The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

A group of ministers headed by Wu Pinghou sat in silence at the entrance of the imperial study for a whole day. They sat there until evening, when the key to the palace door was about to be released, and then they went back.

Although I didn't kneel for a whole day, I sat in meditation at the door of the royal study for a whole day, and I didn't have lunch. When they went back in the evening, they were all tired and hungry.

Back home, these ministers couldn't wait to eat. Everyone was so hungry that they devoured their food.

Seeing how hard they were working, their family members persuaded them not to resist, but they said that if the emperor's wishes were followed this time, the emperor would do more excessive things in the future. In order to defend their interests, they must not give up easily this time.

As long as they can get the emperor to take back his life, they will have no problem even if they sit quietly at the door of the imperial study for a year.

Their family members dare not say, is it useful for them to meditate like this?

In the dining hall of Zichen Palace, the emperor was enjoying hot pot.

Seeing that the emperor was sweating profusely, Sun Kui quickly handed him a handkerchief and asked him to wipe the sweat.

The emperor took the napkin and continued eating while wiping his sweat.

When Sun Kui saw that the emperor was so hot, not only his face turned red, but his neck was also red. He couldn't help but worry that the emperor would be burned.

"Your Majesty, you can't eat such a spicy pot. I'd better give you a clear soup pot."

"I'm not spicy." The emperor said firmly, "I'm having a great time eating, don't ruin my fun."

"I am worried that you will have a stomachache later." The emperor cannot eat too spicy food. Every time he eats something too spicy, he will get a stomachache.

"No, I can eat spicy food now." The emperor said, picking up the dried mushrooms soaked in the pot. "I have to say that Xiao Shi, a brat like me, knows how to eat it. I didn't expect it to be so delicious when made from dried mushrooms."

"Your Majesty, you have forgotten that His Highness the King of Han is a famous gourmet. No one in the capital knows that His Highness the King of Han can eat." When it comes to food, His Highness the King of Han is definitely a leader. "His Royal Highness the King of Han eats better than anyone in the world."

"The brat said that fresh mushrooms are more delicious, and he is thinking of ways to cultivate them artificially. Once artificial cultivation is successful, mushrooms can also be grown in the capital." The emperor was curious and amused when he thought that his youngest son was willing to research food. . "By the way, the chili I'm eating now was also sent back by this brat, and he specially made it into dried chili."

"Didn't His Highness the King of Han also give you a box of chili sauce? He said it was a specialty from Lingnan." The emperor rewarded Sun Kui with a bottle of chili sauce. Sun Kui liked it very much, but it was too spicy. "The chili sauce sent by His Highness the King of Han is so delicious. I just use it to mix noodles or dip it in steamed buns. I really don't know how His Highness the King of Han asked people to make such delicious chili sauce."

"The brat said that the peppers from Lingnan are different from those in the capital. He also said that they are pickled with special seasonings from Lingnan, which cannot be pickled in the capital."

"Your Majesty, how come after His Highness the King of Han went to Lingnan, my servants felt that Lingnan had become a treasure land with good things everywhere. Look at how many good things His Highness the King of Han sent back." It is clear that Lingnan has been a place of exile since ancient times, and it is also very desolate and remote. No one wanted to go, but after His Royal Highness went there, he felt that Lingnan had become a geomantic treasure land with many good things. "This fungus should be found in many places in the capital and Jiangnan, but not many people eat it. But when the King of Han Dynasty went to Lingnan, he turned the fungus that not many people would eat into a delicious dish."

"The brat said that the fungi in the inland are different from those in Lingnan. In addition to being delicious, the fungi in Lingnan are also good for the body." The emperor smiled and said, "It is said that women who eat more can have the effect of beautifying their skin, and men who eat more can have the effect of beauty. Replenishes the kidneys and strengthens yang.”

"Ah, fungi can also have this effect."

"The brat is making nonsense just so he can sell the mushrooms." The emperor didn't believe that the mushrooms had these effects, but the mushrooms were indeed delicious.

"Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Han is very good at doing business." Every time His Highness the King of Han makes something new, he can sell it for a lot of money. Not to mention glass, but the white sugar that His Highness the King of Han made previously made the Ministry of Revenue make a lot of money. , Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance is smiling every day.

"The brat is smart. He is now focused on doing business and making money." The emperor was proud and helpless at the same time. "If he uses this smartness for business, I will have less to worry about."

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the King of Han is the most like you. Like you, you don't like being the emperor." The emperor has been the emperor for so many years, and he still complains about the hard work of being the emperor every day, and wants to go on strike every day and not become the emperor.

"It's not good to be like me." The emperor was unwilling to be the master of the world, but he had to do it. "If possible, I don't want to force him to be the emperor, but God has chosen him to be the emperor, and he has to do it even if he doesn't want to do it." The emperor's expression was rare and serious, "For the sake of the people of the world, I have to ruthlessly force him to be the emperor."

Sun Kui comforted the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I hope that His Highness the King of Han will understand your painstaking efforts in the future."

"The brat won't understand my hard work, and will only hate me for letting him become the emperor." The emperor could already imagine how his younger son would react if he was forced to become the emperor in the future.

