"Your Majesty, I believe this is inappropriate."
Prime Minister Qin seemed to have completely failed to grasp the emperor's expression, and continued, "Meng Su has a huge appetite, and he has the help of the rebel Lin Si. If we give them ten cities today, they'll ask us for ten more tomorrow! By then, I'm afraid we'll have to hand over the entire Dasheng to satisfy their appetite!"
"Yes, Prime Minister Qin is right. With Lin Temple, I'm afraid Meng Su would have already felt that victory was certain and would not be satisfied with just ten cities."
"We shouldn't have given Lin Si so much power in the first place. When Empress Dowager De'an was still around, she said that foreign relatives shouldn't interfere in government. Even the Empress Dowager's family didn't have real power. How could the brother of a noble concubine actually hold so much power? It's really wrong!"
The censor's mouth is like a consecrated knife that kills people without them being seen.
No matter whether you are the emperor or anyone else, speaking frankly is their professional ethics.
Even if the emperor's face turned black, they would not stop talking. At worst, they would just bang their heads against the pillar and die!
Anyway, you can still get a name recorded in history. In comparison, what does offending the emperor matter?
The emperor remained silent, but his palms were pinched red by himself, and he had to pretend that he didn't care. It was really torture!
"My dear ministers, your words make sense. This matter requires further discussion."
Seeing that his mother's wish had not been fulfilled, the emperor wanted to postpone the matter.
We don't want to fight him. Not to mention that he has limited resources. After the war, even the national treasury may be emptied. What can he do with an empty shell?
Now he's crying poor every day, saying the treasury is short. If we really wait until these wars are over, won't we have to ask him for money every day?!
As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.
As the emperor looked at his ministers who were still arguing, a brilliant idea slowly emerged in his mind.
"That's all for today's morning court session. I'm tired."
When the eunuch saw the emperor stand up and leave, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Dismiss the court!"
He hurriedly caught up with him in quick steps, and held out his hand for the emperor to hold. He looked as if the emperor was already in his seventies or eighties.
Prime Minister Qin watched silently from behind, feeling sad in his heart.
Where will the Great Sheng Empire go?
The morning court ended in a bad mood, and the emperor asked everyone to go back and think of countermeasures, but reality would not leave them so much time.
"Report! The rebels have captured Liuzhou City and are heading towards Shengjing!"
"Report! Meng Su's army has marched south, Shengjing is in danger!"
"Report! The Prince of Huainan has left his fiefdom without permission in the name of protecting the emperor. Princes from all over the country are requesting permission to help Shengjing!"
The emperor slumped down on the dragon throne, listening to one urgent report after another. He felt as if his soul had been sucked out of him and had no idea how to react.
For a moment, he didn't know whether he hoped that Meng Su's army would arrive first, or the rebel army, or the King of Huainan who came with ulterior motives in the name of protecting the emperor... No matter which force arrived, it meant that his throne as emperor was over!
"My dear ministers, have you thought about how to deal with this?"
The emperor looked at these important officials with sarcasm. Usually, they were so busy that it seemed as if the court couldn't function without them. But now, they were all pretending to be cowards, not even daring to speak.
Only Prime Minister Qin, despite the immense pressure, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the only solution now is to wait for the Prince of Huainan to come to the capital to rescue you!"
"What did you say?!" The emperor said this through gritted teeth, "Prime Minister Qin, do you know what your words really mean?!"
Are you thinking the opposite?!
But Prime Minister Qin remained unfazed, remaining calm and composed. He replied, "Your Majesty, the King of Huainan has a legitimate reason for his actions and has made remarkable military achievements. As long as we hold our ground, we will surely be able to wait for the King of Huainan to rescue us!"
hehe!
The emperor almost wanted to laugh out loud. Prince Huainan had successfully rescued him. Would he still be able to sit on the throne of the emperor?
Everyone in the court, both civil and military, knew that the King of Huainan had come to the capital with ulterior motives. However, after hearing Prime Minister Qin's words, they all remained silent, as if tacitly agreeing. Not a single person raised a voice in opposition!
These are his officials, these are his courtiers!
good!
That’s great!
After the court was dismissed, Zhuang Mi had already received the news and rushed over. At this point, she no longer had time to get angry or blame anyone, as the ministers' choices were already very clear.
She has been able to get to where she is today thanks to her intuition and ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
Therefore, Zhuang Mi was not as sad as the emperor, or even gave up on herself. The first thing she said when she saw her son was: "Your Majesty, run!"
The emperor opened his eyes wide in shock, unable to believe such words would come out of the mouth of the current empress dowager, "Mother, what are you talking about?"
He is the emperor!
How could he run?!
Zhuang Mi sighed. She also knew that the emperor would not feel good if she did this.
But she is the emperor's mother after all, and she does this for the emperor's own good.
"If you don't run away now, do you want to wait until those people break into Shengjing and take you prisoner before running away?!" No matter whether it was the Mengsu rebel army or the King of Huainan, as long as they entered Shengjing, the first thing they had to do to control the world was to subdue the emperor.
If the rebel army and Meng Su attack, the emperor will become the king of a fallen country. What good ending will he have then?
Throughout the dynasties, those kings who lost their country were lucky enough to have their bodies intact, not to mention the women in his harem...
That's what is truly horrifying!
She would never let herself end up like that!
Besides, even if the King of Huainan arrived first, what good intentions could he have?
If he wanted fame, then he would have to let the emperor abdicate to him. If he didn't want fame, wouldn't the emperor's life be at his disposal?
After much thought, I can no longer stay in Shengjing City!
Even if he runs away now, he can still maintain his status as emperor. If he finds an opportunity in the future, he may have the chance to come back.
But if I don't run away and really treat myself as a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others, then I really won't have any chance!
Zhuang Mi analyzed these words one by one to the emperor.
At first, the emperor was very resistant and clung to his status as an emperor, refusing to do such a shameful thing as abandoning his country and fleeing alone.
But later on, he fell silent.
"Let me think about it, Mother, please let me think about it." His mind was in turmoil. He was really hesitant to make a decision so quickly.
Zhuang Mi is his biological mother, how could she not see what he is thinking?
She flew into a rage and slapped the emperor hard. "I'm your mother, how could I possibly harm you?! The army outside is unstoppable. How much time do you have left to think things over?"
"By the time you figure it out, you'll be dead soon!"
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