242. I am a good emperor (3) (1/2)
Lang Su was eventually fined for copying the book and was not allowed to have anyone write for him.
So he had no choice but to copy the book with sorrow and anger at the same time, full of despair.
He really didn't expect that the king of a country would actually run out carelessly, even though he was not married, and even lied to him about calling him uncle.
And he foolishly wanted to dig a hole for His Majesty, but in the end, he successfully dug himself into it.
It was dark when Lang Su copied the book. It took him three full days to copy the book. When he finally finished copying the book and planned to be completely liberated, his great-grandfather asked him to go out to thank him.
Several martial arts masters were sent to the palace.
Lang*fine skin and tender flesh*pampered*can speak but never move*Su was carried to the martial arts training ground with a look of horror on his face.
In order to better implement the imperial edict, his great-grandfather specially opened a martial arts training ground in the Lang family, which had never been used before. Looking at those swords, guns and sticks, Lang Su, who was forced to start walking on horseback, almost cried to death.
But he can't say he quits.
If he lied to his uncle, it would be a child's playfulness, but if he lied to the emperor, it would be the crime of deceiving the emperor.
Lang Su was completely trapped in the house, but he didn't know that a bloody storm was brewing outside the house.
Today, His Majesty, who has never been interested in government affairs, actually started to go to court. When he went to court, he only said one thing: he planned to lift the maritime ban.
The officials immediately went crazy.
The reason why the sea ban was established in the first place was because the ships of the foreign countries were much stronger than those of the Liu State. It was not a big deal for the merchants of the Liu State to go out to do business and be robbed by pirates. They were afraid that the foreigners would follow the road and find them in the Liu State.
What's more, some rare things from Fanbang were brought by those blue-eyed Fanbang people, which caused a group of people in Kyoto to rob them. Not only did they buy them at high prices, but they also competed with each other, causing a large amount of gold and silver to be lost in Kyoto. Some local people Shops were crowded.
Ninety percent of the shops in Kyoto have an official standing behind them. After all, they can't get along these days without any background. When they looked at their own account books, they gritted their teeth with hatred towards those foreigners.
If the sea ban is lifted and the foreigners come back, how can their shops, which have finally been recuperating, be saved?
Of course, these reasons cannot be told to the emperor who sits in a high position.
The officials found various reasons, all kinds of, and explained them clearly to His Majesty who was sitting on the Dragon Throne. They usually had wars of words when they went to court. Of course, they said it clearly. In a few words, he explained the disadvantages that would arise if the sea ban was lifted.
They made it so clear that if he were a king who was dedicated to the people, he might really hesitate. Unfortunately, the man sitting on top rarely went to court, and naturally he didn't care about the people at all.
The handsome man wearing a black dragon robe sitting on the dragon chair yawned, looking lazy, "Have you said enough?"
The official who was still eloquent just now choked and ended the rest of the series in frustration.
He knelt on the ground, and his old voice was full of admonishment, "Your Majesty, you absolutely must not lift the sea ban..."
"What if I have to cancel?"
The man on the dragon chair stood up suddenly. Seeing his anger, all the officials knelt down one after another. Only the old minister kneeling in front still said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, please think twice. Lifting the sea ban will do no harm to our Liu Kingdom." No benefit!”
When he shouted, all the officials behind him also shouted, "Your Majesty, please think twice..."
"Ah."
The emperor's face was no longer angry, but gloomy. He sat on the dragon throne again and sneered, "Since I came to the throne, because I trust you ministers, I always do whatever you say, and I have never What opinions do you have, why do you stop me like this when I want to decide something on my own?"
"If you want to do something, I will stop you. Are you willing?"
The expressions of the officials were very complicated. This sentence seemed to be correct, but when they decided on the matter, wasn't it because His Majesty didn't even want to go to court?
The man in black robes sitting on the dragon chair said again, "I have been on the throne since I was a child. Ever since I put on this dragon robe, I have always been diligent and self-restrained and have never slacked off..."
Diligence and self-denial...
Never slacked off for even a minute...
Thinking of the fact that His Majesty only went to court a handful of times in the past, not only the civil and military officials, but also Zhang Yuan, who was standing aside with a fly whisk, twitched the corner of his mouth.
Wei Mingyan was still saying with anger on his face: "Even when I talk to you, I always speak kindly. I didn't expect you to feel grateful to me, but instead started to influence my thoughts."
