So, what did Cao Pi do back then to secure his position as the heir apparent?
Naturally, he wanted to find a way to make Cao Zhi lose his father's love!
Liu Xing looked at the somewhat sad Young Master Ying and knew that his brothers had most likely started to take action. After all, Young Master Ying would be able to leave the palace to take charge of his own affairs in a few years, and by then he would be qualified to join the battle of succession.
war.
That's right, according to the rules set by the third prince, his children can choose a city to build their own mansion when they reach adulthood, and become the "second head" of the city as a supervisor.
The main reason why the Supervisor is said to be the "second head" of a city is that the Supervisor is an extraordinary official position, which is basically held by the princes and grandsons. Therefore, both the city lord and the prefect must give the Supervisor
It's a matter of face, and under normal circumstances the supervisor will not take other people's jobs unless he wants to make some achievements.
In other words, the children of a certain prince are preparing to compete for the position of first heir.
So at this time, the city where the supervisor is stationed will have two heads, and the head that represents the prefect or the city lord will usually consciously become the deputy. After all, since the supervisor has chosen the city where they are, it means that they
Already a supporter of the prince and grandson.
Of course, the current third prince is also a supervisor in theory, so it is quite strange in a sense to appoint a new supervisor as a supervisor, but the new Dragon Emperor has no objection to this, so
Then no one will say anything more.
In fact, this is easy to understand. The new Dragon Emperor's attitude towards his children is just two words - free rein. Otherwise, he would not let all his sons go to work as supervisors in other places, and he also acquiesced that his sons would continue to expand themselves as supervisors.
The envoy's control range has changed from one city to an unknown number of cities.
That's right, the Xinlong Empire actually only has three levels: town, county, and city. There are no levels such as states, counties, or provinces as Liu Xing originally imagined, so now the Xinlong Empire actually has "
The "Jiuzhou" pattern is the result of the joint efforts of all the princes. This is why all princes are willing to go out to serve as supervisors. After all, if you are not the supervisor, not many city lords or prefects will be willing to stand behind you in the future.
So in a sense, Liu Xing felt that the so-called supervisor was actually the prince of the princes, but the size of the supervisor's territory was not fixed from the beginning, but needed to be won by various means.
And even if Liu Xing and others choose to take the initiative, the number of people in Tianshui Town is not enough to launch an effective offensive. Therefore, even if Gongziying can get some credit in Tianshui Town, it is just scraps worth mentioning.
But judging from the current performance of Young Master Ying, he should not be prepared to compete for the position of first heir. This is of course understandable, because his brothers have already selected all the high-quality cities, or
It is said that those powerful governors or city lords have defected to them, so now there are not many options left for Young Master Ying.
But no matter what, Liu Xing felt that he still needed to have a good relationship with Gong Ziying.
So when the third prince took Young Master Ying with him to lead the expedition, it had other meanings in the eyes of the other sons. After all, even if he had merit in defending the city, it would not be as high as the merit in conquering the city, let alone the merit of following the dragon!
The third prince is protecting Young Master Ying.
Therefore, the third prince should also know that if Young Master Ying still stays in Liangcheng at this time, the situation will become very embarrassing, and no matter what choice he makes, various problems will arise, and the most important thing is that these problems will also affect
His other sons will also be affected, and the subordinates related to the sons will also be affected. If this chain reaction is not handled well, then the third prince can go home directly to wash and sleep, and there is no possibility of competing for the throne.
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Logically speaking, it is normal for the third prince to have such an idea, but he did not, or in other words, did not expect that there would be a huge uncontrollable variable such as "players", so Liu Xing and others might really give the third prince a "player".
surprise".
The number of players has the ability to grow exponentially. As long as Liu Xing and others can go out, they can gather players from various cities, and there should be many NPCs gathered around these players. In this way, it is possible
Two gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things.
Liu Xing sighed, shook his head and said: "So it is actually a good choice for you to stay with us in Tianshui Town now, because our Tianshui Town is not enough to support you to become the Prince Eagle, so that your brothers can feel at ease
A little bit, especially now."
Thinking of this, Liu Xing felt that the third prince was worthy of being an NPC with a ten-star illustrated book. He had already seen the potential danger, so he took advantage of the situation and asked Young Master Ying to come to Tianshui Town, so that he could resolve the crisis that was still in its infancy.
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But the problem now is that Gongziying still has a few years left before he can become the supervisor. As a result, his brothers have already felt the pressure, so a very embarrassing situation has arisen, that is, even if Gongziying expresses himself
The idea of not wanting to be a supervisor may be regarded as a delaying measure by his brothers. After all, they cannot force Young Master Ying to write a letter of guarantee in front of the third prince, or swear a poisonous oath to ensure that he will not compete with them for the third prince.
The position of an heir.
"After I learned about Tianshui Town, I came up with the idea of coming to Tianshui Town. Then my father happened to have something to go back to first, so he asked me to take Hongyun for a few more laps, so I took this opportunity to ride
I ran out with Hongyun, and now that I think about it, I feel that this is all the result of my father's deliberate arrangement, because Xia Fei and his team have been following me, and when I accidentally went wrong,
They were able to rush out to help me as soon as possible... It seems that my father and my uncles are really going to fight."
What is this?
If Young Master Ying really wanted to do this, Liu Xing felt that his brothers would stand up and object immediately, because this might make the third prince feel that they were forcing his younger brother to do such a thing.
Continue to maintain their current position in the fight for the first heir.
Yes, the third prince has been a prince for decades, but his sons have also been princes for 20 or 30 years, so there is no guarantee that one of Young Master Ying's brothers will become evil.
The situation may become more difficult to handle.
"Oh, Aying, your current situation is indeed a bit embarrassing, but this is normal. After all, your father is the Third Prince, so there are things you can't control yourself."
