Song Xiao has four wives, ten sons and two daughters. The two daughters are both national colors, the eldest daughter Song Yaogui is the mother of the country, and the younger daughter Qiaoyu has the face of a sinking fish, and now she is deeply favored by Xiong Ran, the king of Chu.

As for the ten sons, the sons are incompetent. The eldest son, Jiashuo, fell from a horse and died, leaving the eldest grandson Qianxiu; The second son, Jia Luan, was stabbed to death by Qin Huai with a sword; The third son Jiade joked that Yangguan was lost, and Song Xiao cut off his head and replaced him with General Han Ze.

The matter of Liyan was delayed again and again, and Song Xiao's body was not as good as day by day, and he couldn't drag it out any longer, so he put the matter of Liyan on the agenda.

Song Xiao summoned the three dukes, who were Sima Shihui, Situ Zou Gu and the newly established Sikong Ouyao.

"The widow knows that time is short, and the matter of establishing a successor should not be delayed any longer, what do you think?" Song Xiao asked.

Shi Hui arched his hand and said: "Wang, the minister doesn't know whether to say it or not."

Song Xiao waved his hand and said, "But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Da Li has always been the son of the father; The eldest son dies, and the second son is a concubine; If he dies again, the third son will be his heir. The minister thought that he should be the son of Jiajing. Shi Hui thought it was a big taboo and didn't dare to look up.

"The minister has a word," Zou Gu arched his hand and said, "My king is still here, how can there be a father who dies and a son who succeeds him; Moreover, what Sima said was the last brother of Qiang Rong Yidi in a foreign state, not the death of the father and the succession of the son. The minister thought that since the eldest son had a queen, he should be established as a successor. ”

Shi Hui argued: "If you have a son, why should you have a grandson?"

"Yu Qing, Gongzi Qianxiu is a grandson, and love should be a grandson," Zou Gu didn't give an inch, and said, "Yu Li, Qianxiu's talent is several times that of your sons, and it should be your grandson." ”

Song Xiao was accustomed to the two saints arguing for morality and reasoning, and arguing over trivial matters in the temple, so he soothed: "Both of them are reasonable, what do you think?"

Song Guo Sikong has been vacant for several years, and Ou Yao happened to fill the vacancy. This old shepherd, who was still shepherding sheep in Mangyuan a few days ago, turned into a pillar minister of the Great Song Dynasty Temple, and it was difficult to adapt to the change of role for a while, so he knelt down and said: "The minister has words, but the minister doesn't know what to do."

Song Xiao didn't have time to take care of Ou Yao for the time being, so he just asked out of courtesy. After all, Ou Yao can only be regarded as a sage, and the other two pillars are all saints.

"The king already has the answer in his heart, doesn't he?" Shi Hui saw Song Xiao's brows tightened and smiled.

Song Xiao granted the two saints the privilege of not having to kneel and worship, although they spoke freely. After all, the number of saints in the world is less than the number of hands, and both of them are the people he relies on.

What Shi Hui said is not unreasonable, who in the temple of the Song Kingdom does not know that Song Xiao's ten sons are incompetent, who does not know that Song Xiao's two daughters are beautiful and fragrant, and who does not know that Song Xiao is the only favorite grandson of Sun Qianxiu?

Zou Gu is the first saint in the world, and he is also the Situ of the Great Song Dynasty, although the descendants of Song Xiao are all studying the six arts with Zou Gu in the Luoyi School Palace, but Zou Gu only recognizes Qianxiu, which is one of them.

He Tianzi's beloved daughter Zhilan has the appearance of a shy flower, the princes and princes of the world, who does not covet the Li Du Shi clan? Song Xiao took out the land of the Ten Cities as a heavy gift, and planned a family affair for Qian, which was the second.

Song Xiao smiled and asked, "Since Sima knows, why do you want to raise Jiajing as your heir?"

Shi Hui said: "Jiajing is the longest and more able to hold weight, this is one of them; Jiajing is the brother of Li Du, this is the second; The world thinks that the ministers and Situ are not in harmony, so they will show them, this is the third. ”

is worthy of being a saint of the Zongheng family, and even more worthy of being a temple pillar that Song Xiao relies on, one of which is just a rhetoric, and the third is a real technique.

