"Indeed, he is smart!" Li Wenchong nodded, "There are few civil and military officials in the entire dynasty who are as sober as him. Of the Three Divisions and Three Dukes back then, now only the Xuan family is left."
The Taifu's Mansion and the Grand Master's Mansion, which were once so powerful, were all dismantled.
Of course, one cannot blame Emperor Mingguang for being cruel.
In fact, back then they had overwhelming power and dominated the government, and they had gone too far.
Any aspiring emperor would not want to become a puppet of his courtiers, so it was normal for Emperor Mingguang to want to "take care of" them.
But this also proves Xu Taibao's sobriety and wisdom.
"Then do you think the Xuan family has that... competitive spirit?"
Li Wenchong shook his head: "I don't know about that. I was still young when Xuantaibao retired. Regardless of whether they have it or not, they have reached this point now and there is no way out."
Xuanjia: "..."
The eldest prince Li Jian: "..."
Actually, I didn't have any at first.
but……
Not since he went to the study room, he has been suppressed by the King of Jin. He was unconvinced and wanted to fight.
As for whether we can win...
have no idea.
…
Concubine Yu: "..."
Do you think I want my son to fight?
At first, Concubine Yu definitely didn't want to do it.
She was born in the Xuantaibao Mansion, and she married the most noble person in the world. What else is there to fight for?
If you don't fight, you will fight.
It is better not to fight than to fight.
She never thought about fighting, but who would have thought of it?
The first empress did not live up to expectations and did not leave a son for Mingguang. The other high-ranking concubines did not live up to expectations. They either did not give birth to a child or were punished by Emperor Mingguang because of their mistakes before they were born.
Concubine Yu turned her head and realized that not only had she given birth to the eldest son of the emperor, but the other princes, mothers and concubines who were closer to the eldest prince did not have high status, and those who were higher up were basically ranked at the back.
So...
I don’t know why, but it turned into what it is today.
For a time, Concubine Yu had no other choice but to take one step at a time, becoming more and more careful.
I'm just afraid that even if the eldest prince doesn't fight for that position, he won't end up well in the future, so he can only start "fighting".
However, Concubine Yu is more rational than Concubine Fu, the mother-in-law of the Prince of Jin. She knows very well that Emperor Mingguang is in good health and doesn't know how many more years he will be able to sit. Premature exposure is not a good thing for the eldest prince.
Of course, it cannot be completely concealed and there is no intention of competition. Otherwise, it would be bad if Emperor Mingguang really kicked the eldest prince out of the scope of consideration.
In the end, it became what it is now.
It cannot be said that there are no human factors at all. It can only be said that "coincidence of marriage" created everything.
For everything behind this, no one except the Xuan family and Concubine Yu herself knew.
The couple talked for a while before falling asleep.
I don't know if Emperor Mingguang's anger that day had an effect. In the next few days, everything inside and outside the court was very quiet.
It's not that Princess Fu, the mother-in-law of Prince Jin, doesn't want to plead for mercy, but it's a pity that she is not a favored one, and because of her low status, she has no right to speak.
If she hadn't given birth to the King of Jin County, she might still be in the position of a seventh-grade imperial daughter.
When Emperor Mingguang was young, he was quite beautiful. There were not many high-ranking concubines in the harem. Most of them were married when he was still a prince, and the rest were married when he had just become emperor and his position was not yet stable.
Later, when he gradually came to power, he did not like to be manipulated by others, and was more willing to favor some low-ranking concubines.
It was at this time that Concubine Fu caught the eye of Emperor Mingguang, and it was a certain high-ranking concubine who wanted to "borrow her belly to have a child" and took the initiative to send her to Emperor Mingguang.
Since it is used to give birth to children, the brain does not need to be too easy or too beautiful, but it can also be reasonable.
Concubine Fu is like this. In terms of beauty, there are many people in the palace who are prettier than her. In terms of brains, there are many people in the palace who are smarter than her. Her only luck is probably that she fell in the eyes of that high-ranking concubine.
.
It's a pity that the child was born, but before the high-ranking concubine could hold the child, her family fell into power.
Immediately afterwards, the high-ranking concubine was thrown into the cold palace and hanged herself on a winter night.
Without the protection of the high-ranking concubine, Concubine Fu suffered a lot in this cannibalistic harem. If the late empress at that time had not been kind to others and took more care of her children, she would not have raised her children, and I am afraid that she would not even be able to raise them.
Neither can survive.
Later, children were born frequently in the harem, but not many survived to the end.
The people in front did not sit still, and when the time came, Prince Jin came in second and became the second prince of the Ming Dynasty.
With so many children dying, it was not that Emperor Mingguang was not suspicious or did not investigate, but it was a pity that no clues were found and those children simply could not be raised.
On the contrary, the late empress was criticized by him and had a quarrel with him, which lasted for several years.
In those few years, the late Queen's health gradually deteriorated.
Later, the first queen left.
Emperor Mingguang regretted it very much afterwards, but it was already too late.
From then on, Emperor Mingguang never had a queen again.
I don’t know if the departure of the first queen opened the door to the royal family’s fertility. Within a few years, the harem sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and children appeared one after another.
Emperor Mingguang: "..."
So, does this matter have anything to do with the former Queen?
The First Queen: "..."
None of my business!
Even if you die, you won’t be able to live in peace!
If I had known this earlier, it would be better not to be this queen.
Then, the high-ranking concubines in the harem fought for power and profit, and there were all kinds of conspiracies and intrigues. They gave birth to more children, but they still had to die.
Emperor Mingguang was furious and punished them severely.
Although Concubine Yu was also a high-ranking concubine at that time, she was not the only high-ranking concubine, so she was not conspicuous. As a result, after Emperor Mingguang cleaned up, a few years later, Concubine Yu suddenly discovered: Damn!
Danger!
Why am I suddenly the only one left?!
Coupled with the presence of the eldest prince, Concubine Yu was cautious, fearing that she would commit something and fall into the hands of Emperor Mingguang.
She finally saw that Emperor Mingguang is ruthless and will not talk to you about hard work and years of love. If you fall into his hands, you should deal with it how you want.
Probably it was also because Emperor Mingguang was so tough in those years that no woman in the harem dared to take the lead.
Even the concubine Fu who gave birth to the King of Jin was gradually promoted to the rank of concubine after the King of Jin grew up and made contributions. Otherwise, she would not be able to be promoted to Jieyu.
In the harem, there are several concubines who still stay in that position after giving birth to children.
Although some people secretly stated that Emperor Guang was "stingy", no one dared to come up to him and say it. There was no way, the older the master was, the less he liked to run to the harem and the less he liked to manipulate the harem.
What about women?
When he is happy, he will reward you with something, but if you make him unhappy, it is not a trivial matter like grounding him. You may be thrown into the cold palace directly.
The high-ranking concubines who once came out of the mansion were all dealt with mercilessly by Emperor Mingguang. Who dares to do these low-ranking concubines who are not of high origin and have never been favored?
The eldest palace maid Shui Rou looked at Fu Fei silently wiping her tears and felt a headache.
What's the use of wiping your tears if you don't sleep this late at night?
If you are really worried about Prince Jin, you should either go to His Majesty to intercede, or find a way to send something to Prince Jin to show your concern.
This one is better, he does nothing but cry.
So, are you really distressed or are you pretending to be distressed?
After a few words of persuasion, Fu Fei didn't listen, so the eldest palace maid Shui Rou didn't bother to care anymore and silently left the room.
