Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

Ye Shuo’s cousins ​​are quite skilled in martial arts, but they lack intelligence. Ye Yan and his cousins ​​are the emperor’s grandchildren after all, so they are much better than ordinary people in both civil and military strategies.

“Let’s not talk about this for now, Yan’er, come here and take a look at these.” As he said that, Ye Shuo handed over a bunch of letters he had received.

The eldest prince was about to say something, but he saw his sons had already picked up the paper in front of them and started reading it. As time went by, Ye Yan and the other three frowned more and more.

They are not fools, how can they not see how many things are hidden here?

Unable to hold back, Ye Yan slammed the table fiercely: “This is outrageous! The court pays them salaries just to let them fool around like this?!” Concealing the truth, lying, buck-passing, and prevaricating, the officials of their Great Zhou are all such bastards!

As long as the consequences are not particularly serious, Ye Shuo is not intolerant of some minor mistakes. After all, as long as one is a human being, it is impossible for him to be without the slightest mistake. It is normal that he is not perfect in the process of moving forward. What Ye Shuo cannot forgive is that they have no care for the people at all. When the disaster comes, they only think about the black hat on their heads, which causes the plague to rage. It is simply unforgivable.

Since those people have a higher status than ordinary people, it is natural that they should bear greater responsibilities than ordinary people.

When the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Normally, Ye Shuo could turn a blind eye to it, but at this time, it would be better to be strict with them.

If you don’t have that ability, you should give up your position as soon as possible and let someone with that ability take over.

Of course, Ye Shuo doesn’t blindly believe what the people in the martial arts world say. Since they are human beings, they also have selfish desires.

“I called you here this time because I wanted you to check these places. If what is said in the letter is true, kill them on the spot to appease the public anger. If it is false, tell me as soon as possible. Do you understand?”

“This matter concerns the survival of the Great Zhou. I hope you will take it seriously.”

After listening to this, Ye Yan suddenly felt heavy in his heart.

Prince Ding tried to interrupt, but he couldn’t.

Ye Yan and his brothers took a deep breath and said, “We, your subjects, will definitely live up to the trust of the Emperor’s uncle!”

In the end, Ye Shuo stood up and helped them up one by one.

“Well done, you are all great.”

Ye Shuo’s expression relaxed a little. Seeing that the sun was almost reaching the top of his head, he spoke: “It’s just right. It’s almost time for lunch. Let’s have a quick meal together.”

Only then did Ye Yan and the others notice the dragon robe on him and realise that the Ninth Uncle was now the emperor.

“Isn’t this…inappropriate?”

Seeing Ye Yan’s hesitation, Ye Shuo knew what he was thinking, so he said, “Although I am the emperor now, I am still your uncle. Could it be that, even you want to be estranged from me?” ꞦἈꞐɵᛒÊŚ

Speaking of this, Ye Shuo was really a little sad.

Ye Yan and the others couldn’t help but think of Ye Xun and Ye Jin.

One was the Ninth Prince’s favourite, and the other was the one the Ninth Prince took good care of. In the end, the one he loved the most not only killed the one he took good care of, but also wanted to kill him. What the hell was going on!

The two nephews were useless. As expected, in the end, it all depended on them.

After the Ninth Prince became the emperor, there didn’t seem to be any changes in the way he treated them. After a meal, the three brothers Ye Yan gradually relaxed.

I thought things would be different after my uncle became emperor, but fortunately it didn’t. It seemed like Ye Yan and his brothers were back to the way they were before.

As I grow older, I realise more how precious it is to be young and ignorant of the world, and I cherish the few people and things that are left.

That’s great…

Putting down the bowl and chopsticks, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but remind them as an uncle: “Although you are on duty, you must also take care of yourselves, especially don’t have too much contact with patients. Once you enter the epidemic area, you need to wash and change your clothes frequently every day, and your underwear needs to be boiled and disinfected with boiling water. Remember?”

Ye Shuo also didn’t want to risk their own lives because of this matter.

Only their mothers would say such things. As for their father… Never mind, their father is not that kind of person.

Ye Yan nodded hurriedly: “Remember.”

Looking at the happy scene in front of him, the eldest prince on the side was deeply doubtful whether this was his own son or the son born to him.

After lunch, Ye Yan and his brothers went back to discuss what to do.

Ye Shuo turned his head and was startled by the eldest prince’s face full of resentment: “Why are you still here?”

“I thought you had left a long time ago.”

If it weren’t for the fact that he was the emperor now, the eldest prince would have jumped up from his chair long ago.

