As expected by Zhao Yao and He Lianfang, the king of Chu was left in the capital. Of course, the crown prince and the acting king also expected it. For them, it was a good thing for the king of Chu to stay in the capital. If the king of Chu returned to Liangzhou, it would not be so easy for them to deal with him.

Because the king of Chu made great contributions in the recovery of Shu, the emperor rewarded him generously, not only rewarding him with a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, but also letting him serve as the right supporter.

The matter of letting the king of Chu serve as the right Fufeng caused an uproar in the court. Zhen Guogong, who has always been calm, as if he has always stayed out of the matter, actually opposed the emperor's will on the spot, and his words were very fierce, this was the first time he had lost his temper in front of the emperor.

Seeing this, the prince was also busy following the opposition to the king of Chu's appointment to support the wind.

Xuan Pinghou hesitated, but also strongly opposed this matter. His Royal Highness the Acting King is not a fool, and he clearly understands what the consequences of the King of Chu serving as the right Fufeng will be, and he followed the opposition without any hesitation. As for the ministers who support His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Acting King, of course, they are also opposed.

The ministers who supported the king of Chu naturally agreed very much, and they all said that the emperor was shengming.

The king of Chu himself did not expect that the emperor would appoint him as the right Fufeng, and he did not react at first, and his face was shocked. After a while, he finally came back to his senses and said that he was young, had little experience, and was not qualified to serve as the right Fufeng.

He really felt that he was not capable of taking on the position of right-hand supporter, and he was not modest, nor was he pretending.

The emperor ignored the opposition of the crown prince and the acting king, and insisted that the king of Chu take the position of right supporter. He also said encouragingly to the King of Chu that he believed that the King of Chu would be able to serve as a good right-hand supporter and would not let him down.

The king of Chu saw that the emperor trusted and valued him so much, he couldn't say anything more about prevarication, so he could only accept this matter. He assured the emperor that he would try to do a good job of supporting the wind and would not disappoint the emperor.

When the emperor heard this, he was very happy and encouraged the king of Chu again.

Seeing that the emperor valued King Chu so much, the hearts of the crown prince and the acting king were full of jealousy.

After that, the emperor ordered to reward the soldiers of Zhenshu and held a celebration banquet in the military camp for three days. As the general of Zhenshu, the king of Chu naturally wanted to have fun with the soldiers. He didn't drink, though.

The ploy of the crown prince and the people acting for the king to take advantage of the drunkenness of the king of Chu to do certain things could not succeed. The king of Chu does not drink alcohol on weekdays, even on important festivals and occasions, he does not drink.

He firmly believed in the fact that drinking was wrong. In his eyes, wine is not a good thing. For bad things, he has always adhered to the principle of staying away.

Originally, when the king of Chu came back from winning the battle, he made the crown prince and the acting king very sad. Now, the king of Chu has been appointed to the right to support the wind, which makes the crown prince and the acting king very angry.

The king of Chu was so used so much that the crown prince and the acting king could not have imagined it at all. They expected that the king of Chu would be valued by the emperor when he returned to Beijing this time, but they didn't expect the emperor to use him so much.

In their opinion, the emperor was already paving the way for the king of Chu in a bright way. The emperor almost announced the abolition of the crown prince and the appointment of the king of Chu as the prince.

Sure enough, as soon as the king of Chu returned, the situation in the court changed immediately, from the division between the crown prince and the acting king, to the current three-legged situation.

The ministers originally thought that even if the king of Chu intervened, his power would be inferior to that of the crown prince and the acting king. It will take some time for the king of Chu to be evenly matched with the crown prince. However, he didn't expect the emperor to directly favor the king of Chu and let the king of Chu face the prince as soon as he returned to Beijing.

The emperor's reuse of the king of Chu not only exceeded the expectations of the crown prince, but also exceeded the expectations of many ministers. This was unexpected for them, did the emperor really want to make King Chu the crown prince?

At present, the king of Chu has just returned to Beijing, and it is the best opportunity to deal with him. The crown prince and the acting king will naturally not let go. After the celebration banquet for the recovery of Shu, the prince and the people acting for the king participated in the king of Chu.

Before, the King of Wei went to Shu to supervise the army, and he did not do anything to the King of Chu, but just as Zhao Yao and the others thought, he had been secretly collecting the "crimes" of the King of Chu. After the king of Chu returned to Beijing, he was blamed.

In the court, in the face of the participation of many ministers, the king of Chu was very calm, because he had long expected this situation.

The emperor watched with interest as the ministers made accusations against the king of Chu. After the ministers finished speaking, he gave the king of Chu a chance to defend himself.

The king of Chu defended the ministers' accusations against him one by one. Every one of his justifications was justified, and the ministers who participated in him were speechless.

