Chapter 16: Who am I afraid of (Part 1)

I don’t know how long it takes to start from the Ganqing Palace and arrive at the Golden Palace. My surname is shaking in the sedan chair and fell asleep in a drowsy way until he was woken up by the screams of the eunuch outside.

Huh. That guy's voice is so loud. It is probably because there are emperors who often fall asleep in the sedan chair. This makes these eunuchs' voices particularly sharp.

I walked out of the sedan chair lazily and looked around. In front of me was a large palace, magnificent and luxurious, without any need to be detailed. On the open large porch, there was a plaque with three words "Zhonghe Temple".

Anyway, I was confused and let the little eunuch lead me in. Suddenly, a few smart eunuchs immediately rushed out of it. After prosecuting me, I helped me tidy up my clothes. There was also a layer of unknown things on my face. After a long time of tidying, I had a chance to look at the bronze mirror.

I was shocked. In the bronze mirror, I became very big, and my skin was fairer. The key was that my eyebrows were thicker and thicker. I looked heroic and had a sense of powerlessness. It turned out that the emperor had to put on makeup before the court, just like a celebrity before the performance on stage?

I smiled bitterly, and then I had to accept it for the time being. After all, it was my first time in court today, so I should try to endure it. In the future, all these messy things will be saved. Just spending such makeup will take me so long. When I am very free, I don’t know if there are any bad chemicals in these things I applied? What if I make me a pockmark?

After this passage, the sky outside was already bright. The eunuch walked up to me and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, it's time to go to court. The ministers are all waiting."

"Then let's go." I'm mentally prepared.

The eunuch led me in front of me and walked towards the passage connecting the Zhonghe Hall and the Golden Palace. The little three and Xiaoduozi supported me from the left and right.

"The emperor is in court." As soon as the eunuch stepped into the Golden Palace, he walked towards the high platform behind the hall, and shouted melodiously.

"Long live my emperor, long live my life." A shout sounded, and it was rippling back and forth in this empty Golden Palace several times.

With the shouts, I walked towards the dragon throne that everyone had dreamed of. This dragon throne that symbolized the power of the world. I gently swayed on the dragon head on the handle of the chair and then sat up. My eyes glanced at the densely packed and two rows of officials crawling on the ground. The satisfaction in my heart suddenly arose.

He turned around and said majesticly: "All my beloveds are calm."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." A trivial sound of clothes rubbing.

"If you have something to report, you will leave the court without anything to do." The eunuch took another step and shouted loudly.

"Report to the Emperor." As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, one of the officials standing in the front row came out and bent down and said, "The old minister has something to do to report."

I frowned slightly. I don’t recognize this guy. Haha. In fact, there are not many people who recognize him. Apart from the ministers who accompanied Mount Tai, they are familiar with him. The only familiar minister is the old fox Tao Qian, the Minister of Rites.

I searched Tao Qian from the crowd, but saw him standing in the second row, with a serious expression without any fluctuations.

It seems that this old guy who came out to make a comeback is probably higher than Tao Qian's official position. Could it be the prime minister who dares to speak first?

"Accepted." I pretended to be calm and waved my hand lightly.

"The old minister wanted to impeach Tao Qian, the Minister of Rites. He not only acted beyond his authority, but also used it to arrest Zhao He's private party and harm innocent colleagues." As he said that, he handed the memorial in his hand and bowed down.

Seeing this, the eunuch hurriedly ran down, took the note and handed it to me.

When I opened the note, I saw a bunch of neatly crafted, fly-headed characters. The characters were written well. I glanced roughly, and I listed some examples of Tao Qian's illegal operations and pleaded for some ministers who were imprisoned in the heavenly prison.

"Bang!" I closed the note lightly and said lightly: "I have fully understood this matter. Everything is from my instructions, it is no wonder Tao Aiqing."

"Emperor." The old guy's face changed. He didn't expect me to take the initiative to resist the matter. He rushed forward: "The old minister thought that although Lord Tao was instructed by the emperor, he used public service to help others, avenged his personal revenge, and eliminated his dissidents. In the prison, there were no less than ten innocent officials at all levels detained."

What a guy, so aggressive? From this we can see how weak the guy in front of me is. However, I have a baby. I won’t let you guys do it at will, right?

Then he slapped the head of the chair, stood up hard, and shouted in a deep voice: "To impeach others, you must first show absolute evidence. Do you want to behead the important officials in the court based on a memorial you wrote? In addition, the officials in the prison have their own Ministry of Justice to determine whether they are guilty or not. Whether they are guilty or not is not just your mouth. There is a decision on this matter, so there is no need to discuss it."

"The emperor calms down, the old minister knows that he is wrong." When the old guy saw me angry, he retreated tremblingly.

"Emperor, Master Li is also considering the emperor's reputation. He is afraid that if the emperor kills his loyal minister by mistake, he will be infamous for thousands of years." Tao Qian, who looked innocent, came out of the list as the old guy and pleaded for mercy: "Your Majesty must not blame Master Li for his good intentions."

It turns out that guy is the Grand Master? No wonder he is so arrogant. His status is higher than that of the Grand Master. Why are the teachers of the Bird Emperor like this? There is also a Grand Master, so it is better to have this virtue.

"Tao Aiqing's words are reasonable." I returned to the dragon throne and said calmly: "Then I won't bother with Grandmaster Li this time." While I went down the steps, I threw away my personal favors to Tao Qian. After all, he also helped me a lot.

At this time, an official behind Tao Qian left the list and started the memorial: "Your Majesty, I have something to do to report it."

"Tell me." I leaned my back on the dragon throne and waved my hand lazily. Anyway, it was my first time in court today, so I would be fine to experience it slowly.

"What I report is about the case of repairing embankments along the Yellow River." The official was about forty, with a square face, and quite good looks.

"Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate." A chubby official not far in front of him emerged: "The embankments on both sides of the Yellow River are thousands of miles away. If they want to be completely repaired, it will cost at least 30 million taels, which is equivalent to the tax revenue of the national treasury for one year. The treasury is not sufficient at present. If they are all used to repair the embankments, if the surrounding barbarians disturb our Great Wu, what should we do to resist?"

I am the person who grew up in the Yellow River Basin, so I naturally know the consequences of the Yellow River breaking. I also agree with the renovation of the Yellow River embankment. However, as that guy said, if all the money from the treasury is used to build the Yellow River embankment, wouldn’t it be bad if a war starts?

"Tell me, how much money is left in the treasury at present." Damn, I don't know which one is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, so I had to speak in the middle.

"I heard from the Emperor, the treasury has 8 million taels of silver left." The chubby official still answered me respectfully.

"What, eight million taels?" I stood up, looking surprised. Damn, how could this virtue be poor? I still think I have seventy or eighty million taels to save.
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