King Dai sat casually on a chair, drinking tea and chatting with Emperor Wu of Zhou. Among the princes, only King Dai dared to talk to Emperor Zhou Wu so casually. At this moment, he was telling Emperor Wu of Zhou some interesting things about Liangzhou.
"Father, although the rebellion in Liangzhou has been completely suppressed, it does not mean that Liangzhou has become completely peaceful." King Dai sat up straight and his expression became serious, "Father, you still have to send troops to garrison Liangzhou. To prevent another rebellion with evil intentions.”
Emperor Wu of Zhou asked: "Do you have anyone to choose?"
"Father, of course I want to send my people to garrison Liangzhou, but this is against the rules." King Dai said very frankly, "Father, you'd better send someone you trust to garrison Liangzhou."
"You dare to say that."
"Father, you already have a candidate in mind." King Dai asked again, "By the way, who do you plan to send to manage Liangzhou?" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of the third prince who would be crowned king next year, so he said, " Are you planning to let your third brother go to Liangzhou?"
Sun Kui, who was standing aside as quietly as a background board, was very shocked when he heard the words of King Dai. His Highness, King Dai, dared to ask the emperor so directly? !
Emperor Wu of Zhou was not angry, but asked with a smile: "Do you think the third child should be allowed to go to Liangzhou?"
Hearing Emperor Zhou Wu say this, King Dai felt relieved.
"To be honest, I don't want my third brother to go to Liangzhou."
"Why?"
"Liangzhou is not suitable for the pampered third brother." King Dai's words were very sharp. "If the third brother goes to Liangzhou, I am afraid that war will happen again in Liangzhou."
This was said very rudely, but it made perfect sense.
"Then who do you think is suitable to take over Liangzhou?"
"Father, of course, my son is the most suitable. After all, the rebellion in Liangzhou was put down by my son. No one is more suitable than my son." King Dai said this very naturally.
Sun Kui on the side said in his heart: Your Highness, King Dai, really dares to say that!
"Are you asking me for Liangzhou?"
Dai Wang nodded repeatedly: "Father, will you give it?"
When King Dai came of age and was granted the title of king, Emperor Wu of Zhou rewarded him with a fiefdom in Jizhou. Jizhou is right next door to Yongzhou. From this point, we can see Emperor Wu of Zhou's favor for King Dai.
Emperor Zhou Wu chuckled and said, "You brat, you really dare to ask for it."
"Father, will you give it to your son?" Dai Wang's tone was a bit coquettish.
Emperor Wu of Zhou looked at King Dai and said with a smile: "If you want Liangzhou, then I will take back your will to marry Kong Taichang's youngest daughter."
"What?" Dai Wang was shocked.
"Liangzhou and the marriage decree, you can only choose one." Emperor Wu of Zhou said in a gentle tone, "You can choose for yourself."
"Father, son and minister cannot have both."
"You brat, you can't be too greedy." Emperor Wu of Zhou said, his expression suddenly became stern, "You can only choose one."
The king said without any hesitation: "Father, I choose to grant you the marriage decree."
Emperor Wu of Zhou originally thought that King Dai would be entangled for a while, but he didn't expect that King Dai gave up Liangzhou without even thinking about it.
"You don't want Liangzhou anymore?"
"I already have Jizhou, so I don't need to ask for Liangzhou as a fiefdom. Besides, each prince can only have one fiefdom. If I want two fiefdoms, it would be against the rules." Liangzhou is very good, but it doesn't have Kong too often has value. None of the ten Liangzhous could compare to this marriage.
Sun Kui complained in his heart: Your Highness, King Dai, just now you personally asked the emperor for Liangzhou.
"Father, my son hasn't thanked you for the marriage yet." King Dai stood up and saluted Emperor Wu of Zhou, "Thank you, my father, for arranging such a good marriage for me." Adding beads to him is not as good as marrying him. Kong Taichang’s youngest daughter’s marriage. His father asked him to marry Kong Taichang's youngest daughter as his concubine, paving the way for him to replace the crown prince in the future. Sure enough, in his father's mind, he was the most suitable prince.
"Do you know why I asked you to marry Kong Taichang's youngest daughter as your concubine?"
"My father is thinking about his children." His father sent him to Liangzhou to quell the chaos, just to make him make great contributions, and then naturally marry Kong Taichang's youngest daughter to him as his concubine. My father really worked hard for him.
"It's good that you know." Emperor Wu of Zhou added, "Kong Taichang's little daughter is very talented and famous. After you marry her, study hard with her and read more books with her."
Dai Wang: "..."
"You only know how to fight every day and don't know how to study. If you continue like this, you will become a idiot who only knows how to fight." Emperor Wu of Zhou was not joking, but he was serious. One of the most direct reasons why he gave Kong Taichang's youngest daughter in marriage to King Dai was that he wanted King Dai to study more.
