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Emperor Tiande still sat firmly on the throne, and condescendingly glanced at the Manchu civil and military forces standing on the east and west sides. The great eunuch Defu stood aside and waited for this, in front of the dragon bookcase there were chapters and pen, ink, paper and inkstone, the emperor held the bookcase in front of him with one hand, and glanced around a few times, he felt very relaxed without King Fu next to him.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were silent, holding ivory wat boards in their hands.

"Chief Zongzhengsi, what I said yesterday about the matter of choosing a concubine for the crown prince? The crown prince's choice of concubine is a matter of my family, and it should not be said above the court, but the crown princess is the queen of the future mother's world, and she must not be rash. The emperor's gaze slowly fell on Murong Cheng, the head of Zongzhengsi, and the emperor's speech was very slow, revealing such majesty.

Zong Zhengsi Murong Cheng hurriedly stood up from the team and bowed deeply to the emperor, "Long live my lord, after the discussion between the ministers and Zong Zhengsi's colleagues, the ministers have the courage to implore the emperor not to choose a concubine for the crown prince for the time being, and this matter should be postponed until next autumn." ”

As soon as Zong Zhengsi said this, the dynasty was in an uproar, and everyone focused their eyes on Murong Cheng's body, and the gaze of the great general Ximen Donghai was very sharp. The emperor was slightly stunned and immediately asked; "What did Murong Aiqing say about this? I think the prince has reached the age of marriage, so why do I have to launch it for a year, but there is another reason? The Emperor was not angry, and his face was still very gentle. Great literature

Zong Zhengsi Murong Cheng continued to report; "Long live, this prince has indeed reached the age of marriage, but Concubine Xiao has just hit the world, and the emperor sent it as the son of the concubine, but my Taizheng Dynasty has always ruled the world with great filial piety, if ordinary people have elders who die can not marry that year, not to mention my royal family, so I have the courage to implore the emperor to take back his fate, and change the prince's wedding to next year, a year after the princess bombarded the world, and His Royal Highness the prince has also reached the year of the weak crown, the big wedding is very appropriate, and this year there are many major events in the court, immediately martial arts examination, and there are official assessments, etc., I hope the emperor will think twice. Murong Cheng picked his head again, got up and returned to his position, but when he turned around, he caught a glimpse of Ximen Donghai's cold eyes.

The emperor listened carefully to Murong Cheng's words, carefully considered it, and swept his gaze towards the ministers of civil and military affairs, "What do you think, Prime Minister Xiao?" The emperor handed this problem directly to Prime Minister Xiao Suen.

Xiao Suen hurriedly took it over, and pleaded solemnly; "The minister agrees with Lord Murong's opinion, and the minister implores the emperor to think twice."

As soon as Xiao Suen's words fell, Zhang Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, bloomed in the literary class, "The minister agrees with the opinions of Lord Murong and the Prime Minister, which is the best policy for the prince to postpone the wedding." ”

"Your Majesty, this prince has also reached the age of the wedding, and it is necessary to settle this matter as soon as possible, the minister thinks that the princess was chosen first, and the wedding celebration will be changed to next year, which is okay." Taiwei Chen Yongkang also stood up, he had a different opinion from the ministers just now, after all, he and the Ximen family are relatives, that is, an alliance, naturally for the sake of the interests of the Ximen family, so he chose a method that he thought was the best of both worlds. Great literature

The emperor's heart moved slightly when he heard Chen Yongkang say this, he hoped to be able to marry the Ximen family, so he wanted to talk to Chen Yongkang's mention, and before the emperor could speak, several ministers stood up in the literary class, and they said in unison, "The ministers agree with Lord Murong and Prime Minister Xiao, and implore the emperor to think twice." ”

The emperor saw that so many people were on Murong Cheng's side, and there were only a few people on Chen Yongkang and Ximen Donghai's side, "Zhongli, what do you think of this matter?" In the end, the emperor set his eyes on Zhongli Wenjun, who was silent and calmly watched the situation, in the emperor's opinion, Wenjun is now the prince's teacher, and he will definitely be conceived by the prince everywhere, and this Zhongli Wenjun does not see any partisan disputes, it should be fair and just.

