At the dinner table, four adults and two children ate together.
"Dad, the people are stopping the workers from working. This is a good thing." Xie Yunzhao sat next to his father and picked up food for him from time to time.
Duke Lu glared at him and said, "What do you know? His Majesty is in a hurry to become an immortal and is urging him to do so."
"Becoming an immortal? That's nonsense. How can he, as a king, do such supernatural things?"
"Hey, it's Yun Zheng who insisted on recommending a Taoist priest to the emperor."
Xie Yunzhao smiled secretly in his heart, he was just stupid, what good could he get from being blindly loyal to a guy like Li Chen?
"It's okay, Dad. Don't worry. The people are trying to stop us from building. His Majesty asked you to issue an imperial decree. Anyone who dares to stop us will be beheaded on the spot."
"Chop off a few heads in public and see who dares to stop me?!"
"Asshole, those are ordinary people!"
Xie Yunzhao said nonchalantly: "Father, if you don't dare, I will do it. I will also go to the court tomorrow and ask for the imperial edict back."
The Duke of Lu immediately covered his chest with his hands. How could he forget that this son was even more annoying than the one at home.
"Dad, don't worry and leave it to him. He is not the kind of person who would do anything reckless." Shen Shurong was afraid that he would anger his father-in-law to death, so he helped speak up.
Duke Lu looked at his son and daughter-in-law and asked tentatively: "Do you have any good ideas?"
"We'll just have to take it one step at a time. How could our family possibly build the Ascension Pavilion? But if His Majesty decides not to build it, our punishment will be gone."
The Duke of Lu and his wife stared at their son, and what he said seemed to make some sense.
The next day when he went to court, Xie Yunzheng rode a horse, followed by a carriage.
When he arrived at the palace gate, Xie Yunzheng's official robe was completely dirty and he smelled terrible. He was cursed and thrown all the way.
Fortunately, he had someone put him in the carriage, then he got on the equally smelly and dirty carriage, changed into an official robe, and then entered the palace.
I saw my father and Xie Yunzhao beside him outside the palace gate. He looked very clean.
Hatred flashed through his heart. He said a few words to Duke Lu about his mother and then entered the hall.
Li Chen also heard about what happened to the Duke of Lu's Mansion. He felt no sympathy at all, nor did he feel that he was the culprit. Instead, he watched the excitement of the Xie family.
As soon as he sat firmly on the dragon throne, he couldn't wait to see how miserable Xie Yunzheng was.
Then he sneered: "Duke Lu, Prince Xie, please hurry up with the construction and don't delay the progress."
"Your Majesty, the fifth-rank navy commander Xie Yunzhao outside the palace requests to see you."
Xie Yunzhao?
Li Chen frowned slightly. There was no grand court meeting today, and he was not summoned. Why would he come here specially?
Could it be for the Duke of Lu’s Mansion?
Because of his great-aunt and Yongjia, he did not implicate Xie Yunzhao, but instead brought himself to the door.
"Xuan!"
Xie Yunzhao walked in step by step from outside the hall, with an upright posture and a dignified demeanor.
He was the tallest and looked very vigorous. When he put on his official robe, he looked very dignified.
The young master of the Duke of Lu's mansion does indeed have the style of a general.
At this moment, the old prime minister had forgotten the firecrackers tied to his horse's tail, and other officials had forgotten how many times they had gone to the Duke of Lu's mansion to seek justice.
Even Censor Lu was secretly glad that he had placed his third son Ziqian on Xie Yunzhao's side.
Xie Yunzhao walked to the front of the hall and knelt down and kowtowed.
Li Chen was slightly stunned. How could such a great gift be given?
"General Xie, what do you want to report?"
"Your Majesty, I have heard about the situation at home and I am really worried about my father and brother."
"I also want to share the worries of the Duke of Lu's Mansion. In order not to affect my brother's efforts to speed up the progress, I have come to ask for an imperial decree from Your Majesty. Anyone who dares to affect the construction of the Dengxian Pavilion will be killed on the spot to serve as a warning to others!" Xie Yunzhao stood up, clasped his hands together, and looked determined as if he was willing to sacrifice his life for his country.
