The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 252
It was Haishi, and the emperor was still sitting at the imperial table reviewing memorials.

Sun Kui hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward immediately, and reminded the emperor that it was getting late and it was time to rest.

The emperor ignored Sun Kui's reminder and continued to review the memorial.

At four quarters of Haishi, Sun Kui reminded the emperor again that it was time to sleep.

The emperor was annoyed by what Sun Kui said, so he had no choice but to stop the pen in his hand, close the memorial in his hand, looked up at Sun Kui, and said with a little dissatisfaction: "Why did I find that you are getting more and more verbose."

Sun Kui hurriedly said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, your servant must always think about your dragon body. You can't keep reviewing memorials without taking a break. This is not good for your dragon body. Lady Zhaoyi has repeatedly told your servant to remind you to rest frequently." "The smart and witty Sun Kui didn't say Xie Empress nor Concubine Rong to explain, because if he said that, the emperor would definitely not listen.However, as long as he said that it was Empress Zhaoyi who told him, the emperor would definitely listen.

The emperor laughed angrily, raised his foot and kicked Sun Kui's ass: "You kid will use Xiaoxiao as a cover."

Sun Kui said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you only listen to the words of Madam Zhaoyi, servants and servants can only use Madam Zhaoyi as a cover."

"Okay, wait for me to wash up."

The emperor sat on the couch, soaking his feet.He held a villain in his hand, which looked exactly like him, and it was Zhao Yao's birthday present to him.

Sun Kui squatted at the emperor's feet, washing the emperor's feet.Seeing that the emperor took out the villain that Zhao Yao sent to see again, he flattered him and said, "His Majesty's carving is really good, I didn't expect His Majesty's hands to be so skillful."

The emperor laughed and said: "This brat has ten fingers pierced several times in order to carve this villain for me, and this brat still keeps it secret."

"Your Majesty the Tenth Highness didn't say anything, so that you won't worry." Sun Kui continued to pat the dragon's fart, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness has you as his father in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't be able to carve out such a good villain."

The villain in the emperor's hands is very lifelike in terms of eyes and demeanor, very similar to the emperor himself.

"I didn't love this brat in vain." The emperor said this in a loving tone.

"His Royal Highness is a filial child."

The emperor raised his feet, put down the villain in his hands, took the towel from Sun Kui, bent over and wiped his feet.

When he bent down, the blood jade on his chest jumped out from his collar.

The emperor wiped his feet.Sun Kui hurriedly brought a basin of clean warm water to let the emperor wash his hands.

After drying his hands, the emperor stuffed the blood jade back into his collar.When the blood jade was attached to the chest, a warmth permeated the chest.

"Since wearing this blood jade, my chest has always been warm." Although the emperor is not afraid of the cold, this blood jade is Zhao Yao's filial piety, and he has been wearing it close to his chest.

"Your Majesty, Didn't Your Majesty the Tenth Highness say that this blood jade also has the effect of relieving pain?" Sun Kui asked curiously, "Your Majesty, do you find it useful?"

"It is somewhat useful." The emperor often fought outside when he was young, and suffered many injuries, large and small, and was fatally wounded several times, and almost died.Now these injuries have healed, but left a lot of scars on his body.There was a one-inch wound on the emperor's heart. This seemingly inconspicuous wound almost killed the emperor.

Although the injury has healed, but due to the serious injury at that time, it left sequelae.When the weather is cloudy or rainy, or because you are too angry, you will feel a dull pain in your heart.

Except for this wound on the heart, the wounds in other places will be aching when it is rainy.These sequelae cannot be completely cured at all, and there is no way to completely alleviate them.The emperor has been holding back all these years.

Although the emperor is strong and has a vigorous pace, he has many physical problems.Only Sun Kui, the eunuch who served him personally, knew about this, but the others did not.

Whenever the weather was cloudy and rainy, the emperor often couldn't sleep because of the pain in his body.He had no choice but to divert his attention by reviewing the memorial.

Every time, Sun Kui felt very uncomfortable seeing the emperor frowning and reviewing the memorial with pain.

In the past two years, Physician Feng used acupuncture and medicinal baths to relieve the pain on the emperor's body.Although there is still no cure for these pains, it can relieve a little pain at any rate.

Now that he had this blood jade again, the pain left by the stubborn diseases on the emperor's body was reduced again.

Some time ago, the weather was gloomy and cold, and the emperor didn't suffer from the pain and couldn't sleep as before.Although it still hurts, compared with before, it really needs to be reduced, at least it can let him sleep.

"The blood jade that His Royal Highness gave you is really considerate." Sun Kui thanked Zhao Yao for giving the emperor this blood jade in his heart.

"It's not from him, it's from his second uncle."

