The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 43
"You don't dare?" Emperor Wu of Zhou said with a half-smile, "I think you are quite brave."

The ministers said in fear and trepidation: "The ministers and other crimes deserve death, and I beg the emperor to forgive their sins."

"Then do you think I should add beads to the acting king, or should I not add beads to the acting king?" Emperor Wu of Zhou asked the ministers in a tone of asking for advice, "You have to give me an idea."

The minister kneeling below was terrified: "I dare not wait."

"I don't want to hear that." Emperor Wu of Zhou leaned on the railing, folded his hands on his chest, and looked at the ministers kneeling below with a smile, "Tell me, should I add beads to the king?"

Although Emperor Wu of Zhou was smiling, the faces of the ministers were so frightened that their faces changed.They knelt on the ground, not daring to say a word.

"Why don't you talk?" Emperor Zhou Wu said with some disgust, "Aren't you pretty good at talking just now?"

The ministers who said this were even more panicked.Some timid ministers were trembling slightly.

The crown prince knelt on the ground, straightened up and said, "Father, in terms of merit, the acting king should add pearls."

As soon as his words fell, Duke Zhen said: "Your Majesty, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is very true."

Xuan Pinghou cursed the crown prince and Duke Zhen in his heart, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the crown prince continue: "Father, my son wants to go outside the capital to welcome the Dai Wang triumphantly..."

Before the words fell, Xuan Pinghou hurriedly interrupted the prince's words: "No. Your Majesty, His Royal Highness is a courtier, how can His Royal Highness go out of the city to greet him in person?"

"Xuan Pinghou, Dai Wang is Gu's younger brother. He has done a lot of hard work to put down the Liangzhou rebellion this time. In terms of emotion and reason, Gu, as an elder brother, should go out of the city to welcome him back in person." The prince said, and turned to Zhou Emperor Wu saluted, "Father, please complete it!"

Xuan Pinghou was in a hurry, he hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, you absolutely must not..."

Duke Zhen interrupted Xuan Pinghou's words, "Your Majesty, let the crown prince take the place of the court and go out of the city to welcome Dai Wang triumphantly. This will make His Royal Highness feel that the court values ​​him, and let the common people see that the court values ​​Dai Wang."

"Your Majesty, it is his duty to put down the rebellious army in Liangzhou on behalf of His Royal Highness, he..."

Duke Zhen interrupted Xuan Pinghou again, "Xuan Ping Hou, although it is the responsibility of Dai Wang as a subject and son to put down the rebellion in Liangzhou, but this time Dai Wang made such a great contribution, it is only rewarding him with some gold, silver and jewels. Not enough. Besides, didn’t you just say that Dai Wang should be added beads?”

With a slap, Xuan Pinghou raised his hand and slapped himself twice, "Your Majesty, I just said something wrong, and I deserve death!" He was careless and fell for Xie Xiuchuan's trick.

Since the news of the great victory in Liangzhou came back to Beijing, Marquis Xuan Ping has been busy with adding Zhu to the acting king.In order to be beaded before Dai Wang returned to Beijing, Xuan Pinghou not only sent people around the capital to publicize Dai Wang's illustrious military exploits, but also united with ministers to put pressure on Emperor Wu of Zhou to agree to add beads to Dai Wang as soon as possible.Not only that, Xuan Pinghou also sent people to slander the prince everywhere, to let the people know that His Highness the prince did not make any military exploits for the great Zhou.

During this period of time, when the people in the capital mentioned Dai Wang, they would praise and thank Dai Wang.When it comes to the prince, the common people feel that the prince is mediocre and inferior to the acting king.In addition, there are more and more ministers in the court who support the acting king, especially military generals.

Back then, there were many generals who followed Emperor Wu of Zhou to put down the rebellion. Apart from Song Dekang and Chu Ying, there were other soldiers.Although they had made a lot of military exploits at the beginning, they were not as good as Song Dekang and the others, and naturally they were not as useful as Chu Ying and the others.

They were rewarded and their identities became much more prestigious, but they knew in their hearts that this was only for a while.As the saying goes, once the emperor and the courtiers.When Emperor Wu of Zhou left, their noble status and life might not be able to be preserved.

