Chapter 4: As the saying goes, if the monarch wants the subject to die, the subject has to die!

The two people named by Li Chen in the imperial court were the head of the civil officials, the Prime Minister Zhao Zhao Wenyuan, and the head of the military generals, the Protector General Guo Guo Poyun.

After the morning court, the officials naturally changed out of their court robes and put on their formal attire.

Li Chen only said to let them come in the afternoon, but he didn't say what time in the afternoon.

If it were an ordinary new Emperor, they might not have been able to come on time.

After all, they were important officials with seniority in the May Tian Ce Dynasty, and they were qualified to give some attitude to a new Emperor whose status was not stable.

But what level was Li Chen? That was a Sage Realm Emperor. Who dared to provoke the bottom line of this new Emperor?

Now they hadn't even reached the afternoon; the Prime Minister and the Protector General just went back to eat and rushed over to the Imperial Study to listen to the dispatch.

"Can you stop shaking? You've been walking in front of me for more than an hour. You're not tired, but I'm tired just looking at you."

Prime Minister Zhao Zhao Wenyuan said unhappily.

Since they arrived at the Imperial Study, the Protector General Guo Guo Poyun had been pacing back and forth. He really couldn't stand it anymore, so he said that.

If it were normal times, if Zhao Zhao Wenyuan dared to say that, Guo Guo Poyun would definitely start spraying him.

But times were different now. Guo Guo Poyun had no heart to bicker with this old rival of the past. He scanned the surroundings, walked directly to Zhao Zhao Wenyuan's side, and whispered: "Tell me, what does our Emperor mean by calling us here?"

As the saying goes, accompanying the monarch is like accompanying a tiger. Zhao Zhao Wenyuan had never seen him so timid before the old Emperor.

"You ask me, who do I ask?"

Don't look at Zhao Zhao Wenyuan's calm appearance; in fact, the panic and suspicion in his heart were no less than Guo Guo Poyun's.

If you want to talk about the old Emperor and the other imperial princes, he didn't dare to say he could fully guess them, but he knew a little bit.

Which of these people liked to hear what words, what their personalities were like, and what their demeanor in dealing with people was like, as the Prime Minister, he definitely had to study them seriously.

Only in this way could he mix in the court and have his position as Prime Minister be as stable as Mount Tai.

But only Li Chen, it wasn't that he couldn't figure him out, it was because he hadn't contacted him at all.

Zhao Zhao Wenyuan had always known there was such a person among the imperial princes, and had seen Li Chen at some palace banquets, but he really knew nothing about what abilities this person had or what he liked.

The reason the Prime Minister and the Protector General were very panicked was that in the morning court today, their followers were fighting quite fiercely, only caring about promoting their students and followers, and even ignoring the existence of the new Emperor.

As the leaders of the two factions, they were really afraid that Li Chen would kill the chicken to warn the monkey now.

If they had known Li Chen had such strength, even if they were given a few guts, they wouldn't have dared to do so.

The misfortune among the fortunes was that in the morning court, they didn't open their mouths to speak, hoping that the new Emperor would not hold them accountable for the sake of their hard work.

Actually, it wasn't just the Prime Minister and the Protector General who were thinking about these things; those officials who argued the most fiercely in the morning court today were all terrified now.

Some officials with poor mentality were already preparing for their funeral in their mansions.

Only those loyal officials who were upright and not afraid of shadows were happy.

Because what they were waiting for was the Emperor with the highest cultivation in the May Tian Ce Dynasty in the last five hundred years!

Around three o'clock in the afternoon, the door of the Imperial Study was pushed open by a eunuch.

"The two of you came so early?"

Li Chen just entered the door, and the Prime Minister and the Protector General stood straight immediately.

"Not early, not early, we just arrived too."

"Being summoned by Your Majesty is our honor." Used to flattering for many years, these words were all blurted out.

Li Chen left them hanging for a full three hours, and they didn't have any temper at all.

To say that Li Chen didn't know they had arrived at the Imperial Study, that was impossible.

Li Chen knew as soon as he woke up, but knowing was knowing.

Now he was a Sage Realm Emperor, and he didn't indulge these important officials.

Imperial art, Li Chen hadn't learned it, but he understood a truth: for subordinates, you can't give too much face; if you give too much, they will climb up your nose.

However, Li Chen really didn't care about the imperial court. The reason he let these two come was just to go to the east of the imperial capital to complete the system mission next.

"The two of you have lived in the imperial capital for many years. Are you familiar with the east of the city?"

Even though Prime Minister Zhao Zhao Wenyuan had thought of hundreds of kinds of conversations in these three hours, he never thought Li Chen would ask this.

Seeing the Protector General Guo Guo Poyun acting deaf and dumb there, Zhao Zhao Wenyuan, as the Prime Minister, had to answer: "Back to Your Majesty, the east area of the city is a prosperous area of the imperial capital. Most of the merchant families of our dynasty have important industries here, and many foreign merchants come here from thousands of miles away, adding a certain prosperity to our dynasty,"

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"But for foreign merchants, I think we should guarantee their legitimate rights and interests, encourage them to operate actively, and contribute to the economic prosperity of our dynasty, while also reasonably collecting taxes to ensure the stability of the national finance."

"Specifically, I suggest that we can establish a specialized tax collection agency for foreign merchants, conduct detailed inspections of the business situation of foreign merchants, and formulate reasonable tax standards based on factors such as their business scale and profit level."

"In addition, I also think that we can encourage merchants of our dynasty to expand their business scale, introduce advanced technology, and improve product quality through tax preference policies, thereby further promoting the economic development and prosperity of our dynasty!"

Zhao Zhao Wenyuan said a lot, simply making Li Chen a bit confused. Did I ask this?

But for his statement, Li Chen didn't feel anything wrong, nor did he interrupt his words.

After all, he was the Prime Minister. If he opened his mouth and said words of singing praises like 'the country is prosperous and the people are at peace', it would make people feel that he had no ability, just a Prime Minister who knew how to form cliques for personal gain.

At Zhao Zhao Wenyuan's age, having been reused by the old Emperor and mixed in the position of Prime Minister for so long, he definitely had real talent and learning.

Even Guo Guo Poyun on the side felt that this old thing's reaction was really fast; it seemed he was prepared.

Although he didn't know what Li Chen liked to hear, Zhao Zhao Wenyuan wanted to tell Li Chen from the side that he could share worries and solve problems for Li Chen.

As long as he got Li Chen's recognition, his position as Prime Minister would definitely be very stable.

Now it was Guo Guo Poyun who was embarrassed. If the new Emperor had to move one of them today, it would mostly be him.

He had to think of a way to save the situation and let Li Chen know that he was a bit useful.

Just when Guo Guo Poyun was letting his imagination run wild, Li Chen opened his mouth: "Since that's the case, then the two of you come with me to the east of the city today."

The two old officials of the court looked at each other, seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

They really didn't know what Li Chen was trying to do, but they didn't dare to ask, so they could only firmly agree.

As subjects, they had to do whatever the Emperor said.

As the saying goes, if the monarch wants the subject to die, the subject has to die.

But there was a premise here, and that was that the monarch had the ability to let the subject die.

Li Chen dared to speak like this because he knew he had this strength!

This was the benefit of having strength!

It could make the subjects realize at all times that they were just subjects.

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It allows the subjects to be aware at every moment that they are merely subjects.

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