Wu Lanxi had never heard of, let alone seen, books containing this kind of content.
The shock of suddenly having such a book placed in front of her was immense.
Even just a few words from it were a revelation to Wu Lanxi.
That novel also had a great influence on Wu Lanxi.
"Your Majesty, it's time for your meal..."
Lin Wan'er urged him on.
His Majesty has not eaten anything since he ate a bowl of porridge this morning.
After the morning court session ended, he devoted all his energy to that book that Lin Wan'er considered treasonous. It was already noon, and the sun was high in the sky.
Lin Wan'er had read that book before, but she just couldn't understand what was so interesting about it that could make His Majesty lose his appetite.
Wu Lanxi rarely puts down her book, but savors the gains she has made from reading it over the past few days.
With each viewing, she discovered more, and many details hidden in the background came to light.
This made her feel even more that it was a rare opportunity.
As more and more novels and comic books appeared in the capital, Wu Lanxi couldn't help but have a guess.
Could this novel have originated from Qihuai County...?
"Besides Tang Huan, who else could have such ability?"
Let alone writing such a brilliant strategy for governing the country, few people would dare to do such a rebellious thing as simply printing the book and selling it in the capital.
The merchants in the capital did not all abide by all the established rules, but at most they lingered on the fringes in order to make more money.
Publishing such content is a heinous crime, punishable by death.
It all depends on one's own decision.
"Tang Huan, only you would dare to disregard me like this..."
Wu Lanxi murmured, then turned to look at Lin Wan'er.
Lin Wan'er's eyes lit up. "Your Majesty, are you going to eat?"
Wu Lanxi shook her head, "Summon Wang Tianze to the palace."
Half an hour later, in the Imperial Study.
Lin Wan'er, accompanied by several eunuchs, stood guard outside the door, looking somewhat sullen.
She didn't know why His Majesty had summoned the Minister of State for anything, but she felt a little uncomfortable being left outside the door with the little eunuch.
In the past, His Majesty would not have allowed me to avoid such situations.
Inside the study.
There was only one book on the clean, large table.
Wang Tianze immediately spotted the book that he had personally delivered to the palace.
"What does the Minister think of the person who wrote this book?"
Wu Lanxi asked the question as if it were just a casual remark.
Wang Tianze pondered, "When I first saw this book, I thought this person was treasonous and disrespectful of the law, deserving of execution. But after carefully studying it, I increasingly noticed that this author is a man of great talent, perhaps capable of bringing a turning point to the current dark and corrupt Daqing..."
"Does Your Excellency think this minor author has such great talent?"
"Yes!" Wang Tianze replied solemnly in response to Wu Lanxi's nonchalant attitude.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have risked his life to contact the Silver Gong to deliver the book to the palace.
This would expose my connection with His Majesty and pose a great threat to him.
"Does Your Excellency know who wrote this book?"
Wang Tianze shook his head.
In the past few days, he secretly sent people to investigate, and finally traced the source and found out where the book came from. This result greatly shocked him.
However, there is absolutely no information about the author.
Wu Lanxi asked again, "Does Your Excellency know why this book has suddenly become so popular in the capital? Similar comic books and novels have been springing up like mushrooms after rain recently. Ordinary booksellers wouldn't dare to do such a thing."
Wang Tianze looked solemn. He stood up and then knelt on the ground.
"Your subject admits his guilt!"
Wu Lanxi chuckled lightly, "What is Your Excellency doing?"
His Majesty's smile made Wang Tianze feel increasingly uneasy. He knew that what he could find out, His Majesty could certainly find out as well.
So he frankly said, "After seeing this book, I sent people to investigate its source, and finally learned that these things were created by my son Wang Jingze and Cui Yuanzhao in collusion..."
If someone else were to investigate, it might take a long time to find out the truth through various clues.
After all, with the influence of his father, the Minister of Revenue, Wang Jingze could have done it without anyone noticing.
But these things couldn't be kept from Wang Tianze and Wu Lanxi, who wanted to investigate.
"My son is foolish and ignorant; I beg Your Majesty to spare his life..."
Wu Lanxi walked around the table and personally helped Wang Tianze up.
"Your Excellency is too kind. Although Wang Jingze's actions were somewhat irregular, without him, we would not have been able to discover such a capable ruler. His merits and demerits cancel each other out, and I will not pursue the matter further."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Upon learning that Wu Lanxi did not intend to pursue the matter, Wang Tianze finally felt relieved.
He lamented, "If we want to find this author, we probably have to start with Wang Jingze and Cui Yuanzhao, but doing so would basically be telling the Prime Minister..."
"Does the master value this author highly?"
Wang Tianze affirmed, "In my humble opinion, if this person can be used by Your Majesty, he will surely bring about tremendous changes to Daqing. It is not impossible for him to be appointed as a minister or prime minister."
"Does Your Excellency think he is capable of becoming Prime Minister?" Wu Lanxi asked with a smile.
“Yes.” Wang Tianze did not hide anything from Wu Lanxi. “Although Prime Minister Cui has done a lot for Daqing, he is old after all and has done a lot of foolish things. It is time for him to step down.”
The two exchanged a glance.
"If that's really what you think, I have a guess. Perhaps the author of that book is hiding there. I wonder if you would be willing to go there yourself for me."
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