Tuoba Yu stood up.
He lifted his sleeves and bowed.
"I, Tuoba Yu, have been entrusted by the head of the family to wait for the emperor for many days."
"I have no intention of obstructing the dragon's carriage. It is simply that the head of the family has instructed that we must meet the emperor in person before we can discuss this matter. I beg Your Majesty to dismiss the attendants and allow me to slowly explain the head of the family's intentions."
Liu Jin was stunned. "No, you old country boy, what if you do something bad to the emperor?"
"Your Majesty, this man is not a minister of the court. You must not trust his words!"
Wu Tianci didn't know what the old man wanted to say mysteriously. He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that he was the emperor, so how could he lose his dignity and let the world look down on him!
If my father encountered such a thing, he would definitely find out the truth.
Then, Wu Tianci's body shook, and he waved his hand, "No problem, I want to see what this old man has to say."
"You guys step back!"
Liu Jin: “…”
Ning Fatian: “…”
Ning Fatian looked at Wu Tianci with a different eye, thinking that if Fu Xiaoguan encountered the same thing, he would never put himself in danger.
Since I have been entrusted by Zhuo and his party, and for the sake of the poem written by Fu Xiaoguan on the picture of mandarin ducks, I must protect Wu Tianci's safety at all costs.
Ning Fatian then stepped forward, looked at Tuoba Yu and said, "Show your sincerity. The Emperor has already expressed his sincerity. As a Saint-level master, I don't trust you unless I seal your meridians!"
Tuoba Yu immediately stood up and said one word without hesitation: "Okay!"
Ning Fatian's pupils shrank, and he really sealed Tuoba Yu's meridians. He also searched Tuoba Yu's body to make sure that there was nothing on Tuoba Yu that could threaten Wu Tianci's safety. Only then did he turn around and walk out of the sword pavilion and stand outside.
After seeing this, Liu Jin had no choice but to retreat, so only an old man and a young boy were left in the sword pavilion.
Tuoba Yu poured Wu Tianci a cup of tea and whispered, "The head of the family heard that the emperor wants to build a royal villa... This is a good thing."
This was the first time Wu Tianci heard someone say that what he did was a good thing!
He immediately laughed and shook his head: "It seems that Tuoba Wang... is a traitor!"
This startled Tuoba Yu, and he quickly said, "The master of the family is not a traitor!"
"Since you are not a traitor, why do you say this is a good thing? Do you think I don't know that this is wrong?"
Wu Tianci's face lit up with smiles, as if he had found someone to talk to.
"I know this is wrong! But do you know why I have to do this?"
Tuoba Yu choked. He found that he had underestimated the emperor and could not keep up with his pace.
"Why did the emperor do this?"
Wu Tianci held his head high and chest puffed out, full of vigor and ambition, "I am the emperor of the Great Xia! I do whatever I please, and no one can tell me what to do!"
Tuoba Yu understood, rebellion!
This little emperor has a rebellious heart!
The three-minister cabinet vote divided the emperor's power and reduced his majesty.
During the years that Fu Xiaoguan governed Daxia, he planted a seed in the hearts of the people of Daxia. This seed has now taken root and sprouted, making the people of Daxia no longer think that the emperor is supreme.
Especially in the minds of ministers, they are accustomed to everything being decided by voting rather than one person having the final say.
So the little emperor was probably wronged in the court.
So he knew that it was wrong to spend hundreds of millions to build a villa in Changling Mountain, but he did it anyway.
He did it for the ministers to see, but probably more for himself to see.
Tuoba Yu felt relieved, stroked his long beard, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I still think what you did is right!"
"Why?"
"Because the Emperor is a dragon among men! He will never make mistakes. Even if the Emperor is rich, he still needs to enjoy himself... Moreover, this villa has not used a single cent of the Great Xia treasury; it is all your personal money!"
"This is truly a testament to the Emperor's benevolence, so the Patriarch was deeply moved after hearing this. He said this is the true wisdom of Great Xia's ruler! He also said that the Emperor has solved many people's employment problems through this move... The Retired Emperor has done this kind of thing before, and quite a few!"
Wu Tianci immediately became interested when he heard this, "You said that father has done this before? Tell me about it!"
"Back when we were still in the western mountains of Linjiang, the retired emperor mobilized them to build a road into Fengming Mountain to solve the problem of those refugees. He also built a paradise-like village in Fengming Mountain. On one of the islands, there is also a villa built by the retired emperor."
Wu Tianci's eyes suddenly lit up, "Really?"
"Really? Your Majesty, please send someone to check. There are still many people living there."
Wu Tianci believed it, but he felt that he should send someone to check that place out after returning to the palace. After all, that was his father's ancestral land.
"So, although the emperor's move has consumed the treasury, it has provided a livelihood for many people. They will be grateful to the emperor, just like the refugees thanked the emperor back then."
"You came here just to tell me these words?"
"It's not just that. After the head of the family learned about the emperor's move, he felt that since the building was to be a royal villa, a hundred million silver would probably not be enough to show the magnificence of the royal villa."
"Therefore, the head of the family is willing to privately give the emperor 50 million taels of silver to improve this royal villa!"
Wu Tianci's pupils shrank slightly. "My father once told me that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Tuoba Changhuan will only stay for another year at most. Using 50 million taels of silver to buy a year's sentence... This deal is not worth it."
"Your Majesty, the Patriarch thinks it's worth it. It's not mainly for the young master, but because the Patriarch hopes that the relationship with Your Majesty can be as close as that with the Grand Emperor."
"Before I left, the head of the family gave me many instructions, saying that he hoped to gain the emperor's friendship and to protect the Xixia Autonomous Region for generations to come. He also hoped that if the emperor got tired of staying in the palace, he would go to the Xixia Autonomous Region to take a look."
The position of Governor is not hereditary.
In fact, no official position or title in Daxia is hereditary anymore.
Therefore, another intention of Tuoba Wang's move was that after he retired, the Xixia Autonomous Region could still be managed by one of his sons.
Wu Tianci didn't care about this, because the people who governed the Western Xia Autonomous Region were originally from the Western Xia region.
Then it would certainly not be a bad idea to appoint one of Tuoba Wang's sons.
"If I have time, I will definitely go to Xixia to take a look. Let's leave it at that. Liu Jin is the eunuch beside me. You and Liu Jin will handle the silver issue."
Wu Tianci stood up and said, "Considering Governor Tuoba's kindness, I will not refuse it. Tell him to protect Xixia well, and I... will not treat him unfairly!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Tuoba Yu stood up and bowed. Wu Tianci walked out of the sword pavilion with his hands behind his back and headed towards the top of the mountain.
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