The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 19 To add or not to add, that is the question

This morning, although the ministers did not quarrel like yesterday, they were still arguing over whether to add beads to the acting king.but.Today is a little different from yesterday.

Yesterday, in the morning court, the only ministers who supported Daiwang Jiazhu were members of Daiwang's party.However, today there are many more ministers who support Dai Wang Jiazhu.To be precise, except for those in the prince's party who opposed Dai Wang Jiazhu, everyone else was in favor of Dai Wang Jiazhu.

Adding beads on behalf of the king is not a good thing for the prince, but it is a good thing for other princes.Prince Jiazhu will not only increase his status, but also the specifications around him will be greatly improved, for example, the number of fiefdoms and guards will increase.

In today's court, almost everyone is in favor of adding beads on behalf of the king.For such a development, Emperor Wu of Zhou was not surprised at all.

Emperor Wu of Zhou allowed his ministers to argue, but he still didn't say whether he agreed with Jiazhu on behalf of the king.

Today the ministers did not quarrel like yesterday, Emperor Wu of Zhou felt that it was very boring, so he patted his ass and left.Seeing this, Sun Kui quickly shouted "retire from the court".

After the ministers sent Emperor Wu of Zhou respectfully away, they "surrounded" He Xiang.

"He Xiang, what do you mean by the emperor?"

"He Xiang, you have to express your opinion about the matter of adding beads on behalf of the king."

"He Xiang, do you support Dai Wang Jiazhu, or not?"

"He Xiang, now all the ministers in the court support Daiwang Jiazhu, what do you think?"

"He Xiang..."

He Xiang, who was surrounded and unable to leave, could only say helplessly: "Everyone, it is not up to someone to decide whether to add beads or not for the king."

"He Xiang, as the prime minister, your opinion is very important."

"The emperor has always valued you and listened to your suggestions. If you support Daiwang Jiazhu, the emperor will definitely agree."

He Xiang waved his hand and said with a smile: "The emperor knows whether to add pearls for the king or not."

"In your opinion, does the emperor agree or not?"

The old god He Xiang laughed on the ground and said: "I dare not try to figure out the holy will." After finishing speaking, he turned and walked away.

"He Xiang..."

Although He Xiangwu is 60 years old, he has a healthy body and walks like flying, and he will not be seen for a while.

He Xiang hurriedly got into the carriage parked at the gate of the palace and urged the groom to leave quickly.When he got home, he made people close the door again, and repeatedly told anyone not to see him.

In the past two days, many people came to visit him because of the issue of whether to add beads on behalf of the king, which annoyed him a lot.

Seeing that He Xiang couldn't make a fool of himself, the ministers turned their ideas on another person——Liu Taishi.

Facing the inquiries from the ministers, Taishi Liu kept a cold face, and said very impatiently that he didn't know, so don't ask him.

He Xiang and Liu Taishi were too tight-lipped and couldn't get any news, so the ministers turned their ideas on Emperor Zhou Wu's cronies.

The cronies are not the eunuchs next to Emperor Wu of Zhou, but the generals who followed Emperor Wu of Zhou to fight everywhere—Song Dekang and Shen Hu.

Song Dekang and Shen Hu are not only the favorite generals of Emperor Wu of Zhou, but also have relatives with Emperor Wu of Zhou.However, these two people are only loyal to Emperor Wu of Zhou and do not support any prince.The ministers asked them whether to add pearls to the king, but they really made a wrong idea.

Knowing that Song Dekang and Shen Hu couldn't get useful information from them, many ministers still wanted to try.The two of them were also very annoyed, and they kept the family door closed, and no one was seen.

In Xuanping Hou's mansion, some important ministers who supported the acting king gathered together and continued to discuss how to make Zhou Wudi agree to add beads to the acting king.

"Master Hou, in the morning court today, except for the prince's faction who opposed Dai Wang Jiazhu, everyone else supported Dai Wang Jiazhu, but the emperor has not expressed his position for a long time. This...does the emperor agree or disagree?"

"The emperor has always loved and reused His Royal Highness the Dai Wang. This time the Dai Wang pacified Liangzhou and made great contributions. It stands to reason that the Emperor should reward His Royal Highness the Dai Wang. Shouldn't my proposal to add beads to the Dai Wang be in line with the emperor's wishes? Why is the emperor so slow?" disagree?"

