Mrs. Rebirth

Everyone held their breath, and a needle could be heard in the huge hall.

"I have four sons under my knees. The first prince was born to the former empress and is the eldest son who deserves to be born. The second prince is the son of nobleman Xiao. His status is humble. The third prince and the fourth prince are not yet one year old..."

Everyone's heartbeat quickened, and they could basically guess what Zhan Yuanfeng was going to say next, but the Xiao family was unwilling. Lady Xiao used to be a noble concubine. It stands to reason that her son is more powerful than the eldest prince who has no mother's protection. Hope is right, but who told Concubine Xiao to be reduced to a nobleman because she offended the emperor not long ago?

"The eldest prince is eight years old this year. He has already familiarized himself with historical records and military classics. Because he lost his mother early and has a resolute personality, he is the best choice for the prince. Do you have any objections?"

Everyone lowered their heads, full of thoughts. Those who had already supported the candidates were secretly thinking about how to persuade the emperor to change their minds. Those who had not yet stood in line lowered their heads to think about the emperor's intentions. Could it be because of the lessons learned by the late emperor, so he wanted to establish a crown prince as soon as possible, lest Intense partisanship in the future?

"Your Majesty, I have the courage to suggest that when you are at the peak of your age, and the princes are still young, why not observe for a few more years?"

"Huh?" Zhan Yuanfeng walked down the high steps and walked in front of the official, "Do you think my eldest son can't afford this big responsibility?"

The man was so frightened that he knelt down on his knees and kowtowed to explain: "Your Majesty forgives your sins, but I have absolutely no intention of doing so! The eldest prince is naturally good, but I just think that the Emperor is still young and there is no need to appoint the crown prince prematurely... "

Zhan Yuanfeng interrupted him, and asked coldly: "I don't want to see my princes fight to the death for a position!"

It was because of the late emperor's delay in establishing a crown prince that the princes became more and more prosperous, and they all felt that the throne should be their own. Of course, Zhan Yuanfengen's victory was definitely due to his extraordinary endurance.

Everyone thought of this, and the smart ones didn't dare to speak out.

In fact, there are only a very small number of people who have already stood in line. After all, the princes are all young, and two of them can't speak. Who knows what will happen when they grow up?Therefore, most ministers will not prematurely set the future path.

Only the relatives of the prince wish that the crown prince would fall on their own children, but some people think that the emperor is only 26, and if he lives long, the throne can last for decades. Who's to say what's going on?

"Any other reasons?" Zhan Yuanfeng scanned the audience and asked.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Everyone agreed in unison.

Zhan Yuanfeng nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly asked Lu Zheng: "I heard that Lu Aiqing is happy with a son?"

If people who don’t know the truth think that Mr. Lu had a child with some woman, fortunately, most of them are well-informed people who know that Mr. Lu brought back a child when he returned to Beijing this time. A post from the Duke's Mansion, ready to enter the child's family tree.

"Yes." Lu Zheng cherished words like gold.

Zhan Yuanfeng widened his smile, and continued to ask: "Why don't you enter the palace and be the prince's companion?"

Lu Zheng raised his eyelids and replied flatly: "I am young and ignorant, and I don't know etiquette. I may offend His Royal Highness."

"It's okay, it's okay, children, you can teach them." Although Zhan Yuanfeng had plans to end the title of Duke of Zhen Guo on Lu Zheng, with Lu Zheng and Zuo Shaoqing around, the Duke of Zhen's mansion was tens of thousands of people. It is certain that he will stand upright within the year. With the protection of this family, the prince's future road will be smoother.

And putting the child in the palace can also cultivate more feelings, can't it?

How can Lu Zheng fail to see his plan, in fact, if Zuo Xiaolang was older, he would not mind letting him accompany the prince to read, but... "The dog is not yet three years old, and the age difference between him and the prince is too big .”

One sentence clarifies the key points. The greatest use of the prince's accompanying reading is to urge the prince to learn, attract the prince to make progress, and find a child who is only three years old. Let alone whether there is a communication barrier, it will definitely slow down his studies.

Zuo Shaoqing's heart was on his chest, he didn't want Zuo Xiaolang to enter the palace at all, although this intriguing palace can train people, it is full of dangers, and the little things are as simple as white paper, being eaten by others Do not know at all.

I heard Zhan Yuanfeng say: "That's true, but I can arrange different people to teach, so don't worry about the schoolwork, as long as the two children get along well."

Fearing that Lu Zheng would continue to object, Zhan Yuanfeng first said: "I received the memorial from the Ministry of Rites earlier, that Lu Aiqing designated the child as the eldest son. Even so, it is better to directly canonize him as the son of Zhen Guogong."

Many ministers trembled, thinking that the prince must be crazy. After all, the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion has lost its incense in this generation. Why do they suddenly want to canonize a child who has no blood relationship?

Could it be that their previous guesses were all wrong?The emperor actually wants to continue the title of Lord Zhen Guo?

Not to mention them, even Lu Zheng and his wife were surprised. Zuo Shaoqing secretly observed the other party's expression, wanting to see why he was so generous.

But if you think about it carefully, the son of Duke Zhen has a nice name, but he has no real power. It is up to the emperor whether he can succeed in the title in the future, but not all the sons can inherit the title.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Lu Zheng and Zuo Shaoqing knelt together to thank them.

"As for the companionship, why don't we let the two children make their own decisions?" Zhan Yuanfeng ordered someone to invite the prince, and asked those who came to the banquet tonight to be able to walk and say that all children under ten years old were recruited. Here comes.

Zuo Xiaolang was led in by a court lady, as soon as he saw Zuo Shaoqing, he immediately shook off the maid's hand, quickly ran to Zuo Shaoqing and hugged his leg, complaining: "Daddy, the meat here is not good. tasty!"

