The sound was not loud, but everyone heard it clearly.
The Chui Gong Hall was silent for a long time.
Finally, Jia Sidao knelt down first and cried: "I am guilty...I failed to protect your majesty..."
Mother Quan Man's eyes were full of blood lines. She closed her eyes, the wrinkles on her face became deeper, and she only said four words.
"Trouble Chao Gang."
Everyone was stunned again...
Most of the people in the palace were Jia Sidao's followers, and everyone couldn't believe their ears.
Only Li Xia was still watching this scene calmly.
How many things can Quan's slap change?
Before the new emperor ascended the throne, the authority of Jia Sidao, the Prime Minister and Privy Councilor, could not be changed...
But Jia Sidao vaguely realized something. He knelt on the ground and glanced back at Li Xia.
At this moment, he thought a lot.
Thinking of what I said to Yan Yunyun——
"After Li Xia regicide, if you can survive, then you will be considered worthy..."
"It's easy to break the rules, but it's difficult to establish them. Does Li Xia have this ability?"
Quan's slap was too much like the rules his mother set for him when he was young.
Then, Jia Sidao saw Li Xia's eyes.
None of them spoke.
But Li Xia's eyes seemed to be talking.
"You want to play within the rules, right? These are the new rules. Do you abide by them or not?"
Each other was speechless.
Jia Sidao's eyes were filled with anger, not towards Quan Manniang, but towards Li Xia.
…
"I don't dare to interfere in the government affairs." Quan Manniang murmured in a very slow voice: "I came here just to do this thing... Now that I have finished it, I dare to ask you, if you can allow me to rest here.
?”
"Quick, please sit down, Mrs. Cixian!"
Quan Manniang only had the title of Lady of the State. In front of all the ministers, she did not dare to sit in the queen's seat and said: "You'er, help me over."
Quan Yongjian quickly got out of the way.
Quan Manniang was supported by Zhao Fu and sat down in the corner.
Zhao Fu always shrank his head and did not dare to speak from the beginning to the end.
But Jia Sidao was still kneeling there, neither getting up nor kneeling.
He immediately had a solution and looked at Xie Daoqing.
Only then did Xie Daoqing come to his senses and said quickly: "Mr. Jia, get up quickly. Mother... Mrs. Cixian is too grieving. Please forgive me."
The voice was awkward. After all, she was afraid of angering Jia Sidao.
Just one reason... Fan Wenhu is still in the palace, and no emperor can restrain this general.
The scene was already extremely embarrassing, but luckily it was only a secret discussion today.
Only Cheng Yuanfeng was still trying to stabilize the situation and spoke.
"When our family and country encounter a sudden calamity, I hope you all will remain calm, considerate, and put state affairs first."
This was said to Jia Sidao and Li Xia.
There are only two people in the main hall who are the best at fighting. One used to guard Sichuan and Shu, and the other once guarded Jinghu.
There is no emperor at present, and Cheng Yuanfeng really does not want to have another conflict.
"Feiyu, we are experiencing a national mourning. How about you stay in Lin'an temporarily? If you are innocent, I will keep you safe."
Li Xia shook his head, raised his fists to the sky, and said: "The southwest is in danger of war. I have been ordered by Your Majesty to return to Shu to guard it. How dare I stay because of unwarranted slander? It is a national mourning, and I should sacrifice myself for the country."
"Slander?" Jia Sidao shouted: "How dare you say that you were not involved in the regicide?!"
After receiving a slap, he became angry.
I thought the big deal was just to support the clan.
"That's right!" Zhao Yumin immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Li Xia is highly suspected of regicide!"
At this moment, he is more anxious than any other member of the Jia Party.
It was precisely because Li Xia returned to Lin'an and brought the situation back to this point that he angered Jia Sidao, and Quan Manniang's slap in the face forced Jia Sidao to stand on the opposite side of Zhao Fu.
Zhao and Min wished that Jia Sidao would cut off Zhao Yun's bloodline now.
Ye Mengding's expression changed again, and he didn't know how to continue to win over King Jia Sidao Baozhong.
Cheng Yuanfeng shouted hurriedly: "Prime Minister Zuo! Don't accuse Feiyu again until there is evidence... How about Feiyu stay in Lin'an and wait for the truth to be found out?"
Li Xia refused to give in and said: "The right minister's words imply that he also thinks that I have committed regicide?"
Rao Huchen shouted: "The right Prime Minister attaches great importance to the country. If you are innocent, what if the facts are found out?!"
"He is innocent?! What a joke in the world..."
There was chaos in the main hall again.
