A Thousand Hills

Chapter 120

The fourth prince originally thought that he would ask his father about repairing the crown prince's uterus these few days. As a result, the committee is busy during the new year. Not only the emperor is busy, but the princes are also busy. This one who lost his mother had to give it to his father and his grandmother. Although his father and his grandmother lived in the same imperial city, the annual gifts had to be given separately in the two palaces, and they couldn't be thinner.For the rest, for the princes whose mothers are still alive, each family has to pay three tributes to the palace.This is still an annual ceremony in the palace, and the princes and princesses in the sub-mansions outside the palace must also walk a little bit between each other's mansions.Needless to say, the fourth prince and the fifth prince are always close, even if the eldest son of the emperor scolds the fifth prince for being insane in the mansion, he still has to deal with his fifth brother's family on the surface.Of course, this one comes and goes, basically each family does not lose or make money.However, if you don't lose, you don't gain, even if you are left handed and right handed, you have to be fully prepared.

Apart from the brothers and sisters, there are also the residence of Princess Ningrong and Princess Wenkang. These are the elders of the princes and princesses, and Princess Wenkang has a high status in the royal family, so the princes and princesses dare not neglect this aunt.

In addition, these princes who have become relatives after leaving the palace, after opening their own mansions, the royal family's flesh and blood relatives needless to say, and their own wives and mothers have to move around separately, although most of these are given by the wives and mothers. I practice rituals at home, but each prince's mansion must also have some rewards, and there is never a reason why people can get in and out of the rituals.Furthermore, your prince has to entertain your uncle, grandfather, father-in-law and brother-in-law in person.

In addition, the inventory of Zhuangyin's silver in each Zhuangzi's shop before the year, and the New Year's money sent to each master's house, there are all kinds of things, and there are so many, it is also a matter.

There are also various royal ceremonies, such as offering sacrifices to the ancestors of heaven and earth. Emperor Mu Yuan also loved to take his sons with him, so that the ancestors would know that our old Mu's family is prosperous.

Anyway, it was a mess of upside down.

Therefore, the fourth prince ushered in the new year without asking his emperor's father about renovating the East Palace.By the way, there is also the issue of all kinds of drama and wine during the New Year. Naturally, the first day of the new year is to go to the palace to receive the banquet. Not to mention that the salary is 3000 taels more than that of the brothers, and there are also special regulations on the costumes, horses, ceremonies, and costumes. Therefore, although the second prince is two years old, the theater wine in his mansion is directly behind his emperor's father. Play wine in the second grade of junior high school.The eldest son of the emperor rolled his eyes and suffocated and took up the play wine in the third year of junior high school. The rest were the third prince's mansion, the fourth prince's mansion and the fifth prince's mansion in order, and no one was arguing for the order.

Even this year in the palace was extremely enjoyable, mainly because the Empress Dowager Hu had an even better impression of the fifth prince when she heard about the fifth prince's request for the appointment of a prince. The matter at the banquet, therefore, Empress Dowager Hu felt that for the sake of her sensible fifth grandson, Xie Moru had to give Xie Moru some face when it was New Year's Eve.

The Empress Dowager Hu is at peace, and Xie Moru doesn't care about the Empress Dowager Hu, so there is harmony in the Palace of Mercy, and the rewards given to the residences of the princes, except for the second prince's residence, are treated equally this time. Since she couldn't enter the palace, Empress Dowager Hu gave her a lot of nourishing and nourishing supplements.

All in all, this year has been very peaceful.When the imperial orders entered the palace to receive the banquet, Queen Mother Hu only saw Mrs. Wei Guogong, but not Mrs. Wei Guogong's son, and asked Mrs. Wei Guogong, "Why didn't Wuer come?"

Mrs. Wei Guogong was full of heartache when she thought of her daughter-in-law. Hearing the queen mother's question, she dared not tell the truth, and hurriedly said, "My daughter-in-law is not feeling well, and she is taking medicine at home. I think I should let her raise more children at home." Raise one."

