Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 112 The consequences of failure (please subscribe)
Since being punished, both Mo Lan and Ru Lan have become honest.

Because of what Mother Kong said that day, Sheng Hong was quite cold towards Lin Xiaoniang, but Mrs. Wang was very happy.

Molan Rulan was also much more honest in class.

As the new year approaches, news about winter hunting is also announced.

The officials did not go to court, but summoned a group of ministers and six ministers, announcing that this year's winter hunting would be held on December [-]th, lasting three days, and would be presided over by King Yong and King Yan.

After the announcement, King Yong and King Yan started preparations intensively.

The day of winter hunting arrived in a blink of an eye. Early in the morning, all civil and military officials gathered at the south gate, waiting for the carriages of the two princes to arrive before heading to the royal hunting ground in the south of the city.

Yuan Wenshao led a group of soldiers, surrounded by counts, and next to him was his father Yuan Weichang.

Arriving at the hunting ground, the Lord's officials set up their respective camps under the command of the guards. After finishing their work, they went to visit the two princes and offer sacrifices with them.

A grand sacrifice needs to be held before the winter hunt, which is why, apart from the emperor, only the prince can preside over it.

Although King Yong and King Yan fought fiercely secretly, they were in harmony on the surface. Under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, they completed the sacrifice without causing any trouble.

After the sacrifice was completed, King Yong and King Yan stood on the high platform, looking at the civil and military officials, each with their own thoughts.

Just like Xiang Yu and Liu Bang saw the ceremonial guard of Qin Shihuang's trip, one thought, 'This can take his place', and the other thought, 'This is what a man should do'.

King Yong and King Yan were doing things that could only be done by emperors and princes, and they had similar thoughts.

However, both of them thought that they still had an opponent, and only the one who won could become the Nine-Five Supreme, the Lord of the World.

And the fate of those who fail can be imagined.

The two of them looked at each other in unison, with smiles on their faces. They both felt that they should be the final winner.

King Yan was the first to speak and said with a chuckle: "King Yong is old, why don't you give me a few words of encouragement first?"

"Haha, then I won't refuse." King Yong smiled, looked at the officials below, and said loudly: "It has been a hundred years since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, but there is a saying in the art of war: if the country is big, it will be destroyed if it is willing to fight, and it will perish if it forgets to fight. It is bound to be dangerous. The purpose of holding the winter hunting is to have fun with all the officials, and secondly, I hope that you will not lose your blood. In this hunting, I hope to see the style of my great Zhou men and hunt the top three with the most prey. Great reward!”

After saying that, he looked at King Yan and said, "I'm done. Please come, King Yan."

King Yan nodded slightly, stepped forward and said something similar to King Yong. After speaking, he looked at the people below and said, "Who is Uncle Zhongyong?"

Yuan Wenshao was startled and went out to salute: "Your Majesty, Yuan Wenshao, pays homage to His Highness King Yan."

King Yan looked at Yuan Wenshao and said with a smile: "I often hear people praise that Uncle Zhongyong is very powerful in martial arts and has few rivals in the world. He is indeed very brave. I wonder how good Uncle Zhongyong's archery is?"

"His Royal Highness, King Yan, is overly praised. My archery skills are acceptable." Yuan Wenshao said respectfully.

He couldn't guess the purpose of King Yan calling him for a while, so he could only respond carefully.

There was a gloomy look in King Yong's eyes, and he thought that King Yan was trying to win over Yuan Wenshao.

But he soon realized that no matter how stupid King Yan was, he would not dare to blatantly win over a general who commanded the army.

Therefore, he watched with cold eyes, wanting to see what King Yan had planned.

"Haha, Uncle Zhongyong is too modest."

King Yan chuckled lightly, looked at King Yong and said, "How about we make a bet, King Yong?"

"How to bet?" King Yong said calmly.

King Yan said with a smile: "Let's bet on Uncle Zhongyong's ranking."

"Where's the bet?" King Yong couldn't figure out King Yan's intentions for a while, but in front of so many people, he couldn't refuse.

"The two of us bet, it will inevitably hurt the harmony. Let's bet on Uncle Zhongyong's ranking. If I lose, I will give Uncle Zhongyong the village with the hot spring that the official rewarded. King Yong took out something similar, The same is true if you lose." King Yan said.

"Haha, it seems that King Yan really values ​​Uncle Zhongyong. We bet back and forth. There is no benefit in winning, but it makes Uncle Zhongyong easier." King Yong said with a gloomy look.

"Uncle Zhongyong is the pillar of the country, just a Zhuangzi. King Yong won't be reluctant to part with him, right?" King Yan looked at King Yong with a half-smile.

King Yong cursed in his heart, King Yan said it lightly, but his Zhuangzi was not an ordinary Zhuangzi at all.

