Chapter 282 Forced to Work (Update 2)

When the news of the emperor being poisoned came out, the court was in turmoil.

Lu Zexu was kicked out.

However, even with the crown prince governing the country, when thinking of the crown prince's past "achievements", all the civil and military officials had a feeling that Daliang was doomed.

If the emperor couldn't make it, and the crown prince took over the throne -

wouldn't it be even more excessive for this ignorant, extravagant, licentious, unmotivated, arrogant and conceited crown prince to become emperor?

With such an emperor, would Daliang perish in his hands?

All the civil and military officials were extremely worried, and at this time the great army was invading, the treasury was empty, and the officials were even more uncertain.

All the civil and military officials in the court could only pray that the emperor would get up quickly, otherwise, Daliang would definitely not escape the fate of national destruction!

The little prince was also very confused. So many things fell on him at once. Although he was smart, he also needed a process of adaptation.

After all, he still had to go out before dawn and rush to the morning court.

Of course, he couldn't wrong himself. He directly prepared a large and comfortable chair in the court, as well as a plush velvet blanket. It would be best if he could take a nap when he got up so early.

But this was not in accordance with the rules.

On the first day of the court, the civil and military officials saw that he had wrapped himself into a ball. That was not enough. He sat directly on the chair and covered himself with a blanket. As long as he closed his eyes, he could fall asleep directly.

The historian reported him.

The Ministry of Rites reported him.

The ministers in the inner cabinet also admonished him several times.

The little prince coughed violently, and his already pale face became even paler. "My health is really not good. If I don't have this chair, I will faint like my father..."

The dissatisfied ministers stood up one after another, as if nothing had happened.

The emperor has fainted, but fortunately there is still the prince. If even the prince fainted, the court would be in turmoil, and there might even be thieves who took the opportunity to fight for the throne and cause civil unrest.

They were all smart and naturally didn't want to see such a scene.

Since the prince is not in good health, just move a chair and lean on it.

The ministers began to report as usual, and they started arguing as they talked, which was a common thing.

In the past, the emperor always made the final summary, proposed solutions, and then made a decision.

But now, the crown prince is in charge of the country.

As everyone was arguing, they suddenly felt that something was wrong. Everyone looked forward and found that the crown prince, who was in charge of the country, had fallen asleep without knowing when.

There was no way. Getting up at four o'clock was too early for someone who always slept until seven or eight o'clock.

The court officials: "..."

Are they going to become ministers who lose their country? They

can fall asleep during court sessions. What else can this be but ignorance?

To wake him up or not to wake him up, this is a question.

There was no way. The crown prince's face was as pale as paper, and he looked very weak. It was said that he vomited blood a few days ago. Jiang Yuanzheng was invited twice in one day, which shows the severity of his illness.

No one dared to speak, they would vomit blood if they did that...

But there was that stubborn guy.

The Minister of Revenue, Lord Qian, came out and said loudly, "Your Highness, the national treasury is empty now, and we can only barely make up for the military supplies of this army. However, if it takes too long, the national treasury may not be able to support it."

The little prince was awakened by the sudden increase in voice.

He yawned, his face was confused, and his eyes were still flashing with sleepy tears.

"Your Highness, once this war becomes a protracted war and the food supply cannot be met, our army will definitely be defeated!" Minister Qian was very worried.

The little prince yawned again, "So what?"

Minister Qian: "???"

Was he not clear enough?

He bowed and repeated, "The national treasury does not have enough money to support a protracted war. What should we do?"

The little prince supported his chin with one hand, looking listless and listless, but his words were not polite at all.

"As the Minister of Revenue, isn't this something you should have solved? You are asking me how to solve it now? Let me figure it out. Between you and me, who is the Minister of Revenue?"

Minister Qian was stunned and said subconsciously, "It has always been like this in the past. The emperor sets the rules and I follow them."

The little prince narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Then your job as the Minister of Revenue is too easy. You get paid, hold an official position, and listen to flattery, but when you encounter a problem, you ask your father to solve it. You don't have any ideas at all and don't use your brain at all!"

"Is it so easy to be a high official now?"

"When something happens, they only know to report and wait for instructions from the higher-ups. What

's the point of the imperial examination? Anyone picked up from the street, as long as he can run errands, get things done, and has strong execution, can replace the officials!" The little prince was very angry. They were just a bunch of people who didn't know how to solve problems. If they let the emperor think about everything, wouldn't the emperor be exhausted to death?

He was very suspicious whether his father fainted this time because of overwork.

Minister Qian's face turned red, but he really couldn't make money out of thin air.

The other court officials were so angry that they couldn't say a word.

They felt that they were despised and wanted to refute, but they couldn't find a point to refute, so they could only feel heartache.

The young prince looked around the court and sighed deeply, "If all the ministers are like this and don't even have the ability to solve problems, then I don't mind replacing them with some people who can solve problems."

Someone was frightened and quickly stood up and said, "My official position was appointed by the emperor and it is absolutely impossible for me to be replaced. Your Highness, is it inappropriate for you to do this?"

The young prince said casually, "There's nothing wrong with it. I think it's good. Now I am the supervisor of the country and I have the final say! As an official, naturally the capable one will get the job!"

He sighed, "Some of you are already old ministers and should learn to walk independently. If you can't even solve the problem, why are you still an official?"

Everyone looked at each other, and then immediately started to brainstorm, with a storm of thoughts,

The ministers came up with a solution to the problem without the little prince even asking, which really saved a lot of trouble.