"Father." Xiang Zhengqi said authentically, "This is not very consistent with the ancient system, right?"

Xiang Zhuang nodded slightly and said, "That's right, since ancient times, the inheritance system of the Huaxia tribe has been inherited by the father and son, and brothers are born and brothers are born and brothers are born. But is this system really good? But the father and emperor don't think so."

Xiang Zheng opened his mouth but said nothing. Although he was determined to refute, he did not dare.

Xiang Zhuang sighed and said earnestly: "Zheng'er, since your father has given you the country and country, you will never go back on your word and depose you. Just say it directly. Your father will never blame you. As long as you are right, what's wrong with changing your mind? Today, you, my father and son will open up their talk, okay?"

"Now." Xiang Zheng bowed deeply and said respectfully, "My son is very careful to listen to the teachings of his father."

Xiang Zhuang smiled bitterly and said, "Then let's talk about the father first, "If the father dies, the son will succeed, and why are the brothers and brothers? The so-called father dies and the sons will succeed to the throne, which means that the old emperor dies, and the sons will succeed to the throne. If the old emperor does not die, even if he lives to the age of 100, as long as he does not take the initiative to give way, his son will have to wait obediently."

"People's energy is limited. When they get older, they will inevitably be weak. If they lack energy, they will easily rely on others and become more likely to listen and believe. At this time, they will easily appear bad politics." After patting Xiang Zheng on the shoulder, Xiang Zhuang sighed: "Not everyone can be as good as the father, and can calmly put down the authority in their hands."

Xiang Zhuang said this with thoughts, and there are countless examples of this in history.

Emperor Wu of Han and Emperor Ming of Tang can be regarded as a wise ruler with great talent, right? But when they were over 60 years old and had no physical strength and energy, they still couldn't get along. As a result, they all caused chaos in their later years. The witchcraft rebellion caused the prince and queen to kill hundreds of thousands of people in vain. The Anshi Rebellion directly led to the decline of the Tang Empire.

However, these things cannot be told to Xiang Zheng. Fortunately, Xiang Zhuang was prepared, and he immediately dug out the historical book and said, "Zheng'er, King Zhaoxiang of Qin is considered a master of talent, right? But in his later years, he also made a big mistake. He believed in greedy words and recalled Bai Qi from Handan, which resulted in a big failure. After that, he was angry and embarrassed and killed Bai Qi and destroyed the Great Wall himself!"

"Duke Huan of Qi, the leader of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, won't say anything about his great talent, but in his later years he was foolish and unknown, and he valued villains such as Yiya and Shu Diao. As a result, the country was covered in confusion, and even he starved to death in the civil strife!" Xiang Zhuang held his finger and said, "There is also King Hui of Wei, who is over 80 years old, and the Wei State has completely declined."

Finally, General Xiang Zhuang finally said: "Taking history as a lesson, I decided to abdicate myself for my father."

Xiang Zheng nodded, and he also felt that what his father said was reasonable. The old emperor still fell in love with him after he was old, which was indeed not conducive to the long-term stability of the empire. He immediately swears: "My son is willing to make an oath in the name of his ancestors. He will definitely follow his father and abdicate the throne to the crown prince before he is fifty."

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and smiled and said, "At the age of fifty, you are still very strong, so there is no need to rush to abdicate. However, after the age of sixty, one person will completely age. I hope you can abdicate before the age of sixty. I hope you can use the practice of the two generations of emperors, you, my father and son to fix the limit on the year of the emperor as the ancestral system of the empire."

"Ancestral system?" Xiang Zheng thought about it, but it was not voluntary. It was forced.

"Yes, the ancestral system!" Xiang Zhuang emphasized the key point, and the emperor's year restrictions must be enforced as ancestral system.

Since ancient times, the Huaxia people worship ghosts and gods and various natural phenomena, but the ones they worship most are their ancestors. Therefore, as long as Xiang Zhuang, the First Emperor and Xiang Zheng, the second emperor abdicated before the age of 60, it is really possible that the emperor's 60 years of age will be fixed in the form of an ancestral system. Due to the name of the ancestral system, few emperors in later generations dare to overcome it.

Xiang Zheng nodded and said, "The sixty-year-old minister fully agrees with the restriction of his son. It is just the matter of establishing a crown prince..."

"Haha, it seems that you, my father and son have reached a consensus on the emperor's sixty years old limit." Xiang Zhuang smiled and said, "Now let's talk about the crown prince. For the father, he firmly opposes Chu'er as the crown prince, and insists that among your dozen adult younger brothers, the ministers will choose one of the crown princes. Do you know the reason?"

Xiang Zheng said respectfully: "My son listens to the teachings of his father."

Xiang Zhuang said: "The orderly inheritance of the throne is a big deal, which is related to the long-term stability of the empire. However, the old emperor is still obsessed with the country's foundation, which is only a kind of disorderly inheritance. Another type is that the emperor died suddenly and the prince was young. At this time, chaos in the harem interferes in politics or the regent of the powerful ministers."

In Chinese history, there are countless examples of chaos in the harem or regents in the harem because of the young master. For example, Empress Lü in the early Han Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi in the late Qing Dynasty, were all examples of chaos in the harem. For example, Huo Guang, Wang Mang, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao and even Zhang Juzheng, were all classic cases of regents in the harem.

