Chapter 406: Sleepless Night
Of course, Liu Yuan did not think about the heir, in fact, as early as ten years ago, Liu Yuan had this thought. At that time, Liu Yuan repeatedly led the army to fight, risking his own life, and the soldiers were in danger, and establishing an heir was also conducive to stabilizing the hearts of the people in the rear.
However, at that time, the sons were still young and couldn't see anything, and the Gao clan such as the Jialan clan supported Liu Yuan, which made Liu Yuan displeased, so he pressed the lord's heart to establish an heir.
When the third son was a little older, Liu Yuan took him to accompany the army to fight and experience, and then before and after Dingding Guanzhong, Liu Yuan was constantly exercising and inspecting the three sons, hoping to cultivate an heir.
But after becoming emperor, Liu Yuan's thoughts slowly changed. Several sons have grown up, stood out in the military and politics, and their talents are not weak, even Liu Heng, who is the least optimistic about Liu Yuan, has been honed several times, and the growth rate is also impressive to Liu Yuan.
The heirs are talented, Liu Yuan should be happy, but the sons are extraordinary, so it will give Liu Yuan a headache, how to choose, is a big problem. In addition, over the years, the eldest three sons, each of whom has gathered a group of wings, Liu Heng is in the army, Liu Heng has the support of a large number of nobles led by the Lan family, as for Liu Cheng, don't look at him as low-key, he has also subdued a lot of talents.
In such a situation, if the crown prince is established, for Liu Yuan, who has a strong desire to control power, it is simply to add to his own blockage. A capable and powerful prince is a complete threat to a monarch like Liu Yuan.
But if it drags on until now, it is a little unreasonable to not make a reservation. Liu Yuan is relatively old, he has worked hard for many years, and the hidden danger of hidden injuries in his body has slowly erupted as he grows older, and he may not be able to afford to get sick one day.
Liu Yuan also knew that if the East Palace was left ownerless for a day, it would be difficult for the Great Xia Imperial Court to be peaceful for a day, and all the princes were afraid that they were all staring at the position, and they were afraid that they would always hang on to this matter. But now, even if the name is established, can this court be stable?
Liu Yuan had no hope for this, unless Liu Yuan forcefully cleared out all his rivals of the crown prince, if so, what if the prince was unruly and turned against him, the emperor?
At the same time, with the current situation, I am afraid that no one will be able to convince the public. And Liu Rui, the eldest son with the blood of the Xia and Han royal families, will immediately join the battle for the throne, which is basically unavoidable, even if Liu Rui has no such intention, those Hanchen who naturally stand behind him are afraid that they will push him to fight.
The more he thought about it, the more headache Liu Yuan's head became. I can't help but feel some remorse in my heart, maybe I should have made the prince earlier.
Liu Yuan has a rare insomnia, and so does Liu Zhi, the pillow person, Liu Rui will also join the fierce battle for storage positions when he grows up. The identity of the son-in-law may be supported by a large number of people, but it is also easy to become the target of public criticism, and his three brothers are not easy people. And as far as Liu Yuan's attitude today, Liu Rui has been mentioned repeatedly, Liu Rui has been completely magnified to the light this time, and Liu Zhi is inevitably worried.
"Hmm~" Thinking of it, Liu Zhi's lower body suddenly felt strange, she gasped, her eyebrows frowned, and her face flushed. Liu Yuan was doing something wrong again, and in a distraught state, he raised his weapon, penetrated her body, and spared no effort to engage her.
Liu Yuan couldn't sleep, inside and outside the palace, in the cities of Chang'an, there were countless people who had insomnia like the emperor and queen.
In Yongchang Fang, there are all high-ranking households, and the mansions of high-ranking officials and nobles are lined up one after another, and Jia Xu's Hou Mansion lives in it. There were many Hanchen scholars who surrendered to Liu Xia in the middle and late periods, but they were the best mixed and had the highest status of Li Ru and Jia Xu.
