Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 61 Rewards and Limits

Princess Jinyang glanced at King Wei and called him timidly:
"Fourth brother..."

After hearing this, King Wei withdrew his gaze, put on a smile again, and said magnanimously:

"It's okay... Xizi, for the sake of Xiaojiu, think carefully about what the fourth brother just said before I leave."

After saying that, he got up, walked over and got into the sedan chair.The people who were waiting for him trotted over quickly, collected the seats on the floor, and carried him away hummingly.

Princess Jinyang looked at his back and walked away, then turned around and asked:
"Didn't you say you would coax him to talk?"

Wu Cairen was stunned when he heard this, bit his lip and said angrily:

"I really can't bear it anymore, princess. What do you think he meant by what he just said?"

Princess Jinyang thought for a while and said:

"He wants me to persuade my father to make my ninth brother the crown prince."

Wu Rou said:
"No, he wants to use you to sue the prince and ask the emperor to depose the prince. After the prince is deposed, he may not necessarily be the king of Jin.

Think about it, there is only one year difference between him and the Crown Prince, Jin Yang is younger, and compared to him, His Highness King Jin has a reputation of kindness and wholeheartedly supports His Highness the Crown Prince, but he does not have much support.

Unlike him, because he is loved by the emperor, has so many literati under his command, and is quite talented, he feels that if the prince is deposed, he will most likely replace him, so he came to encourage you. "

Princess Jinyang nodded, and after a while asked worriedly:
"Then... what if my ninth brother is really bullied by the prince brother?"

Wu Rou asked her:
"Even if it is true, do you think His Highness Prince Jin would want you to complain to the emperor?"

Princess Jinyang quickly shook her head and said firmly:
"No, Brother Ninth likes Brother Prince very much. He has liked him since he was a child, just like I like him. He will not want Brother Prince to be hurt."

"That's it. Don't fall into King Wei's trap and take the opposite position with His Highness King Jin. He will be sad."

When Princess Jinyang heard this, her heart suddenly felt at ease and she said "Yeah!" heavily.

……

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What kind of book is "Kuo Di Zhi"?

It covers the geography of the ten states of the Tang Dynasty and 350 eight states. It is an atlas and a detailed introduction to the geographical customs, products and people of each state, mountains and rivers, historical sites, and myths and legends. The book has 550 volumes.

What is the concept of 550 volumes? Two carts were pulled by an ox cart.

In the next few days, whenever the emperor had free time, he would read this book, almost to the point of forgetting to sleep and eat.

On this day, it was lunch time, and the waiters and maids of the Shangshi Bureau were busy setting up the table and serving dishes.

Wu Rou, Princess Jinyang, and King Jin were all sitting neatly under the emperor's seat, waiting for the meal.

The emperor holding the book suddenly laughed "Hahahahaha..." and patted his thigh excitedly.

Several people looked at each other and turned to look at the emperor.

The emperor turned sideways, poked at the book and said happily to Prince Jin:
"You see, when I wrote about this hot spring, I also mentioned that I had been there once, hahahahaha...he can find out about this kind of thing. Your fourth brother has really worked hard."

When King Jin heard this, he pursed his lips slightly and smiled, and asked in a gentle voice:

"Where's the hot spring?"

The emperor touched the beard on his chin and explained to him while reading:
"The hot spring in Jingzhou, Shannan Road, is located in a mountain nest called Dou Village. It is small and inconspicuous, shaped like a crescent moon. The painting in this book is quite accurate, and the size is about the same.

At that time, I led a large army to fight nearby. I don’t remember who I fought. I just remember that I was tired for several days and couldn’t stop being anxious.

I chatted with local villagers and heard that there was a hot spring on the front line of the battle between the two armies, but it was on the mountain, so I had to take a dip.

Liu Hongji saw that he could not stop me, so he was forced to follow me.It was a comfortable soak, but when we were going down the mountain, we met an enemy scout.Hey, I just caught my tongue, hahahahaha..."

When the emperor talked about the past, his deep phoenix eyes shone with a dazzling light, and anyone could see his happiness.

Even people who looked at him happy couldn't help but join him in being happy.Many people in the palace smiled, including Wu Rou.

The maids arranged the dishes and left. The emperor put the book aside and said to the chamberlain beside him:

"Go, convey my wishes, and reward the four kings of Wei."

The fourth grade refers to the fourth grade reward. The rewards in the palace are also graded, including two hundred bolts of silk and one piece each of third grade gold, silver and porcelain.

When the emperor ordered a reward, he did not need to specify what he was going to reward. He only had to state the rank, and his servants would pass on the order. The officials guarding the treasury in the Ministry of Household Affairs would select the items from the treasury according to their rank, hand them over to the servants, and register them in the register.

After hearing the decree, the chamberlain on duty went to make arrangements to draft the emperor's oral edict into an imperial edict and implement it.

King Jin turned his head and glanced at the chamberlain. He wanted to say something but remained silent.

Wu Rou was sitting opposite King Jin, and saw him tilting his face slightly, with the hair tie on his head hanging on his shoulders, looking down at the dishes in front of him, but not moving his chopsticks.

