Chapter 105: Holy Will
The second prince, the third prince, the sixth prince, the seventh prince... Chunjia's expression moved, but it was a pity that the fourth prince died.
In fact, he didn't care about this son from birth to birth to death.
But now that the sons are going to come in handy, the emperor remembered it. After all, if the fourth prince is still there, it would be appropriate to ask this son to take over this matter directly.
After all, Yun Fenghuang said that she was the daughter of the Yun family, but she and the Yun family had always been at odds with each other, and they even had mutual grievances and grievances in private, so it was basically unlikely that they would get together.
This is not the case for Yun Qingman, this is Yun's biological daughter, or the daughter of Duke Yi.
Her son is not comparable to Prince Qin who has no blood relationship with the Yun family. If he grows up, he will also belong to one of the princes with noble blood. According to Chunjia's taboo, the possibility of ascending the throne is unlikely, but when this kind of marriage is used to appease all parties, that's when he will come in handy.
But the child is gone.
Now there are only four sons to choose from...
The second prince and the third prince, the pair of twins, have always been tacitly suppressed by the former court and the harem because of their biological mother.
If these two are excluded, there are only two choices, the sixth prince and the seventh prince.
The sixth prince was not noticed and his appearance was damaged...
The seventh prince... If it was the seventh prince, Wei He must be very happy. After all, this prince not only had a noble birth mother, was well-loved by his adoptive mother, and had a powerful family who valued him, he was also talented and beautiful, and was deeply loved by Chunjia.
But Chunjia only thought about it for a while, and crossed out the Seventh Prince.
The noble concubine and Yin Qu behind the Seventh Prince are very difficult to deal with, but if the emperor has made up his mind, it is not impossible to stop him. It's just that the noble concubine is already strong, and her niece and daughter are about to become the Weihe family. This move has added wings to a tiger, and it has left a way out for the noble concubine's line in the future. If the Seventh Prince marries Princess Wei He again, depending on either the Concubine Noble or Yin Qu, I'm afraid the Queen's faction will have no power to fight back.
So, the second prince, the third prince, the sixth prince... who should I choose?
The emperor thought about it for a while, and crossed out the second prince. The second prince was raised by Concubine Shu. In the past two years, both mother and son have been very salty, the kind who just want to live an honest life and don't want to make trouble.
But Concubine Shu favored the concubine in order to make her life easier. If the second prince married that princess, she might be favored by the concubine and be forcibly drawn to her side... The concubine could do such a thing.
The third prince, the sixth prince...
Chunjia pondered, and finally said: "Bring the two princes to see me."
In Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, Yun Fenghuang listened to Chen Jing's report, pondered slightly, and immediately said: "The third prince and the sixth prince? This result is similar to what I expected...but I hope His Majesty chooses the third prince. "
Chen Jing was quite puzzled, and said, "Your Majesty, if that's the case, wouldn't the Third Prince have to stay in the Imperial Capital? This...?"
"Do you know how the third prince has behaved these years?" Yun Fenghuang asked without answering.
Of course Chen Jing knew, after all, he was responsible for this matter: "The third prince has indeed been very respectful as a brother and friend in the past two years, but he is born of Ji's daughter after all..."
"No one has forgotten that he was born of Ji's daughter." Yun Fenghuang said calmly, "The problem is, he is also His Majesty's own flesh and blood."
"Your Majesty?" Chen Jing was startled, "What does Your Majesty mean?"
"He is also a prince. He has nothing to do with the second prince or the throne. It's just His Majesty's attitude and common sense inference." Yun Fenghuang sighed and said, "There is no rule that firmly stops him from disciplining others." The prince from the daughter of the family will inherit the throne!"
"Don't say anything else, just talk about his age and his performance over the years. Who do you think can compare among the current princes?"
"Don't talk about pretending or not, this is something he has actually done since he was a child."
