As Zhao Yao and He Lianfang expected, King Chu was left in the capital. Of course, the prince and the king also expected it. For them, it was a good thing for King Chu to stay in the capital. If King Chu returns to Liangzhou, it will not be so easy for them to deal with him.
Because the king of Chu had made great contributions in regaining Shu, the emperor rewarded him generously. Not only did he reward him with a lot of gold and silver jewelry, but he also made him serve as You Fufeng.
The appointment of King Chu to You Fufeng caused an uproar in the court. The Duke of Zhenguo, who had always been calm and seemed to have stayed out of the matter, actually opposed the emperor's decree on the spot, and his words were very fierce. This was the first time that he had lost his composure in front of the emperor.
Seeing this, the prince also hurriedly opposed the king of Chu's appointment in You Fufeng.
Marquis Xuanping hesitated and strongly opposed this matter. His Royal Highness, King Dai, was not a fool. He clearly understood the consequences of King Chu's appointment as You Fufeng, and he followed the objection without any hesitation. As for the ministers who support His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King, they are of course opposed to it.
The ministers who supported the King of Chu naturally agreed very much and said that the emperor was wise.
The King of Chu himself did not expect that the emperor would appoint him as You Fufeng. He did not react at first and looked shocked. After a long while, he finally came to his senses and hurriedly said that he was young and had little experience, so he was not qualified to hold the position of You Fufeng.
He really felt that he was not capable of taking on the position of You Fufeng, and he was not being modest or pretentious.
The emperor ignored the objections of the prince and the king and insisted on letting the king of Chu take the position of You Fufeng. He also told the King of Chu encouragingly that he believed that the King of Chu could serve as You Fufeng well and would not let him down.
When the King of Chu saw that the emperor trusted and valued him so much, he couldn't say no more and could only accept the matter. He assured the emperor that he would work hard to do a good job in You Fufeng and would not let the emperor down.
After hearing this, the emperor was very happy and encouraged King Chu very well.
Seeing that the emperor valued the king of Chu so much, the prince and the king were filled with jealousy.
The emperor later issued an order to reward the soldiers who had conquered Shu, and held a celebration banquet in the military camp for three days. As the general who controlled Shu, the King of Chu naturally wanted to enjoy himself with his soldiers. However, he did not drink.
The plot of the prince and the people acting on behalf of the king to take advantage of King Chu's drunkenness to do something would not succeed. The King of Chu never drank at all, even on important festivals and occasions.
He firmly believes that drinking can ruin things. In his eyes, wine is not a good thing. He has always adhered to the principle of staying away from bad things.
Originally, when the King of Chu came back from victory, the prince and the king were very upset. Now, the King of Chu was appointed You Fufeng again, which made the Crown Prince and King Dai very angry.
The prince and the king had never imagined that the king of Chu would be so important. They expected that King Chu would be valued by the emperor when he returned to Beijing this time, but they did not expect that the emperor would use him so much.
In their view, the emperor was clearly paving the way for the king of Chu. The emperor could have just announced the abolition of the crown prince and established the King of Chu as the crown prince.
Sure enough, as soon as King Chu came back, the situation in the court immediately changed. From the conflict between the prince and the king, to the current situation of three pillars.
The ministers originally thought that even if the King of Chu intervened, his power would be inferior to that of the prince and the acting king. It will take some time for the King of Chu to be evenly matched with the Prince and others. However, he did not expect that the emperor would directly favor the King of Chu and let the King of Chu confront the prince and the others as soon as he returned to the capital.
The emperor's importance to the King of Chu was not only beyond the expectations of the prince and others, but also beyond the expectations of many ministers. This was unexpected for them. Did the emperor really want to make King Chu the crown prince?
At present, King Chu has just returned to Beijing, which is the best opportunity to deal with him. The prince and the acting king will naturally not let them go. After the celebration banquet for the recapture of Shu, the prince and the people who represented the king joined in the performance of the King of Chu.
Before, the King of Wei went to Shu to supervise the army and did nothing to the King of Chu, but just as Zhao Yao and the others thought, he had been secretly collecting the "crimes" of the King of Chu. After the King of Chu returned to Beijing, he was accused of his crimes.
In the court, facing the participation of many ministers, the King of Chu was very calm because he had expected this situation.
The emperor watched with interest the ministers' accusations against the King of Chu. After the ministers finished speaking, he gave King Chu a chance to defend himself.
The King of Chu defended himself against the accusations made by his ministers one by one. Every one of his arguments was well-founded, and the ministers who attended him were speechless.
Although the King of Chu usually looks taciturn and thinks that he is not eloquent, on the contrary, his eloquence is very good.
