"The first thing," Ning Chen replied,"This poor monk wishes to meet Empress Su. I hope that the Crown Prince can introduce me."”
"Meet the Empress?"
The Crown Prince was stunned for a moment before muttering to himself.
He didn't know why a monk wanted to see the Empress.
However, when faced with the request of a first-grade Buddhist Saint Monk with unparalleled martial strength, as long as the other party did not take his life, the Crown Prince could even give up his wife.
Although the Empress was praised as the number one beauty of the Great Zhou, she could not compare to the beautiful rivers and mountains.
The Crown Prince pointed at the pavilion that towered over the golden tiles on the wall and replied,""Other than going to bed, the Empress would return to the Palace of Earthly Tranquility. The place where she usually stayed the most was Zhai Xing Lou.”
Ning Chen turned his head and looked over. His heart skipped a beat, and he raised his handsome eyebrows.
"Could it be that the beautiful woman I met when I first came to the palace was Empress Su?”
Ning Chen coughed dryly and said in a low voice,"Crown Prince, This Penniless Monk has something I don't know if I should say.”
"The Holy Monk and I hit it off at first sight," the Crown Prince said with a smile."Feel free to speak freely.”
"I don't think Empress Su is an ordinary person," Ning Chen said in a low voice.”
"The Empress is indeed as beautiful as a fairy."”
"No, what This Penniless Monk means is…Hmm, the Empress might be a demon in human form.”
The Crown Prince was shocked and cried out,""What? There's actually such a thing?"
Ning Chen nodded and raised his palm with one hand. He chanted,""Amitabha. Although This Penniless Monk has never seen a demon before, he is already half a step into the Arhat Realm. He has awakened his Mind Connection, so he can't be wrong in judging people.”
"If Empress Su is really a demon, then she bewitched the emperor and brought disaster to the human world. Her crime is unforgivable. I hope that the crown prince will allow her and let This Penniless Monk subdue her!”
The Crown Prince ridiculed in his heart, Do you want to subdue her, or do you want to sleep with her?”
On the surface, the Crown Prince replied solemnly," The Holy Monk has the world in his heart. He vanquishes demons and devils. How would I dare to obstruct him?"”
"After subduing the Demon Empress, I would like to stay in the palace for a few more days. Is that possible?"”
The reason why he wanted to stay overnight in the palace was because he wanted to sign in at the various palaces in the palace.
At the same time, he absorbed the dragon energy from the dragon vein under the palace and cultivated the Mighty Heavenly Dragon Scripture.
However, the middle-aged Crown Prince always looked at things with the eyes of an adult, causing him to misunderstand Ning Chen's intentions.
The Crown Prince gave Ning Chen a knowing expression and said with a smile that was not a smile,""In recent years, the late emperor favored the empress alone and neglected the other niangniang.”
"Deep in the palace and cold in the courtyard, these niangniang are disheartened. Many of them like to cultivate Buddhism.”
Ning Chen didn't understand the Crown Prince's intentions and agreed perfunctorily.
"The second thing is that I originally came to lift the Buddha Annihilation Order.”
"Now that Emperor Wen has passed away, I hope that after the Crown Prince ascends the throne, the Buddha Annihilation Order will be abolished.”
"Of course, of course!" The Crown Prince nodded.”
The Emperor of Culture, Wu Wuji, had lost his life because of the Buddha Annihilation Order, so the Crown Prince naturally would not follow in his footsteps.
Ning Chen nodded in satisfaction and continued,"The third thing, I would like to ask, after the Crown Prince ascends to the throne, does he want to be a fatuous ruler, a tyrant like Emperor Wen, or a wise ruler?”
The Crown Prince's heart thumped when he saw the young and handsome monk in white staring at him with a smile.
Without a doubt, this was a gift!
Good answer. Ascending to the throne and becoming emperor was foolproof.
If he didn't answer well, he would probably end up like the Emperor of Culture, Wu Wuji. He would kick his legs and quietly lie down in the Imperial Mausoleum.
The Crown Prince hurriedly replied," The lessons of the past are the lessons of the future. I will definitely learn from the lessons of the previous Emperor and strive to become a wise ruler that the people love!”
Ning Chen nodded and asked,"How to be a good ruler?"
"This…"
The Crown Prince felt like he was a tribute scholar who had passed the imperial examination and participated in the court examination. He felt nervous as if he was facing the current Emperor.
The Crown Prince took a deep breath and pondered for a moment before slowly answering,""Little Wang will definitely be upright and upright, appoint people based on their merits, be kind and thrifty, cultivate internal affairs, listen to advice like a stream, and work hard to make the country prosperous!”
Li Zhuangyuan stood at the side. As the chief assistant of the cabinet, he cast a look of approval.
Although he wasn't the Crown Prince's teacher, the Crown Prince was undoubtedly an excellent student. He was well-learned and full of knowledge.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is highly talented and well-read. You will definitely become a wise ruler!" Li Zhuangyuan praised.”
The Crown Prince raised his head proudly.
Obviously, he was very satisfied with his answer.
Ning Chen shook his head and said disappointedly,"It's too general, like a flower in a mirror or a moon in water. It's not practical.”
Li Zhuangyuan and the Crown Prince were not convinced.
They were thinking about how a monk could not beat him in preaching and fighting, but how could he be inferior to him in governing the world?
The Crown Prince calmed himself down and bowed with cupped hands. He asked respectfully,""I'm willing to listen to the Holy Monk's way of governing the world!”
Li Zhuangyuan held the Tianya Autumn Water Sword in his arms and said proudly,""Holy Monk, governing the world is not about the Buddhist scriptures. We only talk about speculation and pay attention to the precepts.”
"The way to govern the world is to put the people first!”
These short words shocked Li Zhuangyuan and the Crown Prince's eyes shone with surprise.
The "people first" that he mentioned was enough to intimidate the well-read Crown Prince and the Champion Li who had once performed well in the court examinations.
"Holy Monk, please continue."”
Li Zhuangyuan put away his arrogance and listened attentively.
"If you want the people to live a stable life and live in peace and contentment, war is the biggest cancer!”
"During the reign of Emperor Wen, he was extravagant and ignored the country's strength. He forcefully conquered Dali in the south and Liao and Jin in the north. He plundered the people's wealth to fill the army's pay and forcefully recruited able-bodied men to fill the army.”
"It is the greatest atrocity to let the people suffer the torment of war and leave their homes.”
Just based on this point alone, even without the Buddha Annihilation Order, Ning Chen would have gone down the mountain to kill Emperor Wen Wu Wuji!
"Crown Prince, if you ascend the throne, the most important thing is to stop the war and recuperate.”
The Crown Prince nodded solemnly.
Ning Chen continued," It's not enough to stop the war. The people have suffered a great loss. They urgently need to recuperate and resume production."”
"And tyranny is fiercer than a tiger, the enemy of the people! Crown Prince, you should reduce taxes, encourage production, make full use of the advantages of Zhongzhou's water and soil, and develop irrigation…"
His words made the Crown Prince and Li Zhuangyuan more shocked and impressed.
Li Zhuangyuan was stunned on the spot, reminiscing for a long time, unable to extricate himself.
The Crown Prince put his palms together and bowed to the ground. He said solemnly,""Listening to the words of the holy monk is better than reading thousands of books.”
If the Crown Prince and the others had called Ning Chen Holy Monk before because they had yielded to his unparalleled combat strength, then they would have been defeated.
Now that he called Ning Chen Holy Monk, he was sincerely convinced and admired him from the bottom of his heart!
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