"Originally, I didn't need to discuss with you what I wanted to do. I just had to issue an edict. I am kind-hearted, so I told you. If you are blocking me like this, does it mean that I have issued an edict and you are disobeying it?"
"If what I say doesn't work, then why do you still want me to be the emperor? Just tell me who is suitable to be the emperor, and whoever you are willing to listen to, I will abdicate in favor of him!"
These words frightened all the officials and turned pale. They couldn't understand why they were just admonishing His Majesty not to lift the maritime ban, but how could they force His Majesty to abdicate.
Even Mrs. Cheng, who had been refusing to give in and was kneeling at the front, was speechless.
They cannot afford the crime of forcing His Majesty to abdicate.
A group of officials were dumbfounded, but Wei Mingyan refused to give up.
He said directly, "I don't want to be the emperor anyway. It's okay to be trapped in the imperial city every day. No one will listen to me when I sit here and say a word. Even if I don't accept my concubine, you have to say it every day. Do you think I can?" I asked you why you don’t have concubines in your family?”
"It's just to lift a small sea ban, and you are forcing me like this. Okay, I don't want this throne anymore. If you want it, just sit on it!"
He stood up again and stood looking at the officials kneeling below.
Whoever dares to sit down is asking for death!
Everyone knows that it is impossible for His Majesty to give up the throne, but it cannot be exposed...
Today happened to be Prime Minister Zhao taking leave. Without his backbone, the ministers were in a panic and didn't know what to do.
Otherwise, just delay it like this?
Maybe His Majesty is just angry for a moment.
But the man in Xuanyi who was standing in a high position was unwilling to let go so easily of these civil and military officials who had just expressed their righteousness and refused to let him lift the sea ban.
He sneered directly, "If you are not satisfied with me as the emperor, I will give up my position. Why, didn't you just say it smoothly? Are you mute now?"
"Zhang Yuan, go and bring me a stick of incense and place it here."
Zhang Yuan, who was also frightened by the emperor's words, hurriedly went out. After a while, he brought a stick of incense and a jar underneath.
"You just stand here and we wait together. During this time of burning the incense, if anyone is willing to be the emperor, please come up and I will give up the throne. If no one comes forward after the time of burning the incense, this sea ban will be lifted."
Old Master Cheng immediately raised his head anxiously, "Your Majesty..."
"Master, please wait."
Wei Mingyan directly intercepted the rest of his words, "If anyone speaks during this incense burning period, it would be that he wants to be emperor."
"Okay, let's begin."
There was silence for a moment in the main hall. Even the eunuchs waiting on him breathed lightly, and no one dared to make a sound.
His Majesty, who was wearing Xuanyi, seemed to feel tired from standing, so he simply sat back on the dragon chair, held up his chin and yawned, "Zhang Yuan."
The chubby little eunuch was almost too frightened to lose his hands. He broke out in a cold sweat and knelt on the ground holding the incense burner. His mouth was always closed, not daring to make any sound.
Wei Mingyan didn't care that he was silent and yawned as he ordered, "Look at this incense stick and call me when it burns out."
"Ah, right."
Closing his eyes, the emperor seemed to have thought of something and said to the eunuch standing in the main hall, "Give me a seat for the master."
Seeing the Taifu being helped to his seat, Wei Mingyan smiled at him quite contentedly, "The Taifu is old, so just sit back and wait."
His smile was full of the meaning of "I am indeed a good emperor who respects teachers and respects morality". The Taifu was almost angry to death, but he couldn't say a word now.
A stick of incense was burning slowly. Zhang Yuan held the jar and stared at the stick of incense. All the officials below were kneeling with their heads on the ground. No one dared to look up. At last glance, among the group of people, only Mrs. Cheng was sitting properly on the chair, but he still wished he could kneel like those others.
When the incense burned out completely and only the ashes remained, Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
He knelt on the ground respectfully, held the incense altar, and said softly, "Your Majesty, the incense has burned out."
Wei Mingyan just closed his eyes and rested his mind. After hearing Zhang Yuan's reminder, he opened his eyes and said with satisfaction, "You all are really loyal and patriotic, and you won't do anything for the emperor. Since you all agree to lift the sea ban, then this matter can be done That’s settled.”
"Okay, retreat."
It wasn't until the emperor's black robes were far away that all the kneeling civil and military officials dared to carefully help each other stand up. They looked at each other and could clearly see the bitter look on each other's faces.
