After rebirth, the daughter of the genius doctor went crazy

"This is the emperor's family affair, I dare not speak rashly."

"Although this is a family matter as well as a national matter, this crown prince issue is related to the great cause of Da Zhao for generations to come. Speak, I will forgive you."

Tong Boyun sighed. He originally wanted to wait for a while, but he always felt powerless recently. He was afraid that if he was no longer capable and there was not even a crown prince, it would cause a fight between the two kings and unrest in the country!

"Yes."

Mo Wen thought for a moment and said, "The most qualified one is King Ling. He is the legitimate son of the Emperor and was born to the Queen. He is also supported by all the old ministers. However, King Ling is too gentle and his abilities are slightly inferior to the other two kings. Therefore, he is the best candidate to be a prince."

Mo Wen's words were very tactful. One must know that King Ling was useless except for being the legitimate son.

Tong Boyun waved his hands and said impatiently, "Don't think about him."

"Yes."

Mo Wen nodded respectfully before saying in embarrassment: "Among the dozens of princes of the Emperor, the most talented and intelligent ones are Prince Qing and Prince Chen. However, Prince Qing and Prince Chen each have their own advantages and strengths. Either of them is a leader and can take on important responsibilities. It will be a blessing for the country whoever gets the position of the crown prince. But because the two princes are too outstanding, I am afraid that..."

"Alas, what you said is exactly what I was worried about."

Tong Boyun sighed, and suddenly looked at Mo Wen sternly and asked, "Do you know why I want you to enter the palace, and why I ask for your opinion?"

Mo Wen immediately knelt down and said, "This is the emperor's gift and his trust in me!"

"You are right. One of the reasons is that I trust you. Another reason is that you have always remained neutral and unbiased between Han'er and Ming'er. This is why I admire you.

Humph, I am not dead yet, but these ministers below me have already started to prepare for a rainy day. Those who support Ling'er, Han'er, and Ming'er are all like clowns. Are they really looking forward to my death? "

Having said this, Tong Boyun slammed the table hard, causing the pen to fall to the ground.

Mo Wen immediately picked up the pen respectfully and said, "Your Majesty's praise is really embarrassing for me. I just thought that Your Majesty is in good health and has a real dragon to protect him. Although he has a minor ailment, people who eat grains will get sick. Just like the moon waxes and wanes, there will always be times of fullness and waning. Your Majesty does not need to worry too much. Your Majesty is at the peak of his career, so why rush to appoint an heir? So I have never thought about supporting any prince."

"Hahaha, you really have won my heart."

Tong Boyun felt relieved immediately after hearing this. Although he knew that he was almost at the end of his life, knowing it was one thing and being willing to admit it was another.

After laughing, he said dejectedly, "Alas, if it were really as you said, I would be fine. Time is unforgiving and my health is indeed getting worse day by day."

"I see that the emperor looks good, but he has been too tired and exhausted, which hurts his spirit. It would be better if the emperor handed over the tasks in his hands to the two princes in the future to see which prince is more in line with the emperor's wishes. This will reduce the emperor's workload and also test the two princes' ability to govern the country."

"You are right. But time waits for no one!"

Tong Boyun's eyes lit up when he heard this, but when he thought of his own health, he didn't dare to take the risk. If he died suddenly, it would really cause chaos in the world, so he must make the decision to appoint a crown prince today.

Thinking of this, he said, "My dear, who do you think is suitable to be the crown prince?"

"Your Majesty, I am only speaking based on facts. Regardless of whether I am right or wrong, please do not blame me."

"Speak, I forgive you."

"Yes," Mo Wen raised his head and said, "Prince Qing is very capable, well versed in state governance, and has great ambitions. He is the best candidate for the crown prince. But..."

"But what?"

"But I heard that the Qing prince advocated abolishing the ancestral system in his own fiefdom, wanting to get rid of the old and usher in the new, and advocated abolishing the well-field system, opening up the fields, implementing the county system, rewarding farming and weaving and fighting, and implementing the law of collective responsibility.

This farmland thing can still benefit the people, but the law of collective punishment is too cruel. I heard that an innkeeper didn't know that the guest was a bandit, and the innkeeper was also convicted by the Qing King and exiled to the border area. If the Qing King is the prince, I am afraid that the people will..."

