Chapter 22: Prince Li Chen
The crown prince Li Chen has long been in the court to learn to deal with political affairs, and now Emperor Yanren is not in good health, many of the twists and turns are first submitted to the prince for approval, and finally by Emperor Yanren to see, if there is anything inappropriate, Emperor Yanren will point out and then teach the prince.
The next day, there was no need for the morning court, the prince came over according to the time to accompany Emperor Yan Ren to have breakfast and began the work of reviewing the folds, after he finished reviewing all the folds and showed them to Emperor Yan Ren, after confirming that they were correct, he was about to retire, and Emperor Yan Ren spoke.
"Chen'er, what do you think of Feng Weijun?" Emperor Yanren, who was resting on the soft collapse, asked the prince slowly.
When Li Chen heard this, his heart moved.
In the previous dynasty, the Great Wei Dynasty had a daughter who was very favored by the emperor, Princess Fushou, and this Emperor Wei was so favored that he handed over an army to Princess Fushou. After the death of Emperor Wei, the crown prince was supposed to ascend the throne, but who knew that Princess Fushou would unite with the other two armies to kill the prince, take control of the capital, and ascend the throne to become the first empress in history.
Although the empress later passed the throne back to the Wei dynasty, what she did was still shocking, and it made the later emperors very jealous. The army was never able to hold the princess again, and it was from then on that the princess's concubine was not allowed to hold official positions in the court, and it has been passed down and has been used to this day.
Li Chen couldn't understand how with the wisdom of his great-grandfather Emperor Taizu, he could let the Feng Weijun be in the hands of the eldest princess, even if the Fengwei Army was created by his great-grandmother, Empress Taizu, he couldn't understand it. What made him even more incomprehensible was that his grandfather and father had no opinion on this, and had never taken back the Feng Weijun in the hands of the eldest princess.
But the eldest princess is different from others, she is an elder who has loved him since she was a child, and he is very relieved of her person, he guesses that it may be because of this, the three emperors of Dayan since the founding of the country have been very fond of the eldest princess.
Such thoughts were just a breath, and Li Chen soon began to think about how he should answer. He guessed that it was mostly related to the eldest princess's visit to the Taihe Hall yesterday, and at the same time, it was also a test for Emperor Yan Ren to test him to see if he was able to defend the dynasty after Emperor Yan Ren.
Li Chen pondered for a while, and replied cautiously, "Father, the son has something to say, if it is not to your liking, I hope you will not be surprised." ”
"Say, you can speak freely, and you won't blame." Emperor Yan Ren still didn't open his eyes, enjoying the wind that Gonggong Qi gently fanned out with a fan.
"Yes, son-in-law.
The Feng Weijun was established by the great-grandmother and Mrs. Zhenguo, and the members of the Feng Weijun are all women, and now the Feng Weijun is of course no problem in the hands of the aunt and grandmother. We all know very well the character of my aunt, she is a staunch supporter of our Li royal family, and she will not have the idea of ascending the throne as emperor. ”
Li Chen thought about it and said the truest thoughts in his heart, he would not say anything against his heart in order to please the eldest princess, he was educated as a prince, if he couldn't afford the title of prince in what he did, it would really disappoint Emperor Yanren, who had high hopes for him, and he was sorry for the eldest princess's expectations of him.
"But to put it mildly, what if my aunt dies? So was Feng Weijun in the hands of the royal princess like his aunt and grandmother? The matter of the Empress of the Great Wei can be vividly remembered. For the sake of Dayan's stability, I don't think my aunt and grandmother will let the royal princess take over the Feng Wei Army. ”
Li Chen does not have a comprehensive understanding of the eldest princess's temperament, but he can be sure of one thing, Emperor Taizu only had one daughter back then, and no other princesses competed for him, and the next emperor, the eldest princess's brother-in-law had no opinion, and the eldest princess had no ambitions, of course, there would be no damage to the foundation of Dayan.
