Happy Emperor

"Baturin, I owe you too much!"

Lin Tian was very affectionate and took Baturin's hand and sat down.

In a trance, Baturin even suspected that Emperor Li owed him money.

"I don't know, Your Majesty..."

Although Baturin was a little confused, he still asked.

However, Lin Tian did not give him a chance to speak.

He continued to praise: "Batu, as a cabinet minister, you have really been working hard for Daxia for so many years."

Lin Tian held Baturin's hands tightly, tears in his eyes.

If outsiders didn't know, they would think it was a picture of a wise king and virtuous ministers.

Little did they know that they each had their own ulterior motives.

"These are what a minister should do."

Baturin listened to Lin Tian's caring words, and for some reason, he felt a chill on his back.

"Alas, it's all my fault for being incompetent. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you old ministers work so hard."

"Your Majesty is the current Holy Lord. If anyone dares to say no to you, I will be the first to fight him to the death."

Baturin suddenly stood up and slammed the table, looking indignant.

Lin Tian was delighted as he watched Baturin's performance.

I knew you old bastard would say that.

"Didn't Ji Feng say yesterday that I was a tyrant? He even said he wanted to rebel. Didn't Batu Tang hear that?"

"Did he...did he say that?"

Baturin's old face turned red, and he suddenly felt as if he had acted too much.

However, after serving as an official for so many years, he has become extremely thick-skinned.

"Alas, my ears are not working well now. I really haven't heard Ji Shoufu say such a thing."

Baturin glanced at Lin Tian calmly.

He wanted to be the 'fisherman', so how could he possibly get involved in the struggle between the Ji family and Emperor Li at this time?

Lin Tian narrowed his eyes and sneered in his heart.

This old bastard is really shameless.

He changed his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book, but he also knew that Baturin would never be fooled so easily.

And this was not what he wanted, so he didn't dwell on this topic, but asked instead.

"How old is Batu-dono this year?"

"This old minister is only one year away from reaching sixty."

"It's not easy to be the Zhongtang." Lin Tian sighed.

"I cannot bear to see you still running around for Daxia at such an advanced age."

"I want you to go home and enjoy a few years of family happiness. I wonder what Zhongtang thinks."

After he finished speaking, he paused deliberately and took a sip of tea.

His eyes were watching the changes in Baturin's expression.

Baturin took these words seriously.

He immediately said: "I am still in good health, how dare I enjoy the peace and quiet alone and ignore Your Majesty and Daxia."

"Your hearing is still good?"

"I....."

After a while.

Lin Tian saw that Baturin was getting a little anxious, so he tried to prevent him from doing something desperate.

Then he smiled and said, "But the political situation is unstable now, and I still cannot do without loyal ministers like you."

Baturin always felt that Emperor Li's words "loyal minister" were an insult to him.

But he was not really fired, so he could accept everything.

In fact, Emperor Li's so-called dismissal from office would not affect his control over military power.

Because his two sons were not in Shengjing, he personally took charge of the troops in the two provinces.

But now that various forces are dominant, everyone needs legal recognition more than ever.

Otherwise, they would be charged with treason and treason.

By that time, I'm afraid everyone will attack him and he will become a prey.

Moreover, after eating him, those people would still raise the banner of overthrowing the traitors and rebels.

Baturin understood this principle, and Lin Tian understood it even better.

"I will not only use you, but also make use of you."

Seeing that Baturin had relaxed a little, Lin Tian spoke again.

"I dare not covet any official position, but the title of Zhongtang already makes me feel extremely terrified."

Baturin had a feeling that Emperor Li was not as stupid as before.

"Do you want to disobey the order?" Lin Tian's voice suddenly turned cold.

"I dare not." Baturin was now a little confused about what the emperor wanted to do, so he had to obey.

"Hahaha, very good." Lin Tian laughed and said, "I have decided to let you serve as the governor of Liaoan and Jifeng provinces."

When Baturin heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly and he was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Because these two provinces have long been controlled by their Batu family.

In other words, this reward was different from someone giving you your own money and then having to thank them. How could Baturin not be angry?

Lin Tian naturally did this on purpose. He looked up the situation of the territories of the Great Xia vassal kings and understood the circumstances.

He also discovered that the previous emperor was a real cutie.

