Li Zhi held a banquet in the Taiji Hall to celebrate the birth of the dragon, invited officials above the third grade to participate, sang and danced during the banquet, placed eight urns of mulberry wine, and drank to the fullest.

After the meeting, Li Zhi ordered Wang Dejian, a scholar, to draft a book and set up Awu as Zhaoyi.

After Liu Zheng learned about it, he went to the harem to ask for a meeting with Queen Wang. Su Changzhi smiled and promoted him in and out, but he took it for granted, did not express his gratitude, and did not give him a small gift. Su Changshou was very unhappy.

Liu Zheng entered the Baifu Hall and said to Queen Wang: "Your Majesty wants to make Ah Wu the second grade Zhaoyi, does Niangniang know?" The queen replied, "Yes, I have agreed." ”

Liu Zheng said: "The minister listened to the eldest grandson Taiwei said that Ah Wu has been lurking in the harem for 12 years, bewitching and bewitching the public, restless and guarding himself, but fortunately Taizong is wise and sent her into the cold palace, and the harem is harmonious and peaceful." It was a big mistake for Niangniang to connect her into the harem, and now she agreed to make her Zhaoyi, which is really a mistake! ”

Queen Wang gave her five reasons for taking Ah Wu into the palace, and Liu Zheng was speechless after hearing it.

Queen Wang smiled and said: "Now it seems that the third reason is really wrong, she is still a virgin in the harem for twelve years, it is too unexpected!" Fortunately, the other four reasons are still valid. Let's kill the fox spirit Ah Xiao first, even if Ah Wu becomes Zhaoyi, he can't escape the palm of the palace! ”

Liu Zheng said worriedly: "Daji is also a lonely woman, but as long as she confuses Shang Xuan alone, she can turn the Shang Dynasty upside down!" Jiuhou, Hou Hou, Prison Xibo, Cut Bigan, disaster to the country and the people, Niangniang must be careful!" The head of the king and queen said yes.

Liu Zheng said again: "Establish Ah Wu as Zhaoyi, in the future, the mother in the palace will be the first sister, Ah Xiao will be the second sister, and Ah Wu will be the third sister, and both of them have sons, posing a double threat to you!" Now the perfect plan is for Niangniang to find a way to succeed Li Zhong, the king of Chen, as her own son, and then propose to make Li Zhong the crown prince to cut off the hope of Ah Xiao and Ah Wu! ”

Queen Wang was displeased and said, "Does Uncle think that my niece is a stone girl?" My niece is still young, why should I be in a hurry to set up someone else's child? ”

Liu Zheng said: "Hey, it's been ten years since Niangniang entered the palace, can you know it!" I heard that Yongwang Li Sujie has already memorized ancient poems, and Ah Wu is being favored again, how can Niangniang still sit still! ”

The queen nodded in agreement.

Liu Zheng said again: "Niangniang has made proper arrangements in the palace, and the minister has contacted the eldest grandson Taiwei in the outer court, and asked for the crown prince." If Your Majesty disagrees, you can also take advantage of Ah Wu's weakness as a talented person of the first emperor to bargain with Your Majesty, and the matter of establishing a prince is nine out of ten! ”

So, Queen Wang sent Su Changzhi to the Yeting Palace to announce the palace maid Liu's audience. Liu worked as a gardener in the Yeting Palace, planting flowers, and when he heard the queen's summons, he hurriedly came to see him.

After the greetings, Queen Wang said: "This palace heard that Li Zhong is of good character, friendly and filial, and loves to learn, and plans to support him as the crown prince!" You will be blessed in the future. ”

Liu knelt down in surprise and said, "Slave and maid, thank you for your great kindness!" ”

Queen Wang said: "However, the rule of establishing a prince is to establish a concubine, so Li Zhong must succeed to the name of the palace and become a concubine." After speaking, the female history took out the succession document and gave it to the Liu family.

