All the civil and military forces in the Ziwei Hall raised their glasses together to wash the dust for the Son of Heaven, staggered, beautiful people sang and danced, and they were happy.

After three rounds of drinking, Prime Minister Xun Yu got up and played: "Your Majesty, you have been fighting everywhere all the year round, but the position of the crown prince has been undecided, and now as King Wu is growing up a thousand years old, the minister thinks it's time to establish the prince." ”

Listening to Xun Yu's words, Liu Wei bowed slightly.

has been dragging the crown prince before, and because the princes are young, no minister has strongly requested the crown prince. Second, because Liu Wei also wanted to expand the scope of selection, after all, only the eldest son Liu Qi, the second son Liu Ke, and the third son Liu Yu were candidates a few years ago. And with Wu Ruyi giving birth to Liu Zhi, the king of Bohai, and Feng Yu giving birth to the second child, Liu Ze, the king of Hejian, Liu Wei's sons have reached five.

Among the five sons, except for Liu Zhi and Liu Ze, who were young and had not yet been tested, the four dimensions of Liu Qi, the king of Wu, were relatively average, respectively - 82 in force, 86 in command, 89 in intelligence, and 93 in politics. In the whole history, it can only be regarded as decent, but it can be regarded as a very comprehensive heir when it is taken out separately and placed in an era, and the comprehensive ability is not under Sun Quan and Cao Pi, perhaps the ability to open up the territory is insufficient, but it is more than enough to maintain the stable development of the country.

"Alas...... The heir's ability is not outstanding enough, and I am a little unwilling! Liu Wei raised the wine in the glass and took a sip gently, sighing secretly in his heart.

It wasn't until Xun Yu mentioned the matter of establishing an heir that Liu Wei found that in addition to the above two reasons, there was actually a hidden knot in his heart, that is, he was not very satisfied with Liu Qi's ability, so the major matter of establishing the crown prince had been unresolved.

In addition to the eldest son Liu Qi, the second son Liu Ke, the king of the North Sea, has various abilities - force 68. Command 78, intelligence 95. Politics 84. The intellect is very good, if you are a strategist. is basically a first-class level in history, but his political ability is too poor, and he is afraid that he can't even serve as a state assassin, at most he is too guarded.

Such data, combined with a potential heir to the throne, breeds ambition, scheming, and tricks to frame brothers. And even after hunting for the throne, I am afraid that he will be stubborn and self-assured of his cleverness. Leads a country astray and destroys the legacy of our ancestors.

Liu Yu, the third son of Lujiang, has extraordinary force, and the peak of his future force will be able to reach 105 of the human limit, comparable to Li Cunxiao, and close to Li Yuanba, which Liu Wei never expected. But other abilities are much inferior, 95 in command, 86 in intelligence, and 80 in politics; Such data is combined in one person. Destined to be a brave marshal type, he is not enough to be the king of any country.

If you want to find a template character for Liu Yu in history, it is almost the type of Ran Min and Xiang Yu, who are brave and brave in the world. The commander is also able to stand alone, and Xiang Yu is a genius of the blitzkrieg, but he is not satisfactory in terms of intelligence and politics. Both ended in tragedy, and Xiang Yu killed himself in Wujiang. Ran Min was captured and killed by Murong Ke in Liaodong.

Of course, compared to Ran Min and Xiang Yu. Liu Yu's intelligence and politics are over 80, which is much better than Xiang and Ran, and if he is elected as the monarch, he may avoid the tragedy of the hero's end. Comparing the three people in this way, the most suitable person to succeed is still Wu Wang Liu Qi.

"Alas...... It would be great if Liu Qi's politics, Liu Ke's intelligence, and Liu Yu's command and force could be combined! Liu Wei sighed secretly in his heart, "I don't know what the potential of Liu Zhi and Liu Ze is, after going on the expedition for half a year, they should almost turn one year old, go back and test the abilities of these two sons to see if they can bring surprises?" ”

Liu Wei collected his thoughts, put down the wine glass in his hand, and glanced at Situ Lukang, Sikong Kongrong, and Liu Ji, the secretary of the military department: "How do you think of Wen Ruo's proposal?" Is it time to make a prince? If the crown prince should be appointed, who should be appointed as the prince? ”

Lu Kang arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, a young hero, is like the rising sun, and there is no need to rush to establish a prince." Of course, if Your Majesty has a favorite candidate, it is not impossible. In short, everything is decided by His Majesty, and the old minister only obeys His Majesty's orders in this regard! ”

Liu Wei's face was expressionless, and he did not comment on Lu Kang's words. It is speculated that the reason why Lu Kang did not actively respond to Xun Yu's proposal was to leave a chance for Wu Ruyi's son Liu Zhi, as long as the crown prince was undecided for a day, Liu Zhi would have a chance to ascend to the throne of the prince. At that time, the power of the Jiangdong Lu clan must be even more powerful.

Kong Rong arched his hand and said: "His Royal Highness King Wu is five years old this year, keen and studious, with a generous personality, respecting hundreds of officials, and being sympathetic to Gong'e. And he is the eldest son of the queen's concubine, and the minister thinks that what Xun Wenruo said is very true, and it is time to establish the position of the crown prince of Wu. ”

"What about Liu Qing?" Liu Wei swept his gaze to Liu Bowen and asked.

Liu Bowen arched his hand and said: "I think what Prime Minister Xun Cheng and Kong Sikong said is very true, the canonization of the prince can calm the hearts of the people, make the courtiers of the world more common hatred of the enemy, and conducive to the stability and unity of the country." ”

"What about the other secretaries?" Liu Wei swept his gaze to other civil and military officials.

