The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 561 Take it easy

In the imperial study of the Purple Palace, Zhao Yao was playing chess with the emperor. The father and son were evenly matched in the game.

In this world, the only people who can play chess with the emperor and not lose are He Lianfang and Zhao Yao.

"You stinky boy, do you have to leave tomorrow?"

"Why, you don't want me to leave?" Zhao Yao said with a wicked smile, "If you beg me, I can consider not leaving."

The emperor was so angry at his youngest son's "extremely aggressive" words that he laughed and said with disgust: "Get out! Get out now!"

"You don't have to chase me away. I'll leave tomorrow." Zhao Yao said deliberately, "I don't want to stay in this capital any longer."

"Leave quickly, so as not to bother me." The emperor said this, but he was reluctant in his heart.

Zhao Yao took a deep look at the impatient emperor, sighed silently in his heart, pondered for a moment, and said, "Take it easy, don't let yourself get hurt."

When the emperor heard this, he looked up at his youngest son sitting opposite him in surprise.

"Take it easy? Take it easy for what?"

"You should be careful when dealing with Bage." Zhao Yao didn't want to say it, but after hesitating for a moment, he decided to remind the emperor, "Bage's scheming and methods are no worse than yours. Don't think you can fool him. Maybe you are being played around by him."

The emperor frowned at this. His expression immediately became serious, "You little brat, do you know something?"

"I don't know the content of your deal with Bage, and I don't want to know." Zhao Yao played with the chess piece in his hand and said nonchalantly, "I told you not to underestimate Bage."

"I know how much the Eighth Master weighs." The emperor knew best how capable and resourceful the King of Wei was.

When Zhao Yao heard the emperor's words, he knew that the emperor still underestimated the King of Wei.

"You'd better know what's going on."

After hearing his youngest son's tone, the emperor reached out and knocked on Zhao Yao's head.

"Why, you don't trust your father."

"I'm afraid you'll play with fire and get burned."

"You little brat, you underestimate your father." The emperor pretended to be dissatisfied but he was very happy in his heart that his youngest son cared about him.

"It's not important whether I look down on you or not. What's important is that you don't look down on my dear." After Zhao Yao made his move, he looked up at the emperor with a fierce look in his eyes. "My dear has no offspring. Is that your fault?"

The emperor was stunned by this question. He was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses and asked, "What did you say?"

"I think it's you who has caused Bage to have no offspring for all these years." Zhao Yao looked directly into the emperor's eyes. "You don't want the bloodline of the Southern Wei royal family to continue."

"Did Lao Ba tell you?"

"My dear brother won't tell me these things. I don't get involved in these things between you, so neither my dear brother nor my fourth brother will tell me things." Zhao Yao said, pointing to his head, "I have a brain, I can guess some things."

"Then you are really smart, very smart." The emperor said this in a very sarcastic tone.

"I guessed wrong, it wasn't you who did it?"

"I am not so immoral as to do this." The emperor said unhappily, "It is the Eighth Prince who cannot have children."

"Is this true?" Zhao Yao asked in disbelief, "Mynah birds can't have children?"

"You can ask Lao Ba."

"Forget it." If he asked the starling directly, the starling would be so embarrassed.

"The Southern Wei royal family has always had difficulty in having offspring. If it weren't for..." Thinking of what happened back then, the emperor showed an expression of disgust on his face without any concealment.

Seeing the disgusted expression on the emperor's face, Zhao Yao guessed that the emperor must be remembering the plot against him by the Queen Mother of the King of Wei, and he couldn't help feeling curious.

"What did Bage's mother do to you that made you hate them so much?" Bage was simply implicated by his mother. "What about the medicine she used on you?"

Seeing his youngest son's curious and malicious look, the emperor glared at him fiercely.

The emperor did not answer, and Zhao Yao felt that he had guessed correctly.

"It's a banned drug from the Southern Wei Dynasty, and it's very potent. Can you still get pregnant?"

"How do you know that?" The emperor asked this, which meant that Zhao Yao was right.

"The Southern Wei was near Lingnan before. There are witch doctors and Miao doctors in Lingnan. They all like to make some strange medicines. I checked the imperial doctors before the Southern Wei, and most of them were witch doctors and Miao doctors from Lingnan." That's why he found that thing in the deep mountains of the Swamp Mansion. "My mother took medicine to get my baby, no wonder my baby has been in poor health since he was a child."

"That brat knows a lot of things." Zhao Yao guessed all the truth about how the Queen Mother of King Wei became pregnant with him.

Zhao Yao rolled his eyes at the emperor's "compliment" and said, "Do you think I'll be doing nothing all day in Lingnan?"

The emperor praised his youngest son in a very exaggerated tone, "Our King of Han is really great, really amazing."

Zhao Yao: “…” The tone of his father’s voice really makes me want to beat him up.

The emperor suddenly asked, "What else do you know about the Southern Wei royal family?"

"I also know something that even Bage doesn't know. I'm afraid even the people of Southern Wei around Bage don't know."

When the emperor heard what Zhao Yao said, he immediately became interested and asked curiously, "What do you know?"

"The Southern Wei royal family once had a very favored concubine, just like Concubine Rong, who was favored by all the six palaces."

When the emperor heard the words "Noble Concubine Rong", his brows slightly frowned.

"Guess where this princess is from?" Zhao Yao deliberately kept the question in suspense.

"Where is she from?" the emperor guessed, "From what you said, this princess is not from the Central Plains."

"She was not from the Central Plains, but her identity at that time was that of a Central Plains person. I heard that her mother was bought by a merchant from the previous dynasty, and then the merchant presented her mother to an official, and her mother was deeply loved by the official." The emperor knew about this matter, "Then what?"

