Han Shizu

Autumn had already entered, and the weather turned cold in no time, suddenly and quickly, Emperor Liu also had to add an extra coat on weekdays.

In the vertical arch hall, two figures, one old and one young, sat facing the case. On the case was a chessboard with red and black chess pieces interlaced. The chess game had come to an end.Recently, Emperor Liu liked to invite his grandchildren into the palace to accompany him more and more, especially the two grandsons of the East Palace. The one who played chess with Emperor Liu at this time was the eldest son Liu Wenhuan.

Naturally, chess was played. In recent years, chess has gradually become popular all over the country. The main reason is that Emperor Liu likes to play.

As a result, even the national quintessence of Go has been suppressed. For most people including Emperor Liu, Go is elegant enough, but it is too complicated and profound, and it is difficult to get a glimpse of it without hard work. , It is easy to get started and easy to learn, even ordinary people in the market can learn it with a little effort.

Therefore, with decades of development, chess has become a common practice in the Han Dynasty, from the government to the people, and it is often seen in the streets of the Han city, under the trees in front of the gate, the scene of chess games.

In the hall, Emperor Liu had a relaxed smile on his mouth, stroking his gray beard, his old eyes suddenly lit up, he picked up the red horse and slapped it on the chessboard: "General! You have nowhere to go, I won!"

Emperor Liu was laughing to himself, and even a little bit secretly happy, but Liu Wenhuan hesitated and called out: "Grandfather."

"what happened?"

Liu Wenhuan pointed to "that horse" and said: "The horse moves in one day, you made one more square in this move!"

"Huh?" Emperor Liu was stunned for a moment, buried his head in observing the chessboard, rubbed his eyes involuntarily, recalled it in his mind, and then realized that he seemed to have really missed the word "mu".

However, Emperor Liu was not at all embarrassed, nodded calmly, and said, "I did make a mistake in this step!"

After speaking, Emperor Liu picked up the horse again, but did not put it back, but played with it in his hand, and said to Liu Wenhuan: "However, you are wrong! I am the emperor, how can the emperor make mistakes? If there is a mistake, it is the rules of chess that are wrong!"

After saying that, Emperor Liu killed the black general with the red horse, and then announced the end of the chess game
Liu Wenhuan stared blankly at Emperor Liu's movements, but didn't react for a while.Seeing this, Emperor Liu slowly took a sip from his teacup, but his expression was somewhat embarrassing.

Liu Wenhuan wasn't bothered about the outcome of the chess game, and the left and right were just entertaining the emperor's grandfather.After thinking about it, he couldn't help asking in an attitude of asking for advice: "If the emperor is wrong, as a subject, shouldn't he correct him?"

Hearing this, Emperor Liu couldn't help laughing twice, and said: "This statement is also good!"

"Then what's wrong?"

"It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong!" Emperor Liu waved his hand: "We two have another game!"

When resetting the chessboard, Emperor Liu's expression returned to his usual calm, even indifferent, but he raised his eyelids from time to time to observe the grandson.

Liu Wenhuan, who was born Yu Kaibao for ten years, is now almost 16 years old. He has basically grown up, has good genes, has outstanding appearance, and has a faint heroism on his face. For the eldest son of the crown prince, Emperor Liu still prefers it.

Whether you are the emperor of the empire or a grandfather, you should pay special attention to the prince's sons.Now the prince has three sons, and just this spring, the concubine Murong finally gave birth to a son for Liu Yang with great difficulty.

According to the court etiquette, the heirs of the fourth generation of the Han Dynasty can be regarded as appearing, and the provisions of the succession law of the eldest son system are clearly placed there.It's just that under normal circumstances, this "normal" includes relatively mysterious elements such as age, political environment, and ability, and the normal conditions are almost harsh.

The rules were formulated by Emperor Liu. He often restrained his courtiers and asked them to strictly abide by the rules and not to overstep and do anything wrong.And no matter how many effects there are, at least one thing is that Emperor Liu himself is not a person who follows the rules. During his 40 years of ruling career, Emperor Liu did not do one or two things that broke the rules, but many of them were made by himself. , Full practice proves that rules are used to break this iron law.

