The Ninth Prince choked angrily at Zhao Yao, and immediately glared at him fiercely, then turned his head and looked at Emperor Zhou Wu with bright eyes, "Father, I want to go to war like my brother." Although the Ninth Prince He is a little smarter than Zhao Yao in reading, but he doesn't like reading either. "I want to be a big hero like my brother."
When the seventh prince heard what the ninth prince said, he immediately taunted him and said, "Ninth brother, do you think fighting is child's play? If you still want to be a hero, you will definitely turn into a bear when you go to the battlefield."
His words made the third prince, fifth prince, and sixth prince laugh involuntarily.
When the Ninth Prince saw the Seventh Prince insulting him like this, his little face turned red with anger. He glared at the Seventh Prince fiercely: "Zhao Jing, you are a bear, no, you are worse than a bear." As he said that, he raised his chin, showing a proud look, "My brother is good at fighting; I am my brother My brother, I must be good at fighting, unlike you who can’t even hit an arrow. Even that idiot Zhao Yao is better at archery than you, so you don’t feel embarrassed. If I were you, I wouldn’t have the shame to come out to see people.”
On weekdays, in addition to studying in Wende Hall, the princes also go to the martial arts training ground to learn riding and shooting. In terms of reading, the seventh prince is much smarter than the ninth prince, but in terms of riding and shooting, the seventh prince is much worse than the ninth prince.
Every time he practiced archery, the seventh prince rarely hit the target, and sometimes he even missed the mark. The Ninth Prince, like his brother, is very good at riding and shooting, and can hit the target almost every time. The Ninth Prince often teased the Seventh Prince about this matter.
Cavalry and archery is the only shortcoming of the Seventh Prince. Not to mention the Ninth Prince, even Zhao Yao is not as good as him. He is the worst among all the princes in cavalry and archery.
The Seventh Prince turned livid at the Ninth Prince's anger and retorted: "I don't want to go to the battlefield to fight."
"Zhao Jing, how can you have the nerve to say such things?" The ninth prince unabashedly despised the seventh prince, his tone full of sarcasm, "The world is not peaceful now, and there are rebels from the previous dynasty who are harming the people. As father and emperor, we My son should share his father's worries and go to the battlefield to quell the rebels. But you say you won't go to the battlefield to fight. You really don't deserve to be my father's son!"
"you……"
The Seventh Prince was about to retort, but the Ninth Prince didn't give him a chance to speak.
"Father, I also want to quell the rebellion like my brother and share my father's worries."
"Xiao Jiu said it well." Concubine Rong said with a smile on her face, "As the emperor's son, you should share the emperor's worries. This is the emperor's good son. However, it is true that the seventh prince is too timid to go to the battlefield. But, Your Majesty, don’t blame the Seventh Prince.”
Queen Xie frowned and said with a cold expression: "Concubine Rong Gui..."
Concubine Rong interrupted Empress Xie's words, and with a smile, she picked up her wine glass and handed it to Emperor Wu of Zhou's mouth: "Your Majesty, I would like to offer you another glass of wine." She deliberately put the red lip marks left on her glass from just drinking. Orally passed it to Emperor Wu of Zhou's mouth.
Emperor Zhou Wu lowered his head and smiled, opened his mouth to the rim of the cup with the red lip mark left by Concubine Rong, and drank the wine with her hand.
When Queen Xie saw this scene, she couldn't control her expression, and a look of jealousy and anger appeared on her usually dignified and decent face.
Concubine Rong poured another glass of wine and drank it where Emperor Zhou Wu had just drank.
When Concubine De and the others saw this scene, their eyes showed deep jealousy and disdain.
Concubine Rong, this bitch, really seduces the emperor regardless of the occasion.
"Xiao Jiu, it's a good idea for you to go to the battlefield to quell the rebels like your brother. Mother and Concubine support you," before he could finish, he heard the Ninth Prince say excitedly, "Really, Mother and Concubine?"
"You are too young now. When you reach the age of twelve, I will allow you to enter the military camp."
The Ninth Prince was still a few years away from turning twelve, and he wished he could enter the military camp now, follow his brother, and fight with him.
"Okay, then I'll wait a few more years." He asked again, "Father, mother and concubine, when will my brother come back?"
Concubine Rong looked at Emperor Wu of Zhou and asked, "Your Majesty, when will King Dai come back?"
"The second child is already on his way back and will arrive in Beijing in half a month."
"Father, can I go out of the palace to meet my brother then?"
"Can."
"Thank you, father." After the ninth prince said this, he glanced at the seventh prince provocatively.
