The heavy snow outside the window continued to fall, and the prince walked to the door of the main hall, opened the gate, and the snowflakes drifted down the cold wind at the gate into the main hall.

The prince looked at the snow-capped earth and thought of a word in his mind.

Ruixue Trillion Year.

I think that by this time next year, there should be a bumper harvest in Jiangnan, and no one will starve to death on the streets without enough to eat.

Straighten up your shawl and stand at the gate, a chill welling up your body.

"This time, your father named that Wang Yi as the homecoming marquis, but it made many people in the court who originally thought that Zhang Juzheng had lost power tremble. ”

Concubine Ming is high-end and elegant, close to the stove with her bare hands, she was already a little frail when she was young, and now she is older, even more so,

The prince smiled, "It's all grass on the wall, do you really think that our prime minister will step down?" ”

"After all, Zhang Juzheng is the minister who was secretly left behind by your imperial grandfather, and His Majesty will more or less take care of all the old feelings. ”

The crown prince nodded and agreed, his father was different from other emperors, ruthless, and judging from the results of his years of getting along with his father, his father was still somewhat tolerant of the courtiers.

Concubine Ming no longer spoke, and she had to avoid all the things that designed the court, because of the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics. She rolled up the blanket on her body, got up and prepared to go back to her bedroom, when she came out for a long time, she should have to go back, not to mention that her son is not a vassal king who is released, and he can't see him once a year, if he misses the prince, he will come here to sit and sit, it is convenient.

In the wind and snow, one or two figures walked towards the main hall.

The prince smiled slightly, didn't care about the wind and snow, and walked out in one step to greet the comer.

"Mr. Xu, hurry up and enter the main hall, this wind and snow are a bit strong. ”

This man named Xu Qiao was pulled into the main hall by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with enthusiasm, and before he could take off his boots, the snowflakes stained with his boots left footprints on the ground.

The prince took Xu Wan's arm and shouted to his mother, "Mother, Mr. Xu is here." ”

Concubine Ming, who was about to leave, heard the words of the crown prince, as if she had been struck by lightning, but quickly recovered as before, and nodded to the oncoming Xu Wan and the prince, "I've seen Mr. Xu." ”

The moment Xu Miao saw Concubine Ming, his eyes were full of gentleness, but he lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Concubine Ming, one of the four concubines in the harem.

"See Concubine Ming. ”

Concubine Ming stretched out her hand and waved it lightly at Xu Wan, "Sir, please get up, you and the prince have a good chat." ”

After that, he glanced at the prince and walked straight to the outside of the palace, and the old eunuch at the door now opened the umbrella in his hand to prevent the snowflakes from falling on the master's body, and then instructed the palace maid in front of him to open the way with a lantern and walk towards the harem.

The crown prince watched Concubine Ming leave the corner of his main hall

, walked into the wind and snow, and then took out his treasured wine, personally poured a full cup for Xu Qiao, and warmed his body.

Xu Miao raised his wine glass and drank it with His Royal Highness the Prince, the liquor dispelled most of the chill in the wind and snow, and Xu Miao slowly put down the wine glass.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, I am in a hurry to recruit ministers to come here, I don't know why. ”

The crown prince told Xu Wan about the entry of King Zhao and the acting king into Beijing.

After Xu Wan heard it, he arched his hand and said, "Your Highness thinks that the two princes are not good?"

The prince laughed and didn't care, "That's not the case, I'm most afraid of my good brothers, who won't do anything." ”

Xu Miao continued: "Your Majesty's purpose for this birthday is very clear, that is, to choose a qualified heir for the future throne, so after the birthday, Your Majesty will issue an order to let King Zhao and the acting king stay in the capital. ”

The crown prince frowned slightly, which was obviously beyond his expectations, "This is not in line with the ancestral system. ”

Xu Miao threw a piece of charcoal from Youzhou into the furnace, and the fire in the furnace instantly rose, illuminating the frowning brows of His Royal Highness the Prince.

