Rebirth of the King of the World

Jun Lu didn't know how Empress Shangguan managed it, anyway, the death of the young son of the Xue family was finally classified as an accident.Concubine Xue kept quiet from the beginning to the end, she seemed very considerate of the overall situation, but judging from the emperor's attitude afterwards, this matter was not that simple.

According to the practice of the Dayan Dynasty, the princes are all ten-year-old Yuanfu and crowned king the next year.After becoming a king, one has to live in the vassal. Those who are favored can stay in Yujing for a few more years, and go with the princess after getting married.

The ancestors of the Wei family had their own considerations in setting such rules, that is, to fully protect the interests of the prince. As far as the princes of the feudal clan went to the fief, they were not allowed to return to Beijing without an edict, which could avoid many unnecessary disputes between brothers.

But plans often cannot keep up with changes. If the emperor's most beloved son is not the prince, then conflicts will come.

The royal family of the Wei family paid special attention to birth and concubines and elders. If there was an eldest son, the possibility of the next little prince taking the throne was extremely small.If he met a more rational emperor, he would choose a wealthy fief for his son to keep his lower body safe and sound.

There are also those who are more extreme like Emperor Taizu and Emperor Xingzu, who directly gave the circle around Yujing to their beloved young sons as fiefdoms, so that what they call the country is actually the opening of the king's mansion in Yujing. It can't be said that he can't go back to Beijing without an edict.

In the reign of Chengzu, the situation changed again. Emperor Chengzu and Empress Xiaocheng had relatively few sons, and all of them were legitimate sons.So when the emperor was in power, none of the princes left Beijing, and when Emperor Ruizong ascended the throne, they drove away the younger brothers without saying anything.

After all, Emperor Ruizong didn't have any children, he adopted the youngest son of his twin brother, Prince Gong, as his heir.And his other younger brother, Jun Jin, followed his mother's surname to the Jun's family. Therefore, in the two dynasties of Chengzu Ruizong, the rule that a prince must be a vassal to become a king was completely broken.

The first emperor followed suit, sending away the sons he didn't like, and staying in Beijing with those he liked, which eventually led to a tragic struggle for the heir apparent.

When it came to Emperor God Bless, the situation became special again.Originally, Wei Yi was crowned the crown prince at birth, and the succession of the throne should not be controversial, but Wei Yi was poisoned when he was less than ten years old, and left serious sequelae. responsibility.

In the past few years, although the emperor maintained Wei Yi's status as the crown prince, he did not waver.But he also has several adult sons, and he didn't even become a king, let alone become a vassal if he went to a fiefdom. It was obvious that he was investigating new candidates, and he was very entangled in the selection.

Emperor God Bless was a suspicious person, and he was very wary of his own son.

The crown prince can't be counted on, and the future new emperor will probably be among the grown-up princes.More than one courtier has long hinted that God bless the emperor, since the qualifications of the princes are to be inspected, they must be allowed to enter the six-part training, just like the princes had to do in the past.

But the emperor just refused to agree. I don't know if he didn't want his sons to get in touch with the government prematurely, or he had other considerations.

Jun Lv knew a thing or two about the emperor's thoughts, and it was one aspect to be worried about the division of power among his sons, but it was not the main thing.Because the emperor has been in power for so many years, he has very good control over the court, and the princes are still far away from threatening him.

More importantly, the emperor didn't want people to see his true intentions.Entering the imperial court for experience is the best way for princes to win over supporters. If they are ranked according to age, the advantage of ranking first is too obvious. The emperor does not want his sons to develop their personal strength too early.

So the emperor wanted to delay until the first few princes were adults, and then let them enter the court together, so as to compete fairly.

From this point of view, Wei Ying had the best luck, because after him, the emperor lost several sons in succession, and Wei Ying's oldest brother was almost ten years younger than him.

