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Chapter 198: Marriage Grant (2)
But 'almost forgot' does not mean that they have really forgotten, at least the old Duke and Mrs. Lu are very concerned about this purpose, especially after they have already known the true identity of Concubine Luo.

Mrs. Lu couldn't help sighing with the old man: "I thought the matter was over long ago. Who knows that the emperor has always remembered it. I can't bear to blame Concubine Luo. I blame Brother Qi for being protected by Concubine Luo. I blame us for not being able to do it again." Afraid of the old minister's heart, no one will do such a thing for him in the future... He even angered Brother Qi's father and took away his title and family property for no reason. What do you call this, Brother Qi's father? I'm afraid he didn't even know that Mrs. Lu was still alive back then, let alone the things that happened before, but now the city gate caught fire and the fish in the pond were hit. Because, I'm afraid I hate brother Qi even more to the bone!"

The old man said coldly: "Is there any way, who will let his opponent be the emperor? Don't say that the emperor just took away his wife, and now he has taken away his title and family property. Even if the emperor wants his life, he What can I do but die? "When the emperor is angry, he bleeds and drifts away", does he still dare to resist, even if he has the courage and lacks the ability, now he can save the lives of himself and his family, he is already the emperor Very kind!"

These words are really cold and heartless, but they are indeed true. The imperial power crushes everything, including the etiquette, because the etiquette itself serves the imperial power. Any personal wish, even honor or disgrace, must be prostrate under the imperial power, otherwise , there is only one dead end!
Mrs. Lu didn't understand these truths in her heart, but if she understood it, it didn't mean that the old man didn't feel depressed, and said after a long while: "Forget it, I still saved the lives of the whole family. That kind of wealth and magnificence, if you think about it, the dowries of the women are still there, so it shouldn't be difficult to survive, but brother Qi is suffering, and I don't know how he feels right now?"

The old man didn't say anything, he just raised his voice and told the mother Zhang outside the door: "Immediately send someone to ask the old man to come and talk!"

After Madam Zhang agreed, Fang and Mrs. Lu said: "Don't talk about it, it's useless to say it, and it's nothing to worry about, but this incident made me understand the emperor's attitude more and more. I want to lift up the fourth prince... The marriage of Feng girl is according to your wishes. You discuss it with the eldest daughter-in-law as soon as possible, and then arrange it. That's too late."

Although it is indeed a pity that the eldest granddaughter cannot fulfill her due responsibilities for the family, but since both left and right cannot fulfill her duties, why bother to pay for her granddaughter's happiness for the rest of her life?What will happen to the princes who failed to seize the heirloom in the past dynasties? The better ones will take a vain job and live their lives in the face of the emperor, but more will be imprisoned. Although they have enough food and clothing, they are no doubt like prisoners. The key prince His character is low, and he also has the habit of breaking his sleeves and splitting his peaches. He doesn't love women at all. If his granddaughter marries him once, she should have a face if she doesn't have face. If she doesn't even have a face, why marry him again?
When Mrs. Lu saw that the old man finally let go, she turned from anger to joy, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I will arrange this matter as soon as possible, and I will never let anyone catch any clues."

Just as she was talking, Mammy Zhang's voice came from outside: "Go back to the old man, old lady, the old man is here."

Old Duke Yin raised his voice and said, "Let him in."

When I was young, I saw Lu Zhongmian, who was dressed in stone blue silk and straight, strode in. After saluting the old man and Mrs. Lu, Fang Gong asked the old man, "I don't know if my father will call his son here. Why?"

After the old Duke ordered him to sit down, and ordered Nanny Zhang to serve him a cup of tea, Fang Shen asked: "The emperor ordered a marriage for the second prince and the third prince the day before yesterday, what do you think about this matter? "

When Lu Zhongmian asked, he pondered for a moment before saying: "From my son's point of view, I'm afraid that the emperor is paving the way for the future of the fourth prince. After all, the fourth prince is still young, but the eldest prince will only be crowned in a few months. Because of the empress's Empress's Qianqiu Festival, Fan lost power for a while, but as long as the middle palace remains in the middle palace, he will be the eldest son for a day, and no one can destroy his order. Wait for another three or five years The emperor is nearly half a hundred years old, but the fourth prince is still just a boy in his teens. The emperor may not be able to withstand the pressure of the cabinet and civil and military officials, so he will not appoint a prince. Father also knows Military generals and honorable families like us are fine, but civil servants all respect the way of Confucius and Mencius, the avenues are orthodox, especially those censors, and they all wish to be "Wen Shijian" to go down in history with their names. When the emperor was tired of fighting for the foundation of the country, how many people lost their wealth and lives, and those people were not unyielding, did Emperor Wanqi succumb in the end?"

As he spoke, he looked at the old man's face and saw that the old man's eyes were slightly narrowed as if he was appreciating what he said, so he knew that he had touched his heart, so he continued: "It's better to take advantage of it now. The second prince and the third prince were also introduced, which meant to divide the power of the eldest prince. Although my elder brother wanted his nephew to sit on the highest seat, he couldn't stand my second uncle who wanted to be the head of the country himself. How can you have a daughter?"

"There is also the idea of ​​letting several princes compete with each other so that they can form cliques and restrict each other so that the matter of establishing a prince cannot be settled in a short time. After all, the emperor's intention that he may not be a heir is already obvious. Now that the emperor is promoting the second and third princes like this, you must know that they are only one step away from that seat. In the past, it was all because of their seniority and lack of power in their hands. Now that they have a capable wife and family, How can they not have their own ideas? Moreover, on such major matters, they have always done more mistakes, less mistakes and less mistakes. If they don’t do good things, as long as they have the heart to compete, they will make mistakes sooner or later. The emperor will be able to justifiably send them down... In this way, the four princes will be able to benefit from it, and they will have enough time to grow up and cultivate their own power. The emperor's move is really good!"

Seeing that the eldest son can understand the emperor's thoughts so thoroughly, and it coincides with his own thoughts, the old man's eyes quickly flashed a look of satisfaction. With such a family leader at the helm, he is When you go to Jiuquan, you don't have to worry about your children and grandchildren will end up like the children and grandchildren of your old friends.

But the old man was satisfied, but he didn't show it at all on his face, and asked in a deep voice: "But how can you be sure that your second uncle wants his daughter to be a queen? Even if he has such a Thoughts, now your eldest brother is in charge of the family, and your mother-in-law is still alive, when will it be your second brother's turn to decide in An Guogong's mansion? What if the Xu family does not plan to produce another queen, but plans to produce a queen mother? , let my nephew sit in that seat, isn't the emperor's move self-defeating, and instead makes the eldest prince even more powerful?"

(End of this chapter)