Chapter 132 Who Says Eunuchs Can't Be Kings?
The crown prince is the prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but he formed a party for private interests, intervened in military affairs, and communicated with foreign countries.
As long as one of these three things is implemented, it should be abolished, if two of them are implemented, it should be banned, and if three of them are implemented, it should be killed.
So it can't be said that Li Wanjiang is cruel and merciless, but that the crown prince himself killed himself!
This tuba practice is useless, so I can only continue to practice the trumpet.
Li Wanjiang's second son, Jiangdong King Li Shi, is a brother of the same mother as Prince Li Xian. He is 23 years old this year. He has been smart since he was a child.
It's a pity that when he was nineteen years old, when he followed Li Wanjiang on his expedition to Jiangdong, he was ambushed by Han soldiers and was hit by many poisonous arrows. Although he saved his life, his legs were disabled and he could no longer walk upright. Use a wheelchair instead.
Although the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Industry he was in charge of were relatively insignificant, but under his management, they were orderly and orderly, and there had never been any major disturbances.
Li Wanjiang's favorite is his youngest son, Li Feng, who is only 19 years old this year. He thinks that this youngest son is brave, courageous, talented and broad-minded, and he is most similar to himself.
It's a pity that Li Feng's mother was only a concubine, and she was from Goguryeo. She died of dystocia when she gave birth to him, and some people said that she was poisoned to death by the queen mother...
Li Feng doesn't like reading, he only likes to lead soldiers to fight. Although he is only 19 years old, he has been fighting with Li Wanjiang since he was 14 years old, and he has performed meritorious deeds.
Coupled with Li Wanjiang's deliberate training, he has now become a general who can stand alone.
So Li Wanjiang asked him to govern the most important military department among the six departments.
He also entrusted him with the important task of defending the capital. In theory, the imperial army and the soldiers of the nine admirals are all under his control.
And his title is Fengyang King.
Now that he is not in Beijing, he led his troops to Sichuan to suppress the rebellion. It has been more than a year. I heard that the war is going well, and he will return triumphantly in a few days.
There is also a prince in Dazhou, who is Li Wanjiang's nephew, the son of his dead elder brother Li Wanlei, Yandang King Li Yan.
Like his two uncles, Li Yan is a general. He is not in Beijing at the moment, but is leading his troops in western Yunnan to suppress the rebellion.
When Li Wanyun sent troops to Siam, he also sent two thousand elite rattan armored soldiers to help.
The big guys have also guessed in private, if Li Wanjiang abolishes the prince, which son will succeed him?
Theoretically speaking, it should be Li Shi who succeeds to the throne, because Li Shi is the second son, and he is still a descendant, so the name is justified.
But Li Shi's legs were disabled and he couldn't even stand up. Since ancient times, there seems to be no precedent for a lame emperor.
Moreover, he is low-key and indifferent to the world, and he doesn't seem to have any intention of being an emperor.
Then it can only be Li Feng, but Li Feng is a concubine. If Li Xian and Li Shi are both dead, then it is absolutely logical for him to succeed him, without a doubt.
However, with his two elder brothers still alive, his succession to the throne seemed a bit unfair.
In this feudal society, there is a huge difference between a concubine and a concubine. Not to mention the emperor's family, even the ordinary rich family attaches great importance to this, and this concept is deeply rooted.
So even though Da Li Wanjiang liked this youngest son the most, it was not easy for him to succeed him.
He decided to kill Li Xian, and he probably meant to help Li Feng remove obstacles.
But even if Li Xian died, there was still Li Shi. Could it be that even Li Shi couldn't be killed?
No matter who is the prince, it has nothing to do with Xiao Chen, he doesn't care, and there is no need to get involved in such things.
But Li Xian invited him to dinner this time, and found two important people to accompany him, and said so many excessive things in front of him.
But what does it mean?
In particular, what Liu Han said was simply too explicit. He said that Hao Fei was transferred by the emperor himself, and what he wanted to imply was self-evident.
Could it be that the prince also suspects that his father did this?
"Xiao Chen, you have made another great contribution, I don't know how Father will reward you this time?" The prince changed the subject.
"Doing things for the emperor is what a villain should do, but he doesn't dare to claim credit and receive rewards." Xiao Chen hurriedly said.
"Your West Factory is really capable! Jin Yiwei and his gang have searched for so long and still haven't found out. Your West Factory only took two days to find out. I don't think these departments inside and outside the palace can compare to you. Xichang." Liu Han's words always felt thorny.
"Xiao Chen, let me help you out. You completely defeated Wanyan Pingqiu while talking and laughing at the Lantern Festival, and you also won five cities for us in Dazhou. In terms of merit and deeds, you should be rewarded." I seal you as the supervisor of ceremonies." The prince began to discuss merits for Xiao Chen with his fingers.
"You found out the real culprit behind the assassination of the empress, took the risk, captured a hall master of the Profound Sky Association, and wiped out their undercover agents in the palace. This merit is even greater than that of Wucheng! With emotion and reason, I should also reward you with ten thousand taels of gold, the ultimate honor!"
"You led our Da Zhou navy at sea, defeated Sato Yokoji's fleet, saved Liu Guifei's life, and defended the dignity of Da Zhou. This contribution is greater than the previous two. In my opinion , is completely enough to make you a Marquis!"
"You stabilized Burma and wiped out Siam by yourself, and this credit is greater than the sky. I think it would not be an exaggeration to make you a duke..."
While counting Xiao Chen's achievements flexibly, the prince shook his head and sighed, apologizing for him.
Because after Xiao Chen has made so many and such great contributions, let alone the top-ranking marquis, he didn't even get the handprint of the chief eunuch, and he wasn't even the chief eunuch.
"Hehe, prince, haven't you heard that sentence? It's called the master of high merit, and there is no reward." Liu Han said coldly.
"Hey... It's okay if you don't reward me, I'm afraid there will be something else that I can't bear to say!" The prince frowned, with a worried look on his face.
What they said became more and more explicit, Xiao Chen didn't dare to answer it at all, and he couldn't answer it.
Because he knows what the prince's so-called unbearable things are.
Naturally, the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the bird is hidden!
"Father is sometimes narrow-minded in doing things. If I were the emperor, I would definitely reward you without sticking to one pattern! What's the matter with the eunuch? Are eunuchs not human?" However, the more the prince said, the more he became more energetic.
"The crown prince's words are really good. Who stipulated that eunuchs can't be generals or ministers, and can be named princes and princes? As long as they have outstanding abilities, I don't think it's an exaggeration to be named king!" Liu Han said.
"Yeah, that's what I mean. You said that Xiao Chen's contributions add up, is it enough to make him a king?" The prince laughed.
Wang Anbang and Liu Han nodded together, enough, absolutely enough!
Xiao Chen hurriedly got up and bowed, without saying a word, in great fear.
I thought what the hell, so you guys want to win over the young master to join the gang?
He also drew such a big piece of pie for my uncle.
Make me king?
It's really thanks to you who said it, I believe you ghosts!
When I am a young master, am I a child?