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By the side of a small river in a certain village in Dayou, a group of women were washing basins full of dirty clothes by the river, chatting and gossiping, the scene was very lively.A woman said mysteriously: "Do you know that a strange thing happened in Beijing?"

This place is far away from the capital city. For this group of peasant women who have never had the chance to go to the town's market a few times in their lifetime, they feel very mysterious. They are also very keen on gossip in the capital city. What does the place where the Son of Heaven looks like.

The woman who made the statement has relatives who are doing business outside, and her vision is wider than that of ordinary households. Therefore, this woman often gets news from outside that the village does not know. All the women gathered around, deliberately suppressing the movement of beating their clothes.

The other women were very curious and urged her to speak quickly.

Seeing this, the woman was very proud. She cleared her throat and said, "My second uncle heard about this from outside. We haven't heard anything about it, but it has spread all over the city. Everyone knows about the eleventh prince who was infected with smallpox, right?"

"I know it, I know it, who doesn't know the eleventh prince these days."

All the women nodded in agreement, although the farmers didn't care about important court affairs such as who is the emperor, and they didn't even know about the princes and princesses in Beijing, but the fame of the eleven princes made them spend their entire lives in the valley The woman in the ditch also knows.

The Eleventh Prince became famous not only because of those rumors back then, but more because of the charity school that the Eleventh Prince had run before.In many towns in Dayou, there are free schools founded by the Eleventh Prince. As long as they are willing, even the little beggars on the street can go in to read and read.This is a great happy event for poor families. Although for many people it is elusive to be the number one scholar, but who doesn't have a thought in mind?But it was because of lack of money that they gave up. Now that some people are willing to eat, they send their children in one after another.

Even if you can't get the top score in the exam, it will be easier to find a job after you can read and write.As long as they are both good in character and learning, they can learn other skills even if they don’t take the No. [-] Scholar exam in the future, such as learning medicine or something.It is not easy to learn these crafts on weekdays, and most of those craftsmen do not pass on to outsiders.So although at the beginning some people wanted to take advantage of food and then send their children in, but after seeing this, they also let the children learn hard.What's more, the free rice is not easy to spend. If you go in and don't study hard, you will be returned, and you have to help with work on weekdays, so it's not really free.It's fine to work, which poor boy didn't head the family early.The most important thing is that most poor families send their children in now. If their children are withdrawn, it would be a real embarrassment to adults.Therefore, most of the parents who sent them in would tell their children to study hard, and most of those who went in to take advantage of the laziness were quickly returned and became everyone's laughing stock.

The good deeds done by the Eleventh Prince are not limited to these, the Yan family has strong financial resources, coupled with the full support of the Thirteenth Prince, they never do good deeds sloppily.Although it is only a four-year-old milk baby, it has become a living Bodhisattva in the hearts of many people.

And then those rumors about the eleventh prince being a monster, although most people are afraid, but their hearts are still more on the side of the eleventh prince.It's just that most people have an attitude of preferring to believe what they have or not to believe what they don't, so they will inevitably feel drummed in their hearts.Later, the eleventh prince was infected with smallpox, and because of those rumors, the entire Yan family was implicated, and the Yi school only held classes once every few days.

I used to think it was nothing to do with me, but now I see it is not the case.If the Eleventh Prince really fell, wouldn't their baby's future be gone?After studying for so long, the common people can see how different the baby from before is.Among other things, reading a notice contract is enough, and I can do simple arithmetic, and I can be an accountant when I go out in the future.The common people couldn't help but wonder how such a good person could be a monster?Besides, the eleventh prince is just a milk baby, so he thinks of the people without asking for anything in return. Will such a good person become the emperor in the future, and the little common people have hope?

The ordinary people who had benefited at this time were boiling, and some people argued with others that the eleventh prince was not a monster without any organization, and that was all misinformation.What's more, the Shinto didn't name Dao, so how could it be said that he was the eleventh prince? !This is slander, bare = naked slander.It must be the deceitful tricks used by the real monsters to make them mistrust the good people.

The ordinary people are very concerned about the Eleventh Prince's affairs, but the news in this small place is blocked, so it is not easy to know anything.So when the big guys heard that the woman heard the relevant news from Beijing, how could they not be excited.

"Oh, Aunt Yang, don't be a fool, how is the eleventh prince?" A woman asked anxiously.

The youngest son of this woman's family is also studying in the free school. The master said that he is extremely talented, and if he persists, he will definitely make a difference, and he will be able to participate in the children's examination next year.If you pass it, you will be a scholar. Even if you have no way to go up in the future, it is no problem to be a master in the free school.Their family's ancestors have been digging food from the ground for generations, and their family background is poor. If they can really produce a scholar, then they will be proud in the future.But if something happened to the eleven princes, then everything would be in vain.How could their family afford the money to study, among other things, they didn't even have the money to buy the books alone.

