A Thousand Hills

Chapter 384

In those days, the late emperor did not draft, it was not that the imperial court did not allow the late emperor to draft, in fact, the imperial court was very supportive of the late emperor's draft, but the late emperor had a deep affection for Xie Moru, after going abroad for filial piety, he did not draft.

An Taidi is a little embarrassed here.

He had just ascended the throne and wanted to imitate his father in everything.

His father was not drafted back then, and he himself was not a lecherous person, but his aesthetics were not quite the same as his father's. Emperor An Tai thought that he would not be drafted here either.Empress Su persuaded him, "The late emperor had six sons and one daughter, so the courtiers didn't say anything. Your Majesty, we only have two sons, Axuan and Ayi, at the knees. I always think of having many sons, many grandchildren and many blessings. Our royal family, Are you still afraid that you will not succeed if you have more children? It is because you have more children that you appear prosperous."

Emperor Antai said, "The vassal kings have just become vassals, and the court is not well-off, so why bother the people and waste money."

Empress Su took the warm tea from the maid and offered it to her husband, and said softly, "Actually, there is no need to do too much ostentatious draft, just choose a famous Shuyuan in the imperial capital, how about it?"

Emperor An Tai said, "Tomorrow, go and ask the Queen Mother what she means."

Empress Su smiled and said, "The queen mother is waiting to hold her granddaughter."

Emperor Antai also smiled when he heard this.

Empress Dowager Xie's liking for girls is well-known in the rich and powerful circles, such as Princess Duanning, who has always grown up under Empress Dowager Xie's knees, and is deeply loved by Empress Dowager Xie.For example, the king of the vassal, the queen mother of the vassal Xie, left the Princess Jiachun of Zhao Wang's family to be raised in the Palace of Mercy.

Therefore, when Empress Su mentioned the matter of drafting, Empress Dowager Xie said, "It should be so. Now that the emperor is a filial piety, the emperor only has two concubines, which is too thin."

Empress Su also said that Emperor Antai didn't want to do a large-scale draft, but just wanted to choose a few famous ladies in the imperial capital and save some expenses. Empress Dowager Xie didn't say anything else. Empress Dowager Xie said, "This is the emperor's wisdom, and he doesn't want to be extravagant." Then let Queen Su handle the matter.

When Empress Su mentioned the draft, both Cao Qi and Qi's expressions were a little stiff, but it was obvious that Concubine Qi Xian reacted faster, and said with a smile, "It will be more lively if there are more sisters in the palace."

Concubine Cao Shu also came to her senses at this time, and said with a smile, "Isn't that right, there are more people serving here at Jieshi Niangniang."

Empress Dowager Xie told Empress Su to handle the drafting well. Empress Su said that she would ask Empress Dowager Xie to help her, and Empress Dowager Xie also agreed.

Empress Dowager Xie didn't interfere too much in the harem draft. She just wanted to pay attention to the next generation, so as not to be inferior.For the others, Xie Moru didn't care too much, the main reason was that Empress Su was not stupid, Empress Su also figured out Emperor Antai's preferences, picked a few more according to the delicate and soft ones, and immediately divided her into Concubine Cao Shu's favor .Concubine Cao Shu was so angry that her teeth were about to be gritted.

I want to thank the Queen Mother and say that Concubine Cao Shu is really too impatient.

What's more, what made Empress Dowager Xie quite funny was that she was much more delicate and soft, and Emperor Antai actually went to the Queen's Palace a few times more.Empress Dowager Xie sighed, it seems that no matter how delicious the dish is, if you eat it a few times, you will get tired of it.

Emperor Antai was not like the previous emperor in female sex, but Emperor Antai was very sensible about the harem, and he named his daughter completely according to his father. For example, the daughter of Wei Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites named Zhaoyuan. They are all from rich families, but they are all offshoots. Their fathers and ancestors are ordinary, so they are all talented people. In addition, there are three Baolins, Zhao, Wang, and Wu, and six imperial daughters.

