Chapter 156 The Situation in the Court

Xuanzheng Hall is the second largest hall in Daqian Palace, second only to Chaoyuan Hall.

Except for the grand court meeting, the rest of the time, the court meeting is held here, and all civil and military officials discuss matters.

Compared with the grand court meeting, the scale of today's court meeting is much smaller. Only officials of the fifth rank and above in the capital are eligible to participate, and many generals in the border army also come to participate.

The scale of this court meeting is much larger than in the past, with nearly 300 officials of all ranks.

However, compared with the huge Xuanzheng Hall, it still seems a bit sparse.

Civil and military officials walked into Xuanzheng Hall one after another. The emperor passed away, and the dragon throne was naturally empty.

Queen Xu took the prince to sit under the dragon throne to listen to government affairs. Under normal circumstances, she certainly could not be here, and at most only let the prince come.

However, the emperor passed away, and the prince was young. Although she had not yet been crowned as the queen mother, it was not considered excessive to bring the prince to listen to government affairs. At least according to the Daqian system, this was definitely not counted.

Chen Mo stood beside Empress Xu in heavy armor and holding a weapon.

He didn't need to do this. He did it just to show a signal that he absolutely supported the prince and the queen.

Many officials showed different expressions when they saw him. Some smiled, some were happy, some were slightly surprised, and some were worried and didn't dare to look at Chen Mo.

Civil and military officials went to court and stood in turn.

The last to enter were the King of Pingxi and many generals in the border army.

The King of Pingxi was still the same as before, wearing a black python robe, holding his head high and his eyes sharp, and stepped into the palace.

This time he kept staring at Chen Mo, not hiding his eyes.

But Chen Mo always felt something was wrong. If the King of Pingxi he saw some time ago only vaguely revealed a hint of inhuman aura.

Then this aura is much more obvious now. There is nothing unusual on the surface, but there is always something strange inside.

This aura may belong to anything, but not to humans.

Even just by feeling this kind of aura, Chen Mo instinctively resisted it, wanted to stay away from it, wanted to kill it.

Chen Mo's eyes were full of blood, and he began to carefully look at the King of Pingxi. However, no matter how he looked at it, he was very normal, without too much weirdness.

It's just that the aura revealed in his heart is definitely not right. There must be something wrong with the King of Pingxi. It is possible that he practiced some evil methods to improve his strength.

The so-called evil methods refer to some relatively evil methods. Such methods require some relatively harsh things to start practicing, such as human essence and heart blood.

The warriors who practiced this kind of evil methods are naturally also the real magic warriors, and even belong to the lowest group among the magic warriors.

Because this kind of method often affects the practitioners and makes their emotions prone to extremes.

But there is no doubt that the advantage of this kind of method is that the practice is fast enough, which can allow the warriors to break through the current realm faster.

In addition to practicing evil methods, Chen Mo also has a deduction, that is, the King of Pingxi may be affected by something in the sea of ​​​​mirage or the ruins.

But as a congenital strongman, it is not so easy for the things in the Mirage Sea to influence the King of Pingxi.

Even if it affects him, he must be able to perceive it, and it is much clearer than what he perceives.

In the current situation, it is very likely that he actively accepts those things to merge with himself.

Compared with the Mirage Sea, the King of Pingxi is more likely to reach cooperation with the special creatures in the Ruins Zone.

Although the Ruins Zone is strange, there are established rules in it. As long as you don't violate them, it is safe.

Some Ruins Zones with clear rules are even no less than a small cave paradise to a certain extent, and there are indeed some things in them that can provide benefits for warriors.

The Mirage Sea is too dangerous, everything is chaotic and disorderly, and there is no law at all.

"I pay my respects to the Queen and the Crown Prince!"

The current Prime Minister Zuo Qiubei led the civil and military officials to bow.

The King of Pingxi and many border army generals also bowed.

Even if he wanted to seize power and usurp the throne, he still did not break up at this moment. He still had to abide by many etiquette rules.

In the final analysis, it was because of Chen Mo's appearance that he could no longer do whatever he wanted.

Otherwise, if Chen Mo did not show up, I am afraid that the entire Daqian would not be in chaos, or at least fall into a small-scale turmoil.

"My dear ministers, please stand up!" Queen Xu smiled and spoke softly.

Then a palace servant loudly conveyed the order.

"I have a report to make." The Minister of Rites stepped forward and said.

"The country cannot be without power for a day. Now that your majesty has passed away, according to the ancestral system, the prince should temporarily take charge of the court. After the national mourning, the Ministry of Rites will arrange the enthronement ceremony, pardon the world, and welcome the new emperor to the throne."

The Minister of Rites spoke. As one of the six ministers, although he was born in a big family, he was not the main branch, but a side branch bastard.

He was promoted by the current emperor to achieve such success, so among the six ministers, he is the most loyal to the emperor.

"The prince is young and cannot make decisions yet. I don't think there is any need to be so anxious about this matter." A minister of the Ministry of Works stood up and expressed his opinion.

The minister of the Ministry of Works seemed to have anticipated this situation. He glanced at the minister, but did not say much.

Except for a small number of civil and military officials who were lured by the King of Pingxi with huge profits, and some who were loyal to the court and the emperor.

Most officials are fence-sitters. As long as their interests are not affected, they will not care about the fights between the royal family.

Whether the new emperor ascends the throne and controls the power of the court, or the King of Pingxi really seeks power to usurp the throne and supports the third prince to the throne.

No matter what, they must still be used to govern the world. They represent the interests of many aristocratic families.

