kingnovel Chapter 707 Part 1
Chapter 707 Part 1
Chapter 707 Going to Court Together
Every time Shang Zhanbai finished reading a memorial, he would throw it in front of Shang Zhanchen angrily. Shang Zhanchen would take the memorial and start to give instructions.
At the very least, you only have to write one word, and at most one or two sentences. It's so relaxing.
Seeing his third brother sitting there leisurely, Shang Zhanbai was extremely angry and glared at him.
But Shang Zhanchen acted as if he didn't see it. He drank tea and listened to Shang Zhanbai reading the memorials.
"..."
Just bear with it even if you are unhappy. We are all descendants of the royal family, so why should he be the only one sitting idle?
Shang Zhanbai was busy until almost noon when he finished reading all the memorials. He glared at Shang Zhanchen in a hoarse voice.
"I can't come tomorrow. I need to rest for a few days." He pointed to his throat.
I drank three pots of tea this morning and my throat is hoarse. I need to go home and rest for a few days.
“…” Shang Zhanchen said nothing and looked at Xiao Anzi.
Xiao Anzi understood and immediately took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket.
"Your Highness, the Emperor specially asked the Empress for a bottle of throat-clearing pills for you. Take one pill every day and I guarantee your throat will be fine."
"You..." Shang Zhan gritted his teeth in anger.
Staring at the small medicine bottle in Xiao Anzi's hand, it seems that he has even prepared a back-up plan.
I wanted to refute, but when I thought of my third brother's inhumane character, I knew it would be useless to say anything.
"Hmph!" He snatched the medicine bottle and left angrily.
I have never seen such an inhumane person. I will have to ask my father for help in the future. I don’t want to be a crappy assistant.
What he didn't know was that he had been working as a special assistant for decades, but that's a story for later.
After reviewing the memorials early, Shang Zhanchen was in a good mood and returned to the harem happily.
Seeing Brother Chen coming back so early, Shen Yiyi went to greet him curiously.
"Brother Chen, why are you back so early?"
In the past, when Brother Chen reviewed memorials with the emperor, he would not come back until around noon.
Now that he is alone, why does it feel like he comes back earlier than usual?
"Because your husband is so powerful!" Shang Zhanchen smiled proudly.
He grabbed Shen Yiyi's little hand and kissed it. When he thought of Shang Zhan's angry look, he felt so good.
Remembering what Brother Chen said to her yesterday, Shen Yiyi also became curious.
"Brother Chen, then tell me about it!"
Looking at Yiyi's cute big eyes, Shang Zhanchen felt better.
"Okay, I'll teach you after lunch."
"Okay." Shen Yiyi was so happy.
After lunch, Shang Zhanchen started teaching and began to instill in Shen Yiyi some ways of being a king.
The next morning, as Shang Zhanchen and Shang Jiao arrived at the court, they saw the emperor sitting there.
"Father, why are you here?"
"Oh, I have nothing to do, so I came to take a look. Please sit down."
The emperor pointed to the dragon throne beside him, then smiled and pulled his beloved grandson to his side.
"Jiao'er, you sit down too."
Didn’t he say that his grandson wouldn’t be tired? Then he would come over to see if his grandson was tired.
If he is tired, he will not be allowed to attend court tomorrow.
"..." Shang Zhanchen's face was filled with black lines.
How could both the emperor and the emperor emeritus attend court?
"Why are you still standing there?" The emperor gave him a warning look.
Don't think about sending him back.
“…”Shang Zhanchen.
Even the chairs have been put in place, it seems that my father has made up his mind to stay here.
He glanced down at the ministers who also looked confused, and sat down reluctantly.
"I have something to report!" Little Anzi glanced at Eunuch An.
It was quite awkward having my godfather standing here. I always felt like he was staring at me.
It wasn't just him. All the ministers also felt a little awkward at this moment. They had never seen the Crown Prince, the Emperor, and the Emperor Emeritus attend court at the same time.
Seeing that everyone was a little confused, Shen Ze took a step forward.
"Your Majesty, the model you asked me to build is ready."
"Lift it up!"
"Yes." Shen Ze waved to the guards at the entrance of the hall.
Twenty or thirty people carried the finished models piece by piece to the center of the hall and put them together according to the requirements set in advance.
"What is this?" The emperor looked over impatiently.
Why does it feel like the sand table used by Chen Qian? Even Shang Jiao stood up out of curiosity.
"Replying to the Emperor, this is the model of the Great Shang Kingdom that the Emperor ordered me to build for our use during discussions."
"Oh?" The emperor's eyes lit up.
He stood up and walked down. Looking at the model in front of him, he felt very curious. Even Shang Jiao ran over.
With shining eyes, he pointed to the center and north of the ridge.
"Grandfather, I've been to this place before."
"Yes, these are the Lingzhong and Lingbei that the prince has visited." Shen Ze nodded with a smile.
The prince was really smart. He understood the map at a glance. Others also gathered around curiously, pointing and talking.
"..."
Mountains, rivers, and even houses in state capitals are all there. It is much clearer than looking at a map.
Seeing that everyone had almost finished talking, Shang Zhanchen put down the teacup in his hand.
"I intend to build two official roads running north-south and east-west. Where do you think would be the best?"
The south is rich in supplies, but very little can be transported to the north, mainly because the road conditions are difficult to navigate.
It took a long time, and by the time it was transported to the north, it was either damaged or rotten, so he wanted to build an official road running through the north and south and east and west.
It can greatly save transportation time and allow materials from the south to be delivered to the north in the shortest time.
It can not only boost the economy in the south, but also improve the living standards of people in the north.
After hearing what the emperor said, all the ministers nodded in agreement and immediately started the discussion.
"I think it would be better to start from Lingnan and go through here. There is no need to cut through mountains or build bridges." Prime Minister Wen pointed to the location on the map.
"The road is too long, and it will take a lot of manpower and resources to build the road, and it will also waste time."
Shang Jiao shook his head in disapproval. Although this way would save effort, the road was too tortuous. Although it ran from north to south, it also took a long time.
If the goods are transported in the future, it will take a long time.
"What the prince said makes sense." Prime Minister Wen nodded.
The prince is right, this way of repairing is indeed too tortuous.
"Why don't we go from here?" Shen Ze also pointed to a location nearby.
"This isn't too close." Another minister shook his head in disapproval.
"Why don't we go out from here?" Another minister also joined in.
Soon after, everyone started to join in, pointing here and there on the map.
Every time everyone would reject it, but there were also some good points, so we started discussing it one by one.
After talking too much and feeling thirsty, they would go to the side and get their cups. Some even held the cups and drank while talking.
Shang Jiao also joined in the discussion. After a while, he would run to his father to drink some tea and eat a piece of dessert, then run back to continue the discussion with everyone.
Looking at everyone discussing state affairs so relaxedly, the emperor remained silent.
"..."
It may seem against the rules, but this atmosphere makes people feel quite comfortable.
When he turned around, he saw his son sitting on the dragon throne, drinking tea leisurely and looking at him. He glared at him.
"Look how proud he is of himself!"