Tianzi Qi's obvious meaning of the 'joke' made the hundreds of officials and courtiers in the palace bow their heads secretly, even if they have great curiosity, they don't dare to sprinkle their gossip eyes on Zhou Yafu, the chief prime minister of the court.

But the courtiers and officials didn't dare, which didn't mean that the crown prince Liu Sheng, who was sitting opposite Zhou Yafu, didn't dare to sprinkle his gloating gaze on Zhou Yafu, whose face was already the color of pig liver······

"Hey;"

"Zhou Yafu, Zhou Yafu~"

"Hey······ hey"

After raising his head for a long time, looking at Zhou Yafu on the opposite side, in the seat that belonged to the prime minister, he looked like he was sitting on pins and needles, Liu Sheng only felt an inexplicable joy in his heart.

On the royal couch, the Son of Heaven pretended to think for a moment, and finally shook his head with a smile with an unknown meaning, and let out a short sigh leisurely.

"It seems that one year is still too short······"

"It is still necessary to give the prime minister some more time to straighten out the affairs of the prime minister's mansion."

"—But the Prime Minister's Mansion is a key place for Zuo Zhen to govern the government and deal with state affairs;"

"If you continue to let the Prime Minister's Mansion continue, because the Prime Minister is 'not good at government affairs', resulting in the accumulation of government affairs in Jiuqing, over time, there will definitely be problems."

"In case there's a delay, uh, something that shouldn't have been delayed for too long······"

"Hmmm······"

···

"So be it;"

"From today onwards, Kaifeng Hou, let's go to the Prime Minister's Mansion more."

"——It's also known in the market, and it's called 'Yaxiang'~"

"What the prime minister can't do, he will pay more attention to the Hou of Kaifeng."

"As for the main work of the Imperial Doctor, it will be shared by the internal history, which can be regarded as familiarizing yourself with ······ in advance."

With a face as usual, he gave instructions, and patiently waited for Tao Qing and Chao Cuo to get up to receive the order, and the Son of Heaven Qicai nodded slowly with a little melancholy;

After a while, he turned his head sideways coldly, like an old man coaxing his children and grandchildren, and said with a warm face: "So, can the prime minister be satisfied?" ”

"I arrange it like this, what difficulties does the prime minister have?"

"If so, you can mention it directly;"

"But if not, Prime Minister, you will have to give me a quasi-date."

"——How long will it be before I can count on my prime minister to be like a 'prime minister', to keep the prime minister's mansion in order and all government affairs unimpeded;"

"Instead of finding a few more ministers and secretaries to serve as 'deputy prime ministers' as they are now, we can barely ensure that the prime minister's office will not let the government affairs of the ministers and offices accumulate, thus delaying the ??? of the government."

As the Son of Heaven said one sentence at a time, Zhou Yafu's already flushed complexion tended to be crimson only visible to the naked eye;

In the end, the Son of Heaven asked, 'When can I count on you?' At that time, Zhou Yafu couldn't hold back the shame in his heart anymore, and stood up from his seat suddenly!

glared viciously at the side, and was gloating at his imperial historian Tao Qing;

and inexplicably glanced at the table, waiting to see his own fun with the prince Liu Sheng;

Looking back on Fang Cai, the words that the Son of Heaven said in his mouth were heart-wrenching······

"Born in a military force, I am not familiar with government affairs!"

"This prime minister is also what His Majesty wants the minister to do, and the minister has never thought of being the prime minister!"

"——Last year, the minister refused His Majesty with this, but His Majesty had to persuade him, and the minister had no choice but to accept the order!"

"Since the prime minister, the prime minister, has already caused complaints inside and outside the government and the opposition, then it is not necessary for Your Majesty, I feel embarrassed for the minister!"

"Please also ask Your Majesty to choose another virtuous person to serve as prime minister!"

was angry, and even said these words with some grievances, and saw Zhou Yafu angrily arching his hand towards Tianziqi;

Although he said, 'Please ask Your Majesty to find someone else to be the prime minister', but from Zhou Yafu's expression, he couldn't see the shame and panic that his resignation should have.

bowed to the Son of Heaven, turned sideways, snorted coldly at Liu Sheng with an angry face, flicked his sleeves coldly, and sat back on his seat.

There was no fault of his own, and everything was Liu Sheng's posture, which also caused everyone in the hall to look at each other and look left and right;

Only on the royal couch, the Son of Heaven Qi Fang was still like a spring breeze, and after Zhou Yafu's obvious insincere resentment, he sank down.

