Facing the eldest prince's doubts, Lin Xi's heart did not waver at all.
This kind of scene...how to say?
It can no longer bring any mental stimulation to Lin Xi.
Having said that, Lin Xi did her best to save face.
On the surface, he showed an expression of such annoyance, and then said: "Your Highness seems to have misunderstood me. At the beginning, I was unwilling to advance and retreat with you, Your Highness. In fact, it was because, Your Highness, you have achieved great success. You need to wait for the opportunity. But now... that's not the case."
Before the eldest prince could speak, Xia Houjie couldn't help but jumped out, pointed at Lin Xi and said: "Old fifth...Xia Houzun, are you deliberately making alarmist remarks? Who doesn't know that His Highness is now the most powerful person?" The powerful prince, more than half of the six provinces near the sea, are in the hands of the eldest prince. There are many ministers in the court and outside, no matter the military or political affairs, but the eldest prince is the only one who is always looking forward to it. In such a situation... His Highness, who else can there be?"
Lin Xi sneered and said, "They are indeed barbarians, but they have no brains."
This sentence directly angered Xia Houjie, who rolled up his sleeves and was about to attack Lin Xi.
His bloodline gave Xia Houjie a strong body. If he were a general, he could indeed be as brave as ten enemies, but that was all.
Lin Xi's words revealed his upper limit.
The obvious disappointment in the eldest prince's eyes was already very obvious.
And this is exactly Lin Xi's purpose.
His role, it seems now, temporarily overlaps with Xia Houjie's.
In this case, just step on Xia Houjie first.
Ignoring Xia Houjie's bared teeth and claws, Lin Xi clasped his fists and said quickly to the eldest prince: "The three provinces of Binhai, Qindong, and Yangnan are all important coastal towns of our Xia Kingdom. Now the Xia Kingdom dominates all nations, and most of the country's wealth comes from it. From overseas. The importance of the land near the sea is far more important than ever before. However... Since His Highness controls these three provinces, I dare to ask if the important officials in the three provinces are really under His control?"
"Just talking about my Xiahou Mansion...my father, Xiahou Mingde, has six sons...but only my eldest brother and I are of pure blood. Of course...now, due to some people, there are only three sons left, even though In this way...my father Xiahou Mingde has never returned from overseas, but now he has gone deeper into the land of Tianyin, established the Great Eastern Navy and company, and became famous...to suppress the Seven Seas."
"The military general of Qin Dong and the chief Qin officer of Yangnan... are also outside the Xia Kingdom. Is it because they don't want to come back, or... they can't come back?"
Lin Xi's inquiry made the eldest prince's expression change slightly.
Obviously, he has not thought about related matters at all.
Perhaps, he also has staff around him who have conducted a series of analyses.
"Let's talk about the military and political affairs of the court... How sure are you, Your Highness, that those who seek refuge with you really care about you and have no hesitation... or are they just following the trend?"
"Your Highness! As long as there is no movement among the eight kings with different surnames, no matter how confident you are...those are all false. Only Jane is in the emperor's heart...that is real." Lin Xi's words directly hit the essence.
Since the beginning of the Xia Kingdom, the eight kings with different surnames have never been allowed to marry the royal family, nor are they allowed to marry each other. They maintain mutual restraint and mutual supervision, while safeguarding the royal family's authority. Politically, the eight kings with different surnames interfered very little, but in terms of military power, the power they held was staggering.
Lin Xi also gradually understood this after coming into contact with Luo Cheng.
Because of their miraculous skills, the descendants of the eight kings with different surnames, as long as they are not too incompetent, can become relatively talented people.
However, the style of the eight kings with different surnames, who are not really related or combined with each other, and keep a relative distance from the royal family, makes them seem to have formed eight different family groups independently from the country.
If they cannot unite, they cannot pose a threat to the royal family.
And their existence guaranteed the emperor's rights.
It's a balance.
It must be said that the founding emperor of the Xia Kingdom had a very clear understanding of the emperor's authority and true authority.
This is something that many so-called emperors do not possess.
In reality, there will be many emperors who even naively believe that the power of kings is really divinely authorized.
As long as you sit in that position, you can command the world as you please.
The simplicity of the ideas is astonishing.
As Lin Xi finished speaking, the eldest prince's expression completely changed.
As the saying goes, the authorities are obsessed with it.
He was in the middle of the situation, seeing his own momentum getting stronger and stronger, and the power he had gaining more and more power, it was inevitable that he would feel a little arrogant.
There is already a sense of who else is leaving me.
However, after hearing Lin Xi's explanation, he was suddenly poured a basin of cold water on him, and his whole body calmed down.
When I thought about it more carefully, I suddenly felt like a thorn in my back, and I couldn't help but break out in cold sweat.
The eight kings with different surnames are always in the hands of the current emperor, and most of the military and political power is also controlled indirectly or directly by the emperor.
The so-called money bags held by the three coasts are also temporary and may be taken away from anyone.
Take another look... What is the situation here? It's clearly in danger.
The huge external momentum would make him involuntarily stand against the emperor.
Especially...the eldest prince is now the leader of the 'reform faction', and the emperor's recent style of dealing with things has become increasingly conservative, gradually failing to keep up with the needs and greed of the rising capitalists and nobles.
I thought that, as a last resort, I could force the palace to seize the throne.
That's why the eldest prince seemed so confident.
I came to see Lin Xi just for the relief that accumulated in my heart.
Rather than waiting for Lin Xi to defect, it is better to say that he came to humiliate Lin Xi in disguise in retaliation for Lin Xi's neglect of recruitment.
"What should I do... Please teach me, sir!" The eldest prince couldn't help but his tone changed.
The so-called ignorant people are fearless.
There are some things that Xia Houjie doesn't understand.
So even though Lin Xi had said so much, he still looked down on Lin Xi, watching Lin Xi blow some blind shots, waiting to give Lin Xi a good look.
However, the eldest prince is different.
He knew more, and when he combined what Lin Xi said with some of the things he knew, he just felt horrified.
"This matter is easy to say."
"There are only two choices. The first choice is to delegate power... Give up everything you have and become a good son and a good brother. As for whether you can get a big position... it depends on what your Majesty thinks. It all depends on His Majesty Qiangang's decision." Lin Xi said with a smile.
Before the words came to fruition, it was already understood that the eldest prince would never make such a choice.
He is not a person who is willing to leave his destiny to the control of others.
Even if that person is his father, he is also the emperor of this country.
Under Lin Xi's peeping eyes, the eldest prince's destiny was to go to the guillotine.
However, this is fate, not the future.
This does not mean that the eldest prince cannot ascend to the throne and become the emperor of Xia Kingdom in the future.
There is no conflict between the two.
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