Chapter 29: Pushing the Emperor
Not only Lu Changjing had such doubts, but all the civil and military officials in the court also had such doubts.

Soon, a minister asked whether it was true or not, and the Minister of Rites gave a positive answer: "In about a month at most, the envoys of the mountain barbarians will arrive, so this matter must be true."

"Hehe..." As soon as the Minister of Rites finished speaking, Wei Shangang sneered: "If I'm not mistaken, the reason why the Shanman tribe wants to marry into our Daning Dynasty is simply because they are being targeted by the Xueman tribe, so they want our Daning Dynasty to send troops to help."

"Not only that, although the Shanman tribe will marry the Saint to Your Majesty, the prerequisite is that this Saint must become the Empress of our Daning Dynasty, or at the very least, the Imperial Consort."

As soon as the words fell, the ministers were excited.

"No, a mere barbarian cannot become the empress of our dynasty. This matter cannot be agreed to, not even for the Imperial Consort."

"The Mountain Barbarians are asking for too much. They actually dare to set their sights on the position of the mother of a country. They are simply insatiable."

"No wonder the mountain barbarians are so kind, it turns out they have other intentions."

……

The Minister of Rites was sweating profusely, and it was obvious that this matter was not false: "Everyone, please be patient, this matter needs to be discussed in detail after the envoys of the Shanman tribe arrive in Baiyujing."

"At present, the Mountain Barbarians have only proposed this condition, but whether or not to agree to it is up to Your Majesty. It is still unknown what the final outcome will be."

This calmed the uproar, and after this interruption, the issue of whether to send troops to the mountain barbarians was naturally postponed.

Lu Changjing also successfully got away with it, so he didn't have to face this troublesome matter again.

But the next period was not easy either. Several court officials came to report to the emperor one after another. Lu Changjing could not make a decision on most of the matters, and he could not ask Cao Wenzhen here, so he had to shirk responsibility one by one, saying that he would make a decision after understanding the situation.

He planned to ask Cao Wenzhen how to solve the problem after the court session.

In the Golden Palace, Cao Wen Zheng was extremely honest and did not dare to say a word to Lu Changjing.

This is because in this Golden Palace, there is more than one grandmaster. No matter whether it is the prime minister, the general or the inspector, they are all grandmasters of the tenth level of meridian casting.

Especially the Grand Marshal Cai Chaoan, who is a powerful master among the grand masters and is also ranked among the top three super masters in the Daning Dynasty.

Cao Wenzhen is no match for Cai Chaoan, and he also has to help cover up Lu Changjing's situation to prevent others from discovering that he is an impostor.

Although the Huanzang Divine Talisman is very powerful, who knows if there is anyone among the civil and military officials in the court who possesses the magical weapon and can see through the Huanzang Divine Talisman.

The first morning court session was a bit difficult and made people feel very uneasy.

Fortunately, after this incident, the emperor was basically cleared of the charge of being under house arrest, and there were not so many incidents afterwards.

And once there is a mistake, there will be a second one. After having learned the lesson once, it will be easier to deal with it later.

The court meeting lasted for nearly two hours before it came to an end.

Only after all the court officials had left did Lu Changjing heave a long sigh of relief and was soon taken back to the imperial study by Cao Wenzhen.

"I always feel that His Majesty is a little strange. Compared with the previous court meetings, he seems to be more willing to shirk responsibility."

"In the final analysis, it's all about trying to smooth things over. Any important matter will be postponed if possible, and they are unwilling to spend time and energy on it."

"Be careful, Your Majesty has been busy these past few years trying to master the Hidden Yang Technique as quickly as possible so that he can continue the royal family. Naturally, it makes sense that he doesn't want to be in charge."

"It would be great if the late emperor were still here. Although he liked beauties, he was very diligent in attending court and would not shirk many responsibilities."

"Tui Tuo Tuo, Tuo Tuo Tuo, I think Your Majesty should not be called Emperor Tianyu, but Emperor Tui Tuo."

"Don't talk nonsense, or you'll be punished by Eunuch Cao."...

Thanks to the practice of martial arts in this world, many court officials are masters at the meridian-forging level, or even grand masters.

Therefore, when treating Emperor Ning Zhongyu, they were far less respectful than the ancient dynasties in the previous life.

After all, if a master wants to escape and hide, it would be difficult to find him even with the whole country's strength, let alone a grand master.

Under such circumstances, many court officials had enough confidence to not give face to Emperor Ning Zhongyu.

For example, the Imperial Counselor Wei Shangang had previously exposed the shortcomings of Ning Zhongyu and his father outside the imperial study, making the fake emperor Lu Changjing feel ashamed. This shows how high the status of the Grand Master was in the Daning Dynasty.

In such a huge dynasty, there are only a few hundred grandmasters, and they need to be dispersed to guard the vast territory of 100 million square kilometers. On average, there are only dozens of grandmasters in one prefecture, and most of them are low-level grandmasters.

Moreover, nearly half of the masters are concentrated in Baiyujing, which results in even fewer masters in the local areas.

The civil and military ministers who were qualified to attend court were basically all masters, and a small number of them were masters of mid-level or above. There were more than a dozen who were better than Ning Zhongyu alone.

In addition, Ning Zhongyu himself was too lazy in his duties, so it was normal for him to be criticized.

But it was unexpected that he earned the reputation of "the Emperor of Procrastination" because of this incident.

However, Lu Changjing and Cao Wenzhen did not know about this at the moment. They were still discussing matters that happened during the court session in the imperial study.

"You did a good job overall this time. At least no flaws were discovered. Our family can be considered relieved."

"But you still deserve to be beaten, because when you procrastinate, you always give people a feeling of being indecisive, which is far inferior to His Majesty."

"You still need to be trained well in this area. Next time you go to court, try to postpone all matters related to the court as much as possible. We will make the decision after we return to the imperial study."

……

After slapping Lu Changjing a few times and teaching him some things he should pay attention to when attending court, as well as the areas where he did not do well this time, Cao Wenzhen left.

After a cup of tea, when Lu Changjing was still feeling a little depressed, he heard Tan Qingyun's voice.

"Brother, the baby is here to see you."

Lu Changjing taught Tan Qingyun to call himself "baby", while Tan Qingyun learned to call himself "brother" without any instruction.

Lu Changjing felt that Tan Qingyun had a cute and innocent baby face, just like a baby. Thinking of the cute name she had in her previous life, he called Tan Qingyun baby.

I didn't expect this guy to learn so quickly. After just a few times, he learned to call himself baby.

The baby's black hair was like a waterfall, her lips were red like cherries, her eyebrows were like willow leaves, her eyes were like autumn water, her face was fair and her cheeks were rosy, her neck was white and her waist was slender. She pounced towards Lu Changjing.

Seeing Tan Qingyun, Lu Changjing's originally irritable mood also improved a lot. He quickly caught Tan Qingyun who rushed over and said, "Baby, you are here. Brother will hug you."

Since falling in love, Lu Changjing found himself becoming more and more shameless.

Sure enough, love can change a person beyond recognition.

"whee……"

Tan Qingyun smiled and threw herself into Lu Changjing's arms, holding a food box in her hand.

(End of this chapter)