The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 365: Preferring to Java

In the imperial study, the emperor received evidence that King Jing sent someone to send him back to Beijing.

When King Jing saw that the evidence of what the Crown Prince and Duke Zhen had done in Jinling was included in the examination papers of Jinling students, the emperor praised him: "Lao Qi is really smart."

The emperor was not eager to see the evidence of what the prince and Duke Zhen had done. Instead, he first looked at the examination papers of the students who passed the county examination in Jinling.

The examiners in charge of the Jinling County Examination did not engage in any abuse of power for personal gain. They marked the examination papers very fairly, making it impossible for the emperor to make any mistakes.The emperor was very satisfied with the results of Jinling's county examination, "Lao Qi did well."

Sun Kui brought the freshly brewed tea. When he heard the emperor praising King Jing, he flattered him and said, "The father of the dragon has no dog son."

The emperor reached out to take the tea that Sun Kuiduan brought to him, and said with a smile on his face: "What Lao Qi did this time was beyond my expectation." The emperor sent King Jing to Jinling to do work, but he didn't actually have high hopes.He only hoped that King Jing could make Jinling's imperial examination go smoothly. As for collecting evidence from the prince and Duke Zhen, he had no expectations.However, King Jing not only allowed the county examination in Jinling to be successfully held, but also collected evidence from the prince and others, which surprised him.

"You have entrusted His Highness King Jing with an important task. His Highness King Jing does not want to disappoint you, so he naturally has to do the job well." Sun Kui flattered the emperor again, "Your Majesty's teachings are better."

"I didn't teach him." The emperor refused Sun Kui's flattery and said lightly, "I still underestimated him." At this point, he raised the corner of his mouth and smiled meaningfully, "These sons of mine are really Each one surprises me more than the other, and each one is more secretive than the last."

When Sun Kui heard this, his heart skipped a beat.He did not dare to respond to this sentence and quickly lowered his head.

"They have all grown up and have exposed their fangs." When the emperor said this, he thought of his youngest son in Jinling and sighed softly, "But that brat Xiao Shi hid his fangs. Dead.”

When Sun Kui heard what the emperor said, he felt relieved and was no longer as nervous as before.

"Your Majesty, do you want His Highness to show his fangs, or do you not want His Highness to show his fangs?"

"That brat is still young, so it's better not to show his fangs for the time being, but..." A wry smile appeared on the emperor's face, "I hope he can show his fangs in front of me after he comes back from Jiangnan."

Sun Kui looked shocked and said: "Your Majesty, why do you expect His Highness Tenth to show his fangs in front of you? Aren't you afraid that His Highness Tenth will bite you?"

The emperor snorted softly and said: "I hope he can bite me, but I'm afraid he won't do anything." After the emperor finished speaking, thinking of He Lianfang often showing off in front of him and the close relationship between him and Xiao Shi, the emperor couldn't bear it in his heart. Constantly jealous.He very much hoped that his younger son would tell him everything he had to do, instead of letting him know what his younger son did through others.

Sun Kui muttered in his heart: Your Majesty, your heart is set on Java, which His Highness often talks about.Other princes show their fangs, but you blame him for hiding them.The Tenth Prince shows his fangs, and you still want His Highness to bite you.

After the emperor read the examination papers of Jinling students, he began to look at the evidence of what the prince and Duke Zhen had done.

The emperor knew everything about what the prince and Duke Zhen were doing in Jinling.Of course, the emperor also had evidence in his hands.In fact, the emperor did not really need the evidence collected by King Jing.However, now that King Jing has collected evidence, he will use the evidence he sent back to do the work.

It would be more heart-wrenching to use your own brother and nephew to collect evidence to bring down the prince and the Guo Guo Guild, isn't it?
Sun Kui was frightened and felt a chill in his heart when he saw a wicked smile on the emperor's lips.

Every time the emperor smiles like this, someone will be unlucky.I wonder who is unlucky this time?

After reading the evidence sent back by King Jing, the emperor asked Sun Kui to call He Xiang and Taishi Liu.

After a while, He Xiang and Liu Taishi came to the imperial study.

"Take a look." The emperor handed He Xiang and Taishi Liu the evidence that King Jing was sent back to the capital for viewing.

He Xiang and Taishi Liu carefully read the evidence collected by King Jing, and their expressions were very shocked.Although they had long known everything that the Crown Prince and Duke Zhen had done in Jinling, they were still frightened when the evidence was placed in front of them.

The emperor held up his face and looked at He Xiang and Liu Taishi who were full of horror.

"What do you think after reading this?" He Xiang frowned and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Duke Zhen are really bold."

"Treason." Taishi Liu's words were much sharper than those of Xiang He. "The prince is not worthy of being the crown prince of Zhou Dynasty."

The emperor crossed his hands and held his chin and said, "Then I will destroy him?"

He Xiang and Taishi Liu had long known that the emperor wanted to depose the prince, and they had been looking for opportunities to depose the prince, but now was not the time.

"Your Majesty, you should know in your heart that these things alone cannot depose the prince." He Xiang persuaded the emperor, "Now is not the time to depose the prince."

Taishi Liu continued what Xiang He said: "Although we cannot depose the prince, we can depose the Duke of Zhenguo."

He Xiang reminded: "The title of Duke of Zhenguo cannot be abolished. This is the honor given to the Xie family by the late emperor. The late emperor once said that unless the Duke of Zhenguo rebels, the title of Duke of Zhenguo cannot be abolished."

"Then let his son inherit the title of Duke Zhen Guo." Taishi Liu said, "The son of Duke Zhen Guo is not as good as him."

He Xiang thought Taishi Liu's idea was a good one and nodded in agreement: "That's okay."

"Then do you think I should kill Duke Zhenguo?"

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhen cannot be killed for the time being."

When the emperor heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly and asked with interest: "Why can't you kill him?"

He Xiang said angrily: "Your Majesty, if you kill Duke Zhen now, how will you force him to rebel later?"

The emperor glared at Xiang He angrily and said with a serious face: "Why would I do this? Please don't accuse me unjustly."

He Xiang just looked at the emperor quietly with an expression of "you pretend, you keep pretending".

Taishi Liu was too lazy to look at the emperor and turned his head to look elsewhere.

Seeing that his two beloved ministers did not cooperate with him in acting, the emperor felt that it was very boring. He curled his lips in boredom and said, "At least you should cooperate with me in acting."

He Xiang and Taishi Liu always ignored the emperor's bad taste.If they talk to the emperor, it will only make the emperor worse.

Taishi Liu was afraid that the emperor was not serious, so he hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, is there anything unusual at the Zhenxi Military Camp?"

"Not yet." The emperor put away the playful smile on his face and said with a serious expression, "The Duke of Zhen is still very cautious in his actions."

He Xiang said thoughtfully: "Only when you depose the crown prince will the Zhenxi military camp rebel."

Regarding the abolition of the prince, He Xiang and Liu Taishi have always supported it.It stands to reason that abolishing the crown prince will shake the foundation of the country and cannot be abolished easily.Once the prince is deposed, there will be turmoil in the court, and He Xiang and the others should firmly oppose it.

Judging from the current situation, the prince has not done anything heinous or committed any rebellion.Furthermore, the prince is gentle and proficient in the books of sages, so he should not be deposed.However, He Xiang and the others agreed to depose him, which was abnormal.

　I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and a happy family reunion!
　　We have several days off during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day. How are you going to spend your holidays? Will you go traveling or stay at home?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)