I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

When Tang Xiaoren returned to the room, his wife, Mrs. Fang, came to greet him.

"Why did you come back so early today, Master?"

"I came back early after finishing my official business."

"My daughter just sent me a letter saying that Your Majesty is in good health. God bless you!"

Madam Fang clasped her hands together devoutly and spoke towards the sky.

"God bless my Great Zhou!"

Tang Xiaoren also said something.

Then he walked towards his study, still saying:

"Call me at dinner time. If there is nothing else, don't disturb me."

After saying that, he walked straight into the study and closed the door.

Mrs. Fang has become accustomed to this.

My husband was like this when he was young. He would stay in his study when he had nothing to do.

Tang Xiaoren, who was in the study, was flipping through a notebook.

To be precise, this is a half-written memorial.

When Tang Xiaoren just passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer, he wanted to submit this memorial to the late emperor.

It is a memorial requesting reforms in the Great Zhou!

After looking for a long time, Tang Xiaoren sighed.

He had just passed the imperial examination and was top of the imperial examination, and was full of energy and vigor, like a newborn calf.

He submitted memorials to the emperor many times, and thus his reputation as a clear official spread.

But soon, Tang Xiaoren offended the prime minister at that time because of this.

He wrote many letters but received no response for a long time.

Later he found out that the Emperor would not even read the memorials from him, a minor official of the sixth rank.

Because Tang Xiaoren offended the prime minister, he was soon demoted to a remote place.

From then on, Tang Xiaoren became the person who fawned on the powerful that he had originally despised.

Curry favor with your superiors and make friends with your colleagues.

The current Majesty married his daughter to him when he was still the crown prince.

With the status of a relative of the emperor, Tang Xiaoren successfully became the Minister of Rites.

But Tang Xiaoren's heart still retains that former passion.

He immediately spread out the paper and wrote a few big words on it.

"Selfless and fearless, working hard."

Tang Xiaoren picked up the pen again and continued writing on the half-written memorial.

If he could become the prime minister, this reform dream would come true.

Even if I, Tang Xiaoren, am branded as a traitor, I will change the court of the Great Zhou.

Tang Xiaoren constantly motivates himself in his heart.

At this time, Gao Yao was also at home, waiting for His Majesty's men to come and retain him.

After all, no one is as familiar with this kind of thing as he is, and His Majesty will take the initiative to back down every time.

At this moment, a sharp voice sounded.

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

Hearing the voice, Gao Yao curled the corners of his mouth, straightened his clothes, and walked out calmly.

Your Majesty cannot wait even a moment longer. The imperial edict to retain you has arrived so soon.

Gao Yao was very proud.

"Without me, the Great Zhou will be in chaos."

Gao Yao knelt down while thinking this.

"First Minister Gao Yao has worked hard for my Great Zhou and is my most trusted minister."

"Although I cannot leave Lord Gao, he is old and sick. I want to keep him, but I cannot bear to see him work too hard for the Great Zhou."

"Therefore, I approve Gao Yao's resignation!"

"Appoint Gao Yao as the first rank official and reward him with two hundred taels of gold."

After the eunuch finished reading the imperial edict, he looked at Gao Yao with a smile.

"Master Gao, please accept my order!"

After saying this, he waved his hand and a young eunuch came forward holding a gold ingot.

"what?!"

Only then did Gao Yao come to his senses.

Your Majesty approved his resignation? !

This was not what he meant, but he didn't dare to refuse.

Because he resigned on his own initiative, and in his resignation letter he mentioned that he was in poor health.

If he dared to refute, he would be guilty of deceiving the emperor.

But he didn't want to really resign, so he lowered his head and remained silent.

The old eunuch urged.

"Master Gao, please accept the decree quickly! I still have to go to the other two houses to announce the decree."

Gao Yao asked immediately.

"The other two? Which two?"

Gao Yao's servant immediately stuffed three gold ingots into the old eunuch's hands.

The old eunuch pushed it back without even looking at it.

"It's the families of the two deputy ministers. Your Majesty has approved their resignation letters."

