The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 537 Mother and son reunited

Sun Kui clearly felt that the emperor was in a very good mood today. On weekdays, after breakfast, the emperor would complain and express that he did not want to go to court, and then go to the Zichen Palace. Today was different. After breakfast, the emperor was still humming a ditty, whistling, and walking cheerfully towards the Zichen Palace.

"Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Han is back, and you seem to be in a very good mood."

"Really?" The emperor put his hands in his sleeves and smiled, "I'm always in a good mood."

"You are in a particularly good mood today."

The emperor raised his foot and kicked Sun Kui's butt, "You are the only one who talks too much."

"This slave deserves to die."

"After court, go and catch that brat. Xiaoxiao is waiting eagerly."

Sun Kui said in his heart: Your Majesty, you can wait eagerly.

Previously, the emperor was very cold-hearted and did not care about the life or death of His Highness the King of Han. He also said that if His Highness the King of Han could not return to Beijing safely, it would mean that he had no ability. Now that His Highness the King of Han is back, the Emperor looks happy again.

Sometimes, he really didn't know whether the emperor loved His Highness the King of Han, or whether he just used His Highness the King of Han as a tool.

"Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Han must have had a very hard journey on his way back. I'm afraid that His Highness is still awake when he goes to court." Sun Kui was very attentive, "Why don't I go and invite His Highness the King of Han at noon? Then you and His Highness the King of Han will still be there." Let’s have lunch with Concubine Liang.”

"I didn't say I would eat with that brat." The emperor snorted and said, "Then go catch him at noon."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

In the Zichen Hall, all the civil and military officials had already stood up and arranged their appearance. Seeing the emperor walking in, he hurriedly saluted: "See you, Your Majesty, long live my Emperor."

"Everyone, get up."

Listening to the emperor's tone, the ministers all guessed that the emperor was in a good mood today.

Observing words and emotions is a skill that every official must know. Although they could not figure out the emperor's thoughts, they could guess whether the emperor was in a good mood or not by observing his words and expressions.

The emperor seems to be in a particularly good mood today. Did something good happen?

I heard that His Highness the King of Han arrived in Beijing last night. Could it be that His Highness the King of Han brought back a lot of good things?

His Highness the King of Han is really back?
I’m back, and I’m at the Prince of Chu’s Mansion.

Ministers also have the ability to communicate through their eyes without speaking.

It is already the twelfth lunar month, and in a while, the imperial court will seal the dynasty. There are a lot of things going on in the DPRK these days. Morning pilgrimage takes at least two hours every day.

There are a lot of things going on today. It will be almost noon by the time we get to the next court.

Sun Kui didn't even drink tea and hurriedly chased the King of Chu.

King Chu learned that Sun Kui was going to his mansion to find Zhao Yao, so he took him back to his mansion.

On the way to King Chu's Mansion, King Chu chatted with Sun Kui for a while.

Zhao Yao had just gotten up and was waiting for King Chu to come back and have lunch together. Unexpectedly, he was "caught" by Sun Kui and taken to the palace.

When they arrived at the palace, Zhao Yao did not go to see the emperor with Sun Kui, but went directly to Kunde Hall.

"Your Highness, aren't you going to see the Emperor?"

"I'm going to see my mother and concubine first." Zhao Yao said to Sun Kui as he ran, "I'm going to starve to death. Let me eat with my mother and concubine first."

"Your Highness, please wait..." Before Sun Kui could finish his words, Zhao Yao had already run away. He tried to catch up but couldn't.

When the emperor saw Sun Kui coming back alone, he asked Zhao Yao where he was going. Sun Kui told the truth, and the angry emperor cursed Zhao Yao.

"Your Majesty, are you going to have lunch alone or go to Kunde Hall?"

"I'm so angry with that brat, why should I have lunch?" When his youngest son returned to the palace and didn't come to see him immediately, the emperor was very angry.

"How about I go to Kunde Palace to capture His Highness the King of Han?"

"I don't want to see him." The emperor said angrily.

Sun Kui suppressed his laughter and said, "Then my servant will serve your meal."

"Don't eat."

Sun Kui coaxed him for a long time and finally coaxed the emperor to go to the dining hall to have a meal.

The emperor did not go to Kunde Hall for dinner because he wanted Liang Concubine to have a good conversation with Zhao Yao.

In Kunde Hall, mother and son had already met and both shed tears.

After reminiscing about old times, Zhao Yao ate happily.

"The food cooked by my mother-in-law is still delicious."

Hearing what her son said, Liang Bi felt happy and distressed at the same time.

"Eat slowly and don't choke."

"Mother, I'm really hungry." He slept until noon, and his stomach was already growling with hunger.