Aunt Yang didn't continue to show off, and said directly: "Didn't the Eleventh Prince suffer from smallpox before? At that time, Concubine Yan led the Eleventh Prince to wait for death elsewhere. Unexpectedly, just a few days ago, the Eleventh Prince lived elsewhere. Suddenly, the courtyard was enveloped in golden light, and the entire capital was illuminated! And guess what? "

Everyone's curiosity was caught in their throats, and they all opened their eyes and raised their ears and asked, "What's the matter? Tell me quickly!"

Aunt Yang was very satisfied with the big guy's appearance, and said again: "The eleventh prince is so good! Everyone knows that even if you don't die from smallpox, you can't see your face, right? The eleventh prince has nothing at all. , that little face is as smooth and tender as a freshly peeled egg, without leaving any traces. And it’s fine if you say yes, you don’t even need to take medicine.”

Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.

Aunt Yang took advantage of the situation to add another firewood, "Not only that, the Eleventh Prince said that the gods cured his disease and gave him the method of preventing smallpox! The gods said it could be cured, but there are monsters in the world It is a mischief, so it can only prevent people from contracting smallpox, but it cannot be cured. But as long as we survive this calamity, everyone will be planted with the light of the bull god in the future, and we will no longer be afraid of smallpox in the future."

This time, the pot was blown up. No one knows the severity of smallpox. Everyone can implicate a relative who contracted smallpox and died.The disease was so fierce that sometimes the imperial court would even block and burn the sick people directly in order to prevent the disease from spreading.The methods are very tough and bloody, as long as smallpox breaks out, it is basically like the land of the dead.

"Is this true? God, the gods really appeared?!"

"It must be true. A person as good as the Eleventh Prince should be blessed by God. I said that the rumors that the Eleventh Prince was a monster in the past were false. How can there be a monster as kind as the Eleventh Prince?" .”

"That's right, if there is no smallpox in this world, then our little doll will be easier to grow up in the future."

There is a folk saying: It is only half after giving birth to a child, and it is not finished until the birth of smallpox.

Seeing this reaction, Aunt Yang smiled slightly, and stretched out her hand to make everyone quiet, with an inscrutable look, "Do you think this is the end? No, our eleventh prince is not an ordinary person. Although he is young, he has the world in his heart. After he recovered from his illness, he personally went to the place infected with smallpox to help, hoping to bless more people! Not only that, even if the smallpox infection cannot be cured, the Eleventh Prince will also comfort his family."

"Eleventh Prince is really a kind person!"

"We common people are blessed to have such a prince."

"Hey, it's a pity that the Eleventh Prince is too young to be crowned Prince..."

"Oh, this kind of thing is not what we little people say, don't let people hear it and lead to murder."

Although this topic is no longer mentioned, words like this have taken root in my heart.Since the eleventh prince recovered from his illness, the former free schools have been re-run, and there are even many new regulations.For example, what kind of rewards will be given to those who are excellent in character and learning? Not only can they receive some prizes, but they can also benefit their family members, find a job for them, and even reward them with land!There are also Zangshuge and so on in Yixue, which have brought a lot of benefits to the poor and made it possible for them to succeed.

And the capital side spread the matter even more, and it was discussed everywhere.

"This concubine Yan is really cruel, she is willing to let the eleventh prince suffer this." Zhao Qinghe sighed.

Although the Eleventh Prince was neither infected with smallpox nor ill, he was just a child after all, and it was really a toss to run around.

Chang Tingen said with a smile: "If you want to achieve great things, you have to be ruthless to yourself. Although four years old is not very old, you can still be a governor. Traveling around at a young age can also increase your knowledge. If you really reach that point, you can go out if you want to go out." It's not easy."

Chang Tingen wanted to go out and have a look since he was a child, so he didn't think such training was a painful thing, or even a happy thing.Besides, only by experiencing the hardships of the people can we be in that position and think about the common people. Otherwise, if we eat delicacies from mountains and seas all day long, we can't imagine that some people will starve to death.

Chang Tingzhao also nodded and said: "The eleventh prince we are optimistic about is not such a delicate person, and he is born smart and knows the pros and cons."