"Over the years, all the things Your Majesty has done are not in line with the ancestral system, but who dares to stand up and say a word. ”

"Yushitai has been controlled by Yang Zhao in recent years, and he covers the sky with one hand, but nominally it is not occupied by Yang Zhao. ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not block and blame Xu Wan's nonsense, but said softly: "Mr. Xu's words can only be said in my hall. ”

Xu Miao laughed and slapped the table, "Your Highness's words are underestimated, and when I get outside, I won't admit a word of what I said just now." ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rolled up his sleeves, slowly lay down on the wooden couch, closed his eyes and recuperated, "Mr. Xu, can you tell me what my chances are." ”

Xu Miao sat up straight and said: "Your Highness is the eldest son of Your Majesty, and Confucian sages have words to stand up but not to be virtuous, so Your Highness takes the initiative above morality. This is two percent. ”

Picking up the flask, he poured himself a full glass of spirits, "The performance of the years has fallen among Your Majesty and the courtiers, and the name of virtue has been achieved, so the odds of victory have increased by two percent." ”

After drinking the wine in the cup in one gulp, Xu Miao hurriedly coughed twice by the spicy wine, but a warmth dispersed from his body to his limbs, "His Royal Highness's biological mother, Concubine Ming, is in the harem, ranking first among the four concubines, not fighting or grabbing, and is deeply loved by His Majesty, which can be regarded as a percent." ”

His Royal Highness the Prince, who was lying on the wooden couch, opened his eyes, crossed his hands, put them on his abdomen, and muttered, "This is Wucheng." ”

"Although there is fifty percent, but the shortcomings of His Highness are also reflected. ”

The prince lay on the wooden couch, looked at the extremely luxurious hall, and spit out a word at Xu Wan, "Speak." ”

Xu Miao sat down and said slowly, "First point, Your Highness's mother."

The background is not good, and it is not as good as the rest of the princes. The second point is that Yao Daoyan, the old monk of Jiming Temple, did not make it clear which prince he supported, but His Royal Highness is the crown prince, and Yao Daoyan's actions are tantamount to expressing his attitude to the adults above the court, and he is very dissatisfied with the prince, which is why although the prince can attract a large number of courtiers, there are always some people who have not made a choice. ”

When the prince thought of the old monk of Jiming Temple, he was a little scared. Without him, he was taken by his father for the first time, and when he met Yao Daoyan, the old monk was there touching the head of a black tiger with one hand, while looking at himself, so that His Royal Highness the Prince, who was still young at the time, had some shadows.

"Third, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, except for the Imperial Forest Army, there is no direct army in hand, except for the fourth prince Li Mao, the rest of the princes have their own army. ”

The prince laughed at himself: "It turns out that I'm not a good prince." ”

Xu Miao comforted, "Your Highness, there are pros and cons to everything, you can't think like that." ”

The prince turned over, lay on the wooden couch, and asked in a low voice, "Sir, do you know where my fourth brother is?"

Xu Wan shook his head, "If Your Highness thinks about the crown prince for a long time, don't ask about the affairs of the fourth prince." ”

The fourth prince, Li Mao, is one of the few princes among the five princes who has his own concubine, but because of this concubine, Li Mao lost his title and became a criminal.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty glanced at the heavy snow outside, and recalled in his mind that when Li Mao dragged that woman to the domain, he came to his East Palace to say goodbye to him.

"Big brother, look at me, I am not magnificent. ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who had not yet grown a beard at that time, smiled slightly and patted Li Mao's shoulder, "It deserves to be my younger brother, it's really magnificent." ”

Li Mao immediately smiled at himself, the appearance at that time has not been forgotten by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince until now.

At that time, the woman next to Li Mao just saluted and greeted her, and she didn't take her to heart.

never thought that that woman would become the most favored concubine in the palace in the future, and Li Mao also fell from a prince with a bright future to a criminal.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took a brush from the table next to him, no one knew that this was a gift that Li Mao had given himself privately before leaving, and he had been placed here for so many years.

If you can't see anyone, then leave a thought.

The prince looked out the window at the heavy snow and picked up a pen to write, but he didn't know what to write.

Xu Wan on the side took in everything, and sighed slightly in his heart, such a kind-hearted prince, if he inherits the throne in the future, will they not even have scum left?

Definitely, but Xu Wan didn't say it, because Xu Wan felt that such a Royal Highness the Crown Prince was her son and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty.