There is a home in the depths of the white clouds

I saw Emperor Xianzong sitting on it, with a tender face... He shaved off his short beard that he had kept for ten years!

He looked much younger, not like a mature emperor in his 30s, but like a young boy who had just ascended the throne.

At that time, Li Dongyang raised his hand and touched his beard. It seems that he is still very young after shaving his beard.

The corners of Lauren's mouth twitched. When he was in the south, he didn't grow a beard. Because of the hot weather, he felt that growing a beard would make him sweat.

He didn't stay in the north, so he looked very young.

But as the saying goes, if you have no hair on your mouth, you can't do things well.

Especially the timing chosen by Emperor Xianzong is too bad!

Because in a few days I will have an interview with Mandokule.

Yes, the interview with Mandokule alone does not include Wuhe.

Because Mandokule is the little prince of Mandulu. Although he was established by Jia Silan, his identity as a prince cannot be denied because he has a blood certificate.

As for Wuhe, he was just the son of a grand master, without a proper official position, how could Emperor Xianzong meet him?

He could only be accompanied by a few officials from the Honglu Temple to take a stroll around the city of Beijing, instead of entering the palace to meet Emperor Xianzong.

If you have something to hand over the booklet, the face saint will be exempted.

This made Wuhe, who had a rough grasp of Han traditions, very aggrieved, because he did not hold an official position. When he came here, he didn't think too much about it. Only now did he find out that he was deceived by Manduogule.

In fact, Manduogule could give him an official position, but Wuhe didn't want it. He felt that his self-esteem would not allow him to kneel down in front of Manduogule, a worthless man.

So he didn't ask for an official position, and he also lost the opportunity to meet Emperor Xianzong.

And this is exactly what Mandokule needs. He just wants to meet the Emperor Daming alone, instead of bringing Wuhe, a grumpy and conceited barbaric man.

But how could such a young and delicate Emperor Xianzong meet the little prince of Fanbang?

Although the little prince is not very old, but at least he is more mature, and it is said that he is not very old. Originally, they wanted to intimidate the little prince with the majesty of the emperor. Don't take it for granted that he is a Mongolian nobleman. Their Daming is not a soft persimmon.

As a result, his own emperor shaved his beard!

This thing can't be done quickly, it can only be cultivated slowly.

"Your Majesty!" the British Duke was angry: "Where is your...beard?"

"Shaved!" Emperor Xianzong said, "I want to see myself when I was young.

What Emperor Xianzong said is very interesting. When he was young, he shaved off his beard; so if he grows a beard, he is old?

This made some people who proposed to establish a prince choke.

The young emperor is too simple, isn't he?

On the other hand, Wan An, standing at the end, heard this sentence, and his heart moved...

Emperor Xianzong shaved off his beard, but it made all the officials feel relieved, but the one who should propose the establishment of the prince still proposed the establishment of the prince.

"Then who do you propose to establish?" Emperor Xianzong finally let go, and everyone was happy for a while.

"Naturally, the second prince." It was Liu Xu who suggested it, and they have climbed up one after another in the past few years: "The second prince is from a good family background, and Concubine Ji is an old person next to the emperor. She is gentle and virtuous, and worthy of great responsibility."

"Are you sure?" Emperor Xianzong looked at Liu Xu. He remembered that this person was the censor who followed Bai's back then, but he didn't expect to climb up so soon.

"Of course!" Liu Xu was very confident: "Although Concubine Wan Gui gave birth to the eldest prince, she...is not suitable."

After all, she is the emperor's favorite woman, so it's hard for him to say anything, but the fact that Concubine Wan Gui is 17 years older than the emperor is simply unbearable!