The so-called royal family is actually just a stronger aristocratic family. If you want to govern the world, you must give up power to the aristocratic family to a certain extent.

The situation in Daqian was already good, but the situation in Dali was even worse. When the emperor appointed local officials, he sometimes had to look at the family's face.

This is why the Dali royal family is willing to negotiate peace with Dagan, because if they don't negotiate for peace and continue to let the family control the military power, it won't be long before the emperor's decrees can't even leave the capital.

"The court is empty and no one can take charge of political affairs. Shouldn't we be anxious? Even if the prince is young, he can first ask the queen to take charge of the affairs." The Minister of Rites retorted loudly.

"The prince is reckless and does not know how to advance or retreat. It is said that he is cruel by nature. In my opinion, it is difficult for him to hold a big position. Even your majesty has not left an edict for him. This shows that he is not happy for your majesty.

Although the third prince is young, he has both political integrity and talent, and his behavior is gentle, courteous and thrifty, just like the kings of ancient times. We should support the third prince to ascend the throne as emperor! "

A censor doctor took the initiative to make a suggestion.

What he said was pure slander. If they really wanted to depose the prince, they could easily weave a bunch of charges against him.

As soon as he finished speaking, many people responded, and naturally many people objected, and the court suddenly became chaotic.

Chen Mo remained silent, just silently observing the situation in the court.

The same goes for King Pingxi. He even smiled at Chen Mo.

"What's the point of supporting the third prince? Don't all the Gongun princes understand?

The heart of Pingxi King Zhao Huaifeng is clear even to the people in the capital. Are the Dukes Gongun still pretending to be stupid here? "

The Minister of Rites suddenly threw the wat (hu) tablet in his hand to the ground and shouted angrily!

The jade tablet fell to pieces, and the whole hall fell silent instantly.

The Minister of Rites no longer spoke, but kept glaring at King Pingxi angrily.

After saying this, he had no intention of living. He even thought that King Pingxi had better kill himself directly.

In this way, if you stay in the history books, you will have a great reputation. Kings of all dynasties will want loyal ministers like yourself.

"Gentlemen, please don't quarrel anymore. How about we discuss today's matters another day?" Chen Mo said in a deep voice.

He had clearly seen the situation in the court and had not taken action before because he wanted to see how many officials would side with King Pingxi.

When I finish my work and clean the court, I can deal with these people together and make room for other loyal ministers and good generals.

The quantity of the pie is limited, so if you want to eat two more pieces, you have to grab it from others.

Now that you have seen it clearly, you can consider taking action.

Although judging from the current situation, it would be to your greatest advantage to wait slowly.

But King Pingxi will never sit still and wait for death. The more he takes action in the end, the more extreme he may be.

Chen Mo has always regarded the saying "strike first to gain strength" as his maxim.

Instead of passively defending in the palace, it is better to find an opportunity to take action and solve all problems.

Even if he is not King Pingxi's opponent, it doesn't matter. We should first find a way to explore his strength.

What's more, according to the information found by the Sky Patrol, King Pingxi is only at the third level of innateness, and there is a level gap between him and himself, but not that big.

In addition, he has never practiced external martial arts, and his physical energy and blood strength are by no means strong. If they really fight, it is hard to say who will have the advantage.

Hearing Chen Mo speak, many officials stopped arguing. Some of them glanced at King Ping Xi. Seeing that he had no objection, they also shut up.

"If you have the foundation to start playing, you will have to retreat without the foundation!" The ministers in the palace stood up again and shouted.

Afterwards, some courtiers actually discussed matters normally. Queen Xu was born in a wealthy family, so she had some skills and could handle these matters in general.

After discussing political matters, the officials dispersed one after another, and Queen Xu prepared to take the prince back to the Ancestral Temple.

"Queen, as the old saying goes, to strike first is to gain the upper hand. In my opinion, we should strike first now.

My fighting power is not weaker than that of King Pingxi. If I can kill him, then all problems will be solved. "

On the way back to the Ancestral Temple, Chen Mo approached Queen Xu and spoke in a low voice.

"Ah!" Queen Xu was stunned, her expression slightly hesitant and worried.

Of course she understood the principle of striking first, but Chen Mo was the only talisman for their mother and son now, and she really didn't want Chen Mo to leave her side.

Sometimes when she was keeping vigil for the emperor in the Ancestral Temple, when she was about to fall asleep, she would first find a way to make sure that Chen Mo was not far away before she could sleep peacefully.

"My Majesty, don't worry. There are still innate strong men who are loyal to the court in the capital. It's just that the senior now has to help the other innate strong men heal their injuries. He is now in Wanfa Tower and cannot move around easily, but he can take action.

You and His Highness the Crown Prince can go to the Wanfa Tower to rest first and wait for the ministers to solve all the problems. "

Chen Mo continued to speak to reassure her.

"My wife will also go with you. You can also find some more female officials to accompany you, but you should not make too much of a public statement."

Chen Mo continued to speak. If he really fought with Pingxi King Zhao Huaifeng, then the safest place in the entire capital would undoubtedly be Wanfa Tower.

Let Zhao Yu stay there in advance, and he would feel relieved.

Hearing what Chen Mo said, Queen Xu immediately felt relieved. Since Chen Mo asked his wife to go there, it means that it must be safe there.

"Okay, everything is at the discretion of General Chen." She nodded with a smile.

Everything moved quickly, and soon Zhao Yu, Empress Xu, and the Crown Prince entered the Wanfa Tower together with two female officials.