freenovelworld Chapter 39 The defeat of the country depends on the brother-in-law
Chapter 39 The defeat of the country depends on the brother-in-law
"Father, your prestige is still there, and you can continue to recruit ministers in the court in the future."
"What do you know? In the past, some people were willing to associate with my father because they saw that the emperor was weak. These people bet on both sides. Now that the emperor is strong, how can they still associate with my father!"
Li Guangmao said: "That dog emperor doesn't even attend the morning court, how can he be strong?"
Seeing this useless son, the Sixth Wise King was filled with anger.
How come this kid didn’t inherit any of my intelligence?
Instead, he envied his brother, the late emperor who had passed away.
How could he raise such a capable son?
I was wrong in the past few years!
But after all, he only has this one biological son. If he succeeds in usurping the throne, he will have to hand over the throne to him.
So the Sixth Sage King patiently said, "The Emperor is very clever. He set up the trap this time."
"Father, what do you mean?"
Seeing his son so stupid, the Sixth Wise King spat out a mouthful of blood.
He could only calm his boiling blood and said, "Tang Xiaoren did this, do you think the emperor doesn't know?"
"He must have known, but he didn't reward Tang Xiaoren right away."
Li Guangmao still had an ignorant expression on his face and asked, "Why do you do this?"
"To lure my father into a trap!"
The Sixth Wise King coughed several times and said, "The Emperor set this up on purpose!"
"Otherwise, why would you give that Fan Jian a promotion? Because he is also part of the bureau!"
"First, Fan Jian pretended to be drunk and leaked the information about Tang Xiaoren's corruption case to Censor Sun."
"Then Censor Sun thought he had evidence to bring down Tang Xiaoren, and came to discuss it with me."
"After I gave him all the bargaining chips in my hand, I overturned Tang Xiaoren's verdict at the palace meeting."
"All those who submitted memorials to impeach Tang Xiaoren were charged with framing the Prime Minister!"
"Then all the chess pieces that my father had laid for so many years were banished from the capital!"
"Isn't this scheming and cunning not brilliant?"
Li Guangmao was shocked!
Is this still the same honest and loyal cousin emperor?
The Sixth Sage King gritted his teeth and said, "I didn't lose this time!"
"But my nephew shouldn't be too happy too soon!"
Li Guangmao still looked confused, and the Sixth Wise King was so angry that he blew his beard.
But he still did not miss this good opportunity to teach his son.
"There can be no two emperors, and no one can have two masters! The emperor is so partial to Tang Xiaoren, it will definitely lead to the cabinet's chief minister having enormous power!"
"By then, the court will become a fierce battle between the two sides, and that will be your chance as a father!"
Li Guangmao still couldn't understand and asked: "Two parties? Which two parties?"
This time, the Sixth Wise King was really about to vomit blood.
He looked at his son and said, "Of course it's the Prime Minister and the Emperor's confidants!"
"Tang Xiaoren is the sole prime minister. After these incidents, his prestige has gradually reached its peak!"
"When Gao Yao was in office, he was the assistant minister appointed by the late emperor, but he could not be compared with him."
"Even if he doesn't have any ideas, don't his subordinates have any ideas?"
"Throughout the dynasties, the struggle between the imperial power and the power of the prime minister has always been the most intense."
"Emperor Taizu established the cabinet and removed the prime minister in order to weaken the prime minister's power."
"Although my nephew is scheming, he will not be so easy to control in the future if he supports the powerful prime minister Tang Xiaoren!"
Li Guangmao said blankly: "But Tang Xiaoren is the father-in-law of the emperor."
"What's the emperor's father-in-law? We are still relatives of the emperor!"
"The royal family is ruthless. Son, you must remember that the royal family cannot have emotions!"
"Tang Xiaoren's power is so great that it may be difficult to check and balance him!"
When Li Tian returned to the palace, in addition to the increase in national fortune points, he also had eight thousand more hot potatoes.
Forget it, let’s go to Concubine Lan’s Palace.
Li Tian brought little Wei Zi to Concubine Lan's palace.
At this time, Concubine Lan was reading the letter written by her younger brother Rand from Luzhou.
Rand was so absorbed in watching that he didn't hear the palace maid's message. Li Tian stepped into the bedroom.
"My dear, what are you looking at? Why are you so fascinated?" Li Tian asked.
Concubine Lan was shocked.
He practiced his family's martial arts and became a second-rate master.
She didn’t even notice Li Tian coming in?
Your Majesty's martial arts has reached such a level?
Lan Fei suppressed her doubts and said with a smile: "It's a letter from Rand, talking about something in Luzhou."
Oh, there’s a letter from my brother-in-law.
Wait, I have a brother-in-law!
Yes, the ruin of our country's destiny depends on my brother-in-law!
Li Tiansuan realized that his father-in-law was not a traitor at all!
This guy is a loyal minister pretending to be a treacherous villain!
I really misjudged it!
And Zhang Xiuchai who was introduced by the Queen Mother really doesn’t live up to his name!
Not only is he incorruptible, but he's also a capable man!
How abominable!
However, the queen was pregnant, and the father-in-law had done nothing wrong. Instead, he had made contributions to the court, so nothing could be done to him for the time being.
That Zhang Yingchai needs to be adjusted. We can’t let him continue to mess around in the armory!
If this continues, he will really make the country rich and the people strong!
I can only leave the task of ruining the country's destiny to my brother-in-law.
Li Tian immediately said: "Tell me what happened to Rand in Luzhou."
Concubine Lan is different from the Queen.
Tang Hanxue was born into a scholarly family and received a strict education since childhood.
The Queen attached great importance to rules. Even when Li Tian asked her to review memorials, she never took the initiative to discuss state affairs.
This is her measure.
But Princess Lan came from a family of military honors.
Her parents died early, and although Concubine Lan was mature, she was inevitably a little spoiled.
The Queen was pregnant these days, and Li Tian indeed stayed in Concubine Lan's Palace every day.
This also made Concubine Lan very proud.
So Concubine Lan ignored the admonition that the harem should not interfere in government affairs and said directly:
"Rand did complain a bit. He said Luzhou lacked weapons and armor, so he asked the general for them and was scolded."
Isn't this normal?
Luzhou has never been a battlefield for Northern Mang invasion, and there is the solid Guangyuan city there, so the general is certainly unwilling to allocate equipment to Luzhou.
There is a shortage of it in Dongliao, so how could it be given to Luzhou?
After the general rejected the memorial, Rand wrote a letter to Princess Lan to complain.
Just as Li Tian asked, Rand spoke directly.
Wait!
Don’t you have exactly 8,000 sets of valuable weapons and armor in your hands?
My brother-in-law is so awesome!
If we send it to Eastern Liao, and if we win, wouldn't the country's fortunes rise again?
Send to Luzhou!
Sending it to Luzhou will definitely not improve the country's fortune!
Yes, and I allocated equipment to my brother-in-law.
Even the Prime Minister and the general could not speak out against it.
Just do it!
So Li Tian said, "Don't worry, my beloved concubine. If the general doesn't call, I will!"
"Eight thousand sets of the latest weapons and armor. I will send them to Luzhou right away!"
Concubine Lan looked up, her eyes filled with tears.
The emperor actually takes such good care of the Lan family!
Concubine Lan was so excited that she shed tears and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is so gracious!"
Li Tian pulled Concubine Lan and said, "My beloved, we are a family! By the way, tell Rand to submit memorials to me directly if he has any problems in the future!"