The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

In the imperial study room, the emperor was humming a light tune while reviewing the memorials.

Sun Kui brought tea: "Your Majesty, please have some tea."

The emperor put down the memorial in his hand, reached out to take the tea cup, and drank tea slowly. As soon as he finished drinking tea, Sun Doudou came in and told Marquis Wu Ping that they wanted to see him.

Sun Kui on the side said in his heart: The fun is coming.

The emperor's lips raised an interesting smile: "Let them come in."

After a while, Marquis Wu Ping and Marquis Chi Yang came in.

These people are the heads of aristocratic families in the capital, and they strongly oppose the implementation of the three new policies, including dividing households into acres.

The emperor could watch in his spare time how Wu Pinghou and others objected.

Wu Pinghou and others did not tell the emperor that they opposed the three new policies at the beginning. Instead, they recalled the situation of recovering the rebel army with the late emperor. When reminiscing, I first gave the late emperor and the emperor a hard slap on the dragon's fart, and then talked about their hard work. They did not dare to directly talk about the contributions they made back then. They could only talk about how they helped the late emperor conquer the country and what price they paid for it.

Sun Kui listened for a while and wondered in his heart. Marquis Wu Ping and the others came to oppose the implementation of the three new policies of returning fire to the public, so why did they come to tell the emperor about the fight against the rebels of the previous dynasty? What kind of medicine are they old foxes selling in their gourds?

The emperor said nothing and listened quietly to Marquis Wu Ping and others recalling the hardships of the past.

Seeing that the emperor ignored them, Wu Pinghou and the others were not embarrassed and continued to talk about how good the late emperor was to them. As they talked, these elders' eyes turned red with tears in their eyes.

When the emperor heard what Wu Pinghou and others said about the late emperor, he was not as moved as they expected, and his face was expressionless.

Seeing that the emperor was indifferent, Wu Pinghou and others became a little anxious. They stopped talking about those things back then and began to praise the great achievements of the late emperor during his lifetime.

The more Sun Kui listened, the more confused he became, wondering what on earth these adults were doing. Didn't they come to ask the emperor to take back his life? Why did they slap the late emperor's dragon fart again? The late Emperor is gone again, so what's the use of them keeping patting the late Emperor's dragon farts. Shooting the emperor's dragon fart might be of some use.

After taking pictures of the late emperor's dragon fart, Wu Pinghou and the others finally got to the point. They said that since ancient times, taxes have not been collected according to the amount of land. He also said that collecting taxes based on the amount of land would be unfair to both the ministers of the DPRK and China. Then, they analyzed with the emperor the bad effects of the implementation of the three new policies, including apportionment of children to acres, citing classics and classics. In the end, what they meant implicitly was that if the emperor insisted on implementing the three new policies, he would offend all the aristocratic families, dignitaries and wealthy gentry in the world.

They originally thought that the emperor would offend the clan by doing this, but then they found out that the emperor did not have a clan, so they had to give up.

After listening to what Wu Pinghou and others said, the emperor did not speak in a hurry, but put on a thoughtful expression.

Marquis Wu Ping and the others saw the emperor deep in thought, his face silent and his heart in a state of confusion.

After a while, the emperor finally spoke: "What you said makes some sense."

Hearing what the emperor said, Wu Pinghou and others breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. As soon as a smile appeared on their faces, they immediately froze. Because they heard the emperor continue to say: "However, I feel that I am more right. Dividing people into acres, returning fire to the public, and officials and gentry paying grain together must be implemented, and no one can stop it."

"emperor……"

The emperor waved his hand to interrupt Wu Pinghou, with a look of impatience on his face.

"I still have something to do, so please step aside."

"Please invite the princes." Sun Kui politely invited Wu Pinghou and others out of the imperial study.

Marquis Wu Ping and others did not dare to show their faces at the door of the imperial study, but after they left the imperial study, they immediately lowered their faces. They left the palace angrily and went straight to Anyang Gongfu. They asked to settle accounts with Anyang Gong. Today's account must be settled carefully.

In the palace of King Chu, Yang Ling was stunned when she heard King Chu tell what happened in the morning. After a while, he came back to his senses, but there was still an expression of disbelief on his face: "Your Highness, does Mr. Anyang really support the three new policies such as the sharing of children among the family members?"

King Chu nodded and said, "Really."

"This...how is this possible?" Yang Ling could imagine the reactions of other ministers when Duke Anyang publicly supported the three new policies of returning Huo Xiao to the Duke in the morning meeting. "Anyang Duke is now the head of aristocratic families in the capital. Anyang Duke actually supports three new policies. This... is so shocking."

"It's quite surprising." In the morning court, when the King of Chu heard that Duke Anyang said he supported the three new policies, he was very surprised at first. After thinking about it carefully, he knew why Duke Anyang did this. "However, it is also expected."

"As expected?" Yang Ling was stunned for a moment, and then he thought for a moment and said, "Anyang Gong did this for Prince Zheng."

King Chu said: "It should be."

"If it's for Prince Zheng, it's not surprising that Duke Anyang openly supports three new policies, including the sharing of land between children and farmers." Yang Ling said while stroking his beard, "However, by doing this, Duke Anyang offended all the aristocratic families in the capital. In the eyes of Wu Pinghou and others, Duke Anyang is a traitor. Wu Pinghou and others are afraid that they will not let Duke Anyang go."

