The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 555: The date for the King of Han’s wedding is set
The emperor did not order the death of the King of Dai and the King of Yue because of their great military achievements. Instead, the two brothers were demoted to commoners and imprisoned in the imperial palace for life.

The family of Xuanping Hou was beheaded in public, but his entire clan was not exterminated. This was because Xuanping Hou did not have nine clans to be exterminated by the emperor.

The King of Han colluded with the Xiongnu and was given a cup of poisoned wine in prison. As for the family of Wuping Hou, that is, the Xun family, all nine clans were exterminated. The Xun family had nine clans.

The Xun family has disappeared from this world forever. There will no longer be a Xun family among the noble families.

Of the four great families in the capital, only the Xie family is still surviving, and the other three families have been eliminated by the emperor.

The other noble families were frightened when they saw that the Xun family and the others were all eliminated by the emperor. They wanted to resist, but they didn't dare. Compared with the four great families of Xie and Xun, they were nothing. If they challenged the emperor, their fate would probably be even worse than that of the Xun and Wang families.

Although the Xie family was not as good as before, it was still doing well, which made the other noble families feel a little better. They deceived themselves and comforted themselves that as long as the Xie family did not fall, the noble families would be fine.

Of course, if the Xie family, once the leader of the clan, fell, the fate of the remaining families would not be much better. These families knew it in their hearts, but they could not resist the emperor's exploitation. Once they resisted, they would die faster.

They lived obediently, and the emperor would not eliminate them so quickly. At most, he would boil them like a frog in warm water. During the period of being "boiled", they could also arrange a way out for their family.

These second-rate and lower-tier families only hoped that the Xie family could last longer. In order to make the Xie family last longer, they all turned to His Royal Highness King Jing.

His Royal Highness Prince Jing is the legitimate son. His mother's family is the Xie family, the top aristocratic family. As long as he ascends the throne in the future, not only will their aristocratic families be able to survive, but they may even become first-class families and hold great power.

King Jing rejected these second-rate families' requests for support. He didn't dare to get too close to these families at this time. Once his father found out that he was in contact with these families, he would be finished.

Prince Jing was smart. He knew that the emperor had always wanted to eradicate the aristocratic families and no longer allow them to control the power of the court and dominate the court and the people.

He guessed that his father was behind the King of Han's collusion with the Xiongnu to rebel. If he wanted to completely eliminate the Xun family, rebellion was the best opportunity.

King Jing couldn't help but think of the time when the crown prince and his uncle secretly stole copper to forge weapons. If the emperor wanted to completely eradicate the Xie family, wouldn't it be better to let the crown prince and his uncle rebel? In this way, there would be a fair excuse to exterminate the nine clans of the Xie family and make the Xie family disappear forever, but the emperor didn't do this. Why?
He didn't believe that his father had any feelings for the Xie family and was reluctant to destroy the Xie family.

After careful consideration, King Jing came to a conclusion that the emperor deliberately kept the Xie family. One reason was to appease all the noble families. The other was that he did not want to be blamed by the world for being heartless.

Today, the Xie family is like a skinny camel. It poses no threat to my father, but it is just right for him to use to appease and intimidate other families.

After he ascends the throne in the future, it would be best for the Xie family to continue to maintain its current state.

Now, there are only three people left, him, the fourth and the eighth. However, his biggest opponent is still the fourth. As for the eighth, he does have some means and abilities, but they are not as threatening to him as the fourth.

Next, focus on dealing with the fourth one. After dealing with the fourth one, get rid of the eighth one.

King Jing did not take King Wei too seriously, not knowing that he would be eliminated by the King of Wei next.

The conspiracy among the King of Dai, the King of Yue and the King of Han to rebel has been settled, and the haze hanging over the Great Zhou has also dissipated.

The people were delighted when they learned that the new Xiongnu Chanyu, Maodun, had been killed by the Chu general, the Xiongnu royal court had been destroyed, and other tribes had submitted to the Great Zhou.

In the past few days, people in many places in the Great Zhou Dynasty spontaneously celebrated this event.

For the common people, the rebellion of several princes was not a big deal, but the Xiongnu was their biggest worry. Now that the worry was gone, they could finally sleep peacefully, without worrying that the Xiongnu would invade the Great Zhou from the south one day.

Back in the palace, Concubine Rong was relieved to learn that the King of Dai and the King of Yue were alive. But she fainted in grief when she learned that the family of Marquis Xuanping had been beheaded.

Xuanping Hou was her elder brother. They had always had a good relationship since childhood. It could be said that they had been dependent on each other since childhood. Now, her brother's family had all been beheaded, leaving no one alive. Since the Yu family was cut off, how could she accept this?

The death of her brother was a great blow to Concubine Rong, which made her illness worse. However, she knew that she could not die, and she had to live well for her two sons who were imprisoned in the Royal Courtyard. As long as she was alive, the two sons would have a better life in the Royal Courtyard.

If she died, her two sons would definitely be bullied, and maybe that bitch Xie Yi would take their lives.

Rong Guifei was nearly dying from her illness before, but she managed to survive these two days with her strong willpower, and her condition gradually improved.

During these days, the emperor would visit her every few days.

