Out of Yuanmen

Not counting Shen Hanchi, Zhu Zhinan had six sons in total.

The eldest prince Zhu Changtai is the eldest son of Zheng'er Bajing, born of the empress Tong Qiuyi.Most of the officials who supported him were from his mother's family and the courtiers who respected orthodoxy.Zhu Zhinan also doted on him the most. Since he was a child, the prince had whatever he wanted. Gold, silver and jewels poured into the Prince's mansion like flowing water.In terms of ability, although his performance was mediocre, with the help of a group of loyal courtiers, he didn't make too many mistakes. It's a pity that he made Zhu Zhinan take the crown prince's position with the stupid trick of massacring the city.

The second prince, Zhu Changya, was the first prince to move out of the palace after receiving the title of "Wise King".The prince has always acted like he has no big ambitions, and his hobbies in life are reading, drinking tea, playing the piano and burning incense, arty.A few days ago, he was demoted to the Southwest by the enraged emperor because his collusion with his relatives was exposed, and he was about to leave soon.His mother and concubine Defei were also thrown into the cold palace because of this incident. In the short term, it would be difficult to turn around except for riots at the border.

The third prince, Zhu Changhuai, is the longest-sleeved and good at dancing among these princes, and he is extremely capable in handling affairs. He used to work as an errand in the household department with the most lucrative affairs, and he really won over many vacillating ministers.It's a pity that at a young age, she has misbehavior and openly engaged in prostitution. After being deprived of power, she is contemplating behind closed doors in the palace.

The fourth prince, Zhu Changding, is considered to be the one who is most likely to inherit the throne among the several princes, except for the eldest prince.There is no other reason. Although the Yong Dynasty emphasized culture and restrained military affairs, no matter what era it was, it was always easier to do things with military power in hand.The grandfather of the fourth prince is a veteran stationed in the wine picking city in Yuan Dynasty, and his uncle is also the Minister of the Ministry of War.In addition, he has a stable nature, his emotions are invisible, and he is quite talented.

The fifth prince who is already dead and the sixth prince who is still young are not mentioned. At present, the second prince and the third prince have lost the favor of the emperor, and the eldest prince has also lost power. At present, it seems that the new prince has no choice but the fourth prince.

But only so far.In the court hall, many courtiers either overtly or covertly probed about restoring the crown prince or setting up another crown prince, but they didn't know whether the emperor was confused or had other plans, and he never gave a clear answer.The lineage of the fourth prince is naturally eyeing, going up and down, hoping to take this opportunity to make the eldest prince never stand up again.

At the end of the morning court today, Lu Xieqia, the minister of the Ministry of War, hurriedly caught up with the first assistant Qian Chaoyang, and asked with a smile on his face: "Your official is going to visit the Wanfu Bridge. Would Mr. Qian be willing to walk a certain distance with you?"

Qian Chaoyang squinted his eyes, as if he hadn't woken up, yawned lazily, and said, "That's naturally good, Mr. Lu, please."

"Master Qian please."

The two walked out of the Meridian Gate side by side, and Lu Xieqia asked, "Master Qian, what do you think of the crown prince, Kong Xuan?"

"Of course it's with the eyes."

Lu Xieqia thought he had heard it wrong, his face twitched a few times, and he continued to ask: "Master Qian, I want to ask you, the country cannot live without a king, and naturally it cannot be without a prince."

"Lord Lu, what are you talking about? Your Majesty is still young and strong. It's fine if there is no one for the time being." Qian Chaoyang didn't know whether he really didn't understand or pretended not to understand, and chatted lazily with Lu Xie. tai chi.

Although Lu Xieqia has always known that Qian Chaoyang is a person who only knows how to protect himself, but he still can't help feeling angry after hearing this.He Qian Dang has always been neutral, if he can get Qian Chaoyang's help, the possibility of the Fourth Prince taking over will be even greater.

He looked at Qian Chaoyang's befuddled look, and cupped his hands in frustration, "What Lord Shoufu said is true."

After finishing speaking, he was about to leave. Just as he lowered his head, a cool sentence came from above his head: "Lu Shilang, do you think I'm stupid?"

