At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

"...Descendants of the Chu family, Hui..."

When Li Zhong read out the imperial edict, everyone gathered inside and outside the Taiji Hall focused their attention on it.

He came of age and was given a courtesy name.

King Rui of Dayu, Chu Hui, had come of age.

This leads to two issues.

One is marriage.

One option was to take up a fief.

This was established by Emperor Taizu Gao.

At this moment, all the civil and military officials of the Great Yu Dynasty were concerned about one thing: how the current emperor planned to resolve this matter. This was no small matter!

If they directly state that they will not take up their fiefdom, it will inevitably cause a lot of trouble. At that time, not only will the emperor be in the eye of the storm, but Prince Rui Hui will also be the target of public criticism.

This is the most unwise solution.

Even though the Great Yu Dynasty had experienced rebellions by vassal states before this, which made many people realize the dangers of vassalage, how could ancestral rules be easily overstepped or even broken?

If this were to be done, then some people would dare to criticize and spread various rumors about the succession to the throne, and this potential danger could be magnified infinitely.

However, it would be inappropriate to follow ancestral customs and allow the Prince Rui, who had reached adulthood, to take up his fiefdom. This would be considered both a rebellion against the feudal system and an influence of the Prince Rui in court.

In fact, some ministers in the central government hoped that Prince Rui would stay in Yudu and remain in the central government, because they saw his potential and influence.

The handling and resolution of some matters are truly something else.

It was truly fitting that Prince Rui Hui stepped forward!

Not to mention the case of the rebellious princes held by Prince Rui, which is still not closed. Why is this? Isn't it to warn and deter those princes who have taken up their fiefs?

'Your Majesty, how do you intend to handle this matter?'

Thinking of all this, Liu Chen, Xiao Jing, Bao Yuan, and other ministers, though their faces remained expressionless, were secretly pondering in unison.

These people included members of the imperial family, military officers, and civil officials... They may belong to different groups, but at this moment they were thinking the same thing.

Reason told them that it was far better for Prince Rui, after reaching adulthood, to remain in the central government to assist in administration than to be sent away to his fiefdom!

Because of various reasons, Chu Ling, the emperor of Great Yu, bestowed upon Prince Rui, Chu Hui, a man who had come of age, generous gifts such as farmland, real estate, property, gold and silver. Few people cared about these gifts. If the matter of enfeoffment was not properly resolved, no one in the world could find any fault with it. Even if all these generous gifts were in the suburbs of Yu capital and the surrounding area, it would be meaningless.

"Brother Hui, I bestow upon you a generous gift."

Sensing the change in atmosphere within the hall and noticing Chu Hui's inevitable tension, Chu Ling, standing with his hands behind his back, smiled faintly and said softly to Chu Hui, "I command you never to leave this familiar place in your lifetime."

"!!"

Chu Hui's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Chu Ling in disbelief.

In fact, before the coming-of-age ceremony was clearly defined, Chu Hui had been troubled by one thing deep in his heart: whether he would be enfeoffed after his coming-of-age ceremony.

After all, there's no way around it.

Even though Chu Hui knew that his elder brother would not ask him to go to his fiefdom, the key was to figure out how to solve the problem once and for all.

Just like Chu Hong and Chu Zheng, they were all of age and were granted the title of king, but they did not take up their fiefs in time. The reason was that when their father was alive, he issued an imperial edict every year to delay their taking up their fiefs.

This is why, before Emperor Xuanzong Chun died, Chu Hong and the others, who should have been enfeoffed in various places, stayed in Yudu.

At that time, Chu Hui was young and did not pay attention to these things.

But as he grew older, especially after leaving Shanglin Garden and returning to the palace with his elder brother, the Emperor, and entering the court as the Grand Master of Ceremonies, Chu Hui learned some secrets.

Because of his father’s actions, the emperor received many memorials of advice and remonstrance every year. The censors and remonstrance officials, led by the Censorate, kept submitting memorials to advise him.

However, all of these remonstrances and memorials were retained by the emperor.

This also led to some unpleasant consequences.

However, his own father, the emperor, still held great prestige, so he was still under control. But after his elder brother ascended the throne, the situation changed somewhat.

There were even more memorials and remonstrances.

The overall situation has changed somewhat.

It was through other events that Chu Hui finally understood that his elder brother, the emperor, did not want Chu Hong and the others to be enfeoffed, because he wanted to weaken the power of the princes!

Once Chu Hui understood this point, he realized it.

His elder brother had only recently ascended the throne, so why was he already preparing for a northern expedition? It seemed to be for the sake of family feuds and national hatred, and to demonstrate the power of the Great Yu.

However, a very deep logic was hidden within it, which Chu Hui saw through.

He used the might of his great victory in the northern expedition to intimidate his ministers!

