After becoming rich overnight, I handed over the system.

Chapter 145 The Prime Minister

Having heard a lot of gossip, Lin Liuyi left satisfied; she was going to start writing.

She's currently bursting with inspiration, and she's decided to chat with her ghost readers more often—the gossip is so captivating!

"Host, aren't you afraid of him anymore?"

"What are you afraid of? You don't understand the joy of having someone to gossip with and share the fun with!"

That wasn't a ghost, it was just her gossip buddy!

Fine, the system says it doesn't understand. As long as the host is happy, that's all that matters. It only cares about the new articles the host writes.

The new article was quickly distributed by the system.

"Your Excellency, you be the judge! Why is that old scoundrel, the Minister of Revenue, cutting our military budget again!"

"Calling for the Prime Minister won't do any good. Your Ministry of War's military budget increases every year, but where is our Ministry of Revenue's money?"

The two started arguing again, neither willing to back down!

"What's all the fuss about! You two always quarrel in bed and make up at the foot of the bed! If you want to quarrel, go home and quarrel!" The Prime Minister's words silenced the entire court.

For a moment, all the officials wondered if they had misheard. Could the Prime Minister be senile? How could that be?

But when everyone secretly glanced at the protagonists who had just been arguing, their faces were flushed red. This couldn't be true.

Judging from his expression, the Prime Minister knew he was right.

He gave the two men a disdainful look, not expecting that these two old guys were actually real, which meant that the book from earlier was also real.

While the two were arguing, the Prime Minister was standing in the court, half asleep. It's true that these two argue every few days, no matter how big or small the matter is, so everyone is used to it. Don't think he didn't see that the Emperor on the dragon throne was also dozing off.

Just as the Prime Minister was about to take a nap, he suddenly found a glowing book in front of him. Before he could even look at it, the two men pulled him aside to argue.

To his surprise, when he looked at the two of them, the book automatically shared their secrets with him.

He tested it a little, and it turned out to be true. He was surprised, but his expression remained normal.

The book says that these two old guys grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and their feelings gradually changed. Later, they got together, took the imperial examinations together, and became officials together. Their bickering was just to cover up their close relationship. In reality, they would meet up for drinks after each argument, which was actually to reconnect and strengthen their bond.

Bah, you cunning old bastard!

And those two old bastards are really shameless. Since they're together, they each got married and had children.

According to the Prime Minister, those two old men also have concubines at home!

Go back and report to the Emperor, find a reason to dismiss these two old bastards. What kind of people are they?!

Everyone had obviously thought of this as well, and they all stared at the two of them with bright eyes.

Finally, the Minister of Revenue, blushing, retorted, "Your Excellency, you are slandering me! Slandering me!"

"Then go ahead and sue me! Look, His Majesty is right here!" Everyone waited for the Minister of Revenue's next move, but he covered his face, cupped his hands, and retreated back into the ranks.

The emperor, sitting on the dragon throne, was as anxious as a weasel that couldn't find melons in a melon patch. He was waiting for the Minister of Revenue to come and accuse the prime minister so that he could take the opportunity to conduct a thorough interrogation. But why did the Minister of Revenue return?

He then looked at the other party involved, the Minister of War, who, like the other minister, covered his face with his sleeve and retreated.

Damn it, I'll strip you all of this sooner or later!

The emperor, who didn't get to eat the melon, was furious and embarrassed.

He waved his hand, and the chief eunuch beside him stepped forward: "If you have something to say, speak now; otherwise, the court is adjourned!"

"Your Majesty, I have a memorial to present. I believe it is truly inappropriate for women to take the imperial examinations! There has never been such a precedent throughout history..."

Now the emperor on the dragon throne had a headache. These days, the court was in chaos because of the reforms.

He merely proposed that women could also take the imperial examinations, and more than half of the officials below disagreed.

The emperor didn't understand. Didn't these officials also have daughters? Why were they objecting? His eldest princess was outstanding; women were in no way inferior to men!

In fact, because one of the previous emperors of their dynasty was an empress, the suppression of women was not severe, and there were many literate women.

Now that the dynasty's development has stagnated, the emperor wants to carry out reforms. He thought of the time when his ancestor was an empress, when women could also hold official positions and male and female officials coexisted. During that time, the dynasty's development took a big leap forward, so he wanted to emulate that.

To everyone's surprise, this idea was immediately opposed by a group of officials, led by the Minister of Rites, who said it did not conform to the established rites.

The emperor argued with the officials and finally agreed to allow women to take the imperial examinations first, instead of allowing women to become officials.

As a result, the Minister of Rites jumped out, and the emperor sat on the dragon throne in a huff, pondering whether he should find a pretext to properly punish the Minister of Rites.

After a while, he gave up. Oh well, he wasn't a foolish ruler.

Seeing the old man from the Ministry of Rites making things difficult for him, he was afraid that if he continued arguing, he would be so angry that he would collapse in the court.

At this moment, he saw the composed Prime Minister and immediately shifted the blame, saying, "Prime Minister, what do you think of this matter?"

The Prime Minister was just considering whose book to read next when a huge cauldron came over. How could he possibly read it? Of course, he wanted to sit down to read it; standing during court was no human thing to do!

He glanced at the Minister of Rites, speechless. This old man, why doesn't he just let the emperor do whatever he wants? Why does he have to oppose it!

Why can't this woman be an official? He's had enough of looking at these old fogies every day. The imperial court is a place where the capable are in charge. Anyway, he's not afraid. He has the ability!

As the top scholar in a certain year and class, the Prime Minister said that it didn't matter who came.

Moreover, his daughter is quite capable. If she can become an official, she might even be able to attend court with her father in the future. It's just a bit of a worry that she doesn't want to get married.

Getting off topic, seeing the emperor's face growing increasingly grim, the prime minister snapped out of his reverie and quickly returned to his report.

"I believe the Minister of Rites is wrong. It was common for women to serve as officials during the time of the Empress, and there was no violation of etiquette. Moreover, whether a man or a woman serves as an official, aren't they all serving our Great Zhao Dynasty? What impact could it have?"

"Good! The Prime Minister speaks well! The Prime Minister truly is a good official who cares about the country and its people!" This was the first time the Emperor had heard the Prime Minister explicitly side with him since the idea was proposed.

That old fox is usually neutral, but who knew he'd side with him this time? We have to admit it quickly!

"Your subject rebels..." The Minister of Rites wanted to retort, but at this moment the Prime Minister stood next to him and whispered something in his ear.

"You!" The Minister of Rites' face immediately turned red, then he shut his mouth, covered his face, and retreated.