Chapter 376 Your Majesty, How About We Have a Child Marriage?

Lu Yanshi listened to the ministers' speeches without saying a word. He flipped through his little notebook and sighed silently in his heart: The Empress and Consort Shu are really capable.

During the six months that he had been on incognito visits, they had actually uncovered so many corrupt officials in the court.

In fact, he didn't want to attack Marquis Changping first.

The Marquis of Changping's Mansion was originally in the middle of his "list of properties to be confiscated", but the Empress and his second daughter came to report to him that the Marquis of Changping's son had raped his wife's younger sister.

He was just hesitating about which family to rob first, but he didn't expect that the Changping Marquis family would run into the wrong target.

He was too lazy to get involved and decided to just enjoy the New Year with this family first.

As for the rest, I will sort it out slowly after the New Year.

After all, if you copy too much at once, it will scare the ministers.

If that causes a stir in the court, that would be bad.

[What is the emperor looking at? Why doesn't he scold these ministers? ]

[You won't curse? Or are you too embarrassed to curse because of your face? 】

[Luckily I’m not the emperor, otherwise I would be really upset.]

Lu Li, who followed him to court, grumbled in her heart.

Lu Yanshi was unhappy when he heard this.

What does it mean to be bullied when being an emperor? He wanted to prove to his daughter that the emperor is not a person who is bullied.

"Are you done?" He glanced at everyone.

When the ministers heard his unhappy voice, they all shut up.

"Do I need you to teach me how to do things?"

Lu Yanshi sneered.

"The Second Princess is also an official appointed by the court. What's wrong with me ordering her to confiscate the property?"

"We arrested them and confiscated their property overnight because we were afraid that they would find something wrong and move the gold, silver and land in advance. If they escape, Li Junde, will you replace the property they moved away?"

Lu Yanshi named the minister who was shouting the loudest.

When Li Junde heard this, his face flushed, and he quickly lowered his head and said, "I dare not."

Those ministers who were caught by Lu Yanshi's eyes immediately pursed their lips tightly.

The emperor had not attended court for so long that they had almost forgotten his previous autocracy.

Everyone was terrified and didn't dare to say anything.

Seeing their attitude, Lu Yanshi was very satisfied. He changed his tone and spoke gently.

"I have listened carefully to what you have said, my dear ministers."

"What I have done is not a whim. This action is intended to warn the world that anyone who endangers the country and the people, regardless of their status, must be punished by the law. I hope that you will understand my painstaking efforts, continue to perform your duties, work together to maintain the principles of my dynasty, and build a foundation for eternity."

"Your Majesty is wise." Meng Shanchuan was the first to step forward.

Other ministers quickly followed suit.

Lu Yanshi nodded with satisfaction and glanced at his daughter.

Now Xiaojiu won't feel wronged to be the emperor anymore, right?

[Wow, my father is so domineering that the ministers immediately stopped talking.]

Lu Li applauded her father in her heart.

After the applause, she became a little worried.

[I just wonder if the next crown prince can shock these ministers like my father did. ]

[What if I'm as gullible as my stupid brother? ]

Lu Li’s thoughts touched Lu Yanshi.

Yes, who should he make the crown prince?

The eldest was going to marry far away, the second was still lying in bed half-dead, and the third didn't want to stay in the palace after studying medicine.

I have three sons, but not one of them is useful.

Lu Yanshi was furious.

It seems that he has to seize the time to favor the concubines in the harem.

When they give birth to a prince, he must teach him personally. The prince must be taught from a young age to prevent him from being bullied by these ministers.

Thinking of this, Lu Yanshi suddenly felt that time was running out.

After all, it takes many years to raise a baby from a babbling infant to someone who can inherit the throne.

Lu Li didn't know that her unintentional thoughts had made her father anxious, which caused the concubines in the harem to be very busy in the next few days.

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In the blink of an eye, New Year's Eve is here.

The children were very excited because they could set off fireworks during the Chinese New Year!

It was Lu Xuan’s first Chinese New Year and everything seemed new to him.

Not only did he set off fireworks, he also received New Year's money.

He held the New Year's money in his hands and looked at Lu Li contentedly: "Sister Nine, the New Year is so much fun. I really wish it was New Year's every day."

"I think so too. It would be so much fun to celebrate New Year every day." Lu Li nodded while eating her midnight snack, agreeing with him.

After finishing the dumplings in the bowl, Lu Li raised the bowl and gave instructions to the palace maid beside her.

"Sister Lu Ran, I want more!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she burped loudly.

"Don't give it to her, she's full. If she eats any more, she'll probably have food accumulation later." Lu Yanshi tried to stop him.

Lu Li said aggrievedly: "I'm not full, I can still eat."

"You're burping, and you still say you're not full." Xia Shuyi looked at her helplessly.

Lu Li touched his stomach and said confidently, "It's not that I'm full, it's that my stomach is saying thank you! Another bowl!"

Lu Yanshi and Xia Shuyi were both amused by her childish words.

"Okay, okay, give our Ninth Princess another bowl, but give her less." Lu Yanshi finally compromised.

"I want one too, I want one too." Seeing this, Lu Xuan also started shouting.

After eating, he clamored to go to the zoo.

The two children were full of energy. Even the palace maids who were taking care of them were yawning, but the two of them were still jumping up and down, showing no intention of sleeping at all.

It was not until dawn that they fell into a deep sleep.

After this sleep, it was time for the palace banquet on the first day of the new year.

Today's banquet has invited all the royal relatives and ministers above the fourth rank who are highly valued by the emperor.

Qu Fufeng and Long Wudi are both on the invitation list.

Long Wudi brought Su Jiaoyan and his four sons to the palace for the banquet.

"These little brats really change every day. They grow up too fast." Long Wudi showed his son to Lu Yanshi as soon as he arrived.

I don’t know if it’s because of the mixture of fox and fox bloodlines, but each of his sons is more handsome than the other, and they grow up fast.

Although he is only six months old, he looks no different from an ordinary one or two-year-old child, except that he cannot speak yet.

"Your Majesty, can you tell who is Aotian, who is Batian, who is Potian, and who is Zhentian? I often get confused sometimes. Who makes these four guys look almost exactly the same?"

Long Wudi continued to show off, pretending not to notice the dissatisfaction on Lu Yanshi's face.

He finally had something that could crush Lu Yanshi, so of course he wanted to show off.

Lu Yanshi looked at him expressionlessly.

Is it a big deal to have a son?

He turned around and told Cao Dehai: "Go and bring the Ninth Princess here."

Four sons are not as good as one daughter.

Lu Li was quickly brought over.

When Long Wudi saw Lu Li, his eyes lit up.

He looked at Lu Yanshi excitedly and said, "Your Majesty, how about we arrange a marriage for our children? My son will surely be a dragon among men when he grows up. You can pick any of my four sons and let any of them be the Ninth Princess's consort."

Lu Yanshi's face suddenly turned dark.

You are so good, Long Wudi, it turns out you have this kind of idea, you even dare to covet his Xiaojiu!

Dream on.

Before he could open his mouth to refute, a loud thunder rumbled in the sky.