The Song Dynasty was the king for thirteen years before he knew that he was Tianlong.

Chapter 61: Palace Battle
When the ministers heard this, they were all surprised and looked over together.

Although Zhao Ti is a prince, he has no official duties, does not attend court, and has never made a report. What happened today?
"Please speak, King Yan." Zhao Xu leaned forward on the dragon throne. His expression seemed calm, but his fists were clenched tightly under the desk.

Zhao Ti smiled and glanced at everyone in the hall: "I beg Your Majesty to abolish the old law and implement the new law!"

"What?" All the ministers were stunned when they heard the words. The hall was spacious and open, and even the scholars who had not obtained official positions and were standing in the distance were stunned.

"Prince Yan, please tell me in detail!" A blush appeared on Zhao Xu's face, and that contradictory temperament disappeared for a short time, leaving only concentration on his face.

Zhao Ti raised his imperial tablet and said, "Your Majesty, I think the old law has too many drawbacks, is cumbersome and onerous, and is no longer suitable for today's times, nor for the people's livelihood. Although the new law also has flaws, it can be corrected and revised, and is better than the old one. Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to reinstate the new law!"

"You, King Yan, you are talking nonsense!" All the ministers in the hall just reacted at this moment, and almost all of them changed their expressions.

Needless to say, the old party, even those who were well-read, had ferocious expressions on their faces. The prime minister and the six ministers were even more furious.

However, some dormant new parties were stunned and shocked, and could hardly hold their tongues in their hands.

New law! In the past ten years, who dared to bring up the restoration of the new law? The court mentioned this only to attack each other and fight for power!

"Prince Yan, you are talking nonsense!" Liang Tao, the Minister of Rites, came out of the class, shaking with anger.

Zhao Ti glanced at him and said, "Didn't Minister Liang retire from the Zizheng Palace due to illness and be appointed to the Liquan Temple? If you are ill, you should just take care of yourself. Why can't you bear the loneliness and come to the palace? And why are you speaking so rudely? If your duties are not in line with your virtues and your words are not in line with reason, how can you lead the Ministry of Rites!"

"I..." Liang Tao said angrily, "As a prince, I have no duties to perform, so how can I interfere in government affairs at will?"

Zhao Ti sneered, "I am only presenting my opinion. Minister Liang has been framed by others in the past and has been accused of many crimes. Does he want to give me one too?"

"you you……"

Zhao Ti raised his imperial tablet again and said, "Your Majesty, I think you should immediately rectify the shortcomings of the new law, then reintroduce the new law and completely abolish the old law!"

"The King of Yan is wrong!" Lü Dafang, the Minister of the Left, walked out of the court and said, "The King of Yan has no official post and does not know the affairs of the court. How can he talk about the new law so recklessly?"

Zhao Ti glanced at him and said, "I heard that Prime Minister Lu had already submitted an order to avoid the position of Prime Minister. Why is he here now? Could it be that he is greedy for fame and power, whitewashing his reputation, retreating to advance, and intending to force the monarch to death?"

"You, you are talking nonsense..."

"What did I say wrong? If you really want to retire and live in seclusion, and enjoy the countryside, shouldn't you just resign and leave? Why are you so inconsistent and reckless? What else is this but playing hard to get?"

"New laws cannot be restored, and old laws cannot be abolished. Prince Yan, please do not disrupt the court!"

Zhao Ti sneered: "If those who uphold the old ways are all as selfish as Prime Minister Lu, and are used to showing off their schemes, then we don't need them!"

"Prince Yan, what exactly do you want to do?" At this moment another person walked out of the class. It turned out to be Fan Chunren, the Shangshu You Pushe and Zhongshu Shilang. Fan Chunren was the son of Fan Zhongyan and also a member of the old party.

"Prince of Yan, the emperor is in power now, the court is in session, and the four quarters are celebrating. You are bringing up a new law that will bring disaster to the country and the people. You have ill intentions. What do you want to do?"

Zhao Ti glanced at him and said coldly: "Prime Minister Fan, don't embarrass Lord Wen Zheng!"

