Early in the morning, the prince arrived at the Jinluan Palace, looking particularly relaxed and happy.
Everyone can feel that she is in a great mood.
As the six ministers who are always paying attention to the situation in the capital, how could they not know why the prince behaved like this?
The court meeting hadn't even started yet, and there was a lot of discussion below.
The words are full of wonder.
The prince smiled and looked at the head of the six ministers.
That was where the third prince and the prime minister originally stood, but now, except for one Liu Bern standing there, there was no one from the third prince at all.
The smile on the prince's face suddenly became thicker.
Seeing that the time was almost up, he immediately asked with a smile: "Why don't you see my third brother come to the morning court today?"
The hall fell silent instantly.
Many ministers looked at each other, not very clear about the situation.
Only a very young official stood up tremblingly, "Your Highness, I am about to report this matter to you."
"My brother-in-law sent someone to send a message to Wei Chen this morning, saying that he was feeling cold and unwell and could not come to the court, so he wanted Wei Chen to take a few days off on his behalf!"
"Oh? Third brother is sick?"
An inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of the prince's mouth and he said: "Why did I hear that there were sounds of objects being thrown in the third brother's house last night? It doesn't sound like he is sick!"
The young official suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and said with a panicked expression: "It's because I was sick that I couldn't walk steadily, so I dropped a lot of things!"
"Oh, so that's it!"
The prince smiled playfully.
However, waves of deep laughter could be heard from the six ministers below.
Everyone knows that if the third prince and the prince do not deal with each other, they will already be at odds with each other.
And Zhao Xiaole was born under the prince, and now that he has won such a big victory, the third prince is still furious.
I must have thrown something in the house last night and was so angry that I jumped up and down.
You can imagine this.
The young official also knew that this reason was untenable, so he stood there timidly, somewhat at a loss.
Seeing his pitiful appearance, the prince in a good mood stopped embarrassing him and waved his hand: "Okay, you can go down! I know about it and will let the doctors from the imperial hospital go and take a look at my third brother!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Upon hearing this, the young official quickly retreated as if he had been granted amnesty.
At this time, the prince's eyes fell on the ministers below.
Everyone's hearts trembled, knowing that "business" was about to come!
Sure enough, the prince smiled and said: "I have summoned everyone here today. The main discussion is about Captain Zhao's victory in Chuzhou. What do you think about this?"
Hearing this question, how could these cunning ministers not understand what she meant? Immediately some officials from the prince's party stood up and said:
"Your Highness, I feel that Captain Zhao responded calmly and performed outstandingly in this battle. He could not help but kill more than 20,000 enemies, capture 30,000 alive, and build a 'hospital' with countless survivors. Such achievements,
No less than when Hua Tuo is alive, the God of War is reborn!"
"So Wei Chen feels that Captain Zhao should be rewarded for his merits and be granted the title of Marquis!"
"That's right, I also think so. Captain Zhao should be granted the title of Marquis based on his merits!"
"Your Highness please issue an order to grant the title of Marquis to Captain Zhao!"
Officials from the prince's party stood up one after another and requested to make Zhao Xiaole a marquis.
However, at this moment, a harsh sound suddenly sounded.
"Your Highness must never allow Zhao Xiaole to be granted the title of Marquis!"
A series of surprised eyes looked over.
Zhao Xiaole's new victory in the battle is the time when he is full of energy. Who dares to go against the prince's party at this time?
When they saw who it was, everyone was stunned again.
Because this person is none other than Wang Yuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs!
Wang Yuan belonged to the lineage of civil servants. He neither moved closer to the third prince nor took refuge in the prince. He was honest and gentle as jade, so he was very trusted by others.
But I didn't expect that he would stand up against the prince today.
Could it be that he has already taken refuge with the third prince?
Everyone was speculating.
The prince also narrowed his eyes and showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth, not too surprised.
Because during Zhao Xiaole's previous investigation, he knew that the Minister of Civil Affairs, who seemed to be upright, had actually defected to the third prince's side a long time ago.
So she asked not very politely: "Humph, Captain Zhao has accomplished such great feats and is enough to be granted a title of marquis. I wonder why Wang Aiqing prevented Captain Zhao from being granted the title of marquis?"
"If you can't be granted a title for such great meritorious service, wouldn't it make the world's warriors sad?"
"Your Highness is right. According to the laws of our dynasty, soldiers who kill the enemy and perform meritorious deeds should be rewarded based on their merits. Wang Yuan, what do you mean by this? Do you want to subvert the state affairs of our dynasty?"
"If Captain Zhao cannot be granted a title even for his merits, what will you make the world's warriors think? Do you want the world to be in chaos?"
Immediately, one by one the opposing ministers stood up.
They are all masters of political fighting, and things like this kind of labeling are easy to do.
But Wang Yuan did not panic at all. He glanced at the crowd calmly and said, "Wang, I would like to ask everyone, in the more than 300 years since the founding of our country, has there ever been an example of an eunuch becoming a prince?"
"Besides, eunuchs have disrupted government countless times in history. How can our government repeat the same mistake again?"
"this......"
Upon hearing these upright words, the ministers immediately hesitated.
Indeed, there are many cases of eunuchs disrupting government, and they will never let such things happen in this dynasty!
Seeing this, a proud smile appeared on the corner of Wang Yuan's mouth, and he said arrogantly: "Besides, when Captain Zhao was still in the capital, he always liked to talk big. Is there as many as 50,000 enemy troops this time?
It remains to be discussed.”
"So Wei Chen feels that it is not appropriate to grant the title of Marquis to Captain Zhao for the time being!"
After he finished speaking, there was silence in the hall, and no minister stood up to refute.
It's not that I don't dare, it's that I simply can't find a reason to refute it.
Zhao Xiaole's character was obvious to everyone when he was in the capital, and they really couldn't think of any reason to refute him.
There was a sneer on the prince's face and he said: "Haha, what Wang Shangshu said is too one-sided. Historically, the reason why eunuchs can cause harm to the country is either because the king is too mediocre or the king is too young or too old to take care of the government.
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"But now, I am supervising the country on behalf of my father, and it is a time when I am in my prime of youth. But you think that Captain Zhao will cause harm to the country and cause chaos in the government. Could it be that you are insinuating that I am too mediocre and confused by eunuchs!"
There was a "bang" sound, and the prince slapped the armrest of the chair angrily.
This angry shout immediately frightened Wang Yuan so much that he turned pale and fell to his knees on the ground, trembling.
No matter how much he laughed at Zhao Xiaole, he would not dare to ridicule the prince.
That was the emperor's appointed successor. Isn't it just asking for death to ridicule her?
Seeing this, the prince sneered again and continued: "And you said that Captain Zhao was falsely claiming military merit, so I will show you that Captain Zhao's achievements are not enough to make him a marquis!"
She shouted suddenly to the outside of the palace: "Bring the things in!"