The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

As expected by Zhao Yao and He Lianfang, King Chu was left in the capital.Of course, the crown prince and Dai Wang also expected it.For them, it is a good thing for King Chu to stay in the capital.If King Chu returns to Liangzhou, it will not be so easy for them to deal with him.

Because the king of Chu made great contributions in recovering the land of Shu, the emperor rewarded him generously, not only rewarding him with a lot of gold, silver and jewels, but also letting him serve as You Fufeng.

The appointment of the King of Chu to You Fufeng caused an uproar in the court.The Duke of Zhenguo, who had always been calm, seemed to stay out of it all the time, actually opposed the emperor's will on the spot, and his words were very fierce. This was the first time he lost his composure in front of the emperor.

Seeing this, the prince hurriedly followed to oppose the king of Chu's appointment to You Fufeng.

Xuan Pinghou hesitated for a while, and strongly opposed this matter.His Royal Highness Dai Wang is not an idiot either, he clearly understands the consequences of the King of Chu's appointment to You Fufeng, and he follows the opposition without any hesitation.As for the ministers who supported His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Daiwang, of course they also opposed it.

The ministers who supported the king of Chu naturally agreed very much, saying that the emperor was wise.

The king of Chu himself did not expect that the emperor would appoint him as You Fufeng, and he didn't react at first, his face was shocked.After a long while, he finally came to his senses and hurriedly said that he was young, inexperienced, and not qualified to be You Fufeng.

He really felt that he was not capable of taking on the position of You Fufeng, he was not being humble, nor was he pretending to be hypocritical.

The emperor ignored the objections of the crown prince and Daiwang, and insisted that the king of Chu should take the post of You Fufeng.He also encouraged King Chu to say that he believed that King Chu could serve as You Fufeng well and would not disappoint him.

Seeing that the emperor trusted and valued him so much, the king of Chu couldn't say no, so he could only accept it.He assured the emperor that he would try his best to do a good job in You Fufeng and would not disappoint the emperor.

After hearing this, the emperor was very happy, and encouraged the king of Chu again.

Seeing that the emperor valued the king of Chu so much, the crown prince and Dai Wang were filled with jealousy.

Afterwards, the emperor issued an order to reward the soldiers in Zhenshu, and held a celebration banquet in the barracks for three days.As the general who suppressed Shu, the king of Chu naturally wanted to have fun with the soldiers.However, he did not drink.

The scheme of the crown prince and the acting king's people trying to use the king of Chu to do something while drunk was unsuccessful.King Chu never drank alcohol on weekdays, even on important festivals and occasions, he did not drink alcohol.

He was a firm believer in the fact that drinking was wrong.In his eyes, wine is not a good thing.For bad things, he has always upheld the principle of staying away.

Originally, when the king of Chu came back after winning the battle, the prince and Dai Wang were very upset.Now, the king of Chu was appointed You Fufeng again, which made the crown prince and Dai Wang very angry.

It was completely unexpected for the Prince and Dai Wang that the King of Chu was so highly valued.They expected that King Chu would be valued by the emperor when he returned to Beijing this time, but they didn't expect the emperor to use him so much.

In their view, the emperor is clearly paving the way for the King of Chu.The emperor almost directly announced the abolition of the crown prince, and made the king of Chu the crown prince.

Sure enough, as soon as the king of Chu came back, the situation in the court changed suddenly, from the rivalry between the crown prince and the acting king to the current situation of three pillars.

The ministers originally thought that even if the king of Chu stepped in, his power would be inferior to the prince and the king.It will take some time for the king of Chu to be evenly matched with the prince and the others.However, he didn't expect the emperor to directly favor the king of Chu, and asked the king of Chu to confront the prince and the others as soon as he returned to Beijing.

The emperor's importance to the King of Chu not only surpassed that of the prince and others, but also exceeded the expectations of many ministers.This was unexpected for them. Could it be that the emperor really wanted to make King Chu the crown prince?

At present, King Chu has just returned to Beijing, which is the best chance to deal with him.The prince and acting king will naturally not let them go.After the celebration banquet for recovering the land of Shu, the crown prince and those who acted as the king participated in the performance of the king of Chu.

Before, King Wei went to Shu to supervise the army, and did not do anything to King Chu, but just as Zhao Yao and the others thought, he had been secretly collecting King Chu's "crimes".After the king of Chu returned to Beijing, he was accused of crimes.

In the court hall, facing the participation of many ministers, King Chu was very calm, because he had expected this situation a long time ago.

The emperor looked at the ministers' accusations against the king of Chu with great interest.After the ministers finished speaking, he gave King Chu a chance to defend himself.

