Liangguo Mansion.

Although it is located in Jinling City, where land is at a premium, this mansion still covers a large area.

There are three streets in a row, and it takes about half an hour to walk from the east end to the west end.

Liangguo Gong Blue Jade, in the entire Ming Dynasty, is a prestigious existence.

Naturally, King Kaiping often met spring, Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan County, passed away successively, Tang He returned to his hometown, and Lan Yu's prestige in the army was even more prosperous, and he faintly had the prestige of the first person in the army.

On weekdays, the streets in front of the Liangguo Mansion are quite prosperous, and there are countless people coming in and out.

After all, the nobles of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, led by Lan Yu, naturally have a lot of exchanges.

But since Lan Yu was slapped by Zhu Yunxi and severely reprimanded, the Liangguo Mansion closed its doors and did not interact with the outside world, and the streets in front of the mansion were also clean.

Today, there is a small sedan chair, which falls straight in front of the Liangguo Mansion.

Huang Zicheng got down from the sedan chair, and the people waiting next to him immediately stepped forward and knocked on the closed door of the Liangguo Mansion.

With a "brush", a crack opened in the door, and a head poked out of it.

Glancing at the people outside, he said, "My master is closed to the guests, and I don't see outsiders, please go back." ”

"I am Huang Zicheng, the secretary of Dali Temple, and I am tired of informing Liang Guogong that I have something important to discuss." Huang Zicheng bowed.

"It turned out to be Lord Huang of Dali Temple." The man hurriedly bowed.

Dali Siqing is one of the nine kings, and he is an important minister in the court, so of course he does not dare to slack off.

But when he saluted, he refused repeatedly: "Lord Huang, it's not that the villain doesn't report it." It's really that the Duke of Liangguo has already commanded, unless there is a holy decree, I don't see outsiders, my lord, please go back. ”

Huang Zicheng glared at him and said, "It's not that I don't know about Liang Guogong's closed-door greetings. But coming here today involves a big deal about the establishment of the reserve, and it is not trivial. You have to stop it, go and report it quickly, and you can't afford to take the blame for the big thing. ”

Seeing his sharp tone, the man thought about it secretly, and turned his head to report inside.

After a while, he opened the door again and said, "Lord Huang, Liangguo Gong is invited." ”

Huang Zicheng walked in.

Although Lan Yu closed the door, he already knew in his heart that the other party would definitely see him.

In the lobby of the mansion, the guests and hosts sat down, and Lan Yu said: "Your Majesty has his own decision on the matter of establishing a prince, and it is not for the courtiers to say anything. Lord Huang comes, if there is nothing else, take a sip of thin tea, please leave. ”

As the head of the nobles, he has never had anything to do with the civil officials in the court.

It's just that Huang Zicheng is the secretary of Dali Temple, and his reputation in Shilin is also very high, so he saw each other and gave him a little face.

That's it.

Fortunately, Huang Zicheng is not a noble, nor is he a general in the army, otherwise, Lan Yu would never have been seen.

Huang Zicheng laughed.

"Liang Guogong has always acted freely, but I didn't expect to become so cautious now."

"The old man is not afraid, what are you afraid of?"

Lan Yu glared at him and said, "As a civil official, you should have said something, so naturally you don't need to scruple." But General Ben has led the troops for many years, but he only knows how to charge into battle and fight on the battlefield, and he doesn't know the major affairs of the court, so he doesn't dare to say much. ”

After he was scolded by Zhu Yunxi, he really figured out a lot of things, and he also understood that he could no longer be as unscrupulous as before.

Huang Zicheng picked up the teacup, uncovered the lid, blew lightly, and waited for the tea to be a little cold for three minutes, then took a sip, put the cup down, and said: "Duke Liangguo is closed in the mansion, but your subordinates have not been idle for a day, and they all want to support King Wu as the prince." ”

Two rays of essence suddenly shot out of Lan Yu's eyes.

Although he closed his door to thank guests, Zhu Yuanzhang still knew about the three emperors and grandsons as kings.

Lao Zhu arranged it like this, which made it clear that the candidate for the prince would be born among the three of them, but it has not yet been decided who it is.

In this way, those nobles are naturally ready to move.

Honorable and civil officials are not the same.

Civil servants always look ahead and think a lot about things.

But most of the nobles are military generals and dare to fight.

In their opinion, they supported Lao Zhu as the emperor in the past, and he had the merit of being a dragon.

Now it is natural to support Lao Zhu's descendants to inherit the throne.

Among the three imperial grandsons, Zhu Yunxi is Zhu Biao's son-in-law, and he was born to Chang Yuchun's daughter, so he was naturally supported by the military generals and nobles.

Speaking of which, Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi are also sisters-in-law.

Why?

The Lu family was originally only Zhu Biao's second concubine, and the main concubine was Chang Yuchun's daughter.

However, Chang died long ago.

Lao Zhu has already issued an order to straighten the Lu family.