Concubine Rong knew that she shouldn't hate the emperor, but she couldn't get over the death of Marquis Xuanping. She knew in her heart that Marquis Xuanping rebelled and deserved to be exterminated along with his entire clan, but she couldn't accept it emotionally.

Xuanping Hou was not only her brother, but also the head of the Yu family. Xuanping Hou and his family were the only ones left in the Yu family, but the emperor wiped out the entire family. The emperor wanted to make the Yu family extinct. How would he face the empress dowager in the future?

Concubine Rong originally thought that the emperor would not exterminate the entire Yu family for the sake of the empress dowager's face, and would at most kill Marquis Xuanping. However, the emperor killed Marquis Xuanping and his family without mercy.

"Your Highness, you must stop crying," Jin Mei advised. "The imperial physician said that if you continue to cry, your eyes might..."

"Jinmei, why doesn't my cousin care about the Yu family at all? The Yu family is also his maternal family." Concubine Rong couldn't understand.

"Your Highness, I don't know." I'm afraid no one understands why the emperor treats his mother's family so cruelly. "I only know that the emperor loves you, and for you, the two princes will be safe." This sentence made Rong Guifei feel a little better, "He is my own brother, my only brother, my cousin..."

"Your Highness, the two princes are still fine, which is better than anything else." Jin Mei continued to persuade, "If you blame the emperor because of the Marquis, I'm afraid it will chill the emperor's heart. You should know that the emperor does not want to kill the Marquis' family. The emperor has been kind to the Marquis' family, but the Marquis instigated the prince to rebel, which hurt the emperor's heart."

Jin Mei's words made sense. Concubine Rong stopped crying and complaining. Instead, she sighed deeply and said, "I still don't understand why my brother wanted to rebel."

"Your Highness, it has already happened, so don't think about it anymore. You have to think about the two princes now, and you can't be sick anymore." Jin Mei said, "The queen has recovered from her illness, aren't you afraid that she will take the opportunity to make things difficult for the two princes?"

When she thought of her two sons who were imprisoned in the royal villa, Concubine Rong's eyes instantly became firm and she stopped crying.

"You're right. I have to get better soon. I can't let Xie Yi bully Yi'er and the others."

At this time, in Kunde Hall, Zhao Yao and King Wei were dining with Concubine Liang.

When Zhao Yao was in the Swamp House, the King of Wei would come to Kunde Hall every day after the court session to pay respects to Concubine Liang, drink tea with her and chat with her. Sometimes he would also give her some things.

Concubine Liang also often prepared some food or clothes for King Wei.

During the meal, the three of them did not talk about the affairs of the court, but only talked about daily trivial matters.

After the meal, while drinking tea, the King of Wei mentioned Zhao Yao's marriage.

Just two days ago, the emperor issued an edict allowing Zhao Yao to get married on May 8th.

The eighth day of the fifth lunar month is the best day of the whole year. It is auspicious and everything will go well. Such a good day only appears once every few years.

The King of Wei assured Concubine Liang that the future Princess of Han would be a good girl and her family members would be honest and respectful.

After talking with Concubine Liang for a while, Zhao Yao and King Wei left.

"Myna, I'm getting married, why do I feel like you're marrying off your son?"

The King of Wei was so frightened by Zhao Yao's words that he staggered. Fortunately, Yu Hai helped him in time, otherwise the King of Wei would have fallen flat on his face.

"I'm marrying my son?" King Wei was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "Why do you have such an illusion?"

"When I got married, you were busier than me, the groom. You considered everything for me and arranged everything for me, so that I didn't have to worry about anything."

"Isn't it good that you don't have to worry about it?" King Wei said with a smile, "You don't have to do anything, just wait for the wedding."

Zhao Yao crossed his hands behind his head and walked in a nonchalant manner.

"Okay, then I'll wait patiently for the wedding." There were still two months before his wedding, and he couldn't go back to Swamp House even if he wanted to, so he had to stay in the capital. Two months, that was too long. "But I feel miserable when I think about having to attend the morning court every day before my wedding." He didn't have to attend the morning court every day in Swamp House. He only attended the morning court once every few days, and it was held at noon.

"As a prince and a minister, isn't it your duty to attend court?" King Wei said, "You should pay more attention to the affairs of the court."

"I can't even care about Lingnan's affairs, so why should I care about the affairs of the court?"

"You..."

The two brothers walked side by side, talking to each other, and the atmosphere was very warm. Yu Hai and Tong Xi, who were walking behind them, looked at their backs and smiled.

After returning to the Han Palace, Zhao Yao went to take a nap. After the King of Wei returned to his own palace, he went to the Royal Courtyard soon after.

When the King of Wei was on his way to the royal villa, the emperor in the palace received the news.

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Wei has gone to the Royal Courtyard. Do you want to stop him?"

The emperor said calmly, "No need."

"Do we need to send someone to keep an eye on him?"

"No need." The emperor knew very well the purpose of the Prince of Wei's visit to the royal villa.

Sun Kui, who was standing by, was muttering to himself, "His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei is going to the Royal Courtyard at this time, definitely not to rest, but to visit the Prince of Dai and his people. Isn't the Emperor afraid that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei will harm the Prince of Dai and his people?"

Also, the deposed crown prince was imprisoned in the royal villa, and his entire family was also in the royal villa.