The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 40

That night.

In the post house dozens of miles away from the capital, Dai Wang took the letter he had just read and burned it on a candle.

The warm candlelight did not drive away the chill on Dai Wang's face, Fu Zhong said cautiously: "Your Highness, but what happened in Beijing?"

Dai Wang had a cold face, and said in a serious tone: "I have changed the matter of adding beads." He will arrive in Beijing tomorrow, but the matter of adding beads to him has not yet been finalized.He originally thought that before he returned to Beijing, he would be able to add beads.

"Does the emperor disagree?" During this period of time, he had not waited for the imperial decree from the emperor to add beads to His Highness, and Fu Zhong knew in his heart that this matter might fail, so he has been afraid to bring up this matter these days. For fear of offending His Highness.

Dai Wang's eyes were gloomy, and his face was very ugly: "Except for the prince's party, all the ministers of the court support this king Jiazhu. During this period of time, uncle and the others have been putting pressure on the father, but the father did not let go. What the hell is the emperor thinking?"

Seeing that the Dai Wang was in a rage, Fu Zhong shrank his neck in fright.He bit the bullet and comforted him: "Your Highness, maybe the emperor wants to give you a surprise. When you enter the palace to report on your duties tomorrow, the emperor will add beads to you."

When Dai Wang heard Fu Zhong's words, his ugly face eased a little.

"Father wants to give me a surprise?"

"Your Highness, it's not that this kind of thing has never happened. You forgot that three years ago, when you came back from Qingzhou to quell the chaos, the emperor gave you a big surprise by rewarding you with the sword he wore when he was young. Didn't you always carry it with you?" by your side?"

Upon hearing the words, Dai Wang turned his eyes to the sword on the shelf beside him, and his expression became much better in an instant.

"You're right, Father likes to surprise me."

Seeing that Dai Wang's face returned to normal, Fu Zhong heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.He went on to say: "Your Highness, it is impossible for the emperor not to reward you for your great achievements this time. The emperor has not let go of his consent to add beads to you so far. He must have wanted to surprise you."

Dai Wang felt that what Fu Zhong said was right.Unconsciously, there was a smile of expectation on his face: "It must be so." In fact, the hope in Dai Wang's heart is really what Fu Zhong said.

"The emperor likes to play with you the most, and this time it must be the same." The more Fu Zhong said, the more he felt that what he said was right, "First, the emperor pretended not to agree to add beads to you, which made you disappointed and sad. When you enter the palace, The emperor suddenly added beads to you, and you must be very pleasantly surprised when the time comes."

"Father can really do such a thing." Father likes to joke the most, and he has been deceived by his father more than once.

"Your Highness, you still pretend you don't know anything. When you enter the palace tomorrow and the emperor adds beads to you, you should pretend to be decent."

"It's natural." Dai Wang's bad mood for the past few days was swept away by Fu Zhong's words.

"Your Highness, after you return to Beijing after winning this time, the emperor will not send you to other places to quell the chaos for the time being. You should take this opportunity to rest well." Fu Zhong said, "You have been trying to quell the chaos in Liangzhou these few months. Jun, you haven't had a good rest yet, and you've lost weight twice. When you return to Beijing, the imperial concubine will feel very distressed when she sees it."

"This king is planning to go to Yangzhou."

"Going to Yangzhou?" Fu Zhong lost his composure and said in astonishment, "What are you going to Yangzhou for?"

"Calm the chaos."

Only then did Fu Zhong remember that the rebellion in Yangzhou had not yet been put down.He also remembered that the person who went to Yangzhou to quell the chaos this time was the prince's uncle.He instantly understood Dai Wang's intentions.

"Your Highness, do you want to..."

"This is a very good opportunity to humiliate Xie's family and embarrass the prince. How can I miss it?" Dai Wang smiled maliciously, "Xie Shi went to quell the Yangzhou rebellion, but failed for several months. Father The emperor is already very dissatisfied. When the king returns to the capital, he will take the initiative to ask Ying to quell the rebellion in Yangzhou. With my ability, the rebellion in Yangzhou will be quelled in less than a month, and then the prince and the Xie family will be slapped in the face , and make this king famous again."

