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Hu Ao sent people to monitor the situation outside, and the secret report was divided into two parts, one was sent to Penglai Island, and the other was presented to Xuanshi Hall.Liu Zao paid close attention, but she did not call the ministers into the palace again.

She was waiting, waiting for the first minister to "surrender" to her, waiting for a crack to appear in that iron plate.

Chapter 123

The city of Chang'an was eerily quiet, and a strange balance had been reached between the emperor and his ministers.For two consecutive days, Liu Zao didn't mention the matter of establishing a successor, and the ministers didn't persuade the emperor to give up his mind.There seemed to be a layer of cloud covering the inside and outside of the palace, and under the cloud, no one dared to take any action.

Even the low-ranking officials noticed that the quietness in the middle was surging.

At that time, more than a dozen important ministers colluded secretly. On the surface, they were persuading the Ming emperor, cleaning up the dirty and promoting the clean, but it is hard to say what their thoughts are in private.They had close contacts, and when they made an appointment to rush to the prime minister's mansion, Fang found out that the prime minister left the mansion without knowing where he was going.

In this way, it is even more weird.

Sun Ciqing was happy to see this scene. The prime minister was not here. According to his official position, he was the highest, and he was the first to express his position in front of the emperor, so naturally he took the lead.Since the general is running around, he is even more eager.

Liu Zao stood still, and on the third day after discussing politics in the Xuanshi Palace, she waited for the first minister who surrendered to her.The minister is usually inconspicuous, but he is only good at ability, and he has been promoted through hard work. He is over fifty years old, and he is the captain of Fengche, with a rank of two thousand shi.

As soon as he entered the palace, he explained his intention of coming, saying that he wished to be driven by His Majesty to help His Majesty's long-cherished wish come true.

Liu Zao said, "I know." He ordered him to retreat.

Captain Fengche didn't know whether he had successfully surrendered, and he was very worried when he came out of the palace. It's just that he has been in the officialdom for decades, and he has seen all the big scenes. He was worried, his face was calm, and he wanted to wait and see what happened .

The deadlock was broken when Lieutenant Fengche surrendered. Liu Zao issued an edict to Lieutenant Fengche of Jin Dynasty as Taichangqing, the head of the nine ministers.

This appointment came suddenly. As soon as the ministers inquired, the new Taichang had met the emperor in private, and they immediately understood how he asked for this official.For a while, some of the officials were angry, but also wanted to move, and some stayed still, intending to fish in troubled waters.

After Liu Zao sealed it, Taichang summoned Han Ping in private and gave her a roll of bamboo slips.

There was a lot of turmoil outside, and the turmoil was about to break out. Three days later, the news of the emperor's intention to stand up was known not only to the important officials, but also to many officials in the capital.At this time, even if the emperor is willing to let go of the idea and calm things down, it will not be so easy to deal with.

Han Ping took the bamboo slips with both hands, but did not open them, but looked up.

The emperor wore black clothes, his face was peaceful, his eyes were dark and gloomy, he nodded with her and said, "Look at it."

Han Ping spread out the bamboo slips as he said, took a look, and knelt down.

Liu Zao said with a smile, "Master of the Manchu Dynasty, I only trust Han Qing."

"Your Majesty's favor is what made you today. Your Majesty has an edict, and I dare not resign even if I die." Han Ping bowed his head and fell to the ground.She was easily pulled up by Liu Zao, and her promotion was so fast that no one in the court could match her. She was a natural imperial party.

Liu Zao bent over and helped her up himself, saying, "You choose a reliable person, go to various places, follow the bamboo slips, promote the virtue of Xie Xiang, and control the public's reputation." With a good reputation, even if there is a commotion in the capital and the notoriety of Prime Minister Xie is spread, the people have preconceived ideas, and the good impression will not be shaken.

This opportunity must be seized.

Han Ping hesitated a little, and said, "It's very inappropriate for your majesty to stand as empress. You and the prime minister must be reprimanded. Since you speak so much about the prime minister's virtue, your majesty will have to bear the notoriety."

The love between two daughters is not tolerated in the world, not to mention that Liu Zao wants to bring this matter to the public and give the prime minister a title.Han Ping called it very inappropriate, and he was merciful, but in fact, to the world, it was just inappropriate, and it was clearly an immoral thing that everyone covered their noses.

This matter is wrong, and someone needs to be responsible. Since the prime minister is good, the one who is wrong is naturally the emperor.The emperor's reputation is in danger.

Liu Zao didn't take it seriously, and said lightly, "It's okay, the world is always more tolerant towards the emperor."

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Han Ping bowed her head and said, "I'm going to arrange it now."

That night hundreds of people went out from the four gates of Chang'an, and galloped to various places.

Too often won the official position of the emperor, so naturally he couldn't stay still.He pulled the banner of the emperor, and began to recruit manpower, ready to charge into battle.But he was a step behind Sun Ciqing.

Liu Zao used him to break the deadlock, set him up as a model, and use him to lure his officials, but he never imagined how powerful he could be to overwhelm the general.

