Chapter 361: The Storm of the Gradually Emerging Imperial Family of the Wu Kingdom
"Okay, don't tease and kill, he's still young and doesn't understand this." Chu Yaocen saw that he was very embarrassed to finish the killing, and hurriedly came out to ask him to relieve the siege. "Send the princess back."
After finishing the killing, he quickly took Xiaohu away.
After he left, the smile on the corner of Qingdi's mouth took on a hint of playfulness, and he looked at Chu Yaocen and said, "What, you are reluctant to leave you after killing you?" I feel that if a girl can safely fall asleep next to a certain man, then this man must be very different to her. β
Chu Yaocen smiled leisurely, looked at Qingdi's face, and said: "To be honest, I don't want to have too many entanglements with Xiaohu from the bottom of my heart, because I can't be sure if I want to start a battle with the Wu royal family in the future, if I am really with Xiaohu, then his future position will be very embarrassing." But if the killing is also interesting to Xiaohu, then I will naturally not interfere with him. How he chooses in the future is also his business. β
"Hmm." Qingdi also understands. A year of political experience in the country of Li has made her understand that there are too many things that she can't help herself. Killing is their right-hand man, once they give up, not only will they be entangled, but they will also be entangled. What's more, Xiaohu is still the princess of Wu Kingdom, if it is an ordinary Wu girl, she can still leave when the time comes.
"Then let's ask for the opinion of the killing earlier." Qingdi suggested.
Chu Yaocen nodded. Over the years, he and Wan Kill have been masters and servants, but they have long been like brothers. After killing sensible and smart, his eldest brother has never worried too much, and now it is finally time to worry about it.
The cool summer breeze gradually dissipated after midnight, but at this time, even if there was no wind, it was already very cool, Qingdi went back to sleep first, and Chu Yaocen continued to sit in the courtyard and wait for the killing.
I came back after half an hour of killing, and when I saw that Chu Yaocen hadn't slept yet, I walked over and asked, "Second Master, why don't you go to sleep yet, don't you go out tomorrow morning?" β
Chu Yaocen motioned for Wan Kill to sit down, Wan Kill went over and sat down beside him, looked at Chu Yaocen seriously, and guessed that Chu Yaocen probably had something to say to him.
Chu Yaocen opened his mouth, and felt a little difficult to express...... When two big men talk about their feelings, he always feels a little mother-in-law.
After finishing the killing, he could see that Chu Yaocen seemed to be hesitating, so he asked: "Second master, what do you have to say, just say it if you want to, if you don't say it, let's go to bed quickly, it's really late." β
Chu Yaocen felt that it was right, and there was really nothing to hesitate between the two of them, so he said: "Okay, actually, I want to ask you, have you seen that Xiaohu seems to like you very much?" β
After killing for a moment, she immediately laughed and said: "Second master, Xiaohu is an ignorant little girl, she likes whoever is good to her, and she is not lacking in love, so her interest in me will dissipate in about two or three days." It's not the kind of person who lacks love since childhood, and he is pestered by someone who cares for him. β
Chu Yaocen really doesn't know what the entanglement between Xiaohu and Wanshu is, but a series of things these days have indeed found that Xiaohu is an ignorant child who is early in the morning, and she doesn't know what feelings should be, so it may really be like what Wanshu said, she is not sensible. At the same time, the answer of the complete kill also put his mind at ease, so that he did not have to worry at all.
Xiaohu is indeed surrounded by people who are good to her, her elders and brothers, her palace servants are all around her, they are all very good to her, so good that they can't be better. From birth to now, everything she has is the best, and no one dares not to follow her heart.
However, after sneaking out of the palace several times, she realized that not everyone would be kind to others for no reason. Her servants were kind to her because they were afraid of her. Her parents and brothers were kind to her, and that was because they were her relatives. The children of the minister's family in the court are good to her, and that is to have other intentions for her. But Lu Yin was different that day, he reached out to help her when he didn't know that he was a princess, he must be a good person.
But later found out that Lu Yin's heart belonged, and she could only give up. However, Wan Kill is now a person who shouldn't be good to her, but he helps her protect her, and she feels that Wan Ji is also kind and enthusiastic.
Xiaohu hugged the cool bamboo pillow, and it was sweet in his sleep.
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Although the emperor planned to put Zhang Xiuhe's matter to an end, there was someone who obviously didn't want to, and that was the crown prince. After he knew that it was Zhang Xiuhe who took the initiative to curry favor with Totokh, he immediately convened several of his brothers to discuss.
