At the beginning of the hour, the early dynasty begins.

Last night, Emperor Wu of Zhou reviewed and folded until midnight, and after falling asleep, he kept dreaming, and he didn't sleep well in the second half of the night, and he didn't have any energy when he got up in the morning.

At this time, he sat on the dragon chair, his right hand supporting his face, his elbow propped on the armrest of the dragon chair, and the whole person was lying on the dragon chair.

Emperor Wu of Zhou opened his mouth wide and yawned from time to time, and he had no image of an emperor at all.

He Xiang and several of their important ministers came out one by one to report important matters.

Emperor Wu of Zhou listened drowsily. He raised his hand and waved it casually, signaling that he understood.

After they finished talking about the important things, the royal history of the Cheng came out and began to participate in the acting king.

Yu Shi Zhongcheng was full of energy, and his voice was very loud, waking up Emperor Wu of Zhou, who was almost asleep.

Emperor Wu of Zhou's right hand was numb, changed his posture and gestures, changed his left hand to support his face, and listened carefully to the participation of Cheng in the imperial history.

In the imperial history, the king was rude, arrogant, and contemptuous of the prince. He told all the rude behaviors of the acting king to the prince when he welcomed the acting king back to Beijing.

After he finished speaking, several more imperial histories came out and echoed his words. said that the acting king won the battle, so he did not take His Royal Highness the crown prince seriously.

For their participation in the imperial history, the acting king did not take it to heart.

The ministers who supported the acting king refuted their participation in the imperial history one by one, saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not greet the acting king as a prince that day, but as a brother. In the face of the elder brother, there is no need for so much etiquette.

The people who supported the princelings felt that they were messing around, and they talked to them about etiquette and rules.

The crown prince and the prince of Zhenguo, the acting king and the Marquis of Xuanping did not speak, and they stayed away from the situation to watch the ministers arguing about the etiquette rules.

Yu Shi Zhongcheng suddenly raised his voice and asked Emperor Wu of Zhou to dispose of the acting king. He also said that if the acting king relied on himself to make military exploits for the Great Zhou and ignored the laws and etiquette rules of the imperial court, then the acting king would definitely do even more rebellious things in the future.

He also said that it was not long after the establishment of the Great Zhou, and it was not long before the Lile was repaired. If he is allowed to ignore the rules of etiquette because he won the battle on behalf of the king, then what is the purpose of Da Zhou's efforts to cultivate ritual music.

Marquis Xuanping saw that Yu Shi Zhongcheng brought the matter to the Great Zhou Xiu Lile, and thought that he couldn't let Yu Shi Zhongcheng talk about it anymore, otherwise the acting king would become the cloud king of the previous dynasty.

He was just about to speak, but he didn't expect Yu Shi Zhongcheng to ask Tai Changcheng.

Tai Changcheng is the cousin of the fourth prince and is a member of the Li family. In that year, the Li family was invited down the mountain by the first emperor in order to repair the ritual music of the Great Zhou.

No one knows the etiquette rules of the Great Zhou better than the Li family, and it is right to ask Tai Changcheng.

Taichang Cheng didn't expect that Yu Shi Zhongcheng would ask him, so he was stunned for a moment, and then immediately came out to answer. He is not afraid of acting for the king, nor is he afraid of the ministers of the party acting for the king. He answered the questions of the Imperial Historian very objectively.

In reply, he went into great detail about the articles of the liturgical law.

When the acting king and his ministers heard Tai Changcheng's answer, they all frowned.

The ministers who supported the acting king did not dare to refute Tai Changcheng's words. Because what Tai Chang Cheng said is right. The most important thing is that the etiquette is cultivated by the Li family, and the ministers can't refute it even if they want to.

For the Li family, neither the crown prince nor the acting king dared to offend.

The status of the Li family in the court is very high, even higher than that of the Kong family. Back then, the first emperor only invited the Li family down the mountain after three visits to the thatched house. In order to allow the Li family to go out of the mountain again, the first emperor promised some privileges to the Li family.

The ministers did not know what the specific privilege was, because the first emperor did not disclose it, and the Li family did not disclose it. There are various speculations among ministers about this privilege. One of the speculations was that the first emperor gave the Li family a gold medal for avoiding death, and this speculation was agreed by many ministers.

After Taichang Cheng finished speaking, Yu Shi Zhongcheng once again asked Emperor Wu of Zhou to punish the acting king to set an example.

At this time, there was silence in the main hall.

Yu Shi Zhongcheng and several Yu Shi knelt on the ground, and the ministers standing on both sides did not speak.

Emperor Wu of Zhou sat up straight and looked at the acting king who was standing below.

