Since Yang Huaijin was kept in the palace, his blood was drawn every day.

As Wei Yaer took the blood for a longer time, Emperor Wen Yuan became more obsessed with her and became more obedient. In the end, he even stopped attending the morning court.

I stay in bed every day.

Because of this incident, the voices of dissatisfaction in the court gradually grew louder.

Early this morning.

All the civil and military officials in the court waited in the Golden Palace for a long time, but Emperor Wenyuan still did not appear.

One hot-tempered general couldn't help but speak up, "This isn't a solution. Your Majesty hasn't attended court for nearly a month. The military report from the west has been received for over half a month, and there's still no follow-up. This military matter is urgent, how can we afford to delay it like this?"

"Yuncheng County in the south has suffered another major flood. The consequences of this disaster still require your Majesty to determine."

"There's another locust plague in the north..."

Many ministers couldn't help but speak up.

And at this time.

One of his eyes fell on Yang Tiejiang, who had remained silent the entire time: "My Lord, please say something. You have to resolve this matter, otherwise how will we deal with these important matters?"

Yang Tiejiang looked at the man who had spoken: "Master Xu, this is quite interesting. How can I solve this problem?"

"You are the Marquis of Zhenbei!"

Lord Xu, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, said as a matter of course, "Everyone knows that His Majesty trusts you the most. As long as you come forward and speak, His Majesty will definitely listen to you."

"Hey, hey!"

Yang Tiejiang raised his voice and glared at Lord Xu with a glare on his face. "Lord Xu, please make your words clear. What do you mean by saying that His Majesty will listen to me just because I go and tell him? There's something seriously wrong with what you said."

"Your Majesty is the king, and we are all your subjects."

"How can a ruler obey his subjects? Don't take advantage of my lack of education and deliberately set a trap to harm me."

Yang Tiejiang had a defensive expression.

The ministers were speechless.

In the past, they would definitely not provoke this fool, but at this time, many adults tried to persuade them.

"My Lord, although what Lord Xu said is not right, you can indeed give it a try. If this continues, it will delay many important matters. We must always prioritize the important matters, my Lord, don't you agree?"

"Yes, Lord, for the sake of the people, you have to give it a try."

"That's right, Lord Marquis, if for no other reason than for the people of this world, you must stand up..."

They started to persuade him one by one.

It was as if if Yang Tiejiang didn't come forward to persuade them, he would be a sinner for all eternity.

"Why don't you guys try to persuade me? Don't bully me because I'm honest." Yang Tiejiang said in a whining tone and refused to give in.

When everyone heard him say "honest", they all rolled their eyes.

but.

At this time, another voice rang out: "The Marquis is right. Don't bully the Marquis of Zhenbei. He speaks bluntly and is indeed not the best person to advise His Majesty. In this matter, it is the elders like Liu Taifu who are most suitable."

The person who spoke was none other than Minister Lu, who rarely came to court.

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone's eyes fell on Liu Taifu and others who were standing silently in the rightmost corner.

Those were all important officials in the court.

However, when a few people heard that the topic was brought to themselves, their faces turned unhappy.

How could they not have tried to persuade him during this half month?

But the result is that he is severely punished.

Either they were ordered to kneel for a whole day and were carried out of the palace after fainting from the sun, or they were slapped in the face and humiliated in public.

Or he was fired.

The few people standing here now have only received light punishments and have not been seriously injured.

The one who was severely punished still can't get out of bed!!

"Mr. Lu, we have advised His Majesty before, but he simply wouldn't listen. Otherwise, why would we...why would we let the Marquis of Zhenbei go?" Mr. Li, one of the elders who spoke, said with a guilty look on his face.

The other ministers also nodded.

Elder Lu's gaze fell on Imperial Tutor Liu, and he said with a smile, "Elder Li, you've been there, but there's one you haven't been to yet! Imperial Tutor Liu is your Majesty's teacher, so his authority must be different."

Imperial Tutor Liu glanced at Elder Lu and snorted coldly, "Doesn't Minister Lu boast of being blessed by the emperor? Then why don't you go and persuade him?"

Elder Lu also sneered: "I originally planned to go there after the morning court, but I just wanted to see when you, Grand Tutor Liu, would step forward. I didn't expect that you, Grand Tutor Liu, would be such a coward. Even at this point, you haven't shown any reaction at all."

Taifu Liu was furious and said, "Who said I was a coward? I was going to wait until I got back."

"Oh! If I hadn't called him out, I'm afraid Master Liu would still be cowering in that corner, not daring to move. What a coward!"

"you……"

Taifu Liu was so angry that he waved his sleeves and said, "Humph, I don't bother to argue with you."

"If you can't win the argument, just say you don't care. I don't even care to argue with you, you coward."

"Old man Lu, don't go too far..."

Liu Taifu was so angry that he pointed at Lu Shangshu. Elder Li beside him quickly calmed him down: "Liu Taifu, calm down. We are all doing this for His Majesty. There is no need to be so angry."

"Yeah, yeah, calm down."

Seeing that the situation was about to get tense, the ministers around hurriedly spoke up to dissuade them. Everyone in the court knew that Mr. Lu and Grand Tutor Liu were not getting along, but not many people knew the specific reason.

However, everyone is used to seeing the two quarreling like this.

Elder Lu looked at the newly appeased Imperial Tutor Liu and instead began to add fuel to the fire, provoking him: "Since Imperial Tutor Liu just said he wanted to persuade His Majesty, then let's do it together, right now, and don't just talk."

"That's right, if you want to go, let's go together."

This time it was Yang Tiejiang who spoke with a rough voice.

He was completely willing to add fuel to the fire, "Didn't everyone just say that this is for the sake of the country and the people? Since we're all doing this for the sake of the people, then let's not just let Taifu Liu and Elder Lu go to persuade them. Let's all go together. There's strength in numbers, and His Majesty will definitely listen..."

so.

Because of Yang Tiejiang's words, all the civil and military officials in the court moved from the Golden Palace to the front door of the Qianqing Palace... and knelt down.

Outside the wide palace gate, officials were kneeling densely.

The leaders were Taifu Liu and Mr. Lu.

The hair of the two old men had turned white, but the leader, kneeling in front, stood tall and straight.

They were all shouting: "Your Majesty, I beg to see you!"

As soon as they shouted, the ministers kneeling behind them also shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, we beg to see you!"

Shouting again and again.

From the morning hours until the sun was high in the sky.

I don’t know how long.

Everyone's voices were hoarse.

But the two old men in front seemed to be still fighting hard. Even though their bodies were shaking, they were still trying to stand straight and shouting from time to time in their weak voices.