I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

Chapter 6 What’s the difference between what you’re doing and fooling me?
Xinhuo Combat Academy is one of the five major academies in the Tiance Empire.

It even ranks among the best in the entire continent.

Many of the instructors at the Xinhuo Combat Academy are retired generals from front-line military camps.

It can be said that the teaching staff is very strong. If students can get the recognition of these teachers, perhaps with just a letter of recommendation, they will be able to thrive in the military camp in the future.

In fact, there are three combat academies in this area, and Li Chen just happened to come here first.

I have to say, the imperial capital is really big. It took him several hours to get to this place.

Along the way, Li Chen also discovered clues.

Two streets away, he clearly heard a noisy noise coming from a nearby treasure shop. Two powerful monks both had their eyes on the same treasure, so they had a conflict and were clamoring to break each other's legs.

You can even hear the sound of things being smashed and the vibrations of the meridians being stimulated.

Li Chen was happy at that time, thinking that he should be able to complete the task this time.

But when he entered the store, he found it peaceful.

The two monks who had just been arguing about breaking each other's legs were now arm in arm, looking like they had a very good relationship.

Li Chen noticed that some people in the store were looking at General Guo Poyun, and he probably knew what was going on.

Walking out of the treasure shop and coming to an empty alley, Li Chen suddenly stopped.

The two old ministers behind him didn't dare to walk in front of him, so they naturally stopped behind him.

"Whose subordinates are those secret guards in the store?"

With just one sentence, the two old ministers instantly knelt on the ground.

As a subject, one is not afraid of the emperor getting angry, but one is afraid of the emperor speaking in such a bland tone. No one can guess what the emperor is thinking.

"Your Majesty, I am your subordinate."

Guo Poyun began to sweat profusely because he knew he might have messed up.

Just now, there was a sudden problem in the treasure shop next door, and his men did not deal with it in time, which resulted in a very awkward scene. In addition, some of his men looked at him with a requesting look, so how could His Majesty not guess it.

Li Chen now understood why he had not encountered any trouble along the way. It turned out that you, old man, took the initiative to solve it for me.

If you want to complete the task, you have to find a way to get him out of the way first.

So Li Chen said, "Since you know that I am on a secret visit, what I want to see is the real imperial capital. What's the difference between what you are doing and fooling me?"

Guo Poyun kowtowed and said, "I know my crime, and I just want to do my best to ensure that Your Majesty will not be involved in any trouble."

Li Chen sighed and said, "Forget it, you go back home and reflect on yourself for three days, and you are not allowed to go out."

After hearing the punishment, Guo Poyun was temporarily relieved. After thanking his master for his grace, he left the area and evacuated all the secret guards he had sent.

As a subject, you may not be able to guess the emperor's thoughts, but you must understand what the emperor says.

Li Chen glanced at the wrinkled Prime Minister Zhao Wenyuan next to him and asked if there were any other people of his nearby.

Zhao Wenyuan was a smart man. He took the opportunity to say that he was a civil servant and had only a few old servants at home. He made himself sound like a clean-handed person and naturally did not have the ability to arrange so many guards.

Hearing him say this, Li Chen nodded with satisfaction.

Along the way, Zhao Wenyuan was like a housekeeper. As long as he noticed that Li Chen was interested in a place, he would start introducing the place.

"Your Majesty, this is the Xinhuo Battle Academy. The late emperor also studied here during his Qianlong period."

The gate of the Battle Academy in front of us is magnificent, enough to show what a higher education institution in the Tiance Dynasty should look like.

When you get here, you will see a lot of young people coming and going, most of whom are students from the Xinhuo Combat Academy.

It had been several hours since he left the palace, and Li Chen was a little hungry, so he came to a road with a lot of traffic, found a small restaurant, and prepared to eat something. The waiter was also very smart. Seeing that the two were not dressed like ordinary people, he immediately ran over, wiped the table and stools, and asked the two what they wanted to eat.

His movements were done in one go, with the demeanor of a master.

Li Chen casually ordered some beef and wine, then glanced at the young waiter and asked casually, "You are quite skilled, why don't you get a job?"

After all, Li Chen is the emperor now. He feels that it is a waste of talent for this waiter to have such strength at such a young age.

The waiter smiled awkwardly and replied, "To be honest, I am a student studying at Xinhuo Combat Academy. Since my family is poor, I work here to earn some living expenses and not add burden to my family."

I guess he has been asked this question by many people, and he answered it very skillfully.

Li Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He admired these self-reliant young men from poor families.

The Prime Minister Zhao Wenyuan next to him was observing without expressing any opinions or views.

After spending some time with Li Chen, he knew that the new emperor Li Chen had his own way of thinking.

Zhao Wenyuan also knew very well that the emperor hated subordinates who were as clever as Guo Poyun, so what he had to do was to do whatever Li Chen asked him to do, so that he could avoid making mistakes.

Just like this meal, Li Chen had to pick up his chopsticks first before he could move.

When Li Chen put down his chopsticks, he would do so immediately regardless of whether he was full or not.

This is what a 'perfect' minister should do.

Guo Poyun, just study hard.

Just when Zhao Wenyuan was feeling satisfied that he had been recognized by the new emperor, Li Chen's words broke his image as a perfect subject.

"Do you have money?"

You have to pay for meals. Li Chen used to eat in the palace and didn't have the habit of carrying money.

"Did not bring."

Zhao Wenyuan was the prime minister, and he had no habit of carrying money.

The scene was once awkward.

Who would have thought that the two most powerful people in the Tiance Dynasty couldn't even raise a tael of silver!
The only person who might have brought money was driven away by Li Chen.

The two people who were about to stand up sat back in their seats silently.

Li Chen thought that Zhao Wenyuan was a civil servant and had no real power, so it would take at least several hours for him to run back and forth.

Do you want me to wait here until dark?
Then I have to go back in person and get the money to redeem Zhao Wenyuan.

You can't just grab someone and say I am the new emperor Li Chen, and ask you to give me 50 taels of silver and I will make you a general when I return to the palace, right?

Even though Zhao Wenyuan had been prime minister for decades, he could not think of a better solution to this situation.

He couldn't let His Majesty get away with it.

If this got out, the other princes would not even have to rebel, they would be laughed to death by Li Chen.

The eyes of the surrounding diners began to focus on them, making the awkward atmosphere even more intense.

The most important thing is that the waiter has come over.

Zhao Wenyuan was groping his body quickly, hoping to find something to mortgage.

At this moment, a beautiful young woman suddenly sat down next to Li Chen.

(End of this chapter)