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Chapter 1036 Is it so easy to be a favorite minister?

"Hahaha, I feel the same way."

Li Yan patted Wang Xuance's shoulder affectionately, smiled and said, "Rengui and Siye are now in military service, and you are the only one who stays with me. Even in the past, it was the same. It seems that our fate as monarch and subject is still long."

"I am willing to swear my loyalty to your majesty until death!"

Li Yan pretended to be displeased and said, "Look, I don't even treat you as an outsider, but you keep calling me Your Majesty and your subject. Isn't this based on your estrangement from me?"

"Hey hey hey hey"

Damn it, you keep calling me "I", what can I do?
Facing the moody Li Yan, Wang Xuance was terrified and secretly complained in his heart. For a moment, his brain was a little blocked and he didn't know how to answer. It seemed that no matter what he said, it would be wrong. So he pretended to smile foolishly and scratched his scalp in a pretentious manner.

Of course Li Yan was aware of Wang Xuance's complicated feelings.

I have to grow, and Wang Xuance also has to grow. As an emperor, time is precious. There are countless talents in the entire Tang Dynasty who are racking their brains to get in front of me and work for me.

It is a great fortune that you can take the time to discipline someone and show him kindness and power.

For someone like Wang Xuance, his ancestors were very lucky. As an emperor, he could spare the time and energy to repeatedly train and polish him, which was also based on their past friendship and his amazing performance in history.

Even Xue Rengui and Heng Lian, who were far superior to Wang Xuance in terms of ability and friendship, did not receive such treatment.

As the saying goes, the higher the expectations, the greater the responsibility.

As Heshen, a close minister of the emperor in history, once said, everyone envies the favorite ministers, but is it so easy to be a favorite minister?

You must be well-informed and have a strong memory, and be well-read. You must know everything, including poetry, songs, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, archery, riding, and playing with dogs and chickens. Otherwise, if the emperor asks you this and you don't know, and asks you that and you don't know, you will be ignored in no time.

In front of the emperor, one must also be able to read the emperor's expressions, give advice, understand the situation, analyze the pros and cons, and always do things according to the emperor's wishes.

The emperor of the true dragon cannot tolerate scoundrels around him. Morality is not important, but personal ability must be strong. Not to mention being a capable minister, even if you are a treacherous minister, you have to be one of the best.

If Wang Xuance cannot do this and cannot keep up with his own pace, he will not be able to shoulder the responsibility.

Li Yan had no choice but to select talents from the court, and he could only be a black glove to do things for him!

Erhu, Mao Xiang, Jiang Li, Ji Gang, these will all serve as lessons for Wang Xuance!
After riding for half an hour, they returned to the imperial study exhausted and sweating, just as Wang De came back with the imperial decree.

Li Yan took the towel that Wang Xuance took from the maid, wiped the sweat off his neck, and asked, "How is it going? Is everything going well?"

"Your Majesty, when I went there, Princess Gaoyang was crying to the Queen Mother!"

Wang De had been scolded by Gao Yang before. After observing the emperor's expression, he found that he was very displeased with Gao Yang. He decisively added the title before the princess to show that he was distancing himself from those who dared to disrespect the emperor.

"I announced your majesty's will in front of your majesty. At first, Princess Gaoyang resisted and even complained to your majesty. Later, your majesty decisively reprimanded Gaoyang and sternly asked the princess to act according to your majesty's will."

After quietly putting on the eye drops, Wang De quickly concluded: "When this old minister left, Princess Gaoyang had already reluctantly gone to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, to the sleeping hall where Emperor Gaozu rested. Has she reflected on it?"

"In addition, when I went there, Princess Ankang and Princess Jinyang were also paying respects to the Queen in the palace. After learning that Your Majesty was very angry about Princess Gaoyang's matter, they were planning to come to Taiji Palace to ask you for mercy for Princess Gaoyang!"

"Ok?"

Li Yan frowned immediately. This incident reminded him that Gao Yang's matter had become a laughing stock. He had to deal with it swiftly. If he delayed for too long and too many people came out to beg for mercy, it would be difficult for him to do it.

In this way, the Tang Dynasty royal family will always have to bear this laughing stock.

"Wang De, you did a great job on this matter. You are indeed mature and prudent. Father has left me a good helper!"

Li Yan's casual compliment made all 36,000 pores on Wang De's body open up, as if he had eaten a ginseng fruit. He knelt down excitedly and thanked him, saying, "This is all my duty, and I don't deserve your majesty's praise."

"I will serve your majesty faithfully and conscientiously."

Li Yan nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand: "Okay, you go down first!"

Wang De knew that he had grasped the pulse of the new emperor, and his work had touched the emperor's heart. His position was temporarily saved, and he left the imperial study with a smile on his face. He waved his whisk, put it on his left arm, and stood guard outside the door, his back straightened a lot. He secretly said in his heart: "It is said that a new emperor appoints new ministers. As long as I serve His Majesty well, the harem of this new dynasty is still in our hands. Those little bastards, don't even think about turning the tables."

