If you don't see it yourself
, I'm afraid you can only be blinded by yourself for the rest of your life." Chen Xi looked at the other party calmly.
"The third item is, I have said before that I will declare the eldest princess to be the regent. As for whether you agree or not, it actually doesn't matter." Chen Xi said calmly, "So your highness, the core of your objection from the beginning is
If you make a mistake, you shouldn't refute, you need more strength."
"Is this what Jia Shangshu means?" Princess Wannian's chest kept rising and falling with anger. After suppressing the anger in her heart, she looked at Jia Xu and said.
"Actually, I think it's better for the princess to take this matter. In fact, it's up to two people whether the princess can be the regent. The two of us inviting the princess to be the regent is actually just the result of a private discussion between the two of us." Jia Xu hesitated for a moment.
Chen Xi's old bottom was exposed, and Chen Xi glanced at Jia Xu unhappily.
Princess Wannian took a deep look at Chen Xi and completely understood what Chen Xi meant by his last sentence, you need strength. Just the result of two people's private discussion was enough to make her feel like a formidable enemy. It was enough to explain her current situation.
Fragile.
"That's it. This matter is indeed the result of the discussion between the two of us. It should even be said that I took the initiative and dragged Jia Wenhe over." Chen Xi looked at Princess Wannian calmly, no longer as before.
Aggressive momentum.
"Why choose me?" Princess Wannian looked at Chen Xi and asked.
"Because no one else is suitable. As for what you said is legal or not, ask Emperor Guangwu if this is legal." Chen Xi said calmly, "The greater significance of inviting the princess to be regent is actually for balance.
."
"Balance?" Princess Wannian asked in confusion.
"A lot of things have happened. The most important thing is that Duke Xuande has no interest in the throne, and our strength is enough to suppress everyone else." Chen Xi said solemnly while looking at Princess Wannian, who obviously didn't believe it.
"What Zichuan said is true." Jia Xu took over the conversation and said to Princess Wannian. Wannian's face clearly changed after hearing this.
"The current situation is a bit complicated. My lord does not want to damage the foundation of the Han Dynasty, so he will not have any thoughts about the throne until the world is unified. During this period of time, you can take charge of the affairs of the government and earn you a fortune." Jia Xu
Said to Princess Wannian.
"Then what do I want to do?" Princess Wannian asked.
"Stabilize people's hearts, and then accumulate capital for you in the future. You can't always stay in the palace." Jia Xu sighed and said, "You are already seventeen years old. How many years do you think you have? Instead of staying in Beijing,
If the palace is crying for the emperor, it is better to do something else."
Princess Wannian looked very ugly when she heard this. She is indeed not young now.
"It's not like I'm asking you to ascend the throne, I'm just asking you to stand in front of the stage to stabilize people's hearts, and the benefits have been made clear by Wen He." Chen Xi said angrily.
"What else can I do?" Princess Wannian asked, and Jia Xu was slightly stunned.
"There are many things you can do. For example, you can restore the reputation of the royal family and give the royal family a positive reputation. If you can't wash away the debauchery of the previous princesses, you can wash yourself away. Although your position is the result of a compromise between various forces.
But with this position and good operation, you can gain both fame and fortune, after all, you are the regent in name only." Chen Xi said calmly.
"Is this so?" Princess Wannian lowered her head and thought silently.
Chen Xi was inexplicably agitated, and letting Princess Wannian take over as regent was actually Chen Xi's preparation for the possible cabinet system a few hundred years from now. There are records of Princess Wannian's regency, so when reforms are necessary in the future, democracy will be implemented
The difficulty will be greatly reduced.
At least there will be laws to follow at that time. After all, no matter how the historians record, they will record how politics was governed in this era. This model of mutual compromise will inevitably leave a mark in the history books. When there is no choice, it will become a legacy.
Standards that people follow.
In this way, when the system changes in later generations, there will no longer be the inevitable pain caused by crossing the river by feeling for stones, and it can be regarded as leaving a way out for future generations.
After all, no matter what, if there is a clear period of constitutional government in history, and the people's life is pretty good during that period, then when future generations have to make changes, this system will smoothly enter that era.
In the eyes of a wise man, this is another kind of mutual compromise.
