053 “(Quick Travel) Meat Eating Journey” Chapter 52

Chapter 52 Ancient Prostitution Emperor (Twenty-Two)

October is Xiao Ye’s lifetime. This year is the third year of Qingping. In more than two months, it will be three years since Xiao Ye ascended the throne.Three years is a very symbolic number for a new emperor.In the past three years, Xiao Ye’s power has grown, and under his governance, the chaos in the Dayin Dynasty has gradually subsided, and there are signs that a prosperous age is coming.

The Ministry of Rites began to prepare for his Qianqiu Festival early in the morning, and sent the list to the political hall, where several ministers were present. Wei Yuan took the list and read it over, stroking his beard and smiling and said: “The Ministry of Rites is doing their best.” He said with some emotion, “After October, the official family will be thirty-three.”

He is still young, but no longer astringent.Several prime ministers also sighed with emotion. Compared with the young and energetic emperor, these old guys in their sixties seemed to have a bit of twilight.

Zheng Niankuan said from the side: “It’s a pity that my knees are empty.”

Jiang Ke sat silently, but when he heard Zheng Niankuan’s words, his eyebrows jumped.The political hall became quiet. Although Zheng Niankuan’s words were not pleasant to listen to, they actually spoke to everyone’s hidden worries.

Xiao Ye was about to be twenty-three years old. Ordinary men at his age already had a son and a half daughters, but he didn’t even have a queen.Not only that, the harem was extremely empty, let alone concubines. In the past few years, there were not even any maids who were favored by him.The courtiers were not interested in Xiao Ye’s unexpected arrival as a maid, but what was worrying was that if he did not get close to women, no children would be born in the palace.An emperor without heirs, no matter how wise he is, when the mountains collapse, the Yin Dynasty will probably be in chaos again.

Everyone present was from the Jing Zong Dynasty, so they had naturally experienced the bloody battle for the right to inherit the throne.Jingzong was different from Xiao Ye. He had nine sons, but because he had no legitimate son, it caused chaos that lasted for five years.And Xiao Ye didn’t even have a bastard, let alone a legitimate son. Once he died, how could he avoid the bloody storm surrounding the most noble chair in the world.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Jiang Ke put down the tea cup in his hand: “The official family is still young.”

“Yes.” Wei Yuan said hurriedly, “Why are you so anxious here? Officials are still young.”

For a time, the atmosphere in the political hall became lively again.Jiang Ke sighed secretly in his heart. This was not a matter of whether the official was young or not. He could see, and presumably the other prime ministers could also see, that the emperor was not willing to get married at all.

As early as the year Xiao Ye ascended the throne, some courtiers asked him to recruit ladies to enrich his harem.Naturally, there were people who wanted to be relatives, but the emperor’s wedding was originally a matter for the sake of the country.If there is no middle palace, there will be no legitimate son.Without a legitimate son, not only would there be chaos behind the emperor’s body, but it would also have an impact on his status while he was still in office.Xiao Ye said at that time that his brother was in trouble, and he was so sad that he had no intention of caring about others.This matter has been dragged on for almost three years.No matter how great the grief is, it should be gone by now.

Jiang Ke made up his mind that no matter what reason Xiao Ye had for not wanting to get married, he could not allow the emperor to continue so wantonly.Not only for Dayin Dynasty, but also for Xiao Ye himself, he also had to persuade the emperor.You know, among the brothers and sisters of the official family, there are many dishonest people.There’s no guarantee that they won’t make a fuss about Zi Si’s affairs to criticize Xiao Ye.

It happened that Xiao Ye left Jiang Ke to play solo after the court meeting. After the matter was finished, Xiao Ye was waiting for Jiang Ke to leave. The old man straightened his clothes and suddenly knelt down on the ground with a salute: “Your Majesty, I have something to tell you.”

Xiao Ye felt slightly confused, nodded and said, “Why would Prime Minister Jiang do this? Tell me.”

Jiang Kesurong: “It has been more than three years since His Majesty took the throne, and his position in the middle palace has been vacant until now. I feel terrified every time I think about it…”

Xiao Ye became impatient when he heard him mention this matter, but there was no expression on his face. He just waited for Jiang Ke to finish speaking and said calmly: “I already know what Jiang Qing said. The affairs are complicated now, so let’s discuss it later.”

“Your Majesty.” Seeing that Xiao Ye wanted to expose the matter, Jiang Ke hurriedly said, “The matter of establishing a queen is a major matter of the country.” He noticed that Xiao Ye was unhappy, but he could not delay the matter of establishing a queen, so he tried his best to persuade Xiao Ye.I saw Xiao Ye’s face getting darker and darker. He was holding a red pen in his right hand, and the pen barrel was tapping on the table. The sound of the pen was making people jump with fear.

When Jiang Ke finished speaking, the sound of the pen barrel also stopped.Xiao Ye narrowed his eyes and looked coldly at Jiang Ke who was kneeling below him: “Why do you want me to take care of my family?”

Jiang Ke knew that Xiao Ye was extremely angry when he looked like this, but he refused to give in. He looked directly at Xiao Ye and said forcefully, “Your Majesty is wrong. Your Majesty is the lord of the world. Your Majesty’s wife, your mother, the world. Your Majesty’s heir is related to all the people of the country. How can there be family affairs?”

Xiao Ye sneered and slapped the ink pen fiercely: “Jiang Qing said it well. Doesn’t it mean that I sleep with which woman and in which position? You have to take care of it as a world matter?”

Jiang Ke was shocked and said: “Your Majesty, be careful what you say!”

Xiao Ye flipped his sleeves, turned around and left.

Jiang Ke was stunned by Xiao Ye’s astonishing tone. He was already an old man in his sixties. He held his chest for a long time before he calmed down and kept sighing.After all, officials are still young and have such a left-minded attitude. It may be useless to rely on courtiers to persuade them.He couldn’t help but think of the Queen Mother. The official family and the Queen Mother had always been close to each other. If the Queen Mother tried to persuade him, he would probably listen.