Ou Yao knew that both Zou Gu and Shi Hui were Song Xiao's edicts, the saints appointed by the world, but he was just a sage, and his knowledge was a little lower. Moreover, Song Xiao's left-handed morality and right-hand soldiers fought the thousand-mile territory of the Song Kingdom, and the two of them were right-hand men, and they were just the criminal ministers of Qiao State.

The next day, Song Xiao summoned the three princes of the temple, the Qing doctor, the hundred generals and the eight princes to discuss in the palace. Everyone's joys, sorrows, and sorrows are written on their faces, and the matter of establishing a successor is related to the fortunes of the country, and it is the biggest game in the Song Kingdom for everyone, Song Xiao is in charge, the eight sons are playing, and the rest are betting.

Song Xiaoliyan's game dragged on for too long, and three sons were out of the game one after another, which affected the whole body, directly implicating dozens of temple doctors, scholars, and tens of thousands of soldiers.

The first to go out is the eldest son Jiashuo, born to Mrs. Miao, who is cowardly and beautiful by nature, and often lingers among the flowers and does not know the way back. Jiashuo and Wuyi Liren rode together, but the always docile horse lost control for a while, and galloped wildly. The six arts of Jiashuo are all inferior, and they have been hollowed out by the wine and meat women, where can they control this out-of-control crazy horse. When the guards found it, Jiashuo had fallen from his horse and died, although he was incompetent, but he was the eldest son, who was the most promising to inherit the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty and enjoy the beauty of the world, the eldest son was the first to go out, and he could no longer be blessed to receive this grace.

The second is Song Xiao's second son Jialuan, born to Mrs. Chang, who is arrogant by nature and empty-eyed. After being established by Song Xiao as his heir, he intensified his efforts, and he couldn't wait to tell the world. The five countries formed an alliance to attack the Song Dynasty, Qiao Gongzihuai assumed the name Qin Huai, and hung the five kingdoms to lead Jiao Meng, the two countries' allied forces in the name of respecting the Son of Heaven and the princes, and the soldiers came to Jianling Pass, Jia Luan volunteered to ask for orders to negotiate with Qin Huai, forgetting his position and Song Xiao's explanation, and his commanding appearance angered Qin Huai and died in Jianling Pass.

The third is Song Xiao's third son Jiade, born to Mrs. Miao, and he was soon driven to Yangguan by Song Xiao to practice. Houthi King Weixiu led 200,000 iron cavalry to Linyang Pass, wanting to set foot on the Central Plains, but he could not break the city. Jiade learned the six arts, the best at royal, unfortunately Wuyi and Luoyi are too small, can not have fun, bent on going to the land of Husai to ride horses, so he encouraged Yangguan guards to guard Wei Shang and Tian Tian to fight. Wei Shang was steady, but he couldn't stand that Tian Tian was a reckless man, and he couldn't resist the temptation of Jiade to go out of the city to face the battle, but was stumped by Wei Xiu, and Tian Tian died, resulting in the defeat of Yangguan. Song Xiao rushed to Yangguan to personally result in this rebel, and took Jiade's head and sent it to Housai to exchange for General Han Ze. Yi Ziyi will pass on the throne to the world for a while, but unfortunately Jiade is hastily out of the game and achieves Han Ze.

The fourth is Song Xiao's fourth son Jiajing, born to Mrs. Chang. Yesterday, Shi Huijin said that Jiajing was the longest among the remaining seven sons, and he was the most serious, and he could be his heir. Song Xiao naturally knew that these pampered idiots were filled with governance or wine and beauty in their stomachs. The remaining seven sons are all arrogant, especially Jiajing. Last year, he also spent a lot of money just to Nawu Di Ge Ji, less than half a month Song Ji was sick in bed, the medical officer said that the pulse was a happy pulse, it was already full-term, so Jiajing beat this graceful Song Ji to death with a stick, and threw the corpse in the wilderness for the wild beasts to eat.

