The acting king sat on a chair very casually, drinking tea and chatting with Emperor Wu of Zhou. Among the princes, only the acting king dared to talk to Emperor Wu of Zhou so casually. At this moment, he was talking to Emperor Wu of Zhou about some interesting things about Liangzhou.

"Father, although the rebellion in Liangzhou has been completely quelled, it does not mean that Liangzhou has become completely peaceful." The acting king sat up straight, and his expression became serious, "Father, you still have to send troops to garrison Liangzhou in case you have bad intentions to start a rebellion again." ”

Emperor Wu of Zhou asked, "Do you have a candidate?" ”

"Father, of course I want to send my people to garrison Liangzhou, but this is not in accordance with the rules." The acting king said very frankly, "Father, you should send someone you can trust to garrison Liangzhou." ”

"How dare you say it."

"Father, you already have a candidate in mind." The acting king asked again, "By the way, who are you going to send to manage Liangzhou?" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly thought that the third prince would be crowned king next year, so he said, "Are you planning to let the third brother go to Liangzhou?" ”

Sun Kui, who was standing quietly on the side like a background board, was very shocked when he heard the words of the acting king, how dare His Royal Highness the acting king ask the emperor so directly?!

Emperor Wu of Zhou didn't get angry, but asked with a smile: "Do you think you should let the third child go to Liangzhou?" ”

Hearing Emperor Wu of Zhou say this, the acting king breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"To be honest, Erchen doesn't want the third brother to go to Liangzhou."

"Why?"

"Liangzhou is not suitable for a pampered third brother." The acting king said very sharply, "The third brother went to Liangzhou, but I am afraid that there will be war in Liangzhou again." ”

This is very polite, but it makes a lot of sense.

"Then who do you think is suitable to take over Liangzhou?"

"Father, of course, Erchen is the most suitable, after all, the rebellion in Liangzhou was quelled by Erchen, and no one is more suitable than Erchen." It is very natural for the king to say this.

Sun Kui on the side said in his heart: His Royal Highness the Acting King really dares to say it!

"Are you asking me for Liangzhou?"

The acting king nodded again and again: "Father, will you give it?" ”

When the acting king became an adult, Emperor Wu of Zhou rewarded him with Jizhou as a fief. Jizhou is next door to Yongzhou, and from this point you can see Emperor Wu of Zhou's favor for the acting king.

Emperor Wu of Zhou chuckled and said, "You stinky boy really dare to ask for it." ”

"Father, do you want to give it to your son?" The tone of the acting king was a little coquettish.

Emperor Wu of Zhou looked at the acting king, smiled and said, "If you want Liangzhou, then I will withdraw your will to marry Kong Taichang's youngest daughter." ”

"What?" The acting king was shocked.

"Liangzhou and the will to give marriage, you can only choose one." Emperor Wu of Zhou's voice was gentle, "You can choose for yourself." ”

"Father, son-in-law can't be both."

"Stinky boy, you can't be too greedy." Emperor Wu of Zhou said, his face became stern for a moment, "You can only choose one." ”

Without any hesitation, the acting king said, "Father, I have chosen to give the will for marriage." ”

Emperor Wu of Zhou originally thought that the acting king would be entangled for a while, but he didn't expect that the acting king didn't think about it and gave up Liangzhou directly.

"Don't want Liangzhou anymore?"

"I already have Jizhou, and I don't need Liangzhou as a fief. Besides, each prince can only have one fief, and if I want two fiefs, it would be too unruly. "Liangzhou is very good, but it is not as valuable as the hole too often. Ten Liangzhou can't compare to this marriage.

Sun Kui complained in his heart: Your Royal Highness the Acting King asked the emperor for Liangzhou in person just now.

"Father, the son has not thanked you for the marriage." The acting king stood up and made a big salute to Emperor Wu of Zhou, "Emperor Xie Father arranged such a good marriage for his sons." "Adding beads to him is not as good as the marriage with Kong Taichang's youngest daughter. His father asked him to marry Kong Taichang's youngest daughter as a side concubine, which was paving the way for him to replace the crown prince in the future. Sure enough, in the eyes of his father, he is the most suitable for the crown prince.

"Do you know why I asked you to marry Kong Taichang's youngest daughter as a side concubine?"

"The father is thinking about his sons." His father sent him to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion, just to let him make a great contribution, and then logically marry Kong Taichang's youngest daughter to him as a side concubine. His father really took great pains for him.

"If you know, it's good." Emperor Wu of Zhou said again, "Kong Taichang's youngest daughter is very talented, after you marry her, learn from her and read more books with her." ”

Acting King: "......"

"Every day you only know about war, you don't know how to read, and if you continue like this, you will become a straw bag who can only fight." Emperor Wu of Zhou was not joking, but really. One of the most direct reasons why he gave Kong Taichang's youngest daughter to the acting king was that he wanted the acting king to study more.

