King Dai, who was missed by the Seventh Prince and the others, was on his way back to the capital, still a hundred miles away from the capital.
At this time, he was leading a large army to garrison in the wild.
"Your Highness, there is a letter from Beijing." Fuzhong took the letter he had just received and walked into the main tent and handed it to the king.
King Dai took the letter, opened it, and then frowned, and his face instantly became very ugly.
Seeing King Dai's face sinking, Fuzhong asked with concern: "Your Highness, has something happened in the capital?"
"Ninth brother's horse was drugged and almost had an accident."
"What, His Highness Ninth Prince's horse was drugged?" Fuzhong asked, "Who drugged it?"
"My mother said that my father had dealt with several of Shang Fanling's eunuchs." King Dai raised his lips and sneered, "How could Shang Fanling's eunuchs have the courage to harm the ninth brother?"
Fuzhong was very smart and immediately thought of who it was: "It's the prince's person."
"If it weren't for the prince, my father wouldn't have stopped." King Dai picked up the letter and burned it on the candle. "In order to protect the prince, my father did not intend to thoroughly investigate this matter."
"What about His Highness Ninth Prince?" Fuzhong felt aggrieved for the Ninth Prince, "His Ninth Highness almost had an accident, but the Emperor didn't care."
"Ninth brother, nothing happened."
"Just because nothing happened to His Highness Ninth Prince, the Emperor did not thoroughly investigate the real culprit?" Fuzhong said unfairly, "His Royal Highness Ninth is the Emperor's biological son. How could the Emperor treat His Highness Ninth like this?"
King Dai frowned and said nothing with a sullen face.
"Your Highness, we must return to the capital as soon as possible, otherwise the imperial concubine and the ninth prince will be bullied." Fuzhong said, "As long as you return to Beijing, no one will dare to bully the imperial concubine and the ninth prince."
"There's something wrong with this matter." Dai Wang looked thoughtful, "There should be another hidden reason for this matter."
"Your Highness, do you mean that the person behind the murder of the Ninth Prince is not the prince?" Fuzhong asked, "If he is not the prince, then whose person is he?"
"This matter is not as simple as it seems." Dai Wang guessed, "Even if the father wants to protect the prince, the father will punish the prince's people. It is impossible to just let it go. There must be something in this that we don't know. of."
"Your Highness, who can make the emperor protect him like this?" Fuzhong said, "Who else can be other than the prince?"
Many people flashed through Dai Wang's mind, but these people were not enough to make his father worry so much.
"The truth of this matter can only be known when I return."
"Your Highness, do you think this matter is directed at you?"
"They should be coming for me and the prince." Dai Wang said, "They want me to fight with the prince."
"You and the prince were fighting, who..." Fuzhong immediately thought of who it was, "Is it the Wang family, the Yuan family, the Xun family?"
"It's not impossible." Dai Wang tapped his fingers on the table and said thoughtfully, "Ninth Brother's matter is not urgent, but my matter of adding beads is more urgent at the moment. In a few days, we will arrive in Beijing. Before we return, Before going to Beijing, I have to confirm the matter of adding pearls."
"Your Highness, you have always been favored by the Emperor. Normally, the Emperor will give you whatever you ask for. But this time, the Emperor has not agreed to add beads. Could the Emperor..." Fu Zhongbu Dare to finish the sentence.
"The Duke of Zhenguo and the Xie family are resistance." Dai Wang thought for a while and said, "I personally wrote a letter to my father to express to him that I have no intention of adding any beads."
"Your Highness, are you planning to retreat in order to advance?"
"That's right." King Dai ordered, "Grind."
"Yes, Your Highness."
King Dai wrote a letter to Emperor Wu of Zhou. The words in the letter were very sincere, saying that he had no intention of adding any beads, and that it was his duty to lead troops to fight, and no special reward was needed.
He wrote another letter to Concubine Rong, asking her to calm down and wait for him to return to Beijing.
Fuzhong went down with two letters written by the king and sent someone back to Beijing immediately.
Father, what exactly do you think?
You have always said that I am most like you, and you obviously want me to inherit your mantle. Why have you not deposed the crown prince for so long?
You clearly know that adding beads to me this time will make me more powerful to compete with the prince. Why don't you agree?
Although Zhen Guogong and the Xie family are resistance, with your methods, there is no need to be afraid of the Xie family. What on earth are you thinking?
The issue of adding beads this time was brought up by King Dai, who asked Xuanpinghou and others to bring it up to Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty.