Even without what happened in the East Palace on the Qianqiu Festival, Jun Lu felt that it was only a matter of time before the emperor threw his sons into the six divisions.But after that incident happened, the emperor's patience and tolerance for the prince came to an end, and the time for the other princes to enter the court to practice must be brought forward.

Sure enough, if the emperor didn't move, it was astonishing.The second prince Wei Sheng went to the Ministry of War, the third prince Wei Zhan went to the Ministry of Rites, the fourth prince Wei An went to the Ministry of Punishment, and the sixth prince Wei Ying went to the Ministry of Households.The emperor's move makes it completely impossible to see which prince he is more optimistic about.

After the Qianqiu Festival, the biggest bustle in Yujing City was the visit of Tie Le's mission. People were discussing this matter in the streets and alleys these days.

Going back 100 years, in any piece of land in Dayan, such a thing is impossible, because at that time, Dayan people, especially the northerners, hated Tie Le very much.

Tie Le is a nomadic people living in the north of Dayan. They have a sturdy folk style and are good at riding and shooting.

In the history of the hundreds of years of confrontation between Dayan and Tiele, the Tiele people had the advantage for a longer time. They once occupied many states and counties in the north of Dayan, and they went south to fight the autumn wind at every turn, and forced Dayan's princess after the victory and pro.

It was not until the Xingzu period that this situation changed fundamentally.

Relying on the invincible King Wu of Changning and Marquis Huan of Zhaoyang, Emperor Xingzu beat the Tiele people out of breath. He not only spit out all the land he occupied, but also divided it into two, one part went far to the Western Regions, and the other retreated Mobei.

Later, the father and son of Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Chengzu solved Fuyu in the northeast, thus completely eliminating the hidden danger of safety in the north of Dayan.

It was from that time that the relationship between Tiele and Dayan had a 180-degree change. The two sides opened up borders and traded with each other.

When Emperor Chengzu first proposed these measures, many ministers in the court opposed them, and they all felt that doing so was too cheap for the Tiele people.But Emperor Chengzu said that if he fought with the Tiele people, he would lose a lot of money even if the other party knelt down and begged for mercy.

The courtiers thought about it too. The Tiele people can use everything that is good in the Central Plains, but there is something on the prairie, such as eating too much beef and mutton and getting tired.

War itself is a very expensive thing. When Emperor Xingzu fought Tiele, the national treasury was almost empty.It's not worthwhile to lose money if you win. The officials of the Ministry of Households made a plan and immediately changed course.

Time flies, and nearly a hundred years have passed in a hurry. The Emperor of Dayan and the Great Khan of Tiele have changed several times, but the relationship between the two sides still maintains a certain degree of harmony.

It's just that behind the stability of this world, Jun Lu sees a shadow.Today's Dayan is no longer the Dayan that came to the dynasty from all nations when Emperor Chengzu was, and has no absolute overwhelming advantage over the surrounding countries.

Whether it is Tiele in the north or Buyeo in the northeast, after so many years of recuperation, their strength is gradually becoming stronger.On the other hand, Dayan is suspected of sailing against the current if it does not advance or retreat. Once there is some trouble within Dayan, neither of these two countries will be stable.

On this day, Jiang Yuan came to Zhaoyang Prince's Mansion and brought Jun Lu some unexpected news.

The emperor asked Wei Ying to be in charge of receiving the Tie Le mission, and also called Ji Ning to be his deputy.

Wei Ying will go to receive the Tie Le mission. Jun Lv knows about this, because he won it in his previous life.But when Ji Ning served as Wei Ying's deputy, Jun Lu never thought that both the prince in charge and the prince of the palace who served as his deputy were inexperienced, what does the emperor mean by this.

Seeing Jun Lu's unbelievable expression, Jiang Yuan raised his eyebrows and said, "This is so strange, even my father said he couldn't understand it."

Generally speaking, the best combination of old and new is the best way to receive state guests. If Wei Ying has rich experience, it's okay for Ji Ning to learn more from him.But Wei Ying is a novice himself, so he should be paired with an experienced person instead of Ji Ning, who is two years younger than him.

