Little did they know that the Minister of Rites had not considered anything wrong at all.
"Lord Chu is a pillar of the nation in terms of both ability and means. He is still young and it is time for him to devote himself wholeheartedly to the country. I, your servants, are completely convinced..."
After saying this, all the ministers in the hall who had a special relationship with Chu Yi all loudly expressed their support:
"If Minister Chu were to join the cabinet, we would be convinced!"
Xiao Ling: “…”
This is not what you said when I supported my officials to come to power.
In short, after such a shocking scene, she finally saw through the false faces of these civil servants.
If she wants to stop Chu Yi from taking over the world, she can only rely on herself.
She pinched her chin and thought for a while, then pretended to be embarrassed.
"I also recognize Lord Chu's talent. However... after all, as the Minister of State, he has committed some dereliction of duty due to the Anyang incident. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for him to be promoted to the Prime Minister at this time..."
"Next January will be the Spring Examination for the selection of scholars. Minister Chu should serve as the chief examiner and contribute to the future of the country. When the time is right, it will not be too late for you to recommend Mr. Chu to join the cabinet."
Xiao Ling's words pushed the opportunity of joining the cabinet back to next spring. In short, she was now trying her best to adopt a conciliatory strategy.
If Chu Yi's power increases instead of decreasing, then she really has no other choice.
By then, I'm afraid we will have no choice but to welcome the rebels into the palace.
When the ministers in the hall heard this, they felt that it was inappropriate to continue to advise.
Xiao Ling looked at Chu Yi, waiting for Chu Yi's reply.
Chu Yi naturally had no objection to the emperor's attitude. After all, he asked the Ministry of Rites to make the proposal just as a preliminary test.
For him, his current strength is enough to deal with what is coming next.
Therefore, facing the emperor's waiting, he was also humble.
"Your Majesty is wise and virtuous. I am only able to assist you, and am far inferior to the great virtues of you gentlemen."
"In that case, if no one has a copy, today's morning court session will end here."
After the matter was settled, Xiao Ling was too lazy to listen to Chu Yi's shamelessness.
After waiting for a while, no one in the hall had anything to do, so Xiao Ling got up and returned to the Zichen Hall.
In the imperial study of Zichen Palace, she soon met with Mu Ci.
"Your Majesty, the Anyang refugee rebellion has had a significant impact. Are you really not going to continue to track down the person behind it?"
When he saw His Majesty, Mu Ci asked directly the doubts in his heart.
She had learned of His Majesty's order in Anyang, but she had no time to inquire about it in the past few days, and only returned to Beijing today.
"Well, no need."
Xiao Ling flipped through the memorial in his hand, paused, and spoke with a helpless tone.
"I already know who's behind this. There's no point in investigating."
"Ah?" Mu Ci was also a little stunned when he heard the emperor's words, "Your Majesty, could it be true...?"
Xiao Ling nodded.
"Who else could do such a cruel thing except Chu Yi? But concealing the flood has nothing to do with him."
Mu Ci always felt a little strange about the emperor's confident tone.
After thinking for a moment, he tentatively asked, "Your Majesty, could it be that you have already obtained the crucial evidence?"
evidence?
Seeing it with your own eyes should also be considered evidence, right?
Xiao Ling thought so and nodded slightly.
Mu Ci was silent, then spoke very solemnly:
"Your Majesty, if that is the case, why don't you take this opportunity to deal with this traitor?"
"This traitor dared to orchestrate a rebellion by the refugees. This is a crime punishable by the death of all nine generations of his clan. It is unforgivable. As long as Your Majesty can produce evidence, no one will dare to risk the world's taboo and collude with such a villain!"
After hearing these words, Xiao Ling paused what he was doing.
Then she raised her head and looked at Mu Ci. Seeing the indignation on Mu Ci's face, she felt helpless in her heart.
She did want to.
However, although this evidence is irrefutable, it is difficult to produce.
Does she have to personally admit in front of all the officials and people in the world that she is the empress?
Then it was revealed that the Anyang refugee rebellion not long ago was caused by Chu Yi, and I happened to be following Chu Yi and witnessed it with my own eyes?
But perhaps it would be easy to prove that she was the empress, but if she were to accuse Chu Yi of having personally infiltrated the rebel army, she might not believe it would be useful.
What's more, if the Chu thief is really pushed into a corner, I'm afraid the Chu family will rebel directly.
If she did this, she might not know whether Chu Yi would be criticized by thousands of people, but she would definitely not be able to keep her position.
No one could tolerate a woman sitting in this position for three years.
Perhaps the common people would find this matter strange, but the court officials would definitely be the first to jump out and criticize it.
The next day, countless members of the royal family, with the connivance of the national capital and the etiquette and laws, forced her, the so-called empress, to abdicate and ascended the throne themselves.
The country of Da'an is in imminent danger.
Even if Chu Yi could be eliminated, at least for Xiao Ling, it would be a deal that would hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt himself by eight hundred.
"I naturally want to use this to rally the world, but..."
Looking at the confusion on Mu Ci's face, Xiao Ling sighed helplessly.
"But...if that's the case, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on to this position."
After hearing these words, Mu Ci, who originally did not understand why His Majesty hesitated to make up his mind, changed his expression.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Although the Chu family is powerful now, Your Majesty has the upper hand in the end. It won't be a case of both sides suffering losses..."
Xiao Ling just shook his head without explaining.
"I can't explain these things clearly at the moment. Anyway, let's just put Anyang's affairs behind us for now."
Faced with the current situation, it was the first time that Mu Ci saw His Majesty being so hesitant and indecisive.
"His Majesty……"
She tried to persuade him, but Xiao Ling waved her hand again, "No need to say more, I know it in my heart, you can go down."
Mu Ci wanted to speak but stopped, and then wanted to speak again.
After a long while, he finally had no choice but to leave the imperial study.
She couldn't understand His Majesty's attitude today, but as a subject, she couldn't disobey His Majesty's decision.
Watching Mu Ci walk out of the imperial study, Xiao Ling also had mixed feelings.
She could understand Mu Ci's feelings, and even when she was talking about Anyang just now, she had already begun to think about telling Mu Ci about her identity.
After much hesitation, she forced herself to endure it for fear of something unforeseen happening.
What Xiao Ling herself had never expected was that since she took on the role of "Chen Tang", she had undergone many changes in the way she handled things and made decisions compared to her previous self.
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