The Ultimate Prodigal Son - Chapter 958

[Chapter 958: Letting Go]

But it was Lin Tian’s question that seemed to slap the emperor in the face. After all, the finances of a country should be reviewed by the emperor himself, but because the emperor trusted Prime Minister Zhao too much, he let Prime Minister Zhao handle all matters.

Prime Minister Zhao also used these ill-gotten gains to bribe officials and soldiers with a large sum of money, and a large amount of money was also used to build some private houses, without considering the people’s livelihood at all.

“This matter is indeed my negligence. Before this, I also believed in Prime Minister Zhao. After all, I thought he could handle everything better than me, and I gave all the power to him. But he used my power to harm the people. He

collected heavy taxes every year, which made the people miserable. He was not satisfied with this. He used the money to bribe some officials in South Korea to help him complete the task of rebellion. I was blind before. I

let such an ungrateful person run the entire system of our Yan State. As a leader, this is also my negligence, which put our country in such a dangerous situation. I apologize to you here.”

After the emperor finished speaking, he also stood up from his seat and bowed to everyone.

Everyone was just an ordinary citizen, how could they receive such a salute? He was the emperor, how could the pride of heaven bow to thank an ordinary citizen.

Everyone also quickly stood up and knelt on the ground, “Your Majesty, please think twice, don’t thank us in this way. All we did was for Yan State. Please don’t make such a mistake again in the future.” Lin Tian also said quickly.

“Don’t worry about that. We are all part of Yan State, but I am very proud that you can make such efforts for Yan State. I bow to you and thank you on behalf of Yan State. You should get up quickly.” The emperor said.

“Then we will kowtow to you as well, so that we are equal. After all, how dare we, ordinary people, kneel down to you, the pride of heaven.” The three of them stood up after kowtowed and returned to their seats.

The emperor looked at the three people in front of him and laughed.

Everyone laughed. They were as cute as children, but they didn’t know that the whole Yan State would be completely turbulent because of them.

“What is the training for new recruits like? Where do these new recruits come from? Can the general explain it to me?” The emperor was also eager to know which heroes these surrounded soldiers would be.

“These new recruits are all organized by Qin Kai alone. They will undergo a one-month-long devilish training. These people are all children from the countryside who are forced to join the army because they are dissatisfied with the heavy taxes.

I also hope that after they join the army, the emperor can change the previous system and learn the laws of Qin to motivate these soldiers. Our country relies on them to protect it. If the rewards for them are not big enough,

they will naturally not work for us, and we cannot get such a guarantee.” As a soldier, the general naturally understood such things. He also did not want his men to be forced to leave the army because they were not valued.

The emperor also showed a helpless look, “After all, everything was handled by Prime Minister Zhao alone before, and I didn’t care too much about the rules and regulations. When this task is completed, I will let Lin Tian re-issue a set of laws and regulations.

All these bad habits and unwritten laws and regulations in our country must be corrected, so that our Yan State can also be like Qin State, as a feudal rule of law country. Only in this way can we lay the foundation for our Yan State.”

After the emperor finished speaking, his eyes were filled with tears. His tears represented that he was sorry for the vast majority of the working people, and also represented that he had made such a big mistake in choosing Prime Minister Zhao.

And now the emperor is also reluctant to promote Lin Tian’s position. Naturally, he wants to take a good look at what kind of person Lin Tian is through this matter. He has already made a mistake with Prime Minister Zhao, and he is afraid that Lin Tian will cheat people like Prime Minister Zhao.

“Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will live up to everyone’s expectations and let our Yan State have a bright future again.” Lin Tian also clasped his fists in gratitude.

After saying these words, the emperor also took out a parchment scroll from his pocket. This parchment scroll was exactly the order for seeking talents that he had written. The words on it were all written in red. The emperor actually wrote such an order for seeking talents with his fingers.

Therefore, it can be seen how determined the King of Yan was. Everyone looked at this parchment scroll stained with blood and shed tears of emotion.

“Your Majesty, there is no need to do this. This will only hurt yourself.”

“If your Majesty has such determination, how can our Yan Kingdom not be strong?”

The emperor also comforted everyone, “All this now is caused by me alone. These bloodstains of mine are naturally nothing to the vast majority of people. I just hope that they can see my sincerity.

But I hope that with this sincerity, I can seek an opportunity for peaceful development for our Yan Kingdom.”

Seeing that everyone was sighing, the emperor also subconsciously felt that the entire Yan Kingdom was going to be prosperous.

“Now I am also thinking about the current situation of Yan Kingdom all day long. If I hadn’t asked Prime Minister Zhao to be our prime minister at that time, I am afraid that Yan Kingdom would be better developed now.” The emperor also sighed and said.

“Since it’s all over, Your Majesty, don’t think about it anymore. Now we three are planning the future of Yan State for you. Doesn’t Your Majesty still trust us?” Facing the emperor’s worries, the general quickly said.

“Yes, by then, our Yan State will have a new batch of blood. It will also be a complementary role for our development. As long as the emperor can discuss anything with us, the entire Yan State will be thriving.”

Lin Tian also hurriedly comforted the emperor.

Seeing that everyone spoke for him, the emperor gradually calmed down.

“By the way, Your Majesty, I think you need to tell all the ministers about this matter recently, so that they can also think about ways to know the order to seek talents. On the one hand, it can eliminate the doubts of the instigators, and on the other hand, it can also let them know that you are also a competent emperor.”

For such an order to seek talents, it will naturally attract the attention of all the talents, and people flocked here to seek official positions.

We also need to set up some checkpoints and conduct some audits on them, and we also need to prepare in advance for some spies in the six countries.

“Everyone takes out their portraits, and the ancient ones must be used as the standard. Those who are re-issued are unanimously regarded as enemies. It is better to let a talented person go than to let a spy in.”