In the splendid Jinluan (diàn), a vigorous and powerful ancient acacia tree is as high as the big (diàn) roof.

The ancient acacia branches are luxuriant, containing infinite vitality, there are many small wooden signs hanging on them, delicate and neat, the majestic wind blows into the big (diàn), the wooden signs collide with each other, jingle bells, crisp and pleasant.

Not long ago, there was an extra wooden plaque on the ancient acacia branch, which was used to commemorate Zhao Gangyi, the king of Xiang'an.

The Shengchang Dynasty now has no king of Xiang'an!

There was an early dynasty on the side of 今 (rì) 天全 (diàn), and the content of the early dynasty was to crown a prince as a vassal.

Zhao Gangxian, the son of heaven, wanted to listen to the opinions of the ministers.

The Shengchang Dynasty had four princes and one princess.

The eldest prince's name is Zhao Shengxiang, and the capital Yongxiang City has a "Xiang" word, the meaning is excellent, it was Zhao Gangxian himself in that year, this person is almost the year of standing, usually likes to read, is considered a Confucian child, but also half of Li Sichun's student.

He (shēn) is the eldest son, and should be the best candidate for the crown prince, but he has no interest in the throne at all, usually only reads sage books, and never pays attention to the internal affairs of the imperial court.

The second prince Zhao Shenghan has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, apprenticed to the general of Shengchang Long Weiguo, is a real martial arts idiot, last year to participate in the Jiangling Fight gained a lot, back to the palace, the son of heaven Zhao Gang envy gave him a fluorite stone to help him break the mirror, has been stagnant Yingcheng Realm bottleneck he successfully broke the mirror, Ji (shēn) to the Wulu Realm.

Now the cultivation momentum is more violent, every day with the dragon Weiguo (pì) stock to ask for boxing techniques, fortunately, the dragon guard palace also lives in the palace, the master and apprentice discuss martial arts is also convenient, Zhao Shenghan and the eldest brother Zhao Shengxiang can be said to be completely different two kinds of people, one likes literature and dislikes martial arts, the other is tired of literature and martial arts, both of them are people who have no ambition to be emperors, and they both belong to the kind of people who live for their own preferences.

The third prince, Zhao Shenghao, was an idiot, who had been flawed since he was a child, and now he was almost the age of his crown, but he was less than five feet tall, and his heart was like a three-year-old child.

He, the third prince, is not unexpected, he will stay in the palace for the rest of his life, waiting to enjoy his old age.

The fourth prince Zhao Shengren was taken by Xie Chun to visit the immortals in Dongluo since he was a child, and it has been sixteen years since he went, what is the character of this person (xìng), even Zhao Gangxian is not clear, in the past sixteen years, he has never seen this son, but according to Xie Chun, the patron saint of Shengchang, this son (rì) is more than enough to be the emperor of Shengchang.

Therefore, invisibly, the entire palace regarded the fourth prince as Zhao Gangxian's future successor, although Shengchang has not yet established a prince, but in the eyes of many people, he is already a prince.

Princess Zhao Shengwan is in the cardamom years, the little girl is born (ài) is beautiful, usually eccentric, small and big, and deeply favored by Zhao Gangxian.

From this point of view, the third prince is an idiot, and the fourth prince is now (shēn) in Dongluo, thousands of miles away, and he is given high hopes for the prince, neither of them can be the king of Xiang'an, and it is even more impossible for Zhao Shengwan to be a little girl.

Therefore, the best candidates are only the eldest prince and the second prince.

But if the second prince Zhao Shenghan goes to Xiang'an to be the vassal king, it is equivalent to leaving his master Long Weiguo, and it will be impossible to ask for boxing techniques every time in the future, so his original intention must be that he is unwilling to be the king of Xiang'an.

Although the eldest prince Zhao Shengxiang said that he had no nostalgia for this majestic palace, he used the reason of taking care of his third brother Zhao Shenghao to explain his thoughts to Zhao Gangxian alone, and he was unwilling to go to Xiang'an to be the king of the domain.

This made Zhao Gangxian difficult, and all the people who have this early dynasty will have this early dynasty, so as to discuss the best candidate for the king of Xiang'an with the civil and military officials.

Above the big (diàn), the civil and military officials discussed a lot, and the number of recommended eldest princes and second princes was equally divided.

In the end, Zhao Gangxian had to ask (shēn) what Long Weiguo, who was Zhao Shenghan's master, thought of it.

Long Weiguo meant to suggest that Zhao Shenghan be the king of Xiang'an.

He then asked (shēn) what Li Sichun, who was half of Zhao Shengxiang's junior master, thought.

Li Sichun's meaning is the same as Long Weiguo, he chose to let Zhao Shenghan be the king of Xiang'an.

This is the unprecedented consensus of the general Long Weiguo and the national teacher Li Sichun in the past few years.

Then, from this, the second prince going to Xiang'an to be the vassal king (qíng) is also a certainty.

At the end of the early dynasty, the civil and military officials retreated, and the great eunuch Zhang Ying accompanied the Son of Heaven Zhao Gangxian to the residence of the second prince, and Zhao Gangxian wanted to tell him the news in person.

Long Weiguo and Yuan Qinghe walked side by side with the two generals, and after walking for a while, the two said goodbye and left.

Long Weiguo lived in the palace, and Yuan Qinghe lived in the general's mansion not far from the palace.

The Confucian shirt Li Sichun (rì) did not plan to return to the Shifu, but to live in the palace for a (rì), and he went to his own palace residence, the Moon Palace.

The Moon Palace is the most famous residence in the entire palace, and his location is very close to the residence of Zhao Gangxian, the son of heaven.

There are many precious flowers and plants, ancient trees and vines, and there is also an artificial lake, and there are some long corridors and paths that twist and turn.

