Xie Jing'an never expected that the first difficulty he faced after ascension to the throne was neither a natural disaster nor a man-made disaster, but that the courtiers took turns persuading him to open up the harem.

Thinking of all the courtiers in the court just now who were either earnest, eloquent, or alarmist and asked him to order a draft pick, Xie Jingan became very angry. Looking at the mountain of remonstrance notes in front of him, the anger in his heart was even greater. It was a sudden jump to Lao Gao, and in addition, although Xie Jingan didn't sleep in the third watch and wake up in the fifth watch these days, he worked a lot harder than when he was a vassal king, so he couldn't help it anymore, and waved his hand He beat those memorials to the ground, and said angrily: "These courtiers, I have to take care of the food, I have to take care of the books, and I have to take care of getting closer to Kang'an. Now they are still in the harem. Are I still the emperor? , in my opinion, I am just a puppet with strings in their hands! If I had known this, I shouldn’t have softened my heart at the beginning, and this emperor should be whoever loves him!”

Xie Jing'an lost his temper, and all the servants in the palace were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and trembled. Only Gao Gonggong, who had experienced the past, was there and waved his hands to make the young servants back down. The memorial said while persuading: "Your Majesty calmed down. The courtiers also saw that His Majesty was struggling with the affairs of the court, but the harem was empty and no one could help His Majesty. Therefore, they tried every means to persuade His Majesty. The courtiers also cared about His Majesty."

"Caring about me?" Xie Jingan didn't soften his words when he heard the words, but sneered and said, "In my opinion, they are concerned about whether their daughter can enter the palace. Is it your harem?"

It is impossible to open up the harem, it is impossible in this life, not to mention that he doesn't like girls at all, even if he already has Lin Yan, it is impossible for him to draft again, otherwise, wouldn't he be a liar and a liar? Are you an emotional scumbag?

After losing his temper, Xie Jingan began to think hard about how to solve the problem in front of him. After all, he is the emperor now. In history, there are only emperors who married a queen, but there are no emperors who never marry a wife. If he can't find someone If it is a serious reason that can silence the courtiers, then he will not have a peaceful life in the future, and maybe someone with a heart will implicate Lin Yan.

Xie Jingan thought about this for three days, and finally when the Tai Hospital awarded him a peace pulse, he had a whim, and he really came up with an idea.

He first called over the former royal medical officer who detoxified him when he was poisoned, and then he picked one who had dealt with the court affairs, and called the judge of the Supreme Hospital over in the afternoon when he was not so busy, pretending to be distressed and wanting to speak again After stopping for a while, he sent out all the servants in the hall including Eunuch Gao, and asked him quietly: "Judge Zhang, I know that you have superb medical skills, but I don't know if you have any good prescriptions for kidney deficiency?"

Kidney deficiency?The old and gray-haired Zhang Yuanjuan looked at Xie Jingan in surprise when he heard this sentence, and almost thought he had heard it wrong. Later, when he saw Xie Jingan's face flushed red from anger or annoyance, he realized his gaffe, and hurriedly Withdrawing his gaze, adjusted his expression, and said respectfully: "If you return to Your Majesty, the disease of kidney deficiency can be cured, but this disease also has its severity, I don't know your Majesty..."

Zhang Yuanju hesitated again and again, but he didn't dare to say these four words. Even so, Xie Jingan was a little annoyed and also a little bit dumbfounded when he heard it, but this idea was his own, no matter how reluctant he had to be Scalp continued: "I didn't have this disease before, but I developed it after being poisoned in the cold winter last year. I also recruited Zhao imperial doctor to treat it again and again, but it didn't work. It's been a few years, but now the courtiers want me to open up the harem, so I can't wait."

Could it be that he couldn't wait anymore? After suffering from such a fatal disease, he still drafted for the draft. Wouldn't it harm those girls from good families for nothing?

Zhang Yuanjuan sighed in his heart, feeling both emotional and sympathetic, and incidentally scolded the abolished prince severely in his heart, but there was no other look on his face, he stroked his long beard, thought for a moment, nodded and said: "What your majesty said is that this kind of illness can't be delayed. This minister will see a doctor and take medicine for your majesty. Since your majesty has this illness caused by poison, as long as the poison is pulled out, no matter how good you are, you will take a few days to make up for it. You can always get better."

No, it won't get better, it won't get better in this life, otherwise, where would he find such an aboveboard excuse not to marry a wife?With deep guilt for Zhang Yuan's judgment, Xie Jingan nodded in obedience and agreed, and for a long time after that, he also cooperated with the extension of the medicine.

