nucmednet Chapter 1009 What secret weapon does Xia Er have?
Chapter 1009 What secret weapon does Xia Er have?
The Supreme Emperor requested to depose the Emperor, which was not an easy task.
In recent days, before dawn, civil and military officials had already filed into the palace and stood in silence outside the Beiyang Palace, waiting.
The court meetings often lasted a whole day until the evening drum sounded and the palace gates were about to be locked, and the ministers were able to drag their exhausted bodies out of the palace.
What was even more unusual was that even those minor officials whose ranks were not high enough to attend court on normal days were summoned to discuss government affairs.
The Beiyang Palace was already packed with people, and the line of officials stretched from inside the palace to outside, creating a spectacular sight.
In the court, the ministers were divided into three factions: some unconditionally supported the retired emperor, some remained neutral and waited and saw, and some swore allegiance to the new emperor until death.
The neutral officials are bored every day. They stand from morning to night, with sleepiness buzzing around their heads. Even when standing under the scorching sun, they can fall asleep. Their sleeping postures are really funny.
The other two factions were completely different. They quarreled from morning to night, shouted themselves hoarse, and even fought each other.
The retired emperor sat high on the throne, watching coldly, without trying to stop them at all, allowing them to express their opinions and speak freely.
After returning home every day, Shi Yunqi would always go to Xia Shiyuan to sit for a while and talk about the court's opinions and camps.
When discussing state affairs with Shi Anxia, he seemed to feel that it was natural and there was nothing wrong with it.
Wei Cailing sat by the side, listening quietly. No one tried to avoid Shi Anrou, but she was busy eating snacks and fruits, forgetting everything she heard.
Shi Anxia knew, however, that they had really put a lot of effort into helping Emperor Zhaowu ascend the throne.
How actively they paved the way for the new emperor, how difficult it is to depose the emperor now. It is simply shooting oneself in the foot, which is extremely cowardly.
Since Emperor Zhaowu was made the crown prince, they have been promoting him. Yan Xingchen even wrote the second part of "Records of Mountains and Rivers of Beiyi" to record the crown prince's great achievements.
Just as Emperor Mingde's "Son of Heaven Guarding the National Gate" was highly praised by both official and unofficial history, Emperor Zhaowu's idea of "Son of Heaven Guarding the National Gate" was later praised by all parties.
There is nothing worse than it is.
Even Shi Anxia had not expected the situation to develop like this. He sighed and said, "Fortunately, the reason why the emperor asked to depose the emperor was that 'Emperor Zhaowu was suffering from a mad disease', otherwise it would have been difficult to end."
This insignificant reason was a thorn in the side of the four great families. They could neither make a big fuss about it nor ignore it.
The only solution now is to send another expert to sneak into the palace.
The man in black knelt in front of Emperor Zhaowu's bed and whispered, "Your Majesty, the collapse of the Six Gods Temple was purely accidental. The death of the Tang family was definitely not caused by the four great families, and it was not what we wanted."
Seeing the figure on the dragon couch move slightly, the man in black hurriedly said, "Now the emperor is furious and wants to be deposed. As long as the emperor comes to court tomorrow, the rumor that he is suffering from a mad disease can be shattered."
Emperor Zhaowu, who was lying under the brocade quilt, had actually already woken up.
These days he stayed indoors and stayed in bed. It was not so much that he was suffering from an illness, but rather that he was acting like a coward.
He didn't know why things turned out like this. He felt that he had killed Tang Shi and Shi Anxia would eat him alive.
But the matter of deposing and enthroning a king was a matter of life and death, so he finally spoke hoarsely, "I will go to court tomorrow. Tell your master that if he doesn't have a foolproof plan, you will be buried with me!"
The man in black completed his mission and returned to report, but the secret room of the four major families was in an uproar.
"Why was it so easy for you to get close to Emperor Zhaowu? Didn't you encounter any obstacles along the way?"
"When did the palace become a sieve? Can you come and go as you please?"
