Although the Longyang Palace incident has become a taboo topic in the palace, this does not prevent everyone from discussing it behind their backs.
This was also the main reason why half of the ministers still stood by Wu Yuan, even if Wu Yuan did not show up and even if Emperor Wu repeatedly issued various orders.
After killing so many imperial guards in front of Longyang Palace, nothing happened in the end, and the imperial guards were ordered to reorganize themselves. This alone is enough to prove that the current prince has the power to compete with Emperor Wu.
Already.
Now, Prime Minister Wen, the regent, is still presiding over the court, but Eunuch Su will also listen to the affairs.
Although it is against the rules, there are no rules in the court now.
Not to mention, who dares to say anything wrong about Eunuch Su? Even the bachelors in the cabinet have never said a eunuch's sarcastic words.
Furthermore, even in the early morning, most of the people would be arguing non-stop, and there would be no way to go about the ceremony.
As for the content of the quarrel, there was a lot, including Mr. Li snatching Mr. Wang's concubine.
Mr. Zhang stole Mr. Chen's horse.
Or maybe Mr. Zhao and Mr. Yu's son had a fight over a girl in a brothel.
In short, there are all kinds of reasons.
But if you look closely, the objects of the quarrel are all in two camps.
Prime Minister Wen and Eunuch Su both saw it, but they just watched, and they didn't care even if they were beaten to a bloody head.
At this moment, both of them knew that this was not a problem between the ministers, but a confrontation between Emperor Wu and the Crown Prince.
Wu Yuan did not expect this situation, but just as Prime Minister Wen was looking at the arguing ministers below with relish, a report suddenly came from outside.
"Your Majesty is here!"
Prime Minister Wen's expression changed. He never thought that Emperor Wu would attend the morning court today.
But Eunuch Su had obviously arrived early in the morning, so why didn't he go to court with Emperor Wu?
Prime Minister Wen couldn't help turning his head to look at Eunuch Su. Seeing Eunuch Su's expressionless face, he knew that Eunuch Su knew that Emperor Wu was coming today.
In this way, he deliberately wanted to catch everyone off guard by killing him.
If Eunuch Su had not come over in the morning, it would definitely arouse everyone's speculation and alertness.
While Prime Minister Wen was in shock and confusion, the ministers below also fell silent for an instant, and everyone returned to their seats and stood still.
The mood was equally difficult to calm down. After nearly a month, Emperor Wu finally went to court.
So I'm afraid something big is going to happen today. The ministers of the prince faction are a little uneasy. The emperor is here, but the prince is not there. If Emperor Wu attacks them at this time, who can stop him?
Finally, Emperor Wu slowly sat on the dragon chair with the support of two eunuchs.
The invisible majesty exuded made people sigh that the domineering Emperor Wu seemed to be back again.
The people of the Emperor's faction were very excited. Emperor Wu's return meant that their spring was coming.
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor!" Regardless of whether they are from the emperor's faction or from the prince's faction, they all salute respectfully and shout long live.
It's just that the voices from the Emperor's faction are louder.
Emperor Wu did not let these ministers stand down as usual, but just looked at them coldly.
Eunuch Su has returned to Emperor Wu's side again, and is whispering something in Emperor Wu's ears.
As the regent, Prime Minister Wen did not have to kneel down, but he still had to bow. When Prime Minister Wen saw Eunuch Su whispering to Emperor Wu, his heart skipped a beat, and he had an ominous premonition.
At this moment, Prime Minister Wen suddenly met Emperor Wu's gaze, and Prime Minister Wen's scalp went numb instantly, and he almost knelt down.
But after all, he still didn't move. A week ago, Prime Minister Wen had received a secret letter from Wu Yuan, clearly telling him that he didn't need to act anymore. Emperor Wu already knew that Prime Minister Wen was Wu Yuan's man.
Therefore, Prime Minister Wen is gritting his teeth and persisting but cannot kneel down. Wu Yuan is not here, and he represents Wu Yuan.
Finally, when these ministers were kneeling a little numb, Emperor Wu said calmly: "Get down!"
"Long live thanks!"
All the ministers stood up and then all raised their heads to look at Emperor Wu.
"Prime Minister Wen, do you know your guilt?" Emperor Wu opened his mouth and was about to attack Prime Minister Wen.
However, this made the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty a little confused. After all, they did not know that Prime Minister Wen was from Wu Yuan.
Even Pan Rui didn't know. At this time, he looked at Emperor Wu curiously. He didn't know who Emperor Wu was from.
Prime Minister Wen sighed inwardly, "Prince, Prince, I'm afraid you have to collect my body for me."
Although he felt uneasy in his heart, Prime Minister Wen still responded sonorously and forcefully: "Your Majesty, I don't know what crime I am guilty of?"
"What's the crime? As the regent, you just watched the court turn into a mess and ignored it. Isn't this a crime?"
"The capital of Tianli Kingdom is about to attack, and Boulder City may fall at any time. What good plan have you come up with? Isn't this a crime?"
The ministers were astonished. They originally thought that Emperor Wu was making a show, but now they saw that he was actually raising an army to investigate.
The next words of Prime Minister Wen surprised everyone even more. Prime Minister Wen held his head high and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "If you want to impose a crime on me, why bother? Your Majesty wants to punish me for my crime. I have nothing to say."
explain."
When did Prime Minister Wen become so tough? Why does he look so much like a prince?
Pan Rui seemed to have seen some clues at this time. When he recalled that when they knelt in front of Longyang Palace to pray, Prime Minister Wen seemed to be hinting at something to him.
Thinking again about Prime Minister Wen's cold stare in the court these days, it is indeed a bit abnormal.
"Is it possible that Prime Minister Wen is the prince's man?" Pan Rui finally figured it out, but it also shocked him.
I didn't notice it at all before.
"There is no reason to blame someone who wants to be blamed. If this is the case, then I will not be polite. Su Zi will tell all the guilty officials on my behalf."
After hearing the order, Eunuch Su began to call the names without any politeness.
"Master Li robbed Master Wang's concubine three days ago."
"Master Zhang stole Master Chen's horse two days ago."
"Yesterday Mr. Zhao and Mr. Yu's son had a fight because they were competing for a girl in a brothel..."
At this moment, everyone realized that all those trivial matters had been recorded by Eunuch Su, and everyone discovered that without any investigation, the charges were directly placed on the named ministers.
Without exception, these people were all members of the Prince's faction, and even some who reacted quickly suddenly realized that this was probably a trap dug by people sent by the Emperor in advance, which is very scary to think about.
So next, how will Emperor Wu deal with these princes?