The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

In the house at the junction of East City and West City, the middle-aged man sat in the backyard again, staring at the distant sky in a daze.

At this moment, a flock of crows flew from a distance, and flew to the tree next to the middle-aged man.

Laiwu yelled "quack" twice to the middle-aged man in the wheelchair, as if to say hello.

The middle-aged man withdrew his gaze from the distant sky, and looked at Laiwu and them standing on the tree.

"You are here."

Laiwu flew down from the tree, flew onto the armrest of the middle-aged man's wheelchair, tilted his head and yelled at him twice.

The middle-aged man raised his hand and touched the feathers on Laiwu's back, "Are you here to beg for food?"

Laiwu rubbed its small head against the middle-aged man's palm, and the corners of the middle-aged man's mouth raised slightly.

"Bring some snacks and apples." Zhao Yao once told the middle-aged man in a letter that they like to eat snacks and apples.

Moments later, a regular man brought in crumbs and chopped apples.The middle-aged man asked him to spread the snacks and apples on the stone table beside him.

Lai Wu took the lead and flew to the stone table, bowed his head to eat some snacks and apples.Then, all the crows on the tree flew down, feasting on their "food".

The middle-aged man sat aside, watching them eat.

After they finished eating, the ordinary man prepared a basin of clean water for them to drink.

After eating and drinking enough, they did not fly away even when they came to the crows.

The crow flew to the armrest of the wheelchair, and the other crows flew back up the tree.

The middle-aged man reached out to hug Lai Wu into his arms, and stroked its small head and the feathers on its back.

Laiwu squinted its small eyes, enjoying the touch of the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man turned his eyes to the south, and said softly to himself: "I don't know how that kid is?" The "that kid" he said naturally refers to Zhao Yao.

Laiwu waved his wings lightly to the middle-aged man, and immediately flew towards the southern suburbs.The crow standing on the tree hurriedly followed.

Just then, a carrier pigeon flew in.

A man in night clothes appeared, caught the carrier pigeon standing on the wall, then took the letter from the carrier pigeon's leg, and opened it in front of the middle-aged man.

After reading the letter in night clothes, he handed the letter to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man is not annoyed when the letter is read.He reached out to take the letter. There was nothing special written on it, but it was written by his former subordinates to ask him how he was doing.

The middle-aged man laughed at himself, and immediately asked the ordinary man to push him back to the study.He wrote back to his former subordinates, "It's very good, don't read it."

For a long time, middle-aged men have always answered these four words, and would never write an extra word.

The middle-aged man wrote a reply and handed it to the man in night clothes who appeared at some point.

The man in night clothes disappeared from the study after receiving the letter.He went back to the backyard and tied the letter that the middle-aged man had replied to the carrier pigeon.

The homing pigeon tilted its head to look at the man in night clothes, and then flew away with its small wings.

The middle-aged man didn't go back to the backyard, but stayed in the study to read.What I watched was "Spring and Autumn".

I don't know what that kid looks like?
Zhao Yao, who was watching the Fourth Prince and the others planting rice seedlings on the ridge, felt his nose itchy and wanted to sneeze but couldn't.

He muttered in his heart: Who is speaking ill of me?

"Fourth brother, just let me go to the field." He had been squatting on the ridge of the field watching the fourth brother and the others planting rice seedlings, getting bored. "It's warm in the afternoon, and I won't freeze."

"The water in the field is still a bit cold, your body can't bear it." The fourth prince just felt a pain in his leg when he finished speaking, and when he lifted it up, there was indeed a leech.He walked unhurriedly to the field ridge, and swiftly slapped the leeches off his legs.

"This leech is so fat." Zhao Yao was a little scared at first, and felt a little disgusted, but now that he's used to it, he's not afraid anymore. "How much blood did you suck?"

After the fourth prince patted the leeches off, he picked up the leeches with branches and put them in a bamboo basket.

"Fourth brother, can ducks really eat leeches?" The fourth prince put the leeches into the bamboo baskets and gave them to the local people who raised ducks.

In fact, before transplanting rice seedlings, the common people will put their ducks in the field and let them peck the leeches in the field to eat.

Leeches can never be eliminated, there will always be fish that slip through the net.

"It's edible." The fourth prince returned to the field and continued planting rice seedlings. "The leeches are dried and ground into powder, which is a medicinal herb."

"Ah, it's still a medicinal material?" Zhao Yao was stunned, "What disease can it cure?"

"As a medicinal material, it can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, reduce swelling and relieve pain." The fourth prince said, "The common people will catch leeches and dry them, and then sell them in medicinal materials stores or medical centers."

