Where's the palace.
The emperor is playing chess with the queen.
The emperor’s chess skill is not good, and it is even more incomparable with the queen. However, the emperor himself is very keen to play chess, and will grab the hand to talk when he has time. Bisheng is still an extremely strong character, and others deliberately let him It would make the emperor very unhappy, and he had to ask others to play chess with him at a 100% level.
However, there are policies and countermeasures. The emperor hopes that all the civil and military officials can play chess with him. The civil and military officials will also find ways to lose to the emperor and make him see no flaws.
The emperor had no choice but to reduce the number of times he played chess with Baiguan.
Fortunately, in a huge palace, there is still a queen who can play chess with him, and the emperor who kills on the chess game every time is not retained.
However, the more so, the happier the emperor.
In the words of later generations, this is a trembling M.
On the chessboard at this moment, the emperor was embarrassed on all sides, and the dragon was also at risk. The queen has already joined the four battlefields, ready to launch the final attack. The emperor was lingering on the chess piece, racking his brains to think about the countermeasures.
The queen was not in a hurry, and even ran to get some porridge for the emperor.
When the emperor came back with a bowl of porridge, he found that the emperor had left the chess table and was talking to the chief eunuch.
The emperor's face was dignified, and he subconsciously turned the finger on his left thumb.
This is a small habit of the emperor. Whenever he encounters a more difficult problem, he can't help turning his finger.
"Understood, keep staring." The emperor waved his hand and motioned to the chief eunuch to withdraw.
The emperor walked over with the porridge bowl, and asked with concern: "Your Majesty? What's upsetting."
The emperor took a sip of porridge: "Well, the queen's craftsmanship is getting better and better. Playing chess all night and drinking such a bowl of steaming porridge is really a great treat."
The queen said: "This is not what my majesty would say. Besides, this bowl of porridge is not cooked by concubines."
The emperor was a little embarrassed, and said, "Ha, is the servant cooking? The craftsmanship is so similar to that of the queen, you almost have the charm of the queen."
The queen groaned: "Your Majesty."
The emperor smiled and took the queen to the dragon chair. If the hundred officials saw it, he would say that the emperor violated the royal etiquette.
"Your Majesty, your concubines have been worried about seeing you for a few days, even if you are playing chess, they are always distracted. What has happened to make your majesty so worried? The concubines know that the harem can't do politics, but the concubines, as your majesty's wife, share the worries for your husband. It's also a matter of course." The queen gently stroked the emperor's cheek, said worried and distressed.
The emperor sighed: "Left phase."
The queen's face was a little weird.
Li Wuji's wife and the Queen are relatives in their own family, so the Queen and Li Wuji are also considered to be acquainted with each other. In some trivial matters, the Queen will also help Li Wuji speak.
But when it comes to the country, the queen only sees the emperor.
"What did he do again? Is he still dissatisfied with his current status?" The queen said: "Will Li Zuoxiang be too greedy."
The emperor said lightly: "Li Wuji has mentioned Li Chu to me three times."
Speaking of Li Chu, Wei Wan's face was a bit ugly.
Although she and the emperor are in love, but failing to give birth to a dragon is always the most in Wei Wan’s heart.
What a pity, she also tried various methods and various postures, but still couldn't successfully conceive the dragon seed.
Li Hong has been refusing to register as a prince over the years, but he is actually waiting for her.
Wei Wan also expressed the view that the emperor should be appointed as a prince. After all, the East Palace cannot be left without an owner. If the prince is not registered for a day, the princes will not rest in peace, and party disputes will become more fierce, although Li Hong now has the ability. Suppress these people, but the power of the group is powerful. Once it's time to fight for power, Li Hong can't control it either.
"Your Majesty, the concubines also feel that the prince cannot be delayed." Wei Wan said in a low voice.
Li Hong hugged her and said softly, "I am still young, and you are young as the queen. Why don't you have any heirs? Besides, I once asked Yin Yang, and he told me that I will have an heir with the queen in the future. So I'm a little bit about the prince. Not urgent."
Wei Wan was still quite moved by the emperor's safety, but as a queen, she had to look farther.
"But your Majesty, if the prince does not stand up for a day, the court will be restless. Li Wuji mentioned it many times, and it may not be a signal. The big prince he supports is backed by the entire Longxi aristocratic group, as for the fourth princes. , Backed by the Jiangnan Noble Group. Once the fighting between the two sides breaks out, it will hurt the country."
"I don't even know it, but the more this is the case, the less I can easily enroll anyone. Whether it is in Longxi or Jiangnan, these two large aristocratic groups have become my confidant, even stronger than barbarians and others. Five countries. They control the economic and cultural lifelines of the Tang Dynasty. If the academy hadn't risen in these years, all the admirals of our court were descendants from these two noble groups. The queen can imagine how terrifying it would be. Scene."