Xiang Zhuang said: "Zheng'er, it is said that life and death are fate, and wealth and honor are in heaven. Take off your shoes tonight, and maybe you will never have the chance to wear them tomorrow? If one day you, my father and son died suddenly, and Chu'er is still young, how dare you say that your dozens of younger brothers will not have the ambition to usurp the throne of his nephew? Do you dare say that your queen will be willing to be in a female position? Do you dare say that there will be no powerful ministers such as Lu Buwei, Li Si, and Zhao Gao?"

Xiang Zheng was speechless, and he really didn't dare to assert.

"So, in order to prevent chaos in the harem and the regent of the powerful ministers because of the young master, the crown prince must choose from the adult royal family's children!" Xiang Zhuang said this and said, "But you don't have to complain to Chu'er. As long as you teach well, Chu'er will succeed in his studies, he will still have the chance to be elected as a crown prince when he grows older!"

"The father means..." Xiang Zheng was stunned when he heard this and looked at Xiang Zhuang in confusion.

Xiang Zhuang said: "The so-called crown prince is actually the reserve monarch, but he may not necessarily become the monarch. Just say that your dozen adult younger brothers are not much younger than you. When you abdicate at the age of 60, they are almost at their age, so it doesn't make much sense to succeed them."

Xiang Zheng's heart moved slightly and said, "The father's meaning is..."

"To be a father, the crown prince will choose once every ten years, and only choose the royal family members between the ages of eighteen and thirty. Ten years have passed, and if the old emperor is still there, the crown prince will be re-selected. Therefore, Chu'er still has the chance to be elected as the crown prince twenty years later." Xiang Zhuang paused and said, "I'm afraid that Chu'er will not be able to choose anything after twenty years, haha."

Xiang Zheng smiled awkwardly and said, "Father, my son is regarded as an example since childhood. You will do whatever you say. There will never be any slightest disobedience to the emperor. I am afraid that future generations will not follow this rule."

"Yes, this is indeed a problem, so we have to set another rule for future generations." After a pause, Xiang Zhuang said again, "When the crown prince is chosen, the emperor's words do not count. It must be collectively elected by the meritorious generals of the Martial Arts Academy. Whoever gets the most support will be the next crown prince."

Xiang Zhuang also thought about this carefully.

The emperor was restricted by the age of 60. Two generations of emperors were the role model and the gimmick of the ancestral system. There were probably few emperors in later generations who dared to overcome it. Even if someone wanted to overcome it, they would probably be drowned by the saliva of the ministers in the court! It should be noted that the system of censors being speechless and that no one could impeach. The atmosphere of pride in scolding the emperor is being formed.

However, it is not so easy to establish the system of the crown prince, and it is recommended every ten years.

Xiang Zhuang believed that this system might be implemented when he was still alive, but after his death, this system would come to an end. The gimmicks of the ancestral system may not be able to resist the favor of the legitimate son, and the saliva of the censor may not be able to resist the wind of the concubines. Unless there is enough checks and balances, it will be difficult for this system to continue to be implemented.

The Martial Arts Academy, or the meritorious generals of the Martial Arts Academy, is the balance force envisioned by Xiang Zhuang!

The Chinese Empire followed the Chu State's farming and war business reading system, and the nominal farming and war business reading status was equal. In fact, it was not the case that farmers and merchants could only obtain lower titles, and scholars could also only obtain lower titles. For example, the six ministers in the court had mostly only third-class barons (the twenty-level title system has been changed to the fifth-class Duke and Bozi, each level was three).

This situation occurs because it is difficult to obtain enough merits by farming, doing business or becoming an official.

Only by fighting in a war can one have the opportunity to obtain a large number of merits and continue to be promoted. Therefore, even if it is not counted as the six great dukes and the 36 founding marquis, the military men raised by the military court are more likely to obtain titles than farmers, merchants or literati. Therefore, the status of military men is generally much higher than that of literati, merchants or literati.

In other words, in the Chinese Empire, the influence of warriors was the greatest.

To put it bluntly, farmers grow grain, merchants grow money, literati are managers, and martial artists are responsible for the affairs!

Selecting the best or most ambitious royal children as crown princes is also highly consistent with the interests of the warriors, because only the best crown princes can become the best emperor, and only the best emperors can continue to expand to the outside world. Only in this way can the warriors have the opportunity to continuously obtain military achievements and be promoted to titles.

When the system of establishing a crown prince is highly consistent with the interests of the military man, the entire system of establishing a crown prince system becomes the biggest supporter, and it is possible to restrict the imperial power. Unless a very cruel emperor appears in later generations and has the courage to capture all the nobles in the martial arts court in one go, the court system of the crown prince will continue to be implemented.

The crown prince’s choice once in ten years is undoubtedly the greatest manifestation of the military’s right to speak, and the military will definitely support it.

This is actually a disguised aristocratic republic. The Martial Arts Academy is almost the Senate, and the nobles and martial artists raised by the Martial Arts Academy are almost the veterans of the Roman Republic. The only difference is that the nobles of the Roman Republic are hereditary, while the nobles of the Martial Arts Academy are all lifelong.

With this huge force of warriors, the crown prince’s court has a foundation for existence!

Of course, the power of the warriors also needs to be restricted. Xiang Zhuang’s measure is the lifelong system of titles, so that the aristocratic generals in the Martial Academy will not be solidified. Another is to give all nobles above the Martial Academy the same right to speak. The six major kings are one vote, and a small lieutenant is also one vote. Once there are many voices, the possibility of being concentratedly controlled is very small.!~!
Chapter completed!