When the emperor was about to go through the motions of the morning court session and then leave early to see the latest elixir developed by the immortal master, he was bombarded with advice to appoint a crown prince.
The emperor felt that he was doing well again, but all the civil and military officials in the court thought he was not good enough.
His blood was boiling in his heart, but he couldn't refuse directly.
See, it's so frustrating.
He had been the emperor for so many years, and he had to be bullied by this group of ministers in the previous dynasty. Now that he entered the harem, he had to coax that silly woman Zhan Jiang. As the ruler of a country, how could he feel happy?
After finally resolving the external threat, he felt that he no longer needed to worry about the Zhan family, so he took the opportunity to deal with Zhan Jiang.
As a result, the ministers still came to force him!
"Who do you think is the most suitable one?" Let him see which disobedient son is hiding behind him, dreaming of the throne under his butt.
"Seniors are respected, and this old minister believes that the eldest prince is suitable."
"The Empress has no legitimate son, so she should appoint a virtuous one. The Third and Fourth Princes have always had good reputations."
"The Second Prince has been training in various departments for many years. He works diligently and conscientiously. He is a good official who speaks for the people..."
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"Although the Eighth Prince is young, he is as intelligent as the late emperor. If he is properly taught, he will surely become a great man."
When the emperor heard that every prince had been named and saw clearly the power of various factions in the court, he was angry, but he could not stop talking about the matter of appointing a crown prince.
After all, this is a matter of great importance and concerns the unification of nations.
He was just thinking about how to prevaricate when he heard the proposal to make the eighth prince the crown prince.
His mind worked quickly and he felt that this was a good idea. His adult son was a threat to him, but it was still too early for his young son to grow up and take over. Moreover, the eighth prince's mother's family was a prominent family and had the strength to compete with the adult prince.
And he can just sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers.
It was happily decided that from today on, the eighth son would be supported with all his might. As for when the decree to confer the title of crown prince would be issued, it would depend on the performance of the former court and the harem.
I believe that as long as he shows a little preference, the entire government and the opposition will be mobilized.
Zhan Haoze was in a good mood as he looked at the court which was in chaos.
Rather than letting the enemy consume their own strength, it is better to divert the fire of war and let them split internally.
Changsheng's life in the palace became even more obscure. If the Zhan family had not had some background, she would have been starving in the palace.
But it was really lively inside the palace.
Despite her sick body, she quietly ate melons. Occasionally, if she saw that something was not cooked enough, she would help add some firewood. She lived a quite happy life.
When the Northern Wei peace delegation arrived in Shangjing, the position of crown prince had not yet been decided, but the field of candidates had been greatly narrowed.
The eighth prince fell into the water and developed a high fever, which damaged his brain.
There were countless people implicated in the harem, but that couldn't change the fact that the Eighth Prince would never be able to ascend the throne in his lifetime. The Eighth Prince's maternal family took the opportunity to send two more beauties from their clan to the palace to gain his favor.
To show his respect, His Majesty favored one of them that day.
When the fifth and seventh princes went out hunting, one broke his leg while riding a horse and the other was kidnapped by gangsters, and they were both frightened.
The third prince was exposed for visiting a brothel and had poor personal ethics.
The remaining princes are the eldest prince, the second prince, the fourth prince, the sixth prince, and the young ninth prince.
The emperor lost so many sons at once, and when he looked at the remaining sons, he felt that each of them was suspicious and wanted to compete with him for the throne.
In the following period, the positions of all the princes were completely stripped for various reasons, and even the biological mother of the ninth prince was killed.
The former court and the harem were peaceful for a while, until news came out that the new favored concubine was pregnant.
The Northern Wei envoys also stepped into the capital city.
The entire court finally calmed down a bit.
Whether the emperor was willing or not, he still had to bring out the three adult princes to entertain the guests to show his respect.
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"Northern Wei and Southern Wei were once one family. All these years of fighting and quarreling cannot change this indisputable fact. To show our dynasty's peace-loving resolve, His Majesty of our dynasty is offering the most favored of his daughters, Princess Mingzhu, to your country."
At the envoy's signal, Princess Mingzhu stepped out to pay her respects to His Majesty. Her exquisitely slender figure and her exotic face hidden by the veil made the Southern Wei Emperor's heart beat fast.
Having seen countless women, he could tell at a glance that Princess Mingzhu was a wonderful person.
"Okay, okay, my Lady Ming Fei, come forward." With three consecutive "okays", the emperor had already decided on Princess Mingzhu's destination.
The envoy didn't dare to say much. The princes present originally wanted to marry a princess to add some support, but in the end... the old man was not a good person.
"This is the dowry prepared by His Majesty of our dynasty for Princess Mingzhu. Please have a look at it, Your Majesty. In addition, Your Majesty has written a letter asking to marry your princess. This is the betrothal gift." The envoy took out two lists from his arms one after another, full of sincerity.
The Southern Wei Emperor was very happy. This was the advantage brought by winning the war.
He casually glanced at the so-called dowry and betrothal gifts list, but didn't take it seriously. As the emperor of a country, he had been accustomed to seeing fine things since he was a child, so he didn't care much for them.
"I have granted your request to marry my princess."
As soon as this news reached the harem, it immediately caused a commotion.
Changsheng is the least affected. In the end, it will definitely fall on her head anyway, so it doesn't matter whether she is panicking or not.
After some tug-of-war in the previous dynasty and a series of conspiracies in the harem, the third princess Zuo Changsheng finally became the only choice for the marriage.
Changsheng calmly accepted the imperial edict. The eunuch who went back to report described the performance of the third princess in a straightforward manner without any additions, which formed a sharp contrast with the excuses of the concubines and princesses in the harem.
The emperor rarely felt a trace of father-daughter affection and praised her, "She is worthy of being a descendant of the Zhan family."
Perhaps he remembered that he had been a bad person, so he was generous to his third daughter who was about to marry far away. He not only gave her a title, but also sent her a large dowry. He felt that he had done his best, so he let her go.
"Cousin?" Changsheng was a little surprised to see Zhan Haoze in his bedroom.
"You are going to marry a foreign prince, and His Majesty has specially allowed me to come and say goodbye to you." So I entered the palace in a fair and open manner, without any crooked means.
"Oh, you can't." If he had the means, shouldn't he be able to mobilize all forces at this time, come to her forcefully and say, 'Cousin, don't go to the marriage, I will take you away'.
Hahahahahahaha, Changsheng himself finds it funny when he thinks about it.
"This is called strategy. A head-on confrontation will lead to a dead end. Waiting will open up new horizons." Zhan Haoze doubted that with their current state, it would be difficult for the rebellion to succeed.
He asked the palace servants to go away, and the two of them stood in an open area of the palace, talking in low voices, fearing that someone would overhear them.
"I won't let you go to marry a foreign prince." They are about to rebel, so how can they send their cousin as a hostage?
"No, I am willing to go and marry."
"Why?" After his cousin left, he was the only one left in the Zhan family. The wife he could marry would have difficulty giving birth to a child. What was the point of rebelling?
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