The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

In the Prince of Wei's mansion, Zhao Yao was busy grilling lamb skewers.

It was a rare sunny day today, so Zhao Yao took the King of Wei to barbecue in the courtyard of the King of Wei's mansion. The two brothers did the barbecue themselves and did not ask the servants to help them.

When Zhao Yao returned to the capital this time, he also brought the condiments he had someone make. The condiments they were using for barbecue were specially made by him, and they were not sold in the capital.

The King of Wei was not interested in food, but he had to admit that the food made by his tenth brother was delicious and whetted his appetite.

Zhao Yao grilled the meat skillfully and urged the King of Wei to eat more.

"Myna, you are just too thin. You should eat more meat on a daily basis so that you can gain weight."

The King of Wei ate the mutton skewers that Zhao Yao had grilled, "You and Concubine Liang are indeed mother and son. As soon as you saw me, you said I was too thin." During the year that Zhao Yao had been away from the capital, the King of Wei often went to the palace to pay respects to Concubine Liang, to visit her, and to talk to her. Every time Concubine Liang saw him, she would say he was thin and asked him to eat more on weekdays.

"You are skinny to begin with." Zhao Yao looked the King of Wei up and down and said with disdain, "Myna, you are as skinny as a bean sprout."

The King of Wei laughed and scolded: "You are the bean sprout."

"My dear, my grilled food tastes good, right?"

"Very good." Zhao Yao of the Wei Dynasty gave a thumbs up and praised generously, "The barbecue at Zhenxiu Tower is not half as delicious as yours."

"Of course, the seasoning for my barbecue is specially made. It's not available in Zhenxiulou." Zhao Yao said proudly, "When it comes to eating, no one in the world can compare to me. I tell you, if I go out and set up a stall to sell barbecue, I will also make a lot of money."

"Why, you still want to set up a stall and sell barbecue?"

"I used to set up a stall in Swamp Mansion." Zhao Yao turned the chicken wings over and sprinkled special seasoning on them. "I built a food street in Swamp Mansion. This street is dedicated to people setting up stalls to sell food. When I have nothing to do, I also go there to set up a stall to sell food from time to time."

The King of Wei did not expect that Zhao Yao would actually set up a stall to sell food, and he scolded him, "Nonsense! How can a prince like you set up a stall to sell food?!"

"Myna, do you think doing this will undermine my status as a prince?"

"Isn't it?"

"I don't think so." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Besides, when I go to set up a stall to sell things, no one knows my identity." Even if someone knew his identity, he wouldn't care.

The King of Wei pointed at Zhao Yao and said helplessly but lovingly: "You... have no manners at all."

"My dear brother, I never care about my status as a prince or a royal family." Zhao Yao really didn't care about his status. "I just want to live a carefree life."

King Wei knew that Zhao Yao really didn't care about his status as a prince, so he said meaningfully, "So, you don't mind marrying a peasant girl as your princess."

"That's right. On the contrary, I'm glad that my future princess is not from a noble family or an official." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Marrying a peasant girl as a princess is a good thing for me." Woo woo woo woo, if he didn't know his father's purpose, he really thought it was good. However, since he knew that his father had chosen him, he felt that marrying a peasant girl as a princess was not a good thing.

"I knew it." King Wei understood Zhao Yao's character, so he did not go to help Zhao Yao.

"You still understand me, Big Brother."

The King of Wei mocked the King of Chu without hesitation: "The fourth son is too sentimental. He feels that the emperor has wronged you, so he ran to the imperial study to question the emperor."

This was the first time that the King of Wei spoke directly about the King of Chu in front of Zhao Yao, which surprised Zhao Yao. In front of him, the King of Wei and the King of Chu would never mention each other.

"Eighth brother, Fourth brother is also feeling sorry for me."

"He doesn't understand you." The King of Wei sneered, "His self-righteousness angered my father, which is a good thing for me."

Zhao Yao took a deep look at the King of Wei, his tone unable to conceal his surprise: "Myna, you are in front of me..."

Although Zhao Yao did not finish his words, King Wei knew what he wanted to say.

"You should know that I hate him."

Zhao Yao nodded slightly.

"You should also know that he and I are irreconcilable."

Zhao Yao continued to nod.

"He and I haven't attacked each other yet. One reason is because of you, and the other is because the time has not come yet."

"I know." Zhao Yao was confused. He didn't understand why the King of Wei suddenly brought it up. "Eighth brother, you and Fourth brother are not in front of me..."

"I know that in your heart, I am as important as him. That's why you never interfere in the affairs between him and me, right?"

Zhao Yao nodded and said, "Eighth Brother, you and Fourth Brother are both my most important brothers. To me, both are my flesh and blood. I will not favor any of you, nor will I interfere in your affairs."

"Tenth brother, this battle for the throne should be a contest between me and him. Who do you hope will win?" After the King of Wei finished speaking, his eyes suddenly became sharp as he looked at Zhao Yao. "Answer me truthfully."

