Princess of the auxiliary country

"It's all over. You will have less contact with her in the future. Your situation is not good now. You have to be more cautious in the future."

"Whenever you encounter something like this in the future, think more about King Qi and King Chu. If you fall, what will happen to you if they take over."

He had said the good words a thousand times, and he was tired of saying them and didn't bother to say them again.

If it weren't for the orders of his queen sister and the emperor, Shen Huan would not want to come to the East Palace now, nor would he want to interfere with the prince's affairs.

The possibility of such a person rising to the top is really slim.

Although the crown prince position is still there, his stupid character will sooner or later be betrayed by the King of Qi and the King of Chu. By then, he may not be able to keep the crown prince position again.

After all, Emperor Zhaowu's patience had its limits, and the relationship between the emperor and the empress would eventually be exhausted.

Of course, what is more important is the future of the Yu Dynasty. With such an incompetent prince, why should Emperor Zhaowu not think carefully about passing on the throne?

"Uncle is right. This time I was impulsive. I won't do it again in the future."

Shen Huan nodded without blaming him too much.

"By the way, before I came to the East Palace today, the emperor summoned me to the imperial study. I have something to tell you."

"As for your wedding, it has been publicized before and many things have been arranged. If it is cancelled, it will damage the reputation of the royal family and cause a lot of waste."

Yu Chao was poor, very poor.

There was basically no money in the treasury. As mentioned before, the treasury had less than 5,000 guan at that time.

In such a big country, the treasury only has so little money. Is this enough to show how poor the Yu Dynasty was?

Although taxes from various places have subsequently increased a lot, which has created a considerable buffer, the current amount in the national treasury is only 200,000 to 300,000 yuan.

This was all due to Huo Junyao's series of suggestions, so that there were no major problems in the face of the snow disaster.

From this we can also see why Emperor Zhaowu valued Huo Junyao so much.

This is not only because Huo Junyao has so many good things in his hands, but also because Huo Junyao has made many achievements for the Yu Dynasty, which relieved him a lot of pressure.

Although some rewards were given, Emperor Zhaowu knew very well that the rewards he gave, except for the land, were almost all empty stuff.

It's not enough to show Huo Junyao's contribution, coupled with the guilt Emperor Zhaowu felt about those things in the past.

Putting all these things together, he naturally prefers Huo Junyao.

"What is Father's plan?"

"The emperor and the empress have discussed it. The wedding date remains unchanged, but the partner has to be changed. The emperor and empress have already selected two for you."

After that, he took two portraits from the side and said, "You choose one, and I will report to the emperor later so that he can issue an order."

Hearing this, the prince wanted to say something, but when he thought about the approaching wedding, and the way he was now, if he angered Emperor Zhaowu again, he was afraid of death and suffering.

I could only look at the two portraits in silence.

Of course he didn't know the person, and Shen Huan introduced them to him separately.

"This is Dong Wenjin, the granddaughter of the Imperial Academy Jijiu. She is a very nice girl."

"The other one is Lu Ying, the eldest daughter of the Taichang Temple family. They are both very good girls."

After listening to his introduction, the prince's brows immediately knitted together, feeling quite dissatisfied.

Neither Jijiu nor Taichang Temple is a high-ranking official. The former is relatively better, but in his heart, isn't he just a poor teacher?

Although he has some literary names, in today's era where the gentry monopolizes scholars, his background is really not enough and cannot help him much at all.

As for Taichang Temple, if the sacrificial wine is of some use, this one basically has no use at all. He was also someone who had participated in government affairs, so he naturally knew the background of Lord Lu of Taichang Temple, that is, he was an official from a poor family with basically no background behind him.

In his mind, his choice of crown princess must be someone who has the power behind her to help him get her.

Think about it, why did he leave Huo Junyao alone and take the risk to choose Zhao Yaner?

It's not just because he looked down on Duke Ji. Huo Jingzhi was just the minister of the Ministry of Industry and belonged to the Qingshui Yamen, which was also a poor family.

After all, this is the Crown Princess, and she will need to help him with many things in the future.

What can this Jijiu and Taichang Temple do for him now?

There is basically no help, and there is no comparison at all with the concubines of King Qi and King Chu.

He is already at a disadvantage now. If he does this, what chance does he have?

When he thought that these two people were selected with the help of the emperor and empress, his resentment against Emperor Zhaowu increased a lot, and he was also very dissatisfied with Empress Shen.

He didn't believe that the emperor and the empress didn't know what he was in. Even if the emperor was unwilling to help him, let it go. After all, the emperor was also worried that he would cause trouble after he gained power.

But what about the queen? That was the person he trusted the most, but he didn't even help him. This was something he couldn't accept.

Shen Huan saw what he was thinking at a glance, and shook his head secretly, but still said patiently, "Don't think too much about the current situation, the emperor will not agree."

"If you continue to make trouble, I'm afraid the result will not be good."

"Besides, it's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. You are the prince and you don't have only one woman. There will be opportunities in the future, so why rush?"

After Shen Huan's persuasion and his current situation, the prince remained silent for a long time and finally chose to accept his fate.

"Then let her be."

The one he chose was Dong Wenjin from Jiji Restaurant.

Sure enough, even so, he mostly chose people who were more helpful to him.

In this regard, Shen Huan wanted to say a few words, but when he thought of the prince's virtue, he decided to forget it and save himself the trouble.

In fact, Emperor Zhaowu would choose these two people in this way, but he didn't care about it in his heart.

In his opinion, the correct candidate should be the one from Taichang Temple rather than the one from Jijiu.

This is a matter of attitude. At this point, the prince did not want to admit his mistake, but still wanted to choose someone who was beneficial to him. This approach was really a bit too inferior.

Sure enough, when Shen Huan reported the news to Emperor Zhaowu, Emperor Zhaowu's face turned a little unhappy for a moment.

There was a flash of deep disappointment in his eyes.

As the prince of a country, all he could think about was fighting for power and gain, and his mind was not on the right path at all. How could he not be disappointed?

However, since the prince had already chosen and the wedding was approaching, he didn't bother to say anything more and issued the imperial edict that day.

Jijiu's family, who received the imperial edict, were not as happy as they imagined.

Especially when he was offering sacrifices to wine, his complexion was still a little dark.

He has seen all the things that the prince has done during this period.

"Master, why can't you tell the superiors about this? Wen Jin is not suitable."