There are different comments in history books about Wu Tianci, the second emperor of Daxia.
The book "Biographies of Kings of Daxia" deeply analyzes his growth process and believes that the various mistakes he made, from the moment the First Emperor's Fu Xiaoguan decided to pass the throne to him, doomed everything he did after he ascended the throne to become a tragedy!
If we really want to talk about these tragedies, it was during his growth process, especially the year when he was with the First Emperor's tutor, that he failed to understand the deep meaning of the First Emperor. Or perhaps it was a mistake made by the First Emperor in the inheritance of the throne.
He did a good job in unifying and governing Daxia, but it was obvious that he lacked the experience to train a good successor.
Some historical books also believe that the First Emperor's abdication was carried out in a hurry. There are many reasons for this, but there is only one reason that is most acceptable to the people of Daxia:
The First Emperor must have hesitated about abdicating the throne. Before this, he had never appointed a crown prince. He had many sons, and earlier he must have wanted to let these sons compete for the throne, so his children all studied under the eldest son, Ru Wen Xingzhou.
Election was an idea once proposed by the First Emperor. He also envisioned selecting high-ranking officials of Daxia through election.
But for some reason, the First Emperor gave up this idea. He was eager to open up distant sea markets and live the kind of carefree life he desired, so he handed the throne to Huihuang, whose thoughts and experience were still immature. This led to Huihuang's various confusing behaviors in the following years.
Therefore, Huihuang’s fault lies in Qin Shihuang’s fault!
Some historical books also believe that Huihuang Tianci was the eldest son of the First Emperor. He studied under the great Confucian scholar Wen Xingzhou of the Great Xia Dynasty and accompanied the First Emperor in ruling the country for more than a year.
Since the First Emperor chose his eldest son Wu Tianci to inherit the throne, this is enough to show that the Hui Emperor was not a useless person. He must have many shining points. However, these shining points of his seemed insignificant under the powerful brilliance of the First Emperor's Fu Xiaoguan.
This is the light of fireflies to the bright moon!
The First Emperor created the method of three prime ministers discussing politics and cabinet voting, with the intention of limiting the imperial power, drawing on the strengths of various schools of thought, and pooling the wisdom of everyone to jointly formulate policies that would benefit Daxia.
This is the restriction on imperial power!
The First Emperor intended to remove the cage from the heads of the people of Daxia, and he also seemed to intend to put a cage on the imperial power.
Emperor Hui succeeded to the throne. Although he was young, he had great ambitions to carry on the past and open up the future.
But Huihuang ultimately failed to understand the First Emperor's good intentions. He was trapped in a cage by himself. This was the demon in his heart. Unfortunately, he was unable to get out.
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Chang'an in autumn has a unique beauty.
Accompanied by Liu Jin, Wu Tianci really slipped out of the palace and walked on Suzaku Avenue.
He was wearing a long brocade robe and holding a folding fan in his hand, dressed like a young man.
He was born handsome, with red lips, white teeth and an imposing manner. He did not look like a thirteen-year-old, but more like a mature teenager. Walking on the crowded Suzaku Street, he attracted the attention of many women.
All of this was new to Wu Tianci, who rarely left the palace.
He recalled the time when he went to the Royal Farm in Mozhou with his father last year, and suddenly felt that such unrestrained days were beautiful - wandering on this Suzaku Avenue, without having to think about the trivial matters in the court, basking in the warm autumn sun, watching the endless stream of people, listening to the noisy sounds, it seemed that he could wash away the worries in his heart.
But can it really be washed off?
This is my country!
These are all my people!
They are living such a carefree life under the rule of my father. What else can I do for them?
Can I make their lives better?
Can we take Daxia to a higher level as my father wishes?
My father said that we should treat ministers with sincerity and treat the people with honesty. Over the past six months, I have truly treated the three prime ministers as my uncles, but can my sincerity win theirs?
They have followed my father for a long time. Now I think that every word I say will be compared with my father's in their hearts, so my words will become a joke.
The expedition to Yelang Kingdom was the oral order from my father brought back by Minister Zhuo. I was just doing what my father wanted, but they actually asked for the cabinet's decision.
So if this matter was proposed by me and led by me, wouldn’t they oppose it on the spot!
The boy's heart suddenly became no longer beautiful.
He felt that his pride had disappeared in front of his ministers.
Wu Tianci was losing interest and thought to himself, since you all are capable, then I... won't bother with all that, so as not to make myself uncomfortable.
"Liu Jin,"
"The servant is here!"
"How much silver is left in the treasury?"
Liu Jin looked around and whispered, "Your Majesty, the retired emperor left you a full 130 million taels of silver."
"Oh..." Wu Tianci thought about it and didn't continue.
He continued walking forward, crossed Zhuque Avenue, and came to Qidao Bridge.
It's almost noon, time to eat.
This is No. 378 Zhuque Street, where the Sifang Building is located.
At this time, there were already many guests in the Sifang Building. Wu Tianci had to leave the palace temporarily and did not make a reservation, so the private room on the second floor was not available.
"Master, would you like me to tell the owner of this Sifanglou?"
Wu Tianci waved his hand and said, "No need, let's sit in the lobby on the first floor."
Led by the waiter, the two sat in a corner by the window in the lobby on the first floor. Wu Tianci took the menu and ordered six dishes with great interest.
There were quite a few people in the lobby. Those who could eat in Sifanglou were certainly not ordinary people, but mostly businessmen.
There were six people sitting at the table next door, and at this moment, some words reached Wu Tianci's ears.
"Brother Zhu, I heard that your family is commissioning the Yao County Shipyard to build a giant merchant ship?"
"Hey, Brother Qiu is quite well-informed. My family originally ran the route from Jiangcheng to the Leah Continent. The Leah Continent is now gradually prospering, and a lot of goods are needed. The previous merchant ships can no longer meet the demand for freight, so these merchant ships must also keep up with the situation and upgrade."
"Brother Zhu, what you said is probably three-tenths true and seven-tenths false!"
"Hey, Brother Shang, why do you say that?"
Wu Tianci turned around and saw a middle-aged man stroking his short beard and smiling slightly, "Brother Zhu's family is probably thinking about catching up with the huge business opportunities that will be brought about by the emperor's expedition to the European continent!"
"Brother Shang, the emperor has abdicated. He is now the emperor emeritus. It is inappropriate to use the title of emperor anymore!"
"Ah, yes, yes, Brother Qiu is right. Hey..."
Then Wu Tianci heard the middle-aged man sigh, "You said the emperor is in his prime. Even if he goes on an expedition to the European continent, there is no need for him to abdicate!"
"With him leading our Great Xia, the future of Great Xia will surely be bright. The new emperor will ascend the throne..."
The middle-aged man surnamed Shang shook his head and said, "I hope the Emperor will return triumphantly from this trip soon!"
Wu Tianci's face suddenly turned dark.
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