Your Majesty, You Can't

After returning to the palace, Zhao Yin found that the temple fair on the Lantern Festival had completely left an imprint on his heart.

Because in the next many days, He Lanzhi's handsome face with black eyes and a smile will appear in Zhao Yin's mind from time to time.

It can even be called lingering.

In the next half month, whenever he accidentally caught a glimpse of the smiling He Lanzhi, his heart would be agitated uncontrollably.

To be honest, this restlessness annoyed him a lot.Whenever this feeling appeared, he had to tell himself over and over again that this inexplicable palpitation was an illusion.

Fortunately, this feeling didn't last for too long, otherwise Zhao Yin would almost collapse and admit that he fell in love with Xiangfu.

The sixteenth day of the first lunar month is the first day when the courtiers began to resume court.In the magnificent Jinluan Hall, the civil and military officials headed by Prime Minister He Lan neatly lined up in two shifts, and congratulated the young Majesty with auspicious words such as a happy new year.

The ministers’ memorials are much more normal than the flattering flattery in previous years. The newspapers are all about the recent people’s livelihood. Generally speaking, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the Chinese New Year is quite comfortable. The only thing that needs to be worried about is the Spring Festival. Law and order needs to be strengthened these days.

"Do you have any suggestions for public security at the New Year's Eve?" Zhao Yin asked.

A minister surnamed Sun came out and said: "I think that next year we can send more policemen to patrol the streets to ensure law and order. Those thieves and thieves will not dare to steal if they see the policemen."

"I think that although Mr. Sun's opinion is good, there are also some inappropriate points," another courtier said, "This arrest is also for the Chinese New Year, and I always let people out to patrol the streets. It’s also uncomfortable. Therefore, Weichen believes that the most important thing is to let the common people pay more attention to preventing theft.”

Zhao Yin nodded, agreeing with the opinion that some safety education work in this area should be strengthened.

Seeing that the ministers who entered the court at the same time were approved by the emperor, a young courtier from the right class also held the memorial book and said: "Your Majesty, I think that during the New Year period, we should not only pay attention to law and order, but also let the people pay attention to open fire. During the Chinese New Year, there is water. The situation is much more than usual, and most of it is caused by fireworks. I think this aspect can also be paid more attention to by the common people."

"My minister agrees."

"The minister also agrees."

"I have objections..."

Zhao Yin was very relieved to hear the bustling voices of approval or disapproval from below.

He hadn't seen such an active court atmosphere for a long time. The first morning court this year seemed to have gradually returned to the way he used to be when he was the crown prince listening to the government in the Golden Palace.

This is undoubtedly a good sign.

Zhao Yin observed the courtiers who advised them, most of them were from the emperor's faction, but unexpectedly, there were also some officials from the prime minister's faction.

The faces of these courtiers did not have a deep impression in Zhao Yin's mind. Although they always showed up in the morning court, they never seemed to appear on the table to make admonishment.To put it bluntly, it was as if he came to court every day just to earn some money.

In a situation like today, it is extremely rare for He Lanzhi's people to express these constructive opinions in court.

Zhao Yin suddenly discovered that the change in attitude of these people seemed to have a lot to do with He Lan's serious illness half a year ago.Because of that lesion, He Lanzhi's aura changed from gloomy and dull to soft and warm, and the people below saw He Lanzhi's change, and began to speak out slowly.

Zhao Yin looked at these courtiers and silently wrote down the names of these people.After he came down to court, he sent someone to investigate these courtiers. From the report submitted by the lower levels, Zhao Yin discovered by coincidence that they were all declining nobles.

"Why are the families of these people all lost?" Zhao Yin asked with his chin resting on his pillow.

"When these courtiers were just fledgling, they couldn't understand Prime Minister He Lan's rampant behavior, so they gave some opinions to the prime minister outspokenly. But they didn't expect to be hated by Prime Minister He Lan because of this, and they were well received by He Lan's people. It was secretly attacked and squeezed out, so it slowly fell."

Zhao Yin understood what he said, and threw the stack of reports in his hand back on the dragon case, "I know, burn these things, and don't let others see them."

"But Your Majesty, I don't understand. Logically speaking, this group of people should hate Prime Minister Helan. Why did they join the Helan faction?"

Zhao Yin rubbed his temples, "It's very simple. They have no power to resist He Lanzhi's methods. In order to save the family with Gou's life, they have to temporarily bow to He Lanzhi and join his faction."

The secret guard was even more puzzled with the report, "According to His Majesty, they should have resentment towards Prime Minister He Lan in their hearts. Having experienced his methods, they even loathe Prime Minister He Lan's actions. How could they join forces? Among the reports found by the subordinates, they not only embraced the Unity faction, but also embezzled public funds like Prime Minister He Lan, and did the things they despise the most, so why?"

"Although it is corruption, the proportion of corruption is very small. Have you noticed it?" Zhao Yin pointed at the dragon case with his finger, "Compared to those corrupted by Helan, they are completely insignificant. It can be seen that on the surface they show I didn't want to join the Helan Party, but I resisted it in my heart, but I had to embezzle public funds under the general environment."

After Zhao Yin finished speaking, he sighed, feeling that these courtiers were pitiful.

It can be seen from the sincere and people-loving suggestions today that they still have a sense of righteousness in their hearts.It's a pity that he had to jump into the dye vat under the coercion of a guy like He Lanzhi, and his whole body was dyed pitch black.

The ethos of the imperial court has been completely corrupted, and now corruption has become the norm. Zhao Yin deeply understands that such ethos cannot be cured.

It must be cured, it must be cured.But it doesn't work now.

The power he has accumulated is not enough, and there are not enough people in his hands. He cannot replace nearly four-fifths of the officials in the court by himself, so he has to wait.

He can't let those courtiers bear the humiliation for nothing. Although they must be punished for breaking the law and corruption in the future, Zhao Yin thinks that they can be properly punished. It's time for them to show their talents.

As soon as he thought that these were all evils done by He Lanzhi, the inexplicable throbbing in Zhao Yin's heart towards He Lanzhi was diluted a lot, and his calm brain began to function again.

Soon, March will come.

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