Chapter 335 The Holy Emperor marries with his fingertips
Author: Muzi Blue
Chapter 335 The Holy Emperor marries with his fingertips
Wu Huaiyu's eldest son was born on a good day.
Emperor Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were drinking tea in Li Zheng Palace, when Zhang Anan came in to report the matter.
"This boy is very good at choosing the right time. He chose such a good day to be a fat boy weighing six pounds and four ounces." Li Shimin laughed loudly and said, "I will give you a thousand gold coins to congratulate you."
The price was only a hundred taels of money, and the emperor's generosity surprised the queen.
But considering Wu Huaiyu's great contribution to destroying the country, it is nothing. If the child had not just been born, it would be normal even if he was given an officer or rank, or even a baron, based on his father's merits.
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Li Shimin stretched out his hand to caress the slightly swollen belly of Empress Changsun, "Mr. Guanyin, what do you think if you give birth to a daughter, I will give it to Wu Chengsi?"
The queen married Li Shimin when she was thirteen years old. After more than ten years of marriage, they gave birth to two sons and a daughter. Now she is pregnant again.
"Wu Chengsi is the eldest son of Wu Huaiyu," the queen reminded him. As a general practice, when a royal princess marries a minister, she usually chooses her second son, Princess Shang, and rarely chooses her eldest son, Princess Shang.
"What does it matter? I am willing to marry the princess. Is Wu Huaiyu still afraid of wronging his eldest son?"
The queen stroked her belly and mentioned another thing.
"Your Majesty, this child Qingque has called me aunt for several years, and every time I hear it, my heart twists. Please ask Your Majesty to let Qingque come back."
Qingque was the second son Li Tai born to the queen, but in the second year after his birth, which was the fourth year of Wude, he was adopted to Li Shimin's younger brother, King Weihuai Li Xuanba, who died young.
As an adopted step-son, Li Tai married Wang Jue of Wei and added Zhu Guo. From then on, he changed his name to Li Xuanba as his father, but changed his name to his biological father Li Shimin as his uncle.
When Li Yuan chose an heir for Li Xuanba, he specifically wanted to choose a legitimate grandson to adopt him, but Jiancheng was the eldest son and the prince, so he finally chose the second son of Li Shimin, his legitimate second son.
Li Tai has called Li Shimin uncle for five years, and he still calls him uncle to this day.
After all, ancestral etiquette cannot be messed with.
Now that he has been adopted, he is no longer his son.
But Queen Changsun couldn't bear it.
Now that Li Shimin is the emperor, Empress Changsun has proposed more than once that Li Tai should return to the clan and that the emperor choose another clan son to adopt as Li Xuanba.
In fact, Li Shimin not only adopted his fourth son Li Tai to his fourth brother Xuanba, he also adopted his second son Li Kuan from a concubine to his fifth brother Li Zhiyun, King of Chu Ai.
Even the adoption happened two years earlier than Li Tai. In the third year of Wude, Li Kuan was adopted to Li Zhiyun and became the king of Chu.
However, Li Kuan's life was not very good and he died of illness in the ninth year of Wude.
In fact, it was not Li Shimin's volition to adopt the second and fourth sons to his two brothers who died young and had no children. This was Li Yuan's intention. He felt that it was better to choose two grandsons from the name of his second son to adopt his son who died young.
If you choose from other clans, you will be closer.
Li Shimin had no choice back then.
Now Empress Changsun brought up the old matter again, and Li Shimin remained silent. In fact, from the bottom of his heart, he always felt that he owed his son Li Kuan and Li Tai, but his son called someone else's father.
But after all, after many years of adoption, it is somewhat inconsistent with etiquette to change it back again.
But maybe he felt a debt in his heart, especially the early death of his adopted second son Li Kuan, which made Li Shimin feel more and more sorry for Li Tai. However, Li Tai was very cute, chubby, and polite at a young age.
Reading is also good.
Even compared with today's Prince Chengqian, the two brothers, who are not much different in age, have completely different evaluations from their teachers. The Prince's teachers Li Gang and Lu Deming said that Prince Chengqian was more naughty, but the teachers of Wei Wang Li Tai all said that he was wise.
"I will discuss this matter with the king and the prime ministers."
Empress Changsun held the emperor's hand and couldn't help crying, "I rarely ask your Majesty, but I don't want to wait a day for Qingque's matter."
Li Shimin looked at the queen's appearance, his heart was touched, and he finally made up his mind. He gently patted the back of his wife's hand, "Don't worry, I will make arrangements right away to find a successor for Xuan Ba and let Qingque return to the clan."
