Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Your Majesty chose a concubine for the prince, is there any other reason?"

"It's natural. The status of the prince is very special. The prince is the prince of the former emperor. Now he is named the virtuous king, but he is still called the prince. Think about it, who else is the prince of the two dynasties?"

"That's...just our lord..."

"Well, the king of Wei committed suicide, and all the princes and heirs of Qin were demoted and returned to the status of imperial nephew. Needless to say, your majesty's own prince can be like a prince, and he is also the prince of Taizu, and he is also called prince by his majesty today. He must be the only one in ancient and modern times."

"Nangong, the more you talk about it, the more confused I become. Our lord is so noble. If we can get married, he will have a few more relatives of the ministers in the court. Wouldn't the lord be more powerful?"

"Baili, why don't you think about it, the late emperor chose the daughters of his trusted generals, not only for the Zhao family, but also for the prince, and His Majesty chose the daughters of his trusted generals, but absolutely Not for the prince."

Baili thought, "The first emperor and His Majesty chose the daughters of trusted generals... I don't understand..."

Nangong smiled and sighed, "You, think about it, the late emperor was the prince's father, so he wanted his son to be protected, and His Majesty is the prince's uncle. Since he ascended the throne, all people related to the throne, except the prince Anyone else?"

"I said Nangong, please explain more clearly, my mind is in a mess."

"Baili, Your Majesty is the most taboo for someone to mention the succession of the throne. The suicide of King Wei and the relegation of King Qin are all because of this. The prince is fine now. One reason is that there is no prince in the so-called Golden Chamber Alliance. The name, on the other hand, is also because the prince is cautious and never publicizes, so he saved his life. Three years ago, the prince was named a virtuous king, and he has the identity of the prince of two dynasties, and he has a golden mace to protect him, let alone the court. Even the prince in the royal family is also a very noble person."

"Yeah, yes, that's right." Baili nodded

"Your Majesty chose the daughter of a trusted general to the prince, just to use the status of the prince to win over the generals, and then give them titles and titles in a legitimate way."

"But His Majesty also has princes himself, just choose them."

"Baili, your majesty's prince is just your majesty's prince, but the prince is the late emperor's and your majesty's prince. This status shows your majesty's kindness to his cronies. Aren't the two wives that your majesty chose for the prince are the daughters of trusted generals? His Majesty let their daughters become the prince's concubine, and they were both made dukes of the state, and their brothers were also made officials, and entered the court as generals, gradually replacing the military generals of Taizu's time."

"Then what has become of our prince..."

Nan Gongwen continued, "If the daughters of civil servants and military generals become the prince's concubine, they will get the official positions they want, but they will never defend the prince, but will be grateful to His Majesty."

"why?"

"Your Majesty hates military generals, but you need generals. Your Majesty will marry the daughter of the generals you need to the prince. This can not only achieve the purpose of attracting them, but also maintain a certain distance from them. In the end, both your majesty and the generals just regard the prince as a pawn. .”

"How could this be..."

"Baili, Wang Pu is an example. He was an old minister of the former court. Because Taizu needed to stabilize the hearts of the former court ministers, he married Wang Pu's daughter to Wei Wang as his concubine. He was also promoted to a noble. But after King Wei committed suicide, not only did Wang Pu fail to maintain the lineage of Taizu, but he had less contact with the prince of Wei, and he also followed the power of the king when he went to court.