Chapter 209 Common people of Yikang
After all, the emperor still failed to kill Chen Er.
Just as the emperor said, the emperor himself had made a bad start by forcing his own son to death. If the emperor really beat his own son to death, then the father's kindness and his son's roar would become the custom of the Daqi royal family.
forget it.
Under the emperor's persuasion, the emperor sighed dejectedly and decided to punish Chen Er.
The whole family was deposed as common people and imprisoned in the high walls of Linzi, never to see each other again forever.
Just like that, Prince Chen Jingyuan of Yikang, the second son of the emperor, disappeared from the court.
The emperor didn't even give him time to recover from his injuries. He asked the eunuchs to raid several of his mansions and take away Princess Yikang and several of his grandsons and granddaughters who had accompanied him on a trip to Huaqing Pool.
At first, the Queen and the Empress wanted to stop it, but after hearing what Dai Quan said, they fell silent and allowed the grandsons of the Yikang lineage to be taken away.
In the end, only a few boxes of clothes were left in the magnificent Prince's Mansion. Amid the cries of adults and children, the Yikang family packed the clothes and sent them to Linzi Gaoqiang.
"So, second brother, no, the common people of Yikang were defeated by us like this?"
In a teahouse on Zhuque Street, Chen Si and Jia Hui were sitting in the private room on the second floor, looking at the trembling nephews and nieces who once sweetly called them "fourth uncle" with complicated expressions as they were collectively detained. In a prison van, the young faces were full of fear.
"Rather than saying that he was knocked down by a fight, it would be better to say that he made himself stupid to death." Jia Hui put down the teacup with a sneer on his face.
"Let's not talk about how he defended himself and begged for mercy in the Holy Sage. After all, you also know how stupid he is."
"Yes, anyone with a discerning eye can see my father's disgust for the common people of Yikang, but he, the common people of Yikang, cannot see clearly, and he repeatedly argued that it was not him who broke the third brother's leg." Chen Si was speechless.
Probably because the old princes and princes in the early years were wiped out by the crazy remnants of the East Palace during the East Palace Rebellion, and no one taught or influenced them, the level of political struggle of this generation of royal families directly degraded to that of the national dynasty. At the beginning, the Chen royal family had not yet evolved from an ordinary family to the level of a political family.
Of course, the old Chen family's level of political fighting has never been high, and due to the severe barbarism in the north at that time, most of the time their solution to the problem was to lead their soldiers to a corner and start a fight.
Unlike the old Liu family of the former Han Dynasty, Empress Lu's persecution of Liu Bang's disciples caused all the Liu family brothers to die or be injured in just a few years. The cruel survival pressure also forced the only surviving Emperor Xiaowen to adapt quickly and learn how to After mastering the political struggle, the Liu family has since transformed into a mean and unkind political family.
As for Liu Chang? It was impossible. As a child raised by Empress Lu, it was impossible for him to be chosen as emperor even if he were to elect King Liu Fei of Qi or even the King Liu Jiao of Chu, who was old and about to die.
The transformation path of the old Chen family in Daqi was very bumpy.
It may be that the process of inheriting the throne between Taizong and the Emperor was too smooth.
It is said that many princes compete, but this is only carried out when the eldest son really cannot afford to support him. If nothing else, the eldest son inheritance system will always take precedence over competitive inheritance.
Emperor Taizong and his son were both legitimate sons, and they successfully conquered the direct line forces during their training. Even Taizong personally participated in several Northern Expeditions when he was young. The generals who emerged in these Northern Expeditions can be regarded as Taizong's direct line forces.
Although the emperor was not as good as Taizong, he also presided over the logistics of the two Northern Expeditions in Taizong's later years when the Mengwu returned. He even visited the Yuanshang capital in person when he presided over the first Northern Expedition. Similarly, many soldiers of the two Northern Expeditions They all became surrounded by the Emperor.
Under the pressure of these two extremely powerful crown princes, even if the kings of Daqi wanted to compete with them, they were like a mantis with its arms like a chariot, unable to do anything.
Therefore, the brothers of Taizu's generation, Taizong's generation, and the emperor's generation of brothers, because their emperor brothers were too strong, they did not dare to play any tricks. The unexpected joy was the relationship between them. They are all relatively harmonious, and when they encounter problems, they are mostly solved by calling on the superiors and getting angry, and there are not so many bullshit things.
But this has also led to the low level of their civil and political fighting, and they are considered to be at the bottom among the royal families of all dynasties.
