Wang Shichong gritted his teeth, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Then please pardon the minister's vain words and capital crimes." ”

Yang Guang nodded: "I said, you are not guilty, I asked you to say this today, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Wang Shichong pretended to be loyal: "In the humble opinion of the ministers, it is good to put the proposal of the prince on hold for the time being." ”

Yang Guang said softly: "What do you mean by this?" ”

Wang Shichong said: "The country is unfortunate, the sky is jealous of the hero, so that Prince Yuande died young, and now Prince Yuande has left three imperial grandsons, and King Qi is the second son of His Majesty, this matter is really difficult to arrange, but Weichen thinks that His Majesty is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he is in the prime of life, so he doesn't need to think about the matter of establishing a prince at this time." ”

"With the wisdom and martial arts of His Majesty, the country is now good, and the prestige of His Majesty is unmatched, the stability of the Great Sui is stable, and there is no need to rely on the prince to calm people's hearts, not to mention that the previous dynasties have a legal system, and the prince is mostly the eldest son, and the eldest son is not there, but the princes of Yuande are still too young to see anything, if the position of the prince is given to the king of Qi at this time, Weichen is only afraid that some unnecessary troubles will arise."

Yang Guang's eyes were blazing: "What unnecessary trouble?" Wang Aiqing, I hope you will speak as clearly as possible. ”

Wang Shichong gritted his teeth, pretended to be open-minded, and said: "Your Majesty, think about it, King Fangling also had a reputation for virtue at the beginning, why did he embark on a desperate path of rebellion in the end?" He is a dignified prince, so he doesn't have to go this way. ”

Yang Guang said coldly: "That's because he has been in this position for too long, thinking that the country in the future must be his own, so he is slacking off on the side of government." Indulge in sensuality. While getting close to the villain. After disrespecting his father and mother, he killed all of us who were younger brothers, and he was killing himself! ”

Wang Shichong nodded again and again: "Yes, King Fangling is indeed killing himself, but what His Majesty said just now is not the reason why he has stayed in the position of prince for too long?" ”

Yang Guang's eyes lit up: "Wang Aiqing, you have to be more detailed." ”

Wang Shichong said: "The first emperor was also at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and he achieved the world at the age of His Majesty. And as soon as he got the world, he took King Fangling as the crown prince, originally thinking that by establishing a prince so early, he could stabilize the world, and other princes would not have different hearts. ”

Yang Guang's Adam's apple moved, and he said in a deep voice: "Wang Aiqing, I need to explain one thing to you, back then, I competed with King Fangling, not because I wanted to pull my eldest brother down, but because King Fangling was unrighteous first. I tried to get rid of me several times, but I had to protect myself. You don't have to think that I'm the kind of person who doesn't talk about flesh and blood. As long as the person in power. ”

Wang Shichong hurriedly knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing: "Wechen never dares to have this idea, Wechen has no words, there is a disturbance to the holy hearing, a capital crime, a capital crime!" ”

Yang Guang waved his hand: "Okay, okay, I also know that you are loyal, so I will give you some explanations, Wang Aiqing, you get up." ”

Wang Shichong stood up, bowed his head, and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, what Weichen means is that if the king is in power and the Spring and Autumn Period is prosperous, then the prince will do it for too long, which may not be a good thing, and the other princes will not give up the idea of the prince's position because of this title, and the prince is likely to disregard family affection in order to consolidate his position, and will attack his brothers and nephews regardless of family affection. ”

"When Emperor Wu of Liang was in power, he set up his eldest son as the crown prince, but because he lived too long, the prince went before him, and finally other princes and grandsons competed for the throne, but let Hou Jing, a thief, take the opportunity to raise troops and capture Jiankang, in fact, wiped out the Liang Dynasty, this painful lesson is not far from now, and His Majesty must not fail to investigate."

