After the old tears, Fan Changming's spirit was lifted, and he seemed to regain his vitality in an instant, sweeping away the previous sluggish atmosphere.

"Yang Xianggong, Fan thought about it and felt that there was something that really needed to be reminded. ”

"But that's it!"

Somehow, Yang Guozhong hated and despised this old man when he first met him, and after the ups and downs of these days, he actually felt a little sympathetic, and even ignored the faint disrespect in this person's tone.

"If the Son of Heaven has not issued an edict to depose the crown prince, isn't Yang Xianggong in a hurry, don't you think it's strange?"

It turned out that he was worried that the Son of Heaven had not yet deposed the prince, and there was a possibility that he would have many dreams at night. In this regard, Yang Guozhong thought that Fan Changming was completely unfounded, but in fact, since the Son of Heaven regained control of the court situation, he had in fact announced the end of the crown prince Li Heng, and it made no difference if he was deposed one step earlier or one step later.

However, Yang Guozhong smelled another smell from Fan Changming's reminder, it seemed that this old miscellaneous hair was no longer as two-faced as before.

"The reason why he has not issued an edict to depose the crown prince for a long time is that the Son of Heaven should have his own considerations, even if Li Heng has great ability, it is impossible to turn the sky over again. ”

Unlike in the past, Yang Guozhong seemed to be very patient today, and even explained to Fan Changming.

"The Son of Heaven's consideration is to mention the abolition of the establishment after the political situation in Chang'an is completely stabilized, it's just that Qin Jin's shaft is a variable, and he wants to wait for him to leave Chang'an, and there will be less interference in the selection of the crown prince, right?"

In Fan Changming's words, Yang Guozhong was slightly surprised, he was indeed so speculative about the mind of the Son of Heaven. Moreover, Yang Guozhong also believes that no matter what the reason is, Qin Jin's departure from Chang'an is tantamount to taking the initiative to give up his influence on the imperial court.

Don't look at Yang Guozhong being aggressive on the surface, in fact, he is very afraid of this person in his bones, as long as Qin Jin leaves Chang'an with his thousands of Shenwu troops, it will be difficult to succeed from now on. And the biggest threat he will face is not above the imperial court, but from Ge Shuhan, who is stationed in Tongguan.

Yang Guozhong in the case of "tired of shooting couples", did not rectify Ge Shuhan's clansmen, although he had the care of the Son of Heaven and was not as miserable as Huangfu Ke, but the situation was also worrying for a while. Now that this old guy is relieved, he can't take revenge like a tiger pounces?

As for the newly rising Yu Chaoen, Yang Guozhong did not take him seriously, don't look at this guy as the first eunuch to be disposed of by the festival, in fact, they are all duckweed in the water, a tree without roots. can only do some conspiracy and slander in front of the Son of Heaven, as for the contest in the court officialdom, Yang Guozhong has full wings and many party henchmen, so he is not afraid of this person at all.

"Based on Fan's private speculation, Yang Xianggong thinks that the biggest opponent is Ge Shuhan, right?"

"That's right, it's this person. ”

"That's right, Ge Shuhan is far from worrying, and the abolition of the crown prince is imminent. ”

Yang Guozhong saw that Fan Changming had been entangled in abolishing the crown prince, so he patiently planned to listen to what suggestions he had.

"During this period of time, there was nothing to do, Fan thought of many possibilities, I don't know which one Yang Xianggong thought the Son of Heaven would choose among the many princes to be the prince?"

"This ......" Yang Guozhong hesitated for a moment, he hadn't thought about this kind of problem, but with the strength of the Son of Heaven, the search for the prince would never adopt the opinions of his subordinates, so it was just a thought, could it be that Fan Changming was delusional about influencing the Son of Heaven to find a candidate for the prince?

"The Son of Heaven's mind is as deep as the sea, and vain speculation is the way to death. ”

In the face of the warning, Fan Changming laughed.

"Yang Xianggong is so confused, is the current Son of Heaven still the Son of Heaven a year ago?"

For a while, Yang Guozhong was a little confused, is there a difference between the current Son of Heaven and the Son of Heaven a year ago?

Fan Changming asked and answered: "Let's be honest, the current Son of Heaven is no longer the Son of Heaven a year ago, the prestige of the Son of Heaven a year ago is like the sky, and now the Son of Heaven, hum..."

And Yang Guozhong is by no means a dull-minded person, how can he not understand what Fan Changming is referring to.

The current situation of the Son of Heaven is naturally very different from that of a year ago. An Lushan raised troops, the imperial army was defeated in successive battles, first lost Hebei, then lost Henan, and even the eastern capital fell into the hands of thieves, both the imperial court and the prestige of the Son of Heaven himself suffered an unprecedented setback. However, this is not the bottom, and the mutiny caused by "disgust with winning and shooting couples" has almost completely lost the prestige of the Son of Heaven.

In an instant, Yang Guozhong's eyes lit up, but his heart sank suddenly.

The bright thing is that he finally clearly understands the situation and thoughts of the Son of Heaven, and what is heavy is that the Son of Heaven, whom he relies on, is just encouraging and supporting, and he is strong and strong.

The Son of Heaven did not mention the abolition of the crown prince for a long time, it turned out that he was not completely afraid of a certain person, but was accumulating enough strength and prestige, hoping that after the abolition of Li Heng, he would have enough strength to choose the person he wanted.