Don't look at King Chu's taciturn appearance on weekdays, thinking that his eloquence is not good, on the contrary, his eloquence is very good.

After listening to the defense of the king of Chu, the emperor scolded the ministers who participated in the king of Chu, and warned the prince and the acting king not to make trouble.

The crown prince and the acting king naturally understood the emperor's warning, which made them feel that the emperor was intentionally defending the king of Chu. They were even more jealous of the King of Chu.

Just when they were planning to deal with the king of Chu again, the Marquis of Anyang exposed the collusion of the Marquis of Jingyang with the Xiongnu in the early court, which immediately set off a storm in the court.

The emperor was furious and ordered the crown prince and the acting king to investigate the matter strictly.

The crown prince and the acting king, their attention instantly shifted to the matter of the Marquis of Jingyang colluding with the Xiongnu, and temporarily shelved the plan to deal with the king of Chu.

The emperor asked the crown prince and the acting king to thoroughly investigate the collusion of the Marquis of Jingyang with the Xiongnu, not simply to divert their attention and make them have no mind and energy to deal with the king of Chu for the time being, but to have a deeper purpose.

Although the Jingyang Marquis Mansion lost a lot of things because of the loss of its two sons-in-law before, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and it is still stronger than the second-rate family. Now, the accident in the Jingyang Marquis Mansion is a piece of fat for the Zhenguo Mansion and the Xuanping Marquis Mansion.

The emperor deliberately asked Zhenguo Gong and Xuanping Hou to investigate the affairs of the Jingyang Marquis Mansion together, in order to let them take the opportunity to bite the fat of the Jingyang Marquis Mansion.

The collusion of the Marquis of Jingyang with the Xiongnu is a big matter, and the crown prince and the acting king dare not have any slackness. It took them five days to find out all the evidence of this matter, confirming that the Marquis of Jingyang did collude with the Xiongnu, and it was not the Marquis of Anyang who framed him.

When the crown prince and the acting king showed evidence that the Marquis of Jingyang colluded with the Xiongnu, there was an uproar in the court. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty could not believe that the Marquis of Jingyang really colluded with the Xiongnu, and had close contacts with the Xiongnu in the past.

Collusion with foreign tribes is a great crime, and according to the law of the Great Zhou, the nine tribes will be exterminated. However, the emperor was merciful and did not issue an order to exterminate the nine clans, but the three clans. As for the exile of the other six tribes, this time they were not exiled to Lingnan, but to Qiongzhou to do hard labor.

Because it is the end of the year, it is not easy to see blood, and the execution of the three clans that were exterminated will be postponed until next year. However, there is no need to wait until next year to copy the house.

The family foundation accumulated by the Marquis of Jingyang for hundreds of years is very rich, which is more than the income of the two decades after the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. A lot of money was copied from the Han family before, and so much money was copied from the Jingyang Marquis Mansion this time, and the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty will be completely rich.

The emperor guessed that the family background of the Marquis of Jingyang was not thin, but he didn't expect it to be so thick. The Marquis of Jingyang Mansion is the worst of the four major families in the capital, and he is so rich, so isn't the family background of the other three families...... The emperor was eager to copy the other three immediately.

Not to mention the emperor, even He Xiang also wanted to copy the Xie family, the Wang family and the Xun family immediately. He believed that the family background of these three families must be very amazing, and they could use their money to do a lot of things when the time came.

The father and son of the Marquis of Anyang were meritorious in exposing the collusion of the Marquis of Jingyang with the Xiongnu, and the emperor decreed that the Marquis of Anyang should be canonized as the Duke of Anyang and promoted Wang Siqi to the general of Jianyi.

Since the founding of the Great Zhou, there is only one Guogong of Zhenguo, and now the Marquis of Anyang has been promoted to the Duke of Anyang, and he is the second Guogong of the Great Zhou, which is not a good thing for the Zhenguo Gong.

The Anyang Mansion, that is, the Wang family, has always been only a little worse than the Xie family. Now, the Wang family is also the state mansion, and it will soon be able to compete with the Xie family.

The promotion of the Wang family to the Guogong Mansion was unexpected by the Zhenguo Mansion, but he couldn't stop it if he wanted to, so he could only watch the Anyang Guogong Mansion and the Zhenguo Mansion sit on an equal footing. Fortunately, the emperor did not issue an order to recall King Zheng, which made Zhenguo Gong's heart feel a little better.

If King Zheng is reused because of this matter and becomes the same as the King of Chu, then the prince and the prince of Zhenguo will be angry to death.

After the investigation of the collusion of the Marquis of Jingyang with the Xiongnu was clear, the imperial court sealed the pen, because the Chinese New Year was about to come.

This year is not a good year for the crown prince and the prince of Zhenguo, as well as the acting king and the marquis of Xuanping.

