Because it was expected before, when this result actually came out, although everyone in Huanhua Palace was beaming with joy, they were still able to hold on.
As for Chunjia, Yun Fenghuang didn't say anything at all earlier. He summoned three imperial doctors and they all confirmed that it was a happy pulse before going to announce the good news. He lost his composure on the spot and even dropped the imperial pen. He also stopped approving the memorial and made an exception in broad daylight. After coming to the harem and confirming with Yun Fenghuang in person, I felt really happy.
If the news is known to the former court and the harem, everyone will be worried.
Basically, except for the imperial concubine, no one thinks that it is a good thing for the imperial concubine to be pregnant.
Even concubines like Concubine Shu who have always been together with Yun Fenghuang are a little worried in private: "It has been rare for the palace to be peaceful in the past few years, and I'm afraid it won't be able to calm down for too long."
Everyone agreed that if Yun Fenghuang didn't give birth to a prince, he would probably fight for the throne, and if he gave birth to his own flesh and blood, he would not give up... So, within two days, some ministers from the previous dynasty tried to make suggestions and proposed to establish a prince.
"The heirs under my knees are still young, and they are not known to be wise or foolish." Chunjia frowned when he heard this and refused on the spot, "The position of crown prince is related to the foundation of the country and cannot be decided lightly... It will be given in a few years."
"Your Majesty, although the princes have not yet grown up, they are different from each other, and they can already determine their superiority and inferiority." The courtier who came to admonish said, "And because the crown prince is related to the country's foundation, you can also choose to decide on your title as soon as possible. The scholars of Hongxue teach the prince to calm the world's heart!"
This statement is just too clear to worry about Yun Fenghuang. He is worried that King Qin, who is two years older, will go to school before the queen's legitimate sons. What if he takes advantage of his age, enriches his wings, and covets the East Palace in the future
It would be better to establish the legitimate son as the crown prince as early as possible, which would not only stop Yun Fenghuang's thoughts, but also allow the former harem to see the situation clearly and gather around the prince early to ensure that the power and status of the crown prince are not threatened.
Chunjia looked at the courtier indifferently and said slowly: "In order to calm the world? Why am I already old now? Or do you think that I will inevitably live forever?!"
"...I don't dare!" The minister heard that something was wrong and hurriedly lifted his robe and knelt down, "I am just doing it for the sake of the country."
The emperor sneered: "Whether you are doing it for the sake of the country or your family, you should know it well!"
Seeing this, several important ministers quickly came out to smooth things over. After all, Chunjia did not continue to have an attack, but he also made it clear that he did not plan to establish a prince for the time being.
The reason is that the princes are too young and it is hard to see who has the ability to take on the responsibility of this great dynasty.
This reason is actually very serious, but the inability to withstand Yun Fenghuang's favor makes everyone lose confidence.
Therefore, after three dynasties today, the ministers are still worried.
Many people contacted Duke Yi and Ouyang Yanran privately, asking them to put the country and the dynasty first and persuade Chunjia not to give special treatment to the imperial concubine. Otherwise, even if the imperial concubine had no intention of seizing the throne, she would not be afraid of being favored by the emperor. It’s time to think about it too.
It's just that although Duke Yi Guo was a little moved by what he said, he planned to admonish Chunjia when he had the right opportunity; Ouyang Yanran pushed back and said that although the emperor loved the concubine, he also respected the queen. The majestic emperor has one or two interpretations of flowers that close his eyes, and he is particularly partial. As long as it does not involve military and national affairs, why should ministers have to meddle in others' affairs? Do outsiders have to take care of which concubine you prefer in the house
This is all a matter for the emperor’s inner chamber!
Today is a rare wise king, so you must have confidence in him!
After knowing that Duke Yi Guo had agreed, Ouyang Yanran hesitated for a while, but finally asked someone to bring him a few messages to persuade him not to serve as a spearman for the Gu family: "The person who proposed to establish the crown prince today has an old relationship with Uncle Zhaowu. Your Majesty may not be the same." Seeing this, we vetoed the request to establish the crown prince. Judging from Uncle Zhao Wu's behavior, we still don't know what will happen in the future. It's better for you and me not to take a stand on this matter."
