Wife Hua

Chapter 323 Negotiations are over
He knew the secrets that the empress dowager knew.

He also knows the secrets she doesn't know.

Although he had the upper hand and gave the queen mother one last chance before the showdown, but now for the stability of the country, in order not to be able to read the secret of the mouth...he still has to make peace with the queen mother.

As long as the queen mother doesn't ask too much, he will agree.

Who said the emperor can do whatever he wants?

At least he can't do what he wants to do most now.

It's not that filial piety weighs him down, but that he can't see the situation that he has worked so hard to destroy, and see the empire miss its final opportunity to rise.

Patience, since he ascended the throne, the word forbearance has become his motto.

The knife in his heart fell fiercely, the emperor felt very painful, but he couldn't tell anyone, even Mu Qi and the others couldn't do it.

If he hadn't focused on carrying the empire on his shoulders and just being mediocre, the emperor who didn't care about the honor and disgrace of future generations wouldn't have to endure it any longer.

The emperor looked at the night sky through the window, his eyes reflected the cold stars, deep and gloomy, he knew that he had to endure this time, and his patience almost disappeared.

"You also admit that you have lost." The emperor drew the bottom line of the negotiation for the queen mother, "The winner is the prince, and the loser is the bandit. You ask too much. Even if I can agree for the country, those who follow me may not persuade me to agree. Your old man You don’t need to worry about the government.”

The queen mother was still wondering where the emperor heard the secret, and when she heard the emperor's request, she immediately said: "No, the Ai family must at least see the courtier's memorial."

"Then there's no need to talk about it."

The emperor got up slowly, but walked out quickly, "The courtiers are still outside, you can take the will and read it in public, and see if the king of Wei will be enthroned by the will! After he becomes the emperor, will he Will still be filial to your adoptive mother! He must make his biological mother queen, or queen mother, otherwise he will be unfilial."

The queen mother was stunned for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "Stop down, Aijia... Aijia can discuss with you."

Not to mention the question of whether the King of Wei can ascend the throne, but now that the King of Wei has abandoned the Queen Mother to support the Emperor, the Queen Mother is really not sure that the King of Wei will obey her orders when he has a son...

"The empire cannot do without a crown prince. Your Majesty, the Ai family hopes that you can appoint a crown prince so that the hearts of the world can be reassured."

The son has almost broken skin with her, but the grandson she brought up is still obedient and filial.

No matter which one of the three grandsons is more docile than the emperor.

She can't count on her son, so she might as well give up some power first. That's the price she paid for losing to her son this time. She can count on her grandson. Power, layout in the court.

Taking a step back now is to take a step closer in the future, turning light into darkness, and quietly accumulating strength, just like the emperor's routine.

The emperor turned his back to the queen mother, quietly raised the corners of his mouth, his back was still straight, "I am in the prime of life, and the dragon's body has also improved in recent years. The three princes can all be crowned princes. They are all very talented. I told you earlier that I have to think about it again, the matter of becoming the crown prince... is not in the negotiation, so you don't have to worry about my successor."

There were a few figures swaying, the Queen Mother, who was eager to negotiate with the emperor, didn't see it, even if she saw it, she wouldn't think too much about it.

The emperor glanced at the figure and continued: "Although they didn't grow up beside me, and just now they offended me for you and went against my will, but they are my own flesh and blood after all, and the country I have conquered will always be handed over to you." In their hands, no matter how much I dote on Sanlang, he is also the son of King Wei, not to mention I have always regarded him as..."

"Forget it, I'll tell you the truth so that you don't misunderstand me. I value Sanlang because of his outstanding ability, talent, and temperament. San Lang felt a little more sympathetic. He is a capable minister left by the prince, and it is better to make good use of the clan's children than to make good use of some outsiders."

"Aren't you afraid of fueling his ambition?"

The Empress Dowager asked, "The Ai family doesn't really believe that he is in the rank of a minister, and he doesn't have unreasonable thoughts. The emperor's love for him makes the princes feel bad. How can he be a prince if he doesn't get along with the prince?" Your servants?"

The emperor said lightly: "I also want to train the prince myself, are you willing to let go?"

One sentence left the empress dowager speechless, the emperor's sigh was like a needle piercing her heart, the empress dowager felt that the grandson she raised would be no worse than Liu Sanlang raised by the emperor, not to mention the grandson had the advantage of righteousness, the emperor would only Teach Liu Sanlang how to be a courtier, and she can teach her grandson how to be an emperor and master courtiers.

"Can't the Ai family use the late emperor's edict to exchange for the throne of the emperor's grandson?"

The Empress Dowager took out the yellow-orange edict from her cuff and hung it above the candlelight. As long as the emperor nodded, the edict would be reduced to ashes.

The emperor still turned his back to the queen mother, and said indifferently: "This is your only request? As long as I register as the crown prince, you will let me go? Whether it is government affairs or educating the crown prince, you will ignore it?"

"..."

After thinking for a moment, the queen mother said slowly: "The Ai family doesn't want the government to be chaotic, the country is unstable, the emperor will give the Ai family a promise not to get close to the courtiers of the Ai family!"

"Wow, don't tell me they are corrupt and accept bribes, and their mediocrity delays my business, so I still want to keep them?"

"If they are really unusable, and the emperor catches them, the emperor can naturally deal with them." The corner of the queen mother's lips curled up. These old officials would not let the emperor take advantage of it and easily catch it for the sake of their own black hats and prosperity.

The emperor used to be lenient towards his courtiers, and he will not change too much in the future.

If the courtiers are connected together, even the emperor will feel a headache.

With the help of the prince secretly, their official hats are not so easy to lose.

"If the crown prince is registered, there will naturally be a prince and a tutor to teach the prince instead of the Ai family, and the emperor will also train an heir. What worries the Ai family?"

"In the future, apart from the prince coming to the Palace of Compassion and Peace, the Ai family promises not to summon the prince alone. The prince's studies and daily life are all arranged by the emperor. The Ai family will also hand over the harem to the queen or the emperor's trusted concubine to take care of it. The family is only honored and raised in the Compassionate Palace."

This is the queen mother's final bottom line, if she retreats again, it's better to fight to the death.

The corner of the emperor's mouth curled up, "I still have to think about who to register as the crown prince..."

It is obviously a word of evasion. How can the queen mother make the emperor happy? She weighed whether the three grandsons are obedient or not, and said: "Since ancient times, the emperor has established a son and a son, and the queen has no sons. Be the crown prince. What's your majesty's opinion?"

Turning around suddenly, the emperor's dark eyes looked at the queen mother, a bit unwilling, and slowly uttered a word: "Quite."

ps Three shifts as usual, ask for a monthly ticket as usual.

(End of this chapter)