After the emperor went down to the court, he came to Kunning Palace and discussed with Empress Zhang: "The grade of the harem will be determined by you." Do you think the Guo family can afford the position of a concubine? ”

Zhang Hou excused himself and said: "The concubine is still only the crown princess now, this queen has not been canonized, where can I arrange the position of the harem on my behalf first?" ”

The emperor said: "The canonization of this queen has been agreed with the Ministry of Rites, and the auspicious date is set on the sixteenth day of the first month by Si Tianjian, so I want you to set the position of the six palace concubines, and it is good to take advantage of the auspicious day to divide the seal." ”

Zhang Hou frowned and said, "When will the prince be canonized?" Is it on that day? Wouldn't it be too rushed? ”

The emperor hesitated for a moment and said: "The canonization of the crown prince is a major matter of the imperial court, and it can't be so easy, and it is still left to Si Tianjian to carefully calculate the good days." ”

Zhang Hou saw that the emperor did not say that he would not make Zhu Zhanji the crown prince, but he did not say that he would not make him the crown prince. Secretly thinking in his heart, he didn't show anything on his face, and said to the emperor: "The saint wants to set up the Guo family as a concubine, but I am afraid that some people will not accept it." In terms of qualifications, the Li family, the Huang family, and the Zhang family entered the palace earlier than the Guo family; If it is meritorious to the royal family, the Li family also has three sons; If it comes to the background of his mother's family, Zhang is the sister of Zhang Fu, a British prince, and her noble background is still above Guo's. If the Guo family is established as a concubine, and the latecomer comes first, I am afraid that the six palaces will not accept it. ”

The royal family was displeased and said, "Don't I have a preference?" The person I love has given her a honorable position, I don't think anyone dares to say that they are not convinced?! ”

Zhang Hou sighed secretly, so he had to bow his head and say: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister." The world is all yours, let alone the position of a mere concubine? Naturally, you are what you say. ”

Seeing that Empress Zhang's words implied bones, the emperor was displeased, and said coldly: "Since this is the case, let's do it." The title of the rest is up to you. ”

The queen said: "Do you want to leave the matter of establishing the prince to the ministers for discussion?" ”

The emperor was displeased and said: "I am in the prime of spring and autumn, why are you in such a hurry to establish a prince?" Doesn't the queen think I won't live long? ”

How could the queen have expected that the emperor would think of this, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "How dare the concubine be so rebellious!" It's just that I thought that the emperor's grandson was established by the first emperor, and now that the emperor is on the throne, it is also justified for the grandson to be renamed the crown prince. Therefore, if you say a few more words, how dare you curse the emperor? ”

"Established by the first emperor? Hey! The order of the first emperor, I dare not disobey it. The emperor sneered, and after speaking, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Empress Zhang looked at the emperor's distant back and was silent for a long time. From the emperor's last sentence, he guessed a possibility, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and a storm rose in his heart.

On the sixteenth day of the first month, Zhang's family was the queen of the Middle Palace, living in Kunning Palace, and his father Zhang Qi was crowned as Hui Anbo; At the same time, the Guo family of Chengqiangong was the noble concubine, and his father Guo Ming was the Marquis of Wuding; At the same time, the Li family is the virtuous concubine, the Zhang family is the Shun concubine, the Zhao family is the Hui concubine, the Dawang family is the Shu concubine, and the Xiao Wang family is Zhaorong. Six palaces celebrate.

After the tedious celebration after the book, Empress Zhang was served by the palace people, took off the heavy nine phoenix crowns, nine heavy Zhai clothes, and changed into a homely large-sleeved shirt, the queen looked at the slightly sweaty sideburns of the people in the mirror, and was really in a trance. I've been looking forward to this moment for almost a lifetime, and when it really comes, I can't feel a trace of joy and satisfaction except for tiredness. Why is that? Empress Zhang stared at the eyes of the person in the mirror, her face was no longer young, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes had become so deep after years of exhaustive thoughts. It can't be compared with Guo's young and delicate girlish face. There was deep anger and worry in both eyes in the mirror. What is angry is that the emperor openly crowned Guo's father as Marquis of Wuding at the post-canonization ceremony today, although he also named the queen's father as Hui'anbo, and Bo is one level higher than Hou. But just a concubine, how can she compare with the queen?! Didn't the emperor's hand clearly elevate the status of the concubine, surpassing the concubines, and faintly comparing with her queen?

After many years of sorrow, it has just come out, is this about to start a new round of struggle?

The queen raised her hand and buckled the mirror platform upside down on the case, making a heavy noise. To the surprise of one of the eunuchs behind her. The queen instructed: "Go to Si Tianjian and ask, has the auspicious time of the crown prince been calculated!" ”

The next day, above the court, Si Tianjian Liu Zhengrong played: The tenth day of the first month of February is a good auspicious day, and it is appropriate to do auspicious events.

Yang Shiqi, the British public minister, the first assistant of the cabinet, and the secretary of the Ministry of War, immediately said: Since the auspicious date has been decided, please decide the title of the prince as soon as possible, and it is suitable for the country and the people.

The ministers are all the ones who are in tune with them.

The emperor's face was gloomy, looking around at the black ministers kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help but think of the words blurted out by Guo Guifei tremblingly: "The prince is powerful, and the concubines and mothers and sons dare not disobey, and there are many rumors among the ministers, saying that the emperor's position as the crown prince is preserved thanks to the emperor's favor and the emperor's grandson."

The prince is heavy? Is it so heavy? Looking at the minister of civil and military affairs kneeling on the ground to petition for the prince, if he does not agree to the establishment of the crown prince again, will these people abolish him and directly ask the prince to take the throne?

The emperor wanted to let them get out directly, but he really didn't dare to think about what the consequences would be if he did so, and what was the reason for not agreeing to make the crown prince? I can't say it. But he agreed to set up the crown prince, and he was really unwilling. At this time, he actually remembered that when his father was forced by the ministers to make him the crown prince, was he also so unwilling?

Thinking of his father, his eyes lit up, yes, how could his father treat him as a prince, he can also do this to Zhu Zhanji! Becoming the prince doesn't mean that everything is fine, the emperor tosses the prince, Lao Tzu tosses the son, that's right!

The emperor finally figured it out, he glanced at the ministers at his feet again, and said, "Quasi-play!" ”

On the tenth day of the first month of February, Zhu Zhanji, the grandson of the emperor, was the crown prince, and the son Zhan Jun was the king of Zheng, the king of Zhan Yongyue, the king of Zhan Xiang, the king of Zhan Jing, the king of Zhan Huai, the king of Zhan Teng, the king of Zhan Liang, and the king of Zhan Wei. At the same time, the eldest daughter of the emperor was canonized as the princess of Jiaxing, the second daughter of the emperor was the princess of Qingdu, the third daughter of the emperor was the princess of Qinghe, the fourth daughter of the emperor died early, and the fifth, sixth and seventh daughters of the emperor were named Princess Yanping, Princess Deqing and Princess Zhending.

Later, the emperor issued another edict to stop Zheng He's treasure ship to go to the West. And the Ministry of Rites said: "The families of the ministers of Jianwen are slaves in the Jiaofang Division, Jinyi Wei, Huanyi Bureau, and the craftsmen and meritorious people's families, and they will be treated as the people and their land will be returned." The same is true of those who speak and do. ”

In Kunning Palace, after the prince asked the queen to say goodbye, the queen waved her hand and ordered the palace people and eunuchs who served to withdraw, and the prince frowned and said to the queen: "Queen Mother, the emperor's grandfather is still cold, he began to overturn his grandfather's decree, aren't you afraid that the world will say that he is not filial?" ”