The ministers all had different expressions of anger on their faces.
Like most officials in the court, Grand Minister of Agriculture Liu Min was quite sharp-tongued and secretly criticized the little emperor.
He was praising and criticizing not only Prime Minister Cui, but all of them!
The supreme imperial power is indeed awe-inspiring, but in front of the young emperor, his weight is far less than that of Prime Minister Cui.
Liu Min held his hu tablet and spoke with a somewhat angry tone:
"Your Majesty, are natural disasters and man-made disasters beyond human control?
The Prime Minister is a veteran of two dynasties and is dedicated to the country and the people.
I hope Your Majesty will not be misled by the slanderous words of villains and frame the Prime Minister."
As expected of Cui Cen's disciple, his ability to confuse right and wrong is something even he feels inferior to.
"Which word did you hear that I was slandering the Prime Minister? I was clearly praising the Prime Minister.
Therefore, I have also decided to confer upon the Prime Minister the title of Grand Tutor. What the Prime Minister has done for the State of Qin will never be forgotten."
Zhao Xin's words were sincere and heartfelt, but the people from Cui Cen's party who were present felt uncomfortable after hearing them.
Especially Cui Cen, who was "rewarded" by the emperor.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Cui Cen responded calmly.
Zhao Xin continued, "Summon Liu Muzhi and Li Cunxiao into the palace."
Amid the eunuch's chanting, Liu Muzhi and Li Cunxiao walked in from outside the hall side by side.
The two men have very different temperaments and figures, one is elegant and gentle, the other is tall and burly.
Most of the officials in the hall turned their eyes to Li Cunxiao.
This man had previously single-handedly killed Chao Huang, the most powerful general in Kyoto.
During the riot in Yong'an Palace, he single-handedly broke into the encirclement.
Its reputation had already spread throughout the capital.
Compared with Liu Muzhi and Yu Huatian, Li Cunxiao is now much more famous.
At the same time, it also made many people in Cui Cen's party believe that Li Cunxiao was the most capable subordinate around the emperor.
Now seeing it with their own eyes, they also felt the murderous aura that Li Cunxiao carried.
He is indeed a fierce general, but this is not a battlefield. If he only knows how to fight and kill, he will die faster.
The two men kowtowed to the emperor.
Zhao Xin's expression softened considerably and he asked them to stand up.
"Li Cunxiao was rewarded for his service in protecting the emperor, and was subsequently appointed Weiwei, in charge of guarding the palace."
The imperial palace is a place for sleeping, so it is most appropriate to hand it over to Li Cunxiao.
In fact, the post of Weiwei was originally held by Nan Cang’s youngest son, Nan Wuyou.
But Nan Cang gave it up and handed it over to Li Cunxiao.
Li Cunxiao's voice was as loud as a bell as he thanked the emperor for his grace: "I obey your command! Thank you very much, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Xin looked at Liu Muzhi and said with a smile:
"Liu Muzhi has been meritorious in investigating Wang Jin's false accusation against Kou Huairen. I appoint you as Guanglu Xun, in charge of all palace affairs."
All matters in the palace, big or small, were handed over to Liu Muzhi for full handling, and Li Cunxiao was responsible for guarding outside the palace. Together with the Western Factory and the Eastern Factory and the Embroidered Uniform Guard that were being incorporated and reorganized, the palace was truly an iron bucket.
"I obey your command and thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"
Cui's followers exchanged glances secretly, but no one raised any objections.
After all, this was the condition agreed upon by Cui Cen and Nan Cang, so Cui Cen would certainly not object now.
After the morning court session ended, memorials were also sent to the Qinzheng Hall.
When Zhao Xin saw those memorials, the anger in his heart rose up again.
These memorials were just sent by Cui Cen as a formality, and he was too lazy to read them.
Thinking about what happened in the morning court, Zhao Xin's face was not good.
This passive and powerless feeling made him very disgusted!
He is the emperor now and cannot tolerate being powerless and being manipulated by others!
He has the system as a plug-in, and in time he will be able to eliminate Cui's annoying followers!
Oh, and the lucky draw!
This time he took charge of the government and appointed Liu Muzhi and Li Cunxiao to official positions, and there was no hint of a plot reversal.
But he saved Kou Huairen last time and got more than 500 points.
I was so busy dealing with Wang Jin these past two days that I almost forgot about it!
Adding the points accumulated previously, there are a total of 600 points, enough for six draws!
After discovering this, Zhao Xin immediately became excited and looking forward to it.
He needs manpower now! If he could always select top-tier civil and military officials, he would have six capable subordinates!
When he thought of this, Zhao Xin became impatient.
Zhao Xin, who was about to open the system mall to draw a prize, thought about it and paused.
After all, it's rare to win six prizes in a row, so there should be some sense of ceremony, right?
It is said that if you wash your hands and face before playing the lottery, you will have better luck and a greater chance of winning something you like.
For an emperor like him, it would be too perfunctory to just wash his hands and face.
So Zhao Xin waved his hand and decided to burn incense, take a bath, and then draw a lottery!
After carefully completing the lottery ceremony, Zhao Xin sent all the palace maids and eunuchs in the bedroom out.
The eunuchs and palace maids who served the emperor in Yanshou Palace looked at each other outside, feeling that the emperor's behavior today was a little abnormal.
"Hey...what do you think the emperor is going to do?"
A eunuch tugged at his companion's sleeve and whispered in a low voice.
Although the Emperor's behavior these past few days has been very different from usual, this is the first time...
The emperor is burning incense and taking a bath. It seems like he is practicing Taoism?
I heard that there was an emperor in the Qin Dynasty who was obsessed with seeking immortality and did not attend court for more than 20 years during his reign.
Before each retreat for cultivation, one must worship the gods, burn incense and take a bath.
He even used virgin blood to make elixirs and tortured the palace maids into taking risks and strangling the emperor.
The companion hushed and gave a serious reminder:
"How can we speculate about His Majesty's affairs? Less talk and more action, or you might lose your life!"
Looking at the emperor's thunderous actions these days, it makes people feel both daunted and frightened.
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