Li Hong smiled indifferently: "I Datang established the country by military force. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, I did receive the support of these two large aristocratic groups. One supported financial resources and the other supported human resources. Both parties have made great contributions to Datang. But. This does not become their capital to threaten me. Whether it is the eldest prince or the fourth prince, I will not register them as princes."
Wei Wan was startled.
The emperor is stunned with two big interest groups.
It is not good to go on like this, and major problems are prone to occur.
Now that we have all talked about this topic, Li Hong simply went along and told her true thoughts in his heart: "Queen, do you know that the son I admire the most is the third one. He is my heart." The best candidate for the prince, because he is very similar to me when I was young, and seeing him is as if I have seen myself thirty years ago."
Wei Wan said: "But the three princes have returned to the fiefdom, which shows that he has no intention to get involved in the prince dispute. More importantly, the supporter of the three princes, General Zhou Dingzhou, has already..."
"I was really wrong about Zhou Ding's affairs." Li Hong said emotionally: "I didn't know what was wrong at that time, it was just inexplicable irritability, especially after seeing Zhou Ding, I would become more irritable. , I can’t wait to get rid of him. Thinking about it now, I was in a very wrong state during that time."
Wei Wan said, "Your Majesty, is there any hidden feeling in it?"
Li Hong said: "I also secretly investigated afterwards, but there is no clue to prove that I was manipulated, so I should still have a hard time thinking about it. No matter what, let’s not talk about it. The matter of General Zhou has passed. Sad
Up. The most urgent thing is to think about how to rekindle the old man's mind to fight for the crown prince again. Only if he also participates, this game can be regarded as the real opening. "
Wei Wan was a little worried: "Your Majesty, the three princes have no backing, how can you fight the other two princes? And they are all your children. If you hurt any of them, your Majesty will be sad too."
Li Hong said indifferently: "Imperial power struggles have been accompanied by blood since ancient times, and my succession is the same. Without a cold heart, how to face the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty. Queen, you know how lucky I am, because of your existence, I Only in order to retain the last softness in my heart, I won't turn into a complete heart of stone. Compared with my father and emperor, I have got too much."
Wei Wan snuggled into Li Hong's arms. At this moment, they were no longer the emperor and empress, but the most ordinary couple in the folks.
After a moment of warmth, Wei Wan looked up at Li Hong and said, "Your Majesty, how are you going to persuade the Third Prince to come back?"
Li Hong said, "I have nothing to do with you at this point, but I already have a very suitable candidate in my heart."
"Who?"
"Zhou Fei."
Li Hong touched Weiwan’s face: “He is Zhou Ding’s son, and he played with the third child when he was a child. The two sides can be said to have a good friendship. Although the General’s Mansion is gone, Zhou Fei’s current identity is compared to The son of the old general does not know how much higher he is. He is the representative of the academy and the last apprentice of the master. If he stands up to support the third child, from the outside, it means the academy supports the third child and the master supports the third child."
"The aristocratic chaebols in Longxi and Jiangnan are powerful, but who dare to really say that they can break the wrist with the academy? As long as the master is still there, the academy will be the strongest combat power of my Datang, there is no one."
Wei Wan said, "But I think Zhou Fei has a deep hatred for His Majesty, and I'm afraid it won't be easy to get involved with Li Chu."
"Do you know what Li Wuji did with Zhou Fei?" Li Hong said, "Li Wuji invited Zhou Fei to dinner and talked directly about Li Chu at the dinner table. Zhou Fei is a cunning little fox with a little flaw. I didn’t give it, and I was stupefied that Li Wuji couldn’t find a place to speak. But once this kind of thing started, it would be very difficult to pick it out. Zhou Fei had already entered the game, so he could only follow this torrent of water. If you go forward, whether you retreat or withdraw, you will be crushed into powder by this torrent. This is the power of imperial power."
Wei Wan naturally understood the meaning of the emperor's words, "But if this is the case, wouldn't Zhou Fei resent your Majesty even more?"
"Let's resent resentment. There are too many people resenting me in the world, so he is not the only one left behind." Li Hong said: "Furthermore, the future of Datang belongs to them after all. If I bear the resentment, I can get the power of my Datang. , I don’t have a dead body, and it’s worth it."
Wei Wan quickly covered the emperor's mouth: "Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense, you are admired by the people for the eternal Mingjun, how could you end up in such a sloppy manner. Don't say such things next time, the concubines will feel distressed."
Li Hong laughed: "Okay, I won't say any more. Queen, let me accompany me to the next game. This time I will definitely beat you."
The queen nodded and took the emperor's hand back to the chess table.
The emperor's drop was actually in the center of the chessboard.
This son has fully revealed the emperor's thoughts at the moment.
The Tang turmoil is approaching, but the emperor has the heart to suppress all the turmoil.
(End of this chapter)