After listening to the King of Chu's defense, the emperor scolded the ministers who attended the King of Chu's meeting and warned the prince and the acting king not to cause trouble.
The prince and the king naturally understood the emperor's warning, which made them feel that the emperor was deliberately protecting the king of Chu. They were even more jealous of King Chu.
Just when they were planning to deal with the King of Chu again, Marquis Anyang revealed in the morning that Marquis Jingyang had colluded with the Huns, which immediately caused a storm in the court.
The emperor Lei Lei was furious and ordered the prince and the king to investigate the matter strictly.
The prince's and Dai Wang's attention instantly shifted to the Marquis of Jingyang's collusion with the Huns, and they temporarily shelved their plans to deal with the King of Chu.
The emperor asked the prince and the king to thoroughly investigate the Marquis of Jingyang's collusion with the Huns. This was not simply to divert their attention so that they would not have the time and energy to deal with the King of Chu, but had a deeper purpose.
Although the Marquis of Jingyang has lost a lot due to the loss of its two legitimate sons, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, so it is still more powerful than a second-rate family. Now, something happened to the Marquis of Jingyang's Mansion, which was a piece of fat for the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and the Marquis of Xuanping's Mansion.
The emperor deliberately asked Zhen Guo Gong and Xuan Pinghou to investigate the affairs of the Jingyang Hou Mansion together, so that they could take the opportunity to bite the fat of the Jingyang Hou Mansion.
Marquis Jingyang's collusion with the Xiongnu was a serious matter, and the prince and the king did not dare to slack off in any way. It took them five days to find all the evidence on this matter, confirming that Marquis Jingyang had indeed colluded with the Huns, and that it was not Marquis Anyang who framed him.
When the prince and the king presented evidence that the Marquis of Jingyang had colluded with the Huns, the court was in an uproar. All the civil and military officials in the dynasty could not believe that Marquis Jingyang had actually colluded with the Huns, and had been in close contact with the Huns since the previous dynasty.
Colluding with foreign tribes is a serious crime, and according to the laws of the Zhou Dynasty, the nine tribes will be exterminated. However, the emperor was merciful and did not decree the annihilation of the nine tribes, but the annihilation of three tribes. As for the exile of all the other six ethnic groups, this time they were not exiled to Lingnan, but to Qiongzhou for hard labor.
Because it is the end of the year and blood is not easy to see, the execution of the three tribes that were killed will be postponed until next year. However, there is no need to wait until next year to confiscate your home.
The Marquis of Jingyang's family wealth accumulated over hundreds of years is very rich, more than the income in the past twenty years since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. A lot of money was copied from the Han family before, and so much money was copied from the Jingyang Marquis Mansion this time. Now the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty will be completely rich.
The emperor guessed that the Marquis of Jingyang's family was quite wealthy, but he did not expect it to be so rich. The Jingyang Marquis Mansion is the worst among the four major families in the capital. If he is so rich, then wouldn't the wealth of the other three families be... The emperor could not wait to seize the other three families immediately.
Not to mention the emperor, even He Xiang wanted to seize the Xie family, Wang family and Xun family immediately. He believes that the wealth of these three families must be very amazing, and they can do a lot of things with their money.
Anyang Hou and his son had meritorious service in exposing Jingyang Hou's collusion with the Huns. The emperor decreed that Anyang Hou be canonized as Anyang Gong and Wang Siqi be promoted to Jianyi Zhonglang General.
Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, there has only been one Duke of Zhen Guo. Now Anyang Hou has been promoted to Duke Anyang. He is the second Duke of Zhou. This is not a good thing for Duke Zhen.
Anyang Gongfu, also known as the Wang family, has always been only slightly worse than the Xie family. Nowadays, the Wang family is also the palace of the Duke, and will soon be able to compete with the Xie family.
The promotion of the Wang family to the title of Duke Zhen was unexpected by Duke Zhen, but he couldn't stop it even if he wanted to. He could only watch as Anyang Duke's Palace was on an equal footing with Duke Zhen's Palace. Fortunately, the emperor did not issue an order to recall King Zheng, which made Duke Zhen feel a little better.
If King Zheng is reused because of this matter and becomes like King Chu, then the prince and Duke Zhen will be angry to death.
After the investigation into the Marquis of Jingyang's collusion with the Huns was clear, the court closed the matter because the Chinese New Year was about to begin.
This year is not a good year for the prince, Duke Zhen, as well as King Dai and Marquis Xuanping.
In He Lianfang's house, Zhao Yao squatted in the yard, basking in the sun and petting the cat.