Zhongli Wenjun walked out of the team slowly, and bowed deeply to the emperor, his gentle face was as gentle as jade, and solemnity was written on it, but his every move looked so elegant and friendly. "Emperor Qiqi, for the minister to think that what Prime Minister Xiao Cheng and Lord Murong said is very true, I am ruling the world with great filial piety, and the prince is the future successor, then he must lead by example everywhere, there must be no omission, if the concubine passed away less than a year ago, the matter of holding a concubine election will inevitably be laborious, although Chen Tingwei's mention just now is the best of both worlds, but the minister thinks that it is better not to adopt, the prince is very human after all, and the prince chose a concubine in the year of the weak crown, the marriage is very good, the prince should now focus on his studies, The matter of choosing a concubine is still postponed, and there are a lot of things in the court this year, since the emperor has handed over the assessment of officials above the fourth grade to the prince, and the appointment and removal of a group of officials have also been handed over to the prince, the prince rarely cares about the government, and should focus all his thoughts on these two things, so he has no intention of choosing a concubine, and hopes that the emperor will think twice. Wen Jun pretended to put himself in the position of the prince and told the emperor, so that everyone felt that he Zhongli Wenjun was wholeheartedly thinking about the prince.

After listening to Zhongli Wenjun's words, the emperor combined the current situation, held the dragon book case with both hands, and walked back and forth among the ministers with blazing eyes, his face was stern, and his head drooped slightly to carefully consider the matter.

After a while, the emperor slowly raised his head, his face was slightly gentle, and he looked majestic and martial arts with Manchester City; "After careful consideration, I feel that what Murong Aiqing, Xiao Aiqing, Zhongli Aiqing and others said is very true, the prince's selection of concubines will be placed in early October next year, Concubine Xiao has just passed away, it is the period of national funeral, and the selection of show girls originally scheduled for September of the old year has also been canceled, and it should be together with the prince to choose a concubine next year." It turned out that the Taisho Dynasty had a triennial selection of show girls, mainly for the emperor to supplement the harem, and this September coincided with the selection of show girls, so the emperor took the opportunity to cancel the matter.

"Emperor Shengming, long live my emperor, long live, long live." The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty hurriedly knelt down the mountain and shouted long live, most of them agreed with the emperor's decision, only a small number of them were full of loss, such as Ximen Donghai, Chen Yongkang, and those officials in the row of Ximen who wrote to the emperor to ask the prince to choose a concubine.

At noon, Ximen Donghai returned to the General's Mansion.

When Mrs. Simon saw that her husband's face was sinking like water, and her face was displeased, she hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern; "Donghai, I see that your face is wrong, what happened?"

Ximen Donghai drank a cup of tea, then slammed the teacup on the table and shouted angrily; "It's really unreasonable, seeing that Xiao Man is about to become the crown princess, who knows-hey; It's hateful, damnable. At this time, Ximen Donghai's face was hideous, and his eyebrows were full of murderous energy, as if he wanted to break someone's body into pieces.

Mrs. Simon was stunned when she heard this, "Didn't the emperor of the previous dynasty agree yesterday to let Zong Zhengsi discuss, this is obviously just a formality, why is the emperor suddenly again?" Mrs. Simon looked puzzled, and she couldn't hide her loss when she learned that the prince's choice of concubine was broken.

Ximen Donghai snorted, "It's all Xiao Suen, the old horseman and Murong Yichuan, this political thought Murong Cheng is obviously on their side, and they have changed the emperor's mind on the grounds that Concubine Xiao has passed away less than a year ago." ”

Mrs. Simon comforted her husband softly while wiping her husband's sweat; "Don't be angry, we can't help it when things come to this point, it's not going to be a year soon, sooner or later the crown princess is none other than our Xiaoman, and there is something big going on in the family, last night the people from Lengyue Villa entered our general's mansion at night, and actually gave Yonghao and Yingying ** medicine, they just woke up, it seems that we don't know what to ask for the people in the other court, and even the people in the rivers and lakes have become our enemies."

Ximen Donghai was shocked when he heard his wife say this, "There is such a thing, since you dare to go wild in the general's mansion, it is really a big burden." Ximen Dong Hao gritted his teeth.

Ximen Yonghao and Chen Yingying were drugged if the matter spread out, the Ximen General's Mansion would also become the focus of discussion among outsiders, Ximen Donghai felt that his face was particularly unbearable, clenched his fists, his face was like a medical history, and his eyes were full of **, I didn't expect the Ximen family to be so unhappy in the past two years, and an invisible sense of crisis quietly shrouded the heart.