After the prince finished the matter, he analyzed: "Grandpa Huang asked the fifth uncle to do business back then, and forbade him to interfere in politics, I heard that it was because the fifth uncle also competed with his father for the throne for a period of time. Now that Zhang Xiuhe has taken the initiative to contact Toto, he must really have the thoughts of the fifth uncle. Considering that they are all relatives, the emperor doesn't want to make a big deal out of it, so he plans to let this matter be left like this. But I always felt a little uneasy. β
"Sure enough, cousins just can't compare to brothers." The second prince sneered and said, "Big brother, although the father and mother plan to settle the matter, but this involves a struggle for power, I think we have to find Zhang Xiuhe to make it clear." He also had to be made aware of the consequences of coveting the throne. β
What the second prince said won the heart of the prince very much, and the prince also meant this.
But the third prince had a different idea, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "Big brother and second brother, I don't think it's necessary now. Even if Zhang Xiuhe has the intention of interfering in politics, but he has no power, he has never entered the Golden Palace, he has never been to the court, he has never participated in the discussion of government affairs, even if he is usually more active, he has no power, and he can't shake the status of the eldest brother at all. β
"The third brother's words are wrong," the second prince glanced at him and said, "Zhang Xiuhe is active in private, and it is likely that we have a closer relationship with the officials of the DPRK and China. Besides, you and I all know that any official is not open-minded for money, but because our country of Wu has been a land of fish and rice since ancient times, and it is very rich, so on the premise of not interfering with the normal life of the people, we all turn a blind eye to corruption in the DPRK and China. It's just the imperial brother and the third brother, can you really be sure that once the incident happens, these ministers will continue to be used by us? β
"But the father's policy is clear, the people live and work in peace and contentment, we have no internal and external troubles, and the army is firmly in our hands, what kind of coup d'Γ©tat does Zhang Xiuhe take?" The third prince argued with him, "You and I have read the classics of military books, and we know that there are often many internal factors that can succeed in ordinary coups. For example, the country itself is in turmoil, internal policies have changed, the royal class has strife, the attitude towards the outside world has changed, and in addition, the mood of the people is also the main factor that determines the success of the coup. And what about now? Our imperial family structure has always been very stable, our father and mother have governed the country of Wu very well, there are no man-made incidents within our country that disturb the minds of the people, and there is no change in the attitude towards the surrounding countries, the people live and work in peace and contentment, who wants to fight? β
"Third brother, what do you see in the classics of the war? You have also heard the stories on paper, and you should know that people's hearts are unpredictable, weather, and disasters can be predicted, and only people's hearts cannot be inferred. What if Xiu He really has the ability to make all the people fight with him? The second prince did not back down at all and reasoned with him.
The third prince didn't know how to reason with the second prince anymore, his gaze swept over the crown prince and asked him, "Big brother, how did you decide?" β
Before the crown prince could answer, the second prince laughed and said, "The eldest brother summoned us tonight, so we must have already made a decision." β
The prince nodded: "We grew up with Zhang Xiuhe since we were children, studied with him, and practiced martial arts together. As a child, he was no worse than us in anything, and he was always the favorite student of all our teachers. But after we became adults, we gradually took over the government affairs and troops that my father slowly handed over, and only Zhang Xiuhe returned to his palace and did business with his father, I think he must be unwilling. β
These words, the two princes also felt the same way. When they were studying together, Zhang Xiuhe was obviously the best one, but now he can't even touch the edge of the government.
"That's the case, doesn't the eldest brother and the second brother feel very unfair to Zhang Xiuhe? He is obviously very suitable for managing the government, but he wants to let him do things he doesn't want to do...... I used to think that he could be a good helper for us, a very popular minister, and govern the country with us, but I don't know why the fifth uncle and my father didn't let him interfere in the government. Now he is just going to pass on his father's meaning to Prince Bei Di, and it seems inappropriate for you to be so suspicious of him. The third prince still wanted to extinguish this war, and said: "Maybe Zhang Xiuhe also took into account that the eldest brother didn't like Bei Zhai to take off, and out of consideration for the eldest brother, he would do that?" Besides, what if he is really allowed to do politics? Doesn't Big Brother have another helper? β
"But I think that he will not honestly continue to do his business, and after he is allowed to do politics, he will not honestly do his own thing, what he is staring at is my position, and even the position of my father." The prince sneered and said, "Tomorrow, I'll find an opportunity to knock him and see what he has to say." β
The second prince nodded approvingly, and said, "Yes, the eldest brother also took this opportunity to establish his prestige and let that Zhang Xiuhe know that although we have always treated him as a brother on weekdays, he still has to distinguish between the inferior and the secondary." β
After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled, but the three princes on the side frowned tightly and sighed: "Why are you unwilling to listen to the decision of your father and mother, and let this matter be settled?" Aren't they more thoughtful than you are? β
But no one paid any attention to him.