How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

Xie Chengze felt that Emperor Jian must be crazy.

I knew he would have a seizure, but I didn't expect him to have such a seizure.

In the magnificent Golden Throne Hall, as Eunuch Zhao finished announcing his decree, the ministers below the hall were shocked and all looked upwards in horror.

The majestic and solemn dragon throne was empty at the moment. A gorgeous rosewood chair and a dragon-patterned desk had been placed on its lower right side. Xie Chengze, dressed in a low-key and steady black and gold palace robe, sat upright on the wooden chair, with an expression on his face that was more exciting than that of the other ministers.

These ministers were confused, and he, the real person who was pulled out of bed early in the morning and received the five big words "Come and be the regent" on the mini imperial edict, was even more confused.

Did he travel through time again? Why did he, a second prince who was determined to be a nobody, become the regent after waking up?

"Everyone, His Majesty has been ill recently and is unable to attend court. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also unable to participate in government affairs due to the poisoning. Therefore, the Second Prince will serve as the Regent and temporarily manage the government on His Majesty's behalf." Eunuch Zhao announced in a calm and steady tone, "If there is something to do, please report early. If there is nothing to do, please withdraw from court."

"Is His Majesty really ill?" One minister was skeptical. "Could it be that the Second Prince wants to rebel?"

"No way!" Xie Zimiao quickly stood up to defend Xie Chengze, "Second brother will never rebel!"

"Xiao, is His Majesty really ill?" A minister asked Li Ren. Xiao was Emperor Jian's confidant and he would not lie.

Li Ren nodded, "Yes, His Majesty is indeed ill."

"I don't believe it!" The minister at the beginning refused to believe it, "Li Ren, could it be that you have also been bribed by the Second Prince?"

Li Ren glanced at the minister calmly, "You are sick."

"No, we want to see His Majesty!" Several ministers came out and shouted, "His Majesty was fine yesterday, why is he sick today? Could it be that he was imprisoned by you?"

"That's right! Even if His Majesty is ill, then the Crown Prince should be the one to temporarily manage the government. At worst, there is the Emperor. What does it have to do with the Second Prince?"

"That's right! There must be something fishy going on here! We must not be fooled by the Second Prince!"

"Your Majesty's illness is a coincidence. The Crown Prince has also been poisoned. I don't believe that the Second Prince didn't have any hand in this!"

The ministers spoke at once, their faces filled with indignation, and shouted to Xie Chengze in the palace, "We want to see His Majesty! We want to confirm His Majesty's safety!"

Why should the Second Prince be the Regent? If he becomes the Regent, will there be peace in the court?

Everyone knows that the Second Prince is a psychopath with a bubble in his brain. The decrees issued by Emperor Jian are at least normal things that are within his ability, but when the Second Prince opens his mouth, they are all impossible and heaven-defying orders!

If you can't finish it, you might lose your head.

How can anything good happen if Jian'an falls into the hands of the second prince?

Even some loyal ministers jumped out and expressed their concerns about the prospect of the second prince's regency.

These ministers were arguing loudly at the bottom of the hall, and all the chaotic sounds gathered at the dragon throne, as if countless chattering teachers were waving little bee loudspeakers in their ears, making Xie Chengze's head buzz.

At this moment, he finally understood why Emperor Jian did not like to attend court.

He is such an emotionally stable person, but he gets angry after just sitting still for a while.

After taking a deep breath, Xie Chengze showed an amiable smile and said, "If you want to confirm it, go ahead. I didn't say I would stop you. It's just..."

He paused and smiled kindly, "You have to finish attending court and handling state affairs before you can go. You all don't want to be blamed by your sick father and scolded for questioning his imperial decree, right?"

The ministers could not help but look at each other. Obviously, Xie Chengze's softening was totally beyond their expectations.

"The Regent is right." Eunuch Zhao also spoke calmly at this moment, "If you all want to visit His Majesty, you can go after the court session. Now we are in the Golden Palace, and we should deal with state affairs first."

Even Eunuch Zhao has spoken, which seems to indicate that the imperial edict must be true and Emperor Jian is really sick.

But why was the second prince appointed as regent?

The Crown Prince was unable to attend court due to poisoning, but didn't he still have **? Wasn't ** more experienced in handling state affairs than the Second Prince?

Is it...

Many officials were secretly thinking about it. Could it be that the emperor actually preferred the second prince? Was he making the second prince the regent this time to help him gain power?

After all, the crown prince has the support of the Cao family, so it is not so easy to depose the crown prince. If the emperor wants to support the second prince to ascend the throne, he can only rely on this method.

It seems that the court is about to change again, and the second prince... is about to stand up again.

The ministers had different thoughts, and they all returned to their official positions. Xie Chengze, who was sitting next to the dragon throne, also attended the court in an orderly manner.

"My dear ministers, what do you want to report today?" Xie Chengze asked with a dignified expression, trying to lower the corners of his mouth.

His Highness and all the ministers looked around with their heads down, all without saying a word. It was unclear whether they had nothing to report or they were unwilling to do so because they were dissatisfied with the Second Prince.

After waiting for a while and seeing that no one spoke, Xie Chengze patiently asked again, "My dear ministers, do you have any important matters to report today?"

Still no one spoke.

Just when Xie Zimiao was getting anxious and Shen Yuan was about to ask for help, he saw Xie Chengze looking down at the civil and military officials in the court, slowly revealing a sinister and weird smile.

He exuded an evil aura, like a venomous snake spitting out its tongue to tease a young rabbit. "Since you have nothing to report, then I will issue the new decree I just came up with recently?"

Ministers: !!!

Next, next what?

All the ministers looked up suddenly in horror.

What was supposed to come finally came! The Second Prince was going to increase their workload again!

Now that the emperor and the crown prince are unable to attend court, it is equivalent to the second prince holding absolute power alone. Although the ministers will choose to hinder and perfunctorily deal with it, everyone knows the second prince's character...

If you say you have no money, he will actually make money for you, for example by confiscating your property.

Even if you say there is no one, he can actually find someone for you, such as directly recruiting local officials and taking the opportunity to place his own people there.

As for not having time, everyone knows that the second prince and the eldest prince have a very good relationship. How could he not have time?

There is time when the knife is at your neck.

This is the importance of military power.

Immediately, a minister jumped out and said in a panic, "I have a report to make!"

"I also have a petition to submit!"

"I have something important to report! Something important!"

Ministers came out one after another and began to describe the people's livelihood conditions in various places, fearing that Xie Chengze would issue some difficult-to-complete and heaven-defying decrees, which would bring them a fatal workload.

Xie Chengze touched his chin and smiled kindly again.

That's right~

Why does he have to be threatened before he is willing to go to court obediently?