C812 The pessimistic Zai Chun (1/2)

It was a cruel thing to hand over the choice of life to a twelve-year-old child, but there was no other way. He was born into the royal family, so he had to accept this fate.

His father was long dead, his mother was a political maniac, and his uncles had their own thoughts. It was already difficult for a wolf cub to survive in this world of wolves.

Zai Chun returned to his room very late. After sending away all the eunuchs who served him, he sat on his bed and closed himself up. He had to figure out his future path.

He did not go and find Xiao Letian, because he knew that this master was completely different from Weng Tonghe.

Just look at Master Weng. From the very beginning, he had told him some of the secrets behind the power struggles within the imperial court, as well as the factions on both sides. But when he was by Xiao Letian's side, Zai Chun could only get a hint and get some analysis methods. As for whether or not he could comprehend it, that would depend on himself.

Xiao Letian once said, ”Not everyone is suitable to be a leader. To be a statesman, one shouldn't be made of materials and quickly change their way of life. Finding their own position in life is the true source of their happiness …”

What he said made sense, but it was a pity that it did not apply to Zai Chun, because he was Xian Feng's only son, his inheritance rights were so clean that the entire world would not be able to speak of it. No one in the Great Qing Dynasty dared to rebel against him, because if that happened, even the monarchs of Britain, France, Austria, and the other countries would not agree to it.

Rebellion was not a right thing to do, and it was not good. For the sake of his kingdom's longevity, he had to put an end to this evil tendencies. Therefore, the western monarchs would do everything they could to extort the Great Qing for themselves, but they would absolutely not overthrow the Qing Dynasty's royal family.

Tongzhi's throne was as stable as Mt. Tai. On this earth, there was no one who could overthrow him due to the laws of this world.

However, this is not a good phenomenon. It is precisely because your legal principles are pure that makes you an impeccable person, which is why your level of threat is even higher. Those people who would do anything to obtain power can only think of one method, which is to destroy the body.

This question was something a twelve-year-old child would not be able to endure. If he returned to the Forbidden City, unless he obediently remained in the Supreme Harmony Hall as a puppet, as long as he attempted to seize power, what awaited him would be endless assassination, and even death.

If he did not return to the Forbidden City, once he turned 16 and his age as a pro-political person did not return to the capital, it would mean that he had to give up his rights as the successor to the Great Qing Dynasty.

Learn from Kang Xi, train your own forces, and then get rid of the opposition? I'm afraid it's difficult. It's been more than 200 years since the establishment of the Great Qing Empire, and those officials have already seen too many schemes and plots. They've already trained to the Exquisite Spirit Realm and won't make the same mistake again.

He had to be on guard against people pushing him when he was by the river. When he got sick, he had to be on guard against the dark hands of the Taiyuan Hospital, and there were plenty of ways to kill an emperor in the layers of palace walls.

According to Er Mao, in ancient times, there was a eunuch who hooked up with an imperial physician to give the emperor a chronic aphrodisiac. The effects were extremely slow, and after taking it, one would not have any side effects.

The external reaction was that the emperor's affairs were too frequent and his power was great. One year doesn't matter, two years doesn't matter. Four or five years? Humans weren't made of steel, there would always be a time when they lacked the strength. At that time, they would need to replenish themselves.