I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

As soon as the empress said this, the curiosity of the officials present was aroused. They all stood up and walked forward, wanting to listen carefully.

After all, everyone has a gossipy heart, not to mention such an exciting political struggle.

Zong Zheng asked curiously,

"Your Majesty, may I ask what they asked Lord Shen to do?"

Yan Fuyao sneered,

"They said they wanted to invite Shen Changgong to join their faction and attack Prince Rong together with them.

As the Grand Commandant, Shen Changgong naturally knew how much harm the conflict between the two parties would cause to the court and the capital, so he pretended to agree in order to find out the truth and find evidence of the two factions forming cliques and engaging in self-interest.

But what he didn't expect was that in order to join Prince Gong's "faction", he had to pay a token of allegiance and bribe first.

Shen Changgong is just a commoner and has only been in office for two days. How could he have the money to bribe him?

So after reporting to me, I took out five thousand taels of silver from the inner treasury and gave it to Prince Gong.

However, Prince Gong had probably already decided to abandon Shen Changgong, so he secretly sent the money to the Shen family in the guise of a merchant.

But he didn't know that the Shen family did not take a penny from strangers, and all of it was turned over to the national treasury and the inner treasury.

These five thousand taels have been returned to their original owner.

However, the charge that Prince Gong was guilty of bribery and corruption has been proven.”

Now it was Prince Gong's turn to be dumbfounded.

Oh my god, there are so many twists and turns here?

Each one is more wicked than the other.

I, the person who filed a complaint, have become the defendant?

I just wanted to curry favor with the powerful and help shout a few times, so I have to go to jail?

At this time, even the fool understood.

From the beginning to the end, Shen Changgong was not Prince Gong's man, but the Empress's man.

He was a knife in the empress's hand, specifically used to stab the powerful, collect evidence, and then punish them.

Both Prince Rong and Prince Gong were fooled by Shen Changgong and the Empress.

No wonder the empress would do her best to protect Shen Changgong no matter what she did to him.

This is the empress's most loyal lackey!

Long before Shen Changgong took office, the empress had already planned with him how to deal with the powerful and wealthy.

When everyone thought about what Shen Changgong had done during this period, a chill ran down their spine.

All of this was premeditated.

This is not a chain reaction caused by a bowl of jelly at all, but a long-planned coup and a major reshuffle!

The empress stretched out her hand, and Gongsun Wan'er took out a memorial and handed it to her.

The empress looked down with a smile and said,

"By the way, on the day of the "bribery", Prince Gong sent someone to give Shen Changgong a list. The list was very detailed.

Do you want me to read it to you?"

Upon hearing this, Prince Rong turned his head and glared at Prince Gong with a look as if he wanted to eat someone.

He gritted his teeth and whispered,

"Prince Gong, you gave His Majesty my faction list? If I fall, I won't spare you, you bastard!"

Prince Gong also gritted his teeth and snorted coldly, saying in a low voice,

"There are also my own people on the list."

"Ah? You're so cruel that you don't even let yourself go?"

"How could I have known that this would happen? At that time, I was just trying to prevent Shen Changgong from accidentally hurting my people."

"What do you say we should do now? Your Majesty is not going to deal with me alone this time, you will fall too."

"What can I do? Let's unite first, to preserve our own power, and unite with the Southern King to put pressure on His Majesty. We don't ask for the overthrow of Shen Changgong, we just need to protect ourselves first."

"Alright, let's join forces. We still have the Southern King as our trump card!"

The existence of Prince Nan made Prince Rong and Prince Gong feel at ease.

The empress took the memorial in her hand, stood up, walked slowly to the front of the stage, and said loudly,

"My dear princes and ministers, the thirteen dukes and marquises who hold the power of the Central Army, I have something from the bottom of my heart that I have always wanted to share with you.

Your ancestors have all made great contributions and made contributions to the country.

Your titles are hereditary, and your descendants can enjoy the blessings. This is the grace of Emperor Taizu to you.

In memory of the contributions made by your ancestors to Dayan, and in memory of your efforts over the years

I, at today's birthday party, toast to you all!"

Upon hearing this, Prince Rong, Prince Gong and others had a bad feeling in their hearts, but they dared not refuse to drink since His Majesty was toasting them.

So everyone returned to their seats, picked up their glasses, and came forward again.

Gongsun Wan'er also brought a glass of wine on a tray and handed it to the empress.

The empress picked up the wine glass, let everyone look at it first, and then drank it all in one gulp.

"Your Majesty!"

Thirteen people raised their glasses together.

Drink it all in one gulp.

The empress put down her wine glass, her face became serious, and then she said,

"What I want to say is that although your ancestors left you a title, a title is not equivalent to military power. Lordship and military rank are never directly equivalent.

You are old now, your martial arts skills are average, and you have no experience in leading troops in battle. It is difficult for you to intimidate the enemy even if you lead the army.

You have given enough to this country. Now you are at the age where you can enjoy your retirement and play with your grandchildren. It is difficult for you to wield swords and guns and stab the enemy.

Why don't you hand over the tiger talisman and give the military power to those young people who are more energetic, full of energy and ambitious.

You can keep your titles and continue to enjoy wealth and glory, but let our generation hand over Dayan.

What do you think? "

The empress gave up the military power with a cup of wine, which confused the ministers.

For them, military power is life. If they are asked to hand over military power and have no real power, won’t they be at the mercy of others?

This is worse than killing them.

Prince Rong immediately said,

"Your Majesty, although I am approaching the age of knowing my destiny, I am still able to fight and wield a sword and a spear. I am not yet at the age of retirement."

When it comes to military power, they will not give up an inch.

Prince Gong also said,

"Yes, Your Majesty, although we are older, we are experienced. How can we be compared with those impulsive youngsters?

Young people are impulsive, so it’s better to use steady veterans to lead troops in battle.”

"Your Majesty, we are all of fighting age, we should not retire."

"Your Majesty, what crime have we committed to deserve our dismissal? Shouldn't we at least have an explanation?"

"Those who have made contributions are dismissed from office, while those who have not are promoted to high positions. Isn't this the beginning of chaos in Dayan?"

"We are completely confused. Your Majesty, please give us an explanation. Otherwise, the ministers and the whole world will be dissatisfied."

Everyone was talking and shouting.

Yan Fuyao felt a little disappointed.

She didn't want to be branded as a tyrant and wanted to give these people a decent treatment.

After all, she had made it very clear. She had evidence of these people's crimes and guaranteed their wealth and glory. All she needed was for them to hand over their military power.

But these people pretended to be stupid and put pressure on her.

He ruined his own last chance of survival with his own hands.

Since that’s the case, if you don’t want dignity, don’t blame me for not giving you dignity!