In the East Warm Pavilion of the Sleeping Palace.

Zhao Gou looked at several important ministers in front of him, the first assistant Zhao Butry, the governor of the Chinese military governor's mansion Wang Yuan, the then secretary of the military department Chen Yu, the imperial history of the Cheng Li Gang, the former first assistant Zong Ze, and the secretary Zhao Ding.

In the face of his inquiry about the prince's position, some of the six important ministers of the court agreed with the establishment of the prince, and some remained silent - this is an imperial family matter, not something that the courtiers can say. Anyway, no one proposed the second son of the emperor.

Zhao Gou didn't embarrass them too much, and directly said his decision about the crown prince's throne.

It's not that the mother concubine is more favored, and she herself is more lively and bold Zhao Ming, but it is Zhao Xuan, the eldest son of the emperor born to Empress Xing.

"The eldest son of the emperor is from the middle palace, that is, he is the eldest son, and he is the crown prince, which is justified. Moreover, Dalang has a gentle temperament and is respectful, which is the great goodness of the monarch. ”

"In the years since I ascended, the soldiers were endless, and the world was peaceful, although the soldiers were brave and fierce, and they were angry to teach the four seas to be terrified, but the new land had many drawbacks, and the foundation of the court was shallow, and it was difficult to see its effect without spending decades of work."

This is just like in the past when the Great Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms, it was not enough to "have the same track, the same book, and the same line" to calm the world. ”

"Therefore, I should choose a gentle and dignified king for the world, regulate the inheritance of all generations, and consolidate the foundation of future generations, so that the people of the world may be subdued. And not a kind of self-righteous people, who are extremely martial, so that the people are exhausted, and all the people are evil. ……”

Below, Zhao Buxian, Wang Yuan, Chen Yu, Li Gang, as well as Zong Ze with a long beard, and Zhao Ding who accompanied him, the six people first faced each other, and then four of them showed sincere smiles.

They naturally didn't think that the young Zhao Gou was going to die, but felt that Zhao Gou had realized the disadvantages of the continuous raising of troops, even if the world was not exhausted and weakened because of the continuous mobilization of troops by the imperial court, but if it went on like this, the disadvantages were really too great.

Even if you are invincible and have won ten times as much territory as you have today, if you cannot effectively integrate and rule these territories, what is the benefit of the country and the people?

Zhao Gou now has such a cognition, which really makes them so happy.

"Your Majesty is majestic and strategic, sweeping heroes, driving heroes, mixing all over the world in a few years, expanding the land, brushing the humiliation of the Central Plains for 200 years, and leaving the heirs of An Qiang, so meritorious, an emperor through the ages is also. Moreover, he also conquered the world without exerting the people's strength, and the emperors of all dynasties were incomparable, far from being comparable to the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty. ”

Zhao Butry to take the first step out of the ranks, and he said.

Zhao Gou laughed when he heard this. "Shousuke praised me so much, I'm embarrassed." But he didn't go on on this topic, so that these ministers could have a good debate on "their own merits and demerits with Emperor Qin and Han Wu".

Instead, he solemnly told the six people present that they could inadvertently leak a little bit of the news after they went home.

Each of the six ministers was an old oilman in the officialdom, and when he heard such an order, his heart was all in shock.

It seems that the crown prince position of the eldest son of the emperor has not yet been firmed.

The emperor asked them to do this, it was obviously to observe the reaction of Empress Xing and the eldest son of the emperor after hearing the news, and of course, at the same time, he would also take a look at what Pan Guifei and the second son of the emperor did after hearing the news.

Look at the former, will it get carried away; Look at the latter, will it collapse!

"The ministers obey."

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Yanfu Palace.

The maids and maids who came and went in and out kept coming and going, but no one dared to make the slightest sound. Whether it's inside or outside, they all hold their breath and can't wait to disappear directly.

Song Huizong, who had been lying on the bed for a month, seemed to have reached the last moment of his life.

It started with a minor illness and slowly became more and more serious, until it worsened violently ten days ago......

Empress Dowager Zheng's tears were about to dry up.

She not only cried for Song Huizong, but also for herself.

Without a son, she has been trapped in this small imperial city for most of her life. If Song Huizong really leaves, her life will be even more gloomy.

Even if she is praised by Zhao Gou on the bright side, no matter how high. Can Empress Dowager Zheng still use this to interfere in court politics?

She had never thought of it that way.

"Mother, Your Majesty is here." The personal palace maid whispered in the ear of the Empress Dowager Zheng.

Empress Dowager Zheng was stunned for a while before she reacted.

"The father is already bedridden, and the queen mother must take care of her body, if there is another mistake, how can the son have the face to face the world?"

After saluting, Zhao Gou looked at the withered Empress Dowager Zheng and persuaded her. The Shang Palace outside the palace has already reported that the Empress Dowager Zheng only bought half a bowl of rice porridge after getting up today. How can such a diet work?

Zhao Ding, who was following him, looked at the decrepit Empress Dowager Zheng, and felt his heart pounding. He is no better than Zhao Gou, he came to Yanfu Palace to visit every day after returning to Bianjing, and he has adapted to the withered face of the Empress Dowager Zheng, and he is not shocked.

The last time Zhao Ding entered Yanfu Palace to meet Empress Dowager Zheng was before Zhao Gou's northern tour.

Looking at it now, Empress Dowager Zheng's face today is not worlds different from the original.

And the Empress Dowager Zheng, who is not sick, is like this, so what should the Emperor Taishang, who has been bedridden for many days, look like?

Zhao Gou was still comforting the Empress Dowager Zheng in a gentle voice, he never thought that Song Huizong's serious illness would bring the Empress Dowager Zheng's body and bones clean.

If the emperor died in Yanfu Palace, he also lost the queen mother, and it would be strange if the people did not set off a wave of turmoil.

"Wait and greet Your Majesty!"

Several imperial doctors were summoned, as well as King Jing Zhao Qi and King An Zhao Ao, who served at the bedside together.

Zhao Qi is the sixth, and Zhao Qi is the twenty-fifth. Zhao Qi's mother is a well-known Chongyi in the harem, and he is also the oldest of Zhao Ji's sons who have remained in the capital so far.

The previous boss, third and fifth have all gone south. And Zhao Ji's second and fourth sons died early.

Now King Jing Zhao Qi is the longest.

"Sixth brother, twenty-fifth brother, hurry up!"

Zhao Gou stepped forward to help Zhao Qi up. looked at Zhao Qi, who was not very old, and there were a lot of gray hairs on his temples, and he couldn't help but sigh at Zhao Ji's luck. It is said that there is no father and son in the heavenly family, but it turns out that there is really a filial son by Zhao Ji's side.

The Imperial City Division has a very detailed supervision of the princes who stay in Beijing, and Zhao Qi is a filial son whether he is in his own palace or in front of Zhao Ji's sickbed.

Zhao Gou had ordered him to work in the main division of the sect, and it seemed that he really hadn't been on a business trip.

The filial son and grandson of the clan family, the big sect is not the best place to go.

Comforting and comforting the Queen Mother, comforting and comforting the brother in front of the sickbed, asking the Imperial Doctor again, and then holding the medicine bowl with his own hands to take medicine for the terminally ill Zhao Ji, this is the process of Zhao Gou coming to Yanfu Palace.

It should be the same today. But just when Zhao Gou was comforting Zhao Qi and Zhao Hao, suddenly, an exclamation sounded in the inner room, and then he saw an inner servant crawling out and reporting: The emperor is not good!