The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 569: Prince Wei Regent
Zhao Yao stopped paying attention to the battle between the King of Chu and the King of Wei. He was afraid that if he continued to pay attention, he would be unable to resist intervening. He concentrated on his own work, doing research and experiments, making money from foreign trade, and then doing infrastructure construction.

In the past two years, Swamp House has undergone tremendous changes. It is more prosperous and lively than before. More and more people come here to do business and settle down. Naturally, it also attracts many foreigners.

Today, the prosperity of Swamp Prefecture has long surpassed that of the capital and Yangzhou, becoming the richest and busiest port prefecture in the Great Zhou.

Zhao Yao originally thought that it would take five years to surpass the capital and ten years to surpass Yangzhou, but he did not expect to surpass all the prefectures in less than five years.

Today, Swamp City is not only the most prosperous provincial capital, but also the most beautiful provincial capital.

There are many flowers in the Swamp House, and they are used to decorate various places and things. Walking on any street in the Swamp House, you can see flowers in the middle or on both sides of the street. The entrances or courtyards of shops on both sides of the street are also full of various flowers.

Walking on the street, you can still see people wearing flowers in their hair, regardless of gender, age or status.

Zhao Yao was the first to start the idea of ​​wearing flowers in his hair. He imitated the men of the Song Dynasty in the history of Zhao Yao's world in his dream. After that, the students who passed the imperial examination also wore flowers in their hair, and gradually, flowers in the hair became popular in the Swamp House.

Zhao Yao also made flower cakes, which became one of the famous snacks in Swamp House.

In addition to the Swamp Prefecture, other prefectures in Lingnan have also changed. A few years ago, Zhao Yao controlled the entire Lingnan, and all the bandits, rebels, and corrupt officials were dealt with. Now, the lives of people everywhere have become prosperous, and no one is willing to be a thief and live a life of licking blood on the tip of a knife.

During this period, Zhao Yao went on a secret tour to inspect various prefectures in Lingnan. He wanted to see the real lives of the people in Lingnan with his own eyes, not just for fun.

The Princess of Han accompanied him on the inspection and learned about the local customs and practices in various parts of Lingnan.

In the past two years, the Princess of Han has changed a lot. She has become more confident, more generous, and more stable than before. She founded a formal girls' school, and anyone who is five years old can enter the school to study. In addition to teaching girls to read and write, the school also teaches them various life skills and techniques. Of course, in addition to studying, there are also assessments. Just like the assessments in the boys' school, there are monthly exams, quarterly exams, and final exams. The top three will receive generous bonuses.

After finishing their studies, the school would arrange for women to do errands, and students could choose the errands they liked. However, so far, women are not allowed to serve in the court. However, in many other places, women do a lot of errands.

By the way, Zhao Yao planned to visit foreign countries after inspecting various places in Lingnan. He planned to go to Mixier, where there are vast lands and vast oceans. The most important thing is that there are a lot of minerals and oil there.

The inspection of various places in Lingnan has ended, and Zhao Yao and his team have returned to Swamp House. He is preparing to have people prepare for the trip to Misier.

If you want to go to Mi Xi'er's place, you must prepare for a few years in advance, because you won't be able to come back for a few years. Zhao Yao initially planned to go for three years, or five years at the latest.

He did not tell anyone about his plan to go to Mishir for the time being. He knew that if He Lianfang knew that he was going to Mishir, he would definitely be opposed and stopped.

Zhao Yao started planning under the pretext of preparing a fleet to go to Mixier for a trade, but He Lianfang and the others did not suspect anything.

The preparations for going to Mixier went very smoothly, but unfortunately... Zhao Yao himself could not go.

On this day, just after he finished his court session, Secret Guard A told him that someone had come from the capital, and they were the King of Chu's men.

When Zhao Yao heard that the person coming was the King of Chu's man, his heart skipped a beat, and then an ominous premonition came over him. He hurried back to the Han Palace and met the King of Chu's man, who was an inconspicuous man.

As soon as the man saw Zhao Yao, he immediately saluted him and then took out a white Tai Chi fish jade pendant from his arms.

When Zhao Yao saw the jade pendant, his pupils shrank suddenly, his heart tightened suddenly, and his face changed drastically as he asked, "What happened to Fourth Brother?" He had once told Fourth Brother that if he got into trouble, he would continue to ask him to help him and have this white Tai Chi fish jade pendant sent to Swamp House. Now that this jade pendant was sent to him, it meant that Fourth Brother had gotten into trouble.

The man's eyes were red, and his voice was choked with sobs as he said, "His Highness... was imprisoned in death row."

Death row?!
Zhao Yao frowned and continued to ask, "Is Fourth Brother okay? How are Fourth Sister-in-law and the others?" In the past year or two, he never asked about things in the capital, so he didn't know what happened between Fourth Brother and Eighth Brother.

“Your Highness is not in danger of death for the time being, but…Your Highness was seriously injured and poisoned before. Although he survived, His Highness…” At this point, the man could no longer hold back his tears.

Zhao Yao staggered slightly, and Tongxi immediately reached out to support him upon seeing this.

"What else?" Zhao Yao asked in a deep voice.

The man clenched his hands into fists, his expression turning angry and hateful: "Princess, they are all dead."

"What?" Zhao Yao screamed in disbelief, then he reached out and grabbed the man's collar, "Tell me again, what happened to Fourth Sister-in-law and the others?"

