The emperor was seriously ill and had no crown prince.

This is a huge crisis for the empire.

However, under the crisis, for some people who have ambitions, there are great opportunities.

On the night of An Xiulin's illness, Yu Mao quietly entered the Shanyang Palace. The next morning, Shanyang King An Xiuyuan entered the palace to serve. He was not untied and he worked all night long. He personally tried medicine, fed medicine, wiped his body and received phlegm without any hesitation. Not only was he full of slut, but Huang Yuaner also saw him crying in the corner. All kinds of performances touched An Xiulin. He summoned him to the bedroom this day, stroked the back of his hand, and sighed: "I miss our thirteen brothers, we have been eliminated.

Most of the people who die of illness died at the hands of the culprit, but you were young and still had to be safe. This is due to the number of days. Now, only you and me are left in the Taizu lineage, and I see that you are a little crazy. But during this period, I see that you are kind-hearted and not as unbearable as rumors. Remember to be careful in killing in the future. Even if the brothers of the royal family make mistakes, they should be more tolerant. Don’t repeat the mistakes of the culprit…”

An Xiuyuan cried bitterly, and couldn't stop touching the emperor's hand with his forehead, and was so sad that he couldn't speak.

Two more days later, Tai Chi Hall and West Hall.

After Wen Ruquan personally diagnosed, he shook his head to Xu You, Liu Ning, Xie Xiwen, Tao Jiang, Yuan Can, Tan Xiaozu, Gu Huaiming, Gu Yun, Yuan Jie, Cao Qing and others who were struggling to guard the outside world and shook their heads, saying, "At least three or five days, as long as seven or eight days, you must prepare early."

Everyone looked at Xu You together. Xu You knew what they were thinking and said, "Let's go in with me."

The smell of medicine in the hall was filled with the smell of medicine. An Xiulin was lying on the bed, looking listless, and was about to lie down. He waved his hand and let Xu You approach. His voice was intermittent and inaudible, and he said, "Who can inherit Hongxu? Have you agreed to choose someone?"

Xu You said: "Just about to ask Your Majesty, there are seven men in the royal family over the age of fourteen, namely Shanyang King An Xiuyuan, Linhe King An Huaiyan, Nanping King An Huaiyu, Shi'an County King An Huairong, Guiyang King An Huaixuan, Dongping King An Huaiyong and Liyang King An Huaikuang. Who should be the crown prince? The ministers dare not overthrow it. I hope Your Majesty will make the right to express his instructions!"

It sounds miserable. In the huge royal family, An Zidao killed a group of brothers and nephews when he was elected as emperor. When An Xiuming, the culprit, succeeded to the throne, he even killed a lot of brothers and nephews. As a result, the population is now in decline. At the critical moment, only seven people are qualified to join the ranks of candidates. Not to mention that they are the big clans, they are far inferior to ordinary well-off families.

An Xiulin struggled to sit up and said, "The general stays, the others retreat outside the hall first."

Xie Xiwen was unwilling to accept his wish, but he did not dare to resist the order. He looked at Xu You's back and bowed and slowly retreated from the west hall. Tao Jiang whispered: "What is the master's intention? Even if he entrusts his orphans, he should not denounce us. He only conspires with the general..."

Xie Xiwen stood at the door with a serious face and no sound. But he knew that the emperor had decided who would succeed the throne. This was to seek Xu You's opinion privately and wanted to obtain his full support.

Who will the emperor choose?

King Shanyang was the emperor's younger brother, but his character was not good enough to be a master. Most of the other six people were not very good. If they had to pick tall ones from a short and slutty person, only King Guiyang An Huaixuan had the reputation of benevolence and filial piety, and could still be created.

However, An Huaixuan is the younger brother of An Zidao and the lineage of An Zizhao, the king of Huaiyang. In terms of closeness and alienation, he cannot be compared with An Xiuyuan, the king of Shanyang, and may not be able to stand out.

...

"Qilang, I decided to make King Shanyang the crown prince and inherit the throne. What do you think?"