Jia Xu is now a Zhongshu squire, ranked among the three ranks, a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and a figure belonging to the power center of Great Xia. However, compared to Lan Zhi and others, he is the kind that is too low-key.
The dinner party dispersed, and as soon as he returned home, Jia Xu summoned several sons to him and instructed his eldest son Jia Mu directly: "Prepare to prepare, I want you to go out of Beijing to practice as an official!"
Without waiting for him to say more, he sternly told the remaining two sons, "In the future, those high-level talks in the Zhou Palace, you are not allowed to go again!" ”
Jia Xu's prestige in the eyes of his sons is very high, and the three brothers of Jia Mu have always admired Jia Xu's wisdom and strategy.
"Tell me to go down, Jiafu will refuse all visitors in the future, and the upper and lower stewards and servants will be restrained for me!" After thinking about it, Jia Xu said again.
This old fox, after the night banquet, Liu Jue just looked for him to accompany him for a few breaths, and said two sentences tentatively, and immediately like a "frightened bird", ready to protect himself.
Since then, the Jia Mansion, which has had little contact with the Minister of Chang'an, has become even more open, and the middle door is rarely opened once, basically refusing all contacts, and the Jia father and son are living in the two points and one line between the government office and the mansion.
It was midnight, and the lights were still bright in the lobby of King Zhou's mansion, and Liu Yu and his subordinates talked sleeplessly.
"The turmoil of Weiyang's birthday tonight is known!" Liu Jue's expression was serious, and he swept towards Yang Fu, Lan Hui and other cronies, and asked in a deep voice.
Over the years, although the three brothers of Liu Jue have performed positively, everyone has been in the name of "filial piety to the emperor's father and loyalty to Daxia", and no one has ever expressed the intention of "being in the storage position". This time, he was directly stabbed open by Xu Yin's house, what "everyone's position, woe to Xiao Wall", it is simply a heart-wrenching statement.
But it's okay to stab it, at least you can let go a little bit to fight, Liu Yuan's attitude towards this matter is worth his good experience.
"Lone has always regarded Chen and Zheng Erwang as opponents, but he despised Liu Rui. I thought that it was just the name of a sister-in-law, but I never thought that this name would make so many Hanchen spontaneously support, which is shocking! ”
In the past, he had heard that many Hanchen had asked Liu Yuan to make Liu Rui the crown prince many times, and it was not until tonight that he intuitively knew how many people there were. A strong jealousy surged in his heart, and Liu Jue said coldly, "The position of a big country is paid to a yellow-mouthed child, just because the eldest son system is conducive to the inheritance of the throne and the stability of the country, it's a joke!" ”
Liu Jue is a little unbalanced in his heart, from childhood to adulthood, among several brothers, he Liu Jue is the most popular. Not only is Lan Yu favored, but also the support of the Lan clan and other clans, but he is also an extremely smart person. Back then, someone said, "Prince Jue is the most king-like".
But today, Liu Yufang realized that Liu Rui had not yet been crowned king, and there were so many courtiers who supported him, among them, not only Hanchen, but also some Huchen who were very sinicized.
Previously, compared with Liu Heng and Liu Cheng, Liu Yu had more support from the Hu nobles led by the Lan clan. Under the tide of Liu Yuan's sinicization, the Lan clan is a rare and increasingly powerful clan, and its influence is not covered.
As for Liu Heng and Liu Cheng, Liu Cheng doesn't need to say anything. Liu Heng's side, but there are very few, the concubine was dedicated to Helian by a small clan with her beauty, and the mother family couldn't give Liu Heng much support, which is also the reason why Liu Heng worked hard in the army before and was willing to die.
Liu Jue, who felt that he had a big advantage, later slowly realized that it was no longer enough to rely on those old Hu clans.
As more and more Hanchen emerged in the military and political affairs of Great Xia, the proportion of Han forces in Great Xia was getting higher and higher. And this force is naturally close to Liu Rui. This made Liu Jue feel a great threat.