The next morning, before dawn.
The officials of the fourth rank and above stepped out of their houses and rushed towards the Imperial City.
When this group of capital officials had all entered the Imperial City, the sky had yet to completely brighten.
Even though the number of Golden Guards on the city walls had increased significantly, they had not noticed it at all.
"Close the door."
The commanders of the Golden Guards ordered.
All the city gates were closed.
All the officials hurriedly turned their heads to look, their faces filled with fear and doubt.
"What do you want?"
Qin Hui turned his head and glared at Li Chengxie.
The Golden Guards were in charge of guarding the Imperial City. If they harbored ill intentions, a huge incident would happen.
"Prime Minister, please calm down."
"An assassin appeared in the palace last night. We were ordered to search for him behind closed doors.”
"The reason why we closed the palace doors after we let everyone in is to prevent the thieves from escaping.”
General Li Chengxie took out a jade pendant and said with a smile,""The Empress personally issued the decree, please examine it, Prime Minister.”
Qin Hui glanced at the jade pendant. It was indeed what the Empress usually wore.
"I see."
"You should have told us earlier." Qin Hui laughed loudly.”
"I have failed in my duty."
Li Chengxie bowed and apologized to Qin Hui.
"General is too polite."
Qin Hui smiled and waved his hand, taking the lead to walk towards the Great Celebration Hall.
Even if he could touch Yue Fei, he couldn't touch this general of the Golden Guards.
To any emperor.
The leader of the Imperial Army held a position in his heart that was no lower than that of an ordinary concubine.
Li Chengxie raised his head and looked at Qin Hui in front of him. His eyes contained a cold killing intent.
The next morning.
The Hall of Great Celebration opened.
The ministers followed Qin Hui into the hall.
Dozens of eunuchs appeared in a flash, guarding the perimeter of the Great Celebration Hall.
Zhao Hao slowly stepped into the hall with a long sword strapped to his waist.
"Little Duke!"
"Little Duke!"
"Greetings, Young Duke!"
When the officials saw Zhao Hao, they all bowed and greeted him.
After the disaster of Jingkang.
Apart from Zhao Gou, the rest of the imperial clan fell into the hands of the Jin Kingdom. No one escaped.
One of the two adopted sons of Zhao Hao and Duke Chong Guo, Zhao Qu, would be the future leader of the Great Song Dynasty.
Even though Qin Hui was the Prime Minister of the First Rank, he had no choice but to take the initiative to greet the Founding Duke Zhao Hao.
Qin Hui chuckled,"Why did the little duke come to court today?"”
"What do you care?"
Zhao Hao sneered and walked to the right of the officials, standing in front of the generals.
"You…"
Qin Hui was furious.
Zhao Hao and Li Chengxie were chatting and laughing, completely ignoring him.
"His Majesty has arrived! Silence!"
The imperial eunuch's voice had just sounded when hundreds of courtiers instantly fell silent out of fear.
Zhao Gou wore his dragon robe and ascended the throne.
"My dear ministers, is there anything today…Eh, Yuan 'er is here too?”
Zhao Gou greeted the officials as usual, but when he saw Zhao Hao standing in front of the generals, he was slightly puzzled.
"Imperial Mother often taught me and Little Brother Qu to learn more from Imperial Father.”
"Come to the royal court occasionally and learn from father's way of governing the country. It will be helpful for our studies.”
"I'll keep it in mind. I've come today to learn," Zhao Hao replied with a smile.”
"Good, good, good."
Zhao Gou was quite happy to hear this.
In the beginning, he had liked the chubby Zhao Qu, but that kid was really useless. In the past two years, he had grown to like the slimmer Zhao Yuan.
Qin Hui gave a look behind him.
"Your Majesty!"
"Founding Duke Zhao Yuan has entered the palace with a sword, disrespecting the law!”
"Your Majesty, please punish me severely!"
A certain censor understood and stepped forward to report.
“……”
Zhao Gou was stunned.
He looked at Zhao Hao and was surprised to see a gorgeous sword pinned to Zhao Hao's waist.
"Yuan 'er, why are you carrying a sword to court?”
Zhao Gou frowned slightly and said unhappily.
Ever since Taizu established the court, it had long become an iron law that officials were not allowed to go to court with swords.
Zhao Hao's actions were indeed against the iron law, so he couldn't help him.
"Your Majesty."
"Last night, an assassin broke into the Imperial House. The Golden Guards have yet to capture him.”
"Little Duke was worried that the assassin would hurt His Majesty, so he specially brought his sword to court to protect His Majesty.”
Li Chengxie kneeled on the ground and absolved Zhao Hao of his crimes.
"I see."
"Yuan 'er's filial piety is truly commendable.”
"Considering your young age, I won't punish you.”
"Don't do it again next time," Zhao Gou said with a smile.”
"Your son understands!"
Zhao Hao nodded slightly and turned to look at Qin Hui.
With his current strength, killing Qin Hui and forcing Zhao Gou to abdicate wasn't difficult.
However, it was not so easy to take the throne.
He wasn't Zhao Gou's blood, and he wasn't the Crown Prince. If he forced Zhao Gou to abdicate, the officials and people would find it hard to agree.
If Zhao Hao wanted to revive the Great Song and ascend the throne, it was very important for him to be legitimate.
Fortunately, he was prepared.
Qin Hui saw the killing intent in his eyes and suddenly felt a little terrified.
Could it be that this Founding Duke dared to attack him in front of all the officials?
At this moment.
A censor standing at the back of the hall slowly walked out.
"Your Majesty!"
"I, Yu Yunwen, sue Prime Minister Qin Hui for colluding with foreign countries and framing Zhongliang.”
"Seventeen crimes of complicity in treason!”
"Your Majesty, please execute Qin Hui according to the Song law!”
After saying this! The monarch and his subjects were shocked!
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