"I didn't expect such a disgusting thing to be used as medicine."

The fourth prince smiled: "Everything has a good side and a bad side. You can't just look at the surface." He added, "A leech looks disgusting and sucks blood. This is its bad side, but it also has medicine. Use one side, and this is its good side. Therefore, you can’t just look at the surface of things.”

Zhao Yao immediately understood: "Fourth brother, you are telling me not to judge people by their appearance!"

Seeing that Zhao Yao understood what he said, the fourth prince smiled gratifiedly: "That's right, you can't judge people by their appearance." In fact, the tenth brother is very smart and knows everything. "You can't judge people by their appearance, you know?"

Zhao Yao nodded obediently: "Fourth brother, I understand."

The fourth prince hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Some people look gentle and harmless, but they are actually kind-hearted. Some people look fierce on the outside, but they are actually kind-hearted."

"Fourth brother, I never judge people by their appearance."

The fourth prince took a deep look at Zhao Yao and said, "Also, some people treat you well, but they don't really treat you well."

"Ah?" Zhao Yao was surprised at first, and then asked suspiciously, "Fourth brother, what does it mean that someone is nice to me, but not really nice to me? Who is it?"

"I'm making an analogy."

"Oh oh oh." Zhao Yao said confidently, "fourth brother, I'm smart, I know who is really good to me, and I know who is not really good to me."

The fourth prince asked: "Then who do you think is really good to you?"

"Fourth brother, you are really good to me."

Hearing this, the fourth prince's heart shook slightly, and a smile appeared on his face immediately: "That's right. Then who isn't really good to you?"

Zhao Yao thought for a while and said, "Not yet."

"No?"

Zhao Yao nodded, and then he lowered his voice and said, "Third brother and the others treated me aboveboard."

The fourth prince really wanted to talk about the eighth prince, but the words stopped when he reached his mouth.

While talking, he heard lively voices from the fields not far away.

It turned out that Dai Wang was competing with the prince in transplanting rice seedlings, and the people on the side were cheering for the two.

"Fourth brother, I'll go and have a look." Zhao Yao ran over after finishing speaking.

In the field, the prince and Dai Wang planted the seedlings skillfully and quickly.

When Dai Wang first planted the seedlings in the morning, his movements were still very rusty.After a morning of practice, he has become very proficient in planting rice seedlings.

The competition was proposed on behalf of the king.

Although the prince's martial arts is not as good as Dai Wang's, and his army is not as good as Dai Wang's, but his speed of transplanting rice seedlings is not inferior to Dai Wang's at all.

Emperor Wu of Zhou would often visit the fields and go down to do some things.At that time, the prince would follow him and work in the fields with him.

In terms of doing farm work, the prince's experience is relatively rich among the princes.Dai Wang wanted to win the crown prince in rice transplanting, but it was not as easy as he imagined.

The purpose of Dai Wang's proposed competition is very simple, that is to embarrass the prince.

Emperor Wu of Zhou asked an old man to be the referee.This rice transplanting competition is not only about speed, but also about who can plant better.

The king of Dai wanted to win the crown prince, but he was too quick to insert the seedlings, so he forgot to insert the seedlings.Although he beat the prince in speed, the seedlings he planted were not very good.

The experienced old man praised the prince for planting very well, and the seedlings will grow very well in the future.But Dai Wang's planting was not good, and most of the seedlings he planted could not survive.

The old man told Dai Wang that transplanting rice seedlings should not be rushed.Once you are in a hurry, you can't insert it well, so the seedlings will not grow well.The seedlings do not grow well, and the harvest is not good.

He praised the prince for planting rice very well, and he looks like a person who often transplants rice seedlings, and he is prudent in his work.

Dai Wang was naturally dissatisfied, but it was not easy to refute.

Emperor Wu of Zhou raised his foot and kicked Dai Wang's buttocks, and the kicked Dai Wang fell to the field, making his body covered in mud and water.

"You insert it well for me. If you don't insert it well, you are not allowed to eat tonight."

Dai Wang was kicked by Emperor Wu of Zhou in front of everyone. Not only was he not annoyed, but he laughed very happily.

"My son must intervene well."

Emperor Wu of Zhou turned his head to look at the crown prince, and said with rare praise: "It's a good job."

The prince didn't expect that Emperor Wu of Zhou would praise him, he was slightly taken aback for a moment, and then a little excited smile appeared on his face.

"Thank you, father, for your compliment."

When Dai Wang saw this scene, a gloomy look flashed across his eyes.

Eighth Prince: You are connoting me.

Fourth prince: It's not the connotation, I'm talking about you.