It is said that I convince people with reason

The conflict between the two factions has been going on for a long time. Even though the Central Plains has been recovered and the root of the conflict no longer exists, the relationship between them has not eased.

——Although there is no dispute between those who advocate war and those who advocate peace, there are still more conflicts of interest in the court.

Prime Minister Su, who has lived in Jiangnan for generations and is regarded as the head of the civil service, is the spokesperson put forward by the South.

And the original Qi Xuan, who has made great military achievements over the years and has been supported by the military, has become a banner in the army.

"So, the emperor relies so much on Prime Minister Su that he even turns a blind eye to many of Su Mingyou's evil deeds. It is not purely out of trust in Prime Minister Su. Most of the time, it is to check and balance the prince..."

Having read the history books of this world, Yuan Buwei also roughly knows that the so-called emperor's art is nothing more than the word "check and balance" in the history books.

Yuan Buwei did not comment on this.

If an emperor with good skills uses the art of checks and balances well, he can indeed control the government in his own hands. But the current emperor is obviously not like this.

He is like a bookworm who does not seek to understand deeply, but only understands some superficial knowledge and then puts it into practice. He thought that he had checked the growing military power through the power of Prime Minister Su and other Jiangnan nobles, but in fact, many of the powers in his hands had long been quietly corrupted, and the Jiangnan nobles secretly wore the emperor's tiger skin and developed more and more prosperously.

The game between the emperor and the ministers is going on all the time, just to see who is more clever. He tried to use the ministers, and the ministers were also using the emperor?

In this way, the people who really get close to the emperor can be roughly divided into two groups.

One group is the real confidants, that is, those who were found out by Yuan Buwei during this period. These people are not close to the north and south factions, but are picked up by the emperor alone. They usually do some dirty work for the emperor that is not convenient to show in the open, hiding in the dark.

As for the remaining part, headed by Prime Minister Su, although they seem to be loyal to the emperor, they are actually based on the interests of the Jiangnan nobles.

The emperor might hint that they should suppress the prince in the court, but when it comes to some dirty work, such as using dishonorable means against the prince in private, the emperor would never feel at ease to hand over such things that might leave a handle to them.

The former is not difficult to deal with. Without the emperor, the biggest backer, Yuan Buwei is legitimately acting as regent, and with the emperor's imperial edict in hand, he can send these people to Zhaoyu and the beheading platform.

As for the latter...

For more than half a month as regent, Yuan Buwei has not been concentrating on attacking the emperor's power. He handles a lot of government affairs every day.

Once a major event involving the interests of the Jiangnan nobles occurs, the court will immediately become anxious, and no consensus can be reached after a long time of arguing.

For example, the memorial to lift the ban on sea trade in Yuan Buwei's hands, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue who advocated this matter had just submitted it, and was immediately criticized by a party headed by Prime Minister Su, as if the person who proposed this matter had sinister intentions and wanted to overthrow the Northern Li Dynasty!

They even brought up the comatose emperor and the previous emperors, saying that the prince was only temporarily acting as regent and had no right to violate the ancestral system.

Of course, they still remembered that the current prince had a manic buff on him. Although he had not had an attack during this period, they did not want to irritate the prince and cause both sides to suffer losses. Therefore, they spoke in a very tactful tone.

Such things happened repeatedly.

Yuan Buwei sat on the throne and watched these people jumping up and down with cold eyes. He saw the power of the Jiangnan nobles.

He was not good at anything, but he was the number one bad guy!

Yuan Buwei did not act rashly.

In this case, even if he forced some orders to pass, it was estimated that these people would secretly obey and disobey, and make all kinds of small obstacles.

He said nothing, but smiled and let the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who was sprayed and lost his way, retreat.

Seeing that the prime minister wanted to take advantage of the victory and kill the chicken to scare the monkey, Yuan Buwei just raised his eyelids and glanced at him, smiling and asked:

"This court has always been open to public opinion. Although Minister Cao's proposal is not appropriate, it is out of public interest. Does the prime minister want me to block the way of public opinion?"

Prime Minister Su certainly did not dare to answer this.

This is the power of them, the civil officials, to criticize the emperor openly. If he really dared to give a positive answer, he would not be able to walk a few steps out of the Taiji Hall after the court session, and he would be caught up by the censors and beaten to death on the spot with a tablet.

Chapter 19 Tyrant 19

The court session ended, and System 999 was actually a little disappointed.

The host actually endured the situation in the morning court today without any anger, which was beyond its expectation.

Although this was the ideal salted fish host it had at the beginning, why does it feel that everything is wrong now?

[Host, are you trying to do something big again? 】

At this moment, it was just like a wife with a keen sense of smell who turned into a famous detective when she smelled a little perfume on her husband. She couldn't help but reveal a suspicious look.

"Hmm..."

Yuan Buwei was sitting in the study at this time, flipping through a stack of silk books in his hand, and took a bite of the special edition 10 times sweet candied haws, as if brewing how to answer.

System 999 was nervous and expectant. I really don't know whether I should hope that the answer is affirmative or negative.

Yuan Buwei: "...hiccup~"

There was a moment of silence in the study.

He turned his head and glanced at the seven clean and neat candied haws skewers on the table next to him. He swept them together as if nothing had happened, covered them with a handkerchief, and then picked up the teacup filled with water and took a sip. .

After doing all this, he slowly spoke again: "...Hmm. What do you think?"

System 999: [? ? ? 】

This host is getting more and more naughty.

Because the host is always misbehaving, it is criticized online all day long, or is used repeatedly as a tool. System 999 will shut down for a period of time from time to time.

