The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 174

In the Xingde Palace, the prince was playing chess with the eighth prince, and chatting with the eighth prince about spring hunting.

Although the Eighth Prince was able to get out of bed and walk around, his injuries had not healed completely, and he was still unable to go out for a while, let alone participate in the spring hunting.

It is a pity that the eighth prince cannot go to the spring hunting.

"Brother, this is the first time Dai Wang has returned to Beijing to participate in the spring hunting in recent years. He is bound to make a big splash in the spring hunting and win the first place in the spring hunting." The eighth prince reminded the prince, "Dai Wang will also take this opportunity to humiliate you .”

The prince smiled carelessly: "Uncle told me not to care about the king."

Hearing the prince's words, the eighth prince paused the hand that was about to drop the son, and immediately dropped it as if nothing had happened.

"Duke Zhen said so, does he have any arrangements for the spring hunting?"

The prince raised the corner of his mouth and smiled mysteriously: "Uncle has arrangements."

The eighth prince asked curiously: "What arrangement?"

"You'll know when the spring hunting is over." The prince purposely kept it a secret, and smiled mysteriously.

The eighth prince heard this, and smiled with great interest: "It seems that Lord Zhen is going to do something big on the spring hunting."

The prince nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "That's right, just wait and see the good show."

"Unfortunately, I can't participate in the spring hunting, otherwise I can witness a good show with my own eyes." The eighth prince's tone was full of regret.

"It's really a pity." The prince said, with a look of guilt on his face, "If you didn't save me, you wouldn't..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the Eighth Prince.

"Brother, don't say such things again."

Seeing that the eighth prince was a little angry, the prince smiled slightly: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about it. By the way, eighth brother, what prey do you want?"

"Prey?" The Eighth Prince thought for a while and said, "Deer."

"Deer?" This answer made the prince slightly stunned, and then he asked suspiciously, "Why is it a deer?"

"Because venison is delicious." In the past few days, Zhao Yao often said in the ears of the Eighth Prince that venison was delicious, especially roasted venison.The eighth prince, who didn't care much about food, was moved by Zhao Yao's words.

"Deer meat is delicious?" The prince laughed amusedly, "That's not something you can say." After speaking, he immediately thought of someone, "It must be the tenth brother who told you."

In the past few years, the eighth prince has been by the prince's side, and often eats with the prince. The prince still understands his temperament and appetite better.

The prince thinks that he has no appetite, but the eighth prince cares less about food than he does.

The eighth prince said with a look of surprise: "Brother actually guessed it."

"You never cared whether the food was good or not. It must be the tenth brother who told you."

The Eighth Prince smiled and said: "In the past few days, the tenth brother has been talking about the spring hunting in my ears. This is the first time he officially participated in the hunting. He is very excited. He also said that he would hunt a fox for me, and make it for me when the time comes." Cloak. He also said that if he was lucky, he would hunt another deer for me and let me eat roasted deer."

After hearing this, the prince sighed and said, "The tenth brother is really kind to you, my starling."

"That's why I often bring him delicious food from you, eldest brother." The eighth prince said deliberately, "As long as whoever gives him delicious food, he will think that whoever is a good person."

"Hahahaha... The tenth brother is still a child, so it's normal to like to eat."

The eighth prince didn't want to talk about Zhao Yao's affairs with the crown prince, so he changed the subject calmly and said, "It's a pity that my father has arranged for other people to serve as Zhongshuling and Dashangshu, which were vacant before."

"It's a pity, but it's not a bad thing for us that the father didn't let the person acting as the king take office." Regarding this matter, the prince is quite open.

"However, I don't think the Dai Wang will let it go like this." The Eighth Prince analyzed, "The Dai Wang will definitely find a way to arrange more people of his own in the court, and will win over the civil servants in the court."

The prince sneered and said, "The civil servants are not the ones who can be wooed whenever he wants." As he said that, he remembered another thing, "Now I am worried that the father will marry someone's daughter to the acting king next time." concubine."

The eighth prince said: "Father should not give marriage to the acting king for the time being, after all, Kong Taichang's youngest daughter died."

"Not for the time being, but after a while, the father will definitely marry the acting king again." The prince tightly grasped the chess piece in his hand, his expression became gloomy, "I'm afraid the father will find another marriage for the acting king." It's a good marriage, I'm worried that the emperor will find another one from the civil servants."

"Imperial father should not marry the daughter of the Kong family to the acting king again." The eighth prince said, "At present, only the Kong family and the Li family have status in the court. It is impossible for the emperor to marry the daughter of the Li family." Be the side concubine of the Dai Wang. The other civil servants are not as influential as the Kong and Li families. Even if the father grants a marriage, it will not be of much help to the Dai Wang. Brother, you don’t have to worry.”

The prince felt that the eighth prince's analysis made sense, and his frown relaxed a little, but his face was still ugly.

