The return of the son-in-law

Just as Li Shaojun expected, when he returned to the capital and handed over the harvest to Li Chonghao truthfully, there was a call to be crowned king in the court, and some people even thought that Li Shaojun's move was enough to make him a prince.

Li Chonghao was very reluctant, and did not show a good face to the officials for several days.

He didn't like the third son who was born in the first place. For one thing, Jiang Hou didn't like him. He, the emperor, relied on his relatives to sit firmly, so he naturally disliked the son born after Empress Jiang; secondly, Li Chonghao also had self-knowledge, knew that he could not make great achievements, and guarded his ancestors honestly It is good to lay down the country.But he is not a law-abiding person, and he can't control his desire to have fun. If a crown prince is established, one day the crown prince will think about it, and his throne will be unstable.

As the only legitimate son, Li Shaojun is the best candidate for the crown prince, while Li Shaojin, whose biological mother is a favorite concubine, both mother and son understand the importance of the emperor's favor, compared to Empress Jiang and Li Shaojun, they rely more on flattery for Li Chonghao Li Chonghao is naturally willing to give more face to Concubine Liu and her son.

Therefore, the reason why Li Chonghao prefers Li Shaojin is not only that he prefers Concubine Liu, but also a more important reason is that he does not want his own son to shine alone in the court.Before, because of Li Shaojin's incompetence, he sent Li Shaojun to the northwest to negotiate with the Tatar leader in a rage, in order to severely punish Li Shaojin who had humiliated him.Now that Li Shaojun came back, he regretted his original decision again, thinking that if Li Shaojin went this time, his previous mistakes would be wiped out. Li Shaojin is still the second-rank prince, and Li Shaojun is still a bald prince.

Seeing the courtiers discussing endlessly, Li Chonghao couldn't help but think of his six sons who died young, and sighed in his heart.

He had long forgotten the child's appearance. The reason why he doted on his sixth son Li Shaoyu so much was not what everyone said, because the child's appearance was very similar to the late emperor.He just took a fancy to Li Shaoyu's identity - he is also a legitimate son, and he is more favored by the emperor than his elder brother.

As long as he raised Li Shaoyu by his side since he was a child, prevented Empress Jiang and Li Shaojun from having too much contact with him, and instilled in Li Shaoyu the idea that "he is more suitable to be emperor than his own brother, but it's a pity that he is the second son", then Deliberately let Li Shaoyu fall into a deep crisis, and pushed the man behind the scenes onto Li Shaojun. In the future, Li Shaojun, who will be the eldest son but will not be favored, and Li Shaoyu, who will be the second son and will be loved, will inevitably have a vicious fight.

At that time, as the emperor, he sat high on the dragon chair and watched the courtiers quarreling endlessly about it, so he didn't have the energy to pay attention to what he did.Wouldn't it be the happiest thing in the world to choose a good emperor when he was old, and abdicate himself to become the Supreme Emperor with great power?

It's a pity, that child didn't have such a blessing, and he was suffocated to death by the nanny after going on a tour.But thanks to the child's death, after scolding Jiang to death, he suppressed Li Shaojun and Jiang's family, and took the opportunity to support Concubine Liu and Liu's family. Only in the past ten years can they live so comfortably.

In the court hall, Yue An didn't say a word except for proposing to make Li Shaojun king at the beginning.He stood aside, with his head slightly lowered, as if all the disputes and quarrels in the hall had nothing to do with him, but in fact he had been paying attention to Li Chonghao's expression on the dragon chair from the corner of his eye.

Seeing that Li Chonghao was becoming more and more impatient, Yue An came out and said: "Your Majesty, the third prince's move is not only for the present, but also for the future. I recommend that the third prince be named prince."

After all, Yue An is the prime minister, so Li Chonghao wanted to sell some face, and Yue An's actions over the years did not favor Li Shaojun in any way. Li Chonghao didn't ignore Yue An like others did, and said, "I still remember that day when Jin Er Returning to the court, I was happy for a while, and made Jin'er the king of England. Unexpectedly, within a few months, there was a letter from the leader of Tatar to complain, and I realized the big mistake Jin'er made. The leader signed the covenant, but it only takes a few days, so we still have to think about it in the long run."

Yue An bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the third prince is going this time, accompanied by several colleagues from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, and the contents of the covenant signed have also been confirmed by all colleagues."

Li Chonghao was displeased: "You mean Jin'er made his own decisions?"

Yue An did not change his face, and said: "We have not seen what the fourth prince did in the northwest, and the people brought by the fourth prince were not from the court. But the third prince is different. Tatar's surrender is the most important thing. This time Those who went with the third prince were all important officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War. Your Majesty, don't let your colleagues feel cold!"

The implication is that if Li Chonghao does not make Li Shaojun the prince, it is denying the credit of the many officials who followed him to the northwest.

Li Chonghao was furious: "Are you trying to force me?"

Yue An stood up straight, lowered his eyes slightly, and said, "Your Majesty has learned from you."

Li Chonghao squinted his eyes, stared at Yue An and looked up and down, as if he was thinking about how to punish this rebellious prime minister.But instead, he thought that since Yue An became the prime minister, his days of having fun have become much more comfortable, unlike when Liu Yuanheng was the prime minister, he always came forward to remind him when he was in the mood, and Li Chonghao couldn't bear it anymore. .

At least, Li Chonghao didn't want to move Yue An until he found the next prime minister who was not partial to Li Shaojun and who was capable of handling affairs.

