One after another, the ministers who supported the acting king came out and asked Emperor Wu of Zhou to add beads to the acting king.

The ministers who supported the crown prince naturally came out one after another, opposing the acting king Jiazhu.

The other ministers who supported the three princes, the fifth princes, and the six princes certainly hoped to add beads on behalf of the king, so that when the three princes became adults, they would also add beads. However, they did not open their mouths to echo the people of the party of the acting king, but stood aside and calmly watched the argument between the party of the acting king and the party of the prince.

The ministers of the party of the acting king and the ministers of the prince's party argued again. However, they did not dare to quarrel like before.

Emperor Wu of Zhou sat on the dragon chair, his right hand supporting his face, and looked playfully at the arguing ministers.

The ministers debated in low voices, but their spittle sprayed in each other's faces. Not only that, they fought one by one with red faces and thick necks. And Xuanping Hou and Zhenguo Gong, as the leaders of the party of the acting king and the prince, did not say a word and stood quietly in their seats.

Emperor Wu of Zhou looked at the Marquis of Xuanping and the Duke of Zhenguo, who seemed to be out of the way, and a smile of unknown meaning rose at the corner of his mouth.

"Xuanping Hou."

When Xuanping Hou heard Emperor Wu of Zhou call him, he immediately bowed and saluted: "The minister is here." ”

"Do you think I should add beads to the king?" Emperor Wu of Zhou's face had a gentle smile on his face, and his tone was very subsequent, as if he was chatting after a meal.

Xuanping Hou's heart froze, and his expression became serious.

"The minister does not dare to speculate on the holy will."

Hearing Xuanping Hou's answer, Emperor Wu of Zhou was not surprised at all. He changed his posture, leaning on the armrest on the left side of the dragon chair, crossing Erlang's legs, and putting his right hand on his knee, looking like he was not sitting.

"I'm not asking you to speculate on my thoughts, but I'm asking you, do you think you should add beads to the king?"

Marquis Xuanping raised his head and glanced at Emperor Wu of Zhou. Seeing Emperor Zhou Wu's nonchalant expression, he couldn't guess what Emperor Zhou Wu meant for a while.

After arguing for so many days on behalf of Wang Jiazhu, this is the first time that Emperor Wu of Zhou has asked Xuanping Hou this question.

Xuan Pinghou did not rush to answer, but thought for a while.

"If you go back to the emperor, the minister thinks that you should add beads to the acting king."

Emperor Wu of Zhou was slightly surprised when he heard Xuanping Hou's direct answer. You must know that on weekdays, when it comes to rewarding the acting king, the Marquis of Xuanping will never ask for a reward for the acting king.

"Why?"

Marquis Xuanping said in a respectful tone: "Your Majesty, Liangzhou has been in rebellion for a long time, and it has always been a big trouble for the imperial court. This time, there were hundreds of thousands of rebel troops in Liangzhou, and if it was not for the king to pacify the rebel army, then the consequences would be unimaginable. At this point, he didn't say any more.

He did not list all the military exploits made by the king like other ministers, nor did he say in detail how dangerous the rebellion in Liangzhou was, nor did he say that if Liangzhou was lost, then the rebel army would approach Yongzhou, and the capital would be in danger at that time.

It's not that Xuan Pinghou doesn't want to say more, he doesn't dare to say more. If he talks too much, it's not good. Moreover, these words should not be said by him, after all, he is the king's own uncle.

According to the past, Xuanping Hou would never say such words as adding beads to the acting king. When he said this, it was not good. However, Emperor Wu of Zhou did not relent, and promised to add beads to the acting king, and the acting king would arrive in Beijing in the afternoon. Xuanping Hou was worried that the matter of Jiazhu would not be resolved, so he uncharacteristically said what he should say to the acting king.

Marquis Xuanping was also waiting for Emperor Wu of Zhou to ask him. Emperor Wu of Zhou didn't ask him, and it was not easy for him to say Fang Cai's words directly. Also, he gave the answer so directly and affirmatively, and also showed his attitude to Emperor Wu of Zhou.

Emperor Wu of Zhou looked at the first Duke of Zhenguo who was standing at the top of the line on the left, and asked, "Duke Zhenguo, do you think you should add beads to the acting king?" ”

The Duke of Zhenguo came out of the ranks, first saluted Emperor Wu of Zhou, and then said respectfully: "If you go back to the emperor, the minister thinks that you should add beads to the acting king." ”

As soon as he said this, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty all looked at him with shocked eyes. Even Emperor Wu of Zhou was surprised.

The ministers thought to themselves, what's wrong with Zhenguo today, is it evil? Otherwise, how could he agree to add beads to the acting king.

Xuanping Hou was surprised at first, then frowned, and looked at Zhen Guogong with a vigilant and fierce gaze.

What is Zhen Guogong's idea?

Emperor Wu of Zhou came back to his senses, sat up straight and asked, "Why?" ”

"Your Majesty, Marquis Xuanping just said that if it weren't for the hundreds of thousands of rebel troops in Liangzhou on behalf of the king this time, Liangzhou would definitely be lost, and once Liangzhou was lost, hundreds of thousands of rebel troops would inevitably attack Yongzhou, and the capital would become very dangerous at that time." Zhen Guogong continued, "Moreover, the acting king has quelled many rebellions in recent years, and has made great achievements for the stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Without the acting king, there would be no Da Zhou that is now stable. is reasonable and reasonable, and should add beads to the king. The minister implored the emperor to add beads to the acting king. With that, he knelt down.

