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Sitting on the throne belonging to King Zheng for the first time, Zhao Yu could hardly reach the armrests of the large chair, which made him very uncomfortable.
How could I, a prince who just waits for death and has no ambition, become Prince Zheng?
He cast his gaze towards the officials with various expressions in the hall, but what he saw in his eyes were Duo'er, Xia Yi, Renjian and other people who were 'following him'.
His confused eyes gradually became firm, and he said in a deep voice: "Three days ago, the King of Liao was personally killed by King Jin, and the Liao Kingdom was destroyed!"
"Ah..." Xiaozhen shouted softly.
The ministers were all guessing what Zhao Yu's opening remarks would be, and most of them were leaning towards Zhao Yu explaining the matter of breaking the earth and sealing the king to seize the throne. However, they never expected that when he opened his mouth, he uttered earth-shattering news.
!
The Liao Kingdom was destroyed. Do these ministers know?
really do not know.
Although there are rail carriages, the information transmission in Holy Soul Continent is still not that convenient. It takes about three days to get from Liao to Zheng. Except for King Zheng, which minister would have spies in Liao and travel day and night after getting the news?
Send it back?
Even because the tyrant never said anything, all the ministers knew was that the situation in Liao was serious.
A country comparable in size to Zheng was destroyed like this? How long did the war last?
It’s only been a month! Even if you can conquer a city in one day, you can’t conquer all the cities of Liao Kingdom!
"The situation is critical. It is estimated that the Jin Kingdom will integrate the rear areas of the Liao Kingdom. It is estimated that it will take three months. However, the worst possibility must be considered in everything, so everything about King Gu's enthronement will be kept simple. Officials from the Ministry of Rites arranged a blessing ceremony. Tomorrow morning, Gu will pay homage.
Father God!”
Zhao Yu did not give them time to think, and said directly: "After paying homage to Father God, I will personally go to the southwest border and find a way to sign a truce agreement or even an alliance with Qi to fight against the Jin Dynasty together!"
The tyrant has a strong control over the court, as evidenced by Wu Xian's discovery that almost all the faces in the court had changed overnight.
Of course, more than half of the people in front of them should just be afraid of King Zheng's cruelty, but it is true that a small half are die-hard loyalists to King Zheng.
Zhao Yu couldn't look for them one by one, and the current situation didn't allow him to do that!
Under the advice of the human world, he decided to jump out of the court first, make some achievements, attract those "passers-by" who were simply afraid of King Zheng, and establish his own team. In fact, he also wanted to directly change his blood, but Zheng Guo's
The talent pool no longer allows him to do that.
In the hall, a middle-aged man in his fifties or so lowered his head slightly. The power of the Holy Soul surged quietly and poked the young censor Yanguan, who was the last among the courtiers. The young man's expression changed slightly and he gritted his teeth.
Stand up and surrender to Zhao Yu.
"Your Highness, I have something to report."
"Your Majesty, the Solitary King." Zhao Yu said.
"It is inconsistent with etiquette to claim the title of king before worshiping the father!" The young censor shook his head and said.
Zhao Yu nodded: "Then after I worship my father tomorrow, you can talk about your affairs."
The young censor hesitated for a moment, then his expression changed, and finally he seemed to relax a little, and actually stepped back.
The middle-aged man frowned suddenly, and poked him with the power of the Holy Soul, and then poked him again. Suddenly, he felt that the "pricking feeling" was not right, and his eyes tilted that way.
His face suddenly stiffened.
Beside the young censor, Xia Yi stood up quietly at some point, and the next few thrusts of the Holy Soul's power all hit Xia Yi's body!
Xia Yi also smiled at him, and the middle-aged man's body tensed up instantly!
Zhao Yu noticed the sudden appearance of Xia Yi and was a little startled. He followed Xia Yi's gaze and suddenly realized in his heart, he asked, "Do you have something to say, doctor censor? Just tell it to me."
In the Zheng Dynasty's court, the first person at the top was the prime minister, the second was the Taiwei, and the third was the Imperial Censor.
At present, the positions of prime minister and Taiwei are vacant, and the imperial censor is the leader of the court officials.
The name of this censor is Zhang Qigong. This censor is different from the censor of Yanguan. He is equivalent to a deputy prime minister. In the past, when Han Chuanzhong was in power, he was just an unknown deputy, but in fact, he was the death of the tyrant.
Loyalty, Han was manipulated by the tyrant in the legend, and it was mostly through him!
After a moment of delay, Zhang Qigong stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, I wonder how you are going to organize the funeral of the late king?"
Zhao Yu was silent for a few seconds and replied decisively: "We will not arrange funeral arrangements!"
Another small burst of soft shouts sounded, and all the courtiers couldn't help but raise their heads to observe Zhao Yu secretly.
Zhao Yu said in a deep voice: "I, Zhao Yu, accept the crime of rebelling against the emperor and killing his father. I will not use some modified words to defend it, let alone shift the responsibility to others. In the history books, it can be said that everything is true."