For example, Emperor Antai liked a daughter of Zhang Yushi very much. Emperor Antai just rewarded Zhang Yushi more and did not promote Zhang Yushi.As for Wei Zhaoyuan, Emperor Antai also took good care of him, but Wei Zhaoyuan's favor was not as good as those of the low-rank harem.

Fortunately, Wei Zhaoyuan was born in a scholarly family with good literary talents. Empress Dowager Xie often called her to serve in writing, so she was quite popular with Empress Dowager Xie.

After the draft, the eleventh and twelve sons of Emperor Taizong also reached the age of marriage, and the Empress Dowager Xie married them together, each bestowed a county prince, and each of them went to the feudal domain with a small fief.

In April, first Jiang Xingyun and Feng Feiyu returned to the court to report their duties. Last year, the governor entered the court. After discussing with the Empress Dowager Xie, Emperor An Tai did not order the generals to come to court. After leaving the country for filial piety, Fang ordered them to come to court in batches. The first ones to come back were Feng Feiyu and Jiang Xingyun and his wife. They also brought back their two sons, the eldest son Feng Lie and the second son Song Ran.

The two met the new emperor and reported the preparations for the navy. Afterwards, the Empress Dowager Xie hosted a banquet at the Charity Palace, and Emperor An Tai also met the two little fellows of the Feng family. They felt that the son was more like his mother. Jiang Xingyun was the capital of the emperor when he was young. The number one beauty, Feng Feiyu, is also famous for her good looks. The two sons of her family were born well, so that's not to mention their looks.Emperor An Tai knew that Feng Lie had been married to Princess Jiachun, when he saw Song Ran, An Tai asked about the marriage, Jiang Xingyun smiled, "Ah Ran is still young, the marriage has not yet been settled."
It's not just because Jiang Xingyun and Feng Feiyu are both powerful, Song Ran has a dignified and beautiful appearance at such a young age, Emperor An Tai likes it very much, and said, "Aunt Jiang, don't want to give Ah Ran a set name for now." Your Majesty, when I have a princess, I will recruit Aran as my son-in-law."

Jiang Xingyun said with a smile, "This is Ah Ran's blessing." Then he said, "Your Majesty has already ascended the throne, so it's better to be a minister."

Emperor An Tai smiled, "It's easy to talk for a while." Then, Emperor An Tai asked Song Ran some words. At a young age, he could speak clearly and could read a few thousand-character texts.Emperor Antai liked it very much, and said, "I heard from my mother before that General Song is of course a famous handsome man."

Jiang Xingyun nodded, "When I was young, I was often admired for my appearance, but it was far inferior to my father."

Feng Feiyu twitched his lips in pain, and Jiang Xingyun asked him, "What's so weird about you?"

Feng Feiyu said, "It's nothing, nothing."

Emperor Antai laughed, "General Feng is also a rare handsome man in the dynasty."

Feng Feiyu said modestly, "It's barely enough, it's just that people often dislike it."

Emperor Antai couldn't help laughing.

After lunch, Feng Feiyu went with Emperor An Tai, Jiang Xingyun talked with Empress Dowager Xie, and the two sons went to play with Princess Jiachun and the two princes.Jiang Xingyun said, "I got the news of the late emperor's death last year, and I was worried about you." Looking at the gray hair on the temples of Empress Dowager Xie, Jiang Xingyun felt very distressed, and said, "In the whole life of the late emperor, whether he was a prince, a vassal king, or a ruler of a country Jun, they are all very clear-sighted people, people are mortal, and those who have lived are better than those who have died before they have lived." Jiang Xingyun has always had a personality, and for most of her life she has been unmatched by others. I am such a person, so those who can catch her eyes are all people who do something.In Jiang Xingyun's view, in a person's life, he must do something in order to live.From Jiang Xingyun's point of view, although the late emperor had a shorter lifespan, he accomplished a lot while he was alive, and his life was not in vain.

Empress Dowager Xie said, "It's all over."

Empress Dowager Xie asked about Jiang Xingyun's navy in detail, and asked them to return to the imperial capital this time, Jiang Xingyun has arranged for people, Jiang Xingyun said, "Shang Yue is in the south, there is nothing wrong, he has always been proper."

