The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

The matter in the prince's east palace, the royal family and the ministers who are close to the prince are very sad.

The prince is going to live in the monastery for a while, Ji Heng sees his grief, so he has to agree.

That night, Ji Heng didn't go back to Henglan Palace, the emperor went back by himself.

Neither Ji Heng nor the emperor slept all night.It's just that the thoughts are not the same.

In order to be with Zhen'er, the prince basically didn't rest for the past few days. Now that Ji Heng was by his side, he instantly relaxed and almost passed out.

Ji Heng ordered the crown prince to be carried back to the main courtyard where he lived, while Guan's Yuzhu residence was preparing to host a small funeral for Xiaojun.

The child has not yet reached one year old. According to the usual practice, it is not allowed to have a funeral. It is good to simply bury it. However, as the eldest daughter of the prince, Zhener has always been loved and valued by the empress and the prince. Heng said it would be better to hold a simple funeral.

Ji Heng sat beside the prince's bed, stretched out his hand to gently stroke his cheek, Yang Qi'er was skinny recently, resembling the emperor's face, with deep pain and haggardness on his face.

This is the first time for him to experience the passing of life, and he lost a concubine and two children in a short period of time, Ji Heng sighed in his heart.

The next day, Prince Yu's Mansion and Yang Sheng'er also came to visit the Crown Prince, and they all expressed their sorrow for Yang Zhen'er's death, but they could only send condolences to the Crown Prince's Mansion.

Yang Zhen'er was buried in the concubine's mausoleum, which was a special gift from the emperor. After she was buried, the prince went to Zhenguo Temple.

Ji Heng sent him there, and Yang Xiner also came to see him off, but only halfway, Ji Heng let him go back.

Ji Heng wanted to accompany Yang Qier for a few days, but Yang Qier didn't want it, so he asked Ji Heng to go back first.

Returning from Zhenguo Temple to Henglan Palace, Ji Heng was also very tired, the most important thing was his heart.

When the prince arrived at Zhenguo Temple, he fell ill again, but he didn't let anyone go back to the capital to tell the empress about it, but he only asked a doctor to see a doctor, and he took medicine and practiced Buddhism at the same time.

Probably because the weather changed drastically and Ji Heng was physically and mentally exhausted. A few days later, he also fell ill.

Ji Heng's health has not been very good, but fortunately, there is an imperial physician who has been taking care of him, so although there are minor illnesses, there are no serious illnesses.

This time when he fell ill, it was more severe than before. He was bedridden and almost unable to get up.

The emperor was very sad and anxious because of this.

For him, nothing in the world is more important to him than Ji Heng. If something happened to Ji Heng, he would be at a loss as to what to do.

The emperor is like a male beast with a territory. In this territory, apart from him, only his partner has the right of permanent residence. When the children were young, he also raised them and raised them to be kings like himself, but , when they grow up, he will drive them away, and even, from one aspect, they are actually his competitors from now on.

Of course, they are also heirs.

The bloody smell and possessiveness in the emperor's bones made him really unable to be a very loving and thoughtful father to his children after they got married and started a business. After the children established a mansion, they would have to bear everything by themselves.

The emperor thought so, but Ji Heng was indecisive about the child, and even fell seriously ill because of it.

In fact, the emperor had already discovered that Yang Qier's heart was too simple, and he was very dependent on Ji Heng, and had some delicate and sentimental feelings, but he always thought that Yang Qier was too young and would gradually get better, and although he So, but he is still very diligent and patient in doing things, and he is willing to listen to other people's suggestions. He is also good at seeing people and can appoint talents. He thinks that Yang Qi'er is enough to be a successful king.

But this time when things happened, the emperor became suspicious of his own ideas.

Even after he learned that Yang Qier was going to practice in the monastery for a while, he thought of the words of the old monk who cured Yang Qier when he was just over one year old, saying that Yang Qier was not born to be the emperor's life and could not bear the emperor's life In order to ensure health, and to raise them in the east, the reason for raising them in the east is to make way for the real emperor.

At that time Yang Qi'er was already the prince, the old monk's words were really treasonous, and it was easy to shake the hearts of the courtiers, and it was very bad for Yang Qi'er.

Both the emperor and Ji Heng knew what a big deal would happen if this word got out, so they didn't think about it any more, and selectively forgot what the old monk said.

At this time, the emperor thought about it, and realized the correctness of the old monk's words, and couldn't help doubting whether Yang Qi'er could be worthy of the big job.

In fact, he still cared and loved Yang Qier very much, but, as an emperor, he was also a little disappointed in Yang Qier.

