The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 579 The Emperor Wants to Accept a Disciple

Along with Quan Qingcheng came the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince, and the Sixth Prince.

Quan Qingcheng knelt before Ye Wenyan, and several princes followed suit. When the court officials who had just been called to stand up saw this, they remembered that apart from the Emperor, Fourth Miss Ye was the most senior person in the world.

So they had no choice but to turn around and kneel down in front of Ye Wenyan.

Ye Wenyan smiled, stretched out his hand and pulled Quan Qingcheng up, "You are the emperor, but I have not yet truly married into the Yanhua Palace. I cannot bear the title of Empress Dowager. I cannot bear your kneeling."

Although Quan Qingcheng was pulled up by her, he immediately shook his head, "Sister is capable of taking the responsibility at any time. Even if she is not the empress, she is still my benefactor. It is only natural for me to kneel before her."

Ye Wenyan said nothing more. After helping him up, he bowed to the princes as a return gesture. Then he took a step to the side and made a gesture of invitation in the direction of the incense table.

Quan Qingcheng led several princes to the incense table. The servants of the Ye Mansion handed over the burning incense. The emperor personally burned incense for the deceased general. This deeply moved the generals present today. They shouted that the court had not forgotten them and that everything they had done was worth it.

After Quan Qingcheng finished burning incense, he turned around, listened to the generals talking, and watched them kowtow to him, feeling a lot of emotions.

It was not easy for him to leave the palace and come here today, and he had made all the necessary preparations. First, he stopped the morning court session, so that the officials from the inner city could gather at the gate of the night palace before daybreak, waiting to come in and burn incense.

Secondly, he had to report to the Regent. After all, he was leaving the palace, not incognito, but in a dragon robe to pay tribute to the deceased general. He had no right to make his own decision on such a formal trip. He had to get the Regent's approval before he could go out.

Unfortunately, the regent refused to nod, arguing that the generals who fought for the country were not only surnamed Ye. You are the emperor, and all the civil and military officials are your subjects. You can praise each of them, but you cannot clearly express which family you are close to. Especially the Ye family, the two generals have died, and all the generals have been reorganized, with new generals and commanders. The emperor gave such a big face to the Ye family at this time, what would the new generals think? Would the military morale, which had finally stabilized, be in chaos again?

Quan Qingcheng was a little hesitant when he heard these words. He knew in his heart that the regent was trying to trip him up and prevent him from doing things according to his own heart. But he didn't know how to refute these words, and even felt that in some ways, the regent was right. If he gave the Ye family too much face, the new general would be unhappy, right? Would the new general's family also be unhappy?

This happened yesterday. The situation was about to come to a standstill, and the suspended presidential election was about to be resumed.

But at this time, the Third Prince Quan Qingyun entered the palace and said in front of the Regent: "Uncle, this is not right. The reason why the emperor wanted to go to the Ye family was to express that he had not forgotten the soldiers who had made great contributions to Northern Qi, and he had not forgotten the general's family because the general was dead. The uncle meant that doing so would chill the hearts of the new general, but I think that if the emperor does not do this, it will chill the hearts of the soldiers of the three armies, including the new general!

If the court is ungrateful, and people die like a lamp, their past achievements cannot provide shade and shelter for future generations, then the soldiers will have to think more when they bleed on the battlefield, and they will have to think about whether it is worth it. After all, no matter how much effort they put in, they are just tools for the court to fight. If they are alive, they are lucky, but if they die, they are dead and will be forgotten in the blink of an eye. What are they trying to achieve?"

The Regent was speechless after being blocked by the Third Prince, and only then was he able to leave the palace smoothly and come to Ye Mansion.

Quan Qingcheng sighed when he thought of this, then looked at the court officials and said, "I am very grateful to you for still remembering General Ye's achievements. Your presence here to burn incense for General Ye also shows me your loyalty and righteousness. I came here today to tell you that all the meritorious officials and generals who have served our Northern Qi will not be forgotten by the court, and neither will the people.

I see all your efforts and keep them in my heart.

Don't laugh, and don't think my words have no weight. Yes, I have been on the throne for less than half a year. Maybe you think I am too young. Some people also think that I have been a little mute for so many years. I have never been taught by the late emperor, nor have I learned kung fu, riding and shooting. In short, before I was sixteen, I was never trained as the heir to the throne.

So you think that I am not worthy of this throne, and the reason I became the emperor was simply a lucky chance.

But in fact, many of you also saw it during the New Year's Eve palace banquet. The late emperor's will clearly stated that he was going to pass the throne to me. Although I don't know what the late emperor considered when making this decision, since the late emperor has made the order, I have to sit on this throne and sit well, govern the world with good weather and good harvests, and prosper the country and maintain peace. Of course, you also said that I have not learned anything. I think it doesn't matter. What I haven't learned before, I can learn slowly in the future. After all, I haven't taken power yet, and I still have more than a year to learn.

