"The virtuous nephew was awarded the award, and King Kang accepted the advice. He figured it out himself."

Shoufu Xiao smiled kindly, feeling that it was thanks to his soft and hard advice.

He picked up the teacup, looked at the tea leaves floating in the tea water, and smelled the fragrance of tea, and his thoughts couldn't help but return to that day.

That day he had a cold and fell ill and was recuperating at home. King Kang came to visit him in person.

At that time, Shoufu Xiao knew that King Kang was coming to bow his head to show his goodwill to him and the aristocratic family.

Since King Kang took this crucial step, Shoufu Xiao took the opportunity to give King Kang a step and persuaded him to learn from history. From the experience of several dynasties, the prosperity and glory of the aristocratic families have continued. Speaking of the bloody storms of the alternation of dynasties, and the miserable consequences of the royal family who failed to fight for the throne in the previous dynasty.

The aristocratic families and the royal family have been playing in various forms for the past five or six hundred years. The aristocratic families will not perish in the replacement of imperial power. However, once King Kang is defeated, he will either die or be imprisoned.

Shoufu Xiao asked King Kang at that time: "Prince, are you really willing to be at the mercy of others to control your destiny?"

At that moment, King Kang was silent for a long time. In the end, he only avoided and told the assistant Xiao to take good care of his rest, saying that the court would rely on him as the assistant.

From those few words, Shoufu Xiao had already noticed keenly that King Kang was indeed shaken.

They have been cold for King Kang for so long, but it is not in vain.

Xiao Shoufu's smile on the corner of his lips became deeper, and he added politely: "It's a thank you for your nephew to deal with King Kang."

"Where?" Yuan Zhe smiled slightly, with a humble smile on his face, and his attitude of respecting the elderly and respecting the wise were appropriate.

Pei Wenrui and Wang Kangyin exchanged glances.

Among all the people present, Yuan Zhe was the youngest and appeared here on behalf of the Yuan family.

The Yuan family is the mother's family of the empress dowager and the uncle's family of King Kang. It is located in a different position from other aristocratic families and is a bridge between the aristocratic families and King Kang.

It is conceivable that once King Kang takes office, the Yuan family will naturally make the most profit, and the Yuan family will naturally stand on King Kang's side.

Pei Wenrui sighed softly, rubbed the bridge of his nose between his eyes with his fingers, and said slowly: "Young people always have to fall to know that they are amazing."

He did not name or say "young man" refers to Chu You or Yuan Zhe.

Several people in the hall smiled tacitly and savored the tea gracefully.

To put it bluntly, King Kang's life was so smooth. When the late emperor was alive, the late emperor always had him escort him.

Even though the late emperor passed away and the half year after he ascended the throne, the ministers were still not optimistic about whether the emperor could sit firmly on the dragon throne. At that time, everyone thought that the eldest prince could not return from South Vietnam safely, and even felt that the weak and sick dragon body of the current emperor would not last for a few years.

Unexpectedly, since the eldest prince returned to China, the court situation has undergone earth-shaking changes.

After this incident, King Kang should now know how many taels he has. Without the protection of the late emperor, the queen mother and the aristocratic family, he was unable to compete with the eldest prince today.

Yuan Zheke politely bowed to Pei Wenrui: "Thank you for your hard work these days, Lord Pei."

During this period, in order to establish a crown prince, the Ministry of Rites was as busy as a top. Pei Wenrui, as the Minister of Rites, was naturally very tired, and had to do his best. Only in this way can he put pressure on King Kang and force him to make a choice.

In the hall, the tea fragrance lingers with a faint incense.

The atmosphere seems peaceful, but in fact it is undercurrent.

Shoufu Xiao blew the tea soup, took a few sips of tea, and seemed to be drinking tea, but in fact he was observing the reactions of the people in the hall. With his every move, he brought some of the unique high-ranking children of the aristocratic family.

Shoufu Xiao smiled complacently and smoothed out the scene: "King Kang is just a young and frivolous person. Is the blood of his family flowing into his body or is it a slight and serious person?"

King Kang is already in his prime, and many people present have long been fathers at his age, so they can't be called young, but since Shoufu Xiao said so, others will no longer continue to hold on to King Kang's marriage to Li Yun'an.

