The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Before the Shangyuan Festival, Zhao Yao blew up several alchemy furnaces.Fortunately, he was blessed with great fortune. During the explosion of the alchemy furnace, he was only slightly injured and was not killed.

By exploding the alchemy furnace, Zhao Yao has accurately mastered the formula of black fire.He planned to go to Beishan to make black fire weapons after the Lantern Festival.

He Lianfang initially thought that Zhao Yao was joking when he blew up the alchemy furnace, but she didn't expect that he was doing it to make a black fire weapon.He had heard Zhao Yao talk about the fire gun before, and had also seen the simple version of the fire gun made by Zheng Cheng.Zhao Yao told him that a real fire gun must have black fire. A fire gun without black fire is no different from a crossbow.However, with the black fire blunderbuss, the power and effect are ten thousand times that of the crossbow.

Although Zhao Yao has not yet gone to Beishan to make black fire weapons, He Lianfang has seen Zhao Yao explode a huge alchemy furnace five to six meters high before.After the alchemy furnace exploded into pieces, it splashed everywhere, destroying many things in the backyard.If nothing else, let's just say that the rockery in the backyard was broken into two halves by the fragments of the alchemy furnace, which shows its power.

Zhao Yao told He Lianfang that the ratio of black fire can be continuously increased, and its power and effect will also increase accordingly.Blackfire can easily blow up a mountain, effortlessly destroy a city, and level it to the ground.

He Lianfang was frightened by Zhao Yao's description, but he didn't believe it since he had never seen its power with his own eyes.

Zhao Yao was not angry when he saw that He Lianfang didn't believe what he said.After the Lantern Festival, after he made the black fire weapon, he let his second uncle see the power of the black fire with his own eyes.

On the day of Shangyuan Festival, Zhao Yao hosted a banquet for the ministers of his small court.Eat at a restaurant that was built not long ago.

This restaurant is located near the pier of Marsh Mansion and is very luxurious.Zhao Yao was built according to the standards of the five-star hotel in Zhao Yao's world in his dream.

The restaurant has four buildings in total, the east, west, south and north buildings.The east and west floors are located at the front and are generally used to entertain ordinary people and ordinary businessmen.The south and north floors are located at the back and are generally used to entertain distinguished guests.

Currently, only the east building has been built.The west, south and north buildings have not yet been built.

The east building is used to entertain ordinary guests, but it is also very elegantly decorated.

Each building has six floors.These six floors are divided into two levels, Tianzihao rooms and Dizihao rooms.The Tianzihao rooms are on the fifth and sixth floors.There are not many rooms on the fifth and sixth floors. There are only ten rooms on the two floors combined.The third to fourth floors are ground-level rooms, with twenty rooms on each floor.The first and second floors are dining areas.There are halls and private rooms.

The east and west buildings do not require membership, but the south and north buildings require members to move in.

Members need to top up, but they can enjoy supreme services.

The chefs in each building can prepare a variety of cuisines. As long as the guests want to eat any dish, there will be a chef to cook it.

This is the first time the East Building has hosted guests since it was built.Zhao Yao asked the cooks to cook Shu cuisine and let his ministers taste the taste of Shu cuisine.As for whether the ministers can eat spicy food, it is not his concern.

The ministers had a great time eating lunch on the Lantern Festival, but they were also very spicy.It is said that after lunch, many ministers had diarrhea when they returned home.

Zhao Yao also built a stage in the square in front of the east building and invited people to sing, perform acrobatics, song and dance performances, etc., in order to make the people of Marsh Mansion happy and lively celebrate the Lantern Festival. .

In addition to building a stage, Zhao Yao also planned a very lively street.Just like the previous Chinese New Year, there are many people setting up stalls on both sides of the street to sell food, entertainment, drinks, clothing, and daily necessities.

Because it was the Lantern Festival, Zhao Yao also held a special riddle guessing activity. As long as you guessed the lantern riddles correctly, you would get prizes.Among these prizes are various styles of lanterns. These lanterns are very exquisite and beautiful, which the people of Marsh Mansion have never seen before, especially the glass lanterns.Even for the sake of lanterns, people also actively participated in guessing lantern riddles.

