Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

After Zhao Sheng ascended the throne, he immediately announced a three-day holiday.

Then, the first thing he did was to reorganize the cabinet and plan to abolish the position of prime minister.

He did not make any extra plans but went straight to Fan Wenyuan's residence.

Coincidentally, Fan Xitong and Zhao Ying also returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion at this time, so the gathering of everyone could be considered a family dinner.

When Mr. Zhao came, he specifically instructed that it should be just an ordinary visit to relatives and there was no need to pay attention to the ceremonial specifications.

Even so, Fan Wenyuan still led his family outside the mansion, respectfully waiting for Zhao Sheng to arrive.

"Go to the front and greet the Prime Minister, and let them enter the courtyard first. I will go in later."

After Zhao Sheng learned about the situation, he gave instructions to Zhao Yongzhu beside him.

Zhao Yongzhu is now a captain of the imperial palace guards and is one of the people responsible for the emperor's travel safety.

Upon hearing Zhao Sheng's order, Zhao Yongzhu immediately ran towards the Prime Minister's Mansion alone.

Li Fu was dressed in casual clothes and looked no different from an ordinary servant.

He was forty years old this year and had experienced many ups and downs. Now he was Zhao Sheng's trusted confidant and a respected eunuch among the imperial eunuchs.

At this moment, he stood beside Zhao Sheng's carriage with a happy face, watching Zhao Yongzhu talking with everyone in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Soon, everyone entered the gate.

"Your Majesty, are we going to get off here and walk over?" Li Fu leaned close to the curtain and asked softly.

"Well, let's do it here. I'll get off." Zhao Sheng responded in a low voice and prepared to get out of the car.

When he reached the door of the carriage, he saw that Li Fu had already placed the stool for getting off the carriage and was holding out his hand to help him.

Li Fu was arranged by Zhao Sheng's mother to live with him since he was a child. He is about ten years older than Zhao Sheng. They are not only playmates who grew up together, but also close friends.

Although Zhao Sheng is now on the supreme throne, he can't help but feel touched when he sees the white hair growing on Li Fu's temples.

He knew very well that the person in front of him had suffered a lot for him over the years.

After getting off the carriage, Zhao Sheng whispered to Li Fu, "Butler Li, you've worked hard these years. I wanted you to leave the palace and live in Luancheng, but I was worried that it would bring disaster upon you."

Upon hearing this, Li Fu's eyes welled up with tears, but a smile remained on his face. He quickly bowed and approached Zhao Sheng, saying, "Thank you for your concern, Master. This is my fault. I was frightened when I sent people to my hometown to look for you."

Zhao Sheng looked up at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, thinking about what Li Fu had just said, knowing that what he said was from the bottom of his heart.

"It's all in the past, and everything will get better and better in the future. You probably don't know where your family is now." After saying that, Zhao Sheng strode towards the Prime Minister's Mansion without waiting for Li Fu's response.

Zhao Yongzhu was guarding in front of the door. Seeing this, he hurriedly followed and closely protected the emperor.

Li Fu, who was a little confused by Zhao Sheng's words, hurriedly chased after him.

When Fan Wenyuan saw Zhao Sheng enter, he immediately stepped forward and knelt down to pay his respects, but Zhao Sheng stopped him, saying, "It's just a casual visit. There's no need for such formalities. Li Fu, present the gift."

Li Fu, who had just caught up with Zhao Sheng, heard the order and turned to look at the guards behind him. He saw six people waiting with gifts in their hands.

Zhao Sheng didn't ask Li Fu to make a loud announcement as usual. Instead, he said directly, "Just give the gift list to Lord Fan. Everyone, don't just stand here."

After he finished speaking, he saw Zhao Ying standing behind him, so he walked up and said, "Royal sister, let's go in together. The sun is very strong outside."

Fan Wenyuan finally reacted and hurriedly and warmly invited Zhao Sheng into the house, with Fan Xitong following closely behind.

