After drinking a cup of hot tea, Concubine Wei waved her hand to repel the redundant palace people, leaving only the palace maid Xiuning to serve on the side.

When the hall was quiet, Wei Guifei beckoned to Liang Tong, the sixth prince, and motioned for him to come forward and do it.

Liang Tong trembled and moved a few steps forward, and sat very obediently on the embroidery pier where Wei Guifei was working, looking like he was sitting upright.

Wei Guifei covered her mouth with her sleeves, laughed very coquettishly, and reprimanded softly: "You kid, I have sex with your mother for a handkerchief, how can I not know your stubborn and lazy temperament?

Liang Tong's cheeks flushed slightly, and he hurriedly stood up and explained very politely: "As the master of the harem, Liang Tong does not dare to be presumptuous. ”

Wei Guifei waved her hand and motioned for Liang Tong to do so, and then did not continue the topic, but asked softly, "How long have you not come to my Wutong Palace to pay respects?"

Liang Tong, who had just sat down, stood up again and replied in a low voice, "It's been about two years." ”

The corners of Wei Guifei's mouth curled, and she said softly: "You remember clearly, you don't forget things like Si'er, don't look at him who is tall and big, and he still has a childlike heart." ”

Liang Tong said with a strange expression: "The ninth brother has a pure heart, not like ordinary people like us. ”

"Pure heart?" Wei Guifei sighed and said quietly: "He, he is either studying or practicing martial arts all day long, and it is rare to see him once in a few months, which is really a headache." If you have time, help me persuade him, you are about the same age, and there may be more topics to talk about between brothers, and your exhortation can still move him in the future. ”

Liang Tong restrained his expression and said seriously: "I'll try to persuade it." ”

Wei Guifei smiled very gratefully, then changed the topic and asked quite seriously: "Little Liu, who do you think among your brothers is the most qualified to enter the East Palace?"

Liang Tong's heart beat frantically, but he pretended to be dazed on his face, and asked softly, "What does the concubine mean by this?"

Wei Guifei looked at Liang Tong very casually, and said with red lips: "Even if you say it, just take it as a gossip to relieve your boredom." ”

Liang Tong continued to refuse, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of a cold glint in Wei Guifei's eyes, and hurriedly withdrew the euphemistic refusal that was about to be exported, and said very obediently: "Liang Tong is young and ignorant, if there is something wrong, please ask Concubine Niang Haihan." ”

Wei Guifei stared at her fingers for a while, and said slowly: "It's okay, you just need to say what you think." ”

Liang Tong said in a low voice: "Then Liang Tong is presumptuous. ”

In the following time, without the urging of Concubine Wei, the sixth prince Liang Tong had already slowly spoken his mouth and expressed his opinion.

The king of Guangping County, that is, the prince Liang Yu, he likes martial arts to learn the art of war, and when he was young, he had been trained in the Northwest Frontier Army, so his personality is quite strong and straightforward, but if he has been peaceful for a long time today, he needs a prince with a gentle temperament and a stable career, rather than a person who leads the troops with a fierce temperament in the Quartet.

In addition, although the eldest prince has some power in the northwest border army, he has been dormant in the capital for many years, and has been alienated from those old departments, coupled with his lack of keen sense of smell and basic literacy in politics, his upright character has more or less offended some powerful courtiers, and he is not loved and supported by courtiers.

Although his mother is a concubine of Zhengyipin, she is now old, and in recent years, she has only eaten fast and cultivated her heart, and she is not favored by His Majesty the Emperor, and her mother family is only a small scholar clan in Jiangnan, and she can't provide any help, so the eldest prince Liang Jiao is destined to have no chance with the Ninety-Five.

The king of Nanyang County, that is, the second prince Liang Dan, is the eldest son of His Majesty the Emperor, and is most likely to enter the East Palace to inherit the great treasure, but he has a gentle personality, and even a little weak, although he is very valued by some civil officials and scholars, but it is not in line with the emperor and several central ministers.

Now the Central Plains and the south of the Yangtze River are prosperous and rich, provoking the Khitan tribe in the north and the Qiang tribe in the northwest border are very eye-catching, these two nomads from time to time go south to fight the grass valley, although there is no big war like the previous dynasty, but it is not so reassuring, so the future emperor's heart can not be too soft, otherwise I am afraid that it will cause an immeasurable disaster, and even affect the century-old foundation of the Great Liang.

The biological mother of the second prince, that is, the long-deceased Empress Han, although her maternal family is strong, the Han family has always been low-key, and does not participate in central affairs, but only tries her best to maintain local forces, as if she is a prince, so the second prince Liang Dan has little chance of entering the East Palace.

Princess Anning, that is, the third princess Liang Shu, a woman, naturally has no chance of becoming a prince. Princess Anning's biological mother died early, because her appearance resembled the daughter of the queen mother who died young, so she was raised, so she was very powerful in the harem, and even Wei Guifei let her give her three points.

Princess An Ning once married Lu Mingyue, the son of the Lu family, when she was sixteen years old, and the two fell in love after marriage, but unfortunately Lu Gongzi's health was not good, and he failed to last a few years, so he never left an heir. In this regard, the head of the Lu family did not complain, but said in public that he supported his daughter-in-law's remarriage, and said that the Lu family was her safe haven, and if someone bullied Princess An Ning, it would be a bully to the Fanyang Lu family.

