"Your Majesty, could this matter be a rumor? That Liu Che was only fourteen years old, how could he dare to ascend the throne?”
"The Crown Prince going to court is against the ancestral teachings!”
"Moreover, this lowly official has already spent a large sum of money to bribe many of the officials in the court. When Liu Che goes to court, he will definitely be surrounded by many officials!”
"What I don't understand is why he let Chao Cuo out. Chao Cuo had been personally ordered by the late Emperor to be thrown into the imperial prison to await execution.”
"Liu Che's actions are tantamount to risking universal condemnation!”
Gongsun Gui's thoughts raced, but he still couldn't figure out Liu Che's plan.
He did not believe that a fourteen-year-old youth would dare to do such a ridiculous thing without anyone's instructions!
"Humph! Look for yourself!" The King of Liang threw the jade slip in his hand to Gongsun Gui.
Picking up the jade slip on the ground, Gongsun Gui flipped it open and examined it carefully with a solemn expression.
Your Majesty, this morning, something earth-shattering happened in the capital! Crown Prince Liu Che announced the morning assembly!
He announced the late emperor's posthumous edict in the court! According to the information I have, Crown Prince Liu Che will officially ascend to the throne at the ancestral worship ceremony in fifteen days!
In addition, there were ministers in the court who did not attend the court! Liu Che released Chao Cuo and personally escorted the six ministers who had not attended court to the Imperial Court! And…all of them will be executed for the crime of deceiving the sovereign!
Not only that, but Liu Che also sentenced Zhang Ye to death and changed to the Goshawk Capital to investigate the tragic death of the court minister.
Now that the capital is in turmoil, I hope Your Majesty can make preparations.
Gongsun Gui's expression changed drastically.
"Your Majesty, this…"
The King of Liang felt uneasy."Gongsun Gui, tell me, what should we do next?”
" This..." Gongsun Gui frowned, countless years flashing through his mind.
Suddenly, he stopped and said,""Your Majesty, Liu Che released Chao Cuo and placed the capital in an important position! Kill the chicken to warn the monkeys! I suspect that Liu Che didn't think of it himself.”
"I feel that there must be an expert guiding Liu Che behind the scenes!”
The King of Liang's eyes revealed a profound look. What kind of expert is there in the capital? Dou Ying? He doesn't have the guts!"
"The Crown Prince's uncle…Tian Meng!" Gongsun Gui said seriously.
"Before I returned, I had a brief encounter with Tian Meng! This person was not an ordinary person. He was quick-witted and full of tricks! Your Majesty, we must be on guard!"
" Then you mean…" The King of Liang made a throat-cutting gesture.
"Your Majesty, Internal Secretary Han is currently active in the capital. We cannot trouble him! We'll make plans when Secretary Han returns!”
The King of Liang pondered for a moment and suddenly said,"Men."”
"Great King!"
"Pass down my orders, order internal historian Han to contact Tian Meng! After you're done, return quickly!"
"Yes, Great King!"
……
Because of the morning court session, the King of Liang had also started to become vigilant.
Liu Che was nothing to him.
But with Chao Cuo, Yaodu, Tian Yan…and the other ministers assisting him, Liu Che was enough to contend with him!
At this moment, Chun Tuo had already brought the Great Farmer Token to the outside of Weiyang Palace's Xuan Chamber.
"Your Majesty, this humble subject has brought the Great Farmer Order, Lord Zheng.”
"Summon him in."
"Lord Zheng, please…"
"Your humble subject greets Your Majesty." Grand Farming Magistrate Zheng bowed to Liu Che from afar, then said to the officials behind him,""Bring all the files in!”
"Yes, sir!"
Immediately, seven or eight officials carried a large number of dossiers in.
These files were all bundled up bamboo slips, so they were especially heavy.
Looking at the pile of dossiers, Liu Che raised his eyebrows slightly even though he was already mentally prepared.
Indeed…it was too much.
It seemed that after dealing with the King of Liang, he had to hurry up and promote the new paper-making technique.
Using bamboo slips was not a good idea.
"Your Majesty, this is all the tax revenue for the past three years. There were also the tributes from the various vassal kingdoms!”
"Alright, you can leave."
"Your Majesty, do you need me to bring a few ministers over to help you take a look?" Chun Tuo asked tentatively.”
Liu Che waved his hand,"You can leave first."”
Two hours later, Liu Che rubbed his sore eyes.
After an hour of flipping through the bamboo slips and looking at the shocking data, Liu Che felt exhausted.
Not to mention the taxes, just the various offerings from the vassal states made Liu Che furious.
When he finished reading the dossier of the Wu Kingdom, he could no longer suppress his anger.
"Bastard!"
"The Wu Country is the richest among the many vassal states, but the tribute they pay each year is the least!”
"There's also the Country of Liang and the Country of Qi, each of them crying to the previous emperor about poverty in the dossier! Please reduce the burden!"
"These vassal kingdoms, when I deal with the King of Liang, I will definitely not let a single one of them off!”
At this moment, a few people walked in from outside the Xuanshi Hall.
"Chun Tuo, is Che 'er inside?"
"His Majesty is inside reviewing the dossiers."
"Alright, I'll go in and take a look." Wang He opened the door.
Looking at the pile of files in front of Liu Che, Wang He felt his heart ache.
"Che 'er, it's getting late. It's time to rest.”
Wang He took the steaming soup from the palace maid's hands."This is the soup that mother personally made. Try it.”
"Mother, I have made you worry. Your son is unfilial.”"These vassal states are really too much!" Liu Che said with a solemn expression. If they let it go like this, there might be some trouble!”
"Let's put the other vassal kingdoms aside for now." As he spoke, Wang He dismissed the people around him and said,"When mother came over, she saw that Han Anguo, the minister of Liang, had gone to the Eldest Princess 'place.”
"Che 'er, you have to be careful of that Han Anguo.”
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