Song Xing: I am cultivating immortals in Qingcheng Mountain

"Your Majesty, I just received news that someone is outside on the street..."

Zhuoqing and Xiao Chuhe passed each other. Compared with when they came, Zhuoqing felt that this prince seemed to have grown a lot in such a short period of time.

"What are you panicking about?"

Emperor Mingde saw Zhuoqing like this and spoke with some impatience.

Zhuo Qing was stunned. What happened to Emperor Mingde? ?

Right now, court officials have been killed and the government is unstable. In his opinion, this is already a matter of urgency. Why does this master act like nothing has happened?

"Old man, I just want to understand some things."

Emperor Mingde looked at the empty hall with a leisurely gaze, as if he saw the young man who was full of vigor and vitality before.

Perhaps what Xiao Chuhe said was right. Times have changed, and even I myself feel unfamiliar with it.

"What's going on outside?"

After hearing this, Zhuo Qing continued, "There are rumors on the streets outside that officials in the court condone cheating in the imperial examinations, harming students and causing the wrath of heaven and people."

Emperor Mingde was a little surprised, as such gossip was too obviously directed at others.

"Is it the Sixth Prince's work?"

Zhuoqing shook his head.

"I don't know yet, but there are some more besides these."

Emperor Mingde uttered a light exclamation.

"what else??"

Zhuoqing thought for a moment and tentatively replied, "It is said that the court officials protect each other and do not care about the students' life or death. Only His Royal Highness Prince Yong'an is willing to help them seek justice and uphold fairness."

Emperor Mingde chuckled.

"That's true. Everyone else is afraid of offending those people, and no one wants to be the first to do so!"

Zhuo Qing saw that Emperor Mingde did not seem angry, so he continued: "There are still some people saying that the emperor is incompetent and should abdicate and let Prince Yong'an inherit the great cause."

After Zhuoqing said this, he looked at his nose with his eyes and at his heart with his nose. These were the words that were spread outside. He did not say a word more and did not change a single word.

As for what the emperor thinks, he doesn't care.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Ming Kang's face suddenly darkened and he said nothing. The atmosphere in the hall suddenly changed and became very depressing.

"Using the will of the people to check and balance the court is indeed a good method, but I didn't expect that someone was secretly doing something."

After listening to what Xiao Chuhe said, Emperor Mingde realized that his son was not the person he had imagined, and he did not seem to be interested in the position under his butt.

So after Zhuoqing finished speaking, he came to the conclusion that some of the gossip outside was arranged by Xiao Chuhe, while the other part of abdication was arranged by someone else.

"But it would be good for him to learn a lesson so that he won't underestimate the darkness of this court."

Emperor Mingde did not say much about this. He wanted to see how Xiao Chuhe would respond after knowing this situation. "Zhuoqing, pass on the order that the case of imperial examination fraud will be handled by Yong'an Prince Xiao Chuhe."

Zhuoqing was standing aside, his body suddenly stiffened. He even suspected that he had heard wrongly. Given the current situation, how could Emperor Mingde allow the Sixth Prince Xiao Chuhe to handle the case with full authority?
"Also summon all ministries and government offices to hold a grand court meeting tomorrow. I want to rectify this court."

When Zhuoqing heard this, he felt it was ridiculous. The emperor had given him too many surprises today.

"Your Majesty, the six ministries are suddenly missing three ministers, and this grand court meeting is over."

The status of Shangshu in the court is not low. There is only one prime minister above him. Now that all three Shangshu are dead, the court meeting may not be able to be held.

"Let the ministers of each ministry take charge of the relevant affairs of each ministry temporarily. I will examine them at the grand court tomorrow. If they are qualified, I will not hesitate to give them the position of minister. If they do not perform well, don't blame me for not giving them this opportunity!"

"Old Six just said something very good. There are tens of thousands of scholars in this world. I don't lack a Su Ge or a Xu Kaihou. Since they don't want to do it, then I will replace them with someone who is willing to do it!"

Zhuoqing frowned. Emperor Mingde's words made him suddenly realize something. No wonder he said that the emperor had changed so much today.

"Zhuoqing, do you think I was a bit cowardly before~~"

A bitter smile appeared on Zhuoqing's lips.

How could he dare to respond to this, but his evaluation of the emperor was still not low. After all, when he took over, there were few people available around him.

In addition, there was the Southern Conflict outside and rebellion inside. He did not have many choices at this time. Compromising with those people was his only way at the time. Therefore, he did not think that Emperor Mingde's compromise was cowardly. It was just the one with the lowest cost among several options.

But the situation is different now. In a great battle in the South, he was crippled by Zhao Shouyi. That one attack turned hundreds of thousands of soldiers into frail old men. If they hadn't had a miracle, they would have only three to five years to live.

Such a short period of time is not even enough for them to reproduce. Even if they really give birth to a son, it will not be possible to grow him up from birth to being able to go to the battlefield in just two or three years.

"I told Lao Liu that I would give an explanation to the officials in the court, but he told me that the officials in the court would give me an explanation~~"

"This is something I have never thought about before."

Zhuoqing stood beside Emperor Mingde, feeling the appreciation in Emperor Mingde's tone, he sighed softly in his heart.

An emperor, a qualified emperor, in addition to weighing the interests of all parties, should also have the aura of a king, and have the confidence and courage to believe that he can reach the top again even if he falls to the bottom.

Not much happened in the court in these years, so Emperor Mingde only worked hard to balance the forces of all parties, which resulted in the previous situation of disharmony. Before that, he personally cut off his left and right arms, Langya King Xiao Ruofeng, which led to the subsequent compromise.

This sip and bite seemed like a reincarnation, but now there was a new fluctuation in this cycle, and the Xiao family had a successor who was capable of ruling the world.

After Zhuoqing left, Emperor Mingde suddenly said, "Grandfather, did you hear what Old Six said before?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yuanshan walked out from the shadow of the hall.

"Although he is a bit youthful, it is undeniable that he is indeed an eye-catching heir."

"We have been trapped in a misunderstanding before. The court needs to give an explanation to all the civil and military officials. But as Xiao Chuhe said, the court handed over power to them, but they made things chaotic. Don't they need to take some responsibility?"

"The power game in the court is about give and take. If these people are too strong, then we have to take two steps back. The same goes for us. Now that we are in the right place, those people have no choice but to obey us."

"Your Majesty, I have to go into seclusion."

(End of this chapter)