Zhao Qinghe just lamented that if he wanted more power, he would have to pay more.Even if you are not greedy for power, sometimes you have to fight, otherwise you may lose your life.Empress He regarded Concubine Yan as a thorn in her side. If the sixth prince really registered, the eleventh prince and the entire Yan family might suffer.In this matter, Zhao Qinghe admired Concubine Yan's courage more. From her attitude towards Princess Pei Ya, she knew that Concubine Yan was a woman who loved her very much, but at the same time she thought very clearly, and she was absolutely unambiguous when she should be ruthless. The son paved the way.

The Eleventh Prince's move directly reversed the original disadvantage and made him more brilliant. This has a lot to do with the foundation laid before. They are the big winners in this battle of public opinion.

It's not easy for the sixth prince to come up with some tricks later on, and if he has the ability, he will come up with a wonderful recipe!The harm of smallpox has been around for a long time, and now there is a way to stop it, which can be said to be a benefit to future generations.No matter how much the sixth prince spread rumors, it would be difficult to shake the people's impression of the eleventh prince.Not only ordinary people, but also many literati ministers are inclined to the eleventh prince.

In particular, when many people learned that the Eleventh Prince had founded a free school in private, many literati praised it.The Eleventh Prince's charity school was very low-key before, and he didn't even use the banner of the Eleventh Prince. The reason why he knew it was only from the people themselves.They want to know who the great benevolent person is so that they can set up a longevity card, so they do everything possible to find out who the benevolent person is.There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and once it is passed on, it becomes a well-known secret.It is benevolence and righteousness to do good deeds without leaving a name. After such a person becomes an emperor, the common people will have a good life.

Not all literati are sour. Not all the ministers in the court only want to get promoted and make a fortune. There are still many people who care about the common people. Seeing that the eleventh prince can think of and do these things makes them feel good.Although he knew that this was a play, and the idea was not thought up by the eleventh prince, his attitude has already won the approval of many people.

Compared with the practice of the sixth prince colluding with the feudal lord and possibly leading wolves into the house in order to achieve his goal, the eleventh prince is more reliable.Although the eleventh prince is young, the Yan family and the thirteen princes who support him are all people with a sense of restraint, and they should not lead the eleventh prince to any trouble, not to mention that there are veteran officials like them watching.

The thirteenth prince and the Yan family are equally powerful, and they have also played a role in restricting each other. It is not easy for anyone to take the position of the eleventh prince.

After such calculations, the direction of the wind changed again, and the eleventh prince, who had become weak, slowly regained his vitality, and even forced the sixth prince by a head.After all, the Sixth Prince had a bad deed, Empress He must take revenge on others, and the He family is even more domineering and arrogant.In contrast, although the eleventh prince is young, he is smart and generous. Although the Yan family was born as a salt owl, Yan Ba ​​has been cleansed from a long time ago. The Yan family has behaved moderately over the years and has done many good deeds. In Xirong, the Yan family made a lot of contributions.Everyone is not a fool, so they know how to choose.

Emperor Ming endured for more than a year, and finally passed away when the eleventh prince was six years old.When the will was read out, everyone was amazed.

The successor chosen by Emperor Ming was neither the sixth prince nor the eleventh prince, but the thirteenth prince!

Not only the court ministers, but even the thirteen princes were stunned, and it took a while to recover.

"How is this possible! How could the father pass the throne to the thirteenth uncle?" The sixth prince couldn't help exclaiming, and even wanted to step forward to snatch the will.

Eunuch Xu, the eunuch next to Emperor Ming, said: "Your Highness Sixth Prince, this edict was indeed written by the late Emperor. You can see that the handwriting will never be fake."

Several academicians from the Imperial Academy personally checked it, and they all nodded and said: "It is indeed the handwriting of the late emperor."

The sixth prince squinted his eyes and said: "The throne has always been handed down from father to son, and from son to grandson. How could the father make such an edict? Could it be that some people took advantage of the father's confusion and tricked him into writing it?!"

The Thirteenth Prince's eyes darkened, but he didn't speak.

Emperor Ming had been in a coma most of the time for the past two years, and occasionally woke up in a daze, completely ignorant.It was not unreasonable for the sixth prince to be so suspicious, which caused the ministers present to talk about it.

Eunuch Xu shook his head and said, "This edict has been established for a long time, and it has been hidden behind the plaque."

A university scholar also said: "It is true. I have been reading ink for at least three years, and the strength of the brush is not for the sick and weak to write."

At this moment, everyone secretly pondered in their hearts, what did Emperor Ming mean by this move?

Empress He's face was gloomy, she didn't expect the two princes to fight back and forth, and in the end they got thirteen cheaper!Empress He looked at the mournful Concubine Yan, and couldn't help but smile ironically.They were originally in the same camp, but now the winner is not the original one. Seeing how Concubine Yan will deal with herself now, I'm afraid my heart will be as painful as a knife.

