"Sister, when we get back later, let's go together to say hello to the mother and concubine." Princess Zhaoqing was about to continue making trouble, but Prince Jin suddenly came over and tugged on her sleeves, saying coquettishly, "Now the mother and concubine may not return the favor. I'm angry, if eldest sister doesn't come over, we won't be able to comfort mother and concubine."
Hearing this, she hesitated for a moment, then was pulled away by King Jin.
After the children filed away, Chunjia pinched the center of his eyebrows and suddenly asked Yan Yin, who had not dared to say a word, "How is it?"
"... Your Highnesses are all loyal and friendly." Yan Yin said cautiously.
He had never liked Yun Fenghuang very much, but as the emperor's personal attendant, he knew very well that it didn't matter whether he liked him or not, the most important thing was the emperor's wishes.
Now that the heirs are older and the heir apparent has not yet been decided, the people serving in front of the emperor need to be even more cautious in their words and actions.
Try to say something that doesn't raise any questions and is useless.
For example, this sentence.
The emperor shook his head when he heard this and said, "No one else is here at the moment, you still want to fool me?"
Yan Yin quickly knelt down to apologize, and then said: "His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince and His Highness King Jin seem to be smarter and more sensible."
"Xiao Qi is actually not bad, but compared to Xiao Jiu and Fifteen, he is indeed a bit too honest." The emperor nodded and said slowly, "Xiao Jiu and Fifteen are worthy of being the heirs of the imperial concubine, but they are much smarter. .But Zhaoqing is a little spoiled after all.”
Yan Yin said softly: "It's just that His Highness the Ninth Prince is a little too narrow."
"If he really wants to promote narrowness, he should privately encourage the boss to cook the rice." Chunjia paused slightly, but had a different view on the Ninth Prince's argument just now, "Such a boss may get what he wants, but I hate the queen too. I must also feel that as the eldest son of the emperor, he behaves so despicably and be disrespects the royal decency. Without the eldest son of the emperor, Xiao Qi will have the Yin family to watch. As for the nature of the imperial concubine, Son, I must support him and Shi Fifteen in the future, but Shi Fifteen is young... Xiao Jiu just said that, but he was actually trying to save the boss."
"This child is probably trying to remind me in a roundabout way that although the girl the boss wants is embarrassing for the imperial concubine and me, fortunately this child did not kill first and then tell me what to do, but honestly followed the rules and begged his mother and concubine again. Come and beg me, you are still a sensible and well-behaved person after all.”
For parents, isn't it the most worthy of recognition and pity for a child's intelligence and well-behaved nature
He also talked about the scene when King Jin tripped up the Ninth Prince, "Fifteen is young, but he is also smart. The whole room was watching Xiao Jiu escape, and I chased him from behind, but no one else stood up to stop this farce." Said, even Zhaoqing helped Xiaojiu avoid it intentionally or unintentionally... How will it end if this continues? Fifteen tripped Xiaojiu and said a few irrational words, "I have had an attack, and this matter will be over." ”
"Both kids seem lazy and unreliable, but they actually have great ideas in their hearts."
"Zhaoqing was not willing to give in just now, so he made excuses to pull him away."
Chunjia mused, "The boss is a good boy. As the eldest son of the emperor, he has always been favored. Ever since Zhaoqing's accident, he has only given way to Zhaoqing. To the younger brothers and sisters below, he has always been regarded as the eldest brother. Self-righteous, take care of this and teach that.”
King Qin had always been strict with his younger brothers and sisters in school. No, to be precise, it was actually bullying.
Especially the princes under the middle palace, almost all of them are victims except the stupid King Chu who does not need to go to school.
These emperors actually knew it well.
But he originally wanted the princes to compete, and since he did prefer King Qin, he pretended to be confused.
The impression of King Qin in the emperor's mind has always been similar to that of Zhaoqing.
At this moment, being assisted by the Ninth Prince and King Jin, Chunjia actually changed his mind about the eldest son: "I originally thought that since this child likes the daughter of the Gu family, but was rejected by the noble concubine, he must achieve his goal no matter what. , what Xiaojiu said, even if he couldn't think of it, how could he not be reminded by two wicked people around him? In the end, this child just begged his parents, which shows that he is still an honest child at heart. "
Yan Yin: "..."
