Liu Kan could not understand his father's political strategy.
Under the rule of Liu Zhaosun, the state of Qi's national policy continued to change for thirty years. From the very beginning of consolidating the power of the world under the emperor with harsh punishments and harsh laws, to later empowering local governments to equalize land rights, benevolent and benevolent, and now, Liu Kan, Liu Zhao, grandson Liu Yufei stand on three pillars and do their own thing...
Every change in national policy will trigger a period of continuous turmoil and chaos.
The Emperor's evaluation of his thirty years in power was that if you cross the river by feeling the stones, you will inevitably take some detours.
The so-called detours are actually the result of internal and external troubles and the fact that the people are struggling to make ends meet.
Liu Kan hadn't had a long talk with his father for a long time. He didn't even know whether the Supreme Emperor was in war or peace with Europa.
In Emperor Guangde's view, his father was like all old and dim emperors. As his energy declined with age, he could no longer control this old empire.
Now even Tianxin City cannot continue to maintain peace and prosperity. Even if it is a superficial peace and prosperity, the money has been spent. The empire's campaigns in all directions are all negative returns. The more campaigns are fought, the more money is lost. Perhaps the only one who benefits is... ····
Liu Yufei and Liu Qian are still building momentum for the Eastern Expedition against Japan. The expenses for the Eastern Expedition are expected to cost thirty million taels of military salary. New warships will be produced. North Korea's Inchon port is also being expanded, and a steady stream of food will be transported to front. Cigarette prices are going up again.
The situation Liu Kan is facing now is very obvious:
It is necessary not only to ensure that the imperial heroes and their heirs are entrenched in key areas and firmly in power, but also that the people must be grateful to the imperial court, and they must also work hard to take care of the livelihood of the common people to prevent them from being completely squeezed out. This kind of both necessary and The request for more is obviously a fantasy.
However, the Supreme Emperor believed the lies of the eldest princess and the King of Han, thinking that by continuing the eastern expedition and capturing the Japanese country, he would be able to get out of the predicament.
Liu Kan raised his head and looked at his father, and said neither humble nor arrogantly: "My son, the eldest princess, and the King of Han are already on the same level, and it's not as simple as getting angry. We have different paths and don't work together. My son and the eldest princess, the king of Han, are not the same people."
Liu Zhaosun looked sternly: "Who are you? Who is the eldest princess, King Han?"
Seeing that his father was angry, Liu Kan did not give in at all. Instead, he argued with each other: "Liu Yufei and Liu Qian are resorting to violence, inciting the army to provoke provocations everywhere, and making enemies of their neighbors. They are on the road of no return! They are the ones who bring disaster to the country and the people."
The Supreme Emperor touched his palms and smiled: "Then who are you?"
Liu Kan bit the bullet and continued: "I don't dare to say who I am, but behind me, the people of the world are standing!"
Liu Kan spoke in a low voice, but his words touched his heart. Liu Zhaosun slowly put down the tea cup he was holding, clenched his fists, and breathed heavily because of his anger.
"People of the world? You have such a loud voice!"
Jin Yuji knew that the Supreme Emperor was angry, so she quickly comforted her and said: "Liu Kan finally came to see you in Cining Palace today. Don't be angry."
The Supreme Emperor gently pushed the Empress Dowager Cisheng away, and glared at Liu Kan: "Liu Yufei always considers the country and the country, and cannot bear to see you act arbitrarily, so she unites the ministers to advise you, how can you say such nonsense!"
Anger overwhelmed the Supreme Emperor's mind. Liu Zhaosun didn't know what to say for a moment. He raised his clenched fists high and was unable to put them down.
There is no such thing as family ties in an imperial family. He had known that Emperor Guangde and the eldest princess were estranged from each other, but he did not expect that one day, the two siblings would repeat the tragedy of the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
"You siblings are like fire and water. One wants to attack Manila, and the other wants to negotiate peace with the Europeans. You are in tit-for-tat at every turn. Are you trying to make the world laugh at us?!"
"So what if everyone in the world laughs at you? If you are wrong, you are wrong!"
Liu Kan retorted loudly: "Father, why do you always support Liu Yufei?"
"How many things have these elder princesses done to assist you, but you don't show any gratitude at all, and you still suspect her and suppress her at every turn. If you act like this, do you still have to sit idly by as a father?"
Liu Kan smiled weakly: "Liu Yufei is assisting me in doing things? She must be constraining me everywhere! If she hadn't blocked it, Daqi and European countries would have signed a peace treaty long ago, the trade in Fujian and Guangdong would have been restored long ago, and the people in the southeast would not have to suffer. The White Lotus Sect will no longer plot rebellion in Guangdong and Guangxi..."
Daqi's overseas trade was shrinking year by year, silk, tea and porcelain could not be sold, countless small workshop owners in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian went bankrupt, and the White Lotus Sect also took advantage of the situation. At least in Liu Kan's view, this is the logic.
Liu Zhaosun stood up as he slapped the case, and Jin Yuji quickly held him back while winking at Liu Kan.
"Sign a peace agreement? Sign a peace agreement, and the official shops of Daqi will be destroyed by them. Do you know how much silver a foot of Western cotton cloth costs, and how much silver a foot of official shop cotton cloth costs! The food and clothing of millions of Cao Cao workers can depend on it. Use your whole body, if the official store collapses, Daqi will also collapse!"
Liu Kan was very disdainful of the millions of water workers: "Who is the controller? Is it you, the emperor? Or is it the eldest princess Liu Yufei? They are all noble princes and worms in Da Qi. Of course they don't want Western cotton to enter Da Qi. Qi, of course, does not want Da Qi to negotiate peace with Europa. All they want is their own princes forever! They instigated the censors and incited public opinion, making their father think that Da Qi cannot do without them..."
"That's enough! In short, you are not allowed to suppress the eldest princess anymore. The Han Dynasty will wait until this matter is over! Recall the Spanish missionary. Da Qi does not need to negotiate peace with the Europeans, and it cannot negotiate peace!"
Liu Kan responded tit for tat: "Is it just because she is the daughter of the Empress Dowager Cisheng?! So everything she does is right? Everything I do is wrong? Why didn't my father pass the throne to her in the first place!"
After Liu Kan succeeded to the throne, although Liu Zhaosun was no longer the emperor of Da Qi, for a long time the Supreme Emperor still had control over the empire's internal affairs and diplomacy. The appointment and dismissal of officials in various places and the implementation of the empire's national policies were all decided by the Supreme Emperor, and the Supreme Emperor's policy strategies were often influenced by the eldest princess.
Seeing that there is a visible gap between father and son,
In Liu Zhaosun's eyes, perhaps Guangde Emperor Liu Kan will always be the young emperor who has not grown up and is not good at politics.
"Father, not only will my son not agree with the eldest princess's "admonition", but he will also severely punish her and kill her as a warning! As for recalling Velasco, that is also impossible."
"Only by eradicating these cancers, living in peace with other countries, and treating domestic subjects well can Daqi overcome the difficulties and prosper again."
Liu Kan slammed the door and left, leaving the last sentence:
"Since my father has abdicated, he should let his sons exercise the authority of the emperor instead of restricting him at every turn. Now that the imperial court is falling apart and a civil war is imminent, what exactly does Liu Yufei want to do! Doesn't my father know the final outcome of King Zhao Wuling?"
