The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

In the evening, the third prince Xiao Ze returned to Prince Xian's Mansion. He had already found a venue for the charity auction. It was the most luxurious number one scholar building in the capital. It's a lake view. The four-story building has a performance platform in the center and a special private room. You can see the downstairs platform through the window, which is just right for auctions.

Xiao Ze went out in person, and it was a matter of course. After the shopkeeper of the Zhuangyuan Building learned about the situation, he waived the bills for all customers that day, emptied the Zhuangyuan Building, and then arranged for the servants to clean the room, carefully, not letting go of any place.

His Majesty is coming here tomorrow night, and no carelessness is allowed.

At the same time, Wei Dabao of Dongchang came personally. He came to Xiao Rui for two purposes. He asked about the location of the charity auction. He had to arrange defenses for Dongchang and Jinyiwei now. His Majesty's going out of the palace was no small matter, and he had to be careful and prudent.

The second is also learned from Hai Dafu that King Xian recommended Dongchang to be responsible for the use of the donation. Hai Dafu couldn't do it himself, so it naturally fell to Wei Dabao. It is still a major event that His Majesty attaches great importance to, and it is a credit if it is done well, so Wei Dabao naturally dare not neglect it.

When Xiao Rui sent Wei Dabao away, it was already dark.

The heavy snow howled and never stopped.

Xiao Rui hurried into the palace at night, while Emperor Xia was still reviewing the memorial in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and summoned Xiao Rui.

After entering the palace, Xiao Rui bowed his hands in greeting, looked up at Emperor Xia, and found that he was still seriously reviewing the memorial.

His temples are a little gray, and his face is twilight, especially under the light, it looks even older.

He already knows his destiny. He is no longer a young man at this age, and he doesn't have so much energy to consume. He handles state affairs with high intensity every day. It seems that he does not consume physical energy, but mental fatigue is even more devastating.

Looking at the emperors of other countries, the Emperor Yan of the Great Yan Kingdom also knows the destiny. He is already old and fatuous, his personality is uncertain, and he has no intention of handling official duties at all, which makes the already weak Great Yan Kingdom even weaker.

Emperor Zhao of the Great Zhao Kingdom was older than Emperor Xia. He didn't care about government affairs, but fell into suspicion. Although a prince was established, even the prince lived in fear every day, fearing that he would be deposed one day. Moreover, the older Emperor Zhao was, the more he regarded his own dignity as the top priority, and governed the country like a naughty boy.

No matter how far away the emperors of the Great Yuan Dynasty, the Great Wei State, and even the Great Qin State, they all had similar things happen. It seems that when the emperor reached this age, they would not care about state affairs and would instead do bad things.

Only Emperor Xia is different, he has been conscientious and hardworking, which may be the reason why the Great Xia Kingdom is flourishing like a brocade.

Sucking his nose, Xiao Rui felt his eyes moist.

"Father, it's getting late, let's take a rest." Xiao Rui couldn't help but spoke suddenly.

Emperor Xia, who was reviewing the memorial, was stunned, looked up at Xiao Rui, and found that his pupils were reddish, he stretched himself, gave the brush to Yan Xiaoxiao, and said with a smile: "Then rest, go prepare Order wine and food, and Ruier and I will have a drink, after the two of you make arrangements, go down and have a rest."

"Yes!" Yan Xiaoxiao and Hai Dafu clasped their hands together.

"How are you preparing for the charity auction?" Emperor Xia asked.

Xiao Rui told Emperor Xia in detail what had happened. After hearing this, Emperor Xia was stunned for a while, and couldn't help but said: "You said that you have raised more than half a million taels of silver before bidding?"

"550,000 taels were collected from the chamber of commerce. By the time the minister entered the palace, more than 20 officials had sent people to buy the invitation letter, so an additional 20,000 taels had to be added!" Xiao Rui nodded.

Emperor Xia couldn't help sighing: "Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, you dare to sell one thousand taels of an invitation, as expected, you are all my servants, one thousand taels is enough for ordinary people to live for many years? And those chambers of commerce, for the sake of The so-called signboards and sponsorships are so willing to spend money."

"Father, this is normal. It's like this in any country. Most of the money is concentrated in a few hands." Xiao Rui said: "I also ask Father to forgive my son's recklessness. The signboard and sponsorship will definitely happen tomorrow night." Provoking controversy and impeachment, my son did not report to the father in advance."

Emperor Xia waved his hand and said, "Hmph, don't care about the impeachment of those admonishers, they are pure streamers, so naturally they can't understand your actions. You have been impeached many times anyway, just get used to it!"

Xiao Rui pretended to be pitiful, and said: "It is a trivial matter to be impeached. The main reason is that I offended a lot of dignitaries this time, as well as a few princes. It is estimated that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty hate my ministers to death. The ministers have a shallow foundation. There is no one who can help, and I am afraid that the situation in the future will be even more difficult."

"With my support, do you still find it difficult?" Emperor Xia asked with a smile.

Xiao Rui also smiled, proudly said: "Of course it won't be difficult, the support of the emperor is the greatest support!"

At this time, Hai Dafu and Yan Xiaoxiao brought food and wine, and they retreated, leaving a space for them to get along alone.

Xiao Rui poured wine for Emperor Xia, and Emperor Xia seemed to have opened up the chatterbox, and for the first time told Xiao Rui about his youth: "When the king rebelled against me, even though I was named a general by the previous emperor, the leader of the army was outside my hands. military power, but the civil servants in the imperial court made very few friends. Later, they jointly launched an attack, and countless admonishing ministers and Qingliu impeached me, do you know how I solved it?"

