The head of the Fan Yang Lu family said in surprise: "The prince Jiancheng took the initiative to recruit us? This is a good thing, now the prince is in the limelight, not only with the support of the Tang Emperor, but also with the alliance of King Yuanji of Qi, there are the prince and the prince Wang Qi, the prince Xian Ma Wei Zheng to give advice, and there are hundreds of officials attached to it, which is really a good momentum. ”

The head of the Cui family in Qinghe said: "Now the crown prince is indeed much better than Li Shimin, the king of Qin, in terms of strength and potential, and he is the best candidate." However, although Li Shimin, the king of Qin, was at a disadvantage, he was not completely suppressed. The battle between the crown prince and the king of Qin is undecided, and my Shandong wealthy family has taken refuge. Everyone also knows that many times in politics, we need to queue up, we need to have our own choice, once we stand in the wrong line and King Qin ascends to the throne, we need to pay the price for our current choice. Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, we have stood on the wrong side many times, supporting Li Mi of Wagangshan, Dou Jiande of Hebei and Wang Shichong, an outstanding son of the Taiyuan Wang family in Luoyang, who has always opposed the Tang Dynasty, and is now marginalized by the Tang Dynasty, unable to control the power of the country, unable to participate in the inner court meetings, and participating in the decision-making of the imperial court. This is the price paid by our Shandong Haozu who stood on the wrong team. If you support the crown prince, you have to bear the risk that King Qin will ascend the throne and my Shandong wealthy family will be excluded again; Don't support the crown prince, maintain independence, at least the prince and the king of Qin will not be offended, and when one of the two princes and the king of Qin ascends to the throne, according to the strength of my Shandong wealthy family, he will definitely reuse my Shandong wealthy family. In this way, it is better not to support the crown prince or the king of Qin, maintain independence, and wait and see what happens. ”

The heads of the wealthy families in Shandong all groaned.

The head of the Taiyuan Wang family stood up and said loudly: "I think that if my Shandong Hao clan supports the establishment of the crown prince, then the prince will definitely be able to ascend to the throne." The prince has a famous position, a talent to learn, and a talent for politics, and those who lack it have military merits. As long as I, the wealthy family of Shandong, give up supporting the rebel Liu Heimin, and instead support the prince to build and assist the prince to build a rebellion, the traitor Liu Heimin will be destroyed in the near future. The crown prince has the most lacking military merits, and with the full support of my Shandong wealthy family, he will be able to completely suppress Li Shimin, the king of Qin. At that time, it will be a matter of course for the crown prince to become on the throne. With such a high success rate, how can I, a wealthy family in Shandong, not take that little risk? ”

The words of the head of the Wang family in Taiyuan resonated with the heads of the wealthy families in Shandong.

"What the head of the Taiyuan Wang family said is extremely true."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does have a bright future."

"The crown prince has the support of my Shandong wealthy family, and he will inevitably ascend to the throne."

"The crown prince has been built to the throne, and our Shandong Hao clan is the minister of the dragon, and it will inevitably enter the power center of the Tang Dynasty."

"Supporting the crown prince to build, it's worth a try."

Zheng Renji looked at the heads of the wealthy families in Shandong, who had unified opinions, and asked, "Then our wealthy families in Shandong will support the establishment of the prince?" ”

The head of the Taiyuan Wang family said: "Yes! ”

The head of the Fan Yang Lu family also said: "Support! ”

After the head of the Qinghe Cui family groaned, he said, "I also support it." However, the Guanlong nobles, under the leadership of the left servant Pei Lian, have always been staunch supporters of the crown prince. Our Shandong nobles support the prince to build after the Guanlong nobles, and after the prince is built on the throne, the degree of reuse of the Guanlong nobles must be far above my Shandong nobles, and the Guanlong nobles will inevitably suppress my Shandong nobles, but my Shandong nobles have no chance to turn over. Now I have a plan, which can make my Shandong Hao clan the most important and intimate supporter of the crown prince in one fell swoop, and in the future, the prince will be built to the throne, and I will inevitably reuse my Shandong Hao clan far more than his Guanlong nobles, so that my Shandong Hao clan will become the most important and powerful political force in the entire Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop. ”

"What's the plan?" Zheng Renji, the head of the Taiyuan Wang family, the head of the Fanyang Lu family and other heads of the family asked in unison.

The head of the Qinghe Cui family replied, "Marriage." ”

The heads of the family asked, "Marriage? ”

The head of the Qinghe Cui family replied affirmatively: "Yes, marriage." Married to the crown prince, and married to the prince's henchmen. The position of the crown princess built by the prince has been vacant, and the henchman Wei Zheng of the prince built is adrift in troubled times and is unmarried, if the woman of the wealthy family in Shandong can become the crown princess of the prince Jiancheng, and can become the wife of Wei Zheng. Then the prince will be built, and Wei Zheng will become the son-in-law of my Shandong wealthy family, and we will become the relatives of the Tang Dynasty because of the prince. It is better to believe in a courtier than to believe in a relative. After all, courtiers are outsiders, while relatives are their own. The crown prince was built to the throne, the crown princess from my Shandong wealthy family is the queen of the Tang Dynasty, and Wei Zheng will inevitably be the imperial court's chief assistant. I, the wealthy family of Shandong, will inevitably become the biggest political force in the crown prince's dynasty. If I can become the crown princess, I will give birth to a dragon heir for the prince and become the new prince. With the full help of my Shandong wealthy family, the new prince's status will inevitably be as stable as Mount Tai, and my Shandong wealthy family can also be worry-free for decades. ”

The eyes of the heads of the wealthy families in Shandong suddenly lit up.

Political marriage can indeed ensure the wealth of the Shandong Hao clan for decades, making the Shandong Hao clan the most important political force in the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop. Today, the most powerful means of declaring an alliance to the people of the world is political marriage. With the relationship between in-laws, the Shandong Hao clan can enter the Tang Dynasty power center with great fanfare and logic, the prince Jiancheng became the son-in-law of my Shandong Hao family, and the Tang Emperor became a family with my Shandong Hao family, and the Tang Dynasty Inner Court Conference will inevitably leave a place for my Shandong Hao family, after all, they are all a family, and my Shandong Hao family has this strength. It would be too much for the Tang Dynasty to suppress my Shandong Hao clan and prevent my Shandong Hao clan from entering the Inner Court Conference.

Zheng Renji said slowly: "I am from the Zheng family in Xingyang, and I have a daughter named Zheng Guanyin, who is steady and dignified, slender and virtuous, and is a perfect match for His Royal Highness the Prince." I don't know Wei Zheng's wife, do you have a candidate for the head of the family? ”

The heads of the wealthy families in Shandong said angrily: "Old fox, as soon as you come up with a good idea, you let Zheng Guanyin, who was born in the Zheng family in Xingyang, occupy the most important position of the crown princess." A perfect match? Bah, the prince is thirty-five, okay? Zheng Guanyin, how old? Fifteen, or sixteen? A perfect match? It's a shame for what you said. ”

However, Zheng Renji is the head of the Shandong Hao clan after all, and the strength of the Zheng family in Xingyang is also one of the top four wealthy families in Shandong, and the heads of the Shandong Hao clan acquiesced to Zheng Renji's proposal. Wei Zheng's wife is really difficult to choose, and Wei Zheng's incorruptibility is well-known throughout the Tang Dynasty. Whoever marries a woman has to live a hard life with him. After you pushed me to let me, a concubine woman from the Pei family in Hedong was selected by the wealthy family in Shandong. Although this woman is a concubine, her appearance and morality are extremely good.