But Duke Yi Guo had different ideas from him, probably because he was not relegated to a remote place by the Ji family and the family was suppressed. Yun Zhao felt that even if Uncle Zhaowu's loyalty to the emperor was questioned, the future of the Gu family would be in doubt. It's very clear, but if Gu Zhen is in the posthumous position, the status and rights of her legitimate son should be protected.
In any case, everyone can see the threat that the imperial concubine poses to the queen and the direct princes.
Although the matter has not reached that stage yet, regardless of whether you ask or not mention it, if it does get to that stage, it will not be so easy to solve.
Now if the emperor takes back his preference for the imperial concubine, the only one who will be wronged is the imperial concubine at most.
In the future, maybe all the descendants of the queen and the concubine will be involved
Wouldn't that be a greater loss for the former harem and Chunjia himself
The emperor has always doted on the imperial concubine, but now she is obsessed with the authorities. As a minister, isn't it just to remind her at this time
Otherwise, would the imperial court spend so much salary to support them for a living
"After so many years, Yunzhao still has the same temper." Ouyang Yanran sighed after hearing the reply and said to his sons, "He is single-minded and loyal... Your Majesty has a good temper and you know what kind of person he is. , 80% of them would not care about him. But not the imperial concubine! He didn’t even think about it, the queen didn’t have her natal family, who couldn’t see the threat of the imperial concubine? The Gu family didn’t dare to stand up and say this to His Majesty, he Go ahead and tell him, do you really think that because the imperial concubine is the daughter of the Yun family, she will be merciful to him?"
The sons of the Ouyang family asked cautiously: "Father, we have always been on good terms with the imperial concubine. Do we want to tell the imperial concubine about this?"
Anyway, I can't stop Duke Yi from committing suicide, so why not give Yun Fenghuang a good deal
But this proposal was rejected by Ouyang Yanran: "You remember, we are ministers of the dynasty, and our loyalty is always to His Majesty and not to anyone else, even the favored concubine! The earlier marriage with the Xie family was also Well, communicating with the imperial concubine is nothing more than an expedient for temporary cooperation. When the big issues are right and wrong, how can we encourage a woman?!"
"But now that someone has proposed to establish the crown prince, the next battle for the crown prince's position, even if it is not on the surface, is probably undercurrent." His eldest son whispered, "May I ask my father, how should my family make a decision?"
Ouyang Yanran said calmly: "According to the ancestral system, there are direct descendants and no direct descendants. But from my father's point of view, the position of emperor is not something that only the legitimate son is qualified to assume. Your Majesty's words are correct. In the end, it is the prince who If you can hold up the position of the Eastern Palace and become the heir, it will be a great blessing for the country!"
There was no way, he had tried his best to protect Xiaozong, but Xiaozong's methods were really not good enough. He was beaten to a pulp by the Ji family, and he couldn't even save his right and left hand. As a result, Ouyang Yanran was exiled in remote areas for many years, and his family suffered a lot of grievances.
This is because the Ouyang family is a time-honored and famous family. Otherwise, it would be impossible to fall into decline... Even if Ouyang Yanran is still in power, the studies of his descendants and the cultivation of the city have been delayed for many years. This is a pity. The losses cannot be compensated by the royal grace at all.
Therefore, Ouyang Yanran's current idea is to neither establish elders nor direct descendants, but establish virtuous people.
Whoever can do it will go on.
After a pause, he continued, "The noble concubine is very scheming. I'm afraid she's already working hard in front of His Majesty. Send a message to Concubine Shu in the palace, asking Concubine Shu to pay more attention in the past two days. If we notice any clues, we'd better give him some advice." It's good for the Duke to warn him. After all, he is a minister of the same court, and he has no bad intentions, but he just happens to be at odds with the imperial concubine."
This is the typical idea of a scholar-bureaucrat. Although he knows that the imperial concubine is favored, in Ouyang Yanran's view, the imperial concubine can cooperate and take advantage of each other, but they only rely on the emperor's favor to make their fortune and are not worthy of sincere respect.
On the contrary, Yiguo Gong Yunzhao, who had neither a good nor bad relationship with him, was a minister in the same palace. They were both scholars from the Haoying family. They belonged to the same level and could talk to each other calmly and on an equal footing.
