Are you stupid?

"There are such evil things as father and son vying for women, and his son is just like him!" King Lu put away his fan and asked with concern, "Has the queen ever been troubled by the emperor's brother?"

The visitor lowered his body, "Your Majesty has never been in trouble."

King Lu's expression was a little dazed, "Yes, she has always allowed herself to live a comfortable life, so I worry too much."

King Lu whispered a few more words with the visitor, and the visitor quietly got out of the car and left among the crowd.

Those who achieve great things are not careful about the little things.

Even though Mu Kang, who tried his best to support King Lu back then, failed and caused King Lu to lose his fiefdom, many courtiers still believed that Emperor Taixing was inferior to King Lu.

——"The only difference between King Lu is luck."

This idea may have been temporarily curbed after Emperor Taixing accepted Empress Cui's suggestion that he should not pursue King Lu in order to maintain the stability of the court; but Emperor Taixing's excessive pursuit of female sex still made his courtiers full of criticism against him.

When the emperor is capable, being beautiful is only a personal entertainment hobby; but when the emperor is incompetent, the lack of character will make them lose the loyalty of their courtiers.

King Lu is the opposite of Emperor Taixing. He hates ruin and poverty, so even if he is not outstanding in governing the fiefdom, King Lu is still accepting gold and silver treasures enshrined by big families from all over the world in order to make his life better. After that, he led his subjects to use the money to make great improvements to the fiefdom.

Merchants come and go, economic activities are frequent, and people don't need to farm and can still live a good life relying on the grain sold.

Although the development of King Lu's fief is abnormal, compared with the increasingly obvious weakening of the national power of the Great Zhou Dynasty, King Lu still seems to be the one more suitable for governing the world.

Not to mention that King Lu is a literary talent, and he is still a handsome man in middle age.

Communicating with Lu Wang is extremely enjoyable both spiritually and visually.

King Lu and Emperor Taixing were brothers, and he understood Emperor Taixing's indecision and reputation.

Therefore, when King Lu, who returned to the capital on the grounds of "celebrating the successors of the Great Zhou Dynasty", entered the capital, he was not only so bold as to follow the rules, but returned swaggeringly without bringing a few soldiers.After returning to the capital, he still dared to receive the courtiers who came to pay a visit in the palace, without being afraid of Emperor Taixing's attack.

"My lord doesn't know, Your Majesty has become more and more absurd these years." The Minister of Rites shook his head with emotion, "Even the crown prince is... hey!"

King Lu knew about the news in Beijing, but he still asked with a puzzled look, "What's wrong with the crown prince?"

"When His Majesty appointed the crown prince, the crown prince was still a fool. After the imperial edict was issued to worship the ancestors, he claimed that the heavenly fire came to the world, and the man was indeed wise back, but his body, which was originally strong, became weak, and he has been sick intermittently until now." The minister of the Ministry of Rites said in a low voice , "Who knows whether this 'Heavenly Fire' came down from the ancestors, or asked for help from evildoers? Since ancient times, the art of disgusting victory has never been completely eliminated in the palace."

"It's really disturbing."

Even though the Minister of Rites said so, the content in it was full of obedience and pity for the prince.

King Lu raised his eyebrows quietly, and found that the attitude of the officials in Beijing and China was far less enthusiastic than expected.

This prince, who only heard about his name but never knew about him, was obviously not an extraordinary person, and it was worth his effort to understand.

Even if it can't be replaced, wouldn't it be great to win the trust of the other party and be a powerful regent Yu Xi Dujia!

King Lu's heart is burning.

He pretended to say: "Brother has no morals, loves flowers and lust, I think this nephew is very exhausted trying to correct his mistakes, and this hurts his bones."

Although Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites came to pay a visit to King Lu for the first time, if he was asked to choose between the crown prince and King Lu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites would not hesitate to choose the orthodox prince instead of King Lu.

King Lu was able to find an excuse to return to Beijing because he understood Emperor Taixing's desire to show off in front of him.But the courtiers didn't know the reason why King Lu came back, "When the court formally needs a respected clan relative to mediate, it's a pity that the emperor is too narrow-minded and refuses to rely on me, hey!"