Once this matter was settled, prestige and authority were established in the central government and at the local level. One by one, the descendants of Emperor Taizong were forced to take up their fiefs in Yudu. The only remaining issue was the descendants of Emperor Taizu, namely those so-called royal uncles.

But then, an unexpected event occurred.

Without this unexpected event, the Great Yu might have been in a completely different situation.

"...At the beginning of my reign, Emperor Taizu Gao appeared to me in a dream..." When Li Zhongxuan read this, Chu Hui's expression changed, and he stared at Chu Ling with wide eyes.

Chu Ling's lips curled up slightly.

"!!!"

The faces of the officials standing in the hall all changed, and Xia Ji and Murong Tianxiang looked at the emperor in disbelief.

A dream?!

How is this possible! !

'You didn't expect that, did you?'

Chu Ling looked at Xia Ji, Murong Tianxiang and the others with a half-smile. This matter had caused quite a stir in the central government of Da Yu, but many things happened in Da Yu afterward, so many people’s attention was diverted. But this matter was real.

"Brother, your methods are truly brilliant!!"

Chu Hui said in a low voice.

"Ah, my grandfather gave me a good scolding in my dream." Chu Ling sighed softly after hearing this, then looked at Chu Hui with a stern face.

"So, until the Great Yu meets his expectations, you'd better stay in Yudu and stay by my side, and dutifully share my burdens and do my work!"

"it is good!"

Chu Hui grinned and said.

These two brothers...

Although Huang Hua, who was sitting on the phoenix chair, did not hear what the two said, he was moved when he saw the smile on Chu Hui's face.

Using the name of Emperor Taizu to delay Chu Hui's enfeoffment was undoubtedly the most impeccable strategy.

No one can find fault with it.

Anyone who dares to challenge them will be criticized.

The Great Yu Dynasty did not meet his expectations. In order to please his father, his grandson delayed his brother's enfeoffment and contributed to the country that his father had built. What do you mean by jumping out to criticize and advise him at this time?

Don't you want to satisfy Da Yu?

That's not even the most amazing thing.

What was most remarkable was that his first wife set an era name for their grandson, thus stabilizing the country and removing the powerful empress who attempted to interfere in politics.

This forms a closed loop.

The current emperor, bearing the supreme expectations of the founding emperor and empress of the Great Yu Dynasty, hopes that the Great Yu state will improve and the dynasty will last for thousands of years. For this reason, the current emperor is preparing to make things difficult for his younger brother. Before his own brother has even said anything, you all jump out to say that it is inappropriate. Is this reasonable?

"Shameless!!"

Murong Tianxiang's voice rang out. Although she spoke through gritted teeth and in a low voice, Xia Ji, who was standing nearby, still heard it.

Upon hearing this, Xia Ji looked at Murong Tianxiang with a half-smile.

Is this what you call shameless?

That's called foresight!

Isn't this how an emperor should be?

However, when Xia Ji looked at Chu Ling, his eyes changed. They came to Dayu to scheme against Dayu and to drag Dayu down with them, but as the covert confrontation and game had progressed to this point, they had all been outmaneuvered by the Emperor of Dayu.

If they hadn't come, perhaps the coming-of-age ceremony for Prince Rui would not have taken place today, but he would have been surrounded by rumors and gossip, which was unavoidable.

If the rumors about the Crown Prince hadn't surfaced in the Great Yu court and among the people after they arrived in Yudu, perhaps the day Chu Hui came of age would have been the day he left Yudu.

But all of these things still happened.

But things did not go as they had hoped.

"Today is a day of great joy."

While Xia Ji was pondering, after Li Zhong finished reading the imperial edict, Chu Ling slowly raised his hand and said in a firm and powerful tone: "It just so happens that envoys from both dynasties have come to visit us. In order to express my heart, I have decided to hold a banquet inside and outside the Taiji Hall, firstly to celebrate my brother Hui's coming of age, and secondly to welcome the delegations from both dynasties. What do you all think?"

"Your Majesty is wise!!!"

A roar of cheers erupted.

Shameless! !

Shameless! !

Murong Tianxiang frowned slightly as she looked at Chu Ling standing before the emperor and then at Chu Hui, who was slowly turning around. At that moment, she felt extremely indignant.

If you really wanted to welcome the delegations from both dynasties, why didn't you hold a banquet beforehand?

Why did we have to wait until now?

They're using them to silence your court officials!

For the proud Murong Tianxiang, she could accept defeat, but she couldn't accept being treated like a fool and made a fool of!

You're still too green.

Standing behind Chu Ling, Chu Hui seemed to sense something. His condescending gaze turned to Murong Tianxiang, and their eyes met.

'You liar!!'

When she noticed Chu Hui's teasing gaze, Murong Tianxiang clenched her fists tightly. This enemy prince, who was six years younger than her, had been toying with her from the very beginning...