The fifth is Song Xiao's fifth son Jiaqing, born to Mrs. Miao. Jiaqing is barely able to get into the eyes of the ten sons, although he is also arrogant and extravagant, but he also practices the art of war, and often uses slaves and captives as the target to practice horse archery, which is the most brutal. The eldest son of the former Sikong had a gap with Jiaqing, so Jiaqing bent his bow and arrows, loosened the string, and shot him in the heart with an arrow. Sikong lost his son, because of Song Xiao's majesty and dared not speak out, so he told the old man and returned to his hometown. This vacant position has been vacant for three years, and Ou Yao can come from behind.

The sixth is Song Xiao's sixth son Jiaqian, born to Mrs. Chang. Jiaqian has always loved women's clothing, often wearing women's clothes, and showing people with rouge on her mouth. Today he was finally willing to change into a man's robe, and he didn't dare to make a mistake. There was once a Jizhou knight who came to Luoyi to meet the women's Jiaqian, and it was love at first sight, and the two made a private decision for life. The two traveled to Luoyi together, and finally went to a remote town. The chivalrous monkey was in a hurry, and the beautiful woman couldn't sleep at night, so the matter was revealed. The chivalrous man was also a romantic figure in Jizhou, and he felt that his face was dull and fled from the Song Kingdom overnight, and he was caught up by the men and horses sent by Jiaqian in Mangyuan, and only asked him if he wanted to go back to Luoyi or bury the corpse in Mangyuan. The chivalrous man naturally didn't want to go back, so he fought hundreds of Song troops alone, and finally buried his corpse.

The seventh is Song Xiao's seventh son Jialiang, who is a sibling with Jiaqian's mother. Diametrically opposed to his brother Jia Qian, Jia Liang has a habit of breaking sleeves and admires the famous people who sing poems and songs. Although the Luoyi School Palace has ceased to be in full swing since Zichou's death, there are still three points of the world's Kyushu saints, sages, and talents gathered here, and the famous people often linger. Jialiang took the initiative to study with Zou Gu in the Luoyi Academy, and in the name of stealing, he coerced or lured the suave young celebrities. In the past three years, the reputation of the Luoyi School Palace has been declining every day, and the famous people dare not stop anymore, for fear of suffering an unjustified disaster.

The eighth place is Song Xiao's eighth son Jiaxi, whose mother has no name and the lowest status. Having suffered from white eyes since childhood, and never enjoying a day of maternal love, the seeds of hatred in Jiaxi's heart grew into towering trees, and the most disliked thing was to hear others talk about the identity of illegitimate children. Several sons mocked him that it was bearable, after all, he had the lowest status, and his son's identity was a bit far-fetched. This son is moody, and his subordinates are only submissive, cautious in his words and deeds, lest he provoke this son from his mouth. After all, there are ignorant maids who are cut off because they talk about interesting things in the township with others, just thinking that they will be cut off when they mention it. Now this maid called a dumb slave still serves Jiaxi every day, and I don't know how to communicate with Jiaxi in words.

The ninth is Song Xiao's ninth son Jiaxie, whose mother is also a subordinate, and his mother is given to Mrs. Zhao by virtue of her son. Jiaxie had a love (mother) fetish, and it was not until he Guan was willing to sleep in a separate room with Mrs. Zhao. Song Xiao didn't want to see Mrs. Zhao after he had a new wife, so he didn't care. Song Xiao didn't care doesn't mean that Jiaxie doesn't care, when he thinks that his mother has shared a bed with this dying old man, he is jealous, and in private he insults Song Xiao as a Song thief. Song Xiao knew that his son had such quirks, and he was not very close to him, but he did not punish Mrs. Zhao severely. Jiaxie has not married yet, and he can't look down on any of the women in the world, he only likes his mother. Mrs. Zhao fell out of favor, and she was extremely spoiled by this only son, and she even visited Luoyi School Palace from time to time.

The tenth is Song Xiao's youngest son Jialiu, born to Mrs. Wei. Song Xiao's wife Mrs. Zhongwei is the most favored, and she was also beautiful back then, although the grade is not light, she still has charm. Among the ten sons, only Jialiu is well-behaved, but he is still young and greedy for play. Jialiu has an estranged relationship with several elder brothers, but is close to Mrs. Miao's young daughter Qiaoyu, and is almost inseparable. Now Qiaoyu and Xiong Ran, the king of Chu, are in harmony, Jialiu has no close people, and is no longer addicted to female playthings, first with the muse to conquer the three northern countries, and then study in various parts of Yuzhou. Jialiu's change made Song Xiao a little unbearable, Jialiu was the youngest, and his virtue and talent were not as good as his humble cultivation, and it was hopeless to establish a successor, but he could become a pillar minister.

