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Chapter 1124 Why is there a new King Qin?
The next day, Qin Hao came to Wenhua Palace again. The prince was still the first to arrive. After seeing Qin Hao, he just nodded slightly.

Prince Qing, who was sitting on his right, waved at Qin Hao and said, "Ninth brother, I heard that you made a scene at the Dou residence yesterday, which made Wang Xingyi very embarrassed. You did a great job."

Speaking of the feud between Wang Xingyi and Prince Qing, it was a long-standing grudge. Wang Xingyi was a stubborn prince's party member and had been urging Zhu Jianshen that Prince Qing should go to his fiefdom in Liaodong as he was getting older. However, he could not resist Empress Wan's advice and Wang Xingyi was demoted.

As a result, Zhu Jianshen now re-employed Wang Xingyi, which naturally made Empress Wan and Prince Qing very unhappy.

The prince frowned upon hearing this, "Fourth brother, the Dou family has just lost its mistress, and the whole family is in mourning. Ninth brother making a scene in the mourning hall is not a gentleman's behavior, how can you still praise him?"

"Humph, here we go again. Your Highness the Crown Prince just likes to talk about these big principles. This is not the court, and my father is not here. Who is this show for?" Prince Qing said disdainfully.

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Qin Hao stepped forward and handed over the gold medal that King Qing had given him yesterday in order to avoid being caught in the center of the storm.

"Thank you, fourth brother, for the token. Otherwise, I wouldn't even be able to leave the palace."

Prince Qing raised his eyebrows proudly at the Crown Prince, but did not take back the gold medal from Qin Hao's hand. He said in a friendly manner: "This token will be given to my ninth brother."

"How does this make."

"Alas, it's just a gold medal. It's not as important as the brotherhood between you and me."

"Then I would like to thank Fourth Brother."

Prince Qing patted Qin Hao's shoulder with satisfaction: "Ah, that's right, you are much more interesting than some people."

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the hall, and a middle-aged scholar slowly walked into the hall.

"Dou Shiying greets the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Prince Qing, and the Ninth Prince."

The prince said in a gentle and polite tone, "Mr. Dou, please don't be polite."

Prince Qing looked at Dou Shiying for a few times and said, "You are Dou Shiying. Humph, how rude! The emperor asked you to be my ninth brother's teacher, but you haven't entered the palace to teach for ten days..."

Dou Shiying's forehead was slightly sweaty. Just as he was about to explain, the prince had already spoken first: "Fourth brother, Dou Xueshi lost his wife in middle age and has already asked for leave from the cabinet. Why are you so aggressive?"

"Humph, the order of the emperor is the imperial decree. All land under heaven belongs to the emperor, and all people are his subjects. A mere scholar dares to disobey the imperial decree. In my opinion, beheading and confiscating his property is not too much."

Dou Shiying secretly groaned. Although he was a nerd, he knew that the Crown Prince and Prince Qing were at loggerheads with each other, and he was an innocent victim.

"Your Highness, Fourth Brother, yesterday the Emperor asked me about the situation of the Dou family. Since the Emperor has no intention of punishing me, I believe he thinks Mr. Dou's behavior is excusable. The class time is up, so why not let Mr. Dou finish the class first and then ask the Emperor for the final decision later?"

The prince nodded slightly. When Prince Qing saw that Qin Hao had brought Zhu Jianshen out, he had no choice but to stop and return to his seat.

Dou Shiying let out a long sigh and was extremely grateful to Qin Hao. After calming himself down, he slowly walked up to the podium.

"Your Highnesses have all passed the elementary education stage. Today, I will start my lecture with the Spring and Autumn Annals." After saying that, he gently opened the scroll and recited: "The Duke of Jin and the Duke of Qin besieged Zheng because it was disrespectful to Jin and disloyal to Chu. The Jin army was in Hanling, and the Qin army was in Fannan. Yi Zhihu said to the Duke of Zheng: 'The country is in danger. If you send Zhu Zhiwu to see the King of Qin, the army will retreat.' You followed their advice..."

After reading a paragraph, Dou Shiying leaned slightly and asked softly, "Your Highness the Ninth Prince, do you know where this paragraph came from?"

"From Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals: Zhu Zhiwu Repulses the Qin Army."

Dou Shiying nodded approvingly: "Then does Your Highness know the deeper meaning of this?"

"Duke Wen of Jin and Duke Mu of Qin sent troops to besiege Zheng, so Duke Zheng sent an envoy, Zhu Zhiwu, to meet Duke Mu of Qin. Zhu Zhiwu saw through the discord between Duke Wen of Jin and Duke Mu of Qin, and appealed to their emotions and explained the benefits to them. In the end, he succeeded in persuading Duke Mu of Qin to withdraw his troops. Zifan, a senior official of Jin, requested to send troops to attack the Qin army, but Duke Wen of Jin said, "No. If it weren't for that person's power, I wouldn't have gone to this point. It's unrighteous to rely on the power of others and then hurt them; it's unwise to lose the power of your alliance; it's not majestic to use chaos to change the existing coordination. Let's go back!" The Jin army left Zheng, and Zheng was saved. "

After Qin Hao finished speaking, the prince frowned and said, "Ninth brother, you should appeal to his emotions and explain things to him with reason, right?"

