Emperor Yuanwu's harem is huge, and he naturally has many sons and daughters.

Now there are more than twenty sons, not to mention daughters.

But although he had so many sons, three years ago, none of them were crowned kings.

Because once they are crowned kings and given knighthoods, these sons may begin to aspire to more power and status.

But when the sons are older, they can't never be denied participation in court politics.

Three years ago, after discussing with the cabinet, Emperor Yuanwu decided to appoint the crown prince and crown the five kings.

The crown prince was established to stabilize the country, and the five kings were sealed to eliminate their thoughts.

The crown prince is the son of the deceased empress and the eldest son of Emperor Yuanwu. The five kings are the sons of his other concubines, regardless of whether they have talent or not, from the second prince to the sixth prince, they are respectively named King Qi, King Li, King Zhu, King Rui and King Cen.

King Qi, King Li, and King Zhu's mothers are all in high positions in the harem, and they are favored by Emperor Yuanwu, so it took a lot of thought to be crowned when they were crowned.

And King Rui and King Cen were only born early and occupied the top ranking among the princes, so by the way, they were also crowned kings, and the titles were casual.

These five sons are all older, but they are no older than the prince, and they have always been more respectful to their eldest brother.

Emperor Yuanwu originally imagined that the five kings could assist the prince in doing things in the court, and also hoped that their brothers, friends and brothers, and the Liu family would be peaceful in the world.

He also secretly made a decision that after the five kings were crowned, the other sons would no longer be knighted, and they would be kept for the crown prince to win people's hearts after he ascended the throne.

But Emperor Yuanwu's idea was destined to fail.

The dark tide between the princes is surging, and it has begun to gradually spread to the court.

When Princess Rui Chang Muzhi returned to her parents' house, she would also say a few words to the old lady.

For example, the prince and King Qi disagreed, and they played between words, pulling King Rui to stand; King Li and King Zhu are united today to save the face of the prince, and tomorrow they will be noisy for their own interests...... It was a headache for King Rui in the center.

Even the civil and military officials began to gradually weigh the weight of the prince and the four princes, and stood vaguely.

Why the four princes?

Because King Rui had no real power in the court, his biological mother's status was low, and he liked to do carpentry work more than to work for the court, almost all officials thought that he had long since lost his qualifications to win the throne.

What Chang Runzhi knows, that is, one prince and five princes, these nine princes, she really hasn't heard of anyone talking about it.

"The biological mother of the Nine Emperor Sons Liu Tong is Yu Guiren, who has died of illness. He married a wife, Moh, who broke his leg the day before crossing the door and died of illness two months after crossing the door. ”

The old lady paused and said softly: "It is rumored that the Nine Emperor Princes have not yet performed the Zhou Gong ceremony with the Mo Clan. ”

Chang Runzhi felt that if the Nine Emperor Princes were a normal person, they would not move the Mo family who broke his leg to recuperate.

"The Nine Emperors are in weak crown this year, and it is said that they are not in good health and are silent. And because of his wife, the princes said that he was ominous, and there was no place for him in the court. ”

The old lady sighed lowly: "Queen Rui's concubine and the Nine Emperors' mother and concubine Yu Guiren are friendly, Yu Guiren went early, Xian Concubine Niangniang took care of this little affection, and asked King Rui to take care of the younger brother of the Nine Emperors." Among the princes, the one who has a closer relationship with the Nine Emperors is King Rui. ”

The old lady said to Chang Runzhi: "Mu Zhi told me that the Nine Emperors' body is not as weak as it is rumored outside, but he is too lazy to confess." That's what Mohs is about...... I'm afraid that there are some of them, but the Nine Emperors have never kept their mouths shut. ”

Chang Runzhi frowned slightly, and said for a while: "Old lady, even so...... The Nine Emperors have always been the sons and sons of the Holy Lord. I'm a woman who has been married once and is a concubine, I'm afraid I'm not suitable for him. ”

The old lady nodded: "I know." ”

Be prepared for danger in times of peace, although the demotion of the Marquis of Anyuan's Mansion to attack the lord is something that cannot be changed, but how can she bear it when the old lady sees the Chang family falling?