That Zhuangzi not only had thousands of acres of fertile land, but also had hot springs on the mountains and a royal villa built on it. Its value was not comparable to that of ordinary Zhuangzi.

When the two of them were ordered to come to Beijing, one of the officials rewarded them with a house.

Because the house given to King Yong was much larger than that of King Yan, in order not to show favoritism, Zhuangzi was rewarded to King Yan.

King Yong was not as wealthy as King Yan, and this was Bianjing and not in his fiefdom.

After arriving in Bianjing, he has been busy wooing officials and has neither time nor money to buy properties.

For a while, there was really nothing of equal value that I could get my hands on.

You can't just ask for money in front of all the civil and military officials.

King Yong seemed to understand King Yan's plan at this time, which was to embarrass him in front of all the civil and military officials.

King Yan saw King Yong's face getting increasingly ugly and said with a smile, "If King Yong doesn't want to, forget it."

"King Yan is joking, I am just thinking about what to bet on."

King Yong understood that once he refused, he would be at a disadvantage. He gritted his teeth and said, "I heard that Uncle Zhongyong's house is a bit small. If I lose, I will buy the house next door and give it to him."

There is a family on both sides of Yuan Wenshao's mansion. Although he is not a lord and is not as big as his mansion, it is still a three-in-one mansion.

In addition, it is in the inner city. In terms of value alone, it is more expensive than the Zhuangzi that King Yan brought out.

Although there is a royal courtyard on the mountain of King Yan's Zhuangzi, it is not used by the officials, but by the princes and princesses.

Because the official family has no heirs, no rewards have been given out, and it has been neglected for many years.

"Haha, in that case, it's settled." King Yan said with a smile: "I was the one who proposed the bet, so let King Yong guess first."

King Yong thought for a while and asked: "Are you guessing the specific ranking, or roughly?"

"Of course it is specific." King Yan said.

"This variable is too big. If we don't guess correctly, how can we calculate it?" King Yong said.

"Both of them are wrong, it's a tie." After King Yan finished speaking, he looked at Yuan Wenshao and said, "Uncle Zhongyong, the opportunity has been given to you. Whether you can seize it or not depends on you."

"Thank you, Your Highnesses. I will try my best." Yuan Wenshao said solemnly.

He had already scolded the two of them countless times in his heart.

You guys, let me bet, have you asked me?

Yuan Wenshao made up his mind that during the three days of winter hunting, he would go into the mountains every day to show off, and he would not get involved.King Yong thought for a moment and said, "I bet he can win third place."

Although he was forced to gamble, King Yong still wanted to win.

He bet that Yuan Wenshao could finish third, and he considered this carefully.

Yuan Wenshao's martial arts skills were rumored to be amazing, so he thought his archery skills weren't too bad either.

Although there are many people participating in the winter hunting, most of the military commanders are older, and the civilian officials are not as good as the military commanders in hunting. Yuan Wenshao's chance of winning third place is still very high.

"Haha, then I can win the first place over Uncle Zhongyong." King Yan said with a smile.

After the two settled their bets, they sent the civil and military officials back to camp. After lunch, they officially started hunting.

Everyone bowed and went back to their camps. Yuan Weichang did not return to his own camp, but followed Yuan Wenshao into his camp.

As soon as he entered the camp, Yuan Weichang lowered his voice and said: "Erlang, you won't be able to get the first or third place in this hunting."

"Dad, don't worry, I understand. The two princes are fighting, so I won't stupidly get involved," Yuan Wenshao said.

"You are wrong. King Yan seems to be fighting with King Yong, but in fact he is forcing you to take sides." Yuan Weichang said.

"Forcing me to take sides?"

Yuan Wenshao was stunned when he heard this, and thought of King Yan's words: "The opportunity has been given to you. It depends on you whether you can seize it or not."

It does seem to have some meaning.

"Dad, isn't King Yan afraid that I will choose to support King Yong?" Yuan Wenshao asked doubtfully.

"This is what I'm confused about." Yuan Weichang frowned and said: "No one paid attention to the two princes before and didn't know much about them. But judging from the performance of the past two months, King Yan's city is obviously not as good as King Yong's. Young Master, it stands to reason that his mother's family is very powerful in the north, and if he tries to win over military generals, it will inevitably arouse the fear of the officials. It is impossible for King Yan not to notice this. However, he just did this, as if he was not worried at all that you would choose King Yong. .”

Yuan Wenshao couldn't figure out King Yan's purpose for a while. Now Ning Zhiguang is not here, and there is no one to discuss it.

Yuan Weichang said: "No matter what, the official attitude is unclear now. We, the Yuan family, have two nobles, and there is absolutely no need to gain the merit of serving the dragon. The two princes cannot offend, and don't express their stance."