But when it comes to the generation of the emperor's heirs and the generation of the emperor's heirs, things are different.
The emperor's heirs were not bad at first, but after Prince Li killed his entire family, only three of the dozen brothers were killed, the emperor, the thirteenth king of loyalty and submission, and the fourteenth king of loyalty and trust.
The former became the emperor, and the inheritance rights of the latter two also disappeared one after another when the emperor's heirs came of age. Unless there is another heir like Prince Li who wiped out his entire family and killed all his brothers, otherwise this life will be like this. .
However, the emperor was obviously not as strong as Taizong and the emperor. In addition, the Japanese army behind the emperor was weaker than the frontier army, and the base camp was far away from Luoyang. This made the emperor fall into a dilemma whether he wanted to follow Taizong's example or not. The emperor was also in an awkward position of being helpless.
The pressure from my father is minimal, but my own power seems to be stronger than my father's!
Just when the princes were about to do something that would make the father say goodbye and the son laugh, they suddenly remembered that the emperor was still alive!
Therefore, the road of defeating opponents by force to become emperor was no longer feasible, and the royal family once again picked up the skill of political fighting.
I’m just not skilled in business!
"There's nothing you can do about it. The political level of your old Chen family is just like this. It's caused by the environment. How can you be so clever? Maybe you're not as good as some ordinary children of the scholar family who have inherited the tradition for hundreds of years!" Jia Hui spread his hands.
"You and me, forget it, let's change the topic." Hearing Jia Hui's words, Chen Si subconsciously wanted to refute, but helplessly, what Jia Hui said was the truth, and he didn't know how to refute it for a moment.
"Look, you can't refute a general like me, yet you still dare to say that you are of high skill!" Jia Hui chuckled, ignoring Chen Si's intention to change the topic, and continued to mock.
"Hey, I have such a bad temper." Chen Si became angry all of a sudden. He was about to stand up and rush towards Jia Hui, but when he saw the layers of bandages wrapped in Jia Hui's half-open robe, he could only Neng groaned, slapped the table and sat back in the chair.
After all, Jia Hui was only wearing a thin piece of armor without iron armor lining. The sword had no eyes and would not hide from you just because you didn't have armor. Fighting all the way, Jia Hui couldn't help but add a few more points to his bravery. A knife wound.
"It sounds like your skills are also very powerful. Then tell me what you should have said just now!" If you lose, you won't lose. Since Jia Hui can't fight now, you have to make up for it!
"Reply? Why should a certain family reply? I am a Taiwei. In addition to your royal family and a few elders in the cabinet, who in the world can't I beat? If you dare to say this to me, I will slap you. Fan him, he's so capable!" Jia Hui looked at Chen Si with a puzzled expression.
"Damn you." Chen Si suddenly broke his guard and pointed at Jia Hui with a folding fan. He was full of swear words and didn't know where to start.
"Oh, which one can't be beaten? Do you dare to hit Mrs. Rong Guo in your family? Do you dare to hit your father? Do you dare to hit your wife? Do you dare to hit your father-in-law and mother-in-law? Who else can't be hit? If you dare Hit any of the ones I just said and I’ll”
"What are you going to do, take my last name?" Jia Hui's eyes lit up and he looked at Chen Si expectantly.
"I will. I will obey you!" Chen Siyi gritted his teeth and made a difficult decision, "Oh, no, I will take your last name? Okay, you are being rebellious."
The two brothers laughed and joked for a while, until the waiter outside the private room came in to refill the water, and then the two brothers sat upright and became serious again.
The waiter timidly refilled the kettles in the rooms of King Yiyong and Captain Jia with hot water, and then ran out of the private room as if running away.
"Hehehehe." The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
Outside the private room, the two soldiers who were standing guard heard the obscene laughter in the box and shuddered. The back courtyard couldn't help but tighten up.
"By the way, I remember that you seemed to have resisted that golden-haired Rakshasa girl before. How about it, Rakshasa girl? Is Rakshasa easy to learn?" Chen Si looked at Jia Hui narrowly.
"It's not bad, but there are a lot of tongue flicks."
"Let me tell you something. When I met the Rakshasa people before, they all spoke Mongol or Mandarin. I haven't heard them speak Rakshasa yet. How do you say hello?" Chen Si became interested.
"Suka Bulie~" Jia Hui blurted out, and then he regretted it.
"Suka Bu Le~? Su Ka Bu Le~!" Chen Si repeated a few sentences very seriously, and even the flick of the tongue was imitated perfectly.
