The ministers who entered Zhao Qinian's study were all very experienced, and in the face of Li Congwen's slander, they either shook their heads and laughed, or they listened to him and did not listen, or kindly advised him not to talk nonsense, but no one sincerely pleaded guilty to Zhao Qinian and tried his best to defend himself.

Li Congwen felt a fist hit the belly of the big fat man, soft and elastic, which made him so uncomfortable, he snorted and left the house.

Zhao Qinian watched Li Congwen leave in embarrassment, so he had to listen to the advice of the ministers and persuade Zhao Qinian to put Yang Qi to death.

In recent generations, the emperors of Mingwu have been benevolent, and their ministers have never been punished even if they have spoken out in a little disrespect, and many have been praised for their outspoken advice.

But this does not mean that the emperor of Mingwu is a puppet, even if he is as weak as Zhao Qinian.

"This matter will be discussed later. After the minister finished speaking, Zhao Qinian pondered for a moment before speaking slightly.

The ministers were helpless and saluted and retired.

Zhao Qinian stared blankly at the bookcase in front of him, and he didn't know how long it took to come back to his senses, and raised his head to find that Li Congwen was already standing in the room.

"Congwen, what do you say the emperor should be?"

"I don't know, I haven't been either. ”

Zhao Qinian smiled, and then asked, "What should I do so that the ministers do not disobey my will?"

"Isn't this a problem?" Li Congwen scratched his head, he was asked inexplicably, he didn't know how to answer, and he himself still had a bunch of questions to ask, "The prison robbery was unsuccessful, what should we do next?"

"I don't know, Li Xianghe ......"

"My father can't think too much about it yet. ”

Zhao Qinian sighed, "What about Chen Kang?"

"Today, the tax payment in various places is also in charge of the money and grain in various places, and Brother Chen is busy with this matter and can't take a break. Li Congwen saw that Zhao Qinian was also at a loss, patted his head, and said loudly, "If you want me to say that Your Majesty still sent guards to surround the minister's house, right?"

Zhao Qinian was startled, looked at the door that had been closed, and quickly shook his head, "It's not appropriate, it's not ......."

"Then I will only find one noble and make an example of one. ”

Zhao Qinian was dumbfounded, faintly feeling that this might be a good idea, and felt that something was wrong, so he shook his head after thinking about it for a long time, "Let me think about it, let me think about it......"

"What is Your Majesty afraid of? The peaceful and prosperous world is good to the people and good to the nobles, even if the nobles are dissatisfied with Your Majesty's decision, they will not do anything. ”

"This is a big deal, and ...... again Let me think about it again. ”

Li Congwen wanted to say more, but a voice came from outside the study.

"Your Majesty, letter from prison. ”

"Come in. ”

Gonggong Hong glanced at Li Congwen, bowed forward, handed the letter in his hand to Zhao Qi, and stepped aside.

Li Congwenzheng wondered which prison he was in, so he saw Zhao Qinian hurriedly fold the letter and said to Gonggong Hong: "I want to go to the prison and prepare for the drive." ”

"Wow. ”

......

The sunlight shone into the prison from the skylight, and happened to be on Yang Qi's body, and with the swaying of the easy chair under him, he could enjoy a lazy afternoon.

"Did the noise outside the prison disturb my father-in-law?" Zhao Qinian waved his hand behind him, and walked in with Li Congwen one after the other.

"Yes. Yang Qi opened one eye, glanced at the person, and closed it again.

Zhao Qinian was stunned, smiled awkwardly, and stood next to Yang Qi.

"Congwen's idea?" Yang Qi opened another eye, glanced at his body, and pouted at Zhao Qinian, "Go aside, block my light." ”

Zhao Qinian hurriedly took two steps to the side, and was relieved to see that his dragon robe was no longer golden and shiny, and saw that Li Congwen had already poured wine while nodding, and felt that he had to look casual, so he sat on the bed.

Yang Qi didn't take the wine handed by Li Congwen, and closed his eyes, "I'll just say that you don't have the courage to do that." ”

"It's a pity that the nobles have been prepared. Zhao Qinian whispered.

"Congwen, you go back first, I have something to say to Qi Nian. ”

Li Congwen was stunned for a moment, glanced at the wine glass in his hand, smashed it and put it on the table, bowed and walked out.

There were only two people left in the prison, Zhao Qinian waited for Yang Qi to say something, but Yang Qi didn't say anything for a long time, lying on the easy chair as if he was asleep.

Zhao Qinian was at a loss when Yang Qi suddenly spoke.

"What kind of emperor does Your Majesty think is a good emperor?"

Yang Qi's voice was a little stern, which made Zhao Qinian sit up straight, and after thinking for a while, he didn't know how to answer, so he had to whisper unconfidently: "Like my father?"

"What is your father?"

Zhao Qinian opened his mouth and was speechless for a long time.

Yang Qi waited for a while, and then asked, "Then what kind of official does Your Majesty think is a good official?"

"This ...... I...... I have never been an official, and I don't know it. ”

Yang Qi let out a breath, "Then what kind of emperor does Your Majesty want to be?"

Zhao Qinian pursed his lips and lowered his head, his eyes were erratic, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and raised his head and said: "I want to be a benevolent and righteous king, I want to let the court officials work for the people, I want the people of Mingwu to live and work in peace and contentment, and I want to let Mingwu live and work peacefully." ”

"Huh. Yang Qi couldn't help laughing, opened his eyes and looked at Zhao Qinian, and was even happier to see him like that, "You should tell Li Jinglan this." ”

He saw that Zhao Qinian's face turned red and sighed, "Qi Nian, what kind of emperor do you want to be?"

"I don't want to be an emperor. ”

"Why?"

"The Emperor...... The emperor was not free, and even more so now. ”

"The emperor is admired by all the people, so naturally he must also care about the people, how can he be free? Now without me and Li Jinglan, you have to bear more. ”

"When will my father-in-law help me again? ”

Yang Qi looked at Zhao Qinian's hopeful eyes and moved his gaze to the side, "The emperor who is light is either a puppet or a faint king. ”

"I don't care. ”

"And what about when I die?

Yang Qi's voice suddenly became louder, startling Zhao Qinian, "I...... Maybe Li Xiang will help me. ”

Yang Qi didn't speak, turned his head and stared at Zhao Qinian, Zhao Qinian lowered his head and understood what Yang Qi meant.

One day he will have to be on his own, and one day he will be alone.

"Your Majesty still has time to learn. Yang Qi eased up a bit.

"Then what can I do to get my stepfather out?"

Yang Qi smiled indifferently and closed his eyes, "Your Majesty can do whatever you want, as long as Your Majesty remembers that you can be selfish, but you can't be so selfish that you think that others are not selfish." ”

Zhao Qinian was stunned for a moment, not understanding what his father-in-law meant, thinking that this seemed to be nonsense, but he didn't dare to say it.

Seeing that his father-in-law had the intention of driving away guests, he got up and saluted and was about to leave, but he stopped just two steps and asked softly to Yang Qi, "Father-in-law, what is a good emperor?"

Yang Qi didn't open his eyes, and waved his hand like a mosquito repellent, "I haven't been a yet, how do I know?"

Zhao Qinian feels that his father-in-law is "omnipotent", but it seems that the "omnipotent" father-in-law has something he doesn't know, and his father-in-law's words seem to have a deep meaning?

I haven't been a person so I don't know, but I have to be a person to know?

Could it be that this is a question given to me by my father-in-law?

With such a thought, Zhao Qinian strode out of the prison in a daze.