Ji Heng recovered from his illness in June, and after he recovered, he also sent someone to inquire about Yang Qi'er's condition, and the answer he got was that the prince went to the ascetic monastery on the back mountain to practice.

Ji Heng saw that Yang Qier wouldn't give up if he didn't make a fuss, and Yang Shenger's wedding was in August, so the palace was busy for his big wedding, so Ji Heng just sent someone to deliver things to Yang Qier, And to check on his situation, he didn't have more energy to go to the mountain to visit Yang Qi'er himself.

Because of Ji Heng's illness, Yang Sheng'er couldn't eat well or sleep well, and she was always by Ji Heng's side to take care of his condition, and even said that if Ji Heng's illness did not recover soon, he would not get married.

When Ji Heng heard him say some silly words, besides being funny, he was also very moved.

Because the emperor was also focused on Ji Heng's body, he inevitably neglected government affairs, and he had other thoughts in his heart, so he summoned King Yu to deal with some daily affairs.

Although King Yu had never had any experience in dealing with government affairs before, but after reviewing the emperor's previous methods of dealing with affairs, he was able to figure out that the emperor's intentions were inseparable, and in some matters, he He also has some thoughts of his own. Naturally, he is still young, and there are places where he does not think well, especially when it comes to personnel matters.

However, personnel matters require more experience and time to contact and ponder with ministers. From another point of view, the emperor felt that Yang Xiner was much more suitable to be emperor than Yang Qier.

Although the emperor thought about it, he didn't express anything. What he told Yang Xin'er was to let him take care of these things for Yang Qier first, and return them to Yang Qier's hands when Yang Qier came back. In front of Ji Heng, he He didn't say anything, Ji Heng didn't even know that Yang Xin'er was helping with government affairs, otherwise, with Ji Heng's clever mind, Ji Heng could understand the emperor's thoughts in an instant, and the emperor didn't want Ji Heng to know.

Yang Xiner also came to visit Ji Heng from time to time, and even asked the concubine Hou to hug her son to make Ji Heng happy. Yang Xiner's house had an extra concubine, and this person was pregnant. The good times in his house were even better. It was because of the misery of the prince's east palace, so he didn't talk much about his own family's affairs.

Although the emperor did not publicly express his intention to replace Yang Xin'er, many ministers in the court admired King Yu and wanted him to replace the current crown prince.

Yang Xin'er has always avoided these things, but even so, there is no airtight wall. When Zhao Yunxian went to the Jing'an Temple on the back mountain of Zhenguo Temple to visit the prince, he wanted to persuade the prince to return to court.

The mountain behind Zhenguo Temple is not high, but it is definitely not short either.

Zhao Yunxian and the guards climbed not slowly, and it took more than an hour to reach Jing'an Temple.

Because Zhao Yunxian started early, it was not yet noon when he arrived. He looked up and saw Yang Qi'er in the sun, wearing a monk's robe and sweeping the steps with a broom.

Yang Qier's hair is tied up, and he has a slender figure, a little better than when he first came to the temple. When he first arrived at Zhenguo Temple, he was so thin that he could almost be blown down by the wind.

Moreover, his expression was peaceful, his eyes were calm, and there was a kind of calmness and pity on his face after great grief and suffering.

He didn't sweat a little while sweeping the floor under the sun.

Zhao Yunxiao walked up, bowed and saluted, "Your Highness!"

Yang Qi'er looked at him softly, made a Buddhist ceremony, and said, "You are here, please sit inside."

Zhao Yunxian stood beside him and said, "Why is your Highness sweeping the steps?"

Yang Qi'er said, "Sweeping the floor is like sweeping the heart. You have to clean to be clean."

Jing'an Temple is on the mountainside after turning over two hills in the back mountain. Few people come here all the year round, either woodcutters, or idlers who come to enjoy the scenery.

Zhenguo Temple is a royal temple. This Jing'an Temple was here, and it used to be used as a royal punishment for princes to come to quiet their minds, so it was built in a simple and crude way.

Yang Qi'er is here, and the two servants, Guiqing and Guihong, and two guards who followed him can only come here to purify their hearts and abstain from their desires.

Zhao Yunxian followed Yang Qier to eat a simple vegetarian meal. The dishes were only wild vegetables and a little pickled vegetables. How can I endure such suffering.

After the meal, Yang Qi'er invited Zhao Yunxian into his meditation room with him, and asked him what he was looking for, and if there was nothing wrong, he let him go back.

Zhao Yunxian asked the guards to stand guard at the entrance of the monastery, not letting anyone in, then sat down beside Yang Qi'er, and said, "Your Highness, you can't go on like this, you have to go back."

