Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 255
Chapter 254: Deng Hao's official career
During the New Year's Eve banquet, Deng Hao's outstanding performance made the clan and courtiers very satisfied. Everyone congratulated Deng Sheng for having a unicorn. While Deng Sheng was happy, he was also worried. Chang Liyou's thoughts became more and more shaken, because Deng Hao has a younger brother who is even more outstanding. Although he is still young, if Deng Hao can sit on the throne before Deng Zun grows up, maybe everything will be settled, but Deng Sheng has confidence in his body.

As a person of later generations, Deng Sheng has always paid great attention to his body, and there is no lack of exercise that he should have. Moreover, Deng Sheng also recruited a large number of famous doctors from all over the world through the Department of Commerce and the Mirror, and raised them in the palace. Deng Sheng is confident that with his physical condition, there will be no problem at all if he lives to be 80 or [-] years old, so how can Deng Hao ascend the throne so early.

For the first time, Deng Sheng was worried because he had so many outstanding sons. After all, there is only one king, and there is only one person who can sit on that position. I am afraid that there will be an open and secret struggle between brothers in the future. Deng Sheng can do Yes, we can only try our best to ease the conflict between brothers.

In the 18th year of Qianyuan, on the first day of the first month of the first lunar month, during the New Year's Day, Deng Sheng announced that he would crown the eldest son of the king, Deng Hao, in advance. I have a marriage contract with Su Hong's young daughter. After the new year, I will be 18 years old, and it is time to get married. Although people's thinking after Deng Sheng is troublesome, they can't understand getting married at the age of sixteen or seventeen, but the times are different, and Empress Dowager Cui I have been urging, Queen Mother Cui's health is getting worse and worse these years, the imperial doctor has seen it, I am afraid it will not be a few years, Queen Mother Cui's only wish now is to see the birth of her great-grandson, so Deng Ascension Deng Hao set a wedding date, the sixth day of March in the 16th year of Qianyuan.

In the eyes of others, this day is just a very ordinary day, at best it can be said to be an auspicious day, but in the eyes of all the veterans who have followed Deng Sheng for many years, this day is not easy, because 19 years ago, Deng Sheng and Queen Cai Yan got married on this day, and Deng Hao was crowned in advance when he was only seventeen, and he would definitely enter and leave the court in the future. This made many people think that this was a sign that Deng Sheng planned to make Deng Hao the crown prince.

The theory of the crown prince has been raging in Deng Guo for many years, but Deng Sheng has not let go, so he gave up, but many people are secretly thinking, who among the five sons of Deng Sheng can sit in Deng Guo alone? The position above ten thousand people.

Among the five sons, the second eldest, Deng Han, and the third eldest, Deng Yu, were excluded first. Their mother clan had no power, and they were bastards, so it was difficult for them to get the support of courtiers. The only one who had the most hope of ascending to the throne was the queen. Cai Yan's two sons, Deng Hao and Deng Zun, and Li Shishi's fifth son, Deng Fu, although Deng Fu is a concubine, but he is the grandson of the Li family in Wancheng, and the Li family is now powerful in the army , Ten guards of Deng Guo, two guards are in the hands of the Li family, there are two generals and a prefect, and now there is another Li Jing, it can be said that among the elite of Deng Guo, the Li family controls 3 to [-] people, In addition, although Li Tianhu is dead, but Yu Wei is still there, Deng Fu still has a chance.

However, both Deng Zun and Deng Fu have a flaw, that is, they are too young, so many people are still optimistic about the eldest son of the king, Deng Hao. Deng Hao is the eldest son, and his mother's family is still the Cai family. The power of the Li family has weakened, but with the support of a governor, and the Cai family's former students for so many years, in terms of strength, the Cai family is no worse than the Li family, and now Deng Sheng has done everything for Deng Hao. Exactly explained all of this.

On February 18, [-]th year of Qianyuan, Deng Sheng personally crowned Deng Hao in the Taimiao, in front of the spiritual thrones of the kings of Deng Guo, and let Deng Hao walk in three provinces and six departments and participate in government affairs. In the eyes of Wenwu Manchao, there is no doubt that Deng Sheng is paving the way for Deng Hao. I am afraid that Deng Hao will be appointed as the crown prince soon, but what Wenwu Manchao does not know is that this is just an opportunity given by Deng Sheng to Deng Hao. , But having said that, if Deng Hao can really achieve what Deng Sheng expected, it doesn't matter if he is given the crown prince.

