Chapter 352: The heir of another generation makes waves again
Autumn has entered, and the weather turned cooler suddenly and quickly. Emperor Liu had to wear an extra robe on weekdays.
In the Chui Gong Hall, two figures, an old man and a young man, sat facing each other. There was a chessboard on the chessboard, with red and black chess pieces interlaced. The chess game had come to an end. Recently, Emperor Liu likes to invite his grandchildren more and more.
The palace accompanied him, especially the two grandsons of the East Palace. The one who accompanied Emperor Liu to play chess at this time was Liu Wenhuan, the eldest son of the crown prince.
Naturally, he plays chess. Over the years, chess has gradually become popular all over the country. The main reason is that Emperor Liu likes to play. If you are good at playing, you will be better at playing.
As a result, even the national quintessence of Go has been suppressed. For most people, including Emperor Liu, the game of Go is elegant enough, but it is too complicated and profound. It is difficult to understand the method without hard work. It is nothing like chess.
, it is simple to get started and easy to use, even ordinary people can learn it with a little effort.
Therefore, with decades of development, chess has become a common practice in the Han Dynasty, from the government to the private sector. Chess games can often be seen on the streets and under the trees in front of the cities of Han Dynasty.
In the palace, Emperor Liu had a relaxed smile on his lips, stroking his gray beard. Suddenly his eyes lit up. He picked up the red horse and slapped it on the chessboard: "General! You have no way out, I win!"
Emperor Liu was enjoying himself, even a little secretly happy, but Liu Wenhuan hesitated and called out: "Grandpa..."
"What's wrong?"
Liu Wenhuan pointed to "that horse" and said: "The horse moves the sun, you moved one more square in this move!"
"Huh?" Emperor Liu was stunned for a moment, immersed himself in observing the chessboard, couldn't help but rub his eyes, and recalled in his mind, and then realized that he seemed to have really made a mistake.
However, Emperor Liu was not embarrassed at all, he nodded calmly and said: "I did make the wrong step in this step!"
With that said, Emperor Liu picked up the horse again, but did not put it back to its original position. Instead, he played with it in his hand and said to Liu Wenhuan: "However, you are wrong! I am the emperor, how can the emperor make mistakes?
If you really make a mistake, it’s the rules of chess that are wrong!”
After saying this, Emperor Liu used the red horse to capture the black general, and then announced the end of the chess game...
Liu Wenhuan stared blankly at Emperor Liu's actions and did not react for a moment. Seeing this, Emperor Liu slowly picked up the tea cup and took a sip, but his expression seemed a little embarrassed.
Liu Wenhuan was not concerned about the outcome of the chess game. He was just entertaining the emperor's grandfather. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask with an attitude of seeking advice: "If the emperor makes a mistake, as a minister, shouldn't he correct him?"
After hearing this, Emperor Liu couldn't help but laugh twice and said: "This is also a good statement!"
"What's wrong with that?"
"It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong!" Emperor Liu waved his hand: "Let's have another round!"
While the chessboard was being rearranged, Emperor Liu's expression returned to its usual calmness, even indifference. He only raised his eyelids from time to time to observe his grandson.
Liu Wenhuan, who had given birth to Yu Kaibao for ten years, is now almost sixteen years old. He has basically grown up, has good genes, and has outstanding appearance. His face already has a faint sense of heroism. Emperor Liu still likes this prince's eldest son.
Whether as the emperor of the empire or as a grandfather, you should pay special attention to the prince's sons. Now the prince has three sons. Just this spring, the crown prince Murong finally gave birth to Liu Yang with great difficulty.
a son.
According to the court etiquette, the successor of the fourth generation of the Han Dynasty has appeared, and the provisions of the direct line succession law are clearly there. However, that is under normal circumstances. This "normal" includes age, political environment and ability.
For this relatively mysterious element, the normal conditions are almost harsh.
The rules were made by Emperor Liu. He often restrained his ministers and asked them to strictly abide by the rules and not to do anything beyond the rules. No matter how effective it was, at least one thing was that Emperor Liu himself was not a rule-abiding person. During his forty years of rule,
Among them, Emperor Liu did not only break the rules one or two times, but many of them were made by himself. Full practice has proved that the rules are used to break this iron law.
When it comes to the matter of skipping heirs, Emperor Liu will certainly not be willful, and because of this, his considerations are more realistic. He will naturally not have any prejudice against Liu Yang's eldest son, and even bless him to grow up healthily and smoothly, but
If we have any special expectations, it is obviously impossible.