"Is there such a thing?"

"I dare not lie."

"Well, this is indeed a bit radical. I have always known that Han'er has 3,000 retainers and always wanted to come up with something new, but I didn't expect him to go so far. The people are the foundation of the country, and without the skin, where will the hair be attached?"

"Your Majesty is wise. There is a saying that if you want to gain a hundred times the benefit, you must change the law; if you want to achieve ten times the success, you must change the tools. There is no fault in following the ancient laws, and there is no evil in following the rituals. Now that the Great Zhao Kingdom is enjoying a good harvest, we should vigorously develop agriculture, industry and commerce to fill the treasury for emergency needs. Moreover, foreign enemies are still surrounding us, and the country cannot afford any turmoil."

"Well, you have a point. Han'er is too impatient for success. You must know that political reforms in the past have only been proven right or wrong by stepping on the blood of countless people. How can the current Dazhao withstand such a turmoil?" Tong Boyun said here with some anger on his face.

"Your Majesty is wise. Although Prince Qing's mother was a concubine and has passed away for many years, Prince Qing's maternal uncle Liang Sicheng has made many achievements in the frontier in recent years. Your Majesty has already appointed him as a general, and the rest of the Liang family are officials in the court. If Prince Qing is the crown prince, I am afraid that the power of the foreign relatives will be monopolized, which will cause another kind of turmoil."

Tong Boyun's face changed when he heard this. "My dear, your words have enlightened me. I actually neglected it."

After a pause, he said, "It seems that my dear supports Ming'er."

Mo Wen said in a stern voice, "Prince Chen is indeed very outstanding. Whether it is his military strategy or his ability to govern a country, it is beyond doubt. He has a very good reputation among the people and the court officials. The emperor also loves him very much. However, even though Prince Chen has a thousand good points, there is one thing..."

Tong Boyun had been listening quietly, with no expression on his face, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking. It was not until Mo Wen paused that he asked, "What?"

"Prince Chen's mother is still alive!"

"Be bold!"

Tong Boyun became furious and shouted loudly.

What does this mean? Isn't this a death curse for Concubine Shu?

Mo Wen was sweating profusely after hearing this. He kowtowed desperately and said, "I deserve to die! I deserve to die!"

Although he said he deserved to die, he was actually a little unsure in his heart. He was afraid that he had guessed Tong Boyun's intentions wrong this time, and then he would really die.

He kept knocking his head, and soon his head was broken and bleeding.

Tong Boyun just glared at him fiercely without making any sound, but there was a sharp light flashing in Tong Boyun's eyes and veins bulging on his forehead. No one knew what he was thinking.

After a long while, he said in a deep voice: "Tell me why you said that. Tell me the reason and I will forgive you. If you can't tell me, you can just lie down at the vegetable market."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Mo Wen wiped his sweat and said, "When the Zhou Dynasty was founded, the Zhou emperor favored Concubine Lin and made her son the crown prince. A hundred years later, Crown Prince Lin ascended the throne, and Concubine Lin's family became powerful instantly. From then on, the relatives of the emperor became rampant, and the people suffered. This led to the Li-Yang Rebellion, which almost overthrew the Zhou Dynasty.

In 150 AD, Emperor Shun died and Emperor Wen ascended the throne at the age of . His mother was named the Empress Dowager Tang. The Empress Dowager's elder brother, Tang Yong, became a military minister and held real power in the Tang Dynasty. As his power grew, he became ambitious and killed his own nephew. After Emperor Wen died, Tang Yong enthroned Emperor Wu, who was only five years old at the time.

Although Emperor Wu was young, he was extremely intelligent. He knew that Tang Yong was arrogant, so he said to his ministers: "This is a domineering general."

As soon as he said this, he was poisoned to death by Tang Yong that night.

Tang Yong also helped Emperor Wen's other son to ascend the throne, who was then Emperor Yun, who was two years old. From then on, Tang Yong's power became more and more powerful, and he made arbitrary decisions on all political affairs. The palace attendants were all his confidants, and he knew everything the emperor said and did.

