Chapter 189 Falling
Xiang Qiao saw this and took the initiative to say, "Crown Princess, the young master is hungry. I will take him to find a wet nurse."
Jiang Zhaoyue nodded: "Go ahead."
Xiang Qiao walked up to Pei Jingzhou and stretched out her hand, saying, "Young Master, I will take you to find your wet nurse."
Yuan Yao twisted his little body, hugged Pei Jingzhou's neck with his two little arms, and pressed his little chubby face against Pei Jingzhou, making it clear that he didn't want to go with Xiang Qiao.
Pei Jingzhou smiled and asked, "Yuan Yao, aren't you hungry?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao raised his little chubby face and looked at Pei Jingzhou.
Pei Jingzhou continued, "Go find a wet nurse and you can drink milk."
Yuan Yao immediately let go of Pei Jingzhou's neck, stretched out his little arms, and leaned over to ask Xiangqiao to hug him.
Xiangqiao took Yuan Yao with a smile, bowed slightly to Pei Jingzhou and Jiang Zhaoyue, and went to find the wet nurse.
Nanny Yun followed.
Pei Heng saw that his second brother and second sister-in-law had something to say, so he said, "Second sister-in-law, I'm going to play with Yuan Yao."
Jiang Zhaoyue nodded.
Pei Heng added: "I won't disturb him while he's drinking milk."
Jiang Zhaoyue praised: "Brother Heng is so nice."
"Um."
"Go ahead."
Pei Heng jumped and ran after Yuan Yao.
Jiang Zhaoyue took Pei Jingzhou's hand and sat down in front of the stone table.
Pei Jingzhou said: "The three kings of the southwest are still making trouble."
The three kings of the southwest were King Jingzhou, King Anshun and King Jinxiang. They were all meritorious officials who followed Emperor Gaozu to conquer the world and were loyal to the Jin Dynasty.
As a result, many years after their death, their descendants who inherited their thrones became disloyal and wanted to monopolize their fiefdoms, break away from the Jin Dynasty, and even wanted to seize the Jin Dynasty.
Not to mention that Emperor Hong Qi was unwilling, even the common people of Dajin would not agree... Jiang Zhaoyue asked, "Father wants you to solve this matter?"
Pei Jingzhou nodded.
“How to solve it?”
Pei Jingzhou raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Zhaoyue, without saying anything for a long time.
Jiang Zhaoyue was also well-educated, especially with regard to China's five thousand years of history. She could always find some historical events that corresponded to what happened in the Great Jin Dynasty, so she asked, "They won't allow you to marry, right?"
Pei Jingzhou was surprised that Jiang Zhaoyue was so smart.
Jiang Zhaoyue asked: "Is it really a marriage alliance?"
"Yes." Jiang Zhaoyue was a person who spoke her mind. Pei Jingzhou was used to and liked to tell her the truth, but the marriage was too infuriating. She had guessed it before he had figured out how to bring it up.
She had finally come to like him a lot, and he couldn't let her be disappointed in him because of this. He quickly added, "I refused at the time."
Jiang Zhaoyue asked, "Can marriage really solve the problem?"
"You want me to marry too?" Pei Jingzhou asked in surprise.
"That's not what I meant."
Pei Jingzhou breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
Jiang Zhaoyue said, "I think your father will be angry if you refuse so decisively, right?"
"No, it wasn't the Emperor who proposed the marriage, but some court officials."
Jiang Zhaoyue frowned and speculated, "Are those trouble-making officials again?"
Pei Jingzhou nodded: "Yeah."
"Why are they so annoying?"
"It's annoying, but many times they can correct some of my mistakes." Pei Jingzhou is willing to hear different people's opinions.
That's right.
Different voices should be allowed to exist, otherwise the court would become a one-man show, which would not be a good thing. Jiang Zhaoyue understood and stopped scolding those annoying courtiers. He asked again: "Then how are you going to deal with it?"
"I won't pay any attention to them on this matter." Pei Jingzhou was silent for a moment, then added: "The emperor won't force me either."
