Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

Chapter 103 The Carpenter Emperor

It was already dawn, and Zhao Chen hadn't arrived yet! Zhe Keqiu said: "Your Majesty may not come today! Let's discuss the government affairs!"

Li Gangdao: "Your Majesty has not gone to court for several days in a row! I heard that His Majesty is out hunting these days! How is this possible?"

You can ask: "Your Majesty is only an eleven-year-old boy, so he can sleep in the morning! It's okay to not come to the morning court occasionally! As for hunting, your majesty has a young heart, and occasionally goes outside for a walk, so what's the matter?"

Li Gang said angrily: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, how can you treat him like an ordinary boy? As the Son of Heaven, you must lead by example, and you must never not participate in the early court! As the Son of Heaven, he can't go hunting every day, wasting his time !Today I will go to Qianqing Palace to look for His Majesty and advise His Majesty!"

Zhe Keqiu said: "Your Majesty must be sleeping at this time, you have gone over now and disturbed His Majesty's sleep, what should we do?"

Li Gangdao: "For the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, I must pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

There was a sneer on Zhe Keqiu's face, and he said: "The Imperial Palace, it's not like you can go if you say so!"

Li Gang glared at Zhe Keqiu, and said, "Master Zhe, what do you mean?"

Zhe Keqiu looked up to the sky and laughed, and didn't answer Li Gang's words, but just looked away, and never looked at Li Gang again!

Li Gang gritted his teeth and headed for the outside of the Hall of Supreme Harmony! He came to the outside of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and was about to head towards the Qianqing Palace when suddenly several guards stepped forward and stopped Li Gang there!

"I am the Prime Minister of Song Dynasty, and I am going to visit His Majesty in Qianqing Palace, how dare you stop me?" Li Gang shouted.

"Lord Li, I'm sorry, we can't let you go!" the head of the imperial battalion, Kang An, who used to be the deputy commander in front of the hall, stepped forward and said in a low voice.

"I'm the prime minister, can't I visit His Majesty?" Li Gang said.

"Without Master Zhe's order, we can't let anyone pass!" Kang An said.

"Bastard! Is this world your majesty's world, or is it a world you can ask for?" Li Gang asked.

"Master Li, I'm sorry!" Kang An sighed softly!

Li Gang gritted his teeth and rushed forward. Those guards had already grabbed Li Gang's arm, preventing him from moving forward! No matter how Li Gang struggled, they would not let Li Gang go!

At this moment, Li Gang really had no choice but to back off! He glanced at the guards, tidied up his court clothes, and then he closed his eyes, suppressed his anger, and slowly returned to the Hall of Supreme Harmony!

Seeing Li Gang's return, Zhe Keqiu had a smug smile on his face, and the ministers in the court were also full of smiles! For them, it was just a good show just now! This Li Gang is like a clown, extremely funny!

"You can ask for a discount, your majesty is the majesty of the people of the world, you don't want me to see your majesty, this is a crime of treason!" Li Gang said.

"To be honest, the guards of the imperial camp are under the jurisdiction of His Majesty, and I can't mobilize these guards! They stopped you, Mr. Li, and I can't do anything!" Zhe Keqiu said with a haha.

"You..." Li Gang was so angry that he couldn't speak!

"Lord Li, Your Majesty will not be coming, let's talk about the government! I am going to recommend Li Qing, the magistrate of Suizhou, as the magistrate of Mianzhou, what do you think?" Zhe Keqiu asked.

"Li Qing, magistrate of Suizhou? This person was imprisoned last year for embezzling 80,000 taels of silver! Now he is still waiting for a crime, how can he become the magistrate of Mianzhou?" Li Gang said.

"I have already sent someone to investigate. The so-called embezzlement of 80,000 taels of silver is nothing more than a false accusation. Mr. Li is extremely clean and honest, and he is extremely dedicated to the affairs of the court. That's why I recommend him as the magistrate of Mianzhou!" You can ask for advice.

In fact, Li Qing's family sent 300,000 taels of silver to Zhe Keqiu, so Zhe Keqiu decided to release Li Qing! Now the civil and military ministers of the imperial court are already trusted cronies, but many local state officials are still loyal to the Song Dynasty, so they are ready to replace all local state officials in one to two years. Become his confidant! He has already sent someone to question Li Qing, and Li Qing has decided to give his allegiance if he can ask for it, so if he can ask for it, he will reuse him! As for whether this Li Qing has talent, whether he can govern the country, whether he is corrupt, he doesn't care at all! For Zhe Keqiu, building power is the most important thing now, he only needs loyal subordinates, no matter if the subordinate is smart or stupid, no matter how talented the subordinate is!

"I am the Prime Minister of Song Dynasty, I cannot agree to this matter!" Li Gang said.

"Lord Li, I heard that Li Qing is quite honest and loves the people very much. I think he is good enough to be the magistrate of Mianzhou!" At this moment, Yushi Zhongcheng Han Ping stood up and said.

"I also think Li Qing can serve as the magistrate of Mianzhou!" Wei Ming, a reliable confidant, stood up.

"I also think that Li Qing is qualified to be the magistrate of Mianzhou!"

"I also agree..."

"I agree……"

The ministers spoke one after another! All the ministers looked at Li Gang with mocking smiles on their faces!

"Lord Li, the ministers of the court and the central government agree, and this matter is settled!" Zhe Keqiu laughed.

"I am the prime minister. Your Majesty does not have an early court, and without my seal, Li Qing cannot be the magistrate!" Li Gang said decisively.

