In the Five Princes' Mansion, the discussion about the Empress and Jiang Bowen continues.

"Jiang Bowen's eldest granddaughter Jiang Lanzhuang has just passed the year of Jilu, and she has not yet been married, and when the marriage of the five princes is decided, we can go to the Jiang family to propose marriage." The man said again.

Marrying Jiang Bowen's eldest granddaughter as the concubine of the Five Princes, this is the sincerity of the Five Princes' Mansion, without such enough sincerity, it will not lead Jiang Bowen to take the bait. If Jiang Bowen stood by and did not participate in the matter of winning the heir, it would be the Five Princes' Mansion that suffered the greatest loss.

"Marrying the daughter of the Jiang family?" As soon as that person's words fell, Shangguan Changzhi was a little stunned, although he also knew that the Jiang family had always had no treasures, but he had never thought about marrying the daughter of the Jiang family!

He originally planned to give the Jiang family the title of marquis. Marrying the daughter of the Jiang family, what should Shen Ning do? Shangguan Changzhi thought of Shen Ning's dark and cold eyes, and his heart became irritable.

"Didn't you originally plan to marry the daughter of the Shen family? Besides, if the Jiang family has two generations of queens in a row, I am afraid that it will be too powerful in the future and it is difficult to grasp. In case the Jiang family has a disobedient heart, this matter will be a scourge! Soon, Shangguan Changzhi calmed down, measuring the differences and gains and losses between the two.

He remembered that the previous plan and the momentum he had made in Jingzhao were not in vain? Everyone said that the five princes would not marry unless they were the daughters of the Shen family, so that the change would make the officials and the people unbelieve, and the gains would outweigh the losses.

"Besides, my father must not allow me to marry the daughter of the Jiang family, it's too blatant. To lure Jiang Bowen into the bait, it seems that other methods have to be used, and the marriage is not feasible. Shangguan Changzhi added, analyzing the pros and cons of this matter, Li Ke'an and Xu Wusi also nodded when they listened. I think that His Royal Highness is very reasonable.

"Then what kind of sincerity does Your Highness have enough weight?" The elegant voice asked, without the marriage, why does Jiang Bo support the Five Princes' Mansion? Without great benefits, how can it be worth the adventure of the National Uncle's Mansion? This thing. He had already thought about it, but he thought about it or only marriage was the most effective guarantee.

"Fengzhu Guogong, hereditary replacement, in addition to the 120,000 soldiers and horses of Longyouwei are under the control of the Jiang family, the 120,000 soldiers and horses of the Guan Neiwei are also under the control of the Jiang family! He set up a prince unto me. Marry the daughter of the Jiang family. Shangguan Changzhi thought for a moment, and then said, this is a big deal, in order to win the support of the Jiang family, this is the greatest sincerity he gave.

"......" The man was a little shocked, this kind of determination and generosity of a strong man to break his wrist, he really didn't look at the wrong person, His Royal Highness the Fifth Highness has such a bold intention in the world.

"Then let's decide like this, I will send someone to talk to Jiang Bowen, presumably he will be very moved by this condition. As for the Shen family. Shen Huashan is an official who does things without leakage, and he is deeply hidden, and I can't figure out the details of the Shen family for a while. still act according to the original plan and get closer to the Shen family. and Yongning Hou's side, too, hurry up. The man also thought about it, and finally agreed with Shangguan Changzhi's idea.

"The excerpt of Yongning Marquis asking for the prince of the world, I have already secretly intercepted it. Now there is the matter of the prince, and it will not be a problem for this matter to drag on for another year and a half. As long as there is more time, my aunt will definitely coax Yongning Hou to change her mind. Shangguan Changzhi replied.

Originally, the Yongning Marquis Mansion has always supported him, but if that Ying Nantu becomes the prince, with the grudge between his aunt and him, it is difficult to say what the wind direction of the Yongning Marquis Mansion will be. Although these noble families do not have much strength, but with their support, they will occupy the name of righteousness, and things will go much smoother.

When the Five Princes' Mansion was planning, the people of the Second Prince's Mansion and the Third Prince's Mansion were not idle. Behind Shangguan Chengyou. There is the power of Chen Zhihao, the former secretary of the military department, and the power of Zhang Xinghua, the young secretary of Taifu Temple, plus the children of the Chen and Zhang families and their respective in-laws, which are connected into a big net, and they are the main forces supporting the second prince to ascend to the throne.

Although Chen Zhihao Ding was worried. But his sophistication and planning have also brought a lot of benefits to the Second Prince's Mansion, if it weren't for the efforts of the Chen family, the Second Prince's Mansion would not have been so easy to get out of last year's Chunqiu.

According to Chen Zhihao and Zhang Xinghua's ideas, the position of the prince must be fought for, but it cannot be fought for in the open, but only in secret. On the surface, the second prince only needs to show his benevolence and magnanimity, respect for the emperor and queen, love for his brothers, and be polite to his subordinates, all of which must be presented in front of Emperor Changtai one by one.

