This year's Halloween Day, because of the foreign envoys coming to congratulate, is very grand.

This is the first time since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty that foreign envoys have come to the Great Zhou Dynasty to congratulate them. This is an extremely important thing for Da Zhou. The ministers of the court attached great importance to it, but the emperor, who was the birthday star, did not care so much.

These days, the ministers have been discussing a matter. That is, on the day of Wanshou Festival, whether the emperor should go to worship the Confucian Temple.

Foreign envoys worshiped the culture of the Central Plains and revered the two saints of Confucius and Mencius. Previously, the eldest prince of Wusun clearly requested the emperor in advance, hoping that Da Zhou could open a academy in Wusun.

After hearing Wusun's proposal to open a academy, envoys from Enron and Johor also seconded the proposal, hoping that Da Zhou could also open a academy in their country.

Seeing that the foreign envoys admired the culture of the Central Plains so much, the ministers were very happy and very proud. Therefore, some ministers proposed that on the day of Wanshou Day, they should bring foreign envoys to worship Confucius and Mencius together.

The foreign envoys also wanted to worship the two saints of Confucius and Mencius, and it would be their honor if they could.

On the day of Wanshou Day, the two saints of Confucius and Mencius were worshipped, which had not been done before. Also, it is not every year to worship the two saints of Confucius and Mencius.

When the Great Zhou Dynasty was first established, the emperor and the first emperor worshiped the two saints of Confucius and Mencius. Later, when the emperor ascended the throne, he worshipped again. After that, the emperor never worshiped the two saints of Confucius and Mencius. In fact, every year on the birthday of Confucius and Mencius, the ministers reminded the emperor to worship.

The emperor felt that it was too troublesome to worship every year, so he asked the prince to take the ministers and Taixue students to worship the two saints of Confucius and Mencius.

At this time, in the imperial study, the emperor's feet were on the imperial table, and his head was behind his head with both hands.

"Let the prince go."

He Xiang and Taishi Liu heard the emperor say this, and there was no surprise in their hearts.

"Your Majesty, on the day of Wanshou Day, it is not appropriate to worship the two saints of Confucius and Mencius, and it is not appropriate for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to worship them."

Taishi Liu echoed: "Your Majesty, you haven't worshiped the two saints of Confucius and Mencius for many years. ”

"I don't worship, but the prince does." The Emperor pouted and said, "I hate this kind of troublesome thing. ”

"This year, foreign envoys will participate in the worship together, and it is better for the emperor to personally lead the worship."

The emperor said impatiently, "What a trouble. "Actually, compared to the two saints of Confucius and Mencius, the emperor prefers Legalism." Who proposed that I bring foreign envoys to worship Confucius and Mencius, doesn't he know that I am very busy? ”

"Proposed by the Marquis of Xuanping, the foreign envoys are very much looking forward to worshipping the two saints of Confucius and Mencius with you." He Xiang saw the reluctance on the emperor's face, and persuaded him, "Your Majesty, if you don't want to, let's go and worship this year." ”

"Your Majesty, why don't you pretend." Taishi Liu said sharply.

The emperor shook his feet and said reluctantly, "I don't want to pretend. "Actually, the emperor is not very convinced of the way of Confucius and Mencius, even if the whole world admires the way of Confucius and Mencius." And on the day of my birthday, I should worship my father and mother, as well as my ancestors, why did I go to worship Confucius and Meng, and they didn't give birth to me? ”

"On the day of your longevity, worship the two saints of Confucius and Mencius, and only then will it show respect for the two saints." He Xiang said, "Moreover, the most important festival recently is only your Halloween." ”

"On the day of Wanshou Day, I will only worship heaven and earth and the ancestors." The people of the world have too much respect for Confucianism, which is not what the emperor wants to see. "One day in advance, a solemn worship ceremony will be held on the day before my Halloween Festival." The emperor deliberately bit the word "grandeur" very hard.

He Xiang and Taishi Liu glanced at each other, and immediately nodded in agreement: "That's okay." ”

Taishi Liu asked, "Continue to worship by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" ”

"No, this time the fourth child will take the lead in worship."

Hearing the emperor's words, He Xiang and Liu Taishi were stunned at first, and then the two immediately understood what the emperor meant.

"You might as well just let His Royal Highness the Acting King take the lead in worshipping." He Xiang complained unceremoniously.

"I would like to let that stinky boy take the lead in worshiping Kong Meng, but is he worthy?" The emperor said with a disgusted face, "If I let him worship, everyone in the world will immediately think that I have abolished the eldest and made the second child the crown prince." ”

The acting king is a military general, and if he is allowed to take the lead in worshiping Confucius and Meng, the ministers will definitely oppose it.

"You let the four princes take the lead in worshipping, which is pushing the four princes to the front." He Xiang frowned slightly and said, "The fourth prince is not yet an adult, is it appropriate for you to let him worship?" ”

Taishi Liu saw the emperor's intentions, "The emperor's real purpose is not to push out the four princes, but to improve the status of the Li family." ”

Hearing Taishi Liu say this, He Xiang understood now.