Wen Zhenggong is Fan Zhongyan, and Fan Chunren is Fan Zhongyan's second son. Fan Chunren was so angry that his face turned blue, and he turned around and rushed to the imperial steps and said, "Your Majesty, you must not listen to the nonsense of the Prince of Yan. I didn't expect that the Prince of Yan hid so deeply. He must be the leader of the New Party, and his mind is mysterious and unpredictable."

Zhao Xu's eyebrows twitched when he heard this on the steps. Is he hiding so deeply? Is he talking about the King of Yan, or about me...

Some New Party members on both sides of the hall looked at each other in bewilderment. They had never known that Prince Yan was one of their own. They had never heard of him. Not to mention meeting him privately to discuss how to deal with the Old Party, they hardly spoke to him in normal times, and rarely even greeted each other.

Zhao Ti said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Fan has become confused and has said things without thinking. He even said that the leader of the New Party is a mysterious and unpredictable person."

Zhao Xu's face darkened: "Hmm..."

"Your Majesty, what the King of Yan did today was strange. You must not believe it!" Su Che walked out of the class.

"Prince Yan, what you said is extremely evil. As a member of the royal family, how can you mislead His Majesty? You are clearly immoral and a bad person. Please, Your Majesty, demote you and hold you accountable as a punishment!"

Zhao Ti narrowed his eyes and looked at Su Zhe: "Mr. Su!"

"What does the King of Yan have to say? Will he admit his fault after I hit his nail on the head? Then why don't you quickly explain to His Majesty and apologize to all the ministers!" Su Che said loudly.

Everyone looked at Zhao Ti. Su Che attacked Zhao Ti with his virtue because Su Che himself cultivated virtue and had never done anything that violated his moral integrity.

Zhao Ti looked at Su Zhe and sighed, "Mr. Su is talking to me about morality and being a good person. Mr. Su, don't you know that if a child is not taught well, it is the fault of the father? You use morality to show off yourself, but you don't discipline your family. What kind of moral gentleman are you?"

"What does King Yan mean by this?" Su Che's heart skipped a beat, and a bad feeling came over him.

Zhao Ti reached into his bosom and took out the confession written by Su Yuan that day and threw it at Su Zhe. He was not afraid that Su Zhe would destroy it. He asked Su Yuan to write two copies of the confession. Moreover, there were so many imperial guards present at the time, which could prove that the son of the current prime minister had established a gang outside and collected safety money from the dock porters.

"What, what is this?" Su Zhe opened his eyes wide, took a look, and his expression changed immediately.

When the people from the Censorate saw that he looked strange, they all turned their heads to look, wanting to see what was written on the paper.

Su Che's hands were shaking. He suddenly stuffed the paper into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it directly into his stomach.

Everyone was stunned. An assistant censor who was usually excluded and never dared to speak in the court stepped forward and said, "What did Minister Su do? How could you be so disrespectful in front of the emperor in public? Did the Prince of Yan write some dirty secrets about you on the paper?"

Su Che said nothing, returned to the classroom, closed his eyes tightly, did not look at anyone, and did not say another word.

"Prince Yan, you, I heard that you usually wield guns and sticks and do crude martial arts behaviors. How could you know about the affairs of the court and the underworld? You speak so nonsense, you are simply a heretic and you don't know what you are talking about!" At this time another person stepped forward, it was the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.

Zhao Ti glanced at him coldly, pointed his finger and said, "A tyrannical and unruly person, are you qualified to talk to me about the government and the underworld? Do you know how much a liter of rice costs in the market, and how much a pound of vegetables costs? You know how the people are suffering and how worried they are!"

"King Yan, don't quibble. You only know how to wield swords and guns, but you don't know anything about state affairs. You are making trouble and delaying the monarch. You, you are unforgivable..." At this time, a group of old party members jumped out and shouted desperately at Zhao Ti.

Zhao Ti smiled coldly, raised the corner of his mouth, and glanced towards the ceiling of the hall.

(End of this chapter)