Chapter 399 Confiscation of Military Power (4)
In the Golden Palace, Emperor Wenhui sat high on the dragon throne, his face gloomy and gloomy. Looking at the courtiers in the hall, he threw the memorial in his hand into the face of the nearest minister.
The minister was hit in the face by the memorial, but he didn't dare to say a word and immediately knelt down.
Shen Xin and his wife, along with Shen Qiu, had not left the palace since entering it. While no one outside knew what had happened, the court officials knew it all: they had been detained by Emperor Wenhui. The question of why he had detained officials was obvious: this official was a problem, and the emperor was going to punish him.
This simple truth was understood by all the ministers. Generally speaking, they would have simply remained silent. However, today, Emperor Wenhui's expression was somewhat strange.
"Pingnan Bo, you speak!" Emperor Wenhui called out.
Pingnan Marquis Su Yu shuddered, and other court officials turned their eyes to him. Su Yu thought of what Su Mingfeng had said to him last night, and he no longer hesitated. He took out a memorial from his sleeve, stepped forward and respectfully handed it to the eunuch beside the emperor, who then presented it to Emperor Wenhui.
"Your Majesty, I also believe that the mighty general's actions are audacious and presumptuous, and he shows no regard for the royal family. I implore Your Majesty to severely punish Chen Xin and exterminate his entire clan!"
"Exterminate all nine clans?" The ministers who were on good terms with Su Yu were fine, but those who didn't share his political views were shocked when they heard this. Pingnan Bo had always been gentle in the court, considered a good guy. Who knew he'd start with the death of the entire Shen Xin clan? Those words were too harsh.
Emperor Wenhui's hand trembled as he took the memorial, and he stared at Su Yu with sharp eyes.
Su Yu held his head high, looking very excited.
"Your Majesty," said Xie Ding, the Marquis of Lin'an, who had remained silent on the other end. "Chen Xin commands his own troops and even dares to disobey Your Majesty's orders. I'm afraid he has long harbored rebellious intentions. I agree with what Lord Su has said: execute all nine generations of the Shen family!"
Everyone's eyes turned to Xie Ding and Su Yu. Everyone knew that the Su and Xie families had always been close friends, while the Shen family had a clear distinction between them. Now that Shen Xin was in trouble, the Su and Xie families were already on the same boat, and they would definitely jump in and step on him a few times before they would be satisfied.
Emperor Wenhui's eyes were uncertain.
Originally, he was extremely satisfied with the evidence Fu Xiuyi had sent him. He had been eyeing the Shen family's fat piece of meat, but he had never found an opportunity. Fu Xiuyi's evidence, no matter how you look at it, at least makes it very easy to take back the Shen family's military power. Who knew that early this morning, when he mentioned this matter during court, the court officials unanimously expressed their determination to severely punish Shen Xin.
Chen Xin had been campaigning in the northwest for years, and wasn't very close to the court officials. Emperor Wenhui had anticipated that many would find fault with Chen Xin, but he hadn't anticipated such a high number. Furthermore, few people pleaded for Chen Xin.
Emperors are naturally suspicious. If many ministers intercede for Shen Xin, Emperor Wenhui might suspect that Shen Xin is secretly close to the ministers. However, if more people impeach Shen Xin, Emperor Wenhui will actually feel more at ease with him. A minister with a rebellious heart would not make so many enemies for himself.
If the impeachment of Chen Xin by these ministers only made Emperor Wenhui hesitate, then the "execution of nine clans" of Pingnan Bo and Lin'an Hou made Emperor Wenhui suspicious.
The Shen, Su, and Xie families were all thorns in Emperor Wenhui's heart. It wasn't that these ministers were any good, but simply the prestige and military might of these powerful families made Emperor Wenhui sleep uneasy. He wouldn't allow others to sleep soundly on his own bed; Emperor Wenhui wouldn't tolerate any family that overrode the imperial throne.
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