The layout of the lobby of the house was clearly divided into primary and secondary areas. Zhao Sheng invited Fan Wenyuan to sit with him.

Fan Wenyuan didn't dare to say anything. Zhao Sheng smiled and said, "I already said it's just a family visit. I'm here to visit my in-laws, my sister's father-in-law."

Hearing what Zhao Sheng said, Fan Wenyuan no longer refused. He just turned sideways and sat half of his butt on the chair.

"Lord Fan also knows that I gave everyone a holiday as soon as I ascended the throne. I believe everyone has some doubts in their hearts. I wonder what Lord Fan thinks about this matter?" Zhao Sheng opened the conversation first.

"The emperor's move should be celebrated by the whole world, and it should be so." Fan Wenyuan couldn't figure out Zhao Sheng's intention for a moment and could only respond vaguely.

"The country won't be in chaos with three days off, but once I go to court, I'm sure many troubles will ensue. Many people will surely throw up all sorts of new questions to embarrass me, right?"

Mr. Zhao did not comment on Fan Wenyuan's words, but directly expressed what he was thinking.

"Well... these situations may indeed occur." Fan Wenyuan responded truthfully.

"When the late emperor formed his cabinet, he intended to abolish the prime minister, but he didn't follow through completely. Why do you think that was?"

The question raised by Zhao Sheng was quite sensitive. Even though Fan Wenyuan knew the reason, he did not dare to answer it rashly.

Fan Xitong on the side swallowed nervously. Obviously he understood the reason, but he didn't dare to say anything.

Zhao Ying noticed the awkward atmosphere and quickly interrupted, "Your Majesty, I believe the late emperor simply wanted to abolish one family's position as prime minister, leaving another to act as a check and balance."

Zhao Sheng looked at Zhao Ying with satisfaction, secretly praising the royal sister for her intelligence, for speaking out what others dared not.

"In that case, this approach is rather superfluous. The cabinet's actions directly bypass the Prime Minister, effectively undermining the Prime Minister's power. Now that I am in power, I intend to directly remove the Prime Minister's position. What do you think, Lord Fan?"

When Fan Wenyuan heard Zhao Sheng speak so bluntly, he knew Zhao Sheng had already made up his mind and that he was powerless to change it, so he quickly responded, "Everything is up to the emperor."

"Alas, I can't make all the decisions by myself. I need to gather everyone's wisdom and hope everyone can come up with ideas for me." Zhao Sheng used "I" instead of "I" twice, which made Fan Wenyuan unsure of Zhao Sheng's true thoughts.

"If the prime minister is abolished, will the cabinet still be retained?" Fan Wenyuan asked.

"Of course, the cabinet will still be there. From now on, the cabinet will be responsible for handling state affairs. The position of Prime Minister's Cabinet will be established, the Prime Minister will be removed, and a Deputy Prime Minister's Cabinet will be added. In addition, there will be five permanent cabinets for agriculture, industry, commerce, military affairs, and foreign affairs."

"Oh..." After hearing Zhao Sheng's explanation, Fan Wenyuan fell into thought.

When everyone in the hall heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other in surprise.

The capital city was small to begin with, and the news of Zhao Sheng's visit to the Prime Minister's Residence quickly spread to those with ulterior motives. Wei Rong, in particular, was terrified upon learning of this.

At this time, Zhao Wei was still imprisoned, and Wei Rong knew clearly what happened that year.

Persecuting the prince is an unforgivable crime. Fortunately, I did not intervene directly at that time. It was only Zhao Wei who did it.

Now that Zhao Sheng has ascended the throne, how could he easily let go of those who framed him in the past?

The more Wei Rong thought about it, the more frightened he became. He hurriedly ordered people to prepare generous gifts, boarded the carriage, and rushed to the Huaishugang Royal Villa to visit Zhao Hengzhang who was living there in retirement.