Do saints never make mistakes?
The old emperor's question may seem absurd at first, but upon closer thought, it shows his caution.
Kong Hanan is already a god.
He has laws, ways, authority, believers, and the feedback of resonance between heaven and earth.
He should have paid more attention to the mysterious connection.
But no one could have imagined that the prince would be so incompetent.
The prince probably thought he was demonstrating an emperor's authority over his subjects.
But he didn't know that he had dug up the roots of the Great Qi Dynasty.
The imperial examination was a way for the poor and lower-class gentry to change their destiny and a channel for upward mobility.
And when this path is strangled by the country's supreme ruler and played with at will, the storm it will stir up will surely be extremely violent.
Even now, the prince is not nominally the supreme leader of the empire.
The Five Thieves will indeed arrive in Linzi before the palace examination, but it will probably be too late.
Kong Hanan and Kong Sheng were indeed in the imperial city, but they had no time to focus on other things for the time being.
Because the old emperor...
Compared to the rotten prince, although the old emperor's body was rotten and broken, his soul and his spirit still made Kong Hanan feel great pressure.
Especially when Confucius pushed the door open.
"My good Prime Minister, you finally dare to come and see me?"
Confucius was just like before, with his head lowered, his front foot stepping on his back foot, counting the steps in his mind, and kneeling on the ground at the right distance.
But this time, the old emperor did not interrupt his three bows and nine kowtows, allowing Confucius to complete the ceremony in standard posture.
"I, your Majesty, pay my respects to you."
Confucius prostrated himself on the ground, making Kong Hanan beside him extremely embarrassed.
My uncle is kneeling. It’s not appropriate for me to sit like this…
He was about to stand up when the old emperor stopped him.
"He owes me this. We have our own opinions. I think it's good that you're sitting like that."
"Tell me, Prime Minister, what crime have you committed?"
Confucius's prostrate body trembled and he spoke in sorrow.
"I, your Majesty, failed to provide adequate protection and plans, which led to..."
"That's not what I'm talking about!"
The old emperor interrupted Confucius.
"I made you the Prime Minister so that you could find and fill in the gaps for me. This poor planning is due to my impatience, not your fault!"
"My good Prime Minister, please think about it again..."
This time, the old emperor Jiang Xiaobai was different from when he chatted with Kong Hanan before.
If before he was a dried-up zombie, or a dead old ghost, or a teacher who taught earnestly.
At this moment, his imperial aura was fully revealed.
The voice was still dull and harsh, but one could hear his laughter, anger and scolding.
This moody look, this unpredictable look...
Especially when he admitted that he was wrong...
He really looks like a human emperor.
A leader cannot simply shift the blame onto his subordinates. A charismatic leader will definitely take the initiative to take the blame for his subordinates.
The old emperor's demeanor was beyond Kong Hanan's expectations.
Confucius prostrated himself on the ground, as if he didn't know how to answer.
After a long silence, the old emperor spoke in his dull voice.
"I've already said that I'm letting you be Prime Minister to help me fill in the gaps..."
"But why are the people of Da Qi still suffering?"
"Why has my kingdom become so precarious?"
"How can you let me sleep peacefully like this?"
"My Prime Minister, you are too narrow-minded!"
Kong Hanan was stunned after hearing this, and even felt that the jaw of the golden statue was slightly dislocated.
Yes...
When they first met, the old emperor talked about the country, the people, and the hegemony...
That was indeed the reason why he didn't want to die.
But it is not that he is greedy for power or attached to the world.
But this emperor could not let go of the Great Qi Kingdom.
Both his uncle and he thought the old emperor insisted on seeing Confucius in order to question him...
In fact, it is indeed an accusation.
But what he was concerned about was not his own safety.
But why didn't this country get better, instead it became like this...
Kong Hanan vaguely felt that the Book of Life and Death moved.
Looking inside, there was a four-character annotation on it: "The Greatest Emperor of All Time".
In Kong Hanan’s previous life, the term “the greatest emperor of all time” was used to describe the First Emperor.
Even though Qin Shihuang had many faults, his achievements are undeniable.
For more than two thousand years, countless writers and poets have continued to describe and interpret this emperor in various ways.
Different people have different understandings of him, and there will never be a unified image of him.
Does Jiang Xiaobai, the emperor of Da Qi, deserve this title?
Kong Hanan thought to himself...
If we put aside the prejudice he had when he first entered the Imperial Study.
It seems that he deserves it.
At least, he deserves the title of "Emperor".
Kong Hanan was thinking on the side, but Kong Sheng was sweating profusely. He spoke again, and there was a hint of choking in his words.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
"Oh……"
The old emperor sighed again, and it was unclear whether he was sneering or sighing.
"Well, after all, you can't be blamed alone for these things. The supreme leader of the empire should be my good son."
"He bears half the responsibility for the decline of the Great Qi."
"I was originally relieved that this coward had finally shown some strength and dared to murder his father, but I didn't expect him to be such a softie."
"Crack!"
Kong Hanan dared to guarantee that he really heard the sound of the jaw being dislocated this time.
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