"Concubine Bai, who has served the palace for a long time, is virtuous and gentle, and Qi Yunji, the seventh son of the emperor in this life, is deeply comforted by my heart, and is promoted to the concubine."

"The Ministry of Rites has worked hard for many years, but the golden twilight night, things must bow to the family, now his age is high, after the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet this year, I allow him to return to his hometown to retire for the rest of the year, and reward a thousand taels of gold."

"Qin Zichang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, is outstanding in heaven and fulfills his duties, and after the original Ministry of Rites retires, he will be succeeded as the new Secretary of the Ministry of Rites."

The matter of the Qin Xun Dynasty slightly disturbed the deliberations of the monarchs and ministers in the Taiji Hall for a moment, and then returned to normal, and the emperor listed today's matters one by one in an orderly manner, and supported one hand on his knees after speaking.

Wu Gonggong, the great eunuch who has followed the emperor for more than 20 years, would have looked at him in the morning, and when he saw this, he shook off the dust and put it on the crook of his arm, stood upright and slightly dragged his sharp tone under the hall: "If there is something to start, there is nothing to retreat." ”

"The minister has a play." A young man with a broken eyebrow came out of the line and stood in the temple.

"Ma Langzhong, what's going on?"

"The minister thinks that His Majesty has now got seven princes under his knees, and the eldest son and the second son of the emperor are both over the age of weak crowns, and it is no longer appropriate to only serve in the court as a prince."

The chess pieces of the Qu family, Qin Xun sneered in his heart and made a judgment.

As soon as the aunt gave birth to a new prince and was promoted to the concubine of the second queen, Qu Youxiang couldn't sit still, but naturally he couldn't be personally brushed by his high-ranking and powerful right prime minister in front of the civil and military officials, so he unkindly threw the errand to the official Xiaolang Zhongma who had just entered the court and did not know the political affairs to offend the emperor.

Eighty percent of this stupid little man is a foreigner, and he has not yet found out about the Chang'an court, Qu Boyong Xu has given him a lot of care and benefits before, so he hurriedly roared and stood up to the powerful. I don't know if he would regret being this up-and-coming bird to hit the emperor's tip instead of the old fox today if he gradually learned about the situation after living in the imperial capital for a long time.

If he can really live in peace until he lives in Chang'an for a long time.

The emperor had just announced a few happy events, and he was in a good mood, but he asked Ma Fei to mention such a thing that he was actually not very happy to talk about, and his smile couldn't help but fade, "So, what does Ma Langzhong think?" ”

"The minister thinks that His Majesty should appoint a prince who is higher than fifteen years old, a prince, a prince, and perform his own duties."

As soon as Ma Fei's words came out, the official column kept whispering, and Qin Xun obviously felt that the three brothers from the same mother on his left and right sides were all stiff.

Qin Xun lowered his eyes and smiled lightly.

Qu Boyong is blatantly poking the wishful thinking on the tip of the emperor's nose, stuck at the age of fifteen, just including the seventeen-year-old third son Qi Jing, and the fourteen-year-old fourth son Qi Lang, as for the three princes above the age of fifteen, Qu Boyong wants to line up Qi Xuan, who he explicitly reprimanded for "mud can't support the wall", and Qi Jing, who is not his own relative, clearly wants to make the emperor's eldest son Qi Xuan the prince.

Qin Xun actually had the leisure to the left to glance at the fourteen-year-old pampered fourth prince on his face, not surprisingly, he saw that the little young man's eyes were a little resentful, but this time it was not aimed at Qin Xun, but it was aimed at the officials standing in the hall who had just excluded him from the prince candidate at the behest of his biological grandfather.

It's still tender, and I don't want to think about it, Qu Boyong is an old and affectionate minister, and he has an orthodox grandson who is the eldest son and has reached adulthood for him to support, even if you Qi Lang is a hundred times smarter and more favored than your eldest brother Qi Xuan, Qu Boyong will not take care of your fourteen-year-old hairy cub more than that.

