This also caused trouble for the usually calm and reserved King Wei, not to mention the always competitive King Ke.
His eyes were dark and shiny, shining with the light of ambition, making his already angular facial features more aggressive and wild. These are what the old emperor lacked. As much as he appreciated before, he will have more after that.
fear.
It's a pity that King Ke didn't know about the suspicion of the Sacred Heart, so he thought it was his father's admonitions and hints to him. He looked at the aloof emperor with longing and said loudly: "My son, I will teach you, and I will never live up to my father's high expectations in the future."
Emperor Xuanwu's smile seemed to have deepened a bit. King Wei narrowed his eyes when he saw this. He and Cui Weizhen looked at each other, and they didn't know what they exchanged silently. Then he suddenly suggested: "Father, my seventh brother is young and powerful, and he has a wide reputation."
Jie Liangyou is the perfect candidate to take charge of Baishan Hall, why doesn’t my father let my seventh brother take this job?”
Concubine Su and King Ke were both stunned. Their surprised gazes fell on King Wei, and their expressions became subtle.
They tried their best to find out the news about Baishantang, risking the emperor's wrath, just to get a piece of the pie. Unexpectedly, the king of Wei not only refused to fight for it, but gave it to him, which made them hesitate.
Is there any trap in this?
King Wei didn't seem to notice the suspicion of the other party, and acted like a brother and brother. When he met King Ke's eyes, he suddenly patted his head in annoyance and said helplessly: "Look at my memory, seventh brother, you
If the royal family wants to spread its branches, I'm afraid there won't be enough energy to run errands for my father, or else..."
"No problem!"
King Ke interrupted King Wei first and said to Emperor Xuanwu with full confidence: "Father, my son is full of energy, not afraid of hard work, and is willing to share the worries of my father."
puff.
Ye Zhenzhen was startled, thinking that she couldn't hold back her laughter, but when she turned around, she realized that it was Princess Ningyang who was covering her mouth and laughing happily. The atmosphere in the palace was originally very solemn, but she was so
A smile attracted everyone's attention and looked at her one after another.
There seemed to be a faint smile in the queen's eyes, and she glared at her daughter: "You kid, why are you laughing for no reason? Why don't you apologize for disturbing the conversation between your father and your two brothers?"
Princess Ningyang was very obedient and stood up to apologize. Emperor Xuanwu did not blame his beloved daughter for her rudeness, but asked with great interest: "Ningyang, why did you laugh just now?"
Of course it’s because of King Wei’s saying of “spreading branches and spreading leaves”.
Spreading branches and leaves means propagating future generations. At first glance, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it, but when you think about it carefully, you realize what the problem is - since ancient times, women have been responsible for spreading branches and leaves.
In other words, King Ke was obsessed with profit and was so passionate that he didn't notice the inappropriateness of King Wei's words and just followed them. Didn't he make a joke?
However, after this experience, King Ke probably came to his senses, and his face turned green and red, which was very wonderful - there was nothing wrong with the original intention of King Wei's words. He had no reason to accuse King Wei, so he could only secretly
Swallowing this breath of bad breath made me hurt internally.
Princess Ningyang had seen enough of the commotion and began to smooth things over: "Father, I am happy for you. The seventh brother is young and has outstanding abilities. With him helping with errands, you don't have to work so hard."
Emperor Xuanwu narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly: "I am very pleased that King Ke has a filial piety, but the reproduction of heirs is the most important thing. The matter of Baishan Hall is too complicated and tiring. If King Ke becomes an errand, he will inevitably focus on one thing and miss the other. It is inappropriate and inappropriate.
OK."
King Ke's face changed slightly, and he subconsciously looked up at his father. Seeing that his face was smiling and kind, without any trace of suspicion or disdain, the surprise in his heart calmed down a little - maybe his father would wait for his legitimate son to be born before he would show mercy to him.
With heavy responsibility?
In this comparison, King Wei, who already had four legitimate sons, seemed particularly different.
King Ke suppressed the jealousy in his heart and remembered the behavior of King Wei who had just strongly recommended him. He began to care and said, "I am unable to take care of my father's worries. I feel very regretful. Fortunately, without my son, my father still has
Princes, among all the princes, the fourth brother has outstanding abilities and rich experience in running errands, so it is most suitable for him to be in charge of Baishan Hall."
"King Wei..."
Emperor Xuanwu pondered and looked at King Wei. King Wei's heart suddenly lifted. He never expected that King Ke would be so generous today, and he unintentionally cheated him.
Baishantang is a hot potato for him. Now that he is in a good situation, he just needs to recharge his batteries. He would never dare to take on such an errand like flowers blooming and burning oil cooking.
Otherwise, he will become another King Su.
Fortunately, at this moment, Cui Weizhen stepped forward to save King Wei. He raised his hands to Emperor Xuanwu and said: "Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Wei already serves as the head of Yunshan Academy. Let him be in charge of Baishan Hall."
It would be inappropriate for me to do this job, but I have a candidate whose abilities and methods are not inferior to His Highness the King of Wei, who can definitely take care of your Majesty's worries."
Emperor Xuanwu's attention was immediately attracted, and he sat upright without even realizing it. He looked at him with interest and asked, "Who is it?"
"His Royal Highness King Su."
At this moment, it seemed that even the wind had froze, and the hall instantly fell into deathly silence. Everyone looked at Cui Weizhen with dumbfounded eyes, even Concubine Su and King Ke were no exception - King Su had become a taboo in the court, Cui Weizhen
How dare you recommend him to the Holy One?
Isn't he worried that the Holy Emperor will treat him as a remnant of the deposed prince?
How audacious!
"Be bold!"
King Su was the rival of Emperor Xuanwu. His expression suddenly changed and he said angrily: "Cui Aiqing, I thought you were a smart man."
Anyone could hear the anger and coldness in His Majesty's words. Ye Zhenzhen was so shocked that she felt panicked, but she didn't dare to say a word. She could only wring her handkerchief and watch Cui Weizhen respond - since he dared to propose King Su,
It's definitely a sure thing.
Sure enough, Cui Weizhen was not afraid of the emperor's wrath, but said calmly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Although His Royal Highness Prince Su has committed heinous crimes, he has never acted arrogantly during his tenure as the master of Yunshan Academy. It can be seen that he has
I sincerely regret it. In this case, why not let him continue to serve your Majesty? Everyone in the world praises Wei Chen as a young man who can make good decisions, but compared with His Highness King Su, he is just mediocre. After all, His Highness King Su is your Majesty personally.
The prince is well-educated, talented and wise, and no one can match him. If he can continue to serve in the court, His Majesty will be even more powerful! In the future, your name will be recorded in the history books, and the reputation of your father and son will be unprecedented and passed down through the ages.
ah!"
Isn't it? Since ancient times, there have been very few deposed princes who can live comfortably under the eyes of the emperor, let alone continue to return to serve the emperor.
If it were recorded in the history books, I am afraid that they would no longer criticize him as the deposed prince, but would instead praise him for his broad-minded reputation.