The selection of the crown princess is not just one, but three at a time, of course, these three women cannot all be princesses, but one princess must be selected from among them, and the remaining two are the prince's Liangdi.

The so-called Liangdi can be understood as the prince's concubine, but the status and identity are very different from the concubine's room, because Liangdi is also graded, and in the future, when the prince ascends the throne, the two Liangdi will also become two of the four concubines in the harem, and their status is only below the queen, so Liangdi's origin, appearance, and character are no worse than the princess.

"The three women selected by Wuji are all good-looking people, and the queen is also very satisfied after reading it, but I want to select a princess from the three of them, and I and the queen can't make up their minds, so I asked you to help with the details!" I saw Li Shimin put the three documents in his hand in front of Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji, and his face was full of smiles.

"Your Majesty, I think that Wang family girl is good, Taiyuan Wang's background is much stronger than the other two women!" The eldest grandson Wuji didn't look at the documents in front of him, and directly expressed his opinion, after all, these three women were selected by him, so he naturally knew better than anyone else.

Li Xiu didn't know the identities of these three women before, and he picked up the documents and looked at them carefully, only to find out that the three women were all from famous families, such as the Wang woman mentioned by the eldest grandson Wuji was born in the Taiyuan Wang family, which belongs to one of the five surnames and seven wangs, and the Wang family has always had the closest relationship with the royal family.

In addition to the Wang family, the other two women are also from extraordinary backgrounds, one of them was born in the Fanyang Lu family, but this Lu family's family is only a partial branch of the Lu family, so it is worse than the Wang family in terms of identity, but her grandfather and father have successively served as the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, especially his father was one of Li Shimin's original henchmen, so this gave her a lot of points, but the princess's background is the most critical, so the eldest grandson Wuji is more inclined to the Wang family.

Compared with the first two, the last Su family is a little worse in the body, although the Su family is also one of the famous families, but it is still worse than the big clan of the five surnames and seven wangs, but the ancestor of this Su family once served as the Duzhi Shangshu of the Western Wei Dynasty, and his great-grandfather was the former Sui famous minister Su Wei, the official worship Shangshu left servant shot, Feng Pi Guogong, and his grandfather was the general doctor of the former Sui, Honglu Siqing, and he was also a high-ranking official of the three products, which can be described as a prominent family background.

In contrast, Su's father Su Ji is a little worse, he has only served as secretary in Datang, Taizhou Thorn History and other official positions, and his grade is not too high, but Su's woman's comments have the words "high quality, talent first", obviously among these selected women, this Su's character, appearance, talent, etc. are far from being comparable to other women, and it is precisely for this reason that she can stand out from many girls from noble backgrounds.

Li Shimin also found that Li Xiu was seriously looking at the documents that recorded the situation of the three alternate princesses, and when he was almost done, he asked: "Li Xiu, Wuji thinks that the Wang family is more suitable, what do you think?" ”

"This ......" Li Xiu was also a little hesitant at this time, the family background of the Wang family and the Lu family is better, but the talent and character of the Su family are more suitable, of course, these are also relative, in fact, although there is a gap between the three of them, although there is a gap, but the gap is very small, and there are other aspects that can make up for their own shortcomings, so it is really difficult to choose a princess from the three of them.

"Your Majesty, this is really embarrassing, these three women are the best choice, and it is difficult for the minister to make a decision for a while." Li Xiu thought about it for a long time, but finally smiled helplessly.

"Haha~, it seems that you have also experienced the pain of me and the queen, these three women have their own advantages, Wuji values the family background more, choosing the Wang family can increase the support of the Wang family to the imperial court, but these families have always been the family before the country, and I am really worried about enhancing the influence of the family on the imperial court!" Li Shimin first laughed, and then commented on the Wang family, it seems that his wariness of the family has not been eliminated.

"The Taiyuan Wang family is okay, although among the five surnames and seven hopes, the Taiyuan Wang family has the largest number of people, but it is precisely because there are too many people that there are more branches of the Wang family, and there are many contradictions between the various branches, it can be said that the Wang family has been dispersed, and the influence of the Qinghe Cui family has always been above the Wang family, so compared with other families, the Wang family also wants to marry the royal family more, so as to enhance their influence." The eldest grandson Wuji spoke again at this time.

It seems that he really hopes to marry the Wang family, because this is not only good for the Wang family, but also good for Li Chengqian, even if the influence of the Taiyuan Wang family is not as good as the Qinghe Cui family, but it is also one of the five surnames and seven hopes, with the influence of the Wang family, Li Chengqian's position as the crown prince can be more stable.

