The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 608: absurd
Chapter 608 Absurd
The emperor intended to follow the example of the Wei Kingdom, abolish the position of prime minister and establish a cabinet, which was a big change for the Jin court.
She still remembered that in her previous life, the position of prime minister was not abolished until the emperor passed away.
From ancient times to the present, whenever an emperor wanted to strengthen centralization and imperial power, he would have to carry out reforms. Even if it was not reform… he would have to do something big.
But the emperor is now old and confused, obsessed with the pursuit of immortality…
Could it be that they want to pave the way for those who come after them?
As for what her uncle said about the emperor falling off a horse, she had always been puzzled by the matter, but because there was no one in the palace, she did not know the details of the emperor’s fall.
“Before the handwritten letter between the Left Prime Minister and the Second Prince was presented to the emperor by the censor, what happened in the court that made the emperor intend to abolish the position of prime minister?” Bai Qingyan asked again.
After all, Bai Jinxiu was not in the court, so what she knew was quite limited, but Dong Qingping was different… Dong Qingping was a court official, so he naturally knew more.
Dong Qingping was very impressed by Bai Qing’s keenness in talking about political affairs. He nodded and said, “The emperor wanted to build a nine-story tower for the state teacher… to pray for the prosperity of the country. All the ministers in the court agreed and said that the emperor was wise. Only Prime Minister Lu dissuaded him. He dissuaded him very tactfully, and his words were never radical or offensive. He only said that the treasury of Jin was tight now, and the livelihood of the people and the food and supplies of the soldiers on the border should be given priority. The emperor has already renovated the palace, which is very expensive, and can delay the construction of the nine-story tower for a few years. Otherwise, if he starts construction right away… it will probably cause public resentment. Later, the Grand Historian observed the astronomical phenomena… and asked for the nine-story tower to be built immediately. Lu Xiang reported him to the Censorate and accused him of accepting bribes.”
really……
The emperor would not abolish the position of prime minister for no reason. Without his grandfather Bai Weiting, the emperor’s true nature gradually emerged, and he became more and more impatient with people who dissuaded and hindered him. He abolished the prime minister’s position and set up a cabinet to strengthen centralization and further strengthen the imperial power. This was not for the purpose of reform, nor to pave the way for a new monarch to ascend the throne in the future. The emperor wanted to make all matters in the country…he had the final say and would no longer be constrained by others.
He wanted no one in Jin to disobey him again, and no one would dare to disobey his orders.
Lu Xiang was a very smooth person, and was best at keeping himself safe, but he still had a bottom line in his heart, and he was not reckless… He only cared about pleasing the emperor and making him happy first, so his words of dissuasion certainly put the emperor first, but even so, the emperor could not tolerate it.
The emperor today is becoming more and more unrestrained.
She pursed her lips, and when she thought of the Heavenly Master, she thought of King Liang.
The Heavenly Master came from the Prince of Liang’s Palace, but few people know that… This Heavenly Master was found by Li Mao’s son, Li Mingrui.
Bai Qingyan remembered that Bai Jinxiu had told her before that the censor had implicated Li Mao in the second prince’s treason case. Later, after it was found out that the letter was forged, Li Mao never returned to the court. Even when Prince Liang invited Li Mao to return to the court, Li Mao submitted a petition to resign.
At that time, Bai Qingyan was wondering whether the King of Liang wanted to use Li Mao’s power as the Left Prime Minister to benefit him. Li Mao could not refuse, so he claimed to be sick and did not attend the court.
Now it seems that Li Mao is abolishing the position of prime minister for the emperor and reducing obstacles.
But what good would this do for Li Mao? Or… Li Mao just wanted to do what the emperor wanted?
Bai Qingyan paused stroking the chess piece and suddenly had an absurd guess.
She looked up at Dong Qingping and said, “The prince returned to Dadu yesterday. Today… has anyone mentioned the construction of the Nine-Layered Terrace again?”
