Above the main hall, the voice of Emperor Chu sounded again.

"Since ancient times, the young and the old have ...... in an orderly manner"

Xia Xu, the third prince who lowered his head, couldn't help but add a little bit of brilliance in his eyes. But the next sentence made Xia Xu feel like he had been poured a basin of cold water.

"However, humility is the foundation of a nation. The crown prince is the prince of the country, and he should be the first. ”

Emperor Chu's voice was not loud, but it was deafening in the hearts of the courtiers.

Respect is the foundation of the country, and the prince is the prince. In a simple sentence, the three princes have been mercilessly placed under the crown prince.

Since twenty years ago, it was the first time that Emperor Chu had spoken such angular words between the crown prince and the third prince.

"The retainers obey!"

The crown prince was no longer modest, and even, Emperor Chu's words made him feel very surprised.

Xia Huan, who was standing next to the crown prince, glanced at the third prince, and sure enough, there was a hint of gloom on his cheeks full of heroic spirit.

"Father, the seventh brother is already about to be weak, and now he is married to the pearl of Qi country, which is really a double happiness. People cloud, start a family and start a business, the seventh brother this Northern Expedition, and the results are gorgeous, my great Chu since the Taizu is more clear rewards and punishments, the son thinks that the seventh brother should re-choose the fief, in order to show the benevolence of the father, the heart of the emperor, the best wishes of the seventh brother to start a family. ”

Emperor Chu above the main hall answered, and then asked Xia Huan, "Huan'er, what do you think?" ”

"The retainers are afraid, the prince's words, I really don't dare to be a ......" Xia Huan bowed and refused.

The prince on the side was not annoyed, but nodded slightly.

The elders give it, and it is impossible to say goodbye. However, now that Emperor Chu is just asking him for his opinion, he should come down, but he seems impatient, making people feel that he is a greedy person.

Three please accept it, although it has been used rotten, but it has been tried and tested.

"What do you think?"

Emperor Chu still did not choose to ask the three princes, but continued to ask the courtiers below.

"This is Your Majesty's family matter, and the ministers are afraid and dare not speak falsely!"

The first to stand up was a civil official in a red robe, but although this person was a civil official, he was born with a strong and powerful force, and among the crowd, he had a taste of standing out from the crowd.

"Eh......"

As soon as the man's words fell, Prime Minister Jing Che, who was sitting at the head of the hundred officials, waved his hand, shook his head lightly, and said with a smile: "Lord Tingwei's words are wrong! If the Seventh Highness is weakly crowned and marries, it will be fine. Now, His Royal Highness has made outstanding political achievements in the past and brilliant military achievements in the future, how can such great achievements not be rewarded? Lord Tingwei is not only a Tingwei, but also a great Chu law. Do you hear that there are no rewards for meritorious work, and there are those who do not cut down? ”

"Prime Minister......"

"Besides, there is no small matter in heaven. Today, Your Majesty is above the temple and asks us. As a courtier, the lord is worried about the humiliation of the minister, how can he ignore His Majesty's difficulties? Is this the duty of a courtier? ”

Na Tingwei's name is Li Kuang, and he was originally born in the army, so he was naturally loyal to General Ji Shu. It is also an order and a prohibition, and there has never been the slightest bias in the matter of the law, but it has also won the favor of the Chu Emperor.

It's just that Li Tingwei, who was born in this army, how can he be the opponent of Jing Che, who can speak well?

What's more, although Ting Wei is a member of Jiuqing, he is obviously still a grade behind the prime minister of the three princes.

Ji Shu is not there, and among these courtiers, there is really no one who has the weight to compete with Jing Che.

Just when the old god Jing Che was retracting his gaze on the ground, and Tingwei had no choice but to sit down again, a person who surprised everyone stood up.

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that His Royal Highness the Seventh is a different fief."

It was Gu Xin, who was also one of the three princes, who spoke.

Jing Che frowned suspiciously, snorted lightly, and couldn't help but think, "This Gu Xin, why did he suddenly start making a lot of fun?" ”

Gu Xin, the imperial historian, has always been unknown in the court, not to mention compared with Jing Che Jishu, even those Jiuqing are more eye-catching than him.

In the final analysis, all these reasons are nothing more than a dispute between the two parties.

As a person from Jiangdong and a follower of the previous dynasty, Gu Xin, the imperial historian, was born inferior to others. Not participating in the bipartisan struggle is not only what he wants to do most, but also what the other two sides want to see.

After all, although the Imperial Doctor is the third prince, he is somewhat helped. It is really not worth it to take some risks of colluding with the previous dynasty.

Therefore, when Gu Xin stood on the side of the prince, even Jing Che was a little puzzled.

"Oh?" Emperor Chu above the main hall also sighed lightly, as if he was a little interested, and his body leaned forward slightly.

"Gu Qing, why do you say that?"

"Your Majesty forgot, Your Highness can hug the beauty, or Weichen went to Qi Country to do this matchmaker's words."

Gu Xin's tone was relaxed, and there was a bit of self-ridicule, which caused Emperor Chu above the hall to chuckle slightly.

"yes, I almost forgot."

"Today, the envoys arrived in Beijing to conclude their credentials. Now, the two countries of Chu and Qi have become good friends of Qin and Jin. Lady Qi has been canonized as a princess by Emperor Qi. The country of Qi and my country of Chu are big countries, according to the courtesy, the king of the county of the Seven Highnesses naturally seems to have lost the number of courtesies. ”

Gu Xin's remarks made Jing Che on the side smile again.

I have to say that the new victory of Chu State is a time when the morale of the whole country is high. The defeat of the Qi State, although it was good to conclude the Qin and Jin dynasties, there was a little bit of compromise in it.

This thing has already been destroyed in the Warring States. However, even this incompleteness may become a reason for the two countries to oppose each other at any time. To put it bluntly, etiquette is just a matter of face.

No matter what you say, Qi is also one of the three major powers, and it has already been defeated and its prestige has plummeted. If this last fig leaf is to be removed, then it will really be ridiculed by the world.

Gu Xin's words naturally couldn't be to make Qi Envoy who was sitting in the corner look good. On the contrary, the presence of this Qi envoy will embarrass the Qi country even more.

Because, if the Qi envoy is not there, the Qi people can still deceive themselves and act as if they don't know, keep their mouths shut about it, and they won't even think about it.

However, when Qi envoy is here, it is equivalent to directly piercing this thin layer of face.

Next, if there are any more people who oppose Emperor Chu for Xia Huan's different seals, it is conceivable that Gu Xinyi will destroy the alliance between the two countries and the hat of fornicating with the Han State will be buckled.

It just so happened that such a crime was within the scope of his duties as a doctor. If he refuses to let it go, it is useless even if Ji Shu comes in person. After all, the two have equal official positions, and nominally, no one can suppress the other.

Gu Xin's blatant trap was dug down, and people who had no courage naturally didn't dare to step on it.

And the general Ji Shu was not there, and the faction of the three princes, who had no backbone, lost the desire to justify.

For a while, the entire court was cold again.

"Hmm."

After a long time, Chu Emperor Xia Ze seemed to come back to his senses, nodded slightly, and showed a somewhat determined appearance.

"Xu'er, what do you think?"

Finally, in the end, Emperor Chu seemed to come back to his senses and asked the third prince Xia Xu.

"The seventh brother is a double happiness, the sons are quite outside, and they have been close to the seventh brother since they were young. Xia Xu arched his hand and said. never mentioned Xia Huan's political achievements and military exploits, and even avoided Qi Chu's face, only talking about brotherhood. It seems that he will agree, more to make up for Xia Huan.