Li Chen's heart sank, he knew that the emperor's test for him was coming.
The performance of his predecessor was so poor that even at the last moment, Emperor Daxing still did not dare to completely hand over the heavy responsibility of the country to his shoulders.
At this moment, it can be said that his performance will ultimately determine his fate.
"The difficulties in government are caused by external troubles and even more internal worries."
Li Chen combined the memory of his predecessor and the historical knowledge about the rise and fall of dynasties that he had read before time travel, and said: "Foreign troubles are caused by barbarians, dog hair, Jurchens, Xiongnu, and the poison of the Yuan and Meng Dynasties from the previous dynasty that fled to the prairie.
, all want to destroy our great Qin and then quickly."
"Internal troubles arise from the separatist rule of the vassal kings. All the royal relatives and relatives who have been granted the title of king or marquis have exclusive tax revenue and military and political power in the territory they are entrusted to. It is simply a land outside the law. The clan members support the army and respect themselves, which is really a serious problem."
"Moreover, corrupt officials are rampant in the local area. The court ministers form cliques for personal gain. They fight for power and gain regardless of the safety of the country and the country. They are obsessed with power and deserve to be killed."
"Also during the continuous natural disasters, severe drought in the north and thousands of miles of red land in the south, floods and floods in the south, people exchanged their children for food, and countless victims were forced to become bandits. Cults and rebels emerged in endlessly in various places.
They collude and seek to benefit the country, resulting in the failure of the family and the failure of the country."
Every word Li Chen said was like a bright knife piercing people's hearts.
In front of the dragon bed, there were only the Emperor Daxing and the eunuch Sanbao who was the owner of Dongchang Factory. The eunuch Sanbao looked extremely wonderful. Anyone who said these words would be treasonous and would be dragged out and beheaded immediately.
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But after Emperor Daxing heard this, a blush appeared on his pale face.
"good very good!"
Emperor Daxing, who was still furious at first, actually shouted.
He looked at Li Chen with great relief and said, "I knew I didn't choose the wrong person."
"Three Treasures, declare the decree."
Eunuch Sanbao bowed and took out an imperial edict that seemed to have been prepared a long time ago. Facing the concubines in the harem and the civil and military ministers, he loudly said: "Proclaim the imperial edict."
There were people in the room with different expressions and complex eyes that were flickering, but they all knelt down in front of the imperial edict under the leadership of Zhao Xuanji and Queen Zhao Qinglan.
The eunuch Sanbao shook open the imperial edict and read loudly: "I have been entrusted by heaven to carry the emperor, and the edict says: I have been deeply involved in the government of the country for 19 years since I succeeded to the throne, and I have been deeply involved in government affairs. I can't sleep at night, and I don't dare to be tired every day. Now I am healthy.
No longer, I also feel that the state affairs are laborious and laborious. However, the ancestral family business, the country and the country cannot be left without an owner for a day. Fortunately, I have a second son named Chen, who became the crown prince in the fifteenth year of Daxing.
He has both internal and external duties. He has a vision for both the government and the public. It is appropriate to take advantage of the great cause. He is allowed to guard the weapon. He can supervise the country for me and make decisions on all the military, political and civil affairs of the country. The government and the public, military affairs and internal and external affairs, see the emperor who supervises the country.
Prince, I am here in person to express my gratitude to you."
With an imperial edict, Prince Li Chen was appointed to supervise the country, and the Daxing Emperor personally handed over the highest authority of the empire to the crown prince.
Li Chen was the first to kowtow and thank him, "I accept the order and thank my emperor for long live, long live, long live the emperor."
Immediately afterwards, regardless of whether they were willing or not, all the civil and military personnel of the dynasty, the concubines in the harem, and the princes and relatives all knelt down to accept the order.
"I accept the decree, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
After Li Chen took over the imperial edict, Emperor Daxing became obviously weaker and weaker.
He closed his eyes and murmured: "I'm tired, you all go out, go out."
"My son, I obey your orders."
After Li Chen saluted, he exited the Qianqing Palace with his ministers and concubines.
But only one person started shouting.
Chen Huaizhi cursed loudly: "The emperor must have lost his mind due to illness, and he actually asked the prince to supervise the country. How can the prince supervise the country with such a corrupt character? The old minister must meet the emperor and state the key points. He must not ruin the country!"
None of the courtiers spoke. Everyone looked at Li Chen, as if wanting to see how he would react.
Li Chen quietly looked at Chen Huaizhi who was jumping up and down, and strode up to him.
