Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 2003

The Supreme Emperor requested to depose the Emperor, which was not an easy task.

In recent days, before dawn, civil and military officials had already filed into the palace and stood in silence outside the Beiyang Palace, waiting.

The court meetings often lasted a whole day until the evening drum sounded and the palace gates were about to be locked, and the ministers were able to drag their exhausted bodies out of the palace.

What was even more unusual was that even those minor officials whose ranks were not high enough to attend court on normal days were summoned to discuss government affairs.

The Beiyang Palace was already packed with people, and the line of officials stretched from inside the palace to outside, creating a spectacular sight.

In the court, the ministers were divided into three factions: some unconditionally supported the retired emperor, some remained neutral and waited and saw, and some swore allegiance to the new emperor until death.

The neutral officials are bored every day. They stand from morning to night, with sleepiness buzzing around their heads. Even when standing under the scorching sun, they can fall asleep. Their sleeping postures are really funny.

The other two factions were completely different. They quarreled from morning to night, shouted themselves hoarse, and even fought each other.

The retired emperor sat high on the throne, watching coldly, without trying to stop them at all, allowing them to express their opinions and speak freely.

After returning home every day, Shi Yunqi would always go to Xia Shiyuan to sit for a while and talk about the court's opinions and camps.

When discussing state affairs with Shi Anxia, ​​he seemed to feel that it was natural and there was nothing wrong with it.

Wei Cailing sat by the side, listening quietly. No one tried to avoid Shi Anrou, but she was busy eating snacks and fruits, forgetting everything she heard.

Shi Anxia knew, however, that they had really put a lot of effort into helping Emperor Zhaowu ascend the throne.

How actively they paved the way for the new emperor, how difficult it is to depose the emperor now. It is simply shooting oneself in the foot, which is extremely cowardly.

Since Emperor Zhaowu was made the crown prince, they have been promoting him. Yan Xingchen even wrote the second part of "Records of Mountains and Rivers of Beiyi" to record the crown prince's great achievements.

Just as Emperor Mingde's "Son of Heaven Guarding the National Gate" was highly praised by both official and unofficial history, Emperor Zhaowu's idea of ​​"Son of Heaven Guarding the National Gate" was later praised by all parties.

There is nothing worse than it is.

Even Shi Anxia had not expected the situation to develop like this. He sighed and said, "Fortunately, the reason why the emperor asked to depose the emperor was that 'Emperor Zhaowu was suffering from a mad disease', otherwise it would have been difficult to end."

This insignificant reason was a thorn in the side of the four great families. They could neither make a big fuss about it nor ignore it.

The only solution now is to send another expert to sneak into the palace.

The man in black knelt in front of Emperor Zhaowu's bed and whispered, "Your Majesty, the collapse of the Six Gods Temple was purely accidental. The death of the Tang family was definitely not caused by the four great families, and it was not what we wanted."

Seeing the figure on the dragon couch move slightly, the man in black hurriedly said, "Now the emperor is furious and wants to be deposed. As long as the emperor comes to court tomorrow, the rumor that he is suffering from a mad disease can be shattered."

Emperor Zhaowu, who was lying under the brocade quilt, had actually already woken up.

These days he stayed indoors and stayed in bed. It was not so much that he was suffering from an illness, but rather that he was acting like a coward.

He didn't know why things turned out like this. He felt that he had killed Tang Shi and Shi Anxia would eat him alive.

But the matter of deposing and enthroning a king was a matter of life and death, so he finally spoke hoarsely, "I will go to court tomorrow. Tell your master that if he doesn't have a foolproof plan, you will be buried with me!"

The man in black completed his mission and returned to report, but the secret room of the four major families was in an uproar.

"Why was it so easy for you to get close to Emperor Zhaowu? Didn't you encounter any obstacles along the way?"

"When did the palace become a sieve? Can you come and go as you please?"

"Could it be that the Emperor let you in on purpose, in order to play the long game and catch a bigger fish?"