"Of course she can't control it, but the Xu family behind her is different," Zhong Mingwei said slowly. He had originally put these things behind him and didn't want to think about them anymore, so he just told Ah Chou as a casual chat, "The military power of the Great Zhou Dynasty is divided into three types. One is the imperial guards of the capital, the second is the garrison troops in various places, and the third is the border army. Among them, the border army has the largest number and the most power. Among the border armies, the Northwest Army under the Pingxi King. The South Xinjiang Army controlled by the Xu family is the best, so even though my father has a prejudice against the Pingxi King and the Xu family, he is concerned about the important border areas. He dare not easily attack the Northwest and South Xinjiang."
"Isn't the Prince of Pingxi the younger brother of His Majesty? The Xu family is also the empress dowager's maternal family." The more Ah Chou listened, the more confused he became. "These are all His Majesty's flesh and blood relatives. How could His Majesty have a prejudice against them or even want to take action against them?"
"Where are the blood relatives in the royal family? Only power is the most important." Zhong Mingwei looked at Ah Chou's confused face. He couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He reached out and rubbed the back of Ah Chou's head, sighing. "It's okay if you don't understand."
"I don't understand, and I can't understand." Ah Chou lowered his head and rubbed Zhong Mingwei's legs for a while. He felt a little tired, so he poured a cup of tea and sat beside Zhong Mingwei to rest. At the same time, he couldn't help asking, "It's okay if it's the Xu family, they must be relatives, but the King of Pingxi is the younger brother of His Majesty. His Majesty was able to successfully ascend the throne, and the King of Pingxi made great contributions. Moreover, the King of Pingxi has been stationed in the northwest for more than 30 years for the Great Zhou, and he never complained. Even I, a rough palace servant in the laundry department, know this, but why is His Majesty so dissatisfied with the King of Pingxi?"
"Yes, even the humble palace servants know that the Prince of Pingxi has made outstanding contributions, so how could His Majesty not be afraid of him? This is called "too much merit to shock the ruler," Zhong Mingwei said slowly, "What's more, the Prince of Pingxi is younger and stronger than His Majesty, and his reputation is far-reaching. He is also the legitimate son of the Emperor and Empress, so His Majesty is inevitably a little more uneasy."
"I don't understand," Ah Chou shook his head and frowned. "Since the Prince of Pingxi was willing to help Your Majesty ascend to the throne, how could he try to seize Your Majesty's throne? Moreover, the Prince of Pingxi is Your Majesty's younger brother, so how could he attack his own brother? The Queen Mother is still alive, so he certainly won't do that. What on earth is Your Majesty worried about?"
"What if the Queen Mother originally intended to help Prince Pingxi ascend to the throne?" Zhong Mingwei asked in a deep voice, "and the late Emperor preferred Prince Pingxi?"
"Ah? There is such a thing?" Ah Chou was startled, paused, and then frowned and asked Zhong Mingwei, "Then why was it His Majesty who took the throne later? On the contrary, the Prince of Pingxi fled to the northwest and did not return to Beijing for more than 30 years?"
"Who knows?" Zhong Mingwei shook his head and said slowly, "The Emperor doesn't like the Prince of Pingxi, so the court officials rarely mention him, and the Queen Mother never mentions him either. So, apart from the tributes sent to the Cining Palace during the New Year, I know very little about the Prince of Pingxi."
"What a strange pair of brothers," Ah Chou whispered, adding, "And a strange mother and son."
Zhong Mingwei nodded: "Yes, I have always found it strange."
“Bang, bang, bang!”
The two were talking in the room when they heard a knock on the door. Ah Chou jumped out of bed in a hurry. Apart from Grandma Chen and Chen Qingxuan, no one else would come to their house. Ah Chou was afraid that people would wait too long, so he hurriedly put on his shoes and ran out.
"Put on the cloak!" Zhong Mingwei shouted outside, and reached out to take the black fox cloak at the end of the kang.
"Oh!" Achou put on his cloak and ran out hurriedly.
Zhong Mingwei looked out through the crack in the window and saw their little girl running outside wearing his cloak which was seriously not the right size for her. The cloak was so big that it made the little girl's already small head look even smaller. Her pigtails swayed back and forth at the back of her hair. Zhong Mingwei stared at the floating goose yellow silk at the end of her hair and could not help pursing his lips.
Their little girl is so pretty no matter how you look at her.
hey-hey.
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"Mr. Chen, why are you here? What's the matter?" As soon as Ah Chou opened the door, he saw Chen Qingxuan standing at the door. Even though he had guessed that the person coming was either Grandma Chen or Chen Qingxuan, he was still a little surprised. "The snow on the mountain road is so thick, the road must be very slippery and difficult to walk on, right?"
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