"When are you going to tell your father about the imperial examination?" He Lianfang said, her expression became a little strange, "You won't forget this matter, right?"
"No, I plan to tell my father tomorrow." Zhao Yao couldn't help but bury his face in the cat's belly and rub it hard, "I haven't said anything in the past two days because my father has been here these two days. Discuss matters with Prime Minister He and the others." Although the imperial court has sealed the deal and the emperor does not need to go to court or review memorials, there are still many things to deal with, such as discussing the development of the Zhou Dynasty this year.
"You told your father about this matter years ago. After the year, your father and the others can start preparations." He Lianfang said in a gentle tone, "If your father and the others are fast, they can implement it in the first half of the year."
"This is a big event. Father and the others have to make good arrangements. No matter how soon it is, it won't be until the second half of the year." Zhao Yao feels that it is unlikely to implement the imperial examination in the first half of next year.
"Don't underestimate your father. Whatever he wants to do, he will do it by any means necessary." He Lianfang sneered, "Your father will do anything to achieve his goal."
"Second uncle, are you praising my father or derogating my father?"
He Lianfang looked at Zhao Yao with cold eyes. Zhao Yao was so frightened that his scalp went numb and he quickly smiled flatteringly at him.
"Aren't you worried about Meng Changce? After the New Year, you can ask your father to go to Jinling to visit him."
When Zhao Yao heard this, he stood up suddenly and said with a very excited expression: "Yes, why didn't I think of that." As he said that, he looked at He Lianfang with admiration, "Second uncle, you are still smart. I asked to go out My father will definitely not object to visiting Mr. Meng. "When the time comes, he will first go to Jinling to visit Mr. Meng, and then turn around and go to Yangzhou, where he will be able to see his grandfather and the others.
He Lianfang said with a heavy face: "Meng Changce is seriously ill. If he doesn't get better, I'm afraid he won't survive next spring."
"What?" Zhao Yao's face changed drastically, his eyes full of anxiety and worry, "Didn't I say that his old man's condition had improved before? Why did he suddenly become seriously ill again?"
"As we get older, it's normal for our health to go up and down." When He Lianfang said this, she placed her right hand on her knee and couldn't help but grab her knee with all her strength. "Your third uncle is with Meng Changce. He said that Mr. Meng wants to see you."
"Third uncle is at Mr. Meng's place?" Zhao Yao looked surprised, "Third uncle knows Mr. Meng?"
"Well, they're friends."
Zhao Yao exclaimed: "The third uncle is actually friends with Mr. Meng!" Why didn't the third uncle tell him in the letter before?
"Meng Changce has written to your father. I hope your father will agree to your going to Jinling to find him. Your father probably won't object, so you have to prepare in advance to go to Jinling."
"Okay." Zhao Yao looked at He Lianfang and asked, "Second uncle, will you come with me?"
"I won't go." He Lianfang said calmly, "You can go."
Zhao Yao saw He Lianfang's expression was a little sad, so he guessed what his second uncle was thinking. He felt very guilty and wanted to say something to comfort his second uncle, but he felt that if he said it, it would only make his second uncle more sad.
"Second uncle, wait until I bring delicious food back from Jiangnan." Zhao Yao changed the subject and talked about the food and beautiful scenery of Jiangnan. As he talked, he became greedy.
He Lianfang took the book and tapped Zhao Yao's head gently, and said with a serious face: "I don't let you go to Jiangnan to eat, drink and have fun."
"I know, I came to see Mr. Meng." Zhao Yao said seriously, "When I go to visit Mr. Meng, his condition will definitely improve."
He Lianfang ignored Zhao Yao's words and continued: "There are many literati and students in Jiangnan. You go and make more friends, and then abduct them to go to Lingnan to help you."
"Second Uncle, if you don't tell me, I will do the same thing." It would be a waste not to kidnap some talented people back after going to Jiangnan, a land of outstanding people.
After the master and apprentice finished talking about the literati and students in Jiangnan, they then talked about the officialdom in Jiangnan. Jiangnan not only has Yangzhou, but also Suzhou, Jinling, Huizhou and other state capitals.
The governor of Yangzhou is Zhao Yao's grandfather, so the officialdom in Yangzhou is relatively clear, but this is not necessarily the case in other places. Like Suzhou and Jinling, the prince and the king have arranged their own people in these two places, and their people have considerable power in these two places.
After chatting with He Lianfang all afternoon, Zhao Yao returned to the palace before dark.
"Your Highness, why don't you go to the Prince Chu's Mansion and the Prince Wei's Mansion?" Tong Xi asked with a strange look on his face, "You haven't been to the two princes' mansions for many days. What's wrong with you?"