Empress Dowager Hu asked what was wrong, and finally ordered the palace servants to take some ginseng and give it to Mrs. Wei Guogong, and asked her to take it back to General Hu Wu'er.

The medicinal materials for the Chinese New Year... Moreover, this kind of medicinal materials is not the same as the nourishing tonic given to the fourth concubine. The fourth concubine knows that she cannot enter the palace during the confinement period. The queen mother has given it, so that is Cherish my granddaughter-in-law.This gave medicinal materials to Mrs. Wei Guogong. Those who knew the Queen Mother's temperament said that the Queen Mother cared about her niece. Those who didn't know could think that the Queen Mother had some deep meaning.

Fortunately, Mercy Palace has always acted according to one's inclinations, especially recently, it has been criticized by Qingliu, it's just that everyone doesn't say it clearly, and now it's no surprise.

Therefore, the fourth prince patiently waited until the New Year's Eve, after eating the New Year's wine, and his father's seal was issued on the eighth day of the lunar new year, so he could ask his father if there were many damages in the East Palace, and whether the Ministry of Industry was going to repair it.

After the fifth prince, the political talent of the fourth prince was also displayed in front of the courtiers.

What a coincidence to mention it, even some old foxes in the court who want to promote the establishment of the crown prince can't think of a better way than asking the emperor if he wants to repair the East Palace.Alas, the fourth prince is also a master who hides his secrets.

Emperor Mu Yuan turned to ask the second prince, "Is there any money left in the household department?" The second prince was in charge of the household department.

The second prince has been in the household department for several years, and the life in this country is not much different from his own life, and there is really not much money left.The second prince said, "There are still a few million silver. The Ministry of Industry reported it a few years ago, saying that a section of Zhuque Gate in the south of the imperial capital was seriously damaged. My minister went to see it. It is indeed in need of major repairs. Winter is not the time to break ground. , This sum has to be prepared in advance. Besides, the Ministry of War still has a batch of weapons to apply for..." In short, there are too many places to spend money, so his father directly threw the problem at him, and the second prince had to avoid suspicion, and said, " The East Palace is not going to be used for a while, so I think it's okay to discuss it later."

Emperor Mu Yuan took a look at the way the boss bowed his head and said nothing, and then looked at the fair-mindedness of the second son, and thought about it, "The second prince is right, and it won't be too late to repair the East Palace when the summer harvest comes in and the court has more money. "

Regarding the repair of the East Palace, the second prince took the initiative to say that the Ministry of Finance did not have enough money, so she put it aside for further discussion.

The second prince returned to the mansion and said to Chang Shi, "I don't think the father wants to establish a prince." If his father doesn't want to, no one can force him.What's more, the second prince himself also wanted to see a situation where the courtiers supported him and his father approved the establishment of the crown prince, instead of forcing his father to establish the crown prince.

The Changshi of the Second Prince's Mansion was surnamed Qian, unlike the other Changshi's who were randomly assigned by the court, Qian Changshi spent a lot of effort to win the position of the Changshi of the Second Prince's Mansion.This time, the salary of the first prince has risen, and he is also honored as a long history. The other long history are all fifth-rank officials.Qian Changshi naturally paid attention to the matter of the Eastern Palace. He said, "It is not a temporary matter to establish a crown prince. Don't mention it. Even if His Majesty reveals this slightly, you have to jointly sign the imperial court to invite the establishment of a crown prince. This is the style of establishing a crown prince. Your Highness Think, the first time the Fifth Prince asked to set up the East Palace, did His Majesty clearly reject the Fifth Prince?"

The second prince said, "That's not true. It's the fourth younger brother who asked about repairing the East Palace this time. Father also said that after the summer harvest, when the court has more money, it won't be too late to discuss it."

Qian Changshi smiled, "That's it. Your Highness, I am the only heir of Emperor Taizu. At that time, Taizu passed away, and it was only with the help of Princess Fusheng that I was able to ascend the throne smoothly. Now there are There are eight sons, but there is only one son, His Highness, as long as His Highness acts prudently, His Majesty does not set up the East Palace, but His Highness must be established."