"Although the blood jade was bought by Liang Erye from the Western Regions, it must have been bought by the Tenth Highness, Liang Erye."

There was a gratified smile on the emperor's face: "This kid is filial."

"Your Majesty, look at the cotton-padded clothes and quilts made by His Highness the Tenth Highness, as well as the hot water bottle made of pig bubbles. These are all treasures for winter." Sun Kui was full of admiration for Zhao Yao, "The Tenth Highness can think of using cotton to make a cotton-padded coat And quilts, it's really amazing. Thanks to the blessing of His Highness, everyone in the world can dress warmly, drink warmly, and sleep warmly."

The emperor naturally knew where Zhao Yao's fantastic ideas came from, he said with a smile: "This brat is not smart in reading, but he is clever in these things."

"The Tenth Highness is still young, when he grows up, he will definitely study hard."

When Sun Kui saw his son, he didn't dare to talk to the emperor anymore, so he hurriedly persuaded the emperor to rest.

The emperor was also a little sleepy, and after lying down, he waved his hand to make Sun Kui retreat.

Tonight is not Sun Kui's vigil, but his apprentice Sun Doudou.

Sun Doudou was guarding the door of the emperor's bedroom. Although there was no wind, the night in the middle of winter was still very cold.Fortunately, Sun Doudou has a hot water bottle in his arms, so that he will not be frozen during the vigil at night.

In addition to Sun Doudou, the guards guarding the gate of Chengguang Hall can also use hot water bottles to warm up at night.

Because of the emergence of hot water bags, soaking pigs has become a hot commodity.In the past, no one wanted the Zhupao, but now the Zhupao is vying for it.

"Master, don't worry, I will take good care of it." Sun Doudou patted the hot water bottle in his arms lightly, and said to Sun Kui with a grin, "Now that I have a hot water bottle, I won't be afraid of the cold at night."

"It's easy to fall asleep if you are not afraid of the cold. Don't sleep to death at night."

"Don't worry, I will never fall asleep."

Sun Kui gave a few more instructions before returning to his room.

Someone had cleaned up his room a long time ago, and there was a pot of charcoal fire, which made the room very warm.Several hot water bottles were placed on his bed to warm the bed.

After washing up, Sun Kui lay on the warm bed with a hot water bottle in his arms, and let out a comfortable sigh.

"Your Highness the Tenth Prince is really a good person." This winter has become less cold because of the Tenth Highness.

The guards guarding the gate of the palace would drink to warm up every winter vigil. If they didn't drink, their bodies would not be able to keep out the cold of winter nights. But now they have hot water bottles, and the night of vigil has become much warmer.

"Boss, His Highness the Tenth Highness is so clever that he came up with the idea of ​​using pig bubbles to make this hot water bottle." The guard at the gate of the palace held the hot water bottle in both hands with a smile on his face, "This is something ordinary people can't think of."

Chang Yi smiled and said: "Isn't that right, thanks to the hot water bottle made by His Highness the Tenth Highness, it made us warm a lot during the night vigil in winter."

"There are also cotton clothes and quilts." The guard at the palace gate said, "My parents are not in good health. Every winter, they complain that they are cold, and they are often too cold to sleep at night. Now that they have cotton quilts, there is still a With a hot water bottle, my parents can sleep soundly at night."

"Cotton is indeed a good thing. The emperor has decreed to plant cotton on a large scale. By then, quilts and clothes will be warmer."

Not only the guards guarding the gate of the palace were thinking of Zhao Yao, but also the guards and other soldiers in the barracks were thinking of Zhao Yao.Of course, there are also ministers and common people who also think of him well.

The two things of cotton and hot water bags have made the people of Dazhou very warm this winter.

Zhao Yao not only asked Liang Run to buy all the cotton from Wusun and other countries in the Western Regions, but also bought a lot of cotton seeds.However, winter is not suitable for planting cotton, and planting will start in April next year.

Zhao Yao asked Liang Run to keep half of the cotton seeds he bought, and gave the remaining half to the emperor.

Zhao Yao also asked Liang Run to buy a lot of land specially for growing cotton.He asked Liang Run and the others to buy cotton in the Western Regions every year.

The cotton-padded clothes worn by all the people in the palace and many people in the capital were issued by the imperial court, and no money was charged.

This was Zhao Yao's request when he gave cotton to the emperor.The reason why he gave free quilts and cotton clothes is actually to prepare for the future cotton business.After everyone sees the benefits of cotton, they will not only plant cotton voluntarily, but also buy cotton-padded clothes and quilts willingly.

In April next year, the imperial court will distribute cotton seeds to the common people without receiving any money.When the cotton is harvested, the people just remember to return the seeds distributed to them by the previous court.