"Then the officials sent their daughter to the palace of the Southern Wei king, and the daughter soon became the favorite concubine of the Southern Wei king." Zhao Yao did not keep it a secret, "The mother of this favorite concubine was bought from Siam by a merchant. Her mother was not a poor girl, but a believer of the Blue Shirt Sect in Siam."

"The Blue Shirts Sect, what kind of sect is this?" This was the first time the emperor had heard of this sect.

"It's a cult. Her mother escaped. Later, the Blue Shirt Cult somehow found out that the mother of the concubine of Southern Wei was a member of their cult, so they naturally treated her as a member of their cult as well."

The emperor didn't know what Zhao Yao was talking about.

"anything else?"

"The Blue Shirt Cult of Siam wanted to control the Southern Wei Dynasty, but they failed in the end. Although the Southern Wei royal family was not in trouble, they were cursed by the Blue Shirt Cult. This is why the Southern Wei royal family had few descendants and was eventually destroyed."

After hearing this, the emperor looked incredulous.

"The destruction of the Southern Wei was due to their inconsistency. What does this have to do with the curse?"

"I haven't finished what I said yet. Back then, the royal family of Southern Wei joined forces with Siam to eradicate the Blue Shirt Sect. The Blue Shirt Sect was destroyed, but some remnants still survived."

When the emperor heard this, he suddenly remembered that his youngest son had eliminated the power of the King of Han and the three Xiongnu princesses in Siam, Johor and other countries before coming to the capital.

"Are these remnants colluding with Lao Wu and his gang?"

"Yes, this is not over yet. Myna transferred his Southern Wei people to Siam, Johor and other countries. You know?"

"What? Did the Blue Shirt Cult's people find Lao Ba's men?"

"Yes, found it."

"Shouldn't the Blue Shirt Cult and Southern Wei have a grudge against each other?"

"That was a matter of our ancestors. The Blue Shirt Cult's current goal is to restore its legitimacy, expand its influence, and gain more followers."

The emperor was somewhat confused. "You said that the Blue Shirt Cult should alert me?"

Zhao Yao nodded and said, "The remnants of the Blue Shirt Cult almost controlled Siam, Johor and other countries, but I ruined it." He made a special trip to Siam, Johor and other countries last year, one to eradicate the influence of the King of Han and the three princesses in these foreign countries, and the other to eradicate the remnants of the Blue Shirt Cult so that they could no longer control the royal families of these foreign countries.

"Well done." After the emperor praised, he asked, "Why didn't you tell me before?"

"I don't think they are a big deal. There's no need to tell you."

"Then why are you talking about it now?"

Zhao Yao did not directly answer the emperor's question, but said meaningfully: "I will tell my dear brother about the Blue Shirt Sect when I go back."

The emperor immediately understood what Zhao Yao meant.

"There aren't many people left in the Blue Shirt Cult, but these people have some evil skills, so you better be careful."

The emperor laughed and said, "You little brat, you are becoming more and more capable. You even know these little-known things."

"I am in the Swamp House, so naturally I have to find out more about some things in the nearby countries."

"I know what's going on." The emperor said with a loving look on his face, "Don't worry, I will be fine."

Next, the emperor asked some questions about the Blue Shirt Sect.

Zhao Yao stayed and had lunch with the emperor and Concubine Liang.

During lunch, the emperor and Concubine Liang kept serving food to Zhao Yao, asking him to eat more. They also repeatedly told him to take good care of himself after returning to the Swamp House.

After lunch, Zhao Yao left the palace and went directly to the Prince of Chu's Palace.

The King of Chu was slightly surprised to see Zhao Yao coming to see him without taking a nap.

"Fourth brother, I have to leave early tomorrow morning. I have something to tell you."

When the King of Chu saw that Zhao Yao looked serious, he knew that what he was going to say next was a big deal.

"You said."

"Fourth brother, the second, fifth and ninth brothers are gone, so the only ones left are the seventh brother, you, and the eighth brother." Zhao Yao did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point, "The eighth brother will get rid of the seventh brother next, so the only ones left are you and the eighth brother."

The King of Chu nodded and said nothing.

"Fourth brother, you and Eighth brother are both my brothers, and you are both good to me. To me, you and Eighth brother are my brothers, and I don't want to see anything happen to you, but in the end it will definitely be a fight between the two of you." Zhao Yao felt heavy-hearted when he thought about what was going to happen next. "I hope you two can spare each other's life in the end."

The King of Chu raised his hand and patted Zhao Yao on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I won't kill him."

"I know." Zhao Yao opened his mouth and wanted to say to the King of Chu, "Fourth brother, you can't beat the Eighth Brother. The Eighth Brother is more powerful than you think..." "Fourth brother, do you still remember the pair of black and white Tai Chi fish jade pendants you gave me?"

"Remember, you gave me the white fish, and I've been keeping it."

Zhao Yao looked at the King of Chu and said in a serious tone: "Fourth brother, if you encounter difficulties or danger, remember to send someone to give me the white fish jade pendant, so that I know you need my help."

The King of Chu knew that Zhao Yao was worried about him, and his heart warmed. He responded seriously, "Okay."

"If possible, I don't want to see your white fish jade pendant."

Zhao Yao spoke to the King of Chu for a few more words before leaving. When he returned to the Palace of the King of Han, he found the King of Wei in his palace.

"You should have something to tell me, so I came here."

Zhao Yao had been frank with the King of Wei before, so there was no need to hide anything.

"Eighth brother. After you get rid of the Seventh Brother, the next one you'll deal with is the Fourth Brother, and finally the Father, right?"

The King of Wei did not expect Zhao Yao to ask so directly. He was slightly stunned, then smiled helplessly and said, "Tenth brother, you really are..."