In the middle of the fourth watch, after Zi Sang Yu finished talking in the imperial study, he sent his servants to send some of his confidantes to the house, saying that the court would be avoided this morning.

Those few people waved their hands again and again, and went straight to the important matters discussed in the early court, how could they make excuses for a while?Zi Sang Yu had no choice but to let the head manager Lian Zhong arrange for a wash and breakfast, and asked him to rest for a while, and five changed the laundry robes and went to court.Looking at the sky, it was still early, and the habit of the years had not changed, and he still brought the palace servants and guards of honor to Jinghe Hall.

In Jinghe Hall, Bai Qingranfang fell asleep not long ago.

"Lan'er pays homage to the emperor."

The maids and servants get up early, because there are so many things in the palace that they have to prepare all the time.Generally, at the fourth watch, people in each palace would get up and prepare for affairs, and the masters would get up a little later, but they basically got up at about the same time.

"Excuse me." Zi Sang Yu stayed up all night, but he was still a little tired after all.Seeing that Lan'er was holding some needlework girls in her hands, she beckoned to take a look.

"Your Majesty said that this is a sachet for the emperor." Lan'er saw the smile on her face and knew that she liked it, so she couldn't help but said a few more words worriedly: "My Majesty has been sleeping late recently, so I asked me to smoke some to soothe my nerves." Grass, but Lan'er remembered the emperor's order in the past, so she didn't smoke it, and replaced it with the incense from a small southwestern country."

Speaking of Anshen Cao, Zi Sang Yu couldn't help sighing again.

Some old people said that Bai Qingran was restless since he was careful, and a wandering Taoist priest once prescribed Anshencao.Originally, I didn't use it much these years, but I used it when I was young. Although the effect was obvious, it also made Bai Qingran haunted by nightmares, which was not good.Zi Sang Yu took the Anshen grass and asked Zhengtian about it.

As soon as Zhengtian broke, he only said that this grass can soothe the nerves but mess up the mood.

Zi Sangyu didn't like it, so he told Lan'er to use it less, so that Bai Qingran wouldn't sleep well.

"Naturally, I don't need the Anshencao." I still remember Bai Qingran waking up from a dream once, thinking about the child's early death in the future, and whether Zi Sangyu will establish another prince and treat her lightly?Conscience of heaven and earth, Zi Sangyu was in a panic that night, and he hadn't talked to Xuanyang Palace Prince Nuo for several months, because he was afraid that Bai Qingran would worry about this dream and think too much.

"Has the princess ever returned?"

Zi Sang Yu has a certain idea of ​​his own naughty daughter.Seeing the recent reports from the hidden guards, saying that she often goes out of the palace to play, I was worried at first, but I heard that she only went to the small pavilions in the West City of Kyoto, so I didn't pay much attention to it.

"I'm back, and I brought Miss Bai with me."

"Miss Bai?" Zi Sangyu lifted his robe and sat down, looking at her with a cup of hot tea. "Could it be that Bai Qingping who lives in the suburbs?"

"Exactly." Lan'er smiled, "Princess and Miss Bai have a very good relationship. They said that it was too late to play in the West Market tonight, so they brought them back to the palace to stay overnight. I have seen the empress, but the empress did not say anything. "

"Ah."

Zi Sangyu responded, and couldn't help thinking of some old things.

Nan'er met Na Bai Qingping once when she was young, but later, she was very concerned about it, talking about playing with dragonflies all day... Oh, remembering the stupid thing about catching a room full of dragonflies for her, Zi Sangyu wanted to give her Roll your eyes yourself.So many years have passed, the sea of ​​people is vast, and Nan'er meets the good playmate he met when he was here again?

It's really fate.

The hand holding the lid of the cup couldn't help but pause again, but he didn't know what the daughter was thinking. It's a good thing for the daughter to know each other and play, but I'm just afraid... Nan'er's male appearance appeared in his mind again.

It's really my demon king.

