Chapter Ninety-Nine: Discussion of Politics in the Court

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Hehe, Zhao Zhe laughed. Suo got up with Zijing in his arms and paced to the tassel. Go around in circles and watch her continue to play the piano. Suddenly, he came to her ear and sideburns, and said with a smile: "Tassel, Mo Fei, have you heard from the two of them what I asked them to do?" ”

Zhao Zhe's hot breath teased her fluffy sideburns. provoked the tassel piano sound and chaos, and the crystal clear cold cheeks faintly showed a touch of redness.

"Your Majesty, you are bullying me and my tasseled sister." Zijing was also ashamed to cover Zhao Zhe's arms, and said in a low voice: "Then it was the emperor who punished them, why did you come to our side, but it became a reward?" ”

"Of course, it's the same thing. But the meaning is different. Zhao Zhe smiled and raised Bauhinia's tender white jade chin: "For them, that's punishment." But for you, it's a reward. Don't you know that I am the emperor, and the emperor does not need to be reasonable. Bauhinia, your appeal is invalid, I want to be here and reward you severely. Tassel, you play your piano well, if the piano sound is a little messy, see how I punish you? ”

Woo, the emperor~

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A night of absurd spring was not until the next morning, when Zhao Zhe was going to go to the morning court, he did not give up.

When Zhao Zhe wore a dragon robe and walked into the main hall of the Qianqing Palace with his head held high, the civil and military ministers were already waiting early. Xiao Duozi sprinted a few steps, stood in front of the hall and shouted: "The emperor has arrived." ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." His Royal Highness's ministers who knelt on the ground densely belonged to the Great Court Meeting today, and they were particularly neat with people.

Zhao Zhe put his hands behind his back and walked to the dragon chair and sat down. His eyes slowly looked down at the kneeling civil and military officials below. The guards standing in line at the entrance of the hall. The guard of honor, the majesty. It made Zhao Zhe feel a sense of joy and satisfaction in the world. In fact, in the eyes of the world, these ministers are already powerful and glorious. However, Zhao Zhe understood that as long as he gave an order, he could drag anyone out and cut off their heads at any time. Each of them has a life, a future, and even glory. In a sense, it's all in their own hands. It's not just them, but the entire Dazhao world, all of which are in their own hands. Turn your hands into clouds, and turn your hands into rain. That's the joy of being an emperor, and that's the charm of it.

It stands to reason that Zhao Zhe should say in a very kind tone at this time. However, sitting on the dragon chair, he didn't seem to have the slightest meaning. Leisurely drinking the tea that the little eunuch had just served, and crossed Erlang's legs, he even half-squinted his eyes and closed his eyes to recuperate.

And the ministers, naturally, knelt all the time, no one dared to get up without authorization, and no one dared to make the slightest sound.

It wasn't until a long time later that Zhao Zhe seemed to have rested enough, slowly opened his eyes, and said indifferently: "I understand, you all have a question in your hearts today. Why did I say that I didn't greet Aiqing. ”

Zhao Zhe's eyes glanced at the people who were kneeling and worshipping, especially the important ministers of the court who were in the forefront. fell on Shen Yijun: "Shen Aiqing, you raise your head and say, why is this?" ”

Shen Yijun was weak because of his poor physique, and his face turned a little pale and said, "Weichen, Weichen thinks." The emperor is reminding his ministers, what is a king? What is a minister? Between kings and ministers, they must not transgress their duties. Unlike some ministers of the humerus of the imperial court, they rely on the old and sell the old, regardless of the royal face, and even their own face. ”

Teng Yu, who was kneeling not far away, cocked his snow-white beard, and said angrily: "Lord Shen is serious, and it is for the emperor's face that Teng begged the emperor to deal with it impartially." This matter not only caused a stir in the officialdom and court, but also spread more and more widely even among the world's scholars. If the emperor mishandles it, I am afraid it will cause criticism. ”

"Big impact? Hmph, I'm afraid that there is Fuji-sama secretly fueling the trouble. Shen Yijun sneered and mocked: "I think you want to blackmail the emperor and try to indirectly control the emperor's decision." Fuji-sama, you're really scheming. ”

"Your Majesty, I Teng Yu is right, sits upright, and is upright all my life." Teng Yu was so angry that his old bones trembled, and he said loudly: "It's this Shen Yijun, who is so slippery, likes to flatter, and repeatedly slanders and wrongs the old ministers in front of the emperor, in a vain attempt to sow discord." According to the old minister, this fang is really a villain, a slanderous minister. ”

Shen Yijun was waiting to refute. Zhao Zhe waved his hand impatiently, and said noncommittally to the words of the two: "That's it, this is the court, not the vegetable market." Then his eyes fell on Yan Yu: "Yan Aiqing, tell me, what do I mean?" ”

The emperor asked, and the old minister dared to figure it out. The emperor wants to tell you to reflect on it and think deeply. Yan Yu replied with a straight face.

Zhao Zhe was also noncommittal, and asked a few more questions one after another, each with their own answers. Nor did he say whether anyone was right or wrong. just waved his hand and said, "All Aiqing should be flat." In fact, Zhao Zhe didn't intend to tell them the truth. Instead, let them keep guessing for themselves, so that they can reach his more and more unfathomable image.

"Emperor Xie." After thanking the ministers, they got up and stood respectfully in their respective positions.

"Something to play, nothing to retreat~" Xiao Duozi roared again as usual.

However, Shen Yijun, the secretary of the household department, stepped forward first and said: "Your Majesty, due to the unreasonable budget cuts of various ministries, the remaining funds of the treasury can still be supported until late June. It's just that half of the tax has been cut, and the official grain warehouses across the country are now considered to be ten warehouses and nine empty, and they are in urgent need of new grain reserves, and they can't use them to recover silver taels. It is expected that the amount of money collected from the treasury for this year's summer tax will be much smaller than in previous years, and I am afraid that in the second half of the year, money will be even tighter. ”

"Your Majesty, the case of the landlord who is responsible for advocating the landlord to take the initiative to reduce the rent, although there is no certainty now, it is judged by this feedback news. There are few responders, and the effect may not be too ideal. Yan Yu's eyes vaguely showed anger and murderous intent: "The old minister suggested that you should use thunder to kill chickens and monkeys." ”

"Your Majesty, Yan Shoufu proposed, absolutely not." Weimeng, the secretary of the military department, frowned and objected: "The landlord family class is unified with the imperial court camp and is connected by blood. If it is a thunderous method, I am afraid that it will arouse strong resentment of this class. ”

As soon as he saw Wei Meng, Zhao Zhe smiled a little. Wei Meng is the best image of all the ministers, with a white face and beard, and a good demeanor. Of course, Zhao Zhe doesn't have any special hobbies. It's just that at this time, I thought of a girl, a weak but stubborn girl.

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