How could the Liu Kingdom have such an unreliable king!
Today, Prime Minister Zhao contracted the wind chill and took leave to recuperate at home. Wind chill can kill people if it is not handled properly. Mrs. Zhao was so worried that she did not dare to leave her husband's side for a moment. She looked at Prime Minister Zhao who drank the medicine prescribed by the doctor and looked good. Mrs. Zhao had just relaxed a lot when she received a report from her servants, saying that several adults were visiting.
Mrs. Zhao was a female dependent, and it was inconvenient for Prime Minister Zhao to get out of bed, so she had to leave her husband's room door to let the husband's colleagues in.
She was worried. She didn't know why these adults came to see her husband even though they knew he was sick. If something happened in the court, and because her little daughter had just been designated as the queen-to-be some time ago, she still couldn't settle down, so she simply went. into my daughter’s yard.
Zhao Shujiu was practicing calligraphy. She was a small person, but her sitting posture was very standard when writing. Her eyes were full of seriousness. The two maids beside her saw Mrs. Zhao and were about to get married, but they were motioned by her and made no sound.
Mrs. Zhao quietly stepped forward and walked behind her daughter only to find that she was writing Buddhist scriptures. Her eyebrows suddenly wrinkled slightly. How could such a good daughter be writing Buddhist scriptures?
Seeing Zhao Shujiu's beautiful handwriting falling on the paper slowly, showing his seriousness, Mrs. Zhao couldn't bear to disturb her, so she went out quietly again, and asked the nanny who was waiting for Zhao Shujiu, "Why is the lady copying Buddhist scriptures? She doesn't like it the least." These?"
The wet nurse quickly replied, "Miss, I heard that the ladies in the palace consider copying Buddhist scriptures as a good deed..."
There is no need to say the rest, Mrs. Zhao also understands.
It is true that women in the harem copy Buddhist scriptures as a good deed. The former emperor also liked the docile temperament of the queen who copied Buddhist scriptures. When the Queen Mother was still alive, she also liked Buddhist scriptures very much. At that time, Your Majesty was about to reach the age of 18, and there was someone in the capital who had that As soon as I thought about it, the daughters in the family became obsessed with this Buddhist scripture.
Who would have thought that first the Queen Mother passed away and Her Majesty had to observe filial piety, and then His Majesty was obsessed with having fun and refused to go to court.
Mrs. Zhao had never thought about clinging to the royal family, and Jiu'er was still so young when this trend started in Beijing. How could she have imagined that, after going round and round, Jiu'er actually became the queen in the end.
Such a small person has to learn to copy boring Buddhist scriptures.
Mrs. Zhao was determined not to let her daughter work so hard, but she didn't know what to say. Jiu'er copied Buddhist scriptures in order to quickly adapt to the palace. She stopped her from copying now, and eight years later, she still stopped her from copying. She can't live in the palace.
Thinking that in eight years her daughter would enter the high courtyard wall and never come out again, Mrs. Zhao's eyes felt hot. She quickly wiped the corners of her eyes to hide it and said softly to the person waiting next to her, "Go again. Second Young Master, let’s take a look.”
When Mrs. Zhao passed by, Zhao Shuqing was looking at the pot of flowers in his hand seriously. After this period of hard work, he had read all the books. Thanks to his brain, he had already memorized the contents of the books by heart.
It's a pity that although I wrote it down, I don't understand its meaning.
Although Zhao Shuqing had been confused for ten years, he was not out of touch with ancient society. Of course, he would not take it for granted that by memorizing the contents of those books, he could advance all the way to the top spot.
Ancient exams were not that simple. If nothing else, the strategy alone could not be copied from the book. Zhao Shuqing had no way to access the books in his head, and after being confused for a few days, he had to give up.
He might as well count on the help of modern knowledge, at least he wouldn't be left without a place to start.
Ever since the boy next to him told Zhao Shuqing with a horrified look on his face that Mr. Lang Su of the Lang family had actually been given a martial arts master by the palace, and when it came time to learn martial arts, Zhao Shuqing had completely determined the identity of the young master named Huang.
Sure enough, art comes from life. When I met a servant named Huang on the road in ancient times, accompanied by guards and a servant who seemed to be a eunuch, it was almost likely that he was the emperor himself.
The emperor took away his fertilizer for such a long time, and there was no reaction from the palace. Zhao Shuqing had to accept the fact that "the emperor might really use fertilizer to grow flowers."
