Fan Yuming stood awkwardly in the middle of the room, unsure of how to continue speaking.
At this moment, Grand Tutor Cai suddenly stood up and said calmly, "Fan Yuming, His Majesty has said before that the power of the Zhenwu Hall is not within the rules of the court."
You, a mere Left Censor-in-Chief, dare to call for the death of a trusted minister entrusted with the care of the young emperor, a pillar of our Great Zhou Dynasty. Who do you think you are? Do you have the right to do so?
And Fan Yuming, don't you pride yourself on being honest and upright? Your concubines wear gold and silver, and they have to take off their jewelry every time they go out shopping. Don't you have any consideration for them?
"And when are you going to dig up the gold buried under your west wing? Gold and silver are just a pile of scrap metal if you don't spend them."
Fan Yuming's face turned deathly pale, and he couldn't even utter a rebuttal; his mind went completely blank.
How did that old scoundrel Cai Yan know so much about my secrets?
When I first arrived at the Censorate, I even impeached that old scoundrel Cai Yan for embezzlement. Why didn't he expose me back then?
Grand Tutor Cai smiled disdainfully when he saw Fan Yuming's appearance.
He served as an official his entire life and was already a shrewd and experienced man.
What is Fan Yuming, a mere Left Censor-in-Chief? He's nothing!
It would be incredibly easy for me to get my hands on him. I even know exactly what positions he uses when he has sex with his wife and concubine at night.
However, he also knew that Fan Yuming was someone promoted by Dugu Cheng, and that if he made a move against him, it would be the same as making a move against Dugu Cheng. Therefore, Grand Tutor Cai had been holding back and had not taken any action.
Impeaching someone for corruption, what's the big deal?
When Zhang Xiren was in power, he could be impeached eight times, but he never lost a piece of his flesh.
It wasn't until he saw Fan Yuming offend Yang Cheng that he stepped forward to kick him while he was down.
Anyway, when Dugu Cheng goes to cause trouble, he'll go after Yang Cheng, and he can gain some goodwill from Yang Cheng.
Grand Tutor Cai's ability to change his mind at the slightest provocation was truly masterful.
"Someone, take this Left Censor-in-Chief to the Imperial Prison for a look around and see what new things he can come up with."
Yang Cheng casually waved his hand, and immediately imperial guards entered and dragged Fan Yuming away.
At this moment, everyone suddenly remembered Yang Cheng's imposing presence three years ago.
Because the Imperial Palace's performance was so poor three years ago, many of the Imperial Guards and Imperial Attendants have now received training at the Zhenwu Hall.
They could all be considered Yang Cheng's disciples. In this palace, who could defeat Yang Cheng?
After Fan Yuming was dragged away, a eunuch suddenly rushed in, wailing and shouting, "His Majesty has passed away!"
The expressions of everyone present immediately changed.
Yang Cheng sighed and shook his head, never expecting this day to come so soon.
Perhaps because he finally saw Yang Cheng emerge from seclusion, Zhou Heng found someone he could entrust his life to, and thus finally let go of his last obsession and passed away peacefully.
The officials in the hall burst into tears, but it was mostly an act.
Zhou Heng was not a qualified emperor. He didn't really care about the deaths of many people, especially the officials who had only recently entered the central government.
But if the emperor died and he didn't cry, that would be too unreasonable.
On the contrary, the three trusted ministers entrusted with the care of the young emperor, Yang Cheng, Zhou Deyuan, and Cai Yan, remained calm.
Before the eunuch who delivered the imperial decree had left, another eunuch rushed in in a panic, shouting, "Urgent military news!"
The White Lotus Rebellion in Henan Prefecture has swept through seventeen cities in a single day! It has now spread to other prefectures and counties!
This time, both Zhou Deyuan and Cai Yan became solemn.
They were already mentally prepared for Zhou Heng's death, but now, as if things weren't going to go smoothly, the White Lotus Sect's rebellion was something they truly hadn't expected.
Henan Prefecture is located in the heart of the Central Plains and is not too far from the capital. If things really get chaotic, it could threaten the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Cai Yan turned his gaze to Yang Cheng and Zhou Deyuan and asked, "Grand Commander, Your Highness, what should we do now? We need to come up with a plan."
Yang Cheng said, "I have been in seclusion for three years and there are too many things I don't understand about the court's structure. It's best if you two make the decisions."
Zhou Deyuan sighed, "What else can we do? Let's take it one step at a time."
His Majesty's mausoleum has been completed, and the funeral will begin today. However, everything will be kept simple, and it will only last for three days.
The Wuwei Army is currently in the Central Plains, not far from Henan County. Grand Tutor Cai, you can issue an imperial edict in the name of the court, ordering Dugu Cheng to quell the rebellion.
"Grand Commander Yang, your Zhenwu Hall's intelligence network covers the entire realm; simply monitor its movements at all times."
The old prince Zhou Deyuan was a highly respected figure, and he was also very organized in his work, so he quickly arranged everything.
The funeral of an ordinary emperor would certainly be a grand affair.
However, Emperor Zhou Heng had no choice but to keep everything simple.
So the funeral was completed in just three days, and then Crown Prince Zhou Yuan ascended the throne.
Similarly, the enthronement ceremony was kept simple, and arrangements for the enthronement began immediately after the funeral.
When Zhou Yuan sat on the dragon throne wearing a dragon robe, Empress Dowager Wan Chun, who had been promoted to Grand Empress Dowager, was in charge of overseeing the country.
Although there was no precedent for women interfering in politics in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Great Zhou Dynasty governed the country based on filial piety. As long as there were elders above, state affairs had to be reported to them.
Not to mention that Zhou Yuan is still too young and needs someone to make decisions for him.
Empress Dowager Wan Chun sat beside the dragon throne, supporting Zhou Yuan who was still trembling, and said softly, "My son has just passed away, and the emperor is still too young. The Great Zhou court will depend on you all to maintain it."
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