"Ahem......"

Emperor Chu, who was sitting on the dragon chair, coughed twice first, and the hall, which was originally a little noisy, suddenly quieted down because of these two coughs.

The ministers held their breath, they didn't dare to gasp, they tilted their heads, and their eyes fell on Emperor Chu who made a sound.

Emperor Chu stroked his sleeve and spoke calmly, as if telling an ancient story:

"It has been more than 520 years since the birth of my Chu State, and in the past 500 years, my Chu State and the Daji Dynasty have always formed a brotherly friendship and a good alliance, but two years ago, some thieves in the DPRK and China sowed discord, and even sent troops to Yunzhou, from beginning to end, I was kept in the dark by the thieves, and my ears and eyes were blocked, which caused the disaster of the brothers' dynasty in Yunzhou, and I am deeply saddened."

"Ahem..... Here, I want to say sorry to the envoys who came from afar, from now on, our two countries are still brothers, and we have no communication with each other, from today on, my emperor Yunmei will marry far away, and our brothers will be close to each other. ”

Chen Chao frowned and listened to Emperor Chu's unashamed speech.

God is kept in the dark!

The soldiers of the Chu State smuggled to Yunzhou, and the local bandits confronted the Daji soldiers, trying to make Yunzhou independent, not the order of your Chu Emperor, I Chen Dynasty and your surname.

With a sigh in his heart, Chen Chao glanced at Emperor Chu and his gaze converged.

It's just that on the way back from retracting his gaze, Chen Chao suddenly felt hairy.

Looking around, Chen Chao found that directly opposite, an old man with an old face, but a majestic and righteous old man was staring at him directly.

When Chen Chao looked over, the old man was still looking at him, and he didn't mean to avoid his gaze at all.

The two of them just looked at each other like this.

The old man was dressed in cloth, and leaned on this crutch on the small case in front of him, which looked out of place with the high-ranking officials around him, but the other officials in front of him either bowed their heads and did not dare to look directly, or waited respectfully.

This old man's identity is not bad!

After looking at each other for a while, he found that the majestic old man was still looking at him, Chen Chao was very puzzled, and turned his head to ask Chu Yunmei beside him: "Who is this old man?" Why didn't you see him the last time you entered the palace? ”

Chu Yunmei followed Chen Chao's gaze, glanced at it, and introduced: "Of course you haven't seen it, this is my old prime minister of Chu State, Xu Zhenghou, the old prime minister is old, he hasn't been to the court for a long time, and his health has not been good in recent years, so he recuperates in the countryside all the year round and doesn't often enter the palace." ”

Chen Chao nodded, understood..... I couldn't help but glance at Emperor Chu, who was still speaking, and thought to myself that this fat man had really taken great pains to keep himself in Chu as a cow and horse, and even the old prime minister was invited back.

On the seat, Xu Zhenghou's gaze always fell on Chen Chao opposite, and there was a deep meaning in his eyes.

At the end of the tirade, Emperor Chu's speech was mainly to let everyone in the mission have a number in their hearts and go back to bring a letter to the emperor surnamed Li.

In the future, the two countries will be close to each other, and the matter of Yunzhou will not count.

After drinking a sip of water and moistening his throat, Emperor Chu began to say the second thing.

"Huh?"

Before he could speak, Emperor Chu deliberately pretended to be very surprised, "Huh", he looked at the cloth in the banquet, and said with some surprise and some disgust: "Why is the old prime minister here today?" Why didn't anyone tell me in advance, the old prime minister is old, and it's freezing today, I ....."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Zhenghou stood up with a trembling body and crutches, and everyone saw a rickety old man figure and his white hair.

Xu Zhenghou slowly walked to the center of the hall and slowly knelt down.

"Minister Xu Zhenghou knocked to see my emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live....."

"The old prime minister doesn't have to be polite, please get up quickly." Emperor Chu waved his hand, and the two little eunuchs hurriedly pulled Xu Zhenghou up.

Chen Chao quietly watched the two gentlemen and ministers acting.

But he was extremely curious in his heart, how did Emperor Chu persuade this old prime minister to give him a trust?

"Minister, Xu Zhenghou, he is old, in recent years, he has been riddled with illness, and his body is not as good as day by day, and he came here today to submit his resignation."

The voice fell.

The hall was surprisingly quiet, and the hundred officials watched quietly, but no one came out to stay, not even a word.

Seeing this situation, Xu Zhenghou shook his head slightly and smiled bitterly.

To continue:

"Please also ask Your Majesty to grant the minister's resignation."

Emperor Chu frowned, groaned slightly, and said, "Old Prime Minister, is there something I have where I can't live with you?" Why did you leave me! I don't allow you to resign, Chu still needs the old prime minister, and I still need the old prime minister. ”

At this time, an official hurriedly came out and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the old prime minister is not leaving Your Majesty, Your Majesty does not need to worry...... Prime Minister Xu has worked hard for decades for the country, and now he is in his old age......"

Someone official stood up and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the old prime minister has worked hard for the country and the people all his life, and it is time to enjoy the blessings in his old age, and please allow the old prime minister's request to resign!" ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister also seconded it!"

One after another, officials stood up and knelt on the ground.

Emperor Chu was slightly moved and waved his hand, "Since everyone said so, then I had no choice but to let the old prime minister leave, but after the old prime minister returned to his hometown, he must write often." ”

To achieve his goal, after Xu Zhenghou and the officials who came out to second the proposal were seated again, Emperor Chu couldn't wait to say: "As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a king for a day, but today I want to say that the country cannot be without a face for a day." ”

"Take advantage of today's meeting, and elect a new prime minister."

The ministers secretly exchanged glances, cooperated with Emperor Chu's performance, and frowned and pondered the candidate for the new prime minister.

It is said that everyone acted hard and hard, which clearly shows that the Chu Emperor intends to let the Chen Dynasty stay in the Chu State to replace Xu Zhenghou and become the new prime minister of the Chu State.

This matter was originally as simple as eating and drinking, but Emperor Chu had to go around in such a big circle.

It was again to invite the old prime minister who was recuperating at home, and it was a troublesome trip, and it was to let everyone think hard and meditate, and jointly promote a new prime minister.

As for it?

In fact, everyone's hearts are like mirrors, but if Emperor Chu wants to do this, what can everyone do?

It can only be accompanied by the performance.

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and the official department stood up first, bowed his hand slightly in the direction of the Chu Emperor, and said in a deep voice: "The minister is the secretary of the ministry, and the ministry has been in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials, examinations, promotions, honors, transfers and other affairs since ancient times. ”

In the main hall, there was a slight noise, and a waiter came out of the Ministry of Rites, and said anxiously: "The minister thinks it's inappropriate, Chen Chao is a Ji person, and he is the prime minister of Daji, how can I be the prime minister of Chu State?" ”

"How not?"

"I just can't!"

"Yes!"