The ministers who supported the prince's party looked at Zhen Guogong one by one dumbfounded, and they couldn't believe that Zhen Guogong had "betrayed" them and "betrayed" the prince.

The ministers who supported the party of the acting king looked at Zhen Guogong in great shock, and they couldn't believe that Zhen Guogong supported the acting king Jiazhu. Today's Zhenguo Gong is really weird, he must have fallen into evil!

Xuanping Hou's face changed greatly, and he scolded Zhen Guogong in his heart. He knew that Zhen Guogong was not well-intentioned.

Zhen Guogong's words just now sounded like he was supporting the acting king Jiazhu, but in fact, he was praising the high king.

Xuanping Hou was about to come out of the queue and opened his mouth to refute Zhen Guogong's words. At this time, the crown prince suddenly spoke: "Father, the son also thinks that he should add beads to the acting king." ”

The prince's words caused a storm in the court. Both the ministers of the party who acted for the king and the ministers who supported the crown prince were shocked.

What's wrong with this today, both the prince of Zhenguo and the prince have fallen into evil?

Could it be that the acting king cast evil magic on the crown prince and the prince of Zhenguo, so that they agreed to add beads?

Emperor Wu of Zhou was amused by the ministers' expressions of hell. He asked the prince with great interest: "Prince, do you really think that you should add beads to the acting king?" ”

"Father, the acting king should be crowned ......" The crown prince also said all the previous military exploits of the acting king. He said it very sincerely. "Father, the acting king is the god of war of our Great Zhou. With him, the Great Zhou will become more and more stable. If you just let him be an ordinary prince, it would be too wronged for him. ”

Emperor Wu of Zhou listened to the prince's words, and there was no surprise in his heart. After he listened to the words of Zhen Guogong, he was not surprised to hear the words of the prince again. If the crown prince said this in front of the prince of Zhenguo, Emperor Wu of Zhou would be surprised.

"Then do you think you should add a few beads to the king?"

The prince said: "Erchen remembers that in the previous dynasty, King Yun was added eight beads. King Yun does not make great achievements like the acting king, he can be added to the beads, so the acting king should be added eight beads. ”

Add eight beads to the acting king?!

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty gasped in shock. They couldn't believe their ears, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually took the initiative to ask for a bead for the acting king, and it was a bead!

Add eight beads, but it's no different from the prince! If the acting king adds eight beads, he will be able to sit on an equal footing with His Royal Highness the Prince!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually let the acting king sit on an equal footing with him, it seems that the prince is really evil, and it is not light!

Zhenguo Gongma echoed: "Your Majesty, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is that with the merits of the acting king, he should be crowned the Prince of Bazhu!" ”

Xuanping Hou hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty, no!" At this time, Xuanping Hou completely understood what tricks the prince and Zhenguo Gong were playing.

Zhenguo Gong looked at Xuanping Hou in confusion: "Xuanping Hou, didn't you just say that you should add beads to the acting king, why did you say that you can't?" “

"Marquis Xuanping, the acting king has made so many contributions to the Great Zhou Jiangshan, he should be crowned."

Marquis Xuanping didn't have time to deal with the prince and the crown prince, so he hurriedly said to Emperor Wu of Zhou: "Your Majesty, it is his duty to quell the chaos on behalf of the king. As the prince, he should share the emperor's worries. The minister was stupid just now, and said something that should not be said, and the acting king should not add beads. ”

Some ministers listened to Xuanpinghou's words, and immediately understood the intentions of the prince and the prince of Zhenguo. They were so frightened that they quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty, adding beads is the rule of the previous dynasty, not the rules of our dynasty, and our dynasty can't use the rules of the previous dynasty to add beads to the acting king." ”

The ministers of the prince's party also understood at this time, and they also quickly knelt down and begged Emperor Wu of Zhou to add beads to the acting king.

Just moments ago, the ministers of the party of the acting king supported the acting king Jiazhu, and the ministers of the prince's party strongly opposed the acting king Jiazhu. But now, the ministers of the prince's party support the acting king Jiazhu, while the ministers of the acting king's party are desperately opposed, which is really unexpected.

He Xiang and Song Dekang didn't expect that the matter of acting Wang Jiazhu would be reversed, which they never expected.

Emperor Wu of Zhou didn't seem to be surprised at all by such a reversal. Still, he was amused by the reversal of the scene.

He deliberately pointed to the ministers who were shouting for the acting king to add beads to the king a moment ago and said, "Didn't you support the acting king just now?" ”

"The ministers are stupid, please punish the emperor!"

"It is you who want me to add beads to the king, and you are the ones who do not let me add beads to the king." Emperor Wu of Zhou said, slowly got up and walked to the front, looked at the ministers kneeling below, and asked with a smile, "Are you teasing me?" ”

The ministers who said this were frightened, and they hurriedly kowtowed and pleaded guilty: "The ministers don't dare!" ”