After watching the excitement, Zhao Yao returned to the fourth prince and told him about the competition between the king and the prince.
After hearing this, the fourth prince said displeasedly: "Does he regard planting rice as a child's play?" Of course he was referring to the king. "Father actually allowed him to do whatever he wanted."
"The prince brother won, and the old man said that the prince brother was very good at interfering." He guessed that the reason why the stinky father agreed to the second brother's request for a competition was to teach the second brother a lesson. "He said that the rice seedlings planted by the second brother will not survive. Now my father asks the second brother to plant the rice well. If he cannot plant the rice seedlings well, he will not be allowed to eat."
After hearing this, the fourth prince also understood Emperor Zhou Wu's intention. However, he still didn't like to compete with the prince on the matter of rice transplanting on behalf of the king.
The king is really too arrogant!
The ministers did not take this rice-planting competition seriously and thought it was a trivial matter. Even Dai Wang himself thought so. His original intention was to win and embarrass the prince, but he did not want to lose to the prince. Fortunately, my father didn't take it to heart.
At the beginning of the Shen Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Zhou returned to the capital with his ministers and sons.
On the way back, He Xiang and Emperor Wu of Zhou rode in the same carriage.
When He Xiang saw Emperor Zhou Wu's expressionless face, he knew that he was in a bad mood.
"Since the Emperor is dissatisfied, why did he agree to the competition proposed by His Highness?" He Xiang could see why Emperor Wu of Zhou was dissatisfied.
Emperor Zhou Wu's thoughts were seen through by He Xiang, and he was not angry.
He sighed and said: "There is really no progress at all." He tried transplanting rice seedlings and lost. Emperor Wu of Zhou was very disappointed with King Dai's behavior.
"Your Majesty, what progress do you hope His Highness, King Dai, will make?" He Xiang said meaningfully, "If His Highness, King Dai, makes great progress, what should you do, Your Majesty?"
"If the second child makes great progress, I, as a father, will naturally be happy."
Naturally, He Xiang did not believe what Emperor Zhou Wu said, "Your Majesty, I and Lao Liu have been worried that you have lost your temper."
Emperor Wu of Zhou was a little surprised when he heard Xiang He's straightforward words. He looked at He Xiang with interest: "You and Lao Liu know what I am playing?"
Prime Minister He did not directly answer Emperor Zhou Wu's question, "Your Majesty, I and Lao Liu are not fools."
"If you are fools, there will be no fools in the world." Emperor Wu of Zhou said jokingly, "You two have eight hundred minds combined."
"I and Lao Liu combined are not as smart as you." There is no one in this world who knows how to be smart as the emperor. "Your Majesty, I and Lao Liu don't want to clean up the mess for you."
Hearing He Xiang's meaningful words, Emperor Wu of Zhou said angrily: "When will I let you clean up the mess?"
"Your Majesty, the messes you make in your daily life are harmless, but if this matter goes wrong, the mess left behind will shake the court. I and Old Liu may not be able to clean up well." What happened during this time. There were too many. He Xiang was really worried that Emperor Wu of Zhou had lost his temper, so he reminded Emperor Wu of Zhou again, "Your Majesty, I and Lao Liu are old and cannot stand your troubles."
"You are about the same age as me, how are you older?" Emperor Zhou Wu glared at He Xiang, "Are you talking about me being old?"
"Your Majesty, all my ministers have gray hair." He Xiang and Taishi Liu were tired of seeing such a tormenting emperor as Emperor Wu of Zhou.
"Lao He, which of my sons do you think is better?"
Emperor Zhou Wu's words sounded very careless, but they made He Xiang feel nervous. However, nothing showed on his face.
He Xiang put down the tea cup in his hand and asked calmly: "What is the emperor asking about?"
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"Of course all the princes are very good." What Xiang He said was accurate. "In my eyes, the princes are all very good. They are worthy of being the emperor's sons."
Emperor Wu of Zhou pointed at He Xiang and cursed with a smile: "Old fox."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."
"Hahahaha..." Emperor Zhou Wu laughed.
Sun Kui, who was sitting outside the carriage, heard Emperor Zhou Wu's laughter and couldn't help but wonder what Xiang He said to the emperor to make the emperor laugh so heartily.
Emperor Wu of Zhou lay faceless on the carriage and said with a sad face: "My two sons make me worry."
"That's because Your Majesty has high demands on the two His Highnesses." He Xiang said, "Of course, the two His Highnesses hold important positions, so Your Majesty should be strict with them."
"Alas...the two of them have not improved more than the other, which really worries me..." Emperor Wu of Zhou lay on the carriage, his head resting on his crossed hands. He said he was worried, but his face looked carefree.
"Your Majesty, you have canceled the marriage between King Dai and Kong Taichang's youngest daughter. What are you going to do next?"
