Lin Haoming quickly understood, especially because of his previous culture. In Li Xianglong's eyes, he had no descendants, so even if he really stole the country, it would be meaningless. Although he was very young, he was at least safer.
"Your Majesty, are you sure you want me to tell the truth?" After Lin Haoming thought for a moment, Lin Haoming asked deliberately.
"I'm going to die, so what should I be afraid of? But it doesn't matter." Li Xianglong laughed at himself.
"Instead of choosing to be ambitious and talented, it is better to choose generosity and kindness!" Lin Haoming said simply and clearly.
"I am too strong-willed, so my children are all obedient and none of them are decent. The seventh prince and the ninth prince are both kind and kind. Which one is better?" Li Xianglong seemed to be planning to adopt it and asked directly.
"Your Majesty, I am just a surrendered general. Why don't you ask Taizu?"
"Grandpa, how long does he have left? There is no need to disturb him, just tell me." Li Xianglong shook his head.
"I haven't had much contact with the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince, so it's hard to judge, and I am a subordinated general after all." Lin Haoming said directly.
"Those idiots in the church don't know how to reuse. Your talents are not inferior to your father-in-law. Besides, who dares to underestimate you now? Don't carry this burden. I plan to kiss you. The seventh and ninth laos are me respectively.
The two concubines coincidentally have a princess who has not yet left the palace, which one do you want to marry?" Li Xianglong asked directly.
"Your Majesty, princess, marry me? I already have Ruoxue!" Lin Haoming did not expect that Li Xianglong would do anything to win over him, but he also showed his true character as a hero.
"I know you have a good relationship, but the Shengwu Empire has several wives and concubines, and your father-in-law also has several wives." Li Xianglong said nonchalantly.
"But princess!" Lin Haoming meant, obviously he didn't want to treat Yan Ruoxue badly, and he suddenly gave himself a woman, which made Lin Haoming a little bit dumbfounded.
"What about the princess? You have a deep love for Ruoxue. Even if you don't like her very much, at least you are a kind and righteous person. I won't feel wronged if I follow you." Li Xianglong didn't care.
"Your Majesty, I want to think about this matter!" Lin Haoming thought for a while and said.
"Hurry, I can't do it anymore, let's decide within a month!" Li Xianglong decided.
Seeing this, Lin Haoming could only agree.
"Haoming, I didn't expect His Majesty to give you the final decision. This is really unexpected." After leaving the palace, Yan Fuzheng also sighed.
"I am a surrendered general, and I will not have any descendants. In his eyes, I am the most trustworthy person. After all, even if I conquer the country, I will not be able to pass on the legacy." Lin Haoming said.
"Yes, and you are an outsider and can see more accurately. In his opinion, you want the empire to be stronger than anyone else, and you want to fight to the north more than anyone else. Moreover, my stupid sons have a grudge against you.
But after all, his lifespan is still a little short. If you advance to the fifth level, you will have more than 20,000 years of life. Is it necessary to pass it on?" Yan Fuzheng asked.
"Father-in-law, what do you mean?"
"Lao Li and I started the uprising together. Although we were forced, on the other hand, we are both over 20,000 years old, so there is nothing to worry about. We have a long history, and we will see things completely differently. Of course, it depends on how we do it.
You, if you really have the ability one day, I won't stop you, or I won't be around by then, as long as you treat Ruoxue well." Yan Fuzheng said silently.
Lin Haoming didn't expect that Yan Fuzheng would actually say this to him. I'm afraid that if he proclaimed himself emperor, he would see that the Shengwu Empire was actually very dangerous. Many of its current prosperity were brought about by Li Xianglong. Maybe it would be completely different if he left.
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Back at the mansion, Lin Haoming and the other princes continued to come.
Lin Haoming didn't care. He just waited until night and sneaked into the palace to observe the two princesses.
In fact, it only took one night for Lin Haoming to make enough judgments. One of the two princesses was in the sky and the other was in the earth.
Lao Jiu is the son of Concubine De, but Lao Qi is just the son of a concubine, so Lao Qi has no intention of competing for the throne at all, and the little girl is also younger, only fifteen years old, and is still one year away from being old enough to get married.
, but it is normal for someone to be betrothed and remarry when they reach an age.
Although the little girl is young, she is very sensible. Perhaps because her status in the palace is not high, she is very polite even to the female officials.
On the other hand, the other one is already nineteen, but has a very bad temper. He is not only spoiled but also arrogant and has no brains.
Therefore, after comparing the two aspects, Lin Haoming made his decision without thinking too much.
A few days later, Lin Haoming entered the palace alone and expressed his thoughts about what he had done.
Li Xianglong listened and then made a decision.
A few days later, everyone was surprised. The seventh-born Li Yaoguang, who had no intention of competing for the throne, became the crown prince. At the same time as he announced this, Li Xianglong married Li Yaoguang's biological sister, the thirteenth princess Li Ruyue, to Lin Haoming as his concubine.
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This news made everyone realize that His Majesty was looking for a strong backing for this prince with no background, with the Iron Wall Army as his backing, and the one who dared to be disobedient.
Li Xianglong was indeed very capable. When he died three months later, the new emperor's accession to the throne hardly caused any disturbance. In these three months, he killed more than a dozen important court officials in one go, apparently paving the way for his own children.
Li Yaoguang was a cautious person. Even if he became emperor, he would still act cautiously. In addition, he still needed to adapt to being an emperor, so the Northern Expedition was completely shelved.
Li Xianglong's death made the church breathe a sigh of relief, and even more so, it made the church feel blessed by the goddess. The Holy See of the Northern Continent, which was already panicking, and some of the ideas among the major countries were drowned after his death.
On the church side, Xia Mengrong has been a saint for some time. Although she has insufficient cultivation to become a saint, she has the title of saint, so naturally many people will come to her, especially since she inherited the position of He Qing.
Naturally, He Qing's old friends kept coming, but Xia Mengrong naturally wouldn't accept them all. She was also working hard to do her own thing well. After a period of hard work, she also established her own power.
Zuo Xinting was once again reused by her. Also reused were the so-called adoptive mother Xia Ping and Wu Zidan. Shang Yitong seemed to have come to this Saint Xia because of what happened that year. This should be Qi Huiyan's subordinate.
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In particular, Zuo Xinting and Shang Yitong switched to Xia Mengrong, which made several saints feel that this seemingly harmless and pure woman was actually very capable, so they no longer regarded her as a little girl.
Especially with the death of Li Xianglong, the struggle for power within the Holy See began again, but when outsiders came, everything seemed to have returned to its previous calm.