[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

There was already a Feng family in the palace, and later the Rongguo Mansion sent Jia Yuanchun into the palace as a concubine, and the rest of the family did not send their girls into the palace as concubines.

In fact, in order to balance the power in the court, Emperor Chengsheng is unlikely to be too fond of her even if she is sent to the palace. Therefore, except for one Jia Yuanchun, there are no girls from the four princes and eight princes' families in the palace.

It's a pity that Jia Yuanchun only gave birth to a little princess. She didn't give birth to a prince, so the four princes and eight princes could only support Xiao Yin. After all, the Feng family and them were considered the same.The relationship between the Feng family and the families of the four princes and eight princes has always been very good. They are all family friends. The two forces have long been inseparable. The Feng family supports Xiao Yin, and Xiao Yin has a natural advantage in identity. Xiao Yin has made it clear that he is close to them. These people naturally gathered around Xiao Yin.

In their view, no matter which dynasty or generation it is, it is a matter of course and right to establish the eldest son as the crown prince.

Even Emperor Chengsheng himself, who was also born as a son of the middle palace, was also directly established as the prince by the first emperor.Xiao Yin also occupies the status of the eldest son, and is more qualified to be the prince than Emperor Chengsheng.

Shui Rong gave him a look calmly, and an official came out of the queue, citing scriptures and classics in a generous speech, asking Chengsheng Emperor to make the eldest prince the crown prince.

The matter of setting up the crown prince has also been talked about for several years. Emperor Chengsheng reacted flatly when he heard these words. He listened to the officials in front of him finish those words, then he glanced around the officials and asked, "You all think like Liu Qing?" Do you think that the crown prince must belong to the First Prince?"

"You have been mentioning the establishment of a prince for several years. I have always said that I am not in a hurry. I always say that I will look at it later. Now, look, you are much more anxious than me. In the past two years, there was only one every few months. The memorials say this, and now there are them every few days, you should really go to my desk to have a look, there are several stacks of memorials to invite the crown prince!"

Emperor Chengsheng paused as he spoke, glanced at the direction of the princes, and then said slowly, "Do you all think that the eldest prince is the most suitable prince? Come on, today is a rare grand meeting, since we are talking about this topic , I also listen to your thoughts. Say what you have, just speak freely, and I will not blame you."

The establishment of a crown prince is said to be a national matter, but in the final analysis, it is also the ruling of the Sacred Heart, and the thoughts of the courtiers are just references.

What's more, if you don't speak well in public, or the person who proposes is not Sacred Heart's favorite, or if the person who proposes in the future is not the final prince, then this future will be over.In this kind of time when the blame comes out of the mouth, keeping silent is the best choice.

Emperor Chengsheng asked all the officials to speak freely, but except for a few people secretly arranged by Shui Rong who listed Xiao Yin as the crown prince, no one spoke again.

No one took the initiative to say that Emperor Chengsheng didn't intend to let everyone go.

He laughed and said: "Usually, these few people are not the only ones who invite me to establish a prince in the memorial. Why did you all stop talking when I started asking?"

No one said, Emperor Chengsheng began to roll the roll, his gaze scanned the courtiers, and finally fell on Yu Tingjun, who was at the front of the civilian queue

Emperor Chengsheng smiled and said, "Prime Minister, what do you think?"

"I remember that you have never made a memorial about the establishment of a prince, and you have never spoken to me about it. Now that I am planning to establish a prince, you can tell me who is the most suitable among my princes." To be the crown prince?"

Yu Tingjun has white beard and hair, and a thin body, but he looks very energetic. He stands there with his back straight, and he is a rigorous scholar with a strong character.

However, he has been the prime minister for several years, and he also has official authority in him. When the two sides are combined, they become a very dazzling temperament that cannot be ignored.

Yu Tingjuan took two steps forward, saluted Chengsheng Emperor steadily, and then said in a deep voice: "My lord, this veteran thinks what Master Liu said is very reasonable. The veteran also thinks that the eldest prince is the most suitable to be the crown prince." .”

As soon as Yu Tingjun said a word, all the officials were in an uproar, and many people whispered to each other quietly, all of them were too shocked and surprised by Prime Minister Yu's answer.

Even the water-soluble eyes showed a hint of surprise.Yu Tingjun is the father of Concubine Yu Gui and the grandfather of the Ninth Prince. He publicly supports the Eldest Prince as Crown Prince. What does this mean?

Only Lin Jian and Xiao Yu were not surprised.

Xiao Yu stood among the princes, none of the adult princes in front looked back at him, but the little princes standing behind him who had just left the palace to build a mansion quietly looked at their ninth brother.

But seeing Xiao Yu lowering his eyes slightly, there was a natural calm on that elegant and refined face.

At this moment, no one was looking at Lin Jian standing in the queue. If anyone took the time to look at him, they would definitely see the understanding and light smile flowing slowly through his eyes.

The officials were in an uproar, and Emperor Chengsheng had already asked Yu Tingjun why he thought so.

Yu Tingjun said: "Since ancient times, crown princes have always been established as the eldest son, and the eldest prince is the eldest son, and he is also the son of the main palace. The old minister thinks that the eldest prince is the most suitable crown prince."