Concubine Yan felt Empress He's gaze, but she didn't respond. The same two children were crying for Emperor Ming's passing as before, as if they were not affected by the content of the edict.

The ministers of the DPRK and China never thought of this situation, which is really against the rules.But the late emperor's edict had to be obeyed, otherwise there would be a bloodbath.Emperor Ming said in the edict that the throne should have been passed on to the thirteen princes, but now it is just returned.Although this statement is somewhat inappropriate, there is some truth to it.It was true that the Thirteenth Prince had intended to succeed him, but the Thirteenth Prince gave up on his own.

Just as a minister wanted to question him, Yan Ke suddenly knelt down towards the thirteenth prince and shouted loudly: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

After being driven like this, everyone came back to their senses, the Yan family, the thirteen princes' faction, and the neutral ministers also knelt down to the thirteen princes, acquiescing to this decision in their hearts.Although it is against the rules, it is the best way now.Originally, many people supported the eleventh prince for the sake of the thirteenth prince. By default, the eleventh prince was the emperor and the thirteenth prince was the regent.The thirteenth prince has no children, and when he gets old, the throne will naturally return to the eleventh prince.The current situation is similar, let's talk about things in the future, don't mess up now, otherwise there will be chaos in the court.

How could the sixth prince recognize it, and said sharply: "This edict was definitely not made by the emperor. How dare you tamper with the edict! It is really a crime of treason and treason! Come on, hurry up and take it!"

After saying that, a group of guards holding bright swords rushed into the main hall, and outside the main hall was a group of soldiers waiting in full swing.It can be seen that the sixth prince has long been prepared, no matter who the successor is in today's will, the final winner will be the sixth prince.

Everyone was horrified, they didn't expect the sixth prince to do this.

The thirteenth prince still looked lazy, and was not intimidated by it, as if the matter had nothing to do with him, he said: "It's so well prepared, I underestimated you."

The sixth prince was quite proud and said: "There are soldiers and horses of my nephew inside and outside the palace. If you are the thirteenth emperor, you should plead guilty quickly and take out the real edict. My nephew can give you a good time, otherwise don't I blame my nephew for offending me."

The Thirteenth Prince laughed, "It's hard to get me with your shrimp soldiers and crab generals? You were still breastfeeding when I came out to play."

Yun Xi who was standing aside couldn't help frowning slightly, how could such nonsense be said on such an occasion.

The sixth prince laughed mockingly, "The emperor's uncle is really proud. I have [-] troops from the Chang family army, and [-] troops sent by vassal lords from all over the world. In the eyes of the thirteenth uncle, they are nothing more than shrimp soldiers and crab generals. Think about it. The Third Prince is in charge of the Chang Family Army's explosives depot, could it be that Uncle Huang wants to blow up all of us?"

After the words fell, many ministers couldn't help trembling.If the thirteen princes are really so vicious, then Dayou will really be doomed.

The thirteenth prince waved his fingers, "It's overkill to use that thing, and besides, a peace-loving person like me, how can I bear to see the scene of cannibalism."

The sixth prince didn't know, but at this moment, the guards who were originally recruited and the soldiers outside all knelt down towards the thirteenth prince and shouted: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

The thirteenth prince put away his lazy demeanor and released his aura. He raised his hand and said, "Everyone's family is at peace."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The sixth prince and Empress He stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they saw.

"You, you..." The Sixth Prince pointed at the soldiers who should be "one of our own" and trembled, unable to believe that such a change would happen.

Suddenly a soldier rushed into the hall and knelt in front of the thirteen princes, "Report! Report to the emperor, all those who participated in the conspiracy have been taken down."

The sixth prince rushed forward and grabbed the man's clothes, "What did you say?!"

The soldiers were not frightened by the ferocious sixth prince, but said clearly: "The [-] troops outside Beijing have all been captured..."

"This, how is this possible!" The sixth prince staggered a few steps and sat down on the ground. It was obvious that his plan was very thorough, so what went wrong! ?

Empress He rushed to Concubine Yan, "You are stupid and still kneeling here, your son can no longer be emperor! He was snatched away!"

Concubine Yan raised her eyes, and said lightly, "The emperor decided that it was you and me who should criticize. The concubine firmly believes that the emperor will give the concubine an explanation for the emperor's own flesh and blood."

Empress He laughed wildly, "I can't live today, and you won't die soon! Do you think it's your turn to be a little bastard after [-] years? It's a dream! They will kill you all, all of you, hahaha! "

Concubine Yan still didn't change her face, and secretly gathered the two children beside her behind her.

