Chapter 191: Pros and Cons

Jinling.

Imperial City, South Study.

After Zhao Heng finished reading Mo Di, the memorial sent by Zhao Heng, a layer of cold sweat broke out all over his body.

He immediately said to Liang Cheng: "Call all the ministers to the court immediately."

Liang Cheng had never seen Zhao Heng look so embarrassed.

He answered yes and hurriedly ran away.

An hour later, all the officials arrived at the hall.

But they felt a little puzzled about this sudden court meeting.

"Prime Minister Dou, what's going on? Why did the emperor call us here at noon?" asked Han Zheng, the Minister of War.

Dou Wei was also confused. He said: "I want to ask you, Minister Han, about this matter?"

Han Zheng was surprised, "The Prime Minister doesn't know it?"

Dou Wei nodded.

This word spread among the officials, and the officials were even more confused. They kept whispering and guessing what kind of big thing had happened.

Not long after, Liang Cheng hurried into the hall.

With a loud shout, Zhao Heng walked in with a gloomy face.

After the officials shouted "Long live the emperor", Zhao Heng threw down two memorials fiercely, "Take a look."

Dou Wei was stunned to see Zhao Heng so angry, and picked up the memorial on the ground.

After a glance, his face changed slightly, "General Mo Di was ambushed by Yuan's troops and almost died!"

When his voice came out, the whole court was instantly quiet as if a pin drop could be heard.

Then the officials suddenly boiled like boiling water.

"Yuan Li assassinated Mo Di, what, what did he want to do?"

"How is it possible? Yuan Li is too bold."

"..."

The officials spoke one after another, and they were very emotional.

The sixth prince Zhao Fang felt like he was falling into an ice cave.

He ignored the order in the court and rushed to Dou Wei to grab the memorial.

After looking at the content above and the signature below - Mo Di, he was even more stunned.

After a while, he knelt down with a plop and said to Zhao Heng: "Father, we should pay attention to real evidence. We can't wrongly accuse the court officials based on General Mo Di's few words. Maybe the general was ambushed and killed by a group of bandits?"

While the Sixth Prince was speaking, Dou Wei handed Mo Di's memorial to the ministers for circulation.

After reading it, the deposed crown prince Zhao Gang sneered: "Sixth brother, this is not right. The thousand guards around General Mo are all well-trained. What kind of bandits can have such ability to ambush and kill General Mo."

"That may not be the case. Yanzhou has always been in chaos and bandits are rampant. The local nobles are even more powerful. It is hard to guarantee that they are not the ones who did it." The second prince Zhao Qu said.

He hoped that the Yuan family would be attached to the Han family, but he did not want the Yuan family to fall.

Otherwise, once the King of Yan took control of Yanzhou, he would lose Yanzhou as a bargaining chip.

So, this time he had to take action.

The Third Prince wanted to say something, but when he saw the look his uncle Dou Wei gave him, he shut up.

In Dou Wei's opinion, he didn't like the Yuan family, but he disliked the King of Yan even more.

It would be fine if the King of Yan honestly acted as a pawn to hinder the Yuan family.

But he didn't want to replace the Yuan family and control Yanzhou.

Because in this way, the royal family would have one more vassal king who holds real power in the border.

The royal family has been weak in recent years, and they finally took control of the court.

How could they tolerate the royal family riding on their heads again.

So he said: "Your Majesty, I think what the Sixth Prince and the Second Prince said makes sense. General Mo has impeached Yuan Li many times, and there has always been a gap between the two. Perhaps this time it is just General Mo's presumptuous speculation."

"Then you should take another look at this memorial." Zhao Heng threw Zhao Xu's memorial down again.

Dou Wei looked at it again, and his face changed again.

Then, he passed the memorial down again.

This memorial seemed to be more shocking than Mo Di's memorial. Many ministers were sweating profusely after reading it.

"Slander, this is slander, father." After reading the memorial, the Sixth Prince shouted: "Mo Di sent his young son to the King of Yan, which shows that there was an ambiguous relationship. They framed Yuanzhou Mu, and their hearts are worthy of death. Just ask the border generals who colluded with the vassal kings, what do they want to do? They want to rebel!"

When the Sixth Prince said this, Zhao Heng, who was originally angry with Yuan Li, felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

He had never thought about this problem, but the Sixth Prince reminded him.

Mo Di had 200,000 heavy troops, and the King of Yan now had 60,000 troops.

The most important thing is that the King of Yan was born in a poor family, and he must know that he has no chance of becoming the emperor.

If he was angry and ambitious because of this, he might have the intention of treason.

As for Mo Di, he trusted him but was also on guard.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to continue to weaken his military power just by the impeachment of the powerful families.

The second prince noticed Zhao Heng's expression, and he added fuel to the fire, saying, "Father, human hearts are hard to predict."

"What nonsense! If General Mo was colluding with the King of Yan, how could he send his young son to the King of Yan openly? Isn't this obviously a source of criticism? It can be seen that the King of Yan and General Mo are both bright and upright. I hope Your Majesty will think twice and not be deceived by the traitors." A white-haired general shouted angrily.

Zhao Heng looked at the white-haired general. He was Yang Feng, Duke of Yiguo. He had always been the main faction in the court and was on good terms with Mo Di.

After thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was some truth in it.

"The old general is wrong. They are speaking openly, which shows that they have colluded deeply. Your Majesty, think twice. My Yuan family has been stationed in Yanzhou for ten years. How could we possibly contact the Northern Di and let the wolf into the house?" This was said by an official. He was Yuan Hang.

After reading these two memorials, he almost fainted.

It was not until the Sixth Prince and the Second Prince argued that he gained courage.

Dou Wei pondered for a long time. If this matter was just a personal grudge between Yuan Li and Mo Di, he would have sided with the Yuan family.

After all, Mo Di's death was good for them.

But if the Yuan family really had the possibility of colluding with the Northern Di, the powerful families would not tolerate it.

After all, if the Northern Di entered the pass, the interests of the powerful families would also be damaged.

However, the words of the Sixth Prince also made him a little apprehensive.

Now, no one can tell whether it is Yuan Li who has problems or the King of Yan and Mo Di.

So he said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is better to send court officials to Yanzhou to temporarily dismiss Yuan Li, take back Mo Di's military power, and let the deputy general Xiao Yuanshan take over. As for the King of Yan, he will be temporarily confined to the palace until the matter is clarified before being released."

The ministers nodded one after another. What Dou Wei said was exactly what they thought.

The King of Yan, Mo Di and Yuan Li, they are always problematic.

In this case, it is better to investigate.

Zhao Heng thought about it, and it seemed that this was the best way at the moment.

He scanned the court officials and his eyes stopped at Ma Yuan.

Although he was annoying, he was always fair in his work, and he was most confident in having him go to Yanzhou.

So he said, "Ma Yushi, listen to my order. After the court meeting, you will go to Yanzhou immediately to thoroughly investigate the matter in the memorial. After arriving in Yanzhou, you have the right to act at your discretion, and you must get to the bottom of this matter."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ma Yuan knelt down and said.

The Sixth Prince and the Second Prince looked at each other.

They decided to send someone to Yanzhou after the court meeting.

He was very worried.

Because such a big thing, the Yuan family did not send anyone to the capital to convey it to him.