bookcurios Chapter 110 The Young Prince Regent
Chapter 110 The Young Prince Regent
Emperor Xuanyuan dismissed several princes and left the young crown prince Xuanyuan Ruize alone. Then he stood up and lay down on the recliner that the young crown prince had brought for the empress dowager.
"This recliner is pretty good..." Emperor Xuanyuan said leisurely. If it were someone else, upon hearing this, they would immediately say that they want to prepare a similar recliner for the emperor, but the little prince obviously didn't have this awareness. Instead, he said proudly, "Of course, I went to the Ministry of Industry to find someone to make this!"
Emperor Xuanyuan was expecting Xuanyuan Ruize to ask someone to make another one and send it over, but after waiting for a long time, there was no response. Xiao Yuanzi, who was standing by, looked at this and that, feeling extremely anxious, but did not dare to speak easily, and could only wink at the prince. Unfortunately, the prince did not seem to understand Xiao Yuanzi's meaning at all.
"Eunuch Xiao Yuanzi, what's wrong with your eyes? Are you feeling uncomfortable? You keep blinking." The little prince suddenly said this, and Xiao Yuanzi was so scared that he knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, I am old and my eyes were a little uncomfortable just now. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Emperor Xuanyuan waved his hand helplessly and said, "Forget it, go down and have a rest!"
Xiao Yuanzi then breathed a sigh of relief and retreated.
When everyone else had left and only the little prince and Emperor Xuanyuan were left, the little prince became more relaxed.
Emperor Xuanyuan looked at his son and asked with a smile: "I have asked you to supervise the country this time. Do you have any thoughts or opinions?"
The little prince blinked and replied mischievously: "If I say I don't want to be regent, will you withdraw this order?"
Emperor Xuanyuan answered without hesitation: "Of course not!" He knew very well that if other princes heard the news, they would probably jump up with excitement, but for this prince, he always seemed so lazy. He seemed to have no interest in politics, but every time he put forward a suggestion, it was so unique and beneficial to the country and the people.
Along the way, we have opened schools, soap workshops, brick and glass businesses, etc., each of which is a major project that benefits the country and the people!
The little prince gave Emperor Xuanyuan a helpless look and muttered, "Since you have already made up your mind, why are you asking me?"
Emperor Xuanyuan couldn't help laughing after hearing this, and said with deep emotion: "I'm afraid you are the only one in the world who dares to speak to me like this!"
The little prince secretly thought to himself that he was the only one who didn't care about Emperor Xuanyuan's opinion.
Others were either worried about losing their heads or caring about their own status, but he didn't care about the position of the crown prince or the so-called father-son relationship, so he could do whatever he wanted. Of course, the little crown prince didn't dare to say these words, because he was still afraid that Emperor Xuanyuan would hit him with a stick in a rage, which would be too embarrassing.
Moreover, considering Emperor Xuanyuan's current physical condition, it is not appropriate to make him angry. If something goes wrong, I will be the one who suffers. After all, Emperor Xuanyuan now places all his hopes on me. If I cannot satisfy him, the consequences will be disastrous.
So the young prince decided to follow Emperor Xuanyuan's wishes for the time being to avoid unnecessary trouble.
"Father, we have an agreement. Since I am the regent, you must not stop me from doing anything." The young prince should first make this clear with Emperor Xuanyuan, otherwise he would be restricted in doing things, which would be a troublesome matter.
He knew that his situation was difficult, but in order to successfully complete the task, he had to strive for sufficient autonomy. Only in this way could he better exert his abilities and make correct decisions.
"Okay, I agree."
Emperor Xuanyuan's current thought is, even if I don't stop you, so many ministers in the court can still let you make decisions at will? He thinks that the little prince is just impulsive and it is impossible for him to truly take control of the government.
And he can take this opportunity to have a good rest, and leave the state affairs to the ministers. In this way, it will not affect the normal operation of the country, and he can get enough rest.
Thinking about the more than 20 years that I have been the emperor, it was quite frustrating. Whenever I wanted to do something, there were always those ministers nagging me, which was not only annoying, but also made it impossible to implement many things.
Emperor Xuanyuan felt very helpless about these things. He thought that these ministers were too conservative and lacked innovative spirit. They always stuck to traditional concepts and were unwilling to try new methods and ideas.
Therefore, many times, some of his reform measures could not be effectively implemented and ultimately came to nothing.
However, what Emperor Xuanyuan didn't know was that the problem that had troubled him for more than 20 years would be solved by the young prince. When he took over the affairs, it was really much easier than before.
Xuanyuan Ruize did not have as many concerns as Emperor Xuanyuan. Anyway, he did not really want to inherit the throne, so he did not consider whether these ministers would impeach him.
If those ministers knew the little prince's style, they would definitely stop him from governing the country independently at the first moment. However, that is a story for the future, as no one knew that the little prince would change the emperor's way of doing things.
Therefore, the old tricks no longer worked for the little prince. However, before tomorrow, they didn't know what kind of situation they would face.
"Father, if you have nothing else to say, can I go down?" The little prince felt a little unhappy when he saw Emperor Xuanyuan lying there, about to fall asleep, while he himself was sitting there stupidly.
"Go, go." Emperor Xuanyuan waved his hand, signaling the little prince to leave.
Xuanyuan Ruize looked at the recliner under Emperor Xuanyuan, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to give up the idea. After all, he felt that he should still respect his father, even if the other party was a big thick leg.
After the little prince left, Emperor Xuanyuan secretly opened his eyes, looked at the little prince's back, and thought to himself: "Huh, kid, I thought you really had the guts to move this thing away! Now I'm lying down, let's see what excuses you have."
As the king of a country, he was actually complacent because he had snatched his son's things. This behavior was really shocking. If others knew about it, they would probably be so surprised that their jaws would drop.
The news that the young prince was acting as regent spread quickly to all directions, and everyone was waiting to see the young prince make a fool of himself! No one believed that a 12-year-old prince could handle government affairs well.
The reason why Emperor Xuanyuan was so confident was because he knew the ability of the little prince. When he was handling government affairs before, he would bring the little prince with him from time to time. Even if he could not handle it completely, he could still handle part of it, and there should be no major events recently!