Chapter 962 Xiao Zhan Resigns
One day, a minister stood up and said, "According to our dynasty's ancestral precepts, a son-in-law is not allowed to serve as an official in the court. Please resign your position, Prime Minister."
As soon as this statement was made, many people agreed with it.
However, many military commanders also came out in support: “The Prime Minister has been loyal to the country for many years, and his achievements are obvious to all.
Although the ancestral precepts stipulate this, rules are dead, people are alive, why not modify this rule, won’t it be solved? "
Since Jiang Xue and the Feng family have extremely high prestige in the army, these military generals are not as bound by etiquette and rules as the civil officials. As long as they are from Jiang Xue or the Feng family, they will do their best to protect them. What's more, Xiao Zhan has both?
The result is predictable, of course they will do their best to protect it.
"Without rules, there is no order. How can the ancestral teachings be easily changed?"
"Confucius once said: There is nothing better than knowing one's mistakes and being able to correct them. If the ancestral teachings are wrong, they should be corrected."
"You are such a rude person, you actually quoted Confucius' famous saying. This is not how it should be used at all."
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For a while, the court was in an uproar.
Finally, Xiao Zhan spoke and the whole audience immediately fell silent.
"Everyone, today's matter was caused by my lack of consideration, which led to constant controversy among you all."
He took off his hat and said, "The ancestral precepts cannot be violated. Today I have decided to resign from the position of Prime Minister. I hope everyone can nominate a suitable candidate to take over as soon as possible."
Everyone was shocked by his decisiveness and looked at Jiang Xue.
There was no anger on her face, but a big smile:
"Over the years, the prince consort has worked too hard for the country, and I feel really bad for him. His resignation today is a good thing, and I am very relieved."
After she said this, everyone became even more confused, and all looked at her, wondering if she was speaking in a sarcastic way.
But Jiang Xue's eyes were clear, and it was obvious that she was not joking. According to her previous personality, shouldn't she do everything she could to keep Xiao Zhan?
Just when everyone was beginning to doubt, Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan had already left the court. They were not in a hurry to leave the palace, but went to Jiang Heng.
Although the son-in-law could no longer serve as the emperor's tutor, as he was Jiang Heng's uncle, it would not be a problem for him to continue teaching.
Jiang Xue couldn't help but smile as she watched Xiao Zhan explain the classics to Jiang Heng and Feng Zhiming, sharing Jiang Ke's views from time to time.
In the future, Jiang Heng will definitely inherit and realize Jiang Ke’s unfinished ideals.
Before that, she and Xiao Zhan will accompany each other all the way.
After class, Jiang Xue personally taught the two martial arts. Jiang Heng was as focused on learning as ever, and Feng Zhiming no longer had any prejudice against her and studied just as hard.
During the break, Jiang Xue held Xiao Zhan's arm and said, "Yun Che, the lotus in the palace should be blooming. Come with me to see it, just like when we were little."
Xiao Zhan smiled gently: "Okay."
When they arrived at the pond, the lotus was in full bloom, red as fire. Xiao Zhan extended his hand to invite Jiang Xue to board the boat: "Xiaoxue, come on up."
Throughout their youth, he always repeated the same actions and said the same words.
Although everything in the world is ever-changing, there are always some things that never change.
Jiang Xue boarded the boat and lay down like she did when she was a child, shielding her eyes with her hands from the sunlight that was filtering through the gaps in the lotus leaves.
Xiao Zhan gently rowed the boat, slowly moving it into the depths of the lotus.
The fresh lotus fragrance permeates the air, making people feel relaxed and happy.
What’s even better is that the person I’ve loved since childhood is still by my side.
“Yun Che!”
Jiang Xue suddenly sat up with a faint smile on her face: "Remember that time when we were little, did you kiss me like this?"
Before she finished speaking, she placed a soft kiss on his forehead.
Xiao Zhan smiled and responded: "Yes, I love you. This love started a long time ago and is getting deeper and deeper. From now on, I will love you more than yesterday."
These sweet words were like honey, filling Jiang Xue's heart with endless sweetness.
"Xiaoxue." Xiao Zhan also lay down: "Lean on me for a while."
Hearing this, Jiang Xue snuggled into his arms obediently.
"It's not bad not to be an official. As long as I can be with you every day, I'll be satisfied."
"Although not being an official has its advantages, you cannot abandon your responsibilities. I have a way to get you back to serve in the court."
Jiang Xue said: "For the next period of time, you can do whatever you want.
But after this is over, you still have to devote yourself to the country. Yun Che, you know that I need your support in the court. "
"Actually, I don't want to be the regent princess, but Heng'er is still too young, and we must help him grow up. When he can shoulder the responsibility independently, we can unload the burden together, how about that?"
"good."
“Yun Che!”
"Um?"
"What would you most like to do by then?"
"I will do whatever you want to do. Your wish is my wish."
"I want to walk with you in the dry country, appreciate the magnificent mountains and rivers, and experience the different customs and folkways of different places."
“This kind of life is really wonderful.”
Since Xiao Zhan resigned from his official position, the ministers in the court quickly noticed the changes in Jiang Xue.
Unlike her previous arrogance and willfulness, she now always has a smile on her face.
But when she needs to make a decision, she always remains silent.
After a few days, she even began to avoid court on the grounds of being unwell, which made the ministers very confused.
Many people speculated that all this was related to Xiao Zhan's resignation from his official position.
On the other hand, Xiao Zhan lived a very comfortable life after resigning from office, and he pestered Jiang Xue almost every day.
Sometimes she really felt too tired and would look forward to him returning to the court. Overall, apart from being a little tired, Jiang Xue was very satisfied with the current situation.
After Gan State rejected Yelu Cheng's request for peace, his behavior became increasingly brutal.
Whether it was the generals on the front line or the ministers in the court, as long as something did not go as he wished, disastrous consequences would be almost inevitable.
This behavior caused panic among the people in the country, and the originally powerful army became vulnerable and lost several cities in succession.
In just half a year, the armies of Gan State and Tianshui State approached the capital of Western Xia, which was much faster than Jiang Xue expected.
Yelu Cheng was extremely nervous every day and felt like he might collapse at any time.
Therefore, he became more and more dependent on Yelu Minzhen and obtained temporary comfort from her.
At a time when everyone called him a tyrant, only Yelu Minzhen would hug him tightly and gently tell him that he was not wrong. Although he was the emperor of Western Xia, he could only find inner peace by her side.
However, to his surprise, the Baihua Tower set up by Xixia in Gan State for spying was suddenly destroyed. A survivor returned to the country after many hardships and brought back the news that Xiao Zhan was resurrected and married to Jiang Xue.
Without much thought, Yelu Cheng was certain that this must have been done by Yelu Minzhen.
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