Chapter 3: Tests and Starting Points
According to the practice of the Great Chu, the prince would move out of the palace after he was twelve years old and at the same time, he would have the opportunity to make a choice.
That is: whether to fight for the throne, or to give up the throne and instead devote yourself to cultivating immortality.
Choose one of the two for immortality and the throne!
If you choose the throne, you will automatically join the battle for the throne, and then, according to fixed procedures, the prince's ability will be tested from all aspects.
Including but not limited to the ability to start from scratch, the ability to rise and fall in the officialdom, the ability to lead troops and generals, unite ministers, form teams, build political forces, and even truly become the lord of a country (the fining of the border), and the ability to govern the world...
These abilities will be examined one by one in the process of fighting for the throne.
It can be said that the road to fighting for the throne is a show that shows the prince's abilities. The strong can fully release their personal charm and be favored by everyone.
Similarly, in this process, the elders of the royal family, civil servants and military generals of the court, and the emperor Laozi himself had the ability to interfere in the world at any time. The ancestors and clans who lived in heaven were all audiences.
In this way, everyone can see clearly which prince is capable, which prince is good at what he is defective.
In this way, we can ensure that the prince who wins in the end will definitely not be a fool. No one hopes that the most powerful human emperor in the world is a fool.
It is precisely because of this that Xiong Yan dared to say directly and carelessly: I want to be the crown prince, I want to be the emperor.
Listening to Xiong Yan's serious words, Xiong Chang was silent for a few breaths, and then no longer had a stern face, but smiled kindly. At this moment, he was more like a kind father.
"Since that's the case, I won't dissuade you. However, the necessary tests are still needed. However, before this, according to convention, I need to ask the previous question, do you know how the current system of fighting for the throne came about?"
Upon hearing this, Xiong Yan blinked his eyes and began to organize his language.
"In the first year of Da Chuli, the first ancestor established Da Chu. In the third and seventy-five years of Da Chuli, Emperor Ai ascended the throne, but..."
But Emperor Ai himself had a problem. His IQ was only at an ordinary person's level, but he was deceived by the powerful ministers with far superior IQ to ordinary people and experienced experience.
If there is only IQ problem, there is still help, but he is still small-minded, violent and stubborn, and successfully killed all the talents in the royal family at that time...
"Later, the Great Chu was destroyed because of this. The Second Patriarch, as a remote clan, raised a three-foot sword and raised an army in Jizhou, Hebei. After the Second Promotion of the Great Chu, in order to avoid the situation of Emperor Ai, he had the current system."
"Yes, I'm not lazy, I'm still very hard at studying. Remember, even if one day you ascend the throne, the children of the royal family will be helpers of the royal family, rather than threatening your throne."
"Same, your brothers are also your helpers. Even if you have fought for the position of prince."
This is what the old saying goes, and every prince will explain specifically when he experiences this matter.
As for the effect, since the Second Patriarch ascended the throne and the new emperor ascended the throne, the public persecution of all brothers has never happened. In any case, a good rule and a good beginning have already appeared.
"According to the convention, I will give you a test before you officially leave Beijing. The result of this test will determine your identity and treatment after leaving Beijing, which means your starting point."
The first level of the prince’s assessment is to hide his identity, enter the people, understand the daily lives of the people, and start from scratch!
After doing this, there will be no joke about not eating meat. There will be no joke about an egg costing dozens of taels of silver and an ordinary dragon robe costing tens of thousands of taels of silver.
In fact, when starting from scratch, the starting point is still very important.
The identity of a clan's family is completely different from the identity of an ordinary citizen who is not named Xiong, as well as the identity of a concubine and an illegitimate child!
Xiong Yan doesn’t want to leave a simple road and insists on challenging the limits, so it doesn’t make sense.
So, you must be serious next. This is not the time to be moderate.
"When your elder brother came here at the age of twelve, I was dealing with the rebellion of the aristocratic families and raising troops to create rebellions."
"So, the final test was to ask him to lead his troops to fight at the age of twelve, the earl. Then, he brought five hundred soldiers to completely suppress them."
"Brother, a genius, is a genius who is rare in the art of military tactics. At the age of twelve, I can understand the mystery of military energy. I am better than suppressing the rebellion in March." Xiong Yan said seriously.
After careful recollection, wasn’t it the eldest brother who became the crown prince and ascended the throne and became emperor in the end?
It’s a pity that the way of military tactics and the way of governing the country are two different things...
"Later, when your second emperor brother was twelve years old, he also came over. At that time, a dragon was in chaos in Zhongshan County, Jizhou, southern Hebei Province, and a big flood caused the people to live in poverty."
"So, the test I gave him at that time was to become an imperial envoy, bringing imperial edicts, the king's flag, and the grain and silver transported from the central government to provide disaster relief."
Upon hearing this, Xiong Yan immediately said, "The second emperor brother is also a great man. At the age of twelve, he successfully provided disaster relief as an imperial envoy, comforted one party, and dealt with the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of people. It is easy to imagine how difficult it is. In terms of political affairs, I am not as good as that."
According to the memory in my mind, after the eldest brother ascended the throne, the second brother became the chief minister and the chief minister of the royal family, and also served as the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.
Unfortunately, the Great Chu was in the end. This fully shows that they could not save the Great Chu. So, who else could I do the next position of the Human Emperor?
Feeling the changes in Xiong Yan's aura, Xiong Chang couldn't help but become curious. Whether there is real material or not, this kind of spirit is very good.
"Now, I am dealing with the issue of the court's income, so the test I give you is to make money. Now tell Yeah (Dad), how much money do you have?"
So, under Xiong Chang's gaze, Xiong Yan began to take out his pockets, and finally took out the jade pendant on his neck and the bracelet on his hand.
Seeing this, Xiong Chang began to pick and choose, and finally took out three golden leaves.
"These three golden leaves are your capital. The test content is to earn as much wealth as possible as the prince and Lan Xinbo."
"The capital is three golden leaves, so don't use these on you. Moreover, you can't ask Concubine Jing for it."
"What you can use is your identity as a prince and Lan Xinbo. Your methods must comply with the laws of the Great Chu, at least you cannot commit crimes and take the lead in violating the law. Do you understand?"
At the end of the story, Xiong Chang's tone became automatically serious. Hearing this, Xiong Yan nodded quickly.
“Is the more wealth the better?”
"right."
"Must be reasonable and legal?"
"Yes, this is very important. Even if you fail, don't violate the law of the Great Chu."
"What can be used is my status as a prince? Can't you borrow the power of your mother?"
"That's right, at least on the surface."
"Where is the time?"
"It's going to take March!"
Hearing this, Xiong Yan's eyes turned and came to the side of Emperor Xiong Chang and Queen Li Lan. With a plop, he sat on the ground, stretched out his hands and hugged the two of them.
Chapter completed!