Chapter 292 Foreign Assassin
Master Zhang had an arrogant look on his face and disdainful eyes.
"Your Majesty, your birthday is coming soon. Wuqiang, Tianqi and other countries will come to pay homage. They even brought their princesses with them, just to marry Daye and show their friendship and submission."
It was unclear what emotions were on Pei Luoshu's face.
"As a vassal state, all they need to do is pay tribute. They don't even have the nerve to try to cling to the royal family for protection."
"Your Majesty has just ascended the throne. You should demonstrate the demeanor of a great country to comfort the people. If the border is not peaceful, then the court will not be peaceful. I hope Your Majesty will think twice."
"Grandmaster Zhang cares about the country and the people, and is truly a role model for all officials. However, you have repeatedly pointed fingers at my harem. Do you want to wait until I have a child and then establish a new emperor?"
Master Zhang said respectfully.
"I dare not."
Lord Wei beside him interrupted.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. This is not what Master Zhang meant. It's just that the rumors outside are really unbearable to hear."
Pei Luoshu laughed softly.
"Anyone who dares to spread rumors about the royal family will be killed."
Lord Wei knelt down hurriedly.
"The people in the court are in a panic. Your Majesty has not had an heir for so many years. I am worried that the emperor is ill and cannot have an heir..."
Pei Luoshu's face turned ashen.
"You couldn't wait to tell me about these little things. You are wearing purple robes and standing among the local officials to help me share my worries and solve my problems, to serve the country and the people, and to seek the well-being of the people. You are not enjoying the glory of local officials and taking the salary of Daye, but imitating the common people and talking nonsense in front of me."
After saying this, he took a sip of tea and suddenly spit it out.
He slammed the teacup to the ground and shouted.
"Li Huaihai..."
Li Haihuai immediately walked in from outside the door, bowing.
"The tea is cold. How did you serve me?"
Li Huaihai knelt down immediately, his voice trembling.
"Your Majesty, calm down. I deserve to die. I will replace the tea with new one right away."
Pei Luoshu said indifferently.
"You deserve to die. Come, drag him out and give him fifty strokes of the cane."
The three people on the field were shocked, even Mr. Hu showed a look of surprise.
"No, Your Majesty."
Facing Master Zhang's firm resistance, Pei Luoshu remained expressionless, his eyes becoming more and more unfathomable.
"Master Zhang seems to care too much about me. He even wants to intervene in my handling of a servant who is not satisfactory to me. You have overstepped your bounds."
Pei Luoshu withdrew his gaze and spoke sharply.
"No need for caning, just sentence him to death."
Lord Wei wanted to say something else but was interrupted by Pei Luoshu.
"Shut up! If you continue to spread what you just said, I will immediately strip you of your official robes, as you are not worthy of your position. Also, I will leave this matter to you to handle. If any more rumors reach my ears, your position as an official will be over."
Master Zhang said sternly from the side.
"Your Majesty, this rumor came from Jiangzhou when you were serving there. But for the sake of the royal family's reputation, I hope Your Majesty can clarify the rumor as soon as possible, otherwise it will be detrimental to you and the entire Daye!"
Mr. Hu interrupted.
"Master Zhang, what you said is wrong. Since you know it is a rumor, why bother to care about it? The innocent are innocent. You are well-read in poetry, so are you going to be troubled by this rumor? Or does Master Zhang need to use this rumor to stir up some trouble?"
Pei Luoshu glanced at them expressionlessly.
"You guys step back."
Lord Wei, who was crawling on the ground, carefully looked up at Master Zhang and gave him some advice through gritted teeth.
"Your Majesty, please consider the matter of marriage. If Your Majesty does not agree, I, your humble servant..."
Pei Luoshu asked softly.
"You want to bang your head against the pillar? Then go ahead. Why are you making so much noise here?"
Lord Wei turned pale, Master Zhang looked furious, and Lord Hu blinked.
There was silence in the hall for a moment.
Pei Luoshu asked again.
"You're not going to bump into me anymore? I'm still waiting for you to bleed so that I can clean up the mess with Li Huaihai. This way, we don't have to speak up again. It's very tiring."
After saying that, he walked out of Yu's study.
The moonlight outside was extremely bright, like a silver plate, and its shadow fell on people, adding a sense of coolness.
Just like what happened in the study, it happens every few days.
Threats, inducements, suppression, coercion…
Eleven once said that the emperors of the past had short lives because they were tortured by these things.
When he first took over the affairs of the court, they would still do things according to their own wishes. Gradually, these old ministers, realizing that there was no benefit or interest, began to unite all their forces, shirking their responsibilities in government affairs, not communicating the policies from above, and undermining their own power.
Fortunately, he has the support of his grandfather, Wen Zhiheng.
Wen Zhiheng has many students and former officials, but he is still unable to fight against a century-old family.
He is now having a hard time in the court.
After this autumn examination, there will be many people from poor families who can enter the officialdom, and there will be eleven people who have won over by themselves, who can infiltrate the court without any leakage. Then he will not be constrained in the future.
However, those old ministers were eager to use the harem to build bridges between them and increase their power, which he was unwilling and unwilling to do.
Those Gentiles?
Pei Luoshu's eyes gradually became deeper.
Inside the Purple Palace, there was singing and dancing, toasts were clinked, and people were paying homage and congratulating each other. It was a very lively place.
Pei Luoshu sat on a high seat, under the crown, with a faint smile on his face, watching the foreign princess in the palace dance for him.
Her face was covered, revealing only a pair of dark eyes that seemed to be hesitant to speak. She had a slender figure, and her colorful clothes were spinning, making her dizzy.
She jumped lightly towards Pei Luoshu, raised the wine glass, and was about to toast him when she suddenly pulled out a dagger from her wide sleeves and stabbed Pei Luoshu.
The eunuch behind Pei Luoshu reacted quickly and kicked the foreign princess.
Suddenly, there was a great shock, screams and chaos on the field.
Pei Luoshu twisted the porcelain white wine glass with his slender fingers, looked at the chaos on the field indifferently, and drank with peace of mind.
Unexpectedly, this foreign princess had extremely high martial arts skills, and many people in the palace were no match for her. When she saw that the situation was not right, she immediately found a gap and hurriedly ran out.
A large number of imperial guards rushed into the palace and quickly took control of the foreign envoys who came to offer gifts.
Today's wonderful birthday was ruined by this unexpected incident.
Suddenly, a team of imperial guards captured the foreign princess who had escaped from the palace.
The foreign princess was so frightened that her veil fell off and her eyes were as frightened as a deer's.
"What happened? Why did they capture me?"
The one performing the dance was the princess of the Tianqi Kingdom. Five envoys had arrived in the hall and were now being held at swords by the imperial guards.
"Your Majesty, is there a misunderstanding here?"
Princess Tianqi hurriedly explained upon seeing this.
"I was just drinking tea and taking a walk, but you guys caught me. Is this how you treat guests in Daye?"
Wen Zhiheng, who had been sitting still, looked at the scene and thought that His Majesty's trick of using a substitute for another was a good one.
This Princess Tianqi is the real one, and the assassin just sneaked in under the pretext of the princess leaving the palace.
Your Majesty, what are you doing?