Empress Dowager Xie said, "In today's Jiangnan incident, there are you and Fei Yu who are training in the navy, Ouyang Jing and Princess Shouyi. By the way, the period of filial piety for the previous emperor has passed, and Princess Shouyi plans to go to Jiangnan again to join Ouyang's son-in-law. Reunion, she is a female family member, no one can escort her, wait until you go to the south of the Yangtze River, and go with Princess Shouyichang."

Jiang Xingyun responded immediately, and Empress Dowager Xie said for the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Jiang Xingyun said, "He has been an official for a long time, and my mother knows that when Emperor Taizong, he survived to the position of governor of Jinzhong. , was transferred from the governor of Jinzhong to the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and this time he was promoted to the governor. He is quite good at making troubles, but he can do things well. The officialdom in Jiangnan has always been complicated. There is one thing that cannot be recorded in the letter. I told you in person it is good."

Empress Dowager Xie listened intently, Jiang Xingyun said, "His Majesty issued a secret decree last year to execute Xu Ning's family. Then Xu Ning, do you still remember?"

Empress Dowager Xie has always had a good memory, and nodded, "He was the second place in the list of Emperor Taizong, and he is in the same class as Zhao Shiyu, the current governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. The Queen Mother also knew that this Xu Ning was the ex-husband of Emperor Antai's biological mother Ling Xiao.

"At that time, Xu Ning was working as an aide in Mr. Cao's residence."

Empress Dowager Xie said, "Don't mention this matter to others again."

Jiang Xingyun responded.

Jiang Xingyun and Feng Feiyu came and went in a hurry, and the navy couldn't do without them. After the debriefing, they stayed in the imperial capital for half a month, and then returned to Jiangnan, accompanied by Princess Shouyi.

After that, Uncle Zhongyong took his sons back to the imperial capital to report on their duties, and Princess Duanning followed her husband to Xining Pass after the report.Also, General Ji Rong of Beijing returned to court with his wife to see His Majesty, and General Pingyuanhou Li Yu of Nan'an returned to court with his wife and daughter to meet His Majesty, so I won't go into details one by one.

In short, Emperor Antai was too busy to touch the ground. At the same time, the Tang family was full of filial piety and came to court to seek revenge.

The grandchildren of the Tang family had come back as early as the year before last, but this time it was the sons, that is, Xiao Tang's generation.Emperor An Tai was very kind when he saw Xiao Tang, and said directly, "I guess, you should have been a filial piety last year, why did you come to the imperial capital now."

Speaking of this, Xiao Tang's eyes were red, "It turned out that when it was the day of filial piety, I heard about the passing of the late emperor. I felt very uncomfortable, so I kept my filial piety for the late emperor at home for a year."

Alas, what I said made An Taidi feel sore in his heart. An Taidi had a good relationship with his father. When Xiao Tang said this, An Taidi felt that Xiao Tang had a conscience, so he immediately assigned Xiao Tang to the internal affairs as Deputy Chief.

Of course, the head of the Department of Internal Affairs is not as prominent as the Six Departments and Nine Ministers, but Xiao Tang was only a fifth-rank censor before he kept his filial piety. .It is the other brothers of the Tang family. Because of the legacy of the former Tang Prime Minister, and Xiao Tang, a guy who can build a good impression, and Xiao Tang is commensurate with Li Jiujiang, the official secretary, as a master and apprentice, so the Tang family has good vacancies, at least all of them are good friends. It is the original product.Although he was not promoted by Emperor An Tai like Xiao Tang, it is a blessing to be able to find a good job.The four elder brothers were very pleased to see that the younger brother had a good relationship with the royal family. There must be such a person in the family. Only with such a person can the Tang family be remembered today.Although the younger brother's luck is also enviable, but the brothers of the Tang family are also grandfathers, so naturally they are only envious and not jealous.When their vacancies are gone, His Majesty will go to their respective posts after seeing them, and they all told the younger brother to make sure that the younger brother will be a good job for His Majesty, and if there is any difficulty, just send someone to tell them.