"According to the prime minister's meaning, I am wrong?"

"——With the Marquis as the appearance, is it that I don't know anyone, and I trust it to be a non-person?!"

'But I'm wrong?' , provoked the courtiers and officials in the palace to subconsciously raise their heads!

Just as he was about to get up, he shouted in unison, 'How could Your Majesty be wrong', and when they heard the latter sentence, everyone froze again, and they were stunned in place.

Is the Son of Heaven wrong?

No way!

When pigs fly!

The son of heaven of the Han family will never be wrong, and he must not be wrong!

Even if there is a mistake, it is the fault of the world!

But then again: Is Zhou Yafu, the prime minister, the Son of Heaven, 'unknown people'······

"Alas······"

"Since Taizu established the Han Dynasty, in the past 50 years, the Prime Minister's Mansion has never had such a situation as today, and everything does not work······"

"-Even when the Marquis of Pingyang was the prime minister, when he feasted and drank for more than three months, the prime minister's mansion was still in an orderly manner;"

"But the Marquis of the Tiao did the prime minister······"

Thinking like this, everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and finally sprinkle your uncertain gaze to the top of the imperial steps.

For Zhou Yafu, the prime minister, inside and outside the government and the opposition, it can be said that there are 'quite a few complaints' per capita;

But because Zhou Yafu served as prime minister, it was a great achievement to wipe out Wu Chu, and he was transferred from Taiwei to prime minister, even if the courtiers and officials were dissatisfied, no one really dared to say anything.

And now, the Son of Heaven is attacking without warning, obviously to change this status quo;

——Because Zhou Yafu is the prime minister, the prime minister's house is chaotic, and the government affairs of the court are redundant, and they cannot be dealt with on time.

It's just that after Zhou Yafu's statement, how this situation will change depends on what Tianzi Qi wants······

"Crown Prince Liu Sheng, play the father and emperor~"

Swish!

In the silence, a loud call sign sounded in front of the east seat, which provoked the eyes of all the ministers and officials in the palace;

Everyone's eyes were locked on Liu Sheng's humble figure with a smile on his face and bowing to the Son of Heaven.

Including the first seat of the West Seat, Zhou Yafu still looks like everyone owes him money;

Naturally, it also includes the Son of Heaven who is sitting on the royal couch and his face has completely sunk······

"Prince, have something to say?"

"-If it's for the prime minister's intercession, then it's needless to say!"

"No matter how I am, I won't be able to tolerate the prime minister who was personally appointed by myself and worshiped my ancestors in the temple."

Although he said this, Tianzi Qi implied an angry gaze, but he still couldn't help but skim to Zhou Yafu on his left;

Everyone in the hall can see it: Today's Tianzi Qi was very unhappy by Zhou Yafu!

But if anyone can't see this, it is Zhou Yafu, the prime minister who is still holding his neck······

"Erchen, it's not to intercede for the prime minister."

"If you want to come to the prime minister, you don't need your sons to intercede on your behalf."

With the permission of the Son of Heaven, Liu Shengwen said with a smile;

Immediately, he turned sideways and looked at Zhou Yafu on the opposite side, but his eyes glanced around the hall.

"All the princes should still remember that when the old prime minister, so An Zhenwu Marquis was still alive, I once apprenticed under the old prime minister;"

"During the Wu Chu Rebellion, the government affairs of the DPRK and China were complicated, and the old prime minister was busy dealing with government affairs, forgetting to sleep and eating, and he couldn't even take care of his home."

"——At that time, my brother and I were by the old prime minister's side and helped the old prime minister sort out the dossier······"

Smiling and explaining his intentions, and then bowing his hand to everyone in the hall, Liu Shengcai turned around again and bowed his hand to the Son of Heaven again.

"Just now, Erchen heard from the princes that Jiuqing Yousi has encountered a situation of redundancy in government affairs because of the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"The son was ordered by his father to listen to the court meeting, and he shouldn't have spoken easily."

"But when I think back to the past, I really have some doubts in my heart when I was an assistant to the old prime minister, and I want to ask ······ clearly."

Listening to Liu Sheng's mouth, he said the words 'old prime minister', 'brother-in-law' and 'auxiliary government' in turn, and the faces of everyone in the hall couldn't help but change slightly;

After a while, they each lowered their heads thoughtfully, and the right acquiesced to Liu Sheng's statement.

