Prince Su Shu walked out of Qianqing Palace and attended the imperial meeting for the first time.
Not surprisingly, on this occasion, he had no sense of presence at all.
When it comes to the prince's arrangements, the ministers don't care about what the prince thinks.
From the perspective of Prince Su Shu, he would never let any of his younger brothers go to the border areas.
The vassal king, who holds military power and has reasonable inheritance rights, poses a very high threat to his prince.
Prince Su Shu thought the attitudes of the Song and Ming dynasties towards princes were very reasonable.
The Rebellion of the Eight Kings of the Han Dynasty and the Rebellion of the Seven Kings of the Jin Dynasty are things that are enough to alert future generations.
What's more, the Ming Dynasty also produced a vassal king who successfully rebelled.
Not to mention that he is still the prince, even if he does ascend the throne, he must be careful to avoid ending up like Zhu Yunwen.
Prince Su Shu shook his head. His power is still limited now. The matter has been determined and he can't stop it at all.
He returned to the East Palace and saw that only Zhao Qingxue was in the palace.
Li Xiyue handles the business of the East Palace, and Su Shu, as the prince, spends a lot of money.
It is impossible to live solely on the rewards from the father and mother.
Donggong also has its own business.
The royal family has a huge industry, but this industry belongs to the father.
Prince Su Shu learned from his father's methods of making money, but he mainly invested in emerging industries. Only in these emerging industries can huge profits be obtained.
The property in the East Palace is now mainly managed by Li Xiyue.
Huang Caiwei represents the East Palace, and she communicates with the ladies of the capital.
Through the wife’s channel, we can contact you about things that are not convenient for men to talk about.
Zhao Qingxue saw the gloomy look on her husband's face, and she asked with concern: "My husband attended the imperial meeting for the first time today. Is this a shock?
Husband, don't be depressed. You have just come into contact with major national affairs, and it is impossible to understand everything so quickly.
My husband's most important task now is to learn more about the current situation in the empire.
When a husband is fully prepared, he can start from small things and try to intervene in major national affairs. "
Prince Su Shu looked depressed as he took the tea from Zhao Qingxue.
He took a sip of tea, and while drinking tea, he told what happened at the imperial meeting today.
Prince Su Shu said depressedly: "My father is going to make my brothers vassal kings and guard the borders of the empire.
In this matter, if one operation is not done well, it will lead to unspeakable things happening. "
When Zhao Qingxue understood the reason for her husband's depression, she comforted her by saying, "Husband, until things get to that point, don't get into trouble.
I think your Majesty sending the prince away will be more conducive to the stability of your husband's status.
When vassal kings rebelled, only Zhu Di, the king of Yan in the Ming Dynasty, has succeeded since ancient times.
King Yan Zhu Di was the vassal king who stood out from the flames of war. He was indeed capable.
Even so, King Zhu Di of Yan was in danger many times and was almost defeated by the young generals of the Ming Dynasty.
If Zhu Yunwen hadn't been too stupid and didn't increase the number of troops on the front line in time, he wouldn't even be prepared to use the southern army.
King Zhu Di of Yan could not break into Jinling City.
The Xuanwumen Revolution initiated by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was not uncommon in history.
More likely, the prince united with the harem or ministers to depose the prince.
There are countless successful people in history.
The husband should be more worried about the prince staying in the capital.
The vassal king on the border will only threaten his husband in the distant future.
The prince in the capital will soon pose a threat to her husband. "
When Prince Su Shu heard what his wife Zhao Qingxue said, he suddenly came to his senses.
He must not dwell on this matter, he must set an example and let his father see his mind and attitude towards the royal family.
Prince Su Shu almost went astray. The performance of his brothers was not important at all, but his father's approval was the most important.
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Emperor Su He was sitting on the dragon chair in the Qianqing Palace, thinking about the prince's arrangements.
The other princes are too young, and now only the second prince Su Lei and the third prince Su Meng need to be considered.
The first candidate Emperor Su He decided on was the third prince Su Meng.
As a prince, he has never had any chance to be crowned king since he was born.
The third prince Su Meng is of Mongolian descent.
Emperor Su He finally occupied all the grasslands in the north of the empire, and all the Mongolian tribes were divided and disintegrated.
These tribes migrated and dispersed.
Even the Chahar tribe of Renfei Borjijin Naren and Emperor Suhe were divided and migrated.
The process of Sinicization of Mongolian tribes has never stopped.
