The question now is how to deal with the next situation.
Zhao Xiaole thought about ten thousand possibilities of overthrowing the prime minister, but if he did not use this method, it was almost unnecessary to think that the court would be facing a bloody storm next.
The position of prime minister is vacant.
Whoever can get this position can break the three-legged conflict and become the dominant one.
Although this is not necessarily a good thing.
But compared to joining forces with another party, which one is stronger together to fight against?
Who is more willing to be the stronger of the three?
Judging from the current situation of the prince, there is no possibility of joining forces with the queen or the third prince.
She could only choose to be the only one in the family.
In other words, the position of prime minister must be removed.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xiaole closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead, "You guys go to work first, I'll go back and take a rest."
He needs to go back and prepare first.
After the death of the prime minister, the three-legged alliance has been broken.
Upon seeing this, the Minister of Punishment hurriedly said: "Master Hou, if there is any progress here, I will inform you in time."
It is logically speaking that it is against etiquette for a minister of the Ministry of Justice to always go to the Marquis of Zhenguo to report the case.
It seems very reasonable now.
Because Zhao Xiaole's opinions can influence the prince's decision-making, and the prince even relies heavily on Zhao Xiaole.
Sometimes reporting things to Zhao Xiaole might be a more efficient way of working.
Zhao Xiaole nodded, "Okay, but... you probably won't find anything else. If I had done this, I would definitely not be left alive afterwards."
Several hours have passed since yesterday.
Enough for others to finish cleaning up.
The Minister of Punishment was stunned for a moment. Before he could figure out what was going on, Zhao Xiaole had already turned around and left.
…
A huge earthquake in Kyoto and a demon comes to the world!
The Prime Minister passed away!
The two incidents happened on the same day, causing shock and panic among the people and public opinion, which was tantamount to another big explosion in the library.
The people were panicked.
There is anything to say.
Even though the Kyoto Daily News and the imperial court came out to refute the rumors several times, it was still of no use.
The majority of people today still believe in God. As lies are spread, panic is gradually spreading.
The second is that the prime minister died suddenly.
Some people say that the prime minister was a demon descended from heaven and was killed by divine thunder.
Others swore that they saw with their own eyes that night, the sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind was strong, and a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals came down to seize him.
Some people even said that the prime minister liked to rob women from good families and did all kinds of bad things, which finally aroused the wrath of the Emperor of Heaven.
…
The main reason is that Zaifeng did offend many people when he was in turmoil in Pingding Jianghu at the beginning, and he was greeted with all kinds of curses after his death.
Although this matter has triggered discussions among many people, the public voices are still scattered opinions after all.
What really plays a decisive role is what officials from various places say.
After the imperial court issued the decree, local governments suppressed all kinds of public opinions, and only then did the people's panic slowly subside.
In addition, the prime minister had many disciples in the court, so his death was too sudden.
Many disciples were panicked. In order to avoid liquidation, some chose to resign, while others chose to find another master.
Some chose the empress, some chose the third prince, and some chose to serve under the prince.
The prince originally didn't want to accept these officials, but after Zhao Xiaole's persuasion, he still accepted it.
Zhao Xiaole's original words were, "If we don't keep this person, we will force them to go to the Queen or the Third Prince."
"Even if Your Highness wants to reform the old officialdom, you can do it slowly in the future. There is no need to turn away those who come to your door."
As a result, the political power left by the prime minister in the court was completely divided, and there was no room for the existence of wallflowers.
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In early April, the imperial examination had just ended.
This time, based on Zhao Xiaole's suggestion, the prince added a new link to the palace examination, which was the assessment on the New Deal.
We have indeed recruited a lot of talents through this method.
But these people cannot be given official positions. If this is the case, those who have passed through Chunwei will definitely be dissatisfied.
We have studied hard for ten years and finally missed an opportunity to become an official. What about them? They can easily get an official position?
In view of this, Zhao Xiaole proposed that the prince set up a new imperial edict council, where he would send all the people, and be responsible for drafting the policies of the new policy.
In this way, the practice of not directly granting official positions safely avoids the pressure that may be brought about by public opinion.
Also after the palace examination, envoys from King Zhenbei, King Pingxi and King Minnan entered the capital one after another.
They came to express their condolences to the Prime Minister.
Meeting the prince was just incidental.
However, it is impossible for them to come to Beijing with this simple purpose, and no one believes it.
The envoy from the King of Minnan first went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to express condolences, and then went directly to the East Palace to see the prince, while the envoy from the King of Pingxi went directly to the third prince's house.
Since the death of the prime minister, the third prince's brows have always been open.
The prime minister is dead?
This thing is like a dream.
How could that prime minister die?
The third prince always felt that he had lost something very important, but could not find the key. Therefore, he rarely saw guests recently.
Even when King Pingxi's envoy arrived, the third prince was still wandering around, wondering what he was thinking about?
"Your Highness, what do you think of what I just said?" King Pingxi's envoy asked with a smile.
The third prince was awakened and exclaimed, "Oh, what did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly, please say it again!"
"Your Highness, the prince said that he will support you. I hope that you will put more thought into the prince's election for office this time."
The messenger was not annoyed or impatient. He still said it patiently with a smile.
"Oh? It's about Qingbai! Tell King Pingxi not to worry. We are all in the same boat. Who else can I help besides him?"
The third prince waved his hand and said.
This sentence of "people in a boat" made the leader Wang Yuan curl his lips, but made the envoy of King Pingxi overjoyed.
"Your Highness, with your words, Xianguan can go back and resume his duties. This time, the prince specially asked Xiaguan to bring a lot of gifts, and the prince also said something special, that the 100,000 troops of Pingxi Palace will be controlled by you in the future!
"
The third prince perked up after hearing this.
If his only weakness now is the lack of troops and horses at hand, if he is in charge of the two thousand imperial guards in the capital, he will not have to force the prime minister to solve the problem of the test paper. In other words, how can the prince dare to force him?
He is the de facto emperor of the capital.
Everyone should act based on his face.
"Okay!" The third prince's eyes flashed, "I hope what King Pingxi said will be true, and I will promote Lu Qingbai!"
After the prime minister's death, the third prince finally cheered up.