Yang Guang hooked the corners of his mouth: "Then if I also learn from Emperor Wu of Liang and don't establish a prince, won't the princes and grandchildren start to fight one after another?" Wang Aiqing, your example doesn't seem to be suitable. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "The situation of Emperor Wu of Liang is because he has too many sons and the eldest grandson of the emperor, so it is not a good choice, so he simply does not stand, plus when he had no son before, he once accepted his nephew as an adopted son, and established this nephew as the prince, and later after he gave birth to a son, he abolished the prince of this nephew, which made this person hold a grudge and lead to chaos." The other princes all rushed out of the town one by one, and they wanted Hou Jing to eliminate their father first, and then take over the throne as a counterinsurgency hero, which would cause Hou Jing's disaster. However, His Majesty now only has an adult son, King Qi, which is different from the situation of Emperor Wu of Liang. ”

Yang Guang nodded: "Isn't it appropriate to give the crown prince to King Qi?" ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "The founding of the country has always been the eldest son, otherwise the eldest grandson has the right of priority to inherit, although the child of Prince Yuande is small, but according to the etiquette, it should be inherited by the emperor's eldest grandson Yang Qi, but he is too young now, and he inherits the East Palace with a baby, I am afraid that there will be a rebellion in the clan, and the king of Qi will not give up, and then he will seek to seize this throne for many years, and even assassinate his nephew, and even ......."

When Wang Shichong said this, he saw that Yang Guang's face was getting more and more gloomy, he closed his mouth very knowingly, and only heard Yang Guang say in a deep voice: "It will even be detrimental to me, just like the kind of rebellious thing that King Fangling did, right?" Wang Shichong, you are so bold, you dare to say such a thing! Don't you want to die?! ”

Wang Shichong pretended to have a loyal expression on his face, and said loudly: "It is because these words have been kept in his heart that Wei Chen has been angry, and he knows that he will anger His Majesty, so he never dared to say more than half a word in this matter of establishing a prince, but since His Majesty has pardoned Wei Chen's capital crime, he wants Wei Chen to tell the truth, and Wei Chen naturally does not dare to hide half a sentence." ”

Yang Guang's brows were still tightly locked, but his mistaken anger eased a little: "For the sake of your loyalty, I will pardon your capital crime this time, but if you want to make it clear to me, why do you say that King Qi will be like you say?" Although he was a little stubborn when he was young, he has grown up now, and when he returned to the Eastern Capital not long ago, he personally led more than 30,000 guards in the Eastern Palace. In front of the lead. I watched him command and dispatch. If there is a person who has a good appearance, why is it said that he is not capable? ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "Your Majesty, the more capable the King of Qi is, the more it is not good for the country, now that the imperial grandson of Prince Yuande is still young, His Majesty needs the King of Qi to control the secrets, control the troops inside and outside the capital, and protect the safety of His Majesty." But what about the royal grandchildren when they grow up? If His Majesty gave the throne of the prince to the king of Qi, would the emperor's grandson Yang Qi not be resentful and want to regain his throne when he grew up? And in order to protect his position as the crown prince, can King Qi show mercy to his nephews? Majesty, with all due respect, the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan can make people abandon the family affection in the world, which must not be overlooked! ”

Yang Guang gritted his teeth: "Could it be that you have heard something about the lawlessness of King Qi?" ”

Wang Shichong hooked the corners of his mouth. made a look of wanting to speak and stopped, Yang Guang looked at Wang Shichong's appearance. The suspicion in my heart is even stronger: "Wang Shilang, no matter what you say today, I can pardon you for your innocence, even if it is some rumors, you can say it directly, and afterwards I will send someone to verify, even if it is not the truth, I will not cure you of the crime of slandering the prince." ”

Wang Shichong wiped the sweat on his head, pretended to be determined, stomped his feet, and said: "Okay, today Weichen's life will be handed over to His Majesty, and Weichen will tell His Majesty all the news he heard, I hope His Majesty will see it!" ”

Yang Guang took a deep breath: "Say it." I'm listening. ”

Wang Shichong lowered his voice and said: "In fact, when Weichen followed Yang Su in the past, I heard Yang Su sigh several times, saying that the relationship between Prince Yuande and King Qi was not good, and King Qi wanted to frame Prince Yuande several times and pull him down from the position of prince, and some people around King Qi always wanted to be ministers of the dragon, and they also told King Qi about His Majesty's accession to the throne all day long, arousing some undeserved greed of King Qi. ”

Yang Guang bit his lip: "I have also heard of these things you said, so when Prince Yuande was seriously ill, I asked Niu Hong, the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu, to preside over the re-selection of the staff and close ministers of the Qi Palace, just to let the people around the King of Qi have more loyal and upright people, Niu Shangshu has always been known for knowing people, and most of the close ministers assigned to the King of Qi are also children of the family, I feel that the King of Qi has matured a lot this time, Wang Shilang, you don't have to look at people with old eyes, when the people don't know for three days, you should be impressed." ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Although Weichen is stupid, but he also knows this truth, but His Majesty may be busy with state affairs for a while, and he doesn't know much about the affairs of the Eastern Capital. ”

