The Ninth Prince said uneasily on the side, "Brother Huang, the younger brother should avoid it first." As he spoke, he stood up.

But before he could leave, the emperor stopped him, "You don't have to leave, it's here." ”

"But ......"

"I said, you are my younger brother, there are many things that you will inevitably have to do, you start now, just listen to it, and learn a little."

The Ninth Prince sat back honestly, "Brother Chen knows." ”

Seeing that the Nine Princes were so obedient, the emperor was even more satisfied.

It was the prime minister's monk who came in, and the two of them couldn't help but be taken aback when they saw the Nine Princes. The emperor introduced them lightly, "Why, this is the Nine Princes, you don't recognize it?" ”

The two hurriedly bowed their heads and said goodbye. In the ensuing deliberations, they all looked at the Nine Princes from time to time, their eyes were surprised, and the emperor saw it in his eyes, and his heart was happy, this is what he wants to achieve.

When everyone in the court knows that the Ninth Prince has returned and is still discussing with him, then his reputation for brutality can be washed away.

The Nine Princes also pretended not to know anything, and dutifully acted as a mascot there.

Both brothers have their own ghosts, but they can be regarded as happy.

At this time, the prime minister talked about the affairs of other princes and asked the emperor to release them, and the prime minister thought very simply, the emperor was already at peace with the nine princes, so naturally he could also be at peace with other princes.

When the Nine Princes heard this, they immediately pricked up their ears, but they still looked unconcerned on their faces.

"Master Shangshu, do you think so too?" The emperor did not agree directly, but looked at Shangshu next to him.

Na Shangshu pondered and said, "What the prime minister said has a certain truth, but Weichen feels that for those with bad intentions, it is still necessary to give a certain lesson, and it cannot be released." ”

"Okay, then according to what Shangshu said, continue to lock them up, and wait for when they repent, and when I release them."

The Nine Princes lowered their eyes, and secretly said in their hearts, if they want to rescue them, it seems difficult at present.

After the prime minister's monk retreated, the ninth prince also proposed to leave. The emperor took his hand and said softly, "Ninth brother, you and my brother have not seen each other for many days, so stay in the palace today to accompany me." ”

"Brother Huang......" The Ninth Prince frowned a little embarrassed.

"What, the ninth brother is unwilling?" The emperor snorted coldly as if he was smiling, as if he was coerced.

The Ninth Prince hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The younger brother is naturally willing, but I am afraid of disturbing the imperial brother." ”

"It's okay, we're brothers, so what's the bother."

Knowing that he couldn't get out today, the Nine Princes stayed from the good side, of course, he also had his own calculations. First of all, he felt that the emperor would not be so blatant about himself, after all, the people of the outside world did not need a king who mutilated his siblings. Secondly, he also wanted to see what kind of medicine was being sold in the emperor's gourd.

In the evening, the two brothers ate at the same table, and the emperor asked casually, "Ninth brother, you have been away for so long, and the previous house has long been given to others by your father, where do you live now?" ”

The ninth prince chuckled in his heart, and secretly came, but his face was silently sandwiched with chopsticks and venison, "The younger brother bought a small courtyard with three entrances, the inner courtyard is lived, and the outside is doing some calligraphy and painting business." ”

"You're laid back." The Emperor hooked the corners of his mouth meaningfully.

The ninth prince waved his hand again and again, "Brother Huang knows, the younger brother has not had any big pursuits since he was a child, he just wants to live freely, and opening a shop has always been the wish of the younger brother." ”

"You, you, don't like words." The emperor pretended to reprimand a few words, and said, "It doesn't hurt to have some properties under your name, I know that there are many dignitaries and nobles in Beijing who have purchased properties outside, but after all, you are my imperial brother, and you are the dignified Nine Princes, what do you think about living outside." ”

"Brother Huang, it's okay, my brother won't pick it."

The emperor shook his head with hatred, and said with a straight face, "You don't pick, but I can't ignore it, otherwise, my father and the emperor will know, so how can I treat you as a young brother." ”

The Ninth Prince didn't want to say anything more, so he laughed a few times, "Then everything will be arranged by the imperial brother." ”

The emperor bowed slightly, "Tomorrow, I will announce your return in the court, and then let the Ministry of Industry choose a site for you to build a mansion, how about it?" ”

"Brother Huang bothered." The Nine Princes got up and saluted respectfully.

The emperor stared at each other and sighed a little sadly, "When you were young, you weren't so polite with me, how could you go out and be separated from me." ”

The Nine Princes said in their hearts, can he not be born, he still wants this little life. He just smiled and didn't say anything.

That night, nothing happened.