After decades of development, Mongolian and Mongolian have become niche.
Except for some old people, most of the new generation of young people can no longer read or understand Mongolian.
Emperor Su He knew that even under the threat of machine guns, the ferocious Mongols became hospitable, singing and dancing.
But among this group of people, there are still fanatics who miss the Mongol Empire.
They took advantage of every opportunity to unite the major Mongolian tribes and get rid of the rule of the empire.
If the third prince Su Meng goes to the northern or northwest frontier, his unique identity will definitely attract a large number of careerists.
As a vassal king and of royal blood, he had the power to establish government offices and control the army.
These Mongolian careerists seized this opportunity to grow and prosper by remembering Su Meng's name.
The local officials were undecided and would definitely let him make it bigger.
Su Meng will also have ambitions that he shouldn't have as his strength expands.
Emperor Su He did not think that since he was his son, he would be loyal to the empire.
Su Meng has Han ancestry and received an education in Chinese culture, so his heart was drawn to China.
A person is nourished by the soil and water, and usually the butt determines the head.
Emperor Su He has almost forgotten most of the information about future generations.
He probably remembered some data, and later scholars conducted genetic sequencing on the remains left by the northern nomadic tribes.
One-third of the Y-chromosome genes of men from nomadic tribes are Han Chinese.
It is very common for men from nomadic tribes to capture women from the Central Plains.
But in this case, there is absolutely no Y chromosome gene left.
The only reason that can explain this phenomenon is that the northern Han people fled to the grasslands and became nomadic tribes.
This explanation is also consistent with the records in history books.
Emperor Su He was most impressed by Hou Jin. In order to increase the number of bannermen, Huang Taiji would also raise the flags of some Han people who had made meritorious services.
Now that Mongolia is in good condition, Emperor Su He will never artificially cause turmoil in this area.
Whatever the third prince Su Meng likes, let him pursue his ideals.
Emperor Su He must not declare to the outside world that he was afraid that the special status of the third prince Su Meng would lead to rebellion by the Mongolian tribes.
He immediately wrote an imperial edict. He had previously decided to compete for the crown prince, and the princes who were specially trained by the royal family would become vassal kings and guard the borders of the empire after selection.
The remaining princes will only be named Dukes and receive a royal salary.
The prince of the empire has been established. In the future, if the prince wants to receive key training from the royal family, his goal is to become a vassal prince and guard the borders for the empire.
Emperor Su He believed that many people could see what he had not written in the imperial edict.
The next princes trained by the royal family also have the status of reserve princes.
Once there was a problem with Prince Su Shu, Emperor Su He could also select a replacement.
He would not put all the future of the empire on Prince Su Shu.
After Emperor Su He has considered the situation of the third prince Su Meng, he will continue to consider the situation of the second prince Su Lei.
He had two choices for the second prince Su Lei.
One option is to stay in the capital to continue training and at the same time serve as the whetstone for Prince Su Shu.
Another option was to make the second prince Su Lei the vassal king.
Emperor Su He had just discussed with his ministers that the emperor's son was named a vassal king. He was different from the vassal kings overseas who were granted the title of vassal for official duties.
Su Xiong and other vassal kings, the countries they built overseas are completely owned by themselves.
The vassal kings that Emperor Su He granted this time, they guarded the borders of the empire, not in the name of founding a country, but in the name of confederation.
The territory of the feudal state was nominally owned by the Great China Empire, but was only granted to the feudal king for management.
The empire would even send officials such as state ministers to assist the vassal king in his management style.
Every few years, the feudal king would go to the capital to report on his duties.
Emperor Su He looked at the information collected by Xuanwu Guard and Suzaku Guard.
The second prince, Su Lei, thought he was doing everything perfectly, but his little tricks couldn't be hidden from the intelligence professionals.
Emperor Su He had not exposed it before, mainly because the second prince Su Lei's approach was only aimed at the eldest prince Su Shu.
He didn't do anything of great consequence.
Once exposed, the royal family's private affairs will become a hot topic, which will damage the reputation of the royal family.
If the royal family wants to gain the support of the people of the empire, they must maintain their dignity.
But what the second prince Su Lei did was a huge demerit in the eyes of Emperor Su He.
If the second prince Su Lei had a heroic figure, Emperor Su He would be very happy to have such a son.
What he did was completely like a villain.
Such a person cannot be an emperor.
The confrontation between the emperor and his ministers was dominated by conspiracy.
