"Your Majesty, I am here on an entrustment. I hope you can help me to intercede in front of the Emperor."
The Supreme Emperor looked at Shui Rong, guessing what he was going to say. The Emperor had not done anything recently, other than conferring the title of An Minhou.
Speaking of which, the Supreme Emperor was a little envious of his own son.
Why has he treated his veterans so favorably over the years?
Isn't it just to leave a good name in the history books?
My son is different from me. He doesn't care about his reputation for the sake of the court.
It happened that he had a capable minister among his men. At such a young age, he not only turned stones into gold, but also solved the border problems in the north.
He also discovered the sweet potato as a weapon, which changed the emperor's reputation in one fell swoop.
I heard that there is another thing called potatoes. The yield is similar to that of sweet potatoes, but it’s just not harvest time yet.
If he could meet one, he wouldn't have to make the court a mess.
Could it be that Shui Rong's visit today has something to do with that An Minhou?
The Supreme Emperor narrowed his eyes, looked at Shui Rong, and asked, "What's going on? Please tell me first."
Shui Rong felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by the Supreme Emperor, but he still wanted to tell his purpose this time.
"The Supreme Emperor also knows that although I am the king of the county, I am still a junior among the senior ministers. Those uncles have begged me for help, but I have no choice but to do anything."
Aren't they just the four bastards?
This is the excuse every time to let the junior Prince Beijing come forward to test his intentions.
The Supreme Emperor was too old to have the energy to play tricks on them, so he said, "I also know it's not easy for you, so just tell me what happened."
Shui Rong couldn't say what he was holding back, so he had to talk about his purpose: "They want to ask the Supreme Emperor to help grant a marriage."
"Giving marriage to whom?" the Supreme Emperor asked curiously.
Shui Rong said: "You also know that the families of those heroes are busy with state affairs and have no intention of teaching the family's children, which has led to some inactivity. They also want to change this situation, but it is difficult to return to the internal problems within the family."
"Marquis Anmin is young and promising. They hope to marry Marquis Anmin to buy some time for the family to deal with the stubborn problems. We also ask the Supreme Emperor to lend a helping hand in view of their past achievements."
Although the Prince of Beijing County said it pitifully, the four princes and eight princes had no such understanding at all. He said this just to make the Supreme Emperor soften his heart.
The Supreme Emperor is now obviously willing to accept the soft rather than the tough. Only by pretending to be pitiful can we achieve the best results.
The Supreme Emperor said that it was indeed so.
If it were someone else, the Supreme Emperor wouldn't mind doing this favor, but Wang Tingxuan is really troublesome.
Wang Tingxuan is not an ordinary minister, he is regarded as the emperor's retainer. This kind of retainer is difficult for even the Supreme Emperor to interfere with.
If he really interferes with Wang Tingxuan, the father and son will almost fall out.
"You know, even I can't interfere with An Minhou's affairs."
Do you know if it is water soluble?
Wang Tingxuan's information is available to all major aristocratic families. He grew up on the emperor's farm, so he is naturally the emperor's confidant.
If it weren't for this status, he would have been attracted by major aristocratic families.
Aren't they just afraid that Wang Tingxuan is one of the emperor's secret guards?
There was no way they could guarantee Wang Tingxuan's loyalty.
Now that Wang Tingxuan has become the Marquis of Anmin, he must sever ties with the secret guards. It is impossible for the emperor to let him come into contact with the secret guards.
In this way, they can win over him with confidence.
"Your Majesty, An Minhou is now the Marquis of the imperial court, so his status is naturally different."
In addition to having a noble status and more value, what else can be different.
The Supreme Emperor is very proficient in the art of maneuvering. He would not do such a thing as breaking with the Emperor.
But he was also dissatisfied with the emperor and King Zhongshun. Is it because he, the Supreme Emperor, was excluded from such things as sweet potatoes because he was afraid that he would steal the credit?
"I'll ask the emperor to come over. You can tell him yourself."
I'm a little dissatisfied with the water solution, but there's nothing I can do about it.
The Emperor has no obvious support or opposition, so there is room for change.
After the Emperor and King Zhongshun arrived, the Supreme Emperor did not say much.
This also made the Emperor and King Zhongshun sigh a sigh of relief. What they feared most was that the Supreme Emperor would just settle the matter without hesitation.
In that case, the emperor would be in a dilemma.
King Zhongshun asked curiously: "Shui Rong, I would like to know who is so proud that you can come to my father and ask for mercy?"
Shui Rong said: "I have never been a matchmaker. These are families who are willing to marry An Minhou. I would like to ask the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty to consider this."
As for King Zhongshun, he was magnificently ignored.
After the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor finished reading the list, King Zhongshun snatched it away.
"Duke Xiu Guo? Didn't I hear that Duke Xiu planned to marry the legitimate daughter of the concubine of the third wife to Marquis Anmin, so why did he change it to the legitimate daughter of the second wife? And the Prince of Nan'an, isn't their family a princess? What's the point?
A cousin appeared out of nowhere..."
There are so many of them, it’s hard for King Zhongshun to remember them so clearly.
Shui Rong's face turned purple with anger. The people he brought with him were severely criticized by King Zhongshun.
"In order to know so much about the boudoir daughter in the capital, Prince Zhongshun wants to find another concubine?"
King Zhongshun immediately got stuck and said angrily: "Marquis Anmin has made great contributions to the court. Are you bringing these crooked melons and cracked dates here to insult the marquis of the court?"
The emperor couldn't stand it anymore. Although he was not satisfied with the candidates, he couldn't let King Zhongshun say this.
"Zhongshun, don't talk nonsense."
The emperor then said to Shui Rong: "Although Zhongshun is a bit exaggerated, he is indeed right. Anminhou is a meritorious official of the court, and Anminhou's wife must be able to shoulder the responsibility of a concubine."
Of course Shui Rong also understood this truth, but those eldest daughters were prepared for the prince, so how could they be promised to An Minhou?
Seeing King Zhongshun following the emperor, Shui Rong had a bad feeling in his heart. He and Wang Tingxuan were on good terms with each other, so he might also be planning a marriage.
No, we must not let King Zhongshun and Marquis Anmin get married. The two of them are getting together now. If they really get married, what will happen to others in the future?
Shui Rong pretended to be unintentional and asked: "Your Majesty has said so much, so he must have a suitable candidate, and it won't be Princess Zhaojing."
The Supreme Emperor stopped chatting with the Emperor and raised his eyes to look at King Zhongshun. The marriage between An Minhou and the royal family was naturally a good choice.
But the choice of this marriage is very questionable.
In the matter of sweet potatoes, King Zhongshun received a lot of credit. If Zhaojing and Wang Tingxuan were really allowed to marry, Wang Tingxuan's loyalty would indeed be guaranteed.
This does not have much impact on the emperor, but it is not good news for the emperor's princes.
The emperor has been treating his younger brother well, and the emperor also wants to know what the emperor will choose. He can guarantee the loyalty of Prince Zhongshun, but can he guarantee the loyalty of the descendants of Prince Zhongshun?
The battle for imperial power is very cruel. Nowadays, the brotherly relationship between the emperor and King Zhongshun is very rare.
The emperor could hand over such profitable businesses as glass and wool to King Zhongshun, how could he tie the man who came up with the idea, An Minhou, to him?
If that were the case, the power in the hands of King Zhongshun would be too great. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he had power over the entire government.
Although he favored the four princes and eight princes, most of them were playboys and did not pose a threat to the imperial power at all.
