nashuaworldcup Chapter 412: Gu Jingzhi is promoted to Prime Minister?
Chapter 412: Gu Jingzhi is promoted to Prime Minister?
Emperor Wen frowned slightly.
Somehow, he felt that Qiao Shuwan's attitude was too strange. Even though the couple had become strangers, on the other hand, their interests were tied together.
My wife shouldn't be so cold!
He probed, "The Queen doesn't seem surprised by my condition?"
Although the tone was somewhat flat, it contained a hint of suspicion.
As a queen who has been in charge of the deep palace for many years, Qiao Shuwan is extremely perceptive and can hear every trace of suspicion...
She sighed, "If Your Majesty is attentive, you should remember that I have repeatedly advised Your Majesty not to take those drugs, as they would harm Your Majesty's body!"
"However, Your Majesty thought I was jealous and warned me that as the mistress of the harem, I should not behave like a jealous woman!"
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten everything?"
"..."
The wife's straightforwardness stumped Emperor Wen!
It turned out that his wife had been warning him all along, and he even thought that his wife was a jealous woman, but he didn't know... she was just worried about his health.
But I misunderstood!
Come to think of it, he knew his wife's tactics, but deep down, she was not a cruel person.
If it was really out of jealousy, then his offspring in the past few years...
I think the two young princes would not survive.
but……
"When the Queen advised me, I'm afraid she knew about my health condition?"
"Not bad!"
She admitted this openly.
"When Your Majesty was assassinated, the doctor examined him and said that his injuries would shorten his lifespan! At that time, Your Majesty spent his days in despair. I didn't want this incident to depress Your Majesty, so I didn't tell you!"
"After returning to the capital, Your Majesty didn't notice anything at all?"
Qiao Shuwan was speechless. Emperor Wen had tried his best to control his sexual intercourse due to his health. How could he not know that he had damaged his body that time?
But after becoming emperor, he overdrew his body unscrupulously, and her advice was regarded as jealousy. How could she not feel resentful?
In fact, she was giving sincere advice. She did not want Emperor Wen to die young, otherwise her son would have to face the situation of a young ruler and a country in doubt. Although she also disliked Emperor Wen's suppression of his lover.
But between personal matters and state affairs, state affairs should naturally be given priority!
His wife's confession was like a sword piercing his heart, but Emperor Wen also knew that his wife was right to do so. After all, if she had told him everything at that time, he might have become even more decadent.
She could ignore the interests of her wife and her family, but she could not ignore herself and her children. So, although the answer made him distressed, it also dispelled his suspicions.
"So, you already knew everything!"
He muttered to himself, then as if something occurred to him, he asked, "What about Marquis Xiling? Does he know about this, too?"
"He does know! The doctor who saved His Majesty's life was the Lin family's official physician. Furthermore, Marquis Xiling was present at the time!"
Qiao Shuwan suddenly felt a little chilled!
Even at this moment, her nominal husband was still suspicious, so she did not continue to hide it.
When Emperor Wen heard this, he suddenly felt powerless!
Since ascending the throne, he has suppressed Gu Jingzhi a lot, simply because he doesn't want another Song Pu to appear in the court, but...
Even after learning that his body could not hold on for much longer, they still did not expand their party members and never interfered with the future of his three cousins!
In other words, Gu Jingzhi never thought of taking advantage of his dying age to expand his own strength, and then wait to outlast him and become the uncrowned king!
"Ha ha……"
Emperor Wen suddenly smiled bitterly.
Gu Jingzhi, Gu Jingzhi, are you really like that saint?
So, in your eyes, I am just a villain?
This answer is obviously a good thing, but he just can't be happy.
Looking at his wife's cold expression, he knew that she was blaming him for being heartless. After all, whether it was his wife, the Qiao family, or Gu Jingzhi.
These people were the ones who accompanied him at the beginning.
But during these four years, he did not allow the Qiao family to gain further power on the grounds of being a relative, and his wife was also treated coldly by him.
As for the minister who was devoted to reforming Daxia...
Four years...no progress!
Although the Ministry of Revenue was firmly in his hands, this was just a natural thing for Gu Jingzhi. After all, Gu Jingzhi's ability and status were there!
Apart from this, he did not win over anyone in the court to serve him.
Who among the third-rank officials in the court doesn’t have a bunch of disciples?
Although Gu Jingzhi is Mr. Yangming, who is admired by scholars all over the world, and many scholars have to treat him with half-teacher respect, academics and politics are two completely different things. As an emperor, he still understands it!
The more he understood, the more despicable he seemed as a king.
And Gu Jingzhi gradually grew taller.
Jealousy?
Jealous indeed!
Hate?
No!
Gu Jingzhi was loyal to the world, even to Daxia, rather than to the Zhou family.
This was what the late emperor told him before his death. This sentence was like a seed of doubt that grew wildly in his heart.
Gu Jingzhi's power hasn't grown much over the years. He even took away the Royal Bank, which he founded, after expanding it nationwide...
He even felt that all this was due to the loss of his favor.
However, at this moment he truly understood that the favor was indeed gone, but the reason why Gu Jingzhi did not make friends with cronies was simply because he felt that serving the country was not about fighting for power and profit, and cronies were naturally a burden!
How ridiculous is this?
It has to be said that Emperor Wen was really suspected of being self-centered at this moment.
"what……"
Emperor Wen gave a bitter laugh, then said softly, "I think it won't be long before I have to go see my father. I came here today just to talk to you!"
Qiao Shuwan raised her head and looked at Emperor Wen in confusion. "Quan'er is already sixteen years old. If Your Majesty devotes all his efforts to cultivating him, I believe that in a few years, with the assistance of the court officials, he will be able to achieve great things. I am a woman in the deep palace and don't know much about the affairs of the court. What does Your Majesty want to discuss with me?"
"Ah!"
Emperor Wen smiled calmly and said, "I want to appoint Gu Jingzhi to the cabinet. He is Quan'er's teacher. I think this should help dispel the resentment he has been feeling for years, right?"
"..."
Qiao Shuwan frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, did you let him into the cabinet just to dispel his resentment, rather than because of his ability?"
"Ability is naturally one of them!"
Emperor Wen said calmly, "Even the late emperor wouldn't deny his ability to lead the cabinet! That's why I transferred Lin Chong and Lin Feng to the border!"
"Quan'er is still young. Does the Queen think it's a good thing for him to be the Prime Minister of the Cabinet with military power?"
"Chief assistant?"
Qiao Shuwan was stunned!