Chapter 38: Pro-government in advance
After flood relief and rapid reconstruction efforts in Andorhar.
Zhou Ming's career as an emperor has reached his third year.
He is also 15 years old, and there are only three years left before he reaches adulthood at the age of 18.
And as long as he is 18 years old, after the coming-of-age ceremony is held, the ministers and nobles will, according to the agreement, transfer all the decision-making power to manage the empire to Zhou Ming, and let him carry out the pro-government.
However, just a few days after Zhou Ming's 15th birthday, the ministers of the court and the aristocratic faction reached a consensus and collectively played a concert, saying that they would ask His Majesty the Emperor to take care of the empire in advance.
Moreover, very few have objected to it.
Up and down the court, there was a voice asking His Majesty the Emperor to take care of the government in advance, and the "Letter of Persuasion to His Majesty's Government" fell on Zhou Ming's desk like snowflakes.
What's going on?
As the saying goes, there is no hair on the lips, and things are not done firmly, Zhou Ming is young and ignorant, it is the age of playfulness, and the experience is even more insufficient, if he is in charge in advance, there is a great risk to the stability of the empire.
Zhou Ming also used this as a reason, saying that he was playful and active, impetuous, and inexperienced in handling government affairs, and he still needed to learn from the ministers for a few more years before he could pick up this heavy burden, so for the sake of safety, it was better to wait for him to become a young man and then pro-government...... In fact, Zhou Ming planned to be lazy for a few more years, unwilling to face the mountain of government affairs in advance.
Zhou Ming explained this, but the aristocratic ministers did not agree, and there were more concerts to persuade him to pro-government.
Above the court, the ministers also made trouble for many days.
"Your Majesty, you still don't want to be modest anymore, if you refuse, the old face of the old minister really can't hold back, so you can only ask for your resignation. Prime Minister Benedict blushed and said something like resignation.
In the first year of your reign, you solved the problem of the empire's financial shortage, achieved the disarmament of 1.5 million people, and greatly relieved the pressure on the national treasury; in the second year of your reign, you personally helped the flood-stricken county of Andorhar, saving 800,000 victims, and in only one year, you helped the victims rebuild their homes, and built the county into an economically strong county, and achieved the miracle that manpower can overcome the sky.
After three years on the throne, Your Majesty, you have come up with an economic development plan called "Empire Take-off", to tell you the truth, Your Majesty, who else can think of such a plan except God? When he saw this plan, the minister's mood was excited, and the minister's body trembled, and in this plan, the minister seemed to see: A strong and great empire, like a sun, is rising.
The minister couldn't believe that such a plan was from Your Majesty, from the hands of a 15-year-old peerless genius.
No, no, it's not enough to describe a genius, God, but God!
Your Majesty is the god given by Heaven to the Orunian Empire!
If a god is leading this empire, what qualifications do we have to stand in the way of God and continue to play tricks on mortal stupidity?
Why don't we surrender everything that belongs to God to God and see what kind of glory our God will bring us?
Therefore, I beseech your Majesty to take charge of the government in advance, and lead your subjects to the places that God directs in advance. ”
There is a minister who knelt on the ground, and his mouth was full of flattery, although the content was tingling and itchy, and even disgusting, but it was obvious that the minister was making an investment in advance, wanting to leave a good impression in the heart of His Majesty the Emperor, and then obtain rich economic benefits from the well-planned, extremely feasible, and extremely bright economic plan of "Imperial Take-off".
"Gross~!"
Zhou Ming, who was sitting on the throne, almost vomited, he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Duke Tropoulo, overreputation, serious overreputation, I am a mortal, and I am a mortal like everyone else, not a god, I am really not a god." ”
"But the people of the empire don't think so, Your Majesty!"