Zhao Yao didn't expect the King of Wei to ask him so directly. He was slightly stunned, and then said seriously: "My dear, it doesn't matter to me who wins or loses. I just hope that no matter who wins in the end, you can spare the other's life."

King Wei was not surprised to hear Zhao Yao's words. "Tenth brother, have you known about my background for a long time?"

Myna, are you going to lay everything out?

Zhao Yao knew that since the King of Wei asked, it meant that he already knew the answer.

"Yes, I knew that."

"How do you feel when you know that I have the blood of the Southern Wei people in my body?"

"What can I feel? You are still my mynah bird." Zhao Yao shrugged and said, "You are not my mynah bird."

Zhao Yao's answer did not surprise the King of Wei. "Why did you hide from me the fact that the Southern Wei people wanted to assassinate you?"

"Myna, you need the support and help of the Southern Wei people. I don't want any problems to arise between you and the Southern Wei people because of me." Since Myna wanted to tell everything today, he couldn't hide it anymore. "Besides, I'm fine."

"Tenth brother, you..." King Wei also guessed that Zhao Yao did not want to embarrass him.

"My dear brother, since you have said everything today, I will not hide anything from you." Zhao Yao said sternly, "My dear brother, the people of Southern Wei are very ambitious. They are now wholeheartedly supporting you to win the throne. Once you sit on the throne, they will threaten you. You must be careful."

"I know what they are planning." The King of Wei sneered and said, "They can't do anything to me."

"Myna, just keep it in mind."

"Tenth brother, why don't you ask me why I want to fight for the throne? Why don't you ask me if I want to fight for the throne for the Southern Wei people? Why don't you ask me if it's for my mother?"

Zhao Yao looked at the King of Wei and said seriously, "My dear brother, you are fighting for the throne not for the people of Southern Wei, nor for your mother, but for yourself."

"Do you think I'm fit for that position?"

Zhao Yao did not answer, but asked: "Myna, do you think you are suitable for that position?"

"Tenth brother, you are actually the most suitable person to sit in that position."

Zhao Yao was frightened by the King of Wei's words. His face changed drastically and he said, "Myna, please don't scare me, okay?"

Seeing that Zhao Yao was frightened by his words, the King of Wei smiled at him soothingly: "Don't be anxious yet, listen to me."

"Myna, I'm very timid, please don't scare me."

"Whether it's me, the fourth brother, or the second brother, they all fight for the supreme power. Only you are not interested in the supreme power." King Wei continued, "We have been fighting for power and profit, scheming against each other for the position over the years, and have never done a good thing for the people of Da Zhou. You have been doing things for the people since you were a child. In this regard, we are not as good as you."

Zhao Yao quickly waved his hands and said, "Myna, I'm not as great as you say."

"Tenth brother, we value power, but you are the only one who values ​​the people."

"I didn't, I wasn't, don't talk nonsense." Zhao Yao did not accept the King of Wei's statement.

"You don't like fighting for power, and you don't like intrigue, so you don't participate in the fight for the throne, and you deliberately ran to Lingnan, thousands of miles away, to stay away from the right and wrong in the capital." The King of Wei saw it clearly.

"I won't participate in the fight for the throne. The main reason is that I have no interest in being the emperor, and I don't have the ability to do so."

"Tenth brother, if you don't have any ability, there will be no one with ability in this world." The King of Wei glanced at Zhao Yao and smiled meaningfully, "Your scheming and methods are not as good as mine, so don't pretend."

Zhao Yao: “!!!!”

Seeing Zhao Yao was stunned with fear, the King of Wei smiled at him gently and said, "Tenth brother, I don't mean anything else. I just want you to stop pretending in front of me."

"Myna, you..." What exactly does Myna want to say?

"When you asked Lao Si to investigate Lao Wu's collusion with the three Xiongnu princesses, I knew you knew everything." King Wei continued, "You destroyed the magic pill and also destroyed Lao Wu's power in Annan, Johor and other countries. This is not something that ordinary people can do."

"Myna, I never thought of pretending in front of you..."

King Wei interrupted Zhao Yao and said, "I know that if you really want to hide something, you will not let us know about it."

"My dear brother, I don't want to pretend in front of you, but I have no choice." Zhao Yao defended himself, "I don't want you to misunderstand, and I don't want to embarrass you. I really don't want to get involved in your affairs, and I really don't want to be the emperor."

"I know."

"Everything I did was, first, to protect myself and not put myself in a passive position. Second, for the Great Zhou." Zhao Yao looked straight at the King of Wei and said seriously, "I'm not as great as you just said, but as a prince of the Great Zhou, I don't want anything to happen to the Great Zhou or chaos in the world, so I've been keeping an eye on the northern border."

King Wei nodded slightly and said, "I understand."

"Myna, are you exposing everything today so that I can stop pretending?" (End of this chapter)