The streets are already very lively during the day. At night, all the lights on the streets are lit up, which is very beautiful.

Zhao Yao pushed He Lianfang to go shopping slowly, feeling the excitement and celebration of the Lantern Festival.

Seeing the smiles on the people's faces, Zhao Yao felt very happy and at the same time felt very accomplished.When he first came to Marsh Mansion, there were no smiles on the faces of the people, only despair or pain.In just a few months, the numbness on the people's faces disappeared, their brows were filled with joy, and their empty eyes were filled with hope.

After shopping for a while, Zhao Yao and He Lianfang returned to the Han Palace.

As soon as he returned to the palace, he saw secret guards waiting for him.Zhao Yao suddenly felt an ominous premonition in his heart, thinking that something was going on in the capital during the festive season, right?
The secret guard first saluted Zhao Yao, then took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhao Yao.

When Zhao Yao saw that the envelope was red, he knew it was an urgent letter from Eight Hundred Miles, and his heart suddenly sank.As he reached for the letter, he frowned and asked, "Why is it an urgent letter again? What happened in the capital?"

The secret guard replied respectfully: "I don't know."

Zhao Yao waved his hand and signaled the secret guards to retreat.Then he pushed He Lianfang to his study.

Returning to the study, He Lianfang saw that Zhao Yao had not opened the eight hundred miles urgent letter sent from the capital, and raised her eyebrows slightly and asked: "Don't you read the letter?"

Zhao Yao raised the red letter in his hand and said solemnly: "It's not a good letter. I dare not open it." He was afraid that what was written in the letter would be unacceptable to him.

He Lianfang asked: "What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid that what is written in this letter is related to the people I care about." Zhao Yao prayed silently in his heart, hoping that nothing would happen to his mother, his second uncle, and his fourth brother.

He Lianfang grabbed the red letter directly from Zhao Yao's hand, then opened it and read it.

Seeing He Lianfang finish reading, Zhao Yao asked nervously: "What did you write?"

He Lianfang said expressionlessly: "The deposed prince is dead."

"What?" Zhao Yao screamed, then hurriedly snatched the letter from He Lianfang's hand and read it eagerly.After reading the letter, his face was as gloomy as water, and his whole person exuded a cold and threatening aura.

He Lianfang saw that Zhao Yao was angry and did not speak to disturb him.Zhao Yao clutched the letter in his hand tightly, with a very angry look on his face, and said in a cold tone: "Is it King Dai or King Jing?"

He Lianfang did not answer, but asked: "Who do you think is more likely?"

Zhao Yao gritted his teeth and said: "King Dai!" Compared with King Jing, King Dai was more likely to kill and depose the prince.One is because the Dai Wang originally had a grudge against the deposed prince. Before the deposed prince was deposed, he wanted to kill the deposed prince.The second reason is because of Concubine Rong's message about killing the late Queen. If the deposed prince is killed, the Queen and King Jing can be framed.

He Lianfang said: "I guessed it."

"Fourth brother and eighth brother clearly sent people to secretly protect the eldest brother's family. How did King Dai kill their family?" Although Zhao Yao's face was still ugly, he did not lose his mind because of this.

"You have to ask King Chu and King Wei about this."

"I will write a letter now to ask the fourth brother and eighth brother how the eldest brother and the others were killed."

Seeing that Zhao Yao was already sitting at the table and starting to write a letter, He Lianfang asked: "If it is really the king who killed him, what are you going to do to avenge the deposed prince?"

Zhao Yao continued to write without raising his head, "I will avenge my eldest brother with my fourth brother and the others, and we will never let King Dai go."

"Zhao Yao."

Hearing He Lianfang calling him by his first and last name, Zhao Yao was so startled that he suddenly raised his head and looked at He Lianfang.He asked with a surprised look on his face: "Second uncle, what's wrong?"

"If the deposed prince was really killed by King Dai, do you really want to avenge the deposed prince with King Chu and the others?"

When Zhao Yao saw He Lianfang asking him sternly, he was stunned for a moment, and then asked in confusion: "Can't I avenge my eldest brother?"

