Xiao Qi was going through all kinds of questions in his mind, and he heard Gonggong Zhang say softly: "Your Majesty, the five princes ask to see you." ”

Xiao Qi opened his eyes.

After thinking about it, he said, "Xuan." ”

Not to mention that Xiao Qi is exhausted and tired now, but the matter of the border pass involves the princes, and he doesn't want to see any of his sons now. According to normal times, he would not see Xiao Lingyan.

But Xiao Lingyan has come to see him once a month for more than a year, giving him the dividends from the auction house, and sometimes exchanging the dividends for things such as paintings or shops that he likes very much.

Compared with several other princes who are intriguing all day long and coveting the seat under his buttocks, Xiao Lingyan, who is very good-looking and well-behaved, has no ambition to win the heir, and loves to make money, is extremely pleasing to the eye.

In addition, a month ago, the four princes also got married and went out of the palace to build a mansion, and now in the palace, except for the young six princes, only Xiao Lingyan lives alone in the prince's house. This made Xiao Qi, the old father's heart, feel empty all of a sudden. He also cherished the time he spent with this son more and more.

Therefore, Xiao Qi still planned to meet Xiao Lingyan.

"Father." Xiao Lingyan came in and saluted Xiao Qi.

Seeing that Xiao Qi's face was tired, he said: "Erchen has learned the massage techniques with one hand very well, and the insomnia of the mother concubine is almost cured by Erchen." Does your father want to try his son's craft? ”

Xiao Qi glanced at Xiao Lingyan, and saw that there were guards and eunuchs standing all around, and then thought that if Xiao Lingyan plotted to kill him, it would not be of any benefit to Xiao Lingyan.

He nodded and said, "Cheng, then you can try it." ”

Xiao Lingyan asked Xiao Yu to lie on the soft couch, he sat on the end of the soft couch and massaged his head.

Gonggong Zhang and the others all stared at Xiao Lingyan nervously.

The reason why Xiao Qi was so tired, but he didn't let the eunuchs massage him, was not that these servants didn't want to be motivated, but that the emperor didn't allow others to do anything on his head. If someone has a bad heart, he only needs to press hard, and the emperor will be saved.

At this time, it is his own son, and with them watching from the sidelines, the emperor can rest assured that the five princes will massage.

When Xiao Lingyan was in modern times, his mother often suffered from headaches, so he learned a massage technique. After wearing it in ancient times, Cen Guifei had a motherly heart for him, and also had headaches and insomnia, thinking of his modern mother, his heart was soft, so he pressed Cen Guifei from time to time. So the craft did not fall behind.

At this time, Xiao Yu was pressed extremely comfortably by him, and the exhaustion of his body was swept away, and he fell asleep unconsciously.

Seeing this, Xiao Lingyan quietly stopped, made a boo gesture to Gonggong Zhang and the others, and asked people to bring a blanket and cover Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi slept very sweetly, and when he opened his eyes again, it was already the second day of the court, and the fatigue of the days was swept away, and his mind was unprecedentedly clear.

"Hey, this kid, you really have a few hands." He smiled at Gonggong Xie, who came over for a new value.

"His Royal Highness the Fifth is pure-hearted and filial to the emperor." Gonggong Xie echoed.

"Alas, among my sons, he is probably the only one who does not covet this position under me." Xiao Qi said.

He has been a prince for many years, and he has been an emperor for many years, and his ability to see people is beyond doubt. He knows that you can't look at people at the surface.

For example, his fourth son, because of his status as a concubine, has a very low sense of existence, and he doesn't seem to have the heart to win the heir. But Xiao Qi knew that he was just hiding.

He was the weakest, so he didn't dare to show it, lest he be discovered by the royal brothers and be the first to get rid of him.

This kind of scheming coward who obviously wants it very much, but is very cowardly in his heart, hides his mind deeply, and waits for the opportunity to jump out and bite people, he can't look down on it.

So his least favorite is the fourth son.

The reason why he likes the third son, although there is a reason for the concubine, but more because the child has probably not been suppressed, so his joy and anger are shown on his face. His covetousness for the throne is clearly revealed. He is just and brightly wanting to compete.

As for the crown prince, it goes without saying that he has a good hand, but he plays poorly, and Xiao Qi is very disappointed in this son who has also had high hopes and has been carefully cultivated.

Since the death of the prince's mother, the prince has been suspicious, no longer trusts him as his father, and always feels that his emperor is manipulated by the woman of the concubine to harm him, and he is extremely defensive of him.

is not virtuous, incompetent, can not make good use of his subordinates, cannot distinguish between right and wrong, and is talking about the prince.

The second son, Xiao Lingpu, although his personality is extremely calm, brave and strategic, is the most suitable one among his sons to be the emperor. But there is the Cen family behind him, even if he has no ambition, he will be pushed forward by the Cen family.

Now the Great Jin Dynasty has been founded for a long time, and there are many families, and the roots are intricate, and it has reached the point of binding the royal family.

Xiao Qi will never allow the Cen family to become a descendant. At that time, he didn't know whether the world was surnamed Xiao or Cen.

So among the princes, the one he likes the most is the three princes.

He did not object to several princes vying for the throne. As a prince, if he doesn't even have the desire for power, this kind of person is not suitable to be an emperor. He couldn't afford the years of intense fatigue that the emperor needed to bear, and he couldn't afford to carry the burden on his body. He will be lazy and will run away because he feels that this is not what he wants.

So the princes are fighting openly and secretly, and he also turns a blind eye.

But if the princes make a fuss with the lives of 100,000 soldiers at the border and use the peace of the Great Jin Dynasty to cut down the children, this will completely touch the bottom limit of Xiao Qi.

As long as it is clear that these princes really bought the border generals and did something in this matter, Xiao Qi felt that these princes could be out. And if the second prince Xiao Lingpu does not handle this matter properly, he will also let him out.

The fifth prince has no ambitions, just because he has a brother and because he is pure by nature.

Xiao Qi thought, in the absence of other options, it would not be bad to give way to the fifth prince. As for the Cen family, for the sake of his son and the Xiao family, he can be a faint monarch and a tyrant, and kill the head of the Cen family and several powerful people before he dies. In this way, the Cen family will not be able to threaten his family's Xiaowu.

After thinking about it, Xiao Qi breathed a sigh of relief, washed up and used some snacks, and then went to the court.

After going to the court, he did not directly announce the minister's audience as in the past, but announced Xiao Lingyan to come in and asked him: "You asked to see him so late last night, what happened?" ”

Xiao Lingyan got along with Xiao Qi for a while, and also figured out his temper.

Xiao Qi likes to talk and do things neatly and competently, and hates the most secretive and submissive behavior.

He said bluntly: "The ministers saw that the ministers were arguing in the court, and all the factions wanted to send their own people to send grain and grass to the border pass. What is his intention, I want to come to my father's heart like a mirror, and I don't need my son to say much. Erchen is selfless, he just wants the grain and grass to be delivered to the border safely, and he also wants people to find out about the border pass. Therefore, the son had the courage to recommend a person to the border with his father. ”

"Oh? Who to refer? Xiao Qi asked with interest.

"Dali Temple Qing Zhang Changshen."