Early the next morning, the emperor slept in a daze, and Xiao Luzi came to call him to the court. In the past, this matter was done by Gao Lishi, Gao Lishi had an awkward quarrel with the emperor, and Xiao Luzi took over Gao Lishi's work without giving up.

The emperor was sleepy-eyed, and while dressing under the waiting of the palace maids, he muttered to vent his dissatisfaction, an emperor, can't he sleep until dawn? The little palace maid on the dragon bed saw that the emperor was up, and she also struggled to get up to serve the emperor, although the emperor was vague, but still grabbed her waist and said, "You continue to sleep, and I will come back to you in the next court." ”

The little palace maid blushed, nodded, and watched the emperor lead the team to the Daming Palace.

In the Daming Palace, the courtiers had already stood according to their official ranks, waiting for the arrival of the emperor. The emperor came in, sat on the dragon chair, looked at the neat line of courtiers, waved his hand, and rubbed the bridge of his nose with the other hand to refresh himself.

The old eunuch beside him saw the emperor's movements and said, "Something is going on." ”

Without waiting for the ministers at the front of the team to move, the civil official team actually killed one person upright, and the emperor glanced twice, it was Zhang Qianfu, the imperial historian who was sparse yesterday.

"Minister Zhang Qianfu, please Your Majesty set up a queen as soon as possible and extend the heir!" So saying, he fell to his knees and did not get up again.

Xu De has been looking straight ahead, and when he heard this, he actually felt a little lucky, Feng Tianshou told him about this yesterday, and he had already arranged it. At this moment, if someone really rushes out without fear of death, there must be someone in charge behind this.

"This ......" The emperor felt melancholy, he didn't expect that the first thing in the court today was such a choice, he looked at Xu De who was sitting upright, Xu De's expression didn't seem to have changed, the emperor couldn't guess people's hearts, naturally he didn't know the origin of this hand, it was his sister, or Xu De who was expressionless on the side, or it was someone who was hidden.

"Your Majesty, according to the law of the ancestors, this pro-government should be married after the succession and extend the heirs of the Han family." It was Wu Dakai who knelt down in the column who said this, although he lowered his head, the courtiers not far away clearly saw the smile on the corner of his mouth.

"This is a family affair of the Son of Heaven, when the emperor gets married, he must be a courtier!" Liu Guang, the head of the household department, came out to argue with the two.

"Lord Liu's words are wrong, the family affairs of the Son of Heaven are also state affairs, the heirs of the Son of Heaven are related to the country and society of my Han Dynasty, how can you not be concerned when you are a courtier?" Qin Sanxuan appeared, he is now in the position of Shangshu, and he has more confidence in speaking.

Just these few words, there are more and more people in the ranks, and the smell of gunpowder in the court is getting stronger and stronger, Xu De watched all this with interest, he never rejected the voices against him in the court, and these opposing voices were like his motto of Mingzhi. Anyway, the loyal dogs that barked the loudest were not able to trip him, as long as he held the emperor in his hands for a day, he would be the powerful King of Qin for a day.

Seeing that about an hour had passed, the voices of the people in the court were not quiet, but getting louder and louder. That Qin Sanxuan really has some skills, and he is not worthy of the position of Shangshu given to him by Xu De.

The emperor's drowsiness had long been dispersed by this group of ministers, and he wanted to interject several times, after all, this was his marriage, but he didn't even intervene once. Even his loyal ministers, like a demon, were caught in a scolding war and couldn't get out, inexplicably ignoring the emperor.

At such times, the generals in the court are often the happiest. Originally, they didn't speak much in this court, and every time they went to the court, it was a kind of torment, and only by watching this group of nerds quarrel could they relieve their boredom.

Yu Yan was looking at the two groups of people with relish at the moment, but Liu Xian, who was beside him, sighed and said in a low voice: "Brother Yu, my emperor brother is really pitiful. ”

"Can't you even make up your mind when you get married? Pitiful indeed. Yu Yan listened to Liu Xian's words with one ear, but the other ear was still listening carefully to the war of words of the group of ministers, at this moment the battle was Ma Daoyuan and Xu De's servant Deng Qu, the head of the Ministry of Rites, both of them had a lotus tongue, and they actually involved the emperor's marriage to the right path of heaven and earth, and Yu Yan was afraid that he would miss a word.