When all the extremely intelligent ministers gathered together, the scene became even more absurd.
"I want to say something..."
The old woman's voice sounded again, very softly, but all the officials looked at Quan Manniang again.
Many people secretly thought that she had gone too far.
National affairs have not reached the level where a lady can speak.
After the palace quieted down, Quan Manniang said slowly: "I don't interfere in state affairs. I only talk about family affairs. Officials... my son... was definitely not killed by Li Jieshuai, and Yu'er has never harbored rebellion..."
"I'm afraid the old lady still doesn't know..."
"No, I know everything you accuse Li Jieshuai of. He is innocent."
Quan Manniang gave no reason.
Jia Sidao was puzzled.
He firmly believed that Li Xia killed the official family, but as a mother, why did Quan want to cover up her son's murderer?
No matter how ignorant she was, she shouldn't be deceived by a stranger.
Quan Manniang's tone was very firm, and she added: "I have evidence, which is enough to prove... The suspicion that Li Jieshuai has been subjected to so far is all because of someone's frame-up..."
Cheng Yuanfeng asked respectfully: "May I ask the old lady, what is the evidence?"
Quan Manniang's eyes grew sadder, and she said slowly and laboriously: "The evidence... is not suitable to be shown to the public. However, I will protect Li Jieshuai with my life."
"this……"
Jia Sidao had no choice but to compromise and said: "Old lady, Sidao also believes that King Zhong has not protected the regicide, so he will follow what the right prime minister said. Please ask King Zhong to succeed to the throne and temporarily leave Commander Li Jie in Lin'an to investigate.
Qing, how about it?"
He originally wanted to establish Zhao Fu, which was simpler and more controlled. As for establishing a clan, it was just to threaten Ye Mengding.
When he thought about it, Mrs. Ci Xian only came forward to protect her grandson, so he could still use the strategy of "support Zhao Yu and kill Li Xia". This was how he dealt with Ye Mengding.
Unexpectedly, Quan Manniang responded firmly again: "Li Jieshuai is innocent."
She said no more, waved her hand and said: "Queen."
Xie Daoqing hurried forward and put his ear to Quan Manniang's mouth.
"Mother, please tell me..."
After a while, Xie Daoqing returned to his seat and opened his mouth to directly decide today's outcome.
"His Majesty's legacy... His heir Zhao Fu succeeded to the throne, appointed Ye Mengding as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and also informed the Privy Council. Yang Dongqian participated in political affairs; Li Xia returned to Sichuan and Sichuan to fight, and was not allowed to stay in Lin'an..."
Jia Sidao listened silently.
Xie Daoqing did not depose him because the throne was vacant and no one was qualified to depose him, Jia Sidao.
But having two more important ministers to divide power is equivalent to erasing his achievements over the years.
This clearly shows that he wants to be his enemy.
He couldn't believe that an old woman like Quan Manniang dared to do this.
"Queen!"
Jia Sidao finally spoke and interrupted Xie Daoqing's words.
This is the first time he has been rude in his more than 20 years of service.
"I think that Ye Mengding and Yang Dong are powerful ministers and are not suitable to be important ministers... Could it be that the Queen has forgotten the past events of Shi Miyuan?"
With one sentence, everyone in the palace was shocked.
This is a threat.
On the occasion of national mourning, Jia Sidao actually made these threatening words to the queen.
Xie Daoqing was shocked. His hand shook, and when it touched the curtain, the bead rope swayed.
She didn't want to do this either, but this was the official biological mother who spoke up.
If Jia Sidao is really angered and takes advantage of Ezhou's military exploits to become a powerful official, who can stop him?
She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Quan Manniang, not knowing what to do for a moment.
…
Only Zhao Yumin was ecstatic!
Finally, Li Xia and the Quan family forced Jia Sidao to this point.
It was time for Jia Sidao to see clearly that Zhao Yu was not worthy of supporting him and that he should establish a clan...
The ministers no longer dared to breathe.
Last night was just a small internal fight between a group of imperial guards. But if one mistake is made today, it may trigger a real war between Sichuan and Sichuan and Jinghu soldiers and horses...
Even Cheng Yuanfeng didn't know how to stabilize the situation and couldn't help turning his head to look at Li Xia.
Li Xia, however, still looked calm. He took a step forward and said, "I have received the decree and invite His Royal Highness Prince Zhong to ascend the throne."
No one responded. The etiquette of ascending the throne is not like this. What is important in today's discussion is for all ministers to reach a tacit understanding.
Seeing that no one responded, Li Xia added: "The country has been established. I ask the queen and Mrs. Cixian to take shelter for the time being. Don't worry, the country's situation is stable..."