"Your Highness is right. It's about making people understand the benefits. If there are no tangible benefits, how can we save the country from the danger of destruction?" Qin Hao shook his head.

Dou Shiying frowned when he heard this and was about to open his mouth to correct him, but he heard Prince Qing clapping and cheering beside him.

"Ninth brother, what you said is absolutely right. Duke Mu of Qin is a hegemon. He has mobilized so many troops. If there is no benefit, how can he easily stop fighting? Does Your Highness think that Zhu Zhiwu can make Qin withdraw his troops just by talking?"

Just as Prince Qing was preparing to press on with his victory and severely humiliate the Crown Prince, a sharp voice suddenly came from outside the palace.

"Your Majesty has arrived."

"Meet my father."

Zhu Jianshen had a gentle smile on his face and waved to Qin Hao and the other two: "Stand up, everyone."

After that, he turned to Dou Shiying and said, "My dear Dou, the funeral arrangements at home have not been sorted out yet, and I have troubled you to teach my three useless sons. It is really hard work."

"I am terribly embarrassed. Your Highnesses are all extremely talented. I am afraid that I am not talented enough and have failed the Emperor's grace and have delayed Your Highnesses." Dou Shiying crawled on the ground and did not dare to look up.

Zhu Jianshen glanced at Dou Shiying's textbook and said, "Mr. Dou is talking about this passage today. All three of you can tell me what you have learned."

The prince looked serious and said slowly, "As you said, governing a country should be based on benevolent diplomacy. We should resolve disputes through communication and consultation and try to avoid launching wars easily. Only in this way can the people live a peaceful and prosperous life."

Seeing that Zhu Jianshen had no expression on his face, Prince Qing said loudly, "Father, I disagree with what the Crown Prince said. For example, the Japanese pirates have been harassing our coastal defense for years, and the court has issued orders to appease them many times, but the result is that the more they appease the pirates, the more rampant they become. In my opinion, we should wipe them out with thunder and lightning, so as to shock people."

The prince's face darkened, his eyes revealed a hint of anger, and he retorted: "Fourth brother, the people's hearts are the foundation of a country. Once a war breaks out, it will only cause the people to suffer and their families to be destroyed. If you don't care about the lives of the people, even if you dominate the world for a while, how can you achieve long-term peace and stability?"

Prince Qing snorted coldly, "The Song Dynasty was destroyed because of fear of war. Our Emperor Taizu conquered the world with military force. If everyone is as cowardly and afraid of war as the prince, won't we follow in the footsteps of the Song Dynasty?"

Dou Shiying, who was standing by, was sweating coldly after hearing this. He wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into right there and then. If he had known this earlier, he would not have listened to his fifth brother and entered the palace so early.

Zhu Jianshen watched the Crown Prince and Prince Qing arguing fiercely, but did not stop them. Instead, he set his eyes on his youngest son who was watching the show on the side.

"Hao'er, who do you think is more reasonable, your eldest brother or your fourth brother?"

Qin Hao cursed inwardly, thinking that his cheap father was going to roast him on the fire. Sure enough, the Crown Prince and Prince Qing both focused their attention on him.

Qin Hao suddenly had an idea and bowed, saying, "Father. In my opinion, both brothers have their own reasons. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind-hearted and advocates peace, which is undoubtedly a blessing for the people of the world; Brother Prince Qing attaches importance to military force and strives to make the country strong, which is also for the purpose of defending the country. Just like the story in Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, diplomacy and military force are both important means for a country to gain a foothold in the world. The two complement each other and are indispensable. As children of the royal family, we shoulder the heavy responsibility of our country and family. We should be more tolerant of each other, work hand in hand, and work together to make plans for the prosperity of the country."

"Slippery!" Prince Qing was not satisfied with Qin Hao's answer.

The prince's eyes lit up.

Zhu Jianshen smiled approvingly when he heard this: "Well, Hao'er is right. You two are brothers. If one is good at literature and the other is good at martial arts, and you can support each other, then there is no need to worry about whether our dynasty can be stable forever."

"Your son will follow your father's instructions."

Even though Prince Qing was unwilling, he did not dare to show it too obviously in front of Zhu Jianshen.

"Okay, let's stop here for today's class. You all can leave first. Hao'er will stay for a while."

Dou Shiying felt relieved and quickly bowed to take his leave, while Prince Qing reluctantly left the hall with the Crown Prince.

After everyone left, Zhu Jianshen suddenly said, "You are not young anymore, it is time to make you a king. In view of your good performance today, I will allow you to choose a fiefdom."

Qin Hao secretly complained in his heart, it was obvious that he wanted to use him to restrain Prince Qing. The emperor's heart was really dirty, and he didn't even forget to play the checks and balances with his own son.

