After lunch, Zhao Yao and He Lianfang sat under the tree and played chess.
It is summer now, and the weather is very hot, especially after noon, but Zhao Yao found that the second uncle's place is very cool, as if he is not affected by summer at all.
He Lianfang asked Zhao Yao to call him "Second Uncle". Zhao Yao asked him if he was the second eldest child in the family, so he asked him to call him "Second Uncle". He Lianfang said no. He didn't tell Zhao Yao exactly why he called him "Second Uncle".
Zhao Yao felt that it was unfair that He Lianfang didn't even tell him his last name since he and He Lianfang were so familiar.
He Lianfang said that it didn't matter what his last name was or what his name was. Also, it doesn't matter who he is. The important thing is that he is his second uncle now and he can trust him completely.
Zhao Yao asked him again if he would tell him his identity in the future. He Lianfang said that when he grows up, he will tell him his identity.
After hearing what He Lianfang said, Zhao Yao stopped asking any more questions. He knew in his heart that even if he asked again, his second uncle would not tell him.
Because he was going to Zheng's house to play chess in the evening, although Zhao Yao felt that he as an ordinary person would definitely not be able to defeat Zheng Rang's genius younger brother, he did not want to lose too badly. Although he is only six years old, he is also a man, and as a man he is competitive. So, he asked his second uncle to teach him some tricks so that he would not lose too badly at night.
After hearing what Zhao Yao said, He Lianfang looked at him with a subtle look: "Are you an ordinary person?"
Zhao Yao nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, I am just an ordinary child. How could I win the title of genius? However, I don't want to lose too badly, otherwise I will be too embarrassed." How can I say, he He is also a prince. Although he is not valuable, he cannot be too embarrassed.
When He Lianfang saw that Zhao Yao really felt that she was an ordinary child, she felt helpless: Did this child have some misunderstanding about her? How could he be an ordinary child?
"You don't need to teach you anything, you can beat that genius."
"How is that possible?" Zhao Yao looked surprised, "Second uncle, if you don't teach me the trick, I will definitely lose soon, and I will lose miserably." Although he is a child, he still needs to be ashamed.
"You are my student, you can't lose to others." He Lianfang chuckled, "Otherwise, I would be too useless as a gentleman."
After hearing the last sentence, Zhao Yao understood what He Lianfang meant, and immediately his expression became a little complicated.
"Second uncle, are you praising yourself?"
He Lianfang glared at Zhao Yao, "I'm just stating the facts."
Zhao Yao complained silently in his heart: I didn't expect my second uncle to be so narcissistic.
"What, you don't believe me?"
Hearing that He Lianfang's tone was a bit unpleasant, Zhao Yao put on a smile and said, "Xin, I believe it!" If he said he didn't believe it, his second uncle would definitely be angry and might kick him out.
He Lianfang naturally saw that Zhao Yao did not believe what he said, and he was too lazy to say anything else. Continue to play chess with Zhao Yao while teaching him the art of war.
Zhao Yao's talent in the art of war is truly astonishing. He Lianfang believes that through his teachings, Zhao Yao will become the new God of War in the future.
After playing a game of chess and reviewing it carefully, Zhao Yao benefited a lot. He always felt that he had caught something, but he hadn't clearly caught it yet.
Zhao Yao originally thought he would continue playing chess, but unexpectedly He Lianfang started chatting with him, and they were talking about matters in the court. At this moment, Zhao Yao was particularly flustered. Did his second uncle know his identity?
"Second uncle, why are you telling a child like me about the affairs of the court?"
He Lianfang said nothing and looked at Zhao Yao very calmly.
Zhao Yao felt increasingly weak under He Lianfang's gaze. He wanted to say that he didn't know anything, but under He Lianfang's eyes that seemed to see through everything, he couldn't say anything.
He Lianfang had no intention of continuing to hide her identity with Zhao Yao. If you continue to pretend not to know Zhao Yao's identity, some things will be difficult to say.
Zhao Yao lay on the stone table and said dejectedly: "Second uncle, when did you know my identity?"
"Do you think I'm stupid?" He Lianfang felt that she had been underestimated by this little kid Zhao Yao. "The first day you came in, I knew your identity."
"What, you knew it on the first day?" Zhao Yao exclaimed, "Did I show it so obviously?" Impossible, he hid it very well and didn't show any flaws. It was impossible to be seen.
