Can’t we hit officials from the Ministry of Rites?

The fear of the Sui was well known in Great Yan, so this poem would definitely cause controversy.

The hall was silent for a moment.

Yan Shou thought that the ministers must be shocked by him.

Indeed, the ministers were shocked.

They had seen the new ruler disregarding etiquette and flirting with the officiating priestess, and some had already been unable to resist the urge to offer their advice.

But after seeing the poem, they were all filled with remorse.

It wasn’t an ugly and blasphemous act at all.

It was clearly using the mountains, rivers, sun, and moon as metaphors, specially writing a poem to praise her.

Thinking of the True Dragon ancestor of Great Yan, the Yan character of Great Yan was created by his outstanding wife based on the summarization and integration of other tribal languages. This was using people as metaphors for people.

While Yan Shou was puzzled, the Grand Tutor took the lead, followed by the court officials behind him, and then a chorus of shouts.

Then the Grand Commandant, with tears streaming down his old face, stepped forward and said, “This old minister requests to offer incense and pray for blessings, so that the people may live happily and the weather may be favorable, and the flames of war may cease.

Now, Your Majesty has written a poem, although it does not conform to the etiquette of the Son of Heaven’s inspection and prayer, it praises sagacity and expresses utmost sincerity…”

Then the ministers shouted in unison:

“Your Majesty is wise!”

“Your Majesty is wise!”

“Your Majesty is wise!”

Although most people didn’t understand it, they felt it was very cultured.

Didn’t you see that the Grand Tutor prepared the ink for His Majesty?

The Grand Tutor didn’t say anything, so what opinions could we have?

The scene of being opposed by the ministers that he had expected didn’t appear.

Yan Shou returned from the Altar of Soil and Grain in his carriage, feeling a little unhappy.

He felt that these people were acting along with him.

He had already shown that he wanted to be a fatuous ruler and was flirting with a beauty, such absurd behavior. How could you pretend not to see it?

Advise me! If I don’t agree, you should bang your heads on the ground!

But no one opposed him, and Yan Shou felt uncomfortable.

According to past customs, after the sacrifice, the people would pay homage to the king.

Yan Shou carefully observed the expressions of the people and was speechless.

The old Grand Tutor was more like an emperor than he was. The people were all genuinely happy.

During the subsequent sacrifices, everyone had a look of joy.

This was normal. After all, he was the Son of Heaven, and even if they hated him, no one dared to show it on their faces, unless they didn’t want to live anymore.

However, the Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River would allow his fatuousness to ferment for a longer time.

Yan Shou was waiting for the poem incident at the Altar of Soil and Grain to ferment.

After a few days, when the censors reacted and came out to criticize him, he would listen to what they said, but he just wouldn’t change, and then he would earn Fatuity Value.

He also had to find a time to select concubines to take his fatuousness to the next level.

But before that, he had to do something else.

So, Yan Shou selected one hundred Imperial Guards and taught them how to walk with a “don’t recognize anyone” gait, how to be arrogant and domineering, and how to make themselves look like Han envoys.

So-called Han envoys might not be domineering, but they couldn’t be arrogant.

“You are the Emperor’s personal troops! Great Yan is the Celestial Empire!”

“I am the Son of Heaven, and you are my personal troops.

What the Lantern Bearers don’t dare to manage, you must manage; the people the Grand Commandant and Grand Tutor don’t dare to kill, you can kill.

In a word, what the Grand Commandant and Grand Tutor can manage, you manage; what the Grand Commandant and Grand Tutor cannot manage, you must manage even more.

Act first, report later, imperial authority permits it! This is the Emperor’s personal troops. Am I clear enough?”

Yan Shou used the words of a fatuous ruler to bewitch the Imperial Guards he had selected, while cultivating their condescending and arrogant mentality.

What is His Majesty going to do?

He doesn’t even call himself “We,” but calls himself “I”?

Is he indicating that he is alone, restricted by the Grand Tutor and Grand Commandant everywhere?

What is he going to do by training us?

The selected Imperial Guards looked at each other. They were thinking, was this Emperor, who had endured for three years, preparing to do something?

The Imperial Guards were all trained. Even if they walked with a “don’t recognize anyone” gait, they didn’t have an arrogant soul.

His Majesty let them know that they were the Emperor’s guards, giving them a sense of honor and pride, but more than that, they had a sense of impending storm.

