At the very beginning, when Xiao Xuanwu was given the title of King with a different surname, some people were happy and some were worried.

In the temple, those who are worried are naturally the group of military attachés headed by Zhao Hongji.

However, after a secret conversation with the emperor, Zhao Hongji changed this worrying idea.

It seems that some broken jars have been broken, and they don't care about the affairs of the court anymore.

This indirectly leads to a final consequence, which is that military attachés bow to civilian officials.

Some rights were gradually taken into the hands of civil servants.

There is another party that is worried, and that is the aristocratic family group headed by the Queen Mother.

However, later, the guy named Zhuge Dan, who is now the left prime minister, was also crowned king, which gave the Zhuge family, including many aristocratic families, a reassurance.

Once two kings with different surnames appeared one after another, a wave of public opinion quickly arose among the people.

It's just that ordinary people just want to live a good life. They don't want to talk too much about matters above the court for fear of getting into trouble.

However, there are many enthusiastic scholars who are not afraid of anything and are always discussing this matter in public places.

They believe that Prime Minister Xiao has worked hard for the country for half his life and made many great contributions. He is also the spiritual leader of men of letters. It is completely reasonable and reasonable for him to be given a different surname as a king.

But they forgot that the group of people who dominated the world at the beginning were not granted the title of King with a different surname. Why should Xiao Xuanwu be granted the title?

Could it be that he has made more contributions than his grandfather Xiao Yuming?

Of course, after they unified the world, those people lived in seclusion, causing many people to forget about them.

Or maybe they didn’t talk about it on purpose.

Because they are like a huge mountain, so heavy that everyone in the world can hardly breathe.

Xiao Xuanwu can be named King with a different surname and has merit, but why is that Zhuge Dan?

Just because the Queen Mother is his aunt?

Just because he is the next head of the Zhuge family?

This is too nonsense!

Many literati and poets wanted to go to the capital to collectively persuade the emperor not to grant Zhuge Dan the title of king with a different surname, but they were collectively suppressed by the aristocratic family and the Xiao Xuanwu Group. They used various means to eliminate this negative impact.

This is something everyone agrees on. If a few fools jump out to oppose it, they will of course be targeted.

After these years, the vicissitudes of life have caused Xiao Xuanwu's strength to expand infinitely. Now, in the entire court, not even the Queen Mother is his opponent.

When encountering some political differences, she also has to give in to the Xiao Group.

After this change, she withdrew from the behind-the-scenes administration and lost even more real power.

Unwilling to be reconciled, Zhuge Linglong ran to the emperor's palace one after another and asked him to punish Xiao Xuanwu, who became increasingly lawless.

Not only did she do this verbally, she also secretly collected a lot of criminal evidence of the Xiao Group and presented it to the emperor.

Nowadays, only Zhao Yuan still has the status to compete with Xiao Xuanwu in terms of power.

But after seeing these so-called evidences of crime, Zhao Yuan remained indifferent and even said: "Queen Mother, if I insist on punishing these corrupt officials, I'm afraid they will just let me punish them verbally. Even then, I guess Queen Mother will also

I will help them speak, and the child will remember the first time he went to morning court. Isn't this the result?"

Zhuge Linglong took a deep breath and said: "At this time, at that time, you had just ascended the throne and your foundation was unstable. You could not rectify the government in a big way. The top priority at that time was to stabilize the government!

But things are different now. You have been on the throne for a long time, and the impact of the change of throne has long since disappeared. At this time, if you don't come forward to punish these corrupt officials who disregard the king's law, then when will you? Do you want to hide in this place all your life?

In this deep palace, is your body gradually being drained by wine and sex?"

"Mother!"

Zhao Yuan put down the cricket in his hand and said to her: "If I insist on punishing these corrupt officials, can't I just punish the ministers related to Xiao Xuanwu? Some people from the Zhuge family must also be punished.

I heard that Zhuge Ding, the son of Zhuge Dan, dared to blatantly rob civilian girls, and even beat people on the street, shouting that his father was the left prime minister and the king of Yan. What do you think of such a person?

,Should I punish him severely?"

Zhuge Linglong was shocked when she heard the sound. She had known about this for a long time.

But I didn't expect that the emperor had lived in the palace for a long time and knew everything about the things outside the palace.

She thought about her words and said: "Zhuge Ding is still young after all. He is a hot-blooded boy. It is allowed to do some extraordinary things. He only needs to be punished verbally. Why make a big fuss?

The officials on the list given to you by your mother are all heinous people who seek to steal people’s wealth and anointing!”

The Zhuge family is what it is today because of her single-handed support.

Now, she only has the Zhuge family and Jin Yiwei to use.

The rest of the forces were firmly in Xiao Xuanwu's hands.

In order to allow the Zhuge family and the royal family to coexist in this world, the people of the Zhuge family must not get into trouble.

"Oh, Queen Mother, do you really feel embarrassed when you say this? This is another verbal punishment. Queen Mother, do you know that Zhuge Ding has killed people, and more than one of them died because of his injuries?"

After a pause, Zhao Yuan continued: "Let's not talk about him for now, let's talk about Zhuge Dan. His fiefdom is only Yanzhou, but what? He is not satisfied even with this, and extends his hands and feet to other places to enclose and sell land.

It is said that there is also the act of selling one's official position.

The number of people who died at his hands numbered not less than a thousand but also hundreds. They were all lives. Mother, please tell me what should I do to be worthy of those people who died?"

Zhuge Linglong was a little shocked. Even she didn't know much about these things. How did your majesty know about them?

"Do you mean what your Majesty said?" She couldn't believe it.

Zhao Yuan chuckled and said: "Does the Queen Mother think that the child will lie to you?"

Zhuge Linglong gritted her teeth and said, "Yuan'er, the Zhuge family are relatives of the royal family after all. How can there be any reason to turn your elbows outward? Even if King Yan is at fault, the top priority now is to deal with the Xiao Group.

Many aristocratic families look up to King Yan, and they should give him good advice, not punishment, in terms of emotion and reason. As for those corrupt officials, it is different, Yuan'er, you should know that those corrupt officials are the worms of the country."

Zhao Yuan dismissed it and snorted: "Mother, the Supreme Emperor has long said that relatives are not allowed to interfere in politics. Now they not only interfere in politics, but also blatantly rule the country! Ask your conscience, doesn't Zhuge Dan belong to the country?

Borer?

Queen Mother, please open your eyes and see. The persecution caused by the aristocratic families to the human race is far more serious than the damage caused by the Xiao Party to this world! Even if we want to clean up, we should deal with these aristocratic families first!

Although there are many people in the Xiao party who love money, under their rule, no common people have died in vain, let alone starved to death! This approach is far better than the Zhuge clan that the queen mother relies on?

The Queen Mother feels that, as far as the country is concerned, is it the Zhuge family who is at fault, or are the corrupt officials whom the Queen Mother gave her children are guilty? Whose sin is greater?"

Zhuge Linglong was speechless by what he said, tossed her sleeves and left the emperor's palace.

Zhao Yuan looked at her leaving figure, bowed deeply and said, "My child, I send my mother off to you!"

The Queen Mother returned to Cining Palace and called all the current people in charge of the Zhuge family.

Then criticize them loudly.

Apparently he was moved by Thunder and Fury.

She really didn't expect that the Zhuge family would act so recklessly.

However, she still adheres to one principle.

That is nepotism.
Chapter completed!