Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 445: Court Meeting

Queen Shen nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

At the same time, he felt more grateful to his niece, Princess Zhaode.

She only has two sons, and the deposed crown prince is completely useless. It is basically impossible for him to rise again.

So she placed almost all her hopes on her youngest son Wen Ruo. As the queen, she naturally hoped that the next king would be her own son.

As for the King of Qi and the King of Chu, to be honest, she now has many dissatisfactions towards them in her heart.

Come to think of it, although the deposed prince was a useless person, the pursuit and pressure from the King of Qi and the King of Chu were also one of the fundamental reasons that led the deposed prince astray.

It can be said that at least half of the reason why the deposed crown prince became what he is now is because of the coercion of the King of Qi and the King of Chu.

If she had some love and care for the King of Qi and the King of Chu before because of her status as their biological mother, then after the incident of deposing the Crown Prince, all that love and care was gone.

It can even be said that she did not target the two because of her magnanimity as a queen. Otherwise, with her power and the Shen family's status in Guanzhong, it would be easy for her to cut off the two's path to becoming the crown prince, and even get them out of the capital.

Why didn't she take action? On the one hand, Empress Shen knew that if she took action, her reputation accumulated over the years would be ruined. On the other hand, Emperor Zhaowu had never concealed his opinions about the King of Qi and the King of Chu from her.

She knew very well that even if she did not take action, the King of Qi and the King of Chu would never be able to become the crown prince. Even if the King of Qi and the King of Chu continued to jump around, it was not certain whether she could continue to be the prince.

As for killing the two men, Empress Shen had never thought about it. As a couple for many years, she knew Emperor Zhaowu's mind best and he attached great importance to family affection. He would never kill his own son unless there was no other way.

Look at what the deposed crown prince did. If it happened to anyone else, not to mention his life, even his entire clan might not be able to be saved. However, Emperor Zhaowu, despite the pressure from court officials and the people, managed to save the deposed crown prince's life.

As for the King of Qi and the King of Chu, even if they were jumping around, in her opinion, it was just some minor fighting. As for rebellion, they didn't dare to do it at all. To put it another way, even if they rebelled, it would be impossible for them to gain any benefits under Emperor Zhaowu.

There would be no major impact, and Emperor Zhaowu would never kill them. At most he would just imprison them.

She felt it was not worth it to risk her reputation accumulated over the years and the future of Prince Wenruo for such an inevitable result.

Prince Wenruo is still young and needs his mother, the queen, to take charge, so that when he stands out in the future, he can shock more people.

"I plan to let Wen Ruo participate in court meetings starting tomorrow. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Empress Shen was delighted at first, but then she asked with some concern: "Wen Ruo is still young, will this be a bad idea?"

The current Prince Wenruo is only twelve years old, and it is indeed a little too early for him to participate in court meetings. The princes of the Yu Dynasty usually participated in court meetings at the age of fifteen, and at the same time, they would be crowned kings and set up their own governments outside the palace.

He was unique in that he attended court meetings at the age of twelve.

In addition to being different from the previous rules, she was also worried that the emperor's actions would make some people realize that something was wrong.

The King of Qi and the King of Chu are not fools, and neither are the court officials.

A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Queen Shen really hopes that her child will become a useful person, but she is also worried that he will be under pressure at such a young age.

"I know what you are worried about. This day will come sooner or later. Instead of waiting, why not let him experience the twists and turns of the court first? Don't worry, I am watching him. I won't let him be bullied by others, right?"

He had learned a lot of lessons from the matter of deposing the crown prince, so he was very optimistic about Wen Ruo this time, so he naturally had to keep a close eye on him.

Moreover, over the past period of time, he has also extracted a lot of useful things from Huo Junyao's teaching, and he feels that he should have understood how to teach children.

Seeing him say this, Empress Shen also knew that it made sense. She had to let him experience it in advance, so as to prevent him from being ignorant of the world and wanting to depose the crown prince. "Since the emperor has already made a plan, I will not say anything. This time, I will also teach Wen Ruo with all my heart."

At this time, the couple also noticed that there were many problems in the education of the deposed prince in the past.

Emperor Zhaowu patted her hand gently, and the couple chatted for a while before going to the bedroom together.

The next day, there was a grand court meeting.

Many civil and military officials gathered outside Chengtian Gate early in the morning.

In Fengqi Palace of the Imperial Palace, Queen Shen held Wen Ruo's hand and reminded him of some things to pay attention to when attending court.

"Today is your first time attending court. All you need to do is listen and watch quietly. Don't speak carelessly. Your father won't ask you questions, so don't speak if you can. Just listen quietly to the officials' discussion."

"Also, write down everything they say and do, then think about it over and over again, and learn as much as possible from it, okay?"

Prince Wenruo was very nervous and excited about his first court session. He nodded repeatedly as he listened to his mother's instructions, remembering them all in his heart.

Listen more, watch more, think more, and don't speak carelessly.

Soon a eunuch came over and told Prince Wenruo to hurry over as the morning court was about to begin.

Empress Shen personally escorted Prince Wenruo out of Fengqi Palace and did not turn back until Wenruo's back was out of sight.

"You don't have to worry too much, Your Majesty. His Royal Highness Prince Wenruo has always been smart and sensible."

Queen Shen nodded.

In front of the Council Hall, all the officials had not come in yet. When Prince Wenruo came over, the young eunuch beside Emperor Zhaowu hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"Your Highness, the Emperor said that this is your first time attending court, so he asked me to take you to the Council Hall and explain some of the rules of attending court."

Prince Wenruo nodded and followed the young eunuch into the council hall.

There are many rules for attending court. Since Prince Wenruo is here for the first time, they naturally need to be explained in detail, such as some issues regarding his standing position at the morning court.

The young eunuch told the story together, and Prince Wenruo nodded frequently, indicating that he had taken note of it all.

Then the two of them left the Council Hall.

"Your Highness, the Emperor asked you to wait here first and then follow the Emperor into the Council Hall."

Prince Wenruo nodded.

Soon, the sound of eunuchs singing about going to court was heard outside, and the Chengtian Gate was opened. Civil and military officials came in in an orderly manner.

Then they entered the Council Hall one after another. Of course, not everyone was qualified to enter the Council Hall.

Many people of low rank could only stand on the steps outside the Council Hall. Although they also participated in the morning court, they were mostly just supporting roles, waiting outside just to make it convenient for the Emperor to summon them when something else was to be discussed.

Prince Wenruo had been waiting for a while when Emperor Zhaowu arrived.