Finally, Bai Yuxian decided to make a suggestion in the court to let Xiao Yunchen act as an agent of the government. However, this proposal could not come directly from his mouth, otherwise his true intentions would be revealed.
The suggestions were made by some officials who followed Bai Yuxian. This move still caused an uproar in the court.
Although Xiao Yunchen was no longer the same as before, after all, his prestige was not high enough. Most of the ministers hoped that Bai Yuxian could be the regent, so they naturally had reservations about Xiao Yunchen.
In the quiet golden palace, everyone turned their attention to Bai Yuxian at the front, expecting him to stand up and say something.
However, after waiting for a long time, they remained motionless.
So the Prime Minister had no choice but to ask directly: "King Chen, what do you think?"
Bai Yuxian slowly turned around, faced the gazes of the officials, and said calmly: "This matter concerns my brother. It is really difficult for me to express my opinion. Everything depends on your lords' decision."
In fact, although he intentionally stayed out of the matter, he did not raise any objections, which also showed that he agreed. People with a discerning eye can understand the deeper meaning.
So, some ministers slowly changed their minds. Ministers, you look at me and I look at you. After discussing for a long time, the prime minister said: "Since all your lords have agreed, let's let it be settled."
Xiao Yunchen didn't expect it to go so smoothly. He looked at Bai Yuxian with some surprise. He quickly regained his composure and suddenly had mixed feelings in his heart.
Becoming the regent means that he has embarked on a road of no return, and this road is very lonely, full of fights and treachery. As the saying goes, it is always cold at high places. The further you go, the lonelier you become.
From then on, Xiao Yunchen moved to a larger residence, the Regent's Palace, which was further away from Prince Chen's Palace. On the day of the move, Bai Yuxian and Ye Fuxun came to congratulate him.
Ye Fuxun also specially bought a gift as a congratulatory gift. When he saw Xiao Yunchen, who was wearing a dark purple dragon robe and was high-spirited, he smiled and presented the gift.
"Congratulations to the Prince Regent on his move to the new house. This small gift is not a sign of respect. I hope the prince will not dislike it!"
Xiao Yunchen returned the gift with a smile on his face: "Thank you, sister-in-law!"
Bai Yuxian just patted Xiao Yunchen's shoulder and said sincerely: "This important task will be left to you from now on. Thank you for your hard work!"
"Brother, it's not hard for me at all, because I know that no matter what happens to me, you will help me." Xiao Yunchen said with a smile. What he really meant was that as long as he could share the burden for his brother, he would be willing to do so no matter what.
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With that said, Xiao Yunchen took the congratulatory gift with both hands and welcomed the two of them in. "Brother, sister-in-law, come in and take a look at my new mansion. Is it much more grand than before?"
I thought that the palace would be crowded with guests today, and it would be very lively. Unexpectedly, when I entered, I found that there was not a single guest who came to congratulate me.
Ye Fuxun secretly wondered, could it be that Xiao Yunchen's interpersonal relationship was so poor that no officials from the DPRK and the Central Government came to congratulate him?
However, as she got closer, she found that the table in the middle of the hall was piled with carefully wrapped gifts, and she became even more confused.
"The ministers in the DPRK are so interesting. Why are they just sending gifts but no one comes?"
Xiao Yunchen explained: "It's not that they didn't come, it's that I asked them to go back and didn't bother to hold a banquet and make a fuss. It's not a wedding, so why make it so grand."
"Isn't it bad to accept gifts from others but not invite them to dinner?" Ye Fuxun joked.
Xiao Yunchen sighed helplessly and said: "I don't want to accept the gift. Let them take it back. If they still don't want to, I have to accept it first."
Seeing Bai Yuxian open his mouth and want to say something, Xiao Yunchen immediately said, "Don't worry, for the sake of my reputation as a regent, I will have all these gifts returned later."
Bai Yuxian then nodded with satisfaction: "It seems you really don't need me to talk anymore."
"Big Brother's teachings can never be missing," Xiao Yunchen said with a smile, "I will ask Big Brother for more guidance in the future."
The three of them chatted and toured the palace. They had a meal together at noon, and then Bai Yuxian and Ye Fuxun returned to Prince Chen's palace.
In fact, when she saw that Xiao Yunchen had become the regent and could fully act on his own, Bai Yuxian felt filled with emotion and a little melancholy.
The younger brother he had protected for so many years finally left his wings and no longer needed his protection. He should have been relieved, but for some reason, he felt a little sad.
He knew Xiao Yunchen very well. Although he faced all this with a smile on his face, he knew that in his heart, Xiao Yunchen was not really willing to be the regent. It was just forced by the situation.
I just wonder if many years later, when he misses those free and unrestrained days in the past, will he blame his elder brother for forcing him to go down this road?
Ye Fuxun saw through Bai Yuxian's thoughts and comforted him: "Yunchen is no longer a child, he knows what he should do, and he can't avoid it.
Although being the regent feels a bit forced, in the final analysis, if he really doesn't want to do it, no one can force him.
Now that he has embarked on this road, I believe that he will continue to go on well. Even if he faces difficulties, he will overcome all difficulties and will not let you, hundreds of officials and thousands of people in Dongchen Kingdom
Disappointed.”
Bai Yuxian nodded: "I hope so."
After Xiao Yunchen became the regent, all affairs in the court were put under his control. Most of the ministers were very cooperative and respected him.
Except for a few well-intentioned people, they deliberately made things difficult for Xiao Yunchen at the beginning, leaving some messes to him to clean up, and even deliberately sent the documents that were supposed to be presented to Xiao Yunchen to Prince Chen's palace, in order to alienate him.
Their brotherly feelings.
Of course, these personal tricks failed in the end. Xiao Yunchen relied on his extraordinary ability to handle affairs well, kept the court in order, and his prestige grew day by day.
Just when the capital was peaceful, one night, a fire broke out in the prison.
After receiving the news in the middle of the night, Bai Yuxian and Ye Fuxun rushed to the prison to check the situation. The fire was not big, and by the time they arrived, the fire had been put out by the guards.
The Minister of Justice and several other officials from the Ministry of Justice arrived first, and the situation at the scene was already clear. Bai Yuxian directly asked the Minister: "Master Yan, what is the current situation?"
"Go back to the prince." Yan Shangshu's expression was a little solemn, and it seemed that the situation was not good.
"The fire has been extinguished and not many places have been burned. However, according to the inspection of the jailer, several felons escaped in the chaos. Now I don't know where they have escaped. I have sent people out to hunt them down.