The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Emperor Wu of Zhou designated the annual spring plowing as an important day, and the court attached great importance to it.

At the auspicious time in the morning of this day, Emperor Wu of Zhou would worship heaven and earth and his ancestors, praying for good weather and good weather this year.Then, worship Hou Ji, the god of grains, and pray for a good harvest of grains this year.

On the day of spring plowing, at Yin time, when it was still dark, Zhao Yao was awakened by Tong Xi.

In order to make Zhao Yao wake up earlier, Tong Xi directly washed his face with cold water.

After being frozen by cold water for a while, Zhao Yao finally woke up from his deep sleep.

Seeing Liang Zhaoyi in the dining room, Zhao Yao asked with surprise on his face: "Concubine mother, why are you up?" Concubine mother does not need to go to worship, nor does she need to go out of the palace to participate in spring plowing, there is no need to wake up so early.

"I made breakfast and snacks for you." Liang Zhaoyi said warmly, "Eat more."

"Mother and concubine, I'm just here to join in the fun." Zhao Yao's body is not in good shape, and he is not suitable for planting rice seedlings in the fields.Emperor Wu of Zhou originally didn't intend to take him there, but under the "persuasion" of the fourth prince, he finally agreed to take Zhao Yao there.

"You are here to observe and learn, not to join in the fun." Liang Zhaoyi seriously corrected Zhao Yao's words.

Realizing that he said something wrong, Zhao Yao stuck out his tongue and said, "Mother Concubine is right, I'm here to learn."

"Your imperial brothers will all go to the fields to plant rice seedlings, you have to watch carefully." Liang Zhaoyi told Zhao Yao very seriously, "You will also learn to go to the fields to plant rice seedlings in the future."

"Don't worry, mother and concubine, I will take a good look at it." Although the stinky father sometimes does things unreliably, Chun Plowing is very good at it. "I will study hard too."

"Have breakfast, or you will be late for the worship." Liang Zhaoyi sat down and had breakfast with Zhao Yao.

"Then I have to eat fast."

Liang Zhaoyi personally made porridge, egg pancakes and siu mai for Zhao Yao.The egg pancakes she made are very delicious, Zhao Yao's favorite food on weekdays, and he can eat several at a time.

Zhao Yao ate two bowls of porridge, four egg pancakes, and five siu mai.If Liang Zhaoyi didn't stop him, he could still eat an egg pancake and two siu mai.

After feeding Xiaobai and eating his meal, Xiaobai went back into Zhao Yao's sleeve and wrapped it around his arm.

Seeing this scene, Liang Zhaoyi asked amusedly, "Isn't it boring for this little guy to hide in your sleeve every day?"

"Xiaobai is too shy and timid to be alone." Zhao Yao raised his right hand and gently patted Xiaobai wrapped around his left arm, "Besides, the weather is not very warm now, and Xiaobai I'm afraid of the cold, so it's good to wrap around my arm." When sleeping at night, Xiaobai would get into Zhao Yao's arms and coil himself into a ball.

"I saw it just now, and it seems to have grown up."

"Well, I've grown a little bit, and I've gained weight."

Liang Zhaoyi warned: "When worshiping, don't let it run out, it's not good to scare people."

"Understood, Concubine Mu." Zhao Yao waved to Liang Zhaoyi, "Concubine Mu, I'm leaving."

The place of worship is at the altar, also called the Temple of Heaven.

The Temple of Heaven is not very far from the Chengguang Hall, but it is a bit far from the Kunde Hall. It takes three quarters of effort to walk there.

The fourth prince waited for Zhao Yao on the road.

"Fourth brother, good morning."

"Good morning."

Because formal clothes are required for worship, the fourth prince and Zhao Yao are both wearing vermilion prince's clothes.

Zhao Yao's vermilion clothes made him even more beautiful, which was very attractive.

"Is it cold?" The fourth prince asked, reaching out to hold Zhao Yao's hand, seeing that Zhao Yao's little hand was warm, he felt relieved.

"Fourth brother, I'm not cold." Zhao Yao held the fourth prince's hand and found that his fourth brother's hand was a little cold, "Fourth brother, your hand is a little cold, I will warm you up." Zhao Yao stretched out his pair The chubby hand rubbed the fourth prince's hand.

"I'm not cold either." The Fourth Prince held Zhao Yao's hand without letting go, "Let's go."

"Fourth brother, you look so good in red." The fourth brother usually looks too mature and stable, he looks like an adult, but the fourth brother in red clothes looks more lively.

"You look good in red."

"I am good-looking, and I look good in whatever clothes I wear." Zhao Yao has always been very self-aware of his looks.

"Yes, you look good in anything you wear." The Fourth Prince smiled.

The two brothers talked while walking.Soon, we arrived at the Temple of Heaven.

The ministers arrived early, and they stood up in order.

Among the princes, only Zhao Yao and the fourth prince arrived, and none of the others arrived.

