Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 579
The Sacred Heart is unpredictable.

After Luo Cheng returned to Duke Chu's mansion, he immediately called for Wei Zheng, and the two closed the study door to discuss secretly.He briefly explained the matter, and then asked the old man.

"What do you think the emperor's purpose is?"

Wei Zheng said unabashedly, "After all, the emperor has few heirs. He had four children in total, two of whom died prematurely and prematurely. Now there are only two sons. Since the emperor has made up his mind to pass on to the emperor's grandson, the 30-year-old Letting King Qi out will definitely be safer than staying."

"It is not only beneficial to the succession of the throne in the future, but also avoids the death of this troublesome King Qi. It kills two birds with one stone. Furthermore, the emperor granted King Qi to North Korea, so it may not mean that he has no intention of monitoring and deterring you. After all , If you really want to make a change, if there is a prince from the clan, there will be a banner in the court."

Luo Cheng nodded.

"However, it is estimated that the emperor is more concerned about arranging the king of Qi. After all, this man really likes to die. Originally, he wanted to be honest back then. The position of prince has already belonged to him. When will it be the turn of the three emperors?" Sun."

Wei Zheng laughed.

"Actually, it is not necessarily a bad thing to have this king of Qi entrusted to North Korea. In case the situation in the Central Plains really deteriorates in the future, you can also separate Liaodong, commander, as the basis for starting a family. At that time, you can first push out this king of Qi to support him. , it’s also good to be a puppet at the front desk, so that you can compete with Luoyang and Daxing for justice.”

The old man is worthy of being an old man. Like Luo Cheng, he has long felt that the Sui Dynasty looks good on the surface, but its foundation has been shaken and is on the verge of falling.

Even a general like Luo Cheng, who was promoted entirely by the emperor, has second-hand preparations. How can the emperor's world be stable for a long time.

This emperor also likes to go on tour, who knows where he will die someday, but the Sui Dynasty has no clan enfeoffment, this practice will certainly help the central court to centralize power in normal times, and it will not be caused by the chaos of the Eight Kings in the Western Jin Dynasty. .

But once the emperor dies, if the new emperor fails to succeed immediately, or when the world is in chaos, it will be easy for all parties to support the emperor. At that time, one emperor in Luoyang and one emperor in Daxing are very likely.

In that case, if Luo Cheng had a king of Qi in his hands, he could naturally support an emperor, so that he would not have to obey orders from other courts, and he could also coerce the emperor to order the princes.

"Did the emperor say how to divide the two sons of King Qi?"

"The emperor said that the second son of King Qi is still young, so he has to be raised in the palace. After he becomes an adult, he will consider entrusting him to the border."

"It is estimated that this is the backhand to deal with King Qi. Keeping the second son of King Qi in Beijing is regarded as a hostage, but for us, it doesn't matter."

To say that the Sui Dynasty perished so quickly in history actually had something to do with the Sui Dynasty's clan system.Yang Guang was very wary of the clan because he fought for the heir to the throne, and later encountered a rebellion with his brothers.

It is impossible to completely lock up the clan in the capital as pigs, not to mention enfeoffing localities to build a country, or even letting them go out as officials.

Therefore, the day was chaotic, and the Sui Dynasty did not have a clan who commanded troops and held power in the local area.

Wei Zheng asked Luo Cheng curiously, "Who do you think the emperor will appoint as the crown prince in the end?"

"It should be the King of Yan." Just looking at the fact that the emperor has only taken the King of Yan with him no matter where he goes these years, one can know that the emperor really loves the King of Yan the most, and has always personally trained and taught him as the prince.And it is said that the King of Yan did well, very smart and wise, very much like his father, Prince Yuande Yang Zhao.

Even if he is not the eldest grandson, the emperor has never acted according to the rules. He was able to not appoint a prince for eight years just to wait for Yang Tan to grow up.

When Yang Tan grows up, he will force him to be the crown prince, and the resistance he will encounter will be even smaller.

Just like now, the emperor entrusted Yang Tan to North Korea to help Yang Tan clear an obstacle.

the end of the first month.