In this way, Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi are naturally also sisters-in-law.

It's just that in the eyes of the generals and nobles who support Zhu Yunxi, they are not like this, and Zhu Yunxi is the real son-in-law.

"King Wu is your own niece and grandson, if you want to support him as the prince, it is also a matter of course."

Huang Zicheng said softly.

He's right.

Prior to this, Lan Yu did intend to let Zhu Yunxi inherit the throne.

In his opinion, this is also the way it should be.

After all, Zhu Yunxi is Zhu Biao's real son-in-law.

It's his own relatives, who doesn't support him?

But after Zhu Yunxi's beating and scolding, Lan Yu figured it out.

Lao Zhu will never allow outsiders to take power and endanger the imperial power.

If Zhu Yunxi is really made the prince, then the end of his blue jade will come.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty can kill Mrs. Gouyi, and Lao Zhu will also kill him.

After understanding this, he was no longer interested in Zhu Yunxi's succession.

Hearing Huang Zicheng talk about it at this moment, he couldn't help but snort coldly and said, "How can the prince be supported by a courtier?" Lord Huang's words are excessive. ”

"If you dare to say more, don't blame the old man for writing to His Majesty, and the Samsan has a heart of disobedience."

Huang Zicheng was stunned for a moment and laughed again.

"Liangguo's words are serious."

"It's just that Liang Guogong has no intention, but others may not think so!"

Lan Yu said: "I don't come out of the house behind closed doors, so what do other people think?" ”

Huang Zicheng smiled: "This is wrong. Liang Guogong has ever heard, "The mouth of the crowd is gold, and the bones are destroyed". ”

"Liang Guogong is in the bureau, and he says that he is not stained with dust, so who believes it?"

Lan Yu's face slowly sank.

"I'm a rough person, Lord Huang has said so many things around the corner, and I always don't understand it. If you have any advice, you might as well say it directly. ”

"Good!" Huang Zicheng nodded and said, "Although Your Majesty has set up three kings at the same time, who is the prince in his heart, Liang Guogong must be very clear. ”

Lan Yu nodded slightly.

Of course, he could see that the candidate for the prince in Lao Zhu's heart was Zhu Yunxi, the king of the south.

Otherwise, he would not have been crowned the king of the south.

However, Zhu Yunxi is indeed very smart.

In Lan Yu's opinion, letting him inherit the unification is indeed the best candidate.

As for the rules of not establishing a successor, and not establishing a virtuous person, let them go to hell.

When I rebelled, I broke the rules.

Huang Zicheng observed his words and looks, and saw that Lan Yu did not say anything against it, so he continued: "Although Your Majesty thinks so, the current situation may not be as Your Majesty intended. ”

"The civil officials in the court are more interested in King Heng, you must know it."

"The generals in the army, the nobles of the country, hope that King Wu will inherit the unification."

"On the contrary, it is His Majesty's favorite King of the South, who is alone and has no one to support."

Lan Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "What does Lord Huang mean?" ”

Huang Zicheng said with a smile: "The Duke of Liangguo is loyal to the country, dedicated to the public, and does not show favoritism, and he admires him very much!" ”

"But the heart of the Duke of Liangguo, Your Majesty doesn't know, and the soldiers in the army don't know either, hiding it in your heart, how can outsiders not misunderstand?"

"If you don't come out to speak, the generals in the army and the nobles in the court will think that you support King Wu and want to support him as the prince. After all, you and King Wu are relatives. ”

Lan Yu hurriedly said: "Heaven and earth are above, and I, Lan Yu, have no such intention." ”

Huang Zicheng said: "It's not that the old man doesn't believe you, but that the world can't believe you." ”

He paused and said, "The old man has an idea, so that His Majesty and the nobles of the court will no longer doubt you." ”

Lan Yu asked, "Please also ask Lord Huang to make it clear." ”

Huang Zicheng picked up the teacup, took a sip, and after putting it down, he said: "Your Majesty's intention in your heart is as clear as the sun and the moon." ”

"As courtiers, we will eat the king's fortune and bear the king's worries."

"Why don't you write to Your Majesty, please make King Linan the prince?"

"Your Majesty is worried about this matter, the Duke of Liangguo has written a book, and the nobles of the Manchu Dynasty will be moved by the wind."

"In this way, Liang Guogong can not only wash away his suspicions, but also show his heart to the nobles and generals of the Manchu Dynasty, and also the sacred heart of the upper body, and relieve His Majesty's worries, why not do it?"

He was earnestly induced.

When Lan Yu heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she slapped her thigh and said, "Lord Huang is reasonable, why didn't I think of it?" I will write to your Majesty and ask your Majesty to appoint King Nan as the prince. ”

He was overjoyed.

At the corners of Huang Zicheng's mouth, there was an imperceptible sneer, vaguely, with a hint of disdain and a little smugness.

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(End of chapter)