Xiao Tang sent away his brothers with some reluctance, Mrs. Tang still lived in the imperial capital, and lived with her youngest son, so Xiao Tang started his career as a head-to-head.

Emperor An Tai told Empress Dowager Xie about Xiao Tang's arrangements, and Emperor An Tai said, "Xiao Tang is the one with the cleanest heart. He is an errand for the Department of Internal Affairs, and nothing else matters. Loyalty comes first."

Empress Dowager Xie said, "This is very appropriate. Xiao Tang has been in our mansion since your father became emperor. I see him growing up, and he is the most appropriate person." Empress Dowager Xie also has a good feeling for the Tang family. When the old lady returned to the imperial capital, she specially called old lady Tang into the palace to speak.Even when Xiao Tang became an official of the third rank, Empress Dowager Xie immediately rewarded Mrs. Tie of Xiao Tang with the order of the third rank.

After Xiao Tang returned to the imperial capital, he first went to Wen Dao Hall to pay homage to Jiang Beiling, his family ancestor, and then went to see his master Li Jiujiang. When talking about the death of the late emperor, Xiao Tang was still teary and said, "If it wasn't for the late emperor , I can't recognize my master as a teacher. I was quite ordinary when I was a child. I followed the late emperor, and only then did I have a master and have a future. This is really good people don't live long."

Master Li Jiujiang, who was older than the late emperor, said: Xiao Tang thinks his life is long.

Xiao Tang chatted with his master for a while, and brought many local specialties of Sichuan to his master.Li Jiujiang asked, "Do you know about Emperor Xue's passing?"

"How can I not know this? I even went to offer sacrifices to Emperor Xue." Xiao Tang said, "It's really a blessing. Move it, touch it again, and it will lose your breath. Master, don’t you think it’s strange?”

Li Jiujiang nodded, "It's strange. It's not surprising that such a person can die so comfortably?" It's just unreasonable.

Xiao Tang blinked, "Master, you don't get along with Emperor Xue?"

Li Jiujiang glanced at Xiao Tang, "Did I say that?"

"I can tell."

Li Jiujiang ignored him, Xiao Tang saw a picture of mountains and rivers on his husband's painting table, and asked, "Master, is this your birthday gift for your mother?"

Li Jiujiang tasted the tea alone, Xiao Tang went over to appreciate it, and said to his master, "You can really save trouble. Every year, you can draw a picture by yourself, and you only need to spend some paper and ink. Thanks to your magnanimity, I don't think it's too much for your birthday gift." Shabby."

On the first thousand years of Empress Dowager Xie's filial piety abroad, Emperor An Tai wanted to celebrate his aunt. Even though Empress Dowager Xie said that everything should be kept simple, it was quite lively.The Empress Dowager Xie received the gift softly.After Empress Dowager Xie Qianqiu, two harems in the palace were diagnosed with pregnancy, one was the favored daughter Zhang Yu, and the other was Qingsu, a court lady next to Empress Su.

Empress Su immediately raised the treatment of the two of them, especially Qingsu. I heard that she was originally surnamed Luo. She was pregnant and could no longer be a court lady. First mention it as Baolin."

Empress Su responded softly.

In the spring of the following year, the tomb of the first emperor was completed, and Emperor Antai held a grand ceremony of moving the outer coffin into the tomb for his father.At the same time, Emperor Antai began to repair his own tomb.

In early March, Zhang Baolin gave birth to a daughter, and Luo Baolin gave birth to a son.Both Empress Dowager Xie and Emperor Antai were very happy, no matter whether they were princes or princesses, Emperor Antai did not have many.

Especially for Zhang Baolin's little princess, Empress Dowager Xie even went to see it in person, Zhang Baolin was quite flattered, Empress Dowager Xie said with a smile, "You just have to take care of it, I'll take a look at the princess."

