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The Dashun Dynasty had been established for over a hundred years. The previous emperor died suddenly of illness, and Emperor Shun ascended the throne hastily, and his control over the court was far from stable.

In addition, the Dashun Dynasty had been plagued by internal problems for many years, and the local bureaucracy was extremely corrupt, to the point where it had to be resolved. It could be said that it was facing internal and external troubles.

There was collusion inside and outside the court, and Emperor Shun was under great pressure. He had to have a legitimate reason, otherwise he would not be able to pass the court.

Now that he had the knife Xu Feng had handed him, he could take this opportunity to remove all the rotten meat.

On the second day, the ministers in the court clearly noticed that Emperor Shun's condition was different from usual.

In the past, Emperor Shun was like a puppet, standing in the court listening to the ministers' discussions and rarely speaking. But today, Emperor Shun interrupted the ministers several times.

"Well, if you don't have anything else important to do, I have something to discuss with you."

Everyone looked at each other, but they didn't stop it.

"This is a memorial sent by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Please circulate it first."

There are two prime ministers in the court. The left prime minister is old and has not been in court today. He stands on the side of the emperor. Most of the civil officials in the court are led by the right prime minister. The right prime minister has great power and seems to have the posture of a powerful official.

The content of the memorial made the right prime minister look ugly. He had guessed that the emperor might take this opportunity to get angry, but he did not speak first. It would not be too late to wait and see what the emperor decided before making any arrangements.

"The officials in Jiangnan Province are pretending to obey, but secretly disobeying their superiors and deceiving their subordinates. In my opinion, they were responsible for the previous border defeats, and this time they even attacked the Jinyiwei. If this matter is not thoroughly investigated, where is the dignity of the court? Where is my face?"

"The entire Jiangnan Road must be thoroughly investigated. Those who should be killed should be killed, and those who should be arrested should be arrested. I want to see how many corrupt officials there are in the entire Jiangnan Road."

Emperor Shun obviously did not intend to let the officials of Jiangnan Road go easily. As soon as he said this, everyone roughly understood what he meant.

However, no one stood up in the court. Most people looked at the right prime minister. Nearly half of the people in charge of Jiangnan Road were students and former officials of the right prime minister. He would definitely not let the emperor dismiss him so easily.

"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, this move is inappropriate. How can we blame the local officials for the defeat? Officials from Jiangnan to other places have been very cooperative, and there have been no problems with the food and logistics."

"A rash move would inevitably cause backlash from officials across the country. Besides, I believe there's nothing wrong with what the Six Gates did. The mine is a strategic military location. No one is allowed to approach without a verbal order from His Majesty or a written order from the Ministry of War. If the Embroidered Uniform Guard insists on taking it by force, a conflict between the two sides is inevitable."

The so-called Six Gates incident was just an excuse, and the Right Prime Minister was well aware of it, but he still brought it up in public, and both sides used it as a bargaining chip. Otherwise, how could the Right Prime Minister care about the life and death of a copper-plated constable?

Someone stepped forward to give a signal, and the officials in the court also took action.

Most of the officials who were under the wing of the Right Prime Minister asked Emperor Shun to revoke his order, and some even took the opportunity to impeach the Jinyiwei.

Since its establishment, the Jinyiwei has been impeached many times, and the officials in the court are unwilling to let the emperor control such a huge and violent organization.

This is a provocation to their rights.

Unfortunately, it had no effect, and coupled with the concessions made by Emperor Shun in other areas, the Jinyiwei still existed.

"Humph, what nonsense! The Jinyiwei are my eyes and hands for monitoring the world! What? Is there anything in this world that I can't see?!"

Seeing that less than one-tenth of the people in the court supported him, Emperor Shun's eyes were filled with anger.

Nearly half of the people in the court were the right prime minister's henchmen, so they naturally stood firmly on the right prime minister's side. The rest were indifferent and kept a distance. Fortunately, most of the military generals stood on the side of Emperor Shun.

Otherwise, he might have become the only emperor of the Dashun Dynasty who was sidelined so far.

Seeing that he could no longer stop the Right Prime Minister, Emperor Shun could only give Zhizhan Tongtian a look.

His original intention was to let Zhan Tongtian stand up and speak for him, but Zhan Tongtian misunderstood his meaning.

He directly released the oppressive aura of the peak of Tongxuan on the Right Prime Minister in the court. The Right Prime Minister instantly lost his previous aura and broke out in a cold sweat.

The effect is the same, but more immediate.

"Reckless man!"

The right prime minister cursed Zhan Tongtian in his heart, but as Zhan Tongtian took action, he also understood the emperor's decisiveness on this matter. Continuing to stop him would inevitably offend Emperor Shun completely, which would be very detrimental to his position in the court.

If Emperor Shun is forced into a corner, it will not be good for anyone, but he cannot ignore the Jiangnan Province. Everyone knows that several officials in the Jiangnan Province are his disciples. If he sees them being dismissed, who will dare to stand on his side and help him in the future?

After thinking for a moment, the right prime minister came up with a compromise plan.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to inform you that I do not intend to stop you from sending someone to investigate this matter thoroughly."

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"Your Majesty's intention is to directly dispatch people to take out officials at all levels in Jiangnan Province. This will inevitably cause panic. If the people sent are unable to handle the situation, there will be a huge chaos. Even worse, the barbarians will take the opportunity to march south. What will we do then?"

"We can investigate all officials in Jiangnan Province, but we need to proceed slowly. Those with problems can naturally be arrested and brought back to the capital for trial. As for the court officials who have been diligently working in their positions, we must not wrongly accuse them."

Emperor Shun was a little impatient and waved his hand to signal the other party to give a solution directly and not to beat around the bush with him.

"All officials in Gusu City can be replaced, and imperial envoys can be dispatched to inspect the five cities under the jurisdiction of Linhai County. This is the only way to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

This would give the Jiangnan Dao an opportunity to react, and those who had problems could naturally make arrangements in advance. Emperor Shun naturally understood the other party's thoughts, but his goal had been achieved.

Today he once again witnessed the power of the Right Prime Minister in the court. One day he would have to get rid of him completely, otherwise the court would be ruled by him alone.

"What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, your words are justified."

Emperor Shun cursed the old dog inwardly, but had to compromise.

"Then arrange it as soon as possible. I will personally arrange for someone to keep an eye on this matter. You'd better not play any tricks on me."

Everyone said they dared not, and overall the court meeting was quite effective, but Emperor Shun was still furious afterwards.

"This is too much. I will kill him sooner or later."

"Your Majesty, please calm down. We really can't rush things in Jiangnan Province. Replacing the officials in Gusu City is already a significant victory. We should take it one step at a time. There's no need to rush things for now."

Zhan Tongtian was still calm and composed. The Right Prime Minister had many enemies, and he had to eliminate them one by one to destroy the Right Prime Minister's prestige. Otherwise, he really couldn't do anything to him for the time being.