"Mingke's Imperial Academy quota has been reserved?!" Sheng Suihe and Sheng Weiqiao were both shocked when they heard this!
Although when they first came to Chang'an, they had guessed that there would be a battle between the Meng family and the King of Gaomi in the spring of next year, but they did not expect that the battle would be so fierce that the places to enter the Hanlin Academy were all booked. Got it!
"We have been in Nanfeng County for a long time, so we don't know the situation in Chang'an." Tu Ruchuan narrowed his eyes and whispered, "In the middle of the year, the Queen Mother was ill for a month, and she scared Zheng Guogong, Wu'anhou, and Chengyanghou. My wife and Uncle Chongxin entered the palace hand in hand and served for two months in full clothes. When they saw that the Queen Mother was completely healthy, they returned home."
Sheng Weiqiao said with a complex expression: "No wonder I always felt that the Queen Mother looked a little tired when I met with her twice, but she seemed very energetic."
After all, Empress Dowager Meng is seventy years old in the East. As the saying goes, seventy years of life are rare, and she will be strong and healthy at that age. She also asks those who rely on her to consider taking precautions, not to mention that the Empress Dowager is not very healthy
If something happens to Empress Dowager Meng, Emperor Xuan Jing, who has been focusing on the two empresses Shu for more than ten years and does not even care about the death of his heirs, will not care about the Meng family as much as Empress Dowager Meng.
It's no wonder that after the Queen Mother fell ill, the Meng family felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. All three sisters-in-law went to the palace to attend to the illness, and there was no mistress in charge of the fourth house. It was even more difficult for Uncle Chongxin to attend the battle in person.
"For the Meng family, this is the most important thing." Tu Ruchuan looked deeply at Sheng Weiqiao and said, "The key is that in autumn, when the emperor and Shu Zhaoyi were playing in front of the palace, they accidentally stepped down from the steps. I fell to the east and was in a coma for half a month before I woke up! Since then, my body has not been as good as before!"
Sheng Weiqiao and Sheng Suihe looked at each other wrongly, and their expressions became solemn: If the Empress Dowager Meng is not in good health, the more urgent thing is to deny the Meng family, but if even Emperor Xuan Jing... then it will be a major event that both the government and the opposition in the east cannot ignore!
"After that, Zheng Guogong personally entered the palace and had a secret talk with the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother decided to establish a successor for the emperor." Tu Ruchuan said the news he had revealed when he took the initiative to visit the palace last time. "The two Shu in the palace Of course the empress would not agree - the empress dowager was very resolute that time, and even revealed the story of the young prince who was killed by his wet nurse more than ten years ago, and directly told the emperor to kill the two empresses Shu and the successor. Choose between them. The emperor has no choice but to agree to establish a successor."
He knew that the Sheng brothers and sisters had come to Chang'an not long ago, and he was worried that they might not understand some things that were familiar to the people of Chang'an. He briefly said about the little prince Dong, "About sixteen years ago, it was said that the sister of the Wen family after the dethronement Xiao Wen was lucky enough to be visited by the emperor, so she became pregnant and gave birth to a little prince."
"However, the two empresses Shu made a big fuss after hearing the news. At first, for some reason, the wet nurse of the little prince lost her leg and strangled the little prince in the cradle... Afterwards, the empress dowager wanted to blame her, but was stopped by the emperor, so she Then let it go."
Sheng Weiqiao wondered whether Emperor Xuan Jing was really cruel. She had heard in her early years that when the Shu sisters were favored, they forced Emperor Xuan Jing to give the pregnant concubine Luozi Decoction - at least the child was still in her belly and had not yet landed - that Can the unfortunate little prince be seen alive by Donglai
As a biological father, especially an emperor who does not have a son and a half daughters, to have such a leg, it can be said that Emperor Xuan Jing has been obsessed with the Shu sisters and does not know anything about their surname!
Although Emperor Xuanjing of Bu Nao agreed to establish a successor because of Empress Dowager Meng's threat to investigate the death of the young prince, the Shu sisters did not give up. Tu Ruchuan said: "The two empresses Shu in the palace because of Empress Dowager Bu Nao, Through Concubine Mo's guidance, she had the intention of moving closer to the Gaomi Palace. After all, if the emperor had no biological children, according to the current situation in the court, he would probably adopt an heir from the Gaomi Palace. And the Gaomi Palace has two male heirs. , as the eldest son, it is difficult for the Crown Prince to succeed, so unless there is no heir or grandson, there is only one to choose."
"Rong Qingzui?" Sheng Weiqiao was very surprised. Ever since he heard that the young prince was injured in Bishui County, even though he almost met him in the Zhao Mansion, Sheng Weiqiao had always regarded him as an ordinary clan member. , Ru Ming was told by Tu Ruchuan, and it suddenly dawned on him that that person was so close to the throne!
She couldn't help but asked curiously, "Uncle Shi, there seems to be no such news in Chang'an now?"
Tu Ruchuan said: "Well, is there a reason for that? Firstly, the Shu sisters were afraid that doing so would offend the Queen Mother, so they did not dare to publicize it. After all, although they were deeply favored by the Emperor, the Queen Mother usually cared about the Emperor, and although she did not like them, she We have to give them some dignity, but turning to the Gaomi Palace is tantamount to targeting the entire Meng family. The Queen Mother cannot tolerate this!"
"Secondly..."
He pondered for a while before continuing in an almost imperceptible voice, "It is said that the Gaomi Palace has some disputes over this matter, and it seems that the Gaomi Princess does not agree."
"Princess Gaomi doesn't agree?" Sheng Weiqiao asked in surprise, "What does the princess disagree with?"
