Chapter 1126: Dismantling

A bout of autumn rain swept away the lingering heat of summer, bringing a touch of coolness to Yancheng.

After days of commotion, the Imperial Palace finally quieted down.

Because the telegraph network of the Great Song was now well-connected, officials from various Xingsheng sent congratulatory telegrams one after another to join in the excitement, leaving Zhao Xu unable to decide whether to laugh or cry.

However, as far as Zhao Xu was concerned, he did not wish for his ministers to pay too much attention to his eldest son.

Perhaps in the past, the Emperor's family affairs were state affairs, but from now on, family affairs would just be family affairs.

With the enlightenment of the people's intellect in the Great Song today, the imperial succession system of "father dies, son succeeds" would gradually become untenable in the future.

And he likewise did not wish for the system to continue where any Imperial Prince, whether wise or foolish, could rule this country simply by order of succession.

If his offspring truly had the ability, he would not oppose them entering politics, but if they lacked the aptitude in that regard, there was nothing wrong with being an ordinary person.

Of course, he would not announce his thoughts just yet.

After all, the Great Song had only just emerged from feudalism and still carried a heavy feudal atmosphere; doing so would easily provoke fierce opposition from ministers and panic among the common people.

But with the future popularization of education and progress in thought within the Great Song, this day would come sooner or later.

The reason he did this was, on one hand, for the future development of the Great Song, as he did not want the Great Song to fall into internal chaos and turmoil again due to struggles for the throne after he was gone.

On the other hand, it was also because parents love their children and plan far ahead for them.

To let his offspring live out their lives in peace.

Once the lingering excitement over the Imperial Prince passed, Yang Susu's body had mostly recovered.

Zhao Xu threw himself back into the busy state affairs of the Great Song.

He needed to be a father, and he also needed to be a sovereign.

The war in Tianzhu had come to an end, and the next issue the Great Song faced was how to govern Tianzhu.

At the same time, the Great Song and the Tusman Empire had been in a standoff in Zhongtu, with battles of various sizes occurring constantly.

"Your Majesty, Tianzhu has many native states, and their combined population is similar to that of the Great Song. Since these native kings have accepted Britain's rule for so long, I fear it will not be easy for them to submit to the Great Song in the short term; perhaps there will be another great war."

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In the Imperial Study, once the matter of the Imperial Prince had passed, the topic of Tianzhu was raised throughout the court.

After the Cabinet reached a unified opinion, Liu Fu came to the Imperial Study.

"Continue," Zhao Xu nodded, wanting to see the thoughts of these ministers.

"I believe the outcome of this great war is destined, and it will be favorable to the Great Song. Furthermore, we all agree that we should take advantage of the war's remaining momentum to dismantle Tianzhu into smaller countries, just like Dongying; otherwise, Tianzhu will inevitably become a future threat to our Great Song in the Southwest," Liu Fu said, pondering.

"Hmm, you all have some foresight; I was thinking the same," Zhao Xu laughed. "However, dismantling Tianzhu is easy; Tianzhu is merely a geographical concept, not a country, and was only forcibly pieced together by Britain for the sake of rule."

"I have some understanding of this matter. It is precisely because Britain wanted to forcibly piece Tianzhu into a country that I had the idea of dismantling it again," Liu Fu said. "And for this dismantling, it would be best to group conflicting native states into the same country. In this way, the country will be limited in its development due to internal conflicts, which will also facilitate our control over these countries."

"Not bad, your Cabinet has made great progress. Let it be decided this way. Additionally, a Consul to be stationed in Tianzhu should be selected; you all discuss it," Zhao Xu's mouth curled upward.

He admitted this method was quite wicked.

But if it were they who had been defeated by the Western Lands Allied Forces now.

The Great Song would likely face the fate of being dismembered, and given the cruelty of the Westerners, the fate of the Great Song might even be more tragic.

Therefore, it is better for the other guy to die than for me to die.

For the long-term interests of the Great Song, he had to make this choice.

Because the environment surrounding the Great Song was truly too hostile.

There was no other country in this world surrounded by so many large and small nations.

Once the Great Song declined in the future, these countries would be unstable bombs.

What he had to do was turn these bombs into firecrackers that would not cause much harm.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Liu Fu replied, wearing a smile.

Being recognized by the Emperor Zhao Xu clearly made him very happy.

After discussing some more state affairs, Liu Fu returned.

At this time, Zhao Xu walked to the world map hanging in the Imperial Study.

After pondering for a while, he let out a soft sigh of relief, believing that the Great Song's external wars could come to an end, and the soldiers could finally go home.

The total annihilation of the Western Lands Allied Forces in Tianzhu would inevitably cause a chain reaction of butterfly effects.

He did not believe that after learning this news, the Tusman Empire would still have the courage to continue arm-wrestling with the Great Song in Zhongtu; they would inevitably have to shrink their front lines and shift from offense to defense.

This was also the reason for his judgment that large-scale external wars were ending.

Next, he had no plans to attack the Western Lands proper for the time being.

Only by having Tianzhu as a large supply station could the Westerners deploy such a large number of troops.

He did not have any foothold in the Western Lands and could not project a large number of troops there at all.

Therefore, before having such a foothold, he believed it was more practical to intimidate the Westerners and let them open up trade.

Secondly, Britain could play at offshore balancing, so why couldn't he?

Now, he was fully capable of being a major player, using diplomatic means to divide the Western countries, letting them fall into internal strife, and allowing the Great Song to gain the greatest benefits.

When the time was ripe, the Great Song could directly step in to finish off a certain Western country, leaving it beyond redemption, which would then happen as naturally as water flowing.

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