Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 431: Scolding

After listening to this, Emperor Zhaowu pondered for a long time before nodding and saying, "The Queen is right."

"It is indeed my fault for neglecting it. I have too many things to do recently. The King of Qin has been back for so long but I have not arranged any rewards for him."

"Gao Fu, go and summon the King of Qin to the palace."

After that, he stood up and said to Queen Shen, "Queen, I will go to the imperial study first and come back for dinner later."

Empress Shen quickly stood up and escorted Emperor Zhaowu out of the main hall.

Soon, King Qin followed Gao Fu to the imperial study.

"I have met the emperor."

"Okay, we don't need these empty formalities as a family."

Emperor Zhaowu simply waved his hand to interrupt the King of Qin's salute, then invited him to sit in the rest area nearby, and Gao Fu personally served tea to the two of them.

"I just heard the Queen talking about something in Fengqi Palace."

"I've been too busy lately and haven't been able to take care of you. Are you angry with me?"

Upon hearing this, the King of Qin quickly stood up and saluted, saying, "I dare not."

"Sit down, sit down. How come you are alienated from your uncle now that you have grown up? You used to sit on his neck a lot."

This was when the King of Qin was a child. At that time, their family had not yet started a rebellion, and Emperor Zhaowu also liked this eldest nephew very much.

The King of Qin on the opposite side became even more nervous when he heard what Emperor Zhaowu said. Why did he talk about these things for no reason?
There was no way. Times were different now. If they had not started the rebellion, he would naturally not have been estranged from his second uncle. But the situation was different now, and he really didn't understand the deep meaning of Emperor Zhaowu's words.

Why did we start talking about our childhood over a glass of wine?

"Hey, come to think of it, my uncle has been so sorry to you over the years."

Hearing this, the King of Qin waved his hand again to say that he had lived a good and stable life over the years, and that the other party had done nothing wrong to him.

Seeing him so fearful and terrified, Emperor Zhaowu, to be honest, felt very uncomfortable. He felt as if he were some kind of monster.

Although he did have suspicions at times, he still valued this family relationship most of the time.

But seeing the King of Qin like this, his original intention to recall the past faded.

"The Queen has told me that the two bastards, the Prince of Qi and the Prince of Chu, are really going too far. I will issue an edict to reprimand them later."

"You have been in the capital for a while now. It is not good for you to stay in the palace doing nothing. I plan to let you enter the court. What do you think?"

Hearing this, the King of Qin quickly said, "Your Majesty, I have been idle in Qin for many years. I am not well-educated and have no ambitions. I just want to live a stable life as a rich man. Entering the court is not my wish. I am afraid that I will disappoint Your Majesty."

"As for my two brothers, the King of Qi and the King of Chu, I think there are some misunderstandings. There is no need to reprimand them. However, if Your Majesty has time, you might as well explain to them that I have no interest in government affairs."

Seeing him say this, Emperor Zhaowu pondered for a long time and said, "Are you really not going to enter the court?"

"I am not capable enough to take on this task."

"Besides, I have been lazy for many years. If I really have to get up early in the morning to attend court, I am afraid I will not be used to it and will have to go to the emperor to take back this grace."

Emperor Zhaowu was silent for a while before nodding and saying, "In that case, forget about the matter of entering the court. I will go and have a good talk with the King of Qi and the King of Chu. From now on, you can stay in the capital with peace of mind. If anyone dares to bully you, don't bear it. Just come to your second uncle and he will take care of it for you."

"Thank you, uncle."

The King of Qin did not address him as the Emperor this time, and Emperor Zhaowu was very satisfied with this.

The uncle and nephew then chatted for a while, and then Emperor Zhaowu gave the King of Qin a lot of rewards and let him leave.

After the King of Qin left, Emperor Zhaowu asked Gao Fu to arrange for someone to call the King of Qi and the King of Chu into the palace.

He was indeed a little angry about the actions of his two sons. He knew very well why the King of Qin came to the capital. It was because of the dispute over the crown prince.

These two bastards are making random guesses. It's only because the King of Qin doesn't have the heart to do that. Otherwise, if I were to push them into a corner, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?

This is simply outrageous. For the sake of the position of crown prince, these two people have completely lost their minds and no longer have the right ideas. He has already reprimanded them before, but these two people have not changed at all.

Especially the King of Qi, he is a hopeless case.

Soon the King of Qi and the King of Chu arrived at the imperial study. Before either of them could open their mouths to greet the emperor, Emperor Zhaowu shouted coldly.

"Kneel down."

The two of them didn't dare to say anything and knelt down obediently.

At the same time, he was very frightened and didn't understand what had happened to his father.

I was thinking quickly in my mind that I didn’t seem to have done anything recently, so why was my dad so angry?
"I heard that the two of you have been causing trouble for the Qin Palace in both overt and covert ways recently."

Hearing this, the two of them felt a jolt in their hearts and had forgotten about this matter.

They had indeed made things difficult for the Prince of Qin's Palace. After all, at the Prince of Qin's welcoming banquet, the Prince of Qin had given them no face at all.

"Humph, you guys are really capable, but you've used all of your abilities against your own brothers."

Emperor Zhaowu was very angry. The two brothers in front of him played an indispensable role in the previous prince's becoming like that.

If they hadn't pressed him step by step, the prince wouldn't have made such a mistake because he couldn't bear it.

Although the prince did a lot of wrong things, the two people in front of him made great contributions. It was just that because they did not do anything openly, he could not find any excuse and did not punish them.

I never thought that the two of them still didn't know how to restrain themselves. They had already forced one of them to rebel, and they wanted to do it again.

Do you really think that this person is the same as the deposed crown prince?

"Father, I know my mistake."

The King of Chu was the first to admit his mistake and continued, "I will definitely correct it. I will bring gifts to apologize to my cousin the King of Qin later. Please calm down, father."

King Jian of Qi and King Chu next to him admitted their mistakes, so he had no choice but to remain silent.

However, Emperor Zhaowu did not let it go, and said coldly: "I know very well the little thoughts in your hearts."

"I have no objection to your desire to compete for the position of crown prince. If you can use positive means and abilities, I would also be happy to see it. But think carefully about what you two have done over the years?"

"How much have you done in the court over the years? Especially you, the Prince of Qi, you haven't done anything insignificant, but as soon as you have a little achievement, you want the whole world to know about it. Don't you feel ashamed? I still want this face."

"Don't think I don't know anything about the Crown Prince's affairs. It's just that the Crown Prince himself is not upright and there is nothing I can do. I didn't punish you at that time, but I just wanted to give you a chance."

"You guys, on the other hand, have not learned any lesson and are jumping around even more happily. If you have this energy and thought, why don't you put it on the right path?"

The two men were sweating profusely after hearing what Emperor Zhaowu said. They didn't dare to say a word in rebuttal and just knelt there, almost crawling on the ground.