She thought to herself that the princess must not agree to let Rong Qingzui adopt Emperor Xuan Jing as the crown prince, right
You must know that the Meng family and the King of Gaomi have been fighting for power and profit for so many years, and there is no cocoa who can hold hands and make peace. However, the two sides have always been evenly matched. It is rare that Emperor Xuan Jing's darlings are willing to fall to the King of Gaomi. That kind of opportunity is presented to them, fools. Will refuse!
If it were not adopted by an ordinary family, it would be understandable for the child's biological mother to be reluctant to part with the child.
But King Gaomi, should I say, what kind of situation did King Gaomi and his group face
You want to win, you want to die, or you want to live a life worse than death.
In that situation, how could Princess Gaomi, who came from a scholarly family, not know how to take care of the overall situation
It turned out that Tu Ruchuan was very sincere: "Princess Gaomi does not agree to let her second son succeed the emperor!"
"...Does the princess want the heir to succeed?" Sheng Weiqiao was stunned for a moment and asked.
She remembered that Rong Qingzui returned to Chang'an with a serious injury, but instead of recuperating in Prince Gaomi's palace, she moved into her maternal home. Could it be that Princess Gaomi favored her eldest son and disliked her second son? So even if King Gaomi had a son who met the ordinary requirements for succession, the princess would beg to stop him
"That's not very clear." Tu Ruchuan said thoughtfully, "Princess Gaomi was originally a noble lady with both talent and beauty. She was the most prestigious noblewoman in Chang'an, so she was selected by the late emperor as Princess Gaomi. Speaking of which, she married After entering the royal family, he was always praised for his conduct and behavior, and he was always generous and generous, without any jealousy towards the concubines, concubines, and children of King Gaomi."
"But since the epidemic in the palace that year, Princess Gaomi was hit by the pain of losing her son. She was ill for more than half a year before she got up. After that, her temperament changed drastically. Not only did she never participate in any banquets, He doesn't even show up in front of people. Therefore, the eldest princess has no way of guessing what the princess is thinking. As for him, he has never met the princess at all, let alone what to say."
Sheng Weiqiao's eyes showed surprise and he said: "I heard my brother tell me what Uncle Shi told me before. He thought that the princess was jealous by nature and used the excuse of the epidemic to eradicate concubines and concubines to have children! Unexpectedly, Princess Gaomi made the mistake of giving birth to children from a concubine. You actually pay so much attention to them that you have been sick for more than half a year because of their deaths?"
Isn't that strange
Since Princess Gaomi was so sad for those people, and 80% of those people's deaths were not her fault, then who was it
Can't King Gaomi have nothing to do but kill his concubines, his concubines, his concubines, and his children for fun
If it weren't for the couple, how could other people doing such things in the Gaomi Palace end up with the "epidemic"
Is it really true that there is no epidemic
But when will the epidemic kill the concubines, the concubines, the concubines, the concubines, and the concubines? However, the children born to the concubine and the concubine are safe, and Princess Deping, who happens to be staying in the palace, is also alive and well until now
Isn't it true that Tiandong is such a coincidence
While she was thinking about it, she heard Tu Ruchuan say in surprise: "During the epidemic that year, the concubines and the concubines of King Gaomi and the children of King Gaomi were among those who suffered the epidemic. The third son of Princess Gaomi was also among them! Princess Gaomi was in great pain. I guess most of my heart is not that of my own flesh and blood, right? After all, although the princess was not recognized as generous in the past, she has never taken any concubine's children to her side and raised them personally. To be honest, even if she is not jealous, they have not grown up in front of her. How much emotion do you have, kid?"
"A young prince who was the biological son of Princess Gaomi died in the epidemic?" Hearing this, Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but glance at Sheng Suihe, who had not shut up for a long time, and wondered whether that person didn't even mention it at that time
Sheng Suihe's long eyelashes were slightly drooped, and his eyes were dim. You couldn't tell what he was thinking. He said calmly: "Only we don't have anything to do with the Gaomi Palace, so when Uncle Shi told him before, he asked Ji Meng I'm waiting for someone else's business. I wonder if I missed that part. "
After saying that, he looked at Tu Ruchuan and said, "Wrong. Uncle Shi just mentioned the number of places in the Hanlin Academy?"
Tu Ruchuan patted his head and said apologetically: "I have just talked about it, but that topic has gone too far. Fortunately, He'er brought it up, let's talk about business! The two empresses Shu are interested in the affairs of the Gaomi Palace. The Queen Mother Aware of this, she stepped up the work of setting up a successor for the emperor. According to the news that the eldest princess Diandong inquired about two months ago, the Queen Mother had already given the birth certificate of the 14th lady of the Meng family to the Qin Tianjian for them to select the candidate. It’s the next menstrual period!”
He sighed again, "I don't know what the Gaomi Palace will do - Bu Nao estimates that even if the Gaomi Princess changes her mind and nods, the young prince will return to Chang'an with a serious injury. It is said that if they break up, it will be very difficult in that life. It's not even a problem to stand up... I don't think the court would agree to adopt such a prince for the emperor."
"So now the Meng family and King Gaomi seem to be fighting fiercely over the matter of Bishui County, but in fact they are all aiming at the position of crown prince!"
"Mingke Chunwei is rushing to such a time period, how can we not pay attention to it?"
Sheng Weiqiao said puzzledly: "Uncle Shi, the newly promoted Jinshi may be glorious, but in fact he doesn't have much power. Even if the two sides fight fiercely, will they divide up all the quotas for that year's Imperial Academy? ?”
"Niece, I saw how fiercely they were fighting in the court, but did I forget that the legs of both sides had already been extended to the army?" Tu Ruchuan said kindly, "The victory or defeat in the court may not be enough. The original decision was made—so why don’t they prepare for a rainy day and strengthen themselves before they completely break up?”
Co-author: Tiandong is currently calm, but might a war break out if we turn around