Chapter 74

The emperor's most taboo choice of the crown prince is to offer himself up and do his duty. There is a suspicion of usurping the throne and forcing the palace. The emperor's favorite is the kind of modest gentleman who has virtue and talent, and then has no intention to be the prince. This kind of people is not absent, but most of them are among the people. It's really difficult for you to choose one of the four princes.

Zhong Yehan thought: "well, do you want to let the fourth man go to Beijing? I'll think about it and then decide. How's your investigation of the prince bribery case?"

Ximen Dehao bows his hand: "emperor, his Royal Highness the prince has accepted a total of 25000 taels of silver. Li Sen, the magistrate of Chenzhou, he ya, the magistrate of Guangling, and the chief soldiers of several barracks all want to move in their respective positions, all of them..."

Zhong Yehan frowned tightly: "this prince! What do you think the ministers will think if I abolish him? "

Simon Dehao bowed himself: "emperor, this is your family business. How can we outsiders intervene?" Simon Dehao is worthy of being an old fox. He is the man of Zhong Langfu, the prince of laosanling county. In order to overthrow the crown prince, he is at the forefront. In order to collect evidence of corruption from the crown prince, he has spared no effort. Now the emperor asked him face to face, and he pretended to be a modest gentleman. However, this move is very good, at least Zhong Yehan relaxed his vigilance.

As a matter of fact, Simon Dehao has long joined the ranks of princes competing for the crown prince. He also supported the crown prince at the beginning, but later saw that the crown prince was too outrageous, so he changed his arms to the thigh of the third prince Zhong Langfu. In fact, it's normal. Who doesn't want to plan for his future? Seeing the emperor's declining, who doesn't want to find a powerful backstage for himself! However, this kind of choice is full of danger. If you make a mistake, you will die not only for him, but also for his family. Therefore, you should be cautious. The emperor so straightforward asked, he also had to make a fair and selfless appearance, can't let the emperor see a flaw. If the emperor knew that I was the third prince Zhong Langfu's man, the consequences would be quite serious.

Zhong Yehan waved his hand: "the son of heaven has no private affairs. You can say it. No matter right or wrong, I will not blame you!"

Simon Dehao knew that the opportunity was coming. He wanted to say it, but he could not say it clearly: "emperor, since ancient times, there were only two kinds of heirs in the royal court, one was to establish a leader, the other was to establish a virtuous person. The old minister thought that both had advantages and disadvantages. If Guangguang sets up a leader, it is easy to send the country to a fatuous monarch, so the country will be destroyed by these dandies sooner or later. If Guangguang sets up a leader, there is a problem, that is, the princes will fight to death or even fraternity in order to fight for the reserve. Therefore, it is entirely up to the emperor to establish the leader and the virtuous. If the emperor is confident that he can have insight and distinguish between loyalty and treachery, he can take the second plan. "

Simon de Howe's words are very tactful and sharp. He first put the decision to the emperor, so that he was invincible. And the meaning of his words is to imply that the emperor should be virtuous. Simon Dehao is very good at figuring out the emperor's mind. No matter how fatuous the emperor is, he will think he is holy, not to mention the enlightened and wise Zhong Yehan.

How clever Zhong Yehan was, he immediately understood what Simon Dehao meant: "good! You should sort out the specific number of bribes taken by the crown prince and submit it directly, as well as the officials who bribed him. "

"Yes, sir Simon Dehao finished, gave Zhong Yehan a gift, and then retreated.

As soon as Ximen Dehao left for a while, Prince Zhong langyao pushed the door and came in: "my son, please see my father!"

Zhong Yehan waved his hand: "what can I do for you?"

Zhong langyao took out a memorial from his arms: "this is the list of officials to be promoted proposed by the children's ministers. Please have a look at it."

Zhong Yehan took it and opened it. Many names were written on the memorial, some of which were quite eye-catching, such as Li Sen, the magistrate of Chenzhou, and he ya, the magistrate of Guangling. Zhong Yehan put the memorial on the table: "the promotion of officials mainly depends on the achievements of local officials. Are these officials who have achievements written on them?"

Zhong langyao nodded: "yes! His son's ministers did it according to his father's wishes. Li Sen, the magistrate of Chenzhou, was clean and honest, and was praised as Li Qingtian by the local people. He ya, the magistrate of Guangling, loved the people like a son. During his term of office, he built levees and dams, managed the floods for a hundred years, and the commander in chief of the North Camp of Jiangnan. "

The more Zhong Yehan listened, the more angry he became. If Simon Dehao didn't tell me in advance, I was almost cheated by him: "OK, the memorial is here first. Do you have anything else to do?"

Zhong langyao's face showed a hesitant smile: "father, I heard that my fourth brother is going back to Beijing?"

Zhong Ye cold a Leng, the heart says he is very quick news, I just received the memorial this morning, he knew so quickly, ability is not small!

"Yes! Your fourth brother has this request. I'm still hesitating. What do you think of it

Zhong langyao said with a smile: "I think I should respect my fourth brother. Since he wants to come back, let him come back."

Zhong Yehan nodded: "that said, but as soon as your fourth brother comes back, who will take over the Zhennan Marshal?"

Zhong Longyao said: "according to the children's minister, you can let the second younger brother go. Although the second younger brother is usually a little naughty, he also knows military very well." Zhong Longyao took a look at Zhong Yehan and saw his father frown. He quickly added, "if you don't trust your father, you can let Sun Dinghai, the general of puma, go with him. My son has a feeling that he can't hand over the military power to those ministers in the future. Hu Feiying's support and self-respect is a lesson. If it's not for the fourth brother's mistake this time, I'm afraid that he will recover the military power It's not that simple. "Zhong Yehan has long heard that Zhong Langxi is a member of the crown prince. Now the crown prince comes to recommend him. Zhong Yehan is disgusted and says yes. Prince, you are afraid that the military power of the 300000 troops will fall into other people's hands and come here to seize power.

"The defense of Southern Xinjiang is extraordinary. Langxi usually indulges in playing. I've heard about it occasionally. Don't you think it's too risky for the prince to recommend Langxi?" Zhong Yehan's face was ugly.

Zhong langyao explained in a hurry: "although the second younger brother is usually naughty, his brain is also very smart. As long as he has more experience, he will be worthy of the great responsibility!"

Zhong Yehan patted the armrest of the chair: "experience? It's a military and national event. You think Langxi has a few catties. I know better than you. Don't talk about him any more. "

When Zhong langyao saw that Zhong Yehan was really angry, he was so scared that he knelt down and kowtowed: "if your father and Emperor don't think it's suitable, he'll send someone else. My son's ministers just recommend it, and they don't mean anything else."

Zhong Yehan waved his hand: "go down first! This matter is of great importance. After careful consideration, I have my own opinion. "

"I'll leave there!" Zhong langyao wiped the sweat on his face and bowed his head to retreat.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the palace, Zhong Langxi, his best friend and second younger brother, couldn't wait to come over: "how about it? What does the emperor say? "

Zhong Lang Yao shook his head and sighed: "you! Don't indulge in gambling at ordinary times. You think your father doesn't know it. I just recommended you, but my father scolded you. He said that national affairs are a joke. Look at you. I can't help you with your virtue. "