Chapter 1042 Zen Position
When Su Xi heard that her mother had already chosen the candidate for the Crown Princess for her, she felt a little overwhelmed.

Seeing this, Zhu Xuanwei paused and said with a smile:
"Xi'er, don't worry. In a few months, it will be the Emperor's birthday. The ladies of the various families will bring their young ladies to the palace to celebrate. By then, you can take the opportunity to see them. If you like them and are satisfied, just do as you like. Your mother won't force you. What do you think?"

"Thank you, Queen Mother!"

Su Xi originally thought that she no longer had a say in the selection of the Crown Princess, but now that things had taken a turn for the better, she naturally agreed quickly.

Just as Su Xi was looking forward to what her future Crown Princess would look like, most of the ministers in the court also knew about this.

Since there is no suitable young lady in the family, they will naturally treat this as news and just listen to it.

After all, the current emperor is at the peak of his power, and no one would doubt that he will continue to reign for another 30 to 50 years.

Investing in the prince at this time is somewhat hasty.

Those who have suitable candidates at home immediately started to have all kinds of ideas.

After all, no one can predict when an emperor will die on the job.

As long as the emperor went on more military campaigns, or had more concubines in the harem.

In everyone's opinion, the prince might be able to succeed to the throne within a few years.

Therefore, investing in the prince at this time is definitely the best time to provide timely assistance.

Su Mingzhe was too lazy to pay attention to the behavior of these court officials.

On weekdays, as long as the actions of court officials did not affect the operation of the court, Su Mingzhe's management of officials was very loose.

In this relaxed environment, the matter of Su Xi selecting a crown princess became a hot topic.

Just as the topic of the Crown Princess became more and more lively, Su Xi showed unprecedented decisiveness.

Before Halloween, Su Xi asked her mother to decide on the candidate for the Crown Princess - the granddaughter of Grand Tutor Sun Chengzong.

Sun is two years older than the prince.

When Crown Prince Su Xi learned that Grand Tutor Sun Chengzong had a granddaughter who was about the same age as himself, he immediately ordered people to inquire about the situation.

When he talked about this with his confidant, he just said one sentence: as long as Sun was in good health, not ugly, and had a good temper, he would choose her.

In the following month.

Su Xi found out some information about the Sun family by all means and confirmed that there was no problem. Without waiting for Halloween, she asked her mother to arrange the marriage.

This caught many court officials off guard.

this day.

Su Mingzhe stayed in Kunning Palace again. After dinner, he couldn't help but admire his eldest son:

"The prince has learned how to use military tactics and make choices. From now on, I can rest assured that I will hand over the Great Zheng Dynasty to him."

Zhu Xuan'an didn't know whether the man was sincere or testing her, so she could only reply cautiously:

"Your Majesty is in the prime of life, how can you say such discouraging words! Xi'er is still young and needs more guidance from your Majesty!"

"I am telling the truth."

Su Mingzhe held the queen in his arms and said seriously:
"I have ordered people to build a temporary palace in Yuhang. When the palace is completed, I will let the crown prince govern the country, and then take you to live in Yuhang. If there is no problem with the crown prince governing the country, I will abdicate to him in a few years."

Zhu Xuan'an felt relieved when she saw that the man seemed to be sincere about it, but she did not dare to follow the emperor's words. In the end, she could only smile and say:
"Your Majesty, you have always said that Xi'er looks like you. It seems that you are really satisfied with Xi'er."

"Of course!"

Su Mingzhe was indeed satisfied with Su Xi. However, it was precisely because of this satisfaction that he had the idea of ​​adding more responsibilities to his son:

"In recent years, various disasters have occurred in several provinces in the north. The court allocates more than 10 million taels of silver for relief every year. I am afraid that the allocation of tens of millions of taels of silver has fostered greed. I plan to let Xier go to inspect it. What do you think?"

When Zhu Xuan'an heard this, she was shocked.

Since the founding crown prince Zhu Biao of the Ming Dynasty died of illness during an inspection tour in Shaanxi, there has been no more inspection tours by the crown prince. Now, the emperor has asked the crown prince to go out for an inspection tour. What are the implications of this?
Su Mingzhe waited for a while, and when he saw that the woman didn't answer him, he turned around and saw Zhu Xuan's expression was uncertain. He guessed that she was thinking nonsense again, so he gave her a reassurance pill:

"Queen, don't worry about the prince's safety. I will send three thousand Han generals to accompany him. With the protection of three thousand Han generals, even if we go to the current Mengwu grassland, we will be able to travel around and come back."

"Your Majesty, just make the arrangements, and I won't worry about it."

As a mother, Zhu Xuan'an was extremely reluctant to let her son leave her sight.

But since Su Mingzhe, as the emperor, had spoken, Zhu Xuan'an, as the queen, had no choice but to agree.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to let him go right away. In addition to the three thousand Han generals, I will allow him to go to the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, and the Dali Temple, and recruit a hundred people as future officials of the Eastern Palace to assist him in auditing the provinces!"

Su Mingzhe also put a lot of thought into training Su Xi.

Zhu Xuan'an was relieved to see that Su Mingzhe had really thought about it seriously.

Turn around.

Su Mingzhe summoned the prince to the imperial study in the Qianqing Palace and told him that he was going to send him out of the palace to audit the accounts of various provinces.

After Su Xi heard this, her eyes lit up immediately, and she seemed eager to try it out.

"Xi'er, when you go out this time, I will give you a lot of power. Not only can you review the accounts of various places and investigate corruption among officials, but you can also investigate and deal with the problems of military households and military stations in various places."

Su Mingzhe gave instructions for a while, and finally said:

"Also, there is one more thing. When you go to the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, and the Dali Temple to select people, remember to select young people, preferably those who have been transferred in the past two years. Don't select those old-timers."

"My son, I have remembered it!"

Su Xi has learned from her mother that her father is preparing to return the throne to her.

In order to successfully take back his own throne, Su Xi agreed to all the arrangements.

Arrangements have been made for Crown Prince Su Xi.

Su Mingzhe started his absurd life again.

Zeng Jing has an extraordinary talent for martial arts. In just a few years, she has successfully cultivated the [Xiao Wuxiang Gong]. In addition, she has a peaceful mentality and yearns for the life of an ordinary person.

So, after Halloween of that year, Zeng Jing proposed to Su Mingzhe that they were going to have a child.

Su Mingzhe couldn't refuse, so he stayed in Yongning Palace for half a month.

Zeng Jing wanting a child is just the beginning.

Tian Qingtong has been with the man for the longest time. Even though she has average talent, by this time, she has made some progress in her [Little Wuxiang Gong].

When the news of Zeng Jing's pregnancy spread in the harem, Tian Qingtong also proposed the idea of ​​getting pregnant and having a child.

Su Mingzhe naturally cannot favor one over the other.

Afterwards, Tian Qingtong's two junior sisters Qin Juan and Zheng E, as well as Xue Qianxun and other girls, all expressed the idea of ​​having children after they had made some progress in the [Small Wuxiang Gong].

Two or three years passed in the blink of an eye.

The number of children in the harem gradually increased.

The sixth year of the Da Zheng calendar.

Crown Prince Su Xi returned from a three-year tour of the twelve northern provinces.

Su Mingzhe helped him preside over the wedding, and then announced that from then on, the prince would be regent, while he himself and his woman would settle in the Hangzhou Palace.

The tenth year of the Da Zheng calendar.

Su Mingzhe abdicated the throne to Crown Prince Su Xi.

(End of this chapter)