I am the empress, you still tell me to run away?

Maybe the doubts in her heart can be answered by Lin Xuan.

But as soon as this problem came up, the old servant Li Mu became anxious.

Your Majesty may not mind this, but his queen mother sister is here.

Don't look at the empress dowager Li Ningyan who is very kind in the eyes of many people, but if she really wants to strike, she will be more ruthless than anyone else.

Just like when the king of Wu was killed in the palace, and the empress Ji Handan was helped to start the incident, the whole process was presided over by the Queen Mother herself.

The old servant Li Mu quietly looked at the old lady. The old lady still looked kindly and didn't say anything, so she felt relieved.

However, Lin Xuan's next sentence broke the old servant Li Mu's defense.

"That's right!"

Lin Xuan didn't know if it was because the spirit of wine was a little bit up, and he spoke a little boldly.

"Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong, who worked so hard, were all exhausted, and even the queen mother was almost exhausted, probably in just a few days."

The old servant Li Mu wanted to cry, Lin Xuan saved her sister's life, and desperately wanted to stop his queen mother's elder sister.

Zhao Yuehan also had a headache, and she took the initiative to avoid this point when she asked questions.

This shouldn't be drinking for Lin Xuan!

The old lady looked at Zhao Yuehan, then at the old servant Li Mu, her face still looked amiable.

Chapter 16 He Shouldn't Help You

"I'm not bragging, I'm the only one who can cure the Empress Dowager's illness!"

When Lin Xuan said this, he was extremely confident with the addition of alcohol.

The old servant Li Mu really wanted to stop Lin Xuan, for fear that Lin Xuan would never return on the road to death, but His Majesty and the Queen Mother are here, and he couldn't stop him even if he wanted to, but the question was raised by His Majesty. Really anxious.

"However, I'm just a remnant of the past. Even if I go out to treat the queen mother, no one will believe me. Instead, I will be wiped and my head moved." Lin Xuan gestured and waved his hand again, "This matter, don’t mention it.”

Zhao Yuehan reminded again: "Here, brother Lin, what I'm asking is what is said in it?"

"Explanation, what's the explanation? It's nothing more than a system that has been working hard, and it needs to be reformed and innovated!"

Lin Xuan didn't know what was going on, probably because of Jiu Jin, seeing Zhao Yuehan humbly asking for advice, he just said a few more words.

As long as Zhao Yuehan is more convinced of him, this plan will go smoothly.

"In the former Tang Dynasty, there was a prime minister's dictatorship, who took the emperor to order the princes, and was named the king of Wei. He separated the north and finally formed the current state of Wei."

"Then there is a festival to make Yu Xiang segregate the northwest and sit on the big side, which has become the current state of Yu."

"In addition, it was the clansmen and Jiedu envoys of the Tang Dynasty who fought against each other, forming sixteen kingdoms."

"Dagan is also one of the Jiedu envoys. Dagan Gaozu took advantage of the situation to raise troops, replaced Datang, swept the sixteen countries, and became the current Dagan."

"Now, it can be said that the world is divided into four parts. Qian, Wei, Yu, Chu, grasslands and many small countries are not counted. It has been more than [-] years of stalemate. Dagan is the latest to establish a country, but only Dagan inherits the great rule. gone."

Lin Xuan first gave a brief account of the history of the founding of the country, and the next step is the key point.

"After Dagan established the country, Qian Gaozu believed that the reason for the extinction of the Tang Dynasty was the problem of the prime minister, so he abolished the prime minister and did not set up a prime minister in Dagan. But the prime minister is gone, and this work has to be done. Who will do it? Except the emperor, who can do it? anyone?"

"If you look at the position of the prime minister, it is basically a left minister, a right minister, and a foreign minister. Among them, the left minister is the most respected. This prime minister alone, but all the prime ministers of the previous dynasty, rarely can Do you know the reason for those who have been in office for more than ten years?"

This question is very simple.

The old servant Li Mu said: "Naturally, the prime minister has too much power, so powerful that he can coerce the emperor to order the princes and threaten the foundation of the empire. The former emperor would find opportunities to replace the prime minister from time to time."

The reason why Daqian Gaozu was unwilling to appoint a prime minister, he had heard from his sister, and he remembered it very clearly.

Zhao Yuehan didn't answer, but looked at Lin Xuan, could it not be the reason?

Empress Dowager Li Ningyan was also very curious about this.

"What you are talking about is just one of them. Another very important reason is that the workload is too heavy, and it is easy to make the prime minister sick." Lin Xuan said with a smile: "There were 106 powerful prime ministers in the former Tang Dynasty. , 31 died of exhaustion while in office, 23 retired due to serious illness at work, and the rest were killed by the emperor, died in battle, exiled, demoted and other reasons to leave the phase."

