Every time the emperor named a name, one of the princes below must hold his head high, these princes are now fifteen or sixteen years old, although they have extraordinary thoughts, they can't be as forbearant as the old fox, and everyone has a look of eager anticipation on their faces.

The eldest grandson lowered his eyebrows, and said softly: "Family and country affairs, Your Majesty, you can take the idea, although the concubine loves the child, but the concubine values His Majesty's hard work more, if the child I give birth to is not talented, then it can only let them be virtuous ......"

Li Shimin couldn't help sighing, suddenly stepped out of the door with his hand, and said lightly: "The time is almost up, you will go to the banquet with me, as for who the position of prince belongs to, I have already made up my mind about it!" ”

The emperor suddenly looked back and said leisurely: "I will announce this answer at the banquet!" ”

The princes were eager in their eyes, and they were worried and looking forward to it.

Empress Changsun slowly put down the unfinished clothes in her hand, but got up to tidy up her phoenix clothes, went out to hold Li Shimin's arm, and the husband and wife walked side by side.

The princes in the back glanced at each other, with both vigilance and ferocity in their eyes, first Li Chengqian snorted coldly, then Li Tai smiled proudly, Li Zhi cowered and hid at the back, and the princes chased Li Shimin and his wife out together.

Li Shimin was very ambitious in this banquet, including all the officials above the sixth rank in the entire court, and the number was more than 900, and the entire hall was needed to meet it.

The banquet is set up in a palace at the front of the five halls of the Lizheng Palace, from the eldest grandson's dormitory to the main hall is more than half a mile away, along the way plus the palace pavilion corridor eaves roundabout, the actual walk takes two tea times.

Li Shimin walked in a tiger step, the eldest grandson followed, and the princes behind him had their own thoughts, and during the period, various concubines who received notices continued to join, and the royal team became more and more huge.

When they arrived at the gate of the main hall, the number of people had already become dozens of people, Li Shimin and the eldest grandson were the emperor and queen, followed by the four main concubines in the palace, the four major concubines, and then some favored concubines, or Zhaoyi talents who gave birth to the prince and princess......

Among them, Concubine Yang followed the most, and suddenly whispered to the eldest grandson: "Sister, my sister's Ke'er is sensible now, and she has also learned some skills that can stand on her feet, I will not let him have resentment, and will drive him to his fiefdom to beg for food and drink." ”

This is a promise to the eldest grandson, that is, her son will not participate in the struggle for the crown.

The concubine in the palace is only Concubine Yang is the smartest, she knows that no one's son can compete for the prince born to the eldest grandson, some things can be fought for without fighting, if the hope is too great, the deeper the disappointment will be.

The eldest grandson glanced at her sideways, suddenly sighed faintly, and said gloomily: "My sister planned early, let Ke'er learn from Yue'er, and now your child has the ability to gain a foothold, and he no longer has to be a mother's worries." It's a pity that the palace has neglected the education of the children, I should have handed over the Chengqian and them to Yue'er early, and now it's too late to say anything......"

Concubine Yang has always been good friends with the eldest grandson, and when she heard her gloomy tone, she felt very sad in her heart, and couldn't help but stretch out her hand to hold the eldest grandson, and said softly: "Sister, is Your Highness really unwilling to come back?" If he came to the town, no matter which prince would dare to blow up the thorn. ”

The eldest grandson's face was a little sad, and there was a little pride in the misery, and he said quietly: "That child in this palace is more open-minded than heaven and man, he doesn't want to sit back and enjoy his father's success, and wants to earn a family business by himself." This is his ambition, how can I, as a mother, stop him? ”

"It's a pity!" Concubine Yang also sighed faintly, and said: "This Tang Dynasty is only orthodo......x in the hands of His Royal Highness."

Her eyes flickered slightly, and she stopped talking for a long time, and finally cautiously tested: "Sister, have you and Your Majesty decided on a candidate?" ”

The eldest grandson shook his head slowly, then nodded lightly, and said with deep meaning: "It's a fixed person, but it may not be possible!" ”

"Who?" Concubine Yang was a little curious, and said cautiously: "Is it Chengqian or Qingque, or is it a childish slave?" ”

As for the other princes, Concubine Yang didn't mention them at all, she understood better than all the concubines that as long as the eldest grandson was alive for one day, the position of the prince would inevitably come out of the main palace.

But the eldest grandson glanced at her, suddenly smiled bitterly, and said, "This palace also wants to choose the three of them, but unfortunately they can't!" ”

Concubine Yang was stunned for a moment, her beautiful big eyes full of surprise.

The eldest grandson looked around twice, and stopped talking in his mouth, but finally gritted his teeth and said it, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty will announce it later, and I will tell you now that it is not a leak, this time the prince does not choose from the prince, but directly crosses the prince and makes it from the emperor and grandson!" ”

Concubine Yang was stunned again, and then a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, her face was unusually happy, she was afraid that she would scream, and hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand.

"Could it be... Could it be ......" Concubine Yang lowered her voice vigorously, only to feel her chest thumping, and said, "The son of His Royal Highness was chosen?" ”

The eldest grandson Fengshou nodded slightly, if he didn't look carefully, he couldn't see her nodding at all.

Concubine Yang's heart was about to explode with joy!

She knew that her son could not be the emperor, but she was worried that other princes would liquidate their own sons if they became emperors in the future, and now it was okay, Li Shimin and the eldest grandson crossed the prince and directly chose Han Yue's child, which was tantamount to giving her Li Ke a stable future.