Although there was no big change in his expression, Wu Rou could see the confusion in his brows.

So she glanced at the emperor and asked lightly:

"What's wrong with His Highness Prince Jin? You seem to have something on your mind?" As soon as these words came out, the emperor, who was holding a book, was finally attracted to his attention. He removed the book and looked at his youngest son.

King Jin glanced at Wu Rou indifferently, seeming helpless and relieved. He leaned forward slightly behind the case and said respectfully:

"Father...I was thinking, how many times has my father rewarded my fourth brother this month? Although I can't remember clearly, there seems to be seven or eight times where the rewards were of different levels. If added up, I'm afraid it would have exceeded the crown prince's reward. One month’s salary. At this time of year... I don’t know what the courtiers will think.”

When the emperor heard this, he was obviously stunned for a moment. He stroked his beard and thought for a while, and finally said in annoyance:
"I was so happy that I forgot about this joint!"

When Wu Rou looked at King Jin again, she couldn't help but be surprised: she was also there, and she had seen the emperor reward him several times, but she didn't think of this joint.

King Jin is really attentive.

After Jin Wang Li Shan reminded him, the emperor was obviously worried again. He stopped reading and ate with a drooped face without saying a word.

When he was almost done eating, he said:

"Go and pass on the message and ask the prince to come over after his lunch break."

……

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The prince came over after lunch break.

Wurou and Princess Jinyang were very curious about what would happen, so they both hid behind the compartment door and watched.

Anyway, Princess Jinyang has been doing this since she was a child, and there will be no problem if Wu Rou stands there with her.

"Father." The prince stood there and saluted with a respectful expression.

He was much thinner than before, and his already three-dimensional facial features looked more sinister.

Because of his foot ailment, one of his shoulders was slightly tilted, and he could not stand up straight. Although his clothes were still the same as before, they had lost their former vitality, and his whole person looked gloomy.

The emperor couldn't help but feel pain in his eyes when he saw him like this. After being silent for a long time, he smiled and coaxed him and said:

"Cheng Qian, Aye wants to admit your mistake. The "Kuo Di Zhi" compiled by your fourth brother is extremely detailed. I found it interesting, so I rewarded him once when I was happy. Unknowingly, I have over-appreciated it. .

In this way, there is no limit to your expenses in the future, and you can draw from the treasury. How about that? "

In fact, the prince had already known about the constant rewards from the King of Wei. After listening to the emperor's words, he gritted his teeth, his cheeks that were thinner than his jawbones were obviously bulging, and he felt unhappy in his heart.

But he no longer had the confidence he had before, and he could say whatever he thought, so he said humbly:
"Fourth brother has done a good job. My father deserves to reward him. I have no complaints. It is against the rules for the prince to have no upper limit on expenditures. Please take back your order."

The emperor saw all his performances, his heart ached, and his deep phoenix eyes darkened, but he quickly said seriously:
"You are the crown prince, and the world will belong to you from now on, let alone the treasury? Why is it against the rules? There is no need to argue about this matter. I will announce it in the court tomorrow to put an end to some people's assumptions."

Prince Li Chengqian raised his head and glanced at the emperor, his eyes flashing with tears, but soon he lowered his head again and said sincerely and seriously:

"Thank you, Father."

……

The King of Jin sent the prince back. The prince's ceremonial guard was lined up, and the serving maids and guards were all lined up in two rows, guarding the prince's sedan chair. They were very impressive.

The King of Jin was walking next to the prince in the sedan chair, and the two of them were talking as they walked.

"Xiaojiu, do you think Li Tai is better than me now in my father's heart?" The prince had a sullen face and a cold voice.

"How is this possible? Don't you know the temper of your father? How could he think so much and do as he pleases? Otherwise, he wouldn't let Wei Zheng remind him all the time.

The "Kuo Di Zhi" is indeed well compiled, and it can always bring back memories of what my father experienced when he was young, traveling around and fighting everywhere.

He missed that time, plus the 350 and [-] states in the Ten Paths of the Tang Dynasty, how many of them were conquered by him personally.

Look at the growing population, the number of acres of land, and the irrigation canals, dams, and granaries that were built. None of these are the result of his diligent management for so many years.Naturally, I was happy to see it. "

King Jin paused, then turned to face the prince again, smiled and said seriously:

"Brother, you have contributed to this as well."

The prince's eyes flashed, and his heart was deeply touched. Yes... He became the prince at the age of eight, started hearing cases at the age of 12, and began to supervise the country and receive specific errands at the age of 15.

After so many years, he has not witnessed or participated in any of the irrigation canals, dams, and newly built storage granaries ordered to be built.

"You also have some credit for this."

The prince kept chewing these words in his heart, tears slowly flowing through his heart, hot and comforting.

His eyes flashed, he raised his face to stop the tears that were about to flow out, and waited for a while before saying:

"If you don't tell me, I've forgotten it... How can anyone remember this now? They just stare at my legs and think I'm an eyesore."

King Jin glanced at him and thought anxiously: How long has it been, brother, why can't you let go?

But he couldn't say this, and no one had experienced his pain, so who had the right to accuse him of not being able to get out?
But he is really anxious... If this continues...

(End of this chapter)