Zhao Yao's palace was finally built before his birthday.

Regarding the construction of the palace, Zhao Yao didn't worry about it from beginning to end, but the king of Wei and the king of Chu did a lot of it.

The King of Wei and the King of Chu didn't care much about the construction of their palace, but they were very concerned about the construction of Zhao Yao's palace. They themselves couldn't go to supervise the construction of Zhao Yao's palace every day, so they sent people to supervise it every day, and they would never let the craftsmen fish in troubled waters or cut corners.

The materials for Zhao Yao to build the palace are excellent. Not only that, the King of Wei and the King of Chu also paid out of their own pockets to buy things for Zhao Yao to decorate the palace.

Zhao Yao felt that there was no need for his palace in the capital to be too gorgeous, because he couldn't live for a few days. Besides, after he went to Lingnan, the palace in the capital was empty, and it was not a waste to decorate it so well.

The King of Wei and the King of Chu don't think so. They unanimously agreed that Zhao Yao would not stay in Lingnan for a long time, and they would definitely let Zhao Yao return to the capital in a few years, and they would not let Zhao Yao leave the capital again when the time came.

Zhao Yao saw that the King of Chu and the King of Wei insisted on it, so he had no choice but to follow them. Besides, it was their money that was spent, not his.

"Your Royal Highness, if it weren't for His Royal Highness the King of Chu and His Royal Highness the King of Wei staring at you, I'm afraid your palace wouldn't have been built so well."

"Yes, thanks to the fourth brother and the starling brother, it's a pity that I can't stay for a few days." Zhao Yao was a little distressed about the money spent on building the palace. He thought to himself how good it would be for him to give him this money, what a waste it was to use it to build his palace.

"Your Highness, the slave maid looks at His Royal Highness the King of Chu and His Royal Highness the King of Wei, they want you to come back from Lingnan in the future."

"I'm not coming back." The capital is good, but he doesn't like it. "I'm not too comfortable to be my free king in Lingnan."

"Your Highness, can you let your temperament come then?" Tongxi felt that His Royal Highness thought everything too simply. "Whether it is His Royal Highness the King of Chu or His Royal Highness the King of Wei sitting in that seat, they all need you to help them do things, do you think you can escape?"

"We'll talk about it then." Zhao Yao thought that when he waited until that time, he would be a scoundrel and would not return to the capital, and the fourth brother would not be able to do anything about him. "It's a pity that the mother concubine can't leave the palace, otherwise let the mother concubine see my palace in the capital."

"Your Highness, you can ask the emperor, maybe the emperor will agree, and then take the mother to see your palace."

"I begged my father, and my father agreed, but my mother would never agree." Zhao Yao still knows Concubine Liang's temperament very well, "The mother concubine will never do anything that breaks the rules." "The mother concubine has always followed the rules in the palace and will never do anything out of the ordinary that breaks the rules.

"Your Highness, then wait for you to return to the palace and talk to Niangniang about the layout of the palace, the slave maid thinks that Niangniang will be happy when she hears it."

"That's all it can be." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he took Tongxi to visit his palace again, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and the more he looked at it, the more he could feel the intentions of the king of Chu and the king of Wei.

Every part of his palace contained the love and care of the fourth brother and the starling for him, which made him feel more and more sorry for the fourth brother and the starling in his heart, because he hid too many things from them.

If the fourth brother or starling really asked him to go back to Beijing to help them, he was afraid that he would not refuse, because this was what he owed them.

Alas...... I don't want to, let's talk about it then.

"Go find the fourth brother."

"Your Highness, you are going to the Chu Palace's Mansion to eat again."

"What is the meaning of rubbing rice, I am going to eat openly."

"Your Highness, you are called thick-skinned."

As soon as Zhao Yao arrived at the palace of the king of Chu, the king of Chu handed him a gift list.

"It's a record of gifts from others, and everything is written down, you see."

"Fourth brother, the people in your house are doing things, I don't worry, you don't need to look at it." Zhao Yao took the gift list and didn't open it.

Seeing that Zhao Yao believed him so much, King Chu raised the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly: "You have to keep this gift list, and you will return it in the future." ”

Zhao Yao handed the gift list to Tongxi, "Fourth brother, don't worry, when I have money in the future, I will definitely pay it back." ”

"Although the gifts on this gift list are not very valuable, they are also a kind of affection for you."