Yang Qi'er said, "Did something happen?"

Zhao Yunxian said, "A while ago, Her Highness the Empress was ill..."

Yang Qi'er was stunned for a moment, then frowned, "Father is sick? Why didn't you tell me before."

Seeing that he was about to get excited, Zhao Yunxiao said quickly, "His Royal Highness has recovered from her illness."

Yang Qier lowered her head guiltily, motioning for Zhao Yunxian to continue, and Zhao Yunxian said, "His Royal Highness is ill, and the Emperor is concerned about Her Royal Highness's health, unable to deal with too many government affairs, so he summoned King Yu from Beijing to Henglan Palace, and let Yu The king handles daily government affairs. Although the emperor said that he would help your highness to deal with it temporarily, there are still a few ministers who secretly approached the king of Yu, which means that he wants the king of Yu to replace you. Your highness, how can you still return the favor now? I am practicing Zen in the monastery."

He held the Buddhist bead in Yang Qier's hand tightly, but after a while, he held the Buddhist bead and began to recite the Buddhist words silently. Zhao Yunxian thought that Yang Qier was going to go back with him, but Yang Qier raised his head and said to him, "Ze Yao , I’m afraid I’m going to let you down. You are my friend, you do things for me, but I’m going to let you down.”

Zhao Yun said, "Your Highness, aren't you planning to return to Beijing?"

Yang Qi'er said, "You grew up with me. In fact, you can also see that I have no intention of being a prince, nor do I want to sit on the throne in the future. I just have to do that, otherwise I will let Father and Ah My father is disappointed and sad. Now that my father and father are still there, I can still do things because of their urging. If they leave, I really don’t know if I can take on this burden. The prosperous world under my father's rule has fallen into my hands. In fact, when I came to this Jing'an Temple to practice, I made up my mind. I hope that my father can give the crown prince to my third brother. He is more like the father, and he can be a good prince and future emperor."

Zhao Yunxian was very shocked, and said anxiously, "Your Highness, how can you think like this. You are the eldest son, and you are supposed to inherit the throne. Besides, I don't think Your Highness is incapable of being a prince and emperor. You just died because of the death of the little princess." It’s all just disheartened, after a while, you’ll be fine.”

Yang Qi'er sighed, waved his hand at him, and said, "Ze Yao, you still don't understand my father and father. Father and father have always been thoughtful and meticulous, and they will not do anything unless they think carefully before doing things. Since they asked Xin'er to temporarily handle government affairs for me, you should know that they also wanted Xin'er to inherit the country, otherwise, they would never have made this decision. Think about it, they asked Xin'er to take over Let me deal with government affairs. Doesn't this make me afraid of Xin'er, and let him not get it in the future? Do you think Father and Father will do such a thing? It must be that they want to take this opportunity to investigate Xin'er, so they made the decision In order to let him temporarily handle government affairs."

Zhao Yun said, "But you don't want to be discouraged, Your Highness."

Yang Qier said, "I'm not discouraged, but I understand what I want and how to be better for the world. Xin'er is more suitable to be a prince and emperor than me. He is my brother. We grew up together. , eat and sleep together, go to school together, complete homework together, play together, when I was young, I was my brother, I took care of him, slowly, we grew up, I found that Xiner is what I want to become but can't become I am very grateful to have him as a brother, and to have him take on the responsibilities that I feel I can't afford. Moreover, Father Huang and Father's approach is also right. Either determine Xin'er's status as soon as possible, or just I can't be sure. Otherwise, the longer the time drags on, the ministers around me will not be willing to give up my position, and I will only be supported by the ministers around me. Even if Xin'er and I have no intention of arguing at that time, but The two gangs of ministers around me won't look at us brothers and sisters. In order to prevent accidents at that time, the sooner Xin'er's position can be fixed, the better."

After he said so much, Zhao Yunxian knew that Yang Qi'er really didn't want to be a prince or emperor.

Yang Qi'er got up and walked to Zhao Yunxian, looked down at him, and said, "Brother Yunxian, I'm just sorry for you, and I'm sorry for you Dingguohoufu, you are all my close ministers, you want to support me, I'm an idiot who can't be helped."

Zhao Yunxian stretched out his hand to hold Yang Qi'er's hand, looked up at him, "Your Highness, what nonsense are you talking about. Compared to seeing you as the king of the emperor, protecting my Dingguohou's mansion, I hope you can live a happier life. You are near I haven't laughed for a few years, I'll play Cuju with you sometime."