"Do you think the father will choose one of the generals to give him a marriage?" As soon as he finished speaking, his face became very serious in an instant, "Do you think the father will choose one of the four generals?"

The four generals that the crown prince mentioned were Song Dekang, Shen Hu, Chu Ying, and Zhang Gong.The four of them have been with Emperor Wu of Zhou since they were young, and they are the confidant generals of Emperor Wu of Zhou.

"No." The eighth prince replied very firmly, "Father will never let the four generals participate in the competition between you and the king. Besides, the king has made great achievements on the battlefield and has military power. You don’t need the support of generals.”

"It's best to be like this." The prince is still worried, "I'm worried that the father thinks that Kong Taichang's youngest daughter has wronged the Dai Wang, and then wants to compensate the Dai Wang and give the Dai Wang a good marriage again."

He added, "Based on the father's love for Dai Wang, even if he doesn't choose one of the four generals, he will choose one of the subordinates of the four generals." This is what he is most worried about. "Father has always loved the Dai Wang, and he has made an exception for the Dai Wang not once or twice."

The Eighth Prince did not consider the situation that the Crown Prince mentioned.

"Probably not, the four generals are only loyal to the father, and their subordinates will only be loyal to the father. If the father chooses one of the subordinates of the four generals, it is tantamount to telling everyone that he wants to let the king ..." The eighth prince didn't say anything further, but the meaning was obvious.

"Brother, father won't be so confused." The eighth prince said again, "Even if father really wants to replace you as the crown prince, father will not do it so blatantly. If he really does, then It will definitely cause opposition from civil servants."

"Really?" The prince would lose his mind as long as he faced the matter of acting as the king. "You also know that Emperor Father has never cared much about etiquette."

"Father doesn't care about etiquette, but he can't take into account the objections of the ministers and the people." The eighth prince continued, "Furthermore, father doesn't want the court to be in chaos."

The prince still frowned and said nothing.

"Brother, even if the father wants to replace you, he will not be at this time, he will help the king to plan slowly." The eighth prince comforted the prince, "Big brother, don't worry, the father will never follow you." One of the subordinates of the four generals will be selected as a gift."

When the prince heard this, he finally felt at ease.

"That's good."

"Brother, there is one more point, that is, the background of the concubine side cannot be higher than that of the concubine Dai." Otherwise, where the concubine Dai is placed, where is the marquis of Xuan Ping.

"You're right." A smile finally appeared on the prince's face.

"Brother, since Lord Zhen Guo has arranged everything for the spring hunt, then you can enjoy this spring hunt." The eighth prince said very caringly, "Since Dai Wang came back from Liangzhou, your strings have been tense Don't dare to relax for a moment. You were sick because of praying for blessings before, so you really have to relax this time during the spring hunt."

These words touched the grievance deep in the prince's heart, his nose was sour, and his voice was choked up and said: "Eighth brother, you still understand me..."

The eighth prince said something to comfort the prince again, which moved the prince very much.

The prince and the eighth prince played chess for a while before leaving.Before leaving, he told the Eighth Prince to rest well.

The eighth prince personally sent the prince to the gate of Xingde Palace, and he turned back to Xingde Palace when he could no longer see the prince.

When he returned to the courtyard, Yu Hai hurriedly asked: "Your Highness, what is Duke Zhen going to do on the spring hunt?"

"do not know."

"Can't you guess?"

"Duke Zhen's methods are unpredictable, so it's hard to guess." The eighth prince really couldn't guess what Duke Zhen did on the spring hunt.

Yu Hai guessed: "Duke Zhen wouldn't send someone to assassinate His Royal Highness, would he?"

The Eighth Prince cast a sideways glance at Yu Hai, "Duke Zhen is not so stupid."

"That's right, what exactly is Lord Zhen going to do?" Yu Hai was extremely curious.

"Wait until the spring hunt and you'll know." The eighth prince was not very curious.

"Your Highness, don't we do something on the Spring Hunt?" Yu Hai said, "After all, the Spring Hunt is a very good opportunity, and when the time comes, we can still push it to Lord Zhen Guo."

The eighth prince shook his head slightly: "Although the previous assassination was successfully concealed, with Father's wisdom, I'm afraid he noticed something. For the sake of safety, we don't do anything during this period."

Yu Hai was frightened by the Eighth Prince's words, and asked with a frightened face: "Your Highness, do you think the Emperor has noticed you?"

"That's not true, but with my father's cleverness, I must know that the real mastermind behind the assassination of the prince is not Dong Jin and the Yangzhou family." The eighth prince never dared to underestimate Emperor Wu of Zhou.

"Your Highness, the Emperor won't really suspect you, right?" Yu Hai was so frightened that his face turned pale, "This... this... this..."

"Father won't suspect me, but father should have guessed that the real mastermind behind the scenes is in the capital." The eighth prince said, smiling inexplicably, "There are too many suspects in the capital, no matter how they turn Not to me." The Eighth Prince is very confident in his hidden skills.He believed that no one would doubt him, the unfavored prince.

