Chen Qun raised his eyelids and glanced at Zhang Yan, but saw that Zhang Yan was staring at him with a deep gaze, and in those eyes, it seemed to be waiting for what he said. He lowered his head slightly, arched his hand, and said, "Your Highness, I hope that the words I say next, no matter whether they are good or not, Your Highness will not punish me!" ”

Zhang Yan said with a smile: "You are my right-hand man, who has followed me for many years, if you have not been guarding the rear for me and handling government affairs, how can I have today?" You say, whatever you say, I won't blame you. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Chen Qun was silent for a moment again, because he kept his head down, Zhang Yan couldn't see the expression on his face, let alone what he was thinking, but Zhang Yan didn't urge him, but sat there quietly, waiting for what Chen Qun was about to say.

After a while, Chen Qun raised his head and said slowly: "Your Highness, there is nothing to move the capital, because the construction of the new capital has been completed, and the relocation of the capital is also a matter of time, but His Highness suddenly proposed it last time, which will inevitably make the minister feel a little hesitant." Since the Son of Heaven came to Pengcheng, in the past few years, the population of Pengcheng has surged, and many ministers of the DPRK and China have also settled their homes in Pengcheng, and they have also purchased a lot of industries. And His Royal Highness has always done things his own way, never consulted with others, after the system reform, although the cabinet is there, but it exists in name only, the members of the cabinet are nothing, and the cabinet members have become the puppets of His Highness. Although His Royal Highness is in charge of the military and political affairs of the whole country. But it does not give much power to cabinet members. So in this way, there is no point in reforming at all, so why did it need to reform in the first place? ”

When Chen Qun said this, he paid attention to the expression on Zhang Yan's face, he saw that Zhang Yan's face was expressionless, and he listened with relish, so he continued: "Let's take this capital relocation as an example, such a big thing as moving the capital. His Royal Highness made it public without informing the cabinet members, which inevitably caused panic among the courtiers. If His Highness had been able to discuss with the cabinet members first, perhaps the cabinet would have given His Highness a reasonable proposal, when it was more appropriate to say the matter of moving the capital, what resistance it encountered, how to solve it, etc., but His Highness did not do this, but said it directly in the court, which was undoubtedly a thing that made the ministers panic. ”

Zhang Yanzai listened carefully to every word Chen Qun said. There was no interruption in between, let alone disturbing his train of thought. Just let Chen Qun say it alone. When Chen Qun finished speaking, Zhang Yan listened to it in his ears, but he remembered it in his heart, and he felt that this was Chen Qun's heart. In the final analysis, the matter of moving the capital involves the interests of too many people, including Chen Qun.

And Zhang Yan also learned another news from Chen Qun's mouth, and the current cabinet members must be full of complaints about him. Because he set up the cabinet, but he implemented a dictatorship, and the courtiers who used to hold great power have become slaves of the cabinet, just following Zhang Yan's orders, and have no right to speak, which is not what they want.

The implication is that other cabinet members except Zhang Yan thought were hinting to him, implying that he would decentralize power and let cabinet members really have rights.

To tell the truth, Zhang Yan is indeed a little too dictatorial, after returning from the Southern Expedition, he has become more eager to have rights, he has to know all the big and small affairs, no matter how big or small, he has to personally take care of everything, and he has seen a lot of twists and turns. These days, Zhang Yan is very tired, in addition to correcting the folds, he is also correcting the folds, because he is thinking about the country he has established, and he wants to understand all the big and small affairs in the country, and he wants to solve them in his own way.

However, what he didn't know was that his ability to govern was very limited, and he was not very mellow in the handling of some things. In the past, he was out on a perennial campaign, and the government affairs were handed over to Chen Qun and Zhang Zhao as agents, but now that he finally came back by himself, he no longer let them touch these things, which is equivalent to invisibly putting these people in the air.

These people are naturally unbalanced in their hearts, but they dare not speak out, so they can only hide in their hearts.

This time, the reason why Chen Qun dared to say such a thing was because of his feelings. And I hope to use this incident to remind Zhang Yan that if they really want to do something out of the ordinary, then they have already done it, so why wait until now?

Chen Qun has a lot of industries, but every penny he earns back with his economic acumen, not by using power for personal gain.

"If Your Highness really wants to go on like this, then why bother with reform. With His Royal Highness's current prestige and strength, simply abolish the current emperor and become the emperor himself! In that case, His Highness will be able to firmly grasp the major affairs of the world. Chen Qun once again said tentatively.

Who doesn't want to be an emperor, but not everyone can be an emperor, and it takes a lot of talent to become a generation of emperors.

Moreover, Zhang Yan just limited the imperial power on the front foot, formed a cabinet, and became the emperor himself on the back foot, so isn't he contradictory, why did he go to great lengths to limit the imperial power in the first place.