Write down everything, even the words spoken by the orphans not to arrange the funeral of the late king!
Right and wrong will be judged by future generations!"
This kind of attitude made Zhang Qi Gong choke back. If Zhao Yu categorically denied it, or even blamed it for killing his father, this matter would have to be discussed. If he mentioned it from time to time, it would eventually lead to some rudeness.
The minister was dissatisfied.
But Zhao Yu directly agreed. He found that there was really nothing to say. How could he let Zhao Yu give way? It was impossible. And that sentence of right and wrong will be judged by future generations. Although it is not stated explicitly, it will be understood.
It triggered the courtiers' association with King Zheng's cruelty.
When future generations see this record, will they really scold Zhao Yu for his rebellion against the emperor and his father? Or will they praise Zhao Yu for saving Zheng Guo from water and fire?
"There is an expert behind you, His Highness. You can't do anything. If you talk too much, you will get burned." Zhang Qigong thought to himself, took a step back and said nothing.
He was sure that Zhao Yu, who had not yet ascended the throne, could not directly replace him. An old minister of the tyrant? Who in the court was not an old minister of the tyrant?
If he is replaced on the first day, everyone will be in danger and people's hearts will be scattered... provided that he does not stand up and jump around repeatedly.
Sure enough, Zhao Yu did not target him, and even said in passing: "At the moment, both the central prime minister and the Taiwei are vacant, and the operation of the court is inconvenient. After I go to the southwest border tomorrow, I will ask General Zhang Tong to come out and temporarily act as the Taiwei.
As for the position of prime minister, it will be temporarily taken over by the imperial censor."
Huh? Zhang Qigong showed slight surprise and asked him to temporarily take over the position of prime minister? What do you mean, bribery? He had no choice but to stand up again: "I obey your orders."
As for Zhang Tong, a veteran of several dynasties, becoming the Taiwei, no one would raise any objection.
Zhao Yu said again: "The position of imperial censor cannot be vacant. I want Sun Sheng, the governor of Yanzhou, to take over the position. What do you think?"
So that's it... Zhang Qigong suddenly realized that Zhao Yu's favorite candidate for prime minister must be Sun Sheng, who had the merit of being a king. However, in terms of qualifications and ability, he, the imperial censor, had no choice but to do his job.
If Sun Sheng is directly appointed as prime minister, someone from him will definitely stand up and speak for him.
But at this time, he was appointed prime minister in advance, no, he was temporarily acting as prime minister. He had no way to object to this. The promotion from state guard to censor doctor was a normal promotion, so he could only let it go.
And he, the acting prime minister, is really like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. He might find an excuse to remove him at some point and replace him with Sun Sheng!
'It really shouldn't be underestimated. Is it Yi Xia who is making suggestions for him?' He thought in his mind, and he complied with the ministers and expressed their support. It seems that what to do next needs to be discussed in the long term, and Zhao Yu cannot take any advantage. !
At this time, Zhao Yu stood up and held up his hands: "Senior, you witnessed with your own eyes the scene of the collapse of the Liao Kingdom three days ago. Could you please tell me and the officials about the current situation in the north."
Xia Yi nodded, walked slowly to the front, stood next to Zhang Qi Gong, turned around and said: "Maybe some people don't know me. I used to be named Yi Xia, and I was the one who killed the tyrant. You all heard my name first. , should it be when I killed the rat demon king Duan He, or earlier, when I offended the former prime minister Han Chuanzhong?"
Having said this, regardless of the reaction of the ministers, he smiled and said: "Strange to say, I seem to have some conflicts with the prime minister of Dazheng. This is true in Han Chuan, and this is also true with this new prime minister."
Zhang Qigong's face stood firm, he cupped his hands and said:
"Senior, why did you say this? I have the utmost respect for senior."
Xia Yi snorted: "Really? I was standing behind me in a low-key manner, but you used the power of the Holy Soul to poke and provoke me. I don't know what you mean?"
You have no idea who I want to poke at? A majestic king, how can he be such a shameless person?
"...Senior, you and I both know that it was a misunderstanding." Zhang Qi Gong said.
"Oh, misunderstanding, misunderstanding is good." Xia Yi nodded: "Let me make it clear to everyone first that there is just a misunderstanding between me and the new prime minister, it is really just a misunderstanding. I have no intention of holding a grudge.
Alas, once bitten by a snake, I will be afraid of ropes for ten years. Just because of the conflict between me and Prime Minister Han, after Prime Minister Han was stabbed to death suddenly, countless people thought that the incident was my fault, which was really disturbing.
Everyone witnesses, if the new prime minister accidentally dies suddenly again, I will definitely have nothing to do with him!"
Zhang Qigong: "..."
Ministers: "..."
Xia Yi smiled and said, "Let's get down to business. Three days ago, I saw the end of the king's war. The Golden King chopped the King of Liao with his ax and was promoted to the true king. Many people may not understand the division of the king's strength, and they don't know how serious the situation is... …”