Three days later, Zhu Feng announced his decision to use troops against the country in the cabinet.

This decision naturally caused a great response, especially Gu Tingqiu, the chief minister of the cabinet. He could not even wait to discuss with other cabinet ministers, and expressed his fierce opposition as soon as Zhu Feng finished speaking.

For him, although there was no large-scale war in the country after the emperor ascended the throne, the border wars continued, especially in the past few years, in order to deal with the Yue Kingdom, the invisible loss in the middle of the country was extremely serious. It was also when the Yue Kingdom was pacified and the exchanges and trade with overseas countries became more frequent, so it was considered that a little vitality was slowly recovered.

In this case, we should seize the peaceful period and let the people recuperate.

If you use troops to the country again, you will be implicated in war again, and the peaceful life of the people will be disrupted and will be miserable.

Looking at the old minister who was kneeling in front of him and making a sincere statement, Zhu Feng was very calm. He raised his hand and said, "Gu Qing, get up first and then talk."

Gu Tingqiu knelt on the ground and refused to get up.

Zhu Feng frowned slightly, but was not angry. He just sighed and said, "I understand Gu Qing's concerns. However, I have a saying that you all listen to. The people do need to rest, but they can't make peace by abandoning martial arts."

Hearing this, the other ministers who had already stood up looked at me and I looked at you.

Everyone calmed down.

Zhu Feng continued: "From the day when the Neng Kingdom and our Great Yan Dynasty coexist, he has been a major concern in our country. He is a knife hanging over the head of our Great Yan Dynasty. If you stay for one day, the Great Yan Dynasty will not be peaceful."

Gu Tingqiu knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty's words are naturally reasonable, but the people in the country have just been cultivating for several years and they really can't withstand such wars."

“…”

At this time, Zhu Feng's face had a look of impatient expression.

He said lightly: "Gu Qing, the people can't stand it. It's not something you can tell in just one sentence here. I have my own opinions on national affairs."

"His Majesty!"

Gu Tingqiu kowtowed repeatedly and said, "I am willing to ask Your Majesty to take back the order."

Zhu Feng frowned.

The ministers standing around looked at me, and I looked at you, and their faces changed.

They could clearly feel that the emperor and the cabinet minister had taken over, and neither side was willing to retreat. However, if the minister was a minister, how could he be able to stand up against the emperor?

Several people advised one after another: "Mr. Gu, let's say something slowly."

"Yes, I'll say it slowly."

"This matter is a big deal, but it still needs to be discussed for a long time."

But Gu Tingqiu insisted on kneeling on the ground and begged the Emperor to think twice. Zhu Feng looked at him coldly for a while, then stood up and said, "Announcement of this is the result of my thoughts after thinking twice. But you advise me to think twice, have you thought twice? I will give you a day, go back and think about it."

After saying that, he left with a slightest sleeve.

Although the emperor's tit-for-tat confrontation with the cabinet ministers was a big deal, the scope was only in the cabinet. Except for Nan Yan's unhappy expression, the others did not know about it. Only a few ministers probably knew about it and went to Gu's mansion to see Gu Tingqiu, hoping to persuade Gu Tingqiu to reconcile, but everyone could not knock on the door of the Gu mansion. There was only news that he was sick and did not see the guest.

Seeing this, everyone thought that he was really "thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors" and had to think twice before he could do it.

However, the next morning court, Gu Tingqiu took his sick leave.

Upon hearing this news, Zhu Feng's face was cold, and several other cabinet ministers looked at me and I looked at you. Some of them had cold sweat dripped from their foreheads.

Everyone understands that with Gu Tingqiu's age, it is not a strange thing to take sick leave, but he just went to the cabinet with the emperor yesterday, and today he took leave and did not come to court. It is clearly a silent protest.

For a moment, the entire hall fell silent.

I don’t know how long it took to hear the emperor sitting on the dragon throne chuckling. Someone dared to look up and saw that Zhu Feng’s face was faint, and he didn’t even look angry. He said: “Gu Qing is old and sick in old age. He should indeed let him rest more. People come to his house to pass on my oral orders, so that Gu Qing can rest well and rest as long as he can. He doesn’t have to worry about the affairs in the court.”

“…!”

The ministers in the hall couldn't help but gasp.

Xiao Shunzi didn't dare to hesitate, responded, and immediately hurried out of the palace with him to Gu's mansion.

Zhu Feng looked down at the silent ministers in the hall again, his face still faint, and there was no angry smile. He said calmly: "My dear friends, think about it, if there are still people who are sick and want to take sick leave, I would like to make arrangements earlier. If you are not sick, then go back and do your own things."

Everyone dared not say anything more. They all said that they were healthy and would devote their lives to the emperor and the court until they died.

Then the ministers retreated.

If the day before yesterday was a small conflict between two people in the cabinet, then on this day, Zhu Feng had completely put Gu Tingqiu on the shelf. Although he still had the title of a cabinet minister, he had no power at all. His sick leave was also extended indefinitely under the instruction of the emperor.

This incident soon spread throughout the harems of the front dynasty and the rear harems.

Even Concubine Yi, who has always been very regular and never talks about government affairs easily, couldn't help but stay alone after everyone came to pay their respects to the Concubine and left, and asked Nanyan worriedly: "This matter will not have any impact on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, right?"

No one else in the harem had a son, and everyone loved the prince very much. Although His Majesty the Emperor is still alive, everyone knows very well that in the next few decades, they will also live under the prince's hands.

Therefore, everyone was very worried about this.

Will the emperor neglect His Highness the Prince's father-in-law have any impact on the prince's status?

Nan Yan was taking a pair of scissors to cut flower branches for a pot of potted plants on the table. Hearing this, he only looked up at the worried Concubine Yi, and then smiled faintly: "Mr. Gu is Mr. Gu, and the prince is the prince. You can't marry a daughter, and your life will be connected together, right?"

Concubine Yi frowned slightly.

Could it be, not?

Although under the nose of His Majesty, the court did not dare to form cliques for personal gain, and even more so did the princelings, the prince was the future emperor, so of course he had to have his own capable confidant. Isn’t the emperor finding such a father-in-law for him?

Now, the respected Lord Gu has been suppressed in just a few words. How can people not worry?
Chapter completed!