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The new emperor was reluctant, but he also knew that this was his friend's lifelong wish. Being able to postpone it for three years was a testament to Mingxi's friendship for him.
Naturally, he couldn't continue to drag others into practicing.
The Queen Mother raised an eyebrow.
Wu Weian naturally would not help the empress dowager get rid of the late emperor out of kindness. He had conditions, and the empress dowager agreed.
The condition was that after the matter was accomplished, the position of prime minister would be left to him.
But now, Wu Weian cannot ascend to the position of prime minister naturally, so a three-year period was agreed.
He wanted the Queen Mother to guarantee that during these three years, either the old Prime Minister would remain in his position, or the position would remain vacant for three years.
The Queen Mother agreed.
But I think it would be okay to let Ji Mingxi serve as prime minister for three years first.
The Queen Mother sat down beside her and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say about the Prime Minister."
The new emperor felt a little uneasy, fearing that this incident would cause a rift between the mother and son.
Even if the Queen Mother proposed to let a member of the Li family be appointed Prime Minister, the new Emperor knew that he would not agree.
The new emperor looked around and decided that Ji Mingxi was the only suitable person in the court.
Three years later, Ruo Mingxi resigned from his post, and the new emperor thought that his brother-in-law was not bad.
When they were in Liangzhou, the new emperor and Wu Weian got along very well.
So when the empress dowager said this, the new emperor was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly agreed.
This is exactly what he had in mind!
The new emperor said: "But mother, what about my uncle?"
The Queen Mother: "I will punish you myself."
When Wu Wei'an received the news that Ji Mingxi was appointed Prime Minister, he was somewhat surprised: "I originally thought that my elder brother would resign."
This is also why he did not mention this when he proposed conditions to the Queen Mother.
Ji Yunxi had been a little sleepy recently. She said sleepily, "Brother, this is for the Ji family."
For the sake of the Ji family's descendants, the eldest brother is willing to stay busy in the court for another three years, protecting Ming Shuang and Ming Hao who are also in the court, and taking good care of them before leaving.
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Six years later, ministers came and went in the government hall.
Wu Wei'an, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice Ji Mingshuang, and the deputy minister of the Ministry of Revenue Wu Weining came out together.
These two had to go back to the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Revenue to continue their work, so Wu Weian sent them out and caught some fish on the way.
The current emperor is good in every way except that he is too diligent, which makes his ministers very busy as well.
Every minister who worked himself to death envied the former prime minister who had long since escaped from the sea of suffering and spent his days drinking tea, reading books and copying Buddhist scriptures in the temple.
After Wu Wei'an sent Ji Mingshuang and Wu Weining away, he came back and happened to meet Ye Bianxiu, who had just taken office and was the third place winner in this imperial examination.
Ye Chen was in the Hanlin Academy, but recently he was loaned to the Political Affairs Hall to help with work.
The third place winner in the imperial examination, Ye Chen, was born with fair skin, handsome looks and elegant demeanor. Unfortunately, he married young and had a wife and daughter at an early age. The couple loved each other very much and the father was kind and the daughter was filial.
Ye Chen's five-year-old daughter would come with her mother every evening, waiting to pick up her father.
Wu Weian had encountered this several times, and each time he felt very jealous.
He is the third place in the imperial examination, and so is Ye Chen.
He has a lovely wife, and so does Ye Chen.
He has a five-year-old daughter, and Ye Chen also has a five-year-old daughter.
But why is it that when Ye Chen returns home every day, he is greeted by his lovely wife and daughter?
Daddy, daddy, husband, husband, they were so affectionate, as if they were afraid that others couldn’t hear.
And what about him? He had nothing but the skinny horse, still not fat but with a very good appetite, waiting for him outside.
When Ye Chen met Wu Weian, he hurriedly saluted: "This subordinate pays his respects to Prime Minister Wu!!"
When he saw Wu Weian, there was undisguised admiration in his eyes.
Nowadays, who in this world doesn’t know Prime Minister Wu? How many scholars have come this far by listening to Prime Minister Wu’s stories?
It doesn't matter if you don't have talent, even Prime Minister Wu doesn't have it! But Prime Minister Wu worked hard enough! During his imperial examinations, he only slept for an hour a day! Even on New Year's Eve, in the freezing cold, he still persisted in reading, never stopping!
Later, he volunteered to go to Liangzhou and personally rescued the people during the flood in Qinghe County! He even saved the life of the new emperor, who was still the crown prince at the time. His love for the people and the emperor was a model for all scholars!
During the three years since Prime Minister Wu was transferred back to the capital from Liangzhou, he still slept only an hour a day, overturned countless unjust cases, and arrested countless vicious criminals and corrupt officials! The emperor saw all this and, against all odds, made Wu Weian the prime minister.
See! Nothing is impossible if you just do it!
Ye Chen didn't like studying since he was a child, but after marrying his beloved woman, he began to work hard in order to prevent his wife from suffering.
But at first, Ye Chen found it difficult to learn, and he wanted to give up several times. It wasn't until he heard Wu Weian's story that he was inspired and persisted in studying every day for three years. Of course, he was still not as hardworking as Prime Minister Wu. He slept from one to three hours each night and couldn't manage just one.
But like this, he actually won the third place! ! Before this, he never dared to think about it! !
Without Prime Minister Wu, Ye Chen wouldn’t be where he is today!
In his heart, Lord Wu was his benefactor.
Of course, he didn't know that his benefactor envied him every day.
Lord Wu was feeling sour inside, but his expression was gentle: "No need to be so polite. Will your wife and daughter come to pick you up today?"
Ye Chen was flattered. Wu Xiang actually noticed him. How could he be so worthy of such a reward? Ye Chen concealed his excitement and said, "Of course he will."
Lord Wu smiled slightly and said, "My daughter will also be here today."
After saying this, Wu Wei'an's steps became lighter.
At the Wu family's table by the window, Ji Yunxi and Wu Yunan sat face to face.
Ji Yunxi was calculating the profits with an account book in one hand and an abacus in the other.
Wu Yun'an held a money jar in one hand and a small abacus in the other, calculating her own small treasury.
She, Wu Yun'an, is five years old this year, and she already has one hundred taels and three cents in her small treasury!
For the first time in my life, I broke through one hundred taels!
Wu Yun'an excitedly told her mother the news.
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