The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

In a secret house somewhere in the capital, King Chu and King Wei were actually sitting together, but both of them looked very ugly.

King Chu glared at King Wei who was sitting opposite him with sharp eyes, his tone full of warning and threats: "If something happens to my tenth brother, I will never let you go!"

When King Wei heard what King Chu said, he knew that King Chu already knew that the Southern Wei people wanted to frame Zhao Yao.

"Nothing will happen to my tenth brother."

"Nothing will happen?" King Chu sneered as if he heard some funny joke, "Your Southern Wei people framed the tenth brother as the murderer of the eldest brother's family, and you actually said nothing will happen!"

King Wei looked directly at King Chu with cold eyes, "I will never let anyone hurt my tenth brother!"

The King of Chu did not believe what the King of Wei said, "If you can't control the Southern Wei people, I don't mind helping you control them." The reason why the King of Chu never touched the Southern Wei people was because of the King of Wei. "Your Southern Wei people have already targeted the tenth brother. Things like this will happen again in the future."

"No!" King Wei said solemnly, "With me here, they will never dare to do harm to the tenth brother again."

King Chu glanced at King Wei who was swearing, and said sarcastically: "You'd better do what you say, otherwise..." King Chu didn't finish what he said, but his meaning was obvious.

"You don't need to worry about my people." King Wei retorted, "You should take care of your own people."

King Chu said coldly: "My people don't need you to talk too much."

King Wei stood up and looked at the expressionless King Chu with cold eyes.

"I won't let my people hurt my tenth brother, and you'd better do the same." After saying that, he turned and left, not wanting to stay with King Chu for a moment.

King Chu looked at King Wei's leaving figure, narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a hint of darkness in his eyes.

Wei Mian, who was guarding the door, saw King Wei coming out and immediately turned around and walked into the house. Seeing King Chu's gloomy face, he hurriedly asked with concern: "Your Highness, why did King Wei make you angry?"

King Chu said: "He has no such ability." After saying this, he stood up and walked out. Wei Mian quickly followed.

Returning to the Chu Palace, he asked Wei Mian to invite Yang Ling.

Yang Ling is the counselor of the King of Chu. He has always been with the King of Chu and has always lived in the palace of the King of Chu. Of course he lived in the front yard of Prince Chu's Mansion.

Entering the study, Yang Ling found that King Chu's face was not good-looking. Her heart sank slightly and she quickly asked: "Your Highness, has something happened?"

The King of Chu first asked Yang Ling to sit down, and then said, "I have something I want to discuss with you, sir."

"Please speak, Your Highness."

The King of Chu whispered something to Yang Ling. After Yang Ling heard this, his face first showed a look of extreme surprise, and then quickly returned to his natural state.

"This matter can only be left to sir."

Yang Ling stood up, saluted King Chu, and solemnly said: "Your Highness has such trust, I will do my best to handle it well."

"With these words from Sir, I feel relieved."

Yang Ling looked at the King of Chu, hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Highness, I have always been curious about what is so special about His Highness the King of Han that makes you take such pains to protect him?" As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered that there was another person. Just like the King of Chu, "The same is true for the King of Wei." His Highness the King of Han, His Highness the King of Chu, and His Highness the King of Wei are not brothers from the same mother, but the King of Chu and the King of Wei care for the King of Han as their biological brothers and cannot bear to part with them. The King of Han was a little bit bullied and aggrieved, but he was even more reluctant to be harmed.

King Chu smiled slightly and said, "The tenth brother is different."

"What's the difference?" Yang Ling asked again, "The King of Han is indeed very talented, but the King of Han is not used by you or the King of Wei."

"Sir, do you think King Wei and I are too doting on the tenth brother, but the tenth brother does not treat us like this?"

Yang Ling nodded slightly: "That's right." He added, "The King of Han is not as innocent and heartless as he appears on the surface. Before he went to Lingnan, he planned many things, and he kept it secret from you and King Wei. After he went to Lingnan, he must have done a lot of things, but he didn't mention a word to you. This shows that he is wary of you." In fact, he understood King Wei's defense of King Han. I heard that King Wei was often bullied in the palace before, and Liang Concubine and the King of Han helped him a lot. However, when the King of Chu was in the palace before, he was not helped by the King of Han and his mother. On the contrary, the King of Chu and his mother and his son secretly helped them.

"Sir, do you still think that the tenth brother is deeply scheming?"

Yang Ling admitted and nodded: "That's right. In my opinion, the King of Han's scheming is unfathomable." Maybe the King of Han's scheming is deeper than that of the King of Chu and the King of Wei.

