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Chapter 42: The Prosperous Age (End)

In March of the eighteenth year of Yufeng, Feng Wuxian finally ushered in his fortieth birthday. In the eighteen years since he ascended the throne, although he cannot be said to be the wisest monarch of this dynasty, he has at least gained a lot of experience in diligent government and love for the people. Not only that, three years ago, Feng Wufang pacified the northwest, and a year ago, Prince Jia Feng Wuxian set up officials in various tribes in the southwest to govern civil affairs, and Feng Wuxian issued an order to allow people of foreign tribes to move to the Central Plains. With the improvement of civil affairs and the rectification of the rule of officials, a new atmosphere was faintly revealed in the dynasty, and officials and people everywhere were even more busy for the emperor's birthday.

The powerful people in the capital were worried about another matter, and just three days ago, Feng Wuxian announced at the court meeting that he would consider the establishment of the prince. Although there have been many ministers who have written to talk about the establishment of the prince, almost all of them have been left by the emperor, so the courtiers can't help but look at each other when they hear it. It wasn't until after the next dynasty that they seemed to suddenly come to their senses, and they hurriedly discussed in groups. Although the emperor has many children, there are very few candidates who are qualified to be the prince, after all, the only son of Lan Guifei and the late Xunyi Emperor Guifei has already passed on to the next family.

Therefore, there are only two candidates for the prince who appeared in front of the ministers, that is, Feng Haoyang, the eldest son of the emperor, Prince De, and Feng Haojia, the fourth son of the emperor, Prince Qin. Feng Haoyang's mother, such as the noble concubine, was the earliest concubine of Feng Wuxi, and he himself was old and capable, so he was the first prince to be crowned a prince, and his talent and character were impeccable; And the fourth son of the emperor, Feng Haojia, is the queen's concubine, and he has always been cautious and self-controlled since he was in charge of government affairs, and he has never made a mistake, and he still has the title of the emperor on his head. In every respect, the two of them are extremely good, but it is a pity that there is only one throne, and in the eyes of the ministers, the fight is almost inevitable.

Only a few important ministers know in their hearts, although the Hai family has lost its prosperity since the death of Hai Guanyu, but if it is really discussed, one-third of the officials in Beijing are from the Hai family's door wall, and many of them still belong to the generation of protégés and grandchildren. Not only that, the next head of the Hai family, Hai Haoqian, is the emperor's own son, although he has inherited Hai's cigarettes, this family affection still exists, and the result is easy to predict.

As if to avoid suspicion, the door of Prince De's Mansion is even more closed these days, and when people rarely go out except for buying, they ignore even those who inquire about the news, which makes a group of courtiers who are interested in stammering disappointed. After all, Feng Haoyang has learned his mother's set very completely, never fuddles with extraneous things, and does not take power in government affairs, so he has received far more praise from the emperor than Feng Haojia. Even so, Feng Haojia has a good relationship with this eldest brother, second only to him and Prince Gong Feng Haorong's brotherhood.

On the Wanshou Festival without a trace, first a group of concubines presented gifts to celebrate their birthdays, and then the princes and princesses came forward to ask for flattery, which made the Baohe Palace very lively. Since noon is a banquet for the ministers and worship, the family banquet in the evening is all for the royal family. Due to the emperor's will, even Prince Feng Wuqing, Prince Feng Wuhou, and Prince Jia Feng Wuwei all brought their families to the banquet, which actually filled the originally extremely spacious hall. Fortunately, Feng Wuxian was prepared in advance, and all the emperors and grandchildren did not come, otherwise counting the nursing mother, it would be another large group of people.

The Queen Mother Xiao is already fifty and eight this year, and at this time, she is even happier when she sees the lively scene of her children and grandchildren below. Over the years, the princes have been getting older, busy with government affairs all day long, in addition to daily greetings, there is no time to stay in Cining Palace, which also makes her complain in front of the emperor. This time, a large group of people flattered her in front of her, which immediately made her smile, and she didn't know how much reward she had given away. Although there were unsatisfactory earlier, the Xiao family was almost content, the emperor's filial piety was impeccable, the queen was a smart person, and the housework was also clean, although there were many concubines in the harem, there were no major mistakes, and she, the queen mother, had been steadily doing it for more than ten years, and it was already an outlier since the founding of Lingyun.

