Rebirth: The little puppet emperor, tearing apart the regent with his own hands

The so-called balance technique means that the emperor cannot allow one party to become dominant, nor can he favor one party secretly.

Each minister must be given a certain amount of power, but this power cannot be too great, and there must be another minister or several other ministers to compete with it.

The emperor may even allow or even encourage ministers to fight and balance each other.

On the surface, the emperor always requires the ministers to unite as one, but in fact, if there is a power struggle among the ministers, the emperor will be happier.

This kind of power struggle does not even have to do with good or evil. The emperor may kill an upright and honest official in order to balance the power, or he may reward a heinous and corrupt official in order to balance the power.

Let good people suffer and evil people benefit. This may sound like a dark world, but it is actually true.

The emperor's purpose in doing this was to give everyone in the court a check and balance.

And only if all these people can be checked and balanced, their power will not increase and they will not pose a threat to the imperial power. Only in this way can the imperial power remain stable.

An emperor may not have his own power, but as long as he uses the art of balance well, then everyone will be his power.

Didn't Yu Wenwen also use the power of several major families to contain the power of the Yuwen clan?

Thinking of this, Su Qing took a long breath, and then a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth. He seemed to know what to do.

Su Qing said to Old General Zhong Chan: "I have already thought of a way to deal with them, but I have one more unkind request. I hope General Zhong can clear up my doubts..."

Zhong Chan immediately held up his hands and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please tell me. If I know this, I will tell you everything I know."

Su Qing asked: "General Zhong has been an official in the court for many years. Does the general know anything about the princes in the court?"

General Zhong Chan thought for a moment, and then said: "When I followed the late emperor to fight, I met several Zhuguo adults, and some of them also fought side by side, so I know them somewhat.

But after so many years, I still don’t know what they have become, and they may not be able to help His Majesty..."

Su Qing said: "It doesn't matter, the general just tell me what he knows."

General Zhong Chan muttered: "Excuse me, Your Majesty."

Su Qing said: "Let's start with Li Bi. How much does the general know about Li Bi?"

General Zhong Chan thought for a moment, and then said: "General Li Bi, he is the son of a noble family. When he was young, he had great ambitions and his physical strength was beyond the average person.

He once said: When a man is born in the world, he should personally experience battles, defeat bandits, stabilize the country, and gain fame. How can he do nothing and seek glory only by relying on his official rank and qualifications?

When the Northern Wei Dynasty was still around, he had already been appreciated by Erzhu Tianguang for his outstanding abilities at a young age, and he even held an important position in the army.

When he was under the command of Erzhu Tianguang, he made great achievements in battle. In the first western expedition, he defeated the Chishui Shu tribe. With his military exploits, he was promoted to the general of the expedition, and was granted the title of Bo of Shimen County, with a settlement of 500 households.

Later, he followed He Bayue to suppress the rebel rebels and won all the battles. Later, he followed Hou Mo and Chen Yue, and achieved good results frequently.

Later, after Hou Mo Chen Yue killed He Bayue, the late emperor took back He Bayue's troops and spread the news that he would send troops to conquer Hou Mo Chen Yue.

However, the battle did not start in the end. It is said that Li Bi sent someone to meet with the late emperor the night before the war started..."

Su Qing saw that General Zhong Chan stopped when he said this, so he said: "Then what? What did they say?"

General Zhong Chan shook his head and said: "We didn't know that Wei Chen was not at the scene, but on the second day, a large part of Hou Mo Chen Yue's troops suddenly began to flee to Qinzhou.

Li Bize led his horse to the gate of Qinzhou City first, calmed those who fled, and then betrayed Hou Mo Chen Yue and surrendered to the late emperor. "

Su Qing said in disbelief: "Where is Hou Mo and Chen Yue? Didn't he stop him? Didn't he take any measures?"

General Zhong Chan shook his head and said: "No, Hou Mo and Chen Yue's army broke up and fled as soon as they saw the late emperor's army. When he saw that the situation was over, he gave up Qinzhou and fled south. Later, he was caught up and defeated by the late emperor. "

Su Qing remained silent. The Li Bi in General Zhong Chan's mouth was quite different from the Li Bi he knew. He even doubted whether they knew the same person.

General Zhong Chan describes Li Bi as ambitious, brave and resourceful, and good at observing the situation.

But the Li Bi he knew was a greedy man who was so bold that he even dared to embezzle military pay. He is a short-sighted person who doesn't even have a clue.

Could it be that the atmosphere in the officialdom was so bad and Li Bi was middle-aged, so he completely ignored his ambitions? Did he begin to degenerate after being corroded by the atmosphere in the officialdom?

Su Qing frowned and thought, is this simply an illusion created by Li Bi to confuse others?

How could one person change so much?

Su Qing originally wanted to use him as a shield, but according to General Zhong Chan, I'm afraid Li Bi is not as easy to control as he showed...

Su Qing kept an eye on Li Bi in her heart, and then continued to ask: "What about Li Hu? Does the general know Li Hu's information?"

General Zhong Chan said: "General Li Hu is said to be a noble, but I don't know which noble he is.

This person is charming, ambitious, makes many friends, and is willing to do good deeds.

He first followed He Buyue, served under He Buyue, and was highly regarded.

After He Bateyue died, he originally wanted to support He Basheng as his successor, but in the end he failed.

Later, Yin Changyang mistakenly came under the command of the late emperor. In the battle of Lingzhou, Li Hu diverted water to flood the city and defeated Cao Ni.

Later, he followed the late emperor in his campaigns in the east and west, with great achievements. After the late emperor broke with the Northern Wei Dynasty, Li Hu also followed in the footsteps of the late emperor and left..."

Finally, General Zhong Chan summed it up in one sentence: "General Li Hu is also a brave and resourceful person..."

Su Qing nodded, keeping these words in mind, and then continued to ask: "Where is Dugu Xin?"

General Zhong Chan said: "General Duguxin, like the late emperor, is also from the Xianbei tribe. He is handsome and good at riding and shooting.

At first, he served under Ge Rong, and later he was promoted to General Er Zhurong, and then he served under He Basheng, responsible for guarding Jingzhou..."

Su Qing said: "What then?"

General Zhong Chan said: "Later He Basheng's younger brother He Bayue died at the hands of Hou Mo Chen Yue. General Dugu was responsible for appeasing He Bayue's subordinates and then led them to join the late emperor.

Later, he followed the Western Wei Dynasty and defeated the Jingzhou governor of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. He then appointed Sanjing as a general of chariots and cavalry.

Later, he fought fiercely with Hou Jing of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, but was defeated by the Eastern Wei Dynasty because he was outnumbered.

After the defeat, General Dugu led his troops to flee to Liang, and then returned to the Western Wei Dynasty, where he and Li Bi, then Sikong, defeated Hou Jing in Jingzhou..."