While selecting and training the Imperial Guards, and hunting with them all day, Yan Shou now had an excuse not to attend court. He was training troops.

Grand Tutor, please help handle things. With you around, the sky of Great Yan won’t fall.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

Taking advantage of the fermentation of his poem incident, after hunting one day, he checked his Fatuity Value and found that it was still only 10 points.

???

That’s not right. Weren’t my fatuous actions spread around?

What could he buy with 10 points?

Yan Shou suddenly realized that something must have happened.

Even if he didn’t attend court, the Grand Tutor was still the champion of heavy lifting in Great Yan.

With him around, nothing could go wrong in Great Yan.

How could he be fatuous like this?

Moreover, if he didn’t attend court, the censors wouldn’t have the opportunity to scold him.

Wasn’t writing a poem praising a woman a waste?

No, no, he had to attend court tomorrow.

Let the censors scold him, and see if he could promote some treacherous officials or issue some strange orders.

The next day, he attended court.

“If there is anything to report, step forward. If not, dismiss the court.”

Yan Shou stole her line again, under the speechless gaze of the Imperial Guard beside him.

“I have a report to make.”

It was the hardworking and serious Grand Tutor again.

As Yan Shou expected, the Grand Tutor was the first to step forward:

“In the second month of spring, water bandits are rampant in the Jiang Qi area, leading to the interruption of trade routes.

The Grand Commandant sent people to quell the rebellion, but so far, there have been no results…”

Looking at the sorrow on the old face of the Grand Tutor, Yan Shou felt excited.

Water bandits in Jiang Qi, good, very good.

How should a fatuous ruler deal with internal banditry?

Why bother?

If the Grand Commandant handled the banditry there, then the first thing the Grand Tutor would do wouldn’t be a court discussion, but to handle the subsequent management and governance issues.

But to report it in court meant that the bandit suppression situation was very bad and the bandits were powerful.

Taking the memorial, Yan Shou read it.

The old Grand Commandant was also a veteran minister of three dynasties, capable and prestigious, with strong personal strength, and with the powerful man Chong Yue, they had been suppressing the bandits for a month without success.

Didn’t that mean that this group of water bandits was very troublesome?

Troublesome was right.

Wait, Chong Yue?

Yan Shou suddenly saw a name in the memorial.

In the original plot, he casually wiped out the water bandits in Jiang Qi.

When the news came back, he issued twelve gold medals to summon him back.

This fatuous ruler couldn’t tolerate such a capable person.

After a little thought, Yan Shou spoke: “The Grand Commandant is old and cannot endure long labor.

I want the old Grand Commandant to return to the court for a temporary rest, and Chong Yue to enter the court to pay respects.

As for the Jiang Qi water disaster, how about sending someone else to replace him?”

If I can let you guys wipe out this banditry, I’ll write Yan Shou’s name backwards.

The Grand Tutor frowned. Replacing the commander before a battle was not a good idea, but it was also an undeniable fact that Grand Commandant Wen had been fighting for months without results.

The ministers advised again, strongly urging Yan Shou to wait for news.

Yan Shou silently remembered these people. The ministers who advised him basically understood military affairs. He must not let them control the army.

On the contrary, he noticed a few of the defeatist civil officials who advocated temporary avoidance.

As for Chong Yue, such a heroic figure, let him come to Baizao to retire. I want to have a candlelit night talk with you, sleep foot to foot, and thoroughly bury you.

After the discussion, Yan Shou overruled all objections. Citing the Grand Commandant’s advanced age and Chong Yue’s improper appointment, he ordered the Lantern Bearers to forge twelve golden summons overnight to recall him.

These gold medals were products he imitated from Zhao Gou. Only the most urgent orders could use them.

He wasn’t afraid that Chong Yue wouldn’t come to Baizao after issuing twelve of them in a row.

As for the replacement commander…

Yan Shou scanned the ministers, the civil and military officials were separated.

He definitely couldn’t let the military officials go. Some of these guys were either Qilin or descendants of gods.

Maybe they could solo the water bandits. So he would choose from the civil officials who didn’t know military affairs.

After scanning around, Yan Shou looked at the Ministry of Rites and picked out a very refined civil official who looked like he couldn’t fight at all.

It’s you.

The civil officials of the Ministry of Rites should not know military affairs.

Not knowing was right.

“You, come out.”

Yan Shou raised his hand and pointed.

The refined Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Qing Lei Bo Bai Dingshan, paused slightly. Me?