Haitang asked Haijiao, and Haijiao really couldn't answer for a while.

In his last life, he had only been a secret agent for Jinyiwei for more than ten years, where did he know so many secrets about the emperor's concubines and princes' clan? Even if you've heard some gossip, it's not true.

He could only meditate on it, recalling the information he had heard from well-informed elders such as Master, Divine Whip Zhang San, and Grandpa Xin, as well as the discussions he heard when he was listening to officials, and making a little speculation.

"The emperor can't say how much love he loves the four princes, it's just ordinary. Lu Zhaorong and the fourth prince invited themselves to succeed, and he agreed. Later, they wanted to go back to the palace, and Lu Zhaorong also took refuge in Sun Guifei, flattering him in every possible way, and begged Sun Guifei to say good things in front of the emperor, but the emperor never nodded. Haijiao pouted, "At the most excessive time, the emperor was seriously ill, and Sun Ge Lao took hundreds of officials to force him to recognize the four princes back, but he didn't agree, insisting that he had a son, and he didn't need to let King Ji's son join the succession." ”

At that time, the emperor also sent a eunuch to King Ji's mansion to scold King Ji for being ill-intentioned and daring to think about the throne......

Many people heard about these rumors at that time, which made the fourth prince very faceless, and everyone said that he took the initiative to ask for a successor, and he was an unfilial son, but he didn't look down on his father, let alone filial piety, so the emperor didn't look down on him, and King Ji also disliked him......

Hai Jiao felt that this incident should explain the real relationship between the emperor and the fourth prince: "The emperor probably really hates this son. Even if the fourth prince hinders the sixth prince from establishing the prince, he is also the emperor's own flesh and blood, and it is impossible for the emperor to let him die to make way for the six princes. Even if Sun Guifei had such thoughts, it was just Sun Guifei's selfishness. But the fourth prince himself took the initiative to say that he didn't want to recognize his father, and wanted to recognize someone else as his father...... Which father would be happy to hear this? The emperor fulfilled the wish of the four princes and made him the son of King Ji, and he was already a loving father. ”

King Ji is really rich, and he has the title of prince, which can ensure that he can enjoy wealth in the future.

Emperor Yingji, the biggest competitor in the period of seizing the heir, had no choice but to treat him well, and he had to be treated favorably all the time, and he had already held his anger in his heart. Most of him was out of revenge, so he wanted his stepson to rob the family property of King Ji. But he can give birth to a stepson, but the fourth prince, who is a son, can't happily recognize his father, let alone really get along with King Ji. Once the fourth prince "recognizes the thief as his father", he will no longer be his son......

The emperor's idea is somewhat double-standard. King Ji himself may feel that he has been wronged. He has a son, who is willing to pass on the prince to the son of a former political enemy, and even the family property that has been accumulated for many years will be cheaper?! Isn't this for the sake of self-preservation, so that you can only take the holy decree head-on, and you have to show gratitude for the divine grace in front of others?!

Haijiao sighed: "In fact, there are many people in the Jinyi Guard who think that the four princes are too ugly. At the beginning, Sun Guifei forced their mother and son to ask for self-protection, and when the result was profitable, they turned their heads and hugged the Sun family's thighs, where did they have half of the prince's temperament in their flattering appearance? If such a person really becomes a prince, who can respect the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty?! That is, there are only two princes left under the emperor's knees, and the eighth prince is still young, and he doesn't know if he can grow up, the emperor needs to be on guard, otherwise he would have slapped this unfilial son to death a long time ago! ”

No matter how disgusted the emperor was with this son, at most he would be punished with a grounding, copying books or something, and he didn't even reprimand him in a focused tone. Most of him also had thoughts in his heart, in case the eighth prince died young, he didn't like it anymore, and he would let the fourth prince return to the sect and inherit the unification. He can't really take the throne cheaper, and the brothers who used to compete with him for the throne and their children and grandchildren, right? Isn't his decades of hard work in vain?

The emperor's mentality may also be the reason why the fourth prince obviously has no holy family, but there are still many people who support his return to the sect. The emperor wants to keep a spare tire, which in the eyes of outsiders is the grace and favor of the four princes.

