The leaves fall without parallel

Chapter 129 They haven't seen each other for a long time

The Prime Minister has not attended court for three consecutive days because of Lin Ruoyue's incident. He claimed to be sick and was recuperating at home.

In order to curry favor with the prime minister, several officials who had a good relationship with him did not attend the court, claiming to be sick and wanting to rest at home.

So the emperor issued an imperial decree, which roughly meant

Since they are old and often sick, the emperor naturally has to be sympathetic, but their positions need to be taken over by someone, so take this opportunity to promote some capable young people, and as for them, let them rest at home and recuperate.

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Prime Minister's Office

"Your Majesty thinks that by doing this, you can make us retreat. What a joke! Just look at how the court can function without us."

The Minister of Rites stroked his beard and said

"Yes, they think they can replace us by promoting a few young boys. The emperor is really getting more and more confused as time goes by."

The Minister of Revenue also followed suit. He looked at the Prime Minister and continued to compliment him.

"Prime Minister, as a veteran of two dynasties, the current emperor was also assisted by you. Without you, there would be no place for him today. Therefore, their current petty quarrels will not affect us at all."

"Um"

The Prime Minister nodded in satisfaction. Seeing that they all followed him, he felt relieved. However, he said

"Actually, you don't have to do this for me. I'm just resting at home for a while. You still have to go to court."

"We chose to follow you, and we will always follow you. Prime Minister, don't worry about us."

The Minister of Revenue said like a lackey

"Thank you all for your kindness. I would like to offer you a glass of tea instead of wine."

The Prime Minister raised his cup and offered tea to everyone present.

What they didn't know was that the emperor meant to find someone to replace them rather than take over temporarily.

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The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites unexpectedly got a chance to take the position of Shangshu. They were originally civil servants.

However, their official positions were low and the prime minister looked down on them, so they did not join the prime minister's party in corruption.

The Minister of Justice was promoted to the position of Left Prime Minister, and the position of Prime Minister was abolished. Of course, the position of Right Prime Minister was still Lin Zhenhai, but the position was lower than that of Left Prime Minister.

"Why does the Emperor continue to let him serve as an official? Why not take advantage of this opportunity..."

Xiao Lingye placed a chess piece. He thought his father should take this opportunity to remove his official position.

The emperor picked up a chess piece and looked at the chessboard thoughtfully. After making his move, he said slowly:

"After all, he is a veteran of two dynasties. Now that his daughter is in prison, if I demote him from his position, some people will inevitably say that I am unkind. Besides, he still has some real power in his hands. Now that he is appointed as the Right Prime Minister, it is actually to stabilize him first. I can slowly take back the power in his hands and then deal with him later."

"So Father also knows what he did behind my back?"

"Humph, he thought I knew nothing and took advantage of his status to do whatever he wanted. Before, I was also worried that if I touched him, it would affect the whole body, but your words woke me up.

The civil officials are not as good as the military officials. They have real power in their hands, but they forget that this power is given to them by me. I can take it back at any time and replace it with someone else.

But military officers are different. They have military power and spend years with the soldiers, so they naturally gain their support. This foundation is difficult to shake. General Ye’s previous voluntary resignation was more insightful than Lin Zhenhai’s.

"Yes, General Ye resigned to show his loyalty. He is so outstanding, so his daughter must be equally outstanding."

The emperor couldn't help but tease Xiao Lingye when he suddenly praised someone else's daughter.

"Ye'er, are you missing Miss Ye again? She is indeed outstanding. I heard that she also has medical skills. I heard that she even saved people who had fallen into the water and were already dead. It's really not easy..."

At this point, the emperor suddenly thought of something, then looked at Xiao Lingye and said

"Maybe she can help heal your legs, Ye'er, how about I ask her to try?"

Xiao Lingye placed another chess piece. He and Qingge had not seen each other for a long time. Every time he saw her in secret, she was just a vague shadow in his dreams. He felt that he was almost suffering from paranoia.

After his father said this, he suddenly wanted to hear her voice.

"Your son will obey your father's orders."

"Um"

The emperor nodded in satisfaction. His son finally got the idea. He was also creating an opportunity for him.

"It seems that your mother has to come forward."

"Thank you, Father, for your consideration."

They both knew that treating Ye Er was something they couldn't let anyone else know about.

The two continued playing chess

"Father, I have been collecting evidence of Lin Zhenhai's crimes for a long time. All the evidence combined is enough to execute all his clans."

The emperor did not expect Ye'er to pay attention to these

"Over the years, I have secretly sent people to collect evidence of his crimes, but he hid very deeply, and I didn't get many clues. I don't know why Ye'er suddenly paid attention to him and even collected evidence of his crimes?"

Xiao Lingye paused while holding the chess piece, then said calmly:

"I dare not hide it from you, Father. I investigated him because Miss Ye was bullied by Lin Ruoyue, and I wanted to help her. As for why I was able to find so many clues, it was because I started with the people around him. As an official in the court, he could only delegate those tasks to others and could not do them himself, so I found more evidence of his crimes."

"I didn't expect that in order to help Miss Ye vent her anger, you accidentally helped me a big favor. In this case, let him live freely for a while. When he no longer has any power, I will give him a big gift. It will not be in vain that he has been an official for many years and is almost riding on my head."

In fact, the emperor still had some doubts in his heart. Ye'er said that Lin Ruoyue bullied Ye Qingge, but last time it seemed that Lin Ruoyue was beaten by Ye Qingge and then imprisoned by Che'er.

However, Lin Ruoyue really went too far this time. If Ye Qingge had not been so lucky, she would have died. Then, wouldn't his two sons have destroyed the Prime Minister's Mansion?

Xiao Lingye heard what the emperor said and quickly said

"I am an unfilial son. Because I couldn't walk, I was depressed and self-blaming all day long. I couldn't help you, father. I am deeply ashamed now. I beg you to punish me."

"Ye'er, don't blame yourself. I'm already very happy that you can get over your feelings and still play chess with me. I believe that one day your leg will be healed, and then I'll be able to rest assured."

"Father, I will do my best to help you solve your problems in the future. Please rest assured."

He didn't care about these court affairs because he was not interested at all.

But after knowing Ye Qingge's identity, he began to pay attention to the government affairs, and later he slowly discovered that his father was so difficult.

As the ruler of a country, he not only has to deal with the government, but also has to deal with the false and intricate relationships, as well as the various problems of the people.

As the crown prince, he didn't care about these things at all. He just hid in Hua Man Lou and lived a carefree life. Now that he is back, he thinks it is time to fight for something.