Chapter 154 dropped a message that made everyone tremble

The guards dragged Huang Fangping away and completed the punishment of sixty strokes of the cane outside the palace.

His screams could be heard in the palace, causing panic among the court officials.

No one dared to touch Lu Yanshi's mold again.

Then, a minister stood up and proposed: "It is the time for the three-year selection again. Will the emperor arrange for the selected girls from each family to enter the palace?"

Even a hero cannot resist the temptation of a beautiful woman.

The emperor has successively conquered Beiyong and Xichang. It is the most appropriate time to send a beauty to the palace to relieve his worries.

"Yes, Your Majesty. There are too few princes in the harem. We should choose virtuous daughters to fill the harem, expand the family line, give birth to royal heirs, so as to consolidate the foundation of the country and ensure the safety of the country." A minister echoed.

The second prince has become a living dead. Now there are only two princes. It is too dangerous.

You have to give birth to more princes.

Lu Yanshi frowned slightly.

Why take in a concubine? Aren't there enough idle people in the harem?

It would be better to use the money to develop Daxia than to use it to select talents.

"Instead of caring about how many concubines I take, you might as well think more about how to improve the national strength of Daxia." Lu Yanshi snorted coldly.

As soon as these words were spoken, those ministers knew that the flattery had hit the wrong horse.

"Xichang is still in chaos. Who should be sent to take over? Have you worked out a plan?"

Lu Yanshi's question made everyone shut up.

Xichang has just been taken over by Daxia, and it is still in chaos. From time to time, people clamor to restore the country. If you go to manage Xichang, the danger index is extremely high, and it is easy to die in a foreign land.

So no one wanted to go.

"Since we can't come to an agreement, let's just let their own officials come. Inform Shen Liuzheng to have the officials from Beiyong and Xichang move to the capital collectively. If they pass the imperial examination, they can serve as officials in the court." Lu Yanshi dropped a piece of news that made everyone tremble with fear.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable!"

When they heard that their official positions would be shaken, everyone became anxious.

"We just destroyed their country. They must hate you. What if they try to assassinate you after you become an official?"

Except for Qu Fufeng and the eldest princess, all officials were opposed.

Qu Fufeng was shocked by Lu Yanshi's broad-mindedness and his unconventional approach to employing people.

The eldest princess Lu Yao wanted to never go against her father's will.

She would fully support whatever her father wanted to do.

"That's enough." Lu Yanshi raised his hand to interrupt them.

"Since we have taken over Daxia, people from Beiyong and Xichang are all citizens of Daxia. What's wrong with the citizens of Daxia serving as officials in the court?" Lu Yanshi was not afraid that someone might want to rebel.

Anyone who dares to rebel will be killed.

Besides, he took Xiaojiu to court every day.

If someone was so foolish as to assassinate him, Xiaojiu would definitely not watch his father die.

A bolt of lightning can kill a person.

There's nothing scary about him.

When this news spreads, the people of Beiyong and Xichang will only think that he is an enlightened emperor who really wants to accept them as citizens of Daxia.

The benefits of this move outweigh the disadvantages, and he must promote it.

"Your Majesty, please think twice!!!"

"Those who are not of my race must have different hearts."

The court officials talked to each other, trying to persuade Lu Yanshi to give up this idea.

Qu Fufeng guessed the emperor's thoughts, jumped out, and said loudly: "We all have black eyes and black hair, so how can we not be my kind? Don't destroy the unity."

Lu Yanshi looked at him with admiration.

Qu Fufeng is a very considerate guy, so let's give him a day off tomorrow to have some rest.

"Everyone in this world has black eyes and black hair, Lord Xiaoqu, stop joking." Someone retorted.

"Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Those guys with blue eyes and blond hair are not of our kind." Qu Fufeng retorted convincingly.

"Whether it's Xichang or Beiyong, or even the unrecovered Nanjiang and Donglu, they are all our brothers, sisters, and fellow countrymen. In the future, they will all be citizens of Daxia. Aren't you pushing them away by crowding them out like this?"

"Minister Qu, what you said makes a lot of sense." Without waiting for other ministers to speak, Lu Yanshi spoke.

"No matter where they were from before, they are all citizens of Da Xia and enjoy the same treatment as Da Xia citizens. We are all one family, so don't create divisions."

Lu Yanshi looked at the court officials with dissatisfaction.

Does he, as the emperor, need to teach them how to win people's hearts?

Qu Fufeng immediately knelt down and kowtowed, shouting: "Your Majesty is wise."

Court officials: ...

Qu Fufeng, this flatterer!

No wonder he was promoted so quickly, and now the Ministry of Industry is his world.

Lu Yao pushed the prince consort, and the two immediately knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty is wise."

No matter how ignorant the other ministers were, they knew that they should follow the crowd at this time.

So they all knelt down and shouted "Your Majesty is wise".

Lu Yanshi asked them to stand up with satisfaction and announced the adjournment of the court.

After leaving the court, everyone talked a lot.

"How could there be a person with blond hair and blue eyes in the world? Qu Fufeng is really good at making up stories."

Some people are very dissatisfied with this.

They didn't dare to say anything to the emperor, so they could only vent their complaints to Qu Fufeng.

But Qu Fufeng happened to hear these words.

He sneered: "Have you seen woodblock printing before? Have you seen Qingtan paper before? Have you seen a pedal thresher before? Have you seen a bicycle before? You haven't seen them before, so you don't allow others to see them before?"

The gentleman was so embarrassed by Qu Fufeng's retort that he dared not refute.

Indeed, those new things were made by Qu Fufeng's people, adding a lot of income to the national treasury.

Now, not only the Ministry of Works, but also the people from the Ministry of Revenue smiled when they saw Qu Fufeng.

"Hmph. If you want to gossip behind my back, you might as well improve your professional skills. Don't let yourself be defeated by the officials in Xichang and Beiyong and lose your job. That would be embarrassing."

After Qu Fufeng finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and left without worrying about offending anyone.

Anyway, his biggest backer is the emperor.

As long as the emperor is not tired of him, his position will not be shaken by anyone. But the same cannot be said for other officials.

"Bah, a villain succeeds." After he walked away, someone spat at him fiercely.

"Do you think Qu Fufeng has changed too much? I remember he was very stupid before." Someone became suspicious.

"Could it have been taken away by something dirty?" another minister asked.

"It's very possible. Otherwise, how would he know so many new things? And the man with blue eyes and yellow hair must be the same kind as him, a monster."

This statement was recognized by the majority of court officials, and soon the news that Qu Fufeng had been abducted by a demon spread throughout the court.

Qu Fufeng naturally knew it too.

He went to find Lu Yanshi in a rage and asked these people why they said he was a dirty thing.

"I'm sorry for the injustice." After listening to his crying, Lu Yanshi personally helped him up.

"Your Majesty, let's quickly find those foreigners and bring them back, so that they will know that I am not lying." Qu Fufeng made a suggestion.

Lu Yanshi thought about it for a moment and felt that what he said made sense.

If we can bring those foreigners back and use them as negative examples, maybe it will help improve everyone's feelings and unite against foreign countries.

But who should be sent on the mission to the West?