After the feast, Feng Wuxian left Queen Hai Ruoxin and Concubine Hongru alone, and brought Feng Haoyang and Feng Haojia together, and the five of them only brought a few guards, and then walked to the front hall of Fengxian Palace. Since the emperor and his ministers had already paid homage here during the day, they could still faintly smell a strong sandalwood fragrance.

Feng Wuxian personally poured incense, and prayed silently again, Feng Haoyang and Feng Haojia beside him were stunned, obviously not understanding their father's intentions. However, Hai Ruoxin and Hongru glanced at each other, and silently lowered their heads, so far, they are also very clear about their husband's intentions in their hearts, I am afraid that tonight, the candidate for the prince will be decided.

Feng Wuxian inserted his own three sticks of incense on the case, then turned his head to the two sons and said, "I know that you are extremely confused today, and I don't know why you came here, right?" I don't want to go around in circles, this place is displayed by the gods of my ancestors and ancestors, and it is the most sacred place in the world. Today, I will ask you to offer incense and kowtow to the emperors, and then pray silently to convey to me what your ancestors and ancestors have told you. I have been on the throne for eighteen years, and the throne has been vacant, and if one of you can satisfy me today, then I can announce the candidate for the prince to my ministers! ”

Rao is two princes were conceited and wise in the past, and they couldn't help but mess up at this time. Feng Haoyang was about to say something, but was stopped by Feng Wuxian waving his hand. "You don't need to think about anything else, just say the wishes of your fathers and fathers. I know that the queen and the concubine usually teach you brotherly harmony, but now it is different, there is only one throne, and I only care about the two of you, so there is no point in being humble at this time. ”

Feng Haojia peeked at his mother, and then gently tugged at the corner of his eldest brother's clothes. Feng Haoyang sighed secretly in his heart, since his father had already spoken, he had to come out to make incense first. After solemnly praying for a cup of tea, Feng Hao bowed and bowed, then retreated, and said thoughtfully: "Back to my father, the emperors are just teaching their sons to be worthy of Lingyun Jiangshan Sheji. As a royal child, you should not be distracted by others and other things, you should follow the past in everything, and then act according to your nature. With that, he glanced at his mother, then lowered his head.

Feng Haojia only felt strange for a while, the eldest brother in the past would definitely talk about some practical ideas, but today he only said such a few simple words, which is really not in line with Feng Haoyang's character. However, now, he can't take care of much, after offering incense and praying, he turned around and said solemnly: "Father Qi, the previous emperors of Lingyun warned their sons and ministers that they must take care of the gains and losses of the people for the sake of government, and they must not abolish the public for personal reasons. The pro-sage, the far villain, whether it is a king or a minister, is the same. The way of heaven cannot be violated, and only by conforming to the principles of heaven and the will of the people can we prove the way of governing the world. He felt that he had spoken very appropriately, so after he finished speaking, he stood with his hands down in a regular manner, waiting for his father's answer.

"That's it, that's it, it's all providence, providence!" Feng Wuxian waved his hand, and the smile that had never disappeared for a day suddenly disappeared, and at that moment, the four of them suddenly felt that his figure was so tired. "Fortunately, you are all smart people, and you didn't give me another Xiao Wall Rebellion, which shows the hearts of the two of you. Stand down, tomorrow the court will have its own saying. ”

Feng Haoyang and Feng Haojia glanced at each other, and had to retreat silently, while Hai Ruoxin and Hongru were still standing beside Feng Wuji, they knew that their husband must have something to say.

