Are you stupid?

As the saying goes, "speak less and make less mistakes".

The answer given by Shenlong is not outstanding, and the language is very simple and straightforward, but the victory is that the general direction is correct. No matter what problems you encounter, Shenlong's answer will never deviate from the purpose of "relief for disasters, peace of mind, prudent use of troops, and kindness to courtiers". I thought he was a gentle and generous person.

As for how to operate according to His Highness's answer, that is the responsibility of the officials below, and measures must be taken according to local conditions, and it is really not necessary for His Highness to come up with a detailed operation method.

Although there are loyal and upright people like Wei Yan in the court, there will never be a shortage of Zhang Xi and Wang Hong who are good at flattering horses.

The more sycophants they were, the more they hoped that the person sitting on the dragon chair would be a king with no brains. Seeing that His Highness's answer this time could not find any faults, they praised him fiercely, which made Emperor Taixing feel at ease about canonizing the second son as the crown prince.

Emperor Taixing was full of joy, and asked the palace servants to carry him to Fengqi Hall with the help of wine, and missed the difficult years when the husband and wife supported each other for most of the night with Empress Cui.

In the process of recalling bitterness and sweetness with Emperor Taixing, Empress Cui gently tricked out who in the court had said good things to her son.

Let the palace maids serve the sleeping Taixing Emperor, and Empress Cui sat in front of the window with her clothes on and couldn't sleep all night.

At dawn, Empress Cui stood up from her stiff body, and said softly, "Forget it, there will always be other times to repay Zhang Xi."

How important is it for an outsider to have a son happy, Shenlong has a soft temper, if he marries a woman who is too tough, he will be sad in the future and can only hide and cry secretly.

When Emperor Taixing woke up, Empress Cui personally helped him to dress, and when she was tying the knot, she said in a normal manner: "Your Majesty, when I called Wan'er into the palace yesterday and wanted to comfort her, it happened that Shenlong came to see her. Come on. When the siblings met, it suddenly reminded me that Shenlong is 13 years old."

Zhang Wan was chosen as the wife of the eldest son Linde, and Emperor Taixing also passed the exam. Hearing Empress Cui mention such a person, she couldn't help but recall the pain of losing her son.

The son is gone, and mentioning that the girl will marry and have a son to live a happy life in the future, Emperor Taixing is inexplicably uncomfortable.

He snorted, and said in a deep voice, "You are already suffering enough, don't talk about taking good care of yourself, and worry about what outsiders do."

Empress Cui whispered "Your Majesty" in a soft voice, and Emperor Taixing immediately paid attention to it.

They have been husband and wife for many years, every time Empress Cui calls him in this tone, there is a business, and every time it proves that Empress Cui's views are extremely correct.

Empress Cui pointedly said: "Zhang Xi's sister married to King Lu, so don't wait too long. We chose Zhang's daughter in order to appease Zhang Xi. Now that Linde is gone, we should take good care of Wan Wan. Son, a biological daughter is always more important than a younger sister. If Wan'er can't marry comfortably, it will make the old officials feel cold. King Lu's reputation in the court is still 'outstanding talent, generosity and kindness'."

Emperor Taixing said frankly: "No matter how comfortable you are, no one can give Zhang's daughter a higher position than 'Crown Princess'."

Empress Cui nodded as if agreeing with Emperor Taixing's point of view, and then added, "Yes, when I first saw Shenlong and Wan'er, I thought they were only two years apart, so it would be fine to make a pile. But Shenlong didn't want to, yes I said it was his 'sister-in-law'. It suddenly occurred to me that my natal nephew had just received a gift from His Majesty this year to fill the position of Doctor Guanglu. He was the same age as Linde, and Shenlong had called him brother a few times in the past. Good match."

Emperor Taixing held Empress Cui's catkin with a moved face, "I understand that Yingniang is all here to share my worries. How can your natal nephew lack a wife?"

"Your Majesty, I also want to accumulate virtue for Linde. If the young woman's marriage is not going well because of a marriage proposal with him, wouldn't it make our son suffer." Empress Cui said while pressing the corners of her eyes, tears glistening in her eyes.

The death of the handsome and intelligent eldest son was always a thorn in Emperor Taixing's heart. Hearing what Empress Cui said, he couldn't help crying with his wife.

The husband and wife cried a lot, and when it was time to stop their voices, Emperor Taixing firmly attached the second son to his heart.

He reviewed all the girls of the right age in the family of important ministers in the court from the beginning to the end, and said uncertainly: "If Zhou Ji hadn't resigned from office and returned to his hometown, his granddaughter would really be the best candidate. But the surviving brothers of the Zhou family all Not to live up to expectations, to make a fuss in order to fight for production."

"Saturday Mother is indeed a good girl." Empress Cui sighed regretfully, and looked at Taixing Emperor a few times before speaking.

Emperor Taixing immediately asked, "What's bothering Yingniang, tell me and let me share your worries."

Empress Cui sighed before saying anything, and said with a face that was hard to say after she had made enough gestures: "Actually, I have taken a fancy to a family early in the morning, but... I am afraid that they will look down on our son."

"Who dares to look down on...You mean the girl from the Wei family?" Emperor Taixing didn't believe that anyone could look down on his son, but he suddenly remembered Wei Yan who was beating around the bush tonight to test whether the second son was worthy of the position of the East Palace. Suddenly it changed direction.

Wei Yan didn't even want Shenlong to take over the East Palace, so how could he agree to marry his daughter over.

