Quickly wear it and get rid of his virtuous character

Fourteenth's advantage was not obvious. Although he was the emperor's youngest son and was relatively favored, and was now even granted the title of a prince, who could blame him for having a mother of such humble origins? He had no power at all.

But this is both a disadvantage and an advantage. If the emperor lives longer, his sons will grow up and show their ambitions. The emperor will not be able to choose an older one. As his successor, he should choose an heir to a dynasty from Xiao Zhong, who should be energetic. Of course, it is best if he has no power, so that he can be easily controlled by the emperor.

The deposed crown prince was also waiting, and waited for 10 years. During these 10 years, many things happened. Then the third prince imitated the fourth prince and implicated him. Although the fourth prince escaped unscathed in the end, he was demoted from a prince to a duke.

The emperor also became more wary of this son. He used to look loyal and honest, but perhaps because he was old, he didn't want to pretend anymore.

The emperor has many sons, but there is only one throne. As for who will inherit it, it depends on the abilities of both parties.

In the past, those sons were still very active, but as time went by, the emperor was about to turn 65, which was considered a long life in ancient times. However, most of his sons were in their thirties or forties, and he had no idea how much longer he could live.

The emperor felt that his health was getting better and better, and he did not notice any strange abnormalities at all. It was not until he was 70 years old that his body functions began to slowly decline. It was not until he caught a cold that the emperor realized that his health was failing.

The fourteenth prince also successfully married and had children, and took over some of the connections left by the deposed crown prince. The deposed crown prince also thought about letting his son inherit, but the emperor was not a fool. The son inheriting the throne is completely different from the grandson inheriting the throne.

Besides, if the grandson really inherits the throne, he will not be able to suppress those ambitious uncles.

The Fourteenth Prince was both civil and military, and he quickly solved the Emperor's headache. He was also promoted directly from a County Prince to a Prince. In addition, he was the youngest in the house and also the most favored.

Perhaps because of his age, the relationship between the emperor and the deposed prince has eased a lot, and he often listens to the deposed prince's opinions.

In the early years, the deposed prince did intend to push his own son to the throne. After all, he was the legitimate son. Even if he was deposed, he was still the legitimate son. However, after realizing that his father had no such intention, he was glad that he had the fourteenth prince as a backup.

The deposed prince was not a fool, and it was impossible for him to say everything. Instead, he calmly flattered his brothers. Over time, the emperor had no patience for his older sons and even felt that they were all ambitious.

The other sons were either of unsuitable status, had no ambition at all, or were incompetent.

The emperor counted and counted until there were only two or three left. However, each of them had their own shortcomings. One of them was too old and was already a grandfather. If the throne was passed to this son, how long could he stay on the throne?

You know, the change of imperial power is extremely likely to cause turmoil in the court, and the emperor did not dare to take the risk. Since his health has been getting worse day by day, none of the court officials have been obedient.

The Fourth Prince has indeed been much more obedient in recent years. He was a prince before, and after he became a grandfather, the Emperor promoted him to a prince for the sake of his great-grandson.

But the Fourth Prince is already a grandfather and is old. Even the eldest prince's birthdays are getting worse day by day. A while ago, the Imperial Hospital came to reply and said that the eldest prince only has one or two years left.

The emperor's older sons are about the same age, and the eldest is dying. He has only a few years left to care for his younger sons. He will not plant hidden dangers for his dynasty, not to mention that these sons are all ruthless.

What the emperor is most worried about is his crown prince. Although this crown prince has been appointed and deposed again and again, he was raised by the emperor himself.

Although the emperor later deposed the crown prince, he still regarded him as his only son. He was the best son. As for why the crown prince had become like this, the emperor always attributed it to the servants, who had led the crown prince astray.

In the end, the emperor chose the Fourteenth Prince. On the one hand, it was because the Fourteenth Prince was young, energetic, and even full of vitality. On the other hand, the deposed prince and the Fourteenth Prince had a particularly good relationship. If the Fourteenth Prince ascended to the throne, the deposed prince's future path would be smoother.

Parents who love their children will make plans for them. Emperor Shenyuan loved his deposed prince so much that he chose several ways to save him.

After Su Tong learned that the emperor was drowning, the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. In order to maintain the emperor's life over the years, he had tried his best to pour forest spring water and various kinds of elixirs into his mouth. He didn't expect that he could really keep the emperor alive for so long, at least more than 20 years longer than in his previous life.

It is precisely because of these twenty years that even if the princes had ulterior motives, they could only watch their rights slip away from their hands.

Perhaps because the Fourth Prince's performance of "Idle Clouds and Wild Cranes" was so popular among the people, when he was old, he simply went to a remote farm and started his farming career.

But unfortunately, the current emperor no longer believes in his son, and even thinks that the other party is putting on a show and does not intend to pay any attention to him.

After Fourteenth became the new crown prince, several other princes also thought about dethroning him, but before they could do anything, the emperor's health quickly deteriorated and he died in less than a year.

Originally, these princes wanted to unite to put pressure on the Fourteenth Prince in the hope of gaining more power, but before they could implement it, they were beaten back by the deposed Crown Prince.

The other princes actually envied the crown prince because the deposed crown prince was raised by the emperor. Even before the emperor died, he kept instructing the current crown prince to take good care of the deposed crown prince. As for their sons, no one wanted them.

When Su Tong became the empress dowager, she first moved those in the previous empress's palace to Taikang Palace. Of course, those who had sons could be taken out of the palace to live out their retirement, and those who had princesses could also go to the princess's mansion to be recuperated. Those who had no instructions could stay in the palace, go to the temple, or go to the royal garden.

When the late emperor was old, he didn't care much about the postures between men and women, so most of the concubines in the harem were old and he himself was relatively young, but those concubines were not convinced.

How did she manage to climb above them, especially the four concubines... They had always been eyeing the position of empress dowager, but in the end, she ended up with nothing.

Su Tong didn't argue with them. He could either leave the palace obediently or go to the royal temple. Of course, there was another option, which was to serve the late emperor.

Su Tong used tough measures, and those people went crazy seeing that they could not escape, so they left the palace obediently one by one.

Su Tong was afraid that those women had subordinates in the harem, so he took this opportunity to purge some eunuchs and palace maids in the harem and let them out of the palace.