Although the dispute between the uncle and nephew over the heir of the King of Fuyang has not been put on the surface, the competition in the secret has not stopped.

Of course, the more mediocre and honest the regent's heir, the better, and there must be no powerful people on the blood relatives' side, anyway, it's the kind that can't take on anything if you don't cause trouble.

But Chunjia didn't have the support of his brothers, but he wanted to use this opportunity to make an alliance in the clan.

It's just that the Son of Heaven is young, although he has the upper hand over the years, but in the eyes of the time-honored and powerful vassal kings like King Zhou and King Han, it is not enough for them to make up their minds to bet - because after the prince of the dynasty and the prince of the county became a vassal, there is basically no possibility of returning to the imperial capital without edict, and they are the kings of Taizong, if there is no accident, they have been living in the fief for generations, and the battle in the center, no matter how bloody it is, has little to do with them.

Unless it is the case of filial piety: the heirs of the descendants need to be selected from their descendants.

However, this choice is often not their turn.

Therefore, although the title of the Fuyang King attracted the attention of these prosperous vassal kings, they were a little hesitant to get involved in the battle between the emperor and the Ji clan.

The main thing is that if they don't do anything, neither the Ji clan nor Chunjia will do anything to these vassal kings.

Once you stand in line, if you succeed, you can only pay it back, if you fail, the consequences can be imagined.

It's all a trivial matter to degrade and go to the knighthood, one is not good, maybe this one will be finished.

This cost inevitably makes them hesitate.

Chunjia took advantage of the situation to decide on the heir candidate, not without the intention of euphemistically persuading the regent to be soft: if the Son of Heaven chooses and the regent does not object, this candidate will definitely be approved.

And even if the vassal king behind him didn't want to wade into troubled waters, it was impossible not to express it.

This is actually a kind of coercion.

“…… Who does Your Majesty want to succeed the King of Fuyang? The regent was silent for a moment and asked slowly.

Chunjia coughed dryly: "I thought that the son of King Zhou, Gong Xiang Ruogong, had a generous temperament, a talent, pure filial piety and humility, and could be the heir of King Fuyang." ”

Gongxiang Ruomian is the same generation as the regent, is the youngest son of the king of Zhou, and is a step-family, only seventeen this year, and has not yet married.

This generation of Zhou Wang Yuanfei died of illness after giving birth to seven children, because she already had a son, the demand for concubines was not so strong. When King Zhou remarried, he was more self-indulgent - his step-concubine Lin was not from a high background, but she was very beautiful, and she was good at singing and dancing, and she was empathetic.

It's just that the Lin family is not rich in heirs, and there have been two sons and one daughter under the knees, one of which has died young, Gongxiang Ruomian is her only surviving child, and the Lin family is of course a treasure.

However, the prince of Zhou is the grandson of the son, and he was crowned the son early in the morning, and his position is stable, and he has many younger brothers and sisters from the same mother as wings, and there are older concubines to assist him...... The only thing the Lin family can do is not to offend the prince of Zhou, well, to be exact, she still has to please this stepson, so that the prince can take care of his own son more.

In this case, if Junjia

Ligong Xiang Ruomian is the heir of the line of King Fuyang, it is conceivable that the Lin family will also try every means to pull King Zhou onto Chunjia's ship for the sake of the future of his own flesh and blood!

The regent quickly thought about the status of the king of the next Zhou in the clan, this is the youngest son of Taizong, and he is the cousin of the regent in terms of generation, and he has been running the Zhou land for several generations, and he is one of the most powerful vassal kings in the dynasty.

For the regent, the most important thing is his seniority.

After all, in the battle between the regent and Chunjia, his own seniority is an advantage, and it is convenient to rely on the old and sell the old at the critical moment. But what if King Zhou stood on Chunjia's side and turned back to the regent to point fingers at the Son of Heaven as Uncle Wang, and King Zhou also came out to say long things to the regent?

Although King Zhou is not young, looking at the age of Gongxiang Ruomi, he can also guess that this person must be old and strong.

It would have been too much trouble for him to be alive while Junga had torn his face with the regent.

And even if King Zhou is gone by then, won't there still be the Lin family?

Lin's background is no matter how criticizable, she is also the continuation of King Zheng'er of Zhou's eight classics, and she is the elder of the regent who will call him "Aunt Wang" when he sees him.

King Zhou is old, but she is still young.

If it's just a royal aunt, the key is that when she stands on Chunjia, Chunjia will also protect her, just like the current Empress Dowager Yuan, then no one in the clan can ignore her, and she can't help but watch this "Aunt Wang" speak in various ways.

"Gongxiang Ruomian has no half-brother, and his biological mother's mother's heirs are not prosperous." The regent said, "He is not married now, and I am afraid that the fate of the heirs after marriage may not be good." This is not a good candidate. Originally, the king of Fuyang was a thin heir, but now he has no heirs. How can you find another one like this? What if there is no one in the Fuyang King lineage in two years? ”

"The rules of the succession of the vassal kings of the dynasty are divided without heirs."

"But after all, the line of King Fuyang is where His Majesty came from, and it is okay to make an exception for his heir and keep the feudal country."

"But again and again, I'm afraid that other clans will have opinions."

"From a lonely point of view, it is better to choose the nephew of Uncle Jianchang, that Gongxiang is also a pure filial person with both talent and appearance, and there are many brothers and nephews, and he will definitely be able to prosper the king of Fuyang."

Just listening to the title of earl, you know that Jianchang Bo is a distant branch of the clan, and it is the kind that even the prince has not kept. And it's a niece, it's even farther away.

This Gongxiang Chunjia knows something, and he is a candidate for heir strongly recommended by the regent, and he is indeed pure and filial, and he obeys his parents...... With this in mind, Chunjia couldn't choose him.