The king of Chu defended against the ministers' accusations against him one by one.Every one of his defenses is well-founded, and his ministers are speechless.

Don't look at Chu Wang's taciturn appearance on weekdays, thinking that he is not good at eloquence, on the contrary he is very eloquent.

After listening to King Chu's justification, the emperor scolded the ministers who participated in King Chu, and warned the prince and Dai Wang not to make trouble.

The crown prince and Dai Wang naturally understood the emperor's warning, which made them feel that the emperor intended to protect the king of Chu.They were even more jealous of King Chu.

Just when they were planning to deal with the King of Chu again, Anyang Hou exposed Jingyang Hou's collusion with the Xiongnu in the early court, which immediately caused a storm in the court.

The emperor was furious, and ordered the prince and Daiwang to investigate the matter strictly.

The attention of the crown prince and Dai Wang instantly shifted to the matter of Jingyanghou's collusion with the Xiongnu, and temporarily put aside the plan to deal with the king of Chu.

The emperor asked the prince and Dai Wang to thoroughly investigate the collusion of Jingyang Hou with the Xiongnu. It was not simply to divert their attention, so that they would not have the mind and energy to deal with the King of Chu for the time being, but had a deeper purpose.

Although the Jingyang Hou Mansion lost a lot of things because of the loss of two sons-in-law before, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and it is still more powerful than the second-rate family.Now, the accident in Jingyanghou's mansion is a piece of fat for Zhen Guogong's mansion and Xuanpinghou's mansion.

The emperor deliberately let Zhen Guogong and Xuan Pinghou investigate the affairs of the Jingyang Hou Mansion together, in order to let them take the opportunity to bite off the fat of the Jingyang Hou Mansion.

The matter of the Marquis of Jingyang colluding with the Xiongnu is a serious matter, and the crown prince and acting king dare not slack off.It took them five days to find out all the evidence of this matter, proving that Jingyanghou had indeed colluded with the Xiongnu, and it was not Anyanghou who framed him.

When the prince and Dai Wang presented the evidence that Jingyang Hou had colluded with the Huns, there was an uproar in the court.The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't believe that Jingyang Hou had really colluded with the Huns, and had been in close contact with the Huns since the previous dynasty.

Colluding with foreign tribes is a serious crime, and according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the nine tribes will be punished.However, the emperor was kind and did not decree to exterminate the nine clans, but to exterminate the three clans.As for the exile of all the other six ethnic groups, this time they were not exiled to Lingnan, but to Qiongzhou for hard labor.

Because it is the end of the year and blood is not easy to see, the execution of the three clans that were exterminated will be postponed until next year.However, there is no need to wait until next year to copy the house.

The Jingyang Hou Mansion has accumulated a wealth of wealth for hundreds of years, which is more than the income of the past twenty years after the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty.A lot of money was confiscated from the Han family before, and so much money was confiscated this time from the Marquis of Jingyang. Now the treasury of Da Zhou will be completely enriched.

The emperor guessed that the family background of the Jingyang Houfu was not weak, but he did not expect it to be so rich.Jingyang Hou's Mansion is the worst of the four great families in the capital. He is so rich, so the other three families' property... The emperor wished he could copy the other three families right away.

Not to mention the emperor, even He Xiang wanted to copy Xie's, Wang's and Xun's families immediately.He believes that the wealth of these three families must be amazing, and they can use their money to do a lot of things.

The father and son of Anyanghou were successful in exposing Jingyanghou's collusion with the Xiongnu. The emperor decreed that Anyanghou was canonized as Anyanggong, and Wang Siqi was promoted to Jianyi Zhonglang.

Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there has only been one Duke of the State of Zhen. Now the Marquis of Anyang has been promoted to Duke of Anyang. He is the second Duke of the State of the Great Zhou. This is not a good thing for the Duke of Zhen.

The Anyang Duke's Mansion, that is, the Wang family, has always been only a little worse than the Xie family.Now, the Wang family is also the Duke's mansion, and it will soon be able to fight against the Xie family.

The promotion of the Wang family to the Duke's Mansion was unexpected by Duke Zhen, but he couldn't stop it even if he wanted to, so he could only watch helplessly as the Duke of Anyang's mansion was equal to the Duke of Zhen's.Fortunately, the emperor did not order to recall King Zheng, which made Zhen Guogong feel better.

If King Zheng is reused because of this matter and becomes like King Chu, the prince and Duke Zhen will be pissed to death.

After the investigation of Jingyanghou's collusion with the Xiongnu was clear, the court sealed the pen, because the Chinese New Year was coming soon.