Minister of Rites: "...???"

He took a few serious glances at King Lu's face, and was sure that King Lu really wanted to pick up the plane and enter the court hall, so he immediately got up and said goodbye.

He came to King Lu's mansion just to express his longing that he hadn't seen for many years. As for doing things with King Lu, let's forget it.He is a man of his age, and he only wants to see the stability of the court, and has no intention of standing in line to compete for supremacy.

The Minister of Rites quickly left and left, and several other officials who had tasted the deep meaning of King Lu followed suit.

But if there are those who are not willing to dip into the muddy water, it is inevitable that there will be those who come chasing after the smell.

King Lu intends to enter the imperial court. After receiving the courtiers who came to visit for three consecutive days, he sent salutes to the homes of various high-ranking officials in Beijing, and finally asked to enter the palace to meet Emperor Taixing.

Ever since he handed over the state affairs to his son, Emperor Taixing found that he was freed from the monotonous and tedious affairs that had not changed for decades.

He was completely relieved.

People are in good spirits on happy occasions.Emperor Taixing, who hadn't played chess or played chess for many years, saw Empress Cui playing chess with Chuncha when he went to Fengqi Palace, and for some reason suddenly became elegant.He squeezed away the spring tea and took the seat himself, "Come on, I will play a game of chess with Yingniang."

Empress Cui hadn't seen Emperor Taixing divert her attention from women's sex for many years, and when she heard that Emperor Taixing was going to play chess, she was stunned.

She stared at Emperor Taixing in a daze, until Emperor Taixing sat across from him and urged Empress Cui to give birth, and Empress Cui woke up.

——Three years after succeeding to the throne, Empress Cui has never seen Emperor Taixing touching a chess piece again. It is extremely difficult for her to believe that Emperor Taixing wants to play chess.

So Empress Cui groped for the chess pieces and slowly placed them in the center of the chessboard, while pretending to be a good wife and loving mother, she asked softly, "Why is Your Majesty so interested in playing games today?"

Emperor Taixing first laughed in a low voice, wanting to show a deep attitude, not wanting to be too happy in his heart, couldn't bear it, raised his head and laughed loudly, hugged Empress Cui in his arms, and solemnly whispered in her ear. Announced, "King Lu has returned to Beijing, and he asked me to enter the palace and bow down. Hahaha, after more than 20 years, it is finally time for him to bow his head to me again!"

Empress Cui looked at the completely messed up chessboard with pity, and thought to herself, it's a pity that a good game of chess is about to be closed.

"Your Majesty, it's been a few days since the emperor's brother entered the capital. Why did he ask to be admitted to the palace today?"

Emperor Taixing immediately widened his eyes, "There is such a thing, when did he come back?"

When the son comes back, King Lu will come back!If it weren't for you messing around with the courtiers and doubting my son, I would have told you that the king of Lu had watched his son as a monkey show for a long time when he went out for an outing.

It should have been more than half a month, and there is not even a single person who informed you.

Empress Cui is indeed very tired of Emperor Taixing now, but compared to her husband, King Lu who may cause her future life is the most vigilant existence for Empress Cui.

Speaking of King Lu, Empress Cui could only temporarily suppress her dissatisfaction with Taixing City and explain to him about King Lu's return to Beijing.

"When my son went out for an outing on the Huachao Festival, King Lu's car drove into the capital. It was a grand occasion. Shenlong was seriously ill, and my thoughts were all on the child. I thought that the relevant officials had reported this to His Majesty."

Emperor Taixing counted the time, and suddenly realized that he had been obsessed with whether his seriously ill son had disobedience, and had completely forgotten about King Lu's entry to Beijing.

For more than half a month, if he really wanted to hook up with the courtiers, the rebellion would have been successful.

Emperor Taixing's expression was only blank for a moment, and then he sat back with peace of mind.

Emperor Taixing was not happy about his younger brother's misbehavior and doing things behind his back.But he couldn't help being lucky, "How dare King Lu be dishonest now? His fief is not easy to manage his own connections."

