An Guojun's Mansion, in the study, Gongzi Xiu paced back and forth, he came to the bookshelf and took a military book and flipped through a few pages, but he couldn't read a word, he was waiting for news from the palace, he was waiting for the emperor's treatment of Gongzizhuo.

After a while, the servants of the mansion came to the study and reported: "Lord Qi, someone has come to the palace, and His Majesty has summoned you." ”

When Gongzi Xiu heard this, he said, "I know." ”

After that, Gongzi Xiu went to the wing room, faced the bronze mirror, straightened his clothes, and went out of the house to wait for the summons outside the Qingyang Palace.

Gongzi Xiu lifted the curtain and looked at their distant car, thoughtfully, it seems that the Lantern Fang incident has been resolved, and the emperor should also appease the barbarian king.

At this moment, a temple man from the palace gate came to Gongzi to repair the car and ask for instructions: "An Guojun, Your Majesty has summoned you." ”

Gongzi Xiu bowed slightly, and followed the temple people to Zhangtai Palace to face the saint.

Gongzi Xiu lowered his head and entered the hall, he just raised his head and looked around, but his steps slowed down, only to see that there was only the emperor in the hall, and the surrounding palace guards, temple people, and palace maids were all withdrawn, and it seemed that the entire hall was extremely empty, and it was obvious that the emperor had something to say to him in private.

Gongzi Xiu hesitated slightly, then stepped forward to bow to the emperor and saluted: "Long live my emperor, long live my emperor." ”

A slightly tired voice came from the throne: "Xiu'er, I have something to ask you." ”

Seeing that the emperor was not exempted, Gongzi Xiu had no choice but to kneel on the ground and reply: "Your Majesty is blessed, and your sons and daughters are careful to hear the holy teachings. ”

The emperor got up and came to Gongzi's side, and said in a leisurely tone: "I want to know, is this matter being pushed behind your back?" ”

When Gongzi Xiu heard this, of course he knew what the emperor was asking, and he didn't dare to look up at the emperor, he bowed his body and responded: "Father, the son does not dare to bully the king, this matter is done by the son." ”

The emperor was a little surprised when he saw Gongzi Xiu's admission very simply, but he asked two words in a deep voice: "Why?" ”

Gongzi cultivated: "Your Majesty Shengming, Erchen is just a feudal monarch, Erchen acts like this, for the sake of the country's society, and also for the orderly inheritance of our Great Jin Dynasty for more than 800 years, Erchen does not want the old things of the previous dynasty to repeat in this dynasty." ”

The subtext of Gongzi Xiu is, I am not a prince, I am just a feudal monarch, I do not establish a prince, the country is not right, I am in order to inherit the country in an orderly manner, so I have to make this policy, and in the history of this dynasty, there has not been a failure to establish a prince, and there has been a war between princes and princes, which led to the country falling into defeat.

Of course, the emperor understood what Gongzi Xiu meant, and he recalled in his mind the old things when the former prince blatantly launched a military admonition, it was only a few years ago, and it was also an eternal pain in the emperor's heart, the prince rebelled, and the Taiji Palace incident was a sting in the emperor's heart, which had been firmly rooted in his heart, and it was impossible for the emperor to re-establish the prince.

The emperor pondered for a long time, left the throne, stepped forward and patted Gongzi Xiu's shoulder, and said, "You get up and talk back." ”

Gongzi Xiu heard this, in the process of getting up, he hurriedly raised his hand to wipe the sweat that came out of his forehead, he knew that the matter of establishing the prince could not be mentioned, who dared to mention it, he would end up with Shaofu Zhao Shu, and now the dignified Zhao Shaofu is still making a county order in Huai'an County, he took the risk to ask this question just to test it, what is the emperor's true attitude?

