Chapter nine hundred and eighty second forced remonstrance
The remaining forces of the black barbarians no longer need the help of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces to clean up. In the next time, Wanyan tribe will lead the Sushen tribe to end this old enemy.
After the defeat of the Black Barbarians, Chen Chu and the allied forces in the Western Regions also returned to their respective countries. Xiao Jue led the army back to the court. An army of 100,000 is now stationed outside the capital, waiting for rewards from the court.
Tang Ning looked at Xiao Jue and said, "King Huai has rebelled."
"I know." Xiao Jue nodded and said, "Now it's my turn."
Everyone in the capital knew that the royal family's case more than 20 years ago had a great connection with King Huai, because Concubine Yang was King Huai's biological mother and the Queen was King Huai's adoptive mother. However, everyone ignored an important thing.
The fact is that the empress's surname is Xiao. In addition to being the adoptive mother of King Huai, she is also the biological sister of Ximen Guard General Xiao Jue and the daughter of General Xiao.
During this period, although the capital was in a state of uproar over this incident, the Xiao family remained silent until Xiao Jue, who was ordered to reinforce the grassland, returned.
Tangning looked at him and asked, "Have you thought about it?"
Xiao Jue said seriously: "I want to seek justice for my sister."
Tangning patted him on the shoulder and said, "Then go ahead and leave the rest to me."
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The situation in the court is very tense and can be roughly divided into three factions in recent days.
One faction is naturally the current Majesty and the new nobles in the court who were quickly promoted by him; the other faction is the Fang family headed by the two prime ministers of the Fang family; and the last faction is a neutral party that has not taken sides, including
Song Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Qian Shuo, the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, Lu Ding, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the Ling family of the Jin Yuwei, etc...
In terms of power alone, the neutral party has the largest number of people and the most powerful force. The Fang family faction, which was weakened by His Majesty, is even weaker than him. As for His Majesty today, he is actually the weakest.
Although he is the king of a country, matters in the court have never been judged by his status. An emperor who has almost no control over the court cannot be considered a real emperor. This is also a neutral faction that has been reluctant to stand.
The reasons behind Chen Huang’s side.
Xiao Jue left the Tang family, and Tang Ning went to the Song family.
He stayed at the Song family for a full hour, and when he was leaving, brothers Song Yi and Song Qian personally saw him out of the door.
Watching Tang Ning's figure go away, Song Yi, the Minister of Punishment, sighed and said softly: "How did things get to this point?"
Song Qian asked: "How to choose?"
"It's hard to choose no matter what..." Song Yi shook his head and said, "If we are not careful, our Song family will be in ruins..."
Song Qiandao: "If we don't choose, Your Majesty will not let us go."
Song Yi thought about it for a long time, then smiled helplessly and said, "Then the Song family can only be sycophants for once."
Song Qian showed a smile on his face and said: "Don't worry, this sycophant will never be the Song family's turn..."
After Tangning left the Song family, she went to Ling Mansion, Han Mansion, and Qian Mansion, and did not return home until evening.
At the same time, the Xiao family.
Xiao Jue knelt in the hall, lowered his head and said nothing.
Mr. Xiao looked at him and asked, "Are you really going to do such a treasonous thing?"
Xiao Jue said: "I just want the truth."
Mr. Xiao asked in a deep voice: "You don't hesitate to rebel for this?"
Xiao Jue lowered his voice and said: "He harmed my sister, so what if I rebel?"
Mr. Xiao looked at him for a long time. The solemn look on his face disappeared, and he showed a smile and said: "When you grow up, you can make your own decisions about the Xiao family's affairs in the future..."
Xiao Jue knelt on the ground, kowtowed heavily several times, and walked out without looking back.
Lu Ya held a baby in her arms, looked at him and said, "Dad asked you to go to the Lu family."
Xiao Jue took the swaddling clothes from her arms, teased the baby a few times, gently held her hand and said, "Let's go."