"To put it simply, in the previous dynasty, half of the prime ministers were exhausted."

"Think about it, the former prime minister was exhausted, but now there is no prime minister, and the work of the prime minister is left to the emperor to adjudicate. Can you not die of exhaustion? Yes, so much internal affairs work is piled up on the queen mother now. , can the Queen Mother not die of exhaustion?"

"..."

Old servant Li Mu: Brother Lin Xuan, can you stop saying this in front of the Queen Mother?

The old lady sat on the side, smiling, and took a sip of water.

Zhao Yuehan frowned: "According to what Brother Lin said, should the prime minister be reinstated for this big job?"

Lin Xuan shook his head: "It's wrong again! Reinstating the prime minister, with the example of the previous dynasty, the prime minister will be afraid that the emperor will kill him, and the emperor will worry that the prime minister will coerce the emperor to order the princes. Sooner or later, something will happen."

The old servant Li Mu was in a hurry, afraid that Lin Xuan would say something else, so he asked quickly: "This is not okay, and that is not okay, Lin boy, what do you think should be done?"

Unexpectedly, when the strength of the wine came up, Lin Xuan staggered and almost fell, but thanks to the old servant Li Mu's quick eyesight and quick hands, he helped him.

Lin Xuan waved his hand, glanced at the old servant Li Mu, and said with disgust:

"Old Li, you are an old servant who cares about these things. Is it possible that you still want to be an official? I didn't say that you have such a straightforward character. You can be a captain and let you be a general. You can't turn corners." With his brains, maybe he will lead the brothers behind him on a rampage and send him to death."

……

The old servant Li Mu felt that he shouldn't have helped him just now, it's cheap.

Zhao Yuehan blinked her eyes, she had a certain understanding of Lin Xuan's character, no matter whether she was drunk or not, her ability to kill was absolutely top-notch.

The old lady smiled lightly, as if she had never encountered such an interesting incident, but she had to say that Lin Xuan was very accurate in seeing her brother's character, and when she said it, she had already reserved a lot.

"Let me tell you, it's not a problem for me to solve this problem."

Lin Xuan said proudly.

This……

This is nothing? !

You must know the internal affairs system, which involves the foundation of the entire Daqian Empire.

Lin Xuan was a little too arrogant, but he already knew Lin Xuan's talent, so he might as well listen to what Lin Xuan had to say first.

Especially the old lady, she has worked so hard over the past few years, she can hardly rest for a moment, and she still feels that many things cannot be done, and she deeply regrets it.

She finally understood how hard it was for her husband, Emperor Taizong, to review the bamboo slips late at night, and it was even harder than she thought.

This is really exhausting.

Several people stared at Lin Xuan with scorching eyes, as if expecting Lin Xuan to take out the panacea in the gourd.

Feeling the burning eyes of several people seeking knowledge, Lin Xuan waved his hands and said, "Since you want to hear, I will tell you."

"The system of the former Tang Dynasty followed the Qin Dynasty's system of three lords and nine ministers. The three lords are Cheng, Taiwei, and Yushi doctor. The prime minister is responsible for helping the emperor handle the country's political affairs, the Taiwei is responsible for managing the military, and the Yushi doctor is in charge of the officials. Memorial, issued the emperor's edict, and supervised state supervision affairs."

"When Jiuqing arrived in the former dynasty, based on this, it was reformed into six departments in the later period, namely the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry. Dagan is still in use now. You should know that the households The Ministry is now also called the Ministry of Commerce."

Lin Xuan took a few pebbles from the side and laid them down one by one to form an equilateral triangle.

"Don't look at so much, in fact, it is a three-legged structure, and the foundation of the entire empire is the emperor, the prime minister, and the general at the top!"

"If there is no alternative structure, if any one is taken out, the entire empire will be out of balance and there will be civil strife."

"Here, the emperor represents imperial power, the prime minister represents prime minister power, and the general represents military power."

"In the absence of a new system and no prime minister, the imperial power and military power are out of balance. Only then will there be such a thing as the exhaustion of the emperor, multiple times of civil strife, and the support of the Beiluo Imperial Army. The little princess Ji Handan can kill the King of Wu, defeat the Kings of Jin and Zhao, and ascend the throne to become the Empress."

"The reason why the Empress was able to ascend the throne is that she has the support of the Queen Mother, who is temporarily in charge of the Prime Minister, and the General who has military power, that is, the current General."

"The three are indispensable."

