I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

Chapter 54 You’d better get out of here before I change my mind!
Although many ministers were afraid of Li Chen, Zhao Wenyuan felt that Li Chen was easy to get along with.

Because the late emperor was extremely suspicious, he would try to find ways to monitor court officials, or use imperial tactics to make some officials uncomfortable.

It's not just the previous emperor, many emperors throughout history were like this.

Therefore, Zhao Wenyuan had to be very careful in everything he did, even when drinking tea, he did not dare to be too extravagant, just because he did not want to be caught.

Usually, we also have to guess the intentions of the late emperor's every move in order to make countermeasures.

When facing the new emperor Li Chen, just don't provoke him and he won't bother with you.

He was not worried that his subjects would rebel, because if they did not dare to do so, he was not afraid either.

No one needs to be so tired.

Isn't this the perfect emperor?
So when Li Chen showed the [Saint Realm] card, Zhao Wenyuan also showed the [Loyal Minister] card, fearing that Li Chen would kill the wrong person.

Just after seeing Guo Zhenwei off, someone else came to visit.

"I, Pang Jin, pay my respects to the Prime Minister."

Pang Jin bowed as soon as he arrived in front of Zhao Wenyuan.

"How come Mr. Pang has time to come to my place?"

Zhao Wenyuan said this politely, but he still sat on the chair and had no intention of getting up.

No matter his qualifications or official position, there are only a few people who can make him stand up and greet them.

What's more, this man is just the newly promoted Minister of Justice Pang Jin, whose official rank is much lower than his.

"Prime Minister Zhao, thank you for your recommendation at this morning's court session."

Pang Jin came here primarily to thank Zhao Wenyuan for his promotion.

Zhao Wenyuan had already guessed it when he saw him. After all, it was me who mentioned you in front of His Majesty, otherwise you would not have been able to sit in the position of Minister of Justice.

You should thank me.

After a pause, Pang Jin continued, "Besides that, I have one more thing I want to say."

Zhao Wenyuan said, "Speak."

The tone and expression of his voice seemed to imitate Li Chen's.

Li Chen spoke very straightforwardly. Everyone should just talk about the matter at hand and he was too lazy to waste time talking about trivial matters.

Zhao Wenyuan would subconsciously imitate Li Chen, which also showed his admiration for Li Chen.

But then, Pang Jin tactfully stated that he was just a rough man who knew some tricks to solve cases and had some brute force, and he knew nothing about court affairs.

The general meaning is that although I am grateful for your recommendation, I do not form cliques for personal gain, so please forgive me, Prime Minister.

He said it very vaguely, and he didn't want to offend Zhao Wenyuan.

Hearing this, Zhao Wenyuan laughed and said, "Haha, everyone says you are a straightforward person, but I think you are quite smart. You are right, you just need to be loyal to His Majesty, and don't think too much about other things."

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your guidance."

After saying this, Pang Jin said goodbye and left, not daring to stay for even a second, for fear that others would misunderstand something.

If this news reached Li Chen's ears, Li Chen might think too much. Pang Jin rarely came into contact with Li Chen, so he was very careful in doing things.

In fact, Zhao Wenyuan recommended Pang Jin because Pang Jin had the cleanest background in the Ministry of Justice.

Pang Jin was born into a hunter family in the western part of the Tiance Dynasty. Because of his extraordinary talent, he was selected to study at the combat academy in the imperial capital.

During his further studies, he stood out from many geniuses and was specially recruited into the Ministry of Justice.

After taking office, he solved many major cases, was appreciated by his superiors, and was promoted all the way to the position of head of the Ministry of Justice.

Judging from this background, he is indeed a man who can get things done.

As the prime minister, he had all the information about officials in the court, not to mention the officials of all ranks, and even the local officials, in his mind. A photographic memory was only Zhao Wenyuan's basic ability.

If you don't have the skills, how dare you take on this job?

At the same time, there was crying in the imperial study.

If you don’t know, you would think Li Chen is dead.

"Speak up, why are you crying? Can you tell me who died?"

Li Chen looked at the six ministers in silence. As soon as they came in, they knelt on the ground and cried loudly.

He said things like, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty," that he had no conscience, and asked Your Majesty to forgive him.

The most important thing is that they knelt on the ground and cried for a long time, and Li Chen had no idea what they were talking about.

In the end, I could only order them to stop crying, and then point to one of them at random and ask him to speak clearly.

He knelt down and took a few steps forward, then began to recount what happened last night when Feng Huai forced them to sign a "letter of surrender" to submit to the Second Prince.

They repeatedly stated that they had absolutely no intention of betraying Li Chen and were all forced.

There was even one person who added details, saying that outside the room there were swordsmen and axemen prepared by Feng Huai, and they had no way to deal with them.

They felt very happy about Feng Huai's death today and were grateful to Li Chen for saving them from the dire situation.

Hearing this, Li Chen curled his lips and said, "I thought you killed the prince, so you came to me to surrender and beg for mercy. You came to me to cry for such a small matter."

These words frightened the six ministers so much that their faces turned green.

Your Majesty, you dare to joke, we dare not accept it.

This crime cannot be pinned on us randomly. If we are really pinned on this crime, it will be a heinous crime that will result in the extermination of all nine generations of our clan!
They were all old ministers under the late emperor. According to Pang Jin, there was no reason for them to attack the prince.

Things like forming a clique and attempting rebellion are not a big deal, but they are not a small matter either. It depends on how Li Chen judges it.

Although these six ministers were powerful and prominent officials outside the palace, they were also feared figures.

But in this imperial study, their lives depend on a word from Li Chen.

Li Chen didn't take the Second Prince seriously in the first place, so he said casually: "You just need to do things worthy of this official robe in the future, and this will not happen again."

After hearing what Li Chen said, the six ministers started crying again.

This time I can say that I am truly moved to tears of gratitude.

They were all prepared to go to jail, but in the end, not only were they fined, they were only given a verbal warning.

In the eyes of these old ministers, Li Chen is covered with a layer of holy light. He is simply an eternal wise king!

Seeing that these old guys were still crying, Li Chen said impatiently: "You'd better get out before I change my mind."

Hearing this, the six ministers quickly stood up, thanked the emperor and left.

There was one person whose legs and feet felt a little weak, perhaps because he had been kneeling for too long due to poor health, or because he had just cried too hard.

Or other ministers dragged him out directly.

After they left, the work for the day was almost over.

Li Chen knew that those generals were very anxious about the Northern Expedition, but there was no point in being anxious. After all, this matter completely depended on Li Chen's mood, and he had absolute control.

"Finally off work!"

After stretching, putting down the last memorial in his hand, Li Chen stood up and left the imperial study.

Just as he returned to the door of his bedroom, before he could enter, he saw a beautiful figure running out of the door and instantly throwing herself into his arms, her soft and boneless body clinging tightly to him.

Li Chen felt the warmth and softness in his arms and smelled the faint fragrance, and all the fatigue from government affairs was swept away.

(End of this chapter)