Great work in the imperial city.
It has been several days since Emperor Wen and Yun Li returned to the imperial city.
After returning to the imperial city, Emperor Wen did not rush to take over the government from Xu Shifu. Instead, he let Xu Shifu temporarily take charge of the government on the grounds that he needed a few days of rest after a long journey.
For several consecutive days, Emperor Wen and Crown Prince Yunli did not even appear in the court.
Yun Li had no idea what Emperor Wen was doing, but he was secretly anxious, fearing that Emperor Wen would not be able to fulfill his promise to make him regent.
"Your Highness, the Emperor has sent you to the Imperial Study."
Just when Yun Li was filled with anxiety, the eunuch came with an order.
Yun Li did not dare to delay. After tidying up a little, he quickly rushed to the imperial study.
When Mu Shun brought Yun Li into the imperial study, Emperor Wen immediately waved his hand to signal Mu Shun to leave.
“Take a look!”
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...
Emperor Wen pointed to several memorials on the imperial desk with a unhappy look on his face.
Yun Li was confused and hurried forward, picked up a memorial and started reading it.
After just a cursory glance, a cold light flashed in Yun Li's eyes.
One, two...
When Yun Li finished reading all six memorials, his expression turned ugly.
All six memorials were impeaching Xu Shifu!
Basically, Xu Shifu excluded and suppressed his colleagues, formed cliques for personal gain, and acted lawlessly during his time in power.
However, because Emperor Wen had blacked out the names of the people who submitted the memorials, Yun Li had no idea who had submitted the six memorials.
"You're not going to say anything?"
Emperor Wen raised his eyes and looked towards Yun Li.
"Your son..."
Yun Li frowned and stammered, "I don't know what to say..."
He really didn't know what to say.
All the civil and military officials in the court knew that Xu Shifu was the core figure of his party.
To say that Xu Shifu formed a clique for personal gain, isn't that the same as saying that the crown prince formed a clique for personal gain?
How can he say this?
"Just say what you want to say!" Emperor Wen glared at Yun Li angrily, "I am planning to attend the court meeting tomorrow to formally announce your order to be regent. How can you be regent if you don't even have this much opinion?"
Hearing Emperor Wen's words, Yun Li suddenly felt happy.
My father really wants me to be regent!
Yun Li’s mind started to work rapidly.
How should I say it so that I can appear to be opinionated and at the same time keep Xu Shifu?
No matter what, Xu Shifu is still his most trusted adviser, and he certainly does not want to put Xu Shifu in jail.
After thinking for a while, Yun Li bowed and said, "I think that the report of the court officials must be strictly investigated! If it is confirmed that what the court officials reported is true, Xu Shifu must be severely punished to rectify the court order! If someone slanders, then the slanderer must be severely punished!"
"You really think so?"
Emperor Wen frowned and asked, seeming to be dissatisfied with Yun Li's answer.
Yun Li was secretly confused.
There should be absolutely no problem with my answer!
Why does the Emperor still seem dissatisfied?
After thinking for a while, Yun Li replied: "I dare not deceive you, father. I do think so."
Emperor Wen shook his head in disappointment and asked calmly, "If what the court officials reported is true, do you think Xu Shifu should be exiled? Or should all his nine clans be executed?"
"this……"
Faced with Emperor Wen's questioning, Yun Li was a little confused for a moment.
Confiscation of property and exile?
Kill nine clans?
If the nine clans are to be exterminated, both he and his mother will be killed!
Yun Li didn't know how to answer, so he could only bow and say, "Your Majesty, I am stupid, please give me some advice."
"well!"
Emperor Wen sighed helplessly, "Have you ever thought about how you would end this if what these people reported is true?"
How will it end?
Yun Li frowned.
Yeah, how does it end?
Confiscation of property or extermination of the clan?
No matter what happens in the future, Xu Shifu is still the person he relies on most.
Moreover, everyone in the court, both civil and military officials, knew what the relationship between Xu Shifu and him was.
If his father Xu Shifu was completely liquidated, he, the crown prince, and his mother, the queen, would inevitably be implicated.
"Take these memorials away!"
Emperor Wen waved his hand gently, "Think about it yourself first. If you still don't know how to deal with it by this time tomorrow, come and ask me again!"
"yes!"
Yun Li accepted the order respectfully.
Emperor Wen looked at Yun Li with a tired face and sighed: "The reason why I let you supervise the country is that I want to give you a chance to exercise while I am still alive and can still suppress these court officials. If I die one day, I hope you can protect this country..."
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The next day.
Emperor Wen and the Crown Prince finally took the throne.
The moment Emperor Wen and the Crown Prince appeared, the smell of gunpowder seemed to spread in the court.
Unlike in the past, Emperor Wen did not sit on the throne, but stood there.
Next to the throne, there is an exquisite and gorgeous chair.
Emperor Wen's move confused the ministers who were originally prepared to have a big argument in the court.
Emperor Wen looked up at his ministers and said, "Isn't it known to all that I have appointed Lao Liu as the governor of Fuzhou?"
"Your subjects know!"
The ministers were secretly confused, but they still bowed their heads.
"That's good to know."
Emperor Wen sighed softly, "My dear ministers, there is no need to report this matter. The fault lies with me! I feel ashamed of my ancestors and all of you! I am old and in poor health. From now on, the crown prince will govern the country!"
What?
The crown prince is regent?
As Emperor Wen finished speaking, all the ministers were in an uproar.
Everyone looked at Emperor Wen in disbelief, almost unable to believe their ears.
Many people were filled with anger.
What qualifications does the prince have to serve as regent?
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the events in Fuzhou were most likely caused by Crown Prince Yun Li!
Emperor Wen clearly did not want his ministers to question the crown prince, so he took the responsibility on himself.
Originally, there were indeed many people who wanted to use this incident to attack Yun Li, but now, Emperor Wen was just about to say "resign", what else could they do?
"This is absolutely unacceptable. I beg you to revoke your order!"
Yun Li was the first to step forward and kneel down to beg.
Of course, he was just pretending.
Moreover, he had to do it this way.
"I also beg Your Majesty to revoke your order!"
"I have also heard about the incident in Fuzhou. This incident was not the fault of Your Majesty. Why should Your Majesty blame yourself?"
"Master Fu is right. The Sixth Prince is only concurrently serving as the governor of Fuzhou. Fuzhou is still the Fuzhou of the imperial court."
"Your Majesty, please think twice..."
For a moment, regardless of whether their intentions were genuine or false, all the ministers knelt down and begged.
"It was clearly my third brother who mobilized the troops without authorization and wanted to get rid of my sixth brother. This is why my father appointed my sixth brother as the governor of Fuzhou in order to appease his anger. How can my father take the blame for my third brother?"
Yun Ting knelt on the ground, pointing his spear at Yun Li.
Upon hearing this, the Second Prince immediately agreed, "Fourth brother is right. The fault lies with the Crown Prince! As a Crown Prince, he has no tolerance for others! Father, by letting the Crown Prince govern the country, isn't he afraid of exacerbating the conflict between the court and Sixth brother?"
Yun Li is now very powerful. They originally didn’t want to confront Yun Li head-on, but Emperor Wen was about to let Yun Li govern the country!
Once Yun Li becomes regent, he will certainly eliminate dissidents on a large scale.
They didn't have much chance to bring down Yun Li in the first place, so they couldn't just sit there and wait for death.
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