The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Because of the stirrups, Zhao Yao became very famous.

For the first time, he, the insignificant tenth prince, truly appeared in the eyes of all civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.But too much attention doesn't.

Just as Liang Zhaoyi expected, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty would not think that Zhao Yao was a prince worthy of support just because he made stirrups.

The ministers have several requirements for the team to support the prince in advance; the first requirement: the prince himself is deeply favored by the emperor, or is highly valued by the prince.The second requirement: the prince himself has the ability.The third requirement: the prince's maternal ancestral family has certain power.The fourth requirement: the prince's mother must also be favored by the emperor.

Zhao Yao didn't have any of these four requirements.

Of course there are special exceptions.

Some ministers will support princes who are powerless and helpless, such as the eighth prince.

On the surface, none of the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty supported the Eighth Prince.In fact, compared to Zhao Yao, the Eighth Prince's background is even more... In the eyes of many people, the Eighth Prince's background is humble, because his mother and concubine are just a court lady.Even if she died, the emperor did not pursue her.

The idea of ​​the ministers supporting the Eighth Prince is very simple. The Eighth Prince has no power to control. The most important thing is that the Eighth Prince has to rely on them if he wants to succeed.

In addition to the Xie family, Wang family, Xun family, Yuan family and other powerful families in the capital, there are many famous families below.These famous families also have ambitions, and they don't want to always be subordinate to King Xie and his family.They also want to have more power, and want to make the family more prosperous.

Now that the court is controlled by King Xie's family, it is very difficult for these aristocratic families to get a share of the burden.They want to gain more power and surpass King Xie's family. There is only one way, and that is to support a certain prince in advance and support the prince to become the next emperor.

From the power of the dragon, they will gain supreme power, and then they will stand at the top of the family.

It is clear that Zhao Yao and the Eighth Prince are in the same situation, neither is favored by Emperor Wu of Zhou, and neither has the influence of the mother clan.In fact, Zhao Yao has two advantages over the eighth prince; one is that his mother and concubine Liang Zhaoyi is still alive.Liang Zhaoyi was Zhao Yao's weakness, and he could threaten Zhao Yao with Liang Zhaoyi, but the ministers did not support Zhao Yao.The second is that Zhao Yao is not smart, he doesn't like reading, and was despised by Emperor Wu of Zhou for being stupid.An unintelligent prince is better at handling things.

Although Zhao Yao had an "advantage" over the Eighth Prince, the ministers did not choose him because he was too young.

The young prince is easier to be manipulated.After supporting him to ascend the throne, he will become a puppet emperor.This is actually the biggest advantage, but it didn't work during Emperor Wu of Zhou.

First of all, Emperor Wu of Zhou was an upright man in his prime, and it was impossible for him to live a few years.Secondly, the other sons of Emperor Wu of Zhou were all about to reach adulthood.If you support the prince who is too young, it will be too late.

The Eighth Prince's age is just right, neither young nor old.He is still a few years away from adulthood.Over the years, there have been many variables, and they can do a lot.Maybe when the eighth prince is an adult, the cannibalism of the previous princes will be over, and they won't need to expend too much effort to succeed.

If it was Zhao Yao, when the emperor brother in front of him finished fighting and he sat in that seat, he would not be an adult yet.It should be said that this is a good thing for the ministers who support him, after all, it is easier to control him.However, this is not the case.Without an adult prince enthroned, it is impossible to let only the ministers who support him control the government, and there will be other ministers to help manage the government.

The first emperor once set a rule that if a descendant has a young prince who is not yet an adult, there must be three parties to assist the government together.One of the three parties is the minister who supports the prince, and the other two are important ministers such as the prime minister and the grand master, as well as the generals who have military power.

For the ministers from aristocratic families, they are unwilling to jointly manage the government with the other two parties, so the princes they support should not be too young.The Eighth Prince is the best candidate for them.This is why Zhao Yao didn't have a minister to support him.

Whether there are ministers who support him to compete for that seat is not important to Zhao Yao at all, and he is not indifferent.

Making stirrups had no impact on his life.He is still the same as before.However, his reputation for being unintelligent has improved slightly.

He changed from a stupid prince to a prince who was just not smart in reading.

Another thing, just as Liang Zhaoyi expected, was that the soldiers' impression of Zhao Yao changed a lot, and they began to have a good impression of him.

With the appearance of stirrups, the biggest benefit is the soldiers.

Of course, it's just goodwill, and the soldiers will not support Zhao Yao because of the stirrup.

