The old housekeeper led the way, came to a familiar restaurant, ordered good wine and food, and when everything was ready, he sent away the waiting guys, and the old housekeeper followed the door to open the door, and the two of them were ready to talk openly.

"Shangguan Qianhu, we Mingren don't say dark words, I don't know what your plans are, since ancient times, it has been particularly bloody to seize the heir, one accidentally stands in the wrong team, it is a ruined family, in the past few months, my family has been pretending to be sick and avoiding it, just to talk to you. The old housekeeper sighed, this terrible thing just let him catch up, there was no crude medicine guild in the past, and there was no such thing, not to blame Shangguan Peng for being troublesome, he could only blame himself for being unlucky.

"I think you know my background, but the Lianshan family doesn't have any instructions, and I myself am a low-level junior officer, or I rose from the lowest and most remote places, and I don't know anything about the Dayun Imperial Court, what insights can I have, and I look forward to you explaining to me the situation in the court and the information of the prince." "Shangguan Peng has one thing to say, he is really ignorant in this face.

The old housekeeper stroked his beard, listened to Shangguan Peng's words, and almost pulled his beard down, "Misstep, your excellence made everyone ignore your birth, everyone took it for granted that you were a child of a big family, but forgot that you were a person who came to Weinan Road from Shannan Road." ”

"The boss has won the award, and I ask the boss to explain my doubts and explain the affairs of the DPRK and China, so that I can have a basis for judgment. Shangguan Peng looked at the old housekeeper with small eyes, who is not a baby, I don't believe that it is so expensive to sell cuteness to you, you are embarrassed not to talk about it.

The old housekeeper couldn't stand it anymore because Shangguan Peng saw it, so he took a sip of his wine glass to relieve the embarrassment, "Okay, I'll tell you about it, I don't know much, don't expect too much." ”

"How much is counted, it's better than a black look in my eyes. Shangguan Peng diligently poured wine for the old housekeeper.

"Let's talk about our emperor first, you are still young, I'm afraid you don't know much. He was the thirty-second son of the first emperor, but he was able to stand out, and I don't know the means of it, after all, I was also young at that time, since I ascended the throne, the emperor recuperated, and changed the habit of the first emperor to raise swords and soldiers, and build extravagant construction, the national strength is thriving, and the court politics are relatively clear, and it is a generation of promising Ming Jun. The old housekeeper introduced the life of His Majesty in three or two sentences in a rather admiring tone.

"Then our emperor is indeed a promising Ming monarch, let's talk about the prince, after all, they are the protagonists. Shangguan Peng was a little impatient and urged the old housekeeper to continue.

"The eldest prince, that is, the birth of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is gratifying, the emperor was born one month after ascending the throne, and the emperor set up the eldest prince who was still in his infancy as the prince on the spot, and it has been more than forty years now, but I heard that after the age of sixteen, it seems that he is not very favored, and the emperor has reprimanded him, although he did not abolish the prince, but the days are more difficult. The old butler took another sip of wine, and Shangguan Peng poured it very discerningly, "But anyway, he has been the prince for 40 years, and the prince's banner is still surrounded by a large group of civil and military officials who are waving flags and shouting for His Royal Highness the prince, and giving advice." ”

"Why did the emperor reprimand the crown prince, what is the reason? Is there something wrong in handling state affairs?" Shangguan Peng asked.

"I don't know, but it doesn't seem to be because of national politics. Most of the reasons for the prince's reprimand were that the prince was foolish, playful, and did not deal with political affairs. As for the mistakes in handling this matter, it seems that the emperor has never reprimanded him. Hearing this, Shangguan Peng's face showed a look of gain.

"Tell me about the Nine Emperor Princes. ”

"The Nine Emperor Princes and the Crown Prince are the same mother's compatriots, both are the sons of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother has passed away, and the call for the Nine Emperor Princes to succeed to the throne is also very high, because the Nine Emperor Princes are the king of Zhenbei, the commander of the 700,000 army in the northern frontier, and his military achievements are impressive, I heard that he is not very interested in political affairs, so most of the supporters of the Nine Emperor Princes are people in the army. ”

"What is the relationship between the Nine Emperor Princes and the Crown Prince. Shangguan Peng asked very carefully.

"It seems that there is no friendship, the Nine Emperor Princes are stationed in the Northern Frontier all the year round, and they do not return to the Imperial Capital easily, but the Nine Emperor Princes command the military of the Northern Frontier, and it is His Royal Highness the Prince's father-in-law who is in charge of the political affairs of the Northern Frontier, some people say that this is a clever move by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to prevent the Nine Emperors. The old housekeeper's tone was also full of admiration.

"The fourteenth, the seventeenth, the twenty-two, what is the situation of these three princes? ”

"The mother of the fourteenth prince is very strong, his mother is the sister of the contemporary Du family, the Du family is a thousand-year-old nobleman, and the accumulation of thousands of years should not be underestimated, in order to win over the Du family, so the emperor is for the fourteenth prince. It's still pampered. The old butler was very envious of these old nobles, and his tone was full of admiration.

"What extraordinary abilities does the fourteenth prince have? ”

"It's not clear to us, but the fourteenth prince has gathered a group of noble children. Raising the flag for him, most of them are nobles who are attached to their Du family, in the imperial capital, the prestige of the fourteen princes is very high, and all of them are praised by these small and medium-sized nobles. "The old housekeeper admires the thousand-year-old nobleman very much, but he seems to have some contempt for people like the fourteenth prince" As for the seventeenth prince, his mother is the most favored concubine of His Majesty today, so his honor and favor crown the entire royal family. ”

"That is to say, the son is noble by his mother, what kind of person is the twenty-second prince, you can tell me. Shangguan Peng was a little like listening to gossip.

"I don't know much about the twenty-two princes, but I heard from our lords that he has only risen to fame in recent years, and it is said that this prince is brilliant in his writings, and he cares about those middle and lower class civil officials from humble backgrounds, so he is very popular with these people. After the old butler finished speaking, he began to pour himself a drink, he knew that he had to leave some time for Shangguan Peng to digest the news just now.

Shangguan Peng pinched the wine glass in one hand and fell into deep thought. From the words of the old housekeeper just now, he seemed to grasp an important message, he felt that the ultimate heir to the throne, the emperor was still the prince who liked it.

The Nine Emperors may have expressed their attitude and did not want to participate in the seizure of the heir, but was pushed out by the emperor as a backhand of the crown prince, and the 700,000 army escorted the prince, in Shangguan Peng's impression, no emperor in Chinese history can rest assured that his son commands such a huge army, and the only one who let his son lead the army is Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, who was finally forced to abdicate, and also lost two sons and a family.

Thinking back to what Lian Shanwei told him about winning the heir, Shangguan Peng felt that this was an exam question that Lian Shanwei gave him, and now that he had guessed the mystery, it seemed that it was time to tell Lian Shanwei the answer.

Shangguan Peng woke up from his contemplation, and when he looked up and saw the old housekeeper, he stared at Shangguan Peng tightly, eager to know Shangguan Peng's opinion, but his gaze was a little disgusting, similar to Shangguan Peng's gaze just now.