"Lord Huang, is this official wrong? The emperor is the head of a country, and he should set an example for the people of the world to abandon luxury and simplicity, or the situation in our country in recent years, Lord Huang, do you turn a blind eye? Lord Liu straightened his waist and replied righteously.

"What the emperor Shengming Lord Liu said is exactly what the ministers think, the four cities and four towns in the north have just experienced wars, everything needs to be built from scratch, and the south has just encountered the disaster of floods, and the people's lives are walking on thin ice, and the silver taels spent by the treasury have far exceeded last year's income, and I hope the emperor will think twice." The new official Shangshu stood up and spoke in a sonorous tone.

Needless to say, this person is definitely on Xing Tianze's side now, and it was the Fifth Prince's order that someone pulled him up.

This person's name is Wang Yun, who was originally only the county magistrate of Yangzhou, who was treated by Du Gan to the capital back then, and later Xing Tianze saw that he was doing his best, although his official rank was not high, he was sleek and mixed among many ministers, and it was okay.

In addition, without a trace and a little trick behind his back to fuel him, and Xing Tianze secretly escorted him, so Wang Yun's promotion in the past two years was faster than his previous five years.

Fortunately, although Wang Yun is sleek, after all, he can still be regarded as a person who knows how to repay his kindness, and he has also done a lot of things for Xing Tianze in the past two years, and he can be regarded as doing his best.

For example, before the imperial court selected people to lead troops to the north, Wang Yun was one of the people who strongly recommended Xing Tianze to take command.

Listening to the arguments between the ministers, the emperor narrowed his brows slightly, and a cloudy look flashed in his eyes.

As an emperor for many years, he has long been refined into a pair of perceptive eyes, and he has already seen a lot of things just by the words of these ministers arguing in the court.

Although Xing Tianze does not have any real power in his hands now, the hearts of the people he has received have begun to reflect their value at this moment.

Including the officials within the three grades, they have already accounted for more than half, if the situation between Xing Tianze and the emperor was four or six open before, now it has become seven or three open, because many officials who remained neutral and wavering before also chose to join the camp of the five princes.

This was not good news for the emperor.

Xing Tianze, who stood in place and didn't say a word, frowned slightly, secretly analyzing the current situation in his heart.

Although it is a good thing to have so many ministers on his side, what Xing Tianze wants is not to be so noisy at this time.

This kind of thing must be used on the tip of the knife or at a critical moment, and showing it in such an inconsequential matter will only make the emperor's vigilance against him rise to another stage again.

"Old Five, the ministers are discussing so hotly, you should give an opinion, should I celebrate my birthday in a big way." The emperor glanced at Xing Tianze slightly.

The ministers who raised objections to celebrate his birthday were all Xing Tianze's people, and they just wanted to suppress themselves from the outside world, so what could make them stop their mouths directly was to let the leading five princes speak.

However, the emperor's heart also rose a little sigh at this time, as the head of a country, since he can't even decide on the holding of his birthday, it undoubtedly shows his sadness and incompetence as the emperor.

"Emperor Qi, my brother thinks that you are the king of a country, if you don't even celebrate your birthday, it will definitely attract ridicule from other countries, and damage my face in Zhaoguo." Xing Tianze frowned slightly and lowered his head slightly: "But what many ministers said just now is also the details, and now the treasury is extremely badly lost, which is really not suitable for extravagance and waste." ”

"Xiaguan dares to ask the fifth prince what is a good way? Don't say such ambiguous words to tease the emperor. An old minister glanced at Xing Tianze coldly.

Xing Tianze looked at this old minister slightly, he was also one of the only remaining elders of the two dynasties, and he was originally called sick three years ago and could not come to the court, and he did not ask about the affairs of the court again.

But ten days ago, he suddenly appeared in the court again, and was specially promoted by the emperor to the position of captain, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that Dong En, in fact, was invited by the emperor to help him win people's hearts.

Dong En met Xing Tianze's gaze without any fear,

In his opinion, the Lu of the Eater should bear the worries of the King, and Xing Tianze is still the emperor's half-brother, and he is the fifth prince of the Xingzhao Kingdom.

However, Xing Tianze obviously has a lot of talent, and he doesn't want to be loyal to the monarch to serve the country and support the society, and stabilize the good country for the criminal family, but he has internal strife with the emperor, and he has accepted ministers everywhere in the court to suppress the emperor above the court, and there is a vague suspicion of usurpation.

Dong En, as a veteran of the two dynasties, shouldered the trust of the first emperor, and swore to protect the Jiangshan Sheji of the Zhao Kingdom, and he must not let Xing Tianze, who was considered a wolf in his eyes, seek the throne.

Moreover, now that there are disasters in the country, and there are Fuyang and Qingcang eyeing each other, it can be said that internal and external troubles must not occur when the prince and emperor compete for power.

Looking at the light bursting out of Dong En's somewhat dim eyes, Xing Tianze sighed secretly in his heart.

What he has always been afraid of is an old stubborn like Dong En, although they don't have much real power in their hands, but they can be regarded as peach and plum all over the world.

Once they all stand behind the emperor, when the time comes to ascend to the top at the most critical time of the game, they will definitely go to the effect of a hundred calls.

"Old Five, since you are thinking about it so much, do you have a good plan in mind to deal with it?" The emperor asked coldly.

It was his voice that pulled Xing Tianze's mind back, and he said slightly: "The courtiers think that the emperor can use his birthday as a reason to celebrate, and let many ministers in the court show their talents and find a way to celebrate you." ”

"You mean let them do it all around?" The Emperor raised his eyebrows slightly.

The ministers present who supported Xing Tianze also began to be puzzled, not understanding what the intention of the fifth prince was.

In their opinion, since the supporters of the emperor advocated extravagant celebrations, as long as they interrupted the other party's proposal, they would undoubtedly win in momentum.

"Nonsense, if so many ministers in the court and the central government come up with a solution, it will definitely lead to different results, isn't it to make the emperor's birthday a nondescript and unorthodox thing?" Dong En reprimanded coldly.