Concubine Liang was afraid that her son would choke if he ate too quickly, so she quickly served him a bowl of soup.

"Hurry up and have some soup."

Zhao Yao took a few sips of the soup and started eating hurriedly.

Seeing her son devouring his food, Liang Bi felt helpless and doting at the same time.

"No food in the world is as delicious as the food cooked by my mother and concubine." He ate a lot of delicious food in Marsh Mansion, but all the delicacies were not as good as the food cooked by his mother and concubine. "What I miss most in Marsh Mansion is the food cooked by my mother-in-law."

Concubine Liang joked: "Don't you want to be a concubine?"

"Of course I do." Zhao Yao said sweetly, "I miss my mother and concubine the most."

Liang Bi was very happy by her son's two words, "I thought you were reluctant to return to Beijing."

"How is that possible?" Zhao Yao stopped the chopsticks in his hand and said, "My mother and concubine are in the capital, why can't I bear to come back."

"Your Highness, your Majesty's mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter."

Concubine Liang teased her son: "I'm afraid I ate a lot of sweets in Marsh Mansion."

"Mother, you are laughing at me."

"Okay, okay, mother-in-law, don't talk anymore, you have to eat well first."

Zhao Yao ate four bowls of rice in a row before he was full. If Liang Pin hadn't stopped him, he could have had another bowl.

After the meal, mother and son started chatting.

Zhao Yao first asked Concubine Liang about her life in the palace for more than a year with concern. Liang Concubine said that she was very good.

Liang Bin also asked some questions, and then got down to business.

"Why didn't you tell me in advance when you returned to Beijing?" "Didn't I want to give you a surprise?" Zhao Yao winked at Liang Bin, "Concubine, are you surprised?"

"You have been assassinated." Liang Bin said firmly.

Zhao Yao wanted to say "no", but when he saw Liang Bin's calm eyes, he couldn't say "no" on the edge of his mouth. He was stunned for a moment and said, "Sure enough, I can't hide it from my mother and concubine."

"An assassin sent by the King of Han, huh?"

"Yes." Liang Bin guessed that it was an assassin sent by King Han, and Zhao Yao was not surprised. "Two days after I left the Marsh Mansion, he sent assassins to assassinate me, wave after wave, and even sent dead soldiers. These days, the Xun family and Wang family sent dead soldiers to assassinate me."

Liang Bi's expression changed immediately and she asked hurriedly: "Are you injured?"

"No." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, seeing that Liang Bin didn't believe what he said, he rolled up his sleeves and pulled open the clothes on his chest to let her see.

Liang Bin checked him carefully and felt relieved when she saw that there were no fresh wounds on his body.

"It's good that it's not hurt."

"I had long expected that King Han would assassinate me, how could I not be careful?"

"Why does King Han have to put you to death?"

Zhao Yao said calmly: "Some time ago, I investigated all his forces in Annan and Johor countries, and indirectly found evidence that he colluded with the third princess of the Huns."

Liang Bin was shocked by her son's words, "Have you destroyed all his influence in foreign countries?"

"Well, not a single one is left." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Their power in these countries is not small, and I made a fortune for this." King Han and the third princess have a lot of money in these countries.

Liang Bin: "..." No wonder the King of Han wants him to die.

"You ruined their hard work, no wonder they hate you to the core."

"Hate it if you hate it. Anyway, I won't lose any meat." King Han never looked down on Zhao Yao, and Zhao Yao didn't look down on him either. "The King of Han thinks that what he and the third princess are doing in foreign countries is unnoticed, and he thinks that I, the King of Han, are just a decoration. Then I have to let them know that I, the King of Han, are not a decoration."

"What did they do that made you completely destroy their power in foreign countries?" Liang Pin knew her son well. If King Han hadn't angered him, he would not have easily destroyed their power in foreign countries.

"Does it count if you keep sending people to assassinate me?"

Liang Concubine frowned and said, "What, the King of Han has been sending people to assassinate you, why didn't you say anything?"

"Does it worry you to say it?"

"Why did King Han send someone to assassinate you before?"

"What else could be the reason? I don't know how to do business for him."

After hearing this, Concubine Liang's face was full of anger: "It's too much to bully others."

"Don't be angry, concubine. The people he sent to assassinate me are all dead." Zhao Yao said, "Also, all his informants in the Marsh Mansion have been removed."

Liang Concubine believed in her son's ability, "What else has King Han done?"

"Human trafficking, selling the people of Zhou Dynasty to foreign countries." Zhao Yao thought of what King Han and the third princess did, and his expression turned cold instantly. "What they did in foreign countries was all evil and unreasonable. I will If you get rid of them, you can also eliminate harm for the people." Zhao Yao did not elaborate on how it harmed the world.

