244 Farewell, the romantic Wang Jinling
As an emperor, what he should do is not to take all the power into his hands, but to balance the power of all parties and prevent one party from dominating. Sitting high on the dragon throne, using the art of an emperor, making everyone fear him, respect him, and please him, this is what an emperor should do.
In the previous dynasty, the noble families did not have such a great influence. Although the emperor of the previous dynasty valued the noble families, he would not let one family dominate. In front of the emperor of the previous dynasty, the noble families could only bow their heads and be his subjects. They took whatever the emperor gave them, and they could not fight for what the emperor did not give them...
However... Dongling was founded too recently, and the education of the princes and crown princes is not yet complete. The emperor is bent on taking back power, but he does not know that his eagerness to take back power will only make people anxious.
Just like Yuwen Yuanhua, the military power was his life. If he lost the military power, he would not even be able to save his own life. He would rather rebel than give up the military power.
Before the world is unified and the new emperor sits firmly on the throne, no matter who is the emperor, he will need the power of the aristocratic family. Before that, Wang Jinling's status will not change.
Therefore, when Wang Jinling appeared in the Dongling Imperial City the next day, the emperor sent the prince to welcome him in person to show his importance to the family.
"So, the aristocratic families are not as powerful as imagined. They also have to rely on the imperial power to survive." Feng Qingchen asked after listening to Zhai Dongming's explanation.
The prince is coming to welcome Wang Jinling in person. This is a big event. Although Feng Qingchen was injured, he has recovered well. So after hearing the news, he also ran to welcome Wang Jinling and watch the fun.
At this time, Feng Qingchen, Zhai Dongming and Sun Sixing were sitting in the teahouse, chatting while waiting for Wang Jinling's arrival.
How could the prince not come to welcome him in person, and how could the common people not come to watch the fun? Even the daughters of officials came out one after another. With the demeanor of a young master, the city gate was three times more lively than during New Year's Day.
Zhai Dongming nodded and lowered his voice again: "It can be said that the aristocratic families themselves rely on the imperial power to survive. Without the imperial power, how can the aristocratic families grow up? At least it was like this in the previous dynasty. In the previous dynasty, the aristocratic families did not have military power, and the only rights they could fight for were those that the emperor was willing to let them fight for.
Later, the world was in chaos. Although the aristocratic families had some military power, their influence was not great. The aristocratic families' greatest influence was on the government. Most of the officials in the world came from aristocratic families. People like Duke Anguo gained power by their horsemanship, and their ability to govern the country was really not that good.
In the early days of the founding of the country, the emperor was very wary of these meritorious officials, so he used the children of aristocratic families, but he used them too much, and now he can't control them. In short, this is a mess, but if you have the ability, you can also use the struggle between the powerful and the aristocratic families to consolidate power. "
In the past, Zhai Dongming would not have said these words. During this period, he became increasingly dissatisfied with the emperor, and this dissatisfaction reached its peak after hearing about the cause of his parents' death.
It is very likely that his parents were framed and killed by the emperor in order to seize the military power of the Zhai family. Later, his grandfather handed over the military power and the emperor let the Zhai family go.
In fact, Zhai Dongming thought too simply. The emperor let the Zhai family go because Prince Su was angry. On the surface, he handed over the military power, but he was holding the Shenjiying that should have been handed over to the emperor.
"It's so chaotic. It's really hard to be the emperor." Feng Qingchen shook his head. Although he was surrounded by his own people, Feng Qingchen still didn't dare to speak loudly.
"It's his own fault. He's too impatient." The current emperor is talented, but he's too ambitious. He wants to swallow up the other three kingdoms and nine cities and unify the world within his lifetime, but he doesn't know that haste makes waste.
The emperor was fine in the first two years after he ascended the throne. He acted calmly and steadily, and took power slowly. But as he got older, he became more and more impatient. He wanted to take control of Dongling in one day. Unfortunately, impatience can easily lead to mistakes. Although there was no internal strife in Dongling, it would soon...
Even rabbits will bite when they are cornered, not to mention these powerful people.
The emperor suffered two defeats this year, one at the hands of Yuwen Yuanhua and the other at the hands of Wang Jinling.
These two things are more or less related to Feng Qingchen.
Feng Qingchen smiled and stopped expressing her opinion. The emperor is a human being, not a god, and humans make mistakes. She didn't know what kind of person the current emperor was, but from the few times she met him, she could see that the emperor was heartless, self-willed, and ambitious.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's just wait for the eldest young master to come into the city. Jin Ling's travels this time have made him famous all over the world. He has firmly established his title as the number one young master of heaven. I heard that people from the Jixia Academy have invited him to give lectures." Feng Qingchen smiled and changed the subject. She had no control over these power struggles. She just needed to know that the people she cared about were all fine.
The Jixia Academy brought together wise men from all over the world and accommodated various schools of thought. It was the place that scholars from all over the world most wanted to go to.
"That's right. Jin Ling has become truly famous this time. He receives the most grand reception wherever he goes. I heard that many people want to marry Wang Jinling, but unfortunately they were all rejected by Jinling." When Wang Jinling was mentioned, Zhai Dongming looked proud and specifically mentioned that Wang Jinling was popular with girls, trying to test Feng Qingchen's reaction. However, Feng Qingchen seemed not to hear it and just nodded and smiled.
Zhai Dongming was depressed to death. What kind of person does Feng Qingchen like? She doesn’t even like such an outstanding person like Jin Ling. She is really a freak.
"Master, it's the eldest young master. The eldest young master's carriage is here, and there are so many people." Sun Sixing pointed at the moving black spots outside the city gate and shouted.
"Here, here, where are you?" Zhai Dongming stood up excitedly. Feng Qingchen's leg injury was almost healed. Hearing this, he also walked to the window, looking forward to...
Wang Jinling has been gone for so long, it would be a lie to say that I don’t miss him.
Wang Jinling's carriage slowly drove towards the city gate. In the front was the Wang family's carriage, and behind it followed various carriages, as well as guards and knights in different costumes.
"Those should be the people from Nanling, Xiling and other cities who sent Wang Jinling. These guards were also sent by them to protect Jinling. Jinling (5) did not have many people going out at the beginning." Zhai Dongming knew that Feng Qingchen did not understand these things, so he explained.
Feng Qingchen nodded to show that he understood, and when he got closer, he saw several luxury cars with women behind Wang Jinling. Zhai Dongming said that there were many people who wanted to write about Wang Jinling's marriage, and it seemed to be true. These people should be here to pursue Wang Jinling.
Come to think of it, whether in appearance, demeanor, knowledge or background, Wang Jinling is one of the best. How can one not be moved by such a man?
Feng Qingchen didn't know how long the team that was seeing off Wang Jinling was. She only knew that Wang Jinling's carriage had arrived at the city gate, and she had not yet seen the end of the team.
At this moment, Feng Qingchen finally understood why the emperor had made such a grand effort to welcome Wang Jinling.
The emperor was forced to do this. The fact that so many people were seeing him off outside the city was enough to show how popular the eldest son of the Wang family was. If the emperor did not show his respect, then Qi would be laughed at by the whole world for not knowing how to appreciate talent.
As everyone waited, Wang Jinling's carriage stopped at the city gate, and Wang Jinling, wearing a royal blue robe, stepped down from the carriage...