From the beginning to the end, has anyone ever cared about him?

But even though he is now the emperor, the eldest prince still has to say: “Your Majesty is really a good man.”

“Thank you for the compliment.” Ye Shuo coughed lightly.  

“Don’t worry, Yan’er and the others are my closest nephews and nieces. If they do their job well, I won’t treat them unfairly in the future.”

Ye Shuo has always been clear about rewards and punishments. He would never ask those who have made contributions to work for nothing.

Even if he is your own nephew, if you only consider family affection, the family affection will be exhausted sooner or later. Only when there is give and take can the relationship last long.

Hearing this, the eldest prince’s heart was moved.

You know, although he is a prince now, when the title is passed to Yan’er, it will become a county prince. Not to mention the remaining ones, it will only be lower. It will be a question whether he has it or not at that time.

In the end, it would be totally worth it if I could give my son the title of prince.

Nowadays, as long as there is benefit, you will work for anyone. So far, the eldest prince has never seen his younger brother go back on his word, which shows the importance of reputation.

Anyway, things have already been decided, so I might as well find a way to get more benefits. At least I can feel more at ease with the one in front of me.

Upon hearing this, the eldest prince’s attitude quickly softened: “Well… In that case, I would like to thank the emperor on behalf of Yan’er and the others.”

Ye Shuo raised his eyebrows, as if he had thought of something, and said, “I remember that Yan’er has been married for a few years, right? He has children too. Counting the days, he will soon be old enough to start learning. When the time comes, I will take him to the palace to study. What do you think, my brother?”

When Emperor Jingwen was alive, the eldest prince, as the son of Emperor Jingwen, could send his own children to study in the palace. Now that Emperor Jingwen is gone, and it is Ye Shuo’s turn to be in charge, his status as a prince is no longer useful. Even the eldest prince is not useful, let alone the son of the eldest prince’s son.

Whether or not one can have this honour depends on the emperor’s own wishes.

Seeing that his grandchildren would have to rely on his younger brother in the future, the eldest prince immediately changed his tone: “Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions? Although my legs and feet are not very good now, ordinary things are not difficult for me.”

The eldest prince thought that if his sons were not enough, he could fill in the gap as he was just sitting there doing nothing anyway.

Since the eldest prince said so, why would Ye Shuo be polite to him? But there was no need to use them for the time being, so let’s just leave it alone.

After discussing official business, what remains is personal matters.

Ye Shuo looked out the window and sighed: “Think about it, time flies by so fast. In the blink of an eye, only a few of us brothers are left.”

Speaking of this, the eldest prince couldn’t help feeling sad.

“yes……”

If only time could stay at the most beautiful place forever.

What happened in the past has already happened, so let it go. I hope there won’t be any more trouble in the future.

Ye Shuo and the eldest prince had almost the same thought in their minds.

After the eldest prince left, Ye Shuo immediately invited his eldest cousin into the palace.

After Wei Wen finished his greetings, he heard him say, “You are in charge of the Ministry of War now. Have you counted the number of weapons and horses in the army?”

Wei Wen had an excellent memory and quickly reported a string of numbers.

Although this number is not small, it is not much in comparison. It is only enough to deal with small-scale conflicts. If the Great Chen and Beiting raise troops to attack, it is probably far from enough.

But now the plague is rampant. Before the plague is under control, we probably don’t have the power to refine weapons on a large scale.

Ye Shuo could only turn his attention to Lu City again.

“Although there is no movement between the two countries now, it may not be due to the plague.” Even if a country is as powerful as Beiting or as ruthless as the State of Chen, once it is infected with the plague, it will not be much better than the people of the Great Zhou.

They don’t dare to come now, but if the plague is over, that may not be the case.

Ye Shuo thought it would be better to prepare early.

Wei Wen also had some guesses in his mind, so he nodded and agreed, “Yes.”

As soon as the two finished talking, a gust of wind blew, and the sound of tinkling bells came from the entrance of the Qinzheng Hall.

The source of the sound was none other than the shell wind chime.

When Emperor Taicheng left, he did not have time to order people to remove the things. After the young emperor ascended the throne, he naturally would not let anyone touch his father’s things. Now it was Ye Shuo’s turn. He also felt that the ding-dong sounds were quite nice. What’s more, he made it with his own hands and it was very commemorative.

Now that I have lost my freedom, it would be nice to listen to the sound of wind chimes more often.

Wei Wen looked at the young man in front of him who was reading the memorials with his head down, and he felt that he was becoming more and more like an emperor.