If there's one thing that is lost every day, but it's not visible to the naked eye, it's time. In the blink of an eye, Jingzhao has changed from the bitter cold of March to the scorching heat of June.

It seemed that in just a moment, the weather in Jingzhao changed. However, Shen Huashan felt that these two or three months were so long that they could be counted little by little.

Although it had been a few months since the kneeling invitation outside the Zichen Palace, he still remembered it clearly. At that time, he, Shen Ke, and Jiang Chenghai knelt outside the Zichen Hall to ask the emperor to retract his will, but later because of the prince's persuasion, it finally failed.

Before long, the subordinate was removed from the post in the matter. The original Wupin was transferred to the Prince Zhan Mansion and went out as an official respectively, and Emperor Changtai simply completed the replacement of a position.

After the subordinates were withdrawn from the matter, the subordinates were sparse with sick beggar bones. Emperor Changtai naturally rejected his request. Shenke didn't insist anymore, but he didn't go to the hospital every time he was sick, even if he occasionally went back to the province to work, he was still unhappy.

After kneeling outside the Zichen Palace, Shen Ke, an already very old man, seemed to be knocked down all of a sudden, and he looked even older. Sometimes when he saw Shen Huashan, he would pull out a smile, and this smile was so bitter that it made Shen Huashan sad.

He could almost see Shenko's life passing rapidly. Yes, Shen Ke is already very old, and the kneeling invitation outside the Zichen Hall seems to be the last blow he has used all his strength. If you can't hit it, you will naturally fall.

I don't know why, seeing such Shenke, Shen Huashan felt endless sadness. Sure enough, when the spring rain fell in April, Shen Ke died of illness in Shizhong Mansion on Shifu Street. It is said that when he closed his eyes. Zeng sighed lowly: "Live up to Yu Jinzhi......"

When Shen Huashan heard the funeral report, he stumbled up and put on his clothes, wanting to do something, but he only walked to the courtyard, bowed his head in the direction of the Shizhong Mansion and made a few bows, and then stood in the courtyard in a daze, chanting words in his mouth: "Take the order of the cashier, and be courteous." All the affairs of the state. and the book order to participate in the general, and the special judgment saves trouble......"

Palm out of the emperor's order, the etiquette...... It's for the subordinates, it's for Shenke!

But just like that, when Emperor Changtai died of illness in the forty-first year, what else can you think? Thinking of the prince and the emperor, I think of the singing and harmony. Shen Huashan didn't know what else he could think about, but he felt that he was also unhappy.

After Shen Ke died, Shen Huashan also fell ill once, although he got better soon, he always felt it. Sometimes, after he finished handling affairs in Zhongshu Province, he was so tired that he didn't even go to Zhan Shifu.

Shen Ning looked at Shen Huashan like this. I was worried. Such a grandfather is clearly depressed and incomprehensible, and if this continues, his heart will definitely be damaged.

How can this be?

Shen Ning's worries are also Shen Zejing's worries. Why his father is like this, Shen Zejing knows very well, it seems that the prince and the emperor have joined forces in the withdrawal matter to disappoint his father.

Perhaps, my father regretted how he chose to support the Twelve Princes in the first place, so that today's events would have happened. Even, his father would attribute Shenko's death to his unknown acquaintance. Father is languishing. But now that the Shen family is indispensable to him, my father feels that he can't go on like this.

This night, Shen Zejing, as usual, went to Shen Huashan's study to talk about the affairs of the day, and after the discussion, he did not say goodbye to Shen Huashan as usual, but knelt heavily in front of Shen Huashan's door.

"What's wrong? Jing'er? Why kneel? Get up! Shen Zejing suddenly knelt down, startling Shen Huashan. Busy let him get up and talk.

"Father...... The child begs the father to cheer up! The prince was only a sixteen-year-old boy, how much could he know? Even though the emperor is an emperor's mental trick, but the spring and autumn are twilight, how many years can he influence the prince? Please don't be disappointed! The original choice. Now it seems flawed and imperfect, so what? We do our best to make him right! How can you be self-indulgent and depressed? ”

In the end, Shen Zejing kowtowed, and said, "Father, the child is not blaming his father, but ...... Lord Taishan once said that for the sake of the peace and security of the country and the people, even if he has experienced a hundred calamities, he is not afraid, and naturally he cannot be depressed! ”

Shen Zejing's kneeling and kowtowing movements and his words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Shen Huashan's heart fiercely, impacting his thoughts, making him grow his mouth and not know how to speak for a while.

"Yes...... You all know the truth, as a father can't figure it out! It's for my father......" After a long time, Shen Huashan sighed and said. is such a simple truth, but I still need my son to remind him. It's because he got into the picture, he was too busy with the prince's heart, so he didn't realize that there was still something to think about and things to do!

That's right, that's right, even if the Shen family's original decision to support the prince seems to have a perfect place now, but so what? The prince is now the prince, the prince is still young, and the emperor is limited, all of this can be corrected and worked hard! If you haven't done your best, how can you be depressed?