On the second day, when the emperor went to court, when the matter was almost discussed, he really announced the return of the Nine Princes, and said to the Ministry of Works, "The Nine Princes do not have a mansion now, you take the trouble to find a place and build a mansion for him." ”

"Wechen obeys." The Ministry of Industry Shangshu was silent on his face, but he was very surprised in his heart, he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd, why after locking up so many brothers, he was so good to the Nine Princes, and specially built a mansion for him.

"Well, you go and pick a few places and send them to me to see."

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu agreed one by one, but he felt a little embarrassed, mainly because he couldn't figure out what the emperor was thinking, and he was afraid that the address he chose would not meet the emperor's wishes and would be condemned.

The emperor didn't take care of the little Jiujiu in the heart of the Ministry of Works, and turned to the ministers, "Since the ninth prince is back, I thought, give him a fief, after all, he is also old, he can't stay in the capital all the time, Zhong Aiqing has any good suggestions?" ”

If it is said that the mansion built for the Nine Princes just now was just a whim, and now they give him a fief, it will make them completely unable to see the emperor's thoughts.

Could it be that the emperor felt that after putting his brothers in prison, he suddenly came up with the meaning of caring for his brothers? It's ridiculous, because if he did, he could have let the other brothers out. And the emperor didn't mention this stubble at all, which shows that he just wanted to use the Nine Princes as a cover.

Everyone figured out what the emperor meant, and when they gave their opinions, they all mentioned it in remote directions, such as the northwest, southwest, and Jiangnan, and these rich places, they all never mentioned it.

The emperor listened to the proposal of the ministers, and was very satisfied, but he was also afraid that after the Nine Princes went to a rich place, they would strengthen themselves and thus threaten him. His original intention was to send people to barren places, and it was just a gesture to raise it in the court, but he didn't expect these ministers to know each other like this.

After the next dynasty, the emperor went back to have dinner with the nine princes who were still in the palace, mentioned this matter to him, and asked him what he meant.

"I hope you are doing well, otherwise, I will not be able to explain to my father if I go down in the future." The emperor's pretended appearance made the heart of the Nine Princes continue to pantothenic, but fortunately, he was strong and did not spit it out on the spot.

On the other hand, after the Ministry of Industry Shangshu went back, he almost didn't catch his hair, and the location was too difficult, he didn't know what to do at all, for fear that the choice was too good, offended the emperor, and the choice was too remote, which made the Nine Princes unhappy, so he was so anxious that he couldn't even eat. After the day was over, I went to the prime minister to ask for ideas.

"Where do you want to choose?" The prime minister asked him bluntly.

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu tentatively pointed to a place on the map, "In the area of Ziying Street, what does the prime minister think?" ”

Ziying Street is a gathering place for wealthy families in the capital, and there are dignitaries everywhere, it is said that the identity of the Nine Princes is indeed very suitable to go there, but the prime minister shook his head and said, "No." ”

"Why, do you still ask the Prime Minister for advice?"

The prime minister's old god touched his beard there, "Do you think, Ziying Street is full of important ministers of the imperial court, if the Nine Princes also live there, doesn't it mean that you can deal with them every day?" Looking at His Majesty's performance today, do you think he seems to want the Nine Princes to enter the court? ”

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu suddenly realized, bowed deeply to the prime minister, and said, "If it weren't for the guidance of the adults, the lower officials would have made mistakes." ”

"You remember, the location of the mansion can't be picked well or too bad, after all, Your Majesty's move is to show his benevolence and morality, if you choose a place that is too bad, then where will Your Majesty's reputation go?" The prime minister directly made it clear.

Yesterday, when he watched the relationship between the emperor and the ninth prince, he already understood that when the ninth prince came back, he was just a pawn of the emperor, and the emperor would not give him real power.

After the Ministry of Industry went back, he really drew up a few addresses overnight, and sent them to the imperial study room the next day. Who knew that after the emperor saw it, he handed it over to the ninth prince with his backhand, "Ninth brother, this is to build a mansion for you, come and see, where do you like to go." ”

The Ninth Prince seemed to have chosen seriously, and then said with a tangled face, "I think it's all good, why don't you choose one for me with the imperial brother, I don't have any opinion." ”

There was a smile in the emperor's eyes, his younger brother was really a child in his bones.

The emperor smiled helplessly, and said dotingly, "You, you don't want to use your brains for anything, I will choose it for you this time." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to a place at random, "The ninth brother likes to be quiet, this place is far away from the bustling, there are mountains and rivers, it is very suitable for the ninth brother to live, and the palace is built here." ”

The news of the Nine Princes' return to the imperial court soon spread throughout the entire capital and even the entire Eastern Xuan Kingdom. There were people who questioned the emperor's ruthlessness before, but now they all changed their attitudes.

The emperor was so good to his younger brother, not as rumored to be, it must be the fault of those people that caused the emperor to have to take action. For a time, the emperor's reputation really improved.

Only the Nine Princes knew in their hearts that the emperor was just using him to plug the mouths of those people.