Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 187

[Chapter 187 Tradeoffs]

Jinling.

Imperial City, South Study Room.

After Zhao Heng finished reading Mo Di and the notebook Zhao Heng sent, a layer of cold sweat broke out all over his body.

He immediately said to Liang Cheng: “Call all the ministers to court immediately.”

Liang Cheng had never seen Zhao Heng’s face so embarrassed.

In response, he hurriedly trotted away.

An hour later, all the officials arrived at the main hall.

But they felt a little baffled by this sudden court meeting.

“Prime Minister Dou, what’s the matter? Why did the emperor call us here at noon?” Han Zheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, asked.

Dou Wei was also confused, he said: “I still want to ask Han Shangshu about this?”

Han Zheng was surprised, “The prime minister doesn’t know?”

Dou Wei nodded.

This word spread among the officials, and the officials were even more confused, whispering incessantly, guessing what a big event had happened.

Not long after, Liang Chengji stepped into the hall.

With a loud shout, Zhao Heng walked in with a sullen face.

When the officials shouted long live, Zhao Heng threw down the two papers, “Look at them all.”

Seeing Zhao Heng’s anger, Dou Wei was startled, and picked up the papers on the ground.

After sweeping his eyes, his face changed slightly, “General Mo Di was ambushed by the Yuan family’s soldiers and horses, and almost died!”

His words came out, and the entire court was so quiet that one could hear the drop of a needle.

Then the officials suddenly boiled like boiling water.

“Yuan Li assassinated Mo Di, what, what did he want to do?”

“How is it possible, this Yuan Li is too bold.”

“…”

Officials, you speak, I speak, emotional.

The sixth prince, Zhao Fang, felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Regardless of the order in the court, he rushed to Dou Wei and took the scriptures.

After glancing at the content above, and then at the inscription below——Mo Di, he was even more stupefied.

After being relieved for a while, he knelt down with a plop, and said to Zhao Heng: “Father, you should pay attention to the truth and evidence, and you can’t wrong the important officials of the court based on General Mo Di’s words. Maybe the people who killed the general were really a gang of robbers?”

While the sixth prince was speaking, Dou Wei handed over Mo Di’s memorial to the ministers for circulation.

After reading it, the deposed prince Zhao Gang sneered and said: “Sixth brother, this is not right. The thousand guards around General Mo are all well-trained. How can a robber be so capable of killing General Mo?

” The state has always been in turmoil, bandits and bandits are rampant, and the local nobles are even more self-respecting, so there is no guarantee that they are not responsible for it.” The second prince Zhao Qu said.

He hoped that the Yuan family would be attached to the Han family, but he absolutely did not want the Yuan family to collapse.

Otherwise, once King Yan takes control of Yanzhou, he will lose the bargaining chip of Yanzhou.

So, this time he had to make a move.

The third prince wanted to say something, but when he saw the wink from his uncle Dou Wei, he closed his mouth.

In Dou Wei’s opinion, he doesn’t like the Yuan family, but he doesn’t like King Yan even more.

It would be fine if King Yan was honestly used as a pawn to restrain the Yuan family.

But if he wanted to replace the Yuan family and take control of Yanzhou, it was not what he wanted.

Because of this, the royal family has one more vassal who holds real power in the frontier.

The royal family has been weak these years, and they managed to gain power in the court.

How could they stand the royal family riding on their heads again.

So he said: “Your Majesty, I think what the Sixth Prince and the Second Prince are saying is reasonable. General Mo has impeached Yuan Li many times, and there has always been a gap between the two. Perhaps this time is just General Mo’s wild guess.”

“Then you should Look at this brochure again.” Zhao Heng threw Zhao Xu’s brochure down again.

Dou Wei looked again, his face changed again.

Then, he passed on the notebook again.

This excerpt seems to be more shocking than Mo Di’s excerpt, and many ministers read it, dripping with cold sweat.

“Slander, this is slander, Father.” The sixth prince shouted after reading the booklet: “Mo Di sent his youngest son to King Yan, which shows that there has been an ambiguity for a long time. They framed Yuan Zhoumu, and their intentions can be punished. Just ask the frontier general Colluding with the feudal lord, what do you want to do, you want to rebel!” After the

sixth prince said these words, Zhao Heng, who originally hated Yuan Li, sank in his heart.

He never thought about this question, but the sixth prince reminded him.

Mo Di holds 200,000 soldiers, and King Yan now holds 60,000 soldiers.

The most important thing is that King Yan was born in a poor family, so he must know that he has no destiny for the throne.

If he breeds ambition because of this resentment, it may be impossible for him to have the heart of treason.

As for Mo Di, while he trusts him, he is also guarded against it.

Otherwise, the impeachment of Mo Di by the powerful clan would not allow him to continuously weaken his military power.

The second prince keenly noticed Zhao Heng’s expression, and he added fuel to the flames: “Father, people’s hearts are unpredictable.

” Is it obvious that people can criticize it? It can be seen that King Yan and General Mo are both bright and upright. I hope the emperor thinks twice and don’t be fooled by traitors.” A white-haired general shouted angrily.

Zhao Heng looked at the white-haired general. He was Yang Feng, the Duke of Yi, who had always been the main station faction in the court and had good friends with Mo Di.

After thinking about it, he felt that it made some sense.

“The old general’s words are wrong. They are blatantly speaking. It can be seen that their collusion is deep. Your Majesty, think twice. How could I have been in Yanzhou for ten years in the Yuan family, and how could I contact Beidi and lure wolves into the house.” This is an official said , he is Yuan Hang.

After reading these two excerpts, he almost fainted from fright.

It wasn’t until the sixth prince and the second prince argued that he became more courageous.

Dou Wei pondered for a long time, if this matter was just a personal enmity between Yuan Li and Mo Di, he would be biased towards Yuan’s family.

After all, Mo Di’s death is beneficial to them.

But if the Yuan family really had the possibility of connecting with Beidi, the powerful clans would not tolerate it.

After all, when Beidi enters the customs, the interests of powerful clans will also be damaged.

However, what the sixth prince said made him a little apprehensive.

Now whether it is Yuan Li’s problem, or Yan Wang and Mo Di’s problem, no one can tell.

So he said: “Your Majesty, according to the old minister’s opinion, it is better to send the court officials to Yanzhou, temporarily dismiss Yuan Li, take back Mo Di’s military power, and let the deputy general Xiao Yuanshan take over. Let it out again.” The

ministers nodded one after another, and what Dou Wei said was exactly what they thought.

King Yan, Mo Di and Yuan Li, they always have a problem.

That being the case, it is better to check.

Zhao Heng thought about it, and it seemed that this was the best way at the moment.

He scanned around the group of officials, his eyes resting on Ma Yuan.

Although this person is annoying, he has always done things fairly, and he is the most at ease when he goes to Yanzhou.

So, he said: “Ma Yushi listened to the decree. After the court meeting, you immediately go to Yanzhou to thoroughly investigate the matter on the memorial. After arriving in Yanzhou, you have the right to do things cheaply. You must find out the truth of this investigation.”

“Yes . , Your Majesty.” Ma Yuan knelt down and said.

The sixth prince and the second prince looked at each other.

He decided to send people to Yanzhou after the court.

He is very worried.

Because of such a big matter, the Yuan family did not send anyone to the capital to convey it to him.

(end of this chapter)