Why?

Just because Li Ke has studied with Han Yue since he was a child, the two are brothers in generation, but in fact they are master and apprentice, and they are brothers and apprentices, this is the most intimate lineage, and Han Yue's son will become the emperor in the future, and no matter how much liquidation will be carried out on Li Ke's head.

Concubine Yang suddenly grabbed the eldest grandson with her other hand, and said with a solemn face: "Sister, you know that my sister's maternal family also has a little weak energy, if there is an obstacle to the enthronement of His Royal Highness's children, my sister will also help if she goes out." ”

The eldest grandson whispered faintly, muttered: "Let's look at today's banquet, this time Your Majesty and the palace have a whim, it will inevitably attract the opposition of the Manchu Dynasty, and now the royal family and the family are still fighting hard, and the Confucian family is also interested in Qingque, I heard Your Majesty say that the Buddha has returned to the Central Plains a few days ago, and 10,000 Buddhist soldiers are still staying in the Western Turks, and now Yue'er is fighting in Liaodong, and the countries of the Western Regions are ready to move, this year is really an eventful autumn......"

Concubine Yang's eyes were a little worried, and she suddenly gritted her teeth for a long time and said: "Sister, you know, my sister is the daughter of the previous dynasty, although my Hongnong Yang clan is extinct, but there are still three points of foundation, Your Majesty is broad-minded, and he gave this bit of family lineage to his sister to grasp." I can still contact General Tianbao, he is also my uncle after all! ”

Concubine Yang and Han Xiao are sisters, both are the daughters of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, Yuwen Ducheng is Han Xiao's uncle, according to the seniority, Concubine Yang should also call her uncle, in ancient times, uncles were like fathers, even if they were not relatives, they could have a relationship.

Concubine Yang's purpose is very clear, she wants to give up everything to help the eldest grandson and Li Shimin, as long as she can push Han Yue's son to the position of prince, her own son will be happy in the future.

"Sister, it's better to let my sister go to see General Tianbao and ask him to come out again, and help the court to destroy the Western Regions......"

The eldest grandson shook his head slowly, and solemnly admonished: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and the major affairs of the court are controlled by His Majesty, so you and I had better not get involved." Besides, there are countless generals who can fight well in this dynasty, although they are not as good as Yuwen Ducheng, but they are all peerless famous generals, let me tell you the truth, this turmoil in the Western Regions, Your Majesty is ready to let Hou Junji fight. ”

"Hou Junji?" Concubine Yang was slightly stunned.

Hou Junji is Li Chengqian's father-in-law, and Li Chengqian relies on Buddhism, and the rebellion in the Western Regions is led by Buddhism, but Li Shimin asked Hou Junji to fight this war?

Concubine Yang only felt that her brain was not enough, and she couldn't help but be confused.

The eldest grandson suddenly sighed faintly, and said in a low voice: "Don't say these boring words anymore, the banquet hall has arrived, sister, you are half a body behind, if you are seen walking side by side with the palace, the imperial historians will not dare to provoke the palace, but they dare to participate in the insult of you......"

Concubine Yang nodded hurriedly, let go of the eldest grandson's arms and wrists with both hands, and slowly stopped under her feet, inadvertently falling behind half of her body.

At this time, the banquet hall was already full of ministers, Li Shimin led the concubines and princes to step into the palace gate, and suddenly the eunuchs on duty shouted loudly, saying: "Your Majesty is here, the queen is here!" ”

There was a noise in the main hall, and all the ministers stood up and saluted, regardless of whether they were on the side of the family or the Confucian faction, everyone had a respectful look on their faces.

No matter how secretly you fight, at least on the surface, etiquette must be observed.

Li Shimin did not squint, walked all the way to the top of the dining table in the main hall, the emperor stood in front of the dining table with his head held high, and did not say that the ministers were flat, but suddenly threw out a sentence, and the whole hall was shocked.

"I decided to canonize the son of King Zhao of Xifu as the prince of the country, and after the banquet, I sent officials from the Ministry of Rites to Liaodong to take the name of my grandson Zhengshu, and listed it in the first ...... of the emperor's heirs."

In ancient times, children who were less than a year old could not afford to correct their names, and only had a milk name called first, and now Han Yue's son was just three or four crescent moons, but Li Shimin ordered the Ministry of Rites to ask for the correct name, which was determined to write the child on the inheritance of the imperial genealogy, no matter who stopped him.

The emperor's words fell, and the whole hall first became audible, and all the ministers, including Lao Cheng and others, did not expect Li Shimin to do this, but then the hall became noisy and noisy, and there was a buzz everywhere.

The family side is slightly better, after all, they don't really support Li Chengqian, the reaction of the Confucian family is more intense, the seventy-year-old Confucian Kong Yingda stood up tremblingly, looked up to the sky and shouted: "Ridiculous, ridiculous, all the sons of the royal family are alive, but they choose a grandchild to inherit the national unity, Your Majesty's move, faint?" ”

Li Shimin didn't look at Kong Yingda, but instead looked at Li Tai's face, and said softly: "Qingque, I originally wanted to choose you, but unfortunately you want to kill your son and nephew, so I have to act like this." I will pass the throne directly to your nephew, and you don't need to kill your son to pass on your nephew......"

Li Tai's face was dull, and his eyes were blank.