As Empress Dowager Dou issued the edict, the entire capital was in turmoil.
The officials who were already panicking were all frightened.
The officials of the imperial court all felt a shadow looming over the capital.
They sent out all the servants in their residences to gather information.
Even Empress Dowager Dou had stepped out. This was already a huge collision between two forces!
In the future, what other forces would get involved? No one knew.
What he would do next would depend on the situation in the court in the next few days.
It was already late at night. The moon seemed to have sensed the heavy atmosphere in the capital and hid.
Chao Cuo, who had received the imperial edict from the Xuanshi Hall, hurried home.
On the way, Chao Cuo was filled with worry.
"I keep feeling that His Majesty is playing a big game of chess! This game of chess was not only directed at the King of Liang, it was very likely that it was also directed at Empress Dowager Dou!”
"The Han Dynasty is about to change!"
"The scouts sent to the Liang Country to gather information have yet to report back! We still have to wait for a while!"
"A storm is coming!"
Chao Cuo let out a long sigh, his heart filled with melancholy and emotion.
Although the previous Emperor was a wise ruler, he lacked boldness and strategy when compared to the Emperor. He was also not decisive enough in killing!
The previous emperor could not bear to use such ruthless methods. He would definitely hesitate.
His Majesty was not bad in all aspects. He had many tricks up his sleeve and some trump cards. However, compared to the previous Emperor, the situation His Majesty was facing was even more difficult.
At the end of the day, it was still the throne!
There was both the King of Liang and the Empress Dowager.
There really was a wolf in front and a tiger behind!
From the looks of it, driving the wolf and chasing the tiger was clearly not feasible!
After some thought, Chao Cuo's gaze gradually became firm."His Majesty has given me a great responsibility. Even if I have to die, I can't disappoint the Emperor!”
Quickly returning home, Chao Cuo found that someone was already waiting for him at home.
Upon closer inspection, this person had a head full of silver hair. He was Chao Cuo's father.
"Father, why are you here so late at night?" Chao Cuo hurriedly walked forward and shouted.”
Father Chao stood up slowly with the help of his walking stick.
Chao Cuo helped to support him while persuading him,"You're still going out at your age? If there's anything, just tell me and I'll go see you.”
"I've been waiting for you!"
"Father, why didn't you send someone to greet me before you came? I can arrange for someone to pick you up." Chao Cuo said helplessly, his heart aching.
"I've been too busy these past two days. Once I was released from prison, all kinds of things made me so busy that I couldn't get away. I didn't have time to visit you.”
"I know you're busy!" Father Chao said with a complicated expression. I know. I've heard such news in the past two days!”
"Father, please take a seat…"
"Today, I specially rushed over from my hometown overnight just to hear a word from you.”
"What does father want to hear? Do you have any orders that you must meet face to face? You go first."
As he spoke, Chao Cuo arranged for his father to sit down.
But at this moment, Father Chao suddenly knelt down.
"Son, father kneels before you."
Seeing this, Chao Cuo's expression changed."Father, what are you doing!"
Father Chao pushed away Chao Cuo's hand that was trying to support him and said with a trembling voice.
"Everyone outside is saying that you abuse your power for the sake of politics and only give bad ideas to His Majesty! Their primary mission was to suppress the Han clan!”
"Those ministers who are close to the King of Liang have been locked up and killed by you!”
"As the saying goes, a distant relative cannot be separated!"
"The Liu family in the world are all relatives of the emperor!”
"That King of Liang, Liu Wei, is also a relative of His Majesty!!”
"I just want to ask you, can you keep your mouth shut?”
"You're wholeheartedly trying to consolidate the Liu Family's world. Aren't you afraid that our Chao Family will be wiped out one day?!!”
"Father, I kneel before you too!" Chao Cuo said with a bitter expression.”
As he spoke, Chao Cuo knelt down and bowed deeply to Father Chao, his old eyes red.
"So, father, you came for this matter.”
"But these matters are related to the country's major policies!”
"This child has promised His Majesty that this child has no right to discuss it privately!”
Chao Cuo's father was furious. He pointed at Chao Cuo and said in a trembling voice,"Then…then you mean you don't want to agree to Father's request?”
Chao Cuo let out a long sigh and turned his face away with a complicated expression.
"As a child, I should be filial to my father.”
"This child is already dead. It's all because of Your Majesty's great kindness that you ignored the past and put this child in an important position! How can I repay such a great kindness?”
"Father, you taught me before! As an important minister of the country, I should be loyal!”
"If loyalty and filial piety cannot be achieved at the same time, what do you think I should do?”
Facing the imprisoned Chao Cuo, Father Chao was also helpless.
"Child, do you know that the things you did were after the Liu family was cut off? It was after the Empress Dowager was killed!"
"Child, tell me, can we do our best to be loyal?”
"Sigh." Chao Cuo shook his head bitterly."Father, please understand me!”
Father Chao's face was filled with disappointment.
"Ever since you killed those ministers in court yesterday, your distant relatives and neighbors did not dare to go to your door to persuade you. They could only look for me, hoping that I could go to your door to persuade them!”
"What sin did my Chao Family commit to give birth to such a conceited, intelligent, and self-opinionated unfilial son like you!”
"Father!" Chao Cuo said in a low voice. I'm in politics, so I shouldn't refuse!”
" Assist His Majesty in ascending the throne, suppress the King of Liang and the Empress Dowager, and reconstruct the inheritance system of the Han Dynasty's Son of Heaven-"
"This is a matter that benefits the country and the country. It is related to the long-term stability of the Great Han Dynasty!”
"This child will not shirk his responsibility!"
With that, Chao Cuo kowtowed heavily to his father.
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