And Zhang Yan didn't want to be an emperor from the bottom of his heart, he felt that there was no benefit in being an emperor, once he became an emperor, then his children and grandchildren would kill each other because of the competition for the throne. He didn't want to see such a scene, he hoped that in his lifetime, he would always be able to firmly grasp the rights of this country, and after his death, he would be able to leave a name in history and leave a large fortune for future generations.

At present, the Han Dynasty adopts a system similar to that of a constitutional monarchy, and there is nothing sacred about imperial power, and the power is in the hands of Zhang Yan.

After Zhang Yan heard Chen Qun's words, he said: "What you said today, this king has heard it clearly. As you just said, I have indeed done something my own way recently, and things that originally belonged to your full scope were handled by me, and I did not do it right, and I will change it in the future. However, the matter of moving the capital is imperative, so it is better to use this incident as the beginning of the collective deliberations of the cabinet. ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yan stood up and said to Chen Qun: "Let's go, go to the cabinet." ”

Chen Qun looked at Zhang Yan with some surprise, he never expected that Zhang Yan would humbly accept his proposal. He was afraid that he had heard it wrong, so he asked uneasily: "Your Highness, are you really not interested in the emperor's throne at all?" ”

Zhang Yan shook his head and said, "If I am interested in the throne, why did I restrict the imperial power in the first place? Besides, it's nothing good to be an emperor, like now, do you think Liu Feng is not enough to be an emperor? The power is on the sidelines, but he still has to be wronged, if he is like this when he is the emperor, it is simply worse than death. Instead of that, it is better to be a prince and a marquis in a chic manner, and be more at ease. ”

After Chen Qun heard this, he immediately fell silent, stopped saying a word, and followed Zhang Yan to the cabinet.

……

At night, many soft sedan chairs arrived in front of Chen Qun's house, and those who came out of the soft sedan chair were all ministers of the court, among them were Yang Biao, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, Hua Xin, Wang Lang, the deputy capital of the imperial history, Gu Yong, the left imperial history Dong Zhao, Zhang Zhao, the secretary of Dali Temple, Zhuge Jin, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Xu Chu, the general of Wei, and even Xu Sheng, the commander of Jinyi Wei, also appeared here.

The housekeeper of the Chen Mansion welcomed these ministers into the palace one by one, Chen Qun received them one by one, everyone gathered together, and retreated, and then Chen Qun said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry to call you late at night, today I have asked His Highness about the emperor's throne, His Highness's answer is as always disappointed to me, he has no interest in the throne at all, it seems that it is a dream to let His Highness abolish Liu Feng and change the dynasty." ”

"I said a long time ago that His Highness has no interest in the position of the emperor at all, and you still don't believe it. You should believe it now, right? The person who spoke was none other than Xu Sheng, the commander of Jinyiwei.

As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the ministers showed a trace of sorrow.

"In that case, I think this matter will be left at that, as if it never happened." It was Yang Biao, the secretary of the ministry, who spoke.

Zhang Zhao, the secretary of Dali Temple, suddenly stood up and said, "No!" This matter must not be left alone. We have worked hard for His Royal Highness, and seeing that the whole country is about to be reunified, if we don't change the dynasty, then we won't even be able to mix with the founding fathers. After hundreds of years, the Han Dynasty has already gone into decline, and it is time to change the dynasty. Since His Royal Highness is unwilling to be the emperor, then we will force him to be the emperor, once the change of dynasty is successful, we will be the founding fathers, and future generations will naturally follow suit. Ladies and gentlemen, think about it, is what I said right or wrong? ”

Xu Chu asked with a depressed face: "However, His Highness is unwilling, what can we do?" forced him to be the emperor, but how should he be forced? ”

Zhang Zhao said: "His Royal Highness is unwilling to be the emperor, it is nothing more than because of the existence of the Liu royal family, and now, Liu Feng is left alone, as long as Liu Feng is killed, the emperor will have no one to inherit, then His Royal Highness has to be the emperor." ”

"No! This is the crime of killing the king, and we cannot let His Highness bear the infamy of killing the king for our own selfish interests. Xu Sheng said, "If you dare to do this, I will be the first to withdraw, and I will also report your conspiracy to His Highness!" ”

Chen Qun said: "Commander Xu, please be calm, we will definitely not do this, once the king is killed, not only His Royal Highness will bear the charge, but we will also be scolded as traitors." I have to think of a foolproof strategy, in my opinion, it is better to let Liu Feng take the initiative to give up the position of emperor and Zen to His Royal Highness, in this way, wouldn't His Highness be able to become the emperor logically? ”

"This is good, but how can Liu Feng willingly cede the emperor's position to His Royal Highness?"

Chen Qun said with a smile: "Actually, the most important thing is the Empress Dowager Gongsun, as long as he agrees, Liu Feng will naturally agree......" (To be continued......