The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Because the King of Han colluded with the Xiongnu to rebel, the seriously ill emperor had to go to court early. Originally, the court was supposed to go to court after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, but because of this incident, the court was resumed on the eighth day of the first lunar month.

The common people did not have to attend court, but the ministers had to. They could have rested until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, but because of the King of Han's rebellion, they had to attend court on the eighth day. The ministers hated the King of Han and cursed him.

The ministers did not find it strange that the King of Han was plotting a rebellion. No matter which dynasty it was, there was no prince who did not plot a rebellion. But if you, the King of Han, wanted to rebel, couldn't you choose another time? Why did you choose the Chinese New Year period, making it impossible for everyone to have a good New Year?

For the civil and military officials, they have worked hard for a whole year and finally have the chance to take a break during the New Year to be filial to their parents, spend time with their wives and children, or play with their grandchildren. But now they have nothing.

During the past few days, the ministers were filled with resentment. The emperor, who was still "sick", was even more furious.

Perhaps because of the New Year, many provincial officials and soldiers became lazy and slack, and were unable to resist the King of Han and the Xiongnu troops.

The news of failures came from many places, casting a shadow over the entire court, and the civil and military officials began to feel uneasy. The people in the capital were also in a state of panic.

However, with Song Weikan and Zhang Gong in the capital, there is no need to worry about the King of Han and the Huns' mob in cahoots.

The "sickly" emperor was furious again in the court today and almost fainted from anger.

Zhao Yao, who was standing below, was amazed in his heart: Father's acting skills are really superb. With this acting skill, he will definitely win the Oscar for Best Actor in Zhao Yao's dream world.

The emperor was still sick and very weak. After scolding the King of Han for a while, he could no longer hold on and hurriedly left the court.

As soon as the court was dismissed, Sun Kui hurriedly called the imperial physician.

The ministers were filled with worry when they saw that the emperor was so ill. If it weren't for the rebellion of the King of Han and the illness of the emperor, the officials wouldn't be so worried. But now the rebellious army of the King of Han was unstoppable and was about to reach the capital. The emperor was in poor health at this time. How could the ministers not be worried?

Even though there were three great generals, Song Weikan and Zhang Gong, in the capital, the emperor's poor health still made all the officials uneasy.

Civil and military officials were worried, the people were uneasy, and the entire capital was filled with a depressing atmosphere.

After the court session, Zhao Yao followed his royal brothers to visit the emperor.

Sun Kui said that the emperor needed to rest and would not see anyone for the time being, so he asked the princes to go back first.

The King of Dai and his men repeatedly told Sun Kui to take good care of the Emperor before they left.

Zhao Yao walked at the back, and did not talk to the King of Chu or the King of Wei. When they reached the palace gate, they each got on their own carriage and returned home.

After returning to the Prince of Han's Mansion, the solemn expression on Zhao Yao's face was instantly replaced by a smile.

Tongxi brought a cup of tea and a few plates of snacks. Seeing Zhao Yao slumped on the couch with a somewhat obscene smile on his face, he said with a little disdain: "Your Highness, you look like a rogue."

Zhao Yao glanced at Tongxi, sat up, picked up a piece of dessert and said, "It's good to be a rogue."

"Your Highness, you didn't fall asleep during court today, did you?" Others would be terrified or nervous during court, but only his Highness would sleep soundly during court. "No one found out, did they?"

"Now the King of Han is rebelling, and I am sleeping during the court session. How stupid am I?" Zhao Yao picked up the snack and started eating. Every day, someone would deliver food to the Han Palace, mostly from the Chu Palace and the Wei Palace. The snack he was eating now was sent by the Wei Palace.

"Your Highness, I am afraid that you will be exposed."

"Although my acting skills are not as good as my father's, they are not so bad that people can see through them." Zhao Yao thought of the emperor's acting skills today, smacked his lips and said, "You didn't see my father's performance today..." Then, he vividly described to Tongxi the emperor's performance at the morning court just now.

Tongxi was stunned after hearing this. After a while, he exclaimed: "You are worthy of being the emperor."

As he was speaking, the secret guard suddenly appeared, and Tongxi tactfully retreated.

Zhao Yao took the secret letter from the secret guard. He held a piece of dessert in his mouth and read the secret letter with both hands. After reading it, his eyes became sharp, "Has the King of Yue contacted the King of Dai?"

The secret guard replied respectfully: "No."

"Interesting." Zhao Yao raised a playful smile, "Did the King of Yue agree?"

The secret guard reported truthfully: "The King of Yue has not yet given a clear answer, but the soldiers under the King of Yue have already taken action."

Zhao Yao held the snack in his left hand and tapped the table with his right hand. He said with interest, "The King of Yue did not give a clear answer because the conditions offered by the King of Han were not enough."

"Your Highness, should we tell the King of Dai about the King of Han's visit to the King of Yue?"

"If the King of Yue didn't tell the King of Dai himself, why should we do this?" Zhao Yao looked at the secret guard and asked, "What do you think the King of Yue is planning?"

The secret guard thought for a moment and said, "The King of Yue wants to rebel."

Zhao Yao suddenly thought of something, his eyes sharpened, and he asked, "Does the King of Yue know about the cooperation between the King of Han and the King of Dai? Did the King of Han tell him?"

"Yes, the King of Han wants to cooperate with the King of Yue because of this matter, and ask the King of Yue to help him and the King of Dai."

