Invincible son

Chapter 909 908 [Retreat as Advance]

No matter in ancient or modern times, at home and abroad, there have always been many crises involved in the battle for the crown prince.

The key point lies in the word "competition".

Under normal circumstances, it is the best choice for the emperor to establish a heir and an elder, but if the emperor has other ideas, it will definitely cause large-scale court disputes.Once this kind of struggle develops to an excessively fierce level, even the emperor himself cannot easily stop it, and can only wait until the candidate for the crown prince is established.

Among the grown-up princes nowadays, Emperor Kaiping admires Lu Wang Liu Xian more, which is almost a well-known fact.But it is difficult for Liu Xian to take a step forward, because Daliang inherited the old system of the former Wei Dynasty, or in other words, following the tradition of this continent for thousands of years, the replacement of the imperial power of the Tian family adopts the eldest son inheritance system.

In other words, if Emperor Kaiping wanted to establish a prince, the first choice would naturally be the second prince born by Empress Chen, King Qi Liu Yun.

On the premise that Liu Yun did not act unethically, if Emperor Kaiping insisted on appointing the eldest prince Liu Xian as the crown prince, most of the courtiers would object, because it was not in accordance with the law.Even if the emperor used his strong authority to force the courtiers to agree, Liu Xian's position as the crown prince would not be stable, and it is still unknown if there will be a disaster in the future.

As the mastermind of the autumn change in the first year of Yongning, Emperor Kaiping certainly knew the importance of the support of his courtiers, so he has not announced the candidate for the crown prince for a long time, and it was not until the latest Shuo Wang Dynasty that he began to build a team of princes' subordinates.

Liu Xian understands his situation. Right now, he really doesn't have many supporters in the court, unlike the second prince who can win the support of all noble officials without doing anything.

Pei Yue looked at the slightly anxious face of the eldest prince, and smiled and said: "There are more people in the court who support the second prince, because he is the eldest son of Empress Chen, and His Highness is the son of Concubine Wu Gui. The eldest son who is born will naturally have the right to inherit, this is an ancient tradition or ancestral system. Your Majesty has not established a crown prince, and it should be out of this concern, right?"

Liu Xian nodded slightly, and asked politely: "It's true, I wonder if Marquis Zhongshan has any countermeasures?"

Pei Yue pondered and said: "Your Highness, sometimes we don't have to be obsessed with overthrowing the existing truth, we just need to find evidence that can support another method."

Liu Xian was startled, he was just asking casually, never thought that Pei Yue could give a real and effective answer.After all, this is almost an unsolvable problem. If it can be solved in a few words, how could Emperor Kaiping be so cautious?

But in his cognition, Pei Yue is definitely not the kind of person who talks a lot, at least his remarks are worthy of attention, so he asked a little more eagerly: "Can you be more careful?"

Pei Yue said unhurriedly: "Your Highness, the eldest son inheritance system is indeed a tradition throughout the ages, not to mention overthrowing this tradition, or even criticizing it, because this is a normal procedure for the replacement of imperial power in a dynasty, so Your Majesty will always Forbearance. What if we think about it in a different way? We don’t have to think about how to overthrow the eldest son inheritance system, but we need to find some useful precedents in the history books. And successfully became the Great Treasure. In this way, we can at least stand on the ground.”

The word "we" made Liu Xian feel very comfortable, and Pei Yue's idea brightened his eyes even more.

After thinking for a while, the First Prince's face showed joy, and he said approvingly: "Your opinion is really different, and it makes people feel enlightened. I will immediately arrange someone to implement it, even if you go through thousands of years of history books, you will always find it There are enough precedents to be found that we need."

Pei Yue calmly reminded: "Your Highness, even if we can find legal support from the history books, we still need ministers in the court to speak for us. We can't ask His Highness to end the debate in person every time."

Liu Xian smiled wryly and said: "To tell you the truth, although I have some power in the court, my level is not high enough, especially lacking the support of noble civil servants, and those people are often the loudest in court meetings."

Pei Yue said sincerely: "I am willing to be a lobbyist for His Highness."

Liu Xian's eyes were full of surprise.

After the Shuo Wang Dynasty a few days ago, who in the capital does not know Pei Yue's influence?
It's nothing more than those military relatives, the most commendable is that some civil servants who have always been famous for their Qing Dynasty stood up to support him, such as Sheng Duanming, Jian Rong and others.If Liu Xian could obtain the support of these civil servants with the help of Pei Yue, then his situation in the court would undergo earth-shaking changes.

But the question is, why did Pei Yue support him like this?

Today, Pei Yue stripped away the layer of window paper, brought the sensitive topic of the battle for the crown prince to the table, and at the same time made clear his attitude.But with his current status and strength, he doesn't need to act so desperately, it seems that he is too strong.

Liu Xian stared fixedly into Pei Yue's eyes, not seeing the slightest sign of dodge, only calm.

Thinking of his mission on this trip, he said with a complicated expression: "It will undoubtedly be a surprise to me if I can really persuade those ministers, and their ideas can influence many courtiers. Pei Yue, I am more important than everyone else. I know the meaning of what you do, so I want to guarantee with you that if I can really become the prince in the future, I will never forget your great help to me today."

Pei Yue said calmly: "Your Highness, once I am convinced of something, I will persevere in that direction. In addition to being a lobbyist for Your Highness, I can also provide His Highness with a large amount of money. After all Rewards are often inseparable from establishing relationships and connections. If His Highness is worried about attracting criticism, he can also take away some shares in the head office of Qinyuan and Xiangyunhao in Jingdu. Besides, as long as His Highness needs..."

"Pei Yue." Liu Xian raised his hand to interrupt him, and said very seriously: "Why do you put your posture so low?"

Pei Yue remained silent.

Liu Xian raised his hand and pinched the back of his neck, and sighed deeply: "You don't like Pingyang, I can understand, after all, she did those wrong things back then. If I tell you, she has changed her past two years. , no longer as unruly and rude as before, even if you think about it, you won’t believe it.”

Pei Yue shook his head and said, "Your Highness, my idea is actually very simple."

Liu Xian said: "Please tell me."

Pei Yue's eyes showed light, and he said slowly: "If Princess Pingyang marries into the Zhongshanhou's residence, the girls in my residence will not be happy, and I will be even more unhappy if they are unhappy. Following the trend, even if the status of Princess Daliang is extremely noble , but in the next few decades of her life, she is destined to live in a desolate and cold world. Your Highness, is this the situation you want to see?"

The straightforwardness and sharpness in these words made Liu Xian's complexion change slightly.

(End of this chapter)