Liu hesitated, and Queen Wang said: "From today on, you are the Si Yuan of the Shang Sleep Bureau, the female official of the Sixth Grade who is in charge of planting vegetables and fruits in the garden!" Liu thanked him and drew a charge.

Queen Wang and Liu Siyuan went to Wude Hall to visit Chen Wang Li Zhong, where there are also Xu Wang Li Xiao and Qi Wang Li Shangjin, there are dozens of people such as nurses, nannies, pulp washing, needlework, palm lamps, and kitchen leaders.

Li Zhong bowed and saluted, calling Queen Wang "A-Niang" and Liu Siyuan "Auntie".

Liu Siyuan told Li Zhongli about the prince, thanked the queen together, and said: "Zhong'er, in the future, you will only have one queen, and your aunt will no longer come to see you." Don't forget! Li Zhong nodded.

Liu Zheng asked the eldest grandson Wuji to discuss the establishment of the prince, and was approved by the eldest grandson Wuji, so he sent someone to ask for the establishment of the prince.

Wang Dejian, a scholar from the Zhongshu House, drafted Zhaoyi's book according to allusions and sent it to the door for review, which caused a debate among the prime ministers in the political hall and was temporarily shelved.

Li Zhi was not happy, so he summoned the prime ministers to the Liangyi Hall to discuss matters, and said: "I am only twenty-four years old this year, and I still have a lot of days in my life. I want to make Ah Wu Zhaoyi, and the queen has agreed, so why should the princes mind? ”

Taiwei Changsun Wuji said: "The old minister thinks that everything has a root, and the prince is the foundation of the world, and he doesn't stand at all, is there a greater disaster than this?" The East Palace has been vacant for a long time, which can easily lead to open and secret battles in the harem, and in order to ensure the harmony and tranquility of the harem, the prince should be established early. ”

Chu Suiliang, the secretary of the ministry, said: "Chen Wang Li Zhong has a strange appearance, talent and beauty, and now he has passed to the name of the queen, and he meets the conditions for establishing a successor to the long, and can be established as the prince of the yuan, and the capital of Maolong Guoben!" ”

Li Zhi looked around at Yu Zhining on the left, Zhang Xingcheng on the right, Gao Jifu and Yuwenjie on the servant, and Liu Zheng on the Zhongshu Ling, all of whom did not object, and said, "Then what is the opinion of the princes on the matter of establishing Zhaoyi?" ”

Chu Suiliang said: "Ah Wu is a talented person of the first emperor, Your Majesty can include her in the harem to enjoy, don't make a show." To establish as a Zhaoyi, it is not only necessary to make gold books and treasure ribbons, but also to send canonized messengers, prepare internal Luan honor guards, and set up colorful battles, which will inevitably make everyone know. I'm afraid it will damage Your Majesty's name! ”

Li Zhi slapped on the imperial case with a "snap", got up angrily and wanted to leave, the ministers were stunned, and Gao Jifu came out with an ivory wat in his hand and said, "Your Majesty is angry." Li Zhi waited for the time being.

Gao Jifu said to Chu Suiliang: "Duke Chu, we are all ministers of the East Palace, and we have served Your Majesty for many years, don't you still understand Your Majesty's thoughts?" Your Majesty is lenient and filial piety, the most important thing is true feelings, not vain, ministers should respect Your Majesty's feelings, and help Your Majesty's good deeds! Chu Suiliang was silent.

Zhang Xingcheng said: "When Princess Taizong Naqi and Emperor Yang of Sui were the daughters, they didn't see the public speak directly! Li Zhaoyi is a family affair of His Majesty, and he is willing to take it out to discuss with us, which is also a sign of respect for us, so why should we be high and ignorant of elevation? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "The two things discussed today, the old minister suggested that they be signed together for good!" ”

Li Zhi looked around at the ministers, and the ministers stood up respectfully, and said one after another: "The ministers seconded the proposal!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji took the lead in signing the book, and Yu Zhining, Zhang Xingcheng and others then signed it, and then presented it to Li Zhi, covered the jade seal, and handed it over to Shangshu Province for execution.