The second prince said, "Not to mention the fact that the sixth brother, the seventh brother, and the eighth brother are still young, the fourth and fifth brothers treat me very well, and the third brother is also kind on weekdays, but the eldest brother... the two elder brothers have a very ugly face."

Qian Changshi's smile deepened, "His Royal Highness can't see the face of the eldest prince, and I'm afraid other people can also see it."

The second prince's expression softened slightly, he discussed some matters with Qian Changshi, and returned to the inner house for dinner that evening.Mrs. Wu asked him after helping him to wash up, "The last one is the full moon wine for the eldest son of the fourth prince's mansion. Your Highness remember to spare some time and let's go there together."

The second prince took the towel and wiped his hands, and responded readily, "Success. Don't worry about that. Brother Xu is the eldest son of the fourth brother. The full moon ceremony should be thicker." After the fifth brother is an old man, the second prince feels that Well, his fourth brother is not bad either.

Wu smiled, "How could it be so thin? I have prepared good things, and now our mansion is different from before. Compared with before, I have thickened by [-]%." Now not only the treatment of the second prince has increased, she, the second prince The concubine's treatment has also been drawn up, which is different from that of other concubines.That being the case, it should be different in other respects.These, all the sisters-in-law also have a tacit agreement, and they all take the second prince's residence as the first.

The second prince smiled, "I know you are always considerate, but I just gave you a word of advice."

After dinner, the second prince took a look at his son and rested here at Wu's.

The fifth prince also said to his daughter-in-law, "Father's actions are really vicious. He directly asked the second brother's household department if he had money to repair the East Palace. What can the second brother say? The second brother can't tell. He has money. You can repair it, father." .”

Xie Moru pursed his lips and laughed straight, "Fortunately, His Majesty didn't ask you. If he did, he would probably not be able to step down."

Speaking of his emperor's father, the fifth prince was also depressed, saying, "Ever since I made that memorial last time, Father has ignored me for a few days." I used to talk to him alone, but now I don't anymore, but His royal father was offended badly.

With a smile on his lips, Xie Moru explained to the fifth prince, "If your majesty becomes more cordial after you ascend to the throne, it's time to send a group of people to ask for the crown prince."

"Do you think the father intends to establish a crown prince?" The fifth prince couldn't see his father's intentions clearly, so he said that his father didn't have such intentions, and today he said that it will be discussed after Xia Harvest. Always dodging like.In a word, it is specious.

Xie Moru smiled, "Your Majesty, don't worry."

"How do you say that?"

"His Majesty was reprimanded by His Majesty for inviting the establishment of the Eastern Palace a few years ago. Today, the Fourth Prince asked for an order to repair the Eastern Palace. His Majesty also said that there is no money, but His Majesty did not say that the Eastern Palace should not be established or that the Eastern Palace should not be repaired. It can be seen that His Majesty just did not make up his mind. That's all."

"Hey, don't care about that, we've already done it anyway." The fifth prince waved his hand, and stopped talking about the East Palace, and said, "Chunwei is enough for me to be busy. You don't know, some people want to leave during the Chinese New Year. Where is my way?"

"And this thing?"

"Eat wine every day, I forgot to tell you." The fifth prince whispered a few words in Xie Moru's ear, and said, "Although Ah Chu has been my accompanying reader, he is also helping others find ways, but I don't Well, although I am in charge of the Ministry of Rites, one is not the chief examiner, and the other is not in charge of judging the essays, I can just keep silent about such things, but I have no ability to play tricks on it."

Xie Moru also smiled, and said, "Your Highness said yes, not to mention others, I have never seen sneaky tricks last long, not to mention you are a solid person, how did you do such a heartless thing? It's just a grand ceremony, and I'm afraid I won't be able to do my best. This person has no eyesight. Chun Wei said it was difficult to test, and it was only the first step of his career as an official. If he didn't have the ability to cross this first step, what kind of official would he be? Furthermore, the child in the family has no ability in imperial examinations, so he may be entrusted to His Highness. The official position of the family is not low, so spend some money to donate to the child. These ghost domain tricks are despised."

