Emperor Xianzong originally had nine sons, Renzong was the fifth prince, and Zhou Chengzhen's grandfather Xingqi was born for Empress Duanwengao.

The five princes have a gentle temperament and are upright and polite, but they are a little wooden, the seven princes have been smart and sensitive since childhood, and they have always been favored by the emperor, and it is rumored that the emperor wants to make the seven princes the crown prince.

However, as the elder Seven Princes behaved and there were many criticisms, and at that time, he and the Nine Emperor Princes were ordered to welcome the First Emperor Ding but there was a mistake and it was lost, Emperor Xianzong was furious and fell ill and drove the Seven Princes out of the capital.

The five princes were sick, and after the emperor's death, they had to inherit the unification and become Renzong.

After Renzong died of illness, he was succeeded by his son Hui, who is now Emperor De.

"My father was depressed and incomprehensible during his lifetime, and before he died, he told me that he was ashamed of his throne."

"My father said that in fact, Emperor Xianzong did make an edict to the seven princes to succeed to the throne when he was seriously ill, but because of the rapid illness, he could not do it, and the seven princes were criticized outside, and for the sake of the stability of the court, Xianzong had to let his father succeed to the throne."

This is just nonsense!

When did Emperor Hyeonjong have this thought? Why doesn't anyone else know?

The emperor sitting on the dragon chair sneered.

"Someone else? Who are you talking about? Minister of the DPRK and China? The father said that Prime Minister Wen knew at that time. He said.

Prime Minister Wen?

Prime Minister Wen at the time of Emperor Hyeonjong?

He was sixty years old when Emperor Xianzong died, and the emperor passed away after him, and now they are all turned into white bones, how can you ask!

Isn't this death without proof!

It's not that there is no proof of death, all the ministers with status and status during the period of Emperor Hyeonjong are dead. At that time, he was young and unqualified, and it was impossible for him to come into contact with such a confidential matter.

Now it's really what the emperor says.

However, is the emperor crazy to say this?

Uncle Huang cried in front of me about the events of the year, talking about Emperor Xianzong's ardent expectations for him, and also told him that he wanted him to inherit the unification, but he didn't want to end up like this, he was not unwilling, he was wronged, let him be the emperor is Xianzong, and not letting him be the emperor is also Xianzong. As a result, not only did he not become emperor in the end. On the contrary, he also fell into the name of suspicion of trying to rebel and seize the throne, and he could not return to Beijing for the rest of his life, and he could not be the emperor, but he was burdened with this reputation. He was wronged, and he was not convinced. ”

The emperor, who was still wrapped in a wound cloth around his neck, became more and more excited. The whole person trembled and stood up from the dragon chair. The voice became sharper.

Zhou Chengzhen, who was standing below, knelt down.

"Your Majesty, grandfather, he is not dissatisfied." He choked up and said, "He's just wronged." He will not be allowed to reunite with these blood relatives for the rest of his life, and he does not want you brothers to think of him like this. ”

Zhou Chengzhen's words calmed down the emperor, and he sat down slowly.

"So Uncle Seven Emperor is looking for death by himself." He continued.

The eyes of all the ministers couldn't help but fall on the emperor's wounds.

It's not like you're looking for death, if you dare to attack the emperor, you will definitely be hacked to death with a knife.

"He didn't attack me to hurt me." The emperor looked excited, stretched out his hand to press the wound, "He told me at that time that since he bore the name of rebellion all his life, let him die with this inextricable crime, so he attacked me not to hurt me at all, but to die." ”

The Emperor began to cry as he spoke.

"Your Majesty is generous, but the king of Zhenbei is disobedient."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the King of Zhenbei is treacherous, and His Majesty will feel guilty when he dies."

"If you really can't do it, you will bury him, and as for the ownership of the throne, it is absolutely impossible."

Several ministers stood up and said.

The emperor was furious.

"If I want to make Zhou Chengzhen the crown prince, why can't I do it?" He shouted, "In terms of bloodline, he is also a relative of the Emperor, in terms of upbringing, he grew up with the princes in front of me, and was raised from infancy, what is the difference between him and his own son, in terms of precedent, the emperor has a brother to a brother, an uncle to a nephew, you say, I want to make Zhou Chengzhen the prince, what is absolutely impossible!" ”

It seems to make sense to say this, but, that's the prince, it's the prince.

Zhou Chengzhen...

The eyes of all the courtiers couldn't help but look at Zhou Chengzhen.