Of course, Qin Hao would not miss any benefit that came to his doorstep.

"Father, I want the land of Qin."

Zhu Jianshen was a little surprised: "Oh, why did you choose Qin instead of the rich land of Jiangnan?"

"Although Jiangnan is rich, it also bears the heavy burden of our dynasty's taxation. If my father grants one of the pieces to me, the court will lose a large part of its tax revenue. In order to make up for this deficit, it will naturally have to exploit the people. By then, the people will suffer, and I will become a sinner, won't I?" Qin Hao said righteously.

Zhu Jianshen was very impressed when he heard this: "Great, you have such insight and vision at such a young age, you are worthy of being a descendant of the Zhu family."

"Hehe, I don't deserve your praise. The main reason is that there are very few places in Jiangnan that you can be granted. It's not as vast as Qin."

Seeing Qin Hao's money-obsessed look, Zhu Jianshen laughed and scolded: "You kid are waiting for me here, right? If I don't give you more titles, I'm afraid you will blame me for being stingy."

"That's all. I'll make you the King of Qin."

It was not known whether Zhu Jianshen came well prepared or had already prepared everything for Qin Hao, but only half a month later, a grand ceremony to crown him king was held for him.

This made the already turbid situation in the court even more confusing.

Originally, the battle was between the Crown Prince and Prince Qing. Qin Hao was a transparent person. He had neither the support of the Queen nor the moral integrity. However, judging from Zhu Jianshen's recent attitude towards Qin Hao, he seemed to take him very seriously. This made many officials hesitate and waver, not knowing whether they should give it a try or to play it safe and join the Crown Prince and Prince Qing's team.

Although he was conferred the title of King of Qin, according to the court system, Qin Hao was still young and did not need to go to the fiefdom. Instead, the prince's party took advantage of Qin Hao's title of king and once again submitted a memorial to remind Zhu Jianshen that it was time for King Qing to go to the fiefdom.

In response, Empress Wan was furious and had the two unlucky guys, who held lower positions, severely beaten with a stick in the court.

All the cabinet elders were old foxes. When they saw that Zhu Jianshen did not make any statement, they knew that nothing could be done and so they stopped.

At the same time, at the Dou Mansion.

After Dou Zhao took charge of the household, he pulled some people together and beat some others, gradually gaining a certain prestige, and he managed the Dou Mansion in order. Dou Shiying was surprised and no longer opposed Dou Zhao taking charge of the household.

Dou Shishu was having a headache. He originally thought that an eight-year-old girl would definitely not be able to take care of everything. After she caused public outrage, he would take over Dou Zhao's favor and then welcome Wang Yingxue into the family, so that he could give an explanation to Wang Xingyi.

"King of Qin? How come a King of Qin suddenly appeared?" Dou Zhao also had his own troubles.

According to her "memories of past lives", many things have come true, including the death of her mother. If the memories of past lives are true, then she can completely change her destiny by taking advantage of her foresight.

However, the existence of "King Qin" made Dou Zhao unable to be sure whether the "memories of the previous life" were really reliable.

"Damn it! Why does the King of Qin have to appear?"

Cousin Zhao Zhangru asked in confusion: "Shou Gu, what happened to the King of Qin? Didn't he help you before?"

Dou Zhao looked at his cousin who had a confused face and sighed secretly, wondering if he didn't have "memories of past lives", would he be able to live as carefree as his cousin?

"Forget it, never mind him, just treat it as a gamble."

After making up his mind, Dou Zhao started to do business. After all, the Dou Mansion was in the capital, and the expenses for entertaining guests were not small. However, there were only Dou Shishu and Dou Shiying working as officials in the court, and their salaries were already insufficient to cover their expenses. Over the years, it was his mother who used her dowry to subsidize the Dou family.

Dou Zhao naturally didn't want to let his mother's dowry flow away, so doing business was imperative.

"Aunt Shou, do you really want to take so much silver to do business in Futing? But I heard that there are pirates there, and pirates often attack the county government and kill people and rob goods. What if you lose money..." Cousin Zhao Zhangru looked at the silver bills sorted out by Dou Zhao, and she was surprised and even more nervous.

Dou Zhao patted her arm and consoled her, "Don't worry, Duke Dingguo has trained a capable and battle-hardened army in Futing, and the pirates will definitely not be as rampant as before."

"But I still think it's too risky. Besides, I can't rely on you to show up in public to do business. Besides, Futing is so far away, and your uncle won't let you go."

Dou Zhao knew that what his cousin said was true. Not only was she a girl, but she was also only eight years old. Any experienced business man would not cooperate with an eight-year-old girl, right?
"It looks like we need to find a spokesperson." Dou Zhao thought of her grandmother first. In the Dou family, her grandmother was the only one she could completely trust, not even her biological father.

At the same time, Ma Quan walked up to Qin Hao and spoke in a low voice.

"Your Highness, Dou Zhao has left the palace."

"Well, follow me."