Chapter 38: The Emperor and His Ministers Have Met with the Time (38)

All the other insignificant people had left, leaving only a few people in the magnificent palace, making it even more empty and quiet.

The young eunuch regained his professionalism after he was no longer afraid.

The emperor was no longer there, so he certainly had no qualifications to stand there, so he came down early and stood outside the door with his hands hanging down, lowering his eyebrows and looking docile.

Luo Xiuyuan hesitated for a moment, turned his head and ordered: "Close the door."

The young eunuch raised his head slightly, but did not move immediately. Instead, he looked at Shen Minghuan first, until the man nodded to him, he bowed and said "yes", and closed the door of the palace.

Qu Zhengcheng, who paid attention to this scene, was both shocked and angry. He was shocked that Shen Minghuan's methods were so clever that he easily made people swear allegiance to him; he was angry that he was so rampant that he dared to buy people's hearts in front of them.

But this shock and anger disappeared instantly after touching Shen Minghuan's eyes. Qu Zhengcheng lowered his head and knew that this anger was really unreasonable.

Shen Minghuan's eyes were clear and open. What could he blame this man for?

Blame him for showing his kindness and kindness unscrupulously, blame him for being too dazzling but not concealing it, blame him for being too powerful to convince people to follow him?

Or blame him for not being born in the royal family, but being better than the prince they chose?

The reason why the little eunuch has not been replaced is because they used to mistakenly think that the other party is Shen Minghuan's man, so they dare not tear their faces completely.

Now it seems that he is obviously not, at least not before today.

And Shen Minghuan can tolerate him, perhaps because this man has never intended to cut off the emperor's wings from beginning to end.

So he set up a cage for himself when he was in power, and refused to place people around the emperor.

This man may have ambitions, but he is definitely not mean.

He didn't care that they were not really loyal to him, and still entrusted him with important tasks; he didn't care that Gu Chenglin and He Zhang wanted to crush him to ashes, and boldly gave the Xianzhen Camp to them; he even dared to use Chang Mao, who was beside Luo Xiuyuan.

Such self-confidence and pride, such tolerance and grace, how much of the demeanor of a wise ruler in a prosperous era?

What a pity.

Qu Zhengcheng sighed. If this man was born in the royal family, he would risk his life to push him to the throne.

Others probably had similar ideas, and sighs came one after another for a while.

"Your Majesty, is there something wrong?" Shen Minghuan asked bluntly.

Luo Xiuyuan was silent for a moment, and unexpectedly talked about things that happened a long time ago, "At the beginning... my father had sent people to assassinate and frame me several times, but I always escaped. Minghuan, you are helping me, right?"

In the eyes of everyone, Shen Minghuan's expression became gloomy little by little. In the past, he always had a confident smile, and an inappropriate ease. Now that his expression changed, it was particularly obvious.

He sighed, and inexplicably brought out a bit of tenderness, "Your Majesty, you are the emperor. The past is like morning dew, and you shouldn't care about it."

"It's really you." Unlike his colleagues who were at a loss, Qu Zhengcheng was an insider. Although Shen Minghuan avoided the topic, this was tantamount to admitting it to him.

He had guessed it during this period, so there were not too many surprises, but at the moment of confirmation, he still felt moved and shocked, and more of an unspeakable guilt.

Luo Xiuyuan looked at the familiar eyebrows of the man, and his heart was bitter.

This was his close friend. He knew his talent and pride. He had thought countless times about what official position he would give him when he ascended to the throne to let him show his talents.

With the Shen family and him as a backing, this person would be the most qualified person in the world to act recklessly.

But what was the result? But he made his best friend break his pride for him and bow to the dandy boy whom they used to look down upon.

How much suffering and grievances did this man endure to gain Luo Xiuqi's trust?

How much effort and hard work did this man put in to turn the declining situation around?

"Ming Huan..." Knowing that his friend would not be willing to talk about his suffering and embarrassment, Luo Xiuyuan suppressed his sobs and obediently changed the subject.

He whispered, "I know your purpose, but is this method too tough?"

If Shen Ming Huan was not so skilled and had military power, he would have died many times.

Shen Minghuan showed his accustomed contemptuous look again, "Tough? Daqi has been established for too long. Officials are corrupt, forming cliques for personal gain, and collusion between officials and businessmen... Such a huge dynasty has a chronic disease. How can it be cured without taking drastic measures?"

He turned his back, making it difficult for people to see the expression on his face: "If the Qi Dynasty is already rotten, I will make a knife and cut out all the rotten meat on it."

"It doesn't matter if it hurts or bleeds. Without destruction, there is no construction. I will let the Qi Dynasty, at the lowest cost, be reborn."

He sighed, and his voice suddenly lowered. Others had to be very serious to hear him. He said: "It doesn't matter if you hate me and blame me."

Luo Xiuyuan's eyes were hot and he almost cried. Who would blame him? Who would be willing to blame him?

"Minghuan, it is because Daqi needs you and me that you have to protect yourself. We still have a long future."

Shen Minghuan smiled and said lightly: "Maybe."

