The Eastern Palace was named after its direction. The East belongs to Chun, so it is also called the Spring Palace and Qing Palace. It has been the residence of the crown prince throughout the dynasties.

The Eastern Palace has always been a focus and has a special status. Logically speaking, the prince is the future emperor, and it is also necessary for court officials to flatter. However, most emperors of the Li Dynasty did not like the charm of the Eastern Palace, and many princes were neglected or even abolished by the emperor for this.

The prince's confidants are generally important officials of the new dynasty, but the six tutors of the East Palace: the prince's grand tutor, the prince's grand tutor, the prince's grand tutor, the prince's grand tutor, the prince's grand tutor, the prince's grand tutor, and the prince's grand tutor, although the prince's grand tutor is of high rank, but they are often empty positions and idle positions. They are mostly used to balance and redeem officials, and sometimes they can play a role in the promotion of openness and demotion of secrets.

But no matter what, it is very different from other princes. The prince has a palace residence, can participate in the government affairs, and can also have his own arrangements, as an official from the Eastern Palace and a visitor to the Prince's Mansion. Within a certain range, the emperor allows the prince to cultivate his own conviction and establish his own arrangements, but he cannot threaten the imperial power. After all, since ancient times, the ruthless imperial family and the precedent of son killing his father to take office are not without.

Therefore, the emperor was able to tolerate and liked that the prince had his own team and arrangements, but he was afraid and restrained from forming cliques with powerful officials in the Eastern Palace and the court.

Speaking of the current crown prince, we have to talk about the situation in the palace.

The emperor's harem also has strict rank systems, and the order of the second position is etiquette and law, so you should not act randomly.

The empress and mother are in power in the world and are the supreme as the emperor.

Below is the wife, with four titles, and the order is: Concubine Shu, Concubine De, and Concubine Xian, so the concubine is the Concubine below the queen.

There are two types of concubines under the wife, including six first-rank concubines, in which orders are: Shuyi, Shurong, Shunyi, Shunrong, Wanyi, and Wanrong.

Second-grade concubines: Zhaoyi, Xiuyi, Xiuliang, Xiuyuan; Chongyi, Chongyuan, etc.

Below are there concubines, beauties, talents, etc., which have always been clearly ranked and have strict ranks. Therefore, the cruelty of the harem is here. No matter how the emperor favors him, if the order is low, there is no power to fight back, and sometimes it will only cause trouble.

The emperor's first son was born to Concubine Lin Shu, named Li Cheng'an, and was named Prince Lin. He was almost appointed as the crown prince at that time and later died of illness. Because during the mourning period of King Lin, King Xiao was not immediately enthroned. At that time, all the civil and military officials of the court expected that after the mourning period of King Dinglin, King Xiao would enter the East Palace.

King Xiao was born to Empress Wu, named Li Chengshe, the legitimate eldest son, and was crowned Prince Xiao. The emperor trusted him very much, and even reached the point of being the imperial guards alone.

There are three imperial guards: the Imperial Army, the Wu Lie Army, and the Chi Xiao Army. The total force is maintained at about 400,000, and it has always been divided into two parts, one guarding Kyoto and one guarding outside. The two are roughly the same, and they have to be replaced every three years. The troops guarding Kyoto and the troops guarding outside the country can be prevented from causing chaos in foreign ministers, and can make the soldiers do not recognize generals and generals do not recognize soldiers.

The imperial guards are supported and trained by the third yamen. The third yamen is under the commander in front of the hall, the deputy commander in front of the hall, the commander in the guards, and the commander in the guards, but the third yamen has the right to train the imperial guards, but they have no right to lead the imperial guards.

The one who has the authority to transfer the imperial guards was the Privy Council Privy Council, that is, the general of the current dynasty, Zhong Daoyu. And there was only one person who could call and lead the imperial guards, that was the current emperor who controlled the military talisman.

But at the beginning, King Xiao was able to lead the Chi Xiao army to defend the north, and his power was almost as powerful as a saint.

King Xiao also received great trust from the emperor. During the three years of guarding Beiguan, he defeated the people of Liao in the north and won consecutive battles and became famous. For this reason, the emperor spoke, and the emperor wrote the emperor's paintings, refuted Si Yun's imperial edict to rename the Chi Xiao army to the Lingjie army, just to commemorate and publicize King Xiao's great military achievements in the north.

