Chapter 202: Your Majesty, the crisis in the court has been resolved today.

Chapter 202: Your Majesty, the crisis in the court has been resolved today.

Chapter 202: Reporting to Your Majesty, the crisis in the court has been resolved today.
What is it like to find that the bigwigs of the royal party are collectively and seriously discussing a problem that you have just solved?
Zhao Duan felt quite strange.

Inside the side hall, the atmosphere was solemn and tense.

Everyone here is an important member of the warship of the Dayu Dynasty.

At this moment, his expression was filled with fatigue due to the battles between gods in recent days.

"...In short, the situation is now extremely urgent. I blame myself for not being able to perceive it in time, and the other party has gathered a lot of forces in the Hanlin Academy right under my nose.

If a student hadn't known about it and leaked it, the scholars would have attacked in droves, discredited the new policy, and even criticized your Majesty's morality. I'm afraid it would be very difficult."

Master Dong sighed, his tired face full of self-blame.

Sitting on the dragon throne, Xu Zhenguan shook his head and said:
"Grand Master, you don't have to do this. I know that you have devoted all your energy to Xiuwenguan. At your age, you don't have time to take care of so many things. This gave some people an opportunity to take advantage of you."

The elegant and handsome man in blue clothes also echoed:
"For now, let's discuss how to counter it."

The Minister of Justice had a headache and said:
"I'm afraid it's difficult. Scholars have been involved in politics since ancient times. Nowadays, many of the scholars in the capital have families behind them. How could they be willing to surrender? In my opinion, we should divide them up and find the leaders among the students and promise them benefits. That's the right thing to do."

An official said:

"That makes sense, but is there enough time? Moreover, the one who initiated this was Chen Zhengru, who must have the support of Li Yanfu. The 'key members' he picked out may be difficult to bribe."

For a time, all the ministers expressed their opinions, but they were all rejected.

Zhao Duan listened curiously and found that this small meeting was indeed "behind closed doors". Everyone discussed it without hiding anything.

He didn't speak in a vague way. For example, if he said he would bribe the "leading" student, he would say it openly and no one would think it was wrong.

If such words were made public, he would be criticized to death by scholars and become an example of a treacherous official.

He seemed to understand that the so-called "own people" were, in essence, a group of people who did shameful things and said shameful words together.

In this way, they can trust each other.

In his previous life, he had been puzzled as to why, even though the times had progressed, those bigwigs who enjoyed abundant material possessions and could clearly meet their needs reasonably would still be exposed from time to time for collectively engaging in perverted behavior.

Every piece of news that came out was shocking.

One explanation is that rich people have a high threshold and seek excitement, or they criticize the ugliness of human nature.

But there is another explanation:
Even though the times have progressed, the most effective way to quickly build trust between people is still to do something bad together.

……

"What does Privy Councilor Xue think?"

During the discussion, someone suddenly asked a question.

The target was the source of the intimidating gaze that Zhao Duan felt when he entered the hall.

Privy Councilor? Xue? Zhao Duan suddenly realized the other party's identity - Xue Shence!

In the Dayu Dynasty, the highest military office was the "Privy Council".

Similar to the "Military Affairs Council", it is responsible for mobilizing and commanding troops to fight.

Together with the Ministry of War, which is responsible for "logistics", they control the millions of soldiers spread across the nine regions and eighteen prefectures of Dayu.

Currently, the highest official of the Privy Council, the "Privy Envoy", is the famous "Military God" of the Dayu Dynasty, Xue Shence.

He had already held this position during the previous emperor's time. Not only did he have outstanding military achievements, but his personal martial arts skills were also unfathomable.

At the beginning, Zhao Duan accidentally solved the "Firearm Craftsman Case" and learned that there was a rebel party hidden in the Privy Council.

That was his first "contact" with the Privy Councilor.

But it was not until today that Fang Fu saw the real person.

He wore a scarlet robe of the second-rank military officer with a square "lion" pattern embroidered on the chest. He had a fair complexion and a short beard under his chin.

The "God of War" Dayu, who looks to be in his forties or fifties and can vaguely be seen as the handsome and heroic man he was in his youth, rarely speaks from beginning to end.

At this time, seeing everyone looking at him, he calmly said:

"Xue is just a warrior who only knows how to deploy troops and wield spears and clubs. In my opinion, we should find a crime before the enemy launches a move and capture the main criminals. As the saying goes, to capture a thief, you must first capture the leader. This way, the effect will be immediate."

Boy… great minds think alike…

Zhao Duan was amazed and thought to himself, isn't this exactly what I just did?

All the trouble was just to capture the king "Li Yanfu".

The ministers looked at each other, and the Minister of Justice said tactfully:

"General Xue's method is not without reason, but it is so rough that I am afraid it will irritate the group of scholars, which is not good. If there is really no better method, it is better to consider it again."

I cursed in my heart, everyone knows how to arrest someone, but the problem is that this is not a good idea.

If you dare to arrest him today, there will be an uproar in the entire capital tomorrow, and a group of passionate young students will stand up to protest.

Xue Shence calmly closed his eyes and resumed his doze:
"Then Xue has no choice."

The ministers sighed.

For a moment, the meeting was at a stalemate.

Several countermeasures have their own drawbacks, and it is really difficult to choose.

The atmosphere in the hall was like the sky outside, covered with dark clouds and extremely gloomy.

On the main seat.