"Could it be that the Emperor let you in on purpose, in order to play the long game and catch a bigger fish?"
Everyone became cautious now, the bodies of the man and three women were still clearly visible.
The emperor and Shi Anxia were very cunning! They pretended to be very sad and made them think that Tang was dead.
But it was clear that the dead were people from their four major families!
How hateful! Thinking of their relatives who died tragically in the Six Gods Temple, the family heads almost spewed fire from their eyes.
Those people are all very useful to the aristocratic family!
The doubts of the family heads made the man in black who was sent out very embarrassed. Couldn't it be that he was as light as a swallow and had great martial arts skills?
Those imperial guards are clearly trash!
Guo Jindong hurriedly explained, "This is my son's master Yuan Zhen, who was once the shadow guard of the late emperor." Seeing that everyone was skeptical, he added, "He committed some crimes and escaped to hide in my Guo family. He knows the palace rules like the back of his hand.
Oh... everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
If you say so, it makes sense. If you were the shadow guard of the deceased emperor, you would be familiar with the palace and your body movements and martial arts skills would be excellent.
Everyone was relieved, but new doubts arose, "Is Emperor Zhaowu really alienated from the Emperor Retired? Or are the father and son conspiring to lure us into a trap?"
After all, what that group of people are best at is luring people into a trap, so you have to be on guard.
Everyone was talking at once, and each one of them made sense.
"In fact, regardless of whether Tang was dead or not, Emperor Zhaowu's abduction of Tang touched the emperor's reverse scale."
"The two are father and son, but also mortal enemies."
"Tang is definitely not dead, but the emperor kept the news secret from Emperor Zhaowu. He must have wanted Emperor Zhaowu to feel guilty and sick, and never recover. This just fits the reason of 'suffering from a mad disease'."
"Yes, that's right!"
Lin Wensong narrowed his eyes slightly, not hiding the venom in his eyes. "Since ancient times, students are the easiest to be instigated. I think we can start from this aspect."
On this side, Shi Anxia was playing chess with Shi Yunqi and gently placed a piece, "The four great families must start with the students. When the students cause trouble, they can fish in troubled waters."
Shi Yun raised a black piece to block the path of Shi Anxia's white piece and said coldly, "Do you think my position as the Imperial College's chief priest is just an empty title? Tomorrow I will send troops to surround all the academies and see who dares to collude with the students!"
"Wait a minute, brother." Shi Anxia's move was very clever, the white chess piece drew an arc of light in the air and landed steadily in the star position. The originally difficult situation suddenly showed signs of life, "It is better to open up than to block. It is the worst strategy to isolate students from understanding current affairs. It is the best strategy to let them distinguish right from wrong and not be used by others. In this regard, we have an innate advantage, brother."
Shi Yunqi paused for a moment, then the black dot on his finger fell down. He raised his eyes and looked at his sister, "Innate advantage? Xia'er, what trump card do you have?"
"Of course there is." Shi Anxia suddenly smiled, picked up a white piece with her jade fingers and gently dropped it, making a clear sound on the chessboard.
She gently pushed the edge of the chess pot with her fingertips, and the sandalwood chess pot slid half an inch away. She then made a gesture of invitation, "Brother, it's your turn."
The black piece in the chess pot actually trembled slightly with this gentle push, and glowed faintly under the sunlight, as if thousands of troops were ready to go, waiting for the commander's order to jump out into the fight.
When Anrou was watching the game of chess, she didn't understand it, and she was also confused by what was being said.
I felt that Queen Mother Huizheng was so majestic and wise. She had a plan in mind for everything she did. Her every move was full of awe-inspiring majesty, and the crisp sound of her moves seemed to carry the force of thunder.
She couldn't help but shrink her neck, secretly cursing herself for being so blinded by greed. Why did she think that her brain could compete with Queen Dowager Huizheng?
Fortunately, it is not too late to turn back! Standing on the shore, Anrou smiled knowingly. She also wanted to know how her Xia'er would break the impasse... Oh, her Xia'er, why does this name sound so reassuring?