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Donghai King hasn't been to Cui Mansion for a long time. After walking along the way, I feel that everything is so strange. I can't believe that I have lived here for more than ten years.↑△Little↓△ . .m]

"Has this yard been so small?" asked Donghai King.

Cui Teng walked towards him and looked around in confusion, "It's always like this...why are you here? I didn't invite you."

"I'll talk to you about something and say it alone." Donghai King looked at the two entourages behind Cui Teng.

Cui Teng shook his head, "It's a business, I'm talking to you in person, private matters, I don't want to listen to it."

King Donghai smiled and said, "Your Majesty asked me to come."

Cui Teng didn't really believe it, "Really?"

"No matter how brave I am, I don't dare to lie about such things."

Cui Teng still didn't want to invite Donghai King to come in, so he waved his hand and shut his followers away, "Tell me."

Although it was early spring and the weather was still very cold, Donghai King tightened his outer robe, waited for a while, and after confirming that there was no one around, he said, "Cui Er, you did something stupid."

"Don't do this, I want to scare me again?"

King Donghai walked up to Cui Teng and said seriously: "Remember, we often played together when we were young?"

Cui Teng nodded hesitantly, "What did he do when he was in the past?"

"Who could have thought that the change would be so big? The Cui family was still the Cui family, and I was still the King of Donghai, but they went their own ways, as if they could not even be able to do relatives."

Cui Teng couldn't help but sarcastically said, "That's because you are incompetent. The Cui family is ups and downs and can always rise again, but you are in a slump. Of course, you have to go your own way. Could it be that the Cui family still declines with you?"

"Of course not." Donghai King's smile remained unchanged. "I am fine now. I have no desires and no demands, no struggle or rob, and I live a stable life."

"If you have something to say, I don't have time to listen to you writing poetry."

King Donghai laughed and quickly put away his smile, "Your Majesty knows."

"What do you know?"

"I know the Cui family is making trouble behind the scenes."

Cui Teng's face turned red, "I'm talking about you, it's not that His Majesty Cui's family has nothing to do with slacking off work."

"I asked, and they all said it was the Cui family's idea. They said that your Cui family promised confidently that His Majesty would make concessions in this matter. If something happened, the Cui family was willing to take responsibility."

"Who did you hear? Find him to confront him." Cui Teng's face turned even redder.

King Donghai was silent for a while, "You didn't discuss with your uncle, do you make your own decisions?"

Cui Teng grabbed Donghai's collar, blushed and his eyes were fierce, "Stop being smart with me, I want to take revenge on the Cui family, you don't have the ability to do this. Let's go see Your Majesty together."

King Donghai didn't struggle. When Cui Teng let go, he tidied up his clothes and said calmly: "Don't go to see Your Majesty, let's go to see your uncle first. If he said that this matter has nothing to do with the Cui family, I believe it."

"No need, let's go to see Your Majesty, go now!" Cui Teng pulled King Donghai out.

"Your Majesty will issue an imperial edict tomorrow to replace a group of new officials."

Cui Teng stopped, "What did your Majesty say in person?"

"The imperial edict has been prepared, and it will be announced after the three-day vacation is over. All fourth-rank officials in each department will be replaced and promoted from fourth-rank officials. If the new official continues to be sick, he will be dismissed and re-elected until someone is willing to serve."

Cui Teng's face turned from red to white.

King Donghai continued: "How many times can officials bear the dismissal? I guess only once, there is one in the imperial edict. This time, the official will be removed from the official and will never be used."

"Your Majesty... I really won't give in?" Cui Teng murmured.

"Your Majesty has no need to give in. There are a group of officials who support You. The current official position is not high, and we can take the opportunity to promote it. We all know those people in the court. Once they are removed from office and will never be criticized, they will hate you so much that they don't need to confront you at that time, and those who come out will line up in a long line."

Cui Teng's face was even paler, "They will hate me to death..."

Donghai King patted Cui Teng on the shoulder, "I understand what you do..."

Cui Teng shook off Donghai King's hand and shouted angrily: "I understand it, you don't understand anything!"

Donghai King sneered, "Don't I understand? You are now the only son of the Cui family, one of the emperor's most trusted close ministers. You have made great contributions. In the past, you were a real powerful minister, more powerful than when my uncle was in charge of the Southern Army. But this is not the case. Your Majesty trusts you, but does not value you. Every time Your Majesty summons the consultant to discuss major events, you stand by, and you rarely make a word, and occasionally speak to make everyone laugh. In the eyes of outsiders, the second young master Cui, who is very proud of it, is actually just a jester."

The word "jester" deeply hurt Cui Teng, his face turned red again, and he shouted: "That's better than you."

"Of course it's better than me. No matter how hard I try, I can't wash away the stain of fighting for the throne with Your Majesty. Even if Your Majesty already believes in me, he is still afraid that the people in the world will not really use me. I have no hope, but you have, so you are not convinced and have to find a way to prove your ability."

Cui Teng was frightened and angry, and was still confused, "Why did Your Majesty look for you? Just say a word to me, I can calm down the situation."

"It doesn't need a reward for using me, but it's getting harder to use you."

"I even lost the throne of marquis, what's the point of trouble?" Cui Teng was furious, as if the emperor was right in front of him, and his words were snatched from his mouth for many days, "Birth and death! How many people can do it? I did it, and it was done when His Majesty was in the most dangerous situation, but what was the result?"

