“My Lord need not worry. If His Majesty were capable of having children, he would have done so when he was young. Why is it that he still does not have a prince?”
Li Xu shook his head; he was still worried.
“However, a few years ago, a concubine in the harem was pregnant, and there was also Princess Minghua. This shows that His Majesty is not infertile, but it is extremely difficult for him to have children.”
Li Xu had been restless ever since he heard about the selection of candidates for the imperial concubines. Although he knew in his heart that the chances of His Majesty having an heir were very small, what if he did?
He and several other members of the imperial clan were already fiercely competing with each other.
The court officials had been pressuring His Majesty to adopt a son.
The Emperor initially executed several people to intimidate the crowd.
However, with His Majesty’s assassination attempt this year, the ministers could no longer sit still.
His Majesty has no heir, and if something unexpected happens, there will be no one to inherit the throne, which will surely plunge the country into chaos and be detrimental to the state.
After that, even some stubborn loyal ministers who were originally only loyal to His Majesty began to request that His Majesty adopt a son.
Even an emperor cannot act unilaterally.
“My Lord, believe me. His Majesty is unlikely to have another child. It’s been so many years, and he only has one daughter. No matter how much His Majesty tries, it’s useless. Actually, this selection of concubines is a good thing. As the saying goes, one won’t give up until the Yellow River is reached.”
“His Majesty’s refusal to relinquish power over the years shows his strong desire for control. The Xu family, who are stationed on the frontier, have been His Majesty’s confidants since childhood. It is said that His Majesty saved General Xu’s life when he was young. They are sworn brothers, so in fact, military power is firmly in His Majesty’s hands.”
“If no woman in the harem brings good news after this selection, I think His Majesty will not be able to hold on any longer. Once he loses hope, he will naturally stop being stubborn and will have to adopt an heir. In fact, most of the ministers probably think so. What my Lord needs to do now is to remain calm and observe the situation.”
“I have heard that General Xu has a youngest daughter who has just come of age. She is a simple-minded girl. If my Lord could marry a daughter of the Xu family, your chances of ascending the throne would greatly increase.”
Li Xu couldn’t believe it: “Are you talking in your sleep?”
For the first time, he doubted the mind of his advisor. He had always been very reliable in giving him advice, so how come he was now talking nonsense?
“If I were to marry into the Xu family, His Majesty would be the first to target me. In His Majesty’s eyes, this would be forming cliques for personal gain. Would he spare my life? His Majesty might only give the Xu family a warning, after all, their relationship is not ordinary. We, members of the imperial clan, are younger than His Majesty and have normal reproductive capabilities. In the future, we will have more offspring than His Majesty. We are already a thorn in His Majesty’s side, so how could I dare to seduce a woman from the Xu family?”
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