"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 give beads to the king, or should I not give beads to the king?" 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 Wu of Zhou looked smiling, the ministers were so frightened that their faces changed. They knelt on the ground and did not dare to say a word.

"Why aren't you talking?" Emperor Wu of Zhou said with some disgust, "Weren't you quite talkative just now?"

The ministers who said this were even more frightened. 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 Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is true."

Marquis Xuanping cursed the prince and the Duke of Zhen in his heart. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the prince continue: "Father, I want to go to 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 and said, "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 it will also let the people see that the court values ​​King Dai."

"Your Majesty, it is his duty to quell the rebellion in Liangzhou. He..."

Duke Zhenguo interrupted Marquis Xuanping again and said, "Marquis Xuanping, although it is the duty of the king as a minister and son to put down the rebellion in Liangzhou, but this time the king has made such a great contribution, so I just 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 the capital, Marquis Xuanping has been busy with the matter of adding a bead to the king. In order to be added to the throne before the king returned to the capital, Xuanpinghou not only sent people around the capital to publicize the illustrious achievements made by the king.

war exploits,

They also united with ministers to put pressure on Emperor Wu of Zhou, so that Emperor Wu of Zhou agreed to add beads to the king 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 the people in the capital mentioned Dai Wang, they would praise and thank him. When talking about the prince, the people felt that the prince was mediocre and not as good as Dai Wang. In addition, more and more ministers in the court supported Dai Wang.

Many, especially military generals.

There were many military 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, they were not as good as Song Dekang and others.

Chu Ying and others benefited from it.

They received the reward and their status became much more noble, but they knew in their hearts that this was only temporary. As the saying goes, once the emperor is the emperor, there are the same ministers. When Emperor Wu of Zhou left, their status and life as nobles may not be preserved.

Liveable.

In order to enjoy a life of glory and wealth for a long time, and for the future future of their children, these generals thought of forming a team in advance. Only by forming a team in advance to support the king, and when the king ascends 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 very simple. Dai Wang is also a military general, and like them, he fights for the great Zhou Dynasty. Furthermore, Dai Wang is very similar to the young Emperor Wu of Zhou. The most important point is that

The prince has the support of civil servants, and their generals dislike those civil servants who only speak great principles.

Not all of these generals supported Dai Wang. 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 Zhou Wu, 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, which allowed them to see King Dai's outstanding ability. In addition, King Dai's victory this time became more and more famous in the court and among the people, which made them no longer hesitate.

He began to clearly express his support for the king.

In these days, King Dai has gained more and more prestige in the court and among the people, and the limelight has overwhelmed His Royal Highness. Whether in the court or among the people, more and more people support King Dai to become the crown prince. The most important thing is that during this period,

The Duke of Rizhen and the Crown Prince had no power to fight back, and the rumor that King Dai was most suitable to be the crown prince spread more and more. This made people in Xuanpinghou's party even more proud, thinking that the Duke of Zhen and the Crown Prince had nothing to do.

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 today, Duke Zhen Guo and the Crown Prince had done nothing.

, which made him relax his vigilance towards them.

Marquis Xuanping was more concerned about Emperor Zhou Wu's attitude than the methods of Duke Zhen and the Crown Prince. King Dai returned to Beijing this afternoon, but Emperor Wu of Zhou did not agree to add pearls to King Dai. This made Marquis Xuanping a little anxious, so he

Just now he said that the acting king should add beads.

Marquis Xuanping originally thought that what he said would mean nothing, but he did not expect that Duke Zhen and the Crown Prince agreed with his words. He did not react at first, but when he heard Duke Zhen and the Crown Prince praise him for not acting as king,

When there was no stable Great Zhou Dynasty, he suddenly understood that this was the conspiracy of the Duke of Zhen and the Crown Prince.

During this period of time, the Duke of Zhen and the Crown Prince did nothing. It turned out that they were just waiting here. This move was really cruel, and it caught everyone in Marquis Xuanping'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 already 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 surprised what happened to Duke Zhen, but I didn’t expect that Duke Zhen would take action not long after.

The move of Zhen Guo Gong to support Dai Wang Jiazhu immediately made people in Xuanpinghou's party afraid, and they objected to Dai Wang Jiazhu. This reversal was really amazing. He Xiang and the others did not expect it. They guessed that Zhen Guo Gong would counterattack.

But I didn't expect it to be this hand.

He Xiang and Taishi Liu lamented in their hearts that Duke Zhen Guo wanted to roast the king on the fire.

In the case of Jiazhu, the Marquis of Xuanping and his party were 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.
Chapter completed!