The wind is coming in the evening.
The eldest prince's Cuiliu Manor in the south of the city was assigned to Lin Xi as his temporary residence.
And Lin Xi was not idle either.
In addition to continuing to write books, I will also read some summaries of various forces sent by the eldest prince.
There may be some discrepancies, but generally speaking, there will be no errors or omissions.
After reading it, Lin Xi had a more intuitive and clear understanding of Daxia Chaotang.
The situation in the Xia Kingdom's court is indeed complicated in detail. Various large and small factions composed of various nobles, civil and military officials, factions, township parties, fellow students, teachers and students, fellow disciples, etc. filled the entire Da Xia court, weaving huge webs with each other, covering the entire Xia Kingdom.
As the capital of the Xia Kingdom, the layout in Kyoto is even more complicated.
It is even possible that behind a casual official of rank seven or eight, there is a big shot in the court, holding great power.
Of course, the more complex things are, the more they need to be viewed from a simple perspective.
Delete those things that are like random flowers and cover people's eyes. Inside and outside the court, up and down the Xia Kingdom, there is nothing more than conservatism and reform. Two big systems are competing.
This kind of competition is everywhere.
Even among the people, there were many discussions, and the people were unintentionally divided into two factions.
Even people like the Eight Kings who have never taken sides can actually be classified as conservatives if they take it seriously.
Because to stand still, for those radical reformers, they are conservatives.
However, for the eldest prince, the reformists are not necessarily allies.
Because a considerable number of them are extremely radical.
Most of these people are from the middle and lower classes. They have made fortunes quickly due to the Xia Kingdom's external expansion. They often have very strong influence overseas and have a lot of reliance on them at home.
To a certain extent, the Xiahou family... can almost be classified into this category.
Before the Xia Kingdom imposed a sea ban, embarked on a great voyage, and explored the whole world, the Xiahou family was just a small family in Binhai Province, and was not even ranked high in the Xia Kingdom.
This group of guys who suddenly gained power and the right to speak are extremely eager to have greater and more rights.
What they plan and think is even subversive. Compared with those wealthy families who have lived in temples for a long time in China and were trapped by the thoughts of kings and ministers, they have seen a wilder and more open world.
Kings and ministers, ethics, and principles are already extremely fragile in their eyes.
More benefits and greater rights are their real demands.
In order to obtain these, they even did not hesitate to light earth-shaking flames.
But what the eldest prince wanted was the supreme right. The entire era that he single-handedly promoted would become more prosperous.
Therefore, the eldest prince and the most radical reformists were not from the same group. Fundamentally speaking, they are also competitors.
"Looking at it this way, the eldest prince actually has very few allies. This is a shortcoming, but of course it can also be an advantage. As for now, he can occupy a seemingly proactive situation, but in fact he is being exploited by others."
"Some people want to cast stones to ask for directions." Lin Xiduo was very sophisticated. Not long after he first arrived in the imperial capital, he took advantage of the eldest prince's little power to share the wealth, gradually peeling off the cocoon, and grasped the core contradiction at this time.
"Does the eldest prince know?" Lin Xi then thought again.
Then he shook his head. With his understanding of the eldest prince, he couldn't find it.
Although the eldest prince was not very ambitious or talented, he was more than ruthless and not very alert.
From the fact that he encouraged Xiahou Jie to assassinate his brother in order to gain the support of the Xiahou family, it can be seen that although the eldest prince is unscrupulous, he still lacks some real wisdom and is just good at playing tricks.
If such a guy really became an emperor, he would probably be mean and unkind, and it would be extremely easy for him to intensify domestic conflicts.
"Since he doesn't know, then it's not convenient for me to let him know. Otherwise, if he knew that he was being used by others, with the temper of the eldest prince, I'm afraid he would be angered."
"Using is mutual. Since someone has taken advantage of the eldest prince, then I can borrow the eldest prince and use them in reverse." Thinking of this, a plan slowly took shape.
The eldest prince returned to Beijing for five days, but there has been no movement.
On the contrary, Lin Xi's identity as 'Xia Houzun' on the surface was completely investigated.
Luo Cheng, who had always been in contact with Lin Xi and was a die-hard fan of his books, had never paid a visit.
The book "The Electric Age" was originally promoted in full swing, but it was appropriately shelved.
Obviously, with the change in Lin Xi's apparent identity, Luo Cheng finally parted ways with him.
As King You, Luo Cheng can still carry out his duties clearly and will not go beyond the rules even though he has his own little hobbies.
In the past, Xiahou Zun was the bastard of the Xiahou family. He had some contact with him and there was no serious problem.
Nowadays, Xiahou Zun is the confidant of the eldest prince. If he comes into contact with him again, it will inevitably make the emperor unhappy and even suspicious.
Lin Xi still felt a little regretful that he had lost Luo Cheng, a tool man.
But it doesn’t matter.
After all, the book Electric Age has been promoted to a certain extent.
The next step is to wait for fermentation.
"Next is the book "A Tale of Three Cities", which tells the story of Kyoto, the old capital, and the prosperous city of Juncheng. Among these three most important cities in the Xia Kingdom, the wealthy lives of the wealthy young men and ladies are also described. For them, in this change, the process from prosperity to decline and from decline to prosperity."
"On the surface, this book describes the luxurious life of the upper class, as well as the decay and corruption in it. But at its core, it is about change and progress. It is a guide for people at the bottom and down-and-out nobles who long to regain their glory. .”
"This book... is really not suitable for Luo Cheng to promote, but the First Prince... is just right. And those guys who plot against the First Prince should be more willing for such a book to cause widespread sensation and resonance."
"But they don't know that the exposure of this book will gradually push them from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, and they have to join hands with the eldest prince first." Lin Xi pressed the manuscript.
The gleams in his eyes intertwined like threads of fate.
Once again, a large amount of soul power was burned.
But Lin Xi still couldn't get through the thin layer of mist and grasp the real extraordinary power in his hands.
"There are many magical skills in this world, but the rules involved are relatively shallow. Magic skills such as predicting the future are in the minority."
"Among the few magic skills that involve profound rules, life and death... seem to be a topic that is difficult to touch. So far, no family has mastered the magic skills derived from these two rules."
"Is it impossible... or is there not enough accumulation?" Lin Xi thought of a new question.
For any living creature, life and death are inevitable topics.
People in this world have made countless attempts in the past.
The most effective one was the former Qi Dynasty. The miraculous skill of the royal family Jiang was to extend life.
Members of the royal family generally live to be over a hundred years old.
But it doesn't stop there.
With the extinction of the Jiang family in the Qi Dynasty, this life-extending skill was naturally cut off.