Fortunately, Empress Cui did not have any expectations for Emperor Taixing's mind. She immediately asked the question, "King Lu is in the land of Shu, and he is poor. How poor can he be? What's more, the reputation of Shu brocade is spread all over the world. Even if the local officials entrust His Majesty According to the will of Taixing Emperor, they don’t want to associate with Emperor Taixing, and they dare not neglect King Lu, who has a good life in Shu. Besides..."

Empress Cui's long and thick eyebrows raised a sarcastic line, "The local officials have not been promoted for a long time, who knows whether the news reported to His Majesty is true or not."

Empress Cui directly punctured Emperor Taixing's self-consoling false emotions, "It only takes four or five months to return from the fiefdom to Beijing, no matter how slow it is. King Pianlu has been from Linde's death to the present. How did he see you on the way?" No one knows which officials he has passed and what he has said to them, and no one can tell His Majesty famous words, otherwise he will not be able to get along in the officialdom. His Majesty did not ask King Lu about this, it is His Majesty's mercy. King Lu refuses to enter the palace, but asks His Majesty to wait for him for a long time, which is too disrespectful! This trend cannot last, please think again, Your Majesty."

"According to Yingniang, should I be like this?"

Although the courtiers are good, they are not like Empress Cui who has always been with him.Empress Cui said that King Lu was disrespectful, and the more Emperor Taixing thought about it, the more he felt that King Lu was really disrespectful.Since King Lu is disrespectful, wouldn't it be embarrassing for him not to show him some color.Coupled with the careful thought of seeing King Lu's misfortune, Emperor Taixing immediately asked his wife how to deal with his younger brother.

Empress Cui smiled very virtuously, and patted Emperor Taixing's chest a few times, "Your Majesty was so anxious that he forgot that King Lu's return to Beijing is a major national event. Your Majesty will just ask him directly at the court meeting, so why not open your mouth. It was the emperor's younger brother who did the wrong thing first, so he should be punished naturally, as for the severity of the punishment, I, a woman in the harem, don't understand, and I still need to discuss it with your majesty and the courtiers."

"What Yingniang said is that these days I'm worried about... the government, and I'm so anxious that I forget everything."

Empress Cui gasped, and exclaimed, "Is the court not stable? Shenlong is still recovering from illness, so he can't share His Majesty's worries. Alas, Your Majesty has worked too hard."

When mentioning his son, Emperor Taixing felt even more guilty. He tried to explain his suspicion of his son with an angry look, "Wang Hong is a treacherous minister! Zhang Xi and I have the same heart, and he used to follow Zhang closely. The busy work around Xi made me think he was loyal. Now that Zhang Xi is gone, he has revealed his true colors, and he is dedicated to separating the father-son relationship between me and Shenlong."

"...I never expected that he would fall into Zhang Xi's injustice on the outside, and be disloyal to His Majesty on the inside." Empress Cui shook her head and sighed as if she didn't want to avenge her son at all. Suddenly, she opened her eyes wide and suddenly realized, "Wang Mrs. Hong once brought her daughter into the palace and hinted that I would like to enter the palace, but I refused. Could it be that they are holding grudges?"

"Wang Hong is really plotting something wrong!" Emperor Taixing, who was still a little hesitant, was completely angered by Empress Cui's words.

With Wang Hong's official position, even if his woman enters the palace, it is impossible for him to be a crown princess. He dared to make trouble later because of being rejected, which shows that he has resentment towards the royal family.

Not afraid of thieves stealing, but afraid of thieves thinking.

Emperor Taixing was the most ruthless and merciless when dealing with this kind of official who didn't know when he would poke his head out and bite him hard.

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Explain the reason why the development of King Lu's fief is abnormal.

In ancient times, the yield per mu of farming was very low, and the income from fertile land was less than [-] catties a year, while most of the common people only had thin fields.If an entire area does not farm, once the food supply is cut off in areas that can sell food to them, it will lead to starvation for thousands of miles.Therefore, the prosperity of King Lu's fiefdom can be said to be false prosperity regardless of the possibility of disasters.