Compared with Liu Wenhuan and Liu Wenji, the two grandsons of Emperor Liu who had watched him grow up since childhood, there were too many uncertainties about the little guy who was still suckling milk in his infancy. Emperor Liu believed that he could not wait until he grew up.
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Let’s talk about a more realistic issue. If Prince Liu Yang unfortunately dies at this moment, Emperor Liu would rather choose his successor from among other scholars than place his hopes on the “first in line” stipulated by etiquette and law.
On the heir.
From time to time, Emperor Liu called the two brothers Liu Wenhuan and Liu Wenji to accompany him in the palace. The meaning contained in this was understood by many people, including the prince Liu Yang.
Of course, the birth of the crown prince's legitimate son still inevitably had a certain impact. First of all, there are martyrs and defenders in any era. There is such a group of people who have already determined that the newly born little prince is the successor to the next generation.
, of course, these people do not have much say in the court, and they rarely have the opportunity to spread their voices to the ears of those in power. Even if they do, they will not be taken seriously.
The real impact occurred within the palace, especially the East Palace. For Prince Liu Yang, he was naturally happy to have an additional son, but besides his joy, his mood was inevitably complicated.
Regarding the issue of heirs, of course he had only been choosing between his two sons in the past ten years or so, but now, with the addition of such a legitimate son, he was inevitably confused for a while.
When it comes to supporting the eldest son inheritance system, there is probably no one in the world who is more determined than Liu Yang. After all, this involves personal interests, and this is an important guarantee for his position as prince.
Without this layer of halo, when the Queen of Fu collapsed and Emperor Liu grew old, it would never be easy for him to completely suppress those brothers who were like dragons and tigers. Liu Yang could even stay in the crown prince's position steadily to this day.
How can it be that the hard work put into this position is not easy.
After all, Liu Yang is close to his forties. In contemporary terms, this age is not too young. There are many people who are grandfathers, and the issue of heirs has indeed reached the point where Liu Yang needs to consider it.
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Apart from the tangled prince, there are turmoils inside the East Palace, and the changes are not small, involving the entanglement of many forces. The first one to be nervous is undoubtedly Concubine Zhao. Previously, his biggest advantage over the crown princess was his son Liu Wenhuan.
Even forced the Murong family to adopt Liu Wenji, the son of Concubine Xiao, but Concubine Zhao did not really regard it as a threat. How could a Khitan descendant be qualified?
But Concubine Murong's "old tree blossomed" and she gave birth to a child with a baby. This problem is serious. It can't be seen now, but what will happen ten years later? In legal terms, time is always on the side of Concubine Murong and her son.
On the other hand, as long as the little emperor's grandson grows up healthy and smoothly, he will be able to gain a steady stream of political support.
For Concubine Murong, it was also a bit awkward. At least when she heard Liu Wenji call her mother again, it was difficult to suppress the strange feeling in her heart. How could the children born by others be the same as those born by herself? And the more she saw, Murong
The concubine felt even worse.
There was even a situation where Liu Wenji paid his respects respectfully, but Concubine Murong's thoughts were only on her beloved son, as if she didn't see or hear her, and ignored her at all... Of course there was a deliberate element in this.
Therefore, after Concubine Xiao learned about the situation, she told Liu Wenji that she would still go to the Crown Princess. No matter what Concubine Murong's attitude was, she should remain respectful and respectful as before. Of course, in order to take care of the Crown Princess's mood, she should be careful to keep a distance from now on.
Be sensible.
Concubine Xiao's instructions were somewhat difficult for Liu Wenji, but the purpose was clear: try to make the Crown Princess feel comfortable and not bore her. The response was very appropriate, but the relationship between the Crown Princess and the mother and son was not going to last long.
Over time, we became alienated.
For the Xiao family and their son, the birth of the little imperial grandson has a big impact, but it is not necessarily a blessing or a blessing. At least in Concubine Xiao's view, it can temporarily keep their mother and son away from the center of the whirlpool of struggle in the East Palace.
You must know that before, mother and son, as well as the entire Xiao family, had faced all kinds of overt and covert attacks inside and outside the palace. The dangers and pressures involved were difficult for outsiders to know.
Now, the struggle in the East Palace seems to be back on the "right track", and the Xiao mother and son can use this to hide and protect themselves...