Although there is already a grandson-in-law who is a prince, King Rui only has the name of a prince, and he has no real power.

Being able to finalize the lifelong events of several grandchildren while she was alive and leave some connections for the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion is the only thing she can do.

Although the old lady was thinking about the future of the entire Anyuan Marquis Mansion and focusing on the interests of the family, she couldn't do such a thing as selling her granddaughter.

She sincerely hopes that Chang Runzhi can marry well, and wants Chang Runzhi's happiness and the family interests of the Chang family to be both.

It is suitable for Chang Runzhi's situation, and it can allow the Chang family to borrow a little east wind in the future, thinking about it, there is only this Nine Emperor Prince.

"Today, I want to tell you that although I am optimistic about the Nine Emperors, it will be difficult for this matter to be successful." The old lady said softly: "What happened to King Rui and your eldest sister at the beginning...... I used the means. Now it's your turn......"

Chang Runzhi suddenly sighed.

The old lady of the big sister's marriage actually intervened in the middle? And it worked?

And what about her......

In a hurry, Chang Runzhi felt that the old lady had set her eyes on her, quite sharp.

She was busy holding her breath and staring, her eyebrows lowered.

But the old lady laughed.

"I thought that if you mentioned your second marriage so hastily in front of you, you would speak out against it, but I didn't expect you to seriously consider the way out in the future according to my wishes. In this way, you really let go of that Fang Shuozhang. ”

Chang Runzhi was suddenly embarrassed.

The original owner has feelings for the other party, but she doesn't.

The old lady thinks so, and it's okay.

Chang Runzhi said: "Now that he has reconciled with him, Chang and Fang have also severed their relationship, if the granddaughter still thinks about the other party, wouldn't she be a slap in the mouth?" I also failed my wife's intention to help me. It's for the sake of his wife, and his granddaughter won't think about the Fang family anymore. ”

"If only you understood."

The old lady took a sip of tea and said softly: "The reason for the reconciliation of the Chang and Fang families has been rumored in the market. The Fang family has been in Beijing for a short time, and it is impossible to occupy a favorable position in the rumors, not to mention that they are not authentic. That will be good for your reputation. ”

Chang Runzhi nodded.

Although she took such a thing as reputation very lightly, if it affected the Marquis of Anyuan Mansion because of this, she would also be uneasy.

After all, the original owner never had the idea of parting.

"Since the Nine Emperor Princes are good friends with King Rui, you have to ask your eldest sister to probe for you in this matter. Your eldest sister is also a delicate person, so it's just right for her to investigate. ”

The old lady took the teacup, Chang Runzhi hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it, and only then did he hear the old lady say: "If the Nine Emperor Princes are prejudiced against a woman of your status...... Let's talk about that. ”

The big stone in Chang Runzhi's heart finally fell to the ground.

Waiting for the old lady to lie down, let go of the tent, Chang Runzhi instructed the maid who was keeping vigil to say a few words, and then quietly retreated and returned to the east room where she was resting.

Yao Huang Weizi hadn't slept yet, waiting for Chang Runzhi to come back and serve her to wash.

This year's winter is very cold, Yanbei is freezing to death, the number of frozen cattle and horses is still gradually increasing, I heard that the land of Yanbei is a little chaotic, and the Xianbei King in the north of Great Wei is a little ready to move.

Emperor Yuanwu was gentle on the internal governance of the world, and the attack on the family was also gradual and not radical, but such a character was too soft and cowardly in resisting the enemy externally.

King Xianbei threatened Yanbei several times, repeatedly invaded the Great Wei, from the first emperor to Emperor Wu of Yuan, they only retreated and defended it, only rejecting it from Yanbei Pass, and never thought of repelling King Xianbei.

Chang Runzhi felt that it was precisely because the two generations of emperors attached importance to internal governance and ignored external enemies that Xianbei became stronger and stronger.

This year's winter is so cold, when the temperature comes up, maybe Xianbei will organize another attack on the land of Yanbei.

The cattle and sheep in Yanbei all have frostbite and freeze to death, not to mention Xianbei in the north?

But these are all state affairs, and it's not her turn to worry about a woman in the house.

Chang Runzhi spread his hair and shrunk into the warm quilt.

Tomorrow is a new day.