242. I Am a Good Emperor (3) (1/2)

Lang Su was punished to copy books, and he was not allowed to have others write for him.

So he could only copy books with grief and despair.

He really didn't expect that the king of a country would come out so carelessly. He was not married and lied to him to call him uncle.

And he foolishly wanted to dig a pit for this majesty, and finally, he successfully dug himself into it.

Lang Su copied books day and night. After three days of copying, he finally finished copying the books and was ready to be completely free, but his great grandfather asked him to go out to thank him.

Several martial arts masters were sent from the palace.

Lang Su*delicate skin*spoiled*never used hands when talking* was dragged to the martial arts training ground with a horrified 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 had one. Looking at those swords, guns, sticks and clubs, Lang Su was forced to start horse stance and almost cried to death.

But he couldn't say he would quit.

He lied to his uncle, that was just a child's playfulness, but if he lied to the emperor, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.

Lang Su was completely trapped in the house, not knowing that a bloody storm was brewing outside the house.

The current emperor, the one who had never been interested in government affairs, actually started to attend court. When he attended court, he only said one thing, that he planned to cancel the maritime ban.

The officials immediately went crazy.

The reason for opening the maritime ban was that the ships of foreign countries were much stronger than those of Liu State. It was not a big deal for Liu State merchants to be robbed by pirates when they went out to do business. The only thing to worry about was that those foreign people would come to Liu State along the way.

What's more, some rare things from foreign countries were brought by those blue-eyed foreign people, which caused a group of people in Kyoto to scramble for 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 flow out of Kyoto, and some local shops were run.

Behind 90% of the shops in Kyoto stands an official. After all, you can't survive without a background these days. When they looked at their own account books, they hated those foreigners.

If the maritime ban is lifted, the foreigners will come back. How can they keep their shops that have been resting and recuperating with great difficulty!

Of course, these reasons cannot be told to the emperor sitting in a high position.

The officials found various reasons, all kinds of reasons, and explained them one by one for the majesty sitting on the dragon throne. They usually have to fight verbal battles when they go to court. Of course, they are very clear. In a few words, they said what the disadvantages of lifting the maritime ban would be.

They said it so clearly. If it was a king who was dedicated to the people, he might really hesitate. Unfortunately, the one sitting on it basically did not go to court, so naturally he didn't care about the people.

The handsome man in a black dragon robe sitting on the dragon throne yawned and said lazily, "Have you said enough?"

The official who was just talking fluently choked and ended the rest of the long string of words in frustration.

He knelt on the ground, his old voice full of persuasion, "Your Majesty, you must not cancel the maritime ban..."

"What if I must cancel it?"

The man on the dragon throne stood up suddenly. Seeing him angry, all the officials knelt down. Only the old minister kneeling in front was still trembling and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice. Canceling the maritime ban will do more harm than good to my Liu Kingdom!!"

When he shouted, all the officials behind him also shouted, "Your Majesty, please think twice..."

"Heh."

The emperor's face was no longer angry, but gloomy. He sat back on the dragon throne and sneered, "Since I ascended the throne, I have trusted you ministers. In the past, I have always said what you said. I have never opposed any of your opinions. Why do you stop me when I want to decide something myself?"

"If I have to stop you from doing anything you want, are you willing?"

The expressions of all the officials were very complicated. This sentence seemed to be correct, but wasn't it because this majesty didn't even want to attend the court that they decided on the matter?

The man in the black robe sitting on the dragon throne said again, "I have been on the throne since I was young. Since I put on this dragon robe, I have always been diligent and self-disciplined, and have never slacked off for a moment..."

Diligent and self-disciplined...

Never slacked off for a moment...

Thinking of the fact that His Majesty had only attended court a few times in the past, not only the civil and military officials, but even Zhang Yuan, who was standing aside with a whisk, twitched their lips.