"This is so interesting." Zhao Yao suddenly found the development of this matter very interesting. "I have never paid much attention to the King of Yue. Has his relationship with the King of Dai been bad over the years?" In his impression, Lao Jiu admired the King of Dai very much. When they were studying together as children, Lao Jiu showed off the King of Dai every day. After adulthood, the King of Dai was as good to his younger brother as ever.

"Very good, no conflicts."

"Since there was no conflict, why did Lao Jiu stab his brother, the King of Dai, in the back?"

The secret guard said: "Your Highness, perhaps the King of Yue wants to be the emperor himself."

Zhao Yao only felt mocked and sneered, "It seems that brothers born from the same mother cannot compare to the temptation of the throne."

"Your Highness, since ancient times, there have been many cases of brothers from the same mother killing each other." "You are right. I have always been a simple person, but now it seems that I am naive." Zhao Yao never took the King of Yue seriously, because the King of Yue has always been a simple-minded, reckless and impulsive person. Now it seems that the King of Yue is not as simple as he seems.

"Your Highness, not only you, I guess the King of Dai didn't expect the King of Yue to do this." The secret guard didn't find it strange.

"It is true that a prince who does not want to be an emperor is not a good prince." He is the only one who has no future and never wants to be an emperor.

The secret guard asked: "Your Highness, what should we do next?"

"Keep watching, especially the King of Yue." Zhao Yao narrowed his eyes slightly and said with an unclear expression, "See if he wants to help his good brother, or really stabs his good brother in the back." If the King of Yue really stabs the King of Dai in the back, then this drama will be too exciting.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Does the emperor know about this?" Zhao Yao asked again, "Can the Dragon Guards find out?"

"Your Highness, I don't know if the Dragon Guard has found out." The secret guards had long since left the Dragon Guards and had no further contact with them. Moreover, the Dragon Guards had a special status, and they would not normally contact them.

"Too."

"Your Highness, do you want us to reveal this news to the Dragon Guards?"

Zhao Yao waved his hand and said, "You have already found out. It is impossible that the Dragon Guards did not notice it. Let's not make any unnecessary efforts."

Secret Guard: "Yes, Your Highness."

"You guys also keep an eye on Mynah Brother and see if they know about this..." Before he could finish his words, Zhao Yao suddenly stopped talking, then his eyes widened with a shocked expression on his face.

The secret guard was frightened by Zhao Yao's expression and asked with concern: "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Yao came back to his senses and said with a look of realization: "So that's how it is, so that's how it is..."

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" The secret guard had never seen Zhao Yao so shocked.

"Don't keep an eye on the starling." The purpose of the King of Han seeking cooperation with the King of Yue was to drag the King of Yue into the water, and also to threaten the King of Dai and make him cooperate with him. All of this seemed to be the actions of the King of Han, but in fact it was all the scheme of the starling.

Myna, you are really good at scheming. This time, you not only deceived the King of Han, but also harmed the King of Dai and the King of Yue.

Wait, are there only the brothers King Dai and King Yue? Is there also King Jing?

"What's going on with King Jing?" Zhao Yao asked, "Has King Han contacted King Jing?"

"No, there is nothing unusual on King Jing's side."

"There's nothing unusual with King Jing..." Zhao Yao frowned. Myna didn't take King Jing into account and didn't intend to use this incident to catch him in one fell swoop...

Zhao Yao felt something strange and suddenly thought of Queen Xie.

"How is the Queen's situation?" Myna didn't need to use the King of Han's rebellion to frame King Jing, because King Jing had a handle on him, and that was Queen Xie.

"The queen has had a headache again these days, and her mood has become uncertain."

"Are you going crazy?"

"It should be soon."

"Then it's good that Prince Jing is not abnormal." Queen Xie had already eaten the magic pill. In the past few months, she had been eating the fake magic pill sent by Prince Jing. The fake magic pill can only replenish blood and qi, but it can't relieve Queen Xie's headache, nor can it make Queen Xie younger. Queen Xie was a little crazy before eating the magic pill. Now that she has lost the magic pill, she is not far from real madness.

The secret guard asked: "Your Highness, do you still need to keep an eye on King Jing?"

Zhao Yao said, "Keep watching." He then asked, "How are the Xiongnu?"

Before the King of Han colluded with the Xiongnu and went south, the Third Princess and the Zuo Xian King colluded with each other to cause the new Chanyu Maodun to suffer a stroke and become paralyzed. Then the Third Princess's son temporarily took over the management of the Xiongnu royal court on his behalf.

The third princess stayed in the Xiongnu court, and her son followed the Xiongnu army to fight.

Although the Xiongnu royal court had already submitted to the son of the third princess, other tribes did not obey him. If he wanted to completely conquer the people of other tribes, he had to establish his prestige, and invading the Great Zhou in the south was the best opportunity to establish his prestige.

"There is no movement from the Xiongnu royal court for the time being, but there is some movement from other tribes." The secret guard reported, "The Han tribe is preparing to attack the Xiongnu royal court in the near future."

"The Third Princess and her people must have a backup plan to deal with attacks from other tribes. Tell the Han tribe to hold back for now." Zhao Yao said with a cunning smile on his face. "Wait until the King of Han and his people reach the gate of the capital, and then let them take action."

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

"Wait, let them wait and see." He always felt that there was something complicated behind this matter, so it would be better not to take any action for the time being.

"Your Highness, are you not going to attack the Xiongnu royal court?"

"No attack for now." Zhao Yao tapped the table with his fingers. "I have a feeling that Big Brother has arranged something in the Xiongnu royal court."

"Your Highness the Prince of Wei?"

"Hold still and wait for the right time." Myna's thoughts are really hard to guess. (End of this chapter)