As expected by Zhao Yao and He Lianfang, Prince Chu was kept in the capital. Of course, the Crown Prince and Prince Dai also anticipated this. For them, keeping Prince Chu in the capital was actually a good thing. If Prince Chu returned to Liangzhou, it would be much harder to deal with him.
Due to Prince Chu's great contributions in recovering Shu territory, the Emperor rewarded him generously, not only with a lot of gold and silver jewelry but also by appointing him as Right Assistant.
The appointment of Prince Chu as Right Assistant caused a great uproar in the imperial court. Long indifferent and always seemingly uninvolved, Duke Zhen opposed the Emperor's decree on the spot, and his words were quite harsh. This was the first time he lost his composure in front of the Emperor.
Seeing this, the Crown Prince also hurriedly opposed the appointment of Prince Chu as Right Assistant.
