"Tell me, with such a character, you are also worthy of being a prince?" the emperor said angrily.

King Qing said: "The royal brother will dissipate his anger first, the fourth prince and the fifth prince are indeed a little unorthodox today. Fortunately, the two children are still young, so they can go back and teach them slowly. ”

The emperor waved his hand depressedly, and he didn't know King Qing's helplessness. It's just that in the current situation of the fourth prince and the fifth prince, he will not pass on the throne to them. But if you start from scratch, does King Qing have this time?

King Qing said: "If the two of them are released to King Zhou, I wonder if the situation will change?"

The emperor said: "What Brother Qing thinks in his heart is not what I think in my heart." But I know that Ruyi must be unwilling. ”

Dong Ruyi has been in the palace since she was five years old, and now she is not an exaggeration to say that she was raised by the emperor. Many things are mutual, how much Dong Ruyi knows the emperor, how much the emperor understands Dong Ruyi. As King Qing said just now, the emperor didn't even need to ask, he knew that Dong Ruyi was unwilling.

King Qing said: "The imperial brother is too accustomed to King Zhou, and the younger brother of the minister can't let her do this, she always wants to be the regent, since this is the case, it is better to let the fourth prince and the fifth prince participate in it as soon as possible, so as to see how much potential the two of them have." ”

The death of the crown prince not only made the emperor change his mind, but even King Qing's succession was shaken. The emperor's diligence is important, but his ability is even more important. It's really that Da Zhou Tai needs an emperor with outstanding ability.

The emperor said: "That's it, it's just that in the end, Brother Wang has to watch it personally." ”

King Qing said: "Brother Huang rest assured, as soon as the affairs of the ministry are over, the younger brother will immediately take the test in person." ”

The matter of the new prince was shelved by the emperor.

After the Buddha hall was quiet for a day and a night, it became lively again.

The door of the Buddhist hall opened, and the four and five princes all ran out.

The prince was mourned, and the whole country mourned. After the fourth prince and the fifth prince learned of the death of the crown prince, they immediately fought against each other within a quarter of an hour.

Dong Ruyi and Xiao Ruide stayed until the day of the prince's first funeral before walking out of the Buddhist hall.

The queen stood outside the palace in plain clothes, "Qiao Xi, why did you say that the emperor is gone like this?"

Qiao Xi said: "Niangniang, if you feel uncomfortable, you can cry!"

The queen shook her head: "Qiao Xi, the palace can't cry, the prince is about to go on the road, and the palace can't let him rest assured that he can't turn back in three steps." ”

Qiao Xi choked up and said, "Niangniang, the prince's death has nothing to do with you, so don't embarrass yourself." ”

The queen said: "Qiao Xi, do you remember the first time the prince entered the east study? He slept for eight hours that time, in fact, the palace should have understood that the prince was not suitable to sit in that position. ”

Qiao Xi said: "Niangniang, don't think too much, the prince is the prince, he is destined to be the emperor!"

The queen looked at the sky and said in her heart: "He can not be the emperor, just like now." ”

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The death of the crown prince not only hit the emperor hard, but also dealt a big blow to those who had always supported the prince. Many people will have to choose a new position, and the right or wrong position will affect the future rise and fall of them and their families.

Dong Ruyi, Xiao Ruide, the four princes, and the five princes all stood in the Qinzheng Palace.

This is the first time that the four of them have stood here at the same time after the prince's funeral.

Dong Ruyi said: "Uncle Huang, the two cousins are both assertive people, and they have their own opinions on the situation in the imperial court. Ruyi is young, and his vision is far inferior to that of his two cousins, and he also asked the emperor's uncle to let Ruyi go back to his home to recuperate. ”

The emperor and King Qing looked at each other speechlessly, and what Dong Ruyi said was obviously the opposite. She was the champion of the five-year-old exam, and she was talking about the Great Zhou court, and no one in the first session of the court had ever said about her. What's even worse now, after ten years of accompanying life, the major affairs of the court she handled, where can be compared with the four princes and the five princes in a few words.

The emperor said, "What happened?"

The fourth prince said: "Enlighten the father, the household department pre-adjusts the military salaries in the southwest, northwest, northern Xinjiang, Liangguang, Fujian and other garrison areas. Although it was the initial proposal, the sons also made a preliminary discussion. ”

The words of the four princes are neither humble nor arrogant, if these words are said before Dong Ruyi's words, the emperor will be pleased, but after Dong Ruyi resigns and returns to the house to recuperate, it will be a little overwhelmed.

The fifth prince continued: "As the fourth brother said, my son feels that the war in Northern Xinjiang has been decided, and the military salary can be halved. As for Fujian and Liangguang, where there was no war, just leave some people behind, and send the rest to the northwest and southwest, which will also save the conscription next spring. ”

Although the emperor didn't have much expression, his heart had sunk to the bottom.

King Qing stood on the spot, he was really shocked, the five princes are simply playing house, if the court does what he says, without Xuanyuan Yi calling, he will die first.

Xiao Ruide touched his nose, this discussion is still his beginning.

Dong Ruyi and Xiao Ruide cooperate in the division of labor, Dong Ruyi handles major matters, and Xiao Ruide handles miscellaneous matters.

As long as it involves military pay, no matter what it is, it is a big deal. But this proposal of the household department was only a plan proposed for the first time, and it was not in a hurry, and it was not in a hurry, so it was thrown to Xiao Ruide by Dong Ruyi.

Xiao Ruide thought it was interesting at first glance, under the leadership of Dong Wende, the household department saw farther than the previous household officials. The changes they made were extremely reasonable, and Fujian and Liangguang appropriately increased their troops, but these soldiers needed to be cultivated on the spot. In northern Xinjiang, which has just gone through a major war, although the number of troops can be reduced, the food and salary for the first year must not be reduced. The wounded and disabled soldiers need to be comforted, and the families of the fallen soldiers also need to be comforted.

Xiao Ruide really thought it was interesting, so he mentioned it to Dong Ruyi. For such a thing, of course, he doesn't need to carry the four princes and the fifth prince on his back.

As a result, after hearing this, the two thought that Xiao Ruide had pointed out slightly, and the two directly confronted each other.

The fifth prince thought that since the soldiers in Northern Xinjiang were cut, they should not be paid so much, and said that the household officials should not make a special exception because the seventh princess married to Northern Xinjiang.

The fourth prince quarreled with the fifth prince.

Dong Ruyi was unwilling to share a room with these two people, fighting openly and secretly, and squeezing out all kinds of words. These battles that can't be put on the table, she is upset when she listens to them.

Now she is reluctant to take these two people, because she doesn't want to block the emperor, but who knows that these two people will argue intentionally or unintentionally, and they have to fight in front of her.

Shaw's words are that they need any.

But in Dong Ruyi's eyes, they are naïve and boring.

After several small arguments, Dong Ruyi broke out this time. She directly sued the two to the emperor.

The fourth prince and the fifth prince were still arguing, and as the hall was quiet, their argument became more and more vigorous.

Xiao Ruide is no longer gloating, he will be standing honestly, looking at his nose and nose and lowering his sense of existence.