Chapter 1561

Xiao Changsheng gave a bitter smile.

"If it were you, what would you do?" he asked softly.

Chen Guanlou pondered. "It depends on how you think. One is that it's better to live than to die! One is to die early and be liberated early, taking the opportunity to be liberated. If you want to survive, choose the first one. If you want to transcend, choose the second one."

These words came from the bottom of his heart!

When living is a burden, it's better to die early and be done with it.

Death is an end, and it may also be a new beginning. Who knows. Maybe there is really reincarnation, really past and present lives.

For example, he awakened his past wisdom.

Xiao Changsheng frowned, seemingly unable to make up his mind.

Emperor Yuan Ding definitely wants him dead.

How to die, Emperor Yuan Ding has the final say, he has no right to choose.

Even ants want to survive, how could he be willing to die! Always have to struggle!

Chen Guanlou saw through the other party's thoughts. "Since you can't make up your mind, just let nature take its course, take one step at a time. When you make up your mind, you can talk to me."

"Thanks, Brother Chen!"

"Don't! How can we call each other brothers, the status is not right, and the occasion is not right. I ask Minister Xiao not to drag me into the water." Chen Guanlou refused sternly.

Xiao Changsheng could only smile bitterly.

Since ascending the throne as Emperor, Emperor Yuan Ding had been holding a fire in his heart that he couldn't vent. Until Xiao Changsheng was caught in the Heavenly Prison and locked up, his heart felt a bit happy.

He wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue, vigorously exclude dissidents, such as those officials who once supported Prince Ning, such as those so-called 'father-in-law' 'uncle'! Such as those wall-grasses who fell to both sides, those officials who were disrespectful to him.

He wanted to slaughter all these people.

Dreams are beautiful, reality is cruel.

Xie Changling refused him with a sentence: "Right now the situation is not peaceful, there should not be too much killing, so as not to cause turmoil in the imperial court. Please put the overall situation first, Your Majesty, don't be too selfish."

It can be called a slap in the face!

Emperor Yuan Ding was half-dead with anger, his face livid. "According to Minister Xie's meaning, I can't do anything."

"Your Majesty, please put the national affairs first."

"I want to deal with some disobedient officials, isn't this a national affair."

Xie Changling didn't make a sound, just looked coldly.

Whether it is a national affair, everyone knows in their hearts.

Emperor Yuan Ding was anxious and angry, and other officials in the Hall of State Affairs also persuaded him one after another, not to be willful and reckless. The words and sentences meant one thing: just ascended the throne, this year is still the eleventh year of Jian Shi, don't make trouble!

Major affairs of the imperial court are in the Hall of State Affairs; the Emperor should watch and listen well, don't be smart and intervene.

Only when you have the self-awareness of being an emperor, realize that imperial power is not a tool for slaughtering the innocent and doing whatever you want, can you be considered to have truly sat firmly on the throne and understood how to be an emperor.

Emperor Yuan Ding was so angry that he couldn't speak, pointing at the ministers, wanting to curse angrily, but couldn't curse.

How did Imperial Grandfather Emperor Tai Xing do as an emperor, he didn't know, the impression was not deep. How did Father Emperor Emperor Jian Shi do as an emperor, he could see it all in his eyes. He learned his father's appearance to be an emperor, but found it completely unworkable.

The ministers of the Hall of State Affairs who seemed easy to talk to in the past, now every one of them is hideous.

He wished he could slaughter everyone.

He couldn't help but think, when his father was emperor, did he also have the idea of wanting to slaughter the officials of the Hall of State Affairs a hundred times.

He tried hard to suppress his anger, tried hard to maintain dignity in front of the ministers. Finally, unable to bear it, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Since he couldn't toss the front court, he tossed the imperial palace, starting a large-scale purge of harem personnel.

People die in the imperial palace every day, and corpses are carried out every day. At least dozens of corpses, and at most hundreds, hundreds. Everyone in the harem is afraid of it like a tiger, facing a great enemy.

The Hall of State Affairs couldn't stand it, too willful, slaughtering lives! The reputation is almost stinking to the street.

Had to stand out, tactfully remind the Emperor, killing should not be too heavy, should stop when appropriate. There is nothing wrong with the large-scale purge of the imperial palace, but you can't kill everyone! And it is such a brutal killing!

Could it be that he wants to be crowned with the title of tyrant?

Does he still want his reputation?

Emperor Yuan Ding was so angry that he acted up on the spot. "You don't allow me to move the court officials, saying it affects the overall situation. Good, I listen to you. Now, I deal with my own house, cleaning up a part of disobedient people, and you are dissatisfied again. What do you want me to do? Do you want me to be a puppet? Tell you, no way! I am not a child emperor, I will absolutely not be a puppet."

"No one treats Your Majesty as a puppet! Your Majesty is the ruler, and everything should be based on the overall situation, cherishing your own reputation. Instead of being willful and reckless, only caring about revenge, only caring about private feelings!"

"Right now, the war in the northwest is not settled, and although the large-scale rebellious thieves in the south have been wiped out, it is still not peaceful. Many prefectures have been harmed by the rebellious thieves, and they still need the imperial court's relief before restoring production."

"This year, signs of drought have appeared in some places, and the memorials for reporting disasters and disaster relief are placed in front of Your Majesty; has Your Majesty read them carefully? Also, the military expenses of the three major camps this year, and the military expenses of the border troops still need to be raised; has Your Majesty asked about them? The salaries of the officials in the capital, has Your Majesty cared about them? And, the decrees for rewards that should be issued, Your Majesty is still dragging them. These things, one by one, has Your Majesty cared about them?"

"All day long, just caring about that bit of personal hatred, being an emperor is letting you govern the Great Gan landscape, not letting you be willful and reckless. Prince Ning and the others, at least they are also your brothers. Just ascended the throne and couldn't wait to deal with people, this matter spread out, has Your Majesty thought about how the people of the world will discuss it, and how history books will record it."

"We ministers have racked our brains, wholeheartedly thinking for Your Majesty, maintaining Your Majesty's reputation everywhere, Your Majesty doesn't appreciate it, but instead blames us for treating Your Majesty as a puppet. Your Majesty's words, not only hurt our loyalty, but also hurt the people of the world."

"Your Majesty treats us ministers as enemies, how should we ministers conduct ourselves?"

"Your Majesty treats the Great Gan landscape and society as a child's play, we ministers cannot agree. Even if Your Majesty cuts off our heads, we ministers still have this attitude."

"Please Your Majesty, don't be willful and reckless, cherish your reputation more."

"Please Your Majesty, put the overall situation first!"

"Please Your Majesty, don't live up to the former Emperor's high hopes!"

The ministers of the Hall of State Affairs shouted in unison.

Where is it "please", it is clearly coercion.

Those "please" sounds, falling into Emperor Yuan Ding's ears, were like Hong Zhong Da Lu, deafening, he felt his ears were almost deaf, his brain buzzing, and his eyes dizzy.

His face was gray, supporting the table, so he didn't fall down.

Eunuch Liu Shun supported Emperor Yuan Ding silently, worried for the Emperor in his heart. However, on such an occasion, he didn't have the share of speaking. He could only be anxious.

"You, I..." Emperor Yuan Ding gritted his teeth and asked an inappropriate heart-punishing word, "Since you don't look up to me, why did you force me to be emperor in front of Father Emperor? Say it!"

The ministers frowned.

How can this be words an emperor can say.

Too absurd!

Emperor Yuan Ding was indeed unqualified, and didn't have the self-awareness of being an emperor, completely unaware that being an emperor means mastering power while also bearing responsibility.