The ministers who supported Dai Wang came out one after another and asked Emperor Wu of Zhou to add beads to Dai Wang.
The ministers who supported the prince naturally came out one after another to oppose the king Jiazhu.
Other ministers who support the third, fifth, and sixth princes certainly hope to add pearls on behalf of the king, so that when the third prince and the others become adults, they will also add pearls. However, today they did not speak out to agree with the people from the King's Party. Instead, they stood aside and calmly watched the dispute between the King's Party and the Prince's Party.
The ministers from the acting king's party and the ministers from the prince's party started arguing again. However, they did not dare to quarrel like before.
Emperor Wu of Zhou sat on the dragon chair, holding his face with his right hand, and looked at the arguing ministers with interest.
The ministers argued in low voices, but their spittle was sprayed in each other's faces. Not only that, they were all arguing with each other until their faces turned red. However, Marquis Xuanping and Duke Zhenguo, as leaders of the acting king's party and the prince's party, stood silently in their seats without saying a word.
Emperor Wu of Zhou looked at Marquis Xuanping and Duke Zhen Guo, who seemed to be staying out of the situation, and raised a smile with unknown meaning at the corner of his mouth.
"Hou Xuanping."
When Marquis Xuanping heard Emperor Wu of Zhou calling him, he immediately bowed and saluted: "I am here."
"Do you think I should add pearls to the king?" Emperor Wu of Zhou had a gentle smile on his face, and his tone was very casual, as if he was chatting after a meal.
Marquis Xuanping's heart trembled, and his expression became serious.
"I dare not speculate on the holy will."
Emperor Wu of Zhou was not surprised at all when he heard the answer from Marquis Xuanping. He changed his posture and leaned on the left armrest of the dragon chair. He crossed his legs and put his right hand on his knees, as if he was not sitting down.
"I'm not asking you to speculate on my thoughts, but I'm asking you, do you think you should add beads to the acting king?"
Marquis Xuanping raised his head and glanced at Emperor Zhou Wu. Seeing Emperor Zhou Wu's careless expression, he couldn't guess what Emperor Zhou Wu meant.
After so many days of quarrel over the issue of King Jiazhu, this was the first time Emperor Wu of Zhou asked Marquis Xuanping this question.
Marquis Xuanping did not answer in a hurry, but thought for a while.
"When I return to the emperor, I think I should add pearls to the king."
Emperor Wu of Zhou was slightly surprised when he heard such a direct answer from Marquis Xuanping. You must know that regarding rewards for the king in ordinary times, Xuanpinghou never asks for rewards for the king.
"What's the reason?"
Marquis Xuanping said in a respectful tone: "Your Majesty, Liangzhou has been in rebellion for a long time and has always been a serious problem for the imperial court. This time, there are hundreds of thousands of rebels in Liangzhou. If the rebels are not put down on behalf of the king, the consequences will be disastrous. "At this point, he didn't say any more.
He did not list the military achievements of the king one by one like other ministers, nor did he explain in detail how dangerous and serious the rebellion in Liangzhou was, nor did he say that if Liangzhou fell, the rebel army would approach Yongzhou. The capital will be in danger.
It's not that Marquis Xuanping didn't want to say more, he didn't dare to say more. It would be bad if he talks too much. Furthermore, these words should not be said by him, after all, he is the uncle of the acting king.
According to the past, Marquis Xuanping would never say these words to Dai Wang Jiazhu. What he said was not good. However, Emperor Wu of Zhou refused to relent and promised to add pearls to King Dai, who was about to arrive in Beijing in the afternoon. Marquis Xuanping was worried that Jiazhu's matter would go unsolved, so he uncharacteristically said what should be said to Jiazhu, the acting king.
Marquis Xuanping was also waiting for Emperor Wu of Zhou to ask him. Emperor Wu of Zhou didn't ask him, so he couldn't just say what he just said. Also, he gave the answer so directly and definitely, which also showed his attitude to Emperor Wu of Zhou.
Emperor Wu of Zhou looked at Duke Zhen Guo, who was standing at the head of the queue on the left, and asked: "Gong Zhen Guo, do you think it's time to add pearls to the king?"
When the Duke of Zhen Guo came out, he first bowed to Emperor Wu of Zhou, and then said respectfully: "When I return to the emperor, I think it is appropriate to add pearls to the king."
As soon as he said these words, all the ministers in the court looked at him with horrified eyes. Even Emperor Wu of Zhou looked surprised.
The ministers thought to themselves, what happened to Zhenguo today? Could it be that he was possessed by evil spirits? Otherwise, how could he agree to add beads to Dai Wang.
Marquis Xuanping was surprised at first, then frowned and looked at Duke Zhen Guo with alert and sharp eyes.
What is the Duke of Zhen Guo planning?
Emperor Wu of Zhou came to his senses, sat up straight and asked, "Why?"
"Your Majesty, Marquis Xuanping just said that if the king hadn't put down the hundreds of thousands of rebels in Liangzhou this time, Liangzhou would have fallen. Once Liangzhou fell, hundreds of thousands of rebels would have attacked Yongzhou, and the capital would have become It is very dangerous." Zhen Guogong continued, "Furthermore, King Dai has put down many rebellions in the past few years and has made great achievements in stabilizing the country of Great Zhou. Without King Dai, there would be no stable Great Zhou. Yu Qingyu Everyone should add pearls to the king. I sincerely ask the emperor to add pearls to the king." After saying this, he knelt down.
