Disobedient Minister Against Favors

Chapter 43 Attending Early Court Session Together

With the help of An Xin, he put on a black and purple official robe, and the attendants who came to greet him followed closely, as he strode into the purple and gold hall.

Ignoring those surprised eyes, he habitually stood at the end of the line.

However, the man sitting high above stretched out his hand towards him and ordered, “Prime Minister, come to this King’s side.”

“Huh?” Are you kidding me?

Liu Yuzhen passed through the figures of dozens of ministers. The man in the dragon robe was sitting in a place that was out of his reach. In the high hall, he was the object of everyone’s attention, which was dazzling like countless spotlights were on him.

He actually want him to go to such a place?

Liu Yuzhen bit his lip and stared, feeling a little unhappy as he followed his order. He walked up, bent over and whispered to Emperor Yan in the seat, “How dare you give me such a place to sit!”

Emperor Yan turned his head and stared, before any words could be said, Liu Yuzhen was pulled into the long dragon chair by him! Then he said to him with a half-smile, “Is this position not suitable for you?”

Liu Yuzhen’s whole body turned petrified in an instant. Seeing the various expressions of the ministers below, he could not wait to jump up immediately.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Yan held his waist tightly, “If you move again, this King will break the agreement of that one month.”

He just calmed down a bit, and suddenly looked at him warily and said, “Aren’t you afraid that I will make a fool of myself in court?”

“Prime Minister Liu has both courage and wisdom, how can he make a fool of himself. Enough. This morning’s court session will start with General Qinglin.” Emperor Yan waved his hand, completely ignoring Liu Yuzhen’s thoughts, as if he just wanted him to stay in his arms honestly.

Under the seat, General Qinglin was dressed in a military uniform that had become washed out due to the dust from the frontier, but still looked no less than a general.

“Reporting to the King, the northwest and south of our country are stable, and it is imperative to make peace with Zhao Country. Zhao Country has already received our envoys and will lead troops back to the country soon.”

“Oh.” There was a lot of noise from the audience. Presumably, without making Zhao an enemy, the country’s development wouldn’t encounter any trouble. Zhao State was a big country, and in the south was the rising Yan Country. If they could unite with Zhao, they might have some confidence in dealing with the Qin in the north.

Emperor Yan leaned against the dragon chair, placed one hand under his chin, let go of the hand that surrounded Liu Yuzhen, and took the opportunity to say, “Is this kind of strategy told to the general by our Prime Minister Liu here?”

“Exactly.”

“Then from today, Prime Minister Liu, are you willing to be loyal to our country’s great plans?”

In Emperor Yan’s long and narrow eyes, those black eyes that shone like gems were looking at him, Liu Yuzhen’s heart moved. Oh, so he was called to confirm this matter. Indeed, if the role of Prime Minister Liu can be proven to the public, then the number of people who hurt Prime Minister Liu will decrease sharply.

Yuzhen quickly imitated An Xin’s well-behaved appearance, and nodded harmlessly, “Yes, that’s right.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Yan took him into his arms again, this time with greater strength and warmer hands. This hug almost didn’t pull Yuzhen over to his lap. One must know that the people below couldn’t see Emperor Yan holding him in the seat. While hugging him, both of them acted expressionlessly.

You bastard, I must beat you after, I must!

At this time, another general came forward to report, “Although the south is stable, the north has changed.”

“This is General Ding Yuan who guards the north.” Emperor Yan whispered in Yuzhen’s ear until Liu Yuzhen shrank aside in disgust.

“After that incident, Yun Shuang Country stopped provoking our Great Yan, but started a dispute with Northern Qin. According to reports…” General Ding Yuan, who was a little older, hesitated. 

Liu Yuzhen said in a low voice, “Speaking of which, last time, I asked General Qinglin to lead his troops to deliberately provoke Qin and Yunshuang. Could it be that the two sides really fought after?”

“You let him do this kind of thing?” Emperor Yan approached him again, this time with an undisguised smile on his face, but with a bit of jealousy present, “Why didn’t you tell this King that you want to talk to him? Yuzhen, if you have something in the future, you can tell this King, you know?”

“……” 

Yuzhen closed his eyes.

General Ding Yuan continued, “It is reported that the emperor of Northern Qin was assassinated by someone sent by Yun Shuang Country…”

“Assassinated?!!” With another uproar, Liu Yuzhen opened his eyes instantly.

The dignified Emperor Qin was assassinated? Although he didn’t know the strength of Qin in this era, but listening to these people’s narratives, Qin must be the most powerful country in the world. Doesn’t he have the same vitality as Qin Shihuang?

“To be able to kill the Emperor of Qin, one must use poison. Could it be that Yunshuang cooperated with Yuling Country?”

“No, Lord shouldn’t make assumptions, Yuling Kingdom has always been alone and will not form an alliance with any country.”

“If Emperor Qin was killed, wouldn’t our country be number one in the Central Plains?!”

“Don’t forget that there is also the Country of Fang Ze.”

When these people talked amongst themselves, all the information entered Liu Yuzhen’s ears immediately. He was a top-level information collector, his role was like this in the team before. It seemed that he needed to understand the Qin state next.

Even Emperor Yan beside him seemed a little uneasy and fell into deep thinking. Liu Yuzhen didn’t care. All he had to do was find the organization that could use guns and get rid of them. Right, if the people who hurt Emperor Qin were from the same group, wouldn’t things make more sense?

Having thought of this, Liu Yuzhen immediately jumped up and said, “Immediately strengthen our border defenses, improve relations with the various affiliated countries, and avoid conflict and severance of alliances. At the same time… At the same time, we should also investigate the authenticity of this matter.”

“Isn’t this the best time to attack Yun Shuang? Why did Prime Minister Liu suggest such things?”

“No. What if it’s just a trick?” Yuzhen looked at Emperor Yan cautiously. Although he really wanted to start a war, if he was not careful, there would be river blood. War itself was never something that could be imagined on paper.

Emperor Yan smiled slightly and held his cold little hand. Liu Yuzhen would never think of scheming. He wouldn’t. He wasn’t Prime Minister Liu, nor was he a military advisor in the team. He was just a person who carried out orders by intuition. How could he know how to do such things?

“Do as the Prime Minister Liu said, strengthen the border’s defenses, and send troops from the Imperial Guard to investigate whether Emperor Qin was really assassinated.” Emperor Yan said quietly, “As for the issue of the affiliated countries, We have to ask the Prime Minister to help this King.”

Liu Yuzhen was stunned by the warm big hand, but he regained his calm and withdrew his hand in disgust, “How can I help?”

“Of course, We would like to invite the Prime Minister to go with this King to visit all the affiliated countries.”

“What?!” All the affiliated countries? Wouldn’t they have to visit Liu State too?!