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Yongxingfang,
The new plaque of Duke Yi's Mansion has been hung up, and twelve brand-new halberds have also been placed in the gatehouse.
Even the Wutou gate has been raised.
The entire Wu family was filled with joy, and Lao Wu was extremely generous and gave many rewards to everyone.
In this joyous atmosphere, Wu Huaiyu's concubines, who were about to give birth, breathed a sigh of relief. The main wife gave birth to an eldest son, and they were actually much less stressed.
Otherwise, for such a wealthy family, it may not be a blessing for Mr. Concubine to have a concubine's eldest son. If he encounters certain families, the concubine's eldest son may not be able to grow up. Even if he does, the journey of mother and son will be very bumpy.
Although it is difficult for a concubine to have a concubine, which will affect the status of the main wife's legitimate son, she is still afraid of encountering some small-minded main wife.
Especially if the main wife never gives birth to a son, that would be a problem.
Now that Fan Xuanfu gave birth to a big fat boy, Chen Runniang, Gao Hui'an, Fan Jiuniang, and Irina were all much more relaxed, and no one was staring at their bellies anymore.
If there is anyone who is unhappy, it is the Cheng family from the east courtyard.
As the eldest daughter-in-law, she got married before Fan Xuanfu, but got pregnant later. Although the difference was not long, she was still not as fast as Fan Xuanfu.
Mr. Fan Xuanfu gave birth to a fat boy, and Lao Wu directly named him Chengsi, which made him enjoy the treatment of his eldest grandson. When Mrs. Cheng heard the name, she always felt that it was not right.
But everyone was happy, and she couldn't be unhappy either. She could only stay in her courtyard as much as possible. The more noisy and festive it was outside, the more depressed she felt.
Maybe it has something to do with the pregnancy, and my husband is far away in Shazhou, Hexi Province and is not around. Seeing how prosperous and bustling the second room is, it is indeed easy to get a little emotional.
Mrs. Cheng was not the kind of person to be petty, but she always had some sympathy with the name Chengsi in her heart.
Fortunately, the Cheng family came to visit and gave her a lot of care and warmth. Her mother, Mrs. Sun, who had been ill all the time, saw that her daughter was upset and advised her to calm down.
After all, although the Wu family is prosperous now, Lao Wu is just a seventh-grade Shenjifang official. The prosperity of the Wu family is all the hard work of the second room Wu Huaiyu, whether it is Yi Guogong or Shangzhu Kingdom, all of them are the second room.
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Even if Mr. Cheng, the eldest grandson of the Wu family, comes out, will he be able to inherit the Duke of Yi Kingdom from his second wife in the future?
Ms. Sun is a relatively open-minded person. She has been in poor health in the past few years. She has been eating fast and chanting Buddhist scriptures, and takes everything lightly. She even knew that her husband and the widow Cui of Qinghe were making trouble, which was widely known in the city, but she did not make any noise.
Take good care of your own meconium with peace of mind.
You should be happy if your second wife is prosperous and lively. After all, he is your brother. A prosperous family is of course good for Huaiyi and her children.
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Li Shimin prepared a banquet in the palace and invited the famous clan kings Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong, Li Shentong, Li Shenfu, etc. He also invited his brother-in-law Feng Shaoshi, Dou Dan and Yang Shidao who had just returned, as well as the prime ministers Sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Du
Yan, Wei Zheng, etc.
Instead of talking about military and state affairs, we talked about the emperor's family affairs.
"My second son Kuan was born to succeed King Chu Ai as his heir. Unfortunately, he died early. Now the Chu Kingdom has no heir. I want to choose a descendant from the royal family to succeed King Chu Ai as his heir."
As soon as the emperor said this, all the smart people present heard the implication.
Why was Li Zhiyun chosen as his heir, and why not Li Kuan?
After all, even though Li Kuan also died young, he could still choose a descendant of the clan to be his heir, but he couldn't have no successor.
People from these clans were specially invited today. The emperor came well prepared.
Sure enough, the emperor wanted to choose a descendant of the clan for Li Zhiyun to adopt as his successor. As for Li Kuan, he still returned to the clan under his name and chose another person to inherit.
From now on, Li Kuan will not be Li Zhiyun's stepson, but Li Shimin's son. He will also choose a stepson for his son who died young.
This matter does not conform to the patriarchal etiquette.
Li Kuan died young and generally did not need an heir.
Of course, the emperor made this request, and the ministers had to consider it carefully. In fact, some smart people already understood why the emperor wanted to mention this. It was obviously not for the deceased concubine Li Kuan, but for the still living legitimate son.
My son, Li Tai, is here.