"Do you think you can escape my eyes?" This brat actually thought he was hiding it well.
"Second uncle, how did you tell?" Where did he reveal his secret?
"How I know is not important. Let me ask you, who do you think will win, the crown prince or the acting king?"
"Second Uncle, do you really want to discuss the affairs of the DPRK with me?" Zhao Yao scratched his face and said, "Are you sure that I know the affairs of the DPRK?"
"My students are not idiots." He Lianfang raised the corners of her lips and chuckled, "If you really didn't know anything, you wouldn't do so many things."
Zhao Yao scratched his head and said, "Second uncle, you seem to have seen through everything."
"Isn't it normal for me to see through it?" He Lianfang was too lazy to talk nonsense to Zhao Yao, "Prince or acting king, who do you think will win?"
Seeing that He Lianfang's tone became stern, Zhao Yao didn't dare to hit him anymore, otherwise he would definitely make his second uncle angry.
"Neither the prince brother nor the king will win, they will both lose in the fight."
"Why do you think so?" He Lianfang asked deliberately, "Why don't you think Dai Wang will win?"
"Gong Zhen Guo is difficult to deal with." Zhao Yao sat in front of the stone table like a good student, "Both Marquis Xuanping and Dai Wang combined are no match for Duke Zhen Guo. Duke Zhen Guo is very skilled."
He Lianfang asked: "Since you think Duke Zhenguo is powerful, why didn't the prince win in the end?"
"Because my father will not let the Duke of Zhenguo win."
"Oh?" He Lianfang raised the corner of her mouth with a playful smile, "Why doesn't your father let Duke Zhen Guo win?"
"First: The Duke of Zhen Guo represents the Xie family, which is the top family in the capital. Both his father and the previous emperors are afraid of the family and have always wanted to weaken the power of the family." Zhao Yaoyi He said with a serious face, "Grandfather and father were both farmers. What they hate and hate the most is the aristocratic family, because they have been exploited and oppressed by the aristocratic family. They also know that if the aristocratic family is allowed to oppress ordinary people like before, , then their hard work to build Dazhou has no meaning."
"The Imperial Grandpa established the Imperial Academy to train students from poor backgrounds and let them serve as officials in the court, in order to break the monopoly of officialdom by wealthy families."
Hearing Zhao Yao use the word "monopoly", He Lianfang's eyes flashed with surprise. He interrupted Zhao Yao without speaking, allowing Zhao Yao to continue speaking.
"Nowadays, there are many officials in the court who come from poor families. Although their current official positions are not high, they will definitely hold important positions in the future. This is the purpose of the emperor and my father."
He Lianfang praised: "That's right."
"Second: Brother Prince relies too much on the government of the Kingdom." Speaking of His Highness, Zhao Yao sighed angrily, "Brother Prince is a very good person and a good brother, but he is not suitable to be an emperor. If the crown prince's brother is allowed to take the throne in the future, the same mistakes will be made again, and the entire Zhou Dynasty will be controlled by powerful families, and everything the emperor and father have done will be in vain."
"The emperor once said something when he was in power: Dazhou is the Dazhou of the common people, not the Dazhou of the aristocratic families. We must not let the aristocratic families control the court anymore, otherwise the people will be oppressed by the aristocratic families again." Zhao Yao looked very serious. He said quietly, "I think Grandpa Huang is right. This world belongs to the common people, not to the aristocratic families."
In fact, the real owner who said this was Prince Yiyong.
He Lianfang heard this sentence from Zhao Yao, and felt a slight sadness deep in her heart.
"My father will never let the Xie family control the affairs of the Zhou Dynasty, and he will never let the prince's brother sit on the throne, so the prince's brother will definitely fail in the end." Zhao Yao said, "Even if there is no acting king, my father will never I won’t let the crown prince’s brother ascend to the throne.”
He Lianfang narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "What will happen if King Dai and Marquis Xuanping win over the Crown Prince and Duke Zhen in the end?"
"My father will not appoint the king as the crown prince." Zhao Yao said, "Although everyone says that the king is most like his father, the king can only fight and not manage the country. The most important thing is that the king does not have a heart. A heart of mercy. As an emperor, if you are not kind to the people of the world, you will eventually perish."
"Another most important reason is that King Dai is not smart. His brain can only allow him to fight, but will not allow him to do other things." In Zhao Yao's eyes, King Dai is really stupid.
