Soul swap tyrant always wants to have a baby

Chapter 37: Failed Retreat to Advance

"I have said almost everything I wanted to say today. If you have anything to report, please start."

The officials who were hit hard by the punch looked at each other and dared not breathe. The poison could not kill them, and they could not be killed. They had no soldiers to rebel, and it was very difficult.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor's Birthday is coming soon. Emissaries from various countries will surely come to celebrate. How will we entertain them?"

Leng Qingyi thought for a while. The Wanshou Festival is the emperor's birthday. Last year, other countries only came to congratulate Zhongli Yuan when he ascended the throne and brought birthday gifts with them.

Several neighboring countries will definitely send people to celebrate the Wanshou Festival this year. This is a normal diplomatic activity.

Normally the Wanshou Festival should just be conducted according to the previous rules, but the fact that it is specifically mentioned shows that there is something going on.

"Just follow the rules."

Even if there are some frictions on the border, they will not be shown at the Wanshou Festival. After all, it is a birthday celebration, not a negotiation.

"One more thing. I have received news that the Third Princess will also come to the capital with the envoys from Xichun to celebrate the Emperor's birthday. Do you think it is appropriate to bring the Empress Dowager back to the palace?"

"We'll discuss this later. The Queen Mother is overwhelmed with grief over the loss of her daughter. I don't want to burden her any further. By then, the Imperial Concubine's poison will have been cured and she'll be able to entertain the Third Princess."

"This, the Third Princess finally came back once, so isn't it a bit inappropriate to not let the Queen Mother return to the palace?"

"What's wrong with that? The Queen Mother is old, and I'm letting her enjoy her remaining years in peace and contentment, which is exactly what I want to show my filial piety. Are you questioning my filial piety?"

"I don't dare."

"Your Majesty, I believe it would be better for the Empress Dowager's health to be closer to you and the children in the palace. If Your Majesty had a few more princes so that the Empress Dowager could enjoy the happiness of family life, I believe she would recover faster than if she had to recuperate in the palace."

"Taifu, what you said makes sense. Pass on my order."

The white-haired old man behind Leng Wuqin curled his lips and looked at Leng Qingyi with a provocative look, without any respect at all.

But the next moment, Leng Qing said, "Playing with grandchildren will indeed be good for the Queen Mother's health. Let the Second Prince take his concubines and children to the temporary palace to accompany the Queen Mother. The temporary palace has beautiful scenery and a beautiful environment, which is more nourishing than this square palace."

The Grand Tutor, who had just been secretly proud of himself, narrowed his eyes dangerously and looked at the young emperor sitting on the high dragon throne.

He was old and had not attended court for a long time. He had also heard about the emperor's outrageous behavior in recent days. He thought that the emperor was the teacher of the late emperor after all, so he should give him some face.

Unexpectedly, even his personal efforts were unable to bring the Queen Mother back.

"Since that's the case, I, this old minister, would like to resign and return home. As I grow older, I see my daughter less and less often. The palace is quite far from Kyoto, so I would like to resign and see my poor daughter more often."

"I agree. It is my fault that you, the Grand Tutor, are still working hard for the country at the age of seventy. A veteran of three dynasties like you must take good care of yourself and stop working too hard. I am very worried about your health."

The Taifu, who had originally thought of retreating to advance and forcing the Emperor to let the Empress Dowager return, suddenly felt his face darken. He really didn't expect that the Emperor would not even bother to save his face.

He didn't believe that the emperor didn't understand the meaning of his words, and he still did so, obviously wanting to make an enemy of his Taifu Mansion.

Seeing the old man with gray hair still unwilling to give up the power in his hands, relying on the fact that he was a veteran minister of three dynasties and not taking the emperor seriously, Leng Qingyi was speechless.

This is a feudal society where imperial power is supreme.

He is just a minister, so what even if he has served for three dynasties? He has no idea of ​​his own identity.

He really treats her as his grandfather and acts like a bully in the court. She won't tolerate him.

Yao Wenyue's old face turned pale and blue. He didn't expect that the emperor would be so disregarding of his reputation.

However, he was not afraid of the charge of forcing the Grand Tutor to resign within a year of ascending the throne. He was truly a newborn calf that was not afraid of a tiger.

The emperor has no shame, but he can't bear to give up his old face. Now that things have come to this, he has to resign even if he doesn't want to.

"Thank you for your grace. I want to buy a house near the palace and move there."

"Okay, Master Yao, do you have anything else to do? It's been a while since we went to court. Are Master Yao's legs and feet still able to hold up? Do you need me to send someone to take Master Yao back to the Yao Mansion?"

This sentence almost made Yao Wenyue faint from anger. He wanted to impress the emperor in front of the civil and military officials, but he didn't expect the emperor to actually take advantage of the situation.

Before he had even submitted his resignation, the title of Grand Tutor became Mr. Yao, and the Grand Tutor's Mansion became the Yao Mansion.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I am not that useless even with my old bones. I can go back on my own and Your Majesty won't have to worry about me."

"Alright, Master Yao, please go back quickly. I'm really worried about your health. After all, you haven't attended the morning court many times this year. I think you're just trying to hold on."

Yao Wenyue gritted his teeth, feeling extremely humiliated. He, a veteran of three dynasties, was driven back to his residence by this young boy who had just ascended the throne. If this were to get out, he, Yao Wenyue, could not afford to lose face.

"Yes, I will withdraw now."

Now Leng Qing simply waved his hand and even saying a few polite words seemed too much, let alone trying to keep him.

Yao Wenyue has really gotten out of his way this time. He really didn't expect Leng Qingyi to not play by the rules at all.

"Your Majesty, Lord Yao is a veteran of three dynasties. Would it be inappropriate to do this?"

"What's wrong with that? Lord Yao is so old and asked me to resign. How can I refuse? What's wrong with wanting to be closer to my daughter? Of course I will allow it."

"Your Majesty, the Second Prince's leg injury has not yet healed. It would be detrimental to his recovery if he were to go to the temporary palace."

"That's fine. I'll send a few more imperial physicians to accompany you so they can take care of the Queen Mother and Master Yao."

The people of the Second Prince's faction were so angry that they almost died. Not only did they fail to rescue the Queen Mother, but they also sent away the Second Prince and the Grand Tutor.

Leng Qing felt refreshed when he saw those people's expressions as if they had eaten shit.

The brave ones enjoy the world first, so what if they check and balance him?

They have families and concerns, so what does she have?

She has nothing and this is her strongest armor.

"Your Majesty, why did General Weiyuan leave his military duties and return home to recuperate? Is he feeling unwell?"

"Yes, I went to the camp outside the capital yesterday and General Ye was not there. Seeing him so frail, I couldn't bear it. His daughter died blocking an arrow for me. I certainly can't ignore Concubine Ye's father. I consider myself a considerate emperor, so of course I have to let General Ye return home to recuperate for a few more months."

"Your Majesty, I believe that General Huoqi is too young to shoulder such a heavy burden in the camp outside the capital. Since General Weiyuan needs to recuperate, why not send another experienced general to assist him?"

"I have thought about this for a long time and I think I should give young people a chance. After all, generals are not generals from the beginning and need a little tempering. I will give Ling Xuan this opportunity to hone himself, and I hope he can give me a satisfactory answer."

"Your Majesty, the Jingjiao Camp is the main force protecting the imperial city and it cannot be taken lightly."

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