Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

If there is no peace at the foot of the imperial city, then there will be even less peace in other places. There is drought in the west and floods in the east.

There was a severe drought and floods, and countless officials from both inside and outside the court were jumping up and down, but no one could really help.

The emperor was busy with this and that, and he emptied the treasury. The Ministry of Revenue cried poor in the court every day, and the Ministry of War clamored for grain. The memorials from various places on disaster relief came in like snowflakes, and he was so busy that he couldn't sleep at night. He lost a lot of weight. It was not easy to select an imperial envoy to check the treatment of the epidemic in the west, but he was lost... lost... just one month after he set out.

Who would believe this if I told them?

How could the emperor not be angry when such a good group of people suddenly and mysteriously disappeared?

These officials in the court are all good at fighting for power, but when they are asked to come up with an idea, they hide away faster than each other.

Several veterans who had served for three dynasties had a lot of retainers or students under their tutelage. In order not to cause shock to the court and the country, the previous emperors only dealt with them piecemeal and imposed some mild punishments in an attempt to remind some people to stop.

However, the emperor's methods were too mild, which allowed some careless people to act recklessly and even dare to touch the imperial envoy.

The emperor closed his eyes and decided to ask his wealthy and idle uncle, the Seventh Prince, to come out of retirement. He had no choice but to ask his uncle, the Seventh Prince's iron-blooded hand, to rein in those old ministers... However, since his uncle helped him ascend the throne, he had made a clear agreement with him that no matter what, he should not be disturbed so that he could enjoy his retirement in peace. He was not greedy for power or beauty, and only wanted to be a wealthy and idle man with a leisurely life...

He knew that what the Seventh Uncle said was true.

A man like him, whose mere shaking of his feet could bring down the entire dynasty, wanted to sit on the dragon throne himself. Not only did the old ministers agree with him wholeheartedly, but even the late emperor had private talks with him when he passed on the throne.

It is said that... the Seventh Uncle beat the old emperor at that time, and shouted, "Brother Dog, don't harm me, I still want to live for a few more decades." Then... he quickly packed his luggage and ran to the border town to have fun.

The rejection was so decisive and clear, without any hesitation at all.

The Seventh Uncle did just as he said. He handed over his military power without any hesitation and led a group of retired old soldiers to live in a farm outside the imperial city. He spent his days like an old farmer, tending the fields, raising flowers and playing with birds.

But... I don't know if the Seventh Uncle is not born to live a simple life in seclusion in the countryside.

Whatever he planted in the fields failed to yield a good harvest, and flowers and birds died one after another. But he refused to believe in evil, and always made a serious summary of the situation, and then continued to cause harm.

Over the years, the imperial farm under the name of the Seventh Prince's name had been ruined by him. Even the lonely old soldiers around him couldn't stand to see him wasting things like this. They talked to him, tried to persuade him, and even fought with him several times, but the Seventh Prince's uncle still enjoyed doing it.

The emperor would occasionally visit him and want to talk to him about matters of the court, but as soon as he started talking, his seventh uncle would cut him off, tie him up, and throw him out of the imperial farm...

After several times, the emperor figured out that this seventh uncle not only said he wanted to be a rich and idle person, but his actions also reflected that.

Thinking about the fact that the Seventh Uncle was over fifty years old, he was told through the gate with full energy to quickly get back to the palace and not to set foot in his "Xianyun Villa" again.

Also, don't mess with a retired old man like him. Aren't there enough officials in the court for him to play with? He even didn't let go of an old man with gray hair. He is really a very capable emperor.

Finally, she reminded him not to forget to pay his pension for next month. The food in his shabby farm was not enough for him and a few old guys to eat for a few days. If the pension was not paid on time, they would starve to death on the farm...

Look, this is the royal relative, the emperor’s seventh uncle.

Alas..., he also wanted his Seventh Uncle to live a peaceful life for a few years, but God did not allow it.

The old ministers, who were proud of their seniority, dared to point fingers at the emperor, saying that they dared to speak out. The emperor could not get angry because they were old ministers, but he was extremely disgusted with them.

This year was an unlucky year, and the ministers in the court repeatedly petitioned the emperor to issue an edict of repentance, arguing that the emperor was not favored by heaven and had made mistakes.

The emperor was so angry that he vomited blood. He issued an edict, he issued an edict... bullshit. His biggest mistake was that he could not rule with an iron fist like his father, which allowed these old ministers to get ahead of him.

The emperor's face was gloomy and he breathed heavily to calm his anger. He asked the chief eunuch to pass a message to the crown prince, ordering him to bring the crown princess and the little grandson to kneel for him outside Xianyun Villa tomorrow morning. Unless his seventh uncle knelt out to help him, they would not be allowed to come back.

The chief eunuch bowed his head and accepted the order, then left the imperial study and hurried to the prince's bedroom to deliver the decree.

It’s not that the emperor was tormenting the prince. On the contrary, because the prince was brought to him at the age of three and raised by him personally, the emperor poured too much effort and hope into the prince.

And the prince lived up to his expectations. He was gifted with intelligence and high comprehension. He learned things quickly, was bright and handsome, and had excellent mental and skillful means. He was the crown prince he had personally trained, and the best inheritor of his philosophy of governing the country.

Sending the Crown Prince to kneel and welcome the Seventh Uncle out of retirement is not an attempt to suppress the Crown Prince, but rather a sign of his greatest sincerity.

The Seventh Uncle has also met the Crown Prince. I believe that the Crown Prince's character is obvious to all of the Seventh Uncle and other court officials. No future successor to the dynasty will be more qualified than the Crown Prince.

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly. Now, he not only asked the crown prince, but also the crown princess and the emperor's grandson to move out at once. He only hoped that the seventh uncle could see his sincerity and be willing to come out to help him. He promised that after the matter here was over, he would never disturb the seventh uncle's dream of returning to the countryside in peace and tranquility.

Sure enough, on the second day, news came from the imperial city that the crown prince and his family were kneeling outside Xianyun Mountain Villa. From three miles away, the sound of the seventh imperial uncle's torrent of abuse could be heard coming from the imperial villa. The words were so crude and the anger so deep that the nearby villas were in chaos.

Some people acted fearlessly and on their own, others were terrified and uneasy, and some even ran over to watch the fun... In short, this farce lasted for three days and finally came to an end when the Crown Princess and the little grandson fainted from exhaustion.

However, at the next morning court session, the court officials were in the main hall, repeatedly denouncing the Seventh Uncle for making a big fuss about the Crown Prince and his family kneeling and fainting outside the imperial farm.

All kinds of sharp words came out of the mouths of the civil servants in various forms. The main point was to accuse the Seventh Uncle of despising the current emperor and the prince, being arrogant and overbearing. They hoped that the emperor would punish him severely and make an example of him.