After Li Zhi left the palace, he was sullen and went straight to the Chengxiang Palace. Ah Wu asked in surprise: "Jiulang seems to have been wronged, what are the troubles?" ”

Li Zhi replied: "The matter of Li Zhaoyi has been completed, but it is in exchange for the establishment of the crown prince, so I am very unhappy!" Ah Wu handed over a bowl of bird's nest wolfberry soup and said, "Drink it while it's hot, and take your time." ”

Li Zhi said: "The ministers I rely on are Yu Zhining, Zhang Xingcheng, Gao Jifu and Yuwenjie, who can compete with the ministers of Gu Ming, but they are surprisingly consistent in the issue of establishing the crown prince. As a relative, Liu Zheng belongs to a third-party force, but he is entangled with the eldest grandson Wuji, and this kind of government and political pattern makes me unable to let go! ”

Ah Wu said: "These ministers of Concubine Guan are all the East Palace team left by Taizong to Jiulang, except for Zhang Xingcheng and Gao Jifu, the others are all Gaomen surnames, and the interests of the scholar family are the same. If Jiulang wants to make a big difference according to his own will, he must promote his cronies from the Hanmen scholars and break the restrictions of the family's rank! ”

Li Zhi said yes and chatted with Ah Wu for a long time. Seeing that it was getting late, Ah Wu asked Li Zhi to move to the Daji Palace, abide by the moon and lack of waiting, and let the harem concubines and concubines be wet with rain and dew.

Li Zhi then came to the Daji Palace, and Concubine Xiao Shu was very happy, and called Li Sujie to meet Aya and memorized an ancient poem. Li Zhi encouraged Li Sujie to study hard.

Concubine Xiao Shufei saw that Li Zhi had something on her mind, so she asked the household maid Yu'er to take out the mahogany chess and play with Li Zhi to relieve her boredom.

Li Zhi shook his hand and said, "I don't want to play chess. Xiao Shufei said: "Then play Liubo, right?" Li Zhi said, "I don't want to play anything!" ”

Concubine Xiao Shu said dissatisfiedly: "In the past, Lang Jun came to Daji Hall every day to love the concubine and spoil the concubine, since that nun entered the palace, Lang Jun has changed, what is the concubine not as good as her?" On appearance, youth, and virtuousness, concubines can't think about their sisters! ”

Li Zhi said: "You are still so young and beautiful, but your mind is not as open-minded as Ah Wu, Ah Wu always advises me to go around, the rain and dew are even, and I never compare with you." Okay, let's not talk about that, I want to tell you something, don't get excited! ”

Concubine Xiao Shufei listened curiously, and Li Zhi said: "Today, the eldest grandson Wuji, Chu Suiliang and other ministers asked Li Zhong to be appointed as the crown prince, and I have already agreed. ”

Concubine Xiao Shu was taken aback, her face was swollen red, and she said excitedly, "Why did Lang Jun agree to them? What is Li Zhong's comparison to Li Sujie? His mother Liu's status is lowly, are the ministers dizzy? Please Lang Jun revoke the previous proposal and re-establish Li Sujie as the crown prince! ”

Li Zhi said: "A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase, this matter is irreparable!" Empress Wang has succeeded Li Zhong as her own son. ”

Concubine Xiao Shu sneered and said: "Hmph, in order to fight the concubine, Queen Wang will do whatever it takes, and she does not hesitate to set up other people's children, killing 10,000 enemies, losing 3,000 herself, and her donkey skills are poor!" ”

Li Zhi frowned and said: "The queen is handsome and the people of the Sixth Palace, set up Chen Ji, strictly guard the internal teaching, and help Xuan Wanghua." The concubine assists the queen and sits on women's ceremonies. You are jealous and intrigued with the queen and queen, how do you command the harem? ”

And he said, "Let a man be content, and be content and be happy." You are already a concubine at such a young age, think about the vast number of poor students outside, ten years of cold window examination in the Jinshi, can only be awarded a seven-grade official, struggle for a lifetime, at best, when you are the third grade, what are you not satisfied with? ”

Concubine Xiao Shu said: "The concubine is content, but I am afraid that the queen will not let go of the concubine mother and son, step by step, the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop!" ”

Li Zhi comforted: "As long as you are content, I will make decisions for you on the queen's side." Concubine Xiao nodded and waited for Li Zhi to go to bed.