"Lao He, you must have a daughter."
Although he knew that Emperor Zhou Wu was teasing him on purpose, He Xiang couldn't help but become nervous.
"Your Majesty, I advise you not to make any plans for me, otherwise I will follow the example of Lao Zheng and return to the mountains and forests."
Emperor Wu of Zhou showed a scared expression when he heard this. He deliberately begged for mercy: "No, I was just joking with you, don't leave me. If you leave, I will be finished."
He Xiang said with a cold face: "Your Majesty, some jokes cannot be made."
"Yes, yes, I will never make such jokes with you again." Emperor Wu of Zhou put away the inappropriate smile on his face, and his expression became serious, "I didn't expect that Kong Taichang's little daughter would become a monk. I was underestimating it. It shows the integrity of Kong Taichang’s family.”
It was rare to see Emperor Zhou Wu being defeated, so He Xiang would not miss this good opportunity to laugh at him.
"Your Majesty, you have lost your temper. In the previous dynasty, the Kong family was ridiculed by the world for supporting King Yun, and their reputation plummeted. Now, the Kong family has finally recovered some reputation. How dare Kong Taichang let the Kong family Get involved in the affairs of the princes."
"I made a wrong move in this move. What do you think I should do next?" Emperor Wu of Zhou lay on the carriage, crossed his legs, and shook his right foot happily. "Whose daughter do you think I will give to my second son as a concubine?"
He Xiang said: "As long as she is not the minister's daughter, it will be fine."
"Lao He, I really like your daughter."
He Xiang's expression changed drastically: "Your Majesty..."
"It's not for the second child." Emperor Zhou Wu gave He Xiang a comforting look, "Your daughter is about the same age as the fourth child. I want your daughter to be the fourth child's princess. What do you think?"
He Xiang's heart dropped to his stomach. He said angrily: "Not very good."
"You old fox, haven't you always praised the fourth child for being good? Why do you look down on my fourth child now?"
He Xiang said very boldly and straightforwardly: "I don't want to be your in-laws, nor do I want to get involved in your family's affairs." He quickly added, "If you make any mistakes, I will resign immediately."
"Old He, can you stop threatening me with resignation?"
"I miss Lao Zheng very much."
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything anymore, I won't say anything anymore." Emperor Wu of Zhou was really afraid that He Xiang would abandon him, so he ran to hide in the mountains and forests with Lao Zheng. "Old Zheng, that thousand-year-old fox..." When he mentioned Old Zheng, Emperor Wu of Zhou became so angry that his teeth itched.
"I think Lao Zheng is smart. He knows your temper very well and knows that you will definitely torment him in the future, so he resigned early and went into seclusion." He Xiang said with a look of "regret" on his face, "He is still cunning."
"He is not loyal enough." Emperor Wu of Zhou sat up and said, "He left us and ran away to live in seclusion. Don't you think it's too much?"
"I'm not afraid of being tormented by you."
"When will I torture him?"
"Aren't you too tormented by him and us?" He Xiang said, suddenly remembering something, "Old Zheng's three sons must be old too. I heard that his three sons are all very smart and outstanding."
When Emperor Wu of Zhou heard this, he immediately understood what Xiang He meant: "Do you want me to call Lao Zheng's son to do something?"
"Old Zheng doesn't want to come back, and we can't force him, but his three sons..." He Xiang smiled slyly, "He doesn't want his three sons to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests like him. As a father, he should I hope his three sons can achieve great results. Furthermore, his three sons are young and vigorous, and they should also imagine that their father will do something great."
"That's a good thing. When I return to the palace, I will immediately write to Lao Zheng and ask him to send his three sons to the capital." Emperor Wu of Zhou smiled and said, "How come I forgot Lao Zheng's three sons."
"I met his three sons a few years ago." He Xiang said slowly, "His eldest son is somewhat of a true descendant of Lao Zheng. The second son is obsessed with the Mo family, and the younger son is not very old, but he is very smart. It’s just that this intelligence is a bit counterintuitive.”
"What does it mean for your younger son to be so clever and rebellious?"
"Do things according to your own preferences, and don't like to be restricted by secular rules." He Xiang said, "Old Zheng once complained to me about this matter and said that he didn't know what to do with his youngest son. He has always been worried that his youngest son will become a People who bring disaster to the country and the people.”
"Harm the country and the people?" Emperor Wu of Zhou asked in surprise, "Is it so serious?"
"Old Zheng said that his youngest son is too rebellious."
Emperor Wu of Zhou smiled with interest: "Then his youngest son is quite interesting."
He Xiang: With such an emperor, he always wants to resign.
Emperor Wu of Zhou: I also resigned from this emperor in a minute.
(End of chapter)