This year is not a good year for the crown prince, Duke Zhen, Dai Wang and Xuan Pinghou.

In He Lianfang's house, Zhao Yao squatted in the yard, basking in the sun while stroking the cat.

"When are you going to tell your father about the imperial examination?" He Lianfang said, his expression became a little weird, "You won't forget this matter, will you?"

"No, I plan to tell my father tomorrow." Zhao Yao couldn't help but bury his face in Maomao's stomach and rubbed it vigorously, "I didn't say anything these two days because my father has been talking about it for the past two days. Discuss with Prime Minister He and the others." Although the court has sealed the pen and the emperor does not have to go to court or review memorials, there are still many things to deal with, such as discussing the development of Da Zhou this year.

"You told your father about this a few years ago, and your father and the others can start preparations in the next year." He Lianfang said softly, "If your father and the others are fast, it can be implemented in the first half of the year."

"This is a big event. Father and the others have to make good arrangements, and it will be the second half of the year." Zhao Yao felt that it was impossible to implement the imperial examination in the first half of next year.

"Don't underestimate your father, he will definitely do whatever he wants to do." He Lianfang sneered, "Your father will do anything to achieve his goal."

"Second Uncle, are you praising my father, or belittling my father?"

He Lianfang looked at Zhao Yao coldly, and Zhao Yao's scalp became numb from the look, so he quickly smiled flatteringly at him in fright.

"Aren't you worried about Meng Changce? After the new year, you can ask your father to visit him in Jinling."

When Zhao Yao heard this, he stood up abruptly, and said with a very excited expression, "Yes, why didn't I think of that." Then, he looked at He Lianfang adoringly, "Second Uncle, you're still the smartest. I'll bring it up Father will definitely not object to visiting Mr. Meng. "At that time, he will go to Jinling to visit Mr. Meng first, and then turn around to Yangzhou. Then he will be able to see his grandfather and the others.

He Lianfang said with a heavy face, "Meng Changce is seriously ill. If he doesn't get better, he might not survive next spring."

"What?" Zhao Yao's face changed drastically, his eyes were full of anxiety and worry, "Didn't you say that the old man's condition has improved, why did he suddenly become seriously ill again?"

"When you get old, it's normal for your body to go up and down." When He Lianfang said this, her right hand on her knee couldn't help but grab her knee hard. "Your third uncle is at Meng Changce's side. He said that Mr. Meng wants to see you."

"The third uncle is at Mr. Meng's place?" Zhao Yao looked surprised, "Third uncle knows Mr. Meng?"

"Well, they're friends."

Zhao Yao exclaimed: "Third Uncle is actually friends with Mr. Meng!" Why didn't Third Uncle tell him in the letter before.

"Meng Changce has already written to your father. I hope that your father will allow you to go to Jinling to find him. Your father should not object, so you have to prepare in advance to go to Jinling."

"Okay." Zhao Yao looked at He Lianfang and asked, "Second Uncle, will you go with me?"

"I won't go." He Lianfang said lightly, "Go."

Zhao Yao saw that He Lianfang looked a little sad, so he guessed what the second uncle was thinking.He was very guilty in his heart, and he wanted to say something to comfort the second uncle, but he felt that if he said it, it would only make the second uncle more sad.

"Then second uncle, wait for me to bring back delicious food from Jiangnan." Zhao Yao changed the subject and talked about the delicious food and beautiful scenery in Jiangnan.

He Lianfang tapped Zhao Yao's head lightly with the book, and said with a straight face on purpose: "I didn't let you go to Jiangnan to eat, drink and have fun."

"I know, I'm here to see Mr. Meng." Zhao Yao said seriously, "When I go to visit Mr. Meng, his condition will definitely improve."

He Lianfang didn't respond to Zhao Yao's words, and continued his words: "There are many literati and students in the south of the Yangtze River. You go to make friends with them, and then abduct them to help you do things in Lingnan."

"Second Uncle, if you don't tell me, I will do the same." It would be a waste to go to Jiangnan, where there are outstanding people, and not bring some talented people back.

After the master and apprentice talked about the literati and students in Jiangnan, they talked about the officialdom in Jiangnan.There is not only Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, but also Suzhou, Jinling, Huizhou and other state capitals.

The prefect of Yangzhou is Zhao Yao's grandfather, so the officialdom in Yangzhou is relatively clear, but it is not necessarily the case in other places.Like Suzhou and Jinling, the crown prince and Dai Wang have arranged their own people in these two places, and their people have a lot of power in these two places.

After chatting with He Lianfang all afternoon, Zhao Yao returned to the palace before dark.

