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The newly appointed Marquis of Dongcheng, Zhong Lingyi, was sitting in the main seat, high-spirited, and the fingers holding on to the ribbon were trembling with excitement.

My sister gave birth to a pair of sons for the emperor, and both mother and son were safe.

This is nothing less than a powerful stimulant for righteousness.

In the Han Dynasty, the battle for heirs had always started since the birth of the emperor's first son.

And past history has also proved that as long as a prince can seize the East Palace first, those who come after him will have to spend ten or even a hundred times the effort to unseat him, but they may not be able to succeed.

In particular, in the history of the Han Dynasty, no prince has ever been removed from the position of crown prince.

Under such circumstances, even if Yi Zong himself has no intention of paving the way for his nephew, his comrades and subordinates around him will desperately encourage Yi Zong to work hard for this purpose.

What's more, how could Yi Zong himself not have such ambitions?

This can be seen from the guests at today’s gathering.

Those sitting here are basically all Yi Zong's best friends, including officers from the Habayashi Guards Squadron and above.

In addition, when Yi Zong led his army to conquer North Korea this time, he also recruited some talents from Yanji, Liaodong and other places.

Nowadays, although there are examinations, the scholars who pass the examinations have to start from the grassroots officials with a salary of four hundred shi.

The children of powerful local families are hesitant about taking the exams.

This is easy to understand.

These gentlemen want to be high officials.

At the very least, he is a Qianshi official who can issue orders and decide the affairs of a county as soon as he comes up.

There are many powerful men and women who have to deal directly with farmers, such as Yafu, Youjiao and even government servants, who are as busy as dogs when collecting taxes every year.

For them, the road to examination is not as good as spending money to become an official. Although being an official is a bit unpleasant to say, it is not as high-level as recommendation and recruitment, but at least once you become an official, you are close to the emperor.

"Servant", a confidant of the imperial court.

Therefore, even after Yi Zong went to North Korea, there were still many powerful men who defected to the undercover and served as staff and diners.

This is also the current normal state of the Han Dynasty.

Three Gongs and Nine Qings. Basically, everyone has some "door" people and diners with similar status.

The same is true for Prime Minister Zhou Yafu, who is famous for his integrity and integrity.

"My lord, your majesty has given birth to a sacred child for your majesty. I thought that my lord was prepared for a rainy day and made early plans..." A staff member who defected to Yi Zong in Liaodong began to admonish him as soon as he opened his mouth: "Now that Changqiu Palace is young,

However, all the beauties in the palace, including the ladies and even the young envoys, are all barren. Your Majesty, you can establish a wide range of friendships, contact the courtiers, and jointly carry out major events, such as the story of Taizong's establishment of the first emperor..."

Yi Zong was very moved after hearing this.

At that time, Emperor Taizong Xiaowen came from Daiguo to Chang'an and inherited the great rule.

At that time, all the sons of the king and queen had died in infancy, and the Empress Dowager had not yet entered the Changqiu Palace. However, with the recommendation of all the ministers, Emperor Taizong Xiaowen still appointed the late Emperor as his crown prince. Later, the Empress Dowager and her mother

Because the son is noble, he will be in charge of the Changqiu Palace.

The situation today is very similar to that of then.

Today there is only one son and one daughter.

Instead of taking advantage of the fact that the emperor only has one son, strike while the iron is hot and support his nephew to become the crown prince, why should he wait for all the sons of other beauties and wives to be born before competing?

The emperor of the old Liu family was famous for being mean, ungrateful and forgetful.

Even Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, who had the best reputation, was always in a hurry when it came to women, preferring the new and hating the old.

Although it seems that people today are more affectionate than previous generations of the Liu family.

But even though he was righteous, he didn't dare to bet on the emperor caring about his feelings.

Even if the emperor really cares about affection, things like affection should be used once and lost once.

What should I do if I run out?

Yi Zong felt that even if he didn't think about himself, he still had to think about his sister.

Take advantage of the opportunity now to fight for your nephew.

Yi Zong, of course, knew that under the current situation, it was impossible for his newly born nephew to really take the position of crown prince.

The Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace would not agree.

However, without a fight, wouldn't the world think that the eldest son of the emperor had voluntarily withdrawn from the battle for the crown prince?

