The peasant girl strikes: Mr., you have to be good

Chapter 424 Canonize the Prince as Prince

Some clever courtiers have already guessed the real intention of Emperor Qian.

Emperor Qian took the initiative to find Emperor Zhao's orphan, not sincerely, he wanted to silence everyone.

"I have one more thing to announce." Emperor Qian went to court today mainly to stabilize the old officials. Last night, he did not forget what was discussed. He decided to make his fourth son Situ Nan the heir apparent.

Situ Nan's supporter is Concubine Su De. This concubine Su De is the princess of Dongyan Kingdom, and her status is higher than other concubines. The most important thing is that Concubine Su De is backed by Dongyan Kingdom. He wants to use the power of Dongyan Kingdom , to suppress foreign enemies.

"The matter of abolishing the prince made me feel very chilled, and I decided to re-elect a prince who has the same virtue and integrity as the prince."

When Emperor Qian said this, everyone was a little surprised. The dead prince was still alive, and the emperor wanted to choose a prince again. It seemed that the Chu family was doomed. Chu Yufei didn't go to court these days, and he probably would never have a chance to stand up again.

"Your Majesty, if you really want to choose a person with the unity of virtue and conduct, the veteran recommends His Royal Highness the Third Prince. The Third Prince has made meritorious service to the court. Let him be the crown prince. Everyone expects him." Lou Tianshuo instructed his people to propose Situ Zhong as the crown prince.

This crown prince is the future crown prince. Even though the three Situ Zhong brothers had intended to form an alliance, who could resist such a big temptation in the face of interests? If they became crown princes, their treatment would be different.

"Your Majesty, I recommend the Second Prince."

Situ Yanbin's people didn't dare to lag behind. How could they let such a good thing fall into the hands of others.

"Your Majesty, I am more supportive of the Fourth Prince."

Situ Nan also had people in the court. Now, the court officials have been divided into three factions.

"Actually, I have already made up my mind on who to be the crown prince." Emperor Qian was very troubled. There was only one crown prince, but he had three sons.

"Who is the candidate in His Majesty's mind?"

When the ministers heard what Emperor Qian said, they had a premonition in their hearts that the crown prince might not be destined for the third and second princes.

"The candidate for the crown prince in my heart is the fourth prince. He has kind thoughts in his heart, is fair in dealing with things, and is full of talent. He is the perfect candidate for the crown prince."

In order for Situ Nan to become the prince smoothly, Emperor Qian kept praising Situ Nan, saying that Situ Nan was as good as he could be, and he was the ideal candidate in his heart.

In fact, everyone knew that the main reason why he chose Situ Nan was Situ Nan's adoptive mother, Concubine Su De.

"Dear dear ones, there is another main reason why I let the fourth prince be the prince, and that is to continue to form an alliance with Dongyan." purpose of marriage.

As long as they have good relations with Dongyan Kingdom, it will not be so easy for Nan'an Kingdom to annex them.

"Does Your Majesty mean that the Crown Princess can only be Dongyan's princess?"

Lou Tianshuo was very depressed. If the third prince could not be the crown prince, it meant that their happy days were coming to an end.

"Not only that, but I will also canonize Concubine Su De as empress and let her rule the six palaces."

The purpose of Emperor Qian's doing this is also to consolidate the country.

"Father, my son does not agree to let the fourth brother marry Princess Dongyan as his concubine. If both the queen and the concubine are Dongyan women, then our Xiling Kingdom is in danger." Situ Yanbin was very depressed because he did not become the prince. .

In terms of status, his mother's status is not low. His mother is the first daughter of the Xie family!

"Father, my son-in-law also agrees with the second brother's approach. Dongyan Kingdom is eyeing us. If the fourth brother marries their princess again, won't they want to climb on top of us to make a fortune? The son-in-law suggested Feng De The concubine is the empress, so this can also reflect our sincerity." Although Situ Zhong was unwilling, he understood a truth: if you try to be quick for a while, you will only fall into a situation where you will never be able to recover. It is better to bravely face every next one. thing.