"Ah, I deserve to die." Concubine Rong looked at Queen Xie apologetically, "Just now, I accidentally interrupted the Queen. What did you want to say just now?" She said damn, but did not get up. It means to apologize.
"you……"
When Empress Xie started to speak, she was interrupted by Concubine Rong again, "Your Majesty, what's going on over there in Yangzhou? I remember that the empress's brother put down the rebels in Yangzhou?" She added, "By the way, Concubine Liang's brother is here. The chaos in Jingzhou must have been quelled, and we must have achieved a great victory."
When mentioning the rebellion in Yangzhou and Jingzhou, Emperor Wu of Zhou's face instantly became a little ugly.
Queen Xie and Concubine Liang naturally noticed Emperor Zhou Wu's expression, and their hearts suddenly sank.
"I remember that Concubine Liang's sister's brother went to Jingzhou earlier than King Dai." Concubine De thought for a while and said, "It has been almost eight months. It seems that I haven't heard any news about the great victory in Jingzhou so far."
"There don't seem to be as many rebels in Jingzhou as there are in Liangzhou, and the war is not as serious as in Liangzhou." Concubine Shu continued what Concubine De said, "Now that Liangzhou has achieved a great victory, there has been no good news in Jingzhou. Could it be that the war in Jingzhou More dangerous than Liangzhou?"
Among the three concubines, only the concubine Liang's natal family came from a family of military commanders and had military power.
Except for Concubine Rong, Concubine De and Concubine Shu always thought that Concubine Liang was their biggest enemy. Once given the opportunity, the two of them would unknowingly join forces to deal with Liang Fei.
"Your Majesty, I remember that the situation in Yangzhou was not very serious at the beginning. Why hasn't the Queen's brother been able to put down the rebels in Yangzhou for more than half a year?" Concubine Rong Gui said with a look of surprise on her face, "Is it possible? The war in Yangzhou is more dangerous than the war in Liangzhou, so the queen’s brother has been unable to put down the rebels.”
Queen Xie scolded her brother in her heart, a waste.
A few months ago, rebellions from the previous dynasty appeared in Yangzhou and Liangzhou at the same time. However, due to the complex and steep terrain, the fighting in Liangzhou was more serious than in Yangzhou. At that time, Queen Xie's brother and King Dai took the initiative to ask Ying to quell the rebellion. Emperor Wu of Zhou sent King Dai to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion, and Queen Xie's brother to Yangzhou to quell the rebellion.
The war in Yangzhou was lighter than that in Liangzhou. It stands to reason that Queen Xie's brother should be the first to quell the rebels before King Dai, but now it is King Dai who has taken the lead in quelling the rebels in Liangzhou, while Queen Xie's brother has been slow to do so. Put down the rebellion in Yangzhou.
Queen Xie's brother is her biological brother from the same mother. This time the chaos in Yangzhou was suppressed, Queen Xie was full of expectations for her brother. As long as her brother succeeds in quelling the rebellion in Yangzhou, then her brother will not only get some military power from the Xie family, but also gain some say in the Xie family.
The Xie family basically supports the prince and does not support the seventh prince, the son of Queen Xie. If Queen Xie and the Seventh Prince want to get that seat, they must get the support of the Xie family.
Queen Xie and her brother have been secretly winning over some family members, but these people do not have a high say in the Xie family. Queen Xie felt that if her brother could have a high say in the Xie family, more people in the Xie family would support the seventh prince.
She planned well, but it was a pity that her brother was not as beautiful as she thought to put down the Yangzhou rebels.
"Your Majesty, please let King Dai return to Beijing later. Let him go to Yangzhou to quell the rebels first." Concubine Rong Gui suggested thoughtfully.
To Queen Xie, these words were tantamount to insult.
"Concubine Rong does not need to worry about the war in Yangzhou. My younger brother will put down the rebels."
"Empress, as your elder sister, you naturally believe that your brother can quell the rebellion in Yangzhou. But judging from the current situation, it seems that your brother cannot quell the rebellion in Yangzhou. It is better to ask Dai Wang to go over and help, so that Yangzhou can be ended as soon as possible. If there is a rebellion, the emperor can feel at ease as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty, my concubine..."
Emperor Wu of Zhou said: "I know it well."
The ambiguity of this sentence gave Queen Xie an ominous premonition. Did the emperor really want the king to go to Yangzhou to help quell the chaos?
If King Dai really goes to Yangzhou to help quell the chaos, it will not only embarrass Queen Xie, but also slap the Xie family hard in the face.
While Zhao Yao was eating silently, he exclaimed in his heart: The scene tonight was really good.
