557. Chapter 557 Demoting officials and cutting power 4
"Your Majesty, could it be that the Emperor has already..." The old housekeeper was surprised and didn't know what to say, but Xiao Jinyao had already guessed what he was thinking, nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, he has already made up his mind, he is just waiting for an opportunity to declare to the world. That’s it!”
When Wei Zijin and the old housekeeper heard this, they both fell into a long silence.
Xiao Heng has not established a crown prince for a long time. Now Xuanwu King Xiao Zhao has been executed, Concubine Duan has fallen out of favor, and Zhongshu Ling Lu Ziliang has also been suspended. For the sake of the stability of the Dayin Dynasty, Xiao Heng will not hesitate for too long on establishing a crown prince!
And Xiao Zhao's attempt to rebel also reminded Xiao Heng that if he hadn't announced to the world earlier to appoint a candidate for the prince, the forces in the DPRK would still be ready to move, and the people's hearts would be difficult to stabilize!
The people of the entire imperial capital also heard that King Xuanwu was executed for colluding with the Northern Wei Dynasty and trying to rebel. They talked a lot and praised the secret emperor's wise move. They also praised Shen Rui, the minister who personally investigated the matter thoroughly and was not afraid of power. stop!
If in the hearts of the people, Luoyang King Xiao Jingyao is a victorious hero worthy of their admiration, then now they have another figure who is not afraid of power, and that is the civil servant Shen Rui!
However, the people's praise for the emperor's wise move spread to the palace, but it did not make Xiao Heng feel better.
After Xuanwu King Xiao Zhao was executed, Xiao Heng complained of illness and did not attend the morning court for several days. Guanglu doctor Fan Qing and Prime Minister Han Yunzhi went to personally advise him. Xiao Heng also refused to see them, and other officials did not dare to Ask to see the Holy One!
There was a gloomy atmosphere throughout the court, and officials, both civil and military, were inevitably panicked. They were worried that the emperor would fall ill because his brother Xiao Zhao was executed, and they were also worried that the emperor was deliberately pretending to be ill, but in fact he was forcing them to do so. The emperor was dissatisfied with having Xiao Zhaochu beheaded!
Just when the civil and military officials were trying to figure out what the emperor's intention was when he claimed to be ill, the imperial edict issued by Xiao Heng actually shocked the entire court and the public.
Shangshu Ling Shen Rui, who discovered that Xuanwu King Xiao Zhao was planning to rebel, had made great contributions to the stability of the court and should have been rewarded. Unexpectedly, the emperor demoted him because of the unfounded accusation of lax control of his subordinates.
As soon as this imperial edict came out, the officials were in an uproar. Some were waiting to see Shen Rui's joke, and some were complaining for Shen Rui. However, Shen Rui, who was demoted, accepted the edict very calmly, as if he had expected that he would be like this. He did not even ask to see the emperor again.
However, Xiao Heng could not listen to the advice of Fan Qing, the Guanglu doctor, and had already made up his mind to demote Shen Rui from the official position of Shangshu Ling.
Just when Prime Minister Han Yunzhi was about to lead his ministers to remonstrate with the emperor on behalf of Shen Rui, another imperial decree came down, and it was actually aimed at the Wei family!
Wei Ziyi's title of General of Hussars was removed and replaced by the title of General of Yangwei. Lu Guangzhi, the original General of Fubo, was promoted to the rank of General of the Auxiliary State. Not only was he superior to Wei Ziyi, but he also took away part of the Wei family's military power.
After the shock of the officials, they soon understood that the emperor was furious because King Xuanwu Xiao Zhao was executed, so he directed his anger at Shen Shangshu and the Wei family who had thoroughly investigated King Xuanwu Xiao Zhao!
If there hadn't been Shen Rui's thorough investigation, and Wei Ziyi's captain Yang Ce, who requested the emperor to execute King Xuanwu on the grounds of dissatisfaction with the military, then Xiao Zhao might have ended up being dismissed...
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