Seeing this, Xu Zhenguan sighed softly, knowing that he had to make the decision himself in the end. When his beautiful eyes swept across the ministers, his gaze suddenly stopped on the little transparent person at the end.

She noticed that the little imperial guard who slipped in halfway seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Due to past experiences, the empress no longer dared to underestimate this guy.

Besides, the new policy was originally proposed by him. Before, Ming Mochou brought him in, and he might have wanted to hear his opinion.

"Zhao Qing, do you have anything to say?"

As the empress spoke, the ministers in the hall were stunned at first, and then all of their surprised looks focused on one person at the same time.

Zhao Duan seemed to enjoy the spotlight, but he didn't feel awkward at all. He cupped his hands:

"I have listened to your discussion and have a general understanding of the current situation. However, in my opinion, this topic may no longer be necessary because I have already resolved the so-called deadlock. Well, I am here today to report this matter to Your Majesty."

His voice was very calm, as if he was narrating a trivial matter.

However, it sounded like thunder to the ears of the bigwigs of the imperial party.

Dong Xuan looked up suddenly, unable to hide his surprise.

Yuan Li's eyes lit up, with confusion and anticipation.

The Minister of Justice was stunned, and inexplicably recalled the scene of the three-court trial.

Mo Zhaorong, who was acting as the recorder and holding the pen, raised his head, his eyes widened, and a familiar feeling suddenly surged in his heart... Here it comes, he comes again...

Even Xue Shence, who was pretending to be asleep with his eyes closed, opened his eyes.

Has he solved the predicament of himself and others?
If someone else had said this, this group of people would have sneered at it long ago, but if it was Zhao Duan, it made people feel suspicious for a moment.

brush--

In an instant, many people turned their heads and looked at the empress sitting on the dragon throne with inquiring looks.

Speculation:

Could it be that Your Majesty has already made other arrangements?

Xu Zhenguan's expression was calm, and despite his icy skin and snow-white skin, his facial features did not change much.

However, only those who were very close to her, like Mo Chou, noticed that the subtle movements of the empress's body revealed that she was also shocked.

"Mr. Zhao, please follow me."

Xu Zhenguan slowly stood up and said:
"The rest of you, please take a rest here."

After saying that, he turned around and walked straight out. When he passed the door, he looked straight ahead and whispered:
"Follow."

……

The sun sets in the west.

In the corridors of the imperial palace, Xu Zhenguan, dressed in white as white as snow, walked slowly and gracefully, passing by red-lacquered wooden pillars.

Zhao Duan followed closely behind him, attracting the unexpected attention of many palace servants outside, who then quickly lowered their eyes.

Xu Zhenguan stepped into a quiet and empty room.

Turning around, her expression suddenly changed from that of a majestic god to that of a lively fairy.

She no longer maintained her majesty as a king, staring at him with strange eyes, speaking in a hurried tone:

"What did you do behind my back again?"

What do you mean by doing it behind your back... It makes you sound like I'm cheating on you... Zhao Duan was too tired to complain.

I wanted to put on some pretentious tone, but I saw that she was really anxious.

After not seeing each other for some time, even with Xu Zhenguan's cultivation, there was an indelible fatigue between his brows, and even his almost perfect cheeks seemed to have become a little thinner.

He gave up the idea of ​​playing tricks and said seriously:
"Your Majesty, as I just said, Chen Zhengru's plan will not happen. Not only that, if nothing unexpected happens, the officials of the Li Party will stop their actions at the court tomorrow morning."

The more Xu Zhenguan listened, the more unbelievable it seemed to him. He said in a low voice:
"You know, talking nonsense is a crime of deceiving the emperor."

Zhao Duan said seriously:

"Before I reported this, I was about to ask Your Majesty to forgive my minor offenses. If Your Majesty does not forgive me, I dare not speak."

Xu Zhenguan was stunned for a moment, as if he had not expected that this little imperial guard would actually bargain with him, and his courage grew...

Rather than being angry, I was more curious.

She hesitated for a moment and said:
"As long as it's not excessive, I can forgive you."

You are not sincere. Whether it is excessive or not is just a matter of your mouth... Zhao Duan complained.

Seeing that the empress was still urging him, he had no choice but to say:
"It's a long story, and it all starts with Li Yinglong..."

Then, Zhao Duan calmly narrated how he investigated Li Yinglong, learned about Lin Niangzi's case, and followed the clues to get the explosive information about the royal family.

He also tried to plan a "honey trap" to get hold of Li Yinglong's handle.

He then used it as a bargaining chip to force Li Yanfu to agree, and recounted the whole series of operations in detail.

At the same time, he took out a lot of evidence he had collected during this period from the storage scroll and presented it together.

Finally, he bowed his head and said:

“…I was afraid that something might change if I delayed, and I was not sure, so I met with Li Yanfu in private without your Majesty’s permission to finalize this deal. I also dared to make my own decisions on many of the details, which was indeed an overstepping of authority.

However, everything I have done is to help Your Majesty share your worries. I have acted in an emergency and my loyalty is evident to all. Now that things have come to this, I beg Your Majesty to make the decision. Even if it is a punishment, I will not complain at all!"

He held up the "contract" drafted with Li Yanfu in both hands and said loudly.

And standing opposite him, the female emperor with a fairy-like appearance, cold and peerless, had already been stunned where she was.

He lowered his eyes and stared at the respectful little imperial guard in front of him, lost in a trance, and remained silent for a long time.

He...actually did such a big thing for himself...without anyone knowing...

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