The battle for more than an hour ended with Emperor Liu Chan secretly appointing the crown prince.

But——

What ended was actually just a debate in the court.

Because after the dispersion of the dynasty, the topic of the battle for the crown prince has not ended yet in and outside Weiyang Palace.

Let’s talk about Weiyang Palace first.

After the dynasty dispersed, Liu Chan went directly to the Queen's Jiaofang Palace.

"Zi Tong has met His Majesty!"

Seeing Liu Chan coming back, Zhang Yuan slightly blessed himself and saluted Liu Chan; Liu Chan lifted him up with a look of love on his face. The two returned to the palace and looked at the prince Liu Chen in the cradle. Liu Chan whispered softly.

: "Chen'er, you will be a promising monarch in the future."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Liu Chen has just turned one month old, so naturally he can't answer Liu Chan yet. At most, he just babbling and smiling, which is his response to his father.

But Zhang Yuan unconsciously thanked Liu Chan.

"Why is Zitong thanking me?" Liu Chan asked with a smile: "I should be thanking Zitong. If Zitong had not been with me all these years, how would I be today?"

This is what Liu Chan is saying, because when he first came to this world, he was actually a little disappointed. After all, he knew the fate of Liu Chan in history and the fate of the Han Dynasty ruled by Liu Chan.

Historically, the Shu Han Dynasty was just a small court in a corner of the country. Even a generation of great sages and Prime Minister Zhuge worked hard, but they could not turn things around, let alone a popular online article author like him in the future world.

How can a small gain lead to a big gain?

However, time travel has become an established fact, and Liu Chan cannot let himself leave this chaotic world unless he chooses to commit suicide, but he is not the kind of person who likes to commit suicide.

Facing an unknown future.

When he first returned to Chengdu and ascended the throne, on the surface, Liu Chan did not seem to have any special changes, but he was more optimistic than before.

In fact, only he himself knows that he is very depressed and frustrated.

He doesn't have any vision for the future. In fact, he doesn't even dare to look forward to it.

How can a weak Han resist the strong Wei?

During this most difficult time for him, Liu Chan's first wife Zhang Yuan was always with him, and Zhang Yuan often encouraged him.

Because Zhang Yuan didn't know the course of history, she only knew that she was Zhang Fei's daughter, and she was the queen of the Han Dynasty. She believed in Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, she believed in her husband, Emperor Liu Chan, and she believed that the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty would definitely bless them.

Liu Chan, bless the revival of the Han Dynasty and its eternal prosperity.

Listening to Zhang Yuan's encouragement every day, Liu Chan slowly began to look forward to the future that was originally confused.

As the saying goes, everything depends on human effort.

What's more, there is a brilliant man named Kong Ming beside him.

So Liu Chan started a series of plans.

For example, to reduce the pressure on the prime minister, teach Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun to practice Tai Chi, so that the idols in previous lives can live longer, etc.

Ten years have passed now.

Looking back at his ten years in the Three Kingdoms, he also encountered risks. For example, when he was in Tongguan, if he had acted a little slower, if Cao Wei had reacted faster, he might have been a human being for three generations.

But he is lucky. In the past ten years, he has experienced a lot.

But the results are all good.

The big man took another trajectory.

Liu Chan felt that all the credit for this was due to Zhang Yuan. It was precisely because of her initial encouragement and constant companionship that he changed everything.

Liu Chan is a grateful person, so when Zhang Yuan gave birth to a prince, he directly named their son Liu Chen.

Although the name was chosen to commemorate the historical Northern King of Shu Han, of course he also hoped that their current little Liu Chen would become a man of character like the historical Northern King Liu Chen in the future.

Prince Liu.

As for the appointment of a crown prince, Liu Chan had already made the decision in his mind.

Only Liu Chen can do it.

Let's not talk about the tradition respected by the ancients of establishing elders instead of young, and establishing direct descendants instead of elders. In fact, the most important thing is because of Zhang Yuan.

He wants Zhang Yuan's child to be his future heir.

The only heir.

