Okay, okay, you’re having such a big time, right?
Li Zhuo sat on the dragon throne, looked at Lu Chen, then looked at Yangxuzi, his head buzzing with pain.
Who could have imagined that such an ordinary court meeting would turn into the current situation?
Anyone with a discerning eye can now see that Lu Chen and Yang Xuzi are already competing with each other in the court.
It may not be accurate to say that they are competing against each other. After all, judging from the current attitudes of the six ministers, Lu Chen still has a great advantage.
Those who support Yang Xuzi are all low-level officials, or officials who have not yet been given important positions.
I heard that Yangxuzi had some relationship with the Empress Dowager and the Crown Prince. It was hard to say whether these officials had already taken sides in advance and wanted to gain the credit of following the Emperor.
After all, Yangxuzi was the Empress Dowager's man, and Li Zhuo was counting on him to refine the elixir of immortality, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Master Yangxuzi, I have approved the memorial. There is no need to discuss this matter."
"Your Majesty, what position does this Immortal Master Yangxu hold? What qualifications does he have to review memorials? Even though Your Majesty is supreme, rules are still rules. If everyone follows Your Majesty's willful behavior, will there be any rules in this world in the future?"
This is Wei Yong, a noble man, a pure man, a man who is free from vulgarity.
Lu Chen felt that he should build a house by the sea for his father-in-law in the future, facing the sea and surrounded by flowers in spring.
Wei Yong wanted to ask, who else dared to point at the emperor's nose and curse him?
"this……"
Li Zhuo knew that Wei Yong was definitely going to cause trouble for him. He was now a little overwhelmed, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Since we've come to this point, let's continue our conversation. The Queen Mother told me some time ago that she also wanted to appoint Immortal Master Yangxuzi as the Imperial Master. What do you think?"
What? !
The entire court was in an uproar, and some people were furious.
Li Zhuo's simple sentence contains a huge amount of information.
First of all, what right does the Queen Mother have to say such things? What qualifications does she have to say such things?
When did it become the turn of a woman to interfere in the appointment of court officials?
Wei Yong sneered and said, "What? Is the Queen Mother planning to rule the country from behind the curtain?"
It is taboo for the harem to interfere in politics, not to mention that the power of the Da Qi royal family does not have an overwhelming advantage now.
You suddenly jump out and say what you think about the appointment of officials in the court. Are you qualified?
Secondly, it is outrageous to establish the position of national teacher in a country where Confucianism is prevalent. No one without great achievements can hold this position, and civil and military officials will not obey.
Now that they have a national master, it is already their limit. Now you come again?
Ke Fuji stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, there is no two suns in the sky. From ancient times to the present, I have never heard of a country having two imperial masters!"
Liang Licang sneered and said, "Master Lu was able to become the Imperial Master because he had made great contributions to the country. What merits and abilities did this Yangxuzi have? What has he done for our Great Qi Dynasty? Why did he become the Imperial Master?"
Li Zhuo was numb. He felt like he was being forced to do something by these ministers. It had been a long time since he had felt this way.
It seemed that he had never experienced such a bad thing since Lu Chen appeared.
It was only then that Li Zhuo suddenly realized that he was standing on the opposite side of Lu Chen.
In fact, he also knew that what he did was not a humane thing. Just as Liang Licang and others said, Lu Chen was able to get the title of national teacher not because of your reward, the emperor, but because he had made real contributions to the country.
What level are you, Yangxuzi? Are you worthy of the title of National Master? What have you done for the country and the people?
This is indeed the truth, but Yangxuzi promised that he could make the elixir of immortality!
Seeing that the national strength of the Great Qi Dynasty was growing day by day and the hard days were over, Li Zhuo naturally wanted to enjoy himself more.
However, since all the ministers were against it, Li Zhuo could not continue to insist. He could only smile awkwardly and said, "This is just an idea. Since you have objections, we can discuss it later."
We should talk about it later instead of ending it here. Are you still not giving up?
Lu Chen glanced at Li Zhuo without saying much. He had his own plans in mind.
After the court session ended, Liang Licang approached and asked, "Grand Master, who is this Yangxuzi?"
Lu Chen shrugged and said, "I don't know. I don't know him."
"But I heard him say that he is your uncle!"
"I'm still his father!" Lu Chen said simply and roughly.
Liang Licang's expression froze for a moment, then he nodded and said, "Then I understand. Imperial Master, do you know why this Yangxuzi is targeting you and the railway project this time?"
Lu Chen suppressed his anger and shook his head, "I was wondering too. Logically, I hadn't even started to attack him yet, so why did he suddenly start to self-destruct?"
"It's like this. I heard that a few days ago, many sugar merchants went to see Yang Xuzi and gave him a lot of good things."
Lu Chen nodded in sudden realization. So that's what was happening.
It's because he mastered a new sugar-making technology, which made these sugar merchants panic. Their previous attempt to cut off upstream raw materials failed, so they found Yangxuzi, right?
It was those sugar merchants who warned Lu Chen to stop the implementation of the railway plan.
But is Lu Chen the type to be frightened? Obviously not!
Even if it is, at least you should have the ability to scare him!
Lu Chen sneered and said, "They are just a bunch of conservative people. In the tide of the times, people like them will sooner or later be swept into the garbage heap of history."
Lu Chen's words gave Liang Licang great confidence. He also felt that Lu Chen would definitely not take a clown like Yang Xuzi seriously, so he hurriedly asked, "What's the plan?"
"Well, to be honest, my disciple is preparing for the Autumn Imperial Examination. I plan to have him win the top three spots in a row, which will bring honor to the royal family and His Majesty!"
Um?
Liang Licang was stunned. Weren't we just discussing how to deal with Yangxuzi? What do you mean by suddenly talking about the little prince Li Xiang?
Let’s not discuss whether Li Xiang has the ability to win three prizes in a row. Even if she does, how will this change the current situation?
Seeing that Liang Licang was confused, Lu Chen patted him on the shoulder and said, "Sir Liang, when doing things, you must grasp the main contradiction. When fighting, you must also go straight to the center of the army. What's the point of always dealing with some peripheral minions?"
After hearing this, Liang Licang was shocked!
He suddenly understood Lu Chen's purpose in training Li Xiang. It seemed that the Great Qi Dynasty was about to be in turmoil.
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