Although Zhao Shuqing didn't like reading novels before time traveling, he still felt that there might be something wrong with the way he traveled.
There were so many emperors, why did he meet such an unreliable one?
Since the emperor could not count on him, Zhao Shuqing set his sights on his own father.
He is the prime minister, and he pays attention to the government and the people on weekdays. It is impossible for him to not know what role chemical fertilizers can bring.
In the past, Zhao Shuqing just kept himself in the small yard, and didn't care if something was invented occasionally. He had no feeling for money, and he had no feeling for fame. Now that he has no feeling anymore, it seems that there is no use in having these things or not.
But now, his sister is going to be the queen.
Zhao Shuqing packed up his fertilizer and muttered to himself for a long time. When he was about to ask his father to offer fertilizer, a good thing that can increase grain production, his father got cold.
After finally doing enough mental preparation, Zhao Shuqing just stepped out of the small courtyard with one foot and walked back with an expressionless face.
Because wind and cold were a very serious disease in ancient times, in order to avoid infection, Prime Minister Zhao would definitely not see him at this time.
At this moment, Zhao Shuqing was holding the potted plant that he had carefully cared for, looking at the insects crawling above and eating the leaves completely ignoring him, and fell into deep thought.
His servant stood beside him, watching the bugs crawling on the second young master's favorite flower, wishing he could go forward and catch the ignorant beast and crush it to death.
After following the second young master for such a long time, he also knew the second young master's temperament. When he was in a daze like this, he would never allow anyone to make a noise.
He only thought that this was the sequelae of the second young master's previous illness. He looked anxiously but did not dare to disturb Zhao Shuqing. After a while, some thin beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.
Zhao Shuqing didn't notice what the boy behind him was thinking at all. He was searching for the method of extracting pesticides in his brain, which was like a huge library.
If the memory is correct, before the emergence of pesticides, the working people were helpless against the large number of insects. If pesticides were available, wouldn't that be another great achievement?
But there were no watering cans for spraying pesticides in this era, and I didn’t know if craftsmen could make them out of wood. Speaking of which, what was the chemical name of the pesticide?
As soon as Mrs. Zhao entered the yard, she saw her second son, who could be considered a handsome young man, holding a pot of flowers and looking at it intently. He didn't even notice her arrival.
The tears that she had managed to calm down almost didn't come up again, and she just felt extremely sad in her heart. It was just that her youngest daughter was designated as the queen at a young age. Her second son had a strange disease in the past, and finally recovered and got better, but now he is in this situation again. problems.
After going out for a walk, Mrs. Zhao felt extremely uncomfortable.
She stepped forward to see what her son was doing. The sound of footsteps reached her ears. Only then did Zhao Shuqing realize that his mother was coming. He put down the potted plant in his hand, stood up and gave a standard salute, "Mother."
Seeing him standing still with a clear and handsome look in his eyes, Mrs. Zhao felt a little better. She hid her discomfort and only asked with a gentle smile, "What was Qing'er doing just now? Is there something on this pot of flowers?"
Zhao Shuqing replied matter-of-factly, "I'm thinking that it would be great if there was a drug that could kill all the bugs so they wouldn't eat the crops."
The sadness in Mrs. Zhao's eyes could hardly be concealed. She was such a good child, but she was actually thinking about such imaginative things. How could there be such a good thing in this world? What should this child do in the future?
Now there are rumors all over Kyoto that there is something wrong with their child. When Qing'er reaches her age, it is possible that she will not even be able to find a wife.
Mrs. Zhao hates the Fan family for breaking up the relationship and ruining the reputation of her children. She is also worried that when she and her husband are a hundred years old, the children will be wronged without their biological parents to take care of them. In addition, the daughter's copy she just saw Sutra, the circles under his eyes could no longer be suppressed and turned red.
Although Zhao Shuqing felt that he had completely integrated into this era, he still did not get rid of the modern habit of politely looking into each other's eyes when speaking. He discovered something was wrong with Mrs. Zhao almost the second her eyes turned red.
He had great respect for his mother who had never disliked him, but had given her a lot of care and love. He immediately asked, "Why is my mother crying?"
Mrs. Zhao quickly wiped her eyes again, smiled, and said, "Mom is fine, she was just blown by the wind."
You really can't coax him into treating him like a three-year-old child. Where does the wind come from in this clear day?