Zi Sang Yu sighed, no longer thinking about these illusory things.

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Five drums.

Since there are palace people waiting at the bell tower of the imperial city, as soon as the fifth watch arrives, they will ring the drum and ring the bell five times; civil and military officials have been waiting at the palace gate in the middle of the fourth watch. The gown is penetrated by fish and dragons.On both sides of the palace road, there are majestic imperial guards standing. The snow will sweep away, and the long clean road will be paved to the front of Yanhe Hall.

All the officials held their breaths, not a single cough was heard on the long road.

"The Emperor is here—"

The servant eunuch shouted in a high-pitched voice, and with a swipe of the fly whisk in his hand, several palace maids came from the back of the palace, accompanied by the emperor's son Sang Yu and the head servant Lian Zhong.All the officials had already been guarding His Highness with jade wats in their hands. When they heard the summons, all the officials knelt down:

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live—"

Zi Sangyu had a flat sky crown on his head, a pair of scissored pupils swept across the officials of His Royal Highness, and sat upright on the dragon chair on the Ninth Five-Year Plan with a calm face.When he was sitting down, Fang raised his sleeves and waved: "Flat body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

There are more than a hundred courtiers in the palace, and the exams have not been changed for three years and one autumn in these years. Although there are new recruits, but because the elders resigned, the number of people in the court is not a sudden increase.And Zi Sangyu's two princes are known for their age. After ten years old, they also went to the court with their robes straight to discuss affairs, in order to influence their ears and eyes, and cultivate the character of the emperor's family policy and talk about the world since childhood.

Prince Rui is fifteen this year, and Prince Nuo is thirteen. The two brothers are listening to the government together.

But see.

Prince Rui was wearing an ink blue dragon gown, embroidered with silver threads, all of which were the excellent craftsmanship of Suzhou and Hangzhou embroiderers; under the ink robe, there was a snow-white tunic, and a layer of thin gold gauze quilt.The purple gold eight-treasure glazed crown on his head was inlaid with a ruby ​​that the emperor rewarded him last year, making his facial features more and more refined, and his eyebrows and eyes were as heroic as Zi Sang Yu.

And the younger brother, the prince Nuo, who was sitting beside him, was born with a dark complexion and his slender eyebrows also had a kind of handsomeness, but in terms of their appearance, Nuo'er really had nothing to do with the emperor's son Sang Yu.

Zhao Gan, the commander of the three armies of the court and the central government, had privately asked someone to find Yifei Gu Chuyun to talk to him a few years ago.Zhao Gan's meaning is very clear, the purpose is to bring down Zi Sang Yu and push his son Zi Sang Nuo to be the emperor.Although this Nuoer was not born by Gu Chuyun, she has taken care of her more than ten years more than her biological mother. At that time, Gu Chuyun followed the child and became the queen mother. One can imagine the wealth and glory.

Gu Chuyun didn't agree.

"Why is the empress Yifei bothering to be in such a state of mind?" Then Zhao Qian has been an official for many years, so he can be said to be cunning and cunning.Since she was not allowed to enter the harem, and it was inconvenient for Gu Chuyun to come out of the palace to attract people's attention, she only called a small servant to serve as a servant to pass on the message.The young man had already kept Zhao Gan's words in his heart, knelt down before him and tried to persuade him:

"Your Majesty, you know that the emperor prefers the two masters of Jinghe Palace." The servant quietly raised his eyes to look at her, and seeing her gloomy expression, he knew that he should follow Zhao Gan's instructions next. "Prince Nuo was born for a concubine, so he was not born with an advantage; but the only direct relative, Prince Rui, was born of the Bai family. Many veterans in the court were not happy, and they all hoped that Prince Nuo could ascend the throne. This is only for the sake of the emperor and Dayan." .”

The little servant's eyes turned, and he said again: "Your Majesty will definitely think about the emperor."

Even so, collusion between foreign ministers and concubines has always been taboo in the court.Gu Chuyun is everyone's family, it is impossible to understand these principles.But after careful consideration, Zhao Gan's words are not unreasonable.