"Yue Qing is right." After thinking through this level, Li Chonghao's words were not so harsh, "Jun'er has established a great achievement this time, which is different from Jin'er's time, but he deserves to be named prince."

"Your Majesty's lesson!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Those who supported Li Shaojun, as well as those in the middle, all agreed, but only a few officials who supported Li Shaojin had a bad face.But how could they make Li Chonghao change his mind?He could only stand there and follow the second proposal dryly, so as not to be caught.

"The decree is that the third prince, Li Shaojun, is young and promising, and has made meritorious service in his mission to Tatar, so he is specially named the prince of Fuguo."

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the hall.

An official came out and said: "Your Majesty, the Prince of Fuguo is only the third rank, and the third prince is His Majesty's only son, with a distinguished status. Previously, the fourth prince was named the second rank Prince of the Protectorate, but now the third prince is only the third rank. It is really... "

"Unfair?" The official was not Yue An, so Li Chonghao naturally stopped showing off his face, and simply said, "All the sons and daughters are my sons, which one is not noble? Or do you look down on Jin'er in your heart?" ?”

"I don't dare!" The official quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty knows that, I just think that the third prince is too low to be awarded the third rank."

Li Chonghao sneered: "What do you think? What are you!"

The officials begged for mercy again, this time saying that they dared not stand up for Li Shaojun.

Yue An frowned, looked at the minister who kept begging for mercy, and thought inwardly that he was lucky.Fortunately, Li Shaojun didn't go to court today, otherwise, in this turbulent place, he would inevitably make a noise and take over the third-rank prince.

However, just like what the minister in his early years said, if Li Shaojun was appointed as the prince of the third-rank Fuguo for the first time, then Li Shaojin would be a head shorter, which he didn't want to see.

However, words cannot be said like this unlucky ghost.

Now no one else dared to say more, only Yue An came forward again and said: "Your Majesty, the third prince has made such great contributions, but he is only named a third-rank prince. It is not in line with reason or reason. Please think again, Your Majesty."

Li Chonghao suppressed the anger in his heart, and said: "Yue Qing, it is because Jin'er broke my heart that I can no longer act willfully and recklessly like last time. One letter is the second rank. First seal the third rank, so it is better for Shen Shenjun In the heart of my son, I will make great contributions in the future and then become Jin Feng."

Yue An took a deep breath, and said, "Your Majesty, that day it was just a trade treaty with Tatar, and the fourth prince, who was an envoy, was named the second-rank prince. Now the third prince, as a special envoy, signed an eternal covenant with the leader of Tatar. Only conferring the third grade and passing it on to Tata, wouldn’t it be clear to tell Tata that we don’t value this covenant?”

Li Chonghao didn't think of this, and now he heard what Yue An said, he couldn't help being taken aback.

Although he did prefer Li Shaojin and suppressed Li Shaojun many times, as an unqualified emperor, he still knew the importance of this.

Tatar has invaded the northwest for many years, and finally Tatar has a leader who is willing to surrender. If this matter is not handled properly and the leader of Tatar regrets it, then the loss outweighs the gain.

Li Chonghao hesitated again and again, but still retreated: "In this case, I will be named the Prince of Yipin Zhenguo. The title will be discussed later."

Hearing this, Yue An took the lead in paying homage: "Your Majesty is wise!"

No matter how unwilling Li Chonghao was, and no matter how angry Li Shaojin was, three days later, Li Chonghao formally decreed that the third prince, Li Shaojun, would be the first-rank prince of Zhenguo, titled Qin.

In Xuzhou, Guo Zhan'an was not surprised when he received the news that Li Shaojun was the King of Qin. He just called Jia Huan and asked him to prepare a congratulatory gift to send to the capital.

Jia Huan agreed, hesitated for a while, and asked again: "Master, the gift we sent over should be in the names of the masters of the capital?"

Guo Zhanan thought for a moment, and said, "No, you can just use my name, and prepare more northwest customs. By the way, don't just use my name, bring Yu'er."

Jia Huan was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Young master, is it not good to use the name of the second young master?"

Guo Zhanan glanced at him and said: "Okay, I have my own discretion, remember to add Yu'er's name this time. Oh, by the way, you let Yu'er preside over this matter, you watch from the sidelines, if necessary It’s time to remind you.”

Jia Huan knew that it was Guo Zhan'an's determination to train Huo Yu. Since his young master had already made up his mind, he stopped persuading him and took orders.

When Jia Huan left, Guo Zhanan closed his eyes wearily.

Bringing Huo Yu this time is nothing more than to improve Li Shaojun's impression of Huo Yu - Huo Yu rejected Li Shaojun's kindness before, which made Li Shaojun, who is the third prince, very dissatisfied.Although Guo Zhan'an was unwilling to let Li Shaojun know about Huo Yu's life experience, he still felt guilty in his heart - after all, he was afraid that he was the only one who knew the truth. Out of selfishness, Guo Zhan'an kept Huo Yu and Li Shaojun from the two parties involved. .

He didn't even dare to think about Huo Yu's reaction when he knew the truth one day, and the relationship between the two of them.

Let Huo Yu be in charge of this matter, one is to train Huo Yu's ability to deal with people, so that in the future, after Li Shaojun becomes the Great Treasure, he and Huo Yu will return to the capital, so that many high-ranking royal officials will be helpless; Some small compensations, letting Li Shaojun's own brother prepare a gift for Li Shaojun, more or less made him feel better.

Thinking of this, Guo Zhan'an couldn't help but smile wryly.

He is such a good looking man, when has he been so coy?

But it was for Huo Yu, and only for Huo Yu.