Chen Si is really studying seriously!
For a moment, Jia Hui felt a strong sense of guilt.
Forget it, he had nothing to say anyway, Suka is not included~ Just Suka is not included~.
After repeating a few more sentences, Chen Si felt that he had really mastered this Rakshasa saying and felt an overwhelming sense of accomplishment!
"This tongue must be very flexible, right? How about your martial arts skills, Mr. Rakshasa?"
"Enough! Don't tell me, she is a girl who has traveled all the way from the Rakshasa Kingdom to Daqi. She has traveled thousands of miles? She is really in good shape! She can actually fight with a certain family." Jia Hui said with emotion.
shy? Excuse me? It doesn't exist. A certain family's face has been tempered and is thicker than the city wall. Where is this!
"More than ten thousand miles? Oh, that's really far away." Chen Si was a little impressed this time.
"Hmm, they don't just have to hurry. I heard from Yelena. Yes, it's my golden-haired Rakshasa concubine. She said that they also have to fight tigers, wolves, wild boars and brown bears on the ice fields, and go south to the grasslands to escape the cold in winter. I estimate that they even traveled 20,000 miles to avoid being pursued by the Turks."
"Then their fate is really tough."
"Yes, Yelena, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, has been trained to develop a strong swordsmanship. She can withstand more than twenty rounds under my hands." Jia Hui said, getting excited. Now Yelena But he has a good heart, and he can't help but want to show off in front of old brothers like Chen Si.
"There are also their wider iron swords. Although I don't know how to make weapons myself, I am well-informed. The casting process is a mess. The quality of this iron is really great! I feel like Just chisel a piece of ore from the iron mine and you can make it into an iron sword!
You know, after our Daqi iron ore is mined, it has to go through many processes to extract the iron from the ore. If ten pounds of iron ore can produce three pounds of iron, it is considered a good mine. I heard Yelena He said that if you smelt their iron ore casually, you can get six kilograms out of ten kilograms, tsk." Jia Hui's eyes were a little hot, but he seemed to have thought of something, and finally let out a long sigh.
It’s too far, and even if those places north of Liaodong can be developed, it’s a series in Jia Hui’s lifetime. What’s more, there are too many Turks in the Central Asian grasslands. Even if they are conquered, can they transport things back? I still have to put a question mark!
Instead of expending energy in the west, it would be better to form an ocean-going fleet from now on and go to the Southeast Asia to hunt kangaroos in Australia!
When it comes to iron ore, the kangaroos have never conquered anyone!
Afraid that what he just said was not enough to convince Chen Si, Jia Hui took out a dagger given to him by Yelena from his arms and handed it to Chen Si with the scabbard.
Chen Si took the dagger with a suspicious look on his face and pulled it out with a slight twitch.
"Oh, this is. Sure enough, this iron is so good." The dagger that Yelena often maintained was polished like a mirror, and the forged patterns were clearly visible.
"But... it's true that this technique is rough to a layman like me." Chen Si curled his lips and took out his own knife from his waist. He took it out and placed it on the table with Yelena's dagger.
"Well, I can't tell what's wrong, but I think the daggers of the Rakshasa Kingdom are rough? Tell me?" Chen Si raised his eyebrows at Jia Hui.
"If you want to hear it, you can go to the Ministry of Industry or the War Bureau of the Inner Court. Those masters must know more than me." Jia Hui shook his head. It was too troublesome to talk about this, and Chen Si didn't need this kind of knowledge.
Besides, what if my explanation makes Chen Si interested in blacksmithing and he changes his profession from the Royal Model Crown Prince Reserve to a blacksmith?
In the previous life, the Ming Dynasty had a carpenter emperor, and now our Qi Dynasty also has a blacksmith prince?
I don't know if Chen Si will be beaten to death by the Second Sage, but as the culprit who led Chen Si to the blacksmith's road, the Second Sage will definitely not make it easy for me!
The key is that I haven't dealt with it yet.
If he is an ordinary person, blacksmithing is hard work but at least it is a craft that can make him a living. Introducing this job to him can be regarded as a favor.
But Chen Si is a prince, and he is a kind of prince reserve. I have to think so hard to bring him to the blacksmith path!
"Tch, if you don't say it, don't say it. I don't care about it!" Apparently Chen Si quickly realized that it was not good to take it as a hobby, and he went to blacksmith!
At this point, the two of them realized that they really couldn't find anything to say to change the topic, so they immediately looked at each other in distaste and broke up unhappy.
(End of chapter)