"I heard that your father likes Dai Wang very much. Are you so sure that your father will not let Dai Wang take the throne?"
"My father will not make fun of Dazhou. If my father really passes the throne to the king, then Dazhou will fall into the hands of the king. Although Dazhou will not die immediately, it will not be long before it. At that time, the world will be in chaos again." Although Zhao Yao hates his stinky father, he always feels that his emperor has done a good job. "If my father really passes the throne to the king, then he will become the king of the world. sinner."
So is He Lianfang. He hated Emperor Zhou Wu very much, but he had to admit that Emperor Zhou Wu was really a good emperor.
"That's very good, but what about the Third Prince and the others?"
"Third brother, fifth brother, sixth brother, and seventh brother can't do it because they all have the support of the family behind them." Zhao Yao said, curling his lips and said, "Leave this aside, let's just talk about third brother and the others. They don't have the ability to climb up to the throne. They are all self-righteous, but they are actually very stupid." Zhao Yao really looked down on the third prince and the others. "Every one of them thinks they are superior to others. They still want to be emperor. Even if the father is crazy, he will not let them take the throne. Ninth Brother is as impossible as Dai Wang!"
"Listen to what you said, where are the fourth princes left?" As for the eighth prince, He Lianfang simply ignored him. In his opinion, it was impossible for the Eighth Prince to succeed.
"The fourth brother is the most suitable to be the emperor. He is smart and capable, and the most important thing is that he is completely capable." Zhao Yao continued, "Actually, the fourth brother is the most like my father."
"Really?" This kid completely excluded himself. "So, do you think the fourth prince will succeed in the end?"
"As expected, it's the fourth brother." Seeing that He Lianfang didn't ask about the eighth prince, Zhao Yao didn't say anything about the eighth prince.
"You have a good relationship with the Fourth Prince?"
"Fourth brother takes good care of me. If it weren't for fourth brother, I don't know how much I would have been bullied in the palace."
He Lianfang: "..." This kid has no idea how much Zhao Zheng values him. How Zhao Zheng treated this boy on weekdays actually made him think that without the protection of the fourth prince, he would be bullied and unable to survive in the palace.
"You are very optimistic about the fourth prince."
"Second uncle, don't you think so?"
"Your analysis just now is correct. The fourth prince is indeed likely to succeed." He Lianfang did not say anything. Without him, it would be impossible for the fourth prince to take the throne. "However, the fourth prince has a disadvantage, do you know?"
Zhao Yao nodded and said: "I know, the fourth brother does not have the support of the military generals. The person the military generals support is the king, because the king often fights with them. There is another reason. If the fourth brother succeeds to the throne, he will definitely use civil servants. This is not what the general wants to see."
Hearing this, He Lianfang's eyes flashed with surprise. He didn't expect Zhao Yao to even notice this.
"Now the world is not completely peaceful, so military generals can continue to be of great use. But in the future, when the world is peaceful and military generals are no longer needed to fight frequently, then the role and status of military generals will naturally decline. At that time, civil servants will govern the world, and civil servants will govern the world. His status will surpass that of military commanders."
He Lianfang's pupils shrank slightly, but his face remained calm.
"Well said."
"The power of the aristocratic family will definitely be severely weakened in the future, and by then new forces will replace the aristocratic family."
He Lianfang asked curiously: "What new force?"
"Scholar-bureaucrats are actually civil servants. They will control the government."
He Lianfang raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, "Isn't it a good thing for scholar-bureaucrats to control the government?"
"Second uncle, weren't scholar-bureaucrats just like aristocratic families at that time?" Zhao Yao said a little thirsty, picked up the tea cup and took a few sips of tea, and continued, "The government cannot be controlled by just one party, otherwise It's just a matter of words. When civil servants control the government, the status of military generals will become lower and lower, which is not a good thing." In the history of Zhao Yao's world in the dream, there were two dynasties that ended badly because the status of civil servants was too high. .
He Lianfang was very shocked when he heard this. He felt that he had underestimated Zhao Yao.
"What do you think?"
