Emperor Wu of Zhou sat on the dragon horse and looked at the noisy ministers in the hall with great interest.

The ministers who supported the acting king proposed to follow the previous dynasty's system of adding beads to the prince, and to add beads to the acting king who had made great military achievements, and at least seven beads should be added.

A group of ministers who supported the crown prince naturally opposed this proposal, and they felt that this was the system of the previous dynasty and should not be used in our dynasty. They also emphasized that the system of the former dynasty was overly chaotic, and that the rebellion in the previous dynasty was because of the rivalry between the prince and the crown prince. If the Great Zhou reuses the system of the former dynasty's Prince Jiazhu, it will inevitably make the Great Zhou repeat the mistakes of the previous dynasty.

The ministers who supported the acting king felt that the argument of the prince's party was alarmist. Moreover, the system of the prince of Kazhu was not the cause of the troubles of the previous dynasty, but the main culprit was the emperor's extravagance, tyrannical accumulation of wealth, indiscriminate killing of innocents, and indulgence in alcohol.

The system of adding beads to the prince was not unique to the previous dynasty, but was inherited by the previous dynasty. The reason for the demise of the previous dynasties was not because of the existence of the system of prince Jiazhu, but because the emperor was unreasonable. It is ignorant for the princely party to attribute the demise of the previous dynasties to the system of the prince of Kazhu.

The ministers of the prince's party immediately retorted that in the previous dynasty, because of the addition of beads to the prince, the princes were brothers, and the princes only cared about fighting for power and profit, making the court miserable, and the ministers only cared about the war team, not caring about the government and the lives of the people.

The officials of the party of the acting king choked and retorted that the people of the prince's party were playing on the topic, and also said that the acting king was fighting desperately for the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the people of the prince's party actually slandered the king and wanted to have a brother.

The ministers who supported the third, fifth, and sixth princes fanned the flames on the sidelines, making the quarrel between the acting king and the crown prince more and more fierce.

Sun Kui, who was standing beside Emperor Wu of Zhou, saw the ministers arguing like shrews in the market one by one, and he couldn't see it. He hesitated, took two steps forward, and asked respectfully, "Your Majesty, do you want to stop the adults?" ”

Emperor Wu of Zhou supported his face with his right hand, his elbow propped on the armrest of the dragon chair, and watched the ministers quarrel with relish.

"It's so wonderful, stop them from doing anything, let them continue to argue."

Sun Kui didn't dare to say anything more, took a few steps back, and obediently returned to his original seat to stand. He followed the example of Emperor Wu of Zhou and watched with interest as the ministers quarreled.

These literati quarrel is different, they don't speak with a single dirty word, but the words they scold are very ugly. Of course, if you haven't read a little book, you really can't understand a word.

The ministers quarreled very fiercely, and they were completely devoid of the politeness and gentleness of their usual days. Sun Kui saw the spittle of the ministers flying into each other's faces, and some flew directly into each other's mouths.

The crown prince, who was standing at the head of the line on the left, watched all this in amazement.

Emperor Wu of Zhou looked at it for a while, and saw that the ministers were arguing about those words, and felt that it was not interesting. He stood up, took a few steps forward, clasped his hands on his chest, bowed his waist slightly, and looked at the ministers with a smile: "You continue to quarrel, I am gone." ”

When the noisy ministers with red faces and thick necks heard this, they all seemed to be chickens that had been suddenly choked by their necks, and they suddenly lost their voices. Then, frightened, he hurriedly knelt down and asked Emperor Wu of Zhou for his guilt: "The emperor forgives the sin, and the ministers deserve death." ”

"Why don't you make any noise, go on?" Emperor Wu of Zhou's face still had a gentle and warm smile on his face, "I see that you are arguing very hard, continue to quarrel, don't worry about me." ”

The ministers kneeling in the hall turned pale with fright, and their bodies trembled slightly.

"Damn it."

"It's the first time I've known that Aiqing is so good at arguing." Emperor Wu of Zhou put his hands behind his back, walked leisurely to the bottom of the hall, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Fang Cai really opened my eyes. ”

The more Emperor Wu of Zhou said it so gently, the more frightened the ministers who knelt on the ground became.

"Damn it! Ask the emperor to punish him! ”

"Then continue to argue just now, and then tell me if you come to a conclusion." Emperor Wu of Zhou smiled gently, "I am waiting for your good news. After speaking, he turned around and walked out of the Chengguang Palace.

Before leaving, Emperor Wu of Zhou asked Sun Kui to stay and supervise the quarrel among the ministers.

Sun Kui did not shout to retreat from the dynasty and stayed in the Chengguang Palace.

