Chapter 586 Wu Rui was in a dilemma!

Chapter 586 Wu Rui was in a dilemma!

At the same time, other civil officials and military officers under Wu Rui also expressed their opinions and suggestions. However, compared with the ideas of the two people before, these people's opinions were not only far different, but even completely different. It can be said that except for Zhou Ke and Zheng Lu's ideas that attracted Wu Rui's attention, the opinions of others were almost automatically ignored by him.

What was even more unexpected was that Zhou Ke and Zheng Lu had completely opposite ideas. This put Wu Rui in a dilemma. He didn't know how to make a decision and hesitated for a while.

After a long period of careful consideration, Wu Rui finally decided to put the matter aside for the time being and make a decision after thinking it over carefully. After all, this matter was of great importance, and it could even be said to be related to his life and property, so there was absolutely no room for carelessness.

"Let's stop here for today and continue the discussion tomorrow!" Wu Rui said helplessly.

Hearing Wu Rui say this, although his civil and military officials felt somewhat unwilling, they could not say anything more and could only respond in unison: "Yes!" Then, they all stood up and left Wu Rui's palace honestly.

"Father, what do you want from me?"

Seeing that all the ministers had left, Wu Rui hurriedly called Wu Yan to his side. Wu Yan's performance at the last meeting of princes had indeed satisfied Wu Rui, even exceeding his expectations.

However, Wu Rui had many children, not just Wu Yan. If we were to talk about the most favored child, it would not be Wu Yan. But Wu Yan's outstanding performance last time made Wu Rui intend to keep him in the side hall to listen to the meeting between the envoy sent by Gao Yao and himself, as well as the discussion on how to deal with this matter in the future.

This was undoubtedly a disguised recognition of Wu Yan's ability, and Wu Yan was naturally very excited. After all, among Wu Rui's descendants, there were eight male offspring, and he was just one of them, and he was not the most valued one. Otherwise, such an important mission would probably not have fallen on him.

This was also true for Gao Yao. It was only after he actually had many children that he realized the seriousness of this problem. Although he truly longed to cultivate a close relationship with his family and tried his best to take time to be close to his children, the reality made him feel helpless. In fact, the time he could allocate to each child was still very limited, which was really regrettable.

Apart from his eldest son and daughter, Gao Yao spent relatively little time with other children. After all, he not only had to deal with various busy official duties every day, but also had to constantly hone his martial arts to maintain his advantage on the battlefield. These affairs took up a lot of his time and energy, leaving him with very little time left.

What was even more difficult was that once he went out to fight, it could take anywhere from three to five months to more than a year, which meant that he could not be with his children for a long time. Children needed their father's love and company the most during their growth, but Gao Yao was often absent from their lives because of the war.

Today, Gao Yao has more than ten children. The eldest is over eight years old, and the youngest is not even a year old. However, despite having so many children, Gao Yao has very little time to spend with them. Many times, he is not physically tired, but mentally exhausted. Even if he wants to enjoy parent-child time, he will feel sleepy.

Gao Yao deeply realized the meaning of the saying "There is no family affection in the palace", which was by no means just a joke. In this deep palace, many emperors could not even recognize all of their own children.

When these children met Gao Yao, they tried their best to show their knowledge, intelligence and cleverness, and did not dare to overstep the boundaries. At first, Gao Yao thought it was just the rules in the palace, but as he experienced more and more, he suddenly realized that it was not just because of the rules, but more of a helpless act.

This situation is just like the orphanages of later generations. Many volunteers are told a series of precautions when they enter the orphanage. They cannot pick up children at will, cannot be too intimate with children, and cannot buy things for children at will. Because once the children become dependent on the volunteers, when the volunteers no longer appear, the children's hearts will be hurt even more and become even more sad.

This practice is actually a disguised form of protection. Although it seems a bit cruel, it is to avoid causing greater pain to the children. In an environment like the palace, children may only be able to protect themselves in this way to cope with the complex and indifferent palace life.

For those children who have difficulty meeting their fathers on weekdays, once they have the opportunity to meet their fathers, they all hope to show their best side to their fathers. After all, which child does not want to be praised and recognized by his father? Therefore, they will never deliberately act naughty, but will do their best to show their learning results in the hope of getting praise from their fathers.

Take Gao Yao for example. He has promised everyone that as long as he eats in the mansion, everyone must eat together, no matter how many people there are. If there are not enough people, then add more tables. Even so, it is still difficult for him to avoid the strangeness between the children and himself, let alone others.

Wu Rui, the King of Hengshan, was an official before, and his family was quite wealthy, otherwise he would not have been given such a high title. And in his family, there was naturally more than one heir, and Wu Yan was the fourth child.

In order to show his sincerity, Wu Rui decided to let Wu Yan attend the meeting on his behalf. However, this was on someone else's territory after all, so there was a risk of being detained as a hostage by the other party. How to avoid this situation and gain enough benefits for his family became the key.

Wu Rui certainly would not easily send his eldest son to take risks, so after careful consideration, he finally chose Wu Yan. This was undoubtedly a rare opportunity for Wu Yan to stand out.

Now, Wu Rui specially asked Wu Yan to sit in on the meeting and let him express his opinions at the critical moment, which undoubtedly made Wu Yan very excited, because it meant that his status in Wu Rui's heart was constantly rising.