The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

"Sir, what should we do now?"

Fang Tiansheng looked at Lu Chengfeng with anticipation and asked.

If the power of the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters is greatly reduced, he, as a commander of a thousand men in the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters, will surely suffer the same fate.

In the past, as a commander of a thousand men in the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters, he was treated with deference wherever he went.

The same applies to the North and South Garrison Offices.

Although they are all commanders of a thousand households, how can the commanders of the Northern and Southern Garrison Offices compare to him, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard General Office?

but now……

As a commander of the Imperial Guard, he can probably only manage the commanders' offices under his command.

"Just back off."

"I will handle this matter!"

Lu Chengfeng took a deep breath and said to Fang Tiansheng listlessly.

Believe it or not, Chu Xiu really didn't take him seriously.

It's obvious they're trying to seize power.

But unfortunately, he couldn't do anything about it.

"Yes, I am resigning."

Fang Tiansheng opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, then bowed and turned to leave.

"I must go to the residence of the Vice Minister of Rites again."

After pondering for a moment, Lu Chengfeng moved and disappeared from the Lu residence.

After a while.

The residence of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Swish!

Lu Chengfeng appeared out of thin air at the gate of the Ministry of Rites' residence.

"Lord Lu, the master is already waiting for you in the living room."

Upon seeing Lu Chengfeng arrive, the guards at the Ministry of Rites' residence were not surprised at all and extended their hands to invite him.

"Excuse me."

Lu Chengfeng's heart skipped a beat, guessing that Wang Hao must already know that he was coming.

After all, the fact that Chu Xiu had taken action against the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard was probably already known to the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital.

Not long after.

Lu Chengfeng walked into the main hall of the Ministry of Rites' residence and bowed respectfully to Wang Hao, who was sitting in the hall, saying, "Greetings, Your Excellency."

"I already know why you've come."

Wang Hao raised his head, looked at Lu Chengfeng, and said, "Tomorrow, you should attend the morning court session."

"Attending morning court?"

Lu Chengfeng tentatively asked, "My lord, do you mean that I should impeach Chu Xiu in court?"

As the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he was a high-ranking official of the third rank.

He naturally possessed the qualifications to attend court and participate in court assemblies.

Under normal circumstances, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard would not participate in court assemblies, which was permitted by the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"good."

"Chu Xiu has overstepped his bounds by taking action against the various thousand-household and hundred-household units across the Great Zhou Dynasty, bypassing you as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"This is a perfect opportunity to test His Majesty!"

Wang Hao looked at Lu Chengfeng with approval and said meaningfully, "Look at His Majesty's bottom line!"

All you need to do is impeach him.

"As for the rest, I will arrange it!"

"Yes, Your Excellency obeys!"

Lu Chengfeng said with a respectful expression.

Wang Hao picked up his teacup and began to drink.

Lu Chengfeng understood what Wang Hao was doing, bowed to him, and silently withdrew.

Wenyuan Pavilion.

A clerk strode into the Wenyuan Pavilion, whispered a few words in the ear of Chen Yu, the Junior Grand Master of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, and then turned and left.

A strange light flashed in Chen Yu's eyes as he walked into the Wenyuan Pavilion.

At this moment, Grand Secretary Yang Yan and others had also put down their memorials and were no longer reviewing them, but were chatting and laughing.

The atmosphere within the cabinet seemed extremely harmonious.

Only Chen Yu could understand that this was only on the surface.

In reality, all the cabinet members are two-faced individuals.

Among powerful and influential families, there are always conflicts of interest.

Many of the senior officials are probably still eyeing the area beneath Yang Yan's buttocks.

"Chen Yu, tell me, is there any news about Chu Xiu again?"

Yang Yan greeted Chen Yu with a smile as he entered.

Minister of War Zhao Duo and others also turned their gazes toward Chen Yu.

Chen Yu composed himself, casting aside all distracting thoughts, and respectfully said, "Reporting to the Grand Secretary, Chu Xiu has already dispatched the Northern Garrison's elite cavalry to various parts of our Great Zhou Dynasty."

They took action against the various local Tiansheng Offices and Hundred-Household Offices.