Lu Xieqia froze and turned pale with shock. Just as he was about to defend himself, Qian Chaoyang said, "Also, do you think Your Majesty is stupid?"

This sentence was like three or nine days of cold winter, Lu Xieqia was instantly chilled to the bone, his hands and feet were cold.He suddenly raised his head, only to see that Qian Chaoyang was still in a daze, stroking his beard, leaving him where he was, and walking away shaking his head.

Lu Xieqia entered the court as an official late, and he has never seen the thunderous tactics of the chief assistant in his early years, only the years when he kept saying "I don't know", and as time goes by, he really thinks he is old and confused.

But he forgot, if Qian Chaoyang was not there back then, how could the civil servants overwhelm the five generals back then and grow to where they are today?Then how did the great general Gu Tuizhi of Nanzhong University, Mukou Shanding Wanqian, and cat and mouse catcher Sun Ping die?What's more, when the first emperor was around, he admired Cun Tianyi very much. How did Xin Kelang, who was so beautiful and favored and even dared to beat people in the palace, lost his power and was relegated to Wentian, who had no real power? Division?

The more Lu Xieqia thought about it, the more he felt cold all over his body, and hurriedly chased him out, but he couldn't even see Qian Chaoyang's back.

Qian Chaoyang walked out of the palace gate slowly, and after greeting his colleagues, he sat down on the soft bridge bestowed by the late emperor, and lazily closed his eyes.

"Master Shoufu, I have found out that the matter of the third prince was indeed done by the fifth prince." The person sitting opposite him saluted, "I want my subordinates to..."

Qian Chaoyang let out a "hey" and pressed down with his left hand, interrupting his unfinished speech: "The princes each rely on their own abilities, why should we mix it up?"

"My subordinate has the guts to ask, isn't the Third Highness your favorite?"

Qian Chaoyang was amused by his words: "Chonggao, how did you see that?"

Chong Gao said cautiously: "The Third Highness has shown you goodwill many times, and you have accepted them all. Several adults have also secretly helped him a lot with the household affairs."

Qian Chaoyang shook his head: "That means I am willing to support him?"

"This……"

"Chong Gao, although you are highly skilled in martial arts, this scheming method is still a bit short."

Chong Gao was terrified, and hurriedly bowed his head to salute: "You taught me that. It's just that I'm afraid that if His Highness the Fifth Prince really inherits the Great Reign in the future, it will be bad for you."

Qian Chaoyang said with great interest: "Why?"

Chong Gao said: "The supporter behind His Highness Fifth Highness is Cun Tianyi. Back then, you conspired to drive him to Wentiansi. What's more, he has a close personal relationship with Shen Jia Erlang, and you suggested to send him to the battlefield. I'm afraid..."

"Chong Gao, you got three things wrong." Qian Chaoyang held up two fingers, "The first thing, whether I say it or not, Shen Hanchi has to go to this battlefield for Shen Qiong, but it's wrong for me to speak out." I helped him and saved him from being tortured. When I proposed to let him guard Tanlang, I actually sold him a favor. He knows it well, so naturally he won't blame me."

Chong Gao saluted again: "You are right."

"What about the second thing..." Qian Chaoyang twirled his beard and said meaningfully, "Yun Shugui is a well-known chess player in Huajing. Back then, he played games with me based on the imperial palace, Huajing, and the world, and he lost by one move. The chess player has no regrets, if he blames his opponent, wouldn't he be too narrow-minded?"

He blushed heavily: "But..."

"The last thing, Chong Gao, remember, there are no permanent enemies in this world, only permanent interests." Qian Chaoyang smiled, "I and Cun Tianyi now have a common goal, and it's too late to help each other. Why kill each other?"

Chonggao took a breath of cold air: "My lord, didn't you—"

"Shh." Qian Chaoyang put his finger on his lips, "Don't be in a hurry. You have been serving me since childhood, I know you have no intention of maneuvering, but you still have to learn a little bit. If someone like me, Qian The Son of Heaven has lost his bones and ashes, so you have to mediate by yourself to survive."

Chong Gao hastily knelt down with a plop: "Master, how do you say such a thing? You—"

Qian Chaoyang leaned on the soft cushion, sighed and said: "Throughout the ages, how many people like me have been able to win the whole corpse?"