After Emperor Wu of Zhou left, the ministers knelt on the ground for a long time without getting up.

Sun Kui had no choice but to remind the ministers: "My lords, the emperor just said, let you continue to quarrel until there is a result." ”

The ministers looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a while.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you can just make the same noise as you did just now." Sun Kui stood slightly hunched over, standing aside with a respectful smile on his face, patiently waiting for the ministers to continue arguing.

Seeing the embarrassment of the ministers, the prince wanted to help relieve the siege, walked to Sun Kui's side, and asked in a low voice, "Grandpa Sun, do you really want them to continue arguing?" ”

Sun Kui first saluted the crown prince, and then said respectfully: "Your Royal Highness the prince, you also heard what the emperor said just now, let the ministers continue to quarrel until there is a conclusion." ”

"But, this ......"

"Your Highness the Prince, this is a holy decree." Sun Kui said respectfully, "Ladies and gentlemen, do you want to resist the decree? ”

Of course, the ministers who had just quarreled did not dare to resist the decree, so they could only continue to quarrel. quarreled and quarreled, and found the feeling, and the more noisy it became, the more fierce it became.

The minister, who had not quarreled just now, did not dare to stay any longer and left in a hurry.

Xuanping Hou walked out of the Chengguang Hall without hurry. When Zhenguo Gong passed by him, he didn't give him a look, but the minister next to Zhen Guogong ridiculed Xuan Pinghou and said, "Wishful thinking." ”

"What do you say?"

Xuanpinghou was not angry, but the minister who was following him was angry and was about to catch up with the theory, but was stopped by Xuanpinghou.

"Master Hou, he is disrespectful to you......"

Xuan Pinghou waved his hand and said, "Don't care. ”

"Dad, what does the emperor mean?" The eldest son of the Marquis of Xuanping, that is, the prince of the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion, opened his mouth and asked, "Your Majesty, did you agree, or did you not agree?" ”

Xuanping Hou said in a calm tone: "The emperor will not agree so quickly, this matter has to be grinded slowly." ”

"Master Hou, as long as we keep proposing, the emperor will agree sooner or later." The minister just now said, "His Royal Highness the Acting King has made great achievements, and the emperor loves to reuse His Royal Highness the Acting King, and he will definitely give His Royal Highness the Acting King this honor." ”

When the prince of Xuanping Houfu heard this, he was relieved: "That's good." ”

"Jiazhu was originally what His Royal Highness the Acting King deserved." The minister just now lowered his voice, his tone was full of disdain, "The crown prince has never made any military exploits for the Great Zhou, why should they oppose ......?"

Xuanping Hou interrupted the minister, "Okay, don't say it again, this is not a good place. ”

The minister and the prince did not speak again, and hurriedly left the palace with the Marquis of Xuanping.

Walking behind Xuanping Hou and them, several ministers were gathering around an old man with gray hair.

"He Xiang, what do you think about adding beads to the acting king?"

"He Xiang, I can't agree to the matter of adding beads."

"He Xiang, once the acting king adds beads, his arrogance is bound to be even more arrogant."

"He Xiang, the people of the party on behalf of the king obviously want to persecute the prince through the matter of adding beads."

"Jiazhu is a conspiracy of the king's party, and they must not be allowed to succeed."

Compared with a few anxious ministers, He Xiang seemed very calm.

"He Xiang, you have something to say."

"Didn't the emperor agree?"

"The emperor didn't agree now, but it doesn't mean that he won't agree in the future, after all, the emperor has always favored the acting king."

"Don't worry, the emperor knows it." He Xiangchao smiled comfortingly at the ministers, then turned around and left.

"What is ......?"

"What is ......?"

"Why isn't He Xiang in a hurry at all?"

"Since He Xiang is not in a hurry, it means that this matter will not be as Xuanping Hou and they wish."

"Let's see."

In the Chengguang Palace, there were still some ministers arguing, their mouths were dry, their throats were on fire, they couldn't quarrel anymore, and asked Sun Kui to help them plead with Emperor Wu of Zhou.

Sun Kui went to the imperial study and truthfully reported to Emperor Wu of Zhou the quarrel between the ministers.

After hearing this, Emperor Wu Zhou said in a disgusted tone: "Let them go." ”

Sun Kui returned to the Chengguang Hall and conveyed the will of Emperor Wu of Zhou to the ministers.

After the ministers thanked the ministers, they even crawled out of the Chengguang Palace, not daring to delay for a moment, for fear of being left behind to quarrel again.

From now on, they will never dare to quarrel in court again.