One month after the new emperor ascended the throne, the King of Chu was imprisoned for treason.
Yu Huatian, the director of Xichang Factory, received the emperor's order and searched the Prince of Chu's Mansion, where he found homemade dragon robes, seals and other prohibited items. At the same time, he also confiscated nearly a hundred pieces of armor in the secret room of the Prince of Chu's Mansion.
As soon as this incident came out, the government and the public were in an uproar.
This is no small matter. Just after the late emperor was buried, the case of King Chu's rebellion broke out.
The King of Chu who was found guilty of treason was the legitimate son of the late emperor, the biological son of the Queen Mother, and a strong contender for the throne.
Normally, any of these identities would be enough for the emperor to take matters seriously.
Rebellion is the most intolerable crime for the emperor. It was planned by the late emperor's legitimate son. It must be a major case that shocked the government and the public. Who knows how many dissidents the new emperor will eliminate and how many of his confidants will be promoted through this rebellion case?!
In the royal study.
Li Hongyi, the Grand Scholar of Jianji Palace, is sitting opposite Xin Jun.
"Grand Bachelor Li, I need support!"
The new emperor Zhu Zhankun, who had just ascended to the throne, was very high-spirited at this time. He had already ascended the supreme position of Ninth Five-Year Plan. He only needed to eliminate the opposition forces in the court and win over the neutral forces, and he could secure the throne.
And the person in front of him, Li Hongyi, the Grand Scholar of Jianji Palace, was the person he needed to win over the most.
Among the two cabinets and four halls of the current cabinet, the position of the Grand Scholar of the Zhongji Palace is vacant; Kong Qinli, the Grand Scholar of the Dongge Palace, was displeased by the late emperor and was deprived of the power to discuss politics and was asked to teach in the Imperial Academy; Sun Fuji, the chief scholar of the Wenhua Palace Palace
Although he has the ability to govern the country, he is just a docile old fox.
The remaining two, one is a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and the Minister of Rites, Qian Muqian, who has great influence and has many talents all over the world, but he is the actual leader of the first and third departments; the other is the chief assistant of the cabinet, Yu Yanyi, who is in charge of half of the government.
He had military power in the court and had an unparalleled reputation, but he fought side by side with the King of Chu in the Battle of Jinyang.
Moreover, the prince had already learned from Xichang Yuhuatian that Yu Yanyi had found out about the incident in which he secretly dispatched Chang Lin's army to use powerful crossbows to kill Yang Qingyuan, and reported it to the emperor.
Once this matter is exposed, he will inevitably be opposed by the entire civil service group.
Yu Yanyi's prestige and Qian Muqian's connections may not necessarily prevent him from doing what Yiyin Huoguang did.
So his first step was to put King Chu in prison.
When it comes to deposing and establishing, there is no suspense about who will be deposed, but who will be established?!
There are currently two legitimate sons of Emperor Taizongwen, King Zhu Zhangui of Chu and King Zhu Zhanjun of Wei.
The king of Wei, Zhu Zhanjun, was nearly seven years old, and with the temperament of Qian Muqian and Yu Yanyi, a group of civil servants, it was impossible to really establish a child as emperor even if he was to establish a legitimate son.
Otherwise, even if you want to be Zhuge Wuhou, you will be regarded as Dong Taishi and Cao Weiwu.
So the prince took action against the King of Chu first, and now, he wanted to bring this seemingly neutral Grand Scholar of Jianji Palace to him.
"Your Majesty summoned the minister today. What is the reason for?!"
In fact, Li Hongyi had already guessed part of it. The new monarch did not summon the first and second assistants of the cabinet alone, but instead summoned him. This explains the problem very much.
However, Li Hongyi still pretended not to know.
"The national situation is difficult! The imperial court was shocked by the changes in the northern border, and the vitality of the Great Zhou Dynasty was greatly damaged. However, God did not bless the Great Zhou Dynasty, and my father, the Holy Mingying Lord, also passed away a month ago. I am really frightened in my heart!"
Zhu Zhankun looked worried and anxious about national affairs.
"Your Majesty has the valor of the late emperor, and all the ministers in the court will do their best to help your Majesty."
Both sides are using pretentious remarks and polite words to test each other.
When the new emperor Zhu Zhankun saw Li Hongyi like this, he couldn't help but cursed in his heart, "Old fox!"
It is easy for no one to reach the position of Grand Bachelor of the Cabinet step by step. Those who have experienced the state, capital, and county and stand out from the crowd will naturally have unparalleled talent and wisdom.
His political methods and vision must also be extremely mature.
This is also the brilliance of Taizu's legacy. All cabinet ministers who join the cabinet have grass-roots local work experience, so as to ensure that the decrees they issue can be implemented in the local area and not just a piece of paper.
Seeing Li Hongyi's attitude, Zhu Zhankun knew that he had to take the initiative.
"What Li Qing said is true! The chief minister of the cabinet, Yu Aiqing, is loyal to the emperor and patriotic. He is highly respected and talented. He is young and powerful. He is not inferior to Aiqing. With the help of cabinet ministers like you, I can feel a little more at ease."
