The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 23 Accident
In the racecourse, the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince were chasing after each other, and their horses were about to collide with each other.

The third prince, fifth prince and sixth prince competed on the other side.

Suddenly, the Ninth Prince's horse went crazy, neighing and raising its front hooves, trying to throw the Ninth Prince off its back.

The Ninth Prince held the reins tightly, not letting himself be thrown off.The horse under him was getting stronger and stronger, and he raised his hoof to kick the horse that the Seventh Prince was sitting on.

The seventh prince's horse was frightened and became irritable. He ran forward desperately and bumped into the third prince's horse.

The horse of the third prince bumped into the horses of the fifth and sixth princes again.In less than a moment, the horses under the five men started fighting. The scene was very chaotic and dangerous. The eunuchs and soldiers who watched were stunned.

The Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince, the five of them, tightly grasped the reins, hugged the horse's neck tightly, and prevented themselves from being thrown off by the horse.

Their faces were pale and panicked, and they shouted "help me".

"Fourth brother, what should we do?" If something happens to third brother and the others, will they be implicated again?

It was the first time for the fourth prince to encounter such a situation, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

The Eighth Prince frowned and said: "It's too dangerous, we'd better not go there." Not only would they not be able to help them in the past, they might also be in danger.

In the middle of the racecourse, the horses under the Ninth Prince and the others became more and more crazy. The eunuchs and soldiers tried to hold them back, but they were kicked hard.Two people were kicked until they vomited blood.

Zhao Yao noticed that the horse under the Ninth Prince was not right, as if he had been stimulated by something, otherwise he wouldn't have become so manic.If this continues, people will die.

His brain turned quickly and he came up with a good idea.

"Tenth Brother, where are you going?" Seeing Zhao Yao leaving the corner on Black Jade, the Eighth Prince was so frightened that he hurriedly chased after him.

The fourth prince was so frightened that he quickly chased after him.

Zhao Yao didn't go to help the Ninth Prince and the others, but went to the stables.He jumped off Hei Yu and walked in front of Li Huo.

"Agni, you go and stop them." If this continues, the third brother and the others will be injured even if they don't die.

Agni looked at Zhao Yao condescendingly, unmoved.

Zhao Yao coaxed: "If you can stop them, I will send you delicious food."

Lie Huo said arrogantly: [A promise? 】

"It's a deal." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he untied the reins of the raging fire.

Agni ran out of the stable and rushed to the Ninth Prince and the others.It raised its hoof, kicked the horse under the Ninth Prince, and roared at it.Immediately, the horse under the Ninth Prince became obedient.Agni kicked the horses under the third prince, fifth prince, sixth prince, and seventh prince again, and they became cute in an instant.

Zhao Yao shouted: "Hurry up and help Third Brother and the others down."

The eunuchs and soldiers at the side came back to their senses, and hurriedly helped the third prince and the others off their horses.

The third prince and the others were so frightened that when they dismounted, their legs became weak and they almost fell to the ground.

The fourth prince came over and first checked whether the third prince was injured or bleeding.Seeing that their palms were only scratched and the rest of them were not injured, they felt relieved for the most part, and then ordered the third prince and the eunuchs around them to help their Highness return to the palace.

Zhao Yao and the Fourth Prince did not leave the racecourse in a hurry.The Fourth Prince ordered the eunuch at the racecourse to investigate the Ninth Prince's horse to see if it had been drugged or tampered with.

This matter is a bit serious, the Fourth Prince and the others have to go to Chengguang Hall.

The eunuchs and soldiers guarding the racecourse also went to Chengguang Hall to plead guilty.Although the Ninth Prince and the others were not injured, something happened after all, and they should be held responsible.

When Zhao Yao was about to leave, his back collar was bitten by raging fire.

Agni stared at Zhao Yao with big eyes, as if saying "Don't forget what you said just now".

Zhao Yao understood, and hurriedly said: "I will send you delicious food later."

After hearing this, Lie Huo let go of Zhao Yao, and gently bumped Zhao Yao's face with restraint.

Zhao Yao couldn't hold back, and reached out to touch Lie Huo's face: "Do you like apples, I'll bring you apples?"

Li Huo snorted softly and said: [Barely like it. 】

"Okay, then I'll bring you an apple to eat." Zhao Yao patted Li Huo's face lightly, "I have to go to Chengguang Hall, see you later."

Agni didn't hold back either, and stuck out his tongue to lick Zhao Yao's face.After licking, it was embarrassed again, and turned its head away from looking at Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao ran over to the fourth and eighth princes, "Fourth brother, starling, let's go."