The fifth prince said, "How do you know what these people are thinking? You can't get into the cabinet unless you come from the Imperial Academy. If you want to have a bright future, you must have stayed in the Imperial Academy. Although donated officials have a future, they just can't join the cabinet. Furthermore, there are unwritten rules in the officialdom, generally donating to an official rank is limited to the third rank, and no promotion can be promoted to the third rank."

"It's like this, being a small official is a blessing for the court and the common people." Xie Moru said, "If even Chunwei can manage such a favor, it's not just a matter of money. Here he promises After thinking about it, there must be a time to repay the favor of others. This promise and repayment are all a set of power play and selfishness."

The fifth prince also said, "I only found out when I was on a job. These activities in the officialdom are simply impossible to guard against."

"That's why officials need to be governed."

The husband and wife talked for a while, and they also rested late at night.

The full moon wine in the fourth prince's mansion is still lively, especially the second prince has been sitting for half a day, which is very good for the fourth prince.The second prince got the help of the fourth prince and the fifth prince, and now he has realized that, he treats his brothers with extra kindness, and praises the fourth prince's brother Xu, and the fourth prince smiles like a flower.The eldest prince couldn't take it anymore, and asked the fourth prince, "Fourth brother, your brother Xu was born in the next morning, why did you name him Brother Xu? Those who didn't know thought it was born in the morning."

The fourth prince smiled, "Is Xu the first son of Chaoyang? I am the first son. If I win a lot of money, I will have many more children in the future."

The fifth prince also said, "This name is good, the sun is rising in the east, the light is shining everywhere, and the atmosphere is magnificent." The fourth prince rolled his eyes again in praise.

The third prince smiled, "It's just a nickname. When the emperor's grandsons are older, they will all be given names by the emperor."

The eldest prince had no choice but to say nothing, and asked the fourth prince, "When will the city wall start to be repaired?"

The fourth prince said, "It's just the beginning of spring, and the permafrost hasn't melted yet. We have to wait for the permafrost to melt before we can talk about the project. What instructions does eldest brother have?"

The eldest prince said, "I'll just ask, where are the instructions."

The fourth prince suspects that the eldest prince is jealous that he gave birth to a son.

The eldest prince turned his head and went to have a drink with the third prince, and when he saw the fourth and fifth princes, the two second son's dog legs, he became angry. In comparison, the third younger brother who is doing his best is really a good person.The third brother is smiling and is good to everyone, but the third brother doesn't think his eldest brother is a good person, and the third prince is also a little depressed recently. They're still young, and the two of them are already praising second brother's stinky feet.The third prince was hesitant about whether he should also praise his second brother's stinky feet, and when he looked up and saw his elder brother's old face, he was even less in the mood.

After the full moon wine for the eldest son of the four princes, the Shangyuan Festival followed. As usual, the palace received banquets and lanterns, and the Department of Internal Affairs presented a variety of palace lanterns. There were many lantern riddles, and Empress Dowager Hu set up rewards called guessing, and there were rewards for guessing, which was quite lively.

Then there was a relatively low-pressure dragon raising its head. This day was Madam Wei's memorial day. Ever since Mrs. Wei passed away, the dragon raising his head in the palace was quite low on this day.The fifth prince's mansion is the same, alas, the mother-in-law's memorial day is a festival, the fifth prince is very considerate to accompany his daughter-in-law to have a vegetarian meal for a day, if it is not in time for the festival, the fifth prince will accompany his daughter-in-law to the temple to make a sacrifice for his mother-in-law or something up.

Xie Moru didn't pay much attention to sacrificial ceremonies, she said, "I just remember my mother in my heart." But when the fifth prince was taking a rest, the two of them went to the suburban courtyard for a day to see the mountains and rivers, and ate the taste that Xie Moru introduced Good wild vegetables, when the fourth prince returned home, he still said, "That wonton called shepherd's purse is really good." He also asked, "How do you know these?" Well, all ladies and gentlemen, don't say they know wild vegetables, but not many know rice. Of course, what the fifth prince is talking about is the rice that grows in the fields.