"Well done." Liang Concubine probably guessed what King Han and the third princess had done. "Isn't it because King Han didn't come back to Beijing that he was scared by you?"

"Well, he thinks he's smart. If he returns to Beijing, he insists that he didn't do anything, but nothing happened. But he just claims to be ill and won't return to Beijing." Zhao Yao said with a mocking look on his face, "He has a guilty conscience if he doesn't come back, but it will make him and his wife The three princesses colluded.”

Liang Concubine thought of something and her face became solemn: "I'm just afraid that King Han will rebel."

"Just wait for him to rebel."

After hearing this, Concubine Liang showed a look of surprise on her face, "Did you deliberately force King Han to rebel?"

"As expected of a concubine, I guessed it right away." Zhao Yao eradicated the influence of King Han and the third princess in foreign countries, just to force King Han to jump over the wall.

"you really……"

"Even if he has no rebellious intentions, he colludes with foreigners. Just for this reason, he deserves to die." With a click, the tea cup in Zhao Yao's hand broke into two halves. "He thinks that the snipe and the clam will compete with each other and the fisherman will profit. It's a beautiful idea."

"You are right to do this, but..."

"General Chu is in the northern border, nothing will happen." Zhao Yao added, "My father left General Chu in the northern military camp, isn't it just to prevent the Huns."

"You mean your father already knew about King Han and the third princess?"

"How could he not know something that I know?"

Concubine Liang thought about it, "You didn't just force the King of Han to rebel."

Sure enough, a child is better than a mother.

"Concubine, you are worthy of being my concubine."

Liang Concubine smiled and said: "You want to take advantage of this to completely destroy the Xiongnu, so that the various Xiongnu tribes will never be able to merge again."

Zhao Yao gave Liang Bin a thumbs up: "My mother is wise."

Liang Bin asked: "Are you sure?"

Zhao Yao stretched out his finger and made an "eight" sign.

Liang Bi felt relieved instantly, "That's good." Just after she finished speaking, she remembered what her son had just said about the Xun family and the Wang family sending dead soldiers to assassinate him, "I can understand that the Xun family sent dead soldiers to assassinate you. What happened to the Wang family? "

"Shu Concubine." Zhao Yao tapped the table with the index finger of his right hand, "Concubine Rong Gui was seriously ill and the acting king was called back to the capital. It was Shu Concubine's handiwork."

"Shu Concubine? Why does she want to help Concubine De and the others?"

"If I'm not wrong, Concubine Shu and Concubine De must have had a good relationship in private before they entered the palace."

"That's not right. I heard that the relationship between the two of them was very bad before they entered the palace."

"It's common to pretend to be inconsistent, but I didn't expect them to pretend so well." Zhao Yao suddenly laughed happily, "I'm afraid my father was also deceived by the two of them."

"Everyone was deceived by them." Concubine Liang did not expect that Concubine Shu and Concubine De were pretending to be at odds. "How did you know about this?" This child was not in the capital, but he knew everything about the capital and the palace. "When did you know that?"

"I guessed it when Concubine Rong was seriously ill."

"Everyone thinks that Concubine Rong is pretending to be ill. Did you know from the beginning that she was really ill?" Even Liang Concubine herself felt that Concubine Rong was pretending to be ill in order to get King Dai to return to the capital.

"That's right, because Concubine Rong doesn't want to let King Dai return to Beijing." Zhao Yao said, "If King Dai stays in the north, he can continue to make meritorious services. Furthermore, Concubine Rong wants to let King Dai stay in the northern military camp and become the leader of the Northern Territory. The general of the border camp."

"Didn't the emperor appoint General Chu as the general of the northern military camp a long time ago? There is no chance for the king to do so."

Zhao Yao said meaningfully: "General Chu cannot stay in the northern military camp forever."

"How do you know that General Chu can't stay in the northern military camp forever?" Liang Concubine thought it was good for General Chu to stay in the northern border and resist the Huns.

"General Chu and the four of them are highly valued by my father. They can be said to be popular people around him. Each of them has military power. If General Chu is allowed to stay in the north, what will other generals think?" Zhao Yaoyouyouyou Said, "Father believes that General Chu will not rebel, but what about others?"

At this point, Liang Concubine understood.

"I didn't expect Concubine Rong to have such thoughts." General Chu was deeply favored by the emperor. There were hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the northern military camp. If General Chu stayed in the northern military camp, it would be impossible not to be hated by others.

Zhao Yao sighed: "If parents love their children, they have far-reaching plans."