He really wanted to say that a truly honest child is not like this. Otherwise, Your Majesty, would you like to see the Sixth Prince
But considering Concubine Min's methods, and the fact that the emperor seemed to be discussing with him now, but was actually just analyzing it himself, the chief eunuch did not dare to say anything.
"But it's just honesty." The emperor simply sighed and continued, "If you want to sit in my position in the future, you can't just rely on honesty!"
Yan Yin said cautiously: "Your Majesty, you are thinking too early. Your Majesty is in the prime of spring and autumn, and the days ahead are long."
"We still need to remember the lessons of King Sejong." Chunjia shook his head. He was indeed still in his prime, and his power and position were at the peak of his power. He did not feel that his time was running out and he needed to cultivate a successor quickly.
But learn from the lessons of the previous emperors, such as Shizong.
There are actually some similarities between Sejong's time and him now.
He was the empress of the Yuan Dynasty and his successors had no children; as for Shizong, the heirs of the empress of the Yuan Dynasty died in infancy, and the second and third successors either did not give birth or gave birth to princesses. The last successor, Queen Qu, gave birth to a prince. But at this time, Sejong's grandsons were older than this uncle.
He and Shizong both had many descendants.
During the Sejong dynasty, the main reason why the final winner was Shenzong was because the crown prince had not been determined for a long time.
I have to say a few words about Sejong here: Although this emperor does not seem to be a qualified father in the impression of later generations.
But this view is more from the perspective of Shenzong, the son.
In the eyes of Sejong's other descendants, especially his direct descendants and the canonized empress, he is actually very qualified and fair.
Shizong and Duke Yi had very similar attitudes towards the harem: there are direct descendants who give priority to direct descendants, but there are no direct descendants who give priority to elders.
Of course, Dekong will also take pity on his young children.
A man like Shenzong is neither a direct descendant nor an eldest son, nor is he a young son in the prime of his life. If his mother and concubine don’t help him, he will die early. He has a dull temperament and will not take the initiative to act coquettishly with his father... If he could learn from dozens of brothers and sisters, It would be strange to stand out and be favored by King Sejong...
The Sejong Dynasty was very quick to establish princes at first. The princes born after the Yuan Dynasty were registered in the East Palace at a young age.
It was a pity that the prince was not blessed and died within two years after taking over the East Palace.
Later, the ministers persuaded Shizong to establish a chief minister.
However, Sejong's return to the throne, and the fact that the eldest son of the emperor at that time was indeed not very satisfactory, made him a new queen.
The second successor, like Empress Yuan, came from a distinguished family, but she was unable to give birth to a son or a daughter until her death.
It was impossible for Sejong not to be disappointed in this process, but he at least ensured that the successor would have the dignity and power that a queen should have.
Due to various considerations, the second successor also proposed to establish the concubine as the crown prince.
This set off the first wave of royal family disputes.
After all, in the beginning, when the first wife's legitimate son was present, Shizong and his ministers had a unified attitude, and the concubines did not dare to reveal their ambitions no matter how great they were.
Later, Emperor Shizong appointed a queen again, clearly intending to wait for his legitimate son... As a result, his stepmother could not give birth to a child, and he planned to adopt the concubine as his heir. How could the concubines and their biological mothers and adoptive mothers not use their own methods
As a result, the second successor disappeared at this time, and the third successor quickly came to power, became pregnant quickly, and gave birth to a daughter quickly, but then both of them became pregnant again...
In short, it was because of Shizong's hesitation that he had not decided on the East Palace. By the time the second legitimate son was born, all his descendants had grown up. This left an opportunity for Shenzong, and also laid the foundation for the decline of the Gongxiang family's direct descendants. Disaster.
After all, in that situation, even the prince and grandson felt that they had a chance, so who would be willing to settle down
After Shenzong ascended the throne, an investigation revealed that not even the princesses were safe, let alone the princes.