Dong Qingping knew that Bai Qingyan had understood what he meant, so he nodded and said, “That’s right! The Grand Historian said that according to the celestial phenomena, we need to start building the Nine-Layered Platform so that His Majesty can wake up.”
“Ridiculous!” Bai Qingyan threw the chess in his hand into the chess box, his heart beating wildly.
The dignified Emperor of Jin State actually treated the affairs of state as a joke!
Putting all the things together, Bai Qingyan finally understood. She really overestimated this emperor…
I thought he was going to strengthen the centralization of power and imperial authority and do something big, but in the end…all he did was to build a nine-story platform!
The emperor probably wanted to use force at first, remove the prime minister from the position, concentrate power in his own hands, and then no one could stop him from building the Nine-story Terrace. Li Mao saw his intention and retreated. He did not want to be the first to take action like Prime Minister Lu and displease the emperor, but he also did not want to follow the emperor’s lead as he had done in the past.
After all, this matter would be a waste of money and time. If it wasn’t handled well, not only would the emperor use him as a scapegoat… he would also be cursed after his death, so Li Mao simply stayed at home and had nothing to do.
The emperor found it extremely difficult to abolish the prime minister and reform the official structure. He was eager to build the Nine-story Tower, so he fell off his horse and hurriedly called the prince back, thinking that the prince would definitely build the Nine-story Tower for him out of filial piety.
Bai Qingyan was so angry that his palms were shaking.
She knew without further investigation that this nine-tiered platform was probably used by the emperor to seek the elixir of immortality.
For the sake of a nine-story platform, the emperor of a country pretended to fall off a horse and fainted, which almost caused a disaster!
If Bai Qingyan was not in Dengzhou at that time, and Fu Ruoxi really listened to the Queen and led his troops to Dadu to support Prince Xin to ascend the throne, the Emperor would still be seeking immortality. I am afraid that the day Fu Ruoxi led his troops into the city would be the Emperor’s death anniversary.
How is the emperor’s behavior different from that of King You of Zhou?
Dong Qingping lowered his eyes, picked up the chess piece on the chessboard, threw it into the chess box, and sighed: “If Jin State continues to let such an emperor rule for a few more years, its luck… I’m afraid it will end.”
“No…” Bai Qingyan looked at the chessboard where Dong Qingping had picked up the black piece, and suddenly said, “Before the emperor fell into a coma, he asked grandma to return to the palace to handle the matter. The emperor’s bedroom was guarded by grandma. If the emperor was faking a coma, grandma…it is impossible that she did not notice it.”
She picked up the teacup at hand, and the matter…had a general outline in her mind.
However, she still needed to meet Fu Ruoxi to be sure.
“Uncle, I will return to Shuoyang after I understand the matter of Fu Ruoxi. If anything happens in the court later, please find a way… to inform my second sister Jinxiu about the affairs of the court, and Jinxiu will pass the message to me!” Bai Qingyan bowed solemnly to Dong Qingping.
Bai Jinxiu was a woman in the rear house after all. She had been pregnant for some time and had a premature birth. It was inevitable that there were omissions in the news. But if she had the help of her uncle, it would be very different.
Since Dong Qingping had asked Bai Qingyan to come over today and had said so much, he was going to pass on the message to Bai Qingyan in the future. He nodded: “Okay, uncle got it.”
After leaving Dong’s house, Bai Qingyan went to the Prince’s Mansion, ready to ask the Prince for a favor and go to the prison to see Fu Ruoxi to correct what he had thought in his heart.
After all, Fu Ruoxi is a serious criminal now, and without the crown prince’s approval, I’m afraid Lu Jin will not let her see her.
Who knew that as soon as Bai Qingyan arrived at the gate of the Prince’s Mansion, he met Quan Yu who had just left the Prince’s Mansion.
When Quan Yu saw Bai Qingyan, he hurried forward and greeted him.
The first update is here! Keep asking for monthly votes! Do you know why Quan Yu asked the eldest sister? Because the male protagonist is here… The prince is still a very competent matchmaker.