Anyone found to have any problems by the Northern Garrison Command was executed.

Currently, it only applies to the various prefectures within Sizhou, as well as the prefectures surrounding the capital.

"I'm afraid that at the latest, the day after tomorrow, all the Fangtiansheng garrisons and centurions within our entire Great Zhou Dynasty will be wiped out by Chu Xiu!"

"Finally started!"

Yang Yan looked at Zhao Duo and the others and said, "I told you, after Chu Xiu has shown a certain level of strength, he will definitely take down all the Fangtiansheng Hundred Household Offices in our Great Zhou Dynasty and completely sideline Lu Chengfeng."

"The Wang family of Taiyuan is probably in a panic!"

“Once Chu Xiu achieves this, whether he is the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard or not will no longer matter.”

"At the very least, the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard will truly belong to the Chu family!"

Dugu Tai shook his head and said.

"It's really getting urgent. I just don't know if Wang Hao can still sit still and wants to use outsiders to do his dirty work."

"We still couldn't resist having the Wang family of Taiyuan personally intervene."

Zhao Duo nodded, a look of agreement on his face.

Zheng Yun pondered for a moment, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, and said, "Wang Hao probably won't let the Taiyuan Wang family take action."

He was able to represent the Wang family of Taiyuan in the capital.

Ability is certainly one aspect.

Another reason is stability!

"Brother Zheng's words are very well said!"

"stable!"

"This is Wang Hao's greatest characteristic."

"The word 'stability' has both advantages and disadvantages."

"At this moment, facing a dragon like Chu Xiu who has emerged from the ashes, I'm afraid that's not enough!"

Yang Yan smiled slightly and said.

Dugu Tai and the others exchanged glances, seemingly lost in thought.

Stability can be a good thing sometimes, and a bad thing sometimes.

This is especially bad news for a peerless genius like Chu Xiu, who was praised by Yang Yan as a "born dragon."

Given time, such a person will surely soar to great heights!

If we try to solve it then, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky.

The only way to deal with such people is to suppress them completely from the very beginning with overwhelming force, leaving them no chance to turn the tables.

The Wang family of Taiyuan is likely to suffer a great loss this time!

Thinking of this, Yang Yan and the others revealed faint smiles on their faces.

For them, the greatest benefit was being able to watch the Wang family of Taiyuan suffer losses.

In fact, the weakening of the Taiyuan Wang clan's power means that their own power has increased!

The Imperial Palace, Taiji Palace.

Pei Guanyin entered the Taiji Palace and bowed to Empress Murong Si, who was reviewing memorials, saying, "Your Majesty, news of Lord Chu has arrived."

"Oh?"

A hint of surprise appeared in Murong Siqing's eyes as she gazed intently at Pei Guanyin.

After all, her greatest pleasure right now comes from Chu Xiu.

She felt secretly delighted as she watched Chu Xiu repeatedly humiliate the Wang family of Taiyuan.

"Your Majesty, Lord Chu has dispatched a large number of elite cavalry from the Northern Garrison to attack the thousand-household and hundred-household garrisons throughout our Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"Lord Chu is determined to completely control the thousand-household and hundred-household offices throughout our Great Zhou Dynasty!"

Pei Guanyin said with a solemn expression.

"Minister Chu has finally made his move!"

Murong Si rose with an imposing air and said in a deep voice, "It's time to make a move!"

Knowing Wang Hao as I do, there's bound to be a good show in court tomorrow!

"Your Majesty, will this be detrimental to Lord Chu?"

Jiang Wan'er said with a worried look on her face.

Murong Si shook her head, a hint of mockery appearing on her peerless face, and said, "No, you've probably forgotten one thing. The happiest people when the Wang family of Taiyuan falls from grace are not me, but them!"

Pei Guanyin and Jiang Wan'er were taken aback for a moment, then immediately understood what Murong Si meant.

"Tell the shadow guards that no matter what, they must protect Minister Chu's safety!"

"The closer we get to this point, the more vigilant we must be."

"We must prevent the Wang family of Taiyuan from overturning the table."

Murong Si frowned slightly and spoke to Pei Guanyin.