At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

The old prime minister's cheek twitched violently.

Shabi?

The emperor actually scolded himself?

After all, he was a veteran minister of two dynasties, and he played an important role in handling state affairs, world affairs, and supporting the emperor.

I was actually a fool in the eyes of the emperor? And I was scolded to his face?

Even with his calmness, his hair and beard stood on end at this moment.

"Hehe... Prime Minister, please don't misunderstand me. I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about a bitch!" Wen Yan hurriedly explained.

As an emperor, Wen Yan felt helpless in explaining to his subjects.

Upon hearing this, the old prime minister's expression relaxed a lot.

He thought to himself that the emperor was not really scolding him, but most likely he was thinking of someone.

Thinking of this, he said, "I am terrified. Your Majesty, the coal issue is of great importance. I beg Your Majesty to make a decision."

Wen Yan looked hesitant.

Of course she knew the importance of coal mines. Although it was said that all under heaven belonged to the king and all the people were his subjects, the imperial power was weak now. Once the coal mines were taken back by the court, they would inevitably become a source of wealth for these ministers.

At that time, wouldn't it be giving these ministers more bargaining chips to fight against him?

"No! The coal mine belongs to the God of War Army. The current border situation is urgent and we cannot act rashly. Let's discuss this matter later." Wen Yan rejected the Prime Minister's suggestion.

She would not be stupid enough to do such a thing as shooting herself in the foot.

Now that it is too late to weaken the Prime Minister's power, how can we help him?

Although the military is also under the jurisdiction of the prime minister, the God of War Army is not included in it. Xu Tiande is a staunch loyalist, and the God of War Army is the emperor's personal army. How could he possibly cut off his own arms?

"Your Majesty..." The old prime minister was about to say something, but was interrupted by Wen Yan's wave of his hand: "Okay, this matter ends here. Prime Minister, do you have anything else to say?"

The prime minister's eyes flashed, and he said, "Your Majesty, I want to form an alliance with the Xu family in the capital. My son will marry Xu Yating, the daughter of the Xu family. I ask Your Majesty to grant me the marriage."

"The Xu family? The richest man in Beijing?" Wen Yan raised her eyebrows, then nodded: "This is a happy event, a match made in heaven. I will naturally agree. The imperial decree to grant the marriage will be issued immediately."

Having just rejected the Prime Minister, Wen Yan was worried about how to ease the relationship with the Prime Minister. After all, if a court is not in harmony with its ruler and ministers, it will not be far from destruction. Now that the Prime Minister has proposed to arrange a marriage for his son, there is naturally no reason for Wen Yan to refuse.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I'll take my leave now." The old prime minister looked grateful and turned away happily.

At this moment, a woman in palace dress suddenly walked out from the back hall. She walked lightly in front of Wen Yan and bowed slightly: "Your Majesty..."

"Hongyao, what do you think?" Wen Yan looked at the woman in front of him and asked in a deep voice.

If Ren Hao were here, he would be shocked to find that the woman in palace dress was none other than Hongyao, the subordinate he had taken with him to dig coal!

Hongyao hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's move is probably to test Your Majesty. He knows Your Majesty will not agree, but he said it to test Your Majesty's attitude. As for the subsequent marriage, it is to give Your Majesty a way out."

"That should be the case, this old fox..." A cold light flashed in Wen Yan's eyes.

The prime minister held great power and often disagreed with her. He even forced her to make decisions several times, which made her feel helpless.

But this time when she came back, she was much stronger than before. The prime minister's test was probably to test her attitude.

"As for the Xu family, the richest family in Beijing..." Wen Yan frowned.

The Xu family is Xu Tiande's family, but the daughter of the Xu family is not Xu Tiande's daughter, but the daughter of Xu Tiande's younger brother. They are considered to be members of the same family.

The marriage is just a representation and does not mean that the two families have a common interest.

But it can influence other people to a certain extent.

The Xu family is the backbone of the military. Not to mention Xu Tiande, even Xu Qing is a rising star with abilities that are obvious to all.

Wen Yan would never allow the Xu family and the Prime Minister to unite.

After thinking for a while, Wen Yan suddenly came up with a plan and said with a smile: "Hongyao, you have to do this."

"Your Majesty, please give your orders." Hongyao bowed.

"You ask someone to spread the news and say that the Xu family is going to marry the prime minister in order to climb up the social ladder." Wen Yan said in a deep voice.

Hongyao's beautiful eyes lit up, and she exclaimed, "Your Majesty is wise, this is a great plan. The Xu family will definitely not be able to stand such gossip, and will surely find Your Majesty to request the cancellation of the marriage, and then the marriage between the two families will fall apart!"

Wen Yan nodded slightly.

Although this is not grand and upright enough, as the ancients said, it is harmless to use the right method occasionally.

What's more, women's hearts are as unpredictable as needles in the sea. It is already difficult for her as a woman to be an emperor. As long as it can solve the problem, what's wrong with using this method?

"It's all because of that damn Ren Hao!" Wen Yan was furious. She couldn't help but think of Ren Hao's face, and felt even more ashamed and angry.

As she recalled the events of that night, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

"Fortunately, this evil villain has gone home. I was afraid I would never see him again in this life. Well..." Wen Yan sighed, not knowing whether she was relieved or disappointed.

……

Outside the capital.

Ren Hao came here with his whole family, exhausted and dusty.

Looking at the tall city walls, Ren Hao stopped the carriage and his eyes fell on the city walls.

There were teams of soldiers patrolling there in an orderly manner.

"Husband, have we arrived in the capital?" Su Wan'er lifted the car curtain and walked out, and asked in surprise after seeing the tall city walls.

"Yes, we're here." Ren Hao also breathed a sigh of relief.

It took a full half month to reach the capital, which shows how difficult the journey was.

They also encountered a few bandits who were robbing houses on the way, but they were all easily defeated by Erika.

It happened that Ren Hao was in a bad mood, so these bandits all went to see their ancestors.

This also gave Ren Hao a new understanding of Eriyuki's fighting power, and he secretly decided that he must never let Eriyuki leave him in the future, unless she wanted to leave on her own.

With such a master's protection, Ren Hao felt a lot more relaxed.

After traveling through mountains and rivers, we finally arrived in the capital.

Driving into the capital city in a horse-drawn carriage, we found that the prosperity of the city was much greater than that of Taoyuan County.

Even the Qin Emperor City can't compare to it.

In order to avoid getting into trouble, Ren Hao did not let Su Wan'er and other girls get off the car. After all, so many beauties crowded together would inevitably attract the attention of some playboys and thus cause trouble.

Ren Hao himself is not afraid of trouble, but he is afraid that Su Wan'er and others will be hurt.

The man who knows that his wife is beautiful but still flaunts her in public is either very powerful or a fool.

I still remember the protagonist of a certain novel in my previous life. He was wandering around with his wife, and then after being spotted by someone, he almost lost his wife. If it weren’t for the halo of the protagonist, he would have died long ago.

The carriage stopped in front of a decent-looking inn, and Ren Hao got off with a few women.

After checking into a few rooms, Ren Hao was about to take a rest when there was a knock on the door.