Emperor Chengsheng smiled faintly: "I remember that when the first emperor was in power, he also asked the prime minister who among the princes should be the crown prince. At that time, the prime minister had not been promoted, and the prime minister was still a bachelor in charge of the Imperial Academy. .And when the first emperor asked this question, the prime minister answered in the same way. Today's prime minister's words are exactly the same as before."

After Emperor Chengsheng said this, some veteran officials also remembered what happened that day.The surprised voices among the ministers also became less.Since the time of the first emperor, Prime Minister Yu has been a staunch supporter of the theory of establishing the first emperor.

It's not surprising that he nominated the Holy Emperor back then, but now he nominates the First Prince to be the crown prince.

Emperor Chengsheng asked a few more people, and all of them said that the eldest prince Xiao Yin was suitable, and no one mentioned the other princes. Seeing that Xiao Yin was the aspiration of the people, he should have taken advantage of the situation to become the crown prince.

But Emperor Chengsheng didn't make a decision for a long time, and didn't even give everyone a hint. Facing Emperor Chengsheng's ambiguous/ambiguous attitude, Shui Rong and the others were not in a hurry. Now the eldest prince is what everyone wants. , even if Emperor Chengsheng doesn't make a decision for a while, it doesn't matter, with the support of so many people in the court, Xiao Yin will be the crown prince sooner or later.

"Lin Qing, you can also tell me."

Emperor Chengsheng smiled and turned his gaze to Lin Jian, "You are a guilty person, but I have already punished those who should be punished. Don't be bored now that there are other things discussed here, I want to hear your thoughts."

The words of Emperor Chengsheng immediately caused Shui Rong and the others to jump in their hearts.

No matter who Emperor Chengsheng named to tell the story, Shui Rong and the others would not be so surprised.But when Lin Jian said it, their hearts sank involuntarily, because they didn't know what Lin Jian would say.

In other words, they knew very well that Lin Jian would never agree with them, that is, he would never promote Xiao Yin as the crown prince.

So, who will Lin Jian recommend as the crown prince?

Just when Shui Rong and the others' eyes fell on Xiao Yu, they heard Lin Jian say, "Since the Holy Majesty allows the ministers to speak freely, then the ministers will also speak out."

"I don't avoid relatives when raising virtuous people, and I don't avoid suspicion when raising relatives. I feel that the standard for establishing a prince is not necessarily based on the eldest son. The establishment of a prince is a major event for the country. In the future, the prince will be the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. This ability That’s what should be put first, not the birthplace.”

"Among the princes of the Holy Majesty, the one who is most valued by the Holy Majesty and who has the most outstanding ability is not the First Prince, but the Ninth Prince. Even though the First Prince is the eldest son, the First Prince is mediocre. Feng/Bo, this is still the case when you are a prince. If you become a prince and emperor in the future, it is a small mistake, but if it hurts the people of the world, what should you do? Do you let innocent people bear the responsibility of the emperor's government affairs? consequences?"

"I think that the Ninth Prince's talent is outstanding. Since he entered the court, everything has been done in an appropriate manner, and he has been praised by the emperor several times. The Ninth Prince is completely qualified to be the Crown Prince. Even when it comes to the background of the Ninth Prince, it is not bad at all. .”

Lin Jian's words caused much more uproar among the officials than what Prime Minister Yu said just now.After such a long court discussion, it was the first time that he proposed that the crown prince be chosen by someone other than the eldest prince, and the one who was nominated was the Ninth Prince Xiao Yu.

While the ministers were discussing, their eyes swiveled between the Ninth Prince, the First Prince, and Prime Minister Yu.

Xiao Yu stood with lowered eyebrows and lowered hands, as if Lin Jian was not the one pushing him.Xiao Yin's complexion was very ugly, and he secretly glanced at Lin Jian with murderous intent, as if he wanted to eat people.

Prime Minister Yu just stood there with his arms folded, looking calm as if this matter had nothing to do with him at all.

Lin Jian didn't look at anyone, he didn't care about anyone, let alone everyone's eyes, he finished what he wanted to say very frankly, and then said: "This is just a little thought of the minister. Who do you want to be the crown prince? His Majesty judges."

Emperor Chengsheng nodded and said, "I will think about it carefully."

Some ministers wanted to say something more, but they were stopped by Emperor Chengsheng with a wave of his hand. Emperor Chengsheng told them to leave, and the court meeting was over.

For a while, the imperial censors and colleagues who had always walked out of the palace with Lin Jian in the past two months all stayed away from Lin Jian, and no one approached him anymore.Even some of the military officers who wanted to curry favor with him did not come here today. When they got out of the steps towards His Royal Highness, everyone was far away from Lin Jian, and no one talked to him, as if he had a plague. It's like being infected.

"Lin Yushi, how does it feel to be isolated?"

Lin Jian had just finished descending the steps when he heard someone asking him with a smile behind him.

He heard the voice very familiar, stopped and turned to look at the person behind him. After seeing it, he immediately bowed and bowed respectfully to the speaker.

Then he smiled calmly at this man: "Look at what you can find, don't take from your neighbors. All the ways are suitable, and you can start to make a spring. If you speak lightly and understand your feelings, you will be in the sky. This is my current state of mind."