After transmigrating into the book, the prime minister always wants to farm with me.

Chapter 554 Monkhood
In the capital, the retired emperor's expression was complicated upon hearing that Pei Yuanjun had resigned from his official post.

In the end, for some reason, he decided to become a monk.

The new emperor didn't want him to go through all that trouble, and his health didn't allow him to go to such a far place.

However, Lou Chen insisted on going, threatening to go on a hunger strike if he didn't.

In the end, the new emperor had no choice but to send him to the nearest Lingshan Temple.

Lou Chen felt incredibly relaxed after arriving at Lingshan Temple.

They believed their souls had been redeemed.

After becoming a monk, he ignored the new emperor and his followers, and devoted himself to Buddhism.

The abbot gave him the Dharma name Wuzhen!

Lou Chen came to Lingshan Temple intending to die, but unexpectedly, his body, which was corrupted by the Soul-Locking Curse, began to slowly recover.

Seeing that he was determined to do so, the new emperor left two people to take care of his daily needs before returning to the capital.

The Empress Dowager in the palace originally thought that with the Emperor Emeritus and the Prime Minister gone, it would be the Wei family's turn to be in charge.

Unexpectedly, he was constantly hampered in the court and had to be careful in everything he did, otherwise Minister Liu would be the first to oppose him and would cause trouble for the Wei family at every turn.

They were then shocked to realize that the new emperor had unknowingly won over a large portion of the court officials.

There are three major factions in the court that check and balance each other: the Wei family is one faction, the Zhao family is another, and Minister Liu somehow became a royalist, so the new emperor can't touch anyone.

As long as the emperor was not involved, the royalists under Minister Liu remained largely silent in court.

In order to gradually erode the power left by the Prime Minister, the court became a battleground between the Zhao and Wei families.

The two families were locked in a fierce battle to win over the prime minister's former subordinates, and were irreconcilable enemies.

Minister Liu neither competed nor fought for anything, nor did he make any other moves.

Seeing this, the Zhao and Wei families had no energy to deal with him for the time being.

The new emperor Liu watched them fight over it with indifference.

Little did they know that those people were already the emperor's men. The reason they pretended to be without a master was simply to infiltrate the enemy's ranks.

This is merely the first step in the Emperor's plan to dismantle their power base!

The more intense their fighting became, the less they cared about him, which gave him the perfect opportunity to develop his own power in the imperial court.

Prince Zhao of the Zhao Prince's Mansion was furious at Zhao Baoye, who was good-for-nothing and only knew how to drink all day.

He stormed over, snatched the bottle from his hand, and threw it on the ground!
With a loud crash, the bottle shattered.

Zhao Baoye raised his hazy eyes and looked at Prince Zhao, his handsome face slightly flushed: "Father, you...you're back...hiccup..."

After saying that, he let out a burp. Seeing his pathetic state, Prince Zhao ordered a basin of ice water to be poured over his head.

The shock of the ice water made Zhao Baoye shudder and become much more awake!

Looking at Prince Zhao standing in front of him, he obediently stood up.

"Is there something you need, Father?"

"Slap..." Enraged, Prince Zhao slapped him across the face.

"Are you even a man of the Zhao family? You've ruined yourself like this for a woman?"

Zhao Baoye looked up in astonishment!

Prince Zhao sneered: "Don't think I don't know that you like that virtuous lady."

Zhao Baoye hurriedly denied it: "No, I only consider her a friend!"

"Friends? You haven't even touched a woman because of her. You've been married for a year and haven't even conceived a child. Do you want to end the Zhao family line?"

"What are you saying, Father? I just don't like her. Besides, matters concerning children are all about fate!"

"Bullshit! You still say it's not for Lady Xian? If you really like her, that's fine too, once Father wins her over..."

"Didn't Father want a grandson? I'll go to the Queen's room right now!"

After saying that, he strode forward, showing no sign of drunkenness whatsoever!
(End of this chapter)