As soon as the emperor said this, Eunuch Cao and Eunuch Zeng trembled all over and almost knelt down in fright.
They both regretted now, regretting why they had to stand in the imperial study room to serve the emperor at this time.
I heard something I shouldn’t have heard.
Nie Chen also had his eyes narrowed, sitting on the chair, staring at the emperor.
Then, Nie Chen suddenly smiled and said,
"Your Majesty is joking. Are you testing my ability as a prime minister?"
"Then do you have the talent to govern the world?"
The emperor said leisurely.
After thinking for a while, Nie Chen said,
"I consider myself a capable minister in governing the world and a hero in troubled times. However, given the current situation, even if I come to serve as prime minister, I will not be able to break this situation."
"No, the current Prime Minister, Left Prime Minister Zheng Sanlang, Right Prime Minister Tong Yuan, they are all inferior to you."
The emperor said slowly,
"The biggest difference between you and them is that you have soldiers in your hands, while they can only talk nonsense and harm the country, but they can't come up with a strategy that allows me to have soldiers in my hands."
"Therefore, Your Majesty cannot put me on the fire. If I lead troops to the capital and gain a position, I am afraid that I will become the target of public criticism.
The four kings will see me as a thorn in their flesh, and the people will also think that I am holding the emperor hostage to command the princes, bypassing your majesty, and monopolizing power.
This is not my wish. "
"Situation is stronger than people. Sometimes, there is no need to be willing or unwilling. Situation will force people to make a choice.
Forget it, don't think so much, I won't let you serve as prime minister in my court. Tong Yuan and the others are doing a good job.
As for you, after you go back, teach the Sixth Prince Ji Kun well. Don’t let him slack off in his studies. Teach him more...
The way to be king. "
The emperor seemed very tired. He leaned back on the dragon chair, looked at the golden dragon on the beam, and said leisurely,
"If the nine states can be unified, the world can be unified, and my great strength can be revived, I will die without regrets."
Nie Chen was shocked and complicated in his heart. He knew that he could no longer stay. This emperor was too deep-minded and seemed to have a death wish. He couldn't understand what he was going to do.
This statement seems to have the meaning of entrusting an orphan.
"Your Majesty, please leave."
After Nie Chen folded his hands and saluted, he turned around and walked out.
When he walked to the door, the emperor's voice came from behind.
"Nie Aiqing."
"Don't forget what you said today, don't forget your loyalty at this moment."
"The ancestors of the five hundred years of strong wind will protect you."
Nie Chen said no more, stood up and walked outside.
Some guards outside were already waiting for him, holding the marquis's attire, jade status badges, ceremonial guards and other items.
"Master Marquis, your robe."
A guard came over holding the robe.
Nie Chen saw the folded clothes, with the chest facing up, and a ferocious unicorn, opening its bloody mouth toward him, showing off its teeth and claws.
"Bring it here."
Nie Chen said lightly.
"yes."
Nie Chen led the guards and walked towards the outside of the palace.
When he arrived, he was relaxed, bohemian, talking and laughing.
When he left, he was in a heavy heart, expressionless and silent.
All the way to the outside of the palace, the carriage was still parked there, and the three Zhou brothers were still waiting for him.
"Lord."
Zhou Long took a step forward.
"Get your things and let's go back and talk."
"yes!"
The guards immediately took the things and put them in the carriage. The ceremonial umbrella was too big to put in, so Zhou Hu had to hold it in his hand.
Along the way, many people saw this ceremonial umbrella and speculated which big shot this was.
Nie Chen was sitting in the carriage, playing with the jade plaque surrounded by exquisitely carved dragons and phoenixes.
One side is engraved with "Fenghou" and the other side is engraved with "Zhengbei".
Zheng Beihou...
Nie Chen gently touched the jade plaque, closed his eyes, and suddenly felt a little weird.
It has been almost a year since he came to this world.
He first thought about finding a place, buying a house, doing some business, and becoming a rich man.
But things didn't go as he wished, and Da Zhuang forced him to go up the mountain.
The days in the mountains were not bad. Nie Chen was enjoying a prosperous life, but he did not hate Dazhuang. He also handed over the defense of the county and city that he trusted most to him.
At that time, he thought about doing arms business in Qingfeng Village, making good money, becoming bigger and stronger, so that the government and other bandits would not dare to bully them.
After that, they defeated the barbarians and occupied the county seat, being pushed step by step by the gears of fate.
While Nie Chen was forced to fight back in self-defense, his ambitions gradually grew as his power expanded.
He has been busy all the time, and now looking back suddenly, he realizes,
They've all been made marquises.
With many soldiers and generals under his command, as well as many fierce counselors, he has become a separatist force and has become the dream of countless people to become a prince or prime minister.
And from the beginning to now, it has only been one year.
As the emperor said, it is not a matter of willingness, form will force people to make a choice.
The carriage returned to Prince Pingxi's Mansion without incident. Perhaps it was because Zhou An killed someone in the street today, which frightened King Andong, and King Anton did not send anyone over to ask him to go out for a confrontation.
After stopping in front of Prince Pingxi's Mansion, the guards took down all the things and followed Nie Chen inside.
On the way, I happened to meet Zhengchuan who was out wandering.
"Hey, the Marquis is back. I will finally pay my respects to the Marquis of Zhengbei."
Zhengchuan smiled and hugged Nie Chen and said.
"Hahaha, Uncle, you are too polite. Who among us brothers is following the other? Just kneel down and kowtow. There is no need to be too polite."
Nie Chen laughed loudly.
"The hell should I kowtow to you?"
Zhengchuan glared.
"What's wrong, uncle? Isn't it right? Uncle? Please speak, uncle."
Nie Chen smiled more and more proudly.
"Mad, the more you think about it, the angrier you are. Half a year ago, you were still a bandit. I was an earl, and now you are a marquis. Your title has surpassed mine. It's really irritating.
I walked away. I originally wanted to go out to relax, but the more I walked away, the worse I felt. "
Zhengchuan turned around and left angrily, while Nie Chen behind him smiled even more proudly.
After returning to Dongyuan and entering the house, Weng Qiuchan smiled and said,
"Why are you so happy? I can hear your laughter from far away."
"It's nothing. I bullied Uncle Hirano. Now that I am a marquis and he is an earl, he still has to salute me when he sees me, hahaha.
Let this guy always fight with me in the past, let’s see if he can’t fight with me in the future. "
"Look at how successful you are, take the marquis suit and try it on. If it doesn't fit, change it. You will wear it to the banquet tomorrow."
Weng Qiuchan stood up, took the clothes, and put them on Nie Chen.
Ouyang Ming asked,
"My lord, how do you feel about meeting the emperor this time?"
Nie Chen put away the smile on his face and said,
"This emperor is not simple. I feel that a great chaos is coming. Our emperor seems to want to take care of us."
