Chapter 62: The Eight Princes
Shouyang City, although a succession of bad news has already spread in Dachu, but the Jingshi at the feet of the Son of Heaven is relatively stable and harmonious, as usual, the traffic is busy, and people come and go. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Su Heng and Xu Zhirong and their entourage entered the city in a very low-key manner, while the 30,000 Guanshan troops stayed in the barracks outside the city.
"Mr. Su, Lord Xu, Your Majesty has summoned you." In Shouyang City, it was difficult for a flower or a grass to escape Zhao Wouji's eyes, and as soon as Su Heng and the others entered the city with their front feet, an official in simple dress immediately stood in front of them, and he threw his hand at them with a gentle smile.
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In the Qianqing Palace, Zao Wou-Ki was sitting on the main seat, with a white jade case in front of him, on which were piled up with twists and turns, for this emperor who has always been diligent in government, the least thing in front of the case every day is these twists and turns that came from various counties, up to national affairs, down to the impeachment of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, he has too many things to deal with every day.
The Qianqing Hall is filled with a faint sandalwood fragrance, which can clear the mind and eliminate distracting thoughts.
When Su Heng and Xu Zhirong came, there were already many people waiting inside, except for Zhao Wuji and the personal old eunuch Zhang Xi, the eight princes were all present.
It seemed that there was something big, Su Heng silently looked at the princes, and was also speculating in his heart about what had happened.
While Su Heng was looking at several princes, they were also looking at Su Heng, and they had long been curious about this young scholar who had recently become famous in Jinghua.
The first of the princes is the second prince Zhao Wencheng, known as the person who most resembles Zhao Tianlong after the death of the crown prince Zhao Tianlong.
This is naturally the unanimous evaluation of the subjects of Chu State, because everyone knows that in Zhao Wouji's heart, the most suitable candidate for the crown prince will always be Zhao Tianlong, because of his love for Zhao Tianlong, even if he has died, it has also affected Zhao Wouji's choice, so in terms of choosing the prince, he also prefers people like Zhao Tianlong in his heart, who has both ability and political integrity, and is gentle and courteous.
Zhao Wencheng is also both capable and political, sincere and gentle, knowledgeable, and has received unanimous praise from both the DPRK and the people.
Such an excellent prince, but it made Zao Wou-Ki hesitate all the time, and the reason why he was not named the crown prince was that Zhao Wencheng was more inclined to Confucianism.
However, Zhao Wencheng is not a pedantic person, what he learned is only Confucian benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, forgiveness, loyalty, and filial piety, rather than the excessive pursuit of perfection and the distinction between respect and inferiority that is always emphasized.
Although Zhao Wencheng was able to distinguish between the advantages and disadvantages of Confucianism, Zao Wou-Ki was still not at ease, fearing that the latter's excessive dependence on Confucianism would lead to the eventual control of Confucianism.
Zhao Wencheng looked handsome and handsome, and smiled kindly at Su Heng, and Su Heng also responded politely, which was regarded as a nodding friend.
Below Zhao Wencheng is the third prince Zhao Yue, although Zhao Yue's personality has always been ruthless and sinister, and he must repay him, but the etiquette in treating talents is not weaker than that of several other princes, even if he has a conflict with Zhao Jinyu, knowing that Su Heng is Zhao Jinyu's right-hand man, he still smiled and nodded his greetings, Su Heng is not easy to refuse, and he also replied with a smile of courtesy.
The fourth prince Zhao Tianci has a heroic demeanor, the whole person stands there, giving people a sense of freedom and ease like a chivalrous man in the rivers and lakes, compared to other princes, he is more like a sword walking the rivers and lakes, righteous and thin clouds, it is said that Zhao Tianci has been wandering between the various factions of the rivers and lakes all the year round, because of his generous shots, Corporal Lixian, and many martial arts masters have gathered under his hands to work hard for him.
Although the fifth prince Zhao Wuchang Su Heng has not seen it, he also knows that Zhao Mu is the first general under him, when he was in Baifenglou, he once asked Zhao Mu to make things difficult for him, and the two of them are considered to have formed a relationship, Zhao Wuchang is heavy on martial arts and light literature, he likes to dance with knives and guns since he was a child, and his martial arts talent is extremely high, although he is young, but in the entire Great Chu military, there are not many people who can beat him, and he has always been responsible for guarding the northern important place of Changping County to prevent foreign races, when he saw Su Heng, he did not show kindness like other princes, but just let out a cold snort, Turning his head in disdain.
The sixth prince Zhao Shangde had wooed Su Heng in Baifeng Tower, but in the end he lost to the ninth prince Zhao Jinyu, he was still dressed as he was at the beginning, with white clothes and long sleeves, and the folding fan depicting a beautiful woman like a jade picture was swaying in his hand from time to time, although he did not win over Su Heng, it did not prevent him from showing kindness at this time.
The Seventh Prince Zhao Zheng is slightly chubby, he doesn't smile at his skin, his chubby face is full of hypocritical smiles, every time he shows a bright smile, those small eyes will unconsciously fit together, and it is rumored that he loves gold and silver property very much, no matter where he goes, he likes to carry a big bag of gold and silver, and now he is also smiling at Su Heng, but there is no true meaning in that smile, more as if he is calculating something.
Zhao Qingshu, the eighth prince, is a genius in the sky, plays piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, obscure in the art of war, knows everything, is omniscient, and is all-encompassing, even if the world is handsome and starry, he is still unique, and he is a dragon among people; It is precisely because of his existence that Zao Wou-Ki has been hesitant about the choice of the prince, in Zao Wou-ki's heart, the most suitable candidates for the prince are Zhao Wencheng and Zhao Qingshu, although Zhao Qingshu's prestige in the court and the people is not as good as Zhao Wencheng, but he prefers the soldiers.
Compared with Zhao Wencheng's preference for Confucianism, Zao Wou-Ki is also more inclined to the soldiers, the Confucian way of governing the country is more suitable for the peaceful and prosperous era, and now the Seven Kingdoms have been fighting for many years, relatively speaking, the soldiers are more suitable for the current way of governing the country.
It's just that the young and the young are orderly, if Zhao Qingshu can't defeat Zhao Wencheng in a certain respect, even Zhao Wouji can't help him to the position of prince.
Zhao Qingshu and Zhao Wencheng's style is very similar, gentle and elegant, humble and gentlemanly, but his heart is a little more bloody and ruthless, his ruthlessness is aimed at foreign races, in the policy of foreign races, he has always advocated a killing word, not leaving an inch of grass, never give a chance to breathe, which is very similar to the Confucian idea that only my Han people can be exclusive to the world.
Zhao Jinyu, the ninth prince, stood at the very end, and couldn't help but show an excited look on his face when he saw Su Heng, but he couldn't show it, he just kept squeezing his eyebrows at Su Heng there.
Su Heng smiled knowingly after seeing it, nodded his head, and then saluted respectfully at Zao Wou-Ki with Xu Zhirong.
Zhao Wou-Ki worked all day long, the whole person looked a little old, his chin was quite bearded, and the yellow robe on his body also had a few patches, this was the first time Su Heng had seen this emperor with his own eyes, the last time he only heard his voice in the palace, but he had not seen his person; Although the latter didn't speak, the luxurious aura exuded by his body would always make people involuntarily glance at it.
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