Zhao Shuqing wanted to say a few words of concern, but the words were rolling in his heart, but he couldn't say a word. Even the look he looked at his mother seemed cold and heartless.
Fortunately, Mrs. Zhao didn't notice this. She was afraid that Zhao Shuqing would see her sadness and think too much about it. She smiled and said, "Qing'er likes these flowers, so I asked someone to send more. Now the weather is getting colder and colder." , Don’t work too hard, go to the house and rest when you need to.”
"Then I won't delay you, mother. It looks like it's going to be windy again, and your father is getting cold from the wind. Remember to ask them to close the doors and windows tightly at night to avoid getting cold."
Zhao Shuqing watched his mother leave, and wanted very much to keep her, and said a few words of comfort. Unfortunately, his hands and mouth just refused to obey his orders. In the end, he could only stand there like a cold-hearted wooden man, looking at Mrs. Zhao's back disappeared.
A gust of wind blew, making the flesh inside his sleeves shiver.
Why was the weather so changeable in ancient times? Two days ago, when Lang Su came here, he was still wearing a blue shirt and folding a fan. In just a few days, it was windy and rainy again.
Zhao Shuqing thought about going into the house and adding some clothes, but the desire to comfort Mrs. Zhao just now faded away unconsciously.
As soon as he entered the house, the young man came in holding flowers, "Second Young Master, do you want me to catch the bugs on these flowers?"
By the way, there is also research on insecticide pesticides.
Zhao Shuqing waved his hand, watched the boy bring the flower over, took it himself, and continued to stare blankly at the insect above that was still full and didn't know whether it was full or not.
The cold wind blew, and he shivered from the cold. He quickly moved into the house holding the flower pot, but he didn't even remember that he wanted to add some clothes just now.
***
When Prime Minister Zhao got the news that the sea ban was about to be lifted, he was so shocked that he almost jumped out of bed. He really wanted to go to the palace to see the Holy Emperor and ask him to think twice, but he happened to be infected with the disease and was afraid of spreading the cold.
In the end, I could only send away a few colleagues, and I wrote a note to hand over.
The next day, those colleagues came to see him again with grim faces.
In the past, although His Majesty did not go to court and was perfunctory in handing out papers, he still approved them. Now, it is better. Since he gave them the decree to lift the sea ban, he no longer goes to court and does not approve papers. He stays here all day long. In the palace, it is said that there are a group of flowers, which are in bloom.
Hearing this, Zhao Chenglian asked hurriedly, "What is this flower?"
He was afraid that this was a beautiful woman. How did the previous dynasty be destroyed? Wasn't it because the previous dynasty was obsessed with beauty, ignored the government's affairs, and even spent the financial resources of the treasury several times on construction indiscriminately for the beauty?
Fortunately, several colleagues all shook their heads. Daozhen was just an ordinary flower, at most a little expensive.
They all looked very helpless. They had dared to give advice in the past, but since the last time His Majesty came to such a place, no one dared to say anything anymore.
If His Majesty says that they want to force him to abdicate, it will be a serious crime against the Nine Clan.
Didn't even Yan Guan, who always likes to draw lessons from death, shut up without looking?
"Your Majesty is determined this time. There are businessmen going to sea now. Prime Minister, look at what your Majesty is going to do."
A group of them were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, but His Majesty didn't even show his face since the last time. It was hard for them to give advice if they wanted to. They couldn't get a reply even if they handed over the paper. The prime minister's troubles were all given to these old guys to deal with.
A few people were really unsure, and Prime Minister Zhao didn't have any ideas. He was able to get into this position because he was good at handling government affairs. He was used frequently when the Queen Mother was still there. After the Queen Mother left, Her Majesty became even more hands-off. , these old ministers usually discuss something and then hand it over to His Majesty for approval. Although it is a bit troublesome, it is not like today.
After discussing for a long time, there was no idea. In the end, the ministers had to leave.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the door, he saw a luxurious carriage slowly stopping.
The first person to come down was the eunuch Zhang Yuan, who was very familiar to everyone. Then, he carefully and attentively helped a handsome young man in green clothes to the ground.
After seeing the young man's face clearly, several ministers froze.
"Yo"
The young man did not look guilty at all. He stepped forward and waved the folding fan in his hand, still elegant in the cold wind, "Why, you are here to see the Prime Minister too?"
Hearing the familiar unreliable and carefree tone, several ministers were about to kneel down with cold sweat on their heads, "Old ministers pay their respects..."
