Reborn Empress: The World Originally Belonged to Her

"father."

Kong Hong walked up to the Minister of War, only to find the Minister still standing there in a daze.

Kong Hong couldn't help but wave his hand in front of the Minister of War's eyes. When the Minister of War came to his senses and saw Kong Hong, he was momentarily puzzled, wondering what Kong Hong's purpose was in coming here.

Why are you standing here in a daze? Has something happened?

The Minister of War then told Kong Hong that he needed to go to the palace.

In other words, Kong Hong did not know the purpose of the Minister of War's visit to the palace, but he eventually agreed. After the Minister of War arrived at the palace, he knelt down outside the Imperial Study with a thud.

Jiang Yu happened to arrive at this place and was somewhat surprised to see this scene. He wondered why the Minister of War had knelt down there as soon as he arrived. The Minister of War said loudly, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."

Jiang Yu suddenly remembered that the Minister of War's authority seemed to have been abolished, meaning that there was only such a position, but the Minister of War no longer had any real power.

"Your Excellency, please get up."

Jiang Yu couldn't help but walk up to the Minister of War and speak respectfully, but to her surprise, the Minister of War still showed no intention of getting up.

Qin Yanling was reviewing memorials inside when he heard the commotion outside. He pushed open the door and saw the Minister of War kneeling on the ground. Qin Yanling didn't know the Minister of War's purpose in kneeling.

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I beg Your Majesty to restore my authority."

Qin Yanling thought carefully about when he should remove the Minister of War from his post.

He thought about it for a while, but couldn't remember it; he had completely forgotten about it.

More importantly, Qin Yanling had forgotten why he had been dismissed from his post. After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly remembered that it seemed to be because of Qin Yu that he had been dismissed from his post as Minister of War.

Now that he has been dismissed for so long, if the Minister of War's authority is not restored soon, the system might be thrown into chaos.

Qin Yanling directly restored the Minister of War's authority and told him not to repeat the mistake of the past. The Minister of War agreed, and this matter became known to the officials in the court.

"I never expected His Majesty to restore the powers of the Minister of War. I thought it would take at least half a year for the powers of the Minister of War to be restored, or that the Minister of War would be dismissed. But in the end, he was neither demoted nor promoted, but restored."

They all focused their attention on this civil official. If the Minister of War had not been reinstated, this civil official would very likely have taken his place. After all, His Majesty had been entrusting matters to this civil official during this period, hadn't he?

"If His Majesty does not reinstate this person's official position, you will be the next Minister."

Unexpectedly, the civil official appeared completely unconcerned. "This position rightfully belongs to him. Why should I compete with him for it? If I were to try and take it, wouldn't I appear too domineering and unreasonable?"

Moreover, this civil official believed that gold will always shine.

These officials were naturally quite unhappy with Lin Maofeng, but they didn't show it on the surface.

"What Lord Lin said makes a lot of sense, and I admire him greatly."

After that, the group dispersed. Some went to the Minister of War's residence to congratulate him on regaining his status. Lin Maofeng watched them go without saying anything, but instead looked up at the sky.

Lin Maofeng turned his gaze back to the enormous palace behind him and sighed helplessly in his heart.

Inside the Ministry of War's residence, unexpectedly, more than a dozen officials arrived, some carrying gifts. They greeted the guests with smiles and clasped their hands in a respectful gesture.

"Since we're already here, why bring these things with us? Bringing these things would only make us seem distant."

"Your Excellency, what are you saying? Your Excellency has only recently been reinstated, so as your friends, we should naturally offer you gifts. It's a good omen, isn't it?"

The Minister of War told them that what they were doing was indeed a bit excessive.

"Oh, right, there's something I forgot to tell you, Minister. It seems the Governor's daughter is looking for a husband. We also remembered that Young Master Kong is still unmarried. We wonder if Young Master Kong would be willing to give it a try."

The Minister of War told them that they should first inquire with Kong Hong about this matter.

After all, you can't solve everything for your son now that he's grown up; you have to ask for his opinion.

"I originally thought that everything was up to the Minister, but I didn't expect that the Minister would have to ask your son's opinion."

The current Minister is not like that at all; I never expected the current Minister to be so patient.

"Because, as far as I am concerned, this kind of marriage is a major event, and I naturally cannot make the decision. If I were to make the decision, Kong Hong would probably resent me for the rest of his life."

The officials present, upon hearing the Minister of War's remarks, found them quite reasonable.

They all decided to leave their children's marriage arrangements to their own children.

"What the Minister said is more powerful than what the Sage said."

As luck would have it, Kong Hong arrived there and overheard their discussion, and naturally agreed to everything.

“My son is willing to participate.” They all heard a clear, cool voice, and when they turned around, they saw Kong Hong. Kong Hong was indeed quite remarkable.

No wonder Kong Hong was favored by Qin Yu in the past; it's all quite understandable.

However, Kong Hong didn't seem to be very popular with Qin Yu, so much so that in the end, he was kicked out of the princess's residence by Qin Yu. It has to be said that Kong Hong's situation was quite tragic.

"Are you sure you want to attend the Governor's meeting..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kong Hong firmly told the Minister of War, "Father, I have made up my mind. You don't need to try to persuade me here. Trying to persuade me is useless."

How could the Minister of War not know this? It was useless to persuade Kong Hong, so he could only give in in the end.