The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

In Yishou Palace, Concubine De read the letter from King Han and angrily cursed King Han as a traitor.

Seeing Concubine De's angry face, the third princess quickly asked with concern: "Concubine, what did I write in the letter that made you so angry?"

Concubine De was so dizzy with the anger of her unfilial son that she raised her hand and slapped the table beside her fiercely. She gritted her teeth and said with hatred: "I asked him to go back to Beijing, but he said he was unwilling to go back to Beijing to swim in the muddy waters. Why? He said he was doing well in Youzhou and asked me not to worry about him." Thinking of her rebellious son far away in Youzhou, Concubine De felt so angry that her liver ached. "How can that desolate place in Youzhou be better? I think he has turned into a savage now."

"Brother, is your brain broken? If you don't go back to the capital, what are you doing in Youzhou in the northern wasteland?" Although King Han is the biological brother of the third princess, she has never been able to guess her brother's thoughts since she was a child. . When her brother ran away to the desolate and wild Youzhou, the mother-in-law passed out from anger. Now that Prince Zheng has returned to Beijing, her brother is still staying in Youzhou and is unwilling to come back. I really don't know what her brother is thinking.

"Who knows what he is thinking." Concubine De had absolutely nothing to do with King Han's son. No matter whether she was tempting or coercing him, he was indifferent. When he first chose the fiefdom, they arranged for him Huaizhou, a wealthy land close to Yangzhou. But he didn't want to go to Huaizhou and insisted on going to Youzhou, a land in the north. She was really angry. "How could I give birth to such an unfilial son?" What evil had she done in her previous life to leave such an unfilial son behind, just to make her angry.

"I really don't understand why my brother likes to do business and make money?" The third princess really couldn't figure out the fact that her brother likes to do business and make money. "Brother doesn't live in a poor family. He has lived a good life since he was a child. There is no shortage of money to live on, I don’t understand why he loves money so much?”

"You ask me who I'm going to ask." Concubine De became angry when she thought of her son's love for money as much as his life. "How could I give birth to such a shameful thing?"

"Mother concubine, if my brother doesn't want to return to the capital, just let him stay in Youzhou all the time." After the third princess saw that King Zheng came back, her brother was reluctant to return to the capital, and she was worried, "If I don't come back, what will happen to me?" He really has no share in the throne." Now is a good time to come back. If he doesn't come back, he may even lose his life, let alone the throne.

Concubine De was more anxious than anyone else. She glared sharply and gritted her teeth and said: "If he doesn't come back, he has to come back. Could it be that he wants to resist the decree?!" The unfilial son did not listen to her and was unwilling to return to the capital, but he would always listen to the emperor's words. She didn't believe that the emperor had ordered him to come back, but he still dared not to come back.

"Concubine, do you mean to ask your father to call me back to the capital?"

Concubine De nodded slightly and said, "Well, the emperor has decreed that he should return to the capital. If he doesn't, he must return."

"That's what I said, but will my father let me return to the capital?" The third princess thought of what happened before, "Mother and concubine, don't forget, my uncle took the lead in opposing the father's promotion of sharing the land between children and the consumption of fire. Three new policies including returning to the public life. Although my father didn’t say anything, he must be unhappy in his heart.”

When this matter was mentioned, Concubine De's brows immediately wrinkled.

"At the beginning, I advised your uncle to follow the example of Duke Anyang and support the emperor's new policy and not to object, but your uncle didn't listen."

"Mother and concubine, I don't think my father will call me back to the capital." The third princess said with a deep sigh, "If my uncle had supported my father's implementation of the new policy like Anyang Gong, I might have returned to the capital like Prince Zheng. It’s the capital.”

"Your uncle has no brains. He insisted on confronting the emperor and almost killed himself." Concubine De had served the emperor for more than 20 years. Although she didn't fully understand the emperor's temperament, she could still figure it out. "As long as you follow the Emperor's will, you can say anything, but your uncle won't listen and insists on going against the Emperor." In other matters, the Emperor would basically turn a blind eye, but in terms of state affairs, the Emperor would Never allow anyone to go against him.

"Mother, concubine, what happened has already happened, and it is useless to talk about it now." The third princess's husband's family also hopes that King Han can return to Beijing. The King of Han has never returned to Beijing. They want to exert their efforts, but there is no place to do so. "We have to find a way to get my brother back to Beijing."

"It's impossible to expect your brother to take the initiative to return to Beijing. We can only find a way from the emperor." Concubine De couldn't think of a good way for a while.

"There is a reason why my father doesn't like me. I have been in Youzhou for so many years and made a lot of money doing business, but he has never properly respected my father. In this regard, he is not even as good as Zhao Yao. Zhao Yao goes If Lingnan does something good, he will immediately give it to his father, but he will not get a cent from it." The third princess was angry and resentful of her brother's stingy temper. "My father is not short of money or good things, but as a son, I should respect my father and give him good things. But whatever good things my brother has, he keeps them for himself and never gives them to his father. For you, concubine."

It was okay if the third princess didn't say anything about it, but when she did, Concubine De became angry and distressed.

"This unfaithful son..." She didn't understand why she gave birth to an unfilial and stingy son like King Han?

"Besides being generous to myself, my brother is stingy with everyone." Apart from being stingy, King Han is also very kind to the third princess in other matters, so the third princess loves and hates him. "It's okay for me to be stingy with us, but I should also be more generous to my father and the ministers. None of the King Dai and the others are generous. How can I win people's hearts if I am so stingy?"