"Okay, okay, don't do this outside."
The folding fan was directly in front of them. After Wei Mingyan stopped them, he looked at the people in front of him, "The Prime Minister has caught a cold, aren't you afraid of being infected? You came to the Prime Minister's Mansion so anxiously, it's not for me, right?"
"Your subjects, your subjects..."
The truth was revealed, and several ministers stuttered and turned pale, unable to speak a complete sentence for a long time.
"Come on, I have never treated you badly since I came to power. Why do you treat me like a ferocious beast every time you see me?" The man in green sighed with melancholy, and before the ministers could apologize, he waved his hand generously, "I have figured it out. You are just like that." "Since we have met, I will tell you that Pei Ming of the Ministry of Revenue has found out about buying and selling official positions. I have just ordered his house to be raided. If you have anything to say, say it now, so as to avoid having to submit memorials one after another after you go back, which is very annoying." Pei Ming? Isn't that the Minister of Revenue? Several ministers were in doubt, but they didn't feel sad. It was normal for officials to protect each other, but Pei Ming was really ugly. A year ago, his eldest son killed a minister's youngest son in a brothel because of jealousy. He should have been imprisoned for murder, but Pei Ming suppressed the matter to protect his son. Not long after, the family whose youngest son died was driven out of Beijing by him and went to a hot place like Yunnan. A while ago, news came that he died of illness in office.
Originally, they were discussing impeachment, but they didn't expect His Majesty to take the lead.
"Didn't the Prime Minister mention this to me? I love the people and hate people like Pei Ming who are arrogant and extravagant. So I just resigned and sentenced him to exile." Wei Mingyan saw that several ministers were staring at him in a daze, "Oh..." "I'm too lazy to talk about this in the court. You know, I'm almost annoyed by those memorials these days. I just issued an order. Do you have any opinions?" Several ministers were almost scared to death by the huge amount of information in the previous sentence. "Your Majesty, did your Majesty say that the Prime Minister said this about Pei Shangshu?" They went to court every day, but they had never heard that Prime Minister Zhao talked about this with His Majesty. No one in the court, only the court. But they had never heard that the prime minister was summoned to the palace by His Majesty. Even that time for the future queen, they got the news that the prime minister only knelt outside the palace and didn't even see His Majesty...
"That's true."
Wei Mingyan seemed to be unable to see the doubtful expressions on their faces. He shook his folding fan and said calmly, "I came here today to discuss with the prime minister about what will happen after the lifting of the maritime ban."
What happened after the lifting of the maritime ban? Did they discuss what happened before the lifting of the maritime ban?
His expression, tone, and this sentence have completely made several ministers think that the lifting of the maritime ban was a joint effort between the prime minister and His Majesty.
Otherwise, why did His Majesty come to the prime minister's mansion so much?
"Okay, the ministers should go back and rest early. I still need to discuss political affairs with the prime minister, so I won't keep you any longer." The emperor in blue took two steps forward, and suddenly thought of something, and turned around and said, "By the way, don't tell others about my visit to the prime minister's mansion. If I know that someone has leaked the information, even if I let you go, the prime minister will not. You know the prime minister." He said this lightly, and smiled gently at the ministers with blank faces. Then, he walked forward as if nothing had happened, as if it was not him who threatened people just now. Seeing that His Majesty really entered the mansion, and the gatekeeper seemed to know him, he opened the door skillfully and let him in, the three views of several ministers were shattered. It turned out that the matter of the sea ban was decided by the prime minister and His Majesty together? No wonder, no wonder His Majesty, who always read the prime minister's memorials, gave them the memorials. One minister said in a trance, "Do you think the prime minister's cold is also..."
Another minister immediately said seriously, "Shut up!"
"The prime minister must have his reasons for doing this. Since your majesty has said so, we should just pretend that nothing happened."
They stood in the cold wind for a long time before they all went home in a daze.
But in their hearts, they all had a plan.
If the prime minister had brought up the matter of lifting the maritime ban, it would have taken a long time to argue.
But if your majesty had already finalized the matter when the prime minister was away, the prime minister only needed to pretend that he was unwilling, and he could still stand with them afterwards.
Now that I think about it, the prime minister and your majesty must have discussed it long ago, otherwise how could there be such a ridiculous thing as a ten-year-old child as the queen.
Your majesty has always had a bad temper. If they had knelt on the ground on normal days, he would have shouted for killing. How could he have thought of abdicating to force them to not dare to speak out and have to agree.
