"San Lang has turned over this year, and he is already twenty-one, seeing that Gorou is going to be a father and Shichiro is going to marry, he can't indulge his temperament anymore, what is the plan of the saint? From the point of view of the mourning family, it is better to say that with Shangyuan's sixth granddaughter, San Lang will never embarrass people again. ”

The queen mother's minor illness is no longer a big problem, but the Son of Heaven coughed again and again, and only after a long break did she say: "Wei Guogong's two daughters, one is the prince and princess, and the other is the future princess of Chu. ”

The queen mother did not really let Su Liuniang become the third princess, King Fu has no maternal family to rely on, and the Su family is not a greedy family, otherwise the eldest princess would not let her eldest granddaughter marry King Fu who has no ambition and dependence, she is worried that the prince has been in a state of decline since the Zhen family was abolished, and his actions have become more and more lazy and absurd.

I have to say that the queen mother knows her own son very well, and faintly perceives that the Son of Heaven has the idea of easy storage, and the princess set the Wei family, looking at it to further win over the Wei family, not to mention that this was originally the prince's help, just the prestige of the Wei family, in the past, it relied on Jin Rongzhong, and at this time, it relied on Wei Guogong, and its own influence was limited.

The Empress Dowager and the emperor had different considerations, believing that although the prince was weak, he was assisted by "virtuous ministers" - such as the Yan family, the Su family, etc., which was enough to maintain the stability of the country and the political harmony.

On the contrary, once the elder is abolished and the virtuous is established, it will lead to a wall between the princes and sons, and the forces of all parties will not let go, which is another bloody storm.

The saint has obvious affection for the Su family, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it has reached the peak - not to mention the in-laws of the Su family, just look at the Wei Guogong in charge of the Kyoto Forbidden Army, Su Ke serves in the household department, Su Yi is a cabinet bachelor involved in confidential government affairs, Su Ming High School will become an upstart, and the prince Su Xun is also transferred to the Hanlin Academy, often drafting edicts at the driver's side, and both civil and military occupy important positions.

If the saint pushes the boat down the river and agrees to marry the three princes and Su Liuniang, it shows that the sacred heart is biased towards the three princes.

The Queen Mother's heart was slightly relieved, and she said again: "If the seventh girl of the Qin Prime Minister's Mansion is like this, the mourning family sees her as an extraordinary, and originally thought that she could meet Saburo's wishes......"

"Regardless of San Lang's own wishes, just talking about the ambition of the Qin family, I will never be willing to have only one prince and princess in the family, as long as I move this thought, the queen will be the first person who can't hold back and come forward to oppose it, queen mother, what do you want, or tell your son clearly." Although the Son of Heaven looked tired, his expression was not solemn, with a smile.

The Queen Mother glanced at her son and sighed: "The mourning family takes a fancy to two ladies, one is the second daughter of Wei Shilang, and the other is the fifth girl of the Kong family. ”

The Kong family will not talk about it, even if the daughter becomes the concubine of the three princes, it is still the power of the prince, as for the Wei family, although it is the first family, only the eldest son in the family is the eldest son, and the relationship with the in-laws Chu Wangfu is not close, even if Wei Zhao becomes the concubine of the third prince, it is not enough to become the support of the three princes and compete with the prince, and the three princes have only one choice to assist the prince in order to protect themselves.

At present, the two mansions of Wei Guogong and the King of Chu are loyal to the imperial power, and then the three princes and the crown prince really share honor and disgrace, and the four princes are difficult to achieve.

The Queen Mother is still a tentative plan.

"The queen mother meant, and the son understood." The Son of Heaven chuckled: "San Lang's two side concubines, both from the queen's family, if the concubine is the daughter of the Kong family again, it is not beneficial, but Wei Shilang, I originally intended to allow him to be a scholar, and after two years, it is time to be promoted to a level, after May...... The concubine of Shangshu can also be the princess and concubine. ”

This seems to mean that the three princes have been classified as the prince's side, and marrying the Kong family is like adding to the snake, but it is more beneficial to marry the Wei family.

The Son of Heaven's determination made the Queen Mother feel more at ease.

"Wei's Ah Zhao has also reached the end, even if the marriage is postponed at this time, she must have something to understand, lest the Wei family set her a family affair, and the mourning family means...... Let's let Jing Yatou come forward. ”

"Just according to the words of the queen mother." The Son of Heaven agreed, and was about to get up, but suddenly he coughed heavily, panting rapidly, and fell backwards, and fainted on the kang according to the atrium.

The Queen Mother was shocked, and fell to the ground with beads in her hand, and Mocui beads fell all over the ground.