Nowadays, many ministers in the court support King Han, mainly for the sake of the face of Wuping Houfu. Without the Wuping Hou Mansion, no minister would be willing to support the penniless King of Han.

"If I had known that such a thing was born, I should have aborted him when I was pregnant with him, so as not to make me mad now." Concubine De really wanted to leave King Han alone, but for the sake of the Wuping Hou Mansion, she couldn't just sit back and let it go. The King of Han did whatever he wanted.

The third princess said bitterly: "When I sit in that seat, no matter what I want, the whole world will be his, including money. At that time, he can have as much money as he wants. He really doesn't know the importance." Ah." Compared with money and the throne, the throne is naturally more important, but her brother thinks that money is more important than the throne.

Concubine De said angrily: "He's out of his mind."

"Mother, my brother's brain is not good to begin with. After spending these years in Youzhou, which is full of northern barbarians, my brain is probably even worse." The third princess thought about the rumors she had heard about Youzhou, and her face changed suddenly, and her tone of voice Full of worry, "Mother, my brother will not become a northern barbarian."

Concubine De glared at her daughter, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Concubine, why don't you ask your uncle to send someone to Youzhou and then have a good talk with your brother?"

"Your uncle sent a few people to Youzhou. I tried to persuade him until his mouth was broken. Is it useful?"

The third princess sighed quietly and said, "It's useless." Her brother was indifferent, so no amount of persuasion was of any use. "You can only ask the emperor to issue an order to summon him back, and he will return to the capital obediently." Concubine De had long since given up on her unfilial son, King Han, "I still want to think about how to get your father to issue an order to summon him back to the capital." ." It is better to ask an unfilial son to return to the capital than to ask the emperor to issue an order quickly.

The third princess suddenly said: "Mother, if you want to please your father, there is a way that will work."

When Concubine De heard this, she couldn't wait to ask: "What can I do?"

"Mother and concubine, if you give birth to another prince for my father, my father will definitely be happy. When the time comes, you can ask my father to order me to come back. My father will definitely agree..." Before the third princess could finish her words, she was scolded by Concubine De. .

Concubine De stretched out her hand and poked her daughter's forehead hard, "You are so brave, how dare you make fun of me."

The third princess stuck out her tongue at Concubine De, and then smiled flatteringly at Concubine De: "Concubine, I'm just joking."

"No matter how big or small you are, how can you make such a joke?" Concubine De wanted to give the emperor another son, but unfortunately she was old and couldn't give birth to him even if she wanted to.

The third princess's mind was spinning quickly, and another idea came to her mind.

"Concubine, otherwise I will send a beauty to my father."

"Beauty?" Concubine De stretched out her hand and poked the third princess's forehead, "What's your bad idea? Are you sending a beauty into the palace to cause trouble for me?"

She added: "Your father is not a person who covets beauty. In recent years, your father has entered the harem less and less frequently. This trick of sending beauties will not only be useless, but will also make your father angry." About Concubine De is very sure of this.

Hearing what Concubine De said, the third princess realized that it was true. Over the years, ministers have proposed drafts to the emperor, but he has rejected them. The concubines in the emperor's harem are still the same people as before.

"Then what can you do to make your father happy?"

"If your brother could inoculate cowpox to prevent smallpox like the King of Han did, your father would be very happy."

"My brother doesn't seem to have this ability."

When the King of Han was mentioned, Concubine De thought of what he had done after he went to Lingnan, and felt very uncomfortable.

"Fortunately, the emperor does not favor the King of Han. Otherwise, based on what he has done over the years, the King of Han would have long..."

"Although I can't inoculate cowpox to prevent smallpox, I must have collected a lot of rare treasures while doing business in the Western Regions, but I have never paid tribute to my father." She did not believe that there were no rare treasures in the Western Regions.

Concubine De waved her hand and said, "Don't mention that unfilial son. When you go back, discuss it with your uncle and the others to see if there is anything that can please the emperor." There was nothing in her place that could please the emperor.

"Okay..." The third princess suddenly thought of a good idea and said with some excitement, "Mother, concubine, in a few days it will be the death anniversary of the emperor's grandmother. My father always attaches great importance to the death anniversary of the emperor's grandmother. You can think about this matter. Think of ways to."

"Oh, if you didn't tell me, I almost forgot." Concubine De said with a happy face, "When you go back, tell your uncle about this too and see if he can get the relics or something." Although the emperor I don’t believe in Buddhism, but I believed in Buddhism when my mother was still alive.

"The relic is good, but the mother-in-law has more ideas."

The third princess chatted with Concubine De for a while before leaving. After she left the palace, she went to Wupinghou Mansion and told the story. After hearing this, Marquis Wu Ping immediately sent people to search for the relics.

King Han, who was far away in Youzhou, received a letter from Zhao Yao. In the letter, Zhao Yao invited the King of Han to send people to attend the trade conference in Marsh Mansion. Then, he mentioned in the letter the business they could cooperate with.

Although Youzhou is located in the north and is quite desolate, Zhao Yao doesn't think so. Youzhou is right next door to the Xiongnu, and you can get cattle, horses, and sheep on the grassland.

What Zhao Yao likes is the war horses on the grassland, and he wants to cooperate with King Han in this area of ​​business.

King Han has done a lot of business with some Xiongnu tribes in Youzhou these years.