They were still wondering why His Majesty suddenly changed his temper, especially those words he said, which seemed to be unfounded, but they were all threatening their lives. Didn't they see that even the Taifu did not dare to say a word? ?
Your Majesty, they have watched him grow up, so how could he have such ability? It seems that the Prime Minister taught him all this behind his back.
Remembering that the late emperor had spoken to the prime minister alone before leaving, asking him to assist the young emperor, several ministers had a horrifying thought in their minds.
After the death of the late emperor, the queen mother has always been in charge of the government. At that time, the prime minister never expressed his dissatisfaction. Could it be that he has been dormant all this time. Now that the queen mother has passed away, your majesty can resume control of the court, and the prime minister began to follow the instructions of the late emperor. What do you mean, start teaching His Majesty?
But they have always had a good relationship, so why would they hide it from them?
unless……
What His Majesty and the Prime Minister want to do will threaten their interests, such as the lifting of the maritime ban...
Thinking about it, the prime minister is an incorruptible man, but he doesn't have many shops at home. Even if there are, they are jewelry that has nothing to do with the sea ban. It is said that the ready-to-wear shops are also taken care of tepidly.
Naturally, they would not simply think that the Prime Minister cooperated with His Majesty because the lifting of the maritime ban would have little impact on their family.
Instead, he would think that the Prime Minister had long been thinking about lifting the maritime ban, so he was unwilling to buy a shop that would be affected by this matter.
He has always been like this, taking one step and counting ten steps, but he didn't expect that he would actually count them all.
Several people returned home and thought about the same thing. The more they thought about it, the more they felt it was like this.
No wonder, no wonder that the prime minister, who had always been in good health and had a rosier complexion than a young man, caught wind and cold that day. When they went to see the prime minister just now, there was no sign of illness on his face. Although there was a medicinal smell in the room, After talking for such a long time, the Prime Minister did not cough a few times.
Presumably, he was pretending to be sick to deal with them.
There is also the ridiculous ten-year-old queen. If His Majesty hadn't wanted to have a good relationship with the Prime Minister, why would he have waited in vain for these eight years.
Looking at the look on the concierge's face just now, it was clear that this was not the first time for His Majesty to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion. For such a distinguished person as him, what else could he do to come to the Mansion besides meeting and discussing with the Prime Minister? I don't know when they started to communicate with each other in secret. If not We met today, and His Majesty is not one to hide things from others. I am afraid that until the group of businessmen heading to Fanbang came back, they thought that the Prime Minister also disagreed with them.
After the adults returned home, they locked themselves in the study to think. When they finally thought about it, they fell into deep thought again.
But if it's just a matter of sea ban, the Prime Minister doesn't have to spend so much time.
Unless there is a trick waiting for them later.
Several people were trembling in their hearts, and became frightened by the feeling of being controlled by the Prime Minister.
They were not afraid that the Prime Minister would do something with bad intentions. They were just afraid that in order to assist His Majesty, he would attack them first.
That night, several ministers immediately began to conduct a thorough investigation of the home. Those who had done something that would make him feel guilty also hurriedly began to deal with it.
All they can do now is pretend to know nothing and deal with it carefully.
After a busy night, several ministers came to court with dark circles under their eyes. They made up their minds to be careful in their words and deeds. They would never be able to play with someone like the Prime Minister.
It's better to be honest and do whatever His Majesty says.
Today, His Majesty did go to court, and it seems that he had some discussion with the Prime Minister.
Several ministers looked at Prime Minister Zhao, who was standing in front of him and looked not sick at all, and they all realized in their hearts, "We know what's going on with you."
Wei Mingyan sat on the dragon chair and said directly, "I am thinking of asking the Prime Minister to come for the lifting of the maritime ban. What do you think?"
Prime Minister Zhao was full of ambition and stood up, intending to discuss with His Majesty the shortcomings of lifting the maritime ban.
Several veteran ministers behind him all said, "I think the Prime Minister can take on this responsibility."
Prime Minister Zhao, who was preparing to fight on the front line of re-establishing the maritime ban, was suddenly stunned.
He turned his head and looked in disbelief at his old friends who had agreed with him yesterday to advise His Majesty together, his eyes full of confusion.
Several ministers all watched with their eyes, nose and heart.
Pretend, you continue to pretend.
The author has something to say: The first ten little angels give out red envelopes, good night everyone