Chen Huaizhi looked at Li Chen, who had a cold expression, and felt a little lacking in confidence. But then, he was sure that Li Chen had no foundation in the court, and since he was the right-hand man of Zhao Xuanji, the chief minister, the prince of the supervisory country must not dare to offend him. .
Thinking of this, Chen Huaizhi immediately became proud.
"My father has ordered me to supervise the country. It is clearly written in the imperial edict that all major affairs of the government, whether military, political, or people's livelihood, should be dealt with. Seeing me in this palace is like my father coming in person. Do you know what this means?" Li Chen said.
Chen Huaizhi's eyelids twitched and he gritted his teeth and said: "The emperor is out of his wits and was deceived by you for a moment. When the old minister meets the emperor and states his interests clearly, the emperor will definitely depose you as a prince, and even talk about supervising the country..."
Before Chen Huaizhi finished speaking, Li Chen suddenly raised his hand and pulled out the waist knife from the waist of a Jinyi guard next to him.
After using up all his strength and fastest speed, the blade of the blade stirred up murderous intent in the dark night. The cold edge streaked across Chen Huaizhi's neck like lightning, leaving a bright red blood line.
Fast, too fast.
No one expected that Li Chen would kill someone himself and kill so decisively and ruthlessly.
Chen Huaizhi's eyes widened, and when he reacted, the blood in his throat was already gushing out.
Holding his neck, Chen Huaizhi stared at Li Chen with clenched teeth.
He did not expect that as a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, he was a member of the cabinet, assisting the emperor in running the government. No matter who dared to offend or disrespect anyone in the government and the public, even if the emperor wanted to kill him, he would have to find a solid crime. With overwhelming evidence, he could only be convicted after a three-judge trial, but right here, Li Chen jumped over all procedures and killed him.
A handful of hot blood splashed on the palace door, splashing on Li Chen's face and clothes. Chen Huaizhi leaned back heavily, and a pool of blood spread under his body. It seemed that he would not survive.
Li Chen dragged the knife in his hand, and the tip of the knife touched the ground lightly. The blood slid down the blade and formed a thick pool of blood on the ground.
"This means that this palace is destiny. Killing you will be like turning the palm of my hand."
The blood on his body and on the knife made him look like a devil and a god in the red dragon prince robe in the night.
Looking across the crowd and looking at Zhao Xuanji, Li Chen slowly said: "Zhao Shoufu, do you think this person should be killed?"
Zhao Xuanji looked at Li Chen, who had a handsome young face with a trace of blood on his face. He trembled and said in a deep voice: "This person has committed a crime below and has no dignity. He even questioned the emperor's decree and violated the prince. His crime is , should be punished."
Both are members of the cabinet, Zhao Xuanji is the chief assistant, and Chen Huaizhi is a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion. He must be Zhao Xuanji's right-hand man. But tonight, a night that seems cold but is actually boiling with murderous intent, makes the man who has just supervised the country for only a quarter of an hour. Li Chen was killed.
Faced with this unexpected situation, Zhao Xuanji chose to give in temporarily.
Li Chen smiled coldly and said: "Very good, I have long wanted to kill this old man."
After speaking, Li Chen's eyes swept across the ministers.
The other ministers were glanced at by Li Chen one by one, and felt a chill on their necks. It seemed that the prince was considering whose head to pick next.
"Old minister, please retire."
Zhao Xuanji bowed his hands and led the ministers to leave Qianqing Palace.
Zhao Qinglan gave Li Chen an extremely complicated look, and left with the other concubines and princes.
Outside Qianqing Palace, it quickly became deserted.
"Your Highness, please wipe the dirty blood on your body."
Eunuch Sanbao came to Li Chen at some unknown time, respectfully presented a handkerchief with both hands, and said.
Looking at the Sanbao eunuch who exuded a feminine aura, Li Chen took the handkerchief and wiped the some solidified blood on his face, and said calmly: "Can you please order someone to drag this old man's body out and feed it to the dogs?" .”
Not only were people killed, but the corpses were also sent to be fed to the dogs.
This prince is so cruel!
The eunuch Sanbao said respectfully: "Yes, I obey."
The tip of the knife, which was still stained with blood, knocked on the floor tiles, making a crisp impact. Li Chen said: "No one in the government or the public will obey me and supervise the country. How will the factory boss handle himself?"
Eunuch Sanbao lowered his eyebrows and said submissively: "Slaves are rootless people, neither male nor female, neither yin nor yang. All these slaves come from the royal family. Whatever the royal family asks slaves to do, slaves will do."
