When the Empress Dowager of the West was still alive, the few military officials were all her yes-men. They only needed to listen to the Empress Dowager of the West. But now, the Empress Dowager was dead. Who else could they listen to?
If he wanted to make his own decision, he would first have to ask if the other factions would accept it.
"Why don't we listen to the emperor's opinion? After all, the emperor was the one who reigned supreme!”Xu Geng suggested.
"Emperor? He was too young. Besides, the Emperor had been under the wings of Empress Taizhao all these years and had not experienced anything. Could he really manage this country well?”Sun Yuwen raised an objection.
"The emperor might not be as simple as everyone thinks. The Empress Dowager had been poisoned to death after drinking the ginseng soup the emperor had personally fed her. Perhaps this had something to do with the Emperor!”Zhang Zhiwan's face was cold.
He had originally entered the Military and Political Affairs Office as the Minister of Justice, so he naturally would suspect these suspicious points.
The other military officials were all smart people, so they naturally knew this.
They could even conclude that the death of the Empress Dowager of the West had something to do with the Emperor of Guang Dong.
But the problem was that the Empress Dowager of the West was already dead, and the Emperor of Guang Dong was still alive and was still the Emperor. How could these officials doubt him? Furthermore, they had to pledge their loyalty to the Emperor of Guang Dong, so they couldn't let their imagination run wild.
"Lord Zhang, please be careful with your words. Criticizing the ruler is a capital offense!”Xu Geng warned.
Zhang Zhiwan also knew that he had said the wrong thing. If the Emperor of Guang Dong heard it, it would probably lead to a fatal disaster, so he quickly shut up.
"Why don't we ask the Gong Prince to take charge of the situation?”Sun Yuwen suggested.
"No, the Gong Prince has a grudge against us. If he takes power, how can we have good days?”King Liqin refused flatly.
The reason why Shiduo was able to become a military minister was because the Empress Dowager had forced the Gong Prince to step down. If the Gong Prince returned to power, wouldn't he have to step down?
At this moment, the eunuch's sharp voice sounded from outside.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
The expressions of the ministers changed drastically, but they soon filed out.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" The ministers knelt down in front of the emperor.
"You guys are so bold. Such a big thing has happened, and you still want to hide it from me! What do you want? Are you plotting a rebellion?" The emperor of Guang Dong shouted.
The emperor's words made the ministers pale.
Rebellion was a capital offense! Not only would they die, but their families would also suffer.
"Emperor, this servant wouldn't dare to deceive you! The Empress Dowager's death was really strange and this matter was too big. This servant had not thought of how to deal with it!”Prince Liqin was a timid person, so he was the first to give in.
When the other ministers saw this, they naturally admitted their mistakes and did not dare to go against the Emperor.
"Humph! What else was there to think about? When zhen paid respects to the Empress Dowager last night, it was still fine, so why can't it be done after that? It was clear that someone had poisoned the Empress Dowager. Men, capture Li Lianying and interrogate her. You must find the murderer who murdered the Empress Dowager!”The Emperor of Guang Dong immediately blamed Li Lianying for the incident.
"What? Emperor, this servant is wronged! The Empress Dowager was not murdered by this servant!”Li Lianying was so frightened that she immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
However, the emperor didn't give him a chance to explain. He had his guards take him away.
In the eyes of the Guang Dong Emperor, Li Lianying had to die.
Someone had to take the blame for Empress Dowager Xi's death. No one was more suitable than Li Lianying.
In addition, Li Lianying's wealth of over ten million taels of silver was also something that the Emperor of Guang Dong needed.
This was equivalent to one-eighth of the Ming Empire's annual financial income. If he used it to buy warships, he could buy five more warships like the Dingyuan.
Other than that, there was also the money left behind by the Empress Dowager. Even though the Ming Empire's treasury was so empty that rats could starve to death. However, Empress Dowager Xi was still very wealthy.
Otherwise, how could she maintain her luxurious life every day?
However, after the money landed in the hands of the emperor, he naturally wouldn't waste it. This money would be used to prepare for the war.
The Emperor of Guang Dong did not wish to be defeated in future wars. If that was the case, the consequences would be very serious.
The emperor's gaze fell on the ministers and then he said,""In the past when the Empress Dowager was around, she was the one who handled the affairs of the country. Now that the Empress Dowager is no longer around, zhen has no choice but to personally deal with it. In the future, you will personally report to me about the state affairs every day! Although I am only fourteen years old. However, I believe that if the Saint Ancestor Emperor can rule at the age of fourteen, I can do the same!”
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