The Sims: The Emperor Raising Project

Chapter 13 Things Are Surprisingly Smooth

The eldest grandson Wuji, who originally planned to impeach Xue Conggui together with Gao Shilian, saw that Xue Conggui was defeated in only one round, so he looked at Xue Conggui's back and sighed: "The dignified prime minister is actually a stern and soft-hearted person. It is really a disgrace to the empire."

Changsun Wuji, who was 26 years old at the time, still had some edges and corners in his character. When he finished saying this, he immediately looked around guiltily and saw that there was no one around. In one breath, he muttered to himself: "Don't speak wrong, don't see wrong, don't listen wrong."

After all, with his hands behind his back, he left the Xuanzheng Hall silently.

Although Changsun Wuji looked calm on the surface, he was already happy in his heart, because he knew that once Xue Conggui fell, it meant that he was about to enter a new political stage.

After leaving the palace, it was not until he got into the carriage prepared in advance by the servants that Changsun Wuji finally showed a happy look, but he was sitting in the carriage, humming an unknown nursery rhyme from his hometown.

at the same time.

The mood of Prime Minister Xue Conggui was in stark contrast to Changsun Wuji's.

Xue Conggui was kneeling respectfully in the Hall of Mental Cultivation like a child who had made a mistake, while the eunuch Zhuge Yan, the supervisor of ceremonies, was standing straight in front of him, reciting aloud the ten deadly crimes that Gao Shilian impeached him.

Crime [-]: Xue Conggui's son acted recklessly and often robbed women in the street. Women in Beijing were deeply affected by it. He once uttered vulgar words such as "be a bridegroom every night" in the street.

Sin [-]: Excessive taxation and excessive collection during his tenure, causing the people to be displaced, and countless people died of cold and starvation.

Crime Three: Embezzlement and perversion of the law, leading to the growing trend of domestic bribery.

Sin [-]: Controlling the way of speaking, causing officials in the DPRK and China to dare not speak out.

Sin [-]: In the construction of a mansion, there are many overreaches in Xue's mansion, and the regulations of several overreaches are almost comparable to those of the prince.

Sin [-]: Eliminate dissidents, take advantage of power to suppress those who disagree with their political views, and make others frame them, ranging from being dismissed from office to being imprisoned at worst.

Sin [-]: Deceiving the emperor and disregarding the superior. He is extremely arrogant and arrogant. He has no respect for the holy one. He once said after drinking: I am not a relative, but a photo.

Sin [-]: Keeping the dead. Dozens of desperadoes are kept in the mansion as their minions. Its meaning is unpredictable.

Sin Nine: Allowing the clansmen to do business and competing with the people for profit.

Sin [-]: Allowing the clansmen to do many illegal things, causing the people inside and outside the government and the field to boil and complain.

Zhuge Yan glanced condescendingly at Xue Conggui who was kneeling there shaking like a sieve, turned around and replied to Liu Bian, and said, "My master, Gao Shilian's ten crimes of impeaching the prime minister have been read out, how should I deal with it? Please tell me clearly."

"Show the memorial to the prime minister." Liu Bian said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

Zhuge Yan silently bent down, presented the impeachment memorial with both hands, and said: "Master Xue, please."

Xue Conggui trembled all of a sudden when he heard the words, he faltered and said: "Your Majesty has something to say, please forgive me."

Although Xue Conggui's ability is average, he is not stupid at all. The situation has developed to this point, and he has already smelled a conspiracy from it.

This time, Liu Bian caught Xue Conggui by surprise because of his intentional calculations.

Xue Conggui knew that he was doomed, and if he continued to make sophistry, the two sides would probably have trouble ending at that time, so he decided to plead guilty to several serious crimes in public.

"Say."

Liu Bian indicated that Xue Conggui could speak freely.

"The court is busy with government affairs, and the ministers work hard every day, and dare not give birth to the slightest slack. Therefore, it is inevitable to neglect the discipline of the family. Please be aware of it, Your Majesty."

Xue Conggui pleaded guilty to the first, ninth, and tenth charges in public, but denied the other charges. This was already expected by Liu Bian and others.

Liu Bian had the intention of dismissing Xue Conggui from office, but he didn't intend to chase him down and beat him up. So after hearing that Xue Conggui voluntarily confessed to several of the charges, Liu Bian immediately followed Xue Conggui's words and said: "The prince's crime is the same as that of the common people. I can't deliberately protect the prime minister because of his hard work. I think that the prime minister has worked hard for many years without credit, so I will let you go back to your hometown."