When he was sent to the emperor for poverty, the King of Shanyang once told the emperor about Xu You's darkness, saying that he lived a luxurious life. Later, he sent someone to investigate and did not have anyone instructed him. It was purely because the King of Shanyang heard that Xu You was very popular with the girls in Jinling, so he became jealous and threw dirty water on him behind his back.

This naivety that belongs to the playboy made Xu You laughed out and didn't have the same knowledge as him. But if such a playboy became emperor, the consequences would be unpredictable.

But Xu You did not hesitate and said, "I have never had any contact with King Shanyang and don't know much. If Your Majesty thinks he is enough to inherit the throne, I will definitely support it with all my strength!"

An Xiulin comforted and said: "Brothers come to the end. There was a precedent in Cao Wei. As long as you support me, I will have no worries..." I immediately summoned all the ministers and ordered Huang Yuaner to come up with a pre-prepared edict, establish the King of Shanyang as the crown prince, and at the same time, Xu You was appointed as the Grand Marshal of Qin, the Grand General, the General of the Leadership, and the Secretary of the Shangshu. Liu Quan was appointed as the Situ, the Marquis of Hedong, and the Secretary of the Central Secretariat. Xie Xiwen was appointed as the Minister of Shangshu, the Minister of the Shangshu, the Minister of the Xinwu, and the Third Session of Kaifu Yitong. Tao Jiang was appointed as the Minister of Shangshu Zuo Pushe, and the Marquis of Yongyang. These four people were appointed as Gu's life and assisted the King of Shanyang.

"...I was stupid, and I was free and easy in Linchuan's country. I couldn't remember this. Because I came here, I took on great cause. The wind and the quilt were mixed, and the peace could be expected. I was dying. As for Dajian, I was willing to serve the princess as I did, and I could be as gentle as I could, and I could be as close as possible, and I would be able to be harmonious inside and outside. I should be able to be harmonious with my relatives, entrusted with talent, advocate frugality, and be generous and simple, so that the principles of the world will be complete..."

"His Majesty!"

Everyone burst into tears.

"Oh, life and death are alive, what else do you say!"

...

When he returned to the General's Mansion, He Ru and his confidants had already learned the news in the palace. Yu Daozhen said worriedly: "The King of Shanyang is the crown prince, I am afraid that the State of Chu will not be far from the disaster."

Xu You said: "Why do you say this?"

"May the general forgot that when he was conquering Guanzhong, the King of Shanyang bought more than a thousand pieces of silk on the East City in credit, but refused to admit it later, resulting in a strike in the East City. The people went to the Secretariat Province. In the end, the emperor paid the debt for him with the money from the inner treasury, and the strike was calmed down."

"I heard that he was also ordered to study at home behind closed doors because of this. He should have made great progress in the past two years..."

“Grow forward?”

Yu Daozhen chuckled and said, "It was all done on purpose for the emperor to see. However, King Shanyang has indeed become smart. These days, he serves in front of his sickbed day and night, and praises the court and the people, and is so proud that he has nothing to say."

He Ru smiled and said, "It is known to everyone that the emperor has only one brother. No matter how bad he is, it is better than giving the country and country to other people."

He changed his tone and looked at Xu You with a deep meaning, and said, "As for whether King Shanyang is stupid, ha, for us, isn't he the better?"

Xu You frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense! The Lord treats me with sincerity. I cannot let him down. I should do my best to assist the new Lord..."

He Ru smiled slightly and said, "It's me that I'm wrong, don't blame Qilang." But he said in his heart, I'm afraid that things will come to an end, and you can't help it.

At noon the next day, An Xiulin died. Before his death, he held Xu Shunhua's hand and said, "With Qilang here, you will definitely not be wronged. I will take good care of Aman. When she grows up, she may not find a good family. As long as she loves her, it is enough... Shunhua, you... I'm sorry to you..."

After saying that, he passed away suddenly. Xu Shunhua bit his lip and felt sad in his heart. If he hadn't been concerned about his daughter, he would have followed An Xiulin underground.

An era has come to an end!
Chapter completed!