At the same time, the emperor also issued an edict, that is, to elect a candidate for the prince.

Since the first prince committed suicide, although there have been many voices in the court for more than a year, it is recommended to establish a prince as soon as possible.

But the emperor turned a deaf ear, and now he took the initiative to mention it. Many people speculated that it was probably because the emperor knew what was going on with his body.

Set up a prince early to determine the country's foundation, but in this way, the DPRK and China will be in chaos again.

In the past, they were secretly poked and poked by the emperor and the prince.

Even if there is a favorite candidate, they don't dare to say it clearly, but now it's different, since the emperor has issued an order, then they can blatantly recommend the prince they like. Among them, there are those who support King Ning of King Yan, and even those who support King Gui, and of course, there are also individuals who support King Kang.

However, there are still some people who are supporting King Yu Rongchen, and before the emperor has spoken, the civil and military officials themselves are already arguing.

The whole court was in a hot pot, and many people were spitting and arguing, and they were about to start.

However, most of these people who argue are civil officials, and civil officials have always adhered to the principle that a gentleman does not use his words.

Therefore, even the Imperial Forest Army guarding the main hall saw that these court officials were staring and blowing their beards there, and they didn't get started, so they were anxious for them.

If you have the ability, you all have a fight, and if you fight, it will be over, and those who can do it will never quarrel, this is the principle of military generals.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Do you have a good candidate? ”

For the first time, the emperor asked his courtiers what they thought of the choice of prince.

At this time, Doctor Lu stood up first, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that His Royal Highness King Kang is old, and if he is the king of Shoucheng, it is enough. ”

However, after he said this, the Imperial Doctor stopped doing it again.

Doctor Yu Shi bluntly said that although King Kang is old, he is too old.

His Majesty is fifty-seven years old this year, and King Kang is already forty years old, and he has passed the age of no doubt.

The two important words of the change of royal power are a smooth transition, shouldn't the more young and powerful prince be selected as the prince?

The meaning is obvious, that is, King Kang is old, and he wants to make him the prince, maybe he will hang up one day.

But as we all know, the son of King Kang's mansion is still young, and if King Kang dies by then, the new monarch will be young.

The state of Chu is eyeing foreign enemy countries, and if the monarch of the country is young at this time, it will be a big incident.

And these people who stand on King Kang are just because King Kang's mother's concubine family owns the richest area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the entire Chu State.

There is even one more, King Kang is barren and has no opinions.

If he is the prince, then those who support them in the future will surely be able to ascend to heaven and hold great power.

Those who support King Kang do not have the righteousness of the family and country in their hearts, they only want power in their eyes.

There are also many people who like King Yan, and feel that King Yan is really stable and in his prime.

The eldest son, that is, some of the sons of King Yan who are here, is also fifteen years old.

In addition, those who support King Ning, King Gui, and King Yu also have their own reasons.

One of the emperor's hands rested on the armrest of the dragon chair.

Rubbing his eyebrows, he listened to them arguing like this all morning, and felt that his head was going to explode.

In the end, I didn't discuss the result, the establishment of the prince is a big deal, and today I actually just listened to everyone's opinions first.

By the way, let's do another test to see who these courtiers want? It's not so quick to settle down.

In one morning, the Emperor had his own decision from the arguments of the ministers.

After retreating from the court, Huawu waited in the Taichen Palace, and the emperor sat behind the table and read the official documents, and suddenly asked.

"What is Princess Lanling's opinion on the candidate for the prince of Chu State?"

Hua Wu has always thought of the flower lady in Peach Blossom Village in the past two days, and she was thinking about it just now, when the emperor suddenly asked her and suddenly came back to her senses.

returned unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, Lanling is not talented, just a daughter, how dare you discuss the government in vain." ”

But the emperor didn't think so, and gave up, "It's okay, I allow you to express your opinion." ”

Hua Wu raised her eyebrows, "But Your Majesty asked Lanling to say it yourself, if there is anything wrong with what Lanling said later, Your Majesty will not allow Lanling's sin."

He glanced at her and snorted softly, "You're almost an adult, can you still let me hold on to the handle?" ”

Hua Wu pursed her lips again, she could see that her character in the emperor's heart was as bad as it was...

In view of the character he left behind, he thought of the treatment he suffered when he first entered the palace.

She knew that it wasn't the concubines who worshipped the ground, it was clearly the emperor's own meaning!

"Where does Your Majesty say, even if Lanling is a grandson monkey, it can't climb Your Majesty's Five Finger Mountain!"

She said with a wry smile, and the emperor's face sank again, and he said angrily, "I asked you something, and you answered honestly." ”

Hua Wu gathered a strange expression, cleared his throat and said.

"Throughout the ages, there must be a congenital condition for the establishment of a prince."

Listening to her tone, the emperor knew that she must have an idea.

"Throughout the ages, when the heirs were thin and the new monarch was incompetent, there was a loss of the country or war.

But under normal circumstances, as long as the prince is not young or incompetent, he is usually able to achieve a smooth transition from the previous to the next.

Now that Your Majesty's knees are full of dragon sons and grandsons, you have a lot of choices, so naturally you don't need to set up young candidates or people who are too old and have no advantages... Then it is natural to be virtuous and capable. ”

These words made the emperor fall into deep thought, and after a moment of silence, the emperor asked again.

"Then who do you think is the virtuous and capable one among the many princes and grandchildren of me today?"

Hua Wu shrugged her shoulders, "How do you know this Lanling, how long have I been in the palace, I don't recognize all the princes, princes, princes, and grandsons in the palace, but from the few people I know...

I think that whether it is King Yan or King Ning, it is good.

King Yan is only in his prime, and he is calm and atmospheric, and King Ning is very talented... The main thing is how his majesty chosen. ”

The emperor deliberately asked, "Then haven't you thought about King Gui or King Yu?" ”

Hua Wu flattened her mouth, "I don't dare to say this, His Royal Highness King Gui is His Majesty's beloved son, but his mother is a daughter of a different race."

Since ancient times, no prince and concubine have ascended to the throne of God who are members of the same family.

As for King Yu, presumably His Majesty is the first prince, and he has always had a knot in his heart for King Yu, I don't dare to mention His Royal Highness King Yu, Your Majesty is not happy, Lanling is struggling in this palace. ”

She flattened her mouth aggrievedly.

The emperor stared at her, and there was a deep temptation in his eyes, as if he wanted to pierce the flower mist.

"I sometimes wonder why you, a country woman, can have such an opinion.

Not to mention the women in this capital, even the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty may not have a pair of vicious eyes like you, who can see things at a glance. ”