"To be honest, fourth brother, I really didn't expect so many people to send me things." Zhao Yao was flattered and said, "I didn't expect my popularity to be so good." "He dealt with many ministers in the DPRK and China, and often ate good meals and drank good tea with them, but he did not have deep friendships. He has always felt that they are general friends, if I have to say, it is a "fox friend and dog friend" who can eat and drink together. Unexpectedly, when they learned that he was going to Lingnan to be the prince, these people were upset for him. knew that he had no money, no power and no power, and was worried that he would have a bad life when he went to Lingnan, so they all sent him things one after another.

"Many ministers in the DPRK and China like you very much, and the people also love you very much." It's just that my father doesn't like the tenth brother. The tenth brother did so many things, but the father turned a blind eye and did not hear it, and he wanted to exile the tenth brother to Lingnan.

Zhao Yao smiled innocently: "I don't feel it on weekdays." ”

King Chu smiled, and said to Zhao Yao in a serious tone: "Tenth brother, you are very good, you should be liked by so many people." ”

"Fourth brother, I know."

"I've asked people to pack these things, and you can take them with you when the time comes." The king of Chu does not know how many people the emperor will send to escort Zhao Yao to Lingnan for the time being, but judging from the emperor's lack of attention to Zhao Yao, he is afraid that he will not send many people at that time, and it is estimated that the general who may escort the tenth brother is not very good. "Tenth brother, I have something to discuss with you."

"Fourth brother, you say."

"You go to Lingnan, there will be a lot of dangers along the way, I want to send some people to escort you to Lingnan, what do you think?" The king of Chu was completely disappointed in the emperor, and he felt that the emperor would never send someone to escort Zhao Yao to Lingnan.

Zhao Yao blinked blankly and said, "Fourth brother, my father should arrange someone to escort me to Lingnan at that time." ”

"Father is father, I am me." Leaving the safety of the tenth brother to the people sent by his father, the king of Chu was ten thousand uneasy. I'm afraid that before I arrived in Lingnan, the tenth brother would have an accident. "Liu Du by my side, you also know him, and I will send him to send you to Lingnan when the time comes."

"Huh?" Zhao Yao was taken aback and said, "Fourth brother, Liu Du is your personal guard, and he has always been by your side to protect you." You asked him to send me to Lingnan, so what should you do? ”

"He's not the only one with me, there's someone else. Besides, there is no danger in the capital. "If you don't send your most trusted person to send Zhao Yao, the King of Chu is not at ease in his heart." Liu Du is strong in martial arts, careful and careful, let him send you to Lingnan, I am also relieved. ”

Zhao Yao knew that if he refused, it would only make the King of Chu think more. Besides, this is a piece of King Chu's heart, and it is not easy for him to refuse.

"Fourth Brother ......"

The King of Chu interrupted Zhao Yao and said, "Listen to the fourth brother, and let Liu Du send you to Lingnan." ”

Zhao Yao was moved: "Okay, listen to the fourth brother." ”

"After Liu Du sends you to Lingnan, let him stay by your side for a while, and then let him come back when you are completely safe in Lingnan." The king of Chu had never been to Lingnan, but he learned that the people on the other side of Lingnan were very dangerous, and he was worried that Zhao Yao would be bullied when he arrived in Lingnan.

"Okay." The fourth brother is going to give Liu Du to him. However, there is no shortage of people around him, and he doesn't need Liu Du to protect him. When he arrived in Lingnan, he asked Liu Du to return to Beijing to continue to protect the fourth brother.

"I have already asked my father to arrange for someone to follow you to Lingnan." The king of Chu was worried that the courtiers arranged by the emperor to follow Zhao Yao were all useless people, and not only would they not be able to help Zhao Yao at that time, but they would also cause trouble to Zhao Yao.

"Father didn't agree, did he?"

King Chu nodded hesitantly: "Father said that I don't need to worry about this matter. ”

"Fourth brother, my father said so, you don't care about it, you don't have to make your father angry."

"I can't ignore it, the minister who followed you to Lingnan will assist you in managing Lingnan in the future, and you must not be perfunctory." The king of Chu was heartbroken about this matter, on the one hand, the emperor did not let him take care of this matter, and on the other hand, talented people were unwilling to go to Lingnan to die. "It's still some time before you go to Lingnan, and I can still help you choose some more people."

"Fourth brother, no one wants to go to Lingnan with me." Regarding the configuration of his small court, he had already arranged it, but he couldn't tell the fourth brother.

The king of Chu did not speak.

"Fourth brother, people don't want to go, so don't force people to do it for me." Zhao Yao didn't seem to care about this matter, "When I get to Lingnan, maybe I can find someone talented." ”

Hearing Zhao Yao say this, King Chu's heart was sour, "Tenth brother ......"

