After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 541 Intention
Xie Wenzai and others stayed at Haijia for a long time, and even had dinner at Haijia.

When they left, it was close to curfew time. However, the house they lived in was only separated from the Hai family by an alley, so there was nothing to worry about.

After they left, Hai Xiya and Mr. and Mrs. Ma chatted for a long time in the upper room, and also called their second son Hai Changan and their second daughter-in-law Hu. Whether the Sun family suffers a setback and loses power, or the future selection of the new crown prince is decided, it will have a profound impact on their family's future. Therefore, it is impossible not to tell Hai Changan and his wife about this kind of thing.

While they were talking in the upper room, brother and sister Haijiao and Haitang were also having a secret conversation in the study room in the west wing.

The first thing Hai Jiao said after entering the house was: "What happened today was intentional! Duke Zhen Guo and his wife specially arranged this event in order to let everyone know about the Seventh Prince as soon as possible!"

Haitang nodded and confirmed his guess: "I heard from Zhou Xuejun that the birthday gift sent by his father actually entered the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion three days ago. But the people at the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion didn't mention it, and instead let the gift be given today. In front of all the guests, the soldiers delivered the gift to the Duke of Zhenguo, and even took out the seventh prince’s birthday gift to emphasize it, who would believe it? "

Hai Jiao smiled, then frowned: "What kind of medicine is the emperor selling in the gourd this time? Even if Sun Guifei discovered the seventh prince and tried to harm him, the emperor was furious and disclosed the seven princes to the civil and military officials. The identity of the prince is nothing more. Does he really need to send someone to Chang'an to let everyone in Chang'an know about the existence of the seventh prince? Is this just for Chang'an, or does he also want to deliberately involve other high-ranking officials in the world? Do you want to promote it for the Seventh Prince?"

Haitang thought for a while: "I didn't know that the seventh prince was weak before, but I can roughly guess why. The emperor obviously does not intend to let the seventh prince inherit the throne, and he still prefers the eighth prince to be his heir. It's just that Mr. Sun Ge insists." Guolai Changjun', there are many people who agree with his idea. Considering the age of the eighth prince, the emperor is not sure whether he can persist until he reaches adulthood, but if Mr. Sun Ge and Prince Ji are pressing hard, he may not be able to do it smoothly. He chose the crown prince in his heart. Therefore, he simply pushed the seventh prince out. Even if the seventh prince was not in good health, he was still a legitimate prince who was almost fourteen years old. As long as he was here, there was no need for the royal family to let Prince Ji return to the clan. . This will directly cut off Prince Ji’s escape path and save Mr. Sun Ge from continuing to confront the emperor on the issue of establishing a heir apparent!”

The emperor went out of his way to publicize the existence of the Seventh Prince to the world in a short period of time, naturally hoping that those who supported Prince Ji for public reasons would give up their thoughts. These people support Prince Ji not because the latter is so outstanding or a suitable heir to the throne, but because they feel that compared to the young Eighth Prince, Prince Ji at least has the advantage of being an adult, having read books and understanding In terms of affairs, I don't see any serious problems on weekdays. He is a married adult man and will have children at any time. There is no need to worry that he will die young, cut off the royal incense and shake the country. These benefits are not unique to Prince Ji. Although the seventh prince was in poor health and not very old, he had the advantage of being a direct descendant, so he naturally received support from traditional scholar-officials. Compared with him, Prince Ji's advantage is not obvious.

As for those people who, out of selfish motives, insisted on the path of returning Prince Ji to the throne and establishing him as the heir, they were a minority after all. They were either members of the Sun faction or people with interests related to Prince Ji. The emperor did not care about them. . As long as most people in the world are against Prince Ji, Mr. Sun Ge will no longer be able to stick to his own ideas.

So far, it seems that the emperor's plan is quite effective. Nowadays, few people in the court mention Prince Ji's return to the clan. At most, the ministers have some different opinions on the selection of the crown prince, but that is a matter between the two princes and has nothing to do with the clan, nor with the former prince who succeeded the clan.