"He is also thirteen years old this year. It has been several years since he can remember? You said that even an ordinary person can pretend for so long, and it is a skill, let alone a child?"
"Not to mention your majesty's heart, but true love..."
"If it's a life-and-death enmity, His Majesty will naturally not be kind to women. But how deep is the second and third prince's enmity with His Majesty?"
"They are His Majesty's own sons!"
"It is true that Ji Muzi's death cannot be regarded as irresponsible for His Majesty."
"But not to mention that the father is more important than the mother, let's talk about these two princes, do you remember Ji Muzi? Do you have any affection for Ji Muzi? Is there any reason to avenge Ji Muzi? ?!"
"They have no memory of living with Ji Muzi at all!"
"No matter how indifferent His Majesty treats them, at least let them grow up peacefully in the palace until now."
"And the adoptive mothers chosen for them are all very reliable...otherwise, it's not like there are no princes in the palace all these years!"
"The son of Concubine Rude is still carefully raised, and if you say no, it will be gone."
"If Your Majesty really doesn't care about their lives, leave it to Concubine De. She is the kind of person who can't treat non-biological heirs as her own children. With the background of the second prince and the third prince, there will be no consequences if things happen to her. What do you think she will do?"
Although the relationship between Yun Fenghuang and Concubine De has always been good, if she had any accident, the ungrown children under her knees would not be handed over to Concubine De.
Concubine De may not be a really vicious person, and she would not intentionally kill a child who is not her own.
But it's definitely not going to be taken seriously.
At the beginning, the second prince was handed over to Ouyang Fulu. Ouyang Fulu felt that he could still bear children, so he was not very happy. But it was better than Concubine De's attitude of being so impatient that she wanted something to happen to the child or to leave her for other reasons, that is, she didn't care about it a hundred thousand percent, and she was never harsh on purpose. As a result, the second prince was thrown into the water, and then he was handed over to the elder Cui Lianye who had no children and no favors.
In terms of Cui Lianye's situation at that time, it is impossible for him not to treat the second prince kindly unless his brain got into trouble.
The third prince is similar.
At that time, the arrangement of the two princes was also for the consideration of the previous dynasty, but in fact, Chunjia also did his best to give them a way of life, and did not really let them fend for themselves.
"If the second prince and the third prince were reasonable, they would not treat His Majesty as an enemy. If they were unreasonable, what is Your Majesty's status? How dare they make mistakes?" Yun Fenghuang actually envied Chunjia very much in his heart, even though the emperor did not He is a loving father, but if his status and power are left there, it is doomed that even the prince who is owed by him will have to try every means to please him.
It's not like my mother and concubine, coaxing this and that, of course, I have to try my best to win over the non-biological child; if the biological child is not raised, I have to fight with wits and courage.
This girl is really tired.
But calmly thinking about Sejong's example, Yun Fenghuang felt balanced.
After all, this kind of son of heaven is fine when he is in his prime, but if he can't hold back his son when he gets old... the end will be really bad.
"Therefore, His Majesty may not really need to exclude these two princes..."
Yun Fenghuang sighed softly, "That's why I said that it would be a good thing if His Majesty allowed the third prince to marry Princess Weihe this time. Because the harem of the previous dynasty and the world would not allow a woman who married Weihe to be a concubine His prince will succeed him. If he chooses the sixth prince, it means that the third prince might fall into his eyes!"
Chen Jing was surprised and terrified at the same time, and couldn't help asking: "But my mother, the remnants of the Ji family... said that Yuandun Damo disappeared, but my mother also said two days ago that the Ji family is a centipede. Dead but not stiff, there are many shadows of the second and third princes growing up. If that's the case...that's the case..."
"You want to say, since this is the case, His Majesty broke free from Ji's grasp with great difficulty, so how could it be possible for an heir with Ji's blood to take over the Gongxiang family?" Yun Fenghuang smiled meaningfully He said, "But the second prince and the third prince... are they the children of the Gongxiang family or the Ji family?"