The emperors always try to exploit the power of the princes and strengthen central power.

But in order to take care of his brothers, he had already divided the land of Daxia into many parts, and there were no less than twenty vassal kings of all sizes across the country.

At that time, the only area that the imperial power could truly control was the three provinces surrounding Shengjing.

And now two of these provinces are still controlled by Baturin.

The other province was controlled by Emperor Li's younger brother, Lin Tianyang.

But in the past two years, he has not gone to Beijing to pay homage to Emperor Li.

In short, Emperor Li is now a bare-handed emperor.

"Thank you for your grace." Baturin hesitated for a long time, but finally gritted his teeth and knelt down to express his gratitude.

"I will also reward you with an identity." Lin Tian stood up with a big laugh and helped Baturin up.

"identity?"

Baturin was even more confused, his eyes fixed on Lin Tian. He didn't understand what a puppet emperor could give him.

"Father-in-law. I wonder if this identity of Batu Tang is satisfactory to you?"

"You, no, no, no, Your Majesty, you mean?" Baturin suppressed his anger.

He didn't expect that Emperor Li had become so shameless.

He did have a daughter named Batujin.

The late emperor also mentioned that he wanted his daughter to choose a prince to marry.

But because the daughter was still young at the time and the political situation became turbulent, no one mentioned the matter again.

"Could it be that this kid knows about this?"

Baturin was guessing in his heart.

But he quickly rejected the idea.

Looking at Baturin's uncertain expression, Lin Tian asked, "Is Batu Zhongtang unwilling?"

The reason why Lin Tian knew about the woman named Batujin was because Queen Ji Lan told him.

Ji Lan wanted Lin Tian to rely on the Batu family through this girl.

Although Lin Tian was not so naive as to think that marrying Batu Jin would make Batu Lin completely loyal to him,

But it is not impossible to win over the Batu family appropriately.

"I am willing, but..."

Baturin didn't want to fall out with Emperor Li, but he couldn't think of a good excuse for the time being.

"Master, feel free to say whatever you want to say." Lin Tian said with a smile, squinting his eyes and looking at Baturin.

"Your Majesty, my daughter is already twenty-three years old, and Your Majesty is only twenty. I'm afraid the age difference is a little inappropriate."

"Zhongtang, have you ever heard a saying?"

Lin Tian knocked on the table, "A girl three years older than you is a gold brick."

"Your Majesty, what does this mean?"

Baturin was confused when he heard this, but then his expression changed.

Could it be that Emperor Li has some special hobbies and likes older people?

"nothing."

Lin Tian pretended to be displeased and said, "It seems that Zhongtang doesn't like me as a son-in-law!"

"In that case, I will naturally not force it."

"Of course I am willing, but I am a stubborn girl and I am afraid of disturbing Your Majesty, so..."

Baturin refused again. How could he be willing to marry his precious daughter to a puppet emperor?

"Can 'naughty' be said to be equal to 'wild'?" Lin Tian thought to himself.

It is every man's dream to conquer such a woman.

"Are you afraid that I can't subdue Qianjin?"

Lin Tian's tone was extremely domineering, and of course a little vulgar.

Baturin felt a chill in his heart and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

But she still had a smile on her face as she said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood. My daughter only likes talented men."

"You think I have no talent? My poetry and songs are at the pinnacle of achievement. You don't have to worry about that."

Baturin's mouth twitched after hearing this.

Once again refreshed his definition of the word shameless.

Everyone knows that Emperor Li is a well-known loser.

The song from that year said, "The stone looks big when viewed from close up, and the big stone looks huge when viewed from far away."

The late emperor was so angry that he expelled him from the palace.

And such a person dares to call himself a talented person.

Lin Tianke ignored Baturin's reaction and said, "If Batu Middle Hall is willing, please find a chance to introduce me."

"Of course, my talent is not enough to satisfy the daughter of the prime minister, and I will not force it."

Seeing Lin Tian say this, Baturin nodded happily.

In his eyes, what Emperor Li said was bullshit, and he had no talent at all.

"Okay, it's settled! I'm waiting for your good news." Lin Tian was quite happy.

In his opinion, it doesn't matter even if he can't marry Batujin.

It would be nice to ask for compensation for mental damages or something like that.