The third day of March.
It’s March 3rd again!
The peach blossoms in the back garden of Wu Guodong Palace are in full bloom.
Prince Wu Qian is still the prince, but since the night of his father Wu Emperor's sixtieth birthday, he, the originally extremely busy prince, suddenly became free.
Emperor Wu sat on the dragon throne again after three years. He was as diligent as before, and Wu Qian suddenly had nothing to do.
He was on pins and needles these days.
When he went to the harem to pay his respects to his mother, her face also looked very ugly.
Not that I blame him.
But the father has never been to the mother's palace these days!
Walking among the peach trees, bathing in the warm spring sun, Wu Qian suddenly sighed and asked:
"Father has been to Xue Zhaoyi's place eight times in the past few days... Do you think my father is interested in the eldest brother?"
There were two people following Wu Qian.
One is Xiao Guizi.
The other one is Huo Yizhen!
Xiao Guizi was startled, "Your Highness, this..."
"I didn't ask you!"
Xiao Guizi bowed quickly, but breathed a long sigh of relief.
These days, the master's temper is not good.
People say they are moody, but this man is only angry and not happy!
No wonder.
His Royal Highness, who was originally high-spirited, became dissatisfied because of the wrong appointment of a person.
It's not a big deal that the Crown Princess is left hanging. Leaving the center of power will be the biggest blow to this man!
There was not a single memorial on the desk in the study room of the East Palace these days. His Highness, who had been so busy, suddenly became free. The officials who originally came to the East Palace to ask for greetings and inquire about matters were in an endless stream, if not like crucian carp crossing the river.
But now... not a single official comes to visit!
The East Palace became extremely deserted, like a cold palace.
This is certainly not a good sign!
But yesterday, Yun Shuxian Yun Lao Ru came to the East Palace to sit for a while.
Yun Lao Daru said that in the battle of Wuyakuan and the loss of Xiayuanzhou, the emperor will understand that it was not the fault of the battle, but the fault of the weapon!
The power of fireworks is so powerful that it cannot be stopped by humans.
The emperor obviously knew the importance of fireworks. No, the emperor called the minister of the Ministry of Industry to the imperial study room and said that the fireworks must be brought out in the shortest possible time!
The progress of the fireworks is still not going well. I heard that a total of 9981 people have died in the Firearms Bureau of the Ministry of Industry!
Nowadays, many of the craftsmen in the Firearms Bureau are newly recruited from the private sector, because old people from the Ministry of Works regard fireworks as a very dangerous thing!
Yun Lao Daru said that His Highness can rest assured.
The East Palace did not change owners, and the emperor did not summon any of the princes to Kyoto... Even the second prince, Prince An, was sent by the emperor to attend the coronation ceremony of Yu Wenfeng in the wilderness.
So what is Your Highness worried about?
Your Highness should hide your strength and bide your time.
Be secretly looking for talented people!
When... establish your own power!
His Highness's mood improved now.
At least today I have the mood to visit the garden and enjoy the peach blossoms.
Since he wasn't asking Xiao Guizi at this moment, he must be asking Huo Yizhen.
Huo Yizhen pondered for three breaths, "Your Highness, I thought this was completely impossible!"
"First of all, Prince Ping's mother-in-law is from Chu. Although I have never seen Prince Ping, I have heard about him."
"This manpower is incomparable. He can carry a three-stone cauldron. In terms of his appearance as a general... I would like to say something treasonous. Your Highness, you are far from it!"
Wu Qian's face suddenly darkened.
Although this is the truth, he doesn't like to hear it!
Huo Yizhen quickly added: "But running a country is not about fighting!"
"To govern a country, you need brains and wisdom. Compared with His Highness, Prince Ping's brain is... very different!"
Wu Qian immediately laughed. This seemed to him to be a true statement, and he liked it.
"As the saying goes, those who work hard govern others, and those who work hard govern others. No matter how skilled Prince Ping is... he is still His Highness's minister!"
"Besides, Princess Ping is a member of Duke Xia's palace. Although the emperor has a close relationship with Duke Xia, the emperor knows better than anyone else the checks and balances on the power of his subordinates when it comes to important matters such as inheriting and stabilizing imperial power in the country."
"The Emperor will not allow a powerful interest group to appear in the Kingdom of Wu. From the day Prince Ping married the daughter of Duke Xia, has His Highness noticed that the Emperor has gradually become alienated from Duke Xia's mansion?"
Wu Qian stopped.
Standing under a peach tree.
When he thought about it carefully, Huo Yizhen's words made perfect sense.
From the time I can remember, my father seems to have never been to Xia Guogong's mansion again.
So that all the officials in the court thought that there was a rift between the father and Duke Xia, and he thought so too, so he did not take Duke Xia's palace seriously.
He just put Xia Hua in his eyes.
But Xia Hua fell in love with Li Chenan!
Wu Qian felt a pain in his heart, his face darkened again, and the muscles in his cheeks bulged.
This woman who doesn’t know how to flatter me, sooner or later I will make you surrender to my crotch!
Huo Yizhen had been secretly observing Wu Qian's face. He didn't know that Wu Qian was thinking of Xia Hua. Seeing that Wu Qian's face became ugly again, he quickly bowed again and said:
"Your Highness, I think that Prince Ping, Prince An, and all these vassal princes are nothing to be afraid of!"
"Cutting down the feudal vassal is a trivial matter!"
"After Your Highness ascends the throne, it will only be a matter of one sentence!"
"I think that what His Highness is going to do now is what Mr. Yun said yesterday..."
"Your Highness, no matter which country or dynasty you are, as long as you are a king, there must be a group of people who will follow you to the death!"
"I feel that Your Highness should have his own power!"
Wu Qian slowly turned around and looked at Huo Yizhen.
His eyes fell on Huo Yizhen's face and he looked at it for a long time.
Huo Yizhen was neither humble nor arrogant, and kept silent.
Wu Qian suddenly smiled and raised his eyebrows: "Are you trying to incite me to rebel?"
Huo Yizhen bowed again and said, "His Royal Highness is the crown prince of the Wu Kingdom. How can he rebel?"
"My intention... Your Highness has two intentions for supporting the troops!"
"Oh...? Tell me."
"First, Your Highness learned from the painful experience and established a new army in order to conquer Wuyaguan and avenge the previous humiliation!"
"Secondly...the Divine Guard Army has been crisscrossing the land of Wu State so far, which shows that Wu State has insufficient military strength. His Highness has established a new army to supplement it and prevent such incidents from happening again!"
"This is His Highness's way of sharing the Emperor's worries, and it is also His Highness's way of guarding the Kingdom of Wu... Your Highness can go see the Emperor in person, and the Emperor may agree."
Wu Qian's eyes lit up.
He has long wanted to have a powerful army of his own.
An invincible army like the Xuanjia Battalion in the hands of Ning Guo Li Chenan!
For this reason, he had conquered the Qiujiu Tower of Xuanwu Hall, but he gave up temporarily because he was worried that his father would become more suspicious.
He originally planned to wait until he ascended the throne before doing this...
Hearing what Huo Yizhen said at this time, he weighed it carefully and had an idea in his mind.
You can take advantage of this to meet your father.
You can use this matter to explore what your father is thinking.
If the father agrees, it means that his East Palace is stable.
If the father does not agree...
"Huo Yizhen!"
"I'm here!"
"You are the person recommended to me by the Second Emperor Brother. If you are loyal to me, I will not treat you badly after I ascend the throne!"
Huo Yizhen quickly bowed: "My heart for His Highness...can be learned from the heavens!"