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In recent days, the situation in Beijing has been tense, the court has become a mess, and the people are also panic-stricken. The army led by General Xiao helped Su Shen defeat the black barbarians and returned with a great victory. Finally, this was the reason for this.
The tense atmosphere brought some relief.
In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Chen's gloomy mood eased somewhat. He looked at Xiao Jue and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work."
Xiao Jue cupped his hands and said, "This is my duty."
This time Chen State sent troops to the grassland to help the Sushen tribe, which was of great significance. It not only enhanced the relationship with the Sushen tribe, but also eased the relationship with the Western Regions. In this way, Chen State's foreign troubles were finally eliminated, and it was considered a natural victory.
Since the founding of Chen Guo, the border has been the most stable period.
Emperor Chen looked at Xiao Jue and said: "You have made such a great contribution, and I don't know how to reward you for a while. You can tell me yourself, what reward do you want?"
Xiao Jue slowly raised his head, looked at Emperor Chen, and said: "I request your Majesty to thoroughly investigate the death of my sister, Queen Xiao, more than 20 years ago..."
Chen Huang's body trembled. When he looked at him, his eyes gradually became colder and asked, "Are you even going to go against me?"
Xiao Jue said: "I only want the truth."
This matter has become a thorn in Chen Huang's heart, a thorn that no one else can touch.
"Get out!" Chen Huang looked at him and said angrily: "Get out of here!"
Xiao Jue didn't say anything more, bowed and said: "I take my leave..."
As Xiao Jue withdrew, Chen Huang slammed the tea cup on the ground and said sternly: "Do they all want to rebel? Why do everyone have to force me!"
Wei Jian stood behind him and let out a silent sigh.
A eunuch walked in cautiously from the outside, holding a stack of zhezi in his arms, and said: "Your Majesty, today's zhezi from Shangshu Province has been delivered."
Emperor Chen no longer paid attention to court affairs, but the Minister of Finance would still send some important information on weekdays.
He held his forehead and whispered: "What is written on it?"
The eunuch opened a memorial, raised his head, and said: "The Prime Minister requests your Majesty to thoroughly investigate the old case of the twenty-year-old Concubine Yang and the Queen."
Chen Huang's body trembled, his fists clenched, he raised his head suddenly, and said coldly: "Next one!"
The eunuch opened a new letter and whispered: "Prime Minister Tang, please ask your Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation..."
Chen Huang's voice became even colder: "Next one!"
The young eunuch said in a trembling voice: "Fang Hong, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Fang Zhe, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel..."
Chen Huang looked at him suddenly, gritted his teeth and said: "Who else, please read it to me!"
The young eunuch opened a memorial letter and his voice became even more trembling: "Zhang Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zhang Hao, Minister of the Ministry of Finance, Qian Shuo, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Sun Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Nie Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, Nie Qian, Zhou Hai, Song Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs,
Gyeonggi Province punishes Song Qian, Zuosi Langzhong Zhong Mingli, Zuo Jinyuwei General, Wu Liehou Han Wei, right Jinyuwei General Ling Wu, Zuo Xiaowei General Chen Zhou, right Dongmenwei General Bai Yu..., I request your Majesty.
, thoroughly investigate the deaths of Queen Xiao and Concubine Yang..."
The young eunuch read out dozens of names with a trembling voice. Among these names, all of them were high-ranking officials of the fourth rank or above, including almost seven out of ten high-ranking officials in the court...
Queen Chen took a few steps back and slumped down on the chair. King Huai's words rang in her ears again.
"Your son will betray you, your ministers will betray you, and the whole world will betray you..."
His son has betrayed him, and his ministers have also betrayed him. King Huai's words have already confirmed most of it...
"The people will not betray me..." Even if he was the emperor, he could not stand up to most of the court by himself. Emperor Chen looked at the memorial, his face finally turned pale, and he closed his eyes weakly.
After a long time, his eyes slowly opened, his lips trembled, and he said: "Wei Jian, I want to see if they are really going to rebel..."