"Gong Anyang did this mainly for Prince Zheng, but he knew in his heart that no one could stop his father from implementing the three new policies." The King of Chu clearly understood what Duke Anyang wanted in his heart, "Instead of opposing my father, The emperor, it is better to sell his father to get some benefits for King Zheng. After all, King Zheng has not been transferred back to the capital by his father." "This is the shrewdness of Duke Anyang." Paying taxes according to the amount of land will indeed make people happy. The Anyang Government paid a lot of taxes, but these taxes were nothing to the Anyang Government. If paying more taxes can make the emperor call Prince Zheng back to the capital, Anyang Duke's mansion will be willing to do so. "Anyang Gongfu has long been the head of aristocratic families in the capital, but Prince Zheng has been squeezed out of the capital. This is not a good thing for Anyang Gongfu."

The Anyang Duke's Palace has indeed surpassed the Zhenguo Duke's Palace now, but in the past two years, as King Jing has become more important to the emperor, the Zhenguo Duke's Palace has a faint tendency to surpass the Anyang Duke's Palace. The Wang family finally became the head of the aristocratic family in the capital, and they must not be stepped on by the Xie family again. For the sake of the Wang family, King Zheng must return to Beijing.

King Zheng has been staying in his own fiefdom, far away from the power of the capital, how can he compete with other princes for the throne. Only when King Zheng returned to the capital and took up an important position in the court would he have a better chance to give it a try.

If Prince Zheng could be allowed to return to Beijing, he would be willing to bankrupt the Anyang Palace, let alone pay more taxes.

"Speaking of which, only King Zheng and King Han are in their own fiefdoms now." King Han is the fifth prince, his mother-in-law is Concubine De, and Duke Anyang is his uncle. "The King of Yue is in the military camp." The King of Yue is the ninth prince and the younger brother of Dai Wang's mother. He has always regarded King Dai as his elder brother as a role model. King Dai joined the army at the age of twelve, and he also entered the military camp at the age of twelve. Over the years, the King of Yue has been crawling and wallowing in the military camp. Although he is not as good as the acting king, compared with other princes, he is still good. He is now General Pingxi.

"Your Highness, why doesn't the Emperor allow King Zheng and King Han to return to the capital?"

"Prince Zheng was disliked by his father because of Princess Annan, so he has not been called back to the capital for a long time." When Prince Zheng was mentioned, a look of disgust flashed in King Chu's eyes. "And King Han doesn't want to return to the capital."

Yang Ling asked in confusion: "Why is the King of Han unwilling to return to Beijing?"

"He likes to do business and make money, and he also likes freedom. He doesn't like the various rules in the capital."

Yang Ling didn't quite believe it: "Is this really the case? Isn't it just a pretense?"

King Chu said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter whether it's a pretense or not."

Hearing what King Chu said, Yang Ling felt relieved. He was worried just now that King Chu really believed that King Han only wanted to do business and make money.

"Even if the King of Han really only wants to do business and make money, the Xun family behind him will never allow him to be just an idle king."

King Chu: "Yes."

"It seems that King Han will return to Beijing sooner or later." Yang Ling has never met King Han and rarely heard about King Han. Among the princes, apart from the fact that the King of Han was not favored, the King of Han seemed to have nothing special and was not very public. "Your Highness, how does King Han compare with King Zheng?"

"King Han is better than King Zheng."

"Your Highness, do you think the Emperor will ask Prince Zheng to return to Beijing because Duke Anyang supports the three new policies?" King Han has not returned to Beijing for the time being, so there is no need to pay too much attention to him. But King Zheng is different. He may return to Beijing soon. In addition, he had the support of the Anyang Palace and had to guard against him.

King Chu pondered for a while and said, "Yes."

Yang Ling also thinks so. His face became a little solemn: "It is not a good thing for Prince Zheng to return to Beijing." The current situation is already very delicate. When Prince Zheng returns to Beijing, the situation will be messed up. "The Anyang Palace should not be underestimated." In the past few years, the Anyang Palace has always maintained a neutral attitude in the court because Prince Zheng was not in the capital, and did not participate in the fight for the heir. However, when King Zheng returns to Beijing, the Anyang Duke's Palace will definitely join in the fight for the heir. King Chu is highly valued by the emperor, and King Zheng and Duke Anyang will definitely deal with His Highness.

"Sir, you are wrong. It is a good thing that King Zheng returns to the capital." When King Chu thought of King Zheng's hobbies, his eyes suddenly became cold and stern, "After he returns to the capital, the people in his fiefdom will be able to escape. "

"This is not a good thing for you, Your Highness." Yang Ling said with a serious face, "Your Highness, you will become the first person that King Zheng deals with."

King Chu sneered and said: "I am not afraid of him. I am waiting for him to come back." King Zheng stayed in his fiefdom. King Chu wanted to deal with him, but it was not easy to deal with him. If King Zheng returns to the capital, it will be much easier for King Chu to deal with him.

"Your Highness, we have to make preparations." Prince Zheng is about to return to Beijing, and they cannot do nothing.

King Chu looked at Yang Ling and said in a very serious tone: "Sir, I have no intention of letting him return to the fiefdom."

Yang Ling understood what King Chu meant and said calmly: "Then let King Zheng stay in the capital."

King Chu narrowed his eyes and said with a cold face: "The things he did are enough to kill him many times." Although King Chu hates King Wei, he has never thought of killing King Wei. However, for King Zheng, King Chu wanted to kill him. In the eyes of King Chu, a beast like King Zheng who was inferior to a beast should have died long ago.

This was the first time Yang Ling saw King Chu showing such obvious dislike for someone. He couldn't help but wonder, did King Zheng do something before that made King Chu hate him so much?

"Your Highness, Marquis Wu Ping and the others will not give up. What do you think they will do next?"

"They dare not and will not make trouble with the father by asking for resignation." King Chu said with a trace of ridicule on his face, "They can only kneel in front of the Zichen Palace or the Imperial Study Room and threaten the father to withdraw his life."

It’s the end of the month, let’s continue to shamelessly ask for monthly tickets from fellow veterans!

I'll have more tomorrow.