Since Shen Zejing's study knelt down, Shen Huashan's depressed mind gradually recovered because of the death of Shen Ke and Shen Ke, and it didn't take long for Shen Huashan, who had a kind smile, to go back and forth between Zhongshu Province and Prince Zhan Shifu again.

The prince Zhan Shi made the prince guide to the virtuous, enlightened the prince's important military affairs, and where his position was...... How can you forget?

This year is another year of the five-year examination, and although Jingzhao officials attach great importance to this matter, they can't pay attention to another matter, especially the officials above Jingzhao Sanpin, who are even more busy.

Running, inquiring, and handing over affection are all for this matter. The exam is held once every five years, but this incident may happen once in 50 years, and if they miss it, they don't know where to cry.

It all started half a month ago. In June, along with the scorching hot weather, there was a news that affected the high-ranking officials of Dayong, that is, Emperor Changtai planned to choose the crown princess for the crown prince!

This is exciting and great news, and the eyes and thoughts of Jingzhao officials have been focused on this, where can they still be distracted from the matter of the exam?

The crown princess, the future queen, the future mother of the country, has a prominent status and a noble status, and the family of the crown princess will be the home of the uncle in the future!

More importantly, the prince is young and the emperor is old, and the importance of this uncle's house is self-evident. Of course, the princess's maiden family! What a pie this is, no wonder the Jingzhao officials are so excited.

Now Jingzhao's situation is that everyone has a chance to get this pie, but no one is completely sure that they can get this pie.

For this reason, Jingzhao officials have come up with strange tricks, stepping on other girls, raising their own daughters and other means, not to mention.

Shen Huashan looked at the surge of Jingzhao officials with a smile, although he was the crown prince Zhan Shi, but such a matter as the crown princess was decided by the masters, not for him to ask, and the Shen family was not in the bureau this time, so he felt extremely relaxed.

The Shen family does not have a suitable candidate for the crown princess, and only Shen Ning in the Shen family is qualified to be elected as the crown princess, but he has already made a marriage with Ying Nantu.

Shen Mi, Shen Yao and others are not qualified to become the crown princess in terms of identity, so this time the competition for the crown princess, without the Shen family girl has nothing to do, he can have such a good interest and laugh at the open and secret battles between officials.

If you don't enter the game, you can laugh and watch the battle in the game.

Of course, he also knew that the Shen family did not have a suitable candidate for the crown princess, which was great news for the Jingzhao officials, because it was one less powerful competitor for them.

With the position of Shen Huashan's crown prince Zhan Shi, and with the Shen family's dragon skills, if the Shen family has a suitable girl, the position of the crown princess is none other than the Shen family's girl, then their own girl still has a place to stand?

Such a whisper came into Shen Huashan's ears, and he couldn't help laughing.

Even if the Shen family has a suitable girl, the Shen family has no interest in the position of the crown princess! The Shen family is already prosperous, and if it becomes a family of relatives, it will definitely attract the jealousy of the prince and the emperor.

Harmful and useless, what is the use of the position of crown princess?

While laughing, Shen Huashan also felt a little depressed. This bit of depression is related to the matter of the crown princess. As the crown prince Zhan Shi, as the prince's ally, and as the patriarch of the Shen family, what he thought of was the impact after marrying the crown princess.

According to Taizu's regulations, the crown prince and the princes must be at least twenty-two years old before they can get married, but the prince is only sixteen years old now, which is neither in accordance with the regulations nor too young, and the prince himself is only a half-old child, and will definitely be influenced by the crown princess and her mother's family. And such an impact, no one can say whether it is good or bad, the prince got married so early, there are disadvantages and no advantages.

This is Shen Huashan's view, and it is also the opinion of the officials of the Zhan Mansion. When Shen Huashan informed the crown prince and Concubine Rong of Zhan Shifu's suggestion, he was opposed by them. The reason is very simple, they think that if they marry the crown princess and give birth to a grandson earlier, the prince's position will be more stable.

Even Concubine Rong, who has always supported the Shen family, thinks so.

The reason why Emperor Changtai wanted to choose the crown princess for the crown prince was because he felt that his body was getting worse day by day, although there was nothing wrong, but he often felt tired, he wanted the prince to marry as soon as possible, one is for the emperor and grandson Guozuo, and the other is for the prince to choose a strong reinforcement, so as to suppress the ministers in the future and pass the administrative order.

The problem now is that there is only one crown princess, and there are many girls in the Jingzhao official family, three provinces, six departments, two Taiwans and nine temples, plus the Seven Great Avenue Observation Envoy and the Seven Davids, after all, there are many suitable girls in these officials' families, among these girls, which one is more suitable to be the crown princess?

Or should I say, which of these officials is more suitable to be the prince's help? It can assist the prince without posing a threat to the prince, which is not a good choice.

ps：

Two more! Shen Ke, a servant of the door, Changtai died in forty-one years. Actually, I like such people very much.