"The tenth brother is scheming, and there is nothing wrong with planning for himself." The King of Chu was not afraid that Zhao Yao was scheming, but he was afraid that Zhao Yao was not scheming. If Zhao Yao didn't have some scheming, he was really worried that Zhao Yao would be deceived in Lingnan, especially when he had someone like He Lianfang beside him. "The tenth brother didn't tell us that there was nothing wrong with what he did, because we didn't tell him what we did either."

Yang Ling thought this was different.

"Sir, the tenth brother did not help me or King Wei because he does not need to intervene in the matters between me and King Wei." King Chu smiled, "No matter what the tenth brother does in Lingnan, I believe he will not harm or threaten me. Or King Wei."

"Your Highness, are you so sure that the King of Han will not harm you or the King of Wei in the future?" What kind of enchanting soup did the King of Han pour into the King of Chu and the King of Wei to make them believe in him so much and defend him.

It's not that Yang Ling has never met Zhao Yao. He has also been in contact with Zhao Yao before, and he didn't find anything extraordinary about Zhao Yao.

King Chu suddenly looked very serious: "Sir, if I lose to King Wei in the end, my tenth brother will be my life-saving talisman."

Yang Ling was shocked when he heard this, and then he said: "Your Highness, the loser in the end must be King Wei, not you."

"I believe that I will win in the end." King Chu said, "What I just said was an accident."

Yang Ling understood what King Chu meant and said with a look of surprise: "Your Highness, is this the reason why you and King Wei don't let King Han interfere in your affairs?"

"There is also this reason, but the most important reason is that we hope that the tenth brother can do what he wants to do."

Yang Ling still didn't understand. However, he knew that no matter what he said, King Chu would not believe that King Han would be unfavorable to him.

"I would like to have a good chat with His Highness the King of Han to see what charm he has that makes you and the King of Wei love him so much."

"Next spring, the tenth brother will return to Beijing. You can have a good chat with him then." When King Chu thought about Zhao Yao getting married next year, his face showed a loving smile like an old father, "Tenth brother next year Getting married."

"Your Highness, is Princess Han really the lady of the Li family?" Yang Ling always felt that the marriage of King Han was not simple. If Princess Han was really a young lady from the Li Mansion, there would be no need for the emperor to delay promulgating the marriage decree. The King of Han will return to Beijing next year to get married, but he still doesn’t know who the Princess of Han is. This is so weird.

"Probably."

Yang Ling pondered for a while and said: "What if the Han Princess is He Xiang or a young lady from Taishi Liu's family?"

"No matter who she is, she is still the daughter of Taishi Liu's family. It is a good marriage for the tenth brother."

"Your Highness, if Princess Han comes from the families of the ministers who are most valued and trusted by the Emperor, then my previous guess is correct." Yang Ling's expression was solemn as never before, "The Emperor values ​​the King of Han, not you, Your Highness. "

King Chu smiled and said nothing.

"Your Highness, you still don't believe it?" Yang Ling snorted softly, "Your Highness, just wait and see."

King Chu smiled lightly and said, "Okay, I'll wait and see."

"Your Highness, if the person the emperor values ​​​​is really the King of Han, what are you going to do?" Yang Ling asked, "Are you going to quit directly and give up the throne to the King of Han, or get rid of the King of Han?"

King Chu did not speak. Yang Ling felt relieved when he saw that the King of Chu was silent. He was really afraid that the King of Chu would reply and give up the throne to the King of Han.

"Your Highness, it's getting late. I'll take my leave first."

"Sir go slow."

Wei Mian was very curious when he saw Yang Ling walking out of the study with a smile on her face.

What did His Highness say to Mr. Yang to make Mr. Yang so happy?

This was the first time he saw Mr. Yang so happy.

Entering the study, Wei Mian asked curiously: "Your Highness, what did you say to Mr. Yang to make him so happy?"

"I didn't say anything." After King Chu finished speaking, he suddenly let out a chuckle.

"Your Highness, why are you laughing?" Why do you feel that Your Highness and Mr. Yang feel weird.

"I laugh at Mr. Yang who doesn't understand the tenth brother." Even if the person the father likes is the tenth brother, he will not get rid of the tenth brother because the tenth brother is not willing to sit in that position. Mr. Yang would never believe that if that time came, the tenth brother would dump the throne to him.

Mr. Yang always feels that his final enemy is his tenth brother, but in fact he is not. The tenth brother can never be his enemy, and his final enemy will only be King Wei.

"Mr. Yang doesn't understand His Highness the King of Han?" Wei Mian asked with a confused face, "Did His Highness the King of Han do anything to misunderstand Mr. Yang?"

King Chu shook his head slightly and said no more.

Wei Mian wanted to know but didn't dare to ask any more.

King Chu raised his eyes to look at Wei Mian and ordered: "Continue to keep an eye on the Southern Wei people. If they do something unfavorable to the tenth brother again, take action."