Unconsciously, Yang Guozhong was already soaked in cold sweat in his robe.

Fan Changming saw that Yang Guozhong didn't speak for a long time, so he said again: "Now that Qin Jin has left Chang'an, it is both a good thing and a bad thing for Xianggong. ”

"How so?"

Yang Guozhong consciously thought a little confused, and he couldn't keep up with Fan Changming's rhythm.

"When Qin Jin was there, the Son of Heaven was deeply jealous of it, and he must rely on Xianggong to fight against it, and perhaps it is unknown if it goes further in time. It's a pity, it's a pity......"

In this regard, Yang Guozhong waved his hand and said: "Qin Jin, the erector of Qin Jin, has been in Beijing for a day, Yang is like a thorn in his back, and it is not a bad thing that he is gone." ”

"It's indeed a good thing that Qin Jin is gone, but it's by no means limited to Xianggong. ”

Fan Changming spoke like a dumb riddle and left half of it, which made Yang Guozhong very impatient, so he urged dissatisfiedly:

"If you have something to say at the same time, how to swallow and spit it out!"

"Yes!" Fan Changming bowed and said: "In this way, the Son of Heaven will put the abolished prince on the agenda, and the prime minister can influence the choice of the prince." In Fan's opinion, there are at least two princes loved by the Son of Heaven, one is Li Wan, the king of Rong, and the other is Li Lan, the king of Yong. ”

Yang Guozhong nodded, it is true, the Son of Heaven is indeed quite partial to these two sons among the sons. You can get a glimpse of it just from the titles conferred on them. For example, Li Wan, the king of Rong, was awarded the title of Jing Zhaomu as early as the fifteenth year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, and led the ambassador of the Longyou Jiedu from afar, and in the twenty-third year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, he added the three divisions of the Fuyi and the first year of Tianbao, and then awarded the order to the Dadu in the first year of Tianbao. After An Lushan's rebellion, the Son of Heaven took Li Wan as the generalissimo and Gao Xianzhi as the deputy marshal.

All these things show the love of the Son of Heaven for this son. But there is another problem, Li Wan's health is not very good, he was sick in bed and almost died after the generalissimo last year, and he gradually improved after the spring of this year. At the critical juncture of the great chaos in the world, the principle of establishing a prince must be to choose as much health as possible among adult princes.

"Fan Changming, if you talk about the abolition of the crown prince, aren't you afraid of death?"

However, Yang Guozhong reprimanded Fan Changming with a straight face, and did not continue his words.

Fan Changming laughed.

"Afraid, how not afraid, how can anyone not be afraid of death. But Fan's words were all planned from the bottom of his heart. ”

Yang Guozhong sneered secretly, the world said that they were planning for him, but to put it bluntly, it was not for their own interests. But at this time, talking about the crown prince does not seem to be a difficult topic to touch, he is indeed curious, which prince is the prince of heaven? Unfortunately, the concubine has served the son of heaven for more than ten years, but nothing has come out, which cannot but be said to be a pity. Even if there is a young son who is still in infancy, he will spare no effort to push him to the throne of the crown prince.

"Well, it's good not to be afraid of death. ”

"In Fan's view, although Rongwang Li Wan is deeply favored, he is weak and sickly, and he is by no means the first candidate...... If you talk about it in the order of eldest and youngest, there is also the king of Yi, Li Sui......"

Fan Changming listed the possible candidates one by one, Yang Guozhong was even more impatient, and it was possible and impossible to say it in the end.

"At the end of the day, I still can't guess who is the most desirable person. ”

Fan Changming heard the dissatisfaction in Yang Guozhong's words, and smiled again.

"Yang Xianggong is not in a hurry, Fan originally did not want to speculate on who the Son of Heaven wants, but who to suggest Yang Xianggong supports. ”

Hearing this, Yang Guozhong was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "Who do you support?"

"Rong Wang Li Wan!"

"It turned out to be him? Although King Rong was favored by the Son of Heaven, he was a sick man, and if he died every two years when he was on the throne, wouldn't it be in vain? Besides, how could the Son of Heaven know that Li Wan was in poor health and make him the crown prince?"

This is the key to Li Wan's success. Once Li Wan is appointed as the crown prince, if the prime minister fully supports him, he will inevitably rely on him, and the son of heaven is over the age of old and has a few years to live...... If Li Wan dies in a few years and sets up a young lord to ascend the throne, he can at least keep the wealth of the prime minister twenty years ago. ”

Fan Changming's description of the future for Yang Guozhong is certainly desirable, but Yang Guozhong is not a person who can be coaxed in a few words, although these words are not completely foolish dreams, but the variables are definitely not small, just say how to affect the Son of Heaven Lirong King Li Wan, is a hurdle that is difficult to bypass. Even if Li Wan, the king of Rong, is successfully established, if this guy dies in front of the Son of Heaven, wouldn't it be in vain?

However, Yang Guozhong didn't want to say these words to Fan Changming, although he is now a newcomer, he has never reached the point of having nothing to talk about, and it is unprecedented to be able to discuss the abolition of the crown prince with him today.

"The matter of abolishing the crown prince will be discussed later, and let's talk about the response to Qin Jin in the period before he left Chang'an. ”

"Fan thinks that Xiang Gong should be close to setting up obstacles with him with all his might, and he must not let Qin Jin's shaft get cheap, otherwise it will be ten times the future trouble!"