"But, the Ji family is..." Emperor Xianzong revealed Ji's identity, and finally looked at everyone jokingly: "How? Her son, may he become the heir apparent? And as we all know, the second prince was born with bald hair , is there still a possibility of becoming a prince?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

"Didn't you say that the second prince is the most suitable?" Emperor Xianzong said coldly: "Aren't they all very happy? The prince born by a Yao girl is better than the eldest son born by my concubine." To be eligible to enter the East Palace and inherit the Great Order in the future?

If Concubine Wan Gui's son hadn't been there, he might have concealed Xia Ji's life experience, and as long as he didn't tell, no one would know.

But it's different now, the first prince is obviously smart and healthy, the second prince's head has always been a taboo for Emperor Xianzong.

Who knew that these people would be forced out at this moment.

What happened to his eldest son?

Isn't the birth mother noble enough?

Zhen'er is now a noble concubine!

He was sure that if he appointed the second prince, these courtiers would call themselves heroes in the future, saying that they overwhelmed the concubine's son and made the second prince the crown prince.

"Hmph!" Emperor Xianzong snorted coldly: "Don't have an eldest son, don't have a young son, but have a second prince, how dare you think about it."

After finishing speaking, he walked away.

The cabinet was drafted to depose several people who had made the crown prince out of Beijing.

Among them was Liu Xu. This time, even Wan An didn't come to see him off...

Wan An told people at home: "This man is too ignorant, and the crown prince doesn't even look at what's going on in the harem.

So far there are only two concubines in the palace, Concubine Wan Gui and Concubine Bai Xian.

Concubine Bai Xian was abolished, and Concubine Wan Gui ruled alone.

The empress is useless, the emperor was persuaded by Concubine Wan Gui to go there on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, what is this?

His staff members also felt that the emperor had the final say on whether or not to establish a crown prince, not them.

It was Wan An who asked his colleagues to go out and look for eminent monks and Taoists.

When the news of Beijing reached Shanghai County, the envoys of the two tribes had been performing rituals for two months under the arrangement of the Ministry of Rites in the capital.

And he is already going to see Emperor Xianzong.

Wantong saw people from two tribes coming to pay tribute, and he was quite puzzled: "What are they here for?"

Those people outside the customs are said to have been bombarded by grenades and mortars, and the grasslands have turned into pockmarked faces, and they have fled far away.

"I don't know." Wu Youwei shook his head.

Wu Youwei didn't know much about the ancient Mongols.

It is more about the history of the Yuan Dynasty, and the Yuan Dynasty was very short. Compared with the 400-year inheritance time of each dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty is really too short.

He only knew that the ancient Mongolian custom of discussing marriage was very common.

The father can propose to the woman for his son, and if the woman's father agrees, he will drink "buhunchaer".

Mongolian nobles and commoners did not intermarry.

Marriage between nobles is called "huda", that is, relatives by marriage.

"Anda" also marry each other, forming "Anda.. Huda", that is, the relationship of brothers and sisters by marriage.

The ancient Mongols practiced polygamy.

Khan and Nayan nobles in privileged positions lived polygamous lives in marriage.

In the case of polygamy, the eldest wife has the highest status, and the status of the children born by her is also respected along with the mother.

However, if the eldest wife is childless, she may be inferior in status to her husband's other childbearing wives.And it is strictly forbidden to have an affair with a married woman, and the offender will be sentenced to death.

They considered it an act of confusing blood, a felony.

The ancient Mongols also practiced the system of adoptive marriage, that is, "if the father dies, the wife will follow the mother, and if the brother dies, the wife will be adopted."

This kind of marriage system has been practiced by many northern ethnic groups in China.

When Mongolia arose, the neighboring Jurchen, Dangxiang, and Uighur tribes also had this custom.

Therefore, in the concept of the Mongols at that time, this was a matter of course, and it was the same in the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. It was not until this behavior was despised by the Han people that they corrected it. In the end, they tended to be more restrained by the Han people. And what he noticed was a piece of news here: "I haven't conceived in half a year since I got married, and I'm afraid I won't be able to conceive in this lifetime."