This sentence may appear to be a polite statement, but in fact it contains quite a bit of mystery.
Zhu Zhankun hid two points in his words.
Although Li Hongyi seemed to be inconspicuous, Zhu Zhankun knew that he had great ambitions for this position.
When Fan Xiwen, the previous chief minister of the cabinet, a bachelor of Zhongjidian, retired from office, Li Hongyi had already sought the position of chief minister of the cabinet.
However, the Holy Heart of Emperor Zhou was arbitrary and had no intention of setting up a cabinet minister after Fan Xiwen took office. Therefore, Li Hongyi failed.
The Zhou Dynasty's cabinet also had no chief minister for a period of time.
Until the chaos in the northern border, Yu Yanyi stepped forward.
He was responsible for the rise and fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He actually relied on a group of improvised preparation troops to withstand the attack of the famous Houjin generals Wanyan Chen, Monk Shang and Nur Haqi for more than a month at the gate of Jinyang City. Facts have proved that his persistence was also
worth it.
Yang Qingyuan led the reinforcements to defeat the Hou Jin army, and Yu Yanyi became the new chief minister of the cabinet with this great achievement and victory.
Li Hongyi had no chance.
The second meaning of Zhu Zhankun's words is that Li Hongyi, under normal circumstances, has no chance of becoming the chief minister of the cabinet.
Yu Yanyi was the first among the civil servants of the Zhou Dynasty in terms of talent and prestige. As long as he wanted to do it, Li Hongyi could only wait.
Zhu Zhankun also specifically mentioned the term "young and vigorous". Yu Yanyi was only three years older than Li Hongyi.
Even if Li Hongyi is in good health and can survive for two more years, after Yanyi takes office, he will probably not be able to take this position. Instead, he will choose a younger minister who is a direct descendant of Zhu Zhankun.
Therefore, if Li Hongyi wants to become the chief minister of the cabinet through normal channels, it can only be said that Yanyi himself made a mistake.
However, to expect a pure minister who does not form factions, favoritism, corruption, or exercise power, and who even has cracks in the walls of his family and relies on rewards from the emperor to maintain his dignity, to make mistakes... This probability is really slim, so it is better to count on Yu Yan
Yi died suddenly and violently.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing Zhu Zhankun say these words, Li Hongyi knew that there was no point in continuing to test.
"Your Majesty Yu is a pure minister of the late emperor, so he is naturally a pillar of the imperial court."
I was a pure minister of the late emperor, but not your pure minister Zhu Zhankun.
Seeing Li Hongyi take the bait, Zhu Zhankun knew there was something going on.
"As a great scholar, he has served his country loyally and worked hard, so he should have been allowed to entertain his grandchildren and enjoy family happiness. Unfortunately, among the officials in the court, those with qualifications are not talented enough, and those with extraordinary intelligence are not prestige enough. There is no one.
You can take on such a big responsibility!"
The person here who has extraordinary intelligence but lacks prestige is Li Hongyi.
Zhu Zhankun's meaning is very obvious, you can be the chief minister of this cabinet, but you have to make contributions so that I can help you take the position.
Li Hongyi frowned and his face gradually became serious...
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The next day, in Hanyuan Hall.
"If you have something to do, leave the court!" Yuhuatian said after sounding his whip three times.
Yu Huatian, the director of the West Factory, also served as the head of the Royal Horse Supervisor. Originally, this matter was the responsibility of Cao Zhengchun, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, but now it was handled by Yu Huatian, which also explains something.
When Yuhuatian came to power, Cao Zhengchun gradually fell out of favor.
"My lord, Di Zhiyuan, the young minister of Dali Temple, has something to report!"
Di Zhiyuan, the young minister of Dali Temple who had just taken office for three months, came out. Because Yang, the chief minister of Dali Temple, has been away from the capital, Dali Temple also needs someone in charge. Di Zhiyuan, the former chief minister of Dali Temple, and Song Huifu
He was promoted to Shaoqing of Dali Temple and took charge of the daily affairs of Dali Temple.
"The Dali Temple is in charge of the trial of prison cases. However, to this day, the Dali Temple does not know the circumstances of the King of Chu's case and has not seen the case files. I think there is something wrong!"
Zhu Zhankun's eyes darkened slightly. Although he still had a warm look on his face, he had murderous intentions in his heart.
Dali Temple is Yang Qingyuan's old tribe, and they are the same type of people!
Dali Temple is my Dali Temple, not Yang Qingyuan's Dali Temple. However, these people do not have an emperor in their eyes. They talk about the law but not the laws of Zhou Dynasty. Is this Dali Temple still the Dali Temple of the emperor?!
The royal laws of the Zhou Dynasty are no longer the royal laws of the Emperor.
However, the prince had just ascended the throne and needed to establish his own prestige and image.
"Then what does Yidi Aiqing mean?!"
Di Zhiyuan was not polite and said directly, "In my humble opinion, the case of King Chu is of great importance. The king of Chu did such a rebellious thing before the corpse of the late emperor was cold. It is really a heinous crime. There should be three departments in charge of this case. My clan
I will serve as the assistant manager of the government to thoroughly investigate this case and make it known to the world."
