Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Xu Wenxian said he wanted to buy a yard, and his action was much higher than Xu Yuan.

The next morning, Xu Wenxian followed Xu Yuan and Zhang Yue to Sishui County.

I was about to settle on a house, and when I was about to send two people to Sishui County every morning, I would just move.

Donkey carts cannot enter Sishui County, so after getting off the donkey cart, the people had to separate.

After Xu Wenxian gave Xu Yuan's instructions, he also gave Zhang Yue careful instructions before leaving on crutches.

Xu Yuan turned around and looked at Xu Wenxian's back, his eyes suddenly became wet for no reason.

Every time he saw Xu Wenxian’s back, Xu Yuan would think, if it weren’t for that incident, Xu Wenxian would have already become famous in the capital, right?

Therefore, she will definitely let Xu Wenxian return to the capital in glory.

She wants to tell everyone that there are no cowards in the Xu family.

There has never been such a thing before, and there will never be such a thing after this.

Seeing Xu Yuan staring at him in a trance, Zhang Yue couldn't help but remind him, "Xu Yuan, we should go to school."

Going to school is the most important thing for them now.

"Yeah." Xuyuan nodded.

Even so, she watched Xu Wenxian's back disappear before turning around and leaving.

When Xuyuan arrived at the private school, he found that there were a lot fewer people there.

Song Xiujing is one of them.

In addition to Song Xiujing, Cheng Zeyan was not there either.

Probably because he was beaten yesterday and his face hasn't healed yet, so he didn't come to the school.

Xu Yuan didn't think much about it, he just wanted to ask Song Xiujing where she went when he had time.

Not long after Xu Yuan sat down, Shen Yichuan came in waving a fan. He first glanced at Xu Yuan who was sitting in the corner, and then said slowly: "Classmates, I will be leaving Sishui County soon, so in today's class, let's talk about anecdotes in the capital."

Hearing that anecdote, Xu Yuan couldn't help but feel a little confused.

She knew that what Shen Yichuan said was not an anecdote, but something that really happened in the capital.

Shen Yichuan would say that it was also because Song Xiujing was in the private school.

It was to let Song Xiujing understand the capital and be prepared for any eventuality.

But Song Xiujing didn't come to the school today, so why did Shen Yichuan say those things?

Could it be that he said this specifically for her to hear?

Xu Yuan was suspicious, but she still put down the bamboo slips and prepared to listen to what Shen Yichuan was up to.

After hearing Shen Yichuan's words, someone immediately echoed: "Finally, we are telling a story again."

"I like listening to stories the most. They are not as obscure as those ancient books. I don't know them and they don't know me either."

"Those stories are still interesting. Maybe we can become marquises and prime ministers in the future."

"Mr. Shen, please speak quickly."

Hearing the urging from all around, Shen Yichuan couldn't help but smile and said, "I talked about Jianguo and the Xu family before. Today, let's talk about the two most recent emperors in Tianqi's history, Emperor Jiahe and Emperor Wucheng."

Xu Yuan looked up and saw Shen Yichuan's indifferent expression, and his heart trembled slightly.

She knew that Shen Yichuan had indeed deliberately taught today's class for her to hear.

Xu Yuan didn't know what Shen Yichuan knew and why he deliberately told her these things, but this was indeed her best opportunity to understand the capital.

Shen Yichuan raised his eyes and glanced at Xu Yuan calmly. Seeing that Xu Yuan was listening to him, he spoke, "In the royal family, when choosing a crown prince, they usually choose the legitimate son instead of the eldest son. However, Emperor Jiahe is not the eldest son."

After Shen Yichuan finished speaking, there was a sigh in the school.

Cheng Zhicheng immediately said, "Mr. Shen, you are not wrong, are you? The late emperor is clearly the legitimate son of the current empress dowager. If not, how could there be the current Emperor Wucheng?"

The first rule in Tianqi Law is that the crown prince should be chosen based on the legitimate wife rather than the eldest son, and the most capable person rather than the legitimate wife.

In other words, you must first be a legitimate son, and secondly, you must be wise.

This is why the current emperor is particularly strict with the crown prince, but dotes on the third prince Bei Yao.

Because Beiyao is not the crown prince, he does not need to be wise.

Even if he is too smart and also has his eyes on that position, the fight between the two legitimate sons for the throne will inevitably cause turmoil in the country.

"Of course not."

Shen Yichuan waved his fan and said slowly, "The biological mother of the late emperor was Concubine Rou. Concubine Rou was weak and passed away after giving birth to the late emperor. Because he was the eldest son of the royal family, they were afraid that bad things would spread, so they recorded the late emperor under the name of the current empress dowager."

Make a wish and it’s clear.

This kind of thing is basically considered a secret in the palace.

Shen Yichuan dared to speak today because the late emperor had passed away for many years and no one would care about what he said in a small school.

"When the late emperor ascended the throne, he was not named the crown prince, but he was nominally the eldest son, and he married the youngest daughter of the Xu family, so he still ascended the throne."

"However, at that time, the Geshu tribe joined forces with several grassland tribes in the north and marched south. The late emperor led the army in person and died on the battlefield. He left no offspring, so the current Emperor Wucheng, the only legitimate son of the current empress dowager, ascended the throne in the fifth year of Jiahe and continued to use the late emperor's reign title."

"Wait, in five years, not a legitimate son was born in the royal family?"

"Yes, it is said that there are three thousand beauties in the harem. How could Emperor Jiahe not have a child?"

Many people still remember that Empress Xu was once pregnant, but she strangled her own child to death with her own hands.

"I think everyone still remembers Queen Xu."

Shen Yichuan smiled slightly and said, "After Empress Xu hanged herself, the late emperor ordered the entire nation to observe mourning for the Empress for three years, including himself. Therefore, Emperor Jiahe was also the only emperor in Tianqi history who had only the Empress in his harem."

"Emperor Jiahe must love Empress Xu very much."

"Switzerland is not blind, so you should be able to see it, right? When has there ever been a man in this world who mourned for a woman?"

"It's a pity for Empress Xu. If she knew what Emperor Jiahe did, would she regret strangling her child to death?"

Hearing the discussions around him, Shen Yichuan smiled and said, "This person is gone. The right and wrong will be determined by future generations. It is not something you and I can say today."

Shen Yichuan also asked why, but no one talked about it.

No one answered him.

Furthermore, most of the stories about the fight for succession that have been passed down have been beautified by those in power.

It is possible that Emperor Jiahe had other children, but in order to ascend to the throne, Emperor Wucheng announced to the public that Emperor Jiahe had no offspring.

It is also possible that Emperor Jiahe indeed mourned for Empress Xu for three years, and after Empress Xu committed suicide, he never took another concubine.

Xu Yuan lowered his eyes slightly.

It was after the death of the previous emperor that Xu Wenxian went to the capital to overturn the verdict.

Because the person who sentenced the Xu family to confiscation of property and exile was Emperor Jiahe.

But why did Emperor Jiahe raid his queen's family's home? Did he really find out something, or did Emperor Jiahe have conflicts with the Xu family?

After hearing Shen Yichuan's words, the school fell silent again.

Seeing this, Shen Yichuan said again: "The current emperor has four sons and three daughters. The crown prince Beiyuan was named the heir three years ago. The second princess Beining, these two crown princes, were both born in the royal palace. Only the third prince Beiyao was born on the third day after the death of the previous emperor. A master once calculated that the death of a generation of emperors coincided with the birth of a royal prince. The third prince Beiyao is a good omen for Tianqi."