miscalculation

In the Golden Luan Hall, Xiao Yi, Emperor Yanqi, the son of the emperor, was sitting on the dragon chair, his face was full of anger, and all the officials knelt on the ground, and no one dared to answer.Seeing the tense situation, Eunuch Zhang came over with tea, put it aside, and remained silent.

Xiao Yi took a sip of tea, and said after a long time: "Stop kneeling, stand up and speak for me. Taishi Ji, General Gu, and the establishment of the reserve, is it really as urgent as you say?"

Only then did the officials get up slowly, not daring to raise their heads, only to hear Taishi Ji holding the jade wat and saying: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the old minister is afraid that the night will be long and dreamy, so I hope Your Majesty can make a decision soon."

"Oh? In your opinion, who is the best prince?" Xiao Yi said this, but turned his eyes to Gu Zhao, the great general of hussars.

"I believe that the establishment of a crown prince is a big matter. Your majesty has not made an order for a long time, so you must have all your concerns. Every prince has his own merits. Veteran ministers dare not speak nonsense, and I hope your majesty will learn from you." Taishi Ji bowed his body and continued Said.

"The candidates that the ministers have played for several days are nothing more than the second prince and the fifth prince. Grand Master, your memorial has not been published for a long time, what do you think of these two people?" Xiao Yi said, still looking at Gu Zhao.

"You don't avoid relatives if you raise them internally, and you don't avoid enemies when you raise them externally. The veteran thinks that these two sons can be reused, and the judgment is based on the Sacred Heart alone." Ji Langfeng's words are open and aboveboard, but who knows what the hearts of the veterans of the three dynasties are. abacus.

"I think that the second prince can become a great weapon, with top-notch literary and martial arts tools, honest and upright, and he is really the choice of a wise king. But sometimes he is too honest and needs to be sharpened." Gu Zhao finally spoke, and his words were like Personality is generally upright.

"I have seven princes, don't all the ministers have their eyes on only two of them?"

"Your Majesty, I think that although the Seventh Prince is young, he is intelligent, thoughtful, respectful and polite. In a few years, he will be a good talent." The one who said this was He Tingyu, a poor peasant who joined the army and fought countless victories all by himself.

"Then Taifu Yin, what do you think? You have taught these children, and you must be more familiar with them than the officials."

"I thought that although the seventh prince is young, he has the appearance of a dragon. It's a pity that he is too weak to take on this important task. The sixth prince is young and thoughtful, not good at speaking, and does not communicate with others. The second prince is too straightforward, open and aboveboard, but too It’s a bit more upright than that.” Grand Tutor Yin Zhonglin said.

"Of my seven princes, you rejected three at once, so what about the remaining four?" Xiao Yi suddenly became interested, and his brows relaxed a lot.

"Your Majesty thinks that the remaining four sons, since His Majesty said to avoid suspicion, I should avoid the Fourth Prince. His Majesty the Eldest Prince and the Third Prince have their own conclusions, but the Fifth Prince remains calm and talks about everything first. He can indeed take on this important task."

"So, Taifu Yin and Taishi Ji both like the Fifth Prince?" Xiao Yi nodded, then stood up.

"As soon as the anniversary of Empress Jiayuan's death passes next month, you will know who is the heir apparent in my heart. Retire."

This sentence immediately caused the officials to explode. Outside the main hall, only three or five people gathered to discuss the matter.Taishi Ji Langfeng walked up to Taifu Yin Zhonglin, clasped his fists and said, "I don't know if Ji has such a bad fate, please come to the house and tell the story?"

"The grand master has an order, how dare Zhong Lin refuse to obey?" After saying that, the two walked out of the palace wall.

Xiao Yi withdrew from the court, and then walked towards the West Pavilion, where the princes went to school. He walked slowly, but saw the seventh prince leaning on the door, eavesdropping on what was said inside.

Dong Xiaolin of the Imperial Academy is giving a lecture. He said: "30 years ago, the world was divided into four parts, including the Northern Territory, Xiliang, Dongling, and Dian Kingdom. Among them, only the Northern Territory can not be regarded as a complete and unified country, but a grassland tribe. Alliance. Just because the herdsmen in the north have similar habits, but they are their own masters, and they will always fight over each other, so they have been unable to unite for a long time. Later, a hero named Nazhen came out, and all the tribes surrendered and respected him. Consistent, in case of foreign enemies, we will resist together. The Northern Territory is full of dangers, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the grasslands are vast, but they also have a lot of conquests and killings, so a small number of refugees often flee to other three countries, and countries treat them differently. .”

"I know, I know, last time I went to Yin's Mansion, I saw two big men from the northern region moving stones to build a fake mountain. Our Dongling must have a friendly policy towards refugees from the northern region, right?"

Xiao Yi thought to himself, why Zheng'er is still so straightforward.The fourth prince Xiao Zheng's mother, Concubine Yin, is the daughter of Grand Tutor Yin Zhongqing, so he often went to his grandfather's house to play.

I only heard Dong Xiaolin say inside: "What the fourth prince said is very true."

