Inside the East Palace, in a thatched hut.
Crown Prince Yin Zhao of the Great Yin Dynasty was repairing a chair.
This was originally a rough job for an old farmer, but he, a prince of an empire, did it quite skillfully.
It looks like it has been done many times.
Maybe I was just pretending at first, but as time went on, it seemed to be very relaxing.
So Yin Zhao took the initiative to repair it.
Next to Yin Zhao, stood respectfully a middle-aged man in green clothes and a small hat.
"Father finally didn't break the ancestral system and promoted Zhao Muyun!"
"That's right, Your Highness! However, I heard from Eunuch Cao that although His Majesty didn't promote Zhao Muyun to General of the Central Army, he has decided to make him a county baron and is planning to choose one of the many princesses to marry him."
"What a masterful way to win over the grassroots through marriage. Father is a master at this! Isn't he planning to leave such a good general to me?"
"Your Highness, as long as you ascend the throne, won't every corner of this world belong to you?"
"If that's the case, why is Father still so worried? I think he's just reluctant to let go!"
Yin Zhao stopped what he was doing and snorted coldly, "He doesn't care about leaving wise ministers and good generals for me. He just wants to keep his position."
"Using a princess and a county baron title to win over Zhao Muyun, this is a huge investment!"
"Your Majesty has no choice but to do this. The Northern Di have been powerful for a long time. Your Majesty has been unable to sleep or eat, but there is no one who can fight at the border. Now that Zhao Muyun has finally appeared, why doesn't he use both kindness and power?" Wei Qian, the Prince's groom, said repeatedly.
"No one knows a father better than his son. I can see clearly what the emperor is thinking. Now that Zhao Muyun is stabilized, it will be like having a barrier in the northern border. The emperor can sleep more peacefully."
Yin Zhao said expressionlessly.
"Your Majesty may not be able to sleep. The situation with Li Jingang on the Guannei Road is getting more and more dangerous. Li Chenghua, Pei Lun and Tian Zun actually let Li Jingang slip into Xijing. Your Majesty is furious. The Minister of War Yang Dingguo was ordered on the spot to lead the army to quell the rebellion." Wei Qian blinked.
"The Minister of War has even gone to the front lines himself. It seems the rebels are gaining momentum. Should we do something?"
When Yin Zhao heard that the rebels had actually reached Xijing, worry appeared on his face.
Yin Zhao lived under Emperor Yongchang, being cautious and treading on thin ice; at the same time, he had to guard against other brothers who had the idea of grabbing the throne; over the years, he was physically and mentally exhausted, but he still had high morale.
However, this is ultimately an internal fight within the Yin family!
Li Jingang is different. He is here to seize the Yin family's kingdom.
Yin Zhao still knew what was more important.
Because if nothing unexpected happens, the kingdom of Dayin will belong to him in the future, and he will not allow outsiders to interfere.
"Your Highness, I don't think it's appropriate to act rashly at the moment. You should just assist His Majesty in handling state affairs as usual and don't worry too much." Wei Qian thought for a moment and suggested.
"Why is that? As the crown prince of a country and the prince of the Eastern Palace, shouldn't I be concerned about military and national affairs?" Yin Zhao was puzzled.
"The rebels are strong, and His Majesty and the cabinet will take care of it. If you worry too much, Your Highness, it will only make His Majesty suspicious."
Wei Qian said, "Your Majesty is naturally suspicious. I'm worried that Your Majesty will think that Your Highness didn't pay much attention to it before, but now that Li Jingang has entered Xijing in large numbers, Your Highness has suddenly become particularly concerned and will suspect that Your Highness has ulterior motives!"
"Is it really necessary?"
Yin Zhao shook his head. The prince had to be extremely cautious with every word, every action, and even every look.
"Your Highness must be extremely careful at this time!" Wei Qian warned.
As an official and confidant of the Eastern Palace, when the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, even if he is not the chief minister, he will be a minister of one of the six ministries, or at least the chief official of the Censorate or the Thirteen Departments.
Therefore, Wei Qian always thought about protecting the prince and ensuring that he could succeed to the throne smoothly.
"Alright, alright!" Yin Zhao was also helpless. "Aren't we trying to get the Censorate to take advantage of this opportunity to make things difficult for Zhao Muyun? Wouldn't Gu Dingming's efforts to send people to Weizhou be in vain?"
"Your Highness, don't worry about the outcome. The Censorate has done this so that you can give the Zhou family an explanation. As for whether it will succeed, that's another matter."
"But it's good this way. Your Majesty personally wins over Zhao Muyun, and Prince Jin will give up that idea." Wei Qian stroked his beard, looking confident.
"You counselors always seem to have an explanation no matter how bad things are!" Yin Zhao shook his head again.
Originally, the Zhou family came to ask Yin Zhao for help through Wei Qian, hoping to teach Zhao Muyun a lesson and vent their anger.
So Yin Zhao listened to Wei Qian's words and instructed the Censorate to go to Zhao Muyun's army to find some negative information on him under the pretext of monitoring military intelligence.
Then, before the imperial censor who was sent out returned, the victory report of Zhao Muyun's rescue of Weizhou had already been delivered to the desk of Emperor Yongchang.
Not only does she have to marry the princess, but she also has to be granted a title.
Yin Zhao was somewhat dissatisfied with Wei Qian and Gu Dingming's Censorate.
"Your Highness, I'll go back and remind the Censorate when I have time."
Wei Qian also knew that the Censorate had not done its job well this time, which had made the prince unhappy.
He was able to smooth things over with his eloquence.
"Forget it, don't use the Censorate to deal with these things in the future. It will make father suspicious!" Yin Zhao hurriedly stopped him, "Where's Chen Xiongren? Hasn't he come back yet?"
"Your Highness, didn't you send Commander Chen to Xiangzhou on official business?" Wei Qian reminded him, "It will take some time for him to go back and forth. He probably won't be back so soon."
"Your Majesty, Father, has assigned me the responsibility of supervising tax collection in Henan Province. Doesn't this make me lose the support of the people in the Central Plains?" Yin Zhao's face changed. "Your Majesty, Father, flatters and then criticizes me. How long will he let me suffer?"
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