Chapter 721: Chapter 721: Urging Him to Abdicate?

Li Qingmu’s hand holding the brush paused slightly, and he fell into silence.

"Your Majesty, I have spoken too much! Slap!" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Chen Liu quickly asked for forgiveness and slapped himself on the face.

Li Qingmu gently shook his head, his deep gaze directed toward the direction of the Golden Hall where the court politics were discussed. In recent days, there had already been some dissatisfaction with his situation in the court, even a bit expressed in the memorials being written.

What will happen at tomorrow’s early court session?

Li Qingmu curled his lips into a teasing smile.

"Your Majesty, how about tonight... should we go to Zhaoming Palace?"

This Chen Liu was also clever, knowing that it was impossible for Li Qingmu to visit the Empress’s Kunyue Palace, so he asked about Zhaoming Palace instead!

Li Qingmu hesitated for a moment, he really wanted to go, especially to savor the presence of his little wife, but he couldn’t go just yet.

At least, he had to wait until after tomorrow.

He shook his head, signaling Chen Liu to make the bed, as he was ready to rest.

The next morning, Li Qingmu attended court.

This was his first day attending early court after returning to the palace, which had previously been attended by Rong Si on his behalf.

In the Golden Hall, the ministers were lined up on either side, standing respectfully there, holding their ceremonial tablets, fixing their gaze straight ahead, looking obedient and compliant.

Li Qingmu sat above; behind him was a curtain of beads, and Rong Si sat behind this curtain listening to the court affairs.

This scene seemed strange, but all the ministers appeared to find it normal.

No matter what, Li Qingmu was Rong Si’s son, but after all, he was not the late Emperor’s prince, and having a Princess who could awe them was a good thing.

"Submit your memorials if any, otherwise court is dismissed!"

The Chief Eunuch, Chen Liu, stepped forward and announced loudly.

The Emperor could not speak now, so some words could only be managed by him, this trusted eunuch.

The hall was silent for a moment, without any sound.

Li Qingmu’s gaze wandered over the ministers below, seeing none of them intending to speak, and a hint of disappointment flashed through his eyes.

He felt a little unwilling in his heart, could it be that these ministers were really so loyal?

Especially, when he looked toward the ministers on Rong Si’s side, his fingers unconsciously tapped on the Dragon Throne, he earnestly wished for someone to stand up and create a commotion.

At least that way, his subsequent strategies could unfold.

However, there was nothing!

Everything was quiet, and only some simple matters were reported.

These matters, he could handle later in the study.

"Court is dismissed!"

With a loud shout from Chen Liu, the ministers filed out, leaving just like that.

Li Qingmu felt a bit frustrated, it seemed that matters could not be rushed and had to proceed slowly.

So, today he still couldn’t go to see Long Yue.

He felt really unwilling, when would he be able to visit his little wife?

Li Qingmu sighed softly, his gaze shifting.

"My son, what’s wrong? Is there something amiss?"

Rong Si slowly descended the steps and came to Li Qingmu’s side.

Li Qingmu gently shook his head, bowed to Rong Si, and left.

Then, the second day, the third day... everything seemed very calm, and no one made excessive demands, which made Li Qingmu feel somewhat at a loss.

He did not believe it was his charisma that made these ministers bow their heads, nor did he believe they were loyal to him.

Luckily, his intuition was correct.

Loyalty is always based on the foundation of a strong ruler.

After attending court for seven consecutive days without saying a word, finally, someone couldn’t sit still and stood up.

"Your Majesty, I have a memorial here, concerning a case that is extremely tangled with numerous clues, making it difficult to clear the story. I implore Your Majesty to provide personal guidance!"

Stepping forward was the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Wang Bo.

This person was also on Rong Si’s side, yet at this moment, he stood up to challenge Li Qingmu.

This was truly unexpected; everyone was supposed to be on the same front, so why would someone make things difficult for Li Qingmu?

But thinking about it, it wasn’t unreasonable.

Even if everyone belonged to the same interest group, there were still conflicts of interest among various smaller departments, and everyone wanted to gain more benefits.

Li Qingmu couldn’t speak now, and these people felt their interests weren’t protected, so they started acting up.

He squinted slightly; a mocking smile flashed in his eyes as he looked at the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice who stood out.

Rong Si’s expression darkened, glaring at Wang Bo: "Mr. Wang, such matters should be handled by your Ministry of Justice, why bring it to the court?"

Li Qingmu slightly lowered his eyes, a strange color flashing in them.

It’s unclear whether his mother knew about this, or if she didn’t know, whether this scene was just an act, or if she was planning to do something.

"Princess, I just think the Emperor’s intelligence is near-demonic; if he looks into the case, he will surely find some clue."

Ha, what nonsense clues, wasn’t it just because Li Qingmu couldn’t speak, he deliberately came to nauseate him?

"Your Majesty."

Rong Si looked at Li Qingmu.

Li Qingmu gently shook his head, indicating that he couldn’t speak.

Disappointment flashed in Rong Si’s eyes.

"Mr. Wang, we will discuss this matter later, you may withdraw!"

However, Wang Bo didn’t retreat; instead, he kneeled and kowtowed, emotionally saying: "Princess, please forgive this old minister’s words. The image of a country’s monarch relates to the entire dynasty’s reputation and even its prosperity or decline. Now that the Emperor is unable to speak, how is he to discuss matters with the ministers? In the future, should important matters arise, are we to communicate through writing? Therefore, I ask the Emperor to abdicate in favor of a worthy successor!"

This old minister was really bold to dare say such things in front of Li Qingmu; wasn’t he afraid that the Emperor might suddenly rise and have him executed on the spot?

Of course, he wasn’t afraid, because Li Qingmu didn’t dare.

With Rong Si, a Princess, taming the situation, what could he do?

This was the basis on which these ministers dared to act recklessly!

And as Wang Bo’s words fell, others stepped out.

"I second the motion!"

"I second the motion!"

"I second the motion!"

"..."

Suddenly, a dozen officials stood up in the court, including two military generals.

Both civil and military officials seconded!

This was very serious.

"How bold! What are you saying? Such nonsense, the Emperor is merely temporarily speechless, and you press in this manner, this is treacherous!"

"Indeed, treacherous!"

Of course, there were still a few upright ministers in the court. They saw that the political situation had finally stabilized, so how could they stand to let it become chaotic again?

"Lord Zhou, we are also considering the wellbeing of the Daliang’s realm; just imagine, if the Emperor of Daliang cannot speak, what kind of joke would that be if it spread far? The whole world would look down upon Daliang, and there might even be threats at the borders. Is it wrong for us ministers to ask the Emperor to abdicate in favor of a worthy successor?"

"The Emperor is merely mute out of shock for now; why not wait a bit longer? Mr. Wang, can you say with a clear conscience, under the heavens is there any other Emperor as both scholarly and martially talented, and wise as His Majesty?"

The dissenting minister was equally uncompromising, and his argument was well-founded.