A few people died quietly in the palace, and suddenly several ministers in the court were imprisoned, but surprisingly there was no big storm.

Gu Wan didn't want to care, her two youngest sons were at their most naughty and mischievous, taking care of the two of them was enough effort, where did she have the heart to care about other idle things?

, It's a rare sunny day, the sun is just right, Gu Wan has eaten, so she rests on the couch, and suddenly hears footsteps outside, and as soon as the curtain is lifted, Baosheng comes in with a basin of water.

Gu Wan was lazy and came together

, I felt that my scalp was tight, and when I lowered my head, Huanhuan was holding her hair with one hand, rubbing her eyes in a daze.

Gently pulling his hair out of his son's hand, he took a sip of tea to rinse his mouth and wash his face, "How long have I been asleep?" ”

"It's been two hours, and it's been a quarter of a year."

Bao Sheng came over, Gu Wan combed her hair, and two little girls came, dressed Huanhuan and Lele properly, and were cleaning up, when there was a sound outside the door.

As soon as Gu Wan looked up, she saw Brother Liu'er standing hesitantly in front of the door.

"Brother Liu'er came back early today, but class is over?" Gu Wan smiled and hurriedly pulled the child in

He wiped the sweat stains from his forehead. Brother Liu'er raised his head, glanced at his mother, and suddenly pounced, threw himself into Gu Wan's arms, hugged Gu Wan's neck, and sprinkled

It seemed to be writhing and shaking: "Mother! ”

Gu Wan was stunned: "What's wrong?" ”

Brother Liu'er lowered his head and did not speak.

Gu Wan smiled, waved her hand, and asked Baosheng to take the little girl, take Huanhuan and Lele out together, scoop up the handkerchief herself, wipe her face with Brother Liu'er, Brother Liu'er raised her head, and obediently and skillfully let Gu Wan move.

It is rare for him to be so well-behaved, you know, since the child was five years old, he no longer refused to let his mother dress him, wash his face and comb his hair, even if he did it very slowly, he had to do it himself.

This once made Gu Wan very pleased, but occasionally she felt a little regretful, when her mother took care of her baby son with her own hands, that feeling was amazing.

Of course, Gu Wan raised her children, never

Indulgence, that is, joy and joy, such as dressing and eating, and other things within their ability, they do it themselves, and they don't let it

The little eunuchs and girls on the side did it.

Children of other large families

If you don't follow dozens of maids-in-law, you feel that it is not decent, and you can't raise the temperament of a noble son, Gu Wanzhi thinks that it is rare for such a habitual child to become a noble son, and the children are everywhere, she would rather her son be raised roughly, even if there is some civilian temperament, she is not happy that they are clumsy and can't do anything!

Brother Yu Liu'er cleaned up, Gu Wan hugged him, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" ”

Brother Liu'er hesitated for a long time and finally said: "Mother, the imperial uncle said that he wants me to help him and be the prince." ”

Gu Wan was stunned and closed her eyes, although she knew that there might be this

, but I didn't expect this

came so quickly, Brother Liu'er was only five years old......

"Do you know what the prince means?"

Brother Liu'er nodded: "I know, the prince is the future emperor, and the emperor is my Uncle Huang." ”

These words are quite unfinished, but Gu Wan only looked at Brother Liu'er's face and knew that he understood very well in his heart, and he couldn't treat him as an ignorant child, so he couldn't help sighing, but said gently: "Then Brother Liu'er wants to be the prince?" ”

Brother Liu'er lowered his head and muttered for a long time before he gritted his teeth and said loudly: "I think." His eyes sparkled with an inexplicable look.

Gu Wan raised her eyebrows: "Then why does Brother Liu'er want to be the prince?" ”

When this sentence came out, Brother Liu'er was stunned, biting his fingers, muttering silently, and wanted to speak several times, but he was hesitant and couldn't say it, and finally only said: "Because if you become a prince, you can be an emperor!" ”

Gu Wan touched Brother Liu'er's head, no

He, the child is still young after all, he may just think that being an emperor is very majestic, so he wants to be it.

"Okay, whatever you want to do, my mother supports me." Gu Wan smiled, she always felt that children are the continuation of their parents, but not the vassals of their parents, their future should be decided by themselves, parents can teach their children, they can correct their children's mistakes, but they should never influence their decisions about their future destiny under the banner of being good for their children.

Even if Brother Liu'er is still young, even if he is only five years old, it seems that he can't decide his future path well, but he has decided this path, and he shouldn't stop it - he is a boy, since he is a boy, then it is not a mistake to embark on this difficult road, as long as it is not a mistake, why stop it?

So, even if Gu Wan knew that as long as he agreed to this child, from now on, he would no longer be able to call himself his mother, he still only hugged his brother and said in a low voice: "But you have to understand that the emperor is not easy to do." ”

At the beginning, Mu Yanxu also considered not having to succeed him, and it didn't seem to be too inappropriate to set up the son of the emperor's younger brother as the emperor in the future, Gu Wan only moved for a moment, and then shook his head and vetoed it, doing so would always be unjust, and there would be too much trouble in the future. If the son doesn't do that position, if he sits in that position, he naturally needs to be in all aspects.

This night, Gu Wan hugged her brother and said a lot of things, outsiders didn't know, what they said, but from this

Since then, Brother Liu'er has suddenly changed, becoming more stable and motivated.

