Forcing me to raise a concubine? The mistress of the Marquisate has gone mad

"Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate."

Prime Minister Qin seemed to not understand the emperor's expression at all, and he spoke on his own: "Meng Su's appetite is too big, and he has the help of the rebel Lin Si. If we give them ten cities today, they can ask us for ten more cities tomorrow! By then, I'm afraid we will have to hand over the entire Dasheng to satisfy their appetite!"

"Yes, Prime Minister Qin is right. With Lin Temple, I'm afraid Meng Su would have already felt that victory was certain and would not be satisfied with just these ten cities."

"We shouldn't have given Lin Si so much power in the first place. When Empress Dowager De'an was still alive, she said that foreign relatives should not interfere in politics. Even the Empress Dowager's family didn't have real power. How could the brother of a concubine actually have so much power? It really shouldn't be possible!"

The censor's mouth is like a consecrated knife that kills people without them being seen.

No matter whether you are the emperor or anyone else, speaking frankly is their professional ethics.

Even if the emperor's face was shining black, they would not stop talking. At worst, they would just hit their heads against the pillar and die to show their determination!

Anyway, you can still get a name that will go down in history. In comparison, what does offending the emperor matter?

The emperor remained silent, but his palms were red from pinching himself, and he had to pretend that he didn't care. It was simply torture!

"My dear ministers, what you said makes sense. This matter needs further discussion."

Seeing that his mother's wish had not been fulfilled, the emperor wanted to postpone the matter.

They don't want to fight him. Not to mention that he has limited resources. After the war, even the national treasury might be emptied. What can he do with an empty shell?

Now they cry poor every day, saying that the treasury is not well-off. If we really wait until these wars are over, won’t we have to ask him for money every day? !

Where there is life, there is hope.

As the emperor looked at his ministers who were still arguing, a brilliant idea slowly emerged in his mind.

"That's all for today's morning court session. I'm tired."

When the eunuch saw the emperor getting up to leave, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Dismiss the court!"

He hurriedly walked after him, holding out his hand for the emperor to hold, looking as if the emperor was already in his seventies or eighties.

Prime Minister Qin watched silently from behind, feeling sad in his heart.

Where will the great Sheng dynasty go?

The morning court ended in a bad mood, and the emperor asked everyone to go back and think about countermeasures, but the reality would not leave them so much time.

"Report! The rebels have captured Liuzhou City and are heading towards Shengjing!"

"Report! Meng Su's army has marched south, Shengjing is in danger!"

"Report! The Prince of Huainan left his fiefdom without permission in the name of protecting the emperor. Princes from all over the country requested permission to help Shengjing!"

The emperor slumped down on the dragon throne, listening to urgent reports one after another. He felt as if his soul had been sucked out of him and he had no idea how to react.

For a moment, he didn't know whether he hoped that Meng Su's army would arrive first, or the rebel army, or the Prince of Huainan who came with ulterior motives in the name of protecting the emperor... No matter which force arrived, it meant that his throne as emperor was over!

"My dear ministers, have you thought about how to deal with this?"

The emperor looked at these important officials in the court with sarcasm. Usually, they were just one or two of them, as if the court couldn't function without them. But now, they were all pretending to be quails, not even daring to speak.

Only Prime Minister Qin took a step forward under the tremendous pressure, "Your Majesty, the only solution now is to wait for the King of Huainan to come to the capital to rescue you!"

"What did you say?!" The emperor said this with almost gnashing teeth, "Prime Minister Qin, do you know what your words mean?!"

Are you thinking the opposite?!

But Prime Minister Qin was not afraid. He remained calm and replied calmly: "Your Majesty, the King of Huainan has a legitimate reason to fight and has made great achievements in battle. As long as we hold on, we will definitely be able to wait for the King of Huainan to rescue us!"

Ha ha!

The emperor almost wanted to laugh out loud. Prince Huainan succeeded in saving him. Would he still be able to sit on the throne?

The whole court, civil and military officials, knew that the King of Huainan had ulterior motives in coming to the capital at this time. However, after hearing what Prime Minister Qin said, they all remained silent, as if they had acquiesced, and no one spoke out in opposition!

These are his officials, these are his courtiers!

it is good!

It's so good!

After the court was dismissed, Zhuang Mi had received the news and rushed over. At this point, she had no time to get angry or blame anyone, as the ministers' choices were already very clear at this moment.

She has been able to get to where she is today thanks to her intuition and ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

Therefore, Zhuang Mi was not as sad as the emperor, or even gave up on herself. The first thing she said when she saw her son was: "Your Majesty, run!"

The emperor opened his eyes wide in shock, unable to believe that such words would come out of the mouth of the current empress dowager, "Mother, what are you talking about?"

He is the emperor!

How could he run?!

Zhuang Mi sighed. She also knew that the emperor would not feel good if she did this.

But she is the emperor's mother after all, and she does this for the emperor's own good.

"If you don't run away now, are you going to wait until those people break into Shengjing and take you prisoner before running away?!" Whether it was the Mengsu rebel army or the Prince of Huainan, as long as they entered Shengjing, the first thing they had to do to control the world was to subdue the emperor.

If the rebel army and Meng Su attack, the emperor will become the king of a fallen country. What good ending will he have then?

Throughout the dynasties, those kings who lost their country were lucky enough to have their bodies intact, not to mention the women in his harem...

That's what is truly horrifying!

She would never let herself end up like that!

Besides, even if the King of Huainan arrived first, what good intentions could he have?

If he wanted fame, he would let the emperor abdicate to him. If he didn't want fame, wouldn't he let him decide the emperor's life?

After much thought, I decided that I couldn't stay in Shengjing City any longer!

If he runs away now, he can still maintain his status as emperor. If he finds an opportunity in the future, he may have a chance to come back.

But if I don't run, and really treat myself as a fish on the chopping board, to be slaughtered at will, then I really won't have any chance!

Zhuang Mi analyzed these words one by one to the emperor.

At first, the emperor was very resistant and clung to his status as an emperor, refusing to do such a shameful thing as abandoning his country and fleeing alone.

But later on, he fell silent.

"Let me think about it, mother, please let me think about it." His mind was in turmoil. He was really undecided about making a decision so quickly.

Zhuang Mi is his biological mother, how could she not see what he is thinking?

So, she flew into a rage and slapped the emperor hard: "I am your biological mother, how can I harm you?! The army outside is unstoppable, how much time do you have to think slowly?"

"By the time you figure it out, you'll be close to death!"