Although Zhang Baolin failed to give birth to a prince, he was quite happy to see that the Empress Dowager Xie loved the princess so much.When she was out of confinement, seeing that the Empress Dowager Xie cared for the princess very much, Emperor An Tai asked her if she would be willing to put the princess in the Palace of Mercy to be educated, Zhang Baolin couldn't wait more, and said gratefully, "I am young, and I am not as knowledgeable as the Empress Dowager." One of them is that among the people, it is a blessing for a child to have a granddaughter raised by her grandmother. The empress dowager likes the princess, and it happens that the princess will fulfill her filial piety by being beside the empress dowager on behalf of her majesty and concubine." There are no fools in the palace, Emperor Antai How did the emperor come to be, because he was the only prince who was raised under the Empress Dowager Xie back then.After the incident with Emperor Antai, everyone wished they could give the little princes to the Empress Dowager Xie to raise them, but the Empress Dowager Xie has never been interested in the little princes. She prefers princesses, but even princesses, such as low-grade Zhang Baolin Concubine, being able to put the princess in the Mercy Palace will only benefit the princess in the future and not harm her.

Seeing that Zhang Baolin was sensible, Emperor Antai was also very happy, so he told about the matter of giving the princess to his aunt to raise. Empress Dowager Xie said with a smile, "Although I like the princess, I just thought it would be difficult to separate Zhang Baolin and the princess."

Emperor Antai smiled, "She comes here every day to greet the queen mother, and she can also see the princess. I have already asked her, and she is very willing."

Empress Dowager Xie was naturally happy.

Empress Dowager Xie talked to Emperor Antai about the promotion of Zhang Luo and Baolin. Empress Dowager Xie said, "Not for anyone else, the birth mother of the prince and princess should not be too low, otherwise, the prince and princess will not look good in the future." .”

Emperor Antai also agreed, and once the mother and son discussed it, Zhang Luo and Zhang Luo were directly promoted from Baolin to the fourth-rank beauties.Because of Luo Meiren's dedication to the princess, Emperor Antai gave Luo Meiren a title, Rou.Since then, Zhang Meiren has become a soft beauty.

Because Luo Meiren used to be Empress Su's court lady, after she was named a beauty, she has been living in the side hall of Fengyi Palace. Luo Meiren is not very favored.After Empress Su reported to Empress Dowager Xie, she raised the third prince from Luo Meiren in her own palace.

Naturally, Luo Meiren also wished for it.

The Empress Dowager Xie has nothing to do with it.

Empress Su originally wanted to ask Empress Dowager Xie to give the third prince a name, but seeing Empress Dowager Xie's indifferent attitude, she didn't dare to say so.Grandmother's filial piety expired, Su Hang and his wife came back to the imperial capital, when Mrs. Su entered the palace, Empress Su said to her mother very worriedly, "The empress mother doesn't seem to like the third prince very much."

Mrs. Su comforted, "Now that the child is still young, if the minister's wife said something inappropriate, even the Empress Dowager treated all the sons of the late emperor equally. Madam, you are the mother of the country, so you have to show the demeanor of the mother of the country. The third prince taught me well, the prince is promising, and the empress dowager is the grandmother of the princes, how could she not like it?"

However, the concubines in the harem saw the triple jump after Luo Meiren Roumei gave birth to a child. Moreover, no matter whether it is a prince or a princess, as long as there is a child, the status can be promoted. Give birth to three or five children.

Emperor Antai was also young. He was not a lustful person, and his health was very good. The royal family entered the peak period of childbirth.

In the third year of Antai, Xue Cai gave birth to the fourth prince, Zhao Baolin gave birth to the fifth prince, and Wei Zhaoyuan gave birth to the sixth prince.In addition to rewarding everyone as usual, the Queen Mother Xie, Wei Zhaoyuan was promoted to Wei Zhaoyi, Xue Cairen was promoted to Xue Jieyu, and Zhao Baolin was promoted to Zhao Meiren.

The royal heirs are prosperous, and the state affairs are also smooth and smooth.

In the summer of the third year of Antai, Xie Bo was a filial piety. When Xie Bo became an official, he was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Now that he is a filial piety, he is also the uncle of the Empress Dowager Xie.Fortunately, Xie Bai is young, 61 years old.This is quite a young age for the officials of the Six Ministries or the officials of the frontier.

