The capital of Xia Kingdom was already different more than twenty years ago.
The city wall that protected the Xia Kingdom's imperial capital for hundreds of years has been demolished, and now only a small piece of it remains for show.
Instead, there are strong fortresses.
In the fortress, there were not only musketeers on duty, but also several cannons.
The fortresses are at angles to each other. If an enemy comes to invade, they will be easily minced by these metal meat grinders.
Perhaps, a few city gates are just a tiny flaw in this new defense system.
In the city, it was very prosperous and the people were noisy.
Races from all over the world mix and mingle, just like in an international metropolis.
In the Nuan Pavilion of the Imperial City, the emperor of the current dynasty was reviewing the memorial.
After approving a few things, I put it down and then held my forehead and kept rubbing it.
The eunuchs and maids around him all lowered their heads sensibly, as if they hadn't seen him, and no one came forward to flatter him.
In the past, there were eunuchs and maids who thought this was an opportunity.
Then they all disappeared forever.
The emperor was getting older, and although his behavior began to appear conservative, it did not mean that he became benevolent and generous.
Conservatism and kindness... These are two different concepts.
From time to time, an old eunuch crossed the threshold and came in carrying several fresh memorials.
"Is it Mr. Yang Ge and his friends again?" the emperor asked.
The old eunuch's voice was steady and he lowered his head and said, "Reply to Your Majesty! Yes!"
"Bring it here!" the emperor waved.
The memorial was presented.
After turning it over for a while, the emperor put it down again.
"Establish a prince... establish a prince! What are they thinking? Do they really think they don't know?" the emperor said angrily.
There are many people alive in Nuan Pavilion.
But no one answered the emperor's question.
The emperor sighed and said: "I, the Zhen clan of Daxia, have been in the country for 327 years, and have conquered the world with my prophecies and miraculous skills. But how can we know all the things in the world? The so-called future is just a matter of thoughts coming together and evolving along the way.
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There is an allusion to what the emperor said.
After Taizu, emperors of all dynasties were superstitious about predicting the future.
Even the inheritance of Jiangshan relies heavily on this.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty seemed to be accustomed to this.
During the reign of Emperor Wenxian, when he saw that his youngest son would be both civil and military, and extremely intelligent, he would manage the world in an orderly manner. He passed the kingdom to his youngest son, and divided the eldest sons into idle princes.
After the death of Emperor Wenxian, his youngest son succeeded him. At first, he did have the appearance of a human king, but gradually he became crooked. He was not only lustful and violent, but also overjoyed at great achievements.
The country of Daxia was almost destroyed at the hands of Emperor Siqi.
Fortunately, the third son of the former Emperor Wenxian contacted the officials and brought order to the chaos, which prevented the building from collapsing.
With the recommendation of all the ministers, he ascended to Dabao and spent thirty years of hard work to stabilize Daxia.
Emperor Baoji, in the foreseeable future of Emperor Wenxian, was just an ordinary and dull person, unable to achieve anything.
From then on, the people in the royal family realized that the future they saw was exactly what they thought about this matter.
The future is countless and changing all the time.
Emperor Wenxian loved his youngest son, so in the future he foresaw, the future that his youngest son presented was the best future.
It is possible that he could become the person that Emperor Wenxian expected.
But it is also possible that the road has strayed and gone in another direction.
Therefore, the inheritance of the world's treasures cannot be judged solely by foreseeing the future, but also needs to be judged by other aspects.
The future is based on the selfishness of people's minds.
"That's it! That's it!" The old emperor seemed to have thought of something and waved his hands. His words seemed to have no clue and no decent ending.
Of course, no one would question him.
There was an emperor in the previous dynasty who caused trouble by relying on his internal servants. The eunuchs even took control of the government and were good at talking about the abolition and establishment of the emperor.
Therefore, in the Xia Dynasty, the emperors of all dynasties were very kind to eunuchs and often treated them harshly.
This also made the eunuchs of the Xia Dynasty clamp their tails tightly and keep to themselves, never playing any outstanding roles.
At this time, the old emperor's eyes were cloudy and seemed a little distracted.
He was thinking about the future he had glimpsed after meeting his eldest son last time.
In the future, his eldest son brandished a sword and held a musket, stormed into the palace, and then stepped on the dragon throne.
The old emperor knew that such a future had little to do with his eldest son.
It was because he himself had some murderous intentions towards his eldest son.
Together with his murderous intention, he naturally saw the most unfavorable future for his eldest son.
However...even so, there is still a thorn in my heart that cannot be removed.
"Emperor Xuanwei also foresaw that his prince would kill him to seize the throne, but in the end he chose to abdicate the throne and retreat to the position of the Supreme Emperor. However, since then, father and son have lived in peace and harmony for more than ten years, and they have been together for many years.
But no trouble occurred, which is also a strange news." The old emperor suppressed the murderous intention in his heart, and then frowned and reviewed the memorial.
Although countless wealth flows into Daxia from various countries every year.
However, in the memorials of these ministers, it always seems as if the Xia Kingdom is about to die. Either the land is bare for thousands of miles, or there is flooding somewhere, starvation is everywhere, and everyone is asking for money...
The old emperor knew that the so-called droughts and floods might be true.
But...there's so much to make a fuss about.
For local officials, even if natural disasters are within their control, finding the person to take the blame in advance can help them extort money from the court, hollow out the national treasury, and enrich their own private treasury.
On the contrary, a huge disaster really happened, but they had to hide it because they didn't want to take the blame and wanted to keep their reputation.
The old emperor's response was simple.
You only need to send people to check whether the merchants from various places are transporting less goods than before, and then check whether the number of refugees outside the city has increased and where they come from. You will have an idea of many things.
Of course, it's just a concept.
It's really difficult to get the exact information.
The Xia Dynasty also had a secret agent organization that monitored hundreds of officials, but it also learned from the lessons of the previous dynasty and never allowed this organization to become too powerful and have too many rights that should not belong to them.
So the effect is relatively limited.
"The book Electric Age is a bit interesting. I seem to have seen the future. Someone will really create such an era. But... I may not be able to wait, which is a pity... If it can come earlier, maybe it will be for
The country's control will be stronger."
"But... it's better not to come so early! The Xia Kingdom has gone through a reshuffle. It seems to be blooming, but in fact it is full of fire. All the forces are tightly aligned in one line, and there will be more strength.
, the world will be turned upside down.”
"We have to raise him again... and raise him again. The eldest brother is still too radical and he is not suitable... Maybe the third child is more suitable, after all he..." Thinking of this, the old emperor couldn't help but see the future.
After the prince succeeds to the throne, he governs without doing anything to make the world rich, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the monarch and his ministers enjoy each other.
Even though he knew that there was psychological suggestion and guidance in it, the old emperor still inevitably smiled.