Hearing the eldest grandson Wuji mention the Qinghe Cui family, Li Shimin's face couldn't help but show a little annoyance, and then he spoke again: "This Wang family is a good candidate, and the queen is also more biased towards her, although I have some concerns, I also think that this Wang family is good, if I can win over the Taiyuan Wang family, maybe I can use their hands to fight other families in the future!" ”

Li Xiu also noticed the change in the expression on Li Shimin's face, and couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart at the moment, speaking of which, there was an incident in the selection of concubines this time, that is, Li Shimin hoped that the Qinghe Cui family, which was ranked first among the five surnames and seven hopes, would also produce a woman to participate in the selection of the crown princess this time, but the Qinghe Cui family actually refused, and I heard that some people in the Cui family said that the women of their Cui family only married the children of the family, and the meaning of the party was to look down on the origin of the royal Li family.

In fact, the five surnames and seven wangs of these big clans do disdain to intermarry with outsiders, they are generally married to each other, such as the Cui family and the Lu family have been married for generations, from ordinary officials or nobles, and even proud to marry the daughter of the family, especially the influence of the Qinghe Cui family ranks first in the family, and the women in the clan are very strict in choosing their husbands, and even the prince does not bother to participate in the selection of concubines, which shows how proud the Cui family is.

It is said that when Cui's refusal to spread the matter of participating in the selection of concubines to the palace, Li Shimin angrily dropped the inkstone, and even wanted to take Cui's knife, but Cui's influence inside and outside the court is too great, it can be said that it affects the whole body, and in the end he can only swallow this breath alive.

However, Li Xiu thought that Li Shimin's tone was self-inflicted, after all, the matter of sending a woman to choose a concubine was originally voluntary, but Li Shimin gave Cui a holy decree alone, but the other party refused, so that Li Shimin could not go down the steps, if he didn't make that holy decree before, then there would be nothing. In addition, in Li Xiu's view, the family likes to let them go if they intermarry internally, I heard that many of them are cousin and sister marriages, which are definitely close relatives marriage, maybe there will be more idiots in these families in the future, and then they will decline without the help of the court.

"What Your Majesty said is extremely true, the power of the great family headed by the five surnames and seven wangs is huge, and if you want to attack it from the outside, I am afraid that it will shake the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, but it is much easier to disintegrate from the inside, and Cheng Qian has always been smart, and he will definitely not be confused by the family!" The eldest grandson Wuji saw that Li Shimin's attitude had softened, and immediately spoke again to persuade him.

Hearing the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Shimin couldn't help but show a little excited look, and after thinking about it for a moment, he turned his head to look at Li Xiu again and said, "Li Xiu, what do you think?" ”

Seeing Li Shimin's opinion for himself again, Li Xiu couldn't help but feel a little helpless, and at this time he found that the eldest grandson Wuji also looked at him, speaking of which, the eldest grandson Wuji took the initiative to choose a concubine for Li Chengqian, and deliberately set the age below seventeen, which happened to exclude Qi Niang, so Li Xiu also owed him a favor, and it was time to return it.

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that this Wang family is good, but this time after all, we are choosing a concubine for the crown prince, we can't just consider our own opinions, the most important thing is the prince's opinion!" Li Xiu thought about it for a moment at this time, and finally expressed his opinion.

Hearing that Li Xiu also supported the Wang family, the eldest grandson Wuji was also relieved, as for asking Li Chengqian's opinion later, this was also the right thing, and he was confident that he could convince Li Chengqian, after all, it was also good for him to make the Wang family the crown princess, so in his opinion, Li Chengqian had no reason to refuse.

"Okay, it seems that we all think that this Wang family is the most suitable candidate, and the prince's opinion is of course also very important, wait until I send this document for the selection of concubines to him, so that he can read it himself!" Li Shimin saw that everyone's opinions were unified, and he was very happy at the moment.

"Your Majesty, without further ado, the minister is willing to personally deliver this document, and you can also explain it to the prince in person!" The eldest grandson Wuji took the initiative to ask Yingdao at this time, and he also spent a lot of effort and energy on the matter of choosing a concubine, so he naturally wanted to determine this matter as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

"Haha~, Wuji, you and the queen are really brothers and sisters, and they are very anxious about this matter, especially the queen is even more anxious to hug her grandson, since this is the case, then you can run it yourself!" Li Shimin laughed heartily at the moment and said, he chose a concubine for his son, which also made him worry about it.

The eldest grandson Wuji immediately received the order, and then left the Liangyi Hall with the documents, he did not leave the palace, he directly entered the East Palace from a corner gate of the east palace wall to find Li Chengqian, and then handed the documents in his hand to the other party and said: "Chengqian, these are the three alternative candidates for the crown princess, Your Majesty asked me to send them in person, you take a look at it first!" ”