The king was dissatisfied with being just a prince. He believed that he had made great military exploits for the Zhou Dynasty, and his status as a prince was no longer worthy of him. Only the status of Prince is worthy of him, but currently he cannot be the Prince, so only the status of Prince Jiazhu is barely worthy of him.
He first became the Prince of Jiazhu, and then became the Crown Prince. When he becomes the Prince of Jiazhu, he can naturally become the Crown Prince in the future.
Also, he let the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the people all over the world know the achievements he had made over the years. He also wants the people all over the world to know that the prince has not made any military exploits for the Great Zhou Dynasty. In this way, if he replaces the prince in the future, the people will feel that it is appropriate.
In fact, King Dai had long wanted to be the Prince of Jiazhu, but he could never find the opportunity. This great victory in Liangzhou is the best opportunity.
I missed this rare opportunity. I don’t know when I want to ask for beads next time. Therefore, the bead addition must be successful this time.
If the issue of Jiazhu cannot be settled before returning to Beijing, half of the matter will be failed.
I hope that after reading his letter, my father will agree to his adding beads.
King Dai himself was extremely anxious, but Marquis Xuanping and Concubine Rong were even more anxious than him.
In the past few days, Marquis Xuanping had been asking the ministers who supported King Dai to put pressure on Emperor Wu of Zhou. They also united with the ministers who supported the third prince and others to force Emperor Wu of Zhou to agree to add beads to King Dai.
In Chengguang Hall, in the imperial study, Emperor Zhou Wu was drinking tea with He Xiang, Taishi Liu, and Song Dekang.
"He Xiang, do you think I should add beads to the acting king?"
He Xiang put down the tea cup in his hand, stood up and saluted Emperor Zhou Wu: "Your Majesty, adding beads to the prince is the rule of the previous dynasty, not ours."
Emperor Wu of Zhou looked at Taishi Liu: "Old Liu, what do you think?"
Taishi Liu stood up and said, "The emperor can make the decision."
"Old Song, what about you?"
"Your Majesty, I also feel that adding beads to the prince is a rule of the previous dynasty and has nothing to do with our dynasty. There is no need for our dynasty to learn the rules of the previous dynasty." Song Dekang was much more straightforward than He Xiang and Liu Taishi, "Besides, on behalf of the king, it is There are plenty of rewards, so there’s no need to get any more beads. Also, the things from the previous dynasty were unlucky, so it’s better not to use them in my dynasty.”
"Old Song, it's better for you to be honest." Emperor Wu of Zhou said, looking at He Xiang and Taishi Liu with disgust, "Unlike the two of them who are cunning and cunning."
Song Dekang said: "Your Majesty, I have always been honest and upright."
He Xiang and Taishi Liu glared at Song Dekang, but Song Dekang pretended not to see them.
"He Xiang, Lao Liu, you have become more and more cunning in recent years, and you are all playing tricks on me."
He Xiang said: "Your Majesty, you have already made a decision in your mind as to whether or not to add beads to the acting king, haven't you?"
"When did I make a decision?" Emperor Wu of Zhou looked innocent. "I have no idea, so I'm asking for your opinion. You should give me an accurate answer like Lao Song."
He Xiang has been following Emperor Zhou Wu and has some understanding of Emperor Zhou Wu's thoughts. He knew that Emperor Zhou Wu said these words deliberately.
"Since the emperor has said so, I will speak frankly. I think it is not appropriate to add pearls to the king." If he had not given a correct word today, the emperor would not have let him go back.
When Taishi Liu saw that He Xiang had spoken directly, he could only say bluntly: "Your Majesty, I also think that it is not appropriate to add pearls to the king."
"You two, why don't you just say it just now?" Emperor Zhou Wu said, "You two are really mother-in-law and mother-in-law."
He Xiang and Taishi Liu, who were said to be mother-in-law and mother-in-law, could only plead guilty: "I am guilty, please punish the emperor."
"Don't be such a mother-in-law again."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Since you all feel that you should not give beads to King Dai, how should I reward King Dai after he returns to Beijing? After all, he has made such a great contribution?"
"Your Majesty, just keep the same rewards as before. There is no need to specially reward the king." Song Dekang said, "Also, the king cannot compare with you. You made more contributions than the king. I haven’t seen you asking for credit and adding pearls. Wherever you go on behalf of the king, you have to add pearls."
"Your Majesty, Lao Song is right. There is no need to specially reward the king, just continue as usual." He Xiang said, "It is not allowed to add beads to the prince."
Taishi Liu said sharply: "Your Majesty, if you give King Dai another special reward, it will only make King Dai's ambitions bigger and bigger."
When He Xiang heard what Taishi Liu said so directly, he looked at him in surprise.