Only after the fight will the courtiers, ministers and nobles know the ambition of the eldest son of the emperor. [

only……

Yi Zong looked at the staff member and said hesitantly: "Zi Qing, His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the Emperor, has not yet been appointed crown prince. There is no need to mention sacred matters again in the future..."

In the Han Dynasty, only the emperor and the prince can be called sacred.

Other princes can only be called Your Highness.

Although Yi Zong is young, he is still very sensible when it comes to such big issues of right and wrong.

But his statement was tantamount to telling his subordinates and staff that he indeed intended to compete for the crown prince's position for the eldest son of the emperor.

Since ancient times, the shortest way to success, other than following the dragon, is to make a decision.

Everyone was shocked.

After all, no matter how enthusiastic everyone is, if Yi Zong is unwilling to participate in this matter, it will be in vain, right?

So everyone spoke freely and offered their own strategies.

Some people advocate contacting the courtiers and submitting a letter to ask for permission. Some people think that we should first bribe the nobles in the palace, contact the news, mobilize public opinion, and strengthen the momentum.

"Captain, I think this matter needs to be done with caution..." Of course, there are also calm people. Zhang Cigong is one of them. He stood up and bowed: "The key to today's matter is what your Majesty thinks... If Your Majesty is interested,

It is natural for the captain to act like this, but if the Holy Will is not willing, then by acting like this, wouldn't it put Madam, Your Highness, and the captain in danger?"

"The general thought that the captain might as well keep it quiet and wait for the holy will..."

After hearing this, Yi Zong broke into a cold sweat.

Indeed.

The person I am today has always been very independent-minded.

Even eight horses can't pull back what has been decided.

Moreover, the present emperor’s character of vengeance is even worse than that of the previous emperor.

At first, the prince of Wei's North Korea was sent to the left during the pilgrimage. He regarded himself as a barbarian and hated His Majesty. As a result, in a little more than a year, Wei's country was exterminated.

So far, no one can still be alive and kicking after committing evil deeds.

Yi Zong, I don’t want to cause the emperor’s dislike or even displeasure because of this matter.

Then the gain outweighs the loss!

However, if he, as the only relative of the eldest son of the emperor, does not take any action, the courtiers will surely think that the eldest son of the emperor and his family only want to enjoy the blessings of being wealthy and noble. That would be bad!

Historically, the struggle for the position of crown prince requires the efforts of the princes themselves, but also cannot be separated from the support of the nobles of the ruling and opposition parties.

However, Yi Zong remembered clearly that when he was sitting in the Taizi's Palace today, he seemed to be alone and could only stay in Sixian Garden and the Taizi's Palace.

But in fact, in the court, there were Yuan An in Chinese, Zhou Yafu and Dou Ying in military affairs, and they had good "friendship" with Guantao. They were deeply rooted, so no one could shake the current reserve position.

These relationships had already been consolidated when I was still the second son of the emperor.

If not, how could all the ten sons of the late emperor be defeated?

For a moment, Yi Zong was extremely confused.

"Perhaps I should ask the Prime Minister for advice?" Yi Zong thought in his mind, but then rejected the idea.

Back then, Xiao He had to taint himself in order to preserve his life and status.

What’s more, now?

If the Prime Minister were to participate in the matter of seizing the heir, I am afraid that there will be an earthquake in Weiyang Palace immediately!

what can we do about it?

When Yi Zong was hesitating, suddenly the doorman came to report: "Your Majesty, there is a servant named Yuan Gong outside the door to pay my respects!"

"Master Si is here?" Yi Zong couldn't help but reveal a look of ecstasy on his face.

Yuan Ang and Yuan Si's energy made even Prime Minister Zhou Yafu willing to be defeated.

This imperial servant of the dynasty was nicknamed "Zhijiji" all over the world. He had countless "friends" and "friends" among the princes and feudal lords.

Even at the Empress Dowager's residence in the East Palace, Yuan An could come and go freely even though he was a commoner.

Yi Zong admitted that he had no deep 'friendship' with this servant.

Why is this public election sending greetings at this time?

Yi Zong hesitated in his heart, but he immediately said: "Open the middle door and invite Mr. Si in quickly..."
To be continued...