In order to repay Zhang Yuan's contribution to him.

But——

But he chose to establish a secret prince over the court.

Why is this?

Because——

He wanted to protect Liu Chen and at the same time prevent possible battles over the succession in the future.

Although he only has two princes, Liu Tan and Liu Chen, he is only twenty-six years old this year. Among his concubines, the oldest Zhang Yuan is only twenty-five years old, and the youngest Zhang Yuan is only twenty-five years old.

Fifteen years old.

He still has a lot of good time that he can squander.

He will have many princes in the future.

If there are more princes in the future, who can guarantee that princes will not fight for the throne?

The purpose of establishing a secret reserve is to prevent possible tragedies of brothers fighting each other and fighting in the same room in the future.

Liu Chan also discussed this matter with Zhang Yuan, and it was approved by Zhang Yuan.

Moreover, Zhang Yuan was very moved. Although she was only a first-class female, she had heard about the battles in the royal family.

Now that she has a son and a legitimate son, she naturally knows that if Liu Chan directly appoints Liu Chen as the crown prince now, Liu Chen will most likely become the target of various attacks in the future.

In order to protect your son, it is the best choice to adopt a secret reserve method.

...

In the Jiaofang Palace, the family of three was having a good time because of the secret appointment of the heir apparent; but outside the Weiyang Palace, two people were also chatting and laughing.

In a study room of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Xu Shu, the imperial censor, took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Prime Minister, you can rest assured now."

"What Yuan Zhi said is absolutely true. Your Majesty's actions today really surprised Liang." Zhuge Liang nodded, shook his feather fan gently, and sighed: "Although this secret method of establishing a heir apparent has never been used in ancient times, it eliminates possible future problems."

The princes who appeared competed for the throne, and all the princes were able to succeed, so they worked hard to become successful."

Xu Shu also nodded, because today's dispute over the appointment of the crown prince was actually deliberately caused by him and Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.

It has been ten years since today's emperor took the throne, but Liu Chan has not participated in the governance of the country during these ten years. Before Xu Shu returned to the Han Dynasty, all military and state affairs were decided by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.

Later, Xu Shu returned to the Han Dynasty and was worshiped as a censor by Liu Chan. From then on, Zhuge Liang handed over the internal affairs to Xu Shu, while he was in charge of military affairs.

But——

Zhuge Liang knew very well that people will eventually die of old age. Whether it is Zhuge Liang or the imperial censor Xu Shu, they will also die of old age one day.

Moreover, they should die earlier than Emperor Liu Chan.

When they are alive, they can still govern the world for Liu Chan, but if they pass away in the future, who should Liu Chan rely on to govern?

After all, they are no longer young now.

As the saying goes, the loess has already buried half of it.

This matter has always made Zhuge Liang a little worried.

However, in recent years, Liu Chan's changes have also caught his eye, such as the troops leaving Ziwu Valley and the final battle to decide Guanzhong.

There are also the new weapons he invented and created, as well as some improved techniques that benefit the country and the people.

Zhuge Liang was very pleased with this.

For this reason, in fact, as early as when he moved the capital to Chang'an, he intentionally or unintentionally began to let go of some state affairs to Liu Chan, allowing him to slowly begin to participate in the governance of the country.

For example, in the canonization of Xu Shu, or in the imperial examination system proposed by Liu Chan, he did not interfere too much, but instead assisted.

His purpose is simple.

He hoped that in the near future, Liu Chan would be able to fully govern the country.

Now there are two princes at the same time, namely the eldest son and the second son. However, the eldest son is a concubine, but the second son is a legitimate son.

If there is a fight in support of the two princes in the court.

What decision will Liu Chan make?

So today in the court, people from the Yushi Dafu Palace appeared, deliberately siding with the eldest son Liu Tan, a concubine, and urging Emperor Liu Chan to appoint Liu Tan as the crown prince.

The people in the Prime Minister's Palace followed the ancient law and strongly supported Liu Chen, the second son of the emperor, as the crown prince.
To be continued...