Emperor's Trophy

But Yun Zhen asked him: "What errand does the emperor want to arrange for Ji Huaisu?"

Ji Bingyuan saw that he was sullen just now, but now his attention has been completely diverted, and he was amused and worried, Ji Xianger is too simple, it's all over, and Ji Huaisu is still pestering him It's just seeing Ji Xianger's heart softening, and he still wants to find a chance to redeem it.

But this person is not as threatening as Zhu Jiang.

He thought to himself, and his face remained calm: "I gave him a secret decree and taught him to investigate carefully. In King An's branch, choose young and bright sons of the clan to choose my heirs."

Yun Zhen was stunned, and then the gloating on his face could hardly hold, and he barely suppressed his laughter in front of the emperor, and said to Ji Bingyuan seriously: "Is this not good? He was the voice of the crown prince before." The highest son of the clan, now that the emperor suddenly gave him this secret decree, what if he does something secretly? For example, choose someone with future troubles, or simply be cruel..."

Ji Bingyuan saw that his heart was about to explode with joy, and he pretended to be serious to analyze the shortcomings for him, so he couldn't help laughing: "He didn't dare."

"Ji Huaisu is meticulous, suspicious and overthinking. He will suspect that this is my beating, or a test. Maybe I not only gave him this secret decree, but also gave it to other people. Therefore, he will not only accept the decree, but also give it to others. He will not let go of any emotions, will be loyal and considerate for me, and will be done properly, with perfection, without any omissions."

Besides, he must be counting on the big changes in the frontier. When there is a war, in order to stabilize the country, I can only choose the adult crown prince.He didn't expect me to know about this, so he will definitely do it, because he will think that I will definitely give up my plan to have a young heir.Ji Bingyuan thought about it, but didn't say it out loud.

Yun Zhen had fun by himself for a while, thinking that Ji Bingyuan would not know how to vomit blood in his heart, and would marry someone, so he secretly enjoyed it for a while, and suddenly he was taken aback, "King An? That's why King An Agree with your nonsense?"

Ji Bingyuan was serious: "Establishing a queen is a big event, how can you call it nonsense? Have I ever made a fool of myself? King An's branch is actually very close to me, and has always been loyal to the royal family, dedicated to his duties, and his descendants are very prosperous. Pick a few It's not difficult for a child with good qualifications."

Yun Zhen has already reacted quickly, without such a huge benefit, how can Zong Ling give in and be the heir apparent?Even if Ji Bingyuan has always been wise and powerful, Gan Gang is arbitrary, such a major event as setting up a son and setting up an heir is not something that he alone can easily decide.

Your majesty, who has always been a sage, is now doing this...so... for himself.

At some point, Ji Bingyuan was already sitting beside him, holding him in his arms, and together they looked out of the waterside pavilion, looking at the water surface: "I really intended to be a grown-up prince, to save trouble, and instead of bothering to teach myself, If you have taught it for more than ten years, if it becomes useless and the tail is too big to lose, it is better to choose someone who has taught it well, and replace it with another one if it is not good."

"Before... when I was with you, I thought you were young, and I couldn't be with you for too many years. Since you like it, I will accompany you. When the day comes, or you regret it, like a newcomer or want to Married and have children, or I am old and gone..."

Yun Zhen raised his head and stared at him, Ji Bingyuan laughed, and touched the back of his hand: "That's what I thought, but by then, I always hope that you will be happy, able to protect yourself, and find another Whoever you like can do it."

"But these days, I found that I can't bear to hand you over to others, and I can't allow you to fall in love with others or even marry anyone, regardless of gender, while I'm still alive. I hope to be with you You grow old together and are buried in the spring together, you are my person in life and my ghost in death."

Yun Zhen's breath trembled slightly, Ji Bingyuan hugged him, his tone was flat, but his meaning was decisive without turning back.

Yun Zhen thought to himself, I am the same, I am not willing to give you up to others, but you are the emperor, how dare I have such delusions?

Ji Bingyuan thought he was frightened, but even so, he couldn't give in on this. He touched Yunzhen's hair and began to coax him: "My auspicious son, if it's not me who likes you, but someone else , is to be married in an upright manner. I can’t be inferior to you. It’s just that the emperor’s marriage is not only a family matter, but also a state matter.”

"After I have been established in secret, I will choose another year's young heir. You will be the crown prince and teach him well. In the future, if I am gone, you can be regent. If he is disobedient, you will depose him and replace him with another obedient one. "He said coldly.

"I am here, you are queen, and I will rule the country together. If I am not here, you will be the king, and the regent will rule the world alone. I will wait for you under the spring."

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In the evening, after the interrogation of the two princes of Cheng Enbo's residence, they were finally allowed to be temporarily released and returned to the residence.

Tan Wenbao had lingering fears: "The prison is full of people! They are all the poets and essays included in the book of poetry that caused trouble! Let us out because we feel that the prison will not fit! When we came out, we saw that they were still being escorted inside. All the way, I was complaining about being wronged, and said that I would never write poetry again!"