I was suddenly annoyed in my heart.

Gu Chuyun's father, Gu Tang, was at least one of the most important ministers in the court, but he never expressed his position on the establishment of the crown prince, as if he did not want to participate in this battle.Gu Chuyun thought to himself, if his father supports Nuo'er, then this must be done.

Seeing her wavering, the servant followed Zhao Gan's instruction and persuaded her again and again. Gu Chuyun couldn't resist his obsession, so he excused that he was tired and asked the palace servants to send him away.After thinking about it for only three days, he asked another person to find Zhao Gan, only to conspire.

"Some time ago, I asked Li Hanlin and Master Li to prepare questions for the two emperors to test the national policy. After reading the test questions, I think the catalog of people's suffering is good, so today I want the emperor to tell you."

As soon as the court started, Zi Sangyu called the prince to answer.

The ministers whispered to each other in private, and they didn't know how much they said, but they also looked at the two princes, full of expectations.

"Brother Rui is the elder, and younger brother should be courteous." When he stood up, Prince Nuo held his hand and bowed to Prince Rui.Prince Rui glanced at him, and before he could speak, Zi Sang Yu on the seat laughed:

"Although Nuo'er is young, there's no need to give in to everything. Nuo'er will speak first."

These words don't taste good.

Many old ministers listened to Zi Sangyu's words, even if it was a single word, they would ponder it over and over again.What does Zi Sang Yu mean now?Younger brothers don't have to be courteous to elder brothers?A few people smiled, and only said that this sentence was a sign that the emperor wanted to make his second son a heir, and they were too preoccupied with the answer.

Prince Rui didn't change his expression, he still smiled: "Yes, father."

The prince Nuo stood up, first saluted Zi Sang Yu, and then put his hands behind his back. "The people are suffering, and it is a difficult time in the world. The people can't eat enough to eat, the life is hard, and the children and grandchildren are suffering. The so-called those who win the hearts of the people win the world. The sons and ministers believe that the ruler should work hard to govern. When the dynasty is prosperous and strong, it will surely make people People all over the world can live a good life and no longer suffer from being displaced.”

When the courtiers heard the words, they all praised him frequently, and even split into factions.

Zi Sangyu ignored it, still smiled, and reminded Prince Rui to speak.

"My son's reply...is short."

This is the first sentence of Prince Rui.Zi Sang Yu smiled, seeing that Li Xin was confident in his seat, he was even more relieved like a stone falling down. "Oh? What is the emperor's reply? For the time being, let the ministers listen to it. As the saying goes, it is concise and to the point."

I don't know if this sentence is referring to the prince's promise.

"The prosperity of the country is bitter, and the death of the country is bitter."

If it is really short, these succinct words are more deliberate than Prince Nuo's remarks.Li Weimin, who was in charge of teaching the prince Nuo, couldn't help being startled when he heard this, and fell into deep thought following these six words.

"If you don't dislike it, my son will give you a general explanation." The prince Rui Daoli, looked back at his father sitting on the seat, and said in his mouth: "Dynasties in the world have changed many times for thousands of years, wars, and changes of masters are all common occurrences in history books. My son believes that no matter whether the dynasty is prosperous or not, the life of the people is still hard. Not to mention those descendants of rich and noble families of officials and officials, they have land and houses, and most of them are hereditary clans, so they should not be studied; Ordinary people in alleys, no matter how prosperous the dynasty is, their life is still difficult; no matter how the dynasty collapses, they still have to change their sons to eat. Therefore, I believe that rise and fall are also suffering."

In this case, Li Weimin would never teach Zisangnuo.

This style is like Li Xin.

"The emperor's words are reasonable." Zi Sangyu didn't say much, but still smiled lightly.Then he called all the officials to play the court affairs, and today's national policy is considered to be over.Only the prince Nuo, who spoke first, sat on his seat without saying a word.

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