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Chapter 1146 We're afraid he'll abandon us and run away.
Inside Kunning Palace, Yu'er was reading a novel aloud, while Empress Ma, Jin'er, and Chang Mounu sat listening.
Black Sesame Dumplings and Yang Shaofeng stood at the door and listened for a few moments, but the more they listened, the stranger their expressions became.
After Yu'er finished reading the novel, Heizhima Tangyuan and Yang Shaofeng were about to go in to pay their respects to Empress Ma when they heard Empress Ma comment: "These stories are getting more and more fabricated. They always have rich girls falling in love with poor scholars. I even doubt whether those poor scholars have ever seen rich girls."
Black Sesame Dumpling and Yang Shaofeng's expressions immediately became even stranger. Yu'er laughed loudly and said, "Whether a poor scholar has ever seen a rich girl is hard to say, but my godfather has indeed seen a rich girl back then."
The sound of slapping and screaming came from Kunning Palace almost simultaneously. Heizhima Tangyuan turned to look at Yang Shaofeng and said in a trembling voice, "How about we go directly to Qianqing Palace?"
Yang Shaofeng did not answer, but simply turned and left, responding with his actions.
Yu'er is so bold as to provoke her mother-in-law; I, on the other hand, don't have that kind of guts.
It would be better to find a way to annoy Lao Deng.
Just as Yang Shaofeng and Heizhi Tangyuan were heading to the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Zhu was grinning from ear to ear.
Li Shanchang said with a big smile, "Congratulations on your ascension to the throne!"
Emperor Zhu responded with a smile: "Congratulations to you, congratulations to you."
"We finally got this bastard into the cabinet. Today's performance wasn't for nothing, and the anger we've endured these past two days wasn't for nothing either."
"It's just that Yang Qing has suffered. Today, that bastard gave her a good scolding, but she had no choice but to swallow her pride and accept it."
Li Shanchang laughed twice and said, "Don't think that old scoundrel Yang Siyi lost out. After all, the Ministry of Revenue is the one that benefits the most from the reform of the national treasury."
"Once the cabinet is restructured, the Ministry of Revenue will be able to shed a huge amount of work."
"I'm afraid that old scoundrel has been waiting for this day for a long time."
Seeing Li Shanchang laughing happily, Liu Bowen suddenly remembered what had happened a few days ago.
A few days ago, when we were talking about the reform of the Censorate, you old scoundrel seemed quite pleased with yourself when you made sarcastic remarks about me.
There's also the possibility of rising to power.
Back then, you were also helping that old scoundrel Li Shanchang to put me, Liu, in a difficult position.
Liu Bowen's eyes darted around, and he immediately stroked his beard and said, "Your Excellency, Duke of Han, don't be too happy yet."
Whether the Prince Consort has seen through today's charade remains to be seen.
"The key issue is the question that the Prince Consort raised today."
Emperor Zhu blinked, looking completely bewildered, and asked, "What problem? He petitioned us to abolish the poll tax and corvée labor, and we have already agreed and had Biao'er draft the edict. What other problem does he have?"
Liu Bowen stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "Your Excellency, there are actually two questions hidden in what the Prince Consort said today."
"The first question is whether to live within one's means or to live within one's means."
"Another question is whether the benefits of abolishing the poll tax and corvée labor will actually reach the people."
"These two issues lead to a whole host of subsequent problems, such as taxation."
Emperor Zhu suddenly smiled and shook his head, saying, "Mr. Qingtian has captured too many people."
Li Shanchang laughed heartily twice and said, "Before the Prince Consort came to the cabinet, the ruler had to worry about these issues. Now that the Prince Consort has come to the cabinet, the ruler still has to worry about these issues. Then what's the point of the Prince Consort coming to the cabinet?"
Liu Bowen glanced at Li Shanchang and sneered, "So, what about the reform of the Censorate?"
Li Shanchang's laughter abruptly stopped with a "ga" sound, as if someone had grabbed his neck.
Oh no, I forgot about that old scoundrel Liu Bowen!
Thinking back to how he had conspired with Liu Bowen to seize power a few days earlier, Li Shanchang couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
Given Lao Liu's current state, what if he gets carried away and self-destructs in front of his superiors?
Turning his head to look in the direction of the Qianqing Palace gate, Li Shanchang deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Brother Qingtian, don't worry, the reform of the Censorate can't be entirely entrusted to you alone."
"Here's what we'll do: when His Highness the Crown Prince and the Prince Consort arrive, you should plead poverty to them and say that the Censorate is short-staffed."
"First, plead poverty, then get to the point. Just stick to the fact that the reform of the Censorate was caused by him."
"Present the facts and reason with them."
"The prince consort cannot refuse, and will surely try to find a way to help you."
"..."
Liu Bowen glanced at Li Shanchang again.
Hold on tight and don't let go?
What, am I a turtle?
And he even said he would definitely help me think of a solution?
What? Is Yang the Madman a monkey who can pluck a hair from the ground and blow on it to create thousands of little Yang the Madman? Can he get enough manpower for me with just a word?
Even if he were a monkey, I wouldn't dare use those millions of Little Yang madmen!
Liu Bowen mentally cursed for a moment, then snorted coldly with a dark face and said, "I thank Minister Han for his kindness, but..."
Li Shanchang was furious.
What did you call me?
Grand Secretary Han?
You fucking learned from that freak Yang too, didn't you!
Liu Bowen ignored Li Shanchang's dark face and said meaningfully, "Based on my understanding of the Prince Consort, now that he has entered the cabinet, he will not only focus on the head tax and corvée labor."
"He might cause some trouble regarding the cabinet reforms that will be discussed at tomorrow's court assembly."
"The South Korean public should definitely make plans as soon as possible."
Li Shanchang couldn't help but click his tongue.
That old scoundrel Liu Bowen, having failed to get Yang the Madman to the Censorate to help him reform the system, is now trying to sow discord here.
You're mistaken—do you think I'm afraid of what Yang the Madman might do?
The bigger the commotion that Yang the Madman makes, the less pressure I will have to bear!
Seeing that Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen were at odds, Emperor Zhu coughed and said, "We'll talk about tomorrow's matters tomorrow. The problem now is how to fool that scoundrel when he arrives."
Upon hearing the word "deception," Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen immediately perked up.
Li Shanchang chuckled twice and said, "I will go first. I will talk to him about the reform of the cabinet first, and then I will let Marquis Chengyi talk to him about the reform of the censorate."
Liu Bowen nodded in agreement: "That's right. The Imperial Son-in-Law has been causing trouble for the emperor and the officials. His misdeeds are nothing new. This time it's our turn to deal with him!"
Emperor Zhu smiled wickedly, then frowned slightly and said, "We still need to be careful. That bastard is not someone to be trifled with. If we go too far, we're afraid he'll abandon us and run away."