"I heard that the emperor wants to choose a companion for the princes?"

"Yes, the ladies in the palace have already spread the news, saying that the emperor has agreed."

"Hehe, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Who's to say it isn't. Once you are selected as the prince's companion, do you still need to worry about the glory and wealth in the future? ”

"Alas, I don't know whose son-in-law has this blessing."

The news of choosing companions for the princes to read, once it spread out of the palace, immediately attracted the attention of the entire officialdom.

Today, the oldest prince, Li Jiyi, has just turned thirteen years old and is fourteen years old. In addition to the eldest son, the second son of the emperor was twelve years old, and the third son of the emperor was eleven years old.

Since it is a companion reading, the important ministers of the court are also eyeing the three older princes.

In all dynasties, most of the princes had companions. Moreover, once the prince he followed ascended the throne and became the emperor, the companion reading will definitely follow the soaring.

To tell the truth, it was already very late for Li Zhongyi to choose a companion for the princes. Under normal circumstances, before the prince enters school, he should choose a companion.

According to the past practice, the prince's companion should be at least two years older than the prince. After all, it is said to be a classmate to read, but it is actually a personal entourage.

As a companion to the entourage, he is slightly older, and it is also convenient to take care of the prince's daily life and reading.

After the news spread, there were sons or grandchildren in the family, who were just the right age, and they were full of joy waiting for the royal selection.

And those who don't have school-age children at home can only watch others seize such a good opportunity.

"Niangniang, we have a lot of sons and daughters of the same age, why don't you ......" The confidant palace maid Xia He asked the fold Saihua incomprehensibly.

Zhi Saihua said with a smile: "Between the little men, it is inevitable to bump and bump, fight and make trouble, if you hurt a good son of a family, wouldn't you be distressed to death, but don't you dare to say it?" ”

Xia He thought about it, and then asked Folded Saihua: "If you don't know the roots, you will bring San Lang to ...... bad."

Zhe Saihua waved his hand and said, "San Lang is a smart child, he knows what to do. ”

Xia He thought about it carefully, and felt that what Zhi Saihua said was very reasonable, San Lang was extremely smart when he was a child, and he pitted people, and people also helped count money.

"Xia He, everything else is a trivial matter, you have to help me keep an eye on it, don't let San Lang be tempted by the beautiful palace people." Zhesaihua is a person who understands.

San Lang Li Jide is the child who grew up in the back yard of the Li family, and outside of the inner servants around him, there are all young palace maids.

What Zhi Saihua is most worried about is that San Lang was hooked into bed by the palace maid before he was a minor, and he lost Yuanyang prematurely.

Therefore, Zhe Saihua repeatedly told Xia He to be sure to watch carefully, lest San Lang make a mistake.

Almost at the same time, Tang Shuyi looked at Li Jiyi with a smile and asked, "Your own companion reading, you can't be careless, you must choose well." ”

Li Jiyi blinked and said, "Mother, really let me choose by myself?" ”

Tang Shuyi knew his son's thoughts, he and Wang Yisheng, the eldest son of Wang Changhe, were very fateful, and the relationship was not ordinarily good.

This time, choose a companion to read, according to Li Jiyi's own thoughts, he will definitely choose Wang Yisheng.

However, Tang Shuyi knew in his heart that Li Jiyi was the eldest son of the emperor, and in the case that Li Zhongyi had no son-in-law, he had the best hope of inheriting the unification.

Li Zhongyi relied on the barrel of a gun to climb the treasure, and Tang Shuyi naturally hoped that her son would choose the son of the military general's family as a companion.

In the imperial court, Li Yunxiao is the governor of Jiumen, and his eldest son Li Changshan is seventeen years old this year, which happens to be four years older than Li Jiyi.

According to Tang Shuyi's idea, if Li Jiyi chooses Li Changshan as his companion, it is equivalent to invisibly increasing the strong supporters of the military, which will benefit but not harm.

Li Yunxiao is by no means an ordinary military general, before he was appointed as the commander of the Nine Gates, he was the chief of the old Li family.

It is self-evident how important it is for Li Zhongyi to be relieved to hand over to the military generals in his back!

However, Li Jiyi said: "Mother, if the son chooses Li Changshan as his companion, it will do more harm than good." ”

Li Jiyi has been told by Tang Shuyi since he was a child, even if he is not happy to think about it, he must admit that at a time, his brothers will grow up and may sit on that supreme chair.

"Oh, what do you think?" Tang Shuyi's heart moved slightly, and he was willing to listen to his son explain the truth clearly and explain it clearly.

Li Jiyi sighed and said, "If Li Changshan is the companion of his son, it will only delay Li Yunxiao's future. ”

Tang Shuyi thought about it for a while, and then her face changed greatly, she really didn't think about it.

With Li Yunxiao's important position in controlling the military power of Gyeonggi, if his son was the companion of the emperor's eldest son, would Li Zhongyi be suspicious?

"Mother, the relationship between the prince and the important ministers of the court is too close, it is a big taboo!" Li Jiyi's words made Tang Shuyi both surprised and delighted, and he was stunned for a while.

Her son, who has really grown up!

"Mother, my father is the master of great talent, instead of secretly making small moves, it is better to let my father choose in a dignified manner. With the character of his father, as long as he chooses the heir, he will definitely pave the way for power in advance. Li Jiyi really figured out Li Zhongyi's temper.