Cui Teng cursed fiercely, "Everything is done first with the Cui family. What did the Cui family do wrong? Is it because my sister didn't give birth to a prince? Is it because I'm not loyal enough? I don't accept it!"

Cui Teng could no longer help but swear words, jumping and jumping, as if an enemy was lying on the ground, and he had to step on it to vent his anger.

King Donghai understood Cui Teng's character, and did not persuade him, and watched quietly and listened.

Finally, Cui Teng was tired, finally stopped, gasped heavily, his anger gradually faded, and began to feel panic, his face was bloodless, and he asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty asked you to come?"

Tokai nodded.

"What did your Majesty... say?"

"Your Majesty said nothing, just asked me to talk to you."

Cui Teng was almost unable to stand steadily, but there was no place to sit in the courtyard. He took a deep breath, tried to stand steadily, and said blankly: "What are you talking about?"

"Well... let me first talk about how you did this. I was a little surprised that so many officials actually listened to you."

"It's not all my words, mainly..." Cui Teng sighed, "There are also the Chai family and the Xiao family."

"I understand. The Chai family once supported His Majesty when they seized the throne. Xiao Sheng, a martyr who died in front of the enemy, did not get the trust and value of His Majesty. Chai Yue was in charge of the south and the north, and his family did not get any benefits."

Cui Teng nodded, "They came to me and asked me if I would like to pass the message to them, and asked His Majesty to make some concessions. I think...I want..."

"You think you can pass on the message from the middle instead of keeping Your Majesty in the dark, so that you can not only show your status to outsiders, but also make a contribution."

Cui Teng nodded.

"Oh, Cui Er, Cui Er, are you really... Is it true that uncle really ignoring?"

"My father was unaware of it. He followed his sister's advice and planned to retire for a while. He reminded me to keep me honestly by His Majesty and not to participate..." Cui Teng felt empty, "I am so stupid. I will actually go against His Majesty. His Majesty must be very angry."

Cui Teng is indeed stupid. Donghai King buried this sentence in his heart and said, "Think about what to do next."

"Your Majesty...will you forgive me?" Cui Teng asked expectantly.

"I don't know, but I think since Your Majesty did not confront you directly, he sent me to talk to you. He probably wanted to give you a chance, it depends on whether you can catch it."

"Catch it, I will definitely catch it, but...Tonghai King, teach me what to do?"

"You're willing to listen to me?"

"Listen, I'll listen to everything you said, just like when I was a kid."

The King of Donghai said, "Your Majesty can replace some officials, but that means that your Majesty's relationship with the court will be even more stalemate. It is the solution. If all the officials who are sick can return to the yamen early tomorrow morning, your Majesty naturally does not have to disperse anyone."

"I'll tell you, who dares not go to the yamen tomorrow morning, I'll go to the house and drag him out."

King Donghai smiled, "Then you still have to apologize. If you sincerely apologize, you must accept any punishment. Even if Your Majesty wants to chop your head, you must kowtow and thank you."

"I admit my mistake. Your Majesty wants to chop my head?" Cui Teng covered his neck, feeling a little reluctant to leave this head.

"Depending on your fortune, don't guess what Your Majesty thinks. Remember, you deserve it."

"I...I...I deserve it." Cui Teng was dejected and his determination disappeared.

"The rest is to leave it to fate, Your Majesty decides everything."

"Do I really have a chance?"

"Your Majesty decides everything." King Donghai bowed and left Cui's mansion. He stopped in front of Lima, but did not go up for a long time.

He convinced Cui Teng, but in fact Cui Teng also "persuaded" him. As the emperor's only younger brother, King Donghai and Grand Marshal of the Suwei Army, all he had was a bunch of empty titles. No matter how hard he tried, he could not compete for real power. Cui Teng still had a chance, so where was his chance?

King Donghai jumped onto the horse and felt sad. When he was about to arrive at the palace, he adjusted his mood.

The emperor was still in Lingyun Pavilion and was talking to Kang Zijiao. No one was present. King Donghai waited for a while before he was summoned. He felt a little jealous and smiled at Kang Zijiao and saluted the emperor.

"How about it?"

The emperor did not even put out the outsiders. King Donghai was a little surprised and replied: "Everything went well. According to Cui Teng, he was bewitched by the Chai and Xiao families and passed the message for them. He also said that Grand Tutor Cui was not aware of it."

"So I don't need to remove officials?"

"It shouldn't be necessary. What is your Majesty going to punish Cui Teng?" King Donghai asked carefully.

"Send it to the border for a few years." Han Ruzi paused and added: "Maybe the ugly king can teach him some truths."

King Donghai was surprised. The emperor actually wanted to use a gangster to teach Cui Teng. I don’t know if this is humiliation or attention.

The emperor waved his hand, and the King of East China left, and smiled at Kang Zijiao before leaving, wondering, what important things can a small consultant who doesn't even have a formal official position occupy the emperor for so long?

King Donghai left the room, Kang Zijiao continued: "Your Majesty, like the officials in the court, does not really understand the sufferings of the people. He thinks he is doing good deeds, but he ends up suffering the people." (To be continued.).
Chapter completed!