Gao Yao sat on the ground with lifeless eyes.

How could this be?

All three members of the cabinet resigned.

What is your majesty going to do?

Does he really not care about the affairs of the court?

If these three were to be dismissed, who would be able to support the court of the Great Zhou?

Seeing Gao Yao's distraught look, the old eunuch whispered in his ear, remembering their previous friendship:

"Master Gao, His Majesty has issued an edict appointing Tang Xiaoren as the next Prime Minister."

Tang Xiaoren!

Gao Yao never dreamed that the person who replaced him would be him!

After a long while, Gao Yaocai said:

"Your Majesty, this move is truly brilliant!"

Then he kowtowed and took the imperial edict.

"The minister accepts the order."

"Father, are we really leaving?"

After Gao Yao received the order, his son couldn't help but ask.

He couldn't bear to leave the prosperity of the capital!

Gao Yao was reluctant to leave the capital, but now it was not a question of whether he wanted to leave or not, but that he had to leave.

Gao Yao sighed:

"Your Majesty, this move is truly brilliant!"

Gao Yao's son was neither good at literature nor martial arts, so he became a minor official by relying on imperial favor.

But his father was the prime minister of the dynasty, so he had a very comfortable position as an official!

However, his father really resigned from his official position, so he had no choice but to return to his hometown with him.

How could a nobleman who had experienced the prosperity of the capital be willing to give up all these?

After hearing his father's words, he asked:

"What's so clever about that, Your Majesty?"

Gao Yao said with some disappointment:

"The candidate for the next Prime Minister."

"Tang Xiaoren? It's true that he is the father-in-law of the emperor, but he has a bad reputation."

Although Gao Yao somewhat disliked his son, he still patiently explained it to him.

"The most amazing thing about your majesty is that you chose Tang Xiaoren to be the next Prime Minister."

"Tang Xiaoren was a top scholar, which meets the basic requirements for being the Prime Minister."

"He has the qualifications and experience to be promoted from a local position to a central position. There is nothing wrong with him."

"As the Minister of Rites, he served as an imperial examination official many times, so he had many students."

"Tang Xiaoren is a smooth person. Even though the people in the Qingliu group dislike him, he has not received bad reviews from other officials."

"Besides, he is the father-in-law of the emperor and was strongly recommended by His Majesty, so naturally no one dares to object."

"That's why I said, Your Majesty, this is a brilliant move!"

Gao Yao sighed, and for a moment he really felt like he was getting old.

I didn't expect His Majesty to be so powerful.

Gao Yao knelt down in the direction of the royal mausoleum.

"Late Emperor, we have fulfilled your instructions. Your Majesty no longer needs our assistance!"

When the old eunuch read to the three cabinet officials the imperial edict allowing them to resign.

On the other side, a group of eunuchs also came to Tang Xiaoren's house.

He spread the red cloth as he walked, all the way to the doorstep of Tang Xiaoren's house.

When other officials who lived in the same alley as Tang Xiaoren saw this, they immediately guessed that His Majesty was going to appoint a prime minister.

After the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the position of prime minister was abolished.

However, the work of the chief minister is similar to that of the prime minister, so the ceremony for appointing the chief minister is similar to that of the prime minister of the previous dynasty.

When they arrived at the door of Tang Xiaoren's house, the old eunuch took out the imperial edict, which was made of white linen.

Everyone understood at a glance that this was "Xuan Ma becomes prime minister"!

In order to show the dignity of the prime minister, the imperial edict appointing the prime minister was made of white linen.

This kind of white linen is whiter than brocade, representing Your Majesty's courtesy to the Prime Minister.

When people learned that Tang Xiaoren was going to be the Prime Minister, the whole alley suddenly became lively.

Tang Xiaoren was also stunned.

Did my son-in-law appoint me as the Prime Minister?

Doesn't he look down on himself?

Could it be my daughter’s fault?

its not right!

Two years ago, when Li Tian first ascended the throne, Tang Xiaoren thought he would soar to fame.

However, Li Tian was influenced by the Qingliu faction and had some complaints about him.