Xie Moru smiled, "Some wild vegetables sprouted in my garden in spring, and the old woman who used to tidy up the garden pulled them out. One time, Madam Zhang saw it and said it was edible, so she asked the cook to cook it. I tasted it, and sure enough. It’s not bad. I remember eating it once in spring, when these vegetables just came out in spring, they tasted extraordinarily fresh and tender.”

The Fifth Prince deeply agreed.

In order to curry favor with his father, the fifth prince gave him the sweet spring water he brought back from Zhuangzi and a few small fish in the spring water, and told Fafaer, "This is called a peach blossom fish. It’s delicious when cooked. Kill it directly and cook soup in the spring water, the soup is very fresh.”

Emperor Mu Yuan asked him, "How is Chunwei's preparations going?" When he was looking for someone yesterday, the fifth prince was not in the city, so he knew he was out of the city to play.Emperor Mu Yuan felt that the life of his fifth son was too leisurely.

It is the mission of the Ministry of Rites to prepare for Chunwei.The fifth prince hastened to answer seriously. The exam room in the tribute courtyard has been inspected, and all leaks and leaks have been overhauled. The blank papers for the candidates to answer the questions have been prepared. In addition, it depends on his emperor's intentions to send soldiers and horses when the time comes He was stationed in the Gongyuan to take security measures, and there were some things about the examiner's writing questions, which were naturally his emperor's father's work.

The fifth prince spoke in an orderly manner, and Emperor Mu Yuan, Fang Long's expression softened slightly, and he said, "Be more attentive to your errands."

The fifth prince responded positively, and continued to introduce the things he brought into the palace, saying, "In addition to fish, there is also a basket of shepherd's purse, which is a kind of wild vegetable. My son tasted it and it tasted good, so I brought it to my father." Some of them are also delicious to eat fresh, scalded with boiling water, served cold with oil and salt, or mixed with minced meat and wrapped in wontons.”

Emperor Mu Yuan nodded, accepting his son's things, and said, "It seems that going to the suburbs is not bad."

The fifth prince said, "Now is the season of recovery of all things. The spring is just right in the suburbs. From time to time, farmers can be seen busy in the fields, swallows are returning to their nests, willows are flying and warblers are singing. Father is busy with state affairs every day, and he also needs to take care of the dragon's body." That's good."

Emperor Mu Yuan finally opened his face, "It can be seen that he has grown up and knows that he cares about me."

"My son has always cared about my father, that is, I am not good at expressing it." The fifth prince was not used to saying such nasty words to his father, and scratched his head in embarrassment.

Emperor Mu Yuan laughed again, "Okay, when the Ministry of Rites is busy, go to work."

Before the fifth prince left, he warned again, "Father, don't forget to eat the food from your son, it's very delicious." This side withdrew.Thinking about coaxing his father to be happy at last, but the fawning succeeded.

The fifth prince presented four things in total to his father, one river prawn, one peach blossom fish, one shepherd's purse, one mulberry. His father could eat it, but in fact, the person who liked his filial piety the most was not his father, but his father. It is Queen Mother Hu.Emperor Mu Yuan was born as the only son of the Taizu Emperor. A man who has a lot of power, he has never seen or eaten any good things in his life.Empress Dowager Hu has a bitter background, she doesn't care much about fish and shrimp, but shepherd's purse and mulberry, Empress Hu likes it very much, and said of her old days, "Eat this every spring, especially this mulberry, just eat it It has a black mouth, but it’s actually sweet. Soaking mulberry wine is also good.” He ordered the palace servants to make mulberry wine, knowing that it was presented by the fifth prince, and Queen Mother Hu said, “Little Wu is getting more and more sensible.” Please set up the prince ahead of time She has done a good job with her work, and now she still buys food for her old lady, which shows that she is really a good boy.When she was happy, she also ordered the servants in the palace to go out of the palace to reward the fifth prince with many things, and praised Concubine Su for an unprecedented time in the palace, saying that Concubine Su "teaches children well".

