After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, she became the favorite of the Beijing group

After Gu Mingda left the palace, the old Prime Minister was kept by the emperor.

"If your majesty can't decide on a candidate for the time being, why not ask those royal children who are just idling away to leave the school first?" The Prime Minister said.

The emperor shook his head.

"I already have a candidate in mind."

The Prime Minister didn't ask any more questions after hearing this, but only said: "Your Majesty has a unique vision. Those who can be valued by you must have their merits."

The emperor didn't keep it a secret. He always trusted the Prime Minister and said directly: "Li Xuan."

The Prime Minister was stunned when he heard this.

The emperor continued: "He has a firm mind and noble character. Whether it is a vast country or something else, I can entrust him."

The Prime Minister wondered what "something else" was, but didn't think much about it, but said: "Your Majesty has really made up his mind?"

The emperor nodded, his face full of fatigue: "No need to look, it's him."

Three days later, the news that Li Xuan was named Prince Ding was known to everyone inside and outside.

The other royal children did not receive such grace, and they were even sent out of the palace.

Niuniu, who had originally dropped out of school, suddenly went back to school.

She no longer studied with other young girls, but in a small classroom. There were more than a dozen teachers in the whole classroom, but there were only two students, Niuniu and Li Xuan.

Some of the teachers started to make a fuss.

"Your Majesty, how can a little girl study with Prince Ding? This is simply ridiculous!" The elderly old man Sun was so anxious in Wuji Hall that he blew his beard and glared.

The emperor said casually: "This is not an ordinary little girl, but the future crown princess, or even the future queen."

"A woman without talent is virtuous..." said the old man.

When the emperor heard this, he looked at the old man in confusion: "I vaguely heard that a woman without talent is virtuous. 'Bian' is the same as 'bian', which means that if a woman has no other talents, it is also a virtue to be able to distinguish right from wrong."

When the old man heard this, a touch of embarrassment flashed across his face.

The emperor was not too polite to him and said directly: "Lord Sun is not well-trained, so you can't mislead the students. Let others teach Prince Ding."

When Old Lord Sun heard this, he was anxious. Prince Ding was the only one left in the royal family. From his title, it can be seen that this is a matter of destiny.

Originally, he became the teacher of the crown prince. With this face, he could also benefit the family in the future.

But he lost this credit that he could get without lying down.

The emperor had made up his mind and would not allow others to change it. He didn't want Niu Niu to study before because he thought that she didn't need to study with him around. Now he let Niu Niu study because he thought that if it wasn't him who protected Niu Niu, she would have to have more skills to gain a foothold in the palace.

After dismissing a teacher, it was also a warning to others. Others who also had opinions about Niu Niu's identity as a woman didn't dare to say anything more. They could only pinch their noses and accept it and teach the two children together.

Although the emperor had decided on the future crown prince, he was not close to Prince Ding. Even though he asked about his homework very carefully, he rarely summoned Prince Ding.

Along with this, the emperor quickly aged, and the whole person was gradually declining as if something had drained his blood and energy.

In the third year of Niu Niu's study as the future crown princess, the 12-year-old Li Xuan was issued an imperial decree by the emperor to determine the identity of the future crown prince.

Concubine Shun was named queen, and Li Xuan was adopted as the queen's legitimate son and was given the title of crown prince. The emperor also issued an imperial decree to grant marriage to ensure that Niu Niu's identity as the future crown princess was unshakable.

After Li Xuan began to participate in political affairs as the crown prince, the emperor gradually transferred power to lower levels.

During these three years, the emperor also showed extraordinary trust in Gu Mingda. Gu Mingda seemed to have opened a cheat, and his official position was steadily promoted. After the former Minister of Personnel retired, Gu Mingda was promoted to Minister of Personnel and entered the cabinet again.

Half a year later, the Prime Minister retired, and Gu Mingda was promoted to the Prime Minister, almost second to none in the court.

The Queen Mother was already very old, and she became seriously ill in bed after catching a cold.

Even if Niuniu came to the palace to personally take care of her, the situation was still difficult to reverse.

There were also smart people in the court who proposed that the prince and the princess get married in advance to cheer the Queen Mother, but all of them were rejected by the emperor.

Three months after the Queen Mother passed away, the emperor, who was immersed in the pain of losing his mother, fell seriously ill.

His body withered quickly like a dry riverbed. When Niuniu saw him for the last time, he looked like a dry old tree in winter.

When the emperor was dying, he looked at Niuniu with his turbid eyes for the last time, and then he was completely dead.

"The emperor is dead!"

With this wailing, the emperor who had ruled the country for more than 20 years left, and the country ushered in a new ruler.

The thirteen-year-old Li Xuan was already a prince, so it was legitimate for him to succeed to the throne. With the support of the civil and military officials, Li Xuan successfully ascended the throne.

He had already been through a year of political experience, and with Gu Mingda, the chief minister, taking the lead in surrendering, the power was smoothly transferred.

There were a few stubborn people among the other court officials who wanted to bully the emperor because he was young and easily fooled him, but after several killings, there were no such voices in the court.

After the three-year national mourning period was over, the emperor prepared for two years before marrying his queen with the highest standards.

The new emperor was different from the old emperor. Even though they had been married for five years and had no children, the new emperor still had no intention of taking concubines.

Even with Gu Mingda's presence, the civil and military officials in the court still had the shadow of the previous dynasty in their hearts, fearing that the new emperor would be like the old emperor and toss for half his life to give birth to a daughter.

The new emperor's harem was empty, and each family was eager to stuff their daughters into it, and they submitted memorials to the emperor every day to ask him to hold a beauty contest to recruit new women.

But all of them were rejected by the emperor.

The court officials put pressure on Gu Mingda again.

Gu Mingda was famous for doting on his daughter, and he immediately retorted: "The Queen has no children, the Queen is not anxious, His Majesty is not anxious, and the Queen Mother is not anxious, but you are anxious?"

When the court officials heard this, they still pulled the banner of "National Foundation": "The continuation of the royal family's offspring is the most important thing. The Queen is the mother of the country and a role model for women in the world. How can she delay national affairs because of her own selfish desires?"

What they said was righteous, but Gu Mingda's mouth was not in vain: "Lord Chen has time to worry about whether His Majesty and the Queen will have children, it is better to worry more about your useless child. Your Sanlang bullies men and women, and everyone in the capital knows it. Now someone has died. Let's see how you end it?"

Lord Chen, who was originally shouting "National Foundation", was speechless immediately.

The censor reported the matter on the spot, and the theme of the court meeting was changed from selection to reporting, and the so-called national foundation dispute came to an end immediately.

When the court was about to end, the new emperor lightly threw out a bomb.

"I want to follow the old example of Li Tang, and two saints will come to the court. What do you think?"

When the court officials heard this, their heads were buzzing, "Li Tang old example, two saints will come to the court", why should the emperor follow someone else, and follow Tang Gaozong to hold Wu Zetian in high esteem?

"Your Majesty, absolutely not!" The court officials' wailing this time was more sincere, and no one dared to talk about taking a concubine into the harem, and only begged the queen not to come to the front court.

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