In fact, Daiwang is not an ignorant person. Before he became an adult, when he was studying at Wende Hall, he was quite good at reading. But after he entered the military camp, he rarely read. In the military camp, he lived day and night with rude soldiers and picked up many bad habits. The most serious thing is that he does things like those soldiers, not thinking carefully first, but relying on fighting to solve the problem. Also, the rules and etiquette he had learned in the palace had become slack. In the past few years, the censor often participated in the performance of the king, without any rules and disrespect.
Emperor Wu of Zhou asked King Dai to study more in the hope that he would use his brain to do things in the future. Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is to let Dai Wang understand something.
King Dai scratched his face and defended himself in a low voice: "Father, I am not a fool. Besides, I often read military books."
"I want you to read more. I don't just want you to read military books, but I want you to read more other books."
"Other books?" Dai Wang said, "I read them when I was a child."
"You read it when you were a child, but you don't need to read it when you grow up?" Emperor Wu of Zhou picked up a copy of "The Analects of Confucius" on the imperial table and threw it to the king. "You should read more books."
King Dai picked up the Analects of Confucius thrown by Emperor Wu of Zhou and said obediently: "My son understands."
"get out."
"My dear, please retire." King Dai originally planned to see Concubine Rong, but the key to the palace was about to be released, so he could only go back to the palace first, and then go see Concubine Rong after the morning court tomorrow.
"This brat still hasn't made any progress." Emperor Zhou Wu said while shaking his head.
"Your Majesty, didn't you just say that His Highness Dai Wang did not disappoint you? Why are you now saying that His Highness Dai Wang has not made progress?"
"Lao Er did not disappoint me when it came to quelling the war in Liangzhou. However," Emperor Wu of Zhou said with a profound expression, "he has not made any progress in other aspects."
"Is that why you asked His Highness Dai Wang to study more?" The emperor gave Kong Taichang's youngest daughter in marriage to His Highness Dai Wang. It was definitely not as simple as asking His Highness Dai Wang to study more.
Emperor Wu of Zhou did not answer Sun Kui's question, but said something intriguing.
"It depends on whether he understands my painstaking efforts."
Sun Kui: Hard work?
The emperor gave Kong Taichang's youngest daughter in marriage to His Highness Dai Wang as his concubine, didn't he just want His Highness Dai Wang to gain the support of scholars all over the world? Is not it?
Forget it, this is not what a slave like him should think about.
As soon as King Dai came out of the palace, he saw Xuanpinghou and the prince of Xuanpinghou Mansion waiting for him at the gate of the palace.
Marquis Xuanping and his son first saluted the king: "Your Highness."
King Dai helped Marquis Xuanping up and called out affectionately: "Uncle."
Marquis Xuanping looked at Dai Wang carefully from top to bottom, and then said: "I have lost a lot of weight. I must have suffered a lot in this battle."
"This little pain is nothing."
"Dad, if you have anything to say, we can wait until we get home. Let His Highness get in the car first."
"Your Highness, go to my mansion first. I have prepared a feast for you."
"good."
After getting on the carriage, Marquis Xuanping did not rush to ask King Dai what Emperor Wu of Zhou had said to him. Instead, he first asked him if he was injured in Liangzhou and if he had any sequelae.
"I was injured a little, but I'm fine now." He gets hurt every time he fights, and he's used to it. To him, as long as he doesn't die, no matter how serious the injury is, it doesn't count as an injury. "My father said that he asked me to marry Kong Taichang's youngest daughter as his concubine so that I could learn more from Kong Taichang's youngest daughter and also let me study more..."
King Dai told Marquis Xuanping what Emperor Wu of Zhou had just said to him.
"Uncle, what do you mean by father? Is father serious?"
Marquis Xuanping thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, don't think too much. What the emperor said is just an excuse, an excuse for you to marry Kong Taichang's youngest daughter as your concubine."
Marquis Xuanping said with a smile: "Your Highness, the emperor has really taken great pains for your future."
The eldest son of Marquis Xuanping said: "The emperor thinks highly of His Highness, that's why he made such a comprehensive plan for His Highness."
King Dai said with a smile on his face: "Father has always loved me."
Marquis Xuanping suddenly remembered what happened back then, and sighed slightly: "If the late emperor had not cooperated with the Xie family back then, Your Highness, you would have been the prince long ago."
"Don't worry about the past. Now my father wants to return the position of prince that originally belonged to me." King Dai said, raising the corner of his mouth and sneering, "I have already guessed that my father is dissatisfied with the Xie family. No. Zhao Xuan, who is half of the Xie family, will be allowed to take that position."