What Di Zhiyuan said was quite good. After following Yang Qingyuan for a while, he became much more sophisticated in political methods.
Di Zhiyuan knew in his heart that the King of Chu was probably wronged.
The King of Chu is not a fool. If he privately made jade seals and dragon robes, what would be the use to the King of Chu?!
And what use can those hundreds of armors have?!
Even if you hide a thousand armors at home, you won't be able to cause any big trouble.
Even though the Imperial Forest Army has not yet been completely controlled by Zhu Zhankun, the Six Thousand Changlin Army, one of the Emperor's Six Armies, has always been the direct line of the Prince's troops.
Therefore, if the King of Chu really had the intention to rebel, he must have fled the capital and headed for his own fiefdom as soon as the prince ascended the throne.
He has many supporters in the army. Taking advantage of Zhu Zhankun's unsteady footing, he fought hard. He may not be able to win the big position.
But the King of Chu did not. He just stayed in the capital and obviously had no intention of rebelling.
Since the King of Chu was captured, Xichang has been trying the case, and the outer court still doesn’t know the specific situation. Even the Zongren Mansion has not seen the situation of the King of Chu.
This is very unreasonable. For such a major case to be heard by a spy and intelligence agency without going through the Tribunal, it obviously does not comply with the process. Even if there is a result, the world will not be convinced.
And Di Zhiyuan simply did not believe the case of King Chu's rebellion.
He was entrusted by the adults to temporarily take charge of Dali Temple with Song Hui's father, how could he let an unjust case happen in front of his eyes?
As soon as Di Zhiyuan finished speaking, many people stood up around him.
"I second the proposal!"
"I think what Mr. Di said is that you will seek for the country when you are old enough."
"I also second the proposal!"
Among those who supported him were Yuanwailang from the Ministry of Punishment, censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and bachelors from the Hanlin Academy.
Subsequently, more and more people supported him, and although Zhu Zhankun still had a warm smile on his face, his eyes became colder and colder.
Just when the situation in the palace became more and more intense, someone spoke.
"quiet!"
The person who spoke was not the censor who was observing etiquette, but Li Hongyi, the great scholar of Jianji Palace.
Seeing a cabinet minister speaking, everyone gradually became quiet and listened to the cabinet minister's opinion.
But Li Hongyi's words were different from their expectations.
"This is the Hanyuan Hall of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is the place of court etiquette and the core of the world's political affairs. It is not a vegetable market in Gyeonggi Province. What are you doing with such a noisy situation?!"
Among the people in the queue below, most of the politically sensitive people have already noticed that something is wrong.
At least under normal circumstances, as a bachelor of Jianji Palace, Li Hongyi should not say this at this moment.
"The case of the King of Chu is of great importance. Of course, we must be cautious. There may even be accomplices of the King of Chu in this palace. If the case is exposed prematurely, it will make it impossible to investigate the case."
Li Hongyi's words suppressed the entire audience.
The originally tense scene suddenly became quiet.
What Li Hongyi, the Grand Scholar of Jianji Palace, means is that the people in the palace may be the accomplices of the King of Chu.
So who are the accomplices of King Chu?!
Now whoever speaks for the King of Chu is more likely to be an ally of the King of Chu.
With Li Hongyi's attitude, it seems that the emperor is going to open a large number of prisons.
Qian Muqian and Yu Yanyi exchanged glances. It seemed that Li Hongyi, the Grand Scholar of Jianji Palace, had already sided with the new emperor.
The new emperor's attitude towards Li Hongyi was also ambiguous.
This time the court meeting came to an end in a strange atmosphere, and there was no change in the case of King Chu, and Xichang continued to be responsible.
And the atmosphere in the capital has become even more turbulent and treacherous.
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Yang Qingyuan and others waited for two days in Tianma Gathering.
Xu Fu was indeed unable to find their whereabouts in a short period of time.
"Sir, how about I leave this place temporarily?"
Liu Dufeng felt that continuing to hide in this Tianmaji was not an option. After all, this was Daqian's sphere of influence, and hiding here was not a long-term solution.
How could Yang Qingyuan not know this?!
But Zhao Min's current state is very special. Once she leaves the suppression of the medicinal bath, the breath of Lingguang Immortal Blood on her body will become a light in the darkness, guiding Xu Fu in this direction.
Xu Fu has great martial arts skills and is also proficient in light kung fu.
Aspiring to ascend to the immortal steps, Emperor Shitian spent thousands of years gathering the martial arts of thousands of schools and adopting the best of them. Once he discovered the breath of Lingguang's immortal blood.
With Xu Fu's Qinggong, he will definitely be able to catch up with them.
And Yang Qingyuan and Liu Dufeng join forces, they are definitely no match for Xu Fu at this moment.
"No, once we leave this place, we will be tracked. We can't run away!"
As soon as Yang Qingyuan finished speaking, a gentle yet strange voice sounded outside the door.
"Hahaha, little friend Yang is right, you can't run away!"
Xu Fu, wearing a Xuanbing mask, opened the door with a palm and appeared in front of the two of them.
"Young friend Yang, you are really easy for me to find!"