Ye Qiu was not wrong at all, seeing that the holy decree had not been reached, the old emperor and the crown prince were in a hurry, and they were indeed looking for the next candidate.

"These rebels, they want to rebel!" The old emperor angrily smashed the inkstone in his hand, he was already in poor health, and his face was even more red and red in anger, and his face and breathing became short.

"Father, don't worry, since they don't want us to recall Ye Qiu so much, it can be seen that many means must have been done, and if the holy decree wants to be transmitted to the border pass, I'm afraid it will be difficult." The crown prince was also worried, but not as outwardly as his father.

"Then let them persecute me? Every day, the court said that you, the prince, were too cowardly, but you could be an important minister, but you did not have the demeanor of a king, and said that you have no great achievements so far, so does the second child have the demeanor of a king? "The old emperor is angry.

He regretted with a sad face: "It's all because my father was afraid that you would have an accident and refused to let you go out of the capital to do things, but at this time it has become a means for them to attack." ”

"Father doesn't have to worry about this matter, if the son of the minister goes out of Beijing, maybe it will be gone a long time ago, even if he comes back by luck, those people will not watch me make meritorious contributions, that is another kind of offensive rhetoric." The crown prince has a clear mind, but it is precisely because of this that he is deeply powerless.

He also knows how much the imperial power is restricted in such a dynasty where the nobility of the family is prosperous, and if he ascends the throne, the first thing is to weaken the influence of the family in the imperial court.

But now, the father's health is getting worse and worse, and the second brother and the third brother have also united, if the holy decree has not been reached, even if the father passes on the throne to him, he is afraid that the throne will not be stable, and the top priority is to find another crown princess who can fight against Zhang Guifei before his father's health is still healthy.

Although Ye Qiu can't be used by him, at the same time, it won't be used by Zhang Guifei and them, so it is safer for her to guard the border pass.

"Father, why do we have to return to Beijing for General Ye? Do you want her to be the crown princess? The position of the crown princess, she doesn't do it, and there are people who can also sit there. ”

"It's not that I haven't thought about what you said, but only Ye Qiu is the most suitable." The old emperor sighed helplessly.

"But in this situation, Concubine Zhang Guifei will not let General Ye receive the holy decree."

"And who do you have in mind?"

"There are two, one is my aunt's daughter Tong Yingxin, although my aunt is bohemian, she has a guard army that the emperor's grandfather allocated to her back then, and at the same time, Tong Guogong's prestige back then is still there, maybe she can also transfer some military power."

"But your aunt has a bad reputation, and the tone is very big, if her daughter is the crown princess, I am afraid that the people will be dissatisfied, and at the same time it will be a kind of coercion for you in the future, not to mention that she has been good friends with Zhang Guifei all these years, who knows if she is sincere, anyway, she doesn't care about those reputations, as long as the second child succeeds to the throne, her daughter is also Jin Jiaoyugui, no, who else?"

The prince had already guessed that his father would say this, so he said his favorite candidate in his heart: "The other is the prime minister, although he has no military power, but the influence of the civil servants is very deep, and his brother-in-law has been guarding Dengyun Prefecture for many years, if he is fast, it will only take half a day from Dengyun Prefecture to the capital." ”

"But the prime minister is too powerful, I'm afraid that after I die, you will be controlled by him, just like I did back then, I still had several forces to divide together, and you, my relatives, are in power, I'm afraid it will be more difficult." The same hesitation as the old emperor.

"But if I don't do this, I can't say that I won't have a chance to succeed to the throne, but as long as I can succeed to the throne smoothly, no one can say for sure what will happen in the future. The prince thought very well, and his eyes sharpened.

The old emperor reversed his hesitant attitude just now, and looked at him with a look of relief: "It's really grown up, and I think long-term, but what if Ye Qiu doesn't go far into the palace as a concubine?" ”

"Doesn't my father believe in the charm of his son?" The prince smiled confidently, "Besides, even if General Ye is unwilling to enter the palace, what about the person who ordered her to marry her son?" She can't resist anymore! Even if she was not afraid of disobeying the holy order again and again, what about her two sisters-in-law and her two young nephews and nieces? ”

"What you say is reasonable, but at this time, is the old fox of the prime minister still willing to stand on our side?"

"He'll agree."

Sure enough, two days later, in the surprise of Zhang Guifei and the second prince and the third prince, the prime minister's concubine was given to marry as the crown princess, and Qin Tianjian said that it was best to get married within a month, which would be more conducive to His Majesty's dragon health.

"Smack!" Hearing the news, Tong Yingxin smashed everything around her that could be smashed.

"Look at you like this, how can you have the demeanor of a county lord?" The eldest princess frowned and said, "Since you like the prince so much, after your second cousin ascends the throne, how about I let the prince enter your mansion?" ”

"Mother, how could it be the same then? He was not the crown prince then. Tong Ying's heart did not obey.

The eldest princess looked at her puzzled: "Do you fancy power or the crown prince?" Are you stupid or not? If you are the crown princess, you may not be able to command how many concubines in the harem in the future, can you deal with the swords and arrows? You are the county lord, I am the eldest princess who holds the military power, who dares to be disrespectful to us in the capital? Isn't it more comfortable and wanton than being a princess? ”

"But ......"

"It's nothing, your cousin is not like a person who will guard you wholeheartedly, if he really cares about you, you are the one who is married today, if you love him as a person, when he becomes a prisoner, let you dispose of it, and don't worry that he has other women, how good?"

Listening to her mother's words, Tong Yingxin's mind couldn't turn around, she felt that what her mother said was reasonable, but at the same time, she faintly felt that it was wrong, and what was even more hateful was that she had no way.

But why Shang Wenjun?

"I'm curious why Shang Wenjun is the crown princess?" The eldest princess shook her head and looked at her daughter, "It's nothing unusual, the marriage decree that was passed to the border was stopped by Zhang Guifei, and there are only so many candidates for the prince to win over the power, what you should be curious about is not why the prince chose Shang Wenjun, but why Shang Wenjun agreed." ”

"What do you mean?"

"The prime minister is not the prince now, with his power, he can be completely neutral, no matter who succeeds to the throne, he is invincible, but he agreed to help the prince, why do you say? You, you, why didn't you learn a little bit of cleverness for your mother? That Shang Wenjun may have had an affair with the prince a long time ago, but you are stupid, and you have always regarded Ye Qiu as an enemy. ”

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