After all, people are so good to their fathers and mothers, and when they are succeeded to the Fuyang Wang's lineage, who knows if they will take the benefits of the Fuyang Wang's lineage to stick to the blood relatives?

Even if Chunjia doesn't expect the Fuyang King to help him much, he always has to take care of the Empress Dowager Yuan and the county lord of Kunze for him, so the prince of the county is not given out in vain, right?

He said gently: "Uncle, Gongxiang Ruogong has not yet married, although his biological mother has no heirs, but his biological father King Zhou has many children. When the time comes

Choose a concubine who is suitable for him to give birth to, and I don't think he will have no concubines. If I am a single heirloom for several generations, don't I have four sons and one daughter under my knees, and there are still concubines pregnant? ”

"And Gongxiang Ruo is born as the prince's son-in-law, and the etiquette rules that the county king should have, he has been exposed to it since he was a child, and it is not difficult to adapt."

"It's Gong Xiangxiao, but it's the earl's nephew, who is estranged from our lineage, even if he walks around with the earl's palace frequently, what he learns is only the earl's level, where can he afford the dignity of the county king's mansion for a while?"

"The two queen mothers are already sick on the bed, if the heirs still want them to worry about it at this time, wouldn't it make matters worse?"

"Furthermore, the top priority is to eradicate the Ji family."

"The Wang Ling incident was done by the Ji family, if this matter is delayed for a long time, I am afraid that they will have another turmoil."

The regent raised his eyebrows and said: "It is precisely because of the Ji family's cunning and ruthlessness that he can't choose Gongxiang Ruogong, this person is young, I'm afraid he can't cope with it." When the time comes, don't you ask the two queen mothers to work hard? ”

Chunjia said slowly: "Uncle, have you forgotten about Wang Ling's arrival two days ago? Wang Linglai is a champion from the background, is he a master who has never seen the world? But he was still shocked by Ji's and took the initiative to ask for divorce! Gongxiangli's background is too low, if he is the heir, I am afraid that he will follow in the footsteps of Wang Linglai, and he will be slightly intimidated by the Ji family, so he will be in chaos. ”

"It's Gongxiang Ruomi, as the prince's son-in-law, and his mother is deeply favored by King Zhou, and she is bold, but it is not easy for the Ji family to sway."

"And it is the blood of King Zhou, even if the Ji family wants to do something to him, he must also consider whether it will anger King Zhou and Princess Zhou...... Uncle, when we are wrestling with the Ji clan now, the Fuyang King lineage is an unexpected thing, do we have to spend energy on this to protect the heirs of this lineage? ”

The regent had a calm face, and said in his heart that what you said sounded good, but in fact, he didn't want to win over a helper?

He settled down and said: "But there is no need to choose Prince Zhou, in fact, some of the heirs under the knee of King Han can also be considered." ”

Even if his most optimistic candidate, Gongxiang Pi, has no reason to continue to recommend, it can't let Chunjia get his wish too much - although King Han is not close to him, he may not be on his side, but how can he be better than Gongxiang Ruomi?

This is finally finalized after Chunjia's careful selection.

"The descendants of King Han also have suitable successors, but ......" Chunjia smiled and told him calmly, "The prince of Han accepted the two beauties under his filial piety a few days ago, but he has something to do with the Ji family. ”

The regent's face changed slightly: "Really? ”

"This is reported by the Imperial City Division." Chunjia said peacefully, "Uncle doesn't believe it, just look back and ask." ”

This kind of thing is indeed known when you ask back, and the emperor will not lie to his face...... The regent had an ugly face and said, "The prince of Han is also a child of my clan, don't you know why the imperial brother died young?!" How dare he do such a thing?! ”

Chunjia sighed: "It's also useless, so that the clan thinks that the Ji family is powerful, and it's not easy to offend." ”

The regent knew that he had said this on purpose, but it was nothing more than a mock-up

It's good to fan the flames and arouse his anger against the Ji family and the Han King - but he really can't hold back!

As mentioned earlier, the regent has true feelings for Xiaozong.

At the beginning, Xiaozong and the Ji family fought to the death, but Xiaozong's biological mother was the daughter of the Ji family, the queen was the daughter of the Ji family, the clan relatives withered, the ministers were scattered, and there was almost no one on his side. It can be said that at that time, the most trusted and relied on by Xiaozong was the regent.

Otherwise, he would not refuse to pass the heir when he was alive, and set up the emperor's younger brother wholeheartedly.

When the Son of Heaven died of depression, the regent was almost heartbroken with grief.

No matter how much Chunjia makes him envious, jealous and hateful, no matter how much he makes him resentful, he is better than the Ji family - if the regent must lose, he may not be convinced if he loses to Chunjia, and he is afraid that he will not be able to turn a blind eye if he loses to the Ji family.

"......" was silent for a long time, and the regent finally compromised, "In this case, please ask the two queen mothers to come to the table, choose the youngest son of the king of Zhou as the heir of the king of Fuyang, and go to Fuyang County as soon as possible to comfort the ancestors." ”

Considering the softness of the heart at this moment, it may not be possible to bring what kind of trouble it will bring in the future.

He paused, and added, "The collapse of the royal tomb is a major event, if the heir is really pure filial piety, it is better to live on the bank of the royal tomb and keep filial piety for three years, which not only completes the friendship with the heir, but also appeases the souls of the ancestors under the nine springs, and prays for the two queen mothers in the palace." ”

Now the contradiction between the uncle and nephew and the Ji family cannot be concealed, and it is basically unlikely to drag on.

If Gongxiang Ruo keeps filial piety for three years, the Ji family should no longer bear the brunt of the enemy by then...... The regent should be able to free up his hands to clean up Chunjia and King Han of Zhou...... Right?

(End of chapter)