For a moment, one could hear a pin drop in the hall. He was actually going to kill the people who were trying to stop the construction of the Ascension Pavilion in public?
Aren’t you afraid that the Duke of Lu’s Mansion will incur public anger?
Xie Yunzheng clenched his fists. Where on earth would this loser put the Duke of Lu's Mansion?
Do you have to be condemned by thousands of people and be infamous for eternity before you stop?
When the ministers realized what was happening, they all reprimanded him for having such evil intentions.
Xie Yunzhao snorted in his heart, evil intentions? It was all caused by the emperor kneeling on the dragon throne.
Li Chen will agree. He wants to let everyone see what kind of person the emperor you follow is.
The Taoist priest that Rongrong found was also quite interesting. He thought that feeding Li Chen some elixirs would be enough, but he didn't expect that there would be a chance for him to arouse public anger.
"Your Majesty, the Ascension Pavilion is extremely important to you. Don't worry, I will not kill innocent people indiscriminately, but when necessary, I will use it to deter others, and it will definitely be effective."
Before Li Chen expressed his opinion, the ministers continued to attack Xie Yunzhao.
Can you still believe what he said?
He said he would not beat his own son, but then he secretly beat him and denied it until his death.
Xie Yunzhao's promise meant nothing in their eyes. The last time he went to the palace, it was also because he refused to give money to the princess to buy lanterns!
The power of the second son of the Duke of Lu's Mansion alone is enough to cause a lot of trouble. How could a person who behaves like this be killed on the spot according to the imperial decree?
Giving it to him is equivalent to giving him power. Not only will he really kill the people, he will probably also take the opportunity to kill a few people he dislikes.
"Quiet!" the eunuch chief roared, disturbing His Majesty.
The Prime Minister stepped out and took the lead in expressing his opinion: "I think this imperial decree will cause public outrage. I urge Your Majesty to think twice."
"Hey, old Prime Minister, if I don't agree with you going to chase them away, or do you want to pay my family?"
"How dare you!" Li Chen was very dissatisfied with everyone's obstruction. If he wanted to kill two civilians, he would kill two civilians. Otherwise, when would his Ascension Pavilion be completed?
But Xie Yunzhao was rude to the prime minister in the hall. He could not tolerate it: "Watch your words. A mere fifth-rank general dares to be disrespectful to the prime minister!"
Xie Yunzhao bowed to Li Chen and said, "Your Majesty, I built the Ascension Pavilion for you myself. What does it have to do with them? Whoever opposes it should be dealt with. Otherwise, you have no right to speak."
"You!" All the ministers shook their heads. This kid is unteachable!
Xie Yunzhao glanced at the officials on both sides and asked fearlessly: "If His Majesty is delayed for one day, His Majesty will be one day late in becoming an immortal. Who among you can take on this responsibility?"
The hall was completely silent.
These words touched Li Chen's heart, and he nodded and agreed.
The ministers were shocked in their hearts, but there was nothing they could do.
Xie Yunzhao took the imperial edict, stood up and left, and everyone watched him leave.
The admiration in his eyes that he had when he entered the hall was no longer there.
Xie Yunzheng tilted his head to look at his father, and his father just let him do whatever he wanted?
No, Dad stayed at his place last night. Could it be that Dad knew about it in advance?
How stupid! Xie Yunzhao has done so many stupid things, and my father still believes in him!
If he really killed someone for this, when would the feces on the front door of his house be cleaned?
His son's figure completely left the hall, and everyone in the hall looked at him, just like Xie Yunzheng.
Duke Lu sighed helplessly. What else could he do if he didn't do this now?
Whether you shrink your head or stretch your head, you will die!
It would be better to let him make a fuss, maybe he will come back to life.
Xie Yunzhao looked at the imperial edict in his hand, and his admiration for Li Chen increased even more. He felt that he did not have enough evidence.
Perhaps he felt that being an emperor would allow him to rest easy.
With this imperial edict, haha...
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