Wei Mingyan was still angry and said: "Even when I was talking to you, I always spoke softly. I didn't expect that you didn't feel grateful to me, but instead controlled my mind."

"Originally, I didn't need to discuss what I wanted to do with you. I just needed to issue an order. I was kind-hearted, so I told you. If you stop me like this, is it disobeying my order even if I issue an order?"

"If what I say doesn't work, then why do you want me to be the emperor? Simply tell me who is suitable to be the emperor, and I will abdicate to him if you are willing to listen to him!"

This scared all the officials pale. They couldn't understand why they were forcing His Majesty to abdicate when they just advised His Majesty not to cancel the maritime ban.

Even Cheng Lao Taifu, who had been kneeling in the front and refused to give in, was speechless.

They couldn't bear the charge 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, but 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.

The women in the harem did copy Buddhist scriptures as a good deed. The emperors in the past also liked to copy Buddhist scriptures, and they looked gentle. When the empress dowager was still alive, she also liked Buddhist scriptures very much. At that time, His Majesty was about to reach the age, and there were families in the capital who had that idea, and the daughters of the family were all obsessed with Buddhist scriptures.

Who could have thought that first the empress dowager passed away and His Majesty had to observe mourning, and then His Majesty was addicted to playing and refused to go to court.

Madam Zhao never thought of clinging to the royal family. In addition, when this trend started in the capital, Jiuer was still so young. Who could have thought that after all these twists and turns, Jiuer would eventually become the queen.

Such a small person also has to learn to copy those boring Buddhist scriptures.

Madam Zhao wanted to prevent her daughter from working so hard, but she didn't know how to say it. Jiuer copied Buddhist scriptures so that she could quickly adapt to the palace after entering it. She stopped her from copying now, but eight years later, she still couldn't stop her from entering the palace.

Thinking that her daughter would be locked up in the high courtyard wall and never come out again in eight years, Mrs. Zhao's eyes were filled with warmth. She quickly wiped her eyes to cover it up and whispered to the person serving beside her, "Let's go to the second young master's place to have a look."

When Mrs. Zhao went over, 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 remembered the contents of the books by heart.

It's a pity that although he remembered them, he didn't understand the meaning.

Although Zhao Shuqing was muddleheaded for ten years, he was not out of touch with the ancient society. Of course, he would not take it for granted that he could pass the exam all the way to the top scholar by remembering the contents of those books.

Ancient exams were not so simple. Not to mention anything else, just the policy essay, you couldn't copy it from the book. Zhao Shuqing had a head full of books but couldn't use them. After a few days of confusion, he had to give up.

He might as well count on the help of modern knowledge, at least he wouldn't be so helpless.

Ever since the servant next to him told Zhao Shuqing in horror that the Langsu son of the Lang family was actually given a martial arts master by the palace and was going to learn martial arts, Zhao Shuqing had completely confirmed the identity of the Huang son.

Sure enough, art comes from life. In ancient times, if you meet a Huang son with guards and servants who are suspected to be eunuchs on the road, it is likely that he is the emperor himself.

The emperor took his fertilizer away for such a long time, and there was no reaction in the palace. Zhao Shuqing had to accept the fact that "the emperor might really use fertilizer to grow flowers."

Although he didn't like to read novels before crossing, Zhao Shuqing still felt that the way he crossed might be a little wrong.

There are so many emperors, why did he meet such an unreliable one?

Since the emperor could not be relied on, Zhao Shuqing set his sights on his own father.

He is the prime minister. He pays attention to the government and the people on weekdays. He must know what role fertilizer can bring.

In the past, Zhao Shuqing just kept himself in the small courtyard. He didn't care if he invented something occasionally. He didn't care about money or fame. Since he didn't care about them, it didn't seem to matter whether he had them or not.

But now, his sister is going to be the queen.

Zhao Shuqing picked up his fertilizer and talked to himself for a long time. When he was about to find his father to offer fertilizer, a good thing that could increase grain production, his father caught a cold.