Tang Shu is in the game, but he can't see it so clearly and understandably as Li Jiyi, as the saying goes, this is a fan of the authorities.

The Queen Mother and the Concubine, don't look at the difference of just one word, whether it is power or status, it is actually like a world of difference.

Tang Shuyi wants to be the queen mother, but is reluctant to be a concubine, after all, her son is Li Zhongyi's eldest son, and in the absence of a son-in-law, he naturally occupies the advantage of the position.

Once upon a time, Li Jiyi was always the child who didn't grow up in Tang Shuyi's eyes.

Unexpectedly, Li Jiyi not only had a clear heart, but also bright eyes, and saw the overall situation of the future clearly early.

"You kid ......" Tang Shuyi looked at Li Jiyi dotingly and said with a smile, "This matter, you can make your own decisions." ”

Li Jiyi smiled confidently, he got up every day to sleep in the middle of the night, while reading, while practicing martial arts, he persisted for so many years. He is the eldest son of the emperor, if he is not as good as his younger brothers, it is better to find a piece of tofu and kill him.

"Erlang, have you practiced writing today?" Fei Meiniang stared at her son Li Jixing, who couldn't sit still, with a straight face.

Li Jixing salivated and said, "Mother, when the child has practiced the knife technique, it is not too late to practice calligraphy." ”

Fei Meiniang had a cold face and said, "No, your handwriting is simply unsightly, and no matter how good the practice is, it will be too late." ”

"Mother, it takes talent to practice calligraphy, and the talent of a child is to practice martial arts." Li Jixing looked up at Fei Meiniang with a smile on his little face.

Fei Meiniang sighed, Erlang was disobedient like a wild horse, mainly because at the beginning, the three of them mother and son had been living outside the Li family's house.

At that time, Li Zhongyi didn't dare to expose Fei Meiniang's existence at all. If Chai Rong knew, he would have accepted the concubine of Shu State, and his head would have to move.

After Li Zhongyi ascended to the throne, Erlang, who was playing wild, had no intention of reading and practicing calligraphy.

"Look at your sister's words, and then look at your pen and chicken feet, can you see people?" Fei Meiniang deliberately carried Si Niangzi out, in order to make her son ashamed and brave.

Who would have thought that Li Jixing said eloquently: "Sister, she doesn't take the female champion, why do you practice such good words?" ”

Fei Meiniang was so angry that she couldn't whip him with the sole of her shoe, but she was reluctant to beat her son.

"Mother, don't be angry. My father said that the words can be practiced slowly, but the truth must be understood early. Li Jixing saw that Fei Meiniang was about to have a seizure, so he hurriedly moved out of Li Zhongyi to talk about things, "My father's words are not as good as my children, isn't it the same way to govern the country and win battles repeatedly?" ”

Li Zhongyi's words are indeed ugly, and they are worse than children who have only been enrolled for a few years.

Fei Mei was happy, Li Zhongyi was the son of heaven immediately, and he relied on force to conquer the world. Whether his handwriting is good or not has nothing to do with whether he can sit firmly in the country.

The well-educated Li Jixing is different, he needs to compete with many brothers for a big position, and his handwriting is not good, which can easily affect Li Zhongyi's perception.

To tell the truth, since Li Zhongyi has the ability to become the emperor, can't she be the queen mother?

Fei Meiniang has stayed in two palaces, and when she was in Shu, she was abandoned by Meng Chang, so she died and wanted to follow Li Zhongyi.

Unexpectedly, Li Zhongyi went from a minister to a minister, and then became an emperor from a minister, and Fei Meiniang moved into the palace of the Han Dynasty next.

"Mother, no one is perfect, since the second brother doesn't like to practice calligraphy, you can let him go." Si Niangzi and Li Jixing looked at each other, and after getting what she wanted, they immediately helped to speak.

"No, Erlang must fill 200 big characters before he can do anything else." Fei Meiniang put her face on the board and made a final decision.

Don't look at Fei Meiniang rarely gets angry, once she gets serious, Li Jixing can't stand being afraid.

At this time, Empress Dowager Xue was chatting with Li Dahe, talking about inviting children to read together.

Since a serious illness, Li Dahe's body bones are not as good as before. As long as it's the change of seasons, he will cough non-stop.

"Cough, cough, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, I have already half of my body into the ground, what are you doing with so much heart?" Li Dahe gathered the quilt on his lap and shook his head not to intervene.

Empress Dowager Xue said: "It is not a trivial matter to ask for a companion to read, if the billet is broken, it is terrible." ”

"I said, let's wait for Da Lang to come back and then deal with it, right?" Li Dahe suddenly had an itchy throat, and he coughed violently, "Cough...... Ahem......"

Empress Dowager Xue was not lightly frightened, patting his back gently, and calling for warm water.

After tossing for a while, Li Dahe stopped coughing and said softly: "Aren't you afraid that your grandchildren will say that you are eccentric?" ”

Empress Dowager Xue frowned slightly, and sighed: "Isn't this for their good?" ”

"You, you, you're afraid of doing bad things with good intentions." Li Dahe also understands in his heart that the companion chosen by his grandchildren is equivalent to choosing the number one henchman in the future.

Li Dahe didn't want Empress Dowager Xue to interfere indiscriminately, lest the women and grandchildren in the palace complain about the injustice.