Song Xiao's ten sons are incompetent, and the youngest son Jialiu is barely stronger than several brothers, and he still can't be regarded as virtuous and talented.

The third of the ten sons has gone, and Jiashuo, Jialuan, and Jiade have all withdrawn hastily, leaving only seven sons.

Fortunately, although the eldest son Jiashuo was incompetent, he left his grandson Qianxiu. Humility is the name given by the ugly, thinking that the gentleman is humble and self-cultivation. Qian Xiu really lived up to expectations, stood out from Song Xiao's dozens of descendants, and was even appreciated by Zou Gu.

Qian Xiu is the eighth warrior to compete with seven uncles. Three kilometers Zou Gu has already regarded Qianxiu as the heir of the mantle, so he naturally stands on the side of Qianxiu; In addition, Song Xiao of Yiyantang is pampered, and Liyan can be said to be conclusive; What's more, Qian Xiu's marriage to his son-in-law Zhilan faintly increased his bargaining chips. The fly in the ointment is that the foundation of humility is shallow, and the temple lords and the hundred generals of the Great Song Dynasty do not have much friendship with them.

Song Xiao sat at the head, the three princes lived below, the doctor was second, and the only people with outstanding merit were Han Ze, Long Li and the muse who were not in the ranking.

"What do you think of the widow's appointment today?" Song Xiao glanced at the eight sons around and asked.

"Wang, Gongzi Jiajing is the longest, the most important, and can be a concubine." There is a comment from Dr. Qing.

Jiajing was overjoyed, secretly suppressed the joy in his heart, and bowed his hand to Dr. Naqing.

"The minister thinks that the son is humble and has both virtue and ability, and can be a concubine." There is also a comment from Dr. Qing.

The temple is noisy and noisy, like the villagers fighting for water, and the market vendors inserting signs and shouting.

Song Xiao was not angry, and said: "The widow has appointed Jiajing as his heir, can everyone have any objections?"

Everyone only promised and did not dare to disagree.

Jiajing was overjoyed, and was about to bow down, and heard Song Xiao say: "The widow has established Jiaqing as his heir, do you have any objections?"

The crowd did not know, so they did not dare to disagree.

"Lou Fan, what do you think?" Song Xiao asked.

Lou Fan is doctor, and he said with a sad face: "The minister thinks that Li Jiajing is his heir."

"Drag it down and cut it down," Song Xiao smiled like an old fox and continued, "Is the widow going to fight?" It is a family matter for a widow to become a successor, so why should you be so nervous? ”

There were guards who carried Lou Fan out of the palace for execution, and Lou Fan shouted that Song Xiao broke his throat, and Song Xiao also turned a deaf ear.

Doctors don't dare to say anything more, lest they say the wrong thing and end up like Lou Fan's next time. Song Xiao is old, and if he doesn't die for a day, he will be the only king of the Song Kingdom.

"Who do you think you should appoint?" Song Xiao glanced at Doctor Qing and picked Liao Zhun and asked, "What does Liao Zhun think?" ”

When Liao Zhun heard Song Xiao's roll call, he trembled, as if he was on the edge of the abyss, as if he was walking on thin ice, and hurriedly replied: "The minister doesn't dare to speculate on the holy will."

"You can't solve such a small problem, what do you want?" Song Xiao snorted coldly, "Drag it down and cut it." ”

Outside the hall, there are Lou Fan in the forest crying, breathtaking. Liao Zhun kowtowed like pounding garlic, and his forehead was bloody.

The struggle was in vain, and the guards carried Liao Zhun down again, and after a while, there was another wail.

"There is no one in the temple of the Great Song Dynasty who can solve the puzzle of the lonely king?" Song Xiao stretched out his hand and pointed at the three doctors, the cold bun was like a cold wind, and said, "It's all dragged down and cut." ”

In just a moment, Song Xiao beheaded five people in a row.