"Your Majesty, the two princes are right!" All the officials stood up to support Situ Yanbin and Situ Zhong. Situ Nan knew that they were not convinced, so he said this.

"Father, just listen to the second and third brothers. The matter of marrying the princess is temporarily shelved." Although Situ Nan wanted to consolidate his power, he was worried that he would cause trouble if he went too fast.

That's why he stood up against marrying the princess.

"Then according to your wishes, confer the concubine De as empress first." Situ Gan was also worried that the Dongyan Congress would take the opportunity to annex them. Since everyone opposed it, if he continued to insist, it would only make things worse.

"The second prince and the third prince stepped forward to accept the seal."

In order to balance power, Emperor Qian decided to canonize Situ Yanbin and Situ Zhong as princes and send them to guard the frontier.

Now is the time for employing people, and these two sons are capable people, so they should be allowed to work for the court.

"The third prince, Situ Zhong, has both good character and outstanding talent. From now on, he can be conferred the title of Prince De and enjoy the taxes of the thirteen counties in Jiangyang."

Emperor Qiandi Situ Zhong sent to guard Jiangyang County. Everyone was surprised. This Jiangyang County is very close to Nan'an, and Xingyang County is one of the counties in Jiangyang County.

If the third prince really went to Jiangyang City, he might run into the Song family.

"Thank you, Lord Long En!" After Situ Zhong took the order, Emperor Qian conferred Situ Yanbin as Prince Ren and gave him Yonggu City as his fief. This Yonggu City has fifteen counties, two more than Jiangyang.

It is mainly close to Dongyam, close to the sea, so it can be said that it is a treasure land of geomantic omen.

Both sons were sent to the border to guard the border, and Situ Nan was the only one left in the capital.

He did this to appease Situ Yanbin and Situ Zhong. With the title of prince, they would not dare to mess around.

Even if they act recklessly, they are beyond their reach.

"You are the descendants of the Situ family, and you should put the country and the country first. When you arrive in the fiefdom, you must work hard and never relax." Emperor Qian hoped that the three sons would temporarily put aside their grievances and grudges, and serve the Xiling Kingdom well, waiting for them to recover. Vitality, let's deal with the Wu family again.

After the dynasty was over, Situ Zhong and Lou Tianshuo went to Situ Zhong's mansion together.

"Your Highness, although Jiangyang is good, it is difficult to govern." Lou Tianshuo suffered a great loss in Xingyang, and he was worried that Situ Zhong would suffer if he went there.

"Grandfather, I suspect that Jiangyang and other places have long been occupied by the Song family. When I get there, it is really not easy to manage Jiangyang well." Situ Zhong felt that his father was partial, and he made Situ Nan the prince. , This is enough partiality, he even sent him to Jiangyang as the vassal king.

Lou Tianshuo sighed softly: "No matter what, at least you have a fief. When you get there, you have to learn from the Song family and win over the local people. As long as the people submit to you, you have hope to come back."

"Grandfather, the capital depends on you. Don't think too much about grandma. Let us learn a lesson." Situ Zhong's grandmother, Yao Shi, had no chance of turning around. He suspected that he was sent to Jiangyang to live with him grandmother is related.

His grandmother sold smuggled salt and took bribes, which had a great impact.

Half of his blood came from the Lou family, and those in Jiangyang would definitely not give him good looks.

He could only take one step at a time, and when he got there, he tried his best to get acquainted with the local dignitaries and let them be used by him.

"I suspect that the orphan of the late emperor is Song Zichen. Song Zichen's mother, Mrs. Jing, is a legendary figure. In the second year after the late emperor's death, Mrs. Jing disappeared mysteriously. Not long ago, the Song family said that Mrs. Jing was Song Zichen's mother. This is too strange. , when you get there, investigate carefully." Lou Tianshuo suspected that Song Zichen was the orphan of Emperor Zhao, so he specifically told Situ Zhong to keep an eye on this matter.

(End of this chapter)