When Yu Hai heard this, his heart that had just been suspended immediately returned to the original place.

"That's good." If His Highness is suspected by the Emperor, then His Highness will be finished.

"By the way, let our people secretly protect the tenth brother." The eighth prince was worried that what Duke Zhen did on the spring hunt would affect Zhao Yao's safety.

"Your Highness, the Fourth Highness is here, and the Tenth Highness will be fine..." Before he finished speaking, Yu Hai received the cold stare from the Eighth Prince, his heart tightened in fright, and he quickly shut up.

The Eighth Prince said coldly: "Go and do it."

"Servant, go and order immediately." After Yu Hai finished speaking, he hurriedly withdrew.

The eighth prince sat back at the desk, looked at the chess game he and the prince had just played, raised the corners of his mouth and sneered.Then, he reached out and randomly picked up a white piece, and the game changed immediately.Heizi, who had just won, immediately lost.

After ruining the chess game, the Eighth Prince sat at the desk reading a book.

After a while, he heard Zhao Yao's lively and energetic voice coming from outside the window.

"Brother, I'm here to see you!"

The eighth prince's mouth curled up slightly.

After a while, Zhao Yao walked in hurriedly.

Seeing Zhao Yao walk in with a bright smile on his face, the eighth prince asked with a smile, "What good thing happened to make you so happy?"

Zhao Yao sat down opposite the eighth prince, and said with a smile, "Nothing good happened, but I'm going to spring hunting tomorrow, and I'm happy."

At this time, Yu Hai came in with a cup of tea.

"His Royal Highness, please drink tea."

"Thank you." Zhao Yao took the tea and drank a few gulps.

"Is it so happy to go to spring hunting tomorrow?"

"Of course I'm happy, but it's a pity that myna, you can't go." Zhao Yao said to the eighth prince with his hands in his hands, "Myna, I won't be in the palace these three days, you should be well in the palace, don't miss me too much."

"It's not very safe in the paddock. You have to pay attention to your own safety. Don't go to the forest alone..." Although the eighth prince knew that the fourth prince would be by Zhao Yao's side, he didn't believe that the fourth prince could protect Zhao Yao, so he went He told Zhao Yao many things in a rambling manner.

Zhao Yao listened carefully, and immediately assured the Eighth Prince that he would pay attention to safety.

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

Just as he was leaving, the eighth prince stopped him: "Tenth brother, stay away from the Dai Wang and the third brother."

"Brother, I know." Zhao Yao said, "Besides, I don't know how to play with them." After finishing speaking, he left Xingde Palace.

Zhao Yao didn't take the eighth prince's advice to heart at first, but when he returned to the Kunde Palace, he suddenly felt that the eighth prince Zhejun's advice had some deep meaning.

The starling specifically told me to stay away from Dai Wang and Brother Sanhuang. Is the starling trying to tamper with the spring hunting?
Uh... It's definitely not a trivial matter for the starling to make a move.

What is the starling going to do again?
Wouldn't it be an assassination again?
Starlings don't make trouble on the first day of spring hunting, do they?

If this is the case, then the spring hunt will definitely end early.

No, the first time I officially participated in spring hunting was...

Starling, if you want to do something, can you do it on the last day of spring hunting? Let me play on spring hunting for two days first.

Seeing that Zhao Yao stopped suddenly, Tong Xi asked with concern, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Yao turned his head and looked at Tong Xi with a sad face: "Tong Xi, I'm afraid Chun Lie will be uneasy."

"Not peaceful?" Tong Xi asked suspiciously, "Your Highness, why do you say that?"

"Let's talk in the hall." Zhao Yao called Liang Zhaoyi as soon as he entered the Kunde Hall.

Seeing Zhao Yao's mournful face, Liang Zhaoyi thought something had happened, and asked nervously, "What's the matter, what happened?"

Zhao Yao said with a bitter face: "Concubine Mu, I'm afraid something will happen to Chun Lie."

When Liang Zhaoyi heard this, her heart sank suddenly, and she immediately asked, "What's going to happen to Spring Hunting?"

"Mynah is probably going to do something on Spring Hunting." Zhao Yao told Liang Zhaoyi what the Eighth Prince said to him, and then told Liang Zhaoyi his guess.

Liang Zhaoyi felt that Zhao Yao's guess was right, "I'm afraid this spring hunt is really not peaceful."

"Isn't the starling going to assassinate the king this time?" After all, the starling had already sent someone to assassinate the prince last time.Now it's the second brother's turn.

"It's possible." Liang Zhaoyi sighed softly, "Since the eighth prince has reminded you, when you arrive at the paddock tomorrow, you will stay far away from Dai Wang and the third prince."

Zhao Yao lay on the table and sighed faintly: "The good spring hunting is gone..."

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