Chapter 20 Filial piety to the eldest son
Li Xun's eyes were pure, and the fox asked: "What does my father have to do with me going to save my younger brother?" β
Concubine De loves her eldest son, who is honest and kind, and is extremely filial.
Concubine Ran De was sometimes annoyed by Li Xun's lack of enlightenment, and then became depressed.
Li Zhan would never be able to ask this, but Li Zhan - Concubine De was unwilling to continue to have nightmares.
"Although your imperial uncle is a courtier of His Majesty, he is in the hands of the army, even the emperor has to refer to his opinion, if King Wu does not support it, the crown prince ordained by the emperor will not be able to sit steadily. For Li Zhan to offend King Wu, you don't want to be the crown prince anymore?! β
"Erchen has been taught by Mr. Liu and others since he was a child, and he should protect his younger brother and sister, the younger brother is my only younger brother, he is in trouble, I can't ignore him, not to mention that the teacher said that the prince is the foundation of the country, and the prince should be jointly elected by the courtiers, nobles, and clans, and finally decided by the father, I am lucky to be the eldest son of the father, and I can't think about it because of my identity, the prince shoulders too much, and the non-sons can bear it."
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Concubine De didn't seem to know her eldest son.
"If the father and emperor appoint other brothers, the sons are also willing to be virtuous ministers and do their best to assist the prince. In order to win the position of the crown prince and please the emperor's uncle, where did the sons put their father? β
"The teacher said that the emperor's uncle has power, not the duty of a courtier, and the father is benevolent and forgiving, which makes the emperor's uncle rich, if the emperor's uncle continues to look at the emperor without his father, he is proud of his achievements, and interferes in the government with the power of leading the army, heββ"
"Shut up!"
Concubine De slapped the table hard.
The eldest son of the emperor weakened his knees, knelt down, and sincerely pleaded guilty: "The mother concubine is angry, the son is not against the will of the mother, and I also know that the mother concubine thinks about the son, and the son cannot do anything against the father in order to please the emperor, the father is not only the emperor to whom the son is loyal, but also the father of the son. β
Concubine De moaned weakly: "Your master taught you stupid!" This palace regrets that he should have been more attentive to you back then, and carefully selected the master for you. β
"Erchen's masters are all Confucian, with loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, and noble conduct, Erchen has been taught by the master for many years, and is willing to be a person of high morality."
The eldest son of the emperor kowtowed respectfully, "If the mother concubine is fine, the son will go to save the younger brother." β
"Sunny." Concubine De grabbed his arm, her eyes flashed, "Do you know that two years ago, when King Wu never hated Li Zhan, Li Zhan wanted to please King Wu and win King Wu's love, he did everything, he didn't want face, he didn't want the dignity of the prince...... Even in front of King Wu, criticize Your Majesty. β
"This ......"
The eldest son of the emperor hesitated and said: "It should be taught by the concubine, after all, two years ago, the younger brother was not very old and did not understand human feelings, no matter what happened before, now that the younger brother has changed, the son will forgive him." β
Concubine De: "...... Did your daughter-in-law say this to you? β
The son is disobedient, and the first thing that Concubine De thinks of is the responsibility of her daughter-in-law!
The eldest son of the emperor resolutely got up, just faced Concubine De, and said: "The son can't give up Yanran, marry the righteous daughter of King Wu as the princess, Yanran is filial and virtuous, is the wife that the son wants, although she is a little weak, she can't give her son a strong wife, but the son is willing to live with her for a lifetime." β
Concubine De held her forehead with her hand, "Qi Yanran is just the daughter of a six-rank petty official, you have been married to her for two years, she didn't say that she would add you a son and a half daughter, and she often lingers on the sickbed, and the palace is ......."
"Mother." Zhuang Shanggong stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty likes the eldest son of the emperor to be single-minded, and he also attaches great importance to the eldest concubine of the emperor, the back house is stable, and His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor can study better and serve His Majesty, the eldest son of the emperor has improved a lot, and he will give birth to a son-in-law for the eldest son of the emperor in the future, not to mention that she is virtuous and never jealous, and there is no shortage of people around His Royal Highness the eldest son." β
"What's the use of having a bunch of concubines? The beloved daughter of the noble is willing to deign to be a concubine, and she is low and small in front of the Qi family of the small family? β
Concubine De was even more angry.
The eldest son of the emperor was in a dilemma, and his daughter-in-law and mother ran out of the door like an escape:
"After saving the little brother, the son came to ask his mother again."
Concubine De swept the teacup off, and the splinters flew up.
"This is the eldest son of this palace, this palace has high hopes and wants to help him enter the son of the East Palace!"
Concubine De's eyes were on fire, "If he has Li Zhan's cleverness, this palace can also ......"
"Niangniang, His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor is filial to you, last year you were sick, nightmares, unconscious, the eldest son of the emperor and his wife worked hard to serve you, tasted the decoction, and the rest of the things were arranged by the eldest princess of the emperor, no need to slave the maid to enter the front, who does not envy you in this harem?"
Zhuang Shanggong persuaded, "The second princess is tall, but the second prince is pinched to death, I heard that Li Concubine still has to look at the face of her daughter-in-law, last time Li Concubine's maiden brother competed for an official position with the distant uncle of the second princess, the second prince favored his wife, ignoring Li Concubine, she cried so much that her eyes were red, or after you went to persuade her, she was better." β
"You don't understand, this palace must be more than just filial piety." Concubine De said weakly: "The emperor has affection for this palace, he promised to change this palace to be the queen, you say, Xun'er offended the ruthless king of martial arts, does this palace want to recognize the son born by others as the prince?" β
"His Royal Highness King Wei really doesn't have a chance?"
"Don't mention that unfilial son with this palace!"
Concubine De was angry with the emperor's eldest son for not being angry and disagreeing, and she had an unforgettable hatred for her other son, Li Zhan, "He lived up to the heart of the palace, and he knew it for a long time...... After he was born, Hongu should have strangled him. β
"Mother?"
"This palace knows that you have a good temper and are kind, and I have watched Li Zhan grow up, and I am closer to him than Xun'er."
Li Zhan had a sweet and clever mouth when he was a child, and his appearance was like a fairychild, not to mention that the people around Concubine De loved Li Zhan, and the minions around the other concubines also had some kindness to Li Zhan.
For this reason, Li Zhan has escaped a lot of assassination.
For what Li Zhan ordered, the minions who ran errands were all diligent.
Emperor Long Cheng would occasionally play with Li Zhan, and none of the other princes had Li Zhan's treatment.
"Your eyes look at Li Zhan wrongly, he is wolf-like, ruthless and unrighteous, and when he becomes famous, he will no longer care about your kindness to her in the past."
Concubine De cheered up and tidied up her makeup, looked at the still bright and charming face in the mirror, closed her eyes, and opened them again to restore her favorite concubine's self-confidence:
"Even if Xun'er is a little pedantic, it's not that he can't be taught well, and he is filial, can the palace still be glorious and rich in his later years, in Xun'er, not in Li Zhan."
"Mother is going out too?"
"You can't watch Xun'er offend King Wu for Li Zhan."
Concubine De brought a string of red coral bracelets, the tassels of the Ming Emperor have faded a little, and after some years, she bowed her head and played with the red coral beads: "Xun'er's master has to be replaced, you can't let them teach Xun'er anymore, being a prince is not the goal, reform the bad government, and take back the military power in the hands of King Wu...... Xun'er needs a master who knows how to teach and assist. β