Sure enough, after a long time, Feng Wuxian finally spoke: "I am very fortunate to have two capable princes, but there is only one big position, and I have to make a choice. I knew that Hao Yang was deliberately hiding it just now, and the so-called saying that he followed the past first and then followed his heart was not his consistent standard of conduct at all. Haojia is very smart, and he is also to the point for this kind of problem, but although the monarch should indeed value the people's will, he should not blindly conform to the will of heaven and the people's will, otherwise he will repeat the mistake of Huang Lao's way and misleading the country. The people's hearts are available, and there are many heroes and heroes who do everything possible to win the hearts of the people, so those who win the hearts of the people are not necessarily Qing officials and virtuous ministers, but may also be ill-intentioned. ”

A few words made Hai Ruoxin and Hongru shocked, both of them are extremely smart women, how could they not hear the meaning of Feng Wuji's words, but Hongru didn't think much of Feng Wuji's intention to stand up. However, here and now, the identities of the two people in front of her are not something she can refute, so she can only choose to be silent.

"Queen, I know that you have put a lot of effort into Haojia, and this kid is also eager to learn, but he did lose today's battle. Although the ruler needs to be cautious, he must not lose his own nature, otherwise he will definitely be deceived by others. Feng Wuxian rarely called Hai Ruoxin like this, so it was enough to see his solemnity, "You should also know that I am just trying these two children today. Since Hao Yang knows how to back down, then I can rest assured, he can at least assist Hao Jia as the prince in charge. ”

Hongru finally breathed a sigh of relief, she was not really so indisputable, however, if the emperor was determined to establish Fenghao as the crown prince, then it would be difficult for her to deal with herself in the palace. Invoking the gift of a mother and a child, then she will have to be promoted, but the queen is still there, and she is always a dwarf. Moreover, the queen already has a prince, and Feng Haojia is not the son of such an unsuccessful child, how can it be so easy to give up? The forces of the Hai family are already all over the government and the opposition, and even if Feng Haoyang wins the storage position, he may not be able to die well. She had recited Amitabha Buddha countless times in her heart, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

On March 28, the eighteenth year of Yufeng, Feng Wuxian announced at the court meeting that the fourth prince Feng Haojia was appointed as the crown prince. As soon as this discussion came out, the government and the opposition were silent, after all, Feng Haojia had already assisted in the government and was the queen's concubine, no matter from which point of view, there was no criticism at all, only some officials who were ambitious to the wind sighed.

At the beginning of May of the eighteenth year of Yufeng, after careful preparation by the Ministry of Rites, a grand ceremony was held in the Taihe Palace. After the ceremony was completed, Feng Wuxian led the princes to pay homage to the ancestral hall, and then went to the Temple of Heaven to offer sacrifices and amnesty to the world.

However, the world is unpredictable, and a rebellion in the thirty-second year of Yufeng made all plans come to naught. Feng Wulin has been a guard in the palace incognito for more than 20 years, and finally waited for his son Feng Wujiu to grow up, and finally told him the truth of the matter. After learning the truth from the jade pendant left by his mother, Feng Wujiu, who had already sealed the prince with the power of the He family, finally couldn't help but rebel. Although under the emperor's thunderous disposal, all the people were ambushed, but the crown prince Feng Haojia was blind in the catastrophe.

After that, after many times of medical treatment to no avail, Feng Haojia wrote to his father to resign as the crown prince. At this time, Queen Hai Ruoxin had died due to a serious illness, Feng Wuxian weighed it again and again, so he had to announce the abolition of the crown prince of Feng Haojia, and set up the emperor's eldest son Feng Haoyang as the crown prince, and announced that Zen was located in Feng Haoyang, and he retired to Taixing Palace.

After Feng Haoyang succeeded to the throne, he changed his name to Zhaoxian, respected his father as the emperor, cited the example of his mother to his son, and named his biological mother as the queen mother, such as the noble concubine Hongru, and the honorable name Renjia, and posthumously crowned the late queen Hai Ruoxin as the queen of filial piety. Although Feng Haoyang has not opened up the territory in his life, he has been extremely strict, and all his brothers are generous, and the officials are even more than his father.