It's the first time I've seen Zhou Chengzhen in a dress, the gorgeous dress on his body doesn't look gorgeous at all, but eclipsed by his face, tall and thin, white and clean, thick eyebrows and high nose, standing in the middle of that group of princes is not inferior, and I don't know if it's because of the illusion that the emperor wants to make him the prince, at first glance Zhou Chengzhen seems to be more portrait than the princes and the emperor.

Because of this sudden news, the princes were stunned, but they didn't dare to show their indignation, and they really couldn't make a happy look, and their expressions became strange and distorted.

Zhou Chengzhen became more and more radiant, and he didn't even pretend to be honest, and he looked even more radiant when he stood in this prince.

It can also be said to be arrogant, as he always behaves.

"Your Majesty!"

The courtiers in the hall fell to their knees.

"The prince of Zhenbei is arrogant and domineering."

"The prince of Zhenbei does not learn and has no skills."

"The prince of Zhenbei has a bad reputation."

"Your Majesty, such a person must not be a prince!"

There was a wail in the hall, and the grievances in the hearts of the princes couldn't help but kneel down, but they didn't dare to insult Zhou Chengzhen, but they lost the emperor's high hopes by speaking out of filial piety.

In this kneeling wail, the standing people are particularly conspicuous.

Zhou Chengzhen couldn't help but smile when he looked at the king of Dongping on the other side, but the king of Dongping didn't react indifferently.

The Emperor jumped.

"Do I make the prince or do you make the prince? I will give my country to whomever I want. He screamed, "It's your turn!" It's not good for you to dislike the prince I have chosen, so how about letting you be the prince? ”

These words frightened the courtiers to plead guilty.

"What do you ministers do? He is arrogant and domineering, he doesn't learn and has no skills, you just teach him to be dignified and polite, he won't be a prince, you just teach him to be a prince, who is born with everything? The Emperor then cried out, "He is not yet twenty years old. I am also in full bloom, one year, two years, three years, ten or twenty years, can't you teach a good prince? ”

Ten or twenty years?

If you can't teach it well, do you say it again?

A clever figure in the courtiers' hearts came back to their senses.

They were disturbed by the emperor's sudden decision, and the emperor was not disturbed by the death of the king of Zhenbei and made this decision on impulse.

If the crown prince is established, he can naturally be abolished, and if it is not the emperor, he will die tomorrow, so he has no choice.

Why bother to make trouble with the emperor like this, when the emperor has calmed down after this while, Zhou Chengzhen is so old, he has already decided his sex, how can he be taught in three years or two years. Even if it's a good look. It's just a weird look to show the emperor, when the time comes, no matter how much filial piety the princes have, how can the emperor really give this country to his nephew, and what good will happen to his sons.

So all the court officials bowed down one after another. Several old ministers also stood up and took the initiative to teach the prince.

Only then did the emperor smile.

"Cheng Zhen. You have to learn from them. He earnestly advised.

Zhou Chengzhen gave a calm salute.

"Erchen must live up to His Majesty's high expectations." He said.

He, the crown prince, can be said to have been bought by his grandfather with his life. His grandfather hasn't been buried yet, and seeing his happy face, it's really a son of man in vain.

The courtiers could not hide their contempt. The emperor on the dragon chair didn't seem to see it, and nodded happily.

"Okay, okay, you can learn from them." He said, with a solemn face, "After the great funeral of the king of Zhenbei, I want to concentrate on it, and recuperate, and the prince will supervise the country." ”

The courtiers were stunned again, and then they understood again.

The emperor got the First Emperor Ding, and there was the fact that Mrs. Xie, the lord of the Xie family, went to Beijing to offer the secret recipe of alchemy, and everyone knew that she was going to refine the elixir.

No wonder the emperor is so anxious to set up a prince, it won't be to learn from Emperor Liang Wu of the Southern Dynasty like a monk, whether he is out of the house or not, obsessed with cultivation is not a good thing after all, and suddenly the courtiers dissuaded him repeatedly, the emperor didn't listen at all, and retreated under the pretext that he was physically injured and mentally bad, leaving a bunch of infatuations in the hall.

Several princes even looked at Zhou Chengzhen and couldn't hide their hatred.

has been a prince for so many years, and suddenly this country has nothing to do with them, who can swallow this breath.

Zhou Chengzhen was still leisurely in this piece of tiger's eye.

"Then the next thing is to share the worries of Your Majesty." He smiled and said to the ministers, "If there is anything you don't understand, please give me a lot of advice." ”

The courtiers returned the salute with different expressions, and each dispersed to discuss how to deal with this unexpected event.

It turned out that although they looked down on Zhou Chengzhen, the princes who showed affection to him no matter what they wanted, at this time, they didn't even say a word to Zhou Chengzhen and left without saying a word, let alone congratulating the prince, and in a blink of an eye, Zhou Chengzhen and the king of Dongping were left in the hall.