After the Sun faction lost the bargaining chip for the heir to the throne, many people who followed Mr. Sun Ge would have dissatisfaction. There are no princes or grandchildren in the Sun family, Sun Ge is already old, and there are no successors in the Sun family. It is obvious that he is already a grasshopper after the fall. How many of the followers joined Mr. Sun Ge because of his personal charm? Isn’t it just for fame, profit, power and power? After seeing the Sun family's glory for just a few years, no matter which prince the future prince is, he has enmity with the Sun family. Who would be willing to go to a dead end with the Sun family? Why not take advantage of the fact that the storage position is still uncertain and quickly find a way out for yourself?

Those who gathered around Mr. Sun Ge for profit would eventually abandon him for profit. Once the Sun faction fell apart and lost its former glory, their threat to the imperial power would naturally be greatly weakened.

Haitang analyzed it carefully, and Haijiao heard that it made sense and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's the truth. Although the emperor may be forced to disclose the identity of the seventh prince, and he is somewhat reluctant, as long as he can hit The Sun family is not considered to have suffered a loss."

Just because the Sun family has become the grasshoppers after the fall, it doesn't mean that those who are hostile to them can rest easy. The seventh prince was born out of the blue, which created countless variables for the eighth prince to establish his heir apparent. Although everyone now knows that the seventh prince is in poor health and may not be able to shoulder the responsibilities of the crown prince, he is the legitimate prince and the elder brother after all. As long as he is alive, there is no reason for his younger brother to surpass him and become the crown prince of a country. Even if the emperor insists on his own ideas and the ministers in the cabinet agree with the emperor's opinions, there will always be people in the world who insist on "orthodoxy" and oppose the eighth prince's appointment as heir apparent.

Haitang thinks this matter is easy to handle: "What if the seventh prince becomes the crown prince? He is not in good health, so let the emperor and the queen mother worry more. The cabinet ministers also work more carefully to support the government. I think The child raised by the Queen Mother can at least tell the difference between right and wrong. Even if he succeeds as king, he can only be the general manager, and have loyal ministers and good generals to handle specific affairs. "Just like a constitutional monarchy. In Chinese history, there are also kings who have not been in court for decades. As long as the cabinet is reliable and the king does not always think about intrigues and scheming, his life will not be unsustainable.

To put it another way, no matter whether the seventh prince becomes the crown prince or the new prince, if his body really can't hold on any longer, he dies young and leaves no heirs, then wouldn't there be an eighth prince? There is a precedent in this dynasty for inheriting the throne as the emperor's younger brother. By then, I am afraid that the Eighth Prince will have grown up and is no longer an untrustworthy child, and naturally no one will question his inheritance qualifications.

Anyway, there is nothing going on here without Prince Ji, and if Mr. Sun Ge is kicked out of the cabinet, Concubine Sun in the harem does not have the title of Queen Mother and cannot hold the power, things will not go out of order.

Hai Jiao was stunned when he heard this: "But in this way, doesn't the seventh prince become the eighth prince's shield? If this is the emperor's plan, then he is really mean to this legitimate son..."

Be mean as long as you are mean. This is not the first time that Emperor Deguang was mean to the empress and his legitimate son. Compared to Empress Wu and the third prince, who died in mysterious circumstances and were not even protected after their death, the seventh prince at least has the possibility of establishing a heir apparent and succeeding to the throne! Now that he can be recognized by the emperor and live uprightly as a legitimate prince, his anonymity life for the past ten years has paid off.

not to mention……

Haitang felt that the emperor might have another motive for pushing the seventh prince out this time.

With her contribution to rescuing and taking care of the seventh prince, Concubine Xu Xian's character of "loyal, kind, righteous and brave" was established. In the future, if anyone finds fault with her origin, or finds out that she is a married woman, and wants to use this to question the Eighth Prince, they will not be able to do so.

Everything is to save the seventh prince who is the direct descendant of the palace. Who dares to say that she is not a virtuous concubine?

In order to build momentum for Concubine Xu Xian and the Eighth Prince, the emperor was still willing to spend money.

(End of this chapter)