There was a trace of fatigue between his eyebrows. He waited quietly for a while. When he realized that there was nothing else important, he raised his foot and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, Luo Xiuyuan was a little anxious and blurted out: "Minghuan, do you want to be the emperor?"

Shen Minghuan stopped and turned back suddenly: "What did you say?"

Perhaps this idea had been circling in his mind a thousand times. Luo Xiuyuan was very rational. He said seriously: "I'm not kidding. Your ability is better than mine. The throne should be yours."

Qu Zhengcheng frowned and remained silent about this proposal for the first time.

Even he didn't say much, and the old ministers who were a little hesitant about it didn't express any opposition, and those who didn't hesitate, such as Wang Jin... they were happy to see it happen.

So the one with the biggest objection was the beneficiary Shen Minghuan.

His face became more and more gloomy, suppressing his anger: "Do you know what you are saying? After you abdicate, everything will be over. Then what? Talented people loyal to the Qi Dynasty started rebellions one after another, local tyrants ignited the war in the name of returning to orthodoxy, important officials such as Qu Xiang either died for their country or retired, local officials would question the prestige of the court, and the people would be in a state of panic..."

"Luo Xiuyuan, what do you think of the throne? Do you think Daqi is your property?" He shouted angrily, and then as if he suddenly realized that his words were a bit heavy, he closed his eyes hard and softened his tone: "Your Majesty, just be at ease as your emperor, no one can threaten your position - including me."

"I will pretend that I didn't hear this, Your Majesty, don't say it again in the future." After he finished speaking, he fled the hall in a panic.

Chen Xiaoyu hesitated to perform the etiquette of a minister to Luo Xiuyuan, and hurriedly chased Shen Minghuan away.

The empty hall became more and more empty without the dazzling young man who was the center of everyone's attention.

Luo Xiuyuan has always been precocious. He has always been steady since he was very young, but now he is helpless and aggrieved like a child.

He looked up blankly and called for help: "Sir..."

Qu Zhengcheng came back to his senses and realized that he had been watching the man leave. He looked at his disciple and sighed lovingly: "Xiuyuan, don't worry, Minghuan won't blame you."

Luo Xiuyuan still looked depressed. Yes, of course he knew that the man would not blame him. Even if he did something too much, the man would scold him while cleaning up the mess for him.

But this is not a reason for him to get more and more.

"But sir, don't you think Minghuan is more suitable than me? Daqi can do without Luo Xiuyuan, but it can't do without Shen Minghuan. At least I know I can't do what he did." Luo Xiuyuan whispered: "Even if I have the ability, I don't have the courage."

There was no fool present, even Chang Mao was not stupid. Even if they didn't know the specific details, they knew that Shen Minghuan had never betrayed Luo Xiuyuan.

From the beginning, all his plans were to pave the way for Luo Xiuyuan. For this, he was willing to hide his edge and be humble to the second prince amid the curses.

Qu Zhengcheng rubbed Luo Xiuyuan's hair. Since Luo Xiuyuan became sensible, he has never done this again, because Luo Xiuyuan didn't need it before.

He thought for a while and said slowly: "Whether it is suitable or not is not determined by ability alone, Xiuyuan, the choices in this world are always dilemmas, there is no right or wrong, we can only see which consequence you and I can accept more."

His expression was a little complicated: "Ming Huan loves Qi Chao more than you do, so he can't tolerate mistakes in his duties. What he did for you is not only because of your relationship with him, but also because you are the most qualified among all the princes - and the latter reason should be far better than the former."

I chose you not because you are my best friend, but because you are suitable.

The emperor is cruel, not cruel, but rational.

Qu Zhengcheng sighed for the umpteenth time today. If Shen Minghuan was born in the royal family, even if he had only a little connection with the royal family, he would be sure that this person would inherit the throne legitimately.

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Shen Minghuan was a little nervous and guilty, and he breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the hall.

It was a close call. He was almost captured and made king again.

That won't do. He is dying soon and can't protect his people for too long.

The system's eyes were full of stars: [Host, you are so awesome! They believed it completely.]

Shen Minghuan was very proud: [I said it a long time ago. Their own guesses are much more convincing than my words.]

[Hmmmm.] The system nodded repeatedly, as if forgetting that their mission was to [assist Luo Xiuyuan in becoming a wise monarch], not [make everyone believe that Shen Minghuan was assisting Luo Xiuyuan].

Shen Minghuan said: [Now Luo Xiuyuan will know that I have always been his most loyal subordinate and best friend, and others will also regard me as one of them. With the justice of the protagonists, they will definitely cry very sadly after I die. ]

As the emperor, Luo Xiuyuan will be sad, so he will hold a grand funeral for him, and people in the world will cry even if they don't want to.

The system thought about what the two sides said in the hall just now, and said with emotion: [Host, you are really a unique and one-of-a-kind good person in the world! ]

Shen Minghuan was very modest: [I can’t say I’m a very good person, I’m just an ordinary genius, and I’m just exceptionally smart, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning.]