The man's eyes were bloodshot and filled with resentment. He said in a hateful tone, "The King of Wei sent people to kill the princess and the prince. They are all dead."

The fellow fans standing nearby widened their eyes in horror.

Zhao Yao couldn't accept it, "Impossible, Big Brother won't kill Fourth Sister-in-law and the others."

“Your Highness the King of Han, everything I said is true. The princess and the others were all killed by the King of Wei, and the Li family was also…” Having said this, the man could no longer continue.

Even Zhao Yao, who was always calm, could no longer remain calm after hearing these things. His body actually shook, and then he fell onto the chair.

Tongxi saw that Zhao Yao looked pale and gloomy, so he hurried over and shouted nervously, "Your Highness... Your Highness... Your Highness..."

The man continued crying, "Li Pushe and his men have all been arrested. In a few days, the Li family will be executed."

Tongxi looked horrified.

Zhao Yao forced himself to calm down. He continued to ask: "What is the current situation?"

"Your Highness the King of Han, the entire capital is now under the control of the King of Wei." Zhao Yao suddenly thought of the emperor and asked anxiously, "Where is my father?"

"The Emperor suffered a stroke and collapsed on the bed."

"What did you say?" Zhao Yao stood up and looked at the man sharply.

"Your Highness, the Emperor suffered a stroke and is paralyzed in bed. The Prince of Wei took advantage of the opportunity to control the court and act as regent." The man's expression became distorted. "The Prince of Wei used his regent status to frame Your Highness and caused Your Highness to..." The man could not continue as he was already sobbing.

Zhao Yao took a deep breath and calmed himself, but his face was still pale.

"Is your father's life in danger?"

"The emperor is not in danger of death, but he can no longer speak."

Zhao Yao breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that the emperor was not in danger of death.

"anything else."

"After Prince Wei became regent, he used all means to deal with Your Highness..." the man said intermittently.

After the King of Wei took control of the court and became the regent, he started to punish the King of Chu and his people. During this period, the ministers who supported the King of Chu were beheaded, exiled, and the rest were imprisoned, banished from the capital, or simply dismissed from office.

The Li family, the maternal family of the King of Chu, was also accused by the King of Wei of a crime that was not necessary, and now all the Li family members are in prison. In addition, the students of the Imperial College, who were angry about the King of Chu and the Li family, were arrested and beaten, but fortunately the King of Wei did not order them to be killed.

The Princess of Chu and her children were killed by bandits on their way to Liangzhou. It was obvious who the bandits were, or who arranged them.

The King of Chu's fiefdom, Liangzhou, was also seized by the King of Wei's men. Most of the King of Chu's ministers in Liangzhou surrendered to the King of Wei and stayed in Liangzhou to continue their duties. The few officials who did not surrender were taken back to the capital and are now imprisoned in death row, waiting to be executed in the autumn.

The King of Wei only targeted the King of Chu and his people, and the neutral officials in the court had nothing to do with it. The King of Wei needed the support of these neutral ministers to manage the government.

Apart from using all means to deal with the King of Chu and his people, the King of Wei did not do anything else extreme, so the court in the capital was not in chaos, and the capital was not in chaos.

After the man finished speaking, Zhao Yao asked Tongxi to take him downstairs to rest.

After a while, Princess Han came in. Seeing Zhao Yao's face was very ugly, she asked with concern, "Your Highness, what happened?"

"I have to go to the capital." He had to save his fourth brother and the Li family. He couldn't let the Li family be wiped out. Also, he had to see his father with his own eyes.

Princess Han guessed that something must have happened in the capital, but she did not ask any further questions.

"Then I'll go prepare it for you."

As he was speaking, the butler hurried in and reported to Zhao Yao, "Your Highness, His Highness the King of Wei has sent someone."

Zhao Yao was surprised when he heard this. "Why would Bage send someone here?"

"Your Highness, please talk about the business first. I will go and help you prepare things." The Princess of Han stepped back.

Zhao Yao asked the butler to bring in the person sent by the King of Wei.

Zhao Yao knew the person sent by the King of Wei. He was Yu Hai's apprentice, Yu Jiang.

Yu Jiang first bowed respectfully to Zhao Yao, and then told him the purpose of his visit to Swamp Mansion.

"Your Highness the Prince of Han, Your Highness the Prince of Wei asked you not to return to the capital."

Zhao Yao heard this and widened his eyes in astonishment. "What did you say?"

"Your Highness the Prince of Han, His Highness the Prince of Wei asked you not to return to the capital." Yu Jiang continued, "His Highness the Prince of Wei said that he would do what he promised you."

After hearing this, Zhao Yao was filled with anger and said, "He promised me not to kill my fourth brother, but he killed my fourth sister-in-law and the others."

"Your Highness the King of Han, the Princess of Chu and the others were killed by bandits."

"Do you think this king is a fool?"

Yu Jiang remained unmoved by Zhao Yao's anger, and said calmly, "Your Highness the King of Han, if you insist on returning to the capital, then the King of Chu will have no choice but to die."

Zhao Yao narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes were cold, and his tone was chilling: "Are you threatening me, myna?"

"Your Highness the King of Han, don't forget that you can't interfere in the affairs between Your Highness the King of Wei and the King of Chu. Now that the matter has not been settled, you can't return to the capital to interfere."

"If I insist on returning to Beijing, will Myna kill me too?"

I haven't updated for the past two days because I had a tooth pulled and it hurt so much.

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