"There are still more than two months to go before the filial piety of the Empress Dowager Ciyi, and it is estimated that as soon as the filial piety period expires, the marriage of the three princes will be put on the agenda, and the emperor wants to hug the emperor and grandson, which is expected. After filial piety, His Royal Highness will also step up to give birth to the emperor's grandson. "Taifu Shaoqing Zhang Xinghua said, originally this kind of thing, he didn't want to talk to Shangguan Chengyou, but his nephew is like a father and son, and he is also very worried about the situation of the second prince. If the second princess Chen Wanrou had not been aborted, now the emperor and grandson would have been born.

"This third child's marriage must be taken seriously, and he can't be allowed to add any more strong forces, and at the same time send people to pay close attention to the Zhou family to see if they can catch any tricks and pull up the Zhou family, the third child is a toothless tiger." Shangguan Chengyou said, I can't wait to uproot the Zhou family, Concubine Zhou Xian and the three princes now.

"Your Highness, don't be impatient, we will pay attention to the marriage of the Third Highness. The most important thing now is to show more in front of the emperor, and the emperor's heart is more important than anything else. Chen Zhihao said that he had already exchanged views with Zhang Xinghua, and he was also planning to do something to improve the prestige of the second prince, which had to be considered in the long run.

As for the three princes, of course, they also have their own plans. Concubine Xian had already delivered the message and asked him to wait, saying that Emperor Changtai was worried about his heirs, and after the Empress Dowager Ciyi was filial, the marriage would be decided, and he also said that Emperor Changtai intended to choose a good family for him, although he didn't know whose family it was, but it was certain to help.

"It would be best if the emperor appointed His Highness to marry someone in the army, and what His Highness lacks now is the power in the army." Xian Maoxin said that as an official of the Ministry of War, he is quite clear about what it means to be a power in the army. If the Third Highness has another power in the army, why worry about it!

Listening to Xian Maoxin's words, Shangguan Yongping's face was a little strange, he remembered that he went to Anbei Protectorate two years ago, these people in the army, all of them are not easy to get along with, these girls must be extremely strong, right? Thinking of this, an image of a girl with a tiger's back appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but shudder, it was terrible!

The undercurrents of the princes' mansions also affected the harem concubines. Those childless concubines have nothing to do with themselves at all, those concubines who have children but young children are also acceptable, and the adult concubines such as Concubine De, Concubine Xian and Concubine Li Guifei are much more nervous, in addition to flattering and flattering the queen, they also talk about the various advantages of their emperor intentionally or unintentionally in front of the emperor.

The thoughts of these concubines, Emperor Changtai also knew very well in his heart, the prince was undecided every day, and there were constant disputes every day, he knew everything, but he was annoyed by what he heard, and the number of times he went to Kunning Palace increased.

Since the crown prince's death, Kunning Palace has been much quieter, and it is a good place for Emperor Changtai. There is no need to listen to the nagging of the concubines, Emperor Changtai feels a lot more comfortable, and he also talks to the queen about these troubles from time to time.

"The heir has not yet been decided, and it is normal for them to consider their own emperors." The queen said while adding tea to Emperor Changtai, her tone was soft and casual, just like ordinary people gossiping. Emperor Changtai also enjoyed this relaxed atmosphere, and couldn't help but say a few words in his heart: "I have my own shortcomings and advantages, and it is difficult for me to make a decision for a while. Does the queen have an idea? ”

"Guozuo is such a big thing, which concubine harem lady is too talkative. It's just that the emperor has asked, so I'll also share my opinion. The queen said, her mind turned, and she remembered her brother's reply, and her mind was much firmer.

"The second prince, the third prince and the fifth prince are all good, and the concubines can't tell which one is better. It's just that the concubines thought that Concubine De and Concubine Xian were famous, and the second and third princes were nobler than the five princes, and naturally they were better than the five princes. The queen said with a smile, picked up the tea, looked at Emperor Changtai, saw his face slightly, and felt that the fragrance of tea was also much sweeter.

"Noble-born? Your Majesty is convinced? Emperor Changtai muttered to himself, the queen's words touched the sore spot in his heart.

I think that back then, when he ascended the throne, there were also many courtiers who secretly criticized him as a servant, thinking that he was not from a humble background enough to be the emperor, and there was also a minister Shangshu who asked to set up King Sheng at that time, the reason was that King Sheng was born noble and convincing, if it weren't for the Gao family and Jiang Jiali at that time, they thought that they were all the emperor's flesh and blood, and there was no distinction between noble and low, maybe he would not be able to sit on the throne!

It's been nearly forty years, and he doesn't remember these sore spots for a long time, but now that the queen says this, Emperor Changtai seems to remember how resentful and helpless he was at the beginning, and his background is not something he can choose? Why should other brothers be better than him? What about the origin? In the end, he sat on this throne for nearly forty years?

This kind of thought was intertwined in Emperor Changtai's mind, thinking of the current situation of several princes seizing the heir, there was also a trace of strangeness in his heart, how similar the situation of this fifth child was to himself at that time. Are the harem concubines and court officials the same as the queen thinks? Has the fifth child suffered from the secret ridicule and white eyes? Just like what you experienced at the beginning? These thoughts recurred in Emperor Changtai's mind, causing him to be silent for a while.

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Midnight!