"Don't you dare?" Emperor Wu of Zhou said with a faint smile, "I think you are quite brave."
The ministers said with sincerity and fear: "I deserve death for my sins. I beg the Emperor to forgive me."
"Then do you think I should add pearls to the King of Dai, or should I not add pearls to the King of Dai?" Emperor Wu of Zhou asked the ministers in a pleading tone, "You have to give me an idea."
The minister kneeling below was so frightened that he said, "I don't dare."
"I don't want to hear this." Emperor Wu of Zhou leaned on the railing, folded his arms, and looked at the ministers kneeling below with a smile, "Tell me, should I add beads to the acting king?"
Although Emperor Zhou Wu looked smiling, the ministers were so frightened that their faces changed. They knelt on the ground, not daring to say a word.
"Why aren't you talking?" Emperor Wu of Zhou said with some disgust, "Weren't you very talkative just now?"
The ministers were even more frightened after saying this. Some timid ministers were trembling slightly.
The prince knelt on the ground, straightened up and said: "Father, when it comes to merit, the acting king should add pearls."
As soon as he finished speaking, Duke Zhenguo said, "Your Majesty, what His Highness the Crown Prince said is true."
Marquis Xuanping cursed the prince and Duke Zhen in his heart. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the prince continue: "Father, I want to go outside the capital in person to welcome the king in triumph..."
Before he finished speaking, Marquis Xuanping hurriedly interrupted the Crown Prince: "No. Your Majesty, Your Highness is a minister. How can you allow His Highness the Crown Prince to come out of the city to greet you in person?"
"Xuanping Hou, Dai Wang is Gu's younger brother. He has worked hard to quell the rebellion in Liangzhou this time. For reasons and reasons, Gu's brother should personally go out of the city to welcome him back." The prince said, turning to Zhou again Emperor Wu saluted, "Father, please grant me your permission!"
Marquis Xuanping was anxious, and he hurriedly saluted and said: "Your Majesty, you must not..."
Duke Zhenguo interrupted Marquis Xuanping, "Your Majesty, let the prince take the place of the court and go out of the city to welcome King Dai in triumph. This will make His Highness King Dai feel that the court values him, and also let the people see that the court values King Dai."
"Your Majesty, it is his duty to put down the rebellion in Liangzhou on behalf of His Highness. He..."
Duke Zhenguo interrupted Marquis Xuanping again and said, "Marquis Xuanping, although it is the duty of King Dai as his minister and son to put down the rebellion in Liangzhou, but this time Dai Wang has made such a great contribution and only rewarded him with some gold, silver and jewels." It’s not enough. Besides, didn’t you just say that the acting king should be given a bead?”
With a snap, Marquis Xuanping raised his hand and slapped himself twice, "Your Majesty, I just said the wrong thing and deserve death!" He was careless and fell into Xie Xiuchuan's trap.
Ever since the news of the great victory in Liangzhou came back to Beijing, Marquis Xuanping has been busy with the matter of Jiazhu on behalf of the king. In order to be crowned with pearls before King Dai returned to the capital, Marquis Xuanping not only sent people around the capital to publicize King Dai's illustrious military exploits, but also united with ministers to put pressure on Emperor Wu of Zhou, so that Emperor Zhou Wu would agree to give King Dai a jewel as soon as possible. Not only that, Marquis Xuanping also sent people to slander the prince everywhere, letting the people know that his highness the prince had not made any military exploits for the great Zhou Dynasty.
During this period, when people in the capital mentioned Dai Wang, they would praise and thank him. When it comes to the prince, the people think that the prince is mediocre and not as good as the king. In addition, there are more and more ministers in the court supporting the king, especially military generals.
There were many generals who followed Emperor Wu of Zhou to suppress rebellions. In addition to Song Dekang and Chu Ying, there were other generals. Although they had made many military exploits in the past, they were not as good as Song Dekang and others, so naturally they were not as useful as Chu Ying and others.
They received rewards and their status became much more noble, but they knew in their hearts that this was only temporary. As the saying goes, there is only one emperor and one courtier. When Emperor Wu of Zhou is gone, their status and life as dignitaries may not be preserved.