After pausing, Shoufu Xiao said again: "King Kang is indeed doing this matter beautifully and sincerely enough."

On the day when King Kang visited me, he told Shoufu Xiao about the agreement he had reached secretly with Baili Yin, including the marriage between the two countries.

The two had a close conversation for two hours. Xiao Shoufu talked about their family's expectations for King Kang, and King Kang confides his concerns and his determination to take everything.

Before King Kang said goodbye, he personally promised him that if one day he could ascend to the throne, he would marry a legitimate daughter of a family as the empress of the central palace, just like the late emperor married Empress Yuan.

He will make the aristocratic family regain its glory!

Thinking of this, Shoufu Xiao slowly put down the teacup, looked at Yuan Zhe in front of him, and thought about the candidate for the next queen: the next queen can no longer have the surname Yuan.

He stared at Yuan Zhe with a deep look for a long time, and Yuan Zhe felt a little uncomfortable when he saw him. However, he saw Shoufu Xiao suddenly raised his hand and made a gesture, and his eyes settled down and became particularly sharp.

The next moment, Changsu, who served tea in the hall, retreated silently, and did not even dare to show his vigor. Changsu carefully guarded under the eaves outside the hall.

Everyone's eyes gathered on Shoufu Xiao, who was the leader.

Shoufu Xiao cleared his throat and said in a heart-warming tone: "The emperor appointed the crown prince this time with the power of the eldest princess Fengyang, but if the crown prince is sure, it will be difficult to destroy it in the future."

Everyone was worried and felt sad. They couldn't help but remember that the late emperor fell into a coma before his death, and repeatedly shouted King Kang's name during his illness. It can be seen that the late emperor was regretting for the rest of his life.

It is difficult to establish a crown prince and even more difficult to abolish. This has been the case in all dynasties.

Wang Kangyin sighed quietly and said regretfully: "What a pity, King Kang is far superior to the emperor in terms of talent, martial arts, temperament, and ability to deal with people. Just because the emperor has taken the title of elder brother, the late emperor never got what he wanted."

"The eldest prince is the emperor's only son. Once he is named the crown prince, it will be even more difficult to abolish."

"Hey, the emperor and the eldest prince and his son have always been afraid of the aristocratic family. It is really hard to take great responsibility for such jealous and capable people!"

Wang Kangyin's words were also the voice of the others present, and everyone nodded slightly.

Several people showed disdain on their faces, and their expressions were even more unwilling and resentment.

During the twenty years of the reign of the late emperor, their aristocratic family worked hard to make the great scenery flourish. Under the coveted of Nanyue, they defended this country. However, as soon as they ascended the throne, they wanted to kill the donkey, and they kept saying that they were not limited to the imperial examinations and the appointment of talents was not limited to the family, but clearly wanted to suppress their aristocratic families.

Today, the emperor claims to be a benevolent monarch, but he clearly wants to be an authoritarian monarch, both afraid of decentralization of power by aristocratic families and restraining them.

A cold light flashed in Xiao's eyes, and he slowly drew the foam with the tea cover, and suddenly asked, "Nephew Yuan Xian, what do you think?"

So, everyone's eyes turned to Yuan Zhe.

Everyone present was a powerful minister of the dynasty, and from a famous family, with a very good education. Even if they didn't say anything, they had a natural majesty of aristocratic family.

In the eyes of these people, Yuan Zhe showed no timidity at all. He smiled calmly and said seriously: "My sir, my nephew thinks that things have come to this point. We must make a decision first. To help King Kang ascend the throne and re-establish the glory of the aristocratic family..."

"Or, just bow your head to the emperor, be content with oneself, and hope that the emperor can tolerate our aristocratic family?"

"What do you think?"

Yuan Zhe slowly looked around everyone with calm eyes, waiting for everyone's choice. The rocker was as straight as pine and cypress, extremely calm.

The grudges and hatreds between the aristocratic family and Emperor Taizu are really endless in three days and three nights. After several dynasties, the aristocratic family has never suffered the kind of suppressed and neglected grievances that Emperor Taizu was in power.

Of course they did not want to repeat the same mistakes. Because of this, they opposed King Kang's insistence on marrying Li Yun'an. They could support King Kang, but King Kang could not trample on the bottom line of the aristocratic family.

