Chapter 25 The Outer Seal of the King of Qi
Only in this way can you be respected and loved by the people, and in this way, the people in the fiefdom will have peace in the world, people's livelihood and benefit, and singing and dancing will bring peace. No matter how big a disaster occurs, you must rely on the sufferings and worries of the people, and spare no effort to lead the soldiers and generals to overcome all difficulties with the people, put the country first, the people second, and the king is the least. This is the way to be a king and the king!
Therefore, to be a qualified king, you must also dare to shoulder the historical responsibilities you should bear without blindly placing them on future generations to deal with them.
Chai Lie's eyes rolled and he smiled and said, "Sons, I will ask you another question. I want to see how you answered it. This question is why the father named you king, not only appointed you as king, but also granted you military power and responsibility to guard the border fortresses. Why? Is Wang Jian and the others not as capable as you?"
Chai Lie thought clearly that once this policy of enfeoffment was implemented, it would not only decompose the prime minister's rights, but also dismantle the rights of the three generals on the frontier, which would be beneficial to centralization.
However, neither Chai Lie nor Chai Yi expected that the future feudal system would lead to a more shocking war than real history due to its incompleteness!
"The father did this to be sympathetic to his ministers, afraid that the three generals would care too much about their family members outside. Besides, they were old and should come back." Chai Rang replied with a pout.
Chai Lie glared at Chai Rang with regret, and said to himself: "Why did I give birth to such a fool!"
Chai Rang avoided Chai Lie's sharp eyes, and knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he didn't dare to make a sound again, and lowered his head obediently.
"Yi'er, tell me!" Among all the princes, Chai Yi was his only hope.
Chai Yi smiled slightly and said, "Reply to the words of the father, there are many arrogant soldiers and powerful generals who have ruined the country in all dynasties. Let's not talk about General Wang's loyalty to the Great Zhou. As the saying goes, "Beware of others and their hearts, but not the hearts. They hold heavy troops and have no family members, so it is difficult to guarantee that they will have compassion."
"Yes!" Chai Lie praised this and smiled and said, "That's right! That's true. My intention is right. I want you to take over the military power and we will defend the world of our Chai family! No need for them! Qingzhou, Taiyuan, and Yanzhou, these three fiefs have been important towns throughout the dynasties, and they are also the frontier fortresses of our Great Zhou. The safety, prosperity and decline of these three cities directly affect the court. How should you deal with military and civil affairs after you arrive at the fief? Especially with the relationship with the local government? The last question is, as you grow up slowly, I am getting older day by day, and I have already grown old, and I probably won't live long. If one day I die without illness and suddenly die, what should you do? What should you do if there is a treacherous minister in the court? What should you do if there is a treacherous minister who seems to be loyal but is unforgivable? What should you do if there is a treacherous minister who is a seemingly loyal minister but is unforgivable? What should you do if the government is usurped?"
"Cough cough!" Chai Ke coughed a few times and hugged his hands, "My son is in charge of the army! He will surely wipe out this rioter! "
"Yeah! Not bad!" Chai Lie nodded and said, "Then how should you conquer if someone seizes your military power?"
The three of them looked at each other and shook their heads. Chai Rang couldn't help but say, "How can we conquer if they seized the military power? Otherwise, we will run away, right?"
"Escape? Can you run like this?" Chai Lie was so angry that he was so angry. "Why did I give birth to such a fool?"
"Stern brother, stop talking!" Chai Yi hurriedly scolded Chai Rang and hugged his hands and said, "Please don't blame me for your fault! Third brother's words are very accurate! We can only run away! Otherwise, will we wait for those traitors to kill us? Will they let us go? Keep Qingshan without fear of no firewood, we can only cause trouble if we escape the pursuit!"
After hearing Chai Yi's words, Chai Lie's hand hanging in the air was lowered. Chai Rang's heart moved and looked at Chai Yi deeply, thinking that thanks to him, he was less beaten.
"Ran'er, you're good at everything, just your mouth!" Chai Lie said angrily.
"Okay! I've said a lot, and I'll ask you one more question. This is also the last question. Do you know what the court is?"
"Gathering the top talents from the country together is the court!" Chai Yi blurted out without thinking. This question is too simple and is not a problem for him, a top student.
Chai Lie nodded and smiled, "Not bad! That's it!" Suddenly, Chai Lie's smile disappeared, and followed by a look of grief, "Do you know what day it is?"
"I don't know." Chai Yi and the other two shook their heads,
Chai Lie's tears flowed down his face without realizing it, and he said wailingly: "Today is the death day of your grandparents! When your father was a child, his family was poor and the tyrant king was in power. The people lived a hard life. They had no money to eat but had to pay taxes. The last bite of rice in the family was also paid. I survived by drinking only a spoonful of water to support my life. I survived my elder brother, but my parents and the others starved to death. When they were buried, they could not even afford to buy a coffin. They just wrapped it with the mat at home before they could be buried."
"Okay! I won't say it anymore. You go!" Chai Lie didn't dare to recall it again after wiping the tears from his face.
"Father!" Chai Ke suddenly fell to the ground,
"Ke'er, what are you doing?" Chai Lie stepped forward and hurriedly helped him up.
Chai Ke frowned slightly and said intermittently: "Now the prince has colluded with the prime minister, you must be careful! Don't think about the prince, you no longer have the ability to compete with the prime minister."
"I know this." Chai Lie did not deny it. He thought that his two sons had been standing on the prince's side and would not care about his life or death no matter when it was, but he could not have thought that Chai Ke would tell him this.
"It turns out that my father already knows it." Chai Ke expressed a little guilty, "Father, you should take care of yourself after you leave Kyoto. The eldest brother of the prince and the prime minister had no choice but to collude with him. He was also afraid that you would destroy him, so he... He did this to protect himself. In fact, the prince has realized how much trouble his stupid behavior has brought to our Great Zhou. We are not here. Father, you must unite with the eldest brother of the prince. Be careful in everything and not be hostile to the front."
"Okay! I understand! You guys go quickly!" Chai Lie waved his hand and carried his body over. He didn't want them to see his tears again. But he didn't expect that the idiot of the prince realized that he had done stupid things. Perhaps this was a punishment from God to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Now Chai Lie has nothing to say, everything should follow God's will!
"My son is leaving!"
Chai Yi and the other two led their three thousand teams to set out in a mighty manner, "I'm here in Qingzhou, Shandong!"
From today on, Chai Yi was the King of Qi of the Southern Zhou Dynasty.
Chapter completed!