Because of the cotton and hot water bottle, Zhao Yao's reputation among the people has increased a lot.Many people already believed that Zhao Yao was a boy sent by the Bodhisattva to the world to save the suffering.

In the twelfth lunar month, because the weather was too cold, the Wende Hall was closed, and the princes didn't have to go to study.Although the weather is getting colder and colder, Zhao Yao still often runs outside.

Some time ago, Zhao Yao asked Liang Zhaoyi and the others to make gloves, and gave He Lianfang a few pairs of gloves.

He Lianfang also suffered a lot of injuries when he was young, and his body was injured. When winter came, his health became unwell and he was often bedridden.However, because of the cotton coat and hot water bottle this winter, he is not bedridden like last year.

"Your letter." He Lianfang took out a letter from her arms and handed it to Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao took the letter and asked curiously again: "Second Uncle, who is your friend?"

He Lianfang still always replied: "You don't know."

"I don't know, you can tell me."

Since some time ago, Zhao Yao has received letters from his friends from He Lianfang.Every month, this friend of He Lianfang would write two letters to Zhao Yao.

What is written in the letter is not the truth, nor the content of the book, but the folk affairs.

He Lianfang told Zhao Yao that he asked his friends to write to him in order to let him know about folk affairs, so that when he grows up and goes to Lingnan, he can better manage and take care of the people in Lingnan.

Zhao Yao had no doubts, and was very happy to write to this friend of He Lianfang.

He Lianfang asked Zhao Yao to call his friend "Third Uncle".

Zhao Yao was very curious about the third uncle's identity, but He Lianfang only told him that the third uncle was a farmer and had no special identity.

Zhao Yao didn't believe that the third uncle was a farmer. He thought that the third uncle was a hidden master.If the third uncle was just an ordinary farmer, he would not be able to write meaningful content.

Every time the third uncle wrote him a letter about some folk things, but there was a deeper meaning behind these things.

Of course, it's not just about folk affairs, the third uncle will also write about some historical events.

"He doesn't want to tell you who he is." He Lianfang said indifferently, "You don't want to ask who he is either."

"Okay, I won't ask any more." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he was busy reading the letter written by his third uncle.Like the previous letters, the third uncle first wrote some interesting folk stories in the letter, and then began to write about historical events.This time I am writing about the history of the Chen Dynasty. It is about how Emperor Chen Yuan came to the throne at a young age. Facing the situation where the powerful ministers controlled the government, how he was careful step by step, carefully planned the layout to defeat the powerful ministers, and grasped the affairs of the government.

Zhao Yao knew about this period of history, but when he read it, he read it as a story and didn't read it carefully.Now after reading the third uncle's letter, he realized that there are so many ways behind this history.

At the end of the letter, the third uncle asked Zhao Yao, why did Emperor Chen Yuan defeat the powerful officials?
Zhao Yao read the letter and handed it to He Lianfang.

He Lianfang took the letter and read it carefully.After reading it, he felt in his heart that Zheng Xilin was really suitable to be the emperor's teacher.Every historical story I write to Zhao Yao is meaningful and progresses step by step.

Zheng Xilin's writing to Zhao Yao was arranged by the emperor.Zheng Xilin didn't want to be caught by the emperor and taken to the capital, so he could continue to serve as a captain, so he could only agree to write a letter to teach Emperor Zhao Yao's mind skills.

In order not to arouse Zhao Yao's suspicion, the emperor asked He Lianfang to give Zheng Xilin's letter to Zhao Yao, and asked He Lianfang to claim that it was written by his friend.

He Lianfang and Zheng Xilin knew each other, but they were not friends.However, He Lianfang still agrees with Zheng Xilin very much.

He Lianfang admired Zheng Xilin's talent.Besides Prince Yiyong, Zheng Xilin was the second person He Lianfang admired.

At the beginning, when He Lianfang proposed to the emperor to find someone to teach Emperor Zhao Yao's mind skills, it was Zheng Xilin's idea that he came up with.

Zheng Xilin did not disappoint He Lianfang.Every letter he wrote is not only well versed in the emperor's mind, but also contains a lot of tricks.

After reading it, He Lianfang asked the same question as Zheng Xilin.

"Why do you think Emperor Chen Yuan was able to defeat the powerful officials?"

Zhao Yao thought about it seriously and said: "First of all, Emperor Chen Yuan was cautious and showed weakness to the powerful ministers."

He Lianfang asked: "After Emperor Chen Yuan came to the throne, the ministers of power wanted to return the government to Emperor Yuan Chen, but Emperor Yuan Chen refused this request and added the ministers of power. Why?"

Zhao Yao replied: "The powerful minister said that he wanted to return the government to Emperor Chen Yuan as an excuse. He wanted to test Emperor Chen Yuan, but he didn't really want to return the government to Emperor Chen Yuan."