As one of the old families, Fan Yang Lu's family naturally did not dare to be despised by anyone, so after Princess An Ning was widowed, she did not cause any turmoil, but lived in the princess's mansion in the capital, and occasionally returned to the palace to accompany the queen mother and serve her father. Although the third princess is low-key, her power should not be underestimated, if she has the heart to support which prince, then it is enough to affect the situation in the whole world.

The fourth prince Liang Qi, the second son of His Majesty the Emperor, is talented, intelligent, gentle and courteous, and is very popular with the government and the opposition, and the emperor is also quite concerned about it, but he has repeatedly said that he has no ambition to enter the East Palace, and it is difficult for outsiders to know his true thoughts.

Liang Qi and Princess An Ning are close in age, and the relationship between the two is very good, when the third princess Liang Shu married the son of the Lu family, he personally led the personal guards and sent the half-sister to the Lu family in Fanyang County (also known as Youzhou) in Hedong Province.

The four princes, who had never been out of the land of Gyeonggi, had a serious illness after a thousand miles of trekking, and it was almost difficult to return, but fortunately Princess An Ning took care of them untiedly, and they were able to recover, which shows the depth of the relationship between the sister and brother.

Therefore, if the four princes have the ambition of ninety-five, then Princess An Ning and the queen mother behind her, Fan Yang Lu, will be an important help in his hands.

The fifth prince Liang only, a prince who has no sense of existence, his mother is Concubine Yan De, who is a good person, has a quiet body, elegant manners, is good at female red, poetry and writing, and was very favored by His Majesty the Emperor when he was young, because of the secret affairs in the palace many years ago, he lost the favor of the emperor, but he has never been punished excessively, and still lives in the Qianyun Palace.

Concubine Yande's maternal family is quite prominent, although it is not as powerful as the Wei family, but it is also a powerful state. Concubine Yande's grandfather was called Yan Beirong, a local official, and later became the prefect of Qingzhou, Henan Province, and never left Qingzhou since then, but only operated in the local area, so that the later Qingzhou Yan family prestige.

Concubine Yande's father is the eldest son, who abandoned literature and martial arts in his early years, and spent a period of time in the northern tiger army, and made a lot of military achievements. Concubine Yan's uncles are also very capable, some are local officials, and some go to the border as generals, so although the Yan family is not as prominent as the seven sects and five surnames, it is also very good.

The reason why the fifth prince has such a background, but he is still not famous in the capital, is because he left the capital since he was a child and went to the Great Buddha Temple on the northwest border to practice.

Therefore, the five princes, who have not appeared for many years, do not have any intention of coveting the position of the prince, otherwise, he is afraid that he would have appeared in the muddy waters of the capital early.

The seventh prince, Liang Yan, the third son of His Majesty the Emperor, was born in childbirth, which led to the early death of his biological mother, Empress Han. Because of this accident, the foolish second prince has always been very disgusted and even resentful of this younger brother of a fellow mother.

Liang Yan was born with nine pounds and six taels, but he was a little stupid, and he didn't speak until he was three years old, and he was able to say a few words simply when he was five years old. But he was born with divine power, and there was an inexhaustible brute strength in his body, maybe God was fair, gave him a healthy body, and never gave him a smart head.

If it weren't for the encounter with a mysterious Taoist priest, perhaps the seventh prince Liang Yan was still so stupid, under the careful teaching of the Taoist, Liang Yan began to open his mind, although he could not be familiar with the "Analects", "Spring and Autumn" and other classics, but also slowly knew the human ethics, understand loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness.

The Seven Princes trusted the words of the Taoist priest of You Fang very much, and was instilled with the concept that he would be a general and assist his brother Liang Qi, so he had a very good relationship with the four princes, and he got along very well on weekdays, so that Liang Yan lived in the palace of the Four Princes for a long time after his master You Fang Taoist left the capital.

Therefore, with the mental talent of the Seven Princes, he is only suitable to be a fierce general who charges into battle, not an emperor on the dragon chair.

Princess Yongle, that is, the eighth princess Liang Bingyue, she is filial piety and friendship, well-behaved and sensible, and is deeply loved by His Majesty the Emperor, but as a woman, she naturally has no chance of the emperor's throne, after all, since ancient times, there has never been a precedent for a woman to ascend the throne as the emperor.

Although Liang Bingyue is favored, her biological mother is only Zhaorong of Zheng Erpin, and there is no prominent maternal support, but she lives in the relatively remote Yiyue Palace, and it is difficult to see the emperor for several months.

Liang Si, the ninth prince, although he has just reached the crown and moved into the Eight Princes' Mansion not long ago, he has already reached the top of his head. He likes literature and martial arts, is good at riding and shooting, and is also involved in literature and history.

The tenth prince Liang Dong, who is the same age as the ninth prince, has just reached the crown, and not long after moving into the Eight Princes' Mansion, he has already made a name for himself in the capital, but this name is not a good name, but a notoriety.

Liang Tong innocently beat the soldiers and eunuchs of the Eight Princes' Mansion, bullied the maidservants, ran rampant in the streets, bullied the officials for no reason, and violated the law many times, which was very unpopular.