Emperor Renzong of the Great Song Dynasty

Song Zhenzong has been very happy recently.

Although the prince is gone, he has adopted an adopted son who is in everything he wants, probably because the more he looks the more pleasing to the eye, he always feels that this adopted son looks very similar to himself.

It is not that a nephew is like an uncle, but a son is like a father.

He didn't think about it deeply, but felt that this child was born to be his son.

The queen said it well, raise children and recruit children.

Since adopting this adopted son, my body has gradually recovered, unlike the previous lingering sick bed, I also have the strength to summon the harem.

He has mixed with Ren Meiren and other young concubines for the past few days, and he feels that his waist has become stronger, and he has looked younger by several years.

Although there is no good news from the harem for the time being, he believes that as long as he works hard, in time, he will definitely be able to give birth to his own son.

When he gave birth to his own son, he made his son the crown prince.

But he will not drive Yiyi out of the palace, he likes Yili, he likes it from the bottom of his heart, he even feels that he likes this child more than his dead prince.

It's just a pity... After all, the beneficiary is not his own son.

He will not treat Yiyi badly, and when the matter of the crown prince is settled, he will make Yiyi a prince and set up a wide range of fiefdoms.

After a hundred years, all the money and treasures in the emperor's private treasury will be left to benefit.

Benefit is his favorite son, he can give him anything except the throne.

Except for the throne.

His throne must be left to his own son.

Kou Zhun can understand Song Zhenzong's mentality thoroughly.

Although Kou Zhun is a bit wild and crazy, after all, he has dealt with the two emperors of the old Zhao family for half his life, and he is still very good at controlling the emperor's psychology.

Otherwise, he would not be able to cancel phases several times and recombine phases several times.

In fact, for Kou Zhun himself, who Song Zhenzong chooses as the prince has nothing to do with him, because no matter who Song Zhenzong intends to pass on the throne to, Kou Zhun will always be on the list of important ministers.

He didn't have to get involved in the turmoil between Liu E and Zhao Yiyi, but he knew that if he chose to stay out of it, he would never be able to find peace.

Because Kou Zhun is a person who is so proud that he is almost narcissistic. In his heart, Kou Zhun should be the number one person in the world. No one in the world deserves to be favored by the emperor, only he is worthy.No one in the world is worthy of power, no one is worthy of being a general, only he is worthy.

He couldn't stand being inferior, or even standing shoulder to shoulder with mediocrity.

This kind of personality made him offend many colleagues in the officialdom, and suffered a lot of exclusion, so he counted and counted.

He has been an official for 30 years, from the Taizong Dynasty to the Zhenzong Dynasty, he has received a lot of flattery, admiration, and cold-eyed running.

He's had enough.

Although Song Zhenzong trusted him, he might not entrust the next emperor to him alone, and would definitely arrange one or two more people to divide the power.

After all, this dynasty started from Tai Zu Zhao Kuangyin, "prevent things for prevention, and control them for music", and gave full play to the separation of powers, checks and balances, in order to prevent ministers from monopolizing power.

And Kou Zhun scratched his head and wanted to monopolize power.

He understood that waiting step by step for the death of Zhenzong and the succession of the crown prince would never satisfy his inner desire.

He can only resort to extraordinary means.

For example, form an alliance with Liu E and support her adopted son to the throne.

If you are willing to spend a lot of money, you can get big gains.

Kou Zhun has always been a person who is willing to gamble, even if there is only a chance of survival, he is willing to put all his eggs in one basket.

Moreover, the situation does not seem to be as bad as he estimated.

He originally thought that the little prince in the palace was only brought into the palace by Song Zhenzong's last resort. Song Zhenzong might not hate him very much, but he would not really like him either.

Kou Zhun was a teacher for the little prince, and would chat with Song Zhenzong about the child's studies in his spare time.

He used this to test Song Zhenzong's attitude towards the prince, but he was pleasantly surprised.

Song Zhenzong seemed to really like and care about this child.

It's as if this child is really his biological son, and he is really the biological father of this child.

Kou Zhun understood.

Song Zhenzong was not really unwilling to let Zhao Yiyi inherit his throne, he just couldn't overcome the hurdle in his heart, and couldn't accept the matter of "letting someone else's son inherit his throne" for the time being.

After all, the breaking of the wall between the brothers of Taizong Zu Taizong in this dynasty was too tragic. The throne was hard won, and Song Zhenzong didn't want to hand it over to outsiders.

Moreover, Song Zhenzong, as the first son of the Song Dynasty, was so difficult that he needed to be adopted from the outside. He himself has not really accepted the fact that he has cut off his sons and grandchildren.

Therefore, Kou Zhun only needs to let Song Zhenzong recognize the facts and face his heart, and Song Zhenzong will make the final decision by himself.

This is much easier than taking the emperor to the front line.

Kou Zhun didn't intend to push Song Zhenzong too hard this time.

After all, this is a major matter related to the inheritance of the throne, and no one should interfere except the emperor.

When Song Zhenzong was in power, Kou Zhun didn't directly advise Song Taizong to choose a reserve, let alone now.

He intends to attack the heart first.

So on a sunny holiday day, when Song Zhenzong took Liu E Kou Zhun and some attendants to enjoy the scenery in Yanfu Palace, Kou Zhun intentionally or unintentionally mentioned in front of Song Zhenzong that the little prince had improved in his studies recently.

There is no parent in the world who is unwilling to show off their children, not to mention that Song Zhenzong just got a son he likes so much, and he was worried that he had no place to worry about. Check his homework.

Zhao Yiyi had just arrived at Yanfu Palace, so he didn't know the details, but seeing that Kou Zhun and Liu E were there with no worries on their faces, he knew it was not a bad thing.