The emperor asked, "Mu Zhuo is an unsuccessful person, do you have to hold on to him?" ”

When Gongzi Xiu heard this, he looked at him and said, "Father, the mother of the sons and daughters has not served by your side for a long time. ”

Knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, the emperor knew that this was Gongzi Xiu reminding him that his mother had fallen out of favor for many years, and he was afraid of the pillow wind behind Gongzi Zhuo, as long as the emperor did not establish Gongzi Xiu as the prince for a day, with Gongzixiu's character, he would still start to rectify Gongzi if he found an opportunity in the future.

When the emperor heard this, he was silent, and for a long time, he seemed to have made up his mind, and said: "Xiu'er, don't worry, I will help you pull out those thorns, and the inheritance of your ancestors can only be handed over to you." ”

Gongzi Xiu This is the first time that he clearly knows the emperor's attitude towards him, this is the confession, he was overjoyed, and under the excitement, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Father, the son is not filial, which makes you worried." ”

"Get up."

The emperor said indifferently: "Xiu'er, what benefits did you promise King Zhennan?" ”

When Gongzi Xiu heard this, he sighed in his heart, facing the emperor, he knew that he couldn't hide it from his old man at all, and Gongzi Xiu didn't dare to deceive him a little, so he learned about the content of his private transaction with the king of Zhennan.

When the emperor heard this, he sighed with emotion: "Xiu'er, do you really dare to promise?" You are the Northern Emperor, and he is the Southern Emperor? ”

Gongzi Xiu said embarrassedly: "My father forgives my sins, but my son has transgressed." ”

The emperor patted him on the shoulder and said, "Xiu'er, you come with me." ”

"No."

Gongzi Xiu followed the emperor step by step and turned around and came to the apse, only to see this huge national map hanging in the center of the apse.

The emperor stood still in front of the map, pointed to the direction of the four counties of Lingnan, and instructed: "Xiu'er, after a hundred years, if the country is handed over to you, you must not send troops to help the king of Zhennan dominate the southern frontier, otherwise I will never have peace in the south, the king of Zhennan has lived for hundreds of years, and he has a long reputation, governing the army and governing the country, all have merits, my dynasty and the mountain puppet army, the southern Xinjiang war to destroy the 600,000 army of Taisha, can not be separated from the help of the king of Zhennan, Lu Sheng has a high evaluation of the king of Zhennan, these days I have a view of this, the old treacherous and cunning, far-reaching calculations, Can endure humiliation and burden, you remember, you must not let this person dominate in southern Xinjiang, otherwise over time, the tiger will be raised, the reason why I live and form a good mountain puppet is intended to use the king of Zhennan to balance the two countries of Taisha and the former people, the king of Zhennan is a double-edged sword, good use, invincible, bad use, is a great disaster for the country, you are compared with this person, the road is still far behind, be cautious. ”

When Gongzi Xiu heard this, he bowed down and said: "My father's admonition, and my son's ministers always keep it in mind. ”

The father and son chatted for a long time in the apse, and the son Xiu quit the main hall and left.

When the emperor saw Gongzi Xiu leaving, he summoned the head of the inner court and instructed: "Lu Liang, pass on my will, deprive Mu Zhuo of his clan status, and abolish him as a concubine." ”

Lu Liang was stunned when he heard this, bowed down and said, "No, the old slave will go to Zongzheng Mansion to pass the decree." ”

Almost as soon as the emperor's abolished son Ju left the palace, Mrs. Li in the inner palace already knew, and after she knew the news, her face changed greatly, and she hurried all the way to Changle Palace and entered the emperor's bedroom to face the king.

After Mrs. Li entered the palace, she saw that Mrs. Sun was serving beside the emperor, and when Mrs. Li saw this, she secretly cursed the fox spirit in her heart, and remembered that her son was abolished, so she immediately knelt on the ground and cried: "Your Majesty, why do you want to abolish Ju'er?" The concubine didn't understand, Ju'er had already apologized to King Zhennan, what mistake did Ju'er make, he must take away his clan status, Your Majesty ......"

Mrs. Li knows very well in her heart that the old emperor always has a place to be boarded, and when the old emperor dies, the so-called mother is more expensive than her son, and what she can rely on is her son.