When it comes to the matter of heirs from different generations, Emperor Liu will certainly not be willful, and because of this, it is more realistic to consider.For Liu Yang's eldest son, he naturally would not have any prejudice, and even blessed him with a healthy and smooth growth, but it is obviously impossible to have any special expectations.

Compared to Liu Wenhuan and Liu Wenji, the two grandsons whom Emperor Liu watched and grew up with, the little guy who was still breastfeeding in his infancy had too many uncertainties. .

Let’s talk about a more realistic question. If the crown prince Liu Yang unfortunately passed away at this moment, Emperor Liu would rather choose from other princes than place his hope on the "first order" stipulated by the etiquette law. on the heir.

And Emperor Liu called the two brothers Liu Wenhuan and Liu Wenji to accompany him in the palace from time to time, which contained meaning, and many people could understand it, including the prince Liu Yang.

Of course, the birth of the prince's son inevitably had a certain impact.First of all, there are martyrs and moralists in any era. There are such a group of people who have already determined that the newly born little emperor is the successor of the next generation. Of course, these people do not have any right to speak in the court. There is very little opportunity to reach the ears of those in power, and even if it does, it will not be taken seriously.

The real impact occurred inside the palace, especially the East Palace.As far as Prince Liu Yang is concerned, he is naturally happy to have an extra son, but besides being happy, his mood is inevitably complicated.

Regarding the issue of heirs, in the past ten years or so, he was of course only wandering between the two sons, but now, with such a legitimate son, it is inevitable for him to be entangled for a while.

When it comes to supporting the eldest son inheritance system, no one in the world is more determined than Liu Yang. After all, it involves vital interests, which is an important guarantee for his crown prince.

If there is no such a halo, in the case of Fu Houbeng and Liu Huangdi being old, it would be easy for him to completely suppress those brothers who are as fast as dragons and tigers. Even now Liu Yang can still stay in the crown prince In the position, the hard work put in, how can it be easy.

After all, Liu Yang is also close to the age of [-]. In contemporary times, this age is not too young. There are many folks who are grandfathers, and the issue of succession, for Liu Yang, has indeed reached the point where it needs to be considered. up
Besides the entangled prince, the East Palace is full of turmoil, and the changes are not small, involving the entanglement of many forces.Concubine Zhao was undoubtedly the one who was the first to be nervous. Before that, his greatest advantage over the concubine was his son Liu Wenhuan, and he even forced the Murong family to adopt Concubine Xiao's born Liu Wenji, but that was not considered a real threat by Concubine Zhao. , how could the Khitan race be eligible?
But Concubine Murong's "old tree blossoms", and she gave birth to a child with a handle. This problem is serious, and it is not obvious right now, but what about ten years later?In terms of law, time is always on the side of Concubine Murong's mother and son. As long as the little emperor's grandson grows up healthily and smoothly, he will be able to gain a steady stream of political support.

For Concubine Murong, it was also a bit awkward, at least when she heard Liu Wenji call her mother again, she couldn't contain the strange feeling in her heart.The one born by others is no different from the one born by oneself, and the more she sees it, the more uncomfortable it will be for Concubine Murong.

There was even such a situation, Liu Wenji respectfully paid his respects, and Concubine Murong was only thinking about Aizi, as if she didn't see or hear it, and ignored it, of course there was a deliberate element in it.

So, after learning about the situation, Concubine Xiao confessed to Liu Wenji that the Crown Princess would still go there, no matter what Concubine Murong's attitude was, she would remain as respectful as before.Of course, in order to take care of the mood of the princess, we must pay attention to keeping a distance and keeping a sense of proportion in the future.

Concubine Xiao's exhortation was somewhat difficult for Liu Wenji, but the gist was clear, try to make the princess feel comfortable and not bore her.The response was very decent, but the relationship between the Crown Princess and the mother and child gradually became estranged within a short period of time.

For Xiao's mother and son, the birth of the little emperor's grandson had a great impact, but if it is a blessing or misfortune, it is not necessarily so.At least in Concubine Xiao's view, they can temporarily keep their mother and son away from the center of the Eastern Palace's vortex of struggle. You must know that before this, their mother and son, as well as the entire Xiao family, faced various open and dark arrows inside and outside the palace. It's hard to know.

Now, the struggle in the East Palace seems to be back on the "right track", and Xiao's mother and son can use this to hide and protect themselves...