Zhao Shuqing, who had just stepped out of the small courtyard after finally preparing himself mentally, walked back with a blank expression on his face.

Because colds were very serious diseases in ancient times, in order to avoid infection, Prime Minister Zhao would definitely not see him at this time.

At this moment, Zhao Shuqing held the potted plant he had carefully cared for, and fell into deep thought as he looked at the insects crawling on it and eating the leaves without paying any attention to him.

His servant stood beside him, watching the insects crawling on the second young master's favorite flower, and he wished he could catch the beast and crush it to death.

Having followed the Second Young Master for such a long time, he also knew what kind of temper the Second Young Master had. When he was in a daze like this, he would never allow anyone to make noise.

He also thought that this was the sequelae of the Second Young Master's previous illness. He looked at it anxiously but did not dare to disturb Zhao Shuqing. After a while, some fine and dense sweat broke out on his forehead.

Zhao Shuqing did not notice what the servant behind him was thinking at all. He was looking for the extraction method of pesticides in his brain that was like a huge library.

If my memory is correct, before the emergence of pesticides, the vast number of working people were helpless against the large number of insects. If there were pesticides, wouldn't it be another great achievement.

But there was no spray pot for spraying pesticides in this era, and I don't know if the craftsmen can make it with wood. Speaking of which, what is the chemical name of pesticides.

As soon as Mrs. Zhao entered the yard, she saw her second son, who looked like a handsome young man, holding a pot of flowers and looking at it intently, and he didn't even notice her arrival.

The tears that she had finally calmed down almost came up again. She felt extremely sad. It was fine that her youngest daughter was chosen as the queen at such a young age, but her second son had a strange disease in the past. He finally recovered and got better, but he got this disease again.

This time out, Mrs. Zhao was very upset.

She walked forward and wanted to see what her son was doing. When she heard footsteps, Zhao Shuqing realized that his mother had come. He put down the potted plant in his hand, stood up and saluted in a standard way, "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 can't coax 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, wanting very much to keep her and saying 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 her. 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, watched the boy bring the flower over, took it himself, and continued to stare blankly at the insect on top 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 on random construction 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 had not even shown his face since the last time, making it difficult for them to give advice. 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 very often 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, no idea came up. 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 Eunuch Zhang Yuan, who was very familiar to everyone. Then, he carefully and diligently helped a handsome young man in green clothes to the ground.

After seeing the young master's face clearly, several ministers looked stiff.

"Yo~"

The young master didn't look guilty at all. He came forward and shook the folding fan in his hand. He was still graceful in the cold wind and said, "What, you guys are also here to see the Prime Minister?"

Listening to the familiar unreliable and carefree tone, several ministers were about to kneel down with cold sweat on their heads, "See you, my dear minister..."

"Come on, don't do this outside."

The folding fan was placed directly in front of them. After Wei Mingyan stopped them, he looked at the people in front of him, "The Prime Minister is infected with the wind and cold. Aren't you afraid of being infected? Are you coming to the Prime Minister's Mansion in such a hurry? Me?"

"I'll wait, I'll wait..."

After being told the truth, several ministers stammered and turned pale, unable to speak complete words for a long time.

"Come on, I have never treated you lightly since I came to power. Why do you feel like you have seen some wild beast every time you see me?"

The man in green sighed melancholy, and before the ministers could apologize, he waved his hand magnanimously, "I have figured it out, you are just like this."

"Now that we have met, I would like to tell you by the way. Pei Ming from the Ministry of Revenue found out about the official position of buying and selling, and I just ordered his house to be raided. If you have anything to say, you can say it here now to avoid having to deal with it after you go back. It’s very annoying to hand in the fold.”

Pei Ming?

Isn't that the Minister of the Ministry of Finance?

