Xia Chujian's heart softened. She hugged the two sweet and soft children, kissed them hard, and said, "In a few days, I'll take you back to the Exotic Beast Forest to hunt, okay?"
Wufu and Xiao Jiuxiang cheered together: "That's great!"
"Let's go hunting in the Forest of Strange Beasts!"
"Let's go hunting in the Forest of Strange Beasts!"
The little ones ran out again to share the good news with their friends.
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Not long ago, Quan Yuxun returned to his family's manor and immediately invited his grandfather, Old Man Quan, who is also the Grand Duke of the Quan family, to a video call.
He had so many questions to ask his grandfather.
Mr. Quan’s portrait soon appeared on the virtual display screen in front of Quan Yuxun.
Quan Yuxun said, "Grandfather, it's so late. I'm sorry to bother you. Are you asleep or not?"
At this time, it was also night on Zangge Star.
Mr. Quan is old, so he doesn’t sleep that much.
Most of the time, I just sit alone in silence, breathing and recuperating.
Seeing the video call invitation from his precious grandson Qilin, he immediately clicked it and said with a smile: "Axun, what's wrong? What's the rush?"
Quan Yuxun didn't say anything more and immediately gave a brief introduction to the video he saw today at the construction site of the Exotic Beast Forest Manor, and then played the video for Grandpa Quan on his virtual display screen.
Mr. Quan was also shocked.
He didn't say anything for a long time even after the video was over.
Quan Yuxun was no longer in a hurry and waited patiently for Old Man Quan to come back to life.
Ten minutes passed before Old Man Quan sighed and said, "...I finally understand what's going on with some of the Quan family's ancestral precepts."
Quan Yuxun's heart skipped a beat and he said, "So we, the Quan family, aren't outsiders after all?"
Old Master Quan rolled his eyes at him and said, "When did our Quan family become outsiders?"
"Have you ever thought about why the deed to the Exotic Beast Forest also requires the code passed down by the Quan family to open it?"
Quan Yuxun nodded: "I have thought about it, and even wondered why the Tantai Imperial Family, or the founding emperor Tantai Lin, was willing to sign such a basic law."
Mr. Quan smiled and said, "Oh? Do you know the answer now?"
Quan Yuxun said, "I have a little guess, but I still need grandfather's confirmation."
Mr. Quan said "hmm": "You say."
Quan Yuxun said, "I can only think that this has something to do with how Tan Tai Lin ascended the throne... and seized the throne."
"Having gained power improperly, it is natural that we must give up huge interests in order to stabilize the situation as soon as possible."
"So, I infer that this is a compromise between him and the three great nobles."
Mr. Quan nodded: "About the same..."
"Because apart from the Exotic Beast Forest, he has also conceded all other property rights. You must be well aware of this."
Quan Yuxun said, "This is all learned. People who study law in the Beichen Empire basically know it."
"However, the history books don't say this concession was due to an unjust acquisition of power. Instead, they praise Tan Tai Lin for his broad-mindedness and his commitment to remembering the contributions of the founding heroes."
“No one cooks his hunting dog after the cunning rabbit dies. No one hides his good bow after the birds are all gone.”
Old Master Quan chuckled and said meaningfully, "You have to know that every founding emperor wants to achieve these two things."
“Unless they can’t.”
"Dan Tailin's situation at the time meant he couldn't do it."
"Before, I also wondered, why can't he do it?"
"Generally speaking, it's because the military doesn't have enough power."
"Then the reasonable inference is that the three nobles hold a large number of troops."
"But I know the history of our Quan family. Even before the establishment of the Beichen Empire, our Quan family never had a large number of troops."
"From the beginning to the end, the Zong family has always been a legacy of military technology, not a true military power."
"And the Su family, that has always been the inheritance of the high priest."
"So, if our three noble families didn't have their own military, then why didn't Tan Tai Lin dare to take us down? Instead, he signed so many concessions?"
"Now I understand."
"Because, Tan Tai Lin, actually didn't have military power at that time."
"The real founding queen, Qisha, is the one who controls the military power."
"It's a pity that she was murdered by Tan Tai Lin's conspiracy. No matter how many troops we have, we are powerless to save the situation."
"It was probably after killing Qisha that Tan Tailin realized that without military power, his throne would be unstable..."
"So, in order to gather Qisha's troops, he gave up a lot of benefits."
Quan Yuxun pondered: "Should he first sign a bill with the three major nobles and give them benefits?"
"And then use the nobles as a bridge and bond to erode military power?"
"After all, although the army was not directly controlled by the nobles at that time, most of the middle and upper-level officers in the army were nobles?"
Grandpa Quan clapped his hands in appreciation: "As expected of you, you are the Qilin son of the Quan family!"
"Hearing the music, one understands the elegant meaning; understanding the great principles, one understands the world."
"Not bad! Not bad!"
"That's exactly what happened at the time."
"At that time, the military leadership was actually divided into three parts."
"We are the Quan family, the Zong family, and the Qi family."
"The people Qisha promoted were all high-ranking civilian officers."
"Unlike us, the Quan and Zong clans, who all support the senior officers within our clan."
Quan Yuxun asked, "How do you know the origins of high-ranking military officers ten thousand years ago?"
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