When Deng Hao became an official, some people were happy and some were worried. The ones who were worried were those speculators. Deng Sheng refused to be crown prince for so many years, which made many people feel that Deng Sheng was dissatisfied with Deng Hao, so these speculators were thinking in their hearts, Supporting the other princes to take the throne, earning a meritorious service from the dragon, it is no problem to rise to the top in the future, but Deng Sheng's current actions have shattered their illusions. Deng Guo belongs to Deng Sheng after all, without Deng Sheng's support, No matter who it is, don't even try to get involved in the crown prince.

Among the people who are in joy, Cai Jie is even more serious in Jingbei Road at this time. After Cai Feng died, Cai Jie supported the Cai family alone, but his prestige is not as good as Cai Feng's after all, and Deng Sheng has been reluctant to accept it. The aggressiveness of Li Chujun and the Li family made Cai Jie worry about the future of the Cai family, but Deng Sheng's actions gave him reassurance.

In the Zhongshu provincial government office, Deng Hao was walking behind Zhongshu Ling Cui Hao to have a look. After being crowned, Deng Sheng threw Deng Hao to Cui Hao directly. How can Cui Hao also be Deng Hao’s cousin? With the Empress Dowager Cui present, Cui Hao didn't dare not give up.

After Cui Hao walked around with Deng Hao, he returned to the office room. Cui Hao asked Deng Hao, "I wonder if the eldest prince understands the office process of Zhongshu Province?"

Deng Hao replied: "Back to Cuixiang, I already understand that Zhongshu Province is indeed the top of the three provinces. There are too many things involved. I still need some time to understand slowly."

Cui Hao is very satisfied with Deng Hao's attitude, he treats others with humility, without any arrogance of a nobleman, he smiled and said: "That's good, after that day, the eldest prince, you will follow the officials below to help with some affairs, and at the same time, you You need to go to the Menxia Province and the Shangshu Province more, the three provinces supervise each other, and at the same time cooperate with each other, one is indispensable, you have to pay more attention."

"Here!" Deng Hao responded and went down to work.

Everything about Deng Hao was seen by Deng Sheng. Since Deng Hao went to the Ministry of Education, Deng Sheng called Cui Hao over and asked about Deng Hao's situation, for fear that Deng Hao might make some mistakes. Similarly, fortunately, Deng Hao didn't have any major problems, and Cui Hao also praised Deng Hao greatly.

On the sixth day of March in the 18th year of Qianyuan, Deng Sheng personally held a wedding ceremony for Deng Hao and Su Hong's young daughter Su Qingqing. On that day, Deng Sheng was also very drunk. That night, Deng Sheng stayed overnight in Kunning Palace.

On the bed, Cai Yan was massaging Deng Sheng's head to soothe Deng Sheng's alcohol. Cai Yan pressed it and said, "Why did your lord drink so much tonight? Look, he's drunk."

"Hehe!" Deng Sheng said with a smile: "I'm happy, I just drank a few more glasses, isn't the queen unhappy tonight?"

Cai Yan nodded, and thoughtfully said: "Yes, I am happy, Hao'er has grown up in a blink of an eye, married a wife, and has a child in a few years, the king and his concubine are also grandparents. , and the concubines are getting old too."

Deng Sheng patted Cai Yan's little hand, and said comfortingly, "The queen is still as beautiful as before, she is still the same as when the widow first met you, she is still so charming and beautiful."

Cai Yan sneered and said, "Your Majesty is playing tricks on his courtiers and concubines again."

That night, there was nothing to say in Kunning Palace, Deng Sheng and Cai Yan just lay on the bed quietly, recalling everything that year, it was so beautiful.

Just when Wancheng was full of joy, the battle between Zhao Qiwei and Wei in the north also started again. Since February 18, [-]th year of Qianyuan, the ice and snow in the north melted, and Zhao Jun on the north bank of the Yellow River once again fought The south bank of the Yellow River launched an attack, but the Qi and Wei armies defended very well. The Zhao army launched several offensives in a row, but failed to attack the south bank. This made Zhao Xin, the commander of the Zhao army, very distressed.

However, it is not without gains. At the very least, after these several attacks, Zhao Xin clearly felt that Qi Wei’s south bank defense line is not indestructible. Now there is just a lack of an opportunity. As long as this opportunity arrives, Zhao Xin is confident that he can break through the Yellow River in one fell swoop and enter the Central Plains. When he reaches the Central Plains, Zhao Jun's unparalleled cavalry can tear Qi Wei into pieces.

(End of this chapter)