There is another thing, I am sure you have all heard that the Emperor will hold a banquet in Yanhua Palace in a few days to congratulate him for finally finding a woman he loves at the age of 451. At that time, all the official residences in the inner city will receive invitations from Yanhua Palace, and I will also attend the banquet in person to gather with you.

So why do I bring this up today? I just want to tell you that the Emperor said that this banquet is not only to celebrate the Empress' return to the throne, but also to be my apprenticeship banquet. I will formally take the Emperor as my apprentice at the banquet, and from now on, the Emperor will personally teach me how to be a qualified emperor. What do you think, my dear ministers? "

When these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned, even Ye Wenyan let out a slight exclamation.

Shi Liyuan wants to take Quan Qingcheng as his apprentice? And he wants to teach him how to be a king? The question is, does Shi Liyuan know how to be a king? Quan Qingcheng asked again: "Why don't you say anything, my dear ministers? Do you have any opinions?"

Who dares to object? This is the first emperor in the world to be taught by the Emperor himself. His future is limitless!

So people started a new round of kowtow, shouting "Long live the emperor" and "Long live the emperor!" Finally, Ye Wenyan was also included, and they all shouted "Long live the emperor and empress".

Many people who were not optimistic about Quan Qingcheng before now began to take the little emperor seriously again. And those who were on good terms with the Regent were thinking about asking the Regent if this was true. If it was true, what would they do in the future? With the Emperor personally backing the Emperor, was there still hope for the Regent?

Many people also cast their eyes on the Sixth Prince. They used to support the legitimate heir. They always believed that only the legitimate heir was worthy of sitting on the throne. The legitimate heir represented the orthodoxy of the royal family and was the one destined by heaven.

Unfortunately, the one who sat on the throne in the end was a bastard prince. Even though this bastard prince has now been recognized by the Emperor and is going to be taught personally, they still feel that the Sixth Prince standing behind the Emperor has more of the emperor's style.

Of course, what they didn’t know was that the reason why they felt that the Sixth Prince was more imposing at this moment was because the Sixth Prince now was Quan Qingyin, not Quan Qinglu at all. The Quan Qinglu of the past would never give people this illusion.

The Sixth Prince was talking to Ye Wenyan with his head tilted. When people saw this, they began to discuss in a low voice: "In fact, the Sixth Prince and the Fourth Miss Ye are a perfect match. It would have been nice if they had been together in the beginning."

"Well, Miss Ye Si is indeed beautiful, so beautiful that even in plain clothes she can't block her radiance."

"Yes, any man would be tempted, but unfortunately the Sixth Prince is not so lucky. Speaking of the wedding, the Sixth Prince must have been blind to give up the Fourth Miss and marry the Third Miss. I heard that he regrets it now, but unfortunately there is no medicine to regret it!"

"What do you know? The reason why he didn't marry the Fourth Young Lady is because she is too overbearing. The Sixth Prince feels that he can't control her, and so does the Queen Mother Li. In addition, with the pressure of General Ye's military might, the Sixth Prince will be completely suppressed by her. The Third Young Lady is different. General Ye Er is an empty-headed general who has never been on the battlefield. He doesn't even speak with confidence, so naturally he can't support his daughter."

"Alright, it's all in the past. What's the point of bringing it up? Look at the moment. The Sixth Prince and Fourth Miss Ye are just talking. They were already so upset, why are they together again? On the night of the eldest princess' birthday banquet, the Sixth Prince was always speaking for Fourth Miss Ye. It's really hard to guess what these upper-class people are thinking!"

It was indeed impossible to guess. Not only could they not guess it, even Ye Qingmei didn't understand what the Sixth Prince meant by coming down to talk to Ye Wenyan.

The guests were all seated, and the news that King Quan Qingcheng had revealed made everyone look at him differently. With the Emperor's support, no one dared to look down on this monarch, and no one could regard him as an emperor without real power.

Taking charge of the government is just a term. The status of the Emperor's disciple is much more precious than that of the King of Northern Qi.

The banquet for Ming Shou was a plain meal, and all the dishes were vegetarian. No one would come for the real purpose of eating. The banquet was just for formality. People came because they wanted to burn incense for Ye Jing Gui sincerely, and they also wanted to get together to chat and gossip, and see what the Ye family was like today after losing the two generals.

Madam Mu was still in charge of the banquet. She would talk to the general's old subordinates and greet the officials who came to burn incense. She kept the most appropriate distance and spoke the most polite words. She called Ye Jinggui "General Ye" and never mentioned her husband. She also didn't hear any words of intimacy. She even called Madam Ye "Old Madam" instead of "Mother".