The old servant Li Mu looked at the three stones on the table and vaguely felt something was wrong: "Brother Lin, do you mean that the general, like the prime minister, poses a great threat to the emperor?"

"Old Li, you can see it, hiccup..." Lin Xuan took away the stone representing the prime minister, "Look, now only the emperor and the general are left. The general is loyal to the emperor. It’s easy to say, but it’s hard to say when the emperor is exhausted or the emperor is weak.”

"This general can completely replace the emperor when he is weak!"

Lin Xuan tapped the stone representing the general on the stone representing the emperor, and the stone representing the emperor flew out of the table and fell to the ground.

"After all, as long as you have enough military power, you can do whatever you want in this empire."

"The founding emperor of Yu State in the previous dynasty and the emperor Gaozu in Daqian are all examples."

"..."

The old servant Li Mu's body trembled, and he stared at Lin Xuan in a daze, startled.

Because he is the current general Li Lin!

Does this mean that he has the possibility of rebellion?

[Boy Lin, arrange for Emperor Gaozu, don’t take me with you if you die, what grievances do you have with me, what enmity do you have? 】

【I knelt down for you just now for my sister! 】

If it wasn't for Lin Xuan to save his sister, who was the current Empress Dowager Li Ningyan, he might have slapped her first to prevent Lin Xuan from continuing.

He is loyal to the Queen Mother and the Empress. Lin Xuan's words clearly mean that he is going to kill him.

You know, the Queen Mother and Your Majesty are standing by the side.

He didn't dare to make a move at all.

The old lady and Zhao Yuehan looked serious and continued to listen to Lin Xuan.

It's not that they haven't thought about these things, but they didn't think too deeply, because it's not necessary for the time being, but they didn't expect Lin Xuan to analyze it so deeply.

"However, this doesn't have much impact on the current Dagan. During the time of Dagan Gaozu and Emperor Taizong, the military power of the generals was weaker than that of the emperor, and they couldn't cause any trouble at all."

"As for now, oh, the current general who is a great leader is purely short and tall. He is a Tie Hanhan. He is also the uncle of the Empress and the younger brother of the Empress Dowager. He became a general by virtue of Shang Yu's achievements in the first battle. Yes. The empress is even more loyal, nothing to worry about."

taller than short...

Tie Hanhan...

The old servant Li Mu couldn't laugh or cry when he heard such comments.

Fortunately, Lin Xuan mentioned his loyalty, how much this old life can be saved.

For some reason, Li Mu regretted letting Lin Xuan drink and talk so much, it was too fucking fatal.

Unexpectedly, in the next second, Lin Xuan leaned down, slightly lowered his voice and said:

"However, after the Queen Mother dies, it may not be so!"

Chapter 17 Brother Zhao, You Are Shallow!

"...When the Queen Mother dies, it won't be sure!"

What are these words? !

The old servant Li Mu took a deep breath in fright.

Lin Xuan's meaning couldn't be simpler, once the queen mother dies, the empress might kill him?

The last great general was killed by Emperor Qianguang. At the beginning, the old servant Li Mu still didn't understand, but now he understands.

Lin Xuan went on to say: "In such a structure, there is no restriction on the power of the prime minister. As long as the emperor thinks that the military power held by the general threatens her, do you think His Majesty will take action?"

Zhao Yuehan thought it made sense and nodded.

Seeing this, the old servant Li Mu's heart tightened even more, he was frightened...

The old lady's expression was still amiable, and she just sat aside without saying anything.

At this time, Zhao Yuehan said: "Brother Lin said that, is it possible that the emperor needs to kill the generals one after another? In this way, everyone in the big cadre of generals is afraid that everyone will be in danger. In the end, when there is a war, the Empress has no one to use."

"If you don't care about it, according to Brother Lin, I'm afraid something will change sooner or later."

After all, there was already a precedent for Emperor Qianguang, the elder brother of Empress Ji Handan, Ji Wuque, to kill a general.

But at this time, the old servant Li Mu thought of something: "Could it be that people go out to fight until they die in battle?"

For example, Wei Wuji, the coach of Wei State, was forced to defeat himself by the emperor of Wei State.

At the same time, this also led to the result of Wei Ziling, the coach of Wei's rear army, killing the king.

Either ordered to kill the general like Emperor Qianguang, or forced to kill the coach like Emperor Wei, these are the usual methods of emperors in all dynasties.

It would be too bleak if he ended up like this in the future.

To tell you the truth, when your majesty came here, besides looking for a chance for the queen mother, he also wanted to find a solution from Lin Xuan to solve the internal affairs of Daqian. To deal with such a serious problem.