The Spring Festival of the thirty-eighth year of Chengtian has come in a blink of an eye.

On this day, Chen Ming got up early in the morning as usual, although the sky was full of lead-colored clouds, dark and gloomy. But he still went to greet the old lady who was 88 years after the New Year, and then worshiped his ancestors, and then accepted the worship of the civil and military ministers in the Fengtian Temple.

I don't know when it snowed in the sky, and the little elf fluttering in the air, light as smoke and white as jade, circled and descended happily into this world. Soon, the snow became heavier, and it fluttered and sprinkled. It is like jade leaves, silver flowers, and flying goose feathers and catkins scattered in the heavenly palace.

For many years, Chen Ming has been completely familiar with the process of the first day of the Lunar New Year. The speech at the great pilgrimage, Chen Ming still needed the gunman to write it for him early at the earliest, and then memorized it to deal with it. New Year's pilgrimage, the speech needs some literary style, just like the New Year's greeting message of the rabbit elder in later generations, it must have a corresponding level. But now, Chengtian has passed thirty-eight years, Chen Ming is like the Xiucai who 'is familiar with 300 Tang poems, and he can't make poems and can chant', he doesn't need to find a gunman for many years, and he can say many clichés without hiccup.

Back in the Qianqing Palace, Chen Ming did not lie down immediately. He was looking at the world map hanging on the wall, all the while. But he was by no means concerned about European affairs, Chen Ming was just thinking about his discontentment.

He is now 62 years old.

Many years ago, Chen Ming had plans to retire at the age of 60, and planned to retire from the throne after the age of 60. But now that he is 62 years old, he is not ready to take over the throne at all.

But it's also fast.

The overall situation of the world will be known in the next three years, and by the time he is sixty-five, in 1815, Napoleon's success or failure will be known, and Chen Ming will be able to retire successfully.

But among his sons who are still in Nanjing, who can afford this dragon chair throne?

In fact, Chen Ming already knew in his heart, that is, his eldest son Chen Ding.

It is said that Chen Ding has not been very good over the years, although others are not stupid, nor do they pretend to be smart, the queen and uncle have also helped him a lot, and he still has a great advantage at first, but he lost because his advantage in his early years was too big and conspicuous.

There is an old Chinese saying that if the wood is beautiful in the forest wind, it will be urged, and the pile above the shore will be turbulent. The first to rot is Chen Ding.

He was a tiger who couldn't fight a pack of wolves, and he suffered a big loss.

Because Chen Ming's sons were all tempted by the vassal states of the Americas, the Chen Han Dynasty's struggle for the throne was not the same as that of the previous dynasty, nor was it different from the Nine Dragons in the Kang Mazi era.

Taking the situation of Yong Laosi at that time as an example, Yong Laosi and Lao Thirteen followed the prince in the earliest days, and the eighth followed the boss in the early years. Although the prince is also the target of public criticism, the prince still has some helpers among his brothers.

Chen Ding's side is very different. Brothers who have nothing to do with it yearn for the Americas, and they don't participate in the struggle for the throne; The brothers involved were all like wolves and tigers, and the first spearhead was all directed at him.

Seriously, in the years of fighting, if Chen Ding hadn't been secretly protected by Chen Ming and taken care of him several times, he would definitely not have ended up with someone else right now. He's going to be even worse! Who made him not try to suppress his competitors as much as he could?

But even with Chen Ming's covert intervention, Chen Ding can now not fall into his own momentum, which can also prove from a certain side that his personal ability is still good. Because the number of times Chen Ming meddled was very small.

But it's just good.

If Chen Ding is really capable, he relies on his advantages in his early years, and he should be so crushed that the little brother can't have two hearts.

But he clearly didn't.

Compared with several sons who are vying for the throne, Chen Ding's ability is not outstanding, and it is King Yu who is really outstanding. The situation of wolves devouring tigers is the head picked by the sixth [King Yu].

But among these sons, Chen Ming still chose Chen Ding as his heir. This is not only because he cares most about this son, but also because he personally believes that if Chen Han's next generation of emperors is a wise king, it will not be beneficial to Chen Han's true constitution.

It's been 18 years now, not 17 years, not 16/15 years. Although there is still soil for the existence of the emperor and the emperor's power in China, Chen Ming cannot see the light after a hundred years.

How long can the monarchy of the Oriental emperor continue? Twenty years, thirty years, or forty years? It is now 1812 in the Western calendar.

How long can the Oriental-style way of kingship last? I really think that China has a 2,000-year feudal history, and the people here must be dead set on feudalism. Chen Ming has seen very clearly over the years that the central government's senior administration yuan is still inconspicuous, and although its influence has expanded a lot, it is still limited. However, the influence of the local Advisory Council is much higher than that of the Information Council.

Many bigwigs of the industrial and commercial class have taken the opportunity to closely integrate with the government and localities, and the influence and potential power of businessmen are constantly increasing.

A clear example of this is the Education Fund. Or a series of charitable contributions equivalent to this fund.

The enterprises and businessmen who have paid a lot of money have become guests of the local government.

Or else? Your government has less than 1 million charity funds a year, and the next province has more than 10 million charity funds a year.

How much can this extra nine million do?

How many primary and secondary schools can this have? How many nurseries and nursing homes can be supplied? How many school-age children can go to school?