"Two birds with one stone!" Fu Zhong said with admiration, "Your Highness is wise!"

Dai Wang smiled and said: "This is an opportunity given by the Xie family and the crown prince to this king to humiliate them. If this king misses it, God will look down on it."

"You have won a big victory this time, and the ministers and the people have seen your ability. If you put down the Yangzhou rebellion that the Xie family has been unable to quell, the ministers and the people will think you are more powerful and will support you even more , and will think that the prince is not as good as you."

"This is the effect that the king wants."

"Then you have worked too hard." Fu Zhong said with distressed eyes, "You just came back from Liangzhou, and you didn't have a good rest, and you went to Yangzhou non-stop to quell the chaos."

"This little hard work is nothing." Dai Wang said, with a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth, "The ministers and the common people will see the hard work of this king."

"Your Highness is still wise."

"This king wants to go to Yangzhou to suppress the rebellion, and there is another purpose."

"For what purpose?"

"Yangzhou has been a rich place since ancient times. Even though it has experienced many wars, it is still the richest place in Kyushu." In fact, compared with Liangzhou, Dai Wang wanted to go to Yangzhou to quell the chaos. "The most important thing is that there are many famous literati in Yangzhou."

Dai Wang thought that he was no worse than the prince, and even better than the prince.In the past few years, he has won the support of most generals by virtue of his meritorious service, but there are very few literati and students.

These literati and students pay attention to establishing the successor.Because Zhao Xuan is the eldest son, he was canonized as the crown prince since he was a child.And because he is a concubine and the second son, even if he has made great military exploits for the Great Zhou Dynasty, the literati and scholars are not willing to support him to become the crown prince.

In the past, he never paid attention to these literati and students, thinking that they were just a group of villains who could only talk about big things.However, in the past two years, the father has put more and more emphasis on these literati students, making him understand that if he wants to replace the prince, he must obtain the support of these literati students.

I heard that there are many great Confucianists in Yangzhou who escaped from the world.These great Confucians are highly respected by literati and students, and also respected by famous families, even emperors respect them very much.Father Huang once told him that the world-famous Confucianism has more status and influence than the emperor.

If he can get the support of the literati and students in Yangzhou, or the support of a great Confucian, then he can justifiably replace Zhao Xuan and become the prince in the future.

"Your Highness, don't you despise those literati the most?"

"I really don't like them, but I need their support if I want to become a prince in a legitimate way." Dai Wang saw it very clearly, "I also need a good reputation. What these literati and students are best at is To gain fame. Furthermore, Zhao Xuan was able to become the crown prince and has not been deposed, isn’t it because of these literati students.”

"Your Highness said so." Fu Zhong said, "Your Highness, did you go to Yangzhou to win over these scholars?"

"When it's time to woo, you still have to woo." Dai Wang smiled deeply, "I want to be a virtuous and corporal person, so that the literati and students in Yangzhou will join me and help me make suggestions."

"Your Highness, this move of yours is really powerful, and this servant admires you."

"Zhao Xuan can be courteous to a corporal, so naturally this king can too."

"Your Highness, you have always been better than the crown prince." Fu Zhong has been acting as the king's grievance, "If the emperor hadn't married the Xie family back then, the imperial concubine would have been the empress queen, and you would have been the crown prince."

This matter has always been a thorn in the hearts of Concubine Rong Gui and Dai Wang. Every time I think about it, my heart is filled with deep unwillingness.

"Soon, I will bring everything back to the right place." The concubine mother took back the position of queen that belonged to her, and he also took back the position of prince that belonged to him.

At this time, the prince in the East Palace was uncharacteristically expecting the acting king to return to Beijing tomorrow.

Before, the words of Lord Zhen Guo made the prince completely at ease.He no longer worried that the acting king would be added beads when he returned to Beijing.He hoped that Dai Wang would come back with a stronger momentum this time, and it was best to step on him as a prince.

Tomorrow morning, he will propose to his father that he will go out of the city to meet the king in person.

(End of this chapter)