Xiao Rui shook his head.

Xia Huangdao: "In this world, there are very few people who are not afraid of death. Don't look at the Confucian scholars' emphasis on sacrificing one's life for righteousness, but how many Qingliu and admonishing ministers will learn from death? It's all good at speaking. Admonishing ministers who really dare to sacrifice their lives for righteousness, It is impossible to stay in the court for a long time, and you will soon be squeezed out by civil and military officials and even encounter trouble. Unless the emperor intends to keep such people to maintain the court, he will do his best. So do you understand what I mean? "

Xiao Rui was astonished and said: "Father killed the Qingliu who impeached you?"

"It's not enough to kill once. Pick a few leaders, and if you check carefully, you will find that they have committed many crimes, such as colluding with the leader of the night king and intending to rebel. Such rebels will naturally be killed directly to make an example of others." Emperor Xia laughed.

Xiao Rui gave a thumbs up. If you check carefully, you will find that they have committed a lot of crimes, and even colluded with the traitor Night King. Father, father, do you think I don't know that Night King is your pawn? It seems that you are directly playing the role of framing and killing chickens to make an example to monkeys.

But these words can't be exposed, otherwise there will be no father-son relationship.

"I understand." Xiao Rui naturally understood Emperor Xia's instruction.

Xia Huangdao: "You just mentioned that none of the Dukes sent anyone to buy the invitation letter?"

"Before my son entered the palace, Duke Rui and Duke Jing sent people to come, but the other Dukes must be busy, so they forgot for a while." Xiao Rui replied.

Duke Rui and Duke Jingguo sent people here, naturally it was the role of Xiao Ze and Xiao Yan.

Emperor Xia nodded and said: "You don't have to go to court tomorrow morning, I will take care of those busy people. You have to care about the people even when you are busy. Charity is also a virtue!"

"Yes!" Xiao Rui was overjoyed. First, he came to the palace to report the situation, and second, he came to the palace to take advantage of his father's mouth, to take a good look at the group of aristocratic families who consider themselves noble. Hmph, don't you want to buy invitations? ? Sorry, the price will increase tomorrow. As for the third

"Father, there is one more thing. Have you finished writing your calligraphy and painting? There are also treasures donated by the harem, can you hand them over to my ministers tomorrow? Also, send me some Jin Yiwei." Xiao Rui said.

Emperor Xia said speechlessly: "I won't miss you. I will send someone to send you there tomorrow morning! Remember, no corruption is allowed."

"Is this son of a person like that?" Xiao Rui immediately spoke righteously.

The two drank a few cups, and it was getting late, so Xiao Rui said goodbye and left the palace.

Just when Xiao Rui got up, Emperor Xia suddenly remembered something, and asked: "By the way, Hao Yun, the censor of the left deputy capital, was the first to buy the invitation letter? I don't want to mention whether his salary is enough, it's because of his temperament." , it is unlikely to buy an invitation letter!"

Xiao Rui was startled and didn't dare to speak. He actually ignored this point, His Majesty can detect the problem, can't other wily people see it?

Wouldn't this reveal the relationship between Hao Yun and Xiao Rui?

At this moment, Emperor Xia suddenly said: "I have asked Du Shaonian to come forward. The invitation letter bought by Hao Yun was handed over to Du Shaonian in front of many inspectorate officials. He bought it for Du Shaonian. The young man wants to bring his nephew to see the world, the Du family is a big family, and they don't care about a thousand taels of silver."

Xiao Rui secretly heaved a sigh of relief. With Emperor Xia's sham cover-up, no one would guess the relationship between Hao Yun and Xiao Rui, and they were still hiding in the dark, making suggestions for Xiao Rui.

However, he couldn't hide it from his father.

But then, Xiao Rui smiled wryly in his heart, either he couldn't hide it now, or he couldn't hide it from His Majesty a long time ago. Perhaps when he dealt with Han Mobei last time, he had already seen it clearly.

What a fart that I went to the palace to report. With the means of my father, I already knew everything that happened.

So Xiao Rui cupped his hands and responded, "I understand."

Emperor Xia taught another sentence: "Think everything over and over again, a random mistake can make your efforts go in vain."

"My son, remember." Xiao Rui was even more respectful.

"Go down." Emperor Xia waved his hand, making Xiao Rui retreat.

Emperor Xia drank another cup, got up and came to the front of the hall, looking at the heavy snow flying outside, his thoughts did not know what came to mind. When Hai Dafu brought the cloak, he came back to his senses.

"Your Majesty, it's too cold outside, let's go back to the palace." Hai Dafu said respectfully.

Emperor Xia nodded, couldn't help sighing, and asked: "Hai Banban, you helped the filial and sage Empress Dowager back then. After I ascended the throne, you have been by my side all the time. You should know my hesitation!"

"The villain understands." Hai Dafu said respectfully.

Emperor Xia asked: "Do you think I did something wrong? Shouldn't the future of the Great Xia Kingdom be placed on risk? Why not choose a prince who is not involved?"

Hai Dafu has always known how to protect himself wisely, dare not speak nonsense, and never speak nonsense.

But today, he hesitated for a long time, and said: "The villain only remembers that when His Majesty had nothing, he was never afraid of any difficulties. His Majesty once said that people should seize the day when they live. These words have always been engraved in the mind of the villain. .”

"Seize the day and night." Emperor Xia murmured, and then said with a smile: "I'm tired, let's move."

"Yes!" Hai Dafu immediately went down to make arrangements.