In He Lianfang's house, Zhao Yao squatted in the yard, basking in the sun and petting the cat.

"When are you going to tell your father about the imperial examination?" He Lianfang said, her expression became a little strange, "You won't forget about this matter, will you?" ”

"No, I'm going to tell my father tomorrow." Zhao Yao couldn't help but bury his face in the cat's belly and rubbed it hard, "I haven't said it in the past two days, it's because my father has been discussing with He Xiang and them for the past two days." "Although the imperial court has sealed the pen, the emperor does not need to go to the court, nor does he need to review the folds, but there are still many things to deal with, such as discussing the development of the Great Zhou in the past year.

"You told your father about this a year ago, and your father and emperor can start preparing for it in the next year." He Lianfang said softly, "If your father and emperor are fast, they will be able to implement it in half a year." ”

"This is a big deal, my father and the emperor have to arrange it well, and it will be the second half of the year soon." Zhao Yao feels that it is unlikely that the imperial examination will be implemented in the first half of next year.

"Don't underestimate your father, what he wants to do, he will definitely do whatever he wants." He Lianfang sneered and said, "Your father can do anything in order to achieve his goal. ”

"Second uncle, are you praising my father or belittling my father?"

He Lianfang looked at Zhao Yao coldly, Zhao Yao's scalp was numb when he was watched, and he was so frightened that he quickly smiled at him flatteringly.

"Aren't you worried about Meng Changce, after the New Year, you can propose to your father to visit him in Jinling."

When Zhao Yao heard this, he stood up suddenly, and said with a very excited expression: "Yes, why didn't I think of it." As he spoke, he looked at He Lianfang with adoring eyes, "Second uncle, you are still smart." I proposed to visit Mr. Meng, and my father would definitely not object. "When the time comes, he will first go to Jinling to visit Mr. Meng, and then turn around and go to Yangzhou, when he will be able to meet his grandfather and them.

He Lianfang's face was a little heavy and said: "Meng Changce is seriously ill, if he doesn't get better, I'm afraid he won't be able to survive next spring." ”

"What?" Zhao Yao's face changed greatly, and his eyes were full of anxiety and worry, "Didn't you say that his old man's condition had improved, why did he suddenly become seriously ill again?" ”

"When people are old, it's normal for their bodies to be good and bad." When He Lianfang said this, her right hand on her knee couldn't help but grab her knee hard. "Your third uncle is on Meng Changce's side, and he said that Meng Lao wants to see you."

"Third Uncle is there with Mr. Meng?" Zhao Yao looked surprised, "Third Uncle knows Mr. Meng?" ”

"Well, they're friends."

Zhao Yao exclaimed: "The third uncle is actually friends with Mr. Meng!" "Why didn't the third uncle tell him in the letter before.

"Meng Changce has already written to your father, hoping that your father will agree to you go to Jinling to find him, your father should not object, so you have to prepare in advance to go to Jinling."

"Okay." Zhao Yao looked at He Lianfang and asked, "Second uncle, are you going with me?" ”

"I'm not going." He Lianfang said in a light tone, "You go." ”

Zhao Yao saw that He Lianfang's expression was a little gloomy, so he guessed what the second uncle was thinking. He felt very guilty in his heart, and he wanted to say something to comfort the second uncle, but he felt that if he said it, it would only make the second uncle even more sad.

"Then second uncle, you wait for me to come back from Jiangnan with delicious food." Zhao Yao changed the topic and talked about the food and beautiful scenery in Jiangnan, and as he spoke, he became greedy.

He Lianfang took the book and gently knocked Zhao Yao's head, and deliberately said with a straight face: "I asked you to go to Jiangnan, not to let you eat, drink and have fun." ”

"I know, I'm going to see Mr. Meng." Zhao Yao said with a serious face, "When I go to visit Mr. Meng, his old man's condition will definitely improve." ”

He Lianfang ignored Zhao Yao's words, and continued his words: "There are many literati students in Jiangnan, you go to make more friends, and then kidnap them to Lingnan to help you do things." ”

"Second uncle, if you don't say it, I will do the same." went to Jiangnan, where there are outstanding people, and it would be too wasteful not to bring some talented people back.

After the master and apprentice finished talking about the literati and students in Jiangnan, they talked about the officialdom in Jiangnan. Jiangnan is not only Yangzhou, but also Suzhou, Jinling, Huizhou and other state capitals.

Yangzhou's Taishou is Zhao Yao's maternal grandfather, so Yangzhou's officialdom is relatively clear, but not necessarily in other places. Like Suzhou and Jinling, the crown prince and the acting king have arranged their own people in both places, and their people have a lot of power in these two places.

chatted with He Lianfang for an afternoon, and before it got dark, Zhao Yao returned to the palace.