It's a pity that a person who is determined to pretend to be ill will never get better no matter what. After half a year of treatment like this, Xie Jingan still hasn't improved. He even caught typhoid fever once during the treatment. Doctor Zhao, the medical officer of the Wangfu, was gone, even Zhang Yuanping had no choice but to see a few more wrinkles added to his already wrinkled face, and a lot of hair fell out.

It's not easy to hide secrets in the palace, let alone Xie Jingan's intentional disclosure. After Zhang Yuan sentenced him to be at a loss, in just a few days, the whole Chang'an city spread the word that the current emperor has kidney deficiency, and there is still no cure. Medical.

If this is a minister, everyone will sympathize with gossip, and it will not affect anything, but if this is a pilgrimage, or a sage who has no wife and no children, it will shake the foundation of the country.

From the important ministers down to the seventh-rank Zhima officials, everyone who heard the news was very worried, the banquet could not be held, and they didn't even have the thought of looking for flowers and willows, and they were sad all day long.

It's just sorrow, no one dared to mention it in front of Xie Jingan, especially the former officials of the royal family and the current officials of various ministries, they have seen with their own eyes how the Holy One was unwilling to take the throne back then, if any of them didn't pay attention Let His Majesty arouse this thought, then they have no place to cry.

The ministers didn't want to mention it, Xie Jingan was waiting for them to make trouble, but he waited left and right and waited until he couldn't come, hinting left and right hinting that they also pretended not to understand, Xie Jingan had no choice but to pick a sunny afternoon A small court meeting was held to clarify the matter.

Xie Jing'an said with a serious face: "I'm afraid you have heard a lot of rumors about me in recent days, those rumors..."

Xie Jing'an originally planned to clarify this matter, and then stated that because of such illnesses, he would not harm the daughter of a good girl, so he would not open up the harem, and he would not even marry the queen, at most he would adopt from Prince Qi Tai's heir One, if they can accept it, he will still be the emperor, if they can't accept it, then he will abdicate and let the virtuous, but who knows that he just started, the courtiers looked solemn as if they were stimulated, resolute Shaking his head, he said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, are you the kind of people who believe in rumors? Don't say that these rumors are false. Even if they are true, I will do my best for Your Majesty and die." In other words, it is His Majesty the emperor should sit still, it is impossible to tease the picker and quit.

After understanding what the former Wei Changshi and now Wei Shangshu, who is now the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Xie Jingan felt uncomfortable as if his heart was choked. He felt that these courtiers were getting harder and harder to deceive. , still maintained a heavy expression on his face, and forced the show to continue, Xie Jing'an said: "I know the loyalty of all my lovers, but I am afraid that my illness will not be cured in ten or eight years. I don't want to harm the daughter of a good family, nor can I see the country without a prince for a day, and the government will be unstable, so I think..."

Before Xie Jingan could finish his words, Wei Shangshu interrupted him with a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, I think that His Majesty is worrying too much. The Zhou Dynasty is so big, its territory is so vast, and there are so many capable people and strange people." How many, diseases that cannot be cured by the imperial court may not be cured by country doctors, Your Majesty can quietly send people to search for famous doctors all over the world, they will definitely be able to eradicate the remaining poison and restore Your Majesty's health."

Is this to tell him not to be discouraged and let him continue to be the emperor with peace of mind?Although this statement was far from what he wanted, it was considered a breakthrough. Xie Jingan breathed a sigh of relief, but his face was still heavy, and he sighed: "What Wei Shangshu said is that I also have this plan. It's just that before the residual poison is eradicated, there is no need to mention the matter of the draft, and the position of the crown prince cannot always be left vacant. I want to select a smart young child from the clan to inherit, what do you think? "

This...don't wait so hastily to establish the crown prince?All the ministers looked at each other, feeling complicated for a moment, and didn't know what to say, especially Wei Shangshu, who had been by Xie Jingan's side for many years. Seeing him step by step from a prince to the throne, he felt both regretful and relieved. The expression changed so much that it was almost distorted, lest Xie Jingan see him, he lowered his head and controlled it for a long time before he dared to raise his head again, took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

There was such a small court meeting that had never been seen before, and there may be no one to come in the future. Everyone had mixed feelings. They didn't know what to say all the way out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, until they walked a long way and were about to leave the palace. Shang Shu just sighed and said: "I used to think that Your Majesty is benevolent, loves the people like a son, and listens to advice. We are really going to usher in a peaceful and prosperous age, but I don't want to have such a thing waiting for us. We are safe Wait, after all, His Majesty is still in his prime, and this disease is caused by residual poison, who knows if he will be cured by a famous doctor in the future, I am afraid that His Majesty will suffer from some kind of heart disease because of it."

