The rise of the prince

Chapter 727 Xia Guo
This year's Spring Festival is quieter than any previous year.

It snowed before Kaiyuan, and the houses and streets turned white. For Li Xinzhou, the biggest advantage of winter is that he has a more legitimate reason to get under the covers.

Naturally, the higher you go, the less freedom you can afford.

Compared with previous years, this year, there are a lot more entertainments. The banquets of various ministers and the royal palace banquets are also necessary. This year's banquets are completely different from previous years.

This year is a very important year. The crown prince died, and the emperor issued a decree to make him the grandson of the emperor. At this time, it was time to contact the ministers and establish a new power system. The emperor also told him privately that this time, he would If there is an opportunity, make good contact with the princes and ministers.

Li Xingzhou understands the truth, the emperor should not just be in front of you, but to put it bluntly, you need the support of many people.

In history, there have been many emperors who grew up in deep palaces and did not know the ways of the world. They thought that the emperor should be in charge of his family. It should be taken for granted. , had no decision-making power at all, and what was even worse was even abolished and killed.

Power is maintained by financial resources, military force, and the right to speak, and these need to be accomplished by many people, so when it is implemented in practice, it still matters.

Whether central officials and local officials support it is also very important. More than [-]% of the things are done if he wants to do it in his heart and implements it earnestly, then no matter how much it will be effective.

And as long as you want to shirk and procrastinate, it is not a problem to do one day's work for a year, to delay a year's work for ten years, or to let it go.

Therefore, in a group, it is very important whether the hearts of the people are aligned and the atmosphere is positive.

In the past, he could have a drink with Yan Chun, Ji Chunsheng, Yan Kun, Yan Shen, Di Zhi, Zhao Si, Guan Zhong, Zhu Rong and all the people in the palace, but now it is no longer possible.

At the civil and military banquets of the Manchu Dynasty and officials from all over the country, no matter how much he likes Zhao Si and others, no matter how much he values ​​them, he is not even qualified to attend, and he has nothing to do. Both civil and military officials will care.

This is the price of power, the higher you climb, the more indifferent you are, the higher you go, the more ruthless you are.

But Li Xingzhou also has his persistence.

Years ago he personally went to pick up Yan Shen who had sent weapons to Xia Guo, and the royal ship returned with a full load, all kinds of bronze wares, gold and silver, and even a lot of copper basins, bronze mirrors, copper and silver kettles, teacups and other daily utensils.

It can be imagined that King Xia had already reached the point of hysteria during the battle with the rebels. These bronze wares were probably collected from the common people.

Only by killing him can Zhang Xie get his name right and clean himself up, so as long as he fails, Xia Wang Li Ji will definitely not survive, his life will be gone, and he can't care about money.

But I'm afraid that the people of the Xia Kingdom will suffer, many of these bronzes, gold and silver may have been looted from the hands of the people.

It's not that Li Xingzhou's sympathy is overflowing, but Xia Guo is roughly the later generations of Ningxia, northwestern Gansu, northeastern Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, and northern Shaanxi.

To put it bluntly, he has a sense of identity that everyone is a family in his heart, so he expresses this emotion.

But speaking of it, he was the one who started the civil war in Xia. If there hadn't been a civil war, he wouldn't have had the chance to regain these areas.

Copper is what he needs. Cannons and bullets in the future are inseparable. Most of Jingguo's copper is used for minting coins. Because of the large amount of overseas trade, a large amount of coins flow out, and it is common for surrounding countries to use Jingguo copper coins as currency. Jingguo's demand for coinage is huge, and the efficiency of the mining industry is not high, so there is not much for the palace to use.

Yan Shen was very happy, and told him what he had seen and heard along the way, and the current situation in Xia's country.

Xia Guo continued civil wars, both sides had reached the point of hysteria, the people complained, and when they went up the river, they found that there were many heads hanging on the city wall on the bank of the Yellow River, facing the river, and many cities might be hung Hundreds.

This is too exaggerated. After all, there are indeed death row prisoners everywhere. They hang their heads for public display to scare and warn the people. There are many, but they are also thieves. In short, it can't be too much, otherwise everyone will be uneasy and afraid, and society may be in turmoil.

Like Xia Guo, I am afraid that people have been panicked for a long time.

"Is King Xia crazy?" Li Xingzhou asked as he walked.

"Ha, that's what I thought at first, and I asked a lot of people, only to realize that it's not easy, and I can't blame him entirely." Yan Shen walked and said: "My lord, they are fighting, but both sides are their own people. Moreover, Li Jiben is a faint king, unpopular, and many things in the past were ordered by Zhang Xie to do it again.

In addition, the Xia Kingdom is dominated by Han and Qiang people. Zhang Xie is Han. Although Li Ji changed his surname to Han, his ancestors were Qiang people, so many people refused to accept him. Zhang Xie, more people are vacillating, and rebellion often occurs.

The most serious one was Li Ji, the king of Xia, who was guarding the temporary capital. The general of the guards led the four battalions of his men to rebel. "

Yan Shen kept talking about all kinds of experiences in Xia Kingdom as he walked: "Xia Kingdom is in chaos now, the chaos has caused panic everywhere, and everyone is wary of each other.

A lieutenant of Xia Guoxiao who led the way told me that they themselves killed more people than the rebels. The emperor was very suspicious and killed people every day. "

Only then did Li Xingzhou understand the situation, and immediately judged, "Then this battle will never end."

"You can't finish the fight, don't worry, my lord." Yan Shen vowed: "The emperor of Xia, no, it's Li Ji, the king of Xia, who is so young. Showing his head, compared with the prince, is simply far behind.

The Zhang Xie of the rebel army is very powerful. On the way, we also met the rebel army in the south. We hung the banner of the Jing army. They dared not stop us, but their morale was good.

It's a pity that the rebel equipment is not good enough, and the Yellow River is blocking it. The most elite iron kites in the Xia Kingdom are still loyal to King Xia. "

Li Xingzhou was curious, and asked with a smile, "Have you seen the iron kite?"

Yan Shen shook his head: "Anyway, it is impossible to be stronger than Liu Ji's cavalry.

However, someone told me that at the beginning of October this year, the rebels came from all directions to the Hequ area, and they were about to kill King Xia. As a result, tens of thousands of rebels were killed in one fell swoop by two thousand iron kites led by the Jiedu envoy of the Heqing Army in the valley. Defeated, the rebel offensive was thwarted, King Xia ordered to come to us to buy armaments."

(End of this chapter)