The knowledge and interest of the Prince of Zhenbei were rewarded by Yu Zizhen, but at the same time, he also gained great dissatisfaction from his family and clansmen.
Princess Zhenbei was dissatisfied that Prince Zhenbei did not use the natural advantage of his father's identity to suppress Yu Zizhen. She felt that she and Prince Zhenbei were fully qualified to take the lead in Yu Zizhen's marriage.
That damn girl either has to accept the husband they arranged for her, or be prepared to sacrifice her own flesh and blood for her own marriage and make massive concessions to the Zhenbei Palace.
The damn girl actually said something like this when she refused to upgrade the title of the King of Zhenbei, "After Yu Zicheng gets married and has children, give his second son a second-class marquis title, but the price is that the child can only stay in the capital from now on." She used a second-class marquis title that can only live in the capital for a long time to exchange for the prince title of the King of Zhenbei's Mansion. Ha, that damn girl is really shameless.
Princess Zhenbei actually knew very well that it was because the situation was stronger than the people that their Zhenbei Palace had to compromise with Yu Zizhen even though they felt that the deal was not worthwhile.
Just like merchants would take the initiative to offer benefits when facing high-ranking officials and generals, they were actually doing the same thing when they were in the Zhenbei Palace, which was to give up their interests in exchange for peace.
But just because she understood it intellectually, it didn't mean she could accept this fact smoothly and naturally emotionally.
After briefly swallowing her anger, Princess Zhenbei has been racking her brains to figure out how to win back the game.
And Yu Zizhen's marriage is obviously her best opportunity to counterattack.
She waited and hoped, and kept making up her mind and calculating. However, before she could have a fierce confrontation with Yu Zizhen on this matter as she had imagined, Yu Zizhen had actually gotten married!
Princess Zhenbei was so angry. She was not only angry at Yu Zizhen's rebelliousness, but she was even more angry that the King of Zhenbei actually let go of such a good opportunity.
There are many people who share her resentment towards King Zhenbei.
Princess Zhenbei only has one son, Yu Zicheng. With the Empress Yu Zizhen around, as long as Yu Zicheng is alive, the position of Prince of Zhenbei will definitely belong to him in the future.
On the other hand, if Yu Zicheng was killed by their greed, then given Yu Zizhen's character, Yu Zicheng's other brothers would most likely not get a title after his death, but a coffin to be buried with Yu Zicheng.
The concubines and illegitimate sons of the King of Zhenbei did not think that Yu Zizhen would allow his illegitimate son to replace Yu Zicheng and become the future King of Zhenbei for the sake of the King of Zhenbei.
In other words, as long as Yu Zizhen still sat in that position, Yu Zicheng didn't have to worry about his future life at all, but what about the illegitimate sons and daughters of the King of Zhenbei? What did they have?
When Yu Zizhen refused to upgrade the title of King Zhenbei to the level of prince, the compensation he gave was specifically given to Yu Zicheng's second son, not King Zhenbei's second son. Yu Zizhen could distinguish between here and outside much more clearly than King Zhenbei.
Because of her decision, the concubines' sons and daughters of the King of Zhenbei no longer expected that Yu Zizhen would consider their blood relationship and grant them a title when he ascended the throne, so that they could enjoy the blessing of "one person's success brings prosperity to the whole family".
Since they knew it was impossible to get benefits for free, they were certainly unwilling to miss the opportunity to exchange interests with Yu Zizhen.
But their good father, when it came to something like marriage, which allowed him to control Yu Zizhen openly, did not react at all as a father should.
The long-awaited wealth and glory once again grew wings and flew away. How could the concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters of the King of Zhenbei not be heartbroken?
As for the clansmen of the King of Zhenbei, in their view, since Yu Zizhen had ascended to the throne, they were undoubtedly royal relatives. According to the conventions left by previous dynasties, Yu Zizhen should at least lavishly reward a group of elders from her own clan.
Many members of the Yu clan who were of the same generation as the King of Zhenbei, or one or even two generations older than him, were still dreaming of rising to power overnight. Especially those who were related to Yu Zizhen by blood and had close ties with the King of Zhenbei's Mansion, their goal was to split the land and become king.
However, they had been dreaming this beautiful dream for less than three months when the news from the capital completely shattered everyone's dreams and hearts.
What happened? Actually, it was quite simple. Yu Zizhen, who played by his own rules, simply had no intention of conferring titles on the royal family or revitalizing them.
The new emperor of China relied on his own powerful strength and high prestige to throw all the members of the Yu family who were of the same lineage as her aside and completely ignored them.
Not to mention conferring them titles, she even temporarily handed over the position of Zongzheng, which had always been held by members of the royal family, to her trusted and trusted ministers.
If the position of Zongzheng can be given to an outsider, can the Yu family still expect her to give them other positions because of their kinship?
Knowing that their hope was slim, the Yu clan members' dissatisfaction with the King of Zhenbei reached its peak after the tragic news reached the northern border.
They subconsciously ignored the fact that they had made no contribution to Yu Zizhen. A group of Yu clan members who were originally waiting patiently for wealth and glory to fall on their heads, wrote letters to condemn the King of Zhenbei for disregarding the interests of the family.
The King of Zhenbei had long anticipated the reactions of his wives, concubines, children, clansmen and in-laws, and it wasn't like he really didn't consider them at all.
But the question is, can he speak on their behalf in front of Yu Zizhen? Have they played any positive role in Yu Zizhen's journey to hegemony?
They could selectively forget that the person they supported was the King of Zhenbei, her enemy who was competing with Yu Zizhen for the world, because this deliberate forgetfulness was more beneficial to them.
But the question is, is Yu Zizhen a fool?
She didn't even have any selfish motives when rewarding her meritorious officials, and she didn't show any bias or inflate the rewards because of her likes and dislikes. So how could she possibly reward those members of the Yu clan who originally stood against her?
Prince Zhenbei didn't dare to talk to Yu Zizhen about blood ties, filial piety, and common sense. He was absolutely sure that as long as he said anything, Yu Zizhen would slap all the Yu clan members in the face.
As a heroic figure who once sat on the throne of emperor in the original book, the King of Zhenbei knows the underlying rules of this world too well.
Blood ties, human relationships, legal principles, and ethics are not the things that can truly determine a person's life and future.
What can truly determine a person's life and future has always been the most powerful "truth" in the world, that is, the amount of military power that the person possesses.
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