Wei Shangshu was obviously very worried, he sighed for a long time when he said this, and his companion Yang Taishi Liu Shangshu and others also echoed, "Yes, it's not that we don't know His Majesty's temperament, but whoever His Majesty recognizes, no one will accept it." I can't persuade you."

Several important ministers sighed one after another, and began to think hard about who to turn to to solve the problem. The emperor, at first everyone thought of the Queen Mother or Princess Kang'an, and I don't know who mentioned Marquis Wuwei. The ministers were silent for a moment, and then Suddenly realized, "Yes, Marquis Wuwei is about the same age as His Majesty, and he is highly valued by His Majesty. He has also rescued him in Pingzhou. It is safest for Marquis Wuwei to relieve His Majesty."

As soon as this proposal was put forward, it was unanimously approved by several important ministers. After leaving the palace, Wei Shangshu, represented by Wei Shangshu, personally boarded the door of the former General Lin and the current Marquis of Wuwei.

At that time, Lin Yan was also worried about the rumors, and wanted to go to the palace, but he was afraid that Xie Jingan would not see him, and there would be a rift between the two of them for nothing, so he endured it all the time, and now he finally had such a For a justifiable reason, naturally I couldn't help it, and without Wei Shangshu's persuasion, I agreed with all my strength, and I didn't want to delay for a moment, and immediately entered the palace, which made Wei Shangshu very emotional. This Marquis of Wuwei and His Majesty Really deep feelings, they really did not find the wrong person this trip.

Wei Shangshu was moved by the friendship between the two, and Xie Jingan was really relieved in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. He played such a scene with so much effort, these courtiers will not force him to draft in the future, right? Next All that needs to be done is to cooperate with the treatment, and then choose a smart and well-behaved heir from the heirs of King Qi and King Tai to be crown prince.

Among the princes who are still alive, he is the oldest, but he has not married a wife and has not given birth to children. Except for the youngest Lao Qi who is still a child and unmarried, King Qi and Tai Wang have already given birth to an unknown number of children. .

While recalling the few children he had met during the family banquet, he was thinking about which one would be the most suitable to adopt and bring him to teach him, so he heard the servant outside the door reporting loudly that Marquis Wuwei begged to see him.

Now that he is the emperor and Lin Yan is a military lord with real power, the two really see each other less than before, so when Xie Jingan heard that Lin Yan was coming, he didn't care about any plans and immediately waved his hand to let people in.

If Xie Jingan didn't dare to go too far in the past, but now he is a patient, no matter how willful he is, he will only be tolerated, so he completely put aside his scruples, and when Lin Yan stepped into the hall, he waved his hand to tell people to go down.

Even Eunuch Gao told him to kick him out, and there was no one else in the hall, so Xie Jingan ignored the emperor's majesty, got up and walked to the imperial steps, took Lin Yan's hand and looked at him, saying: "Why are you so angry today? Entering the palace? But you also heard about those rumors? Did you come to the palace specially to comfort me?"

Others don't know the inside story, but Lin Yan still can't figure it out, so he shook his head and looked at him with a complicated expression: "You are now the Ninth Five-Year Lord, why is it so? If one day your private relationship with me is known, you Are you not afraid of being ridiculed by the world? I have thought of today since the day you received the imperial edict, even if you really married a wife and adopted a concubine, I would not blame you."

"Marry what kind of wife and what kind of concubine?" Xie Jingan looked at him and frowned unhappy, "Since I promised you to be a couple for the rest of my life, I won't break my promise, otherwise, wouldn't I become Chen Shimei who abandoned his wife and children?" ? I pride myself on being an upright gentleman, so I definitely can’t do such a thing.”

He has become an emperor and still likes to talk nonsense so much, Lin Yan laughed angrily, shook his head and said: "You are an emperor now, how can you not marry a wife?"

Xie Jing'an said: "Why not? It's all a matter of human effort. You see, I can do it now. After a few days, I will choose one of the heirs of King Qi or Prince Tai to inherit, and no one will force me to marry a wife anymore. I just wronged you and cannot give you a title."

"Fame?" Lin Yan let out a laugh, and said: "You have done this for me, how can I be attached to such a vain thing, as long as you and I are in the same heart, it doesn't matter if you have a title or not." ?”

That being said, it's just that Xie Jingan is a bit regretful, but this era is different from later generations, and it's not easy for them to do this. I only hope that they can be reborn in the next life, so that they don't have to hide it anymore, and they can do it. We are together in a fair way.

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There is probably another chapter in the side story, it will be released during the day

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