No one knew what Pei Jingzhou and Emperor Hong Qi talked about, but Emperor Hong Qi never mentioned selecting a concubine for Pei Jingzhou, or taking a concubine, nor did he have any idea of letting Jiang Zhaoyue have more children.
If there were emperors who really inherited the throne, they would not value having many wives and concubines and continuing the family line as much as Wang did. Jiang Zhaoyue admired Emperor Hong Qi very much.
Seeing Pei Jingzhou's frown, he couldn't help but ask, "You rejected the marriage, but you don't know how to solve the problem of the three kings of the southwest?"
"I know, but many court officials are against it." Pei Jingzhou was worried about this.
Jiang Zhaoyue was curious: "How to solve it?"
"To capture a thief, first capture the king. Send troops to Jingzhou and capture the King of Jingzhou."
Jiang Zhaoyue was puzzled.
Pei Jingzhou said: "The King of Jingzhou is the leader of the three kings and the one who wants to betray the Great Jin the most."
Jiang Zhaoyue wondered, "When we attack King Jingzhou, won't the other two kings come to our aid? Wouldn't it be very difficult for us to deal with three kings then?"
"Before attacking King Jingzhou, we must stabilize King Anshun and King Jinxiang."
"In that case, let's do as you say, okay?"
"Some court officials objected, believing that doing so would make the three kings feel that the capital was showing weakness, and their rebellious intentions would be even stronger."
"So what clever ideas do these courtiers have?"
"They want to negotiate with the three kings and appease them, such as giving them all the taxes from their fiefdoms—"
"This is not only a sign of weakness, but also a threat to the environment, isn't it?"
"Well, so right now in the court, there are so many arguments, and Father is having a headache."
"Then continue arguing with them," Jiang Zhaoyue said firmly. "Didn't you just say that those annoying courtiers can often correct your mistakes? Just continue arguing with them. It's a good thing to identify your own shortcomings, improve upon them, and come up with better solutions."
Pei Jingzhou was originally very annoyed, but after hearing what Jiang Zhaoyue said, his mood suddenly brightened.
Then he really argued with the annoying courtiers, and the argument lasted for half a month until the full moon night.
As usual, Emperor Hong Qi had a reunion dinner with his concubines and children.
Jiang Zhaoyue and his family of three arrived early.
Emperor Hong Qi arrived late, and as soon as he sat down in the main seat, he called out, "Yuan Yao."
Yuan Yao is more than six months old now. He can recognize people and has become more clever. When he hears his grandfather calling him, he immediately twists his body with joy.
"Come, come, let your grandfather hold you." Emperor Hong Qi laughed.
Pei Jingzhou then put the little guy into Emperor Hong Qi's arms.
The little guy immediately wanted to take the food in front of Emperor Hong Qi.
"Oh my, you can't eat this." Hong Qidi stopped his little meaty hand.
Yuan Yao was unwilling and twisted his body in protest.
Emperor Hong Qi used a spoon to scoop a little bit of sweet soup and moistened Yuan Yao's lips.
Yuan Yao licked it with his little tongue, tasted the sweetness, and waved his arms with joy.
Emperor Hong Qi smiled happily.
Yuan Yao wants to eat more.
"No, no, you can't eat it. Wait until you grow up a little bit, and your royal grandfather will have someone prepare delicious food for you every day." Emperor Hong Qi coaxed.
Yuan Yao was a little unhappy.
"Your Majesty." Eunuch Gao walked over with a unhappy look on his face.
Upon seeing this, Emperor Hong Qi returned Yuan Yao to Pei Jingzhou and asked with a sullen face, "What's the matter?"
Eunuch Gao leaned over to Emperor Hong Qi's ear and whispered a few words.
"How ridiculous!" Emperor Hong Qi slammed the table and stood up.
Yuan Yao was startled.
Emperor Hong Qi suddenly held his forehead and fell to the side.
"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Gao hurriedly supported him.
Emperor Hong Qi collapsed as if he had lost his strength.
"emperor!"
"Father!"
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