In fact, the acting king is not a person who has no ink. Before he became an adult, when he was studying in the Wende Temple, he read and read well. It's just that after he entered the barracks, he rarely softened to read. In the barracks, he got along with the rude soldiers day and night, and contracted a lot of bad problems. The most serious thing is that he does things like those soldiers, he does not think carefully first, but solves it by fighting. Also, his previous rules and etiquette in the palace middle school were also slack. In recent years, the imperial history has often participated in the acting king's unruly and rude performances.

Emperor Wu of Zhou asked the king to read more, hoping that he would use his brain to do things in the future. Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is to make the acting king understand something.

The acting king picked his face and defended himself in a low voice: "Father, I am not a straw bag. Besides, I read a lot of military books. ”

"I want you to read more, not just to let you read military books, but to read more other books."

"Other books?" "I read it when I was a child. ”

"I read it when I was a child, and I don't have to read it when I grow up?" Emperor Wu of Zhou picked up a copy of the Analects on the imperial table and threw it over, "Read more books." ”

The acting king picked up the "Analects" thrown by Emperor Wu of Zhou, and said obediently: "My son knows." ”

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"The retainers retired." The acting king originally planned to go to see Concubine Rong, but the palace gate was about to be keyed, so he could only go back to the house first, and then go to see Concubine Rong tomorrow after the morning court.

"This stinky boy still hasn't grown." Emperor Wu of Zhou shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty, didn't you just say that His Royal Highness the Acting King did not disappoint you, why do you now say that His Royal Highness the Acting King has not grown?"

"In the matter of pacifying the war in Liangzhou, the second child did not disappoint me, but," Speaking of this, Emperor Wu of Zhou said with a deep face, "There is no progress in other aspects. ”

"That's why you let His Royal Highness the Acting King read more?" The emperor gave Kong Taichang's youngest daughter to His Royal Highness the Acting King, which was definitely not as simple as letting His Royal Highness the Acting King study more.

Emperor Wu of Zhou did not answer Sun Kui's question, but said an intriguing sentence.

"It depends on whether he understands my painstaking intentions."

Sun Kui: Painstaking?

The emperor gave Kong Taichang's youngest daughter to His Royal Highness the Acting King as a side concubine, didn't he just want His Royal Highness the Acting King to get the support of scholars all over the world. Isn't it?

Forget it, that's not what he's supposed to think about as a slave.

As soon as the acting king left the palace, he saw the Marquis of Xuanping and the prince of the Marquis of Xuanping waiting for him at the gate of the palace.

The father and son of Xuanping Hou first saluted the acting king: "Your Highness." ”

The acting king helped Xuanping Hou up and called out cordially: "Uncle." ”

Marquis Xuanping carefully looked at the acting king from the top to the bottom, and then said: "I have lost a lot of weight, and I have suffered a lot in this battle." ”

"It's nothing."

"Dad, if you have anything to say when you get home, let His Highness get in the car first."

"Your Highness, go to my mansion first, I have prepared a reception banquet for you."

"Okay."

After getting into the carriage, Marquis Xuanping did not rush to ask the acting king what Emperor Wu of Zhou said to him. Instead, he first asked him if he was injured in Liangzhou and whether he had any sequelae.

"I've had some injuries, but I'm fine now." Every time he fights, he gets hurt, and he's used to it. For him, as long as he doesn't die, no matter how serious the injury is, it doesn't count as an injury. "My father said that he asked me to marry Kong Taichang's youngest daughter as a side concubine so that I could study more with Kong Taichang's youngest daughter and let me study more......"

The acting king told Xuanping Hou what Emperor Wu of Zhou had just said to him.

"Uncle, what do you mean by your father, is your father serious?"

Xuanping Hou thought for a while and said: "Your Highness, don't think about it too much, what the emperor said is just an excuse, an excuse for you to marry Kong Taichang's youngest daughter as a side concubine." ”

Xuanping Hou smiled: "Your Highness, for your future future, the emperor has really taken great pains." ”

The prince of Xuanping Hou said: "The emperor values His Royal Highness, so he will make such a comprehensive plan for His Royal Highness. ”

The acting king said with a smile on his face: "My father has always loved me. ”

Xuanping Hou suddenly remembered the events of that year, and sighed slightly: "If the first emperor didn't cooperate with the Xie family back then, Your Highness, you would have been the crown prince a long time ago." ”

"Don't worry about the past, now my father wants to return to me the position of the crown prince that originally belonged to me." As he spoke, the acting king raised the corners of his mouth and sneered, "I have long guessed that my father is dissatisfied with the Xie family, and he will not let Zhao Xuan, who has half of the Xie family's blood, ascend to that position." ”