Nine million a year is not visible, nine million a year, which official dares not to pay attention to it? When that thing falls on its own turf, it is a real political achievement. And no one in the official does not want to be promoted, but they want to be promoted, and they also rely on real political achievements.

Therefore, after 30 years of imperceptible development, these businessmen and tycoons who are full of copper smell are no longer fat pigs in the eyes of the government, but nobles in the eyes of the local government. Thirty years after the rabbit reform, the Olympic Games were held, and the social changes could not be said to be completed, but the foundation was definitely laid. These people go in and out of the local government like VIPs, which is a normalized treatment, so that the social status of today's rich people is really rising in a straight line.

With the high social status of these business tycoons, can they not seek their rights?

Chen Ming could imagine what the situation would be twenty or thirty years from now.

If he puts a son with brains and skills on the throne, China's future will be too uncertain. Therefore, Chen Ding, the prince who has been rubbed for 20 years, is on the throne, and a person who is not stupid but also extremely cunning sits on the dragon chair, which should be more in line with Chen Ming's mind - China's future development route.

Because although Chen Ding has been attacked and restrained too much over the years, he does not have that suppressed anger in his heart, which is the most important thing.

If there is no anger, there will be no backlash. It will not be like the Wanli Emperor in history, Zhang Juzheng was the same when he was alive, and he was the same after he died, Zhang Jiangling fell into the situation of raiding his house for ten years, and his eldest son was forced to torture and died in prison.

If Chen Ding had a devouring anger in his heart, Chen Ming would not consider passing on the throne to him at all.

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"Father's ......" King Chen Yu walked into the Qianqing Palace, he looked at Chen Ming, who was standing in front of the window with his back hand, and bowed.

"You're here. Sit over there. Chen Ming led Chen Yu to the map, and the tea cup on the coffee table was still steaming.

"You come in now if you have something to say to me, then you can let go and say, today you and I are father and son, not a monarch and a minister, your father listens to me."

Chen Ming looked at Chen Ming's gaze with some pity, this son is indeed very good at wrists, decisive and responsible. If current events could be two hundred years earlier, Chen Ming would definitely choose him as his heir.

"Since my father said so, the ministers have the courage to be presumptuous. The son was not convinced. Chen Ming's eyes looked directly at Chen Ming, and his lips were pursed tightly. The blazing eyes looked at Chen Ming's eyes full of unconvinced, as well as the nose that kept moving.

Chen Zhen was aggrieved.

His mother came from an ordinary background, and his own starting point was also very ordinary, and he was able to get to the present step by step, Chen Zhen has put a lot of effort into it.

Chen is only thirty-two years old, and he still has time. Chen Ming's body bones are very good now, but ten years later, he is seventy-two years old, is his body still good? Even if it's still good, what about waiting another ten years? He was only in his early fifties, and Chen Ming was eighty-two years old by then. His patience is very strong, and he firmly believes that in another ten years, his strength and influence will definitely surpass Chen Ding, and he will definitely surpass all those who are interested in the big position.

But now he suddenly knew that his father had decided on an heir, and that was their eldest brother. Chen Ding, who was already a loser in Chen Zhen's eyes. He is not convinced, why is that?

Chen Ding has such a big advantage, and he is still mixed into his current appearance, he has failed. How could Chen Ming choose a loser to inherit the throne of the empire?

Even if it's still not himself, just another person, Chen Zhen will not have such grievances and resentment in his heart. He felt that it was just Chen Ming's preference for Chen Ding, and since Chen Ming favored Chen Ding so much, why did they want to compete with Chen Ding? Do you want them to be Chen Ding's whetstone?

Chen Ming felt that Chen Ming was using their brothers as whetstones, just like the Nine Dragons in the Kang Mazi period, which was intentional connivance. The only thing Chen Ming is more merciful than Kang Mazi is that he will not practice the woman who gave birth to his own child, nor will he give the latecomers the opportunity to practice his own son, he will leave each of their brothers a small kingdom, a small kingdom that can make them call themselves lonely and widowed.

Chen Ming listened quietly, his eyes looked at a piece of North America on the map, the Great Lakes region was the small kingdom he had prepared for Chen Ming, this kid had the ability to develop and grow the kingdom of Qiu, but he must not think about it......

The reason why Chen Ming allowed Chen Yu to enter the Qianqing Palace today was to leave an opening to solve a hidden danger in the future.

"It's true that you're better than your big brother, but you're too aggressive." Chen Zhen has gone from a prince with an ordinary family to the current point, and he has paid a lot of hardships. But just like Chen Ming said, in the past ten years, he has also developed a fighting spirit, he is too aggressive.

If Chen Han taught him, don't think about the real constitution in the next 30 years. His internal struggle with the constitutional forces is more likely to involve Chen Han's performance in external competitiveness.

At that time, the whole of China will be extremely powerful and huge, and there will be no opponents outside, and they will be able to engage in internal fighting wholeheartedly, and that will cause trouble.

"Chen Zhen, your father will not put Chen Han's future in the hands of a scheming and extremely aggressive person! Times have changed, the way of the world has changed, the monarch's change of position is not a blessing, sometimes mediocrity is a blessing. ”

Chen Ding was obviously easier to compromise on some issues involving imperial power than Chen Zhen, and he was the first prince to mingle with those aliens.