In the tenth year of Wu Yuan, an event of some importance occurred in the Wu Dynasty.
A daughter was born in the family of the great general of the Wu Dynasty. The whole court knew about it. Xu Yuanzhi had three sons, named after bear, tiger and leopard respectively, each one more brave than the other, but Xu Yuanzhi's greatest wish was to have a daughter. When his wish came true, the whole Xu family was overjoyed, and all the civil and military officials in the court went to visit her.
But at that time, no one knew what kind of turmoil this child would bring to the Wu Dynasty.
Xu Jiao was spoiled by the whole family since she was a child, and she was no different from other girls. However, an unexpected incident happened one spring. Xu Jiao took her servants out for an outing and accidentally fell into the water. When she was rescued, she was already dead.
Xu Yuanzhi was dumbfounded, but soon, Xu Jiao miraculously woke up, but her behavior was completely different from before. What surprised Xu Yuanzhi and his wife Yao Chengyue even more was that although their daughter did not speak, they could actually hear her inner voice!
"Dad is so handsome! He's just a handsome uncle!"
"Mom is so beautiful, Mom is so pretty! Mom, hug me!"
This almost flattering voice made Xu Yuanzhi and Yao Chengyue so happy that they lost their minds. However, they also knew that this was too unbelievable, so they specially asked the servants to test it, but found that the servants could not hear Xu Jiao's voice at all, so they breathed a sigh of relief.
Moreover, through Xu Jiao's thoughts, Xu Yuanzhi discovered a servant with dishonest deeds and immediately drove that person out of the Xu Mansion. From then on, Xu Jiao was treated like a spoiled child by the old couple.
But what happened next made Xu Yuanzhi feel a chill down his spine.
It turned out that it was because of Xu Jiao's coquettishness, and the Empress Dowager liked her so much that she agreed to let her accompany her father to court. There were precedents of women serving as officials in the Wu Dynasty, so this move did not receive any opposition.
But the problem lies in the court. When Xu Yuanzhi was in court, he could always hear his daughter complaining non-stop. Sometimes she said that the Left Prime Minister had a concubine outside, and sometimes she said that the Minister of Revenue had accepted thousands of taels of silver from others. Xu Yuanzhi thanked God that others could not hear him, especially the one sitting at the top who was still talking about things with a serious face. He did not notice the strange looks of the other ministers.
Sometimes he wanted to ask his daughter why she knew so much, but when he remembered what his wife had said about never letting his daughter know that they could hear their inner voices, he endured it.
The actual situation was that, except for the emperor and the eunuchs, almost everyone in the court could hear the daughter of the Xu family's complaints. The few people who were named by her broke out in cold sweats, but they soon figured out that the emperor could not hear them, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. What was even more strange was that as long as they left the hall, they could no longer hear Xu Jiao's complaints.
But they missed one person, the prince standing in the front.
The prince was startled at first, then he almost laughed out loud when he heard Xu Jiao praising him. When he heard about some officials' scandals, he frowned, and then he realized that his father could not hear.
So the court became weird after that. Every time the court went to court, the ministers would prick up their ears and remain silent. They were all eavesdropping on Xu Jiao's various complaints. In today's words, they were eating melons. Of course, some of them ended up eating the melon themselves.
At this time, the prince played an important role. He took the lead in impeaching some officials. Although the emperor was a little surprised, seeing that the prince he appointed was so meticulous, he nodded in agreement.
Thus, the imperial court became the crown prince's hunting ground and the ministers' entertainment venue. After all, what could be better than listening to a little girl's inner thoughts every day? Moreover, Xu Jiao's inner thoughts revealed a lot of information, and some smart people had already begun to quietly take sides.
The turning point happened after an early morning court session.
"The prince is so handsome, look at that physique, I really want to lick it..."
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