"Yes, the Wei family has had many children for several generations. The husband and wife are beautiful and kind, tall and slender, they are upright and kind, and behave well. It's too late for me to like the four girls of the Wei family. But the Minister of the Ministry of Officials has always looked down on Shenlong. I like it, I'm afraid the Wei family would not want to marry their daughter into the East Palace."

"How many years have been in love with me, I will tell you in person." Emperor Taixing thought of Wei Yan and his wife's appearance, and immediately felt that it would be a good idea to marry a daughter-in-law of the Wei family.

Empress Cui hurried to stop her, and tried to dissuade her, "No, Your Majesty. Your Majesty has spoken in person. If the Wei family doesn't want to, it's not good to refuse directly. I'm afraid it will cause resentment in my heart, and I will use the Wei family girl to manipulate them. I have an idea, maybe I can try it."

Emperor Taixing looked straight at Empress Cui, waiting for her to explain.

Empress Cui lowered her eyes and smiled slightly, "Shenlong is lazy. He was neglected to teach in the past. He didn't have a single companion, and he relied entirely on maids and servants to serve him. Why don't you take the opportunity to make up the number of companions for him. Mr. Wei's young man Quite a few, His Majesty inquired about a young gentleman who was close to the fourth girl of the Wei family to fill in the quota of accompanying students, so that Shenlong and the Wei family could get along with each other every day. Wait until the Wei family understands what kind of person Shenlong is, and then mention marriage. Is it a matter of course?"

"That's the truth."

Speaking of nurturing a son well, that is much more important than choosing a wife for his son. Emperor Taixing immediately regained his energy, and asked Empress Cui's opinion with great interest: "Shenlong's companion, Yingniang, do you want to send a son of the Cui family?" .”

Empress Cui smiled modestly, and directly pushed the quota that others wished to leave immediately, "The Cui family is Shenlong's natal family, and they are also relatives if they do or do not accompany the prince. Choosing a companion for the prince is a matter of government affairs, and it is inconvenient for me to intervene. Discuss candidates with reliable veterans."

Emperor Taixing said with emotion: "After so many years, Yingniang is still the same, so virtuous and generous."

The smile on Empress Cui's face remained the same, but the smile didn't reach her eyes, "Your Majesty's three thousand beauties in the harem can still treat me the same, how can I let you down. Entering the palace, you still have to worry about the matter of being accompanied by Shenlong."

As expected, Emperor Taixing was moved and taken away by the maid, until he left Fengqi Palace, he still lamented that he had a good wife.

"Chuncha, you go out of the palace and go to the Anping Grand Princess's mansion to deliver a message to my uncle, saying that I declined to choose Zhang Xi's daughter as the crown princess. Your Majesty is going to choose a companion for Shenlong. Make trouble, ask him to help me for the country and the country." After empress Cui made it clear, she went back to the couch and lay down, finally able to take a nap with peace of mind.

Princess Anping is the youngest sister of the first emperor, six years younger than Empress Cui. Because of the early death of the first emperor and empress dowager, she was brought up by Empress Cui.

She is Empress Cui's "aunt" in name, but in fact the two love each other like sisters.At the beginning, Princess Anping admired the classics of Gaoshi who was 20 years older than herself, and she wanted to continue the classics.

Relying on her youthful beauty and enthusiasm, Princess Anping spent several years to warm up the heart of the classics that she vowed never to marry again. The classics that entered the court as officials escaped the pain of court recruitment by using the name of the son-in-law as inconvenient to do politics.

But the fact that the ancient books are not suitable for real duties does not mean that Emperor Taixing does not value them.

Whenever something embarrassing happens, a word from the uncle of Dianji is more effective than courtiers nagging Emperor Taixing for half a month.

Princess Anping can receive enough care and love to grow up, all thanks to Empress Cui, but Empress Cui raised her not in return for Tuen.

Classics is grateful to Empress Cui for teaching and nurturing Princess Anping, and also admires Empress Cui as a person. When Empress Cui asks to come to her door, as long as she does not violate her conscience, he is always willing to help Empress Cui.

Chuncha came back from a trip, and indeed brought an answer that satisfied Queen Cui.

According to the classics, it is extremely unwise to choose a fool as the prince.

But since Emperor Taixing was able to persuade the cultural relics of the Manchu Dynasty, it is not wrong for him to guard his son on behalf of Empress Cui and choose a few companions with outstanding character and intelligence.

After all, Shenlong suddenly became an idiot, and he knew the reason clearly, and he felt sorry for the poor child.

As soon as Emperor Taixing mentioned among his courtiers that he wanted to choose a companion for the "Prince", each family immediately wanted to stuff their offspring into the East Palace to get a beautiful background, so that in the future they could make their offspring rise to the top with the help of "conglong merit".

Emperor Taixing was indecisive, but that didn't mean he was a fool. The expressions of the courtiers with their own ulterior motives came and went in his mind, and he couldn't help feeling bored, and he didn't like any of them.

He patted his thigh in distress and complained to Meng Kai, "Oh, they are all thinking about the power in my hands, but none of them think much about me."

Meng Kai immediately relieved Emperor Taixing's worries, "Your Majesty, how about inviting Dian's son-in-law into the palace to have tea and play chess with His Majesty?"

"it is good!"

When he was having dinner with Empress Cui, Shenlong sat beside Empress Cui, listening to Empress Cui telling a story and explaining the inside story of picking a companion to read one by one, Shenlong was only convinced.

"understand?"

Shenlong blinked, "My child doesn't quite understand."

"Don't be afraid, I will slowly tell you how to deal with people. After a lot of experience, you will naturally understand." Empress Cui smiled softly. No one would have thought that the turmoil in the previous court was all the result of her flicking a few times.