After the eldest prince found out about this, he scolded the fifth prince for being treacherous in private, and said to Cui, "You are treacherous, you are really treacherous. The Minister of Rites beat the back of his head for Chun Wei's busy feet. The fifth prince still has time to take his wife for a tour of the mountains and rivers." That day, my father announced that he was not in the city. He was obviously indulging in having fun, and made some broken fish, tanks of water, and baskets of vegetables to fool his father. People don’t eat it, they feed the cows. Only the poor’s cows eat that, and the rich’s cows eat it all, and he goes to offer it to the father. What did the father say, the fifth child knows the hard work of the crops, ah Bah!" The imperial grandmother was also blind.

Cui said, "Your Highness, what is there to worry about? Everyone has their own ideas. I think His Highness Fifth has tasted it himself before offering it. His Highness also ate it himself, and Father must have tasted it too." , don’t say anything about cows that are not rare to eat. I heard that the emperor’s grandmother likes to eat things presented by the fifth prince.”

The eldest prince said, "Isn't this fooling the royal father?"

Cui was left speechless.After listening to her husband's jealous words, thinking about men being sour and jealous, I really hate it more than women.

However, after Chun Wei, another incident happened that made the eldest prince angry.

The world is unfair, the second place in this subject actually has friendship with the second child!
It is also a coincidence, so what, wasn't there a stampede in the porridge shed of the eldest son of the emperor's second prince's mansion last year? The prince went to deal with the follow-up matters of the stampede, which included comforting the injured and apprehending the perpetrators.Coincidentally, the No. [-] in the current examination is a poor man, and he has no money when he came to the emperor. He was not the No. [-] at that time, but a poor student from Nan'an Prefecture. Come out to eat a bowl of porridge, and catch up with the stampede. In short, the luck of the second place is very bad.Scholar, poor scholar, the useless kind, he broke his head in a stampede, the second prince heard that he was here to rush for the exam, not only arranged for a doctor to diagnose trauma, but also arranged for him to live Yes, and gave him some money to spend.In the end, for such a good deed, this person was ranked second in Jinke.

You say it's depressing or not.

The first prince was so depressed that he wanted to die, he felt that all good things happened to the second child.

Then, the first prince is not an idiot, the second child just happened to save the second place, so the first prince simply found two white turtles to present to his father, saying it was auspicious.Emperor Mu Yuan didn't really believe this, but Chun Wei had just had a great day, if he reprimanded the eldest prince, it would be a bit disappointing, so he had to accept it, but the eldest prince didn't get any reward, so he was a bit disappointed.

However, the incident of the eldest son of the emperor, the white turtle, was quite imitated, followed by the governor from other places offering the white wolf.

The fifth prince was scrolling a book at home chatting with his wife, "Hey, this book says that the white wolf, the king is benevolent, and the wise will see it. Wu Shilang from the Ministry of Rites asked for an order to send the white wolf to the imperial capital, but the emperor refused."

Xie Moru said, "Your Majesty's sage is here. The white tortoise was just for the prince's face. If the white wolf is accepted, then officials from all over the country will offer white bears, white tigers, white rabbits, white chickens, and then there will be ganoderma lucidum and big pearls." Jiagua Zhucao. Things like auspiciousness are only used when peace of mind is at ease. If you do this for no reason, who are you fooling?"

The Fifth Prince was rather disappointed, "I want to see what a white wolf looks like."

"It's not easy, how about showing His Highness once within ten days?"

"You have a white wolf?"

"If a gray wolf is painted with white paint, it is not a white wolf."

The fifth prince laughed and went up the book tremblingly.

The auspicious matter failed, but Mrs. Xie's eldest son, Yu Fan, had a good fortune in Chunwei. He won the [-]th place in the second list, which is quite a good ranking. Mrs. Xie brought Yu Fan to the palace to pay his respects, and the fifth prince spared no time. When I saw him, I said some good words about being an errand, and I knew him.

