After rebirth, I became the stupid son of the Hou family

After the emperor came to court, he called the prince to the Yangxin Hall.

He looked at the prince standing in front of him and said;

"Prince, what do you think about what happened in the court today? Tell me and I will listen."

The prince raised his head and said:

"Father, I know that my qualifications are still relatively low. Compared with Hu Cheng, I am a low-key person in the court. But I have my own opinions on some things and I still want to speak out. I hope that in the imperial examination this year, the selection of talents will be more rigorous. Fairness. Don’t let some talented people go unused.”

The emperor took out a book from the desk, threw it in front of the prince and said:

"Go back and read this book carefully. It will tell you what qualities you must have if you want to be the king of a country. You are still too young now. You must make yourself stronger. When the time comes, your Only then will there be a group of people who follow you. With your current ability, even if I let you sit in my seat, you can't handle the officials in the court. You are the prince and the future prince. Do you think they will Do you treat him like a prince? Everyone is following Prime Minister Hu. Situations like this will happen more and more in the future, so what should you do?"

The prince stepped forward and took the book respectfully, took a step back and said to the emperor:

"Father, my son is stupid and I want to listen to my father's advice."

The emperor stood up, came to the prince's side, patted his shoulder with his hand and said:

"Do you know why the ministers in the court do not follow you, the future prince, in the court, but all join the side of the prime minister? Aren't they afraid that you, the prince, will one day settle accounts with their queens after ascending to the throne? "

The prince raised his hands and said to the emperor:

"My dear father, please give me a clear explanation."

The emperor smiled at him and said:

"Because those ministers do not regard you as a prince at all. With the Prime Minister's current ability, it would be easy for him to touch you. Now that I am supporting you from behind, the Prime Minister does not dare to do anything to you. You act rashly. From now on, even if I pass my seat to you, I'm afraid you won't be able to sit still."

The prince hurriedly asked the emperor:

"Father, how should I deal with this situation now?"

The emperor looked at him and said;

"I have already pointed out the problem to you. If you even come to ask me this, I think the position of prince is really not suitable for you. You'd better ask for your resignation as prince and become an idle person who doesn't care about government affairs. Prince. In that case, maybe you can have a good death. If you don’t want to take the initiative to resign, you should study hard from now on. The book will teach you how to be an accomplished emperor. Since ancient times, powerful officials in the court, Who is willing to be inferior to others? Go back to the palace and think about it carefully to see what kind of person you want to be in the future."

The prince bid farewell to the emperor and went straight to the queen's palace.

As soon as he saw the queen, he told the queen what the emperor had said to him in the Yangxin Hall.

The Queen said to him:

"Prince, from what happened to you in the court, we can see how powerful Hu Gao is now in the court. His followers blatantly chose sides in front of the emperor. It can be seen that Hu Gao's influence in the court is already extraordinary. No wonder he offended the emperor this time, otherwise, how could the emperor tell you these things from the bottom of his heart? "

The prince took a book and said to the queen:

"This is the book my father gave me. He wanted me to take a good look at what qualities a king needs to have in order to convince his ministers. I know that I still lack a lot in this regard. But I will work hard. To enrich yourself.”

The queen also said to the prince worriedly;

"The prince must have heard that the last time he had a banquet with the wives and ladies of the ministers, it was to choose a concubine for King Wei. At the banquet, there were so many talented and beautiful women that he did not choose, and in the end he chose Dingyuan Hou. The daughter of the family. The most important thing is that Concubine Li and King Wei, who have always been very picky, not only did not dislike Jiang Yingxue as the daughter of a concubine of the Hou family, but also took the initiative to show their kindness. Do you see the intention of their mother and son? "

The prince looked at the queen and said:

"Isn't it clear that this is Sima Zhao's intention? They are just drunkards who care more about wine than wine. This does not mean that he is interested in the young lady of Dingyuanhou's mansion, but the military power in the hands of Dingyuanhou."

The Queen nodded at him and said;

"Both mother and son know better than anyone else that if they take control of Dingyuan Marquis again, they will have enough confidence to attack us. When the time comes, you will have to obediently give up the crown prince's position to him, and even your father's It’s hard to keep your position. So your father probably feels the pressure from them now, so he said those words to you."

After hearing this, the prince nodded to the queen and said:

"Mother, I think my top priority now is to do something big so that I can make contributions and improve my prestige in the court. He has successfully cut off the backer behind me. Sooner or later it will be my turn next On the head.”

The queen nodded and said:

Daughter: "The prince is right, now we have to see who Marquis Dingyuan prefers. If King Wei gets his wish and marries someone from the Hou family, of course they will turn to King Wei, and we will have no chance of winning at all." "