The next day.
In the Great Ming Imperial Palace.
Yangxin Hall, bedroom.
Early in the morning, Zhu Houzhao put on his dragon robe under the service of the palace maids.
As soon as he walked out, he realized that the cat had been waiting for a long time. He was holding a wooden box in his hand.
The thick smell of blood assaulted their noses, causing the temperature of the entire hall to drop by a notch.
"Your Majesty, Prince Ning's head is here!”
The human cat bent down and offered the wooden box with both hands.
"Yes!"
Zhu Houzhao was expressionless and only nodded slightly.
He reached out with one hand and slowly opened the wooden box.
The next moment, an even stronger smell of blood flew out. Zhu Hou's eyes were cold and he did not dodge at all. He just quietly looked at Prince Ning's head and turned to the cat and said,"How did he die?"
"Your Majesty, you died from swallowing gold!"
The human cat replied honestly.
"You have some guts, but if you want to imitate your predecessors, you don't know your own strength!”
Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao sneered and immediately closed the box. He said indifferently,"Leave it to the Imperial Clan Court!"
Infringing on his superiors was a capital offense!
There was nothing to say!
If you do something wrong, you have to pay the price!
As the next emperor to ascend the throne, Zhu Houzhao represented the orthodox.
Now that the head was handed over to the Imperial Clan Court, they would handle everything!
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The human-cat nodded and turned into an afterimage before disappearing.
After the cat left, the eunuch walked in and bowed to Zhu Houzhao.""Your Majesty, it's time for court!"
"Okay, go and arrange it!"
Zhu Houzhao said casually.
After he ascended the throne, Zhu Houzhao was supposed to have a court meeting every day, but now he had officially changed it to once every five days.
Usually, the main government affairs were still handed over to the cabinet to handle, and then the letter would be sent to the royal study for the Emperor to personally review.
Of course, Zhu Houzhao had basically handed over the work of marking to Wu Zhao.
Unless there were some major events, they would basically not report it.
At the same time, Zhu Houzhao himself controlled the forces that had been captured. Although he seemed to not care about the matter, he was actually very clear about everything in the court.
Once someone dared to challenge the bottom line, news would be sent to the palace that night, and the next day, the head would be beheaded.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The trusted eunuch nodded and left.
……
A moment later, the horn sounded.
Pa!
Pa!
Pa!
Three whipping sounds!
Zhu Houzhao attended court as scheduled!
In the throne room, the civil and military officials were arranged into court.
Zhu Houzhao ascended the high platform and sat on the dragon throne. His eyes were indifferent and emotionless, and an invisible pressure was released.
The Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi and Noble Qi had already reached great success!
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Wu Wen's officials bowed in unison.
"Rise!"
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand slightly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The officials all stood up and returned to their seats.
"Report if there's anything! If there's nothing else, retreat!"
The eunuch's sharp voice echoed in the throne room.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Budian stood up and said,""Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
"Oh?"
Zhu Houzhao immediately looked over, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
The news he received was the first news from the human cat, but the real official news came from Zhu Bujue.
Zhu Budian's words immediately attracted the attention of all the officials in the hall.
"Your Majesty, General Chen Zhibao won a great victory yesterday. He defeated Prince Ning's two hundred thousand rebels with ten thousand cavalry. Prince Ning has committed suicide, and his body is on the way. Two land immortals, Pang Ban, and Taoist Baisun have been killed. General Chen is waiting outside the palace for Your Majesty to summon him!”
Zhu Budian spoke slowly. Although his tone was calm, it was like a heavy bomb thrown into the court, shocking all the officials!
What was that?
Prince Ning was defeated?
Or was he defeated yesterday?
And killed two Land Immortals?
At this moment!
Whether it was Li Si, Zhangsun Wuji, Pei Ju, or the other important officials, or even the people of Qingliu, almost everyone was stunned.
They could not believe their ears.
They looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.
This was especially true for those officials who had mocked Chen Zhibao and even requested for a change of generals. At this moment, their expressions were extremely awkward, and they almost used their toes to deduct three rooms and one hall from the throne room.
His face hurt!
They had never expected that a mere border general would have such talent and strength!
This was a land god!
Kill just like that?
This action was also beyond everyone's expectations!
Of course, this news was undoubtedly a credit to Da Ming!
At this moment, the officials also stood up and congratulated,"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"Forget it!"
Zhu Hou glanced at the officials and did not care. He was still smiling and said,"Immediately summon Chen Zhibao!"
Not long after, Chen Zhibao walked in in black armor.
The red cloak reeked of blood and was filled with killing intent.
This scene shocked many of the officials so much that they subconsciously avoided it, intimidated by its massive aura.
He had killed too many people, and the baleful aura that Chen Zhibao carried with him was almost tangible.
Even if one saw it from afar, an ordinary person would still feel a chill run down their spine.
"Chen Zhibao greets Your Majesty!”
Chen Zhibao entered the hall and immediately bowed to Zhu Houzhao.
"Hahahaha! Get up! Chen Zhibao, you've made a great contribution this time!”
Zhu Houzhao's face was filled with joy. He even walked down from the dragon throne and helped Chen Zhibao up."You have done very well this time, but zhen has no choice but to reward you!”
"It just so happens that this one remembers that the position of Minister of War has always been vacant, so I'll hand it over to you. You must not disappoint this one's expectations!”
Zhu Houzhao's tone was amiable, but this casual sentence was earth-shattering.
After he finished speaking, his gaze fell on the many officials and he said indifferently,"What do you think, dear ministers?"