Song Zhenzong asked some simple questions, and he answered them all.

Every time he answered the last sentence, Song Zhenzong's face became more happy, while Kou Zhun and Liu E's faces became more sad.

Zhao Yiyi understood that these two people were going to dig a hole for Song Zhenzong to dance, and he was going to stand still and watch the performances of the big guys quietly.

Sure enough, after Song Zhenzong finished asking the question, he turned back to his attendants and said, "Look at my son! My new Qilin Jiaer is a hundred times stronger than Wang Dan's son!"

Wang Dan was his prime minister, and the relationship between the two monarchs and ministers was also very deep, so Song Zhenzong made fun of Wang Dan.

Suddenly, he saw that Kou Zhun and the Queen had no happy expressions on their faces, and he couldn't help wondering: "Ping Zhong, Zi Tong, why are you so sad?"

Kou Zhun shook his head and sighed: "Officials, if you really love the little prince, stop praising the little prince in front of others!"

Song Zhenzong was puzzled: "Why?"

Kou Zhun said: "Although the emperor can have many sons, only the crown prince can accept the emperor's praise. If the emperor praises princes other than the crown prince, the world will wonder whether the emperor still prefers the crown prince. This is the root of disaster in the world. Today The official family has not established a crown prince, and the public sentiment is fluctuating, and rumors are everywhere. The words and deeds of the official family today will make the world uneasy. Therefore, please stop praising the little prince."

Song Zhenzong's love for his son was poured with cold water, and he was depressed for a while.

Turning around to see Liu E's eyes were red, he couldn't help asking, "Why is Zitong so sad?"

Liu E suppressed the sobs: "Concubine, I only feel that my life is suffering."

Song Zhenzong asked: "Yieyi is my son, and he has great blessings. How can his life be miserable?"

Liu E said: "There is no great blessing for a concubine if she does not seek benefits. The concubine only seeks benefits so that she can live in peace and happiness for the rest of her life. Even if she is a commoner, a mother is willing."

Song Zhenzong waved his hand irritably: "Yieyi is my son, and will be the prince of Song Dynasty in the future! What common people!"

He felt uncomfortable and felt that he couldn't stay here any longer, so he turned around and walked into the harem.

Liu E and Kou Zhun looked at each other, and beckoned Zhao Yiyi: "Yiyi, go back to the palace with Aunt."

Song Zhenzong returned to the harem, and wanted to go directly to Ren Meiren, but today happened to be the day when Ren Meiren could not be favored, so he had to find another concubine.

This concubine, surnamed Yu, was flamboyant, hot and bold, and had a different style from Ren Meiren.

Song Zhenzong drank a few cups of mulled wine, and hugged Concubine Yu who came up to him: "Aiqing, tell me, is my little prince blessed?"

Concubine Yu offered him more wine with a charming smile: "The little prince will definitely be a virtuous king in the future, of course this is a great blessing."

Song Zhenzong squinted his eyes and looked at her: "Why, don't you think he is not my son?"

Because Zhao Yiyi's biological father in name was a virtuous king, Concubine Yu's words just hit Song Zhenzong's lung tube.

Why, all of you stopped me, not letting me get close to Yiyi, and not letting Yiyi be my son, but Zhao Yiyi is my son!Not Lao Ba's son!

Song Zhenzong pushed Concubine Yu away and stumbled into Ren Meiren's bedroom.

Beauty Ren lived not far from Concubine Yu, so Song Zhenzong went directly to Concubine Yu's after leaving Beauty Ren's place.

At this time, beauty Ren was dressing up in front of the mirror, and when she saw Song Zhenzong coming in, she turned her head in surprise: "Guan, why are you..."

Song Zhenzong held her by the shoulder: "Tell me, do I have a son?"

Beauty Ren was stunned for a moment, before slowly lowering her head: "The official family is in its prime, within a year or two, a prince will definitely be born in the harem."

Song Zhenzong sneered, pushed her hard, and pushed her to the ground: "I have a son! I have a son! The benefit is my son!"

Ren Meiren didn't know what happened to him, so she could only cry with tears in her eyes: "Yes, it's my concubine's mistake, and the beneficiary is the prince of the official family."

She was terrified in her heart, and she didn't understand why the usually gentle and forbearing emperor suddenly went crazy.

This is because Song Zhenzong was punctured by Kou Zhun and Liu E, and finally faced the cold reality.

The scene of a family of four happily enjoying family happiness that he was looking forward to will never come true.

No one but him was expecting that scene.

He not only wanted his own son, but also wanted Liu E and Zhao Yiyi to stay by his side as close as they are now.

But he should have understood - Liu E is the queen, she would not want a prince who does not belong to her.

Zhao Yiyi entered the palace to be the crown prince, and he did not want to be an ordinary prince.

And the little prince and his biological mother who will be born at that time will certainly not welcome a powerful queen and a prince with an ambiguous identity.

He already understood this, but he didn't want to think deeply about it. He wanted to whitewash the peace and get the best of both worlds, but Liu E and Kou Zhun told him that he had to make a choice.

Whether to choose the biological son who does not know when will be born, or choose the living wife and children in front of him.

Song Zhenzong had true feelings for Liu E. He and Liu E had known each other, known each other, and been together for 30 years. Liu E was his wife, and he couldn't bear to part with her.

And Zhao benefited...

For some reason, he likes this kid.

He couldn't bear to abandon him either.

However, he also wanted a biological son to inherit the throne.

It's just that the price to pay is too high.

He doesn't want to be alone.

The balance in his heart fluctuated, and he finally sighed.

forget it……

Anyway, he might not be able to give birth to a son.

It's better to cherish the person in front of you.