I'm so hard

Chapter 4
"What's the plan?" The three giants of the court asked in unison, full of curiosity.

"Bring over the territory map of Great Zhou!" Zhao Yan said, straightening up.

Kong Moshan, who is as fat as a ball and nearly [-] years old, is like a young man, walking fast, and quickly took the territory map of the Great Zhou.

Yang Xinghuai pointed to the map and said, "This is where the Northern Mongolian Army is stationed."

Looking at the territory map, Zhao Yan pointed towards the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and said, "Shuai Yang, there is a water pool here, do you know?"

The three giants of the court poked their heads out at the same time, frowned, and then shook their heads in confusion.

They didn't even bother to pay attention to such a remote place.

"The water here is called Xingshan Water Park. It was originally a dozen low-lying places, but due to the heavy rain this summer, it has become a huge water pool of about a hundred miles. Today, the water flow in this water park is still sufficient. It is not far from the mouth of the Yellow River, if it is dredged and poured into the Yellow River, the flow of the Yellow River will speed up, and it will naturally be difficult to freeze in the short term."

The three giants of the court were overjoyed immediately, this is indeed a good strategy.

"Your Majesty, how did you know about the water pond here?" Xiao Jingye asked curiously.

"I was drinking tea in a teahouse, and I accidentally heard a few businessmen from other places talk about the Xingshan Water Pond, the water is deep and the waves are high, and there are a lot of fish and shrimps, so I asked a few words, it's a surprise!" Zhao Yan said, his cheeks were a little hot .

What he said was true, but the place where the incident happened was not in a tea house, but in a well-known brothel.

After all, I just traveled here and haven't seen much of the world, so I became more curious, so I went there to have a look.

"Your Majesty, you are really the true dragon emperor sent by heaven to save Da Zhou!"

The three giants in the court suddenly felt that they were extremely intelligent and found a good emperor for Da Zhou.

After a while, Zhao Yan put on his court clothes again and sat on the dragon chair.

Under the organization of the three giants of the court, the enthronement ceremony ended smoothly.

Wu Chong, the imperial historian, stood obediently in the queue and didn't dare to say any more.

If the new emperor is so angry that he doesn't want to do it anymore, his crime will be serious.

After leaving the court, Yang Xinghuai took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Xingshanshuipo to release water.

This is a great credit, and the old man pointed out that this matter has been passed down through the ages.

So, under the eyes and envy of Kong Moshan and Xiao Jingye, Yang Xinghuai set off with five thousand forbidden troops.

……

Two days later, near noon.

Zhao Yan sat in the vertical arch hall and was learning how to review memorials.

On his left stood Pan Wenyue, director of the Great Zhou Zhaowen Museum and History Museum, and on his right stood Liu Chaotong, the dean of Jixian Academy.

Both of them are deputy prime ministers, typical old pedants, with countless theoretical articles on governing the country and the world in their stomachs.

Zhao Yan has already determined to be a good emperor, so naturally he needs to learn more and ask more questions.

Although the two days were a bit boring, overall, the benefits were quite fruitful.

The two mates were quite satisfied with Zhao Yan. Although they sometimes said some unreliable words, they were very capable of thinking and reasoning, and they could always say something that made them all gain a lot.

However, the way Zhao Yan reviewed the memorial made the two deputy prime ministers quite speechless.

The magistrate of Shaozhou handed over a booklet of greetings, and wrote a bunch of flattering words of blessing and greetings. Zhao Yan took the imperial pen and criticized: "If you flatter again, don't do it!"
Duke Anguo of Jiangling handed over a brochure, which listed five kinds of tea, and noted the efficacy in detail, and asked Zhao Yan which one he wanted to drink.Zhao Yan commented: Let's buy ten catties!
A censor from Yushitai handed over a note, wanting to impeach Cao Wendian, the servant of the household department, for exceeding the etiquette and law.The reason is that Cao Wendian married a concubine last month, but he didn't follow Da Zhou's wedding etiquette completely.Zhao Yan approved one word: Get out!

……

After reviewing the memorials, Zhao Yan finally knew why the previous emperors were so tired, because they were dragged down by trivial matters.

It would be much easier if he was as concise as he was.

"Your Majesty, the Royal Criticism of the Memorial must not be so casual. I have the standards for the Royal Criticism here, and I hope Your Majesty will take a look at it!" said Liu Chaotong, the dean of Jixian Academy, very helplessly.

Zhao Yan curled his lips. For some memorials, he did it with the attitude of replying to the circle of friends.
He approved very happily.

People, the most important thing is to live happily!
At this moment, Xiao Jingye came.

