Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 298 The Selection Method of the Royal Prince

Emperor Zhang Qian never restrained his desires. He knew that the concubines in the harem needed his nourishment and balance. He also needed to treat these beauties sent from all sides equally so that the royal bloodline could continue.

The royal family likes to have many children and grandchildren, so that they don't have to worry about the lack of successors. Zhang Qian knows his mission, so he does not suppress the fights in the harem, but there is only one red line that all the concubines in the harem cannot cross, that is, they cannot harm the royal descendants. If anyone dares to do such a thing, all the people involved will be killed without mercy.

After their Zhang family conquered the world, they issued this ban in the harem. All along, their royal family had many heirs, including many princes and princesses. They could fight openly and secretly behind the scenes, but they never dared to hurt their lives. Their royal family still had to have the wolf nature. How could a king who was too peaceful control his courtiers?

Once the emperor is established, he will be the future crown prince. If other princes are ignorant of worldly affairs and want to usurp power, they can only be given a cup of poisoned wine to meet the ancestors of the Zhang family. This largely ensures the succession of their royal family and prevents brothers from killing each other.

This was all thanks to the large number of heirs. Killing a few bad apples would not have a big impact on the royal family. What they feared most was that there was only one prince, and even if he was incompetent, they would have to hand over the country to him.

All of their royal descendants would read history books and learn from history to correct the current government. As the current emperor, Zhang Qian was appointed as the crown prince when he was still young. He was also selected by the previous emperor after going through layers of screening.

The royal family needed to appoint a crown prince, and the abbot of the Hoenji Temple, who had always been trusted by the founding emperor, was asked to divine and determine the princes based on their birth dates. Of course, the abbot used the princes who were suitable to be crown princes.

The second is to have several imperial tutors in the Imperial Academy write personal comments on the princes, including their daily personalities, preferences, academic performance, and relationships with their royal brothers.

The third is that the current emperor himself finds a way to have someone secretly observe these princes and select suitable candidates.

Finally, the current emperor can choose the most suitable candidate as the crown prince. In Ansheng, there is no saying that the eldest son or the son of the queen should be appointed as the crown prince. Whoever is appointed as the crown prince, his mother will become the imperial concubine, and the respect she receives is second only to the queen.

When the crown prince ascends the throne, the imperial concubine will be on the same level as the queen, and both will be called the empress dowager. One hundred years later, one on the left and one on the right will accompany the emperor. The left is the elder, the right is the younger, and all the royal families follow this rule. If the crown prince is the queen's son, then only she will be buried next to the emperor a hundred years later.

As an emperor, he also has to find one or two brothers for the prince who can truly assist him, so that in case anything happens to the emperor, they can ensure that the prince ascends the throne.

This brother can also help stabilize the dynasty and discuss state affairs with the emperor. The Five Wise Kings are the assistants selected by the emperor, and the emperor is very satisfied with and values ​​these brothers.

Zhang Qian will also start screening his children in the next few years to find a candidate for the crown prince. He is ready to use his secret guards to secretly investigate the princes' maternal families and their private situations.

This will take several years to observe slowly. Fortunately, he is still young, so the crown prince will not be determined too early. Now, among the dozen princes, one candidate should be found. If not, there are still the children in the future. Three concubines in the palace have been diagnosed with pregnancy, and his children will be born one after another, and there will always be one who can inherit the throne.

Zhang Qian is not worried about the selection of the crown prince at all now. He has a preference for the concubines in the palace to give birth to sons. The mother of his child must at least not just have a pretty face, other aspects must also be considered.

He hoped that the future crown prince would at least be a king who could maintain the status quo. As for him, he could expand the territory and make Ansheng Kingdom stronger. That would be the best emperor.