"Your Majesty, where did you put the Kong family in this way?"

The emperor smiled nonchalantly: "It's not a dead place. "Although the reputation of the Kong family has decreased among the students of the world because of the matter of the head of the Confucian family in the previous dynasty, the status of the Kong family in the hearts of the students of the world is still very high. Even though the Li family's status among the scholars of the world has become higher and higher over the years, it is not as good as the Confucian family after all. "Let the fourth child go, so that the prince and the second child will not have to fight."

"Your Majesty, are you sure?" He Liang frowned slightly, and said with a somewhat serious expression, "The fourth prince is not a concubine. ”

Taishi Liu suggested: "Let the four princes and Li Fushu take the lead in worshiping the two saints of Confucius and Mencius, and worship in Taixue." By the way, let the foreign envoys see our Taixue demeanor, and let the Taixue students show the bearing of my Da Zhou students in front of the foreign envoys. ”

With a snap, the emperor slapped his palm vigorously, and looked at Taishi Liu with appreciative eyes: "Old Liu, you have a good idea, just do what you say." ”

He Xiang also felt that Taishi Liu's proposal was good, and he nodded in agreement: "If the four princes and Li Fushu worship together, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Acting King, and other ministers will not have any objections. ”

"Didn't the foreign envoys want us to open a academy in their country, just so that they can see the majesty of our Taixue." Taixue is the highest institution of learning in the Great Zhou, and it is most appropriate to worship the two saints of Confucius and Mencius in Taixue.

The emperor laughed and said, "Lao Liu, you still have a bright brain. ”

He Xiang said: "Since the worship is held in Taixue, then this matter will be handed over to the four princes and Li Fujiao to do." ”

The emperor nodded, and immediately asked Sun Kui to summon the four princes and Li Fu.

The fourth prince went to the imperial study before Li Fushe, and when he heard that the emperor was going to hand over the matter of worshiping Confucius and Mencius to him and his grandfather, he was very shocked and very excited.

Of course, he shirked it first, saying that he was too young to bear such a major matter, and asked the emperor to choose others to worship the two saints of Confucius and Mencius with Li Fuju.

The emperor said that he believed that the four princes could handle this matter well, and asked him and Li Fujiao to do a good job of this matter, so that the foreign envoys could feel the culture of the Great Zhou Yuanyuan.

Seeing that the emperor trusted him so much, the four princes did not shirk it again. He promised the emperor that he would work with his grandfather to do so.

After Li Fu shot into the palace, the emperor told him what he had said to the four princes again.

Li Fushu did not shirk, he solemnly told the emperor that he would definitely hold this worship with the four princes.

The emperor asked Li Fujiao to find the four princes, and the two of them had to arrange preparations for worship in these two days.

Every year, Li Fushu will take Taixue students to worship the two saints of Confucius and Mencius, and he is familiar with this matter.

Because they were busy worshiping the two saints of Confucius and Mencius, the four princes had to move to Taixue and prepare to worship with Li Fushe, and they couldn't repair history in the History Repair Hall of Lanyuan Pavilion for the time being.

Soon, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were very surprised at first after they knew that the four princes and Li Fushu worshiped the two saints of Confucius and Mencius together, and then felt that it was reasonable. However, this is not a good thing for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Acting King.

In the East Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't understand why the emperor suddenly arranged for the four princes to prepare for worship with Li Fushe, you must know that every year he and Li Fushu took Taixue students to worship the two saints of Confucius and Mencius.

"What do you mean, Father?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince frowned, and said with a dissatisfied face, "What's the matter with letting the fourth brother go to worship, what kind of person is the fourth brother." ”

The Eighth Prince probably guessed the Emperor's purpose, but he couldn't tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"I go to worship every year, why did I change to the fourth brother this year?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said with a displeased expression, "Father wants the fourth brother to ......"

"Big brother, the fourth brother is not yet an adult, even if the father wants the fourth brother to come out, he will not choose this time." The Eighth Prince is not helping the Four Princes speak, but he can't let the Four Princes be jealous of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at the moment. His purpose is to make His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Acting King fight to the death.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thinks about it, there are still two years before the fourth prince becomes an adult.

"Then why did you say that my father suddenly let the fourth brother go to worship?"

"It's very simple, the fourth brother is the grandson of Li Fuju." The Eighth Emperor explained, "Taixue is the highest institution of learning in the Great Zhou, and the reason why my father let the two saints of Confucius and Mencius worship in Taixue is to show the grace of our students in the Great Zhou Dynasty in front of foreign envoys. ”

"Although the fourth brother is the grandson of Li Fujiao, the fourth brother is just an ordinary prince after all." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also felt that it was right for him to worship Kong Meng with Li Fushu. "Father and emperor let the fourth brother go to worship, isn't this nonsense?"