"The ministers think that what Prime Minister Xun Cheng said is extremely true, and this is the time to correct the East Palace and establish the prince!" Lu Su, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Di Renjie, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, and Yin Baozheng, the head of the Jinling Prefecture, unanimously agreed with the proposal to ordain the crown prince.

However, Mi Zhu, the secretary of the household department, He Shen, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Buqi, the acting secretary of the medical department, and Gu Yong, the new secretary of the school department, held the same attitude as Lu Kang, believing that the emperor was now at a time when he was full of energy, and the matter of appointing the prince could be established or not, and it was not imminent, and everything was decided by the emperor himself.

Only Li Bai, the head of the Hanlin Academy, jumped out and sang the opposite: "The minister thinks that His Majesty should not be canonized as a prince, not only not at this time, but also not in the future." Instead, they should leave a secret decree and hand it over to a few important ministers to serve as ministers of care, and when His Majesty will be buried in the future, the secret decree should be opened, and the ministers of peace should assist the new monarch to succeed to the throne. In this way, the princes can avoid intrigue, and the courtiers can avoid gangs! ”

"Hey...... Li Taibai is worthy of being a poet immortal, this brain hole is really big enough, and the consciousness is really advanced enough, the way you said about succession was invented by the Manchu Emperor, but in this era, I am afraid that it will be out of place! And I don't dare to agree with what you said, if you don't appoint a prince, all the princes covet the emperor, and in private I am afraid that the fight will be more ruthless, and the phenomenon of forming gangs and factions may be more serious, how can there be a harmony? Liu Wei thought to himself in his heart.

Sure enough, before Liu Wei could say no, Li Bai's proposal was criticized, especially Wei Zheng, who had just come to Jinling.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Wei Zheng is not talented, his official position is low, and in front of His Majesty and important ministers, he is not qualified to speak by Wei Zheng. But this Li Yuancheng's words are really indignant, and the canonization of the prince is justified, which can calm the hearts of the people in the world and boost the morale of the three armies. This is the law of the ancestors, which has existed since ancient times, but Li Yuancheng has made a lot of nonsense and talked about the government in vain, which is really empty talk and misleading the country! Wei Zheng's voice was relatively loud, and he saluted the hundreds of civil and military officials in the hall, and then sprayed at Li Bai.

After listening to Wei Zheng's words, Xun Yu, Kong Rong, Di Renjie and other important ministers all agreed: "What this adult said is extremely true, Li Taibai's proposal is too child's play, it is simply insulting to the society!" ”

And Lu Kang and Mi Zhu didn't say a word and watched the changes, He Shen smiled and shrunk his head into his neck to watch the excitement, someone jumped out to confuse the situation and destroy Xun Yu's proposal, and it was also a good thing to delay the appointment of the prince.

"Scholars mislead the country, and the people of the Hanlin Academy should write poems and paintings, and don't participate in court politics!"

Seeing that Li Bai was attacked as a bird, Chen Lin, the waiter of the school department, who had never dealt with him, took the opportunity to lead a group of waiters and Lang Zhong to raise their fists to echo Li Bai's proposal, which was simply taking state affairs as a child's play, how could a drunken guy who drank all day be qualified to stand above the court?

Li Bai shook his head and sighed: "Alas...... A group of ordinary people, who don't know how to break the big and stand up, can only stick to the rules, how can they create an unprecedented prosperous world? Everyone is drunk and I am sober, I only hate the high and the low, no one agrees, hateful, hateful! ”

Li Bai shook his head and muttered a few words, got up and said to the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty, the minister is too strong to drink, and he wants to leave the table early, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

Liu Wei also knew Li Bai's character, and waved his hand: "Stand down!" ”

"Yes!"

Li Bai agreed, turned around and left, walked a few steps, turned around and touched the wine jug on the side of his table, and smiled: "This wine is delicious, take it home and taste it!" ”

When the words fell, Li Bai strode out of the Ziwei Palace, causing a condemnation behind him. But Li Bai didn't care at all, and while walking down the steps, he shook his head and chanted: "I am born to be useful, and I will come back when my daughter is gone!" ”

Li Bai's episode came to an end, and Liu Wei asked the military's opinion: "Meng Hui, Qi Jiguang, Wei Chigong, Zhou Tai, Liao Hua, what do the generals think?" Do you think it is time to make a prince? ”

Under the leadership of Meng Hui, all the military generals stood up together and bowed their hands: "The ministers are only from Your Majesty's holy decree, and everything depends on Your Majesty!" No matter when Your Majesty appoints the prince and who is appointed as the prince, we will definitely die to assist! ”

The military is all smart people, and the matter of establishing a prince is something that civilian officials need to consider, as long as they hold the military power, no matter who is the prince, they will also be reused. The best thing to do is to stay out of the matter and not get involved, otherwise you will die faster than the civil officials!

The attitude of Zhong Wenwu was similar to what Liu Wei expected, and he drank all the wine in the cup at the moment, and said loudly: "I already know what Zhong Aiqing said, but the canonization of the prince is very important, in order to show respect for the feudal officials and the governors of the corps, I also need to give them a letter to repair and listen to their suggestions." After receiving replies from all parties, it is not too late to make a decision! ”

"Your Majesty, that's exactly how it should be!" All the civil and military forces praised together.

When the feast dispersed, it was already dark, and Liu Wei didn't care to pamper the beauties in the harem, so he instructed Zheng He: "You go and bring Zhen Yan, who blocked the road during the day, to the Linde Palace, and I want to ask him why he sued Cao Cao?" (To be continued......)