Xiao Ge was going through various problems in his mind when he heard Eunuch Zhang softly say: "Your Majesty, the fifth prince wants to see you."

Xiao Ge opened his eyes.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Xuan."

Not to mention that Xiao Ge is very exhausted mentally and physically now, but because the border affairs involve all the princes, he doesn't want to see any of his sons now. Normally, he would not see Xiao Lingyan.

But Xiao Lingyan has come to see him once a month for more than a year, giving him the dividends from the auction house, and sometimes exchanging the dividends for paintings or shops that he likes very much. He is very good at what he says and does.

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Compared with the other princes who are constantly fighting each other and coveting the position under his buttocks, Xiao Lingyan, who is very good-looking and well-behaved, has no ambitions to win the heir, and loves making money, seems to be extremely pleasing to the eye.

In addition, a month ago, the fourth prince also got married and left the palace to build a mansion. Now, apart from the young sixth prince, Xiao Lingyan is the only one left living in the prince's residence. This makes Xiao Ge, an old father, feel a little anxious.

He felt a sense of emptiness. He cherished the time spent with his son more and more.

Therefore, Xiao Ge still planned to meet Xiao Lingyan.

"Father." Xiao Lingyan came in and saluted Xiao Ge.

Seeing Xiao Ge's face full of exhaustion, he said: "Er Chen has learned the massage techniques very well. My mother and concubine's insomnia was almost cured by him. Father, do you want to try Er Chen's skills?"

Xiao Ge glanced at Xiao Lingyan and saw that there were guards and eunuchs standing around him. Thinking about it, if Xiao Lingyan plotted to kill him, it would not be of any benefit to Xiao Lingyan.

He nodded and said, "Okay, then you can try it."

Xiao Lingyan asked Xiao Ge to lie down on the soft couch. He sat at the end of the soft couch and massaged his head.

Eunuch Zhang and others all stared at Xiao Lingyan nervously.

The reason why Xiao Ge was so tired but didn't let the eunuch massage him was not that they, the servants, didn't want to improve. It was because the emperor did not allow others to tamper with his head. If someone had evil intentions, he only needed to press hard.

The emperor is hopeless.

Now that he was his own son, and with them watching from the side, the emperor felt free to let the fifth prince massage him.

When Xiao Lingyan was in modern times, his mother often suffered from headaches, so he learned massage skills. After traveling to ancient times, Concubine Cen had a motherly heart for him, and she also suffered from headaches and insomnia. Thinking of his modern mother, he felt soft, and

From time to time, I give Concubine Cen a massage, so her skills have not fallen behind.

At this moment, Xiao Ge was pressed very comfortably by him, and all the fatigue in his body was swept away, and he fell asleep unconsciously.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Lingyan quietly stopped his hand, made a hissing gesture towards Eunuch Zhang and others, and had someone bring a blanket to cover Xiao Ge.

This time Xiao Ge slept very soundly. When he opened his eyes again, it was already the time to go to court on the second day. The fatigue of the past few days was swept away, and his mind was as clear as ever.

"Hey, this kid really has some skills." He smiled at Eunuch Xie who came over.

"Your Highness, the Fifth Highness, has a pure heart and is filial to the Emperor." Eunuch Xie agreed.

"Well, among my several sons, he is probably the only one who does not covet the position below me." Xiao Ge said.

He has been a prince for many years and an emperor for many years. His ability to judge people is unquestionable. He knows that you should not judge people by their superficial appearance.

For example, his fourth son had a very low sense of existence due to the status of his mother and concubine, and seemed to have no intention of seizing the legitimate son. But Xiao Ge knew that he was just hiding.

He is the weakest, so he doesn't dare to show it, for fear that the royal brothers will find out and be the first to remove him.

He absolutely despises this kind of scheming coward who obviously wants something but is also very cowardly, hiding his thoughts deeply and waiting for the opportunity to jump out and bite someone.

So what he dislikes the most is his fourth son.

Although the reason why he likes his third son is because of his concubine Jin, it is more because the child has probably never been suppressed, so his joy and anger are shown on his face. His coveting of the throne is clearly shown.

.He wants to compete honestly.

As for the prince, it goes without saying that he obviously had a good hand, but he was playing badly. Xiao Ge was very disappointed with this son who had placed high hopes on him and had carefully nurtured him.

Since the death of the prince's mother, the prince has been suspicious and no longer trusts his father. He always feels that his emperor is being manipulated by the woman Jin Fei to harm him, so he is extremely wary of him.

Having no virtue, being incompetent, being unable to make good use of his subordinates, and being unable to distinguish right from wrong, this is the prince.

The second son Xiao Lingpu, although he has a very calm personality, is brave and resourceful, is the most suitable to be emperor among his sons. But he has the Cen family behind him, and even if he has no ambition, he will be pushed forward by the Cen family.

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Now that the Jin Dynasty has been established for a long time, there are many aristocratic families and their roots are intertwined, which has reached the point of constraining the royal family.

Xiao Ge will never allow the Cen family to become a descendant. When the time comes, he will not know whether the world will be named Xiao or Cen.

Therefore, among the several princes, the third prince was his favorite.

He does not object to several princes competing for the throne. As a prince, if he does not even have the desire for power, this kind of person is not suitable to be an emperor. He cannot afford the long-term and high-intensity fatigue that an emperor needs to bear, and he cannot choose

He will be lazy and run away from the heavy burden that is weighing on him, because he feels that this is not what he wants.

So the princes fought openly and secretly, but he turned a blind eye.

But if the princes use the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers at the border to make a fuss and the peace of the Jin Dynasty as an attack, this will completely touch Xiao Ge's bottom line.

As long as it is found out that these princes have really bribed the border generals and played tricks in this matter, Xiao Ge feels that these princes can be eliminated. And if the second prince Xiao Lingpu handles this matter improperly, he

It will also knock him out.

The fifth prince has no ambitions, just because he has an older brother and because he has a pure nature.

Xiao Ge thought that if there was no other choice, it would be a good idea to give up the throne to the fifth prince. As for the Cen family, for the sake of his son and the Xiao family's empire, he could be a coward and a tyrant, and kill the Cen family's family before he died.

Kill the head of the family and several powerful people. In this way, the Cen family will no longer be able to threaten Xiao Wu.

After thinking about it, Xiao Ge breathed a sigh of relief, washed himself, had some snacks, and went to court.

After going to court, he did not directly announce the minister's audience as he did in the past. Instead, he announced that Xiao Lingyan came in and asked him: "Why did you ask for an audience so late last night?"

Xiao Lingyan spent some time with Xiao Ge and got to know his temper.

Xiao Ge likes people who are straightforward and capable in speaking and doing things, but hates people who are secretive and submissive.

He said bluntly: "I saw that the ministers were arguing in the court. Each faction wanted to send their own people to send food and grass to the border. What their intentions were, I think my father had a clear mind. I don't need to say anything."

I am selfless, I just want food and grass to be delivered to the border safely, and I also want people to find out what happened at the border. So I am bold and want to recommend someone to the border with my father."

"Oh? Who to recommend?" Xiao Ge asked with interest.
Chapter completed!