"Hurry up and ask the envoy of the Jiang Academy!" The Queen Mother pounced forward, her trembling hand grasped the palm of the Son of Heaven, only to feel the coldness, and then saw that the Son of Heaven's eyes were closed, his face was blue, and his eyes were suddenly red, but she lowered her voice and told Aunt Ru: "Don't make a noise, just say that you are mourning and feeling unwell." ”

So on this day, Chen Guifei, who was dressed up and prepared, did not expect the Son of Heaven to come to Yikun Palace again, and Father-in-law Zhan came to report - the Queen Mother suddenly felt that Feng was unwell, and passed on the imperial doctor, and the saint wanted to stay in Ci'an Palace to serve the sick, so that all the ladies should not go to Ci'an Palace to disturb.

When the Son of Heaven woke up, it was late at night, and only the Queen Mother was still sitting in front of the bed, and her face could not hide her grief.

Because Jiang Qinggu bluntly said that the Son of Heaven's asthma and palpitations are aggravated, and the long can be guaranteed for three years, and the short one can be for one year......

Originally, in the third year of Yuanqing, Jiang Qinggu had already asserted, but the fact that the Son of Heaven was suffering from a hidden disease and the dragon's body was critically ill was kept secret, and only this pair of supreme mother and son knew it.

Now, the end is approaching.

"Mother, son is not filial to ......" in the winter of the old year, the son of heaven's asthma has a frequent trend, this time suddenly fainted, it is enough to see the signs of danger, the Son of Heaven has foreseen, maybe one day, will die suddenly like Gaozu Taizong, the respect of the ninety-five, but can not escape the number of lives, but the emperor is really difficult to feel at ease, the official reform has just been implemented, the emerging forces are still difficult to become a climate, more important princes...... He had not yet had time to smoothly transfer the power of the empire to his chosen son.

The Son of Heaven was panting heavily, and he couldn't help but cause another sharp cough, which seemed to be able to relieve the congestion in his chest and make his breathing a little easier.

Seeing this situation, the Queen Mother couldn't help but burst into tears, and clenched her sick son's unwarm palm: "Xian'er, my child ......" Many words turned into choked at this time.

"The queen mother is relieved, and the son is ...... I...... Haven't given up yet. Although the palm of the Son of Heaven was cold, there was a bright sweat stain on his forehead, and he sat up with his body bold: "Queen Mother, this matter cannot be publicized." ”

The Queen Mother bowed heavily: "Don't worry...... It's said that my illness has recurred, and you stay in Ci'an Palace to serve the sick, Xian'er, you are here tonight, and the queen mother is with you. ”

At this time, Jiang Qinggu, who was waiting outside the warm pavilion, heard that the Son of Heaven had woken up, and was led in by Aunt Ru, and he applied a needle and pressed it again.

"In this situation, can I hold on to the early dynasty tomorrow?"

Jiang Qinggu knelt down respectfully: "The saint is suffering from an asthma emergency, which causes palpitations and fainting, although it is critical, but once it is slowed down, there will be no sleep for the time being. ”

Of course, if the treatment is not urgent, it may lead to sudden death, but Jiang Qinggu has no need to say it directly.

The Son of Heaven gasped heavily: "That's fine." But he raised his eyelids slightly, glanced at the figure of the Queen Mother who had avoided the outside world reflected on the screen, and lowered his voice a little: "Envoy Jiang, at least give me another year, can you do it?" ”

"Wechen...... Commanded. Jiang Qinggu prostrated and kowtowed, but did not hesitate.

The Son of Heaven smiled: "Jiang Aiqing's temperament is very good, unlike those trembling and conscientious medical officers, who dare not give a word of promise, it is a bunch of nonsense." ”

In the first month of the ninth year of Yuanqing, the Son of Heaven suddenly fainted, but this matter was not spread, the next morning, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military did not notice that the Son of Heaven was sick, and no one expected that the third generation of the emperor of Dalong had not reached the twilight of his life, but the time was short.

The snow in the first month of the year, from the trend of chaos, gradually became a covering, for this reason Taihemen listened to the government for two days, and no one suspected that it was because the Son of Heaven needed to recuperate.

The mansion of the three princes, a quiet courtyard, the snow weighed down Ke Zhi.

Xue Dongchang walked hurriedly against the cold, hastily confessed that the soldiers in front of the door would not let the idle people approach, lifted the curtain and went in, and saw at a glance that on the big kang near the window, the three princes were dressed in moon-white robes, leaning on a table with their heads scattered, holding a book of soldiers in their hands.

"Your Highness, Xiucai, surnamed Han, has finally arrived in Kyoto, and his subordinates have already placed him in the outer city." Xue Dongchang couldn't wait to report.

The third prince raised his eyebrows when he heard this, turned over and sat up: "Okay, it's finally here." ”

"What's next?" Xue Dongchang asked.