This is the consensus of all the families present.

An old man with gray hair called out his name in anger: "Yuan Zhe, why do you ask me knowingly! If we plan to bow our heads to the emperor, why should we appear here today?!"

Their aristocratic family has the century-old character, so of course they will not bow their heads to the imperial power.

If there is really no chance, it would be fine. They can lie dormant and wait, but now King Kang is in a good momentum and the opportunity is right in front of him...

Wang Kangyin slapped the teacup and the fruit pot on it, and the loquats on the fruit pot fell to the ground and rolled everywhere.

Wang Kangyin gritted his teeth and said resolutely: "King Kang now has the help of Yue Kingdom. When it comes to fighting, he still needs to fight!"

"That's right!" Another voice echoed excitedly, "The opportunity must not be missed, and the time will not come again."

"Our aristocratic family is not timid!"

Everyone present was filled with blood and their eyes were burning, and they all agreed.

Yuan Zhe smiled slightly and looked at Xiao Xiao for a while. Seeing Xiao Xiao nodding, he continued: "Dou Zixiang, the envoy of Yue Kingdom, will invite the eldest prince to Yue Kingdom to welcome the bride..."

Everyone's pupils shrank, and at this time, a cool breeze suddenly blew into the hall, blowing the end of the conversation away.

The sun outside was suddenly half-covered by the clouds, and the sky became dark and dull, adding a bit of coldness and solemnity to the inside and outside the hall, revealing uneasy depression.

The news that King Kang and Emperor Ximing of Yue State soon spread in Beijing and became a topic of conversation after dinner, but the emperor did not respond for a long time.

After waiting for two days, everyone couldn't stand it anymore.

So, from Xiao Shoufu, Yuan Zhe, Wang Kangyin to several royal relatives, they all entered the palace one after another to persuade him:

"Emperor, the Kingdom of Yue and Jing have been in a ceasefire for nine years. The marriage will surely turn the two countries into jade."

"Please put the overall situation first, and be kind to King Kang and the Emperor of Yue, so that the two countries can make the Qin and Jin love each other."

"Emperor, the country is the most important, and the marriage between the two countries will benefit from the great scenery but not harm!"

"The country of Yue is sincere and good at making friends with our great scenery. If it angers the country of Yue, it will provoke disputes between the two countries. By then, it will be too late to regret it!"

The meaning of these people is as if the emperor did not agree to King Kang to marry the emperor of Yue, Da Jing would be destroyed.

After the repeated bombardment by these officials, the emperor finally gave in and reluctantly agreed to the marriage. He summoned Dou Zixiang, the envoy of Yue State who was temporarily living in the inn, and expressed his agreement to the marriage between the two countries.

Dou Zixiang was a man who was greedy and then made a request in front of official Dajing:

"His Majesty Emperor Dajing, the saint of our country is now seriously ill. I just hope that the most beloved princess, Emperor Ximing, can make a marriage as soon as possible. He can rest assured and smile with a smile."

"Your Majesty's brother should have taken over his father's position, and went to Yue Kingdom to propose marriage to Emperor Ximing on behalf of King Kang, but Your Majesty is the king of a country and should not leave the country easily. Therefore, the saint hopes that the eldest prince will go to Yue Kingdom on behalf of Your Majesty to show your country's sincerity for this marriage."

"The Emperor Ximing is the legitimate princess of the saint. She must marry her gloriously to appease the hearts of the people."

"Please also let your Majesty know!"

Of course, the emperor opposed the eldest prince's trip to Yue Kingdom, and almost left without leaving, but was persuaded by officials such as Shoufu Xiao.

Dou Zixiang said righteously that their Yue Kingdom was full of sincerity in this marriage and did not hesitate to let the noble Emperor Ximing worship King Kang as his concubine, just to make the two countries alike affair with Qin and Jin. He also secretly implied that the saints of Yue Kingdom had not had much time to go. For this reason, the Yue Kingdom national teacher set a recent auspicious day, just twenty days later, hoping that the eldest prince could set off for Yue Kingdom immediately.

The emperor still felt that it was inappropriate, but Shoufu Xiao and others advised the emperor again, saying that since the eldest prince was the future crown prince, he should have shared the worries of his father and country.
To be continued...