Chapter Seventy-Two: The Controversy for the Establishment of Princes

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The Lord of the Four Imperial Palaces of Xuanyiguan, Tianyuan Daoren, was a thin middle-aged man, wearing a wide Taoist robe of Xuanyiguan, and he looked quite stylish, not so much like a Taoist, but more like a down-and-out scribe.

After hearing the words of the junior brother, a helpless look flashed in the profound eyes of the Xuanji Daoist: "The senior brother is serious. ”

Tianyuan Daoren sneered, and then said: "I also hope that this is the case, but at the moment, several princes of His Majesty are basically adults, but the crown prince has not been established, this is not a disaster, what else can it be." ”

Xuanji Taoist felt that his head was a little painful, his own junior disciple had studied under a great Confucian disciple before he did not worship in the Xuanyi Concept, and was deeply influenced by Confucianism. It is precisely for this reason that he has always advocated getting close to the imperial court and using the power of the royal family to make the sect grow stronger.

When Peng Rou was sent to Guanli, several elders questioned whether they should accept a disciple with such a sensitive identity, but the Tianyuan Daoist insisted on it, and Peng Rou successfully worshiped under the door of the Xinyue Daoist.

In the past ten years, Xuanyiguan and the imperial court have become closer and closer, although the view is becoming more and more prosperous, but it has also secretly buried hidden dangers. Once there is any major turmoil in the imperial court, Xuanyiguan will inevitably be affected by the pond fish, and this is exactly the case at the moment.

However, this is also to blame for himself, he has not understood the true meaning of "Taishang Tongxuan Gui Yijing" for a long time, and broke through to the great grandmaster. If you can succeed, then everything will no longer be a problem. He can completely protect the sect and calmly face the storm that is coming. Even though there may be some losses, the inheritance is always worry-free.

However, the martial arts cultivation has reached his level, and it is even more difficult to break through one step forward than to ascend to the sky, and the change of years will only make his true qi more mellow and pure, but it will not be able to make a qualitative change.

In fact, in the hearts of the Xuanji Dao people, compared to himself, that Tiangehou was more likely to become the second great master of the Great Chu Dynasty.

If this day really comes, Peng Yuan and the younger brother He Fang, who is the prime minister of the dynasty, will have the support of the two great masters, which will undoubtedly further break the fragile balance in the court, and it will be really difficult to say what will happen at that time.

Xuanji Daoist pondered these thoughts in his heart, but said to Tianyuan Daoren on the bright face: "I don't know what you said, junior brother, but when the emperor established the prince and who was the prince, how can this kind of major event be mixed with my Xuanyiguan." ”

Tianyuan Daoren's mouth opened, and he couldn't speak.

Yes, the matter of establishing a reserve is related to the foundation of the society, and it is all based on the discretion of the Sacred Heart. Even if I add fuel to the fire here, it will be useless.

But he really couldn't help but think about it, Tianyuan Daoist bystanders Qing, had already seen that although the current Great Chu was strong, the Huns were defeated and retreated, a faction of flowers and brocade, and the prosperous atmosphere of cooking oil with fire, but if the domestic contradictions could not be alleviated, it could flourish and decline at any time.

Since His Majesty the Emperor ascended the throne now, the knife in his hand that weakened the family has never left his hand, and so far, there have been thirteen families in the imperial capital that have declined, and even the descendants left by the general Long He who died in the battle for Taizu Xiang Yu are now on the streets.

This can be regarded as the emperor's thinking of the dragon and showing mercy to the royal family, and several of them have been beheaded all over the house!

The wealthy families of the Great Chu are already afraid of the emperor, and the heads of each family put their hopes on the prince, hoping that he will not be as "mean and unkind" as Xiang Liang.

But His Majesty also seems to have seen their thoughts, and he has been slow to set up a prince, and has used this reason to turn the family around.

Among the princes, the eldest prince Xiang An is twenty-seven this year, and his mother Mrs. Yuan is the daughter of Yuan Zhen, the imperial historian, but this prince prefers to mix in the military and has little interest in dealing with national affairs.

And he is too close to the children of the poor family, which makes the old guys in the family very jealous, for fear of electing another "meat cutting emperor".

In contrast, Xiang Hong, the twenty-three-year-old second prince, is the best candidate for the next emperor in their minds. He is the eldest son of the emperor, and his mother Xiahou Qiyang is the daughter of Xiahou Qiyang, the current head of the Xiahou family.