Xie Moru talked to Aunt Xie's wife, Mrs. Xie, and Aunt Xie's face was full of joy, "Bless the ancestors, the exam is finally not in vain."

Mrs. Xie also announced the good news to Xie Moru, saying that there is also a son in the clan who has won the Jinshi, but the ranking is not very good. He entered the third list and the same Jinshi. He is also one of the best scholars. When you are awarded an official position, you can work hard and have a bright future. Don’t be discouraged by the three rankings.” He also rewarded the clan members of Zhongtong Jinshi with 300 taels of silver as encouragement.

On that day, Xie Moru invited Mrs. Xie Gu and Mrs. Xie to have lunch.

After Chunwei, the fifth prince was at leisure, but Wu Shilang from the Ministry of Rites came to ask him if he wanted to sort out the process of establishing a prince or something?The fifth prince asked strangely, "Does this need to be tidied up? Is Wu Shilang not familiar with it?" It wasn't the matter of the concubine's ordinance last time, that really needs to be clarified.

Wu Shilang said, "The last time His Majesty established a crown prince was when he was young. It happened more than thirty years ago. I'm afraid that most of the officials from the Ministry of Rites have not yet entered the officialdom. They are not familiar with these things."

The fifth prince is not stupid. It is one thing for him to write a letter to invite the establishment of the East Palace, but it is another to sort out the regulations for the establishment of the prince. The fifth prince fixedly took a look at Wu Shilang, and said calmly, "Father has no will, Master Wu has intentions." gone."

The Fifth Prince was always majestic on the outside, and now he spoke with a straight face, and Wu Shilang didn't know how to look at his face, so he quickly retreated.

The fifth prince was being used as a spearman but failed, and the fourth prince was urged to ask, "Since Xia has been harvested, the money in the imperial court is also abundant. Do you want to prepare something to repair the East Palace?"

The fourth prince has been busy repairing the city wall recently, and when he was asked about this, he said, "I haven't heard that the summer grain has been put into storage."

When the summer grain is put into storage, there is no need for the fourth prince to ask his father, someone has already done so.This person is a doctor of the Department of Construction and Maintenance of the Ministry of Industry. He is very old and looks like he is about to enter the grave.The Department of Construction and Maintenance is responsible for the construction and repair of the royal court and mausoleum, and it is still in charge.As soon as the camp secretary wrote the book, Emperor Mu Yuan immediately cursed, "Huguang and Huguang were flooded, Xining Prefecture was shaken, and there were countless casualties. Ask about the East Palace! What does the East Palace have to do with you!"

Even the second prince felt that this stupid doctor who couldn't wink could be an undercover agent sent by his elder brother.

However, the development of the matter was beyond everyone's expectations. After the disaster relief was over, there was a royal history book, which insisted that the heaven and man were one, and the world was not peaceful.

Then, the second prince really couldn't stand this kind of plot development, so he went back to the mansion and said to Qian Changshi, "Father, you can't say that I ordered people to make these messy tricks!"

When setting up the East Palace, the first thing everyone thinks of is the second prince, especially since the royal family made clear the concubine, the treatment of the second prince has been greatly improved, and people regard it as an omen before the establishment of the prince. Nowadays, people often mention the establishment of the prince, even if it is not the order of the second prince, they have to be suspicious Do these people have the intention to make a good impression on him in advance?

In this situation, the second prince really can't even clean up.

Fortunately, under such circumstances, the second prince really does not lack for divine assistance.The person who brought God's help to the second prince is quite extraordinary. This person's surname is Ning, and he is the official of the fourth grade of sacrificial wine. It's been seven or eight years.Zhan Shi of the Prince's Mansion without a prince is like a young girl who guards her empty boudoir alone, and there is no bitterness in it.

Ning Jijiu is a smart person, that's why, although the Prince's Mansion Zhan without a prince is bitter, but since the second prince opened the mansion, the relationship between the second prince and Ning Jijiu is very good under the circumstance that Lang has a concubine who is interested.

Ning Jijiu made a move to the second prince, "Your Highness, please write a letter, please make the eldest prince the crown prince."

