Joy of Life: Grandmaster of the Fan Family

Different eyes, keeping it secret.

In the court, more than half of the colleagues had apparently received the news in advance.

Those shameless fellows even wrote a memorial in an attempt to facilitate the empress' ascension to the throne.

The remaining 20% ​​to 30% of the fence-sitters also knelt down, although at this time they had not yet spoken out.

But Bao Bu Tong knew in his heart that they were only one opportunity away from speaking up and agreeing.

I don’t know when it started, this world, this court before my eyes.

It has become a person that Bao Bu Tong does not recognize.

Those colleagues who always talked about benevolence, righteousness, reason and faith, now seemed so shameless to Bao Bu Tong.

At this time, the reason why the remaining 30% of officials did not kneel down was not entirely because he had a different package or because they supported his decision to have a different package.

Except for some ministers who have a sense of justice in their hearts, most of these guys are followers of the young emperor.

They are either from noble families or from the royal family's side branches.

When they first learned about Zhan Doudou's identity, these guys were shocked, but also excited.

They had dreamed of such an opportunity before, but had never been able to get it.

Now, I don’t know whether it is God’s mercy or their luck.

The little emperor actually put such a big handle in front of them.

Just when they were about to speak out.

The performance of the civil and military officials around them was like a wake-up call to them.

Although they were eager to dethrone the little emperor for the sake of their masters behind the scenes, they should not let go of the opportunity now that it was before them.

Just looking at the attitude of the civil and military officials, if they were to join in the opposition, their end would probably not be good.

These people are not fools.

They are all smart people, and smart people all understand one thing.

In this world, there is no such thing as someone you can't get along without.

If all these officials in the Northern Qi court spoke out in opposition and would rather die than surrender.

Even if the young emperor controls the Jinyiwei, has the support of the master behind him, and has millions of troops on the border.

He will also feel a headache and he will be cautious.

After all, maintaining the operation of the country requires the assistance of civil and military officials.

But now, more than half of the officials strongly support it, while 20% to 30% are still fence-sitters.

It is unrealistic to expect these fence-sitters to gamble their lives and fates.

In other words, even if all those who opposed it were gathered together, plus those who defended the etiquette, at most they would be less than 30%.

More than 30% of the officials in the court, are they a very powerful force?

The answer is obvious.

But without these 30% of officials, will Da Qi be unable to function?

That's not necessarily the case.

In their opinion, by then Da Qi will not only be able to operate as usual, but may even operate better.

After all, these officials in their court were divided into several factions when they were doing things before.

Sometimes they cooperate with each other, and sometimes they hinder each other and fail to satisfy each other.

Once all the voices of opposition disappear, the most likely outcome is that the entire Northern Qi will become the world of the royalists.

It becomes the little emperor's one-man show.

The first female emperor in history, what an unreliable statement it sounds.

By that time, it is very likely to become the result that everyone expects.

Countless thoughts flashed through these people's minds.

In the end, none of them could stand up, including those who supported Bao Bu Tong in their hearts, as they also had concerns.

It's not that they don't have the courage to die bravely.

However, considering the families behind them, they were also hesitant.

After all, there are only a few people who are truly selfless.

Bao Bu Tong felt sad. He knew that no matter what he said at this moment, he could not change the final result.

But he still had to say it.

"His Majesty!"

The little emperor Zhan Doudou looked at Bao Bu Tong with some admiration in his eyes.

Sitting on the dragon throne, looking down at the people below, Zhan Doudou, who was already smart, knew almost everything that everyone was thinking.

She knew what these guys were afraid of.

From the perspective of understanding, isn't it true that Zhan Doudou cannot understand the choices made by those civil and military officials?

But so what?

From the perspective of the emperor, or from the perspective of the people of the world, compared to these selfish guys, these guys who each serve their own master.

It has a different style and is in another dimension entirely.

In order to protect Bao Bu Tong, Zhan Dou Dou should have treated the Daqing censor the same way as Fan Bin did.

Lock the person up first.

Then try to persuade...

When faced with such a sincere gentleman, just give him a reason to serve the country and the people.

It shouldn't be difficult to convince them.

But Zhan Doudou did not intend to do so. She already held great power and controlled nearly half of the civil and military officials.

Zhan Doudou was not worried at all about what kind of trouble others might cause.

The reason she jumped out like this now was not to suppress them, but to pull out all those stinky rats in the gutter.

Seeing the situation developing in a direction that he had never expected.

Zhan Doudou narrowed his eyes.

She decided to take the initiative to add fuel to the fire.

"Since everyone says so..."

Look at Zhan Doudou’s condescending look, as if he is confident of victory.

These civil and military officials who had secretly defected to others could no longer hold back.

Seeing that Bao Bu Tong’s firepower was not enough, they took the initiative to stand behind Bao Bu Tong and all stared at the little emperor.

Confronting other civil and military officials will not only fail to make them back down, but may also lead to mutual insults.

Even though the little emperor was not right at this time.

Those who want to flatter the little emperor will definitely come up with all kinds of reasons to pave the way for the little emperor.

As officials in the same dynasty, they knew the character of those guys too well.

If we let them do what they want, they won't gain any advantage even if they are right.

The most important thing to do at this time is to force the little emperor.

Even now, the little emperor is no longer the child he was back then, and has already begun to show the skills of an emperor.

But after all, he is just a young man in his twenties.

Compared to the old hands present, he is just a young man after all.

There were about four or five hundred officials crowded in the hall.

These are high-level people who hold real power.

A team of nearly a hundred people stood behind Bao Bu Tong.

Bao Bu Tong, who already had despair in his eyes, was even planning to commit suicide to prove his integrity.

Even if he died in this hall, he wanted to make his attitude clear.

