"Your Majesty, you asked your lordships to give you an answer tomorrow, but you already have a candidate in mind?" Peng Hai served in front of Emperor Mingde and asked tentatively.

He is the person who has accompanied Emperor Mingde since he was a child, and he is different from the friendship of others, so sometimes, he can talk about something that others can't talk about.

He could see that His Majesty wanted to speak at this time, so there was such a temptation.

"You're clever." Glancing at him, Emperor Mingde smiled, "I do have a candidate in mind."

From the time he was in Qifeng Palace, he had already thought about it in his heart, and deliberately let people release the news.

He didn't just want to see the reaction of the courtiers, but now he was pulling it out to see what the princes would do.

Anyway, he had already figured out who to choose, and let them do something more, and this decision would not change.

It's just that the words and deeds between the courtiers and the prince can make him make more judgments.

"Your Majesty's favorite, is it ...... Your Highness?" Seeing the smile on Emperor Mingde's face, Peng Hai continued to ask tentatively.

"Slaves are also brave enough to guess. Every time the emperor and grandson of His Highness's palace come to greet you, you are very happy."

There is a folk exquisiteness, called "the old son and the eldest grandson, the life / root / son of the old man and the old lady", Emperor Mingde, as a king, is different from ordinary elders, but in the end it is the first emperor and grandson, it is always different.

Hearing Peng Hai mention the emperor's grandson, the smile on Emperor Mingde's face deepened, "That kid in the boss's mansion is indeed very pleasing to me."

"Speaking of which, these children were very fond of me when they were young, but as they grew older, their ambitions grew."

Speaking of this, although Emperor Mingde still had a smile on his face, there was no smile in his eyes.

Peng Hai lowered his head and didn't dare to speak indiscriminately.

The next day, after dealing with other matters, the matter of which prince will replace Emperor Mingde was mentioned again.

Yesterday, Emperor Mingde had already ordered a few Shangshu who had not spoken yesterday to say the people in their hearts today, so a few Shangshu had to speak.

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to plead with you for this matter, yesterday the minister returned home, thinking about it for almost a night, and he didn't think about which one to choose?"

Without waiting for the other Shangshu to speak, Jing Xiu came out of the queue and saluted Emperor Mingde.

"The minister also thinks that there are six scholars in the six departments, if half of the ministers and the other six people choose the Great Highness and half choose the Third Highness, but the problem is pushed to Your Majesty, and the minister can avoid this if he doesn't make a choice."

"Your Majesty, the minister is finished, please surrender."

As soon as he said this, the faces of the other Shangshu were not good-looking.

"Well, you step aside." Emperor Mingde waved his hand, and his gaze fell on the other Shangshu, "You must give me a personal choice." c

The pressure came to several other Shangshu, and they had to stand up and say the candidates in their hearts.

Like the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Crime, they naturally chose the side they were on.

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu chooses the eldest prince, and the Criminal Department Shangshu chooses the third prince.

After the Ministry of Industry finished speaking, two other Shangshu and the Ministry of Industry Shangshu also chose the eldest prince Zhou Yan.

As for Lu He's thinking about the Ministry of War, like the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, he recommended the three princes.

They each have their own reasons, and it seems that they really just follow orders and recommend, without the slightest selfishness.

"Jing Qing, if I let you say it at this moment, who do you choose?" Emperor Mingde sat upright, and the current situation seemed to be expected by him.

He looked at Jing Xiu with a smile on his face, but there was an undeniable meaning in his words.

"If Your Majesty has to let the ministers choose, then the ministers will also choose the three highnesses, as for ......why?"

"When the ministers accompanied His Majesty to the paddock to hunt, there were rumors in Kyoto that the Feng family of the former Horse Mansion harmed Princess Changle, the daughter of His Majesty, because of the Feng family's instructions, and then the Feng family was burned, and finally the internal guards also made a conclusion."

"But when this matter still makes the minister think about it in his heart, he feels awkward, so choose the Third Highness."

Jing Xiu came out of the queue again and saluted Emperor Mingde.

"Lord Jing, you ......" There are people from the Feng family in the court, and they never expected that what had already passed would be mentioned by Jing Xiu at this moment.

"Your Majesty, Your Minister...... The Feng family has been wronged! Although they are all surnamed Feng, we ......" The minister surnamed Feng hurriedly knelt on the ground, wanting to argue for the family.

Everyone knows how angry Emperor Mingde was when he learned that someone had imprisoned and harmed the princess on the way back to Beijing.

If it weren't for the good news in the Great Prince's Mansion at that time, maybe the Feng family would have been punished by His Majesty.

Feng has always been very lucky, feeling that the emperor and grandson were born at the right time, where could he have thought that there would be today?

"Alright." A faint voice came, and he couldn't hear joy or anger, Emperor Mingde glanced at Jing Xiu, not wanting to mention the matter of Princess Changle and the Feng family in the court.

"I have decided to choose the third prince Zhou Yu to perform the sacrificial ceremony instead of me, and retire from the dynasty." After speaking, he stood up and left with Peng Hai.

The ministers present couldn't help but look at each other, and they didn't come back to their senses for a while, but Wan Shangshu woke up first, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

He glanced at Jing Xiu, but saw that Jing Xiu didn't seem to care, and was striding towards the outside of the hall, Wan Shangshu hurriedly caught up, "Thank you Jing Shangshu for helping!"

"Wan Shangshu's words, Jing doesn't understand." As if looking at a fool, Jing Xiu glanced at Wan Shangshu and stepped up.

Seeing his eyes, Wan Shangshu suddenly felt a little unhappy in his heart.

But in his opinion, His Majesty will have the final decision, and the few words he said to Jing Xiu are absolutely inseparable.

Above the court, when he saw that there were two Shangshu who chose the eldest prince, Wan Shangshu knew that something was wrong.

Fortunately, Lu He stood with him and made him feel at ease.

But Wan Shangshu knew in his heart that there was a royal grandson in the Great Prince's Mansion, and he had an advantage over the Third Prince no matter what.

Unexpectedly, this matter finally fell on the head of the third prince.

Thinking of this, even if Jing Xiu's eyes made him feel offended, he still wanted to thank him, but Jing Xiu's steps were fast, he chased a few steps, and was left behind.

Peng Hai followed Emperor Mingde's side and returned towards the Lingyun Palace, and he could see that there was a fire in His Majesty's heart.

Although Princess Changle is now out of Beijing to play, the previous incident is related to the majesty of the royal family.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go to Qifeng Palace?" Peng Hai estimated that if he returned to Lingyun Hall at this time, if something happened, His Majesty would have to be angry.

But if you go to Qifeng Palace, even if there is something, as long as Concubine Xie is there, everything will be easy to say.

Peng Hai's words made Emperor Mingde's footsteps pause slightly, but he immediately continued to walk towards Lingyun Palace.

As he walked, he instructed Peng Hai, "Let Yunlan come to see me."