As soon as Wang De left, Li Yan's face quickly darkened, and Wang Xuance's heart skipped a beat. Based on his many years of experience in serving Li Shimin, he knew from the emperor's expression that someone else would be in trouble.

As expected, Li Yan looked at Wang Xuance and asked leisurely, "Xuance, do you think Gao Yang can reflect on his sins in front of the ancestral tablet?"

Well.
Wang Xuance shuddered subconsciously. He knew what he meant with just one sentence.

This unlucky person is most likely Gao Yang, who couldn't tell the difference between the big and small princes and didn't give the emperor face. As the commander of the Jinyiwei, Wang Xuance has done a lot of dirty work for Li Shimin over the years and has long since transformed into an impure intelligence chief.

If Li Shimin said something like this, Wang Xuance would hardly need to listen any further, and would know that it was time for him to get to work.

However, based on his previous understanding of Li Yan and the unfamiliarity of the new emperor, he was a little hesitant to make a conclusion easily. After all, this was a matter of life and death, and it was a princess. If he misunderstood the intention, the consequences would be disastrous.

Although Gao Yang lived a decadent life and had a domineering personality, she was the emperor's biological sister after all, and the emperor had not yet completely died! If the emperor woke up one day and learned that his precious pearl was broken, he would not be able to bear the responsibility.

Besides, the Empress Dowager Zhangsun is still alive. If an extreme incident occurs, it will be difficult for Your Majesty to explain to the Empress Dowager.

Thinking of this, Wang Xuance felt that he should not be too sensitive, and pretended to be slow to reply: "Your Majesty, I think Princess Gaoyang is still young, and she was doted on by the emperor, so she is usually a little willful."

As soon as the words fell, Wang Xuance saw Li Yan's eyes darken and the expression on his face began to solidify.

Wang Xuance panicked and shivered unconsciously. He thought to himself, "Forget it. It's better for me to let my friend die than for me. What does Gao Yang's life or death have to do with me? If I continue to interfere, it will be a waste of time to get myself involved."

Wang Xuance's brain was working rapidly, and he quickly tried to make amends, changing the subject: "However, as the saying goes, a child's character can be seen at the age of three, and his character can be seen at the age of seven. He is so young, yet he is so spoiled, doing whatever he wants, and not observing etiquette. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to control himself in the future."

"Yes, I think so too. As the saying goes, it is easy to change the country, but it is difficult to change one's nature."

"Once a person's character is formed, it cannot be changed. He is so arrogant now, who knows how much trouble he will cause me in the future?" Li Yan's expression relaxed, he nodded silently, and then glanced at Wang Xuance expressionlessly.

It’s over, Wang Xuance wailed in his heart!
I confirmed with my eyes that she was the one I wanted to kill.
It seemed that he had not misunderstood. The emperor was determined to solve the problem once and for all. Wang Xuance had no choice but to bow and say, "Your Majesty, I have some private matters tonight and cannot come to work. I specially ask for leave from Your Majesty."

"Yes, it's settled!"

Li Yan waved his hand casually and said, "Remember, although the Jinyiwei is not like the Imperial Guards to guard the imperial city, they also have the responsibility to suppress the ground and stabilize the capital. I have just ascended the throne, you all have to keep your eyes open and don't cause any cases."

Well, after the last attempt, Wang Xuance finally gave up and determined his mission.

Get rid of Gao Yang!

At the same time, he could not create a scene of homicide, cause a sensation, and put the emperor in a passive position, so he had no choice but to commit suicide.

There are only three ways for a woman to commit suicide: jumping into a well, poisoning, or using white silk. Which one should you choose?

Wang Xuance walked out of the imperial study and stood on the steps, looking at the dark clouds in the sky in the distance, the howling wind, and the heavy feeling of a mountain about to come. He sighed silently, and felt that his mood was like the clouds in the sky, a little depressed.

Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. This new emperor seems to be even harder to serve than the Khan.
After Wang Xuance left, Li Yan's mood inexplicably improved a lot.

I thought to myself, the woman of the last generation was right. If you make me unhappy for a moment, I will make you unhappy for the rest of your life. As an emperor, after giving the order, in Li Yan's heart, Gao Yang no longer existed in the world.

After venting, Li Yan's depression was relieved a lot.

So he began to review the memorials. Seeing two full piles of memorials in front of the imperial desk, Li Yan couldn't help but wail in his heart and sighed, why did the emperor of the Tang Dynasty have so many trivial matters, the territory of the Turks was no smaller than that of the Tang Dynasty.

As the de facto emperor of the grassland, you don't have to deal with so many things, right?

Every day he played games that were beneficial to growing affection with the empress and other beauties in the harem. When he got tired of playing, he would go horseback riding, hunting, and barbecue with Gu Rentu and others. He would also go and pacify those small tribes that were not very submissive. He lived a very comfortable life.

Just as Kangxi said, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was locked to the dragon throne with a golden chain and lost his freedom from then on.

(End of this chapter)