And after the new monarch ascended the throne, the reason why the four princes could still jump up and down, and there were always people who supported him, was also related to the fact that the new monarch was still young at the time - no one knew if he could live to adulthood in good health and give birth to an heir to inherit the throne, so it was very necessary to keep a living imperial brother. It is estimated that the emperor told his ministers his thoughts before his death, right? The ministers promoted by the emperor naturally didn't want the clans of other branches to join the unification, especially King Ji and King An were both political enemies of the emperor.

By the time the new monarch really made a move on the four princes, he already had a queen and a prince, and there were successors, so he naturally had no worries. Except for die-hard loyalists, no one will intercede for the four princes in much trouble.

The emperor's perception of the four princes is still obvious, but whether he is dissatisfied with the Sun family's father and daughter, Haijiao is not clear.

If it is said that the emperor has always loved Sun Guifei as before, he has never named Sun Guifei as the queen, and he has not even spent the night in her palace for many years. After the death of the sixth prince, Sun Guifei once wanted to offer beauty, and took her niece into the palace to live, but the emperor ignored it.

After having Concubine Xian, the emperor's daily life and diet were basically taken care of by Concubine Xian, and Concubine Sun Guifei did not interfere, and ordered her to return the phoenix seal to the Empress Dowager Zhou, and her mother regained the power of the harem.

Four years ago, he also issued an edict that he would be buried with Empress Wu, gave the third prince a title of mourning prince, posthumously crowned Empress Wu's parents, and pardoned all the former students of Wu who were dismissed and exiled. Sun Ge Lao was very opposed at that time, but the emperor still insisted on making an order, and even personally paid tribute to Empress Wu and the three princes in Kunning Palace, which can be said to be very shameless for the Sun family's father and daughter.

In the eyes of outsiders, this can almost be said to be a sign of Sun Guifei's fall from grace and Sun Ge's loss of power.

But the emperor has always been very trustworthy to Sun Ge in his previous life, and Sun Ge has always been powerful, and he has not been reprimanded for his black hand against the Zhou family. Sun Guifei was involved in the death of the Empress Dowager Zhou, and the emperor did not ask her to blame, and before he died, he specially instructed the prince to treat Sun Guifei well. If it weren't for the emperor's speech, after Concubine Xian became the empress dowager, she would not have to wait until the Sun family completely lost power before accusing Sun Guifei of murdering the Empress Dowager Zhou.

It can be seen that the emperor's favor to the father and daughter of the Sun family has not diminished.

Although the emperor kicked Sun Ge Lao out of the cabinet before his death, he didn't do anything else. If it weren't for Sun Ge Lao, who refused to stop after the new monarch succeeded to the throne, and still supported the four princes who succeeded him up and down, he might still be able to grow rich and old age.

Haijiao said to his sister: "Grandma always said in private that the emperor would pardon his cousin and uncle, but he was dissatisfied with the Sun family, and Sun Guifei had no son, and sooner or later she would lose power." But I know in my heart that this is just our own peace of mind. The emperor's favor for Sun Ge Lao was not so easy to change. If you want to deal with Sun Ge Lao, you need someone who is more trusted by the emperor to come forward. That's why I pinned my hopes on Lord Tao Yuetao. No one else could do it but him. ”

Begonia nodded solemnly. She had a question: "The emperor advocates changing the law, and Sun Ge is always the main force, so what is the main thing for them to change the law?" ”

Hai Jiao thought for a while: "I only know that the imperial court has cleared the yellow book for many years, and there is also a reform of the tax system...... The people of his hometown always said that life was difficult, and many officials also said that the court should not compete with the people for profit. However, I have no permanent property, and it has nothing to do with me whether I am taxed or not. ”

Begonia gasped.

The case has been solved!

In all dynasties, if the yellow books were cleared and the tax system was changed, the interests of the landlords and gentry class would certainly be touched, and countless oppositions would be aroused.

If Emperor Deguang really had the heart to do this, Sun Ge Lao was willing to charge for him...... What is the death of a few princes and the exile of a bunch of officials? As long as the law change can be successful, the Great Chu Dynasty will be able to benefit, and the royal family can last for dozens or hundreds of years, he will simply win!