After their minds were read, the entire court trembled with fear.

Chapter 123 One wants to marry off his daughter, and the other wants to take a wife.

Prime Minister Wang was the second prime minister of Da Ye, and he served in that position for almost ten years.

[Congratulations to our Prime Minister Wang, the second and last in the history of Da Ye.]

The entire court: !!!

This shocking news left everyone's heads buzzing early in the morning.

Was Prime Minister Wang the last prime minister?

Does that mean there will be no more prime ministers?

How can we manage without a prime minister!

This is a prime minister position that has been in place for over a thousand years.

Before the old emperor could speak, many people began to stir with unease.

The most devastated of them all was the Minister of Works.

He worked diligently for most of his life, and then you tell him there's no prime minister anymore!

This was the goal he had strived for his entire life, and now it was gone.

No, he won't accept it!

The Minister of Works, holding his court tablet, was about to step forward.

Upon seeing this, the old emperor immediately glared at the person.

He stepped forward before he could even speak.

"My esteemed ministers, I have an important matter to discuss today. Prime Minister Wang will be retiring and returning to his hometown soon. After much deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that the position of prime minister is no longer necessary."

[I get it, I get it! Abolishing the prime minister and dividing power among the six ministries! I know it all so well! Hahaha, my history knowledge from junior and senior high school is still pretty much nonexistent.]

Shen Zhiyi forcefully forced the old emperor to back down from his next sentence.

That's exactly what he thought; he wanted to directly divide power among the six ministries and create a prime minister.

The previous prime minister, and the current prime minister, were loyal, but it would be unfortunate if a future prime minister were to grow too powerful and threaten the imperial authority.

There are countless similar cases throughout history, and the old emperor had long harbored the idea of ​​abolishing the position of prime minister.

With the abolition of the prime ministership, imperial power and the prime minister's power will be combined, concentrating all power in one person. In this case, the Zhou family's genes will be crucial. If a foolish ruler emerges, the people will suffer greatly.

The old emperor scoffed at this.

So many dynasties had prime ministers, yet the lives of ordinary people didn't seem to be much better.

[Tsk tsk tsk, I knew it! I should have guessed it sooner. Logically, the prime minister should assist the old emperor in handling state affairs, but over the years, the old emperor, citing Prime Minister Wang's advanced age, hasn't actually given him much to do. Basically, the old emperor has done everything himself. No wonder he stays up so late every day, even dragging me into this mess!!!]

Shen Zhiyi let out a mournful cry.

[I knew it! That's why all those messy memorials were on your desk. Turns out you didn't even have Prime Minister Wang take a look at them first.]

Aren't you tired? Aren't you tired?

What's there to be tired about?

The old emperor stroked his beard with satisfaction. Ever since he handed over the memorials submitted by officials who liked to write nonsense to Shen Zhiyi, he felt quite relaxed.

Okay, actually there's still quite a lot.

[Old Emperor, don't you think two people reviewing memorials is still too few?]

【Oh no, it's not right to have a mere court attendant reviewing memorials. Let me think... I reviewed one from a lunatic yesterday, who was it again?】

Shen Zhiyi flipped through the surveillance footage to a memorial she had approved yesterday that made her roll her eyes.

[This is it, this is it. The Left Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, he said he has five daughters and hopes the old emperor can help him choose a husband for them. He even said that he thinks the Lieutenant General of the Thousand Guards is quite good.]

"Pfft."

Someone inside the hall couldn't help but laugh out loud, and quietly glanced at the Left Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, giving him a thumbs up.

Awesome, awesome, absolutely awesome.

The Left Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices blushed. Why hadn't anyone told him that Shen Zhiyi would be reviewing the memorials? If he had known, he wouldn't have written this.

But he genuinely wanted the Emperor to grant his daughters a marriage!

"I...I have difficulties!"

He really has difficulties; you must believe him.

The old emperor hadn't expected this moment, and his eyes twitched involuntarily.

[And here's the even more interesting part: that General of the Cavalry also wrote a memorial, and, well, it was the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review who wrote it for him.]

The gazes of all the civil and military officials in the hall toward the two men became subtle.

Despite his burly appearance, the General of the Cavalry is actually very warm-hearted and meticulous.

Many officials and civil servants nodded in agreement.

It's obvious, it's obvious.

Those loving diapers are truly unforgettable.

He discovered that the Lieutenant General of the Thousand Guards seemed to be busy finding himself a wife lately, which pleased the Grand General greatly. He was quite concerned about his junior's marriage, as it was rare in Da Ye for someone in their late twenties to be unmarried.

So, what the General of the Cavalry meant was that the old emperor needed to do him a favor and find a wife for the General of the Household.

The Left Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices' eyes lit up, and he stared intently at the old emperor.

The old emperor became somewhat uneasy under their gaze.

It's common knowledge throughout the capital that the Left Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices has four unmarried women in their late twenties or early thirties; this is quite a rare occurrence.

Many matchmakers went to the residence of the Left Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, but in the end, no marriage was arranged.

When his colleagues asked about the Left Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, he wouldn't say anything. Over time, everyone assumed that the Left Vice Minister's daughter was too ugly to be seen in public.

The old emperor thought so too.

Zhonglang still treated him like his own child; he couldn't very well marry an ugly woman to him.

No, no.

So the old emperor subtly ignored the bright eyes of the Left Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.

The Left Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices cracked open.

"I really have my reasons!"

[Laughing and getting rich, one wants to marry off his daughter, and the other wants to marry off his wife. The one marrying off his daughter even specifically named a General of the Central Army. Logically, they should just combine the marriages, but that won't work. The wife of the Left Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices simply doesn't agree.]

Yeah!

The Left Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices nodded vigorously.

He also wanted to marry off his daughter, but his wife disagreed with all the women who came to his door and the ones he had his eye on.

The entire court: What? You won't let your daughter marry if your wife doesn't agree? What kind of family is this?!

The Minister of Rites' eyes lit up several times.

He knew that he couldn't be the only one in the entire court who was afraid of his wife!

Only a good man is afraid of his wife.

The wives of the Left Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices usually gave reasons such as "this family's son is of bad character" or "that family's son has trouble at home"—they were particularly picky.

[The Left Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices was overjoyed to have met someone of good character, but his wife started nitpicking, saying that since the man was not good-looking, his future grandchildren would also be unattractive.]

The Left Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices nodded vigorously.

Yes, yes, it's not easy for him. He really wants to marry off his daughter, but he doesn't dare to disobey his wife. You know, he was the one who wronged her back then.

So he thought he should get the old emperor to issue an edict, so that his wife would have no choice but to comply.

[Tsk tsk tsk, doesn't the Left Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices understand? All that talk is clearly just an excuse!]