Seeing this, the emperor turned his head and waved his hand to Mrs. Sun, and said, "You should step back first." ”

"No!" Mrs. Sun bowed, then withdrew from the hall, and walked to Mrs. Li's side, she paused, seeing Mrs. Li rolling in front of the emperor, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and she secretly mocked in her heart, you have today, and it is all thanks to the blessing of the stupid son you born.

As a rising star, Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Li have been fighting openly and secretly in the inner palace for many years, and it is normal for them to look down on each other.

Seeing Madame Li crying on the ground, the emperor said in a deep voice, "Get up, I will give you an explanation." ”

Seeing this, Mrs. Li stopped crying, she knelt on the ground and kowtowed again: "The concubine asks Your Majesty to take back her life, as long as she can keep her safe, after a hundred years, Your Majesty is willing to follow Your Majesty." ”

Mrs. Li is planning to follow him to be martyred, and when the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but be a little moved in his heart, and sighed: "I know what you are thinking, the Taiji Palace incident, after I gave the death of the prince, you have always wanted to support Ju'er to be the prince, haven't you?" ”

When Mrs. Li heard this, she was silent, neither admitting nor denying it, she knew that it was useless to quibble in front of people who understood.

Seeing Mrs. Li's crying pear blossoms with rain, the emperor also softened his heart when he read the love for so many years, and comforted: "I act like this, but also to protect Ju'er, you can rest assured, although Ju'er has lost his clan identity, the treatment is still the same, I will give him ten thousand households in a few days, just like Sheng'er, far away from the field, enough for him to spend the rest of his life." ”

Mrs. Li understood that the emperor was paving the way for An Guojun's son to succeed to the throne, and now he temporarily abolished Gongzi as a concubine, which is to convey an attitude to the outside world, although I do not establish a prince, but An Guojun is the only candidate for the throne, and others should not have illusions.

Mrs. Li was unwilling, and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, what is the difference between Ju'er and An Guojun?" Zhuo'er is young, but there are some things that are not better, and if she trains more in the future, she may not be able to compare with An Guojun, and the concubine implores His Majesty to take back his life. ”

In the eyes of all parents, as long as it is their own, even if it is a bear child, it is also a "good child" in the eyes of parents

The emperor also understood this truth, and said: "What Zhuo'er does on weekdays, I see it in my eyes, it is really embarrassing, even Sheng'er, who is far away in Zhixian County, is more than a hundred times stronger than him, I will make it clear today, although Mu Zhuo is my own son, what he does is not the appearance of a human king, I will never hand over the Jiangshan Sheji to him, you will die of this heart." ”

When Mrs. Li heard this, if she was struck by lightning, the emperor's meaning couldn't be clearer, even if there was no An Guojun, and An Lehou of Zhixian County would be a spare tire, as for the stupid and incompetent person like Gongzizhuo, who wanted to be on the throne? Two words, dreaming......

The emperor finished speaking, and was about to get up and leave, when Mrs. Li suddenly got up and hugged the emperor's leg, sat on the ground and cried: "Your Majesty, please have pity on the poor child, he is the lifeblood of the concubine, Your Majesty ......"

When the emperor saw that Mrs. Li was stalking, he just refused to accept his fate, so he said coldly: "How can the emperor's order be child's play? Now that the edict has been issued, I will not take back the order, and I will let you restore your clan identity in a few days, but from now on, you will move to the palace, and I don't want to see you again. ”

After that, the emperor flicked his sleeves and left, leaving only Mrs. Li to sit in place at a loss, although she pleaded hard, in exchange for Gongzizhuo's clan identity, but she was also beaten into the cold palace by the emperor, lost her holy grace, and since then no one has protected Gongzizhuo, which is equivalent to abolishing Gongzizhuo in disguise, Mrs. Li knows that she does not have her own cover in the inner palace, with Gongzizhuo's IQ, it is not worthy of lifting shoes for An Guojun, let alone competing for a big position.