"If you agree to this matter, you must agree to it, and if you disagree, you must agree to it! Before the court, His Majesty's will has already been sent to Mianzhou!" Zhe Keqiu said.

"Your Majesty's will? When did His Majesty give you the will? Why don't I know?" Li Gang said.

"Your Majesty wants to make an order, why should I tell you?" Zhe Keqiu asked.

"You...you can ask for a discount, it must be you who falsely preached the imperial decree!" Li Gang said.

"There is His Majesty's jade seal on the imperial decree, how could it be fake?" Zhe Keqiu laughed.

"I'm going to see His Majesty!" Li Gang said.

"If you can see His Majesty, you can ask His Majesty! Today's government affairs have been discussed, let's disperse!" Zhe Keqiu ignored Li Gang and strode outside, and the ministers all laughed Go outside!

Li Gang stayed in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he looked in the direction of Qianqing Palace, frowning!

"No, I have to figure out what's going on? Why doesn't Your Majesty come to court early, why does Your Majesty go hunting every day? Has Your Majesty really become like this, or is it just a way to get paralyzed? I have to figure this out! "Li Gang secretly said.

It's just that he wants to see Zhao Chen in the palace, but now it's impossible! Those guards stopped him, he couldn't get through at all!

"Your Majesty has been hunting these days, and it is possible to go hunting today! I want to stop him on the road and ask him, what is it for?" Li Gang thought for a while, and headed outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony!

He walked very slowly, and when he reached the gate of the palace, he actually stopped! The palace guards didn't get any orders, so they didn't drive Li Gang away either!

The autumn sun was shining brightly, Li Gang was a little tired after standing for a while, so he just leaned against the wall! He thought Zhao Chen would come out soon, but until noon, Zhao Chen still didn't come out! Li Gang couldn't believe it! He is still waiting there silently! Until the afternoon, Zhao Chen still didn't come out!

"Is Your Majesty not going out of the palace today?" Li Gang frowned, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, and returned home after dark!

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At this moment in the Qianqing Palace, Zhao Chen had a bunch of "tools" in front of him, including axes, saws, rulers, planes and other woodworking tools!

In addition to these, there are pieces of wood on the ground, and countless sawdust! There is also a boxy thing that seems to be a stool!

Zhao Chen picked up the stool and said, "After working for a day, I only made this one stool! Besides, it's still so ugly!"

Lin Bao squatted aside, and said with a charming smile: "Your Majesty just started carpentry today, so naturally what he did is not very beautiful! But with His Majesty's extreme intelligence, I'm afraid he will be able to make beautiful things in a short time!"

Zhao Chen nodded and said, "You're right! I'm really tired today, I'm going to lie down for a while, and continue working tomorrow!"

Lin Bao said: "Yes! Everything is up to Your Majesty!"

Zhao Chen has already returned to the bedroom. He seems to be extremely tired, lying there and falling asleep! Lin Bao hurried in and covered Zhao Chen with the quilt! But looking at Zhao Chen's tired look, Lin Bao was still amused!

He didn't expect that Zhao Chen didn't go hunting today, but started to do carpentry instead! Moreover, Zhao Chen was extremely interested in carpentry, and Zhao Chen seemed to be interested in it all day long!

"Since ancient times, there has never been a carpenter emperor! However, in my Great Song Dynasty, a carpenter emperor appeared! There are countless foolish kings in the world, but this is the first time I have seen one as stupid as the little emperor! If you report this matter to Mr. Zhe, Mr. Zhe You must die laughing! But, I don’t know if His Majesty is only temporarily interested in carpentry, or will he always be interested in carpentry?” Lin Bao secretly guessed.

He didn't know that there was no "carpenter emperor" before the Song Dynasty, but there was a "carpenter emperor" in the Ming Dynasty after the Song Dynasty! This emperor is called Zhu Youxiao, known as Ming Xizong in history! At that time, it was the end of the Ming Dynasty, and the Jurchens had once again risen between the white mountains and the black waters. In addition, the peasant uprisings in the Ming Dynasty were also very rampant! Under such circumstances, Zhu Youxiao has no interest in national affairs at all, Zhu Youxiao hides in the harem every day doing carpentry! This person has left a reputation for being stupid in history, but now Zhao Chen wants to learn from Zhu Youxiao, the "Carpenter Emperor"!

"Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youxiao, I'm sorry, I want to take away your title of 'Emperor Carpenter'! I have no choice but to! Zhe Keqiu wants to corrupt and degenerate me, wants to make me Playing every day, not interested in state affairs! Very good, I will follow suit! Let’s hunt first, but the hunting is not shocking enough. There are too many emperors who hunt every day in history. It doesn’t show that I, Zhao Chen, are particularly fatuous and incompetent "Come on! From now on, I will be a carpenter every day, and I will be a carpenter every day! This is extremely frightening, can I be regarded as the most stupid emperor in ancient and modern China and abroad? It must not be long before I, the carpenter emperor, will be recognized Known by the world, ridiculed by the world! Zhe Keqiu ridiculed me, King Kang laughed at me, and the Jurchen also laughed at me! But this is the best way, others laugh at me, others look down on me, so naturally they will not pay attention to me, and will not be wary of me When the time comes, I will be able to annihilate the enemy by surprise, and truly control my own destiny!!" Zhao Chen, who was "sleeping" on the bed at the moment, was also feeling ups and downs.

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