During the decades of Tang Yong's monopoly of power, the power of the relatives of the emperor's wife reached its peak. Ten members of the Tang family were made marquises, two became queens, there were eight noble ladies, four great generals, and ten of the women in the family were given fiefs and called queens.

Five of the clan members married princesses, and there were hundreds of generals at all levels. When officials were promoted or transferred, they had to thank the Tang family first, and then go to the Shangshutai to handle the formalities. From then on, the Tang Dynasty was unable to recover and gradually went to the road of national destruction. "

After saying this, Mo Wen kowtowed again and shouted, "I deserve to die, I deserve to die!"

Tong Boyun remained silent for a long time, and then he sighed and said, "My dear, please get up. I am speaking from the bottom of my heart. You don't deserve to die! These ministers, seeing that I favor Consort Shu, will only add icing on the cake and blindly support Ming'er. They don't know the hidden dangers behind this!"

He sat dejectedly on the huge dragon throne, looking exhausted. He stretched out his hand and frowned, saying, "Li Han'er is not good enough, and Li Ming'er is not good enough either. Who should I choose as the new emperor?"

"Your Majesty, Xi Qin once had the same problem as yours. At that time, the ruler of Xi Qin, Jimo Lan, doted on Concubine Min, and especially loved her son Jimo Ling. However, Concubine Min also had a powerful family. Later..."

Tong Boyun's whole body trembled, his eyes flashed with brilliance, and he stared at Mo Wen coldly and said, "You...you mean..."

"Your Majesty, when Jimo Lan died, he ordered Concubine Min to be buried alive with him. Then Jimo Ling succeeded to the throne. After he succeeded to the throne, Jimo Ling made drastic changes to the government, defended foreign relations, and developed the country internally. He fully demonstrated his great talent and strategy, and once created a prosperous era for Western Qin."

After hearing what Mo Wen said, Tong Boyun seemed to have aged ten years. He stared into the distance with cloudy eyes and murmured, "The concubine and I have a deep affection for each other and she is extremely loyal to me. How can I bear to..."

"Your Majesty, I am not saying that we should send the Empress to heaven right now. Your Majesty is in good health and can enjoy eternal happiness. You and the Empress can grow old together."

"Grow old together... Haha, I also want to, but I know my body, alas..."

Tong Boyun sighed and said tiredly, "You go down first. Don't let anyone else know what happened today."

"Yes, I obey your command." Mo Wen bowed respectfully, took a few steps back, and then turned and left.

Tong Boyun looked at his receding back, his eyes filled with turbulent waves. In fact, he had considered all that Mo Wen said, but he just didn't know what to do.

Today Mo Wen pointed out a clear path for him. This was the best way, but it was so heartbreaking.

Thinking that he had to personally order the killing of the woman he loved most, he couldn't bring himself to do it. But when he thought of his country, he had to do it anyway.

He gently spread out the imperial edict in front of him, stretched out his dry fingers with trembling hands, took a wolf hair brush from the inkstone, dipped it in ink, and slowly moved it over the imperial edict. Looking at the shiny paper, he felt heartbroken.

It was the first time he had such a hard time writing. He nodded, then stopped, then nodded, then stopped again, and repeated this process several times, his expression extremely painful...

Just as he made up his mind to write, the eunuch Zhang Gonggong said outside: "Your Majesty, the Concubine Shu has cooked some soup and come to see Your Majesty."

He was shocked all over, put down the pen, and said slowly: "Xuan."

"Your Majesty" Concubine Shu came over leisurely, holding a bowl of soup.

She moves with light lotus steps, her sleeves fluttering in the wind like a fairy, and the fragrance of musk and orchid can be smelled from the slightly lifted sleeves; her skirt is like a lotus floating in the smoke, and the sound of her rings and bracelets lingers in the air. Her smiling face is like a peach in March, full of charm, her black hair is like clouds, curling around, her lips are like cherry blossoms, and her teeth are fragrant.

With every move and every pause, her slender waist was gracefully revealed, like snow dancing in the wind. She was truly a peerless beauty. Looking at her like this, you would never tell that she was a woman in her forties. Instead, she looked like she was in her early twenties, yet she had more charm and style than a twenty-year-old girl.