Zhang Tianshang stayed, waiting for the ministers to leave, Qi Xiaobai looked at Zhang Tianshang: "Your son has been away from you for a long time, I plan to let him return to you, what do you think?" ”

Qi Xiaobai was planning to put Zhang Zhen back, he knew that Zhang Zhen had no meaning in the north, and there was Zhou Baotong in the north to preside, but Zhang Tianshang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, with my intentions, for the sake of Qi State, my child still doesn't want to come back!" ”

Qi Xiaobai muttered in his heart, where is your child, and you haven't done anything for the Qi country, if it weren't for Zhou Baotong and Qi Jiu, I'm afraid that the north would already be in chaos, and the wealthy families from all over the country would have risen up!

The territory under the jurisdiction of Zhang Zhen is different from the Yue Land and Yan Land, which is a real alien land, and many people are unwilling to rule the Qi Kingdom in their hearts, and they have a strong antipathy.

And the most important thing for Zhang Zhen to do in the north is to assimilate the local alien races, so that they can become a part of the Qi country, and in the future, they can fight for the Qi country!

However, Qi Xiaobai was a little incomprehensible about Zhang Tianshang's refusal of his kindness, it stands to reason that if Zhang Zhen comes back, this Zhang Tianshang should be grateful to the Lord Longen, and Qi Xiaobai is very grateful.

After all, Zhang Zhen and Zhang Tiantian are separated by two sides, one is outside the empire, guarding the overseas territories of the empire, and the other is in the center of the Qi country, presiding over the internal affairs of the Qi country.

Zhang Tianshang looked at Qi Xiaobai, looking at Qi Xiaobai's expression, for Zhang Tianshang, who was good at observing people's faces, he could see that Qi Xiaobai had doubts in his heart.

He said on the side: "King Huan, I don't let my children come, it's really for the Qi country!" ”

"Although Zhou Baotong can rule Goguryeo, but Goguryeo is a land of a foreign race, and Zhou Baotong is at odds with the central government of my dynasty, and he is still a pirate, if he is in a foreign race and is in power, will this be out of our control?" Zhang Tianshang looked at Qi Xiaobai and said.

Speaking of this, Qi Xiaobai sighed, it is true that Zhang Zhen can't leave, where is Zhang Zhen, I don't ask him what he can manage, just ask him to be in power and control the absolute military power.

Zhang Zhen will not betray Qi, because his father is the Xiangguo in the Qi State, as long as Zhang Tianshang is the Xiangguo in the Qi State for a day, then Zhang Zhen will not betray the Qi State, and Zhang Zhen is a naked Yingqiu person, and he has a deep affection for Yingqiu, and he still thinks about returning to Yingqiu in his heart.

And Zhou Baotong is different, he is a pirate, he was born, the local people don't treat him very well, and he doesn't have a trace of hometown feelings.

This is reality, this is also human nature, the royal power is above, this is what many people dream of? The prince will have a kind of saying.

When Zhou Baotong sits in that position, with the military power in his hands, it is very likely to break away from the Qi State and dominate one side, after all, Zhou Baotong has no scruples, he betrayed the Qi State, failed, and died, for a person like Zhou Baotong who was born as a pirate, what is death?

Once successful, that is, the prince will have a kind of Xiangning and become a real prince, and the class will leap.

He is different from Zhang Zhen, Zhang Zhen has a family, and Zhang Zhen's character is also destined that he will not be independent, for the sake of security, the secret guard is monitoring Zhang Zhen in the north, Qi Xiaobai also knows what kind of person Zhang Zhen is.

This is also why Qi Xiaobai let Zhang Zhen sit in the north and guard this alien territory.

And Qi Xiaobai thought at this time, there is a lack of people in the Qi clan, if there are many people in the Qi clan, then these alien territories can be under the jurisdiction of the Qi clan.

During the period of territorial expansion, the strength of this clan is still very necessary, but the Qi State is the least part of the clan among the princes of the empire.

This is mainly because Qi Xiaobai has few wives, looking at the princes of various countries, the wives of the princes are not all dozens, and their concubines are all very capable of giving birth, and they pay attention to the so-called mother and son.

And Qi Xiaobai's side is different, the harem is harmonious, there is no competition, everyone is also casual about having children, and they don't think about desperately giving birth to Qi Xiaobai, which has created the withering of the Qi clan.

"Zhang Shangqing, you have your child, your father and son can't get together, it's all for the Qi country!" Qi Xiaobai admired Zhang Tianshang's spirit of sacrifice very much.

Of course, Zhang Tianshang also has selfish intentions, with the care of Qi Jiu and Zhou Baotong, there will be no accidents for his children outside Xinjiang, and he can make meritorious contributions at any time and get certain benefits.

After coming back, you have to take into account the eyes of others, you have to avoid suspicion, and you can't promote your own children at will, like Guan Zhong, there are actually a lot of capable people in the family, but they are all in a high position, a low one, and a medium position, I'm afraid that as long as Guan Zhong is here, they don't show some strange talents, and they will never come out.

And his son is different, outside the territory, as long as there is a war, even if the credit is not large, but as the leader, the credit will be in his hands.

As for the mistake, as the leader, of course, he was the first to be slaughtered, but there are Qi Jie and Zhou Baotong in the north, can there be a mistake? The chances of an error will be slim.

Even if there is a mistake, he Zhang Tianshang has the ability to protect his son, Xiangguo still has a certain face, of course, this mistake cannot be too big, so that Qi Guo has suffered a lot of losses, it really comes to that point, he Zhang Tianshang can only sacrifice his son.

But Zhang Tianshang didn't think that kind of thing would happen, and he was saying that if he wanted to get some, he had to take some risks.

Can go from a small person to become the Xiangguo of Qi State, this Zhang Tianshang must have extraordinary ability, he still dares to make this kind of bet, although he has a child, but he Zhang Tianshang does not want his child to do nothing for a lifetime, but wants Zhang Zhen to inherit the future of the Zhang family, so that the Zhang family becomes a family.

This is also why after Zhang Zhen liked a young lady, he was a little angry in his heart, with Zhang Tianshang's thoughts, Zhang Zhen's woman can only be a woman from a big family, and when the time comes, they will join forces.

And Zhang Zhen's decision disrupted Zhang Tianshang's plan, so taking a concubine, Zhang Tianshang also thought about it, as the son of Xiangguo, it is no problem to take a concubine and find a little princess of the family, but Zhang Zhen's son also refused.

This made Zhang Tianshang angry, and he could only choose the next strategy, that is, to let Zhang Zhen make meritorious contributions, and his status could be the same as him, and when the time came, he was giving birth to a child, so that the Zhang family was at least a powerful family, and the future would be handed over to his children and grandchildren.

In fact, Zhang Tianshang also sighed, when he was young, he didn't have more children, only gave birth to Zhang Zhen one child, otherwise he wouldn't have fallen into such a situation, if there were many children, Zhang Zhen was unwilling to marry, he could let other sons marry.

But the young Zhang Tianshang, who was a small person at the time, did not dare to have children, because he had to raise them when he was born, and it was very difficult for Zhang Tianshang, who had no power and power, to raise one.