Chu Zhenglin felt like he was going to collapse if he kept thinking about it. He took a deep breath and adjusted his mindset. It wasn't long before Chu Zhenglin calmed down and decided to ask his uncle for advice.
Chu Zhenglin asked his Third Uncle, "Third Uncle, I'd like to ask, is the royal family of Wei State capable of completely suppressing all other sects in Wei State?"
The third uncle hit Chu Zhenglin hard with the scabbard with a feeling of disappointment. He didn't expect Chu Zhenglin to be so stupid and unreasonable.
Some people might say that Third Uncle could just tell Chu Zhenglin whether the royal family can completely suppress all the sects and forces in the Wei Kingdom. However, you have to know that Chu Zhenglin’s current identity is the chief of the Royal Government Affairs Office. If he doesn’t look for the reasons for various things and doesn’t think for himself, then he will never be able to truly grow up.
However, the Royal Government Affairs Office was the most powerful institution in Wei, aside from His Majesty. Every decision and action affected the nation's future. If Chu Zhenglin ignored the answers given by others instead of seeking them out for himself, he could easily make the wrong decisions, and the people of Wei would suffer.
Uncle San openly lectured him, "Chu Zhenglin, I know that you have this resistance to Chu Fan in your heart because the old guys in our royal family did not recommend you to be the emperor of Wei. You think he is not as good as you. That's why you are unwilling to understand how much Chu Fan has contributed to Wei and how many decisions he has made that can change Wei.
As his older brother, you are not only not proud of him, but you are actually deeply reluctant to understand Chu Fan's contributions to the State of Wei. Are you a qualified elder brother?"
Chu Zhenglin replied immediately, like a cat whose tail was stepped on, "I didn't. Third Uncle, don't say anything irresponsible just because you are my elder."
Third Uncle sighed and said, "Actually, these things can't be entirely blamed on you. You've always been trained as the future heir to the Wei Emperor. From a young age, the royal family and your father have instilled in you the idea that you will be the emperor of Wei. This has forced you to not only study military strategy and Confucianism since childhood, but also follow your father in handling the government affairs of Wei.
However, later on, the royal family was defeated because of a monk's prophecy, which allowed Chu Fan to become the emperor of Wei. Since you were indoctrinated with the idea of becoming an emperor since childhood, it is natural that you would feel resistance when you were asked to accept your brother becoming the emperor."
Chu Zhenglin said with red eyes and a slightly tearful tone, "Third Uncle, I don't. I really don't have any resistance to my brother becoming the emperor."
After Chu Zhenglin finished speaking, Third Uncle placed his hand gently on his shoulder and said soothingly, "Don't deceive yourself. This isn't something to be ashamed of, because we old guys have seen all the hardships and difficulties you've endured since you were a child.
If it were me, I would also feel dissatisfied in such a situation. After all, no matter who it is, he started to study and handle government affairs diligently when he was young, but after the beating, a younger brother who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun sat on the throne that should have belonged to him.
Anyone facing this kind of situation would feel hatred, so you don't have to deny that you have feelings of resistance towards your brother."
Chu Zhenglin said at this time: "Third Uncle, I don't accept it. Why do you negate my twenty years of hard work just because of a prophecy? Doesn't it mean that my efforts over the past twenty years are not worth mentioning? Is Chu Fan the only one who can be the emperor of Wei?"
How can a prophecy determine everything? How can Chu Fan, who was useless at the beginning, sit on the throne, while I can only be an ordinary prince of the royal family? I don’t accept it.
Chu Zhenglin's voice trembled when he spoke the last part, but his third uncle could understand Chu Zhenglin's feelings very well, because every time the Wei Kingdom changed its emperor, there would always be a few such frustrated people.
You have to know that the position of emperor is the emperor of a country. How can you give it up just like that, even to someone close to you? In other countries on the Shengwu Continent, the succession of the throne is often accompanied by struggle and killing. However, the Wei Kingdom can achieve such relative harmony because of the suppression of the clan elders.
In addition, previous candidates for the throne basically had profound achievements and prestige, and were able to win the support of the people after ascending the throne. However, the previous experiences of Chu Zhenglin and Chu Fan were worlds apart. Chu Zhenglin showed outstanding talent and diligence since he was a child, but Chu Fan easily got the throne because of the prophecy. No matter who it was, they would think this was unfair.
Third Uncle said comfortingly, "We old men in the royal family also think this is a bit unfair to you, so we confirmed your place when His Majesty decided to establish the Royal Government Affairs Office. You should know that the power of the Royal Government Affairs Office is second only to His Majesty and the Prime Minister. In fact, because the Royal Government Affairs Office has the final decision-making power, it is actually higher than the Prime Minister.
Another point is that you think Chu Fan is not as good as you, so you are unwilling to pay attention to his achievements and unwilling to understand him. However, we old guys in the royal family have always paid attention to Chu Fan's growth. Although he grew up in fun and is now unwilling to deal with complicated government affairs.
"But all the policies Chu Fan promulgated made great contributions to the State of Wei. Furthermore, the situation Wei faced at the time was one of Xiongnu invasions from outside and floods in Hedong and Jiuzhou from within, resulting in millions of refugees. "Chu Zhenglin, if you were the Emperor of Wei, would you have been able to rescue the State from its dire straits?"
Chu Zhenglin shook his head. When he heard that his parents were killed in a surprise attack by the Huns on the border, he had only one thought in his mind, which was to gather all the troops of Wei State to take revenge and drive the Huns out of Wei State. However, if he really did that at that time, then after the flood in the Nine Provinces of Hedong, Wei State would really have no material and manpower to carry out rescue.
And if he really did this as the Emperor of Wei, the country would be extremely empty. When the people of the nine states of Hedong arrived in Kaifeng City, as long as some malicious aristocratic families instigated them, this group of desperate victims might rebel.
However, even in such a seemingly desperate situation, his younger brother, who used to only know how to eat, drink and have fun, cleverly resolved the crisis and even made those ministers and aristocratic families with bad intentions expose themselves.
When Chu Zhenglin thought of this, he lowered his head. It seemed that he had never really seriously understood his younger brother who had always been good at eating, drinking and having fun.
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