Everyone knows the emperor's great love for Li Tai. Originally, Li Tai had been adopted by King Wei Huai for several years. During the Wude Dynasty, Li Tai was also separated from Li Shimin and his wife. But since Li Shimin seized the throne, Li Tai is now separated from Li Shimin.
The emperor and his wife had close contacts.
The emperor's heart is known to everyone on the road.
Li Shentong immediately agreed and even proposed a candidate to adopt Li Zhiyun.
"Li Linggui, the second son of Duke Li Shidu of Jinan, is young and intelligent, and can be the heir to King Ai of Chu."
As you can tell from Li Shidu's name, he is of the same generation as Li Shimin. Li Shidu's great-grandfather and Li Shimin's great-grandfather are brothers from the same father. Counting that, they haven't even been in the fifth server yet.
Li Shimin nodded immediately upon hearing this.
Regarding Li Kuan's return to the clan, Li Shentong also took the lead in expressing his approval, while Li Xiaogong remained silent.
Changsun Wuji actively supported it, so the matter was settled. However, regarding the matter of selecting his stepson to enshrine him, there was currently no suitable candidate, and Li Shimin was not in a hurry.
Anyway, the most important thing today is Li Tai.
With Li Kuan taking the lead, when it came to Li Tai, his uncle Changsun Wuji took the lead. The emperor's intention was so obvious that no one stopped anyone.
The final result was that Li Baoding, the son of Li Qiong, the king of Xiping, was selected to be adopted by Li Xuanba as the king of Wei.
Li Qiong and Li Shimin are also cousins. They are both great-grandsons of Li Hu. When the Tang Dynasty was established and the clan was enshrined, they were named King of Xiping. Li Baoding was his second son.
This candidate was recommended by Changsun Wuji, and he chose Li Qiong's son because Li Qiong was Li Xiaogong's eldest brother. Li Xiaogong had five brothers, and they were all crowned princes in the early days of the country.
His eldest brother Li Qiong had passed away, so the choice of his son was also intended to show favor to Li Xiaogong and prevent him from objecting.
Although Li Shimin was unwilling to let his son adopt King Wei Huai, it was because he was the emperor, and although Li Qiong had been granted the title of King of Xiping before, he had passed away, and his eldest son could not succeed to the title of county prince, but only the county prince.
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Not to mention the second son Li Baoding.
Now that there is a chance to adopt Li Xuanba, he can directly ascend the title of King of Wei, which is the title of prince.
For Li Baoding, this was a pie-in-the-sky good thing. There were so many members of the Li family in the Tang Dynasty, who wouldn't want such an opportunity?
The eldest son must succeed, but the second son can completely succeed.
Sure enough, Changsun Wuji proposed that Li Xiaogong's nephew should succeed him as the king of guard, and Li Xiaogong agreed.
After solving the problem of Li Xuanba's heir, there will naturally be no obstacles for Li Tai to return to the clan.
"Li Tai returned to his sect and was renamed King of Yue. He took over the governorship of Yuezhou, supervised Yue, Wu, and Quan, built a platform, and included the military of the six states."
Among the three princes, Li Linggui, King of Chu, Li Baoding, King of Wei, and Li Tai, King of Yue, only Li Tai, the emperor's own son, took on the post of governor.
The matter of succession for the emperor's second son, Li Kuan, was finally settled. Li Kuan returned to the clan, but he was expelled from the country due to his early death and no stepson was chosen to be enshrined.
They are both sons of the emperor, but Li Tai's biological mother is the empress and his uncle is the prime minister, so their treatment is naturally different. Li Kuan's biological mother was just a humble palace servant who died young. Without the help of the influence of his uncle's family, he died young and had no one to protect him.
It is not bad to retain the identity of the second prince as King of Chu.
Empress Changsun was very satisfied with the result and was finally able to hug Li Tai again and let him call her mother.
The happy queen even found a good day and took Li Tai to the Yiguo Duke's Mansion to hug the fat boy Wu Chengsi. When the queen hugged the boy, he didn't cry or make trouble and actually smiled.
, and even wanted to eat the queen’s milk.
The queen was very satisfied with the boy. When she came back, she told Li Shimin that if she was pregnant with a daughter, she would betroth the princess to Wu Chengsi.
"What if it's a son?"
"Then let Wu Chengsi be his attendant."
"Okay, then I said that when I wrote to Wu Huaiyu."
The emperor actually wrote about this in his letter to Wu Huaiyu, saying that if the queen's baby is a princess, then Wu Chengsi will be the princess, and if it is a prince, then Wu Chengsi will be the prince's attendant.
This is a great favor.
I have a fever, shivers from the cold, body aches, my throat feels like swallowing a razor blade, and my brain is dizzy. Sorry for the late update.