The second prince has undergone the most "orthodox" royal education since he was a child, and firmly believes that only the noble relatives of the family are the foundation of the royal family, and has said more than once in private that if he ascends the throne as the emperor, he will not be as strict with the family as his father.

Except for these two princes, the rest of them have little hope of becoming crown princes.

Xiang Xuan, the son of the third prince, likes literary affairs, and opposes a group of literati all day long, and his temperament is not liked by the emperor.

And the temperament of the fourth prince Xiang Hua is just the opposite of his third brother.

This fourth prince's talent in martial arts is much stronger than that of his three elder brothers, and he himself is also a martial idiot, as early as the age of ten, he was determined to become the second great master of the Xiang family.

Xiang Liang just smiled and didn't say anything when he heard it, but he handed Xiang Hua over to everyone in the royal family for training, and the meaning of this arrangement is self-evident.

The current court has been divided into two factions, the eldest prince's son Xiang An is backed by the army, and there is also the support of officials from poor families in local states, and the strength can be said to be extremely strong.

And the second prince Xiang Hong is even better, behind him, standing are the nobles of the Chu State, these people can even shake the foundation of the society together. Moreover, in addition to the power of the family, some ministers in the court also have a good impression of this intelligent and resolute highness.

The two different forces are now on the same footing, and they are about to come out of the dog's brain, if it weren't for the fact that there is a strong-armed emperor pressing it above, it is estimated that the contradiction would have erupted.

But even the emperor couldn't suppress it for too long, after all, it was the right thing to set up a prince, and although the emperor had been shirking, he couldn't stand the pleading of some "loyal ministers" for several years.

And what really worries the people of Tianyuan Dao is an incident that just happened recently.

Three days ago, the 85-year-old Taichang Tan once again asked for the crown prince. The officials thought that this recital would sink to the bottom of the sea silently as before, but what they didn't expect was that the emperor actually made a review and let the officials discuss it together.

At this moment, Baiguan became as excited as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

Heaven can see mercy, Your Majesty finally saw our loyalty, ready to establish a prince.

Many people even burst into tears, and when they returned home without eating, they took out a pen and paper to wave the pen and write, and in a blink of an eye, they wrote a flowery recital, sprinkled with thousands of words, all of which were in praise of how the prince was wise and martial, and at the end was a sentence in unison: for the livelihood of the world, please set up the prince's son Xiang An (Hong) as the prince!

It's no wonder they are so excited, if the prince they support can become the crown prince this time, then this twist and turn can lay the foundation for the glory and wealth of their own family in the second half of their lives.

Anyway, the law of Da Chu is not guilty of speech, and the worst result is only to return in vain, so what are you afraid of?

Three days have passed, not only has the popularity of this matter not decreased, but it has intensified, and more and more people have joined the ranks of the book.

Xuanyiguan, as the holy land of Great Chu Wulin, has a transcendent status, but there are also signs of being caught in this turmoil. No way, who has made Xuanyiguan get closer and closer to the court over the years, many disciples in the sect have people in the court, and Peng Rou is just the most typical one.

In the past, these disciples brought a lot of benefits to Xuanyiguan, but now, troubles are also coming.

No matter which of the two forces Xuan Yiguan chooses, it means that the sect will gain the hostility of the other faction, this pressure is not trivial, but it is impossible for the sect to give up those disciples, and the problem is stuck here, which makes the Tianyuan Dao people have a headache. In fact, he hadn't slept well for two days.

He looked at his senior brother Xuanji Daoren, and felt very strange in his heart, he didn't understand how at this juncture, how could the senior brother still talk like usual.

The Xuanji Daoist looked at his junior brother and shook his head imperceptibly. The two worship under the same master and have been together for many years, how can he not see what his junior brother thinks in his heart.

It's not that he is not in a hurry, but it is useless to be in a hurry for this kind of thing, he still has a firm idea, the most important thing for Xuanyiguan at the moment is not to get involved in the dispute between the princes, but to appear as soon as possible a great master.

The talent of Tianyuan Daoist is much stronger than him, but unfortunately, his junior disciple has too many distracting thoughts, and he can't always put all his mind on cultivation, otherwise, he is even more likely to break through.

He also talked about this matter to the Tianyuan Dao people more than once, but his nature is like this, and the Tianyuan Dao people themselves can't control it. Ten years ago, his martial arts were even better than those of his senior brother Xuanji Daoren, but now, he couldn't even see the extent of his senior brother's cultivation.

Martial Dao Guicheng, at this point, Tianyuan Dao people are really far behind.