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"Of course they are the sons of the Gongxiang clan." The noble concubine said slowly, "Your Majesty might have been a little more cautious when the throne was not yet stable. But it is not the case now. The most important thing is, do you think it is good for the second prince or the third prince?" , once they take the throne, how will they repay Mrs. Ji?"
Chen Jing thought for a while, and said cautiously: "The slave is stupid, thinking that if the grandson of the Ji family becomes the throne, how can I say that he will reward the foreign family well? Even, to reverse the case for the common man Ji Sheng?"
"You're really thinking too much." Yun Fenghuang sneered, "If the two grandsons of the Ji family are truly talented, the first thing they will do after they ascend the throne is to liquidate the Ji family and uproot them!"
Seeing that Chen Jing was stunned, she sighed, "When these two were still princes, they needed the support of their parents, so of course they could say all kinds of sweet words! But if they change their identities after ascending the throne, what is the most taboo thing for them as emperors?" ? A century-old family like the Ji family has always been a serious problem for the royal family, how can they tolerate it?!"
When the time comes, the prince with the blood of the Ji family will turn against him, and he will probably be even more ruthless than Chunjia.
Because a family whose core was suddenly slaughtered can still support a new monarch. With this huge power, this power that can reach the sky, which monarch with a normal mind can be at ease if they don't kill them?
"Your Majesty, so to speak, His Majesty has intentionally neglected the Second Prince and the Third Prince all these years, could it be?" Chen Jing saw sweat on his forehead, he resisted the urge to wipe it off, and asked in a low voice, "Could it be because of...?"
"I guess it's to give the remnants of the Ji family a glimmer of hope." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "After all, in terms of your majesty's status, if the second and third princes don't even remember their biological mother, how much does your majesty love them? They don't need extra love, just raise them like ordinary princes. When they grow up, how stupid are they to let the ninety-five supreme biological father be disrespectful, but for the biological mother who has no memory, and the remnants of the Ji family, Complicity? Only when these two princes were marginalized and even harsh when they were young, can the remnants of the Ji family have the possibility to win over them."
"Your Majesty wants to give them this possibility."
"Otherwise, the Ji family has been prominent for three dynasties, and there are not many people who have been enlisted openly or secretly under his command. Your Majesty didn't kill the Ji family in an open and blatant manner, but the outstanding soldiers, and he must suffer his subordinates to scatter in all directions, or flee or hide. Consequences waiting in the wings."
"If you don't keep the two princes for them, who knows what these people will do in despair?"
She raised her head, looked at Chen Jing, and said meaningfully, "You say, if you are the remnants of the Ji family, all the masters and sons are gone, and the only ones left will at most cause some crimes for the country, and there is no way to overthrow the Gongxiang family. Possibly. At this time, knowing that the two grandsons of the Ji family in the palace have a noble adoptive mother, but they are not valued by His Majesty, and they were bullied when they were young... What would you think and do?"
Chen Jing was sweating profusely. He thought about it. In this situation, of course, he must concentrate all his strength and try to support Ji's grandson to fight for the crown prince!
Otherwise, running around here and there, even if there are a few more floods and the like, to Chunjia, it's just more worrying, and it won't cause the Gongxiang family's thousands of miles of rivers and mountains to collapse at all.
Moreover, Chunjia's throne was only a little bit stable, so he began to smear the Ji family quietly.
If the remnants of the Ji family dare to do similar things again to disrupt the world of the Gongxiang family, Chunjia will make the Ji family notorious in the history books for thousands of years!
So no matter how they think about it, even if they also consider that once the matter is completed, Ji's grandson may not say that he will turn against him, but he can only choose to do so.
Otherwise their revenge will be meaningless!
"...Your Majesty, at that time, Your Majesty knew that the Second Prince and the Third Prince could have today?" Chen Jing couldn't help asking, "Your Majesty... Did Your Majesty know at that time?"