After discussion between Emperor An Tai and Empress Dowager Xie, Xie Bai was released as governor of Zhili.

In the winter of the third year of Antai, Su Buyu's mother's filial piety period expired, and she went to the imperial capital to recover again. This time, Su Buyu's official luck finally came. He had just arrived in the imperial capital, and the copy of Qifu was handed over to the official department, and the left servant of the punishment department swallowed it at home Annoyed.Zuo Shilang's family also said that he was fine when he went to bed at night, but the next day when the concubine asked Mr. Shilang to get up, he lost his breath.Scared a beautiful concubine half to death.

Everyone is dead, so it's impossible to be an official.

Su Buyu stayed in the imperial capital as the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment.

In the fourth year of Antai, the eldest prince Mu Xuan and the second prince Mu Yi officially entered school.In the same year, Empress Dowager Xie married the No. 13 son of Emperor Taizong. After getting married, she also gave a prince of a county and went to the domain.The old lady died in Qiu Shan's family, and Su Buyu was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Punishments.This is not related to Su Buyu leaving the Empress Dowager Xie or something. Su Buyu was a famous talent when he was young. For many years, but at that time his father, Su Xiang, was the chief assistant of the cabinet, and his father and son avoided suspicion. He could not be promoted to the chief of the six departments, and spent many years in the position of minister.Since Su Xiangjin passed away, Su Buyu's official career has not been very smooth. He followed his father's filial piety and came back to the imperial capital, but failed to be an official of the imperial capital. He had to serve as the inspector of Shaanxi and Gansu. Very successful, when the Ximan king broke through the Xining Pass, it was Su Buyu and Zhao Shiyu who presided over the battle to defend Jincheng until reinforcements came.When Emperor Antai came to the throne, the minister of Dali Temple was vacant. Emperor Antai wanted Su Buyu to take over, but before he could take over, Su Buyu had to go back to his hometown to guard his mother's filial piety after his aunt passed away.After more than ten years of wasting time, until now, the official title of Shangshu has finally come to the fore.

Moreover, Su Buyu is very good at being an official, the first emperor liked him, and now that Emperor Antai is in power, he is still pleasing to the eye.

In the fifth year of Antai, the king of Ximan issued the letter of state again, with a soft and submissive language, wishing to be commensurate with the father-son country of Dongmu.After discussing with Empress Dowager Xie, Emperor Antai discussed with the cabinet and restarted negotiations with Ximan.

In the sixth year of Antai, Xue Xiang passed away.

Emperor Antai was very moved by this veteran minister who had gone through three dynasties, and personally bestowed the word Wenduan as his posthumous posthumous title.

After Xue Xiang left, Emperor Antai appointed Wei Shangshu, the oldest minister in the cabinet who had been Mr. Antai's Minister of Rites, as the head and assistant, and Ge Xueshi, a bachelor in charge of the academy, was promoted to Minister of Rites.

In the winter of the sixth year of Antai, Wu Baolin gave birth to the seventh prince, and Li Yu gave birth to the second princess. At the same time, they both rose to the throne of beauty.

In the eyes of outsiders, Emperor Antai was an emperor with a very good fate. Among the sons of the previous emperors, his biological mother had the lowest family background, but because she was caressed by Empress Dowager Xie, she pushed him to the throne with one hand, so she was not his father at all. At that time, if you want to be an emperor, you have to work hard.Emperor Antai was exactly the Empress Dowager Xie directly holding the crown in front of him.After succeeding to the throne, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and everything is smooth.Compared with the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River during Taizong's time and the battle of Xining Pass in the time of the first emperor, since Emperor Antai ascended the throne, the country has been peaceful and the weather has been smooth.The population of the entire Eastern Mu Kingdom increased from 1600 million households after the Jiangnan War to 2000 million households during Taizong's reign, which shows the development of the entire Eastern Mu Kingdom.