Jia Sidao looked at Quan.
I couldn't believe that Quan was not scared off by his threat and actually got up and left.
"Wait a minute!" Jia Sidao was rarely confused and shouted: "Who said the foundation of the country has been determined?!"
"The queen said it."
"The ministers have not yet agreed, and you, Li Xia, are suspected of regicide..."
Li Xia ignored Jia Sidao and only shouted: "The Queen and Mrs. Cixian please take shelter for now."
Cheng Yuanfeng already had a premonition that something bad was going to happen and shouted: "Li Xia! What are you going to do?!"
"Follow the official family's instructions!"
Jia Sidao was only at a loss for a while. Quan Manniang and Xie Daoqing had already left the palace, got on the phoenix chariot and left the front hall.
He couldn't help but turn to Cheng Yuanfeng and shouted: "Right Prime Minister! You guessed it. You guessed that Li Xia killed the king..."
"There is no evidence." Cheng Yuanfeng said: "Prime Minister Zuo, that's it? Your Majesty has given you a legacy..."
"ha?"
Jia Sidao smiled subconsciously, forgetting that this was a national mourning.
He looked around.
If it ends here, Li Xia, Ye Mengding, and Cheng Yuanfeng will all be winners, but he and his gang will lose.
Lost half of the power of the Privy Council.
This is the first time since the beginning that he lost something substantial.
…
When Cheng Yuanfeng saw Jia Sidao's change of expression, he hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him.
"Prime Minister Zuo, Mrs. Ci Xian is so sad. She is experiencing a national mourning. Please be considerate and put the country first..."
Jia Sidao's face turned even more ugly.
Zhao and Min looked at each other in thought.
Mrs. Cixian dared to ignore the wishes of the ministers, which was a clear show of disdain for Jia Sidao.
If Jia Sidao wanted to fight again, he could only help the clan to seize the throne and seize it by force.
But he did not dare to encourage Jia Sidao, and he became more and more hopeful.
finally……
"Fan Wenhu! Take down the rebellion of regicide!"
Rao Huchen shouted in shock: "Jia Sidao! What are you going to do? You can't rebel..."
There are guards outside the door who want to rush in.
Cheng Yuanfeng was also surprised and yelled outside the palace: "Who dares to enter the palace without an edict? It's the same as treason!"
"Jia Sidao, try it." Li Xia was not afraid and shouted: "I have three hundred elite soldiers outside the palace, you dare to try to rebel!"
When Fan Wenhu saw this situation, he rushed towards Li Xia.
There was no need for imperial guards and he wanted to capture Li Xia first.
"Bang!"
Li Xia moved faster and punched Fan Wenhu hard in the face.
"Li Feiyu! What are you doing?!"
"Kill him! Fan Wenhu! Kill him for me...someone!"
"Who dares to enter the palace? They will be treated as treason!"
"You try to rebel!"
"Stop everyone!"
"Jiao Zhi! Pull them away!"
"No! Mr. Jia, Mr. Li, no way..."
A group of Jia Party officials quickly surrounded Jia Sidao and pulled him aside, not daring to help Fan Wenhu.
~~
Quan Manniang had returned to the Ciyuan Hall, summoned Yan Rong to the front, and sighed helplessly.
"That memorial... should be destroyed."
"Yes." Yan Rong lowered his eyebrows and took out a memorial from his sleeve and gave it to Quan Manniang.
Then he tore it open and put it on the candlelight.
Smoke rises.
She thought of Li Xia's words.
"If it's just to kill Zhao Yun, you don't have to go to such trouble. Most of the arrangements I made tonight are for the situation after Zhao Yun's death. But there is a key person that I haven't seen yet."
"This is not difficult. You still only need to say a few words and hand something to Mrs. Cixian to protect our future..."
The object was now in her hands, being burned to ashes.
——Wen Yun Sun’s Memorial.
The few sentences Li Xia wanted to deliver were very long...
~~
"Bang!"
In the Chui Gong Hall, Li Xia hit Fan Wenhu in the face with his elbow, held his head down, and slammed him down against the pillar.
"No!"
Blood has splattered everywhere.
The ministers were shocked.
Cheng Yuanfeng already regretted not banning the guards from entering...
~~
Yan Rong was still thinking about the conversation with Quan last night.
"This memorial...this memorial..."
"The officials said he didn't believe it. How could King Zhong team up with Li Xia to kill King Rong? This is absolutely impossible. Mother of the country, do you believe it?"
"Of course I don't believe it! Of course I don't believe it! How could Qi'er do this? Impossible, who is trying to frame Qi'er..."
