Chapter two hundred and seventy-five first meeting the eldest prince
The heavenly beings are very powerful, but the number of heavenly beings is too small, and they are wary of each other, so they cannot take action easily.
Ji Xuewei said: "Who has the most hope of becoming the prince?"
"Tell me, why didn't the emperor establish a prince?" Instead of answering Ji Xuewei's question, Li Mu asked another question.
"Why?"
Ji Xuewei was also silent.
"On the surface, it seems that the eldest prince was unfilial and was deposed as the crown prince, but the fundamental reason is not the same!" Li Mu said lightly: "The fundamental reason is that there are no two days in the sky and no two kings in the country. Even if he is just the crown prince, he is just a spare tire.
But the emperor still can’t tolerate it!”
The First Emperor of Qin could not tolerate Fusu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could not tolerate the prince, Li Shimin could not tolerate Li Chengqian, and Kangxi could not tolerate the prince. Fortunately, Zhu Biao died early, otherwise Zhu Yuanzhang would not be able to tolerate him.
Everything in the world can be shared, except wives and power.
Why did the great emperors kill the heroes, or let them retire and go home? The essence was that they were unwilling to share power. As for deposing the prince, it was essentially the same as killing the heroes. The relationship between the emperor and his ministers is a monarch-minister relationship; the emperor and the prince
, is also the relationship between monarch and minister. Many princes thought they were the prince, the king, and on the same level as the emperor, so they were tricked to death.
In the eyes of those talented and strategic emperors, they are kings and ministers first, and father and son second. When the power is gone, it is really gone; after the son dies, there are still several others.
It is said that one book wrote that with the help of the protagonist, Li Chengqian stopped rebelling, became the prince, and then became the emperor.
In fact, it is simply impossible.
Even if Li Chengqian did not rebel, he would be abolished for other reasons.
If the wolf wants to eat the lamb, it actually doesn't matter whether the lamb drinks upstream water or downstream water, or whether it drinks water or not!
"The emperor does not need a prince. A prince will threaten the emperor's power. Maybe when the emperor is seriously ill or about to die, he will choose a relatively young and weak prince to be the prince!" Li Mu said.
"Relatively young and relatively weak prince!"
Ji Xuewei said puzzledly.
"Choosing a prince and marrying a wife are actually the same concept. Strong men like weak women, and weak women like strong men!" Li Mu said: "The fourth and eighth sons were eliminated first because they were too capable. A weak one still has years.
The young prince, most likely!"
"Why?" Ji Xuewei asked puzzled.
"The strong prince has already been beaten by the emperor; why would he choose the strong fourth and eighth sons? Isn't this adding trouble to himself!" Li Mu said: "Many princes who seem to be the most promising are actually the least promising!"
Qin Shihuang chose the young and weak eighteenth son Hu Hai, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty chose the young and weak Liu Fuling, Li Shimin chose the young and weak tenth son Li Zhi, Zhu Yuanzhang chose the young and weak Zhu Yunwen, and Kangxi seemed to also choose the young
And the relatively weak old fourteen.
"That is to say, the fourth and eighth children have no hope!" Ji Xuewei said: "On the contrary, the following few have some hope!"
"This is the invitation from the boss!" Ji Xuewei said, taking out an invitation that recently invited Li Mu to attend a banquet.
Li Mu took a quick look and said, "Please refuse!"
"If you refuse, you will offend someone!" Ji Xuewei said.
"When you live in this world, you always have to offend others!" Li Mu said lightly.
Ji Xuewei said: "It's better to meet him, otherwise it will be difficult to tell!"
"That's fine!" Li Mu nodded.
"It was in Mingyue Tower in the past!" Ji Xuewei said: "You used to go there often!"
“That’s where it turned out to be!”
Li Mu said.
It seems that he is reminded of those days eighty-nine years ago, when he had just won the lottery and it was his proud moment.
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March, the thirty-ninth year of Ningxing.
The weather in March seems to be slightly cold. In one month, it will be the time to thaw, and by then, it will be the time for farmers to plant their fields.
In three days time, it will be the Spring Festival Ceremony.
The Spring Festival Hall is mainly used to worship the God of Earth and the God of Spring.
This world is a world of high martial arts, but it is also an agricultural society with limited food production. Emperors of all dynasties have always attached great importance to spring plowing. On March 3rd, the emperor will lead all civil and military officials to perform sacrifices in the wild.
At night, Liuli Street becomes lively, the lights are bright, brothels are opened one after another, with gorgeous lighting and luxurious furnishings. Rich people who spend a lot of money, elegant literati, and various nobles come here to have fun.
Mingyue Tower is a famous brothel on Liuli Street. It has elegant services and countless literati and poets gather here.
On the third floor of Mingyue Tower, the eldest prince was looking at the night in the distance, seemingly falling into silence.
"Back off, will you come?" the eldest prince said.
Suddenly, I saw a man walking down the street. His steps were flashing and he was very fast. He was approaching Mingyue Tower. He didn't have a horse or a carriage, so he came on foot.
"he came!"
A trace of joy flashed in the eldest prince's eyes.
As soon as my heart moved, I had to go and greet him in person, but I still suppressed the restlessness in my heart and waited.
After a long time, Li Mu went up to the restaurant and was greeted by a servant. Li Mu reached the third floor and entered an attic.
The door opened and Li Mu entered.
"Greetings to the eldest prince!" What he saw was a majestic man with extraordinary bearing and handsome looks. He looked like a born emperor. He was vaguely familiar, but he couldn't seem to recall it.
"Back off, it's been so good lately!"
The eldest prince said.
"You are Brother Qingshan!" Li Mu seemed to remember something.
"It's me!" the eldest prince said.
"You are actually the eldest prince!" Li Mu was a little dumbfounded.
"It's me!" the eldest prince said.
"Somewhat unexpected!" Li Mu sighed.
Thinking of nine years ago, when he was still a scholar and a prostitute, he made acquaintance with a man named Zhao Mi, whose courtesy name was Qingshan.
They were Jinshi in the same session.
Then, they fell in love with each other, talked about poetry together, drank together, and even picked up girls together.
We have a good relationship with each other.
It's a pity that Li Mu left the capital and became a county magistrate in Jiangnan in order to avoid Kowloon to seize the legitimate son, so the relationship was severed.
This time, it was almost unrecognizable when we met.
"Back off, how have you been lately?" the eldest prince asked.
"Of course it's very good. I recently got engaged to Princess Xuewei and Princess Wuying. I'm enjoying the blessings of being together. I've reached the pinnacle of my life. I don't have to work hard anymore and can just eat as much as I want!" Li Mu said with a smile, "
In fact, I have to thank Qingshan, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have gone to Jiangnan back then and ended up in a high-class county!”
When I met Brother Qingshan again, I gradually understood many things that I didn’t understand.
Back then, when Li Mu left the capital, Qingshan was the only one who saw him off.
As for other classmates, they are all in the future.
In the eyes of those classmates, Li Mu left the capital and gave up his position as Hanlin editor, which was a sign of self-destruction.
It is human nature to step on the low and support the high!
Counties are also divided into levels: lower-level counties, middle-level counties, and upper-level counties.
Originally, it was normal for Li Mu to go to a lower-class county; but instead he went to a high-class county.
When I went to Yinxian and Ningbo again, Wu Yong took care of me.
I didn't quite understand it in the past, but now I understand that he is the one running everything.
To the eldest prince, it was just a casual comment, but it was of great help to him.
ps: The third update, the text is stuck. I finally have some inspiration!