This lucky emperor was born with a saintly emperor like the late emperor, and his lifespan would never last forever.Emperor Antai was only in his early thirties, and his father, Emperor Zhaoming, lived to be at least 48 years old.But Emperor Antai's body also began to weaken gradually. He had a fever at the beginning, and the fever continued after a while after the medicine was withdrawn.

Empress Dowager Xie immediately ordered someone to invite Xia Qingcheng back to the imperial capital to give Emperor Antai a diagnosis and treatment. At the same time, she asked the cabinet to act as Zhu Zhu, so that Emperor Antai could have a good rest.Although Emperor Antai was a very lucky emperor, his diligence and painstaking efforts are indispensable to make the country peaceful and peaceful.The first emperor had six adult princes at that time, the princes of Emperor Antai, the oldest eldest prince, was only 13 years old this year.

How could Emperor Antai feel relieved? The Empress Dowager Xie said, "Nothing can be more difficult than the emperor. Take care of your body. Are you afraid that you will not read the memorial in the future? You are so sick and tossing, but the small thing is worth the big."

Emperor Antai sighed, "The cabinet can still take over state affairs, but I think that if I can live as long as my father, I can slowly choose a heir. Now the princes are young, what should I do?"

Empress Dowager Xie said, "Be at ease, before that step is reached, who doesn't get sick."

If Emperor Antai had a minor illness, he would not feel this emotion. The patient knew in his heart that Emperor Antai couldn't let go of this matter, and the illness was even more difficult to take care of.After Xia Qingcheng came to the imperial capital, there was nothing good to do.

Emperor Antai had to consider the matter of reserve, but at this time, Empress Su was pregnant.

Empress Su was the first wife of Emperor Antai. After they got married, the relationship between Emperor Antai and Empress Su was not as good as that of Emperor Antai and Empress Dowager Xie, but they were not bad.Empress Su's love has never been broken, but Empress Su has had no children for many years, and she also raised the third prince born by Luo Meiren under her knees. At this time, the empress is pregnant.

If Empress Su gave birth to a prince, he would be the prince of the Yuan Dynasty, and his status was higher than that of other princes.

But, at the same time, even if Empress Su gave birth to a direct prince and appointed him as the crown prince, once Emperor Antai passed away, the infant prince might not be able to rule within 15 years, so what would happen to the country?

However, if there is a direct prince who does not establish a direct prince, what will the direct prince do next?

Emperor Antai felt this melancholy during his illness, and his health became worse and worse. Xia Qingcheng's doctor told him, "Your Majesty must rest in peace and recuperate. Don't worry too much, it's not good for the dragon's body!"

How can Emperor Antai care about the dragon body? He has the same temper as his father, and he has to make good arrangements for the country before he dies. Otherwise, he will have no face to see his ancestors after death.

Emperor Antai's hesitation was known to both the Su family and the Cao family.

Empress Su called her mother into the palace to discuss, Madam Su went home and told her husband that Su Hang went to find his third uncle Su Buyu.Su Buyu sighed, "The emperor's mind is unpredictable."

Su Hang begged this third uncle who was about the same age as him, because they were about the same age, Su Hang and Su Buyu had a very good relationship.Su Hang said, "If the empress gives birth to a direct prince but cannot succeed to the throne, how will the direct prince deal with it in the future?"

It's not that Su Buyu doesn't understand this truth.

To put it bluntly, if the child in Empress Su's womb is a princess, it's fine, but if it's a prince, then whether the prince succeeds to the throne is related to the life and death of the Su family for a hundred years.

Su Buyu thought over and over again, and begged to see Empress Dowager Xie.

At this time, the one who can fight for Empress Su is Empress Dowager Xie.

Of course, I have to thank the queen mother for being willing to come forward.

But in fact, which prince succeeds to the throne has little influence on Empress Dowager Xie.Of course, Empress Dowager Xie would prefer to see the birth of the first prince, but the succession of the first prince also represents a situation in which the lord is less suspicious.

Although Empress Dowager Xie didn't like Concubine Cao Shu, she had to say that the current court situation needed an older prince even more.

