Li Shimin's sudden old age and decrepit Concubine Yang was doubly favored, which made the Manchu Dynasty cultural relics have a lot of speculation in their hearts.

have made a speculation that the mother is more precious than the son, thinking that Concubine Yang suddenly became favored because of her son Li Ke, after the fall of the original prince Li Chengqian and the fall of Li Tai, the king of Wei, His Majesty the emperor set his eyes on Li Ke, the king of Wu?

It's not bad, His Royal Highness King Wu is the de facto eldest son, and he has always had a heroic reputation and is very capable!

His Majesty the Emperor seems to have said more than once that His Royal Highness King Wu is like himself, which is the most obvious signal, and there used to be the eldest son of the crown prince Li Chengqian, but now everything is not a problem.

Originally, Li Tai, the king of Wei, was a very competitive opponent, but because of the act of killing his son and seeking the prince, he was dissatisfied with the cultural relics of the Manchu Dynasty, and the people's hearts were lost, and His Majesty the Emperor was also dissatisfied with him.

Although His Majesty the Emperor did not deal with it for the time being, in the eyes of everyone, Li Tai had actually lost the battle for the position of crown prince.

Although the other princes are getting older, there is a big gap between them and Li Ke, the king of Wu, and their competitiveness is obviously not enough. Concubine Wei and Concubine Yan, as well as Concubine Xiao Yang's son, were excluded.

If the only one who competes is Li Zhi, the king of Jin, the identity of the heir, plus the reputation and ability seem to be good, and there are also a lot of credits.

It can be regarded as on par with Li Ke, the king of Wu, but this order is different from that of the elder and the younger, and it is actually difficult to say who to set up.

Originally, the cultural relics of the Manchu Dynasty and the subjects of the world were still suspicious, but now His Majesty the Emperor seems to have conveyed some kind of signal, and the hope of Li Ke, the king of Wu, is obviously much greater.

So much so that many people began to think about how to show favor to King Wu's mansion, but His Royal Highness King Wu was still far away in Songzhou, and it seemed that he couldn't get in touch at all!

As for Li Zhi, the king of Jin in Chang'an, he doesn't seem to be in and out much on weekdays, and he doesn't talk about the courtiers.

Hey. These two princes are really special, they don't give people a chance to contact at all!

If you can't see it now, how can you talk about investment? How can we talk about the so-called work from the dragon?

I can't see Li Ke and Li Zhi, so naturally some people find a way to think from the periphery, and recently many ladies have gone to visit Concubine Yang before entering the palace.

Nominally, Concubine Yang is favored, but in fact, it has a lot to do with Wu Wangfu.

On the side of the Jin Palace, you can't enter the Furong Garden. Gongchuan Villa has become a destination for many people, but unfortunately all of them were rejected by Mrs. Cai Guo, and Xie Yi, the Duke of Huaiyang County, closed his door to thank guests, and even no one could be found.

In the end, when there was really no way, there were many people who found the Di family, because Di Renjie was the companion of the Jin Palace, and the confidant of His Royal Highness the King of Jin.

However, after receiving Xie Yi's instructions in advance, Di Renjie ignored it. In addition, the news of the emperor's favor for Concubine Yang spread. Di Renjie breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Shimin's behavior inevitably makes people think about it.

Even Zheng Liwan was suspicious: "Could it be that the third person chosen by His Majesty is King Wu?" ”

"It's hard to say, does favoring Concubine Yang mean that you must choose King Wu?" Xie Yi shook his head and said, "If you say that Concubine Yang is directly canonized as the queen, it is for sure." But what does just a few more nights mean?

Maybe His Majesty the Emperor is tired of the little girl and wants the old husband and wife to be happy for two nights? Perhaps His Majesty wants Concubine Yang to add a younger brother to King Wu. ”

"You......" Zheng Liwan snorted softly.

Xie Yi smiled: "This is normal, for example, I especially like to stay with you, a big-bellied woman, these days." ”

"Here we go again!" Zheng Liwan's face flushed. In the second trimester, the love is vigorous. is indeed looking forward to her husband's pet, so Xie Yi has stayed overnight for the past two days.

"Again? Was I too gentle just now? Liwan, I am afraid of the child in your belly, but if you still want it, I will naturally do what you want. Xie Yi deliberately took it as an errand and said some meaty words.

Zheng Liwan gave him a blank look. complained: "I'll talk to you about business, wait for you to go out, don't live with me, go to Sister Xijun." ”

"Good!" Xie Yi smiled: "Let's get down to business!" I think that the emperor's move is probably to appease people's hearts. On the surface, Concubine Yang is the most favored, but in addition to Concubine Yang, the four concubines of Guishu and Xiande have been very favored recently, and the emperor is appeasing them, which is naturally to appease their children.

