The Prodigal Son of the Empire

Su Dingfang froze for a moment, then looked at Wang Kang meaningfully and said, "You are finally going to ask me this."

"Why do you think so?"

"Because the you now are different from before, and when you are in this position, you will naturally want to know this."

"you……"

"Are you surprised?"

Su Dingfang smiled and said: "Grandpa has also been a Hanlin bachelor. There are some things that I don't want to bother doing, but it doesn't mean I don't know."

Wang Kang immediately understood.

Grandpa used to be a scholar of the Hanlin Academy in the former dynasty, and he can get to this position, and he can know some things by osmosis.

It seems that I still asked the right question.

The great change three years ago can be said to be a turning point for Zhao Guo.

Although it is relatively close to now, few people mention it, or dare not mention it.

That year, the end of the year.

It is the age.

National celebration!

It was a great day, but on this day, the then great prince Jiang Chengqian launched a mutiny without warning.

He led troops to force the palace and asked the old Emperor Zhao to abdicate.

At the same time, most officials of the imperial court jointly signed a letter to force the old Emperor Zhao to abdicate.

This mutiny, known as a fool's style, had a huge impact!

Because everyone knows that the old Emperor Zhao will abdicate sooner or later, and that position will belong to the First Prince sooner or later!

But that's it, it happened.

It was also on this day that the youngest prince Jiang Chengli walked out of everyone's sight.

The Huai'an, Dingbian, Xiangfen, and Nanhe four city defense forces that defended the capital have undergone major changes!

It was also on this day that Ling Yun, the Duke of Ding at the time, died. After that, the strongest army in Zhao State, Zhao Wuzu was disbanded!

afterwards.

A large number of nobles and court officials were killed along with the eldest prince in the chaos...

That day is also known as Kyoto Bloody Night!

Too many things happen.

But it is also full of doubts.

As a result, the pattern of Zhao Guo changed!

Wang Kang has been secretly inquiring about this matter, and asked Shen Yuanchong a lot, but at that time, he did not participate and knew very little.

Thoughts flashed, Wang Kang asked, "I don't know how much you know about the past, Grandpa?"

"I don't know much."

Su Dingfang's eyes wandered, as if reminiscing, and said in a low voice: "In my impression, the only thing I remember is that many people died!"

"Duke Ding is dead!"

"Marquis Yingwu is dead!"

"Heng Xianhou is dead!"

"The civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, the noble ministers, died a lot!"

"The entire imperial court has undergone a big change of blood, which makes me feel..."

Wang Kang asked suspiciously, "What do you feel?"

"It's as if this was a premeditated mutiny, or it was a bureau in advance, and the purpose of this bureau was to wipe out all these people..."

Chapter 836 Celebrate, go to the capital!

Hearing this, Wang Kang was stunned for a moment, and then asked in surprise: "Is there any basis for your feeling?"

"You have to understand the situation before that."

Su Dingfang seemed to be recalling, and said: "After I became a Jinshi, I entered the Imperial Academy. At that time, it was still in the Jianlong period. At that time, the Zhao State was quite powerful, and then the old Emperor Zhao succeeded to the throne."

"The national strength has reached its peak. As the emperor, what do you want to do most?"

"Expand the territory!"

"But he ignored a very important thing. The strength of the Zhao Kingdom lies in the strength of the nobles. In many foreign wars, it depends on several big families!"

"Old Emperor Zhao made a mistake. I was able to get in touch with a lot of secret history in the Imperial Academy. In fact, the emperors of all dynasties have intentionally or unintentionally eliminated the power of the nobles, but only here he did not do so. Instead, he appointed ..."

Wang Kang heard Shen Yuanchong say these things too.

During the reign of the old Emperor Zhao, he used the nobles heavily to launch foreign wars, but most of them ended without a problem. There was no real gain, but the national power was consumed day by day.

In the war against Chu, he was defeated in one battle, not only that, but also lost the eastern province.

It was supposed to be recuperating, but the old Emperor Zhao didn't stop. In order to satisfy his own selfish desires, he began to use troops against the country of Yue...

As a result, a powerful country is declining!

"In the later period, I was already a Hanlin scholar, but at that time the country was out of control, or the court had lost most of its rights!"

Su Dingfang said: "Only a small part of the soldiers and horses in the country belong to the imperial court, and most of them are in the hands of the nobles!"

"The same is true for localities. They are controlled by nobles. There are no low-ranking families at the top and no nobles at the bottom. The government orders are different, and the court has its own appearance!"

"And the old Emperor Zhao didn't know anything about it, he spent his whole day in extravagance and listened to slander!"

Su Dingfang said with some hatred: "Confucianism advocates great unification in politics, strengthening the centralization of power, the three cardinal guides and the five permanent principles, the monarch, the minister and the minister..."

"But in fact, the imperial court at that time had completely lost its centralization, and the court ministers were nothing more than flatterers. People with lofty ideals who could stand up were suppressed and could not hold their heads up!"

"And the old Emperor Zhao is still immersed in his dream, unable to extricate himself, knowing nothing..."