So Liu Xing is now faced with a question, that is, if he has the opportunity to leave Tianshui Town, should he give face to the third prince? Or should he just wait for the end of the module in Tianshui Town?
There will even be some scenes of a loving father and a filial son. After all, how can there be a thirty-year-old prince in this world?
This is like two companies on the same track fighting each other, fighting to the death. As a result, now a third company is preparing to enter the market, then these two companies will have a tacit understanding to attack the latecomer first.
Get rid of this potential threat.
Therefore, the current Xinlong Empire is actually a bit similar to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. All the major princes and kings are fighting and annexing other princes. However, the "Emperor of Zhou" here is still very powerful. Nine princes
The king did not dare to disobey him, so the princes and kings could only wait until the "Emperor Zhou" became seriously ill before they dared to put their ideas into practice.
Therefore, Liu Xing is also a little depressed now. After all, the third prince sent Young Master Ying here intentionally, and he also saw that Liu Xing and others were "pretending to be a ghost", so it is unlikely that he will take the initiative and will only stay in Tianshui Town passively.
Waiting for the finale to arrive.
Short of staff?
However, even if the third prince counts, he cannot be counted as the player of Liu Xing and others. Therefore, if Liu Xing and others perform well, the credit they receive will be divided more or less among Young Master Ying. After all, Liu Xing and others will
Now that everyone has been recruited by the third prince, even if Young Master Ying comes to Tianshui Town for sightseeing, he will still be the superficial boss of Liu Xing and others.
Therefore, Liu Xing felt that if he were Young Master Ying, he would choose not to be the supervisor now. After all, the chance of winning is already slim, and he is also vulnerable to being targeted by his brothers.
Therefore, the current Young Master Ying is in a very embarrassing situation. No matter what he does, he will be regarded as a threat by his brothers, and being favored by his father is something he cannot decide. He can never just go to his father to show off.
A good show of treachery, right?
So now it seems that there is only one way left in front of Young Master Ying, and that is to really become a supervisor...
As for the third prince, if he does not let Young Master Ying stay in Liangcheng, but lets his other sons come back, or simply lets his confidants take charge of guarding Liangcheng, then the third prince will have to take Young Master Ying with him. After all, he will never be able to
Let your son stay at home to eat, drink and have fun at this time? That is the same as
Therefore, it is not easy for a fisherman to benefit from a fight between snipe and clam, because the fisherman must first ensure that he will not be stung by the snipe and clam.
In this way, as the boss of Liu Xing and others, Gongzi Ying can naturally get a lot of credit... But this is not in line with the third prince's ideas.
"Well, no matter what, A Ying, you should take a good rest in our Tianshui Town for a few days. I will arrange for manpower to clean up this yard as soon as possible and use it as your new residence, A Ying. Then..."
After listening to Young Master Ying's words, Liu Xing immediately sighed again, shook his head and said: "His Royal Highness the Third Prince really has good intentions. He knows that he must let you leave his side at this time. After all, he will wait until the war.
Together, your brothers will automatically be upgraded from overseers to city lords, controlling one or even multiple nearby cities, so they can more or less get some credit in this storm; if Aying, you are not in Tianshui
If it is the town, then you will definitely have to follow His Highness the Third Prince during this period, or be responsible for the town and guard Liangcheng! This will give your brothers some other ideas."
It's like playing a real-time strategy game. Others have one more branch mine than you at the beginning, and there are more and more powerful hero units. How can you still play this game?
Unless you are Li Peinan, how can you win this game?
Seeing what Liu Xing said, Young Master Ying nodded and replied: "Apeng, you are right. I left Liangcheng just for their peace of mind. Of course, my father arranged for me to come to Tianshui Town because of this...
At the beginning, I thought I ran out secretly, but when I met Xia Fei and the others on the way, I realized that this was a trap set by my father; at that time, my father suddenly asked me to accompany him.
He rode a horse, and then asked me to pick up something for him on the way. Then he calculated the time when I would come back, and pretended to discuss the affairs of Sweetwater Town with Uncle He."
But back to the topic, if Young Master Ying is willing to go out and become a supervisor after he reaches adulthood, then he is equivalent to announcing something to his brothers - I also want to be my father's first successor!
As long as nothing unexpected happens, there will definitely be a certain city's governor or city lord who will offer an olive branch to Young Master Ying. After all, judging from the current situation, Young Master Ying is the third prince's favorite son, so this can be considered as compensation.
The age gap between Young Master Ying and his brothers.
Therefore, if the third prince really becomes the final winner in the end, then Young Master Ying, who has been following the third prince's actions, has the ability to follow the dragon, so maybe Young Master Ying can really become the third prince's first heir, unless one of his
The elder brother showed great bravery and achieved great success.
Since ancient times, if the emperor wants to go on a personal expedition, he will leave the prince to supervise the country. Therefore, if the third prince lets the prince stay in Liangcheng, the meaning behind it is self-evident!
The most important thing is that even if the third prince does not have that intention, just because Young Master Ying is his only son still in Liang City, and the other sons are in other cities responsible for organizing various affairs, so Young Master Ying can only be allowed to stay in Liang City.
Cheng... Although the reason is this, Young Master Ying's brothers still have other ideas. After all, this is a very important matter, and they can only speculate on other people's ideas with the greatest malice.
Before Liu Xing finished speaking, he saw a figure coming from a distance at high speed. Just when Liu Xing was about to speak to remind Young Master Ying, he saw clearly that the person coming was Yu Lei.
Did you discover something?
Sure enough, before Yu Lei arrived, the voice came first, "Sir! We found at least two magical beasts outside Tianshui Town!"
What? Two monsters?
Both Gongzi Ying and Liu Xing and others looked shocked.