"Do you think I don't want to go?" Zhao Yao rolled his eyes at Tong Xi and said angrily, "The end of the year is the busiest time for Fourth Brother and Eighth Brother. What should I do to hinder them? Besides, Fourth Brother and Eighth Brother The atmosphere between the Eight Brothers is very tense. It would be better for me to go to their house less recently, otherwise I will become their sandwich biscuit." Before, the Eight Brothers had participated in the Fourth Brother's performance. Although the fourth brother is fine, the fourth brother definitely hates the eighth brother even more.
"Yes, Your Highness, you should stay away from the two princes recently." Since His Highness King Chu returned to Beijing, he felt that the atmosphere between His Highness King Chu and His Highness King Wei was getting more and more...weird.
"After the Lantern Festival, I will go to Jiangnan to visit Mr. Meng and stay away from the right and wrong of the capital." Zhao Yao has already made plans in his mind, "I will stay in Jiangnan for two or three years until I am almost an adult. I will return to the capital when the time comes, and then I will be crowned queen and go directly to Lingnan."
"Your Highness, you have a good idea." Tongxi became excited when he heard that he would stay in Jiangnan for a few years, "Your Highness, I heard that Jiangnan is a very good place with beautiful mountains and clear waters and outstanding people. We must stay in Jiangnan more several years."
"That's what I planned." Zhao Yao thought happily that by staying in Jiangnan, he would be able to stay away from the bloody storm of the heir apparent. "You can pack your things. Once the Lantern Festival is over, we will go to Jiangnan."
"Your Highness, this servant will start packing tonight."
Zhao Yao hummed a strange tune and sang, "I want to go to Jiangnan, because Jiangnan is a good place..."
After returning to the palace, he went to Kunde Palace to find Liang Concubine and told her about going to Jiangnan next year.
After Liang Concubine heard about it, she agreed to let him go to Jiangnan and also agreed to him staying in Jiangnan for a few years.
"Concubine, when the time comes, I will live with my grandfather and the others in Yangzhou for a few years, and I will be filial to them for you." Unfortunately, the concubine could not go to Jiangnan with him.
"Then you must be filial to them." Liang Bin said, remembering something, and said with a gentle face, "There are many good academies in Yangzhou. You can choose an academy to study at that time."
Zhao Yao: "..." Okay, why are you talking about studying?
"Concubine, I plan to talk to my father about the imperial examination tomorrow." He had better change the subject quickly, otherwise he would have to tell him about the situation of Yangzhou Academy in detail.
Liang Bi did not object: "Then tell your father properly."
Zhao Yao chatted with Liang Bin for a while before returning to Xingdeok Palace.
As soon as he returned to Xingdeok Palace, Tongxi was busy packing his things. Pack your things in advance now so that after the Lantern Festival, you can leave for Jiangnan immediately.
The next day, after Zhao Yao had breakfast, he went to the Dongnuan Pavilion of Chengguang Hall to see the emperor.
"What kind of wind blew today that brought His Highness the Tenth Prince to my Dongnuan Pavilion?"
Hearing the emperor's strange words, Zhao Yao wanted to give his father a rebellious look, but because of He Xiangzai, he could only give up.
"Father, I have something to tell you."
He Xiang stood up knowingly and bid farewell to the emperor.
However, Zhao Yao stopped He Xiang and told him not to leave. Because after he told the emperor about the imperial examination, the emperor would also discuss it with He Xiang, so he might as well let He Xiang stay and listen together.
After hearing what Zhao Yao said, the emperor asked He Xiang to stay.
"Tell me what you want to tell me."
Zhao Yao said straight to the point: "It's a matter of selecting talents."
When the emperor and He Xiang heard this, they were both surprised at first, and then they both looked at Zhao Yao curiously.
"What about selecting talents?" Although the emperor looked calm, he was looking forward to it in his heart. He knew in his heart that his youngest son would not come to him for no reason to tell him about talent selection. He knew that his younger son wanted to tell him what was going on in his head.
"Father, haven't you been worried about selecting officials? I have a way for you to select officials from all over the Zhou Dynasty."
The emperor's eyes lit up after hearing this. However, he remained calm on his face.
"Tell me."
He Xiang also put on an expression of listening attentively.
"The imperial examination allows students all over the world to take the imperial examination. Students who pass the imperial examination can become officials..."
Just after hearing this half sentence, the expressions of the emperor and He Xiang immediately changed.
I’m not satisfied with the content of the chapter I wrote last night, so I haven’t updated it.
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