A few days later, Li Zhi Linxuan ordered Zhang Xingcheng and Gao Jifu to serve as envoys and go to Chengxiang Hall to canonize Awu as Zhaoyi, accompanied by Zhang Neizhi and Lu Changshi, and Shanggong, Shangyi, and Shangfu set up color guards in Chengxiang Palace.

After the procedures of proclamation, acceptance, and bowing, the canonization ceremony is over, and the canonization ceremony returns to the palace to restore his life.

The dragon was full moon, Wu Zhaoyi asked Li Zhi to name the dragon, Li Zhi remembered a Taoist proverb "Lao Jun should rule, Li Hong should be out", so he named the dragon Li Hong.

Wu Zhaoyi also asked Mrs. Yang and her sister Wu Shun to come into the palace to see Hong'er, and Li Zhi readily agreed, asking Fu Baolang to send fish talismans to Wu Zhaoyi. Wu Zhaoyi ordered Pan Changshou to go out of the palace with a fish talisman to summon him.

When Mrs. Yang heard the call, she was overjoyed and happily entered the palace with Wu Shun!

The two of them were very amazed when they saw the towering Xuanwu Gate, and they were in a happy mood when they saw the elegant environment in the palace, the birds and flowers, and they were even more envious when they saw the splendid Chengxiang Palace.

Wu Zhaoyi hugged A-Niang and cried bitterly, and hugged A-sister Wu Shun, reunited after a long absence, naturally it was a short love and a long greeting.

Although Mrs. Yang is seventy-three years old, her body is still very strong, her eyes are not dazzled, her ears are not deaf, she walks with a wind, but her hair is slightly gray.

Wu Shun is thirty years old, still beautiful as a flower, skin like a girl, fair and elastic, without a trace of wrinkles, a veritable beautiful young woman.

Through conversation, it was learned that Wu Shun married Helan Anshi, the Gong Cao of the Yue Wangfu, and had a son and a daughter, but Helan Anshi had passed away, and Wu Shun was widowed.

The younger sister Wu Ling married Guo Xiaoshen in the second year after Ah Wu entered the palace, but the husband and wife had died one after another a few years ago.

Princess Changguang and Yang Shidao also died in the last years of Zhenguan, but fortunately, the princess and his wife helped Mrs. Yang purchase a courtyard in Chang'anlifang, and Mrs. Yang and Wushun's mother and son lived together.

Wu Zhaoyi asked Wu Shun to bring his son Helan Minzhi and daughter Helan Minyue to the palace next time, and Wu Shun happily agreed.

Wu Zhaoyi entertained Sister A-Niang with delicacies from the mountains and seas, and Wu Shun couldn't help but be a little jealous when she saw that A-Mei's food, clothing, and housing were all high-end and high-grade.

Wu Shun complained to Mrs. Yang and said, "Why didn't you let me enter the palace first? If I had entered the palace first, I would have lived such a happy life a long time ago! and will not be young and widowed. ”

Mrs. Yang said unhappily: "Didn't Helan Anshi take a fancy to you at the beginning?" Don't look at the appearance of this palace, in fact, the struggle inside is very fierce, and you don't want to think that Ah Mei has struggled for fifteen years to achieve positive results. Fortunately, I met the pheasant slave, and I was not beaten into the cold palace and obscurity in the Taizong Palace! ”

Wu Zhaoyi smiled and said: "Don't quarrel, mention this, I remembered, if I didn't gamble and entered the palace against my mother's will, then the current result may be the same as Sister A, Sister A, either early widowhood, or early death, how can there be today's wealth and glory?" There is a providence in the dark! ”

The next day, Wu Shun brought Helan Minzhi and Helan Minyue into the palace to play.