"You mean, Qimuge, Mandogule's first wife?" Wantong also read the report.

"That's right." Wu Youwei nodded: "If Manduogule is not so stupid, he should know that if Qimuge becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, nothing will happen to him."

Even as long as Qimuge is pregnant, regardless of whether the male or female is a "son", then Manduogule will really be killed and silenced.

Fortunately, there is such a rule in the grassland that it is strictly forbidden to have an affair with a married woman, and the offender will be sentenced to death.

Moreover, Mandokule is more like a Han Chinese than a Mongol, so bloodlines are not easy to confuse, and Jia Silan can only hope that Qimuge's stomach will win.

"It seems to mean that." Wantong also noticed it.

It's like the emperor in the early years. When he first came to the throne, he was with his eldest sister and didn't go anywhere else. He just let his elder sister give birth to the eldest princess.

If it weren't for Bai Xiang'er playing tricks, even the eldest son would have to be born by the elder sister.

But now, the eldest son is still born by the eldest sister, because the prince died young.

It's just that when the reserve is being established, the eldest sister and the child, as well as the Wan family, have been pushed to the forefront again...

"Don't worry, the boat will go naturally when it reaches the bridge." Wu Youwei said, "The Emperor Hongzhi in history was indeed called Zhu Youtang.

Wantong was silent for a while: "But didn't you say at that time that he was Ji's son?"

"Yes!" Wu Youwei said, "Now he is the son of the imperial concubine.

Maybe he can really become the emperor?

Wu Youwei and Wantong actually thought of this at the same time.

Wu Youwei spent the whole night talking to Wantong about the affairs of Emperor Hongzhi, all kinds of good and all kinds of bad, the emperor became weak, and the courtiers got up, so when they went to Emperor Wuzong Zhu Houzhao, they were confused.

Wantong listened very carefully, and finally concluded: "Anyway, my eldest nephew can't do this."

And thousands of miles away in the capital, the imperial palace, and Zhaode Palace, Wan Zhen'er was also lying with Emperor Xianzong and whispering: "Do you really want to make your son the crown prince?"

"En." Emperor Xianzong said: "This child is intelligent, and he has already begun to see signs of it. He will definitely be better than me in the future."

And in the future, if he is the emperor, the Wan family will be safe.

"Go and see Concubine Ji tomorrow." Wan Zhen'er said, "She's not feeling well these days."

The Ji family already knew about her own background, although she already knew that her son would not become the crown prince, but the emperor personally vetoed him and announced his background, Ji couldn't stand it anymore.

Although the people in the palace would not despise her, they also treated her a little coldly.

"Okay." Emperor Xianzong was very obedient, but then touched Wan Zhen'er's face: "Why do I think that Zhen'er is still so young?"

This is lying on the couch, Wan Zhen'er smiled and said: "You don't mind it.

In fact, she is already old, 17 years older than him, she usually doesn't look in the mirror very much, for fear of seeing her old state.

The court ladies said that she was blessed with eternal youth, but she didn't believe it. The court ladies could say anything good to make life easier, and those words might be true.

"Who said that?" Emperor Xianzong said: "Zhen'er is the same as ten years ago, and I shaved my beard today, and standing with Zhen'er, I will never...will violate peace again."

Thinking about it this way, isn't it!

He is mature, stable, and his face is still young.

As for Wan Zhen'er, it has always been like this, as if time has given her a special favor, there are only mature and beautiful imperial concubines, and there is no imperial concubine who is half-old and young.

The more Emperor Xianzong thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case: "What I said is true, Zhen'er is not old!"

Every emperor has a dream of not getting old, and every woman also has a dream of eternal youth. The huge age difference used to be an insurmountable gap between them, but now they are surprised to find that each other is just mature , but not getting old!

The two looked at each other, and shouted to the outside: "Come on! Bring the mirror!

In the middle of the night, an emperor and a noble concubine looked into the mirror hole by candlelight...