"If this case continues to be investigated, someone will definitely accuse King Zhong of not being of King Rong's blood..."
"Nonsense! I know that Qi'er is the same flesh and blood as Rui, and I know this... I feel like I'm in a mirror..."
"The officials say that these clans are trying to make ends meet, and they must destroy King Zhong before they are willing to accept it. Such a vicious plan is conceivable. But the officials are also worried. If the clans have reached this point, they will not be willing to accept it anymore.
If I make King Zhong the crown prince, I'm afraid they will rebel."
"rebel?"
"Mother of the country, think about it, the clan first deceived Wu Qian, and now if anyone else is deceived, the chaos tonight is really big..."
~~
The corners of Li Xia's mouth were also bleeding, and she hit Fan Wenhu's head again.
"Li Xia! Stop! Stop!"
Rao Huchen wanted to come up and pull Li Xia, but he pushed him away.
"Shuai Li... Commander-in-Chief... stop it! Don't come in! Don't come in!"
"Who dares to come in and try again!" Li Xia shouted, "Do you think I can't quell the rebellion?!"
"Ah!" Fan Wenhu roared angrily, his head covered with blood, "Go to hell!"
He was actually capable of hitting, but he didn't expect that Li Xia would kill him as soon as he struck, and he was already dizzy from being hit.
"Bang..."
~~
The memorial in Yan Rong's hand had been reduced to ashes, and he couldn't help but think of what Li Xia said when he handed the memorial to her.
"The same thing is different in the eyes of different people. When Zhao Yun saw the memorial, he thought of killing me. Because he understood everything and knew that the courtiers would stop when enough was enough. Moreover, he didn't care about killing me;
Quan's family is different. Quan's family doesn't know anything. She doesn't even know why Wei Guansun died. She thought Zhao Yurui died of illness. Zhao Yun has kept it secret from her for too long. She doesn't understand Jia Sidao's twists and turns.
thoughts.
Therefore, when Mrs. Quan sees this memorial, she will not believe it. After that, she will be extremely disgusted. She will only think that ‘someone is persecuting her good grandson’, and you will guide her from now on.”
"Okay, how do I guide her?"
"Simple, Jia Sidao wants to support the clan."
"Did you know? The officials and the Quan family talked about choosing a prince-in-law, saying, 'Jia Sidao uses me as a bargaining chip every time.' Can it be used?"
"Very good. This is his old habit. Please remind Quan of this."
"I understand, you know, I'm best at this..."
"It doesn't matter, I will push Jia Sidao step by step to the point where Quan will believe him."
"Sure?"
"I'm sure. Cheng Yuanfeng and Ye Mengding are a little weak after all. Jia Sidao understands their nature best and will definitely threaten them with 'supporting the clan'."
"Then, how to ensure that the Quan family sees all this."
"Ask Guan De to inquire. As soon as you hear that I have returned to the court, ask Quan to come see me. It would be best if I can see her alone. If that is not possible, I can do it during a discussion..."
Li Xia knew very well that the Quan family would protect him.
Because the Quan family must ensure that her grandson succeeds to the throne, and it has been determined that the clan has begun to carry out murderous measures.
Ye Mengding was able to act in political affairs, but when it came to the struggle for imperial power, he was too weak.
Looking at Lin'an today, only Li Xia can compete with Jia Sidao in military matters.
He will receive the full support of the Quan family until Zhao Fu succeeds to the throne and Jia Sidao is deprived of power.
Before that, the harder he fought with Jia Sidao, the more the Quan family felt at ease.
The premise of all this is that Zhao Yun, who has seen through everything, dies.
Only during the period between Zhao Yun's death and the new emperor's succession, the Quan family had the most authority, because this was the time when Xie Daoqing was most afraid of his mother-in-law. Therefore, Xie Daoqing was more useful and prestigious as queen than Yan Rong...
This is the new rule.
"Bang!"
Li Xia grabbed Fan Wenhu's head and smashed it against the pillar for the last time.
The gold paint has been knocked out of the pit.
Blood spattered Li Xia's face.
Fan Wenhu's fingers trembled and stopped moving.
He has made no sound.
Totally dead.
Die in this hall.
Li Xia stumbled to his feet and wiped the blood from his mouth.
He also had several wounds on his body, and half of his face was swollen by Fan Wenhu.
But the momentum is still terrifying.
All the officials in the palace were stunned, as if their throats were being strangled.
Li Xia glanced around, and finally his eyes fell on Jia Sidao's face.
"You... like to play chess? We played this game according to the rules. You lost... Come on, tell me, can you lift the table?"
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