This time, it also went offline and shut itself up for several days. Unexpectedly, when it came online again, it learned the astonishing fact that the emperor's coma was actually due to the poisoning of the host.

At that time, the entire system of System 999 was in bad condition.

What kind of strange skill trees are lit up on this host?

The poisoning technique was so subtle that even System 999, who had been staying by his side at that time, did not discover how the emperor was poisoned.

If it weren't for what he told Qi Yu personally, it seemed that he didn't really intend to do anything to the emperor... It seemed that there was still a slight possibility of saving the host. System 999 simply wanted to die on the spot.

[Host, do you still remember the mission? 】

System 999 turns into customer service and provides a warm reminder.

[Clear the identity of the villain and no longer compete with the protagonist. Stay safe and be a good person. 】

At the same time, it also thoughtfully displayed the subtitles in front of Yuan Buwei, bolding and marking the eight words "Behave yourself and be a good person" in red, almost with flashing special effects.

"Remember."

Yuan Buwei took out another candied haws from nowhere, bit it in one bite, and curved his eyes slightly.

"Don't worry, I have always been a good person. This is recognized by all sentient beings in the human world from the bottom of their hearts."

【Yeah? 】System 999 is doubtful.

At the beginning, it hurriedly passed through the world where Yuan Buwei was, and did not read the destiny plot, but it also learned about the host's saving deeds from the mouths of countless mortals in the human world.

Logically speaking, what Yuan Buwei said is absolutely correct.

...but why does it always feel so wrong?

However, in the next few days, Yuan Buwei's performance could indeed be called "calm".

Going to court as always, handling government affairs as always, directing the imperial kitchen to develop new desserts as always (?)... These days are so regular that they give System 999 the illusion of being unreal.

This day, it's morning again.

In the splendid Tai Chi Palace, he was not sitting on the throne. In a few words, he distributed the government affairs reported by the courtiers one by one with an astonishing speed and handed them over to the most suitable hands.

Although he didn't say much, he got to the core and was clearly organized and thought-provoking. As long as everyone does what he says, there will be absolutely no problem.

Witnessing with one's own eyes His Highness the Crown Prince's rapid improvement in governance in a short period of time, His Highness and his ministers had different reactions. Some people were pleased, while others frowned.

But at this moment, the sharp voice of the little eunuch outside the palace suddenly sounded, with a bit of shock and trembling:

"Your Majesty, your Majesty?... Your Majesty is here!"

At the same time, a figure rushed in quickly.

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When the emperor woke up, dawn was coming.

The light in the dormitory was very dim. He squinted his eyes for a while to adjust, and then realized that this was not an illusion.

A great surprise enveloped him instantly.

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At this time, gentle footsteps suddenly sounded in the hall.

The emperor turned his head warily and saw that it was Empress Zhou.

Queen Zhou also noticed his awakening and ran to the bedside in surprise: "Your Majesty, you finally..."

Before she could finish her words, the emperor who suddenly sat up covered her mouth and whispered: "Don't alarm anyone!"

Queen Zhou's voice made the emperor react quickly from the confusion he had just woken up from.

Originally, he thought that once he woke up, he would be put under house arrest by the prince, but now it seems that the prince is probably at the court at this time!

Maybe the other party didn't expect that he would wake up so soon. No one in the palace was deliberately watching over him.

——Isn’t this a God-given opportunity?

He holds a righteous title, so it would be fine if the prince puts him under house arrest and isolates him from the inside and outside. otherwise……

The emperor, who was about to give up resistance, decided to struggle again.

The overlapping curtains concealed the figures of the two people. From the perspective of others, they did not see the emperor's movements, nor did they notice his awakening.

Several little maids seemed to have noticed the movement on the Queen's side and were about to come over.

The emperor quickly let go of his hand. Queen Zhou nodded slightly in cooperation, turned around and ordered:

"Wait, don't come over here, please go out. I want to talk to His Majesty alone for a while."

The emperor relaxed after everyone in the palace was expelled. He raised his head, stared into Queen Zhou's eyes that were filled with surprise and worry, and smiled bitterly.

After these days of Queen Zhou's nagging, he thought he had understood what this woman was thinking.

"Zitong, I need your help now..."

…

A quarter of an hour later, Queen Zhou's phoenix chariot left the emperor's palace and headed outward toward the Tai Chi Hall.

So, before the court meeting ended, a figure that was beyond everyone's expectations broke into the Tai Chi Hall.

The emperor had been lying in bed for nearly a month, and his limbs were still a little stiff. He forced himself to walk into the Tai Chi Hall. When he raised his eyes, he saw the prince sitting on the throne. He never expected that he had become so arrogant!

The emperor's arrival was too sudden. Before the officials could react, they saw that the emperor had raised his hand tremblingly and pointed at the prince: "You traitor! You are such a traitor, and your ambitions are no longer concealed?"

Yuan Buwei looked at him in shock.

The emperor's face turned red with anger, half of it was true and half of it was fake.

His arms trembled violently, and he accused loudly in front of all the ministers: "You poisoned your father and tried to put me under house arrest in the palace. Do you think you did it flawlessly? I am here today to punish you." Expose your treacherous act...huh?"

At this point, his body suddenly stiffened, and paralysis spread throughout his body in an instant. The emperor felt that he suddenly lost control of his limbs, and then he fell straight on his back to the ground.

"Bang!"

Yuan Buwei secretly "tsk" in his heart.

...Just hearing the sound hurts.

The emperor let out a groan of pain in unison.

The ministers exclaimed: "Your Majesty!"

From the moment the emperor stepped into the palace and began to accuse, until he fell to the ground without warning, he was suspected of having a stroke.