Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 858

Cen Yuan raised her eyebrows slightly, "Are you afraid that I'll run away?"

Emperor Mingde sighed, "I...was really afraid that you would run away."

Cen Yuan was silent for a moment, her heart softened inexplicably, "You can't run away, your Princess Haiyan is my wife. Beiyi is her home, and it is also my home. As long as you don't doubt me, I always hope that Beiyi can become strong."

Emperor Mingde said, "You are being suspected and feared."

Cen Yuan said calmly, "People who sit in high positions are always worried that powerful people will rebel against them... I have a big family and a lot of wealth now, do you think I am afraid?"

Emperor Mingde reached out and patted Cen Yuan on the shoulder. "Alright, good boy! I believe you. I was just thinking about how to let you do things legitimately, so I want to open a department specifically for you."

Cen Yuan said frankly, "More than half of the people working under me are from Liang. Aren't you worried?"

Emperor Mingde had thought about this problem a long time ago, "If you can control it well, I will not worry."

Cen Yuan pondered for a while and replied, "Okay, set up a propaganda department independent of the court. My people do not participate in court affairs, nor are they court officials. You can transfer some officials to serve here in name only, and then you can take over the business of Yijing Weekly in the future."

"Who do you want? You can draw up a list for me." Emperor Mingde's wish was fulfilled, and his heart was beating with joy.

"You don't have to leave your original department, just come here to work part-time." Cen Yuan casually made a list and handed it over.

When Emperor Mingde saw them, he felt relieved: these people are loyal ministers who have stood the test of time!

He carefully put the list away as if it were a treasure.

In fact, Emperor Mingde had selfish motives in establishing this department. He wanted to preserve the essence of "movable type" printing forever, and he also wanted Cen Yuan's rich treasures that were full of wild imagination to be landed in the North Wing.

After all, he was the emperor of Liang!

One day, Cen Yuan will leave Beiyi to develop his own Liang Kingdom... Whenever Emperor Mingde thought of this, he felt empty in his heart.

How he wished that this child was truly his people and could be used by him. How he wished that this child could take root and grow peacefully in the North Wing!

No one could understand his complex feelings as an emperor. To put it bluntly, he coveted Cen Yuan's brain.

If any emperor in the past were in his position, he might have thought, since this boy cannot be used by me, he must be killed.

But Emperor Mingde can't do that!

Others protected his life, but he wanted to take their lives!

Is that human being?

How can he be a wise ruler if he repays kindness with enmity?

That night, Emperor Mingde summoned several chancellors and officials from the Secretariat to discuss matters and announced the establishment of a "Northern Propaganda Department."

The Minister of the Northern Propaganda Department was Princess Haiyan’s husband, Cen Yuan.

Everyone discussed it, but no one objected. Of course, objections were futile.

The next day, when Emperor Mingde went to court, he issued an edict to establish the Northern Propaganda Department and allocated a courtyard not far from the Hanlin Academy as an office space.

The Hanlin Academy and the Northern Propaganda Department in the north wing are very close to the imperial palace, just across the street from it.

Among them, ten officials including Lu Sangyu, Huang Xingyue, Zhu Yuxian and Wu Changlin were temporarily transferred to the Beijing Propaganda Department to take charge of routine affairs.

Among them, there was a more interesting person. He was Yan Xingchen, an official of the Secretariat who only participated in the combat examination and did not take the imperial examination.

Shi Anxia looked at a list of names, his eyes fell on this name, and he smiled, "Yan Xingchen, very good."

This is the author of "Northern Wing Mountains and Rivers"...