Zhao Yao interrupted King Chu's words, his expression was unprecedentedly serious: "Fourth brother, if people are unwilling to go to Lingnan with me and force them to go with me, they will only hold hatred and will never be loyal to me, which is not good for me, don't you say?" ”

The king of Chu naturally understood, but he was worried that when Zhao Yao went to Lingnan, the officials of his small court would not be able to get together.

"Fourth brother, let my father arrange it."

King Chu was full of guilt: "Fourth brother is useless, I can't help you in this matter." ”

"Fourth brother, you have helped me so much." Zhao Yao comforted King Chu and said, "Besides, I can't blame you for this, my father doesn't agree, and you can't do anything, right." ”

"Father, the emperor ......" King Chu didn't understand why the emperor was so cruel to Zhao Yao.

"Fourth brother, I don't blame my father." When Zhao Yao said this, his heart was a little empty. "Fourth brother, don't think about it too much, my father must have a reason for doing this."

The king of Chu thought to himself: What reason can the father and emperor have. He just doesn't like the tenth brother.

"Fourth brother, let me tell you......" Zhao Yao deliberately changed the topic and talked about the matter of his palace.

At this time, the emperor in the imperial study sneezed one after another.

"Who the hell is scolding me?"

Sun Kui, who was standing on the side, said silently in his heart: Your Majesty, there are too many people scolding you.

After rubbing his itchy nose, the emperor continued to look at the list in front of him. He was thinking about who to send to be Zhao Yao's Xiangguo.

"Let's go to Fang Fang in the evening."

Hearing the name "Fangfang", the corners of Sun Kui's mouth twitched.

The emperor didn't dare to call him "Fangfang" in front of that person, but only dared to call him that way when that person was away.

In the evening, He Lianfang glanced coldly at the uninvited emperor.

"Fang Fang......" As soon as the emperor spoke, a book flew towards his face. The Emperor moved nimbly and dodged.

"I haven't seen you for a while, why are you so angry?" The emperor looked at He Lianfang with concern, "What did you eat, so hot?" ”

He Lianfang said coldly: "When I see you, I am furious. ”

"Tut-tut, I didn't expect you to be so hot with me."

He Lianfang was disgusted by the emperor's words, and ordered the guest with a cold face: "Get out!" ”

"You haven't seen me for a while, don't you want to see me?" The emperor said affectionately, "I haven't seen you for a day, but it's like every other autumn...... Another book flew in, and the emperor grabbed it.

He Lianfang threw several books at the emperor in a row, but they were all dodged by the emperor.

"Lao He, you still can't afford to joke, it's boring." The emperor did not tease He Lianfang with words again, "I have a serious business when I come to you tonight. ”

When He Lianfang heard this, she put away the disgust on her face.

"What's the matter?"

"Do you have any recommendations for Xiao Shi's Xiangguo candidates?" The emperor took out a list from his arms and handed it to He Lianfang, "I have some candidates, but I can't make up my mind for a while, you see." ”

He Lianfang took the list and looked at it carefully. Through this list, you can see the emperor's intentions towards Zhao Yao.

The emperor asked, "Who do you think is on this list who is suitable to be the prime minister of Little Ten?" ”

"The people on your list are all very good, but they are not suitable for Xiao Shi's Xiangguo." After He Lianfang finished speaking, she returned the list to the emperor.

The emperor raised his eyebrows and said in disbelief, "Not a single one? ”

"Your youngest son is eclectic and doesn't like people who are too rigid and conformist, and the people on your list all have Confucian things as the norm, so they are not suitable to be your youngest son's Xiangguo."

Hearing He Lianfang say this, the emperor immediately tasted it, and said in a sour tone: "You really know Xiao Shi." ”

He Lianfang glanced at the emperor defiantly: "I know better than you." ”

The emperor glared at He Lianfang viciously in anger, "Since you said that the person I selected is not suitable for Xiao Shi, do you have a suitable person to be Xiao Shi's Xiangguo?" "The people on the list, not only are they very talented, but they are also very experienced, and most of them have done things in small places. However, the emperor did not expect that the younger son did not like to enshrine Confucian things as a guide.

"My person is not suitable to be your youngest son's Xiangguo, but I think of a person who is very suitable."

The emperor hurriedly asked, "Who?" ”

"Wen Daoji, he should still be in prison now."

"Who are you talking about, Wen Daoji?" The emperor said with a look of disbelief, "You actually think that bastard Wen Daoji is suitable to be Xiao Shi's Xiangguo?" ”

"Wen Daoji is talented, and the people on your list are not as good as him."

