"You... you are such a nagging old man, how dare you accuse me?" When Guo Wei got angry, he didn't look like a patient at all, but more forceful.
"Guo Wei, don't think that just because you are the regent, you can run wild in the government and the public. Don't forget that the emperor has the final say in court affairs."
"Don't use the emperor to pressure me. Don't think that I don't know. You are clearly jealous of my throne. Ever since the late emperor appointed me as regent, you have been grieving in your heart. You wish you could ask the emperor to take back my official position.
I want you to be the regent, right?"
"Stop spitting nonsense out there."
"If you don't believe me, let the emperor ask the civil and military ministers of the dynasty if you don't believe me."
…
The two of them started to quarrel before they could say a few words, and other ministers came over to try to persuade them.
Seeing that the two of them were arguing more and more fiercely, Empress Dowager Guo scowled angrily: "You two, stop arguing. Haven't you argued enough after so many years of arguing? Today is the first day of the new emperor's ascension to the throne. Can you please be quiet?"
The two of them stopped. Empress Dowager Guo walked up to Ren Xianliang and said: "Prime Minister Ren, Guo Wei is the younger brother of the Ai family. The Ai family should not speak for him. You two are both auxiliary ministers appointed by the late emperor. No matter what
The Ai family has no objection to who should be the regent, but you shouldn't say that to my uncle. He has worked hard for this country all his life, and now he is suffering from the cold. You should be more considerate of him."
Seeing that Queen Mother Guo's words deliberately favored Guo Wei, Ren Boliang had no choice but to hold back even though he was angry. Shao Yan was greatly displeased. He knew better than anyone what was right and wrong, but he did not stand up to accuse Guo Wei of being arrogant, but pointed out that
Ren Boliang pointed his nose and said sharply: "Ren Aiqing, this is your fault. After all, Guo Wei is the regent appointed by the late emperor. If you have doubts about his position, you are doubting the wisdom of the late emperor. I think Guo Wei
My uncle is a sincere man, and he has dedicated his whole life to the court for so many years. The court must entrust such loyal ministers and good generals with important responsibilities. From now on, I will add the regent as a first-class protector of the country. I will reward you with thousands of gold and hundreds of acres of fertile land. Thank you for your love.
What do you think?"
"The Emperor is wise," the ministers echoed. Only Ren Boliang and Right Prime Minister Dongfang Yi did not speak. Before coming to Donglin, Shao Yan had some understanding of the characters of these two Prime Ministers. Ren Boliang was straightforward, loyal but easy to offend.
People, especially Guo Wei; Dongfang Yi has a gentler personality. Although he doesn't speak much, what he says every time is of a higher standard. Both of them are loyal ministers of the Donglin Kingdom.
"I wonder what Prime Minister Dongfang has to say?" Shao Yan deliberately turned his gaze to Dongfang Yi. Dongfang Yi quickly stood up and said: "In reply to your majesty, your majesty has conferred the title of Lord Protector on my uncle. I have no objection, but I just want to reward your majesty on my uncle."
I have some opinions on the matter of gold.”
"Oh, tell me and listen"
"My uncle is in charge of the keys to the treasury. He neither wants to hand it over to His Majesty nor give it to the people. There are at least millions of taels of gold in the treasury. My uncle is so dedicated that he can regard the court's silver as his own.
On the other hand, his property must belong to the imperial court, so I will definitely not accept the emperor's reward."
Dongfang Yi talked a lot, which was nothing more than indirectly persuading the emperor to take back his life. Guo Wei suddenly turned red with anger, but he couldn't say it out loud, so he could only suffer the loss of being dumb.
Seeing Guo Wei's embarrassment, Shao Yan couldn't help but almost laughed. He sincerely admired Dongfang Yi's wisdom and said: "Dongfang Aiqing's words are reasonable. It's rare that Guo Aiqing is so dedicated, so I won't force others to make things difficult. The fertile land will be temporarily taken back."
"As for the gold, the two prime ministers will send it to the disaster area for me." As he said that, Shao Yan looked at Guo Wei and asked, "What do you think, uncle?"
"Since the emperor's golden mouth has been opened, I will obey the order," Guo Wei said reluctantly. When the prime ministers heard that the emperor wanted to help the flood disaster, they were immediately overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down to kowtow.
…
After retreating from the court, Shao Yan returned to the imperial study and told Bai Mei everything about the morning court. Bai Mei heard that Guo Wei handed over the golden key and couldn't help but be overjoyed and sighed: "No matter how powerful Guo Wei is, in terms of wisdom he is not Dongfang Yi at all."
opponent"
"This Dongfang Yi is indeed very resourceful. He made Guo Wei speechless with just a few words." Shao Yan looked at Bai Mei with a smile and said curiously: "Master Bai, you and this Guo Wei are also my assistant ministers.