Mu Yanxu also did as he said, cultivating Brother Liu'er in the direction of the prince, telling him who is capable, who is mediocre, what kind of people can be reused, and what kind of people should stay away!

is Mu Yanzhao, who often takes him to discuss matters together, and not because he is just a five-year-old child, he treats him as an ignorant doll.

Mu Yanxu's rumor that he wanted to establish a reserve was naturally unstoppable, in fact, he put on such a posture to build momentum for his brother and prepare in advance.

to leave my brother's

On the premise that the emperor has no son, he is indeed the best choice, but when Mu Yanxu directly raised the matter in the court and let the government discuss it, there were still some people who objected.

King Gao and King Xiao were the most fiercely opposed.

Even the patriarch of the Mu family, Mu Feng, the king of Chengping, was entrusted by King Gao, went straight to Daxing Palace, and directly said to Mu Yanxu, although you are the emperor, when this country is not yours alone, you can't give it to each other privately, this world, it is the entire Mu family who worked together to overcome all the thorns and thorns, and the throne was handed over, if it was inherited by the grandchildren of the grandson of the Long Live Lord, it was nothing, but if it was a child of the successor clan, then you had to ask for a fairness, otherwise, everyone was willing, wouldn't it cause the court to move

If ordinary people say this kind of thing, I am afraid that there will be a suspicion of great rebellion, but Mu Feng of Chengping Wang is different, his three sons and six grandsons all died on the battlefield, he is a lonely man, he is upright, and he has a very high status in the clan, even Mu Yanxu, and he cannot turn a deaf ear to his words.

In the end, there was no way, Mu Yanxu simply ordered directly in the court, and sent the chamberlain to immediately pass the decree, calling all the children in the clan who are qualified to inherit the throne to the court, and choosing one outstanding person in the public to be the prince.

It's just that he only chooses toddlers around five years old.

The ministers played, and felt that when choosing the prince, they should choose the larger one, which is not easy to die young, and second, it is mature and stable.

However, Mu Yanxu also has his own reasons - "I don't come here."

The sons and grandsons who inherit the family business, the second come, the king of a country, is not a trivial matter, when he is taught the way of the king from an early age, he has his own selfishness, I have a wife and daughter, and I hope that the future prince will be close to the queen and princess, so I choose the younger one. ”

The emperor said this, and the ministers could only keep their voices, and it could not be said that the emperor did not even have the right to choose a caring heir! King Xiao's face is not very good-looking, the grandsons he values are already ten years old, King Gao is relieved, his family San Lang is only six years old, just right.

Mu Yanxu didn't let these princes and ministers leave at all, and directly asked the servants to announce the decree, saving them from teaching those children to speak.

After a while, the waiter led a dozen children who were ignorant to step forward.

The children were young, and they were stared at by a large group of old men with gray beards or hideous faces, and several of them were frightened for a while, and some were crying for their mothers.

So, a group of people were coaxed to send them back, and then except for a few who were not born well, or the family was an only child, and a few asked, there was no enlightenment, no literacy, these were not good, and finally there were more than a dozen people left.

Three of them are the most competitive, and everyone is focusing on these three

Shang, a San Lang of a high royal family, six years old, was born with red lips and white teeth, and he was very lovely.

There is also a Jiulang of the Qi family,

The material is tall and strong, and he looks like a tiger, but his eyebrows are clear and beautiful, and his eyes are also smart.

The last one is Brother Liu, him

is the highest, and he is also good-looking, plus he has been taught a lot by Mu Yanxu

, Although I don't know why I came here, I was not nervous, I looked at the little adult, very steady, and most of the ministers saw him, even if they were selfish, they had to admit that the emperor's vision was good.

All three

Okay, all the ministers set their eyes on Mu Yanxu

to see how he chooses, how to convince all the ministers and the royal family and rest assured.

Mu Yanxu lowered his head and looked at all the children

swept it up, and asked directly: "Although you are young, but you were born in the royal family, you have already understood the reason, I called you over this time, and I will not hide it from you, just to choose one from among you to be the prince, the prince, is the future emperor, you can't choose lightly, I don't ask much, just ask you, if you are the emperor in the future, what do you want to do!" ”

For a time, great

It was quiet for a long time, and only then did a child reply in a childish voice: "I want a lot of candy to eat, but A-Niang always refuses to give it to me!" ”

In a word, all the ministers were stunned, and then everyone remembered that there were all children present, and some ministers immediately began to worry - choosing the prince like this is child's play!

However, the tense atmosphere is gone, many children have spoken, and the answers are varied, of course, these are not much taught at home, or children's hearts

Soon, San Lang and Jiu Lang stood out, San Lang's voice was clear, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he suppressed all the voices around him: "If I am the king, I will be close to the virtuous ministers, far from the villain, and strive to pay attention to the people's livelihood and educate the people......"

Although this child is still relatively empty, he shows that he is familiar with the scriptures and can use them, which is very rare for a child.

A smile immediately appeared on King Gao's face.

Jiulang was also unwilling to be the queen: "I want to personally conquer Dawa, open up the territory, and let all the countries come to the court, ......"

His words are also loud and beautiful, and true

, the ministers will smile, and some people sigh, not afraid that there will be no successor to the Daqing Dynasty.

Only Brother Liu'er kept his head down and didn't say a word.