For Zhao Yao himself, there is nothing to be proud of making stirrups.It was just the most insignificant of the things on his mind.However, because of the stirrups, Zhao Yao received some rewards, which made him quite happy.

Emperor Wu of Zhou rewarded Zhao Yao with some gold, silver and jewelry, which was exactly what Zhao Yao wanted.However, gold, silver and jewelry are the most useless rewards for other princes.

Zhao Yao was still young, even if Emperor Wu of Zhou wanted to reward him with some "useful" things, he couldn't reward him.

With these rewards of gold, silver and jewelry, Zhao Yao can do many things with them.After taking a bath, I will give these gold, silver and jewels to my second uncle.

Alas, what he asked the second uncle to do would cost a lot of money.After giving these rewards to the second uncle, he became a pauper again.Fortunately, he is still young and lives in the palace, so he doesn't need to spend money.

At this time, Zhao Yao was drawing the design of the farm in the study of Kunde Hall.

Liang Zhaoyi sat across from him, punctuating other books.

"The drawing is finished." Zhao Yao handed the drawn design to Liang Zhaoyi who was opposite, "Mother Concubine, take a look."

Liang Zhaoyi took the design drawing, looked at it carefully, and found that the design drawing drawn by her son was very surprising.Above ground, the farmstead has two floors.Both floors are common rooms, no surprise there.The surprise is the three floors below ground.

"How come there are three floors in the underground secret room, and what are they used for?"

Zhao Yao introduced: "The first floor is used for secret training. The second floor is used to store some confidential things. The third floor is used to detain and interrogate some important people."

Hearing the function of the third layer, Liang Zhaoyi's expression froze, and then said helplessly and funnyly: "You have thought everything through."

"Mother Concubine, what do you think of this blueprint?"

"Very good." Liang Zhaoyi knew in her heart that Zhao Yao's ability to draw such a design was influenced by the memory in the dream.

Zhao Yao put away the design drawings, and said happily: "Fortunately, we don't need to pay for the construction of Zhuangzi, otherwise I don't know if the gold, silver and jewels rewarded by the emperor are enough."

He thought that he would be able to rest and take a bath in a few days, and he would be able to play outside the palace for a few more days, so he felt better.

Under Zhao Yao's great anticipation, his holiday finally arrived.

On the morning of Xiumu, Sun Doudou sent a token to Zhao Yao, which was a very beautiful jade token.The jade tablet is oval in shape, with a dragon engraved on the front and back sides. These two dragons are carved very finely, and the dragon scales, beards, and claws are very detailed and lifelike.

Except for the dragon, there is nothing else on the jade tablet, not even a word "Ling".

Generally speaking, there will be a "order" on the token, but there is nothing on this jade tablet.

"Mother, this is not a token."

"It's not a token, but it allows you to freely enter and leave the palace." Liang Zhaoyi reminded, "Keep it well and don't lose it."

"Mother Concubine, don't worry, I won't lose it." Zhao Yao thought to himself that this jade token is very valuable at first glance, and he would never lose it, "Mother Concubine, then I'm leaving."

"Be careful outside these few days."

"I will be careful." After greeting Liang Zhaoyi, Zhao Yao left the palace with Tong Xi.

When he reached the gate of the palace, Zhao Yao was stopped by the guard.

The guards naturally knew Zhao Yao, the tenth prince, but without a token, Zhao Yao, the prince, could not leave the palace casually.

"His Royal Highness, please show the token."

Zhao Yao took out the jade tablet from his pocket and showed it to the guard.

When the guard saw the jade card in Zhao Yao's hand, his pupils suddenly shrank, but he didn't show a single point on his face.

"Your Highness, please."

Zhao Yao didn't notice the abnormality of the guard at that moment just now, he put the jade tablet in his arms again, and walked out of the palace gate swaggeringly with Tongxi.

After Zhao Yao left, another guard asked suspiciously: "Boss, what His Majesty the Tenth Highness took out just now was not a token, but a jade tablet, which I have never seen before."

The guard pretended to be flat and said: "It's just a jade card that allows you to enter and leave the palace freely. There is nothing to make a fuss about."

Liang Run had been waiting for Zhao Yao not far from the gate of the palace.Seeing him coming out, he hurriedly drove the carriage over.

After Zhao Yao and the others got into the carriage, Liang Run took them directly to Dahua Village outside the capital.

Zhao Yao: It just happens that no one supports me, and I don't care too much.

Many years later.

Ministers: Your Highness, please ascend the throne!
Zhao Yao: You dismissed me at the beginning, but now you come to beg me to become the throne, are you all right?