"I think the emperor wanted to agree to add beads to the acting king, but he didn't agree immediately because of the prince's consideration."

"I also think the emperor is just showing off. In a few days, the emperor will definitely agree to add beads to the acting king."

"Perhaps when His Royal Highness returns to Beijing triumphantly, the emperor will give His Royal Highness some pearls."

"Master Hou, Duke Zhen has to guard against it."

Xuan Pinghou frowned slightly and said: "The matter of Dai Wang's addition of beads cannot be delayed until the day Dai Wang triumphantly returns to Beijing, it must be finalized before Dai Wang returns to Beijing."

"Master Hou, what do you mean..."

At this moment, a group of important ministers who supported the crown prince in the government of Zhen Guo also gathered together to discuss the matter of opposing Dai Wang Jiazhu.

"Duke, now all the ministers in the court support Daiwang Jiazhu, what should I do?"

"Once the emperor agrees to add beads on behalf of the king, the king will definitely climb on the head of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Dai Wang has made great achievements in battle. If he adds more pearls, his arrogance will become even more arrogant, and he will even disregard His Highness the Crown Prince even more."

"Duke, this matter must be resolved before the acting king returns to the capital, otherwise there will be no room for change when the acting king returns to the capital."

"The emperor's attitude is not clear, which is not a good thing for us."

"The emperor is usually a decisive person, but this time he has been slow to express his position on the matter of adding beads on behalf of the king. I think the emperor may also want to add beads to the king."

"Does the emperor want to add beads to the king on the day he returns to Beijing?"

"It's not impossible."

"Duke, we must make the emperor stop thinking about adding beads to the king before he returns to the capital."

Compared with the ministers who were anxious and worried, Duke Zhen seemed very calm and calm: "I will never let the acting king add beads."

"My lord, do you have a solution?"

In the East Palace, the Taifu was lecturing to the prince, but the prince was obviously restless.

The Taifu heard what happened early today, and he knew why the Crown Prince was distracted, "His Royal Highness..."

The prince did not hear the Taifu calling him.

The Tai Tuo called several times before the Prince came back to his senses.

The prince apologized, and hurriedly got up to apologize to the Taifu: "Sir, I'm sorry, I was distracted."

The Taifu raised his hand to signal the prince to sit down, and said to the prince lovingly: "Your Highness, at this time, you should not be chaotic."

"What do you mean, sir?"

"Your Highness, you must always remember your identity." The Taifu said to the prince with a deep expression on his face, "You are the heir apparent of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No matter what happens, your identity will not change!"

The crown prince didn't quite understand the meaning of Tai Tuo's words, so he said blankly: "Sir, I naturally remember my identity."

"Since that's the case, Your Highness doesn't need to worry." The Tai Tuo emphasized again, "Your Highness, the more stable you are at this time!"

The prince nodded half-understood: "I listen to Mr.

Tai Fu smiled kindly: "Then let's continue."

"Yes, sir." The prince didn't dare to be distracted any longer, and listened to Taifu's explanation seriously.

In the imperial study room of Chengguang Hall, Emperor Wu of Zhou dropped the memorial in his hand.With a snap, Sun Kui, who was waiting at the side, trembled in fright.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Sun Kui hurriedly picked up the memorial that was thrown on the ground by Emperor Wu of Zhou.

Emperor Wu of Zhou scolded with a cold face: "A bunch of trash."

When Sun Kui picked up the memorial, he accidentally saw the content inside, which was related to the Yangzhou rebellion.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's not worthwhile to be angry and ruin the dragon's body." He hurriedly made eye contact with the little eunuch standing beside him, and the little eunuch understood, and quickly brought a cup of hot tea.

Sun Kui took the teacup from the young eunuch and presented it to Emperor Zhou Wu respectfully, "Your Majesty, drink some tea to calm down."

Emperor Wu of Zhou took the teacup and drank it without any image.After drinking, the anger in my heart suddenly decreased a bit, but my face was still ugly.

"Your Majesty, if you are dissatisfied with the matter in Yangzhou, you can send someone else to deal with it. Why should you be mad at yourself?"

"Go and call Liu Tongwen, Song Dekang, and Shen Hu." The matter in Yangzhou cannot be delayed any longer.If you delay any longer, things will change.

(End of this chapter)