The emperor asked knowingly: "When I heard what Ma Lang said, it seems that I already have a candidate for the crown prince in my heart, but I don't know that my son can get the green eyes of the minister?" ”

How can the emperor not see it, how can the hundred officials not see it, this Xiaolang, who has been an official for less than half a year, is a high-powered Qu Right Prime Minister who threw out to explore the emperor's small organs, but it is not the right minister himself, and the small organs are also of limited utility, which can not only probe the king's thoughts, but also not go too far to provoke him to turn his face, even if the emperor is annoyed, at most he will dismantle this small organ and give a hint of warning, so as not to worry about these little tricks he uses with his important ministers.

In a small official, why does the prince need his blue eyes, the emperor is just asking them which of their respected right prime ministers, Qu Boyong, likes him to be the prince.

"The minister thinks that His Royal Highness Meng Xuan, the eldest son of the emperor, is from the main palace, and the body of the eldest is filial piety and loyalty, and he can inherit the unification."

The emperor let out a faint "oh": "What about my foolishness and return to the city, what does Ma Langzhong say?" ”

"The sons of the emperors of the second and third highnesses are self-explanatory, however, the second highness is not the longest, and the third highness is not the longest, and the minister thinks that the person who is in charge of the world should be from the orthodoxy."

is so stupid and blunt, no wonder it was pushed out so easily by Qu Boyong. Qin Xun looked at the face of the king on the dragon chair silently, knowing that Ma Fei's words from this official were afraid that he would have to bring trouble to himself.

If you want to support Qi Xuan, you can say that Qi Xuan is frugal and frugal, you can say that Qi Xuan is filial, and it's okay to praise Qi Xuan to the sky, the emperor is at most a little unhappy because Ma Fei mentioned the matter of establishing a prince that he has no plans to do at present, but he may not be punished more. But Ma Feiqian shouldn't mention the difference between his concubines and concubines, Qin Xun wasn't sure whether these words were taught by Qu Boyong or added by Ma Fei himself, but he knew in his heart that Ma Fei's words were simply stupid.

Today's saint Qi Duan, born as a concubine, the second son of his brother, he is the eldest son of the orthodox son who succeeded to the throne as the emperor, Ma Fei kept talking, for the emperor, he is talking about his brother who did not agree with the final break since he was a child, Prince Ping Qi Ge.

With such words, Ma Fei was undoubtedly above the court and brushed the emperor's face.

The emperor will not let Ma Fei go.

Qin Xun was not anxious, nor did he speak, and even he was probably the most relaxed one in the center of the monarchs and ministers in this Taiji Palace, he knelt in this row and connected the four of them, with the right position of the elder to the left, Qi Xuan, Qi Xuan, Qin Xun, and Qi Lang. Qin Xun took in the expressions on the faces of the three princes around him, including Qi Xuan, who was embraced by Ma Feili as the candidate for the crown prince, the three brothers all had complicated and ugly expressions, Qin Xun even heard Qi Xuan seem to be talking to Qi Xuan very lowly, and said "Grandfather is confused".

Yes, Qi Xuan is mediocre, but Qi Xuan is not stupid, Qu Boyong is so anxious and reckless this time, but it is because the people in the queen's palace delivered an urgent message early this morning

Concubine Bai Shu gave birth to a son, Jin Feng.

The emperor is in the prime of life, and when this newborn little prince grows up, there is still a long lifespan, according to Bai Jiang's favored momentum, her eldest son Qi Jing's actuarial is invincible, and the position of Lin Qin's two ministers behind her mother and son is high, if her youngest son Seventh Prince is also smart and favored, the queen and the Qu family will become increasingly difficult to beat, if one day, this new concubine remembers the noble and noble position, and the back position of Zi Zi Fang will be suspended.

Therefore, although Qu Boyong wanted to sacrifice Ma Fei to explore the emperor's thoughts, he still had some hope that the emperor would determine the matter of establishing the prince.

But the emperor doesn't like their impatience in such a matter, Qu Boyong is an important minister, and the emperor can tolerate it, but he is not happy.