In order to enjoy a life of glory and wealth for a long time, and for the future future of their children, these generals want to advance their teams. Only by supporting the King in advance with the team and waiting for the King to ascend the throne in the future can the glory of their family continue.
As for why the team should support Dai Wang in advance, the answer is simple. The king of Dai was also a military general, and like them, he worked to quell chaos in the country of Zhou Dynasty. Furthermore, Dai Wang is very similar to the young Emperor Wu of Zhou. The most important thing is that the prince has the support of civil servants, and their generals dislike those civil servants who can only speak big principles.
Not all of these generals supported King Dai. Many of them had a wait-and-see attitude. After all, Emperor Wu of Zhou was in his prime. If they supported Dai Wang in advance, they were worried that they would anger Emperor Wu of Zhou, so they did not express their support for Dai Wang for a long time. But things are different now. King Dai defeated the rebel army in Liangzhou, allowing them to see King Dai's outstanding ability. In addition, Dai Wang's victory this time has become more and more famous in the court and among the people, which made them no longer hesitate and began to clearly express their support for Dai Wang.
In these days, King Dai gained more and more prestige in the court and among the people, and the limelight overwhelmed His Highness the Crown Prince. Whether in the court or among the people, more and more people support Dai Wang becoming the crown prince. The most important thing is that during this period, the Duke of Zhen and the Crown Prince had no power to fight back. Rumors that the king was most suitable to be the crown prince spread more and more. This made people in Xuanpinghou's party even more proud, thinking that Zhen Guo was the most suitable prince. The Duke and the others are helpless.
Marquis Xuanping guessed that Duke Zhen Guo and the Crown Prince would not just watch Dai Wang Jiazhu, and guessed that they would have means to fight back. He had been secretly on guard in his heart, but until the morning of this morning, Duke Zhen Guo and the Crown Prince had done nothing. , which made him relax his vigilance towards them.
Marquis Xuanping cared more about the attitude of Emperor Wu of Zhou than the methods of the Duke of Zhen and the prince. King Dai returned to Beijing this afternoon, but Emperor Wu of Zhou did not agree to add beads to King Dai. This made Marquis Xuanping a little anxious, so he just said that King Dai should add beads.
Marquis Xuanping originally thought that what he said would mean nothing, but he did not expect that the Duke of Zhen and the Crown Prince agreed with his words. He didn't react at first, but when he heard Duke Zhen Guo and the Crown Prince praising that without the acting king, there would be no stable Great Zhou Dynasty, he suddenly understood that this was the conspiracy of Duke Zhen Guo and the Crown Prince.
During this time, the Duke of Zhen and the Crown Prince did nothing. They were just waiting here. This move was too cruel, and it caught everyone in Xuanpinghou's party off guard.
The prince must not be allowed to go out of the city to greet the king in person, otherwise the reputation of the king will be ruined.
He Xiang and Taishi Liu were kneeling on the ground, completely aloof from the incident, as if what happened had nothing to do with them. However, they were still a little surprised.
They had long guessed that Duke Zhen would not sit still and wait for death, and that Duke Zhen would not let Marquis Xuanping and others suppress the prince. However, half an hour ago, Duke Zhen and the prince still did nothing. They were still there. I was wondering what happened to Duke Zhen, but I didn't expect that Duke Zhen would take action not long after.
Duke Zhenguo's move of supporting Jiazhu on behalf of the king immediately frightened the people in Xuanpinghou's party, and they opposed Jiazhu on behalf of the king. This reversal was really powerful. He Xiang and the others did not expect it either. They guessed that the Zhenguo Guild would counterattack, but they didn't expect it to be this one.
He Xiang and Taishi Liu lamented in their hearts that Duke Zhenguo wanted to put the king on the fire.
In the case of Dai Wang Jiazhu, Xuanpinghou's party was completely defeated.
"He Xiang, what do you think?" Emperor Wu of Zhou looked at He Xiang who was watching the show calmly, "Do you think I should add beads to the acting king?"
When He Xiang heard Emperor Zhou Wu calling him, he sighed deeply and helplessly in his heart.
The emperor is asking him to be a bad guy.