"Your Majesty doesn't think so much of Tie Le?" Jun Lu thought of this possibility after much deliberation.

Although it was not obvious, Jun Lu knew that in the life goals that Emperor Shenyou set for himself, he wanted to match Emperor Xingzu and Emperor Chengzu.But in Jun Lu's view, he is a bit too ambitious.

Emperor Xingzu and Emperor Chengzu are not comparable to ordinary people. Both of them have made achievements in opening up territories, so they have such temple names.Emperor God Bless is considered a qualified ruler of success, but unfortunately his positioning of himself is too inaccurate.

"I don't know if it's worth it or not, but it's true that the emperor is dissatisfied with the existing mutual market trade. I guess he will raise this matter while the Tiele mission is visiting." Regarding the matter, Jiang Yuan really sympathized with Ji Ning.

Jun Wei has never liked to talk to Jiang Yuan, thinking that he talks too much and it takes a lot of effort to communicate with him.But today when Jiang Yuan talked about Ji Ning, Jun Wei didn't leave in a daze, and asked, "Why is the emperor not satisfied? Shouldn't the Tiele people be even more dissatisfied?"

In the trade between Dayan and Tiele these years, Dayan definitely made money, but compared with many small countries in the south, they earned very little from the Tiele people.After all, there is a shortage of materials on the grassland, and the products that the Tiele people can exchange are limited.

But when Emperor Chengzu first proposed to open border markets, his original intention was not to make money, but to hold the lifeblood of the Tiele people so that they would be safe and secure and would not dare to go south to harass them.After all, as long as there is no war and there is no such high military expenditure, Emperor Chengzu will not be short of money.

It's a good thing to earn a little from the Tiele people, but if you make a lot of money and force the Tiele people to live, it's not good.

Thinking of the battle with Tie Le that was going to break out two years later, Jun Lu felt very upset. This battle was unnecessary, but the emperor insisted on going his own way, insisting on closing the border market and driving the Tie Le people into a hurry before fighting with the big brother. Yan tore the face.

"Unpredictable, that's not what we should discuss." Jiang Yuan said and made a silent movement.

Jun Wei curled his lips in displeasure, but didn't say anything else.

After a while, Jiang Yuan said again: "I just made up my mind, the day when the Tie Le Mission came to Beijing, you just had a rest, do you want to go with me to the street to see the excitement?"

Jun Lu didn't care about it, so he turned to look at Jun Wei, he wasn't sure if he wanted to go or not.

Jun Wei thought for a while and asked, "Is it necessary to receive the embassy when they come to Beijing? Is it so grand this year?"

"This year, their Zuo Xianwang led the delegation. The sixth prince will not go that day, but Aning will go." Tie Le's Zuo Xianwang is the most honorable position after the Great Khan. It is also very face-saving for a prince from the Changning Palace to greet him.

Hearing that Ji Ning was going, Jun Wei said without hesitation: "Then I'll go too, remember to call me."

"I said, Ah Wei, can you stop making it so obvious that you dislike me, I feel like I'm being hit hard." Jiang Yuan raised his hand to cover his chest, with a heartbroken expression on his face, as if he had been hurt so much.

Knowing that Jiang Yuan was joking, Jun Lu patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, I don't dislike you."

Jun Lu's action is not strange, but since he is half a head shorter than Jiang Yuan, it looks funny.Jun Wei couldn't hold it back, and laughed out loud, laughing so hard that Jun Lu couldn't figure it out, and then belatedly remembered that he had forgotten his height and age at the moment.

In the blink of an eye, the day when the Tie Le Mission came to Beijing, Jun Lu Jun Wei and Jiang Yuan had already occupied a favorable position in the Huibin Building.

There were so many spectators on the street, Jun Lu and the others could hear the noise of the crowd outside sitting on the second floor.