Zhao Xu put down his pen. He picked it up and gave it to the eunuch.”
The eunuch reached out to take it and said,"I will obey your orders."”
She looked at the imperial edict and then at Chu Xiao. He walked forward and said,"Fengtian, Emperor Chengyun, issued an edict saying: The emperor's benevolence and righteousness are widely carried out, and no one does not respect his parents when heaven and earth are overturned. The emperor ordered Yang Pu to lead the army, and when the sun sunrise at the corner of the sea, he did not lead the army. Once upon a time, my ancestors gave birth to many children. Tortoise button dragon chapter, far away to Fusang territory; Zhenmin Da Zhuan, glory spread to the mountains of the town. Now, in accordance with God's will, Chu Xiao was granted the title of King of Wu and his fief was Suzhou. I admire this.
For a moment, the three people below were dumbfounded. He did not expect the Emperor to suddenly come up with this.
"This lowly subject receives the decree." Chu Xiao reacted first. Chu Xiao did not care about that. As long as there were benefits for him, it was fine.
Wang Anshi and Chu Ling had no choice. After all, the imperial edict had already been issued. If he didn't obey, he would be disobeying the imperial edict.
"Men, go and choose a large residence for the King of Wu in the city as his residence.”Zhao Xu ordered the eunuch beside him.
Soon, the eunuch came to Zhao Xu with a book.""Your Majesty, this mansion is currently the largest. It occupies ten mu." According to the current conversion method, one mu of land was 666 square meters.
"Not bad, this one. Send someone to clean it up later. Leave it to Wu Wang."
Chu Xiao felt that everything that happened today was like a dream. However, he was really grateful to Zhao Xu, the emperor. She didn't expect him to be so nice to her. Chu Xiao decided to send someone to send a letter to Xue Muhua, his senior brother's disciple, to see the Emperor. He couldn't let Zhao Xu leave so early. Firstly, it was to repay his kindness. Secondly, it was only beneficial to him if this person was still alive.
After the three of them walked out of the palace, their minds were still in a daze. She could not believe that Chu Xiao was adopted as a foster son just like that. This was a small matter, but he didn't expect to be directly conferred the title of king.
"Your Highness Wu Wang, this old man will take his leave.”At this moment, Wang Anshi could no longer address Chu Xiao as his nephew.
"Uncle, take care." Although he was now the King of Wu, Chu Xiao did not have his eyes on the top of his head.
After watching Wang Anshi leave, the father and son also sat on the sedan chair and walked into the mansion.
"Lord Sima, that old man Wang Anshi and Chu Ling have already come out of the palace, but….”The person said to Sima Guang hesitantly.
"But what? If there's anything, just say it.”Sima Guang looked at the messenger impatiently.
"At that time, there were three people who walked out of the Imperial Palace, as well as a youth. According to the report from the palace, this person was Chu Ling's son, Chu Xiao.”the messenger said.
"Isn't it just a little kid? I'm not even afraid of his father. Why should I be afraid of a little kid?”Obviously, Sima Guang did not like Chu Xiao now.
"Prime Minister, according to the news from the palace, this person has been adopted by His Majesty. He had even been conferred the title of King of Wu, and his fief was Suzhou.”It didn't matter whether he was king or not. What was important was that he had a fief, and it also depended on where the fief was.
It was obvious that Suzhou was Chu Xiao's world from now on. Although Chu Xiao had no right to manage the officials in Suzhou, he had the right to dismiss them. Suzhou was one of the most prosperous cities in the Song Dynasty.
"Can't you finish it in one breath?”Sima Guang's expression was very stiff, and he said in an unfriendly tone,""Is there anything else? Tell me all at once.”
"Replying to Milord, the people from the palace did not find out the specific information of Wang Anshi's memorial today. However, there was another piece of news. His Majesty wanted to establish another personal army, led by Chu Xiao, the King of Wu. It's called the Embroidered Uniform Guards." This time, the messenger said everything in one breath.
"It doesn't matter if he's close to the army or not, even if it's the commander of the King of Wu. Send someone to pass on the message and think of a way to get the news of Wang Anshi's memorial. Otherwise, we'll be in a very passive position." Chu Xiao had really thought of it. The courtiers did not dare to care about the emperor's plan to set up a personal army. It could even be said that he was too lazy to care. Sima Guang was like this at this moment, completely throwing this personal army to the back of his mind.
In the later period of the Song Dynasty, almost all the emperors were insulted by their ministers. None of them knew the sufferings of the people. Why? It was precisely because he did not have his own source of information that the Emperor believed whatever the ministers said. The minister had said that the supporters would never believe that side. As time passed, it became a factional struggle. It was obvious that whoever had more people had more say, so of course, they would join the group for warmth.
In the Chu Residence.
After returning to the residence, Mother Chu received the news. Knowing that his son had been conferred the title of king, he was truly blessed by his ancestors.
A'Zhu, A'Bi, Mei Lan, Zhu Ju, and the other six girls were overjoyed when they heard the news. Of course, Chu Xiao was the king. In the future, her position as the princess consort would be secure and she would not be able to escape.
After Chu Xiao returned to his courtyard, he sat in the pavilion. He smiled bitterly,'Sigh, if I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have sent out all the people around me. It made it so that I couldn't even send someone to Suzhou to pass on the news.”
Chu Xiao stood up and walked towards the guards 'quarters in the outer courtyard. He was prepared to select a few more people to work for him.
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