In the past few days, through contact with Xiao Jingye, Zhao Yan felt that this literary minister, as his name suggests, is quite dedicated.

"Your Majesty, the Northern Mongolian army has sent Duke Xian and Duke Thailand back, and they are already outside the palace." Xiao Jingye added: "It is the former First Prince Zhao Xian and Second Prince Zhao Tai."

Zhao Yan couldn't help being happy.

The Northern Mongolian army is really shameless. After they heard that they had ascended the throne, they sent the two princes back. It was obvious that they wanted to cause civil turmoil in the Great Zhou Dynasty!

"Xiao Xiang, what do you think should be done?" Zhao Yan asked.

This emperor, since he became the emperor, it is impossible to return it.And there are too many bloody stories in the royal family fighting for the throne.

If Zhao Yan abdicates today, he may die tomorrow.

Xiao Jingye straightened his chest, with a confident smile on his face.

"The two princes have lost my face and are not qualified to see His Majesty again. However, as the sons of the late emperor, they have to worship the late emperor. I think that the two princes can be immediately recruited into the side hall and placed under house arrest first to avoid accidents. One hour will be given in the evening, and they are allowed to pay homage to the late emperor and the Empress Dowager, and then the two must return to their fiefs immediately, and they will not be allowed to enter the imperial city again in this lifetime."

Xiao Jingye's suggestion can be said to be steady and ruthless, and it completely cut off the two princes' desire to compete for the throne.

"I think it's feasible." Zhao Yan nodded slightly, and he didn't want any more complications to happen.

At night, the eldest prince Zhao Xian and the second prince Zhao Tai, who were dressed in filial piety, burst into tears as soon as they came to Zhou Renzong's spiritual throne.

"Father, the child is unfilial, and I didn't get to see you for the last time!"

"Father, you love the child the most, but it is the child's fault that he can't serve you by your side because he is out fighting!"

"Father, you told my son that day that you will pass on the position of crown prince to my son at the end of the year!"

"Father, you said that after I have made military achievements, I can participate in the government as a prince. Why did you abandon my son and minister!"

……

The two princes knelt in front of the spiritual throne, crying for more than half an hour with snot and tears.

Not far away, Xiao Jingye and a dozen civil servants watched expressionlessly from not far away.

No one went to help and comfort.

Slowly, the two of them stopped crying when they got tired of crying.

The second prince, Zhao Tai, walked up to the civil servants, and said coldly: "All ministers, my father wanted to establish a crown prince between me and my eldest brother. What qualifications does Zhao Yan, a county king, have to be on the throne? The two of us suggest that Abolish Zhao Yan, choose a day to choose one of us as emperor."

"Yes, one of us should be chosen as the emperor!" the eldest prince Zhao Xian also said.

Zhao Tai is tall and dignified.The eldest prince, Zhao Xian, is somewhat weak, but he has the advantage of being the eldest son.

The two returned this time to snatch the throne.

Before Xiao Jingye could open his mouth, a middle-aged civil servant with a rather mellow body stood up and said: "You two princes, I have always lived in the kingdom of heaven on the first day of the week. When the prince goes out, it represents the majesty of the emperor, and you actually Kneeling down to the enemy's commander-in-chief is such a disgrace, it not only angered the late emperor to death, but also made me lose face and have the face to ask for the throne, it is really shameless!"

"You...you...we are traveling on behalf of our father, we were accidentally arrested, and we are willing to suffer humiliation for the sake of righteousness. There is no credit but hard work. How dare you commit such crimes!" Zhao Tai said angrily.

"Bah! The front line has reported that in order to seize the opportunity to negotiate, you have privately drafted a humiliating treaty, and you were arrested for disobeying the order of the coach. You are still here to show your merits, it is really shameless!"

"Bamboo wants to be damaged but not to destroy its integrity, jade is rather broken but not to stain its whiteness. If an old official is humiliated by kneeling and worshiping, he should commit suicide to thank the world. How dare he live in the world!"

……

After Xiao Jingye told them about Zhao Yan's strategy to rescue the crisis at the mouth of the Yellow River and his recently revealed talent for governing the country, the group of civil servants in Zhongshu Province all agreed that Zhao Yan is a wise king who has not appeared in a century.

And they, who call themselves loyal and virtuous, naturally like Mingjun.

Especially in comparison with these five princes, Zhao Yan is more suitable to be an emperor in terms of words, thoughts, and image.

Therefore, the civil servants celestial group unanimously scolded the two princes.

In a war of words, the only ones who can compete with this group of civil officials are the group of speech officials at Yushitai.

In the middle of the night, the two princes left Changtan City in despair, without even a single wave breaking up.

(End of this chapter)