The almost suffocating silence in the Taiji Palace, Ma Fei was stared straight at by the emperor on the high seat, and his back was cold, and he was terrified for a while, in the quiet Zhuanghua Hall, he could almost hear the rhythm of the drums in his heart, he swallowed his saliva slowly, and finally heard the emperor's cold voice pierce his ears through a slight tinnitus: "What Ma Lang said, can you all agree with Aiqing?" ”

"The minister has objections." Qin Xun heard that there was also a young man's voice behind him, and he tilted his head slightly to look back, and saw a young man with slender eyebrows and eyes standing in line.

"Bao Shilang, you and Ma Langzhong belong to the same department, why, do you have different opinions?"

The servant surnamed Bao is the man surnamed Bao, who is the amorous and lustful Bao Fuquan who married Yan Xiang's daughter and worshiped the official? Qin Xun glanced at it more, Xu was a little prejudiced, and felt that Bao Fuquan's slender eyebrows and eyes were not so comfortable to look at.

Bao Fuquan bowed his waist and said: "The minister thinks that the prince and the prince must bear the weight of the monarch's affairs, and over the years, His Majesty's government affairs have been divided into many parts and the three princes have returned to the city. "Except for the people who are the same party as Qu Youxiang who will definitely support the son of Queen Qu because of that kinship and power, who can't see that the most important thing for His Majesty is that His Royal Highness will return to the city, even if he has not yet given a clear title of prince, he is already clearly cultivating as a prince. At this time, if you don't follow Your Majesty's favor and support Your Royal Highness, you have to find Your Majesty unhappy, I don't know what their new Xiaolang thinks of the Ministry of Officials.

Unexpectedly, this person had never heard Qi Jing mention it before, but he stood in Qi Jing so bluntly, it's just that one fool is enough to annoy the emperor, and another one comes out, and the emperor is happy that eighty percent of the prince's patience is about to be exhausted.

What kind of prince to set up, what kind of prince to appoint, at this time either don't speak, or can only play a round to say that this matter is to be discussed, really stand up and show loyalty is very clever?

Qin Xun moved his legs, which were kneeling and sitting a little numb, as if he was coming to the Taiji Hall to watch a play today, and secretly commented in his heart while watching the play.

"Your Majesty, the minister has the audacity to say, in recent years, His Majesty has inevitably treated the Third Highness too much, and his two brothers are both adults, each with their own talents, if Your Majesty treats his son for a long time, he will inevitably let the world say that His Majesty is partial. The minister thinks that if His Majesty divides political affairs into the son, and the older prince should be in charge of the throne, the minister believes that His Royal Highness and the Second Highness will inevitably be inferior to the Third Highness in handling political affairs

All three of his brothers are emperors. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks ......"

"Your Majesty......"

The emperor was troubled, and he was about to get angry, and when he saw Yan Zuoxiang hurriedly getting up and coming to the palace, he was also an old minister, and the emperor temporarily suppressed the anger that had surged into his heart.

"Your Majesty." Yan Zuoxiang's old face was so wrinkled that he had a bitter color, his old waist was deeply bowed, and he said helplessly, "The old minister thinks that the affairs of the court have been complicated recently, and His Majesty has taken care of every opportunity, and there are also Mid-Autumn Festival banquets, imperial examinations and Shanglin Autumn Hunting. When you young colleagues heard that Your Majesty was happy with the new prince, they remembered this matter for a while, and their original intention was to think about it for our Daqi Society, but their words were inevitably younger, and now the matter of establishing a prince is not a top priority in the near future, and it should not bother Your Majesty too much. ”

Finally, there was someone who could speak, and the emperor's face softened a lot.

Pity the old courtiers, pity the hearts of the world's parents, Qin Xun glanced at the silhouette of Yan Zuoxiang, the old man is old, he has to coax the court's monarchs and ministers to make peace, and he has to pay for his son-in-law Bao Fu, who is out of order, really tossed the old bones of Zuo Xiang enough.

He muttered in his heart, but when he heard the emperor suddenly spit out his name, he asked him with a smile of unknown meaning: "I almost forgot, the third son of the Qin family went to the court for the first time today, and it is very different from the people of you who come to the Taiji Hall every day to quarrel in front of me, I really want to hear it, Weizhi, do you think, among my sons, who can be the prince?" ”

(End of chapter)