To Rule in a Turbulent World

The first thing Zhao Chao did in the early court was to announce the death of the second emperor.

"I thought I would be able to take off the burden on my shoulders within a few days..." Zhao Chao's eyes were red with grief, and he said in a deep voice, "Now that I have heard the bad news, I don't know what to do..."

Li Yan also came from grief, and said in a low voice: "My condolences, Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body."

The expressions on the faces of the ministers were very complicated, they were all observing Zhao Chao, and for a while they didn't know how to speak.

The hall was silent, and the eyes of all the officials were red. Lin Zhengtao came out and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know why the Supreme Emperor and the new emperor got sick... This matter is so unbelievable and unbelievable."

Zhao Chao sighed: "When the father was in the north, he was tortured by the Tatars and fell ill. The emperor's body was already in trouble. According to the messenger, when he left Qishan and crossed the Qinghe River, the emperor returned to his homeland and was overjoyed. , reluctantly went out, wandered by the stream, and was bitten by a poisonous snake. General Huwei rushed to the rescue, but the snake was so poisonous that there was no way to recover... That night, brother Huang went west. Father Huang had been ill for many years. When he heard the news of his death, he coughed up blood in the middle of the night and die."

The officials stirred up, and Lin Zhengtao asked again: "Your Majesty, how can the people sent to follow let them travel on their own? Who followed at that time? What snake venom was in it, and where did it get poisoned?"

You Miao was a little surprised. Lin Zhengtao had always been at odds with him, but every time he spoke up, he was not selfish.Now he dared to question Zhao Chao in front of the court, and said something that officials dare not say, this imperial censor is indeed strong.

"It's not clear at the moment." Zhao Chao replied: "We can only inquire after the return of Xie Quan, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment."

Zhao Chao sighed and said, "Let's come here this morning..."

Unexpectedly, at this time, You Miao took a step forward, bowed and said, "Your Majesty."

Zhao Chao's expression moved, You Miao raised his eyebrows, and asked, "I don't understand something."

You Miao's question made everyone in the court and Zhao Chao feel shocked at the same time.You Miao thought clearly, if she didn't stand up today, she would face Nie Dan without shame.Who is the emperor is one thing, murdering father and brother, poisoning the prince is another.You Miao can tolerate Zhao Chao forcing the prince to resign. After all, it is a policy of self-protection. You Miao also pins her hopes on Zhao Chao, hoping that he can regain the Central Plains.

However, killing his father and brother made You Miao unacceptable. He even kept convincing himself that Zhao Chao would not be such a person. , I am not such a person.

"Li Hanlin shoulders the responsibility of being an envoy." You Miao said to Li Yan, "Why didn't you go to Da'an in person to welcome back the Northern Emperors after signing the document, but stayed in the northern army of Qishan and let General Huwei and Xie Quan go? , It is unreasonable for both public and private use.”

Li Yan's complexion changed, but he regained his composure in an instant: "This is your Majesty's decision after weighing. Li Zhifeng was born as a dog soldier. Having him go to negotiate with the Tatars will save many unnecessary troubles. Xie Quan even more You are good at negotiating, Mr. You, what questions do you have?"

You Miao said coldly: "Since welcoming back the Second Emperor, why did you report to the palace in person? Aren't you escorting the Second Emperor back from the front line?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the court was sensitive to something.

Zhao Chao took the conversation and answered for Li Yan: "I called him back."

You Miao asked, "Why did you call him back?"

Zhao Chao: "I have something to discuss with him."

You Miao: "What's the matter?"

Instantly, swords were on the verge of going up, and You Miao's words almost hit Zhao Chao's face. Zhao Chao held back his anger, trembling, and said in a trembling voice: "You Miao, what do you mean by this?"

You Miao said lightly: "I just don't understand why Li Hanlin came back overnight. Your Majesty forgive me."

There was no sound in the morning, and the needle could be heard. Almost all the officials held their breath. No one expected that You Miao would directly attack Zhao Chao at this time.If it is said that the death of the two emperors is the most beneficial to him, it is undoubtedly You Miao. If it is said who is the least likely to question Zhao Chao, it is naturally him You Miao.

But You Miao was able to lead Zhao Chao's army at this time and this place, and at the same time shocked all civil and military officials, with a bloody spirit and fearlessness.

As soon as You Miao bowed, she already had a judgment in her heart. It must be Zhao Chao's hand, and Li Yan was recalled in advance. Killing the civilians is indignant.Second, Li Yan must have played the role of the mastermind in the murder of the Second Emperor. If he didn't report back to Zhao Chao immediately when he succeeded, Zhao Chao could hardly sleep or eat.

And after You Miao regained her composure in the early morning, she caught the strange details in an instant, and Zhao Chao couldn't make a sound when asked by the court.

None of the officials spoke, they all looked at Zhao Chao on the throne for a while.

Zhao Chao was quiet for a long time, and finally said: "I want to arrange for Li Hanlin to prepare for the abdication and let the new king take over. We will discuss how to retire after the emperor's brother returns."

You Miao didn't want to ask anymore, and she couldn't ask any more, so she nodded when she heard the words, and said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid that the responsibility on His Majesty's shoulders can't be handed over." After finishing speaking, she sighed again.

You Miao finally chose to give in, at least not to force Zhao Chao too much in court.However, Lin Zhengtao didn't let him go, and asked again: "Your Majesty, I also have something unclear. If you want to discuss the matter of abdication, you should seek the Political Affairs Hall and the Ministry of Rites. Even if you want to draft an imperial edict, the Imperial Academy is not the master of Li University. Why bother?" Let Li Hanlin come back early?"

This sentence immediately hurt Zhao Chao, Zhao Chao said coldly: "Li Yan knows my heart best, how about it?!"

Lin Zhengtao continued: "Then, I don't know what crime Nie Dan, the Generalissimo of the Army and Horses of the World and the National Protector, committed last night and was thrown into the prison in Lushui Camp?"

Zhao Chao's expression changed in an instant, You Miao secretly thought that it was terrible, even he didn't dare to ask this question, but Lin Zhengtao actually asked it like that!

Everyone was winking at Lin Zhengtao, but Lin Zhengtao was not afraid at all, and said coldly: "The state owns the state law, the military has military regulations, Commander Nie has no faults and merits, a general of a country, shut it down as soon as he said it, no edict, no crime, Officials above the fourth rank, if they are punished by the imperial court, must be announced to the ministers, how will His Majesty explain it to the people of the world?"

As a result, the situation froze again.

Zhao Chaoxian was furious, and said coldly: "Nie Dan tried to assassinate me in vain! If you don't throw him into the prison, you won't see me today!"

Shi Potian's shocking words made You Miao almost faint. This morning, the situation is almost developing in a direction beyond his control. When Zhao Chao said this sentence, he undoubtedly labeled Nie Dan as a traitor.If this crime is committed, not only for Nie Dan, but also for Tianqi, the situation will be unimaginable.

"Your Majesty." Xie Hui finally stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty calm down."

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Lin Luoyang, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, also took a step forward and said, "General Nie has never used power for personal gain, which shows his loyalty. He has no motive for the assassination. I'm afraid it was a misunderstanding. I think, Your Majesty might as well call General Nie into the court and ask them clearly in front of the courtiers, so as to tell the people of the world that Nie Shuai committed murder, he should also give a reason, so that the hearts of the people in the world will be at ease."

Zhao Chao was trembling with anger, this was the first time he had encountered such a situation since he ascended the throne.

"Given some time, I will naturally give you an explanation." Zhao Chao said, "That's all for today, retreat!"

Zhao Chao got up and left.

There was a deadly silence in the hall.