The emperor issued an edict, granting the king of Qi, Yang Hao, the governor of Lelang County, allocating a hundred miles of land in Beijiang and Pyongyang to Yang Hao, and removing a thousand households from the Central Plains to Yang Hao as a household seal. Give Yang Hao two thousand soldiers and horses to be the soldiers of his left and right tents.

And just three days later.

The first day of February.

The emperor issued an edict again.

Canonize Yang Tan, the eldest grandson of the emperor, as the grandson of the emperor, called the crown prince.

The three divisions and three young masters in the East Palace were set up, the prince Taishi taught literature, the prince Taifu taught martial arts, the prince Taibao kept him safe, and the third young master was the deputy of the third division.

It is also planned to establish a central government system, and set up Menxiafang, Dianshufang and Jialing Temple.

The East Palace also houses ten rate mansions, that is, the left and right guard rates and so on.

The emperor granted Luo the title of Prince Shaofu and Prince Zuowei.

However, although the crown prince Shaofu is a high-ranking official of the second rank, it is only a false teaching. After all, Luo Cheng is still an envoy of Anton, and it is impossible to assist the crown prince and Taifu in Beijing to teach the prince martial arts, and it is impossible to help the crown prince lead his left guard in the East Palace Lead people.

In fact, the full set of official positions in the Eastern Palace are almost all set up in imitation of the central official system, and the vast majority of Eastern Palace officials are only concurrently held by courtiers.

As Luo Cheng expected.

The emperor did not establish a reserve for eight years, but suddenly announced the establishment of a reserve. Although it caused a shock in the court, few people dared to oppose it openly. In fact, there were opponents, but the emperor did not listen.

In this regard, the emperor once again showed his arbitrariness.

What he made up his mind to, even eight cows couldn't pull it back.

Among the several prime ministers, Su Wei, Pei Yun and others didn't fart. Xiao Yu, the new prime minister, spoke up. He said that he should establish a descendant king, but the emperor told him to shut up.

Then other ministers also went up to say that a direct relationship should be established, and then the emperor reprimanded them, saying that they had no right to object, saying that this was a family matter of the emperor, and that the prince and heir could only be discussed by the emperor and the prime minister.

After such a process, although there were still ministers who were not afraid of death, Yu Shiji and other prime ministers did not present these memorials to the emperor at all.

The emperor could not see any objection, and thought that all the officials had really obeyed his decision, so the emperor was in a good mood.

Immediately announced that he would lead all the officials to Daxing City in Xijing, and he ordered Fan Zigai, the eastern capital, to assist Yue Wang Tong to stay behind.

Luo Cheng sent the emperor away in Luoyang, and then began to leave Luoyang to Liaodong to take office.The route he took was still the route he had traveled north to Zhuojun when he conquered Liao for the first time.

Qi Wang Yang Hao accompanied Luo Cheng, and the emperor asked Luo Cheng to escort Yang Hao into Liaodong, and then sent a troop to take him to the Pyongyang fiefdom when he arrived in Liaodong.

Of course, because the five counties of North Korea are still in the hands of Yuanshi and Yang Wanchun, it is hard to say whether Le Lang Changshi will be able to take office, but the emperor is not in a hurry. He only said that after Luo Cheng pacified Liaodong, he would send troops to escort him It is not too late for King Qi to arrive.

In a word, the crown prince is newly established, Qi Wang Yang Hao is no longer suitable to stay with the emperor, and it is even best not to step into Guanzhong in this life.

Luo Cheng rode on the horse, and looked at Qi Wang Yang Hao who was riding a white horse in front of him, looking left and right.

Yang Hao is very handsome. At 30 years old, he is the most attractive age for a man. After several years of house arrest, this once domineering king of Qi is now like a bird just out of the cage, happy to see everything.

Behind him, there are 2000 troops in the tent of King Qi. These [-] people were transferred from the Xiaoguo Army, with [-] Qingqi and [-] infantry.It is said to be the personal guard of King Qi, but it is obvious that this is the emperor's jailer guarding King Qi.

Perhaps, they also had a secret order to supervise Luo Cheng.

(End of this chapter)