"Emperor, please approve this morial," Ye Zi’an picked up the docunt and placed it back on the imperial table, "I have given this matter considerable thought."
"I understand what you an!" Baili Yan waved dismissively, "You feel that both you and your son being prominent in court draws too much attention. I get that you’ve been trying to keep a low profile all these years. But you’re not the only family with a father and son both in the court. As for Lele, I have my own plans for him; there’s no need for you to make way for him."
"I’ve always wanted Lele to join the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but who would have thought that kid would avoid by not even attending the annual palace banquets."
Baili Yan snorted coldly, "And yet he’s engrossed in business, mixing with rchants all day long. What kind of prince behaves like that?"
"Emperor, rchants are crucial diators in the country’s economic developnt." These fresh terms were taught to him by Xiaxia and recorded in his book.
So, Your Majesty, don’t look down on rchants like that.
"Hmph, don’t try to change the subject," Baili Yan continued, "Before the Grand Emperor passed, he told that Lele is no fool. Since he is a talent, I naturally should make good use of him." Of course, the Grand Emperor also said it’s best not to use him, and even if he is used, not to give him too much power.
But he prided himself on not being of the sa ilk as the Grand Emperor. As long as soone is talented, he dares to use them! Even if they are a cunning talent, he dares to use them. No matter who it is, if used well, they can benefit Great Zhou. He believed he had this kind of courage.
Ye Zi’an’s heart suddenly trembled, realizing that the Grand Emperor had indeed said much, just as Lele had guessed.
If that were the case, why did the Emperor still want to use Lele? Sothing felt off about it.
Sensing Ye Zi’an’s doubt, he coldly retorted, "I am not so petty as to mistrust and therefore not use soone; I know the principle of using without suspicion."
To him, the Grand Emperor’s level of precaution was utterly laughable, especially hearing that he had been wary since he was a boy, even to the point of creating a title to incite father and son to conflict, which was simply narrow-minded, no wonder Great Zhou fell into such disarray under his reign.
He thought that even if Lele was more formidable than Ye Zi’an, so what? As long as Ye Zi’an was alive, the child couldn’t stir up trouble. By the ti Ye Zi’an was gone, the child’s character would be clear; if fine, he could continue using him, if not, he could retire. Why should it lead to killing and violence? Transmitting such actions would be utterly disgraceful!
"Tomorrow, instruct him to report to the Ministry of Criminal Justice."
"Yes, I thank the Emperor!" Ye Zi’an paused and then added, "Emperor, actually my departure is not just for Lele, I have been away from my hotown for many years and miss it dearly, I even dream about the people from my hotown these days. I wish to return ho."
These were not empty words; he genuinely wanted to return. He even dread of his father telling him to build an ancestral temple at ho, which he had planned to do upon retiring and returning ho. But now, he had already dread of it.
Yet these words sounded utterly false to Baili Yan’s ears, even causing him to curse.
"Nonsense!"
Baili Yan angrily pointed at him, "You just want to slack off, not serve the country, what hosickness? You just went back a couple of years ago, and you’re hosick already?"
Sitting in this position, his days were filled with headache-inducing busyness. Yet Ye Zi’an planned to leisurely throw a book at him and then shirk his responsibilities? With so many policies to implent, it seed Ye Zi’an had no intention of handling, leaving everything to him?
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