"Don't worry, Dad, I've remembered it," Yuan Wenshao said.

The royal hunting ground occupies a very large area. The camping area is a piece of flat land. In the middle are the tents of the two princes, and around them are the tents of civil and military officials.

Because civil and military officials brought some entourage to protect them, the camps were some distance from the center.

At this time, in the camp on the right side of the center, King Yan and a group of confidants were talking.

"Your Highness, although Uncle Zhongyong is young, he may not be able to refuse such a heavy temptation. But his father, Uncle Zhongqin, is the most cunning and cunning, and he will definitely give him some advice. By then, Uncle Zhongyong may not make a choice."

"Yes, and His Highness should not be in a hurry to win over military generals now. Doing so is likely to arouse suspicion among the officials."

King Yan waved his hand and said: "King Yong wanted to invite Yuan Wenshao to a banquet before. Although Yuan Wenshao refused, no one knows whether he has taken refuge with King Yong. It is better to find out early whether he is a friend or an enemy. This time it is not considered a problem. Winning over is just a test to see how he will choose. You go back and rest, and go hunting with me in the afternoon."

"Yes!"

Several people responded, stood up, saluted, and retreated.

After they left, an old man came out from behind the screen behind King Yan.

The old man was between 60 and [-] years old. He was short and thin. He looked very peaceful, like an ordinary old man.

When King Yan saw the old man coming out, he stood up and said, "Mr. Shen, please sit down quickly."

"Your Highness, there is no need to be polite." The old man bowed slightly and sat down.

"Mr. Shen, you heard what those people said just now. In fact, I don't agree with recruiting generals too early." King Yan said.

What happened today was what Mr. Shen asked him to do. King Yan had also questioned it before, but Mr. Shen did not explain it.

Mr. Shen was sent by his mother's clan to help him. After entering the capital, he was able to surpass King Yong in reputation because of Mr. Shen's secret idea.

Out of trust in Mr. Shen, King Yan didn't ask any more questions, but he was a little shaken when he just heard what his confidant said.

Mr. Shen sighed and said: "I didn't want to say it at first, for fear of disturbing His Highness's heart. But now His Highness's heart is already disturbed, so I can't do it if I don't say it."

"Please teach me, sir." King Yan cupped his hands and said.

Mr. Shen said calmly: "Which one does Your Highness think has a better chance of winning, you or King Yong?"

A trace of disdain flashed in King Yan's eyes and he said: "King Yong is an average person, how can he be my opponent."

Mr. Shen shook his head when he heard this and said, "In terms of talent, he is indeed not as good as His Highness. But I think his chances are much greater than His Highness's."

"What do you mean, Mr. Shen?" King Yan looked a little ugly when he heard this.

Mr. Shen smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't be angry, listen to me first."

King Yan snorted coldly and said, "Then I would like to listen to Mr. Shen's advice."

"Your Highness, who will be the crown prince? In the final analysis, it depends on the wishes of the official family and the support of the princes in the court. Your Highness is very capable, but the mother clan is very powerful in the north. If Your Highness becomes the crown prince, he will definitely promote northern generals to Beijing in the future. Take charge of the military," Mr. Shen said.

King Yan opened his mouth. He wanted to say that he would not do this.

But he knew that it was not a question of whether he could do it, but that the officials thought he would do it.

"Based on this, the official's heart will be biased towards King Yong, because the north has already assembled one-third of the troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If the northern general is in charge of the capital camp, the threat will be too great, and the official does not want this to happen. The situation. For the princes in the court, they naturally do not want a strong man to succeed to the throne. On the contrary, a mediocre person like King Yong is what they want most. Because once King Yong ascends the throne, it will not affect everyone. The rights of the father-in-law and their rights may actually increase," Mr. Shen said.

King Yan's face was gloomy, and he was unable to refute Mr. Shen's words.

After a long silence, King Yan said: "Since Sir, you know that my mother's clan will arouse the fear of the officials, why do you still want me to win over Yuan Wenshao?"

"Haha, there is no need to win over other generals. Even if they are sent to the door, they cannot be taken away. But Yuan Wenshao is different. Although he is only in charge of one battalion of the western suburbs camp, he has not yet had the power to mobilize troops. But the Forbidden Army has all the troops. I was trained by him." Mr. Shen said calmly.

King Yan's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he lowered his voice and said: "Sir, you are saying that you want... want..."

Mr. Shen smiled slightly and nodded.

King Yan whispered: "Sir, you are crazy, this kind of thing can be fatal."

Mr. Shen looked at Prince Yan and said calmly: "Has Your Highness never thought about the consequences of failing to compete for the position of crown prince?"

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