Nowadays, seeing more and more people standing behind him, Bao Biao feels very proud.

He is not fighting alone!
Behind him, there are many loyal and righteous people. Especially at this time, he cannot retreat.

He is the backbone of everyone.

"Your Majesty, are you going to ascend the throne by force?!"

Bao Bu Tong asked sternly, "Your Majesty, are you going to disregard the rules of your ancestors?"

"I hope your majesty will think twice. Even if you get the support of some flatterers, you will not win the support of the people of the world."

"I hope your majesty will think twice!"

Those civil and military officials who had secretly defected to other princes were certainly panicking.

They also know in their hearts what the consequences will be if they jump out and sing a different tune at this moment?
Even if the little emperor exposed her female body, according to etiquette and law, she was no longer fit to be emperor.

But she is still the emperor after all.

It’s the emperor of Northern Qi!
When the emperor is angry, corpses will be scattered all over the place.

Whether in Fan Bin’s era or in today’s era.

This sentence is never outdated.

Everyone knows very well that if they really anger the other party, what will be their fate?
It's simple, die!
I can’t die again!

Given a choice, who would be willing to do this?
They were able to climb to their current high positions not only thanks to themselves, but also because of their backers.

Without the support of their backers, they would never have been able to reach this position.

Can't we tell what the rules of scientific examinations in this world are by looking at the scientific examinations in Daqing?
Theoretically speaking, scientific research in this world is also fair.

But actually.

There are very few truly poor students who can rise through this path.

It’s not that there aren’t any, but there are definitely not many.

It can be said bluntly that those people cannot cause any waves at all.

After all, the ones who can truly dominate this world are the nobles and aristocratic families.

Only by sending their business cards to nobles and aristocratic families can they have a chance to succeed.

Why should the nobles and aristocratic families help you for free?

That's obviously impossible.

People who do that must have their own purposes, and they must also have things they want.

If you don't listen, people have plenty of ways to deal with you.

This is aimed at ordinary students and low-ranking officials.

The same goes for high-ranking officials.

However, the masters behind them are no longer ordinary noble families, but princes and nobles.

For Northern Qi, this is the biggest cancer in their country.

In the past, as long as these officials did not step forward, even the little emperor himself would not be able to tell the difference.

Who are they to whom?
Who is the master of whom?
In addition to normal interactions, he also accepts disciples.

There are also spies among them, and people who have a few masters behind them.

How easy is it to completely understand their relationship?
Even at this time, the young emperor did not dare to hope that he could eliminate these cancers in the court in one fell swoop.

Some people hide things deeper.

In order to be able to obtain information from various sources, they would never reveal themselves even in a situation like today.

There is only one thing they need to do.

That is to listen to the news and pass on the news.

But now, the little emperor used an open strategy.

He took the initiative to expose his identity as a woman. If at this time, there was no objection from civil or military officials, not even a large number of civil and military officials.

This matter is about to be passed in the court.

The little emperor dared to do this. All the troops, whether inside or outside Kyoto or on the border, must have been under his control.

The recognition of the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty was his last obstacle.

Once the little emperor passed the obstacle, even if other vassal kings wanted to use this as an excuse, they would no longer be right.

So they have to stand up.

Even if there is no way to stop the little emperor from ascending the throne in the end, as long as the momentum they create is big enough, it will leave enough excuses for the future.

No matter which prince wants to restore order, he can use today's events as an excuse.

Precisely because of this, even though they knew that this was deliberately arranged by the little emperor, they had to take the initiative to stand up.

Not to mention, there are people who simply haven't figured out this trap.

When they saw someone advocating opposition, they thought that the law does not hold everyone responsible, so they jumped out as well.

He thought he was hiding well, but his true identity was exposed.

Faced with opposition from Bao Bu Tong and hundreds of civil and military officials.

Instead of getting angry, the little emperor Zhan Doudou started laughing.

"Since the ministers disagree, I have no choice but to apologize. Drag all these disloyal and unfilial guys out!"

One-fifth of the officials who were about to enter the court were all dragged out by the Jinyiwei who had been prepared.

"Your Majesty is so perverse, aren't you afraid..."

Bao Bu Tong roared unwillingly.

There were quite a few people who roared with him and cried out their injustice with him.

When those people found out that the little emperor was really going to take action against them, they were completely confused.

Thinking of the wealth and splendor he had enjoyed before, and his beautiful wife and concubines.

Thinking that he would soon become a prisoner.

Their hearts are filled with mixed emotions.

But no matter what they said or what they were cursing, Zhan Doudou didn't care at all.

This farce was quickly settled.

The people got the news the next day and it turned out that the previous rumors were true.

Their little emperor, Zhan Doudou, is not a man, but a girl.

At the same time, they also received another piece of news.

That was Zhan Doudou's prince, not a surrogate birth as people had previously speculated.

But it is Zhan Doudou’s direct bloodline.

In other words, the child was born to Zhan Doudou herself.

Although Zhan Doudou's identity was exposed, it affected his status as the little emperor.

Fan Ruogu, however, was not affected at all.

Many people even believe that the little prince can ascend the throne right now.

Zhan Doudou doesn't care about these.

He was also afraid of leaving a stain on history, so he wanted to test it first.

Later, after chatting with Haitang Duoduo, Zhan Doudou completely resolved his worries.

Why is she confused?
If we simply take out her identity and put it in the long river of history, it will definitely be a big stain.

But if you are, combine the before and after.

Especially considering the final outcome of this matter, Zhan Doudou suddenly felt.

This may not be a big deal at all.

After all, compared to her female body, people's curiosity will soon be occupied by another question.

Is that the identity of the little prince’s father?
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(End of this chapter)