Yang Qier said, "Thank you."

Zhao Yunxian held Yang Qier's broad and slender but thin hands for a while, and said, "Then what is your Highness going to do now?"

Yang Qi'er said, "I'm going to go down the mountain to get ordained and become a monk, and then you can call Father, Father, and Father to come here. As long as I get ordained, they will have to accept my becoming a monk. Naturally, I can no longer be the crown prince, so Li Xin'er is just right. Prince."

Zhao Yunxian asked in surprise, "Your Highness, are you determined to become a monk?"

Yang Qi'er nodded, "Otherwise I am the eldest son, and I am fine, so there is no way to change Li Xin'er as the crown prince. Only when I become a monk, those close ministers around me have no choice but to accept Xin'er as the crown prince. Otherwise, because of this, the court There can be chaos in China.”

Zhao Yunxian was heartbroken, Yang Qier was only 22 and [-] years old, except for a very few promising children of the rich and powerful in Beijing, most of them were still flying eagles and running dogs, wandering in the flowers, but Yang Qier was already so thoughtful, and he was very concerned about the hearts of the world. As dead as hell, wanting to become a monk, Zhao Yunxian didn't believe that Yang Qi'er was incapable of becoming an emperor, but it was Yang Qier's wish not to be an emperor, and Zhao Yunxian couldn't force him.

After some discussion, Zhao Yunxian took the guards and went back the same way.

Yang Qi'er sent him to the gate of the temple, stood on the steps, and watched him walk away.

Zhao Yunxian walked for a while, and when he turned his head, he saw Yang Qi'er still standing there, with his hands behind his back, his figure was tall and straight, his monk's robe fluttered gently with the wind, like a fairy left behind, about to go with the wind.

After the grief in Zhao Yunxian's heart, there was only peace left, and he waved to him, "Your Highness, go in quickly."

Yang Qi'er nodded to him, then turned and went in.

After Ji Heng recovered from his illness, because his body was still weak, the emperor asked Ji Heng to take care of his body and didn't want him to be tired, so it took a while for Ji Heng to know that the emperor had let Xin'er handle political affairs instead of the crown prince.

Once Ji Heng knew about this, he was stunned for a long time.

He went to Yuheng Hall in person. The emperor was looking at the memorial. When he saw Ji Heng coming, he got up and pulled him to sit beside him. Although Ji Heng was angry, he still followed him and sat on his seat around.

The lady serving tea brought tea in and backed out, leaving only two people in the room.

Ji Heng looked at the emperor and said, "Qinxian, you let Xin'er handle government affairs instead of Qi'er, didn't you?"

The emperor put his arms around Ji Heng's shoulders, "Yes."

Ji Heng pursed his lips, "Why did you do this, and you kept it from me for so long."

The emperor looked at Ji Heng and said, "That's what you think. I think Qi'er really can't be a good emperor, but Xin'er can be a great leader."

Ji Heng said, "Then you want to remove Qi'er from the crown prince and make Xin'er the crown prince?"

The emperor knew what Ji Heng was worried about, so he said, "Are you afraid that Qi'er and Xin'er won't be able to get along in the future?"

Ji Heng said, "Because of the throne, the two are at odds, you want me to watch this matter."

The emperor said, "There is no conclusion on this matter at present."

Ji Heng said, "Qinxian, you are too anxious about this matter, no matter what, you shouldn't be so hasty to decide on this matter, even if it is for the sake of the society that you want Xin'er to inherit the throne, there are better ways to deal with it , Qin Xian, why didn't you discuss with me about such a big matter, and just did it like this."

The emperor said, "Junqing, you are sick, and I am worried about you. At this time, how can I use this kind of thing to make you worry?"

Ji Heng shook his head and stopped talking, knowing that the emperor was making an excuse and the reason was just for fear of his own opposition, so he cut it first and played it later.

The atmosphere between the two was tense because of this matter, outside Liu Sheng asked for instructions, "Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, Master Huiren, the abbot of Zhenguo Temple, is asking for an urgent matter."

The abbot of Zhenguo Temple came to ask for an interview, and he knew it was about the prince. The atmosphere between the emperor and empress eased, and the emperor said, "Tell me."

After a while, Master Huiren arrived.

He performed Buddhist rituals to the emperor, and the emperor gave him a seat, so he asked what was the matter. Master Huiren said, "His Royal Highness asked the old monk to shave him or become a monk. His Royal Highness's business concerns the country, the old monk. Not daring to make decisions without authorization, so I had no choice but to come to see the emperor and empress."

The emperor and empress were very surprised by his words.