'Auxiliary government' beside the old prime minister, the late Anzhen Wuhou Shen Tujia?

Help the prime minister sort out the file, even if it is an auxiliary government?

If you really want to say that, there are thousands of people inside and outside the entire Prime Minister's Mansion, and everyone is an 'auxiliary minister'!

- You must know that the theoretical duty of the prime minister himself is to assist the emperor in governing the world!

If this sentence is said to be the former Gongzi Sheng, then among the hundreds of officials, someone must stand up and teach Liu Sheng a good lesson: Oh, that son, Hugh is full of nonsense!

But if it is the current 'prince wins', then this statement is not difficult to accept.

Prince~

Prince~

It's not a big deal to take the little things you've done in the past and put a little gold on your face.

Even if Liu Sheng didn't do it himself, sooner or later there would be smart people who would think of it and stick the gold of this 'auxiliary government' on Liu Sheng's face.

Thinking about this, everyone's attention naturally shifted to what Liu Sheng was about to do.

- The prince seems to have 'doubts' and wants the prime minister to give him an answer;

And this doubt seems to be related to the redundancy and stagnation of the prime minister's government affairs caused by Zhou Yafu himself······

"Oh······"

"Then ask."

"——The crown prince and the prince are listening to the court discussions, in order to be familiar with the government and learn how to govern the country."

"If there is a doubt, of course it should be answered."

Vaguely aware of Liu Sheng's intentions, the cloudy face of the Son of Heaven also showed a slight trend of warming;

Shen Sheng said a word, then glanced at Zhou Yafu with gloomy eyes, and said in a gloomy tone: "This matter, the prime minister is always out of the question, right?" ”

"Won't even the prince's doubts be answered by the prime minister?"

Hearing Liu Sheng say that he had doubts and wanted to 'ask' the prime minister to answer on his behalf, Zhou Yafu instantly smelled the smell of danger!

The instinct cultivated over the years between the ranks constantly reminded Zhou Yafu at this moment: Be vigilant!

But being blocked by the Son of Heaven, even if Zhou Yafu had the heart to refuse, he obviously had no choice.

It was also the 'no way' at this moment that made Zhou Yafu completely lose the last initiative he could grasp in this court discussion······

"Back then, when the old prime minister was in charge of the prime minister's mansion, Jiuqing Yousi's reports and files were all written by the old prime minister."

"If the old prime minister can decide, he will stamp the seal and then give it to his father for seeing;"

"If the old prime minister can't decide something, it will be temporarily left in the middle, and when the old prime minister enters the palace next time, it will be presented to his father in person."

"——Sometimes, the father and the prime minister will discuss together, and if they can be solved, they will be solved as soon as possible, and the old prime minister will explain to Jiuqing Yousi to handle it specifically."

"If there is really no way to decide, it will be proposed by the old prime minister during the court meeting, and the ministers will discuss it together to come up with a proper solution."

···

"It is precisely because of this way of dealing with it that the old prime minister will not be able to go home for several days because he is busy with his busy feet not touching the ground because he approves the file in the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"Both inside and outside the government and the opposition also said: The old prime minister is diligent in government affairs, and he has a clean breeze on his sleeves, and he has never lived up to the trust of Emperor Xiaowen of Emperor Taizong."

"This makes me feel very puzzled······

Speaking in a gentle tone, Liu Sheng didn't forget to make a look of 'really puzzled', took two steps forward, and walked in front of Zhou Yafu.

Very 'puzzled' looked at Zhou Yafu, and frowned suddenly.

"If I'm not mistaken, the prime minister is not yet fifty years old this year, right?"

"—I have heard that a man is crowned an adult at the age of twenty, and at the age of thirty he is able to stand on his own feet, and at the age of forty he is not deceived by external things;"

"There are also people who say that a man cannot become a county magistrate before he is thirty years old; If you are not fifty years old, you cannot be the warden of a county. ”

"Someone in the DPRK and China even said: At the age of less than fifty, if you become Jiuqing, there is no way to reassure people."

···

"Before the age of fifty, the Marquis has already become a prime minister who is extremely popular and courteous, and it stands to reason that he should have talents that are different from ordinary people;"

"——How is it that now, even the prime minister can't guarantee the daily operation of the prime minister's mansion?"