Tan Zhen wiped her tears and said: "What do the two elder brothers know? What kind of cell can't be locked up! Both Chengyi's mansion and Wang Hanlin's mansion were also implicated, and they haven't returned yet! If it wasn't for my sister, I would enter the palace today and stay in the palace How could it be so easy for the two elder brothers to come back so easily by showing their ugliness and going all out to meet the emperor!"

Tan Wenbao hurriedly said: "Thank you, sister. Has my sister been scared these past two days? It's all our fault. I won't dare to make casual friends in the future."

Tan Wenwei asked, "Has the emperor seen you?"

Tan Zhen said: "I entrusted the old lady of Xu Guogong's mansion to bring me in, and asked Zhao Xinhou and Hejian County King to meet the emperor. The emperor said that he just wanted to teach us a lesson, and blamed us for being too much on weekdays. I'm lazy, I've been playing around every day since I came to Beijing, and I've been careless in making friends, so that I was used by bandits, so I should be more careful in guarding myself and reading carefully in the future."

Tan Wenwei said solemnly: "The emperor taught us a lesson in time, this time we really learned a big lesson, we must be cautious in the future and study behind closed doors."

Tan Zhen laughed.

Tan Wenbao heard her sarcasm and asked her, "What's wrong with my sister?"

Tan Zhen said: "I laugh at the two elder brothers who still can't see clearly."

"What is being cautious and reading behind closed doors? That Zhaoxin Hou Yunhou is younger than the two elder brothers. How could he not be cautious and read behind closed doors? How could he copy the Duke of Lu's mansion today and bring it back tomorrow?" People wantonly searched and arrested, just for a collection of poems that did not pay attention to taboo? Speaking of arrogance and willfulness, I have never seen such a reckless person in the south of the Yangtze River or in the capital. He is like his own family in the palace. The imperial guards are like ordering their own servants to see the emperor, but they just make a notification, and the emperor will come immediately."

"On the contrary, we are actually members of the emperor's mother's family. The emperor's biological mother is our grandfather's biological sister! That's how it is. Since I came to Beijing, I haven't seen the emperor. She is still white. If I want to see the emperor, I have to entrust her to the emperor. The love of an outsider!"

"What is it for? Don't the two elder brothers understand?"

"Holy grace! Holy grace can make a person who has no blood relationship with the emperor, just because he was raised in the palace since he was a child, he has won the emperor's favor. It can make him run rampant in the capital and act recklessly before he is weak. Just think about it, if the poems of Marquis Zhaoxin were included in that collection of poems, would anyone dare to touch his finger?"

"It's the King of Hejian, who is coaxing in a low voice in front of him. The emperor treats him more affectionately than us royal family members. Whose influence is Zhao Xinhou using? It's the emperor's influence! With a word from the emperor, the two elder brothers will come back immediately, no matter how cautious we are, is it useful to study behind closed doors? The emperor turned his head and forgot about us!"

Tan Wenbao and Tan Wenwei were silent, after a while Tan Wenwei forced a smile and said: "Why don't we know, it's just that our family has been in the south of the Yangtze River for too long now, and now it's difficult to make friends with the emperor in a hurry. Jing, isn't it just to find some errands, and then slowly talk to the emperor..."

Tan Zhen sneered again: "It's too slow."

Tan Wenbao asked Tan Zhen, "What's your sister thinking?"

Tan Zhen said: "In the past, I only thought that the Prince of Hejian was already very handsome and extraordinary in appearance, but when I saw the Holy Majesty today, I realized that the Holy Majesty is so young. On the right, the Prince of Hejian can only bow his head while standing in front of him, just like a pheasant can only bow his head to worship a phoenix."

Tan Wenwei said: "The Holy Majesty led the army at the age of 14, sent his troops to the north, and unified the Central Plains. He has been in charge of the world since he practiced Zuo, and Gan Gang has been arbitrarily determined for 18 years. His momentum can't be compared to that of the King of Hejian County."

Tan Zhen said: "The Holy Majesty is clearly in his prime, and the harem is empty. If so, why can't my niece, my cousin, marry directly into the palace and become a ready-made queen, but wait to marry the crown prince? Why don't the two elder brothers become ready-made queens?" Uncle Guo, do you want to please the crown prince first?"

Tan Wenwei and Tan Wenbao were all stunned when they heard their sister utter such shocking words, and Tan Zhen sneered again: "Brothers, think about it carefully, don't you? The Hejian County King, even if he is named the prince, It will take decades until he ascends the throne, and we may have to humbly please that Marquis Zhaoxin for decades!"

Tan Wenwei said with difficulty: "The emperor's harem is empty, there should be a reason..."