After returning to the capital, Xiao went to court to discuss politics, and was given swords and shoes to the hall, and was ranked in front of the ministers, as if he was treated as the crown prince. Unfortunately, when the army was in the northern expedition, the King of Wu planned to rebel, and the genius King Xiao died to protect the country and mourned the whole country. The emperor did not pay his respects for a long time, and everyone in the court and the country was sad.

After that, the emperor did not mention the matter of the crown prince within eight years, but he was ultimately defeated by the age of time. He was old and his ministers submitted a letter, so he made Li Chengping, the son of the imperial concubine, the crown prince, and entered the Eastern Palace to establish the crown prince's mansion, and established the crown prince's sixth division.

Li Chengping is the younger brother of King Xiao’s half-comrade and the current crown prince.

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It took Yu Cheng'an about half an hour to finally walk from Changchun to the Meridian Gate. This journey of dynasty was not allowed to travel with him or her, and all the ministers had to complete the court every day.

The purpose is to remind all the ministers to work diligently and practice hard, and to know the sweetness when they think about bitterness. He was slightly fat and was already out of breath at this time. The carriage and horses in the mansion were waiting outside the Meridian Gate for a long time. With the help of his servants, he got on the bus and went back to the house, took a rest, changed into a private robe, changed into a casual outfit and got on the bus and left in a hurry.

It is not casual for foreign ministers to enter the palace. The Wude Secretary is in charge of the palace gate and records the entry and exit. However, if the prince of the Eastern Palace preaches, the Wude Secretary will be able to be harmonious, so he easily arrived at the Eastern Palace.

He was careful along the way and did not show his face in the car. Although he had a clear conscience, it was never a decent thing. He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he entered the East Palace.

The one who came to greet the prince's mansion was Sun Huan. The other party bowed first, and Yu Cheng'an nodded and returned the greeting. Under his leadership, he entered the East Palace.

The Secretary of the Crown Prince's Mansion is only a small seventh-rank official, but Yu Cheng'an knows the worldly ways. Compared with the Sixth Division of the Crown Prince of the First and Secondrank, this small secretary of the Crown Prince is the prince's confidant. One day, the Crown Prince will succeed to the throne, and the blue sky will change its color, and Sun Huan will be able to move around and leaps into the dragon gate.

Although he was a first-rank official, it was appropriate to give him good colors at this time. Under Sun Huan's leadership, they finally arrived at the side hall of the East Palace. The fire in the hall was warm and luxurious, and the prince had been waiting in formal wear for a long time.

"The old minister has seen the crown prince." Yu Cheng'an saluted.

The prince knelt down and said, "Mr. Yu, don't be polite, please sit down."

Yu Cheng'an nodded and sat down at the bottom of the table. The dishes, tea and wine were ready. Jing Chao had rules that the court officials were not allowed to eat before the end of the negotiations. At this time, he was already hungry and he was not polite and started eating by himself.

The prince waited just like that, and he wanted to speak but stopped several times, until he waited until Yu Cheng'an had almost eaten and put down the dishes and chopsticks, "It is for Wei Chaoren to invite Lord Yu to the East Palace this time."

Yu Chengan bowed his hand, smiled and said disdainfully: "I wonder what the prince has to do?"

"I dare not see the teachings, but I have shallow experience and have little experience, so it is difficult to cut off. Today, I only heard Lord Yu's words and agreed to it. It is because Lord Yu has always understood the truth, distinguished right from wrong, and worked hard for my great scenery and country. I trust him better than Lord.

Although I am the prince, I am actually unrighteous and have no idea. Therefore, I am asking Lord Yu to come here today to ask Lord Yu to teach me the pros and cons of this matter. I will talk carefully about whether Wei Chaoren should die, and I am very confident in my heart." The prince bowed his hands sincerely, just like a child who asked for advice humbly.

Yu Chengan was stunned. He thought that the prince in the court suddenly supported him to win him over, but he called him over to further form a clique. He wanted to refuse righteously, but unexpectedly, this situation was like this, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed. He judged a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
Chapter completed!