"Yes, Your Highness."

At this time, in the imperial study room, the emperor was still reviewing the memorial.

Sun Kui walked in with a cup of ginseng tea. He whispered: "Your Majesty, please have a sip of tea and rest."

The emperor put down the memorial in his hand, raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows, and asked in a tired tone: "What time is it?"

"It's almost Haishi." Sun Kui reminded, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to rest."

The emperor took the tea cup from Sun Kui, took two sips of ginseng tea, and then said with resentment: "I also want to go to bed as soon as Haishi arrives, but look at the memorial on this table." Although it was set up. The cabinet, but the cabinet does not have the power to make decisions. The emperor still has to read the memorial that the cabinet has initially approved before making the final decision. Fortunately, the emperor does not have to correct trivial memorials now, but some important matters still have to be handled by him personally.

Sun Kui did not dare to persuade the emperor not to review the memorial, "Your Majesty, are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?"

"No." The emperor had no habit of eating midnight snacks unless he was really hungry.

Just when Sun Kui was about to say something else, he saw a secret guard walking in quietly.

The secret guard first saluted the emperor and then handed the secret fold in his hand to Sun Kui.

Sun Kui quickly took it and held it in front of the emperor with both hands.

When the emperor saw that it was Zhao Yao's secret fold, his eyes immediately lit up and he couldn't wait to open it. After reading it, the emperor shouted excitedly several times.

"Go and call He Xiang, Taishi Liu and the Minister of Hubu."

"Ah?" Sun Kui was shocked, and then reminded the emperor, "Your Majesty, it's already midnight, He Xiang and the others are probably asleep. Besides, the palace gate is also closed."

"I haven't even slept. Why are they sleeping? Go and call them in person." The emperor looked tired just after reviewing the memorial, but he was very energetic, as if he had drunk wine.

"Your Majesty, are you really going to call He Xiang and the others? Aren't you going to sleep tonight?" Although I don't know why the Emperor called He Xiang and the others into the palace, looking at the Emperor's excited look, it is definitely not a trivial matter. Once the emperor discusses important matters with Taishi Liu and others, it can take as short as two hours or as long as several hours. It's already Hai hour now, and the Emperor and the others are likely to discuss it until dawn tomorrow.

"I'm not going to sleep anymore. I'm not sleepy at all now. Please hurry up and call them over."

Sun Kui felt sympathy for Taishi Liu and the others in his heart. The emperor himself did not sleep, and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and others could not sleep either.

Sun Kui had guessed that He Xiang and the others had already fallen asleep.

He Xiang was glad that it was not winter now, otherwise it would have been really cold to get up in the middle of the night and enter the palace.

Sun Kui went to pick up Prime Minister He first, and then went to pick up Taishi Liu and the Minister of Hubu.

The three adults were sitting in a carriage, their faces full of haggard and helplessness.

"Why is the emperor so crazy that he called us to the palace in the middle of the night?" Shangshu said, yawning.

"Big deal." Not long after He Xianggang fell asleep, he was suddenly woken up. He was not very sleepy. "It's not a big deal. The emperor won't ask us to enter the palace in the middle of the night."

"What major event requires us to enter the palace in the middle of the night?" Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance complained, "Even if someone forces us to go to the palace, it is useless to call the three of us into the palace."

Taishi Liu had a dark face and gritted his teeth and said, "He'd better have something big happen to him."

After a while, He Xiang and the three of them appeared in the imperial study.

When the emperor saw them coming, he hurriedly showed them Zhao Yao's secret book.

After reading the secret book, Taishi Liu and the others finally understood why the emperor was so anxious to call them into the palace in the middle of the night.

Shangshu Hubu was originally very sleepy, but after reading Zhao Yao's secret book, his sleepiness completely disappeared, and he became as excited as the emperor.

His Highness the King of Han always surprises them, and he is more shocked every time.

It turns out that the new tax policy proposed by His Royal Highness the King of Han is called "sharing the income of every ding to the mu", which is very appropriate.

It was surprising enough to come up with the policy of letting the peasants live in their own land. Unexpectedly, His Highness the King of Han also came up with the idea of ​​​​huohao returning to the public and the officials and gentry to receive food together. This... can only be described as "astonishing to heaven and man".

The emperor asked with a smile: "Can you still sleep now?"

He Xiang said with a smile: "Who can sleep after seeing this secret seal of His Highness the King of Han?"

The Minister of Hubu said: "I am not sleepy at all now."

Taishi Liu said eagerly: "Your Majesty, tomorrow it will be announced that the farmers will be allocated to their acres, the fire consumption will be returned to the public, and the officials and gentry will receive the grain together."