King Qi looked at this scene and couldn't help but sneered secretly: "King Dai, do you think you can get the Sacred Heart by doing this? But you have offended so many believers and offended countless gods with divine power and unknown details. How much trouble will this cause?"
?These troubles can be calmed down just by having the emperor’s favor and the Sacred Heart? Naive!”
The biggest difference between laymen and insiders is this.
Many people always feel that they are working for the emperor, and if something happens, the emperor can always protect themselves - yes, the emperor can protect his ministers in most cases, but this also requires paying a price.
The cunning rabbit dies, the lackey is cooked, the flying bird is gone, and the good bow is hidden. If you simply understand that the emperor crossed the river and burned the bridge, it is a bit too superficial. More often, it is difficult to violate the will of the people, and it is even harder to violate the official will. For the good bow, the lackey who has offended the public, as long as
If the emperor does not pay the price to protect him, he will naturally be disgraced.
The king of Shu also thought to himself: "Would the king really think that as long as he is obedient, his father will turn to support him? Although the father has finalized the candidate for the establishment of the crown prince and grandson, which one is not important among the various forces that are promoting the fight for heir apparent?
?Even my father will not make enemies with too many forces just to be the king."
Although forcing the emperor to establish a heir apparent was a dead end, but the opposite was also true.
It is not feasible to be appointed heir apparent just because of the emperor's favor.
There may still be many threats to the previous acting king, after all, he has his title, but once he offends the gods and too many believers, troubles will occur frequently, and it is unclear whether he can survive to enter the finals.
"It seems that my father is just using King Dai as a chess piece. Although this chess piece is indeed annoying, it is not impossible to kill. It just needs to be figured out slowly and the King of Qi (Shu) cannot take advantage."
The two kings, who had been a little impetuous due to recent events, and even occasionally felt desperate for danger in the dead of night, slowly felt their hearts sinking back into their stomachs.
The emperor's order obviously appeased the two kings of Qi and Shu a little, making them feel that they actually still had a chance. Since there was still a chance, they would naturally not take risks.
Whoever can survive until the last moment is the winner.
No one is willing to put all their efforts into forcing the palace and rebelling until there is absolutely no hope.
On the other hand, King Lu, although he no longer stared at King Dai, was sitting there, slightly lost in thought, but his thoughts were different from those of his two brothers.
"What exactly is King Dai's plan?"
He didn't believe that King Dai would take on this task so resignedly. Could it be that he was acting in a counter-intuitive manner during the planning process?
"That's true. We can catch him."
While the three kings were thinking, other ministers were also thinking.
Luo Pei had more trust in Dai Wang. Since Dai Wang agreed in this way, he would obviously have some countermeasures. Although Luo Pei was a little worried, he still kept his expression secret and planned to go back and ask Dai Wang privately what his plans were.
Others had many thoughts and would not discuss it in front of the emperor at this time. They soon stopped thinking about the matter and the scene became quieter and quieter.
At this moment, a man stood up with a serious expression and raised his hands.
"Your Majesty, I have something to tell you!"
The person who came out was the censor, and he was the lowest-ranking one in this big boss meeting. Because of his transcendent status, the censor was able to be among them.
The imperial censor Gui Feiyang had been silent before and did not participate in the discussion. He seemed to be willing to serve as a backdrop, but he did not expect to jump out at this moment.
When Gui Feiyang came out, all the ministers present were shocked.
After all, one of the duties of the censor is to troll people, and no specific evidence is needed. They can just troll people based on the facts, and they do not need to be held responsible, because this is their job.
Everyone knows that the censor is not easy to mess with. If a minister stands up at this time, others will think it is wrong or make trouble. But as soon as the censor stands up, he is basically in trouble.
"What is the Emperor going to do?"
Su Ziji could clearly see just now that Gui Feiyang looked at the emperor before he stood up.
Is the emperor going to cause trouble again?
Thinking that the emperor had just stared at him, Su Ziji's heart sank and he just waited quietly.
"If you have anything to say, tell me!" the emperor on the dragon throne said calmly.
I heard Gui Feiyang take a step forward and say loudly: "I impeach Chu Sui, the governor of the southwest."
The ministers were startled, some of them were confused, and heard the censor's shrill voice, which was clear and loud, resounding throughout the entire small hall.
"Yesterday, news came to Beijing that three days ago in Southwest Province, the imperial chieftain was demoted, but there was another turmoil. Thousands of people attacked the government office, resulting in the death of thirteen officers, and the county magistrate was beaten to death."
"This is a rebellion by killing officials, which puts the court in a dilemma. If it is suppressed, it may cause chaos. If it is not suppressed, the authority of the court will be damaged."
"This matter was caused by Governor Chu Sui's unfavorable handling of affairs, his lack of respect for the imperial court, and his failure to meet high expectations, which led to the recurrence of chaos, and I am impeaching him for this reason."
After saying that, Gui Feiyang took a step back. The censor's authority was to impeach, and how to deal with it was not within his scope of authority.
"I second the proposal. I believe that Chu Sui has indeed failed the emperor's favor." Another minister stood up and said.
"At that time, although Qian Zhidong was guilty and sentenced to death, he still pacified the southwest and handed it over to Chu Sui. Not only did he repeatedly ask for food and wages, but what was hateful was that even though he was allocated food and wages, there was no improvement."
"Not to mention anything else, this year's spring famine, the imperial court allocated one million dan, trying to comfort the affected counties and make the people feel the emperor's grace. Now it seems that not only is it useless, but the situation is getting worse."
"I feel that the imperial court should replace Chu Sui with someone more capable, lest the achievements of the war in the southwest in the past few years be lost in a blink of an eye."
"What happened in Southwest Province?" Su Ziji thought to himself, could this matter involve him again?
Hearing the words of the censor and ministers, the kings of Shu and Qi were all shocked.
Southwest Province!
This makes them feel more important than the appearance of the temple just now, and it is more related to military power!
As long as whoever becomes the new governor of the Southwest can gradually take control of the current Southwest Army!
And although the southwest is on the border, its location is very important. It has a vast territory and abundant resources. Being able to control this place is a big bargaining chip for the heirs!
"Everyone, please tell me, if Chu Sui is to be replaced, who should be sent to the southwest?" The emperor took in the reactions of everyone present and asked directly.
Qian Wei, the Minister of Rites, could not help but frown. It concerned the governor of a province. Even the emperor should not be dismissed directly based on the words of the censor. It had to be done through court deliberation. He wanted to speak, but saw the chief minister Zhao Xulue shaking his head.
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Qian Wei looked up and saw the kings above. King Dai remained calm. King Lu looked around and saw the two kings of Qi and Shu, their faces slightly red.
The two kings of Qi and Shu naturally knew that the emperor's question might not be a trap for them to take advantage of, but who made the bait so delicious that they were reluctant to give up even if they knew that they might be slapped back if they jumped out.
Naturally, they wanted to send one of their own, but before the officials close to them could recommend it, someone else jumped out.