Another minister seized the opportunity and then patted his ass:
"The hundreds of people around the imperial capital call Your Majesty the 'God of Mercy' and 'Lord of Ten Thousand Years', and the people of Anhador County privately call Your Majesty the 'God of Savior' and 'the First Merciful King of Ten Thousand Years', Your Majesty, these people's names from the bottom of their hearts are not created by the ministers out of thin air, but heard by the ministers themselves, and even many people, when talking about Your Majesty, they are all kneeling on the ground, facing the imperial capital three times and bowing, and every people are in tears, Your Majesty!"
"Enough~ Enough!"
Zhou Ming waved his hand again and again: "Don't say it, don't say it anymore, I really can't hold on anymore, I'm still young, please stop giving me these praises and praises." ”
"As for the pro-government, let's postpone it for a few more years, I really don't have enough experience, plus I am playful and active, it is difficult to calm down, and I can't face boring music and official documents every day, and in terms of government affairs, it is still the prime minister Benedict, the patriarch Rubster and the prince Lucis, the three of them continue to take care of it, and when the time is fully ripe, I will take care of the pro-government. ”
Zhou Ming made a few excuses, intending to delay for a few more years.
"The time is ripe?"
At this time, a voice came, but Prince Lucis, who had not spoken much, suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, don't tell such jokes with the ministers and nobles in this palace again. ”
"The measure of a monarch's maturity and ability to bear the burden has nothing to do with age, but with his heart, insight, resourcefulness, skill, courage, and courage. ”
"Your Majesty, although you are young, you have a calm heart, outstanding resourcefulness, excellent skills, and courage is far above that of ordinary monarchs, and your courage is unmatched. ”
"Your Majesty should not be in charge of the government in advance, in fact, in the first year of Your Majesty's accession to the throne, the problem of the empire's financial constraints has been solved, and the minister knows that His Majesty is far from being comparable to ordinary kings, and His Majesty should actually be in the first year of his reign, and he should be in charge of the government in advance, instead of letting us stupid old ministers entrust Your Majesty to your hind legs. ”
"Now that His Majesty has been on the throne for three years, the whole country praises it, and everyone looks forward to it.
To everyone's surprise: the representative of the "aristocratic faction" who had always been reserved and never expressed clear support for the emperor's pro-government (within the Orunian Empire, there is a natural antagonistic relationship between the imperial power and the nobility, the imperial power is strong, and the power of the nobility will undoubtedly be oppressed and reduced, and even more compromises will be made), but at today's court meeting, he suddenly expressed his position and asked His Majesty the Emperor to govern in advance.
Zhou Ming felt a sigh in his heart.
I muttered to myself: It's over, it's over.
One of the three major factions in the upper echelons of the empire, the representative of the aristocratic faction, Prince Lucis, actually asked Zhou Ming to take charge in advance, what does this mean?
This means that the entire empire has completely agreed, and the person who does not want Zhou Ming to pro-government in advance is the only one left with him.
Hearing the neat voice of "Please Your Majesty in advance" in his ears, Zhou Ming helplessly showed a wry smile.
"How good is the emperor, if you want to be pro-government, you have to fight wits and courage with an old witch in the harem, hoping that she will die as soon as possible and let the power return to herself. ”
"Or set up an ambush, bring the ministers in, take the cup as the number, order the swords and axes to rush out together, and cut the ministers into meat sauce, this imperial power will return to his hands, and then he can speak. ”
"What am I doing? Before I could use any force, all the potential opponents became supporters, and all the factions were subservient, crying and shouting for power to be handed back. ”
"Obviously, the few things I did before probably stimulated these noble ministers, and they were all convinced and threw themselves to the ground. ”
Of course, if Zhou Ming had stopped in time after solving the financial constraints of the empire, and did not let go of the big moves behind, the current Zhou Ming would still be able to be a relaxed little emperor, without having to take on that difficult job, and would have been reduced to child labor in a huge empire.
But there is no way, in the face of some things, Zhou Ming will still follow his heart and make the choice he will definitely make...... Even if there are certain consequences.
So in the face of the requests of all the noble ministers, he had to nod helplessly and promised to govern in advance.
"Hooray!"
"Long live Your Majesty!"
The ministers and the people naturally cheered and celebrated all night.