Li Zhi also came to the Chengxiang Palace. Mrs. Yang and Wu Shun saw the Son of Heaven bowing down, and Li Zhi hurriedly said: "Auntie, Sister, our family doesn't need to be polite!" Madame Yang looked at the emperor's son-in-law, and the more she looked at it, the more she loved it.

Wu Shun saw that the emperor's brother-in-law was slender, handsome, fluent, and gentle, and suddenly fell in love, and thought to himself: Ah Mei's blessing is really good! The man who is one in a million, the world-renowned Son of Heaven actually let her possess it, which is really enviable!

Li Zhi looked at Wu Zhaoyi's family and said with a smile: "The Wu family is all a talent, I like it so much!" He asked Minzhi and Minyue about their age, and said, "Minzhi and Li Zhong are about the same age, so let's go to the East Palace to study with Li Zhong in the future; Minyue is the same age as Princess Yiyang, so let's study with the princess more in the future. ”

Li Zhi rewarded Wu Zhaoyi's family with a lot of gold and silver jewelry and various treasures, which was very generous and unstingy.

Mrs. Yang and Wu Shun were so happy that they thanked each other vigorously, and kept patting their asses around Wu Zhaoyi. Looking at Wu Zhaoyi's nervousness, my sister Wu Shun felt bitter in her heart, and she had mixed tastes.

Wu Zhaoyi also learned from Li Zhi's generosity, and distributed gold, silver, and silk to Pan Changshi, Ah Hong, Ah Zi, and the palace maids and eunuchs who served the Chengxiang Palace, so as to improve their income level, satisfaction, and sense of gain.

Although the palace maids and eunuchs of the Baifu Hall and the Daji Hall have a higher status, they receive very few rewards, and their satisfaction and sense of gain are very low, so they are very envious of the people who work in the Chengxiang Palace.

After the new palace maids and eunuchs inquired about the news, they were also fascinated by the Chengxiang Palace.

The little monkey of the Chengxiang Hall and Su Changshou of the Baifu Hall are fellow villagers, and Su Changshou was heartbroken when he learned of the little monkey's income, and said: "It's really TM speechless, the five-grade Chang of the miscellaneous family is not as good as a non-grade internal servant, it is better to find a piece of tofu and kill the ball!" ”

On July 2, the third year of Yonghui, Li Zhi established Li Zhong, the king of Chen, as the crown prince, and granted amnesty to the world, and drank for three days. Yu Zhining is also the prince's young master, Zhang Xingcheng is also the young master, Gao Jifu is also the young master, and Yuwenjie is also the prince Zhan Shi.

At that time, the weather was hot and the peaches were ripe, and the court held a fairy peach conference to celebrate Li Zhong as the crown prince.

Wu Zhaoyi led the talents, Baolin, the royal maid, the picker and other female officials to carry the purple bamboo fruit blue to the Forbidden Garden peach orchard to pick all kinds of peaches, there are ten color peaches, brocade peaches, rouge peaches, black peaches, Kunlun peaches and other varieties.

After picking back, it is cleaned, and some of it is placed in the pine shed fruit cover and dragon and phoenix fruit bowl, and part of it is sent to Shang Shan Kitchen, Shang Shi Kitchen, and Guanglu Temple to peel, slice, and carve to make all kinds of delicacies.

Wu Zhaoyi instructed the internal servants to go out to publicize the affairs of the province and the insiders, and summoned officials of the fifth grade or above and the women of the foreign order to enter the palace to participate in the meeting, taste the fairy peaches, and enjoy the joy of the harvest together.

Under the organization and scheduling of Wu Zhaoyi, the Xiantao Conference was a complete success, and Queen Wang was very happy, and praised Wu Zhaoyi in front of Li Zhi, saying that she was in charge of teaching the Nine Emperors and Four Virtues, and led her subordinates to praise the queen's etiquette, which was very competent.