Carrying out a conspiracy is completely the last resort. A qualified politician will not do this unless he encounters huge interests.
The emperor's checks and balances on the prince's power are clearly recorded in history books, and there are roughly two categories.
One type is the battle between the two palaces, which was used in the early Tang Dynasty.
The emperor let multiple princes compete with each other, and even made them fight desperately to determine the winner by raising gu.
This method is more expensive and is not commonly used by the Central Plains dynasties, but is commonly used by nomadic peoples.
In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, this method was widely adopted due to the profound influence of the culture of nomadic tribes.
During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji adopted another method, triangular checks and balances.
This is to allow the prince and the civil and military ministers to check and balance each other.
After the prince ascends the throne, he can directly deal with the two ministers, and he can quickly control the government affairs.
This method is more expensive for ministers, but ministers should share the emperor's worries.
Among the dynasties of the Central Plains, triangular checks and balances and their variants appeared very frequently.
Emperor Su He planned to mainly use triangular checks and balances, using the two ministers of civil and military affairs to check and balance the power of the prince.
The battle for the second palace was reserved as a backup to train the candidate princes, but not to let the relationship between the prince and the prince fall into a tense situation.
After Emperor Su He's observation during this period, he already had a candidate.
The civil servant is Jin Yinhua, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. This minister should have understood his thoughts and expressed himself frequently.
Emperor Su He was prepared to grant his wish. After all, most civil servants chose to protect themselves wisely, and few took the initiative to take responsibility.
There is only one second-grade minister, Honeysuckle.
The military commander chose Qi Gangyi as the commander of the Qinglong Guard.
Qi Gangyi can become the commander of the Qinglong Guards guarding the capital. He is the absolute confidant of Emperor Su He.
The empire's navy is developing rapidly, and the military must be balanced. The navy cannot be dominated by one family.
Qi Gangyi, who was born in the army, replaced Feng Sanqiu, who was born in the navy, and became the governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Office.
Emperor Su He thought this was a more suitable candidate to transfer.
After he made this arrangement, there was no need for the second prince Su Lei to stay in the capital. He would go to his own kingdom and set an example for the vassal king in guarding the border.
Emperor Su He looked at the map and gave the second prince Su Lei two choices.
One is Australia, which is the southernmost territory of the empire and is still a barren land.
Migrants would rather go to India than Australia.
The immigration situation from China is very serious.
Most of Australia is desert, and the rest has a lot of forests and grasslands, with very little land that can be cultivated.
In the eyes of the Chinese people, this is a barren land.
They have better options and no one would choose Australia.
Australia's current population is mainly composed of exiles from various parts of the empire.
Emperor Su He did not expect that histories in Australia are highly overlapping.
With ample choices, Australia is indeed not a fertile land in the eyes of the people.
If the second prince Su Lei chooses Australia, he will be able to live a comfortable life.
It is foreseeable that Australia, a place like this, will not develop if we give it a few more decades.
The power of the Imperial Navy has kept this place away from the threat of war.
It is the best choice for comfortable retirement.
Another option given by Emperor Su He was to move closer to Persia.
This territory is close to the Caspian Sea, and it is at the southern end of the Kazakh tribe.
When the empire attacked Russia, the imperial army occupied the Western Region.
The Western Region is very vast, and the empire's army in the Western Region is limited, so it can only occupy places of high value.
Large tracts of land are managed in name only.
This land bordering Persia and belonging to Turkmen in later generations would be Sule's fiefdom.
The second prince Su Lei is more ambitious, so he will definitely choose this territory.
Anyone who has a little understanding of the world situation can see that this place is a battleground for military strategists.
This vassal state was also the bridgehead for the attack on Persia.
If this feudal country is managed well, huge profits will surely be made.
If Persia goes crazy and wants to attack the empire, this area will be very dangerous.
When choosing this area, you must take certain risks.
Of course, Emperor Su He would not let the prince take risks, and the Royal Army would help defend the country.
He didn't want the prince to have the feudal kingdom destroyed by the enemy not long after he established it.
If such a thing spreads, it will cause a huge blow to the royal family.
Emperor Su He organized his thoughts and wrote several imperial edicts in his own hand.
He asked the waiting young eunuch to bring all these imperial edicts to the designated place.
Emperor Su He didn't know how many people would be unable to sleep after the announcement of these imperial edicts.
But all his actions were for the long-term stability of the empire.
In the succession to the throne, one must consider all variables and be prepared for any surprises. (End of chapter)