Looking at the focused appearance of Yu Yan and the group of old and rough generals around him, they didn't realize that such a court battle not only lost the face of the emperor, but also the face of the Han Dynasty. Liu Xian's face was sad, I don't know if it was because this court had lost respect for the emperor, and regarded him as a symbol, a symbol of fame and power.

Liu Xian was entangled, he was trying to make a decision, and the fat body of his father Guangnan Wang who collapsed on the bed appeared in his eyes, and what appeared was the forbearance of the Guangnan Palace's palace over the years, and what appeared was the cold light on the armor of hundreds of thousands of Guangnan army soldiers.

Thinking of this, Liu Xian slowly took a deep breath, and then stood up, Yu Yan beside him has been friends with him for many years, when the first emperor, in order to restrain Yuhuzi and the king of Guangnan, they came to the capital as protons, and their similar identities made them feel familiar at first sight.

Yu Yan knew very well how cautious Liu Xian, or the entire Guangnan Palace, was, and when he got up at this moment, he seemed to convey an attitude faintly.

As Liu Xian got up, the eyes of the court began to shift from the battlefield to him, and even the two sides who were fighting against each other unconsciously stopped and looked at the young man who got up. Xu De had always felt vaguely worried at first, after all, he still didn't know where the changes in Beijing that Feng Tianshou said would start. Seeing Liu Xian standing up at this moment, he was relieved, after all, the open gun is easy to dodge and the dark arrow is difficult to prevent, but is this really that gun?

When the emperor saw his cousin standing up, he finally understood why the eldest princess could have such a big situation in Beijing. His last trace of sleepiness was completely dispersed by Liu Xian's stop, and all that was left in his heart was endless joy. The emperor glanced at Xu De's face, his face was obviously solemn, although he was happy in his heart, he couldn't show it, so he had to sit on the dragon chair with an expressionless face.

Liu Xian walked to the center of the hall step by step, knelt down, saluted, and said: "Minister Liu Xian, please marry the emperor and extend my Han blood!" After saying this, he fell to the ground and did not raise his head for a long time.

Liu Xian's words resounded throughout the hall, and all the ministers did not speak again, and finally settled today's quarrel. Although there are still people who are willing to come forward to quarrel a few words, it is obviously irrational to stand on the opposite side of Xu De and the Quang Nam Palace.

"Cousin, please!" The emperor listened to Liu Xian's words, and finally settled down, at least, the surname Liu began to speak for him, the emperor said and looked at Xu De on the side, Xu De was still sitting upright, and the green jade sword was worn diagonally on his waist.

Xu De obviously didn't expect that Liu Xian would also support the emperor's marriage, and immediately, he reacted, although everyone wanted the emperor to get married, but everyone's favorite queen was different, Liu Xian or why the Guangnan palace really stood in the court today, Xu De didn't understand, but this war without gunpowder has begun.

Xu De slowly came out of the queue at this time, and saluted: "Minister Xu De knocks to see the emperor." ”

"King Qin, please enlighten, King Qin has something to say?" The emperor's face was unnatural, and he didn't have the slightest affection for the feeling of being fought over.

"Now that the ministers have decided on the emperor's wedding, the preparations for the future should also begin." Xu De pointed out the biggest problem now, that is, the choice of the queen.

When Xu De said this, the ministers couldn't sit still, and they had the potential to fight for another three hundred rounds. After Wan Kefa was demoted to a civilian, the position of the secretary of the criminal department has been vacant, and when he went to the court, it was also an obvious vacancy here, at this moment, Liu Xian was in this position, faintly, he already had the appearance of leading that group of loyal ministers.

He heard a louder voice behind him, turned around, and said, "Calm down, and listen to me, gentlemen!" Hearing the sound, not only the group of loyal ministers, but also Xu De's subordinates, also quieted down. Xu De took a closer look at the prince of Guangnan, saw his natural leadership temperament, and realized that his understanding of the Guangnan palace seemed to be outdated.

Liu Xian saw that the ministers behind him quieted down, turned to face the emperor again, and said: "Since ancient times, the choice of the queen is a major event related to the fate of the country. ”

After saying this, he looked at the reactions of the people around him, except for the emperor's strange face, everyone else agreed with his words, so he continued: "The emperor's marriage has always been recommended by the virtuous and respected ministers in this dynasty, and finally the emperor himself chooses the virtuous and virtuous among them. Today's incident happened suddenly, and I think you are not prepared, so I propose that after you go to court today, you will determine the candidates you are thinking about, and when you go to court tomorrow, you will hand it over to the emperor without leaving your name, and the emperor will decide it himself. ”

Whether it is Xu De's side, or that group of loyal ministers, they are all satisfied after hearing this, the emperor was inexplicably set to marry today, although he did not have a choice in the matter of whether to get married or not, but Liu Xian's words have left him the opportunity to choose the queen, and it can be regarded as saving him three points of face, so he is also satisfied with this plan.