The king of Dongping County looked calm and didn't say a word from beginning to end.

"Uncle Nineteen doesn't want to say something?" Zhou Chengzhen asked with a smile.

The king of Dongping looked at him and bowed slightly.

"Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." He said.

Zhou Chengzhen laughed and reached out to hold the arm of the king of Dongping.

"Uncle Nineteen, don't you object to me being the crown prince at all?" He asked, "How sudden, how unexpected, can you think that I, Zhou Chengzhen, would become the crown prince?" You don't have any ideas? ”

King Dongping smiled.

"I don't have an idea." He said, "This is Your Majesty's decision, and I will only obey it, courtiers." ”

Zhou Chengzhen looked at him and smiled, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Sure enough, it's my nineteenth uncle." He said, "Since this is the case, then Uncle Lao Nineteen will have a lot of help in the court." ”

The king of Dongping County avoided his hand and retreated.

Zhou Chengzhen didn't stop him anymore and watched him leave.

The king of Dongping returned to the palace of Anding, and Xie Roujia had already waited for the group.

"How? What the hell is going on? She hurriedly asked, "Why did you suddenly let Zhou Chengzhen become the prince?" ”

"There must be something wrong with the Emperor." Dongping County King said.

There must be a problem, how is this possible! The emperor hated King Zhenbei the most, because he once coveted the throne, how could he be bitten by King Zhenbei and wanted to pass the throne to him.

Xie Roujia's eyes lit up.

"Bite it!" She said.

King Dongping looked at her and nodded.

"I also suspect that it was controlled by King Zhenbei and Zhou Chengzhen." "It was at that time." ”

Witchcraft at the cost of death? manipulate the emperor to pass the throne to Zhou Chengzhen.

Xie Roujia held hands and walked back and forth a few steps.

"But I don't see anything wrong with the Emperor." King Dongping said, "In addition to being a little emotional, there is no sign of witchcraft, but Your Majesty made this decision is the biggest mistake, this is definitely not something the emperor will do." ”

"No wonder Zhou Chengzhen was arrested and brought to the capital to be happy, it turned out that all this was as they wished." Xie Roujia said, stopped, "I'll go into the palace to have a look." ”

"No, Xuan Zhenzi will check his face, and he has already asked to see His Majesty through preaching alchemy." King Dongping said, "If you are really manipulated by witchcraft, your face must have changed. ”

Xie Roujia frowned and was suspicious, and was about to speak, when someone outside urgently reported that the emperor had summoned him.

The King of Dongping County looked slightly condensed.

"What's the matter?" He asked.

The chamberlain looked at them a little strangely.

"Didn't Madame hand over the fold and say that she wanted to see Your Majesty and talk about alchemy?" He said.

Xie Roujia was stunned, and then looked at the king of Dongping County, who still looked solemn.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine." She whispered comfortingly, "Just so I'll go in and see how he's doing." ”

King Dongping held her hand.

"Then you remember to see through it, don't say it." He said.

When Xie Roujia followed the messenger out in a carriage, Zhou Chengzhen in the palace stopped outside the palace gate, this is the emperor's study, and he used to come often.

"His Royal Highness the Prince."

The waiters in front of the door saluted respectfully, and a few rushed to open heavy curtains.

They hadn't been so respectful from the inside out before.

His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince, it's quite nice.

Zhou Chengzhen swaggered in, the emperor leaned on the soft couch as in the past to read the recital, and the chamberlain was holding a cup of tea.

The Emperor took a sip and threw it on the table.

"Don't drink this, change to Tieguanyin." He said.

The waiter looked panicked and hurriedly took it.

A hint of ridicule flashed in Zhou Chengzhen's eyes and stepped forward.

"Still don't want tea." He said, "Your Majesty is still taking medicine, and the imperial doctor has told you to drink as much plain water as possible. ”

The chamberlain looked at the emperor a little bewildered, and the emperor put down the recital and mumbled.

"Then listen to the prince and change the white water." He said.

The inner servant hurriedly poured water, and Zhou Chengzhen stood in front of the emperor to give a salute.

"Your Majesty used to like what these chamberlains know, you'd better go with the flow, don't be in a hurry." He whispered.

The Emperor looked at him with a smile.

"Who said that the taste can't become, I just changed the taste, and who dares to say anything." He also whispered, and took out a small mirror from under the pillow, raised it in front of him to admire the face in the mirror, and smiled slightly, "Who can say anything?" ”

I'm the emperor, and the emperor just does what he wants.

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Half an hour later, there was a second watch. (To be continued......)