This move is to tell the fourth concubine and tell everyone in the world, especially the future crown prince, that the emperor attaches great importance to his wife and children. The future prince must be kind to these concubines, as well as his brothers and sisters.

At the same time, it is also to appease the family behind the four concubines, just imagine which of the concubines in the palace is not from a prominent family. If the emperor is not satisfied, can he take care of these families? Especially in the recent period of chaos, the government and the opposition have been too chaotic, this move is undoubtedly to reassure them, no matter who succeeds to the throne in the future, they will ensure that these families are safe and secure. ”

"Saburo has seen it very thoroughly!" Zheng Liwan praised: "Master Xie doesn't leave the house, but he sees the court situation clearly, no wonder those people are vying to see you, and the old ministers in the court are also very jealous of you." ”

"Don't praise your husband so much, you'll be proud!" Xie Yi said with a smile: "I just think that our Emperor Majesty is wise and martial, and he may be a little willful and spoiled in ordinary fashion, but this kind of principled thing will definitely not come nonsense."

People in their forties would rather be willing to be windy/flowing at night and pamper the four concubines who are like wolves and tigers, and such a courageous thing naturally has a great purpose. ”

"Look at you, how can you say good things again...... Zheng Liwan snorted softly: "I'm not too young, I'm two years older than you, will I dislike ......me in the future?"

"How so? Who am your husband and I? If you're like a wolf, I like it! It's better to be two years older than me, and when the time comes, I will be in the prime of life, and I will never let you be as lonely as the fourth concubine. ”

Xie Yi smiled, coughed twice and said, "It's off topic again, let's continue to get down to business!" ”

"Who the hell isn't going off-topic?" Zheng Liwan glanced at him unceremoniously, Xie Yi was very helpless, the pregnant wife was the biggest, and she was obedient and obedient.

"As for spoiling Concubine Yang by the way, it is estimated that it is indeed to compensate, maybe it has been too much to snub Concubine Yang over the years." Xie Yi said: "You know, when Empress Changsun was alive, she was the only favorite, and Concubine Yang is probably always on guard by Empress Changsun!" ”

"That's right, Concubine Yang and Empress Changsun were both from the Qin Palace, but Empress Changsun gave birth to three boys and four girls, but Concubine Yang only had two sons. I want to come to this palace...... Zheng Liwan shook her head and said, "We can't speculate on such secrets. ”

"Yes, maybe the emperor's move is more of a temptation, by favoring Concubine Yang to test their mother and son, to test Li Ke, and at the same time to test Li Zhi and the Manchu Dynasty."

Xie Yi said: "The emperor wants to see after he makes these moves." What will everyone think, and then prescribe the right medicine. You see, there must be someone who can't hold it back, and whoever makes any inappropriate moves at this time will definitely be in trouble.

As for who will be the crown prince in the end, it's really hard to say now! ”

Yes, even people like Xie Yi who are unpredictable prophets do not dare to assert it easily, after all, history has seen a lot of deviations, which are very different from the original trajectory.

It must still be the routine of Li Zhi's ascension to the throne? I'm afraid it's not necessarily necessary. Although there is a lot of hope. But it is not known that there may be changes in the middle.

So, now it seems that we can only wait and see.

Zheng Liwan sighed: "If King Wu ascends the throne, will San Lang feel very sorry?" After all, you've been cultivating King Jin for so long. ”

"It's a pity, but it's not necessarily all bad, after all, our relationship with Wu Wangfu is not bad, Li Ke may still be able to use me, so you don't have to worry about killing."

Xie Yi said: "This alone is much better than Li Chengqian and Li Tai, and it doesn't matter if the rest is concerned." As long as the safety of life is guaranteed. ”

"San Lang really thinks so? Seeing that King Jin was close to the position of the crown prince of the East Palace, it was almost a step away. If something goes wrong, it's a pity. Zheng Liwan is half an insider and half an outsider, but she also sees this matter most clearly.

Li Zhi, the king of Jin, carries the peace of the Xie family, and also carries many of Xie Yi's ambitions and wishes, if they can't be realized. Although the Xie family will not have any dangerous disasters. But Xie Yi will not be sad and disappointed.

"There will be a little, but I can think about it, as long as King Jin himself doesn't care." Xie Yi said with a smile; "In fact, Li Zhi's own mind is very important, he is still a little young now, if he can't hold his breath. Or it's not good to linger. ”

"yes!" Zheng Liwan nodded lightly and said: "The mind is really important, don't let go of it if you fail; If it succeeds, as an emperor in the area, the mind is even more important.