The doctors of the Manchu Dynasty are all prostrate on the ground, lest Song Xiao point the finger of death at him.

Sikong Ouyao is in the hands of Zou Gu, and he doesn't dare to speak out, Song Xiao is really more vicious than the rumors, whether it is the second pro-second or the doctor of the temple, he will kill if he wants to.

"The widow wants to establish Qian Xiu as his heir," Song Xiao beckoned Qian Xiu to come over, got up and let go of the throne, pushed Qian Xiu to sit down, and said sharply, "Can you assist with peace of mind?" ”

If the doctors are amnesty, they want to peck rice.

"My king is wise."

So the matter of establishing a grandson was decided by Song Xiao alone, and it was indeed Sun Qianxiu.

Qian Xiu was pressed on the throne by Song Xiao, and for the first time, he condescended to look down on the temple and the military.

After sacrificing to the ancestors, the three princes served tea for the humble cultivator. This is the rule left by Zichou, the three princes are to cook tea for the princes of the Son of Heaven, and the three cups of tea taste all kinds of things, and humble cultivation drinks them one by one.

The doctors in the temple were trembling, and Song Xiao's killing of chickens and monkeys really shocked them. Those five people are all close ministers of the rest of the princes, Song Xiao is warning the seven princes, and it is also a deterrent temple pillar. In the world of the Great Song Dynasty, after all, Song Xiao has the final say.

Only Zou Gu knew how much pressure Song Xiao was under to establish a humble cultivation. Song has a land of 100 cities, and 100 cities are imaginary numbers, even if there are less than 100 cities, they are not far away. However, eight or nine out of ten of the land of a hundred cities were conquered, and the people did not return, and there were often rebellions. Half of the doctors in the temple are the talents of the dead country, and Song Xiao cherishes the talents and treats the doctors of the temple and the emperors well. However, who can guarantee that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were loyal people?

Whether it is Lou Fan or Liao Zhun, or the other three are all ministers of the dead country, with deep roots and close to several sons. Song Xiao didn't dare to guarantee whether they were betting on a few sons or trying to make a comeback, so after discussing with Zou Gu, he decided to take advantage of the matter of Liyan to make a big fuss and use thunderous means to deter the temple doctor.

As for Han Ze, Long Li, and Muse, they have outstanding military achievements and outstanding military strength, and they are the queen of the scholar clan, so Song Xiao can be trusted. The presence of the three of them is only a deterrent, and I believe that it is not difficult to guess with the ability of those doctors.

Liqian's cultivation is not a momentary idea, but a long-term plan. Whether it is worshipping Zou Gu as a teacher or taking the daughter of the Son of Heaven, it is to build momentum for Qianxiu.

Previously, it was only an expedient measure to establish Jialuan and then Jiade, if the Song Kingdom fell into the hands of these seven sons, sooner or later it would be defeated, and Qian Xiu would not be inferior to him Song Xiao, and Song Xiao could not complete the business of the Song king, but he paved a big road for Qian Xiu, just waiting for Qian Xiu to drive and ask Jiuding, the king of the world.

Song Xiao is also worried, first, Song Guo is now married to the third generation of the Li family, and if he wants to ask Jiuding, he may not be right; The second is that he is humble and has a gentleman's demeanor, and he is afraid that he will be soft-hearted and unwilling to rule the world.

Asking Jiuding can be slowly drawn, that is a matter of humble cultivation. As for the gentleman's demeanor, Zou Gu, who is three kilometers away from the temple, is not only a Confucian sage, but also practices the art of vertical and horizontal, and can be trained sooner or later. Moreover, there is also a breath is the art of war, and the sage Shi Hui of the soldier family who can gather troops by sprinkling a handful of beans, Song Xiao believes that with time, he can not only be benevolent and righteous with his left hand, but also a soldier with his right hand, and even a blue palm vertical and horizontal technique, which can look down on the world.

The Wuyi medical officer said that it was cold and windy, and Song Xiao did not fall behind in acupuncture and moxibustion, and he had not seen enough of the prosperity of this world. Wu Yue's medical saint Pu Miao said that it was also cold, and Song Xiao was cold in his bones, after all, Pu Miao was half quack and half medical saint.