"Then what do you think?"

"This is simple. Isn't it your birthday in a while?"

"At that time, dignitaries from the capital and all parties will come to celebrate your birthday. Before you ask Wanfu County Chief to come over, let her get in touch with the younger generation first."

Emperor Hongwen nodded again.

"That's right, that's a good idea. That girl stays in her Chengyuan Villa all day long, and there are not many people of the same age around her."

"She must be allowed to come out and interact with people more. Otherwise, how can she affect the hearts of her daughter's family?"

He was very satisfied with Wang De's proposal and was thinking about how to create opportunities when the time came.

However, he suddenly paused and turned around and said, "What if she doesn't like anyone by then?"

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"I have something to do, old slave."

"You old man, if you have anything to say, just say it. There are no outsiders here."

Emperor Hongwen had a straight face.

Wang De quickly bowed and thought for a while before he said, "Some time ago, the eldest princess came to see your majesty and said something. Do you still remember it?"

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Hongwen's brows immediately frowned, and the original relaxation and smile in his eyes also faded away at this moment.

His eyes were fixed on Wang De, as if he wanted to see something malicious in him.

After a long time, he calmed down and said, "You mean to bring her and Prince Jin together?"

Some time ago, when the Lin family was dealt with, the eldest princess stayed in the palace for a while after finishing dealing with the Lin family.

He said that Prince Jin is now quite old and it is time to choose a princess.

Moreover, following the wishes of the eldest princess, she intended to let Lu Yaoyao enter Prince Jin's Mansion to take charge of the back house of Prince Jin's Mansion.

At that time, Emperor Hongwen did not refuse directly for the sake of the emperor's sister, but he had already placed a negative label in his heart.

If Lu Yaoyao wanted to marry the prince, even if he wanted to marry the prince and become the princess, he would agree with it with both hands, but if he wanted to be the princess of Jin, he would not decide.

He was still very wary of Prince Jin, the younger brother of the emperor.

Lu Yaoyao is also a genius. If she becomes Princess Jin, she will definitely assist King Jin. If King Jin has other ideas at that time.

Then he will be in big trouble.

"This old servant knows the worries in His Majesty's heart."

"However, you know very well what King Jin has been like in these years. The character of Lord Wanfu County, I see, is also a Lord who likes to live a stable life."

"You know best what the current situation of the imperial court is like. The position of the crown prince is still pending. Aren't you just worried that the future crown prince will not be able to control the courtiers of aristocratic families?"

Emperor Hongwen remained silent.

That is, Wang Decai dared to say such things without any scruples in front of him.

If it had been anyone else, he would have scolded the Queen for saying these words.

But Wang De is one of the people he trusts most. In recent years, whenever he was hesitant about something, he would discuss it with Wang De.

The two have grown up together since childhood and have always been master and servant, but their friendship is better than that of some brothers.

"You keep talking."

"I won't talk about the eldest prince, but what about the second prince and the other princes?"

"If you appoint princes other than the eldest prince in the future, who will be able to control the Duke of Zhen, who is already full of important ministers in the court?"

"Prince Jin has been keeping his peace these years. Although you are worried, one thing is undeniable. His surname is Xiao, and he is also from the royal family of Dongzhou."

At this point, Emperor Hongwen already understood what Wang De meant.

He has always been hesitating about the position of prince. Outsiders say that the eldest prince will definitely become the heir apparent.

But he knew very well that the eldest prince would never have the opportunity to be in this position in his lifetime, unless Duke Zhen Guo was destroyed.

Otherwise, he was determined not to let the eldest prince take the throne.

After all, he still wants to live for a few more years. If the eldest prince ascends to the throne, he will be helped by the Duke of Zhenguo, and supported by the queen in the harem.

I'm afraid it won't be long before he, the emperor, will be sidelined or even killed.

Then we can only consider the other princes, the second prince, the third prince, and the sixth prince.

He had already seen what the second prince was capable of, and it wasn't too suitable for him.

Unless absolutely necessary, he would not choose the second prince.

The only remaining ones were the third and sixth princes. Behind the third prince was the Dong family. Although the Dong family had begun to withdraw from the Dongzhou court in a low-key manner in recent months, there were some things that he knew very well.

Once the third prince comes to power, the Dong family will definitely give their full support, and then this will be a force that is not weaker than the eldest prince.

And what about the Sixth Prince?

He is still young now, and the mother clan is also very weak. It is naturally very good for him to let him rise to the top, but what about in the future?

Without the support of the forces behind him, how could he suppress the Dongzhou courtiers?

Then it is necessary to support a trustworthy minister.

Wen Songtao is the first choice, but he is very old now, and I don't know if he will still be there by then.

The meaning of Wang De's words just now was to let him support the King of Jin and make him an important minister who could intimidate the courtiers.

But he was aware of his worries, so he said that the King of Jin also had a surname of Xiao.

To put it simply, if King Jin really intends to rebel and replace him after he is gone, then the world will still belong to his Xiao family. It is better to let those with other surnames go.

Why do we say that the surname should be removed? Let’s just say that the eldest prince has some abilities, but he relies too much on the queen and the prince. If he comes to power, although he will be the emperor, the real decision-maker will become the Wang family.

Maybe the Wang family can take his place by then.

In the same way, the same is true for the third prince. If the third prince wants to sit firmly after taking office, he will definitely need the full support of the Dong family, and he will slowly become a puppet of the Dong family.

"I have to think about this carefully."

As soon as these words came out, Wang De felt something in his heart.

Emperor Hongwen said that he should think about it carefully, which proved that he was already a little tempted.

"Prince Jin is on duty today, right? Go and send him over. I have something for him to do."

Wang De nodded and stepped back.

After he left, Emperor Hongwen stared at the door of the imperial study.

His expression kept changing, and after a long time, he sighed heavily in his heart.

Not long after, King Jin followed Wang De to the imperial study.

"Royal brother, please go to Chengyuan Villa for me and tell Wanfu that I have prepared everything she needs and ask her to hurry up and make iron."

"Yes, my brother, I'll go right now."

King Jin responded and was about to retreat, but was stopped by Emperor Hongwen.

"Brother Emperor, you are not young anymore. It's time to choose a princess. Brother Emperor was negligent in the past. Do you have a woman you like in your heart?"

Hearing this, King Jin's heart skipped a beat. Did he want to arrange for an informant to monitor him?

"My dear brother, I don't have anyone in mind. I have no idea about choosing a princess for the time being. Please forgive me, my dear brother."

"How can you not have any ideas? We are the only two brothers in our generation. Look at your brother, he has several children now, but you are still alone."
Chapter completed!