Zuo Shaoqing saw that Zuo Xiaolang's words attracted everyone's attention, and all kinds of contemptuous gazes, raised his eyebrows and replied: "It's not very delicious, then when I go home, Daddy will ask someone else to eat it." Made it for you to eat."

"No need." Zuo Xiaolang rubbed his swollen stomach, "Just now a brother bought me a big plate, it's full."

The corner of Zuo Shaoqing's mouth twitched, and he became more and more determined not to send his son to the palace, otherwise a piece of meat would be taken away by the child, how could he feel at ease?

Sitting down with Zuo Xiaolang in his arms, Zuo Shaoqing focused on the children who came in one after another. It has to be said that all the children of these aristocratic families are good-looking, and almost no ugly ones are seen.

When the prince was brought in, everyone looked over in unison. Few people had seen the prince before, and he might be the other party's courtier in the future, so they had to look clearly first.

Zuo Shaoqing's eyes lit up when he saw the child. He was dressed in a silver-white dress, with red lips and white teeth. His appearance was extremely handsome, but his eyes were a little cold. Squinted to the front.

"My son pays my respects to my father, and my father is blessed!" Seeing the little prince's respectful salute, the etiquette was upright, without the slightest mistake, they were already affirmed in their hearts.

Zhan Yuanfeng told him the decision tonight, including making him the crown prince, and choosing a companion for him to read.

I thought the child would be very happy, but all the officials who could see his face noticed that the little prince only frowned slightly when he heard this, and then he returned to normal, and he didn't know what was going on in his heart of.

However, he knelt down and kowtowed to thank him, and said a few words of "living up to the expectations of the father".

So everyone understood that this prince is really calm and moderate. It is very rare for a child who is only eight years old to do this. Many people's balance of mind has already tilted to the prince.

"Okay, get up." Zhan Yuanfeng gave him a hand, and waited for him to stand up before saying: "I'm going to choose two companions for you, you can choose by yourself."

The reason why there are two, Zhan Yuanfeng probably thought, the higher the number, the higher the hit rate, but he didn't think about it, how could a normal person choose a three-year-old companion?

The little prince looked at the row of children behind him. There were different heights, the oldest was ten years old, and the youngest was only two years old. Some were looking forward to, some were afraid, and some were ignorant.

Zuo Xiaolang belongs to the last category, he is looking at the little prince with a smile, his eyes are clear and shining, it is irresistible.

The little prince walked up to him and asked in an adult tone: "Are you willing to be an orphan's companion?"

"What is companion reading?" Zuo Xiaolang asked, then turned to look at his father.

Zuo Shaoqing had a bad feeling in her heart, the two children must have known each other, right?He shook Lu Zheng's hand nervously, and asked in a low voice: "Hey, if you are selected, do you have to be sent to the palace?"

Lu Zheng scratched his palm, "Be safe and don't be impatient!"

"Studying with you is a friend who studies and plays with you alone!"

Zuo Xiaolang's handsome brows frowned slightly, "No, I prefer to play with Daddy."

The little prince followed his gaze to find Zuo Shaoqing, pursed his lips, and said calmly, "Your father is an adult and has no time to play with you."

Zuo Shaoqing thought: You are the prince, and you don't have time to play with him!

Zuo Xiaolang remembered that his father was really busy recently, and sometimes he couldn't see anyone for a whole day, so he said very considerately: "Alright then, you can play with me from now on."

There was a little smile in the eyes of the little prince, and he was about to choose the next one, when Zuo Xiaolang asked: "Then will you still give me meat?"

Zuo Shaoqing held his forehead, really wanted to take this disgraceful boy home and beat him up.

Lu Zheng didn't care about the laughter of unknown meaning, just staring at the prince's reaction.

The little prince's eyes became more gentle, and he rubbed the kid half shorter than him, "You can eat as much as you want!"

The corner of Zhan Yuanfeng's mouth twitched, and he stared at Lu Zheng and Zuo Shaoqing with a smirk. He didn't expect that these two shrewd people would have such a silly and cute son. It was really unexpected that a piece of meat was abducted by his son. .

In addition to Zuo Xiaolang, the little prince also chose a boy of his age, the youngest son of a certain censor's family, with a pair of smart eyes and a smiling face, he was obviously smart at first glance.

After choosing the companion to read, Zhan Yuanfeng threw out another edict in time, he selected three masters for the prince; Prince Taishi Shang Xianyang, Prince Taifu Wen Shuming, and Prince Taibao Lu Zheng.

Shang Xianyang was the chief assistant of the dynasty, Wen Shuming was the head of the Hanlin Academy, he was an upright official, and he was also a man full of peaches and plums. The old lady and Mrs. Wen were still friends for many years.

Prince Shaoshi, Prince Shaofu, and Prince Shaobao are the three governor-generals who have been released to the outside world. Although they are only false titles, they are hooked up with the prince anyway, and there is a corresponding salary, which can be regarded as a disguised reward.

Zuo Shaoqing read the list silently in his heart, and found that Zhan Yuanfeng was really kind to the little prince, and almost gave him the most powerful people in the court. It seems that those who tried to change Zhan Yuanfeng's mind people have no hope.

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Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao are the "Three Dukes", with the first-rank titles; Prince Taishi, Taizi Taifu, and Prince Taibao are the "Three Masters", with first-rank titles; Shaoshi, Shaofu, and Shaobao are the "Three Gus", From the first-rank title, Prince Shaoshi, Prince Shaofu, and Prince Shaobao are the "Three Young Masters", and they are the second-rank titles. This article refers to this article.