"Your majesty is a wise man, so he will not kill Zhongliang for no reason. Your majesty... please be careful with your words."

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, Yan Fei swallowed the word "Queen", and the Queen couldn't hear the sarcasm, her face was ferocious.

"He is the emperor, so what am I?! You bitch, it's all because of you! I can't live, and neither can anyone else..." The queen laughed wildly, and suddenly pulled out the sword from the guard's hand while no one was paying attention, and charged Xiang Yanfei.

Concubine Yan was shocked, but she couldn't avoid it, she could only watch the sword rushing towards her, she closed her eyes but didn't feel the pain for a long time.When he opened his eyes, he saw that the queen had fallen in front of him, with a sword stuck in his back.Chang Tingzhao was standing behind him, and Concubine Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

The sixth prince rushed towards Empress He, "Mother! Mother! You bastard, take your life!"

Chang Tingzhao flashed past and easily dodged the sixth prince's attack.

The thirteenth prince said angrily: "It's really courageous. How dare you commit murder in front of me and ignore me! Come on, hurry up and take down all these rebels!"

"What?! Emperor Ming actually let the thirteen princes become emperor? Isn't this a mess?" Zhao Qinghe jumped up from his chair in shock when he heard the news.This is too much reversal, besides, it's too unruly, Emperor Ming didn't have a son, so wouldn't those ministers stop him from doing such a thing?If so, wouldn't it be embarrassing between the thirteenth prince and the eleventh prince?In the past, the thirteen princes were not well-known, so basically they could only stop at the regent, but now it is different.If she married a woman in the future, the throne would have nothing to do with the eleventh prince.In this way, how could the Yan family agree?

Chang Tingzhao comforted Zhao Qinghe and sat down, "Don't worry, Emperor Ming has his own consideration for doing this."

Where could Zhao Qinghe sit down, stood up and turned around, "Why am I not in a hurry, the thirteenth prince and the Yan family are both my friends, if the two families fight, then I will be caught in the middle and start feeling sad?"

"You still don't believe in the Thirteenth Prince?"

Zhao Qinghe rolled his eyes at him, "The Thirteenth Prince is devoted to Yunxi now, but the ambition of the person sitting in that position is inflated, who knows if it will still be the same as before."

Chang Tingzhao still did not make a statement, but asked, "Is Yunxi weak?"

"Of course Yunxi is not weak. How can he tolerate such a thing if he is so strong? He will be sad when the time comes..."

Chang Tingzhao laughed, "That's all right."

"what?"

Chang Tingzhao hugged him and sat on his lap, "How can Yunxi be so powerful that the thirteenth prince will marry another man? Even if Yunxi is willing or unable to do so, how can the Yan family and the ministers standing behind the eleventh prince Agreed. The first emperor had thought of this level a long time ago, and there is still the second half of the edict. If there is no movement from the sixth prince, it will be passed on to him ten years later, and if there is rebellion, it will be passed on to the eleventh prince."

Zhao Qinghe said in disbelief: "Isn't this move too dangerous?"

Who knows what will happen in these ten years, Emperor Ming is so confident that everything will go according to his ideas?If the thirteenth prince falls in love with being the emperor, how can he still have the position of the eleventh prince?

Chang Tingzhao sighed: "If you are not crazy, you can't survive. This position was originally reserved for the strong. If the eleventh prince has no ability to grab it, he will not be able to sit on it now. The sixth prince can't grab it now, and it would be the same without this edict." Can't grab it."

"Then it doesn't matter whether the edict is established or not?" Zhao Qinghe rubbed his head, not knowing how to evaluate it, and finally chose to give up, "What is the Yan family's attitude now?"

"Everything in the court is peaceful, only waiting for the new emperor to ascend the throne. The Yan family is not ignorant, and the ministers in the court are not putting on display. At least there should be no troubles in the past ten years."

Although Zhao Qinghe was worried, these things were out of his control, "Forget it, I can't figure out what happened in court, you can go get entangled in this kind of thing, just make sure our family will not be implicated. "

Chang Tingzhao smiled and kissed his forehead, "Now the Chang family's army is in my hands, and even the rest of the [-] army that the sixth prince transferred from the vassal king is also for my use. My brother is also in control of the explosives depot. If we want to move, we have to weigh it."

Zhao Qinghe finally felt relieved, at least ensured that he lived a safe life, and he didn't have to worry about other things, "Speaking of which, I thought that my father took refuge in the Sixth Prince, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen."

Chang Tingzhao's eyes darkened, and he said after a long time: "As I get older, I always think about the peace and reunion at home."