The ministers who supported the prince's party looked at Duke Zhen in shock. They couldn't believe that Duke Zhen had "betrayed" them and the prince.
The ministers who supported Dai Wang looked at Lord Zhen Guo in great shock. They could not believe that Duke Zhen Guo supported Dai Wang Jiazhu. Today's Duke Zhenguo is really weird, he must be possessed!
However, Xuanpinghou's expression changed drastically, and he cursed Duke Zhenguo in his heart. He knew that Duke Zhenguo had no good intentions.
What Duke Zhen Guo said just now sounds like he is supporting Dai Wang Jiazhu, but in fact he is praising King Gao Dai.
Just as Marquis Xuanping was preparing to go out, he refuted Duke Zhen Guo's words. At this time, the prince suddenly said: "Father, my son and ministers also feel that it is appropriate to add pearls to the king."
The prince's words set off a storm in the court. Both the ministers of the acting king's party and the ministers supporting the prince were shocked.
What happened today? Both the Duke of Zhen and the Crown Prince were possessed by evil spirits?
Could it be that the acting king cast a witchcraft on the prince and the duke to make them agree to add beads?
Emperor Wu of Zhou was amused by the expressions of the ministers who looked like they had seen ghosts. He asked the prince with great interest: "Prince, do you really think that the king should be given pearls?"
"Father, King Dai deserves to be honored..." The prince also told the story of King Dai's previous military exploits. He said it very sincerely. "Father, King Dai is our God of War in Great Zhou. With him here, Great Zhou's empire will become more and more stable. It would be too unfair for him to just be an ordinary prince."
Emperor Wu of Zhou was not surprised at all when he heard what the prince said. After he heard the words of Duke Zhen, he was not surprised when he heard these words of the prince. If the prince said this before the Duke of Zhen, Emperor Wu of Zhou would still be surprised.
"Then how many beads do you think should be added to the acting king?"
The prince said: "My son, I remember that in the previous dynasty, King Yun was given the Eight Jewels. King Yun did not make great military exploits like King Dai. He could be added with the Pearl, so King Dai should be given the Eight Jewels. "
Add eight beads to the king? !
The ministers all over the court gasped in shock. They couldn't believe their ears. His Royal Highness actually took the initiative to ask for beads for the king, and even eight beads!
Add eight beads, and he's just like a prince! If the King of Dai adds eight beads, he will be on equal footing with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually asked Dai Wang to sit on an equal footing with him. It seemed that the Crown Prince was really possessed by evil spirits, and he was seriously possessed!
The Duke of Zhenguo immediately echoed: "Your Majesty, what His Highness the Crown Prince said is that for the merits he has made on behalf of the King, he should be crowned Prince of Bazhu!"
Marquis Xuanping hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, no!" At this time, Marquis Xuanping fully understood what trick the prince and Duke Zhen were playing.
The Duke of Zhen Guo looked at Marquis Xuanping in confusion: "Marquis Xuanping, didn't you just say that you should add pearls to the acting king? Why did you say not?"
"Marquis Xuanping, on behalf of the king, he has made so many contributions to the great Zhou Dynasty. He should be honored."
Marquis Xuanping had no time to talk to the Duke of Zhen and the prince, and hurriedly said to Emperor Wu of Zhou: "Your Majesty, it is his duty to quell the chaos on behalf of the king. As a prince, he should share the emperor's worries. I was just stupid and said something I shouldn't have said. , one should not add pearls on behalf of the king."
After hearing the words of Marquis Xuanping, some ministers immediately understood the intentions of the prince and Duke Zhen. They were so frightened that they knelt down quickly: "Your Majesty, adding beads is the rule of the previous dynasty, not ours. We cannot use the rules of the previous dynasty to add beads to the king."
The ministers of the prince's party also understood at this time, and they quickly knelt down and begged Emperor Zhou Wu to add beads to the acting king.
Just a moment ago, the ministers from Dai Wang's party supported Dai Wang Jiazhu, and the ministers from the Prince's party strongly opposed Dai Wang Jiazhu. But now, the ministers from the prince's party support the acting king Jiazhu, while the ministers from the acting king's party are desperately opposed. This is really unexpected.
He Xiang, Song Dekang and others did not expect that the incident of Dai Wang Jiazhu would be reversed. This was something they never expected.
Emperor Wu of Zhou seemed not surprised at all by this reversal. However, he was still amused by this reversal.
He deliberately pointed at the ministers who had clamored to add pearls to Dai Wang just a moment ago and said, "Didn't you just support Dai Wang Jiazhu?"
"I'm so stupid, please punish me!"
"It's you who want me to add beads to the king, and it's you who don't let me add beads to the king." Emperor Wu of Zhou said, slowly stood up and walked to the front, looked at the ministers kneeling below, and asked with a smile, "You guys Are you teasing me?"
The ministers were frightened by these words. They hurriedly kowtowed and apologized: "I don't dare!"