The officials 'eyes widened as they looked at each other, thinking that they had heard wrongly.
When he looked at the Emperor again, his sharp gaze could kill.
Although all of them were filled with complaints, no one dared to say anything for a long time.
There was no other reason for this. The position of Minister of War was simply too important. His position in the Imperial Court was of the First Rank.
Not to mention that the authority of the Ministry of War was extremely great in this period. As the Minister of War, he was destined to only listen to the Emperor.
It was also because of this that the previous Minister of War had pocketed a large amount of stolen money and bribes.
This position had been vacant before Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, and it was the focus of the various factions.
But now, he had been taken down by Chen Zhibao. This was something no one had expected.
They fought and fought, but it was for nothing!
"Since you're not saying anything, that means you're tacitly agreeing.”
Zhu Houzhao looked at the ministers again and revealed a satisfied smile.
He could not give the position of Minister of War to anyone he did not trust.
Otherwise, he would be entrusting Da Ming's safety to others.
Only a system character like Chen Zhibao, who had the characteristic of never betraying anyone, could be used without worry.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
When Chen Zhibao heard this, his expression did not change. He immediately bowed and thanked him.
As a character in the system's lottery draw, he didn't need to be able to curry favor, and he didn't know how to.
He only knew that as long as it was Zhu Houzhao's wish, he would do it unconditionally.
Even if Zhu Houzhao wanted him to die, he would immediately commit suicide.
"There's no rush. After becoming Minister of War, you have to shoulder the responsibility!”
Zhu Houzhao smiled.
But what he said next made the entire court break out in cold sweat.
"Your mission has not been completely completed. Although you have solved the problem of Ning Wang, his remnants are spreading in all directions. Zhen gives you the authority to mobilize the Great Ming Capital and the local armies. You can take 200,000 of them to suppress the remnants of the rebel army and those mountain bandits.”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Chen Zhibao nodded heavily.
As soon as he said this, the officials in the golden hall were dumbfounded.
Clean up the remnants of Prince Ning?
He even suppressed the Mountain Bandits?
What was the meaning of this?
All the officials could not understand Zhu Houzhao's thoughts.
However, they instinctively felt that this might not be a good thing for them!
But at this time, it was not appropriate to ask Chen Zhibao to do this.
Needless to say, the current Chen Zhibao had made great contributions and was now the Minister of War, controlling the absolute military power of Great Ming.
If they offended him at this time, they would definitely face extremely terrifying things.
This person was not only an official of the Ming Dynasty, but also a land god.
Even if he wasn't the Minister of War, the country ruler would have to be polite wherever he went, let alone these people.
Because of this thought, none of the officials spoke up, allowing Zhu Houzhao to pass his decision in an instant.
"Since there are no objections, withdraw from court!”
Seeing that no one spoke, Zhu Houzhao looked down at the ministers indifferently and said.
"Retreat!"
The eunuch's sharp voice rang out, and the court session ended.
After all the officials shouted long live, they all left the throne room.
On the way back, Li Si subconsciously walked with Zhangsun Wuji and the other important officials of the court.
"Everyone, can you see His Majesty's intentions?”
Zhangsun Wuji frowned and looked at the few of them deeply.
"The Minister of War is an important position. No matter how great Chen Zhibao's contributions are, His Majesty will not give him this position so easily. It seems that this Land Deity is very trusted by His Majesty!”
Pei Ju said with a faint smile.
"Sly!"
Zhangsun Wuji snorted coldly, but he looked down on such an action.
"Brother Pei's words are not wrong, but from what I can see, His Majesty has already begun to set up a plan. He wants Chen Zhibao to take over the Central Plains!”
"This Chen Zhibao has always been hiding his cultivation and was originally just a border general. Now that he has defeated Prince Ning's army, he has solved a huge problem for the Imperial Court. In addition, His Majesty has appointed Chen Zhibao as Minister of War today to reorganize the Great Ming army and clean up the atmosphere. He even wants to command the entire Great Ming army as if he is an arm!”
"Your Majesty, you first killed the corrupt and treacherous party to establish your might! Then, he re-established the cabinet and made the imperial power supreme. Now that he had defeated Prince Ning, he had established a great momentum! If he let Chen Zhibao completely control the army, he would be able to hold onto the military power. It was not simple! Not simple!"
Li Si smiled, but he did not mind at all as he voiced his guess.
He was not afraid of this. After all, the one standing behind him was the State of Qin.
This was the most powerful empire among the various empires.
"This…"
Both Zhangsun Wuji and Pei Ju narrowed their eyes when they heard that. After hearing Li Si's words, it seemed like it was true, and they were extremely shocked.
It had to be said that Zhu Houzhao had really given them too many "surprises".
And this "surprise" was really getting bigger and bigger!
In the beginning, it was to intimidate the Imperial Court and re-establish the cabinet. Now, it was to suppress Prince Ning and then to take back the military power.
His methods were so fierce!
How ruthless! Tyrant Break!
At the same time, he was able to attack decisively in the face of war.
One by one, you knew what he was doing, but there was nothing you could do.
Imperial Dao!
Righteousness in hand!
Tyrannical!
There was irrefutable evidence!
With the help of a militarist like Chen Zhibao!
No one knew how many trump cards he had hidden behind this. This was even more terrifying.
It had only been a short month since he ascended the throne, and the entire Great Ming was completely different.
The originally absurd and corrupt imperial court was actually showing signs of rising!
Thinking of this, the few of them could not help but frown and look at each other, but their hearts felt extremely cold!
Winter was coming!
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