The second prince was taken aback, and Ning Jijiu explained, "Don't worry, Your Highness. Your Highness's actions are only for the sake of clarifying your intentions. Even if you submit a letter, the matter will never be accomplished. I ask Your Highness to make a statement, just to muddy the water in this pool." .”

"Stir up?"

"Have you ever heard of fishing in troubled waters, Your Highness?" Ning Jijiu participated in the battle with Princess Fusheng, and his fighting experience is naturally incomparable to Qian Changshi, he said, "Your Highness, you are better than the eldest prince in terms of succession and virtue. If His Majesty does not set up the East Palace, His Highness must be established. But if His Majesty wants to set up the East Palace, an atmosphere of discussion must first be formed in the court. Postpone the discussion, then, the matter of the East Palace can only be postponed if it is really postponed."

The second prince hesitated, "If this is Father's will, no one can disobey it."

Ning Jijiu smiled slightly, but he didn't go into the details, he just said, "If Your Highness is willing to follow my advice, I will live up to Your Highness."

The second prince is also a decisive person, so he was cruel and wrote a letter to ask the eldest son of the emperor to be the prince.

The second prince made this magical move and directly roasted the eldest son of the emperor on fire.

The eldest son of the emperor: second child, is this a human thing!Although I have ideas about the East Palace, it is useless for you to recommend it. Aren't you rushing to ask me to write a letter to invite you?Pooh!As you wish, the eldest son of the emperor dragged the third son in, insisting that his third brother has both ability and political integrity, and is worthy of the East Palace.

The third son is angry, brother, I have never offended you!You are so naive!
In short, for the establishment of the crown prince this year, the princes were all in a mess.Even if there are courtiers who want to stand on the dry shore, they can't stand on the dry shore and keep silent when they see this, let alone those who want to join in the fun and get some credit, and even have ulterior motives to propose to the fourth and fifth princes.

The water in this pool was finally completely muddy.

The fifth prince could only express his feelings in the mansion, stomping his feet in annoyance, and said to Xie Moru, "It's out of order! It's out of order!"

Xie Moru said, "I think His Highness might as well take a sick leave and accompany me to live in Wanmei Palace for a while."

The Fifth Prince sighed, "Alright."

Concubine Su agreed with her son and daughter-in-law about going to Wanmei Palace for a short stay, and said with a smile, "Don't forget about me, you guys live a quiet life outside, and my place will be quiet."

The fifth prince and Xie Moru lived in Wanmei Palace, and the voice of proposing the establishment of the fifth prince suddenly disappeared in the court. It was not because they were afraid that there would be something wrong with the fifth prince, but mainly because when they thought of Wanmei Palace, they thought of Princess Fusheng Xie Moru dug plum blossoms back from each family. Since the fifth prince married such a terrible daughter-in-law, everyone can't let him be the prince.Besides, Xie Moru's pedigree is so terrible that there is only a tacit understanding among the people in the court.

The years outside the palace are quiet and good, and even though it has entered the cold winter, there is no shortage of winter offerings of Wanmei.The fifth prince, Xie Moru, was in a good mood. On the second day after the fifth prince moved in, he visited the plum blossom planted by Emperor Wu of the Dafeng Dynasty. The fifth prince praised, "This is the spirit of the plum tree."

Xie Moru smiled, "It didn't look like this when I first moved back. Thanks to Xingyun's care, she likes flowers and trees the most."

Uh, hand-chopping madman or something, the fifth prince changed the subject in time, touched the bridge of his nose and asked his wife, "What's for lunch?"

Xie Moru tilted his head and smiled at him.

The fifth prince made Xie Moru smile a little guilty, he didn't say anything bad about the hand-chopping maniac, so the fifth prince pointed at the tree again, "This tree is really good."

"It's not bad." The plum branches have already produced tiny flower buds, although there is still some time before they bloom, but there will be a day, isn't it?Xie Moru smiled lightly: This is how authority is slowly lost, isn't it?
(End of this chapter)