Although the general shot first, he was not satisfied.He wrote a memorandum, admonishing the emperor for his faults, and invited courtiers to sign it. After a circle, there were more than a hundred signatures, which can be described as astonishing momentum.

But among the more than a hundred people, none of the Fourth Army of the Beijing Guard, no Prime Minister, Doctor Yushi, Ting Wei, Jing Zhao, Tai Pu, Tai Chang, Wei Wei, Guang Luxun, You Fufeng, etc. Most of the high-ranking officials were unwilling to sign.

Sun Ciqing made a calculation in his heart. Among these people, some were the emperor's men and horses, some were attached to the prime minister, and most of the rest were people who did not dare to act rashly.

His attention fell on the prime minister.In the absence of the prime minister, it is reasonable for the ministers of Xie Dang not to dare to make decisions without authorization.But where did the prime minister go, and why did he leave the mansion at this time.

At first he was glad that the prime minister was not around and he could be the leader, but now he felt powerless, and if he didn't give orders to thank the party, his momentum was reduced by half.

It was only now that he was startled to realize that the prime minister's power had expanded like this.

Sun Ciqing fell into deep thought. In these years, the emperor and the prime minister were not very close, but they did not have any ill relations. They sometimes acted in concert with each other, and occasionally had conflicting political views.

From His Majesty's actions in the past few years, it can be seen that she has a strong desire for power, and she holds both the Jingwei and the court firmly in her hands, and suppresses the princes and kings so that they cannot move.How could such a person tolerate Xiangguo's party members who were so inflated that they could almost rival her power.

Sun Ciqing's thought flashed, and he suddenly remembered that His Majesty has not yet made it clear who he wants to be the empress.

"Impossible!" Sun Ciqing straightened up abruptly.

The staff standing on the side asked doubtfully, "Duke Ming?"

Sun Ciqing came back to his senses and ordered, "Go and find out where the prime minister has gone!"

The staff were ordered to leave.

Sun Ciqing relaxed and knelt down again.He always felt that he was suspicious.

How could His Majesty want to make the prime minister the queen?This is all harmful but not beneficial.The prime minister is already a prime minister, and he still holds real power. A later position is not worth as much as the power of a phase.

Sun Ciqing had fought with Xie Yi before, and he knew this man's scheming, no matter how he thought about it, he felt it was impossible.Just not afraid of [-], just in case, he ordered his staff to investigate.

On the second day of the court, Sun Ciqing presented the memorial signed by the officials, but his memorial did not cause any disturbance, because there was an even more terrible memorial that was read out in the hall.

Shi Xieyi, the head of the prime minister's office, came up to the table and asked to resign from the position of prime minister.

In an instant, no one in the hall cared what performance the general gave, and all the officials were dumbfounded, looking at Chang Shi standing in the middle of the hall.

What is the meaning of this resignation, no one in the hall knows.

How could it be Xie Xiang?

All the ministers seemed to have heard a myth, but Zongzheng forgot where he was, and stepped forward, holding the jade wat in his hand, wanting to make a move, "What nonsense are you talking about! How could you be the prime minister!"

Han Ping knew about it in advance, so he was not surprised. He stayed awake and said, "Zongzheng is disrespectful."

Zongzheng was slapped in the face, and he came to his senses. He looked at the throne, and suddenly thought of one thing - when did it start?How long have His Majesty and Xie Xiang planned for today?

He thought of it, Sun Ciqing thought of it, and many of the ministers thought of it.

Liu Zao said at the right time, "Ting Wei Li Wen was promoted to prime minister, assisting the king, and leading all officials."

This came out without warning, Li Wen was stunned on the spot before he could react.Sun Ciqing's face was as dark as ink, and the ministers were full of doubts. First, the prime minister was involved in the affairs of the empress, and became the candidate for the latter, and then there was another candidate for the prime minister.All the ministers turned pale with panic, but no one dared to speak, not even dare to whisper a few words in private.

The whole hall was silent, like stagnant water. Hu Ao quietly glanced at Liu Zao's expression, stepped forward half a step, and reminded Li Wen with a smile, "Prime Minister, it's time for an edict."

During his 16 years as prime minister, the courtiers had long been accustomed to referring to Xie Yi exclusively as prime minister, and upon hearing this, they were all shocked, realizing that the title was about to change hands.All eyes were on Li Wen.Li Wen went out in a daze, he actually didn't want to be appointed, and taking over the position at this time was tantamount to putting himself on the cusp of the wind.

Sun Ciqing was standing beside him. Seeing him coming out, he said in a low voice, "Tingwei can figure it out."

Li Wenru was on his back, and when he raised his head, he met the emperor's gaze.Her eyes were very quiet, so quiet that Mount Tai collapsed in front of her without changing her expression, but Li Wen still captured a little tension from the bottom of her eyes.

Li Wen suddenly remembered that more than ten years ago, on the Jiantai stage, he was appointed as the emperor's teacher, and saw the childish little emperor smilingly calling him Mr., and telling him his grand plans and wishes.Your Majesty shouldn't be a queen, the country and the country are just child's play.