Empress Dowager Xie said, "Shut up, you're really embarrassing me."

Empress Dowager Xie's grandmother was the Princess Fusheng back then, and she had a lot of power for a while.When Emperor Taizong was in power, the Empress Dowager Xie was very taboo because of Princess Fusheng.In the current situation, the eldest son of the Emperor Zong would be a young monarch, not to mention the unborn prince with a [-]% chance of succession.

Su Buyu is also old, but even when he gets old, he is still a handsome old man.Su Buyu said, "It's true that the Su family has a great favor for me, and it's important here. Even though I know it's embarrassing for the empress, I have no choice but to give it a try."

Empress Dowager Xie raised her eyebrows, she didn't understand Su Buyu's meaning, what do you mean, the Su family has a great favor for him?Su Buyu was originally the third son of Su Xiang.

Su Buyu sighed, "I also learned about this matter before my father died. To tell you the truth, my father is solemn by nature. How could he accept a peerless concubine and give birth to me? Back then, the British public family was condemned by the family. The British government was very prominent back then, and many of them were married to various big families, and the Su family also had a daughter who was brought into the Fang family. This daughter of the Su family is my aunt. My biological mother was originally a maid of the British government. Therefore, when the British government turned against Princess Fusheng back then, An Neng didn't make some preparations in advance and left behind. The aunt let her body deed go. Because of this, the aunt entrusted my biological mother to my father. At that time My father is on a foreign post, so no one knows about it."

Empress Dowager Xie was greatly astonished, "Su Xiang, he actually..." Su Xiang, the chief assistant who assisted Emperor Taizong for most of his emperor's career, actually secretly hid the Fang family's flesh and blood.

Empress Dowager Xie suddenly thought of the similar faces of Li Jiujiang and Su Buyu, and couldn't help asking, "Could it be that Jiujiang is also..."

"Our mother is indeed a pair of twin sisters."

Empress Dowager Xie suddenly felt that she could no longer believe in life.These confidants of Emperor Mu Yuan, brother-in-law, actually hid the flesh and blood of the Fang family... Empress Dowager Xie said, "Why are you telling me these things?"

"I want to tell Empress that I have been with Empress since we were young. If it is not necessary, I don't want to embarrass Empress."

Empress Dowager Xie didn't care whether Su Buyu's surname was Su or Fang, Su Buyu revealed all his life experience, and then showed his childhood friendship, Empress Dowager Xie really had to give him this face.

Su Buyu's request to see Empress Dowager Xie was not hidden from anyone, nor could it be concealed.It is better to be open than sneaky.

Empress Dowager Xie did not hide anything from Emperor Antai, and said, "The emperor is ill, so Su Buyu went to talk to me."

Emperor Antai knew what the Empress Dowager meant, and sighed, "Even if the empress gives birth to a son-in-law, with my body, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive the day when he grows up."

Empress Dowager Xie said, "Does the Emperor know where the chaos in Jingjiang came from?"

An Taidi was silent for a moment.Empress Dowager Xie sighed, "Back then, Emperor Taizu had no children when he founded the country. King Jingjiang was originally the younger brother of Taizu's same mother. Because he had no children, Taizu intended to use Jingjiang as his heir. It means that later, the Hu family gave birth to a son for Emperor Taizu, who was Emperor Taizong. With his own flesh and blood, Jiangshan naturally wanted his own flesh and blood to inherit. However, because of Taizu's use of him as a reserve, Jingjiang His heart was hard to calm down, and he turned against Jingjiang later. Why didn't he think about it, according to his blood, being a feudal king is already a grace. People, don't think like this. He only thinks about what he has lost, no Will figure it out for myself."

Empress Dowager Xie said, "Jingjiang has no right to inherit the throne, and it will be unfair for the rest of his life. If the empress gives birth to a son, and the son cannot succeed, what will he think in his heart? He is not a vassal of non-royal blood like Jingjiang King, he is the rightful heir of the purest direct lineage. If the direct prince cannot succeed to the throne, he will either be pushed to a dead end, or he will be pushed to the opposite end."

(End of this chapter)