minions live

Chapter 346
Emperor Changxing didn't hide the news of Li Chu, and it quickly spread throughout Xingji City.

Ministry of Industry Shangshufu.

Luo Ken laughed happily.The old man turned around a few times and was so happy that he couldn't find the north.

It is extremely difficult to have no one to share the joy with.

He happily entered the back house, hurriedly found his wife who was explaining the rules to his granddaughters, and then he talked happily like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube.

After Mrs. Shangshu listened carefully, her expression was brightened, and she hurriedly asked a few granddaughters to go out to play.

"Master," she reminded in a low voice, "Your Majesty is suffering from illness and has been unable to sleep. His temper is at his most irritable, and he even killed a few imperial doctors earlier."

"You still don't want to be too complacent, and be careful to spread the word into the palace, and spoil the important affairs of His Royal Highness King Qi."

Luo Ken woke up a bit, and quickly stroked his beard to explain, "Madam, don't worry. I'm in my own home, of course it won't be the case outside."

cough!
He coughed, and immediately ordered to go down, telling all the masters, collaterals, in-laws, servants, etc. in the mansion to be cautious in their words and deeds when they come down.

After doing all this, the couple calmed down and checked the summary of news from all parties.

Not long after, the two frowned in unison.

"My lord, Your Majesty said that the crown prince should be established." Mrs. Luo hesitantly flipped through the message in her hand, "It doesn't seem to explain who will be the crown prince."

"Indeed," Luo Ken frowned, almost pinching the mosquito to death, "Your Majesty issued an imperial decree to summon King Qi back to Beijing, but he didn't specify which prince or prince to be the crown prince."

After pondering for a while, he continued.

"But madam, don't worry. Our grandson still has the most advantage among the several princes and princes of His Majesty. Otherwise, His Majesty wouldn't have specially called him back to Beijing, would he?"

At this moment, the voice of the old butler who was out of breath suddenly came from outside.

"Master, ma'am!"

Luo Ken took a few steps to open the door, "What's the matter?"

"Master, this old slave just received the news that His Majesty issued two more edicts."

Luo Ken's heart skipped a beat, "Quickly tell me, what are the contents."

The housekeeper dared not neglect.

"First, His Majesty ordered Ming Wang, who only left Xingji City last month, to return to Beijing immediately."

Luo Ken subconsciously looked back at the lady in the room, his face became hot.

He also said just now that Emperor Changxing specially called Chen Xiuzhu back to the capital, and as a result, there was another Ming king, Chen Xiujian.

And these two people are also the only two princes who are away.

The housekeeper didn't know what the master was thinking, and continued: "Secondly, His Majesty ordered all the county princes living in remote border areas to come to Beijing to celebrate the birthday of Old Prince Liang."

"Old Prince Liang?"

The Datai of Xingji City, there are so many kings and princesses of all sizes, Luo Ken really couldn't think of this person for a while.

The housekeeper quickly explained the identity of the old prince Liang.

"So it was him." Luo Ken immediately stopped paying attention.

This was clearly an excuse that Emperor Changxing made up in order to recall those county kings who lived in remote places.

"Go down first, and always pay attention to the news outside."

The old butler agreed and left in a hurry.

Back at the table of the Eight Immortals, Mrs. Shangshu had already poured out the Ningshen tea.

"Master, Your Majesty has summoned so many people back to Beijing, it's hard to say who will be the crown prince. But Si Tianjian is in charge of calculating auspicious days. They should know the exact candidate..."

Luo Ken quickly waved his hand, "Don't mention this matter. Let alone whether Si Tianjian will speak up, if the news reaches His Majesty's ears, it will be troublesome."

"Too!"

Jin Wangfu.

Two years ago, the princes went to the frontier for training.

Chen Xiulan, a fat man, went to Guangxin County in the south, and shrank several times.

Compared with the other princes, he is still very mellow at this meeting.But compared to the past, the whole person has become much more beautiful.

Ouch.

"Princess," Chen Xiulan was carefully protecting his wife, "slow down, slow down! Be careful."

"Whispering." Princess Jin glared at him angrily, "Don't I know how to cherish my body?"

At the beginning of this year, not only Xiao Gang's cousin gave birth to the eldest son, but even Yingpan, who moved to Guangxin County, was pregnant.

And Jin Wangfei made friends with them, and she was very greedy, so she took a knife and forced Chen Xiulan to have sex.

After months, there is finally good news.