"Fifth brother, why don't you wonder why there are still Three Kingdoms and Xiliang?" Fourth Prince Xiao Zheng asked again.

"Fourth brother, I know this. Thirty years ago, our grandpa Jin Ge Tie Ma merged the Xiliang Kingdom into our Eastern Tombs, and took advantage of the real illness and died, robbing more than half of the land in the Northern Territory, and then annexed the Yunnan Province. The country is forced to retreat to the south of the Dark Sky Forest, and now only our Tangling country is the largest."

The fifth prince, Xiao Jue, always knew more things than others, because his mother Ji Shizhen Concubine was the daughter of Grand Tutor Ji Langfeng, she had always read a lot of books, and she was strict with this child.

Xiao Yi was about to step forward when he suddenly saw the Seventh Prince Xiao Liang who was hiding at the side coughing. He quickly pressed his sleeve to his mouth and nose, wanting to leave quietly, but he didn't expect to see Xiao Yi as soon as he turned his head, and quickly knelt down down.

"I will see my father." He coughed as he said.

Xiao Yi looked at this thin child and felt sad. Just now, Yin Zhonglin said to Yin Zhonglin that this child has a good appearance as a dragon and a phoenix, and he has been obsessed with him since he was a child, but unfortunately his body is too weak.He thought about it, and helped Xiao Liang with pity.

Xiao Liang's coughing sound had been heard by the people inside, but Dong Xiaolin and the three princes came out and saluted Xiao Yi one after another.

"Why is the Seventh Prince here?" Dong Xiaolin said in surprise.

"Yeah, forgive me, why are you here? I didn't tell you to rest in your bedroom, so why did you come out? If you want to go to school, I will let Dong Hanlin go to your room."

"My son thinks that Taifu has a hard day in class. If my son attends the class with his elder brothers, he can also learn from his elder brothers. I am also afraid that the emperor is afraid of my son's hard work, so I stand outside the door and eavesdrop." Xiao Liang Weary of strength, he coughed again after speaking.

"You child, if this is the case, I will let Taifu Yin enter the palace tomorrow and teach you every day. Do you think it is good?"

"Father is biased." Xiao Yun said in detail.

"Dong Hanlin and Yin Taifu are the two great geniuses of my dynasty. Your seventh brother is not in good health and teaches alone. How can it be that the father is partial?" Xiao Yi asked.

"My son thinks that since the seventh brother wants to attend classes with him, it's better for my son to finish his class at Dong Hanlin's place every day, and then go to Huaiyue Palace to find seventh brother, and exchange homework with grandpa by the way. What do you think?" The fourth prince Xiao Zheng said.

"That's not bad, you are really considerate to your seventh brother." Xiao Yi smiled, and asked again: "Jueer, why don't you say anything?"

"My son thinks that the emperor will consider every decision he makes, and there is no need to ask my son's opinion."

"These words sound like the ministers in the hall, which is not good." Xiao Yi frowned slightly, unavoidably adding a little bit of displeasure.

"Liang'er, you are weak, so you can ride back with your father. You guys will be separated today, so there is no need to read any more."

Eunuch Zhang wanted to reach out to help the seventh prince Xiao Liang to step up, but was stopped by Xiao Yi, he personally carried the little son up and walked straight to Huaiyue Palace.

Dong Xiaolin bid farewell to the princes and left, while Xiao Jue went alone to Chuxiu Palace, the residence of his mother and concubines, but on the way he saw an eunuch running up and said: "Your Majesty wants the ministers to present the portraits of the daughters of each family today, and to choose a concubine for the eldest prince."

Xiao Jue paused for a moment, raised his head and said: "What else? Except for the crown prince, all the officials are recommending the second prince and you. Your Majesty only said that next month, on the anniversary of Empress Jiayuan's death, he will be the crown prince."

"Go down, don't come here again, I know the matter." Xiao Jue turned back to the palace, but saw his mother and concubine Ji Shi was practicing calligraphy.

"Jueer, why did you come back so early today?"

"Father is here, so I left early." Xiao Jue said.

After hearing this, Concubine Shu put down her brush, walked over, and said, "Your father has gone to the West Pavilion? Did you say anything?"

"No, I just hugged Xiao Liang and walked back with him. I have never sat in a chariot since I was a child, so how can Xiao Liang always sit in that chariot because of his frailty?" Xiao Jue said angrily.

"Jueer, don't let outsiders hear these words. Anyway, fortunately, your seventh brother will not be a threat, and I don't know how many years he will be alive. He will sit now, and there will be no days for him in the future. Today morning Someone must have told you about it." Concubine Zhen said.

"My son doesn't know."

"Don't play tricks in front of the concubine mother. If you want to cultivate some dark lines, do it. The concubine mother doesn't understand why you are doing this, but there must be your reasons for doing this. It's just that your grandfather recommended you today. Taifu Yin also recommended you, which is surprising. Your grandfather must have asked him for information, so there is no rush."

"Well, my son knows, mother and concubine don't worry."