Yun Fenghuang in the palace didn't know Ouyang Yanran's little tricks, and she was indeed slandering Chun Jia: "...I have been in the palace for many years, and both King Qin and Zhaoqing were raised by me watching their biological mothers get pregnant and give birth. Now that they have all entered school, I finally have news. I thought it was God's mercy, but before I showed my love, the ministers are pressuring Your Majesty about the crown prince! This is all my fault, I am... You shouldn’t be thinking so much about having your own flesh and blood with Your Majesty! I… I shouldn’t be alive!!!”
After it was confirmed that she was pregnant, everyone in Xuanqing Palace took good care of her as if she were a Liuli child. Chunjia also paid great attention to her, personally asking about her daily necessities every day.
Now seeing the imperial concubine crying like pear blossoms and raining rain, and repeatedly saying that she should die, it would be better than just being happy and having the courtiers tell her with real actions that her child is not popular. Chunjia couldn't help but feel very sad. Pity, hugged her and comforted her again and again: "Ahuang, why do you have to think too much? Just concentrate on the pregnancy. You are carrying our child in your belly. You are looking forward to it, and I am also looking forward to it. There is no room for others to make irresponsible remarks. ?Besides, I didn’t agree to this either.”
Yun Fenghuang choked up and said: "I really don't understand why they look down on me so much? Is it because your majesty loves me so much? But let's not say that I have never done anything harmful to heaven and earth. Just say that your majesty has always been wise and powerful. , is it something I can control?"
"They keep saying that His Majesty is a wise king, but in their eyes, Mingjun is so untrustworthy?! If there is any trouble, they are afraid that you will be deceived by me!"
Chunjia was originally very unhappy when his ministers proposed to establish a crown prince. After he ascended the throne, he started to act as a puppet. How many years had he been in charge? He has not been a puppet for a long time, but now he tells him that it is time for him to establish a prince. Even though the Ji family and the regent have both cooled down, the emperor still inevitably has a sense of crisis: If the prince is established, what will happen to me? Is it convenient for you to use the young master to ascend the throne and repeat the years when the Ji family suppressed imperial power? !
And his reasons for objecting were sincere.
Even if the emperor is still thinking about establishing a legitimate son, as for his three legitimate sons, excluding the King of Chu who has been eliminated, the tenth prince and the twelfth prince, maybe in the eyes of the Gu family, the twelfth prince has the blood of the Gu family. Definitely a priority. But for Chunjia, both of them are his sons, and they are both legitimate sons raised by the queen, so who should be chosen depends on the future performance of these two children.
In such a large dynasty, not just anyone can be qualified to sit on the throne by being trained by a bachelor.
How could Chunjia be willing to destroy the fruits of victory that he worked so hard for in the hands of his descendants
If both legitimate sons fail to live up to expectations, then...
The emperor would definitely have to consider his concubine to succeed him.
In short, Chunjia's idea about the position of the East Palace is that if he can establish a legitimate son, he should try his best to establish a legitimate son.
After all, a legitimate son complies with the ancestral system from ancient times to the present. It is not easy to make mistakes in establishing a legitimate son, and it is not easy to cause civil strife in the royal family.
But if the gap between the legitimate son and the concubine is too great, of course the priority is still given to the country.
Anyway, no matter whether it is the legitimate son or the concubine who takes the throne, the queen will eventually be the queen mother, and this does not count as a broken promise.
Since Chunjia felt that he had a clear conscience on this matter, and was provoked by Yun Fenghuang, he felt that the ministers who forced him to establish a heir now had really bad intentions: Don't you always say that I am a wise king
I also feel that I am a wise king!
So why don't you trust me? ?
Think about it, these ministers said that he was a wise king, but they also felt that the emperor would be influenced by his concubine anytime and anywhere. This made it difficult for Chunjia not to suspect that these ministers were all hypocritical and could not be trusted!
Within two days, the emperor found an excuse and sent out of the imperial capital the ministers who proposed establishing the crown prince, as well as a few others who expressed their support in a tactful manner.
They were all sent to remote places to serve as officials.
The kind of bad luck that will never come back in this life.
When word of this move spread, the courtiers understood that the emperor was very disgusted with the current proposal to establish a prince.
But privately, they felt that this matter might have something to do with the imperial concubine.
I felt that Yun Fenghuang was indeed a disaster, and he could not continue to tolerate it, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.