The couple were discussing whether the fetus is male or female and how to educate them after birth, when Jin Wangfu Chief Shi hurried in with a female official.

"I have seen the prince and princess."

Ever since Princess Jin had a child, Chen Xiulan has grown a lot all of a sudden.

He waved his hand casually, "Are you here? Sit down. The king has not been able to enter the palace to see the concubine mother for a while. Is she okay?"

"Your Majesty is fine..." The female officer first talked about the situation of the concubine in the palace before continuing.

"My lord, it's a mess everywhere now. Your Majesty wants you and the concubine to raise your baby in peace, and ignore other things."

Haha.

Chen Xiulan laughed loudly: "Understood, you go back to reassure the concubine mother. This king doesn't want to bother with these crap things."

He looked at his princess tenderly, "This king only wants the baby to be born safely..."

After another long time passed, after seeing off the female officer and the chief secretary who had been instructed by thousands of people, the husband and wife only looked at each other, and there was a faint worry in each other's eyes.

"Ting'er, you should have a good rest first."

Chen Xiulan's eyes fell on the newspaper in Princess Jin's hand, "Don't you like reading all kinds of stories in the newspaper?"

"This king is also idle when he is idle, so why not show off his skills and write a few articles and publish them in the newspaper, so that the world can see his literary talent."

Princess Jin gave him a blank look, "You are still literary. I don't know how many drops of ink you have in your stomach?"

"Let's watch." Chen Xiulan put away the smile in his eyes, and then rubbed the ink.

Prince Qin's Mansion, the main hall.

The atmosphere in the whole house was heavy.

The servants were well aware of this, and subconsciously relaxed their hands and feet when walking back and forth, and even held their breath.

"Grandfather," King Qin said anxiously, "Father is about to appoint a crown prince, what should I do?"

Cheng Enbo drank his tea slowly, his face serious.

Recently, when counting the courtiers who were least liked by Emperor Changxing, he, Cheng Enbo, was among the best.

These days, he has always wanted to go to the palace to visit the sick, but he has never been able to do so.Even the wife sent a post to visit the queen in the palace, but there was no response.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Everyone knows that your Majesty is the eldest son of His Majesty. He has been smart and talented since he was a child. He also respects His Majesty and respects his teachers... The most important thing is that His Majesty has done all the affairs of the country entrusted to him to perfection."

"Conferring the prince as the prince, the old minister thinks it's a legitimate thing."

King Qin bowed his head and remained silent.

He had heard too many generalities like this.Not only those who listened, I am afraid that even those who said it would not be able to convince themselves.

cough!
Cheng Enbo coughed and had to change the subject.

"My lord, the old minister has thought about it these days, and it's not like you don't have advantages."

King Qin's eyes lit up, and he raised his head quickly, "What advantage?"

"Heir." Cheng Enbo said two words softly, "Your Majesty has so many princes and princes, only you and Prince Jin have a child for the time being. The others are either not yet married or haven't moved for a long time."

"Your Majesty is old, and he may be as eager for family happiness as ordinary old people. Didn't Your Majesty like Brother Ming and Sister Qing the most at the royal banquets in the past?"

"Why don't the princes take two more children to serve His Majesty these days?"

King Qin nodded without hesitation, "Then I will take the children into the palace after a while."

After speaking, he hesitated.

"Grandfather, at the beginning of last year, the royal father did not give the courtiers any time or opportunity to discuss, so he drastically reformed the garrison of each county. The original thirty county lieutenants were reduced to ten at once. It completely disrupted your plan, grandfather. .”

"How many county lieutenants are still standing on this king's side?"

King Qin is not stupid.

In the final analysis, the child is just a help, after all, it is not the right way.Having troops in hand is the real thing.

"This..." Cheng Enbo smiled wryly, "My lord, most of the remaining ten county lieutenants come to the lower border counties, and all of them are iron-blooded generals who lead the army. Our hands haven't stretched so far yet..."

In other words, Cheng Enbo, like other courtiers, paid more attention to the wealthy counties in the east and middle.

The counties and counties near the border are not only far away but also poor, and most of the civilian and military officers who work there have no background.They're also usually dismissive.So there was no contact.

Ugh!
King Qin let out another long sigh.

"But don't worry, my lord." Cheng Enbo quickly comforted him, "Of course there aren't any county lieutenants who favor us now. But the same goes for other lords and princes."

King Qin heaved a sigh of relief.

"Since the guards can't get in for the time being, let's turn our attention to the county guards."

(End of this chapter)