In the following days, Pan Yang followed Zhou Yang very skillfully, except for attending the morning court, claiming that he needed to rest and that he wanted Zhou Yang to get used to the emperor's position in advance.

Of course, since Pan Yang did not deliberately pretend to be stupid, and he would always encounter a few ministers who came to find Zhou Yang, the news of his regaining his intelligence quickly spread.

Some ministers immediately summoned Pan Yang to the morning court session and made various threats against Zhou Yang. Faced with this situation, Gao Shen directly gathered a large number of ministers.

Forced by circumstances, Fan Yang held the world's first morning court session.

“Your Majesty, we believe that Your Majesty is now fully recovered, and there is no need for Lord Zhou to continue…” Gao Shen had not finished speaking when Pan Yang interrupted him directly.

"I'm happy to do it." He yawned as he spoke. He could have slept until noon, but now he had to get up at the crack of dawn. What a mess he'd made of.

This immediately shocked the ministers, who looked left and right in disbelief.

Gao Shen blinked, looked at Zhou Yang sitting next to the dragon throne, and gritted his teeth: "Your Majesty, please reconsider. Your Majesty was previously ill and the whole country was in a state of panic. Now Your Majesty should rectify everything."

"I think it's fine." Pan Yang said nonchalantly, sitting casually on the dragon throne, completely disregarding etiquette: "Since Lord Gao is so worried, why don't you just rebel? That would be just what you want."

"..." Gao Shen forced a smile, trying to remain calm: "Your Majesty! Shouldn't you be aware of your role as a ruler of a nation? Lord Zhou has been working hard for many days and deserves a rest!"

"Oh," Fan Yang replied expressionlessly, his expression cold. "But I am not good at governing a country."

Gao Shen was about to speak when Pan Yang interrupted him.

"How about letting Lord Gao assist me? Then Lord Gao can naturally devour power step by step, then sideline me, and finally rebel. What do you think of this plan, Lord Gao? Please consider it."

Pan Yang's tone was so calm, as if he wasn't talking about anything outrageous, but rather something as trivial as whether he had eaten.

“Your Majesty, I have no such intentions.” Gao Shen shook hands.

"Oh, I don't believe it."

"..." This left everyone speechless.

Seeing their discomfiture, Zhou Yang smiled and spoke in a voice that, though not loud, carried clearly to everyone's ears: "Do any of you ministers have anything else to say?"

The ministers looked at each other.

"In that case, let's adjourn the court." Zhou Yang said, then stood up, not waiting for Fan Yang to say that the court was adjourned.

However, Pan Yang didn't care at all and got up to leave with Zhou Yang.

All the ministers saw this, so His Majesty's intention was to let the boat drift aimlessly, without any regard for the consequences.

Pan Yang took a few quick steps and naturally took Zhou Yang's arm.

"I'm so sleepy," Pan Yang said, yawning again.

Zhou Yang glanced at him with a hint of helplessness and made his way to the Imperial Study.

Pan Yang went straight to the soft couch for a nap, while Zhou Yang sat at the table looking at the numerous memorials on it.

Peach Heart stood shakily beside Fan Yang, slowly fanning herself with a fan.

There was a calm atmosphere, and everyone seemed to have accepted this way of getting along.

The ministers initially expressed their dissatisfaction and protests, even going so far as to come directly to see Emperor Yang, but eventually gave up.

Some were so stubborn that they were beaten up by Pan Yang, which made many ministers feel that Pan Yang was worse than an idiot.

Finally, one minister, still unwilling to give up, was an old minister who had served before the late emperor. His name was Liu Qing, and he was almost sixty years old. He was extremely loyal.

They came specifically to ambush Pan Yang. Pan Yang is too old to beat up, and it would be bad if he got hurt.

As soon as Fan Yang came out of the toilet, he saw Liu Qing again. Damn it, how come this old man can block people even when he goes to the toilet?!

"His Majesty!"

"Stop talking about Your Majesty." Pan Yang took a deep breath and looked at the old minister: "Then tell me, why did I deal with Zhou Yang?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Qing was overjoyed and quickly said, "Your Majesty! There has never been a case of a eunuch ruling the court since ancient times! Moreover, Zhou Yang's self-proclaimed title of 'Nine Thousand Years' is simply treasonous. Your Majesty has also seen that everyone in the court is dissatisfied with Zhou Yang."

"Your Majesty has now regained his senses, and all the ministers are following him. Your Majesty has no problem turning things around. Why entrust the fate of the country to a eunuch?"

"So, if Zhou Yang weren't a eunuch, you would have agreed to it, right?" Pan Yang stroked his chin, as if to say...

He rolled his eyes: "Just appoint him as regent, or if that doesn't work, pass the throne to him."

This remark terrified Liu Qing, who immediately knelt down, pleading, "Your Majesty, you mustn't!"

"Then you have to give me a legitimate reason." Pan Yang looked at the old minister and said in a slow and deliberate voice, "As far as I can see, in the years since Zhou Yang took charge of the government, it seems that there has been no suffering among the people, nor has the tax burden increased."

"It can be said that the weather is favorable and the treasury is not in deficit, so why are you in such a hurry to overthrow him..." Fan Yang pretended to ponder for a moment: "Letting me, a person who has just regained his intelligence, preside over the government, do you all want to establish yourselves as kings?"

"Your Majesty! This old minister is utterly loyal to Your Majesty! How could I possibly declare myself king!" Liu Qing was somewhat anxious; what kind of talk was this?

“You may not want to, but that doesn’t mean they don’t. Lord Liu has been an official for nearly forty years, he should understand…” After saying that, Pan Yang ignored him and walked around him to leave.

Liu Qing was stunned for a moment, then stood up from the ground. What Pan Yang said was not entirely unreasonable. Now, thinking about it carefully, he couldn't tell whether those ministers were loyal or treacherous.

Pan Yang hadn't gone far when he encountered Zhou Yang, who was alone and without any servants behind him.

"Hey, you're here to use the restroom too?" Pan Yang greeted him quite naturally.

Zhou Yang opened his mouth, but ultimately shook his head. He had actually heard that Liu Qing was here and wanted to come and see, but he didn't expect that Pan Yang would say those things.

Pan Yang raised an eyebrow: "Then let's go back to the Imperial Study. It'll be time for dinner soon." Being an empty emperor is really perfect. Of course, it would be even more perfect if these annoying ministers were eliminated.

Zhou Yang was pulled back by Pan Yang. He remained silent the whole way, and only spoke after they arrived at the Imperial Study.

"Does Your Majesty truly believe that eunuchs can govern the country?"

"Of course." Pan Yang was quite nonchalant and sat down next to Zhou Yang. The fragrance emanating from Zhou Yang instantly enveloped him.

"I've already said it, if you want to be emperor, I can pass it on to you directly." Pan Yang spoke casually, but he was serious.

Zhou Yang looked at Pan Yang. The man didn't seem like an emperor at all. He leaned against him lazily, without any guard up, as if he completely trusted him.

"If I were to tell His Majesty..."

"Your Majesty, it's time to dine!" Tao Xin rushed in from outside, followed by a group of servants carrying dishes: "Your Majesty, we have your favorite dishes today."

Pan Yang ignored Tao Xin and instead looked at Zhou Yang: "What were you trying to say just now?"

"No." Zhou Yang shook his head. It was better not to talk about this. "It's getting late, Your Majesty, please have your meal."

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