"It's actually very simple, but it's very difficult to do. The best way is to check and balance each other between civil and military ministers, so as to avoid the appearance of one word, but the world is peaceful, and military generals can no longer fight and perform meritorious deeds unless a way can be found. , so that the generals can be used again." Zhao Yao said, "The best way is actually to let the generals continue to fight and let the generals attack the Xiongnu or other countries. However, fighting requires too much manpower and financial resources. The national treasury No matter how rich you are, fighting all the time will exhaust everything. Besides, the people don’t want to fight often. After all, the dead soldiers may be their sons or grandsons, or their husbands and brothers.”
"Alas, war is not a long-term solution, so there is no real good solution."
"Listen to what you say, in the future the Great Zhou Dynasty will be ruled by civil servants."
"Yes." Zhao Yao said very firmly, "The fourth brother should be able to balance the relationship between the civil and military ministers very well. However, the fourth brother is still more or less biased towards the civil servants, and then provides the basis for the subsequent civil servants to lead the government. The foundation has been laid.”
He Lianfang marveled in her heart: This kid actually thought so far, and everything he thought was right. He didn't even think about this.
This guy was born to be an emperor!
"What would you do if it were you?"
"Me?" Zhao Yao frowned and thought carefully, "I don't know what to do." How could he, a six-year-old child, know what to do. "However, it may be possible to support a new force to fight against the civil servants. This new force can restrain the civil servants." Wait, there seems to be an emperor doing this in the history of Zhao Yao's world in the dream, but it seems to have failed in the end.
He Lianfang asked with interest: "What new forces do you plan to cultivate?"
Zhao Yao shrugged and said, "I don't know."
"You can think about it now."
"Ah, what do I want to do with this?" Zhao Yao looked puzzled, "I will not be the emperor in the future." What is he worried about?
"When you grow up, don't you want to be a king or a fief? Don't you need to take care of your fief?" He Lianfang laughed angrily at Zhao Yao's words, "Don't you have any civil servants or generals in your fief?"
"Yes." After hearing what He Lianfang said, Zhao Yao remembered that there was such a thing.
"Do you want your fiefdom to be dominated by civil servants in the future?"
Zhao Yao said without thinking: "Of course not."
"Then you have to think carefully about how to check and balance civil servants and military generals now."
Zhao Yao said with a grimace: "This is a big problem. It shouldn't be a question that a six-year-old like me should think about."
"This is about your future fiefdom. You don't want anyone else to think about it." After hearing Zhao Yao's words, He Lianfang felt that this kid would definitely be able to come up with a good idea.
Zhao Yao pouted and said, "I suddenly don't want to be crowned king." He just wants to travel around and eat delicious food all over the world, and doesn't want to pay attention to these troublesome things.
"Unless you are demoted to a commoner." He Lianfang sneered, "Once you are demoted to a commoner, you are not far from death. Do you want to be crowned king alive, or do you want to die?"
Is there any need to choose? Of course he chose: "Be crowned king alive." Why is he a prince? Zhao Yao once again despised his status as a prince in his heart.
"Even if you don't want to fight for the throne, you still have to do a lot of things, otherwise you will only have one end." He Lianfang said in a cold tone, "Death!" This brat thought that everything would be fine if he didn't fight for the throne. He was really too naive.
Even if he doesn't compete for the throne, he will be forced to get involved without even having to take action as a gentleman. As a prince, he was involved in the struggle for the right to inherit the throne as soon as he was born.
Zhao Yao didn't want to die, so he did so many things in order to grow up smoothly and go to the fiefdom.
"Oh, I'm just a six-year-old child, why are you doing this to me..."
He Lianfang said coolly: "Who calls you a prince?"
"When I grow up, the family may not be completely destroyed by my father, so I don't have to worry about the problems between civil servants and generals for the time being."
"Don't worry about it for now, does this problem disappear?"
Zhao Yao pursed his lips and said: "It exists, but the most important thing now is to fight against the aristocratic family."
"Do you have any way to fight against the noble family?"
Zhao Yao's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect He Lianfang to see it. He shook his head quickly, waved his hand and said, "No, how could I possibly fight against the noble family?"
"You do!" He Lianfang looked at Zhao Yao with sharp eyes, "Say it!"
Does the second uncle have the ability to see through people's hearts? !
I had insomnia last night and didn't fall asleep until four o'clock this morning. Then I took a nap and didn't wake up until noon, so I didn't have time to update at noon.
There will be another update tonight!
He Lianfang: Did this brat misunderstand me too much? Zhou Zheng, what exactly did you do to your son?
Emperor Wu of Zhou: I didn’t do anything.
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