"If it's the eldest brother, if you go to worship, the people acting for the king will definitely not be happy. If you go to worship on behalf of the king, your people will definitely oppose it, big brother. The Eighth Emperor helped His Royal Highness the Crown Prince analyze, "The Father probably doesn't want our people to quarrel with the people acting for the king, so he simply let the fourth brother go to worship." ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince felt that there was some truth in the Eighth Prince's analysis, "You are right. ”

"Big brother, as long as you don't go to worship on behalf of the king instead of your father." The Eighth Emperor comforted His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and said, "Whether it is the fourth brother or the third brother, they go to worship on behalf of the father and the emperor, and they do not pose a threat to you, the eldest brother." ”

The dissatisfaction in the heart of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was said by the words of the Eighth Prince. His face instantly turned a lot better, "You're right, as long as it's not the acting king." ”

"Big brother, you don't need to take this matter to heart." The Eighth Prince continued to comfort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, "This worship is not an important worship, you see that the Father Emperor also deliberately held it a day in advance, in order to make a show and let the foreign envoys see it. ”

The Eighth Prince suddenly asked, "Big brother, don't you see it?" ”

"See what?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked with a puzzled expression.

"My father didn't want to hold this worship." It was really guessed by the Eighth Prince.

When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard this, he asked in surprise: "Eighth brother, why do you say that?" ”

"If my father really wanted to hold this memorial, he would definitely choose to hold it on the day of Wanshou Festival, and the father would worship it himself, but my father didn't." The Eighth Prince really knows the emperor very well.

After listening to the analysis of the eighth prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince showed a sudden look on his face: "It's true." ”

"So, big brother, you don't need to care about this memorial." The Eighth Prince said, the expression on his face suddenly became solemn, "Big brother, what we need to pay attention to now is that the acting king is close to the princess of Annan, I think that on the day of Wanshou Day, the acting king will propose to his father to marry the princess of Annan as the side princess." ”

When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard this, he did not show anger or ridicule on his face, but said very calmly: "Uncle guessed. ”

"What is the town going to do?" The Eighth Prince asked curiously, "Stop the acting king?" ”

"No, my uncle said that he would become the king of the whole dynasty."

"Becoming the king?" The eighth prince looked surprised, "Big brother, if the princess of Annan is the side princess of the acting king, then the acting king and the royal family of Annan have an extraordinary relationship, which is not good for us." ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not worried at all. He said in a calm tone: "It's useless. ”

Looking at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's calm appearance, the Eighth Prince hurriedly asked, "Big brother, what are you and Zhenguo Gong going to do to the acting king?" ”

"My uncle didn't tell me, but my uncle said that on the day of Wanshou Day, let me rush in front of the acting king and propose to my father that the acting king marry the third princess of Annan as the side princess." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled and said, "It's right to listen to your uncle." ”

"Zhen Guogong said so, then there must be no problem." The Eighth Prince smiled and said, "Then wait for Halloween." ”

"Eighth brother, do you know that Annan has state-owned iron and gold mines?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked suddenly.

The Eighth Prince nodded slightly: "I know, I saw in the book that there are copper mines and silver mines in Annan." ”

"Do you say that if we get the iron ore and gold mines of Annan, the king will still be an opponent?"

"Certainly not an opponent." The eighth prince said in his heart, sure enough, the prince of Zhenguo also took a fancy to the iron ore and gold mines of Annan. "Big brother, what are you and Zhen Guogong going to do?"

"We intend to assist the eldest prince in his ascension to the throne."

"Big brother, the eldest prince was originally the heir of Annan."

"However, the king of Annan prefers the second prince, just like me and the acting king." When the crown prince said this, a trace of hatred crossed his eyes, "My uncle and I plan to support the eldest prince to ascend the throne, so that we can control the royal family of Annan Kingdom, and then the iron mines, gold mines, copper mines and silver mines of Annan Kingdom will be ours." ”

"Of course, the army of Annan is also ours, so we don't have to be afraid of the king's army at that time."

"That's a good idea." Sure enough, Zhen Guogong wanted to control the entire Annan Kingdom, but he thought too simply.

"There are already people in the court who are planning to propose to my father that the Imperial Palace be set up in the Kingdom of Annam, but I plan to oppose it." The crown prince said with a deep expression, "If the capital is set up in Annan, the royal family of Annan will be controlled by the imperial court, so we will not be able to get the good things of Annan." ”

"That's what Big Brother said."

Zhen Guogong really dared.

It's a pity that neither Zhenguo Gong nor the eldest brother expected that all this was a ploy of his father.

Zhenguo Gong really underestimated his father.

It's been in Xi'an for the past few days.,There's no time to code words during the day.,You can only come back at night to code words.,So I can only change one chapter.。

When I go back from Xi'an, I will reply to the previous two watches.

(End of chapter)