"Perhaps His Highness the King of Han did not understand at first, but he will definitely understand in the future." Everyone in the world wanted to be emperor, but the father and son, the Emperor and His Highness the King of Han, did not like to be emperors. They don't like to be emperors, but they have to be emperors.

"I don't expect him to understand. I know that as long as I force him to sit on the throne, he will be as responsible to the world as I am." If he was just a father, he would never force his son to do something he didn't like, but he Not just a father, but an emperor. He is the emperor first, and the father second, so he can only consider the country and the country of Zhou Dynasty first.

"His Royal Highness the King of Han is exactly the same as your Majesty in this regard."

The emperor said with a smile: "He is the most like me." The younger son's character was exactly the same as the emperor's.

"Your Majesty, I am afraid that Marquis Wu Ping and others will sit down and protest tomorrow."

After the emperor finished his meal, he picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, "What a pity."

Sun Kui asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Your Majesty, what are you regretting?"

"It's a pity that it doesn't rain these days." The emperor suddenly smiled evilly, "It would be fun if it rained."

Sun Kui: "..." Your Majesty, you are so evil. “You can go to Taishi Ling later and ask if it has rained in the past few days.”

Your Majesty, you are serious.

"Your Majesty, if it really rains, Marquis Wuping and others will definitely get sick if they get caught in the rain." Sun Kui reminded the emperor, "Marquis Wuping and Marquis Chiyang are still in good health, but other adults don't seem to be in such good health. They If you get caught in the rain, you will only get sick. I'm afraid..." He died. If a minister really dies, things will become serious.

The emperor said with a half-smile: "If they die in the rain, their loyalty will be fulfilled, and then they can leave a good name in the history books."

Hearing the emperor speak so seriously, Sun Kui's heart sank suddenly, "Your Majesty, you don't really want it to rain, do you?"

"I would like to, but God doesn't listen to me." The emperor said jokingly, "I can't pray for rain."

Sun Kui: "..." Your Majesty, you really want those adults to die.

"If they want to sit still, let them sit until they are satisfied."

After the morning court session the next day, Marquis Wu Ping and the others went to sit quietly at the door of the Imperial Study Room to resist.

The emperor still thoughtfully asked Sun Kui to prepare futons for them, as well as tea and snacks.

When the King of Chu came to the imperial study, he saw Wu Pinghou and others sitting at the door of the imperial study with stern faces. He only felt funny.

When Sun Doudou saw King Chu coming, he hurriedly came up to greet him and saluted King Chu.

The King of Chu said to Sun Doudou politely: "I have something to see my father. Please let me know, little Eunuch Sun."

"You're welcome, I'll report it right away."

King Chu stood at the door of the imperial study, as if he did not see Wu Pinghou and the others.

After a while, Sun Doudou came out and said respectfully to King Chu: "Your Highness, the emperor invites you to come in."

"Thank you." King Chu thanked him and walked into the imperial study.

"My son has met my father."

"Get up." The emperor looked at King Chu with gentle eyes, "What do you want from me?"

The King of Chu did not mince words and said directly: "Father, I think it is time for the Third Emperor to return to the capital."

"Oh?" The emperor did not expect that it would be King Chu who asked King Zheng to return to Beijing, which surprised him. He took a deep look at King Chu and asked, "Why do you want King Zheng to return to the capital?"

The King of Chu said bluntly: "Father, Anyang Gong supports the sharing of grains, Huo Hao Gui Gong, and the officials and gentry to pay the grain together, in order to allow the three emperors to return to the capital."

The emperor was a little surprised by King Chu's straightforwardness. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Mr. Anyang did not plead with me to let Prince Zheng return to the capital. Are you trying to sell it to him?"

"I don't want to sell it to Duke Anyang. I just think it's time for Brother Three Emperors to come back."

"reason."

"There is no reason." It was difficult for the King of Chu to tell the Emperor what King Zheng had done in Jiaozhou. After all, he had no evidence. "My son, I just feel that Brother Three Emperors should return to the capital."

The emperor glanced at King Chu meaningfully again, and then said: "I understand, is there anything else you can do?"

King Chu: "My son, please retire."

After King Chu left, the emperor chuckled: "The fourth child really surprised me."

In fact, the King of Chu could clearly tell a hundred reasons for King Zheng to return to the capital, but he didn't say any of them. He just said that he thought it was time for King Zheng to return to the capital.

Sun Kui was also full of questions: Why does His Highness King Chu think His Highness King Zheng should return to Beijing? His Highness King Chu said that he had no intention of selling anything to Duke Anyang, so why did he propose that His Highness King Zheng return to Beijing? Does he want to make friends with His Highness Prince Zheng?

However, when King Chu proposed that His Royal Highness Prince Zheng return to Beijing, there was no joy on his face. On the contrary, his expression was very cold. Not sure if it was his misunderstanding, but he felt that His Highness King Chu had a murderous aura just now.

"Your Majesty, do you want His Highness Prince Zheng to return to Beijing?"

The emperor raised the corners of his mouth and showed an intriguing smile: "Mr. Anyang has sacrificed so much. If I don't let the third child come back, wouldn't it be cold to Duke Anyang's heart?" After finishing speaking, he said meaningfully, "It's also time." Let the third child come back." (End of Chapter)