Lan Yuan was sitting in the Nuan Pavilion reading when he suddenly saw a few faint lights through the dark paper window. He stood up in shock, flicked his sleeves, and put out all the candles; when he opened the door, the prince was already standing in front of him.
"I have to go to see my father later," he took off his clothes, walked straight into the room, and sat by the bed, "so I am anxious to ask for advice from my husband."
After hearing this, Lan Yuan repeatedly asked for a lantern from the guard outside the door and hung it on the wooden hanger against the wall.
"Your Highness, please speak."
The prince immediately took out the memorial and put it under the lantern: "Lan Shidu, have you read clearly? This is the memorial jointly approved by the court meeting. Usually Liu Zhennian and the others report it, but today But he gave it to me. I was very complacent at first, but the more I thought about it, the more afraid I became and I didn’t dare to act casually."
Lan Yuan was also surprised and suspicious. He turned over the memorial book several times in his hand and suddenly his eyes widened.
"What have you thought of?" The prince picked up the lantern and waved it in front of his face.
"Your Highness, this is clearly a delaying tactic set up by the Liu Party! They know that the Emperor is still hesitant, so they dare not go there in person for fear of forcing the Emperor to not come to the stage; and seeing that you are related to His Majesty by flesh and blood, even in front of everyone In the face of the situation, you can also mention family affairs as an excuse to temporarily close the memorial, and there is no need to make a hasty decision. In this way, if the delay lasts for a long time, the people of Niu Yuan will have a chance to breathe."
"Father...will you really do this?" The prince put his hands behind his back, with a sad look on his face, "He wants to delay it again and again. Isn't he willing to defeat the Liu Party and regain power?"
Lan Yuan replied cautiously: "This is His Highness's family matter. How dare I make any guesses! But as the emperor, it is always a good thing to be more cautious."
The prince still shook his head in confusion and sighed heavily: "I think my father is getting confused when he is about fifty years old! Although the matter is urgent, it is not urgent. Is firearms really so important? The new policy is beneficial to the country and the people, this is not It’s fake, but after all, I have some scruples about whether the government will be promoted by the Liu Party. They are using the emperor’s order to earn their own reputation, and in the end they will use it to seize my family’s world. Who can swallow this bad breath! I am not doing anything for Jiangshan Sheji considered it, but got no response from my father... Alas, he has never been of the same mind as me!"
"Your Majesty, it's time to leave, it's getting late!" the guard outside reminded loudly.
"What are you shouting for! Shut up!" The prince was depressed and didn't want to hear others interrupt, so he yelled back angrily.
Lan Yuan hurriedly supported the bed and knelt down: "Your Highness is still young and has great potential for national affairs. Why are you complaining like this? What the Liu thief wants to do is just a powerful minister. If the hearts of the people do not belong to the Liu family, how can he worry about seizing the throne?" I hope that Your Highness will obey the Holy Orders and never doubt your kindness."
The prince was unhappy, so he helped Lan Yuan up and said, "Lan Shidu, don't be so nervous. I just said casually and had no other intentions. Let's talk about the current matter first."
"The best way at the moment is to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ask an eunuch sent by Duke Shen to report the matter. Stay away from these troubles and let them fight on their own, so as not to affect you."
"Mr. Lan, are you confused too?" the prince said anxiously, "We must rely on these ministers to control the Liu Party's arrogance! What will happen if we leave it alone now? I will go to the inner garden to see the emperor in person, just in time Observe the words and emotions, and if you can persuade him, explain the reason clearly so that he can make a decision early!"
Seeing that his eyes were firm and difficult to stop, Lan Yuan honestly shut his mouth and returned the memorial to his hand.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father!"
The prince raised his sonorous voice and knelt on the blanket at the door of the inner room, his head touching the ground.
The emperor still sat behind the open screen as usual, even when he saw his biological son.
"I heard that during today's court meeting, another objection came out... Did everyone agree?"
"It's a memorial to civil and military officials. Everyone thought there was nothing wrong with it, so Prime Minister Liu asked me to hand it over." The prince did not dare to raise his head at this time.
"That's good..." The emperor nodded a few times, "Put this aside for now. You haven't been here for a long time, and I was just about to talk to you. Get up."
The prince was silent for a moment, then responded, slowly stood up, and saw bright candles everywhere in the room, with a red light showing yellow light.
"Chief Shen Jing, let me have a few words with the prince. You can go out." The emperor looked at the only eunuch accompanying him, waved his hand, and the latter exited in a knowing manner.
"Father, please take this thing for you... It's not convenient to talk." The prince's eyes only stared at the screen anxiously.
"The conversation... is not about gossiping with you." The emperor's tone was very serious, "Hand over the memorial."
The prince did not dare to disobey his orders, so he took out the memorial from his arms and walked over quickly.
"Here, go back."
The emperor's scolding made the prince sweat so much that he actually didn't dare to take another step and placed the memorial on the pear wood table nearby.
The emperor reached out and took the memorial, seemed to read it once, then put it back where it belonged and asked: "What do you think of this memorial?"
The prince was speechless: "Son, I don't know..."
"You are a prison prince!" The emperor lowered his voice as much as possible and roared, "You came to this position to eat, drink and have fun in the East Palace!"
This low roar was like a bone-piercing sword, prompting the prince to kneel on the ground again, his limbs trembling continuously: "My son thinks that this performance by Jie Wenwu is extremely audible, and the country's expenses can no longer withstand the torment... …”
"Hmm..." The emperor's voice turned cold again, "Do you really think so?"
"Your Majesty, I really think so!" The prince gritted his teeth and kowtowed twice.
"Then let's settle this matter first. I'll make up my mind later. You can go ahead."
"But I still have a few words from my heart." Although the prince was extremely frightened, he still could not forget the purpose of this trip.
"explain."
"Your Majesty," the prince crawled forward two steps and advised with tears, "the power of the Liu Party has been eroded to the bone, and will harm the country. I don't know why I didn't notice it! I can just be a mermaid in my normal life. My father and son cannot afford to offend me; Today we can clearly make a decision early, but you refuse this new policy, but you are hesitant in every possible way. Aren't you giving the Liu Party a chance to breathe? I hope your majesty will decide on the national policy and give some explanation to those loyal ministers!" After saying this, he suddenly felt like his brain was in a state of confusion. Blank, could only sob.
"Bold!" The emperor shouted like a thunderbolt, "I have the final say on how I make decisions. What are you talking about? What are you talking about as a 'Liu Party' and a 'loyal minister'? Are you talking about my differences?" If you don’t understand people, do you want to indulge your cronies? Say it!”
"You and your son are like father and son, but why do you always turn to outsiders?" The prince still shed tears and said with a choked voice, "My son has gone through fire and water for you, and you have the same heart as your father!"
"I don't want to hear you talk anymore... get out." The majestic voice was still as strong as iron.