Yang Guang was so angry that he slapped the royal case: "This beast dares to do such a thing, Wang Shilang, why didn't any of the ministers tell me about it?" ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "Your Majesty, look at the piles of your desk, please make the King of Qi the crown prince, you know why no one dares to advise you, since you left the Eastern Capital, the civil and military officials who stayed in the Eastern Capital have all lined up to send gifts to the Qi Palace, these things are well known, but no one dares to say anything to Your Majesty." ”

Yang Guang said hatefully: "What is the difference between these actions of this kid and the king of Fangling when he was the prince and the ministers of the conference during the winter solstice!" Okay, I'm still here, and he's thinking about snatching power! Well, that's great! ”

Wang Shichong stood aside very familiarly when Yang Guang was talking to himself, without saying a word. Yang Guang raised his head abruptly and said in a deep voice: "Wang Aiqing, in your opinion, how should this matter be handled?" ”

Wang Shichong hooked the corners of his mouth: "These are His Majesty's family affairs, so why bother asking Weichen." ”

Yang Guang gritted his teeth: "If you have anything to say today, it doesn't hurt for you to say it, I said that today I will forgive you for your innocence." ”

Wang Shichong sighed softly: "King Qi has great ambitions since he was a child, and he is very smart, but the people around him have instigated him too much, and now in his opinion, he is only afraid that the position of the East Palace belongs to him, so he will become more and more arrogant, Weichen thinks that His Majesty can further observe King Qi quietly, what Weichen said just now, he has not personally verified it, His Majesty can send people who are close to him to secretly investigate these statements, once confirmed, he needs to replace the people around King Qi, and then tell King Qi that he needs to keep his duty, Do not give birth to a different mind. As for the position of the prince, there is no need for His Majesty to give it to the king of Qi or the eldest grandson of the emperor in such a hurry, you can wait for the eldest grandson of the emperor to grow up, observe more, and then decide who the position of the prince will be given to at that time. ”

Yang Guang pondered for a moment and said, "Then I will order that the King of Qi will be accompanied by some experienced and capable officials to assist him in handling government affairs, so as not to let him fly eagles and horses every day, drink and have fun, and give birth to too much chaos." ”

Wang Shichong said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, absolutely not! If King Qi is just a villain around him, it doesn't hurt, but if he is replaced by an official, then there may be trouble. ”

Yang Guang frowned: "How do you say this?" ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "The King of Qi is now the Yin of Henan, dealing with the affairs of the capital, His Majesty is out on patrol and so much, when he is not in the Eastern Capital, he is the King of Qi supervising the state affairs, if he is equipped with too many important ministers around him, then after a long time, he will form a set of his leadership team, these people are used to controlling the state affairs when His Majesty is not there, and promoting their cronies, will they be willing to wait for His Majesty to come back?" I'm afraid that some people with sinister intentions will not instigate the king of Qi to seek the position of the prince at that time, but want His Majesty's country! ”

The muscles on Yang Guang's face were beating, his face was flushed, and he said sharply: "The thief dares!" ”

Wang Shichong gritted his teeth, and suddenly knelt on the ground, pretending to be full of loyalty: "Your Majesty, power can make people corrupt and degenerate, this is also human nature, all dynasties, such tragedies have happened countless times, the reason why Weichen risked death today is for the sake of His Majesty!" If His Majesty thinks that Weichen is provoking your father-son relationship, the minister is willing to kill him immediately, and he will never regret it! ”

Yang Guang took a few breaths, calmed his mood and breathing, and his face looked a little better: "Wang Aiqing, thank you for reminding me today, this problem that has plagued me for a long time finally seems to have a glimmer of hope for a solution, I should thank you well." As you said, I will not set up a prince for the time being, and secretly monitor what the King of Qi does, and this task will be entrusted to you, how about it? ”

Wang Shichong sneered in his heart, this Yang Guang's means of testing himself was too low-level, and he would never fall for him, he got up and shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, those things just now were reported by the minister, and most of them were rumors, and there was no real evidence, if the minister secretly investigated, it was really inappropriate, and Weichen was unwilling to accept this task." (To be continued......) R1292