Xue Conggui sighed helplessly when he heard the words, although he was unwilling, he didn't make it too obvious, but he saw him kowtow to Liu Bian in public and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness."

Xue Conggui has an advantage that others do not have, that is, he is very self-aware. He knows that with his two brushes, he is not a mature opponent of the emperor at all, so when he heard that Liu Bian let go of his mouth and was willing to let him go , resolutely borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, thanked Liu Bian a thousand times, lowered his posture, and left the palace as if fleeing.

Looking at Xue Conggui's slightly lonely back, Liu Bian frowned, and said: "I always feel that this matter has gone too smoothly. As the leader of the family, the prime minister was defeated so easily. Such a weak act The style of work doesn't seem to be in line with the family's usual style of doing things."

"He who understands the current affairs is a hero. Master Xue is not stupid at all. He knows the truth that his arms can't twist his thighs, so he decisively took the money he collected and returned to his hometown to provide for the elderly. This result is already the best for him. It's my choice." Zhuge Yan flattered him in disguise.

Liu Bian nodded silently, agreed with Zhuge Yan's words for the time being, and immediately let out a long sigh of relief, putting the matter aside for the time being.

After dealing with Xue Conggui's matter, Liu Bian, who was in a great mood, immediately went to the harem, and had a good night with the queen in Changle Palace.

The next day, in the early morning, looking at Nangong Junwei who was exhausted, Liu Bian felt very satisfied in his heart.

"Isn't the dignified leader of the East China Sea still my servant?" Liu Bian thought.

At this time Zhuge Yan tiptoed to the outside of the hall, knocked lightly on the door of the hall, and said: "Master, it's time to go to court early."

"understood."

Liu Bian responded softly, and immediately got up to change clothes.

Xu Shi heard the conversation between Zhuge Yan and Liu Bian, and Nangong Junwei woke up leisurely. She supported her tired body, sat up from the bed, and said in a daze: "The concubine is serving Your Majesty to change clothes. "

Seeing this, Liu Bian quickly and lightly pushed Nangong Junwei back on the bed, and said in a gentle voice, "The trivial things like changing clothes can be done by servants, why do you need the queen to do it yourself?"

Nangong Junwei sat up stubbornly after hearing the words, and said: "Your Majesty takes care of everything every day, and it's rare for a minister or concubine to serve your Majesty, so please don't refuse your majesty."

"it is good."

Liu Bian was very moved, so he let Nangong Junwei comb his hair and change his clothes.

Looking at the slightly clumsy but extremely serious Nangong Junwei, Liu Bian suddenly frowned and pondered, and said in his heart: "The empress is the master of the harem, and some thoughts are understandable. If in the future the son-in-law can inherit the great line, then It's not a bad thing for Daxia, did I wrongly blame the queen in the past?"

Just as Liu Bian bowed his head in thought, Nangong Junwei had already helped him put on the gown, and was about to help him put on the crown, when Liu Bian, who happened to come back to his senses, grabbed Nangong Junwei's waist Looking at Nangong Junwei whose charm value was as high as 90 points, he smiled and pecked lightly on her forehead.

Nangong Junwei blushed slightly, put on the crown for Liu Bian, and immediately pulled Liu Bian to the front of the bronze mirror, and said, "Your Majesty, take a look, are you satisfied?"

Liu Bian looked at the bronze mirror, nodded with a smile, and said, "Very good." After finishing speaking, he waved goodbye to Nangong Junwei, and took Zhuge Yan straight to the Xuanzheng Hall for the early court
In the early court, Liu Bian, with panda eyes, praised the prime minister Xue Conggui in front of civil and military officials, praising him for being loyal to the court, diligent and so on.

Seeing this, Xue Conggui immediately went out to express his opinion: the minister is too old to cope with the heavy government affairs, so he wrote a letter to beg for the bones.

Liu Bian immediately encouraged Xue Conggui a lot, and then rewarded him with 1 taels of silver as a package for returning to his hometown for the elderly.

After arranging Xue Conggui's affairs, Liu Bian announced several important personnel appointments at the court.

Shen Ce, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, took over the post of prime minister temporarily, Gao Shilian was moved as Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and grandson Wuji was moved to be Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials.

Finally looking at the Great Xia army with only 43 points of training, Liu Bian gritted his teeth and transferred Li Sheng back to the capital, making him the Minister of War.

(End of this chapter)