The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 547

Tai'an 25 years, November [-]th.

It has been snowing heavily in the capital for three days, which is an ordinary day.

At this moment, on the long street, more than twenty prison cars were slowly driving out of the city.

On such a cold day, the people in the prison car were wearing autumn clothes, and they were all huddled up in the cold.

If it weren't for the end of the world, the common people were either restrained at home or busy with work, such a scene would definitely attract a large number of people to watch.

On the cold street, apart from the creaking of the prison cars, there was only the chatter of the escort officers.

In front of the team, a young guard asked: "Boss... I'm afraid these gentlemen will die a lot if they can't reach the place. We won't blame us when the time comes?"

The bearded man on the side rubbed his hands, sucked the snot that had flowed out, and then cursed: "What's in your head? Blame us? Do you think they still have black hats on their heads?"

"Dead... If you die, you will die. Who is the monster in the cold weather? Maybe someone is eager for it?"

Hearing this, the young officer couldn't help asking: "Boss? Who wants them to die?"

The bearded man said coldly: "Who do you think wants them to die? Whoever makes them come down wants them to die!"

"The emperor dismissed them? Boss, do you mean that the emperor wants them to die?"

"You idiot, the emperor is also talking nonsense?" The bearded man opened his eyes angrily, and looked around vigilantly at this moment.

Luckily they were quieter, and other people were talking too, so no one paid them any attention.

"Boy, if you want to live a few more days... just watch your mouth!" The bearded man said in a cold tone.

Seeing that the bearded man was really angry, the young guard quickly replied: "Yes yes yes!"

The team moved on and soon left the capital.

The Imperial Palace, inside the Qian'an Palace.

In the warm pavilion, Emperor Zhao Weilong was reviewing memorials, and a minister knelt in front of him, putting his official hat on his side.

While reviewing, Zhao Weilong asked, "Aiqing really wants to leave?"

"I beseech the emperor's permission!"

Lu Chaowen, a cabinet minister, doesn't know what to do if he stays in the cabinet after a large number of old disciples have been purged from the court.

In the past month or so, three groups of officials have been dismissed or even imprisoned due to corruption, clique formation, and poor management. Among them are both Beijing officials and local officials.

Some of these people were officials that Concubine Duan had wooed, but most of them were his disciples of Lu Chaowen.

Even Lu Chaowen himself had many memorials to impeach him.

Those who understand current affairs are outstanding, and Lu Chaowen knows how to choose.

Zhao Weilong stopped the pen in his hand, and then said: "Since you want to leave, then I won't keep you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lu Chaowen kowtowed three times in a row.

Hearing that the emperor agreed to retire, Lu Chaowen's heart fell to the ground.

Preserving Lu Chaowen's dignity was the goal Zhao Weilong set before the purge began.

In fact, among the officials who were punished, except those who were beheaded for the heinous crimes, others were either exiled, and even more were dismissed from office.

Zhao Weilong wants to balance the court, not just making wedding dresses for the other two parties. As long as people like Lu Chaowen are alive, they are still Zhao Weilong's bargaining chips to balance the court.

Only Zhao Weilong sighed and said: "Aiqing, you have been an official in the court for many years, and you have worked hard and made great achievements. You have saved a lot of strength for my great advancement!"

Recognizing Lu Chaowen in terms of language can be regarded as giving him a glimmer of hope.

"I'm still young, I can't understand many things, and I can't be the master... If Aiqing has any grievances, you might as well say it now!"

Disregarding Zhao Weilong's thoughts, Lu Chaowen replied: "I have no grievances, I only blame my lack of strictness in order to cause trouble for the emperor!"

Zhao Weilong sighed: "Whether there is any grievance or not, but the current situation is like this, if there is grievance, I can only swallow it in my stomach!"

At this moment, a small eunuch came out of Nuan Pavilion, and said: "Report to the emperor, the two elders will see you again!"

"Understood, pass them in!"

"Yes!"

After the little eunuch left, Zhao Weilong said to Lu Chaowen: "Lu Qing... you can go back!"

"Yes!"

Lu Chaowen got up and walked out, just when he left the gate of the palace, he happened to bump into Wang Tinghe.

Second assistant Xie Xiaofang stopped and asked: "Mr. Lu Ge, what are you..."

Lu Chaowen said respectfully: "You two elders, you can't afford to be called elders. Just now... the emperor has approved the old minister's request, and the old minister has returned to his hometown!"

"As ministers in the same hall, if there is something wrong in these years, I hope you will forgive me a lot!"

Although the emperor allowed him to retire, it doesn't mean that he is safe. If these two people pursue him fiercely, even if he returns to his hometown, he will not have a good life.

The so-called killing is nothing more than head-to-head, and everything is measured. Since the founding of the country, the liquidation of cabinet members has only happened two or three times, and each time there are special reasons.

I only heard Wang Tinghe say: "Lu Ge always wants to go back and hide for leisure, that's right... There are too many troubles in my mind now, it's better to hide away!"

Xie Xiaofang on the side also said: "It's good to be able to hide, it's like us... and we have to stand in front of it, saying that it's a cabinet minister, but it's just someone else's mouthpiece!"

Three cabinet ministers, three people who can be called rivals and have been fighting each other for many years, are talking like old friends at this moment.

At this time, a eunuch came out to remind: "You two elders, the emperor is still waiting inside!"

Only then did the three stop talking, Wang Tinghe and Wang Tinghe entered the hall, and the stone in Lu Chaowen's heart had also fallen to the ground.

From the attitudes of the two just now, Lu Chaowen can judge that he will not be liquidated when he retires.

Besides, Wang Tinghe and Wang Tinghe entered the main hall, after saluting to Zhao Weilong, Wang Tinghe only heard Wang Tinghe say: "Your Majesty, the auspicious day for the wedding has been fixed, it will be the eighteenth day of the first lunar month next year!"

"En!" Zhao Weilong responded.

Apart from choosing who to be the empress, he has a hand in his marriage, and other matters are these ministers who worry about it.

Picking up the teacup, Zhao Weilong took a sip, and then asked: "You two lovers, I changed the Yuan Dynasty according to the ancestral system, got married, and honored the Empress Dowager, so there is something... Should I also follow the ancestral system?"

These three things are arranged in order, and Zuntai Empress Dowager is placed at the end, which means at least February and March next year.

"Please give instructions from the emperor!"

Zhao Weilong said slowly: "According to the system of our great Jin ancestors, the feudal king should leave the capital and join the feudal clan, right?"

The two cabinet ministers were all stunned. The current situation is special, so the enfeoffed vassal king was not ordered to leave the capital.

Of course, these are not important, what is important is why Zhao Weilong raised this matter at this moment.

But as long as you think about it a little bit, you will know why.

As an emperor, it was perfectly normal to exclude those who threatened his throne.

Zhao Weilong borrowed and said: "The cabinet, the six ministries, all the yamen in the capital, and the chiefs of the counties all use the ancestral system to preach when admonishing me. I think you will not violate my Great Jin ancestral system!"

"Two, Ai Qing, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)