Li Sichun walked alone in the corridor, and the eunuchs and palace maids who passed by would greet him respectfully, and Li Sichun would also respond with a smile one by one.

When he was about to arrive at the palace at the beginning of the month, there was a graceful and luxurious, stunning beautiful woman who came opposite Li Sichun, and the woman was followed by two eunuchs and palace maids.

Li Sichun stopped to give a salute, "I've seen the queen." ”

The woman smiled slightly, and asked politely, "Lord Guoshi, are you going to the Moon Palace?"

Li Sichun nodded slightly, then stood sideways (shēn) to make way for this beautiful woman of the noble (bī) people.

The woman's name is Yu Chengwu, the queen of the current Shengchang Dynasty, the biological mother of the eldest prince and the fourth prince, as a woman, this person is more powerful than some ministers of the court.

All civil and military officials know that on the surface, there is the national teacher Li Sichun who gives advice to the Son of Heaven, and behind the scenes, there is the queen Yu Chengwu to relieve her husband's worries.

What's even more powerful is that there are 3,000 beauties in the harem, and they listen to the queen Yu Cheng's dance alone.

It is really appalling that a woman controls the huge harem and only uses mental means.

After Li Sichun gave way, Yu Chengwu did not raise his feet, "The king of Xiang'an is made by Han'er?"

As soon as the early dynasty was over, she knew the news.

Li Sichun said with a smile: "The second prince is the best candidate." ”

Yu Chengwu worried: "As far as I know, Han'er's original intention is not to be the king of Xiang'an, if His Majesty insists on letting him go to Xiang'an, will he have any complaints." ”

Li Sichun always smiled, "No." ”

Yu Chengwu seemed relieved, "That's good, you can't ruin their father-son feeling (qíng) because of such a thing...... I don't know if Xiang'er (rì) has disturbed the national teacher. ”

Li Sichun said: "The minister came to the palace at the beginning of this month to solve the doubts of the eldest prince. ”

Yu Chengwu smiled, "Xiang'er is really blessed to have a gentleman like the National Teacher." ”

Li Sichun also smiled and did not speak.

He never regarded the eldest prince Zhao Shengxiang as a student, and the palace said that the latter was half his student, which was just a rumor.

Yu Chengwu behaved dignifiedly, and his every move revealed a royal atmosphere, "I'll ask the imperial dining room to cook more meals tonight, and then call Your Majesty, and the three of us will drink two cups together." It just so happens that I also have a few things (qíng) that I want to ask about the National Teacher, and they are all academic issues. ”

Li Sichun nodded, "Then Sichun is better to be respectful than to obey his fate, if the queen has any questions, just ask, Sichun must know everything, and say everything." ”

Li Sichun often eats with Zhao Gangxian, the son of heaven, and Yu Chengwu occasionally eats with him.

Next, the two chatted a few words, but although they were chatting, they could hear every word of the eunuch palace maid next to them, and the two extremely smart people chatted in a fog, which was really unpredictable.

The dignified queen actually gave Li Sichun a blessing, "Then the palace will go first, the national teacher should hurry up to the Moon Palace, presumably Xiang'er has been waiting for you for a long time." ”

Li Sichun looked calm and said with a smile: "The queen walks slowly." ”

Yu Chengwu paced away with several palace maids and eunuchs, and after she left, the Confucian scribe stopped for a moment.

The queen of a country often listens to the government, controls the entire harem in private, and half of the ministers in the court are also for her faction, a woman is so smart and capable, I don't know if it's good or bad.

The Scholar smiled and shook his head, then strolled away.

Evening.

The second prince, Zhao Shenghan, came to Long Weiguo's residence alone, and the latter knew the apprentice's intention of coming here.

The master and apprentice were facing each other at the stone table in the courtyard, and Long Weiguo quietly isolated a piece of heaven and earth.

Next, the conversation between the master and the apprentice was inconvenient for others to hear.

Zhao Shenghan said, "Is it what Master means?"

Long Weiguo nodded.

Zhao Shenghan asked, "Why do you do this?"

He really can't accept this matter, he doesn't care about others, but if Long Weiguo, the master, doesn't help him, he will be very cold.

Soon after the end of the early dynasty, Zhao Gangxian found him and asked him to be the king of Xiang'an in a notifying tone, and said that this was also the meaning of his master Long Weiguo.

Long Weiguo explained: "Even if I don't say it, you will go to Xiang'an, the reason why I say this is just to make you more logical to be the king of Xiang'an, so that you will not offend anyone...... Your Majesty and the Empress have actually already made you the king of Xiang'an, and as expected, Li Sichun should have recommended you to His Majesty in private. ”

Zhao Shenghan couldn't help but be surprised, "Empress?"

No wonder, the eldest brother is reluctant to go to Xiang'an, he must have talked to the queen about it, and if the queen agrees, then the matter will be done. It is worthy of being a mother and son...... What's more, there is also a national teacher who speaks from the side.

Long Weiguo explained: "Your Majesty specially opened the early court to discuss the matter of the prince's vassal affairs, which has already given you enough face. ”

Zhao Shenghan frowned slightly, "Master is saying that today (rì) is the early dynasty, and Your Majesty is just making a show?"

Long Weiguo didn't answer, and said after a while: "It's pointless for you to stay in the palace, the master has already taught you everything that should be taught, and then you will rely on yourself to slowly study and comprehend...... Leaving the palace and going to Xiang'an, thousands of miles away, is not a good thing. ”

Zhao Shenghan God (qíng) is gloomy.

Long Weiguo said with a smile: "When you go to Xiang'an, you will know that if you leave this palace, you will be able to get rid of the cage." ”

(End of chapter)