Seeing that none of the ministers objected, Liu Xian saluted and retreated into the queue. He didn't look at Yu Yan beside him, just lowered his head and stared blankly at the floor.

Yu Yan looked at the old guy who was in a daze beside him, but he felt a little strange, the prince who drank flower wine and slept on the painting boat with him, and sang oil poems with Oiran all day and night, but today, he stood up and tried to save Liu's last face. He knew that the king of Guangnan knew about this and would definitely not let Liu Xian have a good time, but he just did it. He asked himself, if he exchanged identities with Liu Xian, he wouldn't be able to do this. Thinking like this in his heart, he spoke, and the voice was so small that only Liu Xian could hear it: "Thinking about something? ”

"I'm wondering how to get past my dad." Liu Xian smiled, and Yu Yan felt that he was familiar again.

"Relax." Yu Yan whispered: "You are a man, I am not as good as you." ”

Liu Xian smiled and stopped talking.

After this incident, there is no major event in the court today, but the military report from the north is here again, this time Yuhuzi took the initiative to attack and recaptured the Jinzhou City that was cut out in the early years in the northeast of the main city of Yan. The emperor listened to the words of praise coming from the bottom of the stairs, but he was not happy at all. Tonight, Liu Baihe will come to see him, and he just wants to ask for clarification.

He was so dazed, and suddenly heard the slender voice of the old eunuch, as if he had been amnestied, and the voices of the ministers in the audience to send off the emperor had not stopped, so he got up and turned to go to the harem.

Xu De sat in the carriage back to his home, thinking carefully about everything that happened in the court in the morning, and he tried to figure out whether Liu Xian's sudden rise today was a signal from the old king of Guangnan or someone else's instructions.

"Lord Wang, it's here." Li Tie's voice came in through the curtain.

Xu De lifted the curtain and got off the car, and after he stood still, he said, "You run again, go to the palace, and call Xu Ge back." ”

"Yes." Li Tie helped the cart to the stable, and entered the palace alone, obviously riding a horse and horse, which was more efficient than a carriage.

Xu De turned around and entered the Qin Palace, Xu Chang had been guarding the door for a long time, and said: "Lord Wang, you are back, Mr. Feng has arrived, he first went to Hanshan Zhai to check the schoolwork of the prince." ”

"Got it, you go and tell him, I'll change my clothes and go to see him."

Xu Chang saluted, indicating that he understood, and then trotted to Hanshan Zhai, while Xu De entered Biyuan.

When Xu De entered Hanshan Zhai, Feng Tianshou had already finished watching the recital that the prince had handled, and he didn't know what to think by the window, when he heard Xu De's footsteps, he turned around and saluted: "Lord Wang." ”

Xu De raised his hand, signaled for exemption, took a cup of tea on the table, drank it all, and said, "What now." He believed that Feng Tianshou already knew what he was talking about.

"Lord Wang, just plan it, you don't have to choose." Although Feng Tianshou was smiling, he could also see the far-fetched behind his smile.

Xu De didn't speak, holding the teacup of Ruyao in his hand, and suddenly he threw the teacup on the ground, the teacup was completely broken, and the fragments flew everywhere: "How many years can this old thing be the king of Guangnan?" When the maids on the side saw the prince dropping things, they were all scared and didn't dare to go up to clean up the fragments of the teacup.

"Lord Wang, let's stop being angry, we don't know if it's the old thing of King Guangnan who is doing trouble, I think it's unlikely that he will be the mastermind behind the scenes?"

Xu De waited for the anger to go down a little and said, "Let's hear it." With that, he picked up another cup of tea and took a sip.

"The king of Guangnan, although he has great talent, but he was locked by the four books and five classics, when Emperor Wu was six to fight South Vietnam, he Guangnan King had millions of elite soldiers in his hands, and the fierce generals were like clouds, and his prestige was at his peak after conquering South Vietnam, and he could completely replace the first emperor who had just ascended the throne to stand on his own, but he did not, and even dismantled the Guangnan army by himself, in order to completely dispel the doubts of the first emperor, and even never set foot on the north bank of the Yangtze River again for the rest of his life.

Seeing that Xu De was still thinking about something, Feng Tianshou said: "If the prince is in the position of the original king of Guangnan, how will he deal with himself?" ”

Feng Tianshou didn't even think about knowing Xu De's choice, not to mention the beginning, even now, if he could give him a martial arts medal to completely conquer a country, he dared to let the Anxi army turn the horse's head, and the direction of the troops was Tianjing, and the people who stood in the way turned into a piece of loess.

"From what you see, this person can't be the king of Quang Nam?" Xu De asked this question, and his anger had been completely extinguished by the tea.

"Not only can't it be him, but I suspect that the king of Quang Nam may not be completely aware of this. Liu Xian was just used as a gunman, and that person wanted to use Liu Xian to divert our attention and draw our attention to the king of Guangnan. It's this Liu Xian, his position as the son of the world, but several brothers are staring at. ”

"Who could that be? Yuhuzi? Is this person interested in Tianjing? Xu De said that Yuhuzi, he didn't believe it, Yuhuzi was different from him Xu De, he was a military general through and through, and he never interfered in the affairs of the court.

"Lord Wang, I really have to send my son to the Anxi Army to temper and temper." Feng Tianshou didn't answer the question, but the implication was that it was a hidden force, and he didn't know where it came from.

"I'll talk to the princess about it tonight." Xu De was also deeply afraid of the affairs of Emperor Wei Wen in the past, an emperor who was both civil and martial arts, and finally gave the country to the Sima family because he had no heirs.

"Lord Wang, the queen's matter, we will bite Wan Rongrong to death. If there is any action over there, we can make a deal with them, no matter what it is, as long as the emperor can't get a relative who can increase his strength, we can accept it. Feng Tianshou put forward his views on this matter, Xu Desi thought about it, indeed, this is already the best solution that can be seen at the moment.

"Sometimes I really want to set foot in the palace and build a new one." Xu De sighed in a low voice, his voice full of exhaustion.

"The prince laughed, knives and guns are not the protagonists of the capital this day." Feng Tianshou smiled and said: "There is still a problem, the method Liu Xian said, the emperor chooses the queen, which is extremely unfavorable to us, how can we ensure that it is Wan Rongrong who is sent to the palace in the end." ”

"I've already sent Li Tie into the palace to contact Xu Ge, and if I can make a deal with the people behind the emperor, I can naturally make a deal with the emperor. The little emperor has somehow opened up these days and is obsessed with women. Xu De felt funny when he said it, these days, the palace reported that the emperor had to take the palace maid every day to sleep well.

"Deal with him with women? It's not right. Feng Tianshou thought for a while, and then said: "The emperor agreed, and the person behind him will definitely not agree, the emperor has no choice." We have to choose a condition that neither the emperor nor the person behind him will refuse. ”

"For example?"

"Like withdrawing the emperor's guards?"

Xu De's eyes suddenly turned cold like an eagle, he looked at Feng Tianshou carefully, and said, "Withdraw the guards, how can we still know the news of the emperor?" ”

"Haven't you understood it yet, this emperor can't become the climate, it's useless to stare at him, we have to find a way to find out the person hiding behind him."

Xu De stroked his beard with his hand and thought about it for a while, indeed, the emperor has no military power, and some are just those loyal old ministers, but is it worth it to really give up the eyeliner in the palace just to send Wan Rongrong into the palace?

Seeing Xu De's contemplative appearance, Feng Tianshou smiled bitterly, after twenty years, Xu De is still like this, and he has some decisions that he can't make. Although he thought like this, Feng Tianshou didn't show it at all, and only said: "Lord Wang, it's up to you to decide whether this deal will be done or not, I'm only worried about His Royal Highness, he has no martial arts, even if he stays in the deep-walled compound of the Qin Palace, it can't be said to be safe at all." After speaking, Feng Tianshou clenched his fists and retreated, today he went out in a hurry, and he didn't even bring out the two scholars, at this moment he left in a hurry, and he went to sort out the information sent back from all sides.

Xu De sat by the window, stroked his beard, looked at the osmanthus flowers that had bloomed outside the window, and didn't know what a difficult game he was doing in his heart. The maid outside saw that Xu De's anger had subsided, and she also quietly came in to clean up the debris on the ground, moving lightly, for fear that the slightest movement would alarm Xu De.

"Give up, go to Xi'an." Xu De muttered to himself, his voice was too small, and the maid couldn't hear it.