"Your Highness, why don't you go to the Chu Palaces and the Wei Palaces?" Tongxi asked strangely, "You haven't been to the mansion of the two princes for many days, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Do you think I don't want to go?" Zhao Yao gave Tongxi a roll of his eyes, and said angrily, "The end of the year is the busiest time for the fourth brother and the starling brother, what should I do to hinder them?" Besides, the atmosphere between the fourth brother and the starling brother is very tense, and it is better for me to go to their house less recently, otherwise I will become their sandwich biscuits. "Before, the starling brother participated in the fourth brother. Although the fourth brother is fine, the fourth brother must hate the starling even more.

"Yes, then Your Highness, you have stayed away from the two princes recently." Since His Royal Highness the King of Chu returned to Beijing, he felt that the atmosphere between His Royal Highness the King of Chu and His Royal Highness the King of Wei was getting more and more ...... It's weird.

"After the Shangyuan Festival, I will go to Jiangnan to visit Mr. Meng, far away from the rights and wrongs of the capital." Zhao Yao had already calculated in his heart, "When the time comes, I will stay in Jiangnan for two or three years, and then return to Beijing when I am about to become an adult, and then I will be crowned queen and go directly to Lingnan." ”

"Your Highness, you have a good idea." When Tongxi heard that he was going to stay in Jiangnan for a few years, his tone became excited, "Your Highness, the slave maid heard that Jiangnan has beautiful mountains and rivers and outstanding people, and it is a very good place, we must stay in Jiangnan for a few more years." ”

"That's what I intended." Zhao Yao thought with a smile that if he stayed in Jiangnan, he would be able to stay away from the bloody wind and rain of seizing the heir. "You can pack your things, and when the Shangyuan Festival is over, we will go to Jiangnan."

"Your Highness, the slave maid will start packing her luggage tonight."

Zhao Yao hummed a strange tune and sang "I'm going to Jiangnan, because Jiangnan is a good place......"

When he returned to the palace, he went to Kunde Hall to find Concubine Liang and told her that he was going to Jiangnan next year.

After Concubine Liang heard about it, she promised him to go to Jiangnan, and also agreed that he would stay in Jiangnan for a few years.

"Mother, when the time comes, I will live with my grandfather and them in Yangzhou for a few years, and I will be filial to them for you." It's a pity that the mother concubine can't go to Jiangnan with him.

"Then you have to be filial to them." Concubine Liang said, remembering one thing, and said with a gentle face, "There are many good academies in Yangzhou, and you can choose one to study in when the time comes." ”

Zhao Yao: "...... well, how do you talk about reading?"

"Mother, I plan to take the imperial examination with my father tomorrow." He had better quickly change the topic, otherwise the concubine would tell him in detail about the situation of Yangzhou Academy.

Concubine Liang did not object: "Then tell your father well." ”

Zhao Yao chatted with Concubine Liang for a while, and then returned to Xingde Palace.

As soon as he returned to Xingde Palace, Tongxi was busy packing up his things. Now pack up in advance, and when the Shangyuan Festival is over, you can set off for Jiangnan immediately.

The next day, after Zhao Yao had breakfast, he went to the Dongnuan Pavilion of Chengguang Hall to meet the emperor.

"What kind of wind blew today, blowing His Highness Ten to my Dongnuan Pavilion?"

Hearing the emperor's yin and yang strange words, Zhao Yao wanted to give his father a rebellious white eye, but because of He Xiang's presence, he could only give up.

"Father, I have something to tell you."

He Xiang stood up very familiarly and said goodbye to the emperor.

Zhao Yao stopped He Xiang and told him not to leave. Because after he told the emperor about the imperial examination, the emperor would also discuss with He Xiang later, so it was better to let He Xiang stay and listen together.

When the emperor heard Zhao Yao say this, he let He Xiang stay.

"Tell me, what are you going to tell me?"

Zhao Yao said straight to the point: "The matter of selecting talents. ”

When the emperor and He Xiang heard this, both of them were surprised at first, and then both of them looked at Zhao Yao curiously.

"Talent selection?" Although the emperor's face was calm, his heart was full of anticipation. He knew in his heart that his youngest son would not come to him for no reason to tell him about the selection of talents. He knew that his youngest son was trying to tell him what was going on in his head.

"Father, haven't you been worried about the selection of officials, I have a way to let you select officials from all over the Great Zhou."

When the emperor heard this, his eyes lit up. However, his face remained calm.

"Tell me about it."

He Xiang also put on a deferential expression.

"The imperial examination, let all students in the world participate in the imperial examination, and the students who pass the imperial examination can become officials ......"

Just hearing these half words, the expressions of the emperor and He Xiang immediately changed.

I wasn't satisfied with the content of a chapter I wrote last night, so I didn't update it.

In the end, I still ask for a monthly pass for the old iron!