Broad-minded emperors often return to the world, the world is rich, the kind of emperor without a heart is the most feared, very suspicious, and a man of indignation, cruel means, there is no shortage of such tyrants in history. However, in the end, the result is often not very good, and there are not a few cases where the world is in chaos. ”

Therefore, for the emperor, the mind and bearing are very important.

Xie Yi must clearly grasp this point, although Li Zhi was cultivated by him, Li Zhi also respected and trusted Xie Yi in the past years.

It is unceremonious to say that Xie Yi has a profound influence in the Jin Palace, and even directly affects the growth of Li Zhi, the king of Jin. How should such a person be treated? Feel deeply grateful?

It seems that it should be, but as long as you sit on the dragon chair, you will only have the power of the dragon, and you will not have all the kindness.

The relationship between the emperor and everyone can only be that of a monarch and a minister, and there can be no other so-called kind relationship, which is almost the principle of the emperor's way.

In addition, the emperor may have suspicion, resentment, and even hatred towards the so-called cronies of the minister.

In case what Xie Yi has done over the years is not in line with Li Zhi's mind, but whether he said it or not and held it in his heart, he would be very scared.

It's not surprising that the emperor will always be picky about the players like a football head coach, even if you are a big-name star, it is common for you to occasionally get angry about something and have a grudge against someone.

Hatred is not uncommon, and some young emperors who succeed to the throne often have a lot of hatred for the ministers once they are personally recruited. For example, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to Zhang Juzheng, and the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty to Dolgon, it seems to be the same.

Beyond that, it's more suspicion.

Because it was the old people who used to be around, at the beginning of the throne, they had to rely on these years to stabilize the situation, but once they sat on the throne, these ministers who worked from the dragon were often in high positions, and their power was naturally great.

The emperor is the biggest lonely person in the world, because of the relationship between the throne, I am afraid that there is no absolute trust in anyone, and suspicion is indispensable.

Once the power is too great, the emperor often has the opportunity to be suspicious, and then cannot tolerate it. In this matter, the original historical eldest grandson Wuji is a good example.

As the minister of Gu Ming, the eldest grandson Wuji did lean towards the government and the opposition, and he was incompatible for a while, but after Li Zhi's wings grew, the contradiction between the nephew and uncle appeared.

In the matter of abolishing Empress Wang and establishing Wu Zhaoyi as the queen, there is an explanation that Li Zhi wants to use this matter to attack the eldest grandson Wuji, who cares about his life.

As a result, the eldest grandson Wuji was defeated in the end, what happened to him? The former uncle was finally degraded, and then died on the road, and the eldest grandson's family collapsed from then on, which is embarrassing to think about.

Therefore, it makes sense for people to say that a companion is like a tiger, and a candidate for the crown prince is the future emperor, and this must be broad-minded.

This is a problem that His Majesty the Emperor is very concerned about at present, and Li Tai's precedent tells Li Shimin that if this son is narrow-minded, it will be a tragedy once he becomes the prince.

The reason why the previous crown prince Li Chengqian finally came to that end was not only because of the problem of his own talent, but also because of the actual objective problem of persecution by the princes outside.

It is also a big problem that I am not mature and rational enough, and I don't have enough self-confidence and open-mindedness to deal with the solution. And Li Tai looks calm, but in fact he is narrow-minded and vicious.

In order to keep the remaining sons, it is certain that Li Shimin abandoned Li Tai, so the prince to be chosen next must be benevolent, and he must have a broad mind to tolerate the other brothers, even if he makes mistakes.

This is the most important potential for the next crown prince, and it is also the most important for the emperor, why is Li Zhi unqualified on this issue?

From the current point of view, it seems to be, but Xie Yi does not dare to pack the ticket absolutely. Even if this is the case at present, will he change his face after becoming the emperor, and will he treat himself like he treats his eldest grandson Wuji?

Xie Yi couldn't help but be a little worried, after all, people will become, and it is absolutely reasonable to accompany the king like a tiger. Once he sits on the throne, he will change again, how will Li Zhi see himself at that time?

Will the Xie family be able to prosper for a long time? Can he rely on helping Li Zhi ascend to the throne to be stable and lasting?

I'm afraid this is not the case, Xie Yi couldn't help but start to be a little worried, and he was dissatisfied with a little more conjecture in his heart.

And Zheng Liwan was also worried; "San Lang, think about it a little more?" (To be continued.) )