The fourth prince was worried that Zhao Yao would be nervous and forget the rules of worship, so he hurriedly told him again.

After a while, the third prince and the others came.After a while, Dai Wang arrived with the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince also took a provocative look at the Third Prince and the others, and the Third Prince and the others gave him a supercilious look.

As soon as Dai Wang arrived, the scene became lively.

The ministers saluted and greeted Dai Wang one after another, and Dai Wang chatted cordially with the ministers.

Watching the scene where the Dai Wang and the ministers were talking and laughing, Zhao Yao complained silently in his heart: The elder brother of the prince is sick and unable to participate in the spring plowing, so the second elder brother took the initiative to provoke... a big beam, making himself like the prince.

In the past few years, Dai Wang has been fighting chaos outside, and has never participated in spring plowing.It was rare to be in the capital at this time of the year, and the prince happened to be ill again at this time, so he was given this opportunity.

When the meeting will be held for sacrifices, the king will temporarily act as the prince and perform the sacrifices.

Just when Dai Wang was enjoying himself, he suddenly heard the voice of paying respects to Emperor Wu of Zhou from a distance.

"See Your Majesty."

Then, he heard the sound of saluting the prince again.

"Participate in the prince."

The smile on Dai Wang's face suddenly froze, his eyes widened very wide, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

How can it be?

Why is the prince here?

Many ministers also showed expressions of disbelief.

Zhao Yao almost couldn't help laughing when he saw the surprised look of Dai Wang and ministers.

He knew that the prince's brother would appear, and he would never let the second brother replace him.

Sure enough, he was expected!
Looking at the prince walking beside Emperor Zhou Wu, Dai Wang's eyes instantly became gloomy, and his heart was full of anger.

He was tricked by the prince!

Seeing Dai Wang's shocked expression, the prince smiled very proudly in his heart.

Duke Zhen Guo took the lead to salute Emperor Wu of Zhou and the prince, and the ministers quickly followed suit.

The moment Dai Wang lowered his head, his face became dark and distorted.

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Wu of Zhou went to the Temple of Heaven, and the prince followed behind him.

Only then did the Seventh Prince, who had been following Emperor Wu of Zhou and the prince, walk into the prince's team.

Although the Seventh Prince looked calm, his heart was very angry.

He is clearly a legitimate son, yet he is often ignored.Obviously his status is higher than that of the prince, but...

Not long ago, the Seventh Prince met Emperor Wu of Zhou and the Crown Prince on his way to the Temple of Heaven, so he went with them.

On the way to the Temple of Heaven, the elder prince asked the Seventh Prince some questions with concern.Although the seventh prince was very impatient with the prince's hypocritical concern, he answered obediently on his face.

It was not the prince who made the Seventh Prince angry the most, but Emperor Zhou Wu's neglect of him.

When Emperor Wu of Zhou saw the Seventh Prince, he just glanced at him, and didn't ask him with concern if he had breakfast, how he was doing with his studies, and so on.

Among the princes, the seventh prince is relatively good, especially in reading.Except for the fourth prince, the seventh prince is the best-educated among all the princes.

The Seventh Prince was often praised by gentlemen for his studies, but he was rarely praised by Emperor Wu of Zhou.This made him feel more and more that the prince was blocking his way.

In fact, not only the seventh prince, but also other princes, including the crown prince, Emperor Wu of Zhou rarely praised him.When the prince was studying, he was also very good. The gentlemen who taught him praised him unceasingly, and often praised the prince in front of the emperor for his smart reading, but Emperor Wu of Zhou seldom praised the prince.

In terms of reading, only the fourth prince can be praised by Emperor Wu of Zhou.

The fourth prince did not read as many books as the prince, but the fourth prince did not study hard like the prince.The prince was a bit rigid in reading, and Emperor Wu of Zhou often said that he was a nerd.

The prince is smart in reading, but he is not as savvy as the fourth prince in reading.

Emperor Wu of Zhou took the prince to pray devoutly to the heaven and earth and the ancestors, and then worshiped Houji.

After the worship, Zhao Yao and the others had to go back to their own palace first, change out of their clothes, and put on ordinary clothes.

The Kunde Palace was a little far away, the Fourth Prince took Zhao Yao directly to Xingde Palace and changed clothes in his room.

The fourth prince's room has been preparing some clothes for Zhao Yao.Sometimes Zhao Yao would live with him.

After changing his clothes, Zhao Yao made a special trip to the Eighth Prince's room to visit him.

After the eighth prince returned to the palace, he stayed in his own room to recuperate from his injuries.After these days of recuperation, the Eighth Prince finally had some blood on his face.However, his body was still very weak.

After talking to the Eighth Prince for a while, Zhao Yao left.

"Fourth brother, let's go."

The fourth prince nodded lightly, and immediately took Zhao Yao's hand and walked towards the palace gate.On the way, the fourth prince wanted to speak several times to make Zhao Yao stay away from the eighth prince, but in the end he still didn't speak out.