Although Wen Hansi fainted several times at the beginning of the year because he was angry with the courtiers, and his cough never recovered, everyone felt that the Holy Emperor still had a long time to reign.
Including the Holy Spirit himself, he also thinks so.
Especially this year, Queen Xu gave birth to her tenth prince, and Concubine Zhao was pregnant, which made the Holy Emperor feel that she was still strong.
The Holy Emperor woke up from the dragon bed, and it was completely dark outside.
I got dressed under the auspices of the palace servants. Today is the last court meeting of the year.
It won't be like in the past, where there will be endless government affairs, everyone will wrap up, and the monarch and his ministers will just go through the motions in a tacit understanding.
The Holy Emperor sat in front of the mirror and asked the palace servants to comb his hair.
Fuhai came from outside the palace and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it snowed heavily last night. It is said that auspicious snow heralds a good year. It seems that the people will not have to worry about it next year."
The Holy Spirit felt very happy after hearing this.
This year has been quite comfortable, supporting poor families, suppressing aristocratic families, promoting land equalization, having wives and concubines, and Wen Hansi sharing his worries, and now Ruixue is coming to an end.
It's been a good year.
The Holy Spirit sighed in his heart.
The Holy Emperor opened his eyes and was about to say something to Fuhai when he saw in the mirror that the face of the palace maid combing his hair changed and she retracted her hand nervously.
The Holy Emperor was suspicious in his heart, looked at her and said, "What are you hiding? Take it out!"
The palace maid hurriedly knelt down, shook her head and said, "Go back to your Majesty, what are you hiding?"
Seeing the Holy Master frowning, Fuhai took the whisk in his hand, slapped the palace maid on the back hard, and said: "Stretch out your hand!"
The palace maid spread her hands tremblingly.
Shengshang and Fuhai took a closer look, and a white hair suddenly appeared in her palm.
Fuhai's eyes widened, and he suddenly became angry. This palace maid didn't understand the rules and let the Holy Emperor discover her white hair.
Fuhai was about to order someone to drag her out and punish her severely.
The Holy One smiled and said, "What's the point? It's getting late, so hurry up and comb my hair."
Fuhai and the palace maid both breathed a sigh of relief.
The palace maid stood up tremblingly and continued to comb the saint's hair.
Fuhai looked at the Holy One in the bronze mirror carefully. The Holy One had a calm expression and seemed not to care about the white hair.
But Fuhai knew that the Holy Emperor might not care about this white hair, but his mood would definitely be damaged.
Fuhai racked his brains and amused the sage, saying: "The fifth prince did well in his homework yesterday and received a lot of praise from the great scholar."
"I heard news from Changchun Palace that the tenth prince can stumble and walk a few steps on his own."
The Holy Master listened to Fu Hai's chatter and suddenly asked: "How is Concubine Zhao's fetus?"
Fuhai said: "The imperial kitchen said that Concubine Zhao is very ill and has not been eating well recently. She must be a strong and naughty little prince."
While talking, after combing his hair and putting on his tiara, the Holy One stood up and said casually: "I'm going to see Concubine Zhao tonight."
Fuhai smiled and said: "With the might of the Holy Dragon, the little prince will definitely not dare to be naughty anymore."
The Holy See didn't seem to take the white-haired episode seriously, and came to Fengtian Hall to begin the court meeting.
But what was supposed to be a peaceful end-of-year party was disrupted.
Zhong Junming, the Minister of Rites, stepped forward and said: "I have a memorial."
The Holy Spirit said: "Speak."
The Book of Rites of the Ministry of Rites said: "Since ancient times, emperors have succeeded to the throne and established the emperor to control the whole region. They must establish the Yuan Chu, Maolong the country, and the Mianzong Society without borders. Since the emperor came to the throne, he has the world in his heart, and he has been working hard day and night. I invite you to report early.
I established the crown prince, entrusted you with the most important responsibility, and inherited the throne."
Fengtian Temple was quiet for a moment.
It is not the first time that the Holy Father has heard the words of establishing a prince after he has been on the throne for more than 20 years.
But to be honest, the Holy Emperor did not want to establish a prince too early.
The fifth prince is violent and the sixth prince is weak. They both need to be tempered.
The Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince are too young, and the gender of Concubine Zhao’s child is not yet known.
He was in his prime and strong, and he felt that his body was enough to see several children grow up slowly, and then to cultivate the most satisfactory heir from these children.
But for some reason, he suddenly remembered the white hair that the palace maid had hidden behind him that morning.
A beautiful woman is like a famous general who dare not see her hair grow old.
The same is true for an ambitious king.
That white hair reminded him that he was old, and these courtiers also used different tricks to remind him that he was old.
The Holy One tried to suppress this thought.
It is normal to ask for the establishment of a prince, but the Minister of Rites lacked some foresight and raised it at the end of the year.
The Holy Sage said: "What do you suggest, Lord Zhong Ai?"
The Minister of Rites said respectfully: "The prince of the Yuan Dynasty is noble, and the significance of establishing a direct descendant is particularly significant."
An official said: "The Holy Emperor has three legitimate sons. I wonder which one Zhong Shangshu is talking about?"
The Book of Rites of the Ministry of Rites said: "The Queen empress is a mother to the world, and she is adept at prenatal education. I think it is appropriate to establish the ninth prince as the prince."
As soon as these words came out, the people of the Five Princes faction couldn't sit still, and one of them stood up and said: "If the direct descendants are respected, the fifth prince is the son of the original wife, the queen, and the direct descendant is also the eldest son, so it is more appropriate than the ninth prince.
When it comes to maternal etiquette for the world, Queen Roujiawei, who is filial and compassionate, is pure, courteous and sincere, so it is most appropriate to establish the fifth prince."
Not to be outdone, the people from the Sixth Prince Faction said: "The prince should be headed by a virtuous man..." Before the Sixth Prince Faction could finish speaking, they were overshadowed by the people from the Fifth Prince and Ninth Prince Faction, and they stood in the center of the hall looking very excited.
For embarrassment.
Humanity from the Nine Princes Sect: "Queen Xiaoming passed away too early and was unable to personally educate the fifth prince. Although the fifth prince is the legitimate son, he rarely listens to Shengci's teachings and has a radical personality that needs to be tempered..."
The people from the Fifth Prince faction interrupted: "The Ninth Prince is not yet four years old. If we talk about tempering, then the Ninth Prince has to temper himself even more."
A person from the Ninth Prince Sect said: "You can see your age at the age of three. Although the Ninth Prince is young, he is very smart. He already knows a thousand words and is extremely talented."
The three parties were quarreling fiercely in the court, and the conflicts in the past suddenly broke out.
The Holy Emperor sat on the dragon throne and looked at them, his expression getting darker and darker.
Seeing His Majesty's reaction, Junze immediately winked at his own people and signaled them to stop fighting.
Gu Yu also used her eyes to stop those who were following the Sixth Prince.
After an unknown period of time, Fengtian Hall gradually became quiet.
On the surface, the Nine Princes faction seemed to have won the argument.
However, the Holy Father did not say anything and said: "This matter will be discussed later."