But now it's different, now there are three princesses in the royal family, and these princesses have their own brothers, for the sake of his throne, he will not let these sisters have a chance.
And if it is because of the Feng Weijun that leads to the battle for the heir, I am afraid that the first one to come out and oppose it is the eldest princess. Because the eldest princess will never let her father and queen mother fight down the country in any way, at least until she closes her eyes. So it is foreseeable that the eldest princess will not hand over the Feng Wei Army to the princess again.
If not, then what will the Feng Guards do? Disbanding the Feng Guard? The eldest princess will not be even more, because this is the creation of the two elders she loves and admires the most, if it is inherited in her hands for a term and it ends, I am afraid that she will be able to jump out of the coffin and accuse her when she dies.
Erchen thought that after his aunt and grandmother, the Feng Wei Army could be like other armies, where the capable lived and ruled by the capable. In this way, the great-grandmother's hard work will not be in vain, and if the person who governs the army is strong, he can also rebuild the edge of the Feng Wei Army. ”
"Well, if that's the case, the Feng Guards are a women's army, and the person who leads it must also be a woman. Let's not talk about whether there is a woman who can have the same ability as your great-grandmother and Mrs. Zhenguo, if there is, then there will be a woman as an official in the court, and the court will be handed over to you in the future, can you accept a woman as an official? What about your courtiers? ”
Emperor Yan Ren listened to the prince's words, and finally opened his eyes, looking at this most respected son with blazing eyes.
Li Chen smiled slightly, his smile was full of confidence and stability, "Father, don't say that there were women as officials when the empress was the emperor, just say that if the women who are officials in the court have real skills, the sons will only be happy that my Dayan has more pillars of the ministers, and will never suppress them."
And the courtiers? People who don't have the ability to still occupy a position, why do I need their opinions? It's just a vegetarian meal for the corpse. ”
Emperor Yan Ren stared at Li Chen tightly, and slowly overflowed a trace of laughter, "Very good, Da Yan is entrusted to you, I am very relieved." I also hope that you can remember what you said today, take it to heart, and do what you say. ”
"The son will not disappoint his father." Li Chen replied very respectfully, and saw that Emperor Yanren didn't want to talk anymore, so he also retired very interestingly, "Erchen retired." After getting Emperor Yanren's permission, he turned around and walked out of the Taihe Hall quickly.
"Chen'er, after your father dies, you have to respect your aunt and grandmother, and you should know how she loves you."
Li Chen paused, turned around and saw Emperor Yan Ren close his eyes, and said this sentence very normally, he also whispered "Erchen Hui" and then walked out of the Taihe Hall without pausing.
Of course, he will respect his aunt and grandmother, and he will not forget his aunt's love and support for him, it can be said that his aunt and grandmother are one of the few people in the world who truly love him. How could he let his aunt down.
"Qi Fu'er, do you think the prince I taught is very good? has brains, means, and a qualified emperor's city and mind, and is open-minded, has a big belly, and can not be ungrateful, so I can rest assured that Dayan will hand it over to him. ”
Emperor Yanren's voice was full of pleasure, and one could imagine what status the crown prince had in his heart.
Gonggong Qi knew that Emperor Yan Ren just wanted to express his joy and pride in his heart, and he didn't want someone to answer, so he didn't say anything, just fanned his fan at an unhurried frequency.
After a long time, when Gonggong Qi thought that Emperor Yan Ren was asleep and was about to pick up the blanket on the side to cover him, Emperor Yan Ren's low voice came: "Qi Fu'er, you go and tell your aunt, just say that I agreed." I will fully support her, so that she does not have to worry, I will tell the world with a holy decree. ”
Gonggong Qi bowed down and replied, "Yes, the slave will go to the eldest princess's mansion to spread the word." ”
After that, Gonggong Qi slowly withdrew from the Taihe Palace, instructed his apprentices to serve Emperor Yanren well at the door, and took the waist card out of the palace to go to the Dingguo Mansion.