The fourth and eighth princes just saw the scene of Zhao Yao making out with Lie Huo. Although they were a little shocked, they didn't say anything.They have always known that the tenth brother is very fond of animals, and the animals are also very close to the tenth brother.Lie Huo's closeness with the tenth brother was unexpected and reasonable to them.

"Fourth brother, eighth brother, third brother and the others have an accident, so we won't be in bad luck?" Zhao Yao suddenly remembered that he was still in debt for copying "The Analects of Confucius" a hundred times, and his small face immediately pulled down, a look of heaven Looking desperate, "Father won't punish me for copying "The Analects" a hundred times again?"

The eighth prince quickly comforted: "This matter has nothing to do with us, the father should not punish us."

Seeing Zhao Yao looking at him begging for help, the fourth prince nodded lightly to him: "Father probably won't punish you."

Hearing what the fourth and eighth princes said, Zhao Yao instantly felt relieved.He breathed a sigh of relief, patted his small chest and said, "That's good." If he was punished to write "The Analects of Confucius" a hundred times, his little hands would really be useless.

In the Chengguang Hall and the Imperial Study, the Fourth Prince reported the cause and effect of the Ninth Prince's accident to Emperor Wu of Zhou in detail.

After hearing this, Emperor Wu of Zhou asked Sun Kui with a sullen face to send someone to investigate why the Ninth Prince's horse went crazy.

As for the eunuchs and soldiers in the racecourse, they will naturally be punished, and each will receive fifty boards.

Emperor Wu of Zhou looked at Zhao Yao and asked, "Xiao Shi, why did you think of letting Raging Fire stop the mad horse?"

"Because the fire is the strongest, and the horses in the stables obey it."

"It's really clever." Emperor Wu of Zhou rarely praised Zhao Yao once, "You did a good job."

Zhao Yao, who originally thought he would be scolded, did not expect to be praised by Emperor Wu of Zhou, which made him very flattered.

Seeing his youngest son's stunned stupidity, Emperor Wu of Zhou said with disgust, "Okay, it's none of your business, go back and rest."

"Wait." Zhao Yao suddenly came back to his senses. He looked at Emperor Wu of Zhou eagerly, and asked tentatively, "Father, did you praise me just now?"

This question made Emperor Wu of Zhou raise his eyebrows lightly, "Praise you." This stupid son, he praised him, why does he look like he can't believe it?

Zhao Yao's heart moved, and he thought of a good idea.

"Father, can I have a discussion with you?"

Emperor Wu of Zhou said unexpectedly: "What do you want to discuss with me?" What is this stupid son thinking about.

"Father, can I just copy "The Analects" fifty times?" Zhao Yao looked at Emperor Wu of Zhou with extremely innocent and clear eyes.

Emperor Wu of Zhou did not expect Zhao Yao to have such an idea.He was surprised, helpless and funny in his heart.Under the expectant eyes of his youngest son, he said extremely cold words: "No."

When Zhao Yao heard this, he immediately wrinkled his face.

Emperor Wu of Zhou was very satisfied with his youngest son's beaten appearance, and smiled with the corners of his lips: "One hundred times of "The Analects of Confucius", not missing a single word." This stupid son actually wanted to use this matter to bargain with him.

Zhao Yao dared not speak out, so he could only nod his head sullenly: "My son knows." Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Emperor Wu of Zhou waved at Zhao Yao and the others: "Go back and rest."

The fourth prince hurriedly saluted and said, "My son will leave."

The eighth prince and Zhao Yao saluted, and then followed the fourth prince out of the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, the Tenth Highness was about to cry just now, why didn't you agree to the Tenth Highness' request?" Sun Kui couldn't bear to see it.

"Why did I agree?" Emperor Wu of Zhou wanted to laugh when he thought of his youngest son's deflated appearance. "Don't you think Xiao Ten's stupid boy's reaction is very funny?"

Listening to Zhou Wudi's wicked words, Sun Kui deeply sympathized with Zhao Yao in his heart.

At this moment, the little eunuch who was called to investigate the madness of the Ninth Prince's horse came in and reported to Emperor Wu of Zhou: "Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince's horse has been drugged."

When Emperor Wu of Zhou heard this, he was not surprised at all.

"Continue to check."

"Yes, Your Majesty." After the little eunuch finished speaking, he retreated respectfully.

Sun Kui's first reaction was that the Seventh Prince sent someone to drug the Ninth Prince's horse.The Seventh Prince has always been at odds with the Ninth Prince, and in addition to their previous quarrel and competition, the Seventh Prince has enough motivation to drug the Ninth Prince's horse.

Why does the emperor have such a calm expression? Isn't the emperor worried about the Ninth Prince at all?

(End of this chapter)