Yan Yin suddenly became awe-struck when the emperor mentioned Shizong's lesson.
Obviously Chunjia didn't want his heirs to suffer too much from the position of the East Palace.
No, it should be said that Chunjia would not let the dispute over the country drag on until he was old and frail and unable to suppress his many heirs.
Otherwise, if he had a second son of Shenzong, killed his favorite concubine and heir, and forcibly ascended the throne... Although Chunjia was very grateful to Shenzong for his ability and killing of his relatives, he gave him, the distant branch of the vassal king, the opportunity to inherit the throne.
But he definitely doesn't want to have a son like Shenzong... Speaking of which, among all fathers in the world, who would want to have a son like Shenzong
"Xiao Jiu and Shi Fifteen are both smart." Chun Jia thought to herself, "It's just that Fifteen is a bit younger... He may not be able to hold back the brothers. Especially a brother like Xiao Jiu."
If there were only two children to choose from, the emperor would still prefer the Ninth Prince.
But the matter was serious, and he couldn't decide it immediately just because of such a small favor.
Immediately, he ordered Yan Yin to summon all the princes under the Central Palace. He also wanted to ask these children their opinions on this matter.
At this moment, Yun Fenghuang asked about the future in Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, nodded with satisfaction, praised the many descendants one by one, and allowed them to have a meal before sending the children away on the pretext of taking a nap.
"Empress, our Highness is still smart." The Qing people were waiting at the side. Seeing her entering the inner room, but not much sleepy, he whispered, "His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince is also smart, and His Highness King Qin is more honest after all."
Yun Fenghuang said "Yes" and said: "If this palace's prediction is correct, King Qin and Xiao Qi will probably be excluded by Your Majesty. But these six palaces are not the only ones with princes under my knees. You Let's ask people to inquire about which children His Majesty will call to take the school exam next? And let's see if we can find out the process of the school exam?"
Qing Ren agreed and finally asked: "Why doesn't Your Majesty like His Highness the Seventh Prince? Although I think our Highness is the best, to be fair, His Highness the Seventh Prince is also very good."
To put it bluntly, Xuanqing Palace values Prince Jin the most simply because Prince Jin is Yun Fenghuang’s biological son and the only biological child.
If it weren't for this reason and we just looked at the prince's personality and personality, the most popular one would undoubtedly be the seventh prince.
But for the emperor, the princes are all his own flesh and blood, so why should the seventh prince be the one to please
"You like Xiaoqi just because he has a good nature, is easy-going and calm, and never puts you in trouble." Yun Fenghuang listened and muttered slightly, "But that's not how Your Majesty chooses the prince. No point. You don’t have to look at outsiders to see how powerful you are, tell me, if Zhaoqing starts to act up, can Xiaoqi suppress him?"
"This child is very good, but he is not under my name, and he has the Yin family to rely on."
The imperial concubine said calmly, "After he ascends the throne, it will not be a good thing for me! After all, the Yin family has never been a good person. I don't want him to turn against me one day... so it is better to teach your majesty to give up on him in advance." "
Although Chunjia loves Zhaoqing, she absolutely does not want to see Zhaoqing suppress the future new king.
In the final analysis, his legacy must be passed on to the Gongxiang family's bloodline.
Instead of letting the foreign relative follow the orders of the emperor of the Gongxiang family, even if the foreign relative is Princess Zhaoqing or the princess's consort.
Therefore, all the princes who are helpless against Princess Zhaoqing, even if they are eliminated immediately, will definitely leave a bad impression on Chunjia. Under this situation, if there are other princes who show that they can handle the princess with ease, one can only imagine what the emperor is thinking!
The seventh prince simply didn't have any ideas at the moment and was very obedient and docile.
In front of Chunjia, he repeatedly showed that he obeyed his eldest brother and eldest sister instead of insisting on his own opinion... At this time, the emperor probably felt that this was a good boy, but he was not suitable to be a prince.
Now that the Seventh Prince has been solved, Yun Fenghuang frowned slightly, but fell into the same entanglement as Chunjia: "Xiaojiu or Fifteen, who is more reliable?"