"When the old prime minister was in his seventies, he could still review the file for three days and three nights in a row; When he is eighty years old, he can still live in the Prime Minister's Mansion for fifteen consecutive days. ”

"——How is it that before the age of fifty, the Marquis is no longer able to handle the official affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"When the old prime minister is here, the prime minister's office is orderly, and government affairs can be handled on time;"

"——How can the Marquis be the prime minister for a year, but he has never brought a file that he cannot handle to the palace to ask his father?"

"-In the past year, there has never been a matter that is difficult for my father and emperor to decide, and it has been brought to the court by the prime minister and discussed by hundreds of officials?"

···

"The prime minister didn't deal with anything that should be handled by himself;"

"The prime minister has not asked for instructions once about the emperor's father;"

"The matter that should be handed over to the hundred officials for discussion, the prime minister, has not mentioned it once in the court."

"—Tiaohou, why did you do this?"

"Is it because of the prime minister's honor, not in line with the wishes of the Marquis?"

"Or the trust of the father, the expectations of the queen mother, and even the expectations of the people of the world are not enough to make the Marquis a little ashamed, so that the Marquis can take a little time every day to deal with government affairs in the Prime Minister's Mansion???"

···

···

Quiet.

The ultimate in tranquility.

After Liu Sheng's successive 'doubts' exits, the huge Xuanshu Hall only fell into an extreme silence.

Regarding Liu Sheng's 'doubts', almost everyone in the hall bowed their heads in shame.

- Liu Sheng, is asking the teacher for guilt.

Everyone could hear that Liu Sheng was pointing at Zhou Yafu's nose and asking Zhou Yafu: Why is the old prime minister unwilling to follow suit what the old prime minister can do?

In this regard, all the officials in the palace could do was to bow their heads in shame.

Because the late old prime minister Shen Tujia is really what Liu Sheng described.

In front of such an old man, anyone who is still a little shameless can only bow his head in shame.

Zhou Yafu, of course, also has a sense of shame.

But Zhou Yafu's incorruptibility will never make Zhou Yafu have any emotions that a normal person should have in front of a 'virtuous and unworthy' prince······

"Erchen really doesn't understand why a person like Tiaohou would become the prime minister of my Han family."

"——When the old prime minister was still alive, he once told his sons: Whether it is the Chang'an court or the Kwantung county, as long as it is a 'minister', it should be a person with real talent and learning."

"If the prime minister and the prime minister of the state have no talent, it will drag down millions of people, and because of one person's incompetence, they will suffer hardships that they should not have suffered."

···

"Now, Tiaohou is the prime minister of my Han family, and he has been doing it for a full year, but he still doesn't know what his responsibilities are;"

"Who knows how many innocent people and Li Shu in the world lack food and clothing because of the marquis, and even their families are ruined?"

"If these people know that they are persecuted by the Marquis, then it's nothing-at most, my Han family is disgraced, and the prestige of the Han officials is no longer there;"

"But if someone with a heart interferes with it and makes people think: This is all the fault of the father, what should I do?"

"Do you want my father to personally bear the blame of the people of the world for the fault of the marquis?"

···

"The courtiers have heard that if the monarch is humiliated, the courtiers should desperately defend the monarch's dignity;"

"But the courtiers have never heard that if a courtier commits a mistake, the monarch will bear the abuse of the people of the world for the courtier."

"——The father believes in the Marquis and tolerates the Marquis in every way, and the sons admire the father's mind very much."

"But if my father only favors the Marquis, what should I do with the tens of millions of suffering people in the world?"

"Tiaohou, how can he ······ De"

"-Ho~De~Ho~Can!"

After saying that, Liu Sheng finally knelt on the ground with grief in his eyes and bowed to the Son of Heaven.

"As a son, he shouldn't have accused his father of doing this;"

"But as a prince and a subordinate, the sons and daughters really dare not turn a blind eye to this."

"——My father once taught his sons: My Han family is people-oriented, and tens of millions of peasants in the world are oriented;"

"Shangshu, Zhoushu, Hongfan" also says: The Son of Heaven should be the king of the subjects of the world as the parents of his subjects.

···

"Erchen, pause your head, and die a hundred times~"

"I implore my father and the emperor to ······ all the people and the common people in the world"

"——Focus on the temple and the shrine~"

Today is also a change~

Fathers take care of their bodies, and take medicine on time when they are already baating~

Good night~

(End of chapter)