Qi Huang

Xie Xuan spoke with sincerity, but it is a pity that Xiao Ling had a heart of stone and was born unable to bloom.

He ordered Qing Zhu to take a step ahead, and he would arrive later, so as to confuse the people in the dark.Luming Juli is not a safe place, before Xie Xuan takes full control of this place, he needs to be more cautious.

Xiao Ling came here today just to tell Xie Xuan one thing - the hussar general Wang Qi who guards the border far in the southwest has left for Beijing and will arrive in Bianliang soon.

This General Wang is the Empress Dowager's direct uncle.When the Xiao family was still there, Wang Qi was still a small guard under his command. After the Xiao family was destroyed, Wang Qi made many military exploits, and with the support of the queen mother, he jumped to the position of commander.

The southwestern territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty is adjacent to Goguryeo. The thirteen cities of Yanzhou guarded by General Xiao were divided by the later Goguryeo.

In terms of relationship, General Xiao can be regarded as Wang Qi's mentor.However, the Xiao family was in trouble. Instead of asking the queen mother to intercede for the mentor, Wang Qi made trouble, and finally stepped on the corpse of the Xiao family.

Xie Xuan glanced at Xiao Ling, seeing that when he mentioned Wang Qi, he couldn't tell the difference between joy and sorrow.

"When Wang Qi returns to Beijing, he is not allowed to enter the palace unless he is summoned." Xie Xuan said, "Did the Queen Mother ask him to come back?"

Xiao Ling took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it over.

The stationery is new and has obviously been rubbed.Xie Xuan guessed that it was the news from the old Xiao family's department from outside the palace.A few words in the letter indicate that Wang Qi's return to Beijing this time is to discuss with the Queen Mother about attacking Goguryeo.

This means that Wang Qi returned to Beijing on his own initiative.

After the ancestors of the Great Zhou unified Kyushu, it took many years to reorganize the mountains and rivers to have the current appearance.Although there is no perennial war on the border, there are occasional conflicts, and Goguryeo is the number one person in these conflicts.

"Wang Qi is irritable and conceited. Goguryeo has repeatedly harassed the border. Wang Qi is unbearable. Coupled with the old hatred of the thirteen cities of Yanzhou, this battle will be fought sooner or later."

Xie Xuan thought for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't think so."

"The Empress Dowager seems to be in power now, but she is actually constrained by the family. Many far-reaching decisions need to be pushed and pulled repeatedly to achieve results, and this result is often not what she wants."

If a war breaks out in the southwest, they will demand everything from chariots, horses, soldiers and food, who will pay?Except for the national treasury, the rest must be those wealthy families.

It's a good idea to ask the family to pay for the soldiers.

If the queen mother doesn't have the ability to make a final decision, what is Wang Qi?

"I said it." Xiao Ling repeated, "This battle will definitely be fought, but not now."

Xie Xuan looked up at him.

Xie Xuan has seen such a confident and comfortable tone in her previous life.

For example, not long after he ascended the throne, Xiao Ling walked into Shangyang Palace just after Xie Xuan was scolded by Li Jin.He sat in the wheelchair as if he was so independent from the world, and asked him coldly: "Do you want them to die?"

"Naturally!" At that time, Xie Xuan hated these people so much that she opened her mouth to answer.

"Okay." Xiao Ling actually smiled, "Then they will all die in your hands."

Another example is that after Xiao Ling helped him eradicate a thief, he colluded with an assassin to try to assassinate Xie Xuan, and ended up in prison.Xie Xuan stood outside the fence, still treating him like a teacher: "I won't kill you."

Xiao Ling said, "No, you will kill me."

It was as if Xiao Ling was a fairy who fell from the Heavenly Palace, every sentence was determined and fulfilled.Xie Xuan is curious, Xie Xuan is too curious, what kind of past can create Xiao Ling who is full of contradictions?

"What are you looking at?" Xiao Ling said coldly, "Your eyes are going to be burned on me."

Xie Xuan said frankly, "Sir, you look good."

"..." Xiao Ling took a deep breath, and was about to curse, but Xie Xuan's voice changed: "I understand what you mean, sir. Wang Qi's return this time is obviously to fight against Goguryeo. In fact, It’s still related to the family.”

"If Li Jin and the others are unwilling to fight, this battle will not be fought. But the Queen Mother relies on Wang Qi's military strength in the southwest, and she dare not refuse too thoroughly, so she needs to choose a compromise." Xie Xuan said with a smile. , "As Mr. said, this battle must be fought, but not now."

When the queen mother was in power, she was first led by Li Jin to force a new crown prince, and then she was restricted in many government affairs. If anyone wants Li Jin to die today, it is the queen mother.

This is a chronic disease rooted in the Queen Mother's heart.

And looking at the entire Great Zhou, what is a chronic disease?

The Xie clan hundreds of years ago was just an ordinary noble family in Kyushu, barely a corner in the troubled times.Afterwards, he made great achievements and stood out among many aristocratic families, and was granted the title of emperor and the capital.

They were pushed to the throne by the family who were active together, but they didn't know that after the times changed, those who supported them were also the ailments that this country couldn't get rid of.

The ancestors once changed the imperial examination order to replace the nine-rank Zhongzheng, trying to get the children of poor families to become officials, so as to regain some power from these aristocratic families.It's just that the stubborn disease is hard to get rid of. Although the aristocratic families are not monolithic, they are still very united under the interests of right and wrong.

Until the imperial examination order was suspended, the way of entering an official through the examination was still being interfered by the aristocratic family.Even if a few common people from the poor family entered the court as officials, they still lived in the shadow of the aristocratic family, making it difficult for the royal family to support them.

As long as the family's interest group does not disintegrate, the Xie family's country will not be stable.

Xie Xuan said: "More than ten years ago, a student from a poor family in Taixue was beaten to death in public by the son of a nobleman. The students became angry and marched and demonstrated in Bianliang City. Many Confucian scholars also appealed to petition, wanting to seek justice for this poor student who died tragically. .Justice is naturally obtainable, the son of a nobleman will be deprived of his qualifications to be an official, and will not be allowed to enter Beijing for the rest of his life."

"But this is what the common people want? Killing people to pay for their lives is justified. In the face of identity, it becomes a dead letter."

"The matter of Taixue has chilled the hearts of the students, but the final result is that the imperial examination order was stopped... The booklet submitted by the aristocratic family reads: The common people are despicable and cannot be reused by nature. Dangerous. Is it absurd?"

Nature is absurd.

But in this world, those who can speak have always stood on a high ground.

Although the imperial examination order is one of the methods used by the royal family to curb the power of the aristocratic family, it is also the only way out for the children of poor families who want to realize the dream of world prosperity and peace in this world.

"When this stick is fought, it is the beginning of the decline of the family. The Queen Mother must understand this truth better than me."

The family must!

"But the imperial examination order has been suspended for 13 years. The haze of the aristocratic family hangs over Bianliang. Who dares to start this again? Who has the courage? Who dares to completely crush these bones and tendons. group?"

"When the Queen Mother chose me, that's what she thought." Xie Xuan's eyes were dark, like emeralds shining after quenching, "Only I dare, only I can."

Because going backwards is beyond redemption.

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