Just as the officials were filled with curiosity about the contents of the memorial, Zhao Zhan turned around and faced them, loudly proclaiming, "Wen Tai and Wen Hu kidnapped the late emperor and took him to Yongliang, then cruelly murdered him. They are a bunch of corrupt officials who have no regard for the emperor or the people!"
"The reason why Yun Jing was lost to the Southern Zhou people, and why the Great Jing has split into what it is today, is all thanks to this group of people!"
"Although Wen Tai and Wen Hu have escaped, there are still two culprits in prison, but they have not been dealt with for a long time. Isn't this disheartening to the people?"
Zhao Zhan turned around abruptly, bowed deeply, and said, "Your Majesty, I implore you, for the sake of the empire, for the sake of the common people, and for the sake of your royal power, to order the execution of Chen Changyun and the entire Dongfang Jun family!"
Wow!!!
Upon hearing this, the civil and military officials in the hall were in an uproar.
It was already July of the first year of the Fuxing era, and Zhao Huan still hadn't made a move against Chen Changyun and Dongfang Jun. In fact, everyone knew why.
It's untenable.
Everyone knows that Chen Changyun is Yuan Xiu's confidant.
Dongfang Jun, on the other hand, is loyal to Yuan Li.
Although these two had worked with Wen Tai and his nephew, they were actually rivals.
Killing them would be purely out of personal vendetta.
Both of them were involved in the plan to hunt down the Zhao family!
He Yin was about to step forward to speak when Xu Shouli grabbed her wrist and shook her head.
He Yin said softly, "How can that be?"
Xu Shouli said, "This matter is of great importance; whether it is used or not is none of your or my concern."
He Yin said, "But by doing this, he has implicated Zhao Huan and Zhao Cheng in an unjust way, and has also branded His Majesty as a tyrant and a foolish ruler."
Xu Shouli lowered his voice and said, "But it can also be interpreted the other way around. Zhao Zhan didn't want his father and elder brother to bear a bad reputation, so he deliberately framed the emperor. The Zhao family has already reached this position. How could we know what's going on in their family? But I believe that neither Zhao Huan nor Zhao Cheng would leave themselves without a backup plan."
Yuan Wushang hesitated and said, "Fourth Uncle, let's wait for the old marshal or the young marshal to return before making a decision on this matter."
“My elder brother has a long way to go to return, and my father has just fought with the Southern Zhou army. How long will it take to wait for them?”
As he spoke, Zhao Zhan took a step forward. It was a light step, but it felt incredibly heavy to Yuan Wushang.
He was very sad.
He recalled that day outside Yu Yun Zhai when Zhao Huan came over and asked him: "Do you want to be the emperor?"
He didn't think much about it; he knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
My grandfather was a champion, and my father and uncle were both highly respected generals.
Then I'll just be an emperor for a while!
At first, Yuan Wushang thought he would become a puppet like Yuan Xiu, but after getting to know Zhao Huan, he found that Zhao Huan let him make all the decisions himself, and only asked him questions when he didn't understand something. The couple Zhao Cheng and Yuan Yun treated him even better, giving him whatever he wanted and fulfilling any request he made.
The entire Zhao family seemed to have no interest in the piece of land beneath his backside.
It wasn't until Zhao Huan and Zhao Cheng left the palace that he discovered the most ambitious one was actually the youngest son of the Zhao family.
But he is powerless to do anything about it now.
Think back to Yuan Xiu's time; he had an older sister who ran around helping him.
Looking at herself, she only had a young brother and an aunt with no power.
“Your Majesty is no longer young. My father told you that you should make your own decisions first, so that you can support an empire in the future.”
Zhao Zhan's voice came again: "Don't you agree, Your Majesty?"
"His Majesty?"
clatter!
clatter!
Zhao Zhan's footsteps drew ever closer, and Yuan Wushang felt a tingling sensation all over his body, yet his teeth chattered uncontrollably, and he couldn't utter a single word.
Zeng Peng looked around and saw that the emperor had been forced into this state by Zhao Zhan, yet not a single official in the court raised any objection.
He held back and ultimately said nothing.
He met Zhao Cheng in Jiangyang County. It was Zhao Cheng who gave him the opportunity to return to officialdom. If we're really talking about it, he could actually be considered Zhao Cheng's man.
Since things have come to this point, it's better to avoid trouble.
“Zhao Zhongcheng, that’s not a place for you.”
Just when the hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, four figures slowly walked in from the main entrance.
These four people were all women. The woman in the lead was dressed very formally, while the woman beside her, who was half a step behind, was dressed in plain clothes. They were Yuan Yun and A Tao.
Xia Qi and Qiu Shu followed behind.
When the officials heard this, they were all shocked, wondering who in the hall would dare to go against Zhao Zhan now?
Upon seeing that the speaker was Yuan Yun, the officials were all relieved.
Upon seeing Yuan Yun, Yuan Wushang's eyes immediately reddened. He had just been thinking about how Yuan Xiu had Yuan Yun's help back then, and now Yuan Yun was helping him as well.
"aunt……"
Yuan Yun stopped at the bottom of the steps and said in a clear voice, "Zhao Zhan, I told you to come down!"
Zhao Zhan shook his head, took a breath, and slowly walked down the steps, saying, "Sister-in-law, we were discussing state affairs, what brings you here?"
Yuan Yun said solemnly, "National affairs are divided into major and minor, and more importantly, into less important and more trivial. Is it your decision to execute Chen Changyun and the entire Dongfang Jun family?"
Zhao Zhan said, "I am the Assistant to the King..."
“Even if it’s a regent, it won’t work!” Yuan Yun’s attitude was firm.
Zhao Zhan flicked his finger at Yuan Wushang and said, "That's why I let His Majesty make the decision!"
"He can't do it either!"
Yuan Yun glared at Yuan Wushang, seemingly disappointed by his cowardice.
"Who is Dongfang Jun? He was the man the late emperor called elder brother, and he served the Yuan imperial family for most of his life. If Your Majesty commits such tyranny at such a young age, how can you become a wise ruler in the future?"
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