When the acting king saw the eyes cast by Emperor Wu of Zhou, his heart sank, he hurriedly knelt down and asked Emperor Wu of Zhou for his guilt: "Father, the son of the emperor is guilty, the son should not treat His Royal Highness the prince as a big brother, it is the son of the son who is rude, please ask the father to surrender." ”

At this time, the crown prince also came out and saluted Emperor Wu of Zhou: "Father, when the son greeted the second brother as a brother, he was not as a prince. Besides, there is no need for so many rules and etiquette between brothers, so you don't blame the second brother. ”

Emperor Wu of Zhou raised his hand and motioned for the crown prince and the acting king to get up.

The crown prince and the acting king said together: "Thank you, Emperor Xie." ”

"On that day, I promised the crown prince to greet the king as a brother. Even so, there was only the elder brother on that day, and there was no prince or king. Emperor Wu of Zhou's tone was flat, as if he was saying something very ordinary, "If there are no monarchs and ministers, there is no need to abide by these courtesies of monarchs and ministers." ”

When the acting king heard Emperor Wu of Zhou say this, his face was overjoyed. He knew that his father would defend him.

The prince's expression did not wave, but the hand that fell on his leg was clenched into a fist.

"The emperor ......" in the imperial history, Cheng saw that Emperor Wu of Zhou was so partial to the king, and he was dissatisfied. As soon as he spoke, he was interrupted by Emperor Wu of Zhou's raised hand.

"Acting King."

"The son is here."

"If you do anything rude in the future, I will never spare it."

"Sons and daughters remember the lessons of their father."

Emperor Wu of Zhou nodded, and then said: "Copy the "Law of Etiquette" a hundred times. ”

"Huh?" The acting king was stunned, he didn't expect that Emperor Wu of Zhou would punish him for copying the "Law of Rites".

"Why, if it's less than a hundred times, then ......"

Before he could say the word "two", the acting king hurriedly said: "Not a lot, not a lot at all, and the retainer is willing to copy it a hundred times." ”

Emperor Wu of Zhou looked at Zhongcheng in the imperial history and said: "Zhongcheng, after copying the "Law of Rites" a hundred times on behalf of the king, he will definitely keep the "Law of Rites" in mind, and he will never violate the law of etiquette in the future. ”

Yu Shi Zhongcheng did not speak.

Emperor Wu of Zhou asked, "Zhongcheng, are you satisfied with this punishment?" ”

Of course, Yu Shi Zhongcheng was not satisfied, but he didn't dare to say it.

"I don't dare."

"Get up."

"Your Majesty."

Emperor Wu of Zhou sat back on the dragon chair, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Father, the son has something to ask for." The prince suddenly spoke.

"What's the matter?"

"Father, next month is the death anniversary of the queen mother, and the son wants to go to the Dragon Temple to pray for the queen mother." The prince pleaded, "The son wants to bathe and fast for the queen mother for 7749 days, please fulfill it for the emperor!" ”

At the mention of Empress Xian, Emperor Wu Zhou's face changed instantly, and he was no longer as immodest as Fang Cai.

"I am very pleased that you have such filial piety. When are you going to go to the Dragon Protector Temple? ”

"Erchen wants to go to the Dragon Protector Temple tomorrow."

"Then go ahead."

"Thank you, Father."

Emperor Wu of Zhou did not speak again. Sun Kui asked the minister: "Do you have anything else to do?" ”

Seeing that the ministers were fine, Sun Kui shouted loudly: "Retreat!" ”

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

After Emperor Wu of Zhou left the main hall, Kong Taichang also left the main hall in a hurry.

In the imperial study, as soon as Emperor Wu of Zhou sat down, he heard that Kong Taichang asked to see him.

"Let him in."

Kong Taichang walked in hunched over, then knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Emperor Wu of Zhou.

Emperor Wu of Zhou saw that Kong Tai often made such a big gift, so he knew the purpose of his coming to the imperial study to find him.

"Aiqing, why do you make such a big gift?"

"Your Majesty, the minister's youngest daughter is not worthy of being the side concubine of His Royal Highness the Acting King, and the minister wants to ask the emperor to take back the marriage." Kong Taichang said directly.

Hearing Kong Taichang's words, Emperor Wu of Zhou was not surprised at all.

"Aiqing, this is unwilling to be a son and daughter with me."

Kong Taichang was stunned in his heart, but he still tried his best to maintain calm on his face.

"The minister is unwilling, and he doesn't want to be in-law with the emperor!"

Emperor Wu of Zhou didn't expect Kong Taichang to be so bold and straightforward, which surprised him a little.

After Kong Taichang finished speaking with great righteousness, he knelt on the ground with a pale face, anxiously waiting for Emperor Wu of Zhou's surrender.

The third is more presented.

Zhao Yao: I didn't expect that the second brother would also be punished for copying books, and my heart was instantly balanced.

Eighth Prince: Silly brother, the father punishes the second brother for copying books, which is different from punishing you for copying books.

(End of chapter)