Your Majesty, You Can't

"Now, I really don't want to kill this He Lanzhi." Zhao Yin took a deep breath and said slowly.

He didn't hear the expected decree to grant Helan's death, and the courtiers looked startled, looked at Zhao Yin in disbelief and asked, "Your Majesty said...you don't want to kill Prime Minister Helan?!"

Zhao Yin didn't pay attention to the reactions of the courtiers, but closed his eyes and recalled the traces of He Lanzhi's company with him in the past two years, searching for the memories belonging to He Lanzhi in his mind like exploring the gurgling stream.

He Lanzhi who opened a warehouse to help the people on his birthday, He Lanzhi who cooked himself and ate birthday noodles with him, wrapped himself in his arms and taught himself to criticize memorials, and was tired of managing the three provinces and six departments. He Lanzhi who was lying on the hospital bed, He Lanzhi who accompanied him to sacrifice...and that He Lanzhi whose eyes were more moving than the gorgeous sea of ​​lights during the Lantern Festival.

Thinking of this, my heart throbbed uncontrollably for an instant.

Zhao Yin suddenly opened his eyes, and the warmth in his chest suddenly cooled down when he met the gazes of the courtiers eagerly hoping that he would deny and not kill He Lanzhi.

"I really don't want to kill He Lanzhi." Zhao Yin ruthlessly smashed the expectations of these courtiers, and said seriously.

As soon as Zhao Yin's words fell, Minister Gongsun jumped out filled with righteous indignation and scolded: "Your Majesty, do you know what you are doing? If you don't kill the Helan dog thief, are you still letting him continue to harm the world?!"

"Gongsunqing, keep your mouth clean." Zhao Yin warned coldly, "He Lanzhi is still the prime minister no matter what you say, and you, a first-rank courtier, can't scold you for being a dog thief."

Minister Gongsun was speechless by Zhao Yin's words, and even his arrogance withered all of a sudden, so he could only argue with some grievances: "I'm just angry——"

"—I didn't even get angry, why are you so angry?" Zhao Yin interrupted Minister Gongsun and asked back.

"Chen...Chen..." Minister Gongsun hesitated for a while, but couldn't find a suitable word for a while, so he could only stare anxiously and annoyed at Minister Sima who was watching silently.

Minister Sima, known as the "beautiful bearded man" in the court, suddenly received an inexplicable glaring from the next door. He looked at Minister Gongsun innocently, opened his lips and asked with his mouth: "Why are you staring at me?"

Minister Gongsun glared at him again, and cursed with his lips: Dead Beard, I can't get off the stage anymore, why don't you hurry up and help me? !

Sima twitched his eyes speechlessly, isn't this guy too unreasonable?Why do you have to ask others to help you when you say something wrong?Is this a begging attitude?Did someone else grow a beard to provoke you?If he hadn't grown up together since he was a child, who would be able to stand Gongsun's temper...

Forget it... For the sake of the bamboo horse, I'd better help him.

Minister Sima shook his head, adjusted his appearance slightly, stepped forward to shield Gongsun from Zhao Yin's cold gaze, and then bowed slightly to the young emperor sitting on the high chair with a cold face, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Minister Gongsun is not To offend Prime Minister He Lan, he just didn't want the country to be destroyed in the hands of Prime Minister He Lan, that's why he spoke rudely."

"Who speaks rudely... He Lanzhi is a dog thief..." Gongsun Bi muttered behind Minister Sima.

Taking advantage of the moment when Zhao Yin's face calmed down, Sima quickly turned his head, pulled Gongsun Qingxiu's delicate and tender cheeks and warned, "Just shut up!"

The right half of Minister Gongsun's face was instantly reddened by Sima's pinching. He covered his face in pain and obediently shut up, while tearfully glaring at Sima's turning back, wishing to stare through this bamboo horse who refused to shave his beard.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister He Lan really can't be eliminated." Minister Sima cupped his hands and continued, "Prime Minister He Lan coveted His Majesty's imperial power before, and his actions were extravagant. During the regency, he issued orders of excessive extortion and extortion, which made the people's lives miserable. These are in accordance with the law. All should be punished by death.”

"What you said is indeed reasonable." Zhao Yin nodded irrefutably, "It's just that you have noticed that He Lanzhi's behavior in the past two years has been extremely strict. The reform of the official system of the system of three provinces and six ministries should not be forgotten."

"Your Majesty—"

"——Sima Qing, wait a moment," Zhao Yin raised his hand to stop Minister Sima's words, and then asked, "Do I ask you, what do you think of this imperial examination system?"

Sima stroked his long beard and replied: "It can break the monopoly of court officials by powerful families, and at the same time, it can effectively select people with lofty ideals and benevolent people. I believe that the imperial examination system will be a system that will last forever."

"Then do you know that this system was proposed by He Lanzhi?"