Several ministers were shocked and confused, but they didn't feel much sadness. It is normal for everyone to protect each other in the officialdom, but Pei Ming was really ugly. A year ago, the legitimate son of the family was beaten to death in the flower house because of jealousy. The youngest son of a minister was originally supposed to be involved in a murder case and imprisoned, but Pei Ming suppressed the matter in order to save his son. Not to mention, not long after, the family whose youngest son died was tripped up by him. I left Beijing and went to a hot place like Yunnan. News just came out a while ago that he died of illness in office.

They had originally discussed impeachment, but they didn't expect His Majesty to take the first step.

"Didn't the Prime Minister tell me a few words? I love the people, and the last thing I want to see is a arrogant and extravagant person like Pei Ming. He simply resigned from his official position and was sentenced to exile."

Wei Mingyan saw several ministers looking at him blankly, "Oh..."

"I'm too lazy to talk about this matter in court. As you know, all the gossip these days has been annoying me to death, so I just issued an order. Do you have any opinions?"

Several Qing family members were almost frightened to death by the huge amount of information in the previous sentence.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty said that the Prime Minister said this about Pei Shangshu?"

They go to court every day, but they have never heard of Prime Minister Zhao discussing this matter with His Majesty.

There is no upward direction, only downward direction over there.

But they have never heard that the Prime Minister was introduced to the palace by His Majesty. For the sake of the future queen, the news they received was that the Prime Minister only knelt outside the palace and did not even see His Majesty's face...

"Then there's still a lie."

Wei Mingyan seemed unable to see the surprised and uncertain expressions on their faces. He waved his folding fan and said calmly, "I came today because I also want to discuss with the Prime Minister what will happen after the maritime ban is lifted."

Did they discuss matters after the maritime ban was lifted? Did they discuss matters before the maritime ban was lifted?

His look, tone, and words had completely reminded several ministers that the lifting of the maritime ban was a joint effort between the Prime Minister and His Majesty.

Otherwise, why would Your Majesty come to the Prime Minister's Mansion?

"Okay, some of the Qing family members have gone back to rest early. I still have to discuss political affairs with the Prime Minister, so I won't keep you here any longer."

The emperor in green clothes took two steps forward, suddenly thought of something, turned around and said, "By the way, don't tell anyone about my coming to the Prime Minister's house. If I know who has leaked the news, I will let you go." , The Prime Minister doesn’t know that either, and you all know that Prime Minister.”

He said this in an understatement and smiled gently at several ministers with blank faces.

Then, he walked forward as if nothing had happened, as if he was not the one who had threatened the person just now.

Seeing that His Majesty had indeed entered the mansion, and the boy guarding the door skillfully opened the door and let him in as if he knew him well, the views of several ministers were shattered into pieces.

It turns out that the matter of sea ban was decided jointly by the Prime Minister and Your Majesty?

No wonder, no wonder His Majesty, who always read the Prime Minister's documents, gave them to them.

One of the ministers said in a daze, "Tell me, does the Prime Minister also suffer from cold wind..."

Another minister immediately said seriously, "Silence!"

"The Prime Minister must have a reason for doing this. Since His Majesty has said it, we will just do whatever it takes to make nothing happen."

They stood in the cold wind for a long time, and Caiju dispersed with stunned expressions on their faces.

But in my heart, I have a plan.

If the Prime Minister had brought up the matter of lifting the maritime ban, he would have been debating it for a long time.

But if His Majesty has already finalized the matter when the Prime Minister is away, the Prime Minister only needs to pretend to be unwilling, and he can still stand with them afterwards.

Thinking about it now, the Prime Minister and His Majesty must have discussed it long ago, otherwise how could there be such a ridiculous thing as a ten-year-old child being the queen.

His Majesty has always had a bad temper. If he was kneeled down by them, he would have screamed, beaten, and killed. How could he think of abdicating the throne to force them to dare not speak out, so they had no choice but 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. Your 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 was just a matter of sea ban, the Prime Minister wouldn'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 over to cancel 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