"Your Highness, why don't you go to Chu Palace and Wei Palace?" Tong Xi asked strangely, "You haven't been to the two princes' palaces for many days, what's wrong with you?"

"Do you think I don't want to go?" Zhao Yao rolled his eyes at Tong Xi and said angrily, "The end of the year is the busiest time for the fourth brother and the eighth brother. What will I do to hinder them? Besides, the fourth brother and the eighth brother are the busiest. The atmosphere among the starlings is very tense, it's better for me to avoid going to their house recently, otherwise I will become their sandwich biscuits." Before that, the starlings played the role of the fourth brother.Although the fourth brother is fine, the fourth brother must hate the starling even more.

"That's right, Your Highness, you should stay away from the two princes recently." Since His Highness Chu returned to Beijing, he felt that the atmosphere between His Highness Chu and Wei became more and more... weird.

"After the Shangyuan Festival, I will go to Jiangnan to visit Mr. Meng, and stay away from the right and wrong of the capital." Zhao Yao has already made up his mind, "I will stay in Jiangnan for two or three years at that time, when I am about to grow up Return to Beijing when the time comes, and then seal the queen, and go directly to Lingnan."

"Your Highness, your idea is good." Tong Xi became excited when he heard that he would stay in Jiangnan for a few years, "Your Highness, I heard that Jiangnan is a very good place with beautiful mountains and rivers and outstanding people. We must stay in Jiangnan for more several years."

"That's what I planned." Zhao Yao thought happily, staying in the south of the Yangtze River, he would be able to stay away from the bloody storm of seizing the throne. "You can pack your things now. We will go to Jiangnan as soon as the Shangyuan Festival is over."

"Your Highness, this servant will start packing tonight."

Zhao Yao hummed a strange tune, and sang "I'm going to Jiangnan, because Jiangnan is a good place..."

After returning to the palace, he went to the Kunde Hall to find Concubine Liang, and told her about going to the south of the Yangtze River next year.

When Concubine Liang heard about it, she promised him to go to Jiangnan, and also agreed that he would stay in Jiangnan for a few years.

"Mother and concubine, I will live with my grandfather in Yangzhou for a few years and be filial to them for you." Unfortunately, mother and concubine cannot go to Jiangnan with him.

"Then you should be filial to them." Concubine Liang said, remembering one thing, and said softly, "There are many good academies in Yangzhou, and you can choose one to study in."

Zhao Yao: "..." Okay, let's talk about studying.

"Mother Concubine, I'm going to talk to Father about the imperial examination tomorrow." He had better change the subject quickly, otherwise Mother Concubine would have to tell him about the situation of Yangzhou Academy in detail.

Concubine Liang didn't object: "Then tell your father well."

Zhao Yao chatted with Concubine Liang for a while before returning to Xingde Palace.

As soon as he returned to Xingde Palace, Tongxi was busy packing his things.Pack it up in advance now, and after the Shangyuan Festival, you can set off for Jiangnan immediately.

The next day, after Zhao Yao had an early meal, he went to the East Nuan Pavilion of Chengguang Hall to meet the emperor.

"What kind of wind is blowing today that brought His Highness the Tenth Highness to my East Nuan Pavilion?"

Hearing the emperor's eccentric words, Zhao Yao really wanted to give his father a rebellious look, but he had no choice but to give up because of He Xiang.

"Father, I have something to tell you."

He Xiang stood up knowingly and bid farewell to the emperor.

Zhao Yao stopped He Xiang and told him not to leave.Because after he told the emperor about the imperial examination, the emperor would have to discuss it with He Xiang later, so why not let He Xiang stay and listen together.

After hearing what Zhao Yao said, the emperor asked He Xiang to stay.

"Tell me what you want to tell me."

Zhao Yao cut to the chase and said, "It's about selecting talents."

When the emperor and He Xiang heard the words, they were both surprised at first, and then they both looked at Zhao Yao curiously.

"The matter of selecting talents?" Although the emperor was calm on the face, he was looking forward to it in his heart.He knew in his heart that his youngest son would not come to talk to him about selecting talents for no reason.He knew that the youngest son wanted to tell him what was going on in his mind.

"Father, haven't you been worrying about the selection of officials? I have a way to let you select officials from all over the Zhou Dynasty."

When the emperor heard this, his eyes lit up.However, his face remained calm.

"Tell me."

He Xiang also put on an expression of listening attentively.

"Imperial examination, let all students in the world take the imperial examination, and students who pass the imperial examination can become officials..."

Just hearing these half a sentence, the expressions of the emperor and He Xiang immediately changed.

The content of the chapter written last night was not satisfactory, so it was not updated.

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