In order to enjoy a life of prosperity and wealth for a long time, and also for the future of their children, these generals wanted to stand in line ahead of time.Only by standing in line to support the acting king in advance, and waiting for the acting king to ascend the throne in the future, can the glory of their family continue.

As for why the team should support the acting king in advance, the answer is very simple.Dai Wang is also a military general, and like them, he quelled chaos in the country of the Great Zhou.Furthermore, Dai Wang is very similar to Emperor Wu of Zhou when he was young.The most important point is that the prince has the support of civil servants, and their military generals are the most disgusted with those civil servants who can only speak the truth.

Not all of these generals supported the acting king, and many of them took a wait-and-see attitude. After all, Emperor Wu of Zhou was in his prime.If they supported the acting king in advance, they were worried that Emperor Wu of Zhou would be angered, so they did not express their support for the acting king for a long time.But now it's different, Dai Wang defeated the rebellious army in Liangzhou, let them see Dai Wang's outstanding ability.In addition, Dai Wang's victory this time has become more and more famous in the court and among the people, which made them stop hesitating and began to clearly express their support for Dai Wang.

These days, the Dai Wang has become more and more prestige in the court and among the people, and the limelight is overwhelming His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.Whether it is in the court or among the people, more and more people support the acting king to become the prince.The most important thing is that during this period of time, the Duke of Zhen and the prince had no power to fight back, and the rumors that the acting king was the most suitable to be the prince became more and more popular. The Duke and the others have nothing to do.

Xuan Ping Hou guessed that the Duke of Zhen and the crown prince would not just watch Daiwang Jiazhu, guessed that they would have ways to fight back, and he had been secretly on guard in his heart, but until the morning of the court today, the Duke of Zhen and the crown prince did nothing , which made him relax his vigilance towards them.

Xuan Pinghou cared more about Emperor Zhou Wu's attitude than Duke Zhen and the crown prince's methods.Dai Wang returned to Beijing this afternoon, but Emperor Wu of Zhou did not agree to add beads to Dai Wang for a long time, which made Xuan Pinghou a little anxious, so he just said that Dai Wang should add beads.

Xuan Pinghou originally thought that what he said would be meaningless, but he did not expect Duke Zhen and the crown prince to agree with him.He didn't realize it at first, but when he heard Zhen Guogong and the prince praise that there would be no stable Dazhou country without the acting king, he suddenly understood that this was a conspiracy of Zhen Guogong and the prince.

During this time, Duke Zhen and the prince did nothing, they were waiting here.This move was really ruthless, and killed Xuan Ping Hou Yidang's people by surprise.

The prince must not be allowed to go out of the city to meet Dai Wang in person, otherwise the reputation of Dai Wang will be ruined.

He Xiang and Liu Taishi knelt on the ground, as if they were completely out of the way, as if everything that happened had nothing to do with them.However, they were still a little surprised.

They had long guessed that Lord Zhen would not sit still, that Lord Zhen would not let Marquis Xuanping and them suppress the prince, but half an hour ago, Lord Zhen and the prince still did nothing. It's strange what happened to Lord Zhen, but it didn't take long for Lord Zhen to make a move.

Zhen Guogong's move to support Dai Wang Jiazhu immediately scared the people in Xuanpinghou's party, and opposed adding Dai Wang Jiazhu. This reversal is really powerful.He Xiang and the others didn't expect it either.They guessed that Zhen Guo Guild would fight back, but they didn't expect it to be this one.

He Xiang and Liu Taishi sighed in their hearts, Zhen Guogong wanted to put the king on fire.

The Xuanpinghou party suffered a crushing defeat in the matter of Dai Wang Jiazhu.

"He Xiang, what do you think?" Zhou Wudi looked at He Xiang who was watching the play calmly, "Do you think I should add beads to the Dai Wang?"

When He Xiang heard Emperor Wu of Zhou call him, he sighed deeply and helplessly in his heart.

The emperor is asking him to be a bad person.

　Xuan Pinghou: Xie Xiuchuan, you vicious old man.

　　Duke Zhen: If you are stupid, don't blame others for being smart.You sent this to your door yourself, I just pushed the boat along and made it possible for you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)