"Don't rush, wait for the opportunity." The third prince slapped the scroll on the kang: "Dongchang, you are full of doubts these days, today I will give you a chance to ask directly." ”

Xue Dongchang was overjoyed, he really couldn't figure out the three princes' plans even if he wanted to break his head, so he couldn't help but sit down in the chair on the side, but he didn't know where to ask for a while, and he became anxious, thanks to the guidance of the three princes: "Do you think that compared with those local officials who are greedy for national wealth, I take Hu Shizhong, the prefect who forcibly occupies the people's women, to avoid the important and light?" It is a threat to the old four. ”

Commander Xue only nodded.

"I ask you, if there is no holy decree, is it possible to spy on the magistrates? Even if I hand over the evidence to the prince, he doesn't use it, and the queen has to operate, my father is Shengming, how can I not know the prince's ability, the queen is even more cunning, and she will not bear the charge of interfering in politics, in the end, the hat of secretly investigating government affairs has to fall on my head, how can I explain? ”

"But Your Highness doesn't claim that the Holy One is for you......"

"No matter how much I want, I am not a prince now, even if I am already a prince, my own assertion will cause my father to be dissatisfied, and the monarch's power cannot be provoked, and we must pay attention to the limits...... Compared with those serious crimes, I met Pan'er in Pinan County by chance, and knew that his biological mother was forced to die by Hu Shizhong, so I secretly investigated, and sure enough, I found that Hu Shizhong's private morality was corrupted, and then he did evil things to harm the people, and secretly helped the victim to collect evidence of crime and go to Beijing to sue the adultererous official. ”

It is necessary to know that the local officials are far away from Kyoto, the power of the party, the scourge of the common people does not need to be taboo at all, but the act of greed must be cautious and cautious, it is not easy to detect, if the three princes will submit the evidence of corruption, it will be ironclad to expose that he has premeditated, and the network is extensive, the queen is jealous, and the Son of Heaven is difficult to guarantee that he will not be taboo, a careless, it will be self-defeating, it is not easy to do things without leakage, in contrast, exposing a prefect is more simple, not easy to attract taboo.

"But the subordinates are still unknown, even if Hu Shizhong is convicted, whether it involves the Qin family or the Chen family, the big deal is that it is a misrecommendation, how can it hurt the four princes at all? Only when it involves a felony of greed and a string of people involved in pulling weeds and mud, will the four princes try their best to protect their henchmen and achieve the purpose of luring him into the urn. Xue Dongchang still had doubts.

After so many years, this cronie is still a little smarter, the third prince is very complacent about his "teaching", and he secretly thinks that he doesn't plan to hit the fourth child hard, but he said: "That's why I said that I want to wait for the opportunity, in my opinion, my father can't bear the prince anymore, and he will take action in the near future." ”

Xue Dongchang's heart was surging: "The Holy Lord wants to abolish the prince!" ”

"Simple-minded!" The third prince smiled: "I can't believe that you are the nephew of Xue Guoxiang." ”

Seeing Xue Dongchang scratching his head in disdain, the third prince said again: "The queen mother will inevitably try her best to protect the prince, not because others understand that it is because of the importance of the concubine, the concubine is humble, that is the queen mother's original suppression of the golden concubine and King Kang, the queen's surname Kong is not the surname Yan, and the prince is concubine is the queen mother does not pay much attention to it, but the old four are powerful, and the queen must pull the queen mother to ensure that the prince can hold power, and the status of the Yan family can be preserved." ”

Xue Dongchang somewhat understood, the Yan family and the Su family are closely related, but don't look at the Qin family's appearance of friendship with these two factions, if the four princes are really allowed to seize the crown, in the future, the Qin family will definitely suppress the Su and Yan families.

Only by insisting on the orthodoxy of the elder and subduing the four princes in etiquette.

"The queen mother is the biological mother of the father, and the father has to take care of the Yan family, so she will not provoke the discussion of abolishing the prince for no reason, and will pay attention to ways and means...... In order to appease the Queen Mother, I can only be the concubine of the Yan family in the future. ”

At present, the eldest of the Queen Mother's nieces and granddaughters are all married, and the ones to be married have not yet arrived.

"But the Holy Lord has already allowed Wei's ......" The Queen Mother clearly already knew about it, and warned the third prince not to be willful anymore, Xue Dongchang was confused.

"It's just a strategy to delay the army and a trick, and it is not the queen mother who will confuse the emperor at this time, but the queen and the concubine, so I think that the saint has made a move recently, and it will not be later than May." The third prince smiled lightly: "When the fourth child and the prince pinch each other, my marriage will inevitably be delayed again, and I didn't explain it to the Wei family, but I just hinted that it would not be a big deal if there was a change at that time." ”

Xue Dongchang thought about it for a while, but he was always confused: "Forgive my subordinates for being stupid, I really can't figure out how a mere Hu Shizhong can cause the crown prince and the four princes to lose both." ”

The third prince sighed, very sad and indignant at the essence of Xue Dongchang's elm head, and only after half a sound did he analyze it again-