He Lianfang deliberately asked, "Why do you think it's a temptation?"

"For a long time, the powerful minister has been in charge of the court affairs, and he has the final say on the major affairs in the court. How could he return the court affairs to Emperor Chen Yuan?" Zhao Yao said, "He proposed to return the court affairs in the memorial. On the one hand, he wanted to test Emperor Chen Yuan and want to see What is Emperor Chen Yuan's mind, on the other hand, is to show off, after all, the ministers of the court and the people of the world are watching."

"Why did Emperor Chen Yuan refuse the request of the powerful officials to return the government?"

"Emperor Chen Yuan knew in his heart that this was a test for him. If he agrees, it will be over. He has just ascended the throne, has no power in the court, and is not an opponent of the powerful minister at all. Once he agrees to the request of the powerful minister, it is tantamount to telling the powerful minister, His ambition, as well as his fear and dissatisfaction with powerful officials."

"The ministers of power supported Emperor Chen Yuan's succession because he was interested in his powerlessness in the court and his weakness and incompetence. In fact, the ministers of power wanted Emperor Chen Yuan to be his puppet. Emperor Chen Yuan knew in his heart that he had no ability to fight against the ministers of power. Before, he would not let the powerful officials feel dissatisfied with him."

"There are three purposes for his decree to add powerful ministers: the first purpose is to thank the powerful ministers for supporting him as God, and at the same time, he also expressed to the powerful ministers that he will not handle the government affairs. Without the powerful ministers, he can do nothing. The second purpose is Complete the power minister, let the world know that it is not the power minister who controls the government and is unwilling to return it, but that he, the emperor, needs the power minister and does not want the power minister to return the government. The third purpose is to make the power minister let go of his wariness."

He Lianfang nodded with satisfaction: "That's right, let's continue."

"Emperor Chen Yuan has also been forbearing, obediently playing the role of a puppet emperor who can't do without the powerful ministers, but at the same time secretly cultivated his own people. In the few years after he ascended the throne, he placed his own people under the eyes of the powerful ministers. , but the powerful ministers saw that these people were not holding important positions, so they didn't take it to heart."

He added: "Emperor Chen Yuan pretended to be very grateful to the powerful ministers, and kept adding official positions or titles to the powerful ministers and his family members, and praised the powerful ministers higher and higher. In this way, the powerful ministers and his family became more and more presumptuous, And it's becoming more and more greedy."

"The minister of power and his family did a lot of things that made people complain. At the same time, many ministers were dissatisfied with the minister of power. They gradually turned to Emperor Chen Yuan and surrendered to Emperor Chen Yuan. Emperor Chen Yuan also secretly bought a lot of ministers of power."

"When the time is right, Emperor Chen Yuan wiped out the powerful officials and his family in one fell swoop. Although Emperor Chen Yuan endured this for ten years. During these ten years, Emperor Chen Yuan has always given the powerful officials and his family supreme honor and status. Power ministers let their guard down and see him as nothing to worry about."

"Actually, this is flattery."

"Praise?" He Lianfang heard this word for the first time, but didn't understand what it meant, so she asked, "What is praise?"

"It is to praise someone high, make them proud and complacent, and make them degenerate or fail." Zhao Yao said, "Emperor Chen Yuan used praise and killing against powerful officials."

"This word is not bad." He Lianfang is used to Zhao Yao's words that he has never heard of from time to time, but every time Zhao Yao utters words that he has never heard of, he describes them very appropriately.

He praised Zhao Yao: "The analysis is good."

"Emperor Chen Yuan is a person who can endure, but I may not be able to bear it." In the few years when Emperor Chen Yuan first came to the throne, the powerful officials did not take him seriously at all.Not only that, but his son also humiliated him in front of the palace people, and blatantly robbed him of his concubine.

"Emperor Chen Yuan couldn't help but die. If you were reduced to that point, you would be as tolerant as him."

"Perhaps." Zhao Yao said again, "It is precisely because of this that Emperor Chen Yuan can be a good emperor."

"After Emperor Chen Yuan eliminated the powerful officials, he took control of the government and has been in control of the government steadily. There has been no more talk about it. Why do you think this is?"

"The technique of checks and balances, Emperor Chen Yuan's technique of checks and balances is really good." Although the third uncle didn't write in detail in the letter, he could tell that Emperor Chen Yuan was very good at using checks and balances. "Father's check and balance technique is also very good."

He Lianfang heard what Zhao Yao said, and asked with great interest: "How did your father play the art of checks and balances?"

"Father plays like this..."

　The next chapter is a transitional chapter, and then the hero grows up a bit.

　　It's the end of the month, ask for the monthly pass in the hands of the veterans!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)