"Do you know what kind of virtue Wen Daoji is?"

"I know, but you can't deny that he has talent."

The Emperor was silent.

He Lianfang continued: "Wen Daoji has single-handedly protected the people of Chao'an from the suffering of war for 20 years, which is not something ordinary people can do. ”

During the war of the previous dynasty, almost all places in the Central Plains became purgatory on earth, but only Chao'an was like a paradise.

At that time, the people had no food to eat and were often in danger of death, but the people of Chao'an did not have to endure this. For they had strong walls, valiant soldiers, and sufficient food, and Wen Daoji.

With Wen Daoji here, they are not afraid of anything.

The emperor frowned and said, "Wen Daoji does have outstanding talents, but his character is not good. ”

"What man is not lustful, lust is not a heinous shortcoming for men."

"Is he simply lustful, he molests other people's wives and kidnaps other people's concubines." The emperor said with a dark face, "In order to snatch away other people's concubines, they directly killed people, do you think this is a trivial matter?" ”

"As far as I know, the person he killed was a bully, and the concubine was also robbed by a bully, and she was a woman from a good family. The bully killed the concubine's family, and Wen Daoji killed him to eliminate harm for the people. ”

"It's not the first time he's robbed someone else's concubine, as far as I know, he's robbed several, not only that, but he also blatantly molested the official's wife, he also molested the widow." The more the emperor said, the darker his face became, "Let such a person be Xiao Shi's Xiangguo, Xiao Shi will definitely be damaged by him." Also, this is not a good thing for the other officials under Xiao Shi. ”

"The people he molests are unclean people." He Lianfang said again, "Didn't you find out that he never molested women from good families?" ”

The Emperor did not expect this. Now that I hear He Lianfang say this, if I think about it carefully, this is really the case.

"According to you, he has eliminated harm for the people?"

"You can say the same thing."

The emperor felt very ridiculous, and sneered twice: "Hehe! ”

"I think he is suitable to be your youngest son's Xiangguo, you should think about it."

"I'm thinking about a fart." The emperor couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, "I won't let such a person assist Xiao Shi." ”

He Lianfang glanced at the emperor and did not speak.

"This matter is not negotiable, you change someone." The emperor's tone did not have to refuse.

"I don't have anyone here, if you think Wen Daoji can't do it, you can choose one yourself."

"Putting aside the things that Wen Daoji did, have you forgotten that Wen Daoji is a member of the Wen family?" Only then did the emperor remember Wen Daoji's identity.

"He is indeed a member of the Wen family, and he is also an outlier in the Wen family, but what's the matter?" He Lianfang felt that it was not important that Wen Daoji was a member of the Wen family, "The Wen family has long been in seclusion, teaching in the mountains and fields, and has not become an official in the court. ”

The emperor asked angrily, "Do you really think that the Wen family will nest in the mountains for generations?" ”

"The Wen family is now holding an attitude of observation, and they will not enter the court as an official for the time being. However, when your youngest son sits in your seat, the Wen family is afraid that he will be out of the mountain. ”

"At that time, Wen Daoji will be the introduction of the Wen family." The more the emperor thought about it, the more he felt that he couldn't let Wen Daoji become Zhao Yao's prime minister.

"Zhao Zheng, are you afraid of the Wen family?"

"Of course I don't."

"Then why don't you want the Wen family to enter the court as officials?" He Lianfang looked at the emperor with disdain, "You're just afraid of them." ”

"Lao He, it's useless for you to provoke me." The emperor didn't fall for He Lianfang, "I don't want the Wen family to become the second Xie family." ”

"The Wen family will never become the second Xie family." He Lianfang could see clearly, "The Wen family is smarter than the Xie family. ”

"It's one thing to be smart, it's another thing to be ambitious." The emperor said with a mocking face, "Don't forget, the Wen family does not go out of the mountain easily, and once they go out of the mountain, they will inevitably be powerful." ”

"Zhao Zheng, do you think your youngest son will let the Wen family cover the sky in the court?" He Lianfang is very confident in Zhao Yao, "Your youngest son is no worse than you when he plays with power." He would not let the Wen family manipulate the court. ”

"Lao He, what kind of soup did Wen Daoji pour you?"

"You can let your youngest son choose for himself and see if he wants Wen Daoji."

"Okay, then let Xiao Shi choose for himself."

There are only a few days left at the end of the month, and I continue to ask for the monthly pass in the hands of the old iron!