Tan Zhen laughed: "Isn't it just that there is no emperor's heir? So what if the emperor's heir is adopted from Biezhi? It is enough for a person like the emperor to be with him every day. His harem is empty, isn't it just the harem's special favor? For the future crown prince, I am afraid that I will work with ten or eight wives before I take the throne, what is the difference from being a widow? What's more, it will be decades, who knows if there will be any changes?" If the emperor really If you can't do things, you will feel more pity and guilt when you treat yourself, and then you will be able to use your means.

Tan Wenwei was the first and the second elder: "Sister, let's discuss this matter in the long run, and I will report it to my grandfather first."

Tan Zhen heheed: "No wonder my brother doesn't like the emperor. I think what the emperor likes is young, lively, wanton and innocent people. Today, the emperor treats me very gently. I am afraid that I have to be a farmer like my brothers. Weng is old enough." She shook her hands and went to the inner room.

Tan Wenwei and Tan Wenbao looked at each other, and after a long time, Tan Wenbao said in a low voice: "My sister is actually quite right. This crown prince, if he is not enthroned, there will be uncertainties every day. Your Majesty, he is still young."

Tan Wenwei frowned, remembering what his grandfather said, the emperor hated his grandfather, I'm afraid it might not be as good as his sister thought.

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Tiren Palace.

Yun Zhen didn't know that someone was gearing up for the position of queen.

He sat alone on the imperial concubine's couch in the bedroom, thinking about what the emperor said to him, both sweet and troublesome, he just stretched out his feet and kicked a Cuju on the ground, hooking and tossing the ball, thinking only think about things.

Ding Dai walked in and saw him smiling and said, "Master Hou, why are you bored here alone? Where's the emperor?"

Yun Zhen said: "Grandpa Ding, have you finished the trial?"

Ding Dai said: "Hey, the queen of the former Wei Dynasty committed suicide and confessed all her crimes. King Qin Xingye sent envoys to report, claiming that he was not strict in educating his children, and mistakenly recruited bandits. Jue, I just want to save my son's life."

Yun Zhen asked curiously, "Does the Emperor agree?"

Ding Dai said: "Thinking about it, I want to allow it. The king of Qin has made a gesture, and he took the initiative to cut the vassal and withdraw the army. If the emperor refuses to let go, the other vassal kings will look at him with chills. The former Wei emperor was released from the palace again. There must be people who doubt it." Did the emperor do it on purpose to frame the clan and create a literary inquisition?

Yun Zhen said: "Grandpa Ding has worked hard."

Ding Dai said: "What's the hard work, this old slave is going to go to the Nine Borders Governor's Mansion soon, but when he enters the palace today, he has to hand over the badge of the forbidden army to Lord Hou. The emperor has explained it before. From now on, the forbidden army will be given to you. Got it."

He took out a military talisman from his pocket and said: "This is the tiger talisman for military deployment. The emperor said that the situation that you did not transfer the military late at night should not happen again. Master Hou, you have to be more prudent when you do things in the future." Ah, you don't know that the emperor heard that you were involved in the dangerous place the night before, and he failed to obey the order to transfer the army for a while, his face was so frightened that it was all pale, and none of us dared to say a word."

Yun Zhen took the heavy copper tiger talisman, feeling mixed feelings in his heart: "Grandpa Ding, you accompanied the emperor to fight in all directions, and you have been in charge of the Imperial Army on behalf of the emperor for so many years, how can you go to the Nine Borders Governor's Mansion?"

Ding Dai smiled and said: "Master Hou, you and the emperor are also one. You are in charge of the forbidden army, which is the same as the emperor's palm. Going to the governor's mansion to be the guarding officer, that is the freedom. In the place, there are no palace rules , there are sergeants at his beck and call, and he can take in a few good children for the elderly, which can be regarded as the wind and the rain. The emperor sees that the old slave has worked hard in the palace every day, and let the old slave go out for a few years at ease. Woolen cloth."

Yun Zhen forced a smile, and Ding Dai said: "Go old slave, and take care of Mr. Zhu Wu more?"

Yun Zhen cheered up now: "I have to trouble Grandpa Ding to take care of him. That kid Zhu Jiang is a little silly. By the way, I will write a letter to Zhu Jiang and trouble Grandpa Ding to take it."

Ding Dai chuckled, thinking in his heart that the emperor is dangerous, he is a child-like affection, no wonder the emperor is facing a formidable enemy.

How many days have I been eating this jealousy? I even forced Lord Hou to wear a queen's dress to sacrifice to heaven. How many absurd things he has done in the past few days, the old King An was frightened. The old man kowtowed to the emperor instead. I only discouraged him from thinking about it again. Even if he was not afraid of his ancestors' blame, he still had to worry about his descendants' accusations, leaving flaws in the history books.

In the end, he still couldn't hold back the emperor, Dayong's first male empress, so down-to-earth, it was written in the clan's golden book.

Your Majesty, why did you ever care about that?

If he cared, he wouldn't be alone for so long.