Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 446: Shock

"My son has met my father."

Emperor Zhaowu waved his hand and said with a smile, "No need to be polite. Come and follow me to the court."

Prince Wenruo obediently followed Emperor Zhaowu towards the Council Hall.

"The Emperor has arrived."

As Gao Fu's loud singing voice rang out, the civil and military officials in the court immediately bowed in unison.

"Meet the Emperor."

"Flat body."

Emperor Zhaowu had already walked to the dragon throne and sat down. At the same time, Prince Wenruo had also walked over and stood at the seat the eunuch had just pointed out.

These were all arranged in advance by Emperor Zhaowu.

When the ministers stood up, the first person they saw was not Emperor Zhaowu, but Prince Wenruo who was standing above them.

Everyone was stunned, and the King of Qi and the King of Chu looked even more surprised.

The reason is simple, because the place where Prince Wenruo stands is very particular.

When the deposed crown prince was still in power, he stood in a different position from the other ministers. Instead, he stood on the steps below the dragon throne.

At this time, Prince Wenruo was also standing on the steps below the dragon throne, but his position was slightly different from that of the deposed crown prince, as it was a little lower.

But even so, the fact that he could stand in this position still made many people feel uneasy, especially the King of Qi and the King of Chu. Both of them stood in front of the queue of civil and military officials and were not qualified to stand on the steps.

Prince Wenruo is just a twelve-year-old boy. How could he stand in that position?

Also, he is only twelve years old, how can he participate in court meetings?
Emperor Zhaowu saw everyone's mixed feelings, but he did not rush to explain anything.

He was waiting to see if anyone would come out and make comments.

Just then, the next moment, someone in the Censorate could no longer sit still, and a middle-aged censor stood out from the queue.

"Your Majesty, Prince Wenruo is still young, and it is inappropriate for him to appear in the court at this time."

The first person stood up, and immediately more people stood up, and without exception, they all said that Prince Wenruo was not in accordance with the rules when attending court.

Emperor Zhaowu sat at the top, looking at the ministers below with a calm expression, while his eyes were also focused on Prince Wenruo.

At this time, Prince Wenruo stood there with no change in expression on his face, but he looked as steady as a rock.

Emperor Zhaowu was quite satisfied with what he saw.

Little did people know that Prince Wenruo was not as steady as he seemed. On the contrary, he was very uneasy at this moment and kept reminding himself not to panic and not lose his prince's composure.

I have been granted special permission by the Emperor to participate in state affairs, so there is nothing to be afraid of. As long as I keep calm, I believe that my father will be able to handle these matters.

Although he kept reminding himself in his heart, he still felt a lot of pressure as it was his first time attending the morning court.

The pressure from the civil and military officials was not small, especially this solemn scene, which made him feel a little overwhelmed from the bottom of his heart.

"quiet!"

Gao Fu looked at the mess below and frowned slightly.

I haven't even finished singing yet, but these guys are already jumping out in a hurry. They don't have any manners at all. I don't know what qualifications they have to say that Prince Wenruo has no manners?

I simply don’t know what to say.

As Gao Fu's voice fell, the ministers immediately quieted down, but did not retreat back to the line. At this time, Emperor Zhaowu spoke up; "Wen Ruo's attendance is my special permission. As a prince, it is not good for him to stay in the harem all day doing nothing. There is nothing wrong with attending the court earlier to learn."

"Moreover, since the establishment of the Yu Dynasty, there has been no stipulation on the age at which the prince can attend court."

As he finished speaking, everyone fell silent. The Yu Dynasty indeed did not have such a rule.

Now the emperor has understood that those people who jumped out first cannot say anything. After all, this is the emperor's special permission, so what can they say?
They could only bow and return to their own queue.

Seeing these people retreat, Prince Wenruo breathed a sigh of relief.

What followed were some routine reports and discussions on state affairs. Prince Wenruo always kept in mind Queen Shen's instructions, listening more, watching more, thinking more, and talking less.

This first court meeting went on like this. After the meeting, Gao Fu found Prince Wenruo and asked him to go to the imperial study.

"My son has met my father."

"No need to be polite. Tell me how it feels to be in court for the first time today."

"nervous."

Prince Wenruo was straightforward and did not hide his feelings.

"Oh? I thought you were quite calm at that time."

Emperor Zhaowu smiled, thinking that this kid was quite good at pretending. It was unexpected that he didn't see any clues at that time. This was quite good.

Prince Wenruo did not hide it. He scratched his head and said, "That was all fake. My heart almost jumped out of my chest at that time."

“Hahaha, this is what happened the first time.”

"Tell me, what do you think of what was discussed in today's court meeting?"

Upon hearing this, Prince Wenruo immediately became serious and began to talk about the issues discussed in the court in detail.

Not only did he recount the issues raised by the ministers at the time, he also talked about the solutions they had given at the time, and of course he did not forget to include some of his own analysis and suggestions.

Emperor Zhaowu listened quietly and nodded from time to time to show his agreement.

"Yes, you did a good job on your first court session. You listened, watched, and thought a lot. That's very good. And the suggestions you gave were also good. But there are also many problems."

"Please enlighten me, Father."

Afterwards, the father and son continued to talk and ask questions in the imperial study, and then analyzed and discussed together.

During this period, Prince Wenruo discovered many problems with himself. For example, he looked at problems in a somewhat one-sided way and was not as good as Emperor Zhaowu in looking at the overall situation. At the same time, he was unable to see some obscure things.

There are still many questions behind the affairs.

"Wen Ruo, don't be discouraged. After all, this is your first time attending court. It's already very good to be able to see these. You just don't know too much about the court and our country. Slowly, when you know more, you will naturally know how to deal with it."

"From now on, you will also follow me to court. Besides that, you will also have to go to the Imperial Academy to study. In addition to studying the Four Books and Five Classics, don't forget to read more local chronicles. This will allow you to better understand the territory of our Yu Dynasty."

Prince Wenruo nodded repeatedly, indicating that he would study hard.

Although it is tiring to learn so many things, he feels that this feeling is actually quite good and fulfilling.

While the father and son were talking, outside the palace, in several places, there was quite a stir because of the sudden appearance of Prince Wenruo at the morning court session.

First of all, there were the two royal palaces of Prince Qi and Prince Chu. The sudden appearance of Prince Wenruo made them both feel the crisis.

They had finally gotten rid of the deposed crown prince, and now another one popped up, which made both of them feel a little resentful.