"You should know in your heart that if you avenge the deposed prince with the King of Chu and others, it means that you will participate in the seizure of the legitimate son." He Lianfang stared at Zhao Yao with sharp eyes, "Are you sure you want to be involved in the whirlpool of the legitimate son-in-law? ?”

He Lianfang's sharp question made Zhao Yao stunned.The pen in his hand stopped unconsciously, and the ink from the pen tip dripped onto the letter paper.

"Zhao Yao, don't think that you are just helping the King of Chu to avenge the deposed prince, not to seize the heir." He Lianfang asked coldly, "Will the ministers believe it? Will the king believe it? You are far away in Lingnan now. , did not participate in court affairs, so King Dai and King Jing were not prepared for you. Once you avenge the deposed prince with King Chu and others, King Dai and others will think that you are the helper of King Chu or King Wei, and they will not I will let you go again."

After hearing He Lianfang's analysis, Zhao Yao frowned and his expression became dark and unclear.When he saw that the letter paper in front of him was ruined by ink, he quickly put down the pen in his hand.

"You should understand in your heart that there is no difference between taking the initiative to seize the heir and being passively involved in the seize the heir." He Lianfang's tone was a little aggressive, "Do you really want to get involved?"

"I... of course I don't want to get involved in the struggle for the rightful son." He was afraid of being involved in the fight for the direct descendant, so he came to Lingnan, which was thousands of miles away.

"Since you don't want to get involved, it's best not to get involved in the murder of the deposed prince's family." As soon as He Lianfang finished speaking, he saw Zhao Yao looking like he wanted to say something, and immediately interrupted him, "Don't think that you are secretly following King Chu and others avenged the deposed prince together, but King Dai and King Jing did not know about it."

Hearing this, Zhao Yao had no choice but to swallow the words that came to his lips.

"Don't think that everything you do is perfect and will not be discovered by anyone." He Lianfang said solemnly, "Don't think that King Dai and King Jing are too stupid, and don't think that you are smarter than them. Better than them."

Zhao Yao said nothing because he did have this idea.

To be honest, he had never taken Dai Wang seriously.In his heart, Daiwang is a foolhardy idiot.Although King Jing was smart and capable, he was still inferior compared to him, so he didn't take King Jing into his heart.

"I advise you not to look down on King Dai and King Jing." He Lianfang saw what Zhao Yao was thinking and said in a cold tone: "Even if they are not as good as you, there are still capable people around them."

"Second uncle, do you mean that I should not interfere in my eldest brother's affairs, let alone avenge him?"

"You can take revenge if you want, but be prepared to be involved in the fight for your heir." He Lianfang sneered, "Why didn't I know that you were so close to the deposed prince, so close that you wanted to avenge him?! If I remember correctly, When you went to Jinling, you were almost killed by Li Jue. The deposed prince knew about it but didn't care about your life or death. Zhao Yao, when did you become so noble and kind?"

"I..." Zhao Yao wanted to retort, but he didn't know what to say.

"They also say that under the guise of revenge for the deposed prince, your real purpose is to participate in the seizure of the legitimate son." At this point, He Lianfang's expression became playful, "Zhao Yao, if you want to participate in the seizure of the legitimate son, I have no objection. On the contrary, I will also help you."

"No." Zhao Yao was so frightened that he waved his hands quickly, "I don't intend to seize the legitimate son, really!"

"Since you don't want to seize the legitimate heir, do you still want to avenge the deposed prince?"

Zhao Yao was so frightened that he shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, no, it's enough for Fourth Brother and Eighth Brother to avenge Big Brother. I don't need to intervene." He just said that he would avenge Big Brother with Fourth Brother and the others out of brotherly love. Didn't think too much about it.Now that he heard what his second uncle said, how could he dare to get involved in avenging his eldest brother?

"I hope you take revenge, so that you can participate in the seizure of the heir, and maybe I will be able to follow the dragon in the future." He Lianfang's tone sounded full of yin and yang, but he was actually telling the truth.

Zhao Yao's face changed drastically when he was frightened by He Lianfang's joke, and he quickly begged for mercy.

"Second uncle, I was wrong, please forgive me."

Just now, an idea flashed through his mind. He felt that the murder of his eldest brother's family might not be as simple as it seemed.