Why doesn't your father allow you to go to court?"
The white eyebrows were red and the ears were red: "Your Majesty, to be honest, although I am your assistant minister, my official position is not high enough to enter the court with all the ministers."
"This is easy to handle. I will let you upgrade your official rank by two levels now. You are now from the third rank. If I move you to the second rank, won't you be able to go to court every day?"
"I thank you for your kindness, but I am still willing to serve you by your side. Besides, I have long been tired of the intrigues in the court. I just want to live a peaceful life."
Seeing Bai Mei's resolute attitude, Shao Yan couldn't force him, so he took off his dragon robe, and when Xiao Shunzi was not around, he whispered to Bai Mei: "Let's go out of the palace with me." This boy hasn't seen Yun Yunhe in the past two days.
Bai Ruxue, I missed her very much. After becoming the emperor and sitting on the throne, besides being majestic and majestic, I always felt empty around me.
Bai Mei's expression suddenly changed, "Your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne and are about to leave the palace. This is not good. If the Queen Mother finds out, I am afraid that I will not be able to bear the responsibility."
"It's okay. What are you afraid of? I'll take care of anything if something happens."
"But"
"Stop being stubborn, it will take half a day at most."
Under Shao Yan's repeated requests, Bai Mei had no choice but to nod and agree. The two of them changed into civilian clothes and led Zhang Er, Zhang San, and Wang Wu out of the palace. They first came to Luo, the capital of Donglin.
Beijing, at this moment, Luojing has changed from the depression of the past, and is prosperous everywhere. There is an endless stream of pedestrians on the streets, street vendors one after another, men, women and children in the streets and alleys are all with bright smiles on their faces. The new emperor has ascended the throne and is free from Ruisan.
In the year, people will not have to worry about not being able to pay taxes for at least three years.
Seeing the lively and festive scene, Shao Yan felt very proud. Under the leadership of Bai Mei, everyone quickly arrived at Bai Mansion. Outside the door, Shao Yan heard the sound of swords clashing inside, and then heard the sound of two women.
Dialogue
"Miss Bai, your swordsmanship is so powerful, you are always defeated every time."
"No, it's like this. You always give in to me."
"I heard that the prince has ascended the throne. Now that he is the emperor, I wonder if he will come to see us?" Yun Yun said.
"The emperor has a lot of things to do, how can he have time to spare?" Bai Ruxue said with a smile.
"Who said I don't have time to come out?" The two girls were chatting when they saw Shao Yan, Zhang Er and others happily walking out behind them.
"Shao Da...," Bai Ruxue said as she spoke, she quickly knelt down and said, "Bai Ruxue, a civilian girl, comes to see the Emperor, long live long live, long live long live."
"I've met the emperor so much"
Seeing the surprised expressions of these two girls, Shao Yan said enthusiastically: "Why is the emperor not the emperor? I am leaving the palace incognito, so you might as well call me Shao Yan."
"Folk girls don't dare." Bai Ruxue's beautiful eyes were filled with a hint of nervousness. Although she had been following her mother in the world since she was a child, she at least still knew etiquette and respect. The handsome young master in front of her was no longer the cynical one before.
The prince is the supreme emperor today, so he needs to be extra careful in his words and deeds.
Shao Yan couldn't laugh or cry, "Ruxue, I've already told you, I'm not an emperor now, my name is Shao Yan, why do you have to be so formal?"
"The emperor is the king of a country now, and he will still be the king of a country in the future." Bai Ruxue lowered her head, not daring to look into Shao Yan's eyes.
"I, I'm really impressed by you." Shao Yan sighed secretly. If he had known that being an emperor would alienate his friends from him, he really shouldn't have come back to Donglin, so he said helplessly: "I haven't seen you two for so many days. I'm very sad."
I missed you, and I originally came out to see you. Since you all regard me as the emperor and don’t want to be friends with me, well, just pretend I’ve never been here.” He turned around and walked away.
"Brother Shao" Ruxue hurriedly called him. When Shao Yan heard these three words, he seemed to be back to those beautiful days in the past.
"Brother Shao, I, we miss you too," Ruxue's pretty face turned red and hesitantly said, "Brother Shao, I haven't seen you these days. Miss Bai often gets distracted when practicing her sword."
"You're still talking about me, aren't you the same? You're always sitting there alone in a daze."