It was getting dark.
In the Zichen Palace, the Grand Secretaries were all hungry as they discussed matters.
I have some snacks, but my head is throbbing and I need to rest.
Major world affairs require a lot of brainpower; if you think of one thing but neglect another, things will go wrong.
The eldest of the four sons was favored, which displeased the second eldest, while the youngest son was favored, which displeased the whole family.
The imperial eunuch has sent an urgent message, covering eight hundred li!
Even though it's snowing heavily, urgent matters still need to be reported immediately!
Today, I'm somewhat like what Han Oumo said, but unfortunately, Han Oumo doesn't have the ability to create it.
Xie Zhou remained calm. Everyone felt they were in a rush, needing at least several things a year.
The palace official reported something important: "True Lord Yu Chen has enthroned Xie Geng and appointed Dong Xu as prime minister, and is planning to conscript a million soldiers!"
The elders were all a little dizzy, and their heads were throbbing!
Didn't True Monarch Yu Chen calculate a sacred seed, only to turn around and seek out Xie Geng? Changhe County is involved?
They're still eyeing the Crown Princess and the Chang family; it seems the Phoenix Fate is the most genuine.
The palace official reported: "True Lord Yu Chen is spreading heretical rumors, claiming that the royal army is slaughtering the people and also accusing the Crown Prince of evil."
The emperor sneered and issued an edict: "Imprison Dong Xu and his nine clans, and enfeoff Xie Yu's residence! Dong Xu is hereby ordered to commit suicide!"
The Grand Secretary remained silent.
Even though the news wasn't confirmed, I'd long wanted Dong to die; let her die first.
Now it's a matter concerning Xie Yu and Dong Xu's nine clans.
Because the nine generations of a family are very complicated, but treason should indeed be dealt with in this way.
The emperor then issued another decree: "Send another 300,000 troops! I will not slaughter the common people, but I will execute all the ringleaders!"
The Grand Secretary had no objection.
The main force should be the guardian army of Zichan Mountain. As for how many more will respond, it will probably result in a bloodbath!
Grand Secretary Xu remained calm; his current concern was how to stabilize the overall situation.
Xie Zhou looked serious. Although his father was in charge at this moment, he still wanted to learn and do even better.
Xie Geng's ascension to the throne, though inexplicable, was not surprising.
Within the Great Zhao, there have been occasional bouts of madness over the years, but they haven't had much of an impact.
But Xie Geng is different, Dong Xu is different. And Jade Dust True Lord is different as well.
When a few individuals go crazy, it's easy to handle; in a magnanimous manner, one might even spare their life.
However, judging from the potential impact of Dong Xu and True Monarch Yu Chen, their deaths are not a pity! Executing their entire families is a must!
The eunuch returned from the inner palace, knelt down, and reported: "Dong tried to escape, and ran to Fucui Palace."
The Grand Secretary and Xie Zhou both lowered their heads.
For the Cui family, there are many complaints but no answers.
The atmosphere was gloomy: "The Cui and Dong families have a deep bond, so they'll go together!"
The eunuch has left. Any action against the Cui family must be approved by imperial decree.
Now that the imperial decree is clear, Cui has brought about her own demise.
Emperors are often suspicious, and Cui's actions inevitably lead people to wonder if she also wants to kill the emperor and divide the empire with Dong.
The imperial harem. Dusk shone on the thick snow.
The palace servants swept the road, but the snow had just stopped, and the area was large, so there was nowhere to transport the swept goods, and they were piled up by the roadside.
There are huge piles of them by the roadside and under the trees, some surrounding lampposts and looking like snow lanterns.
The lights were gradually turned on, illuminating the white snow, creating a magnificent scene.
However, the inner palace was in some chaos at this time, and all the concubines were alarmed.
The eunuch rebuked him!
No one dared to cause trouble, but they still kept a close eye on things, as if they would pack their bags and run away if anything happened.
Someone called out, "Your Highness, Consort De! Shall we go find Consort Huan?"
Consort Zhu scolded, "What's the panic? The Dong family is plotting a rebellion and supporting the young emperor; their crime deserves death!"
The women in the harem were all completely bewildered.
What makes Xie Geng a potential emperor? But then again, it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it?
Zhu thought to himself, "If this succeeds, he can be emperor. Who can say he won't cause trouble when he grows up?" The result was that he plunged the country into chaos.
Just like everyone is thinking now, if Xie Geng can become emperor, then wouldn't the King of Wu and the other princes want to experience being emperor for a while?
Xie Geng's greatest advantage was that he was the legitimate son of the former empress, so Lady Dong had to die.
The fact that the Cui family is still involved is baffling to everyone.
These two seem to be superior to Fushan Zhenren and Li Shi.
Fushan Zhenren and Li Shi are not dead yet; Cui Shi and Dong Shi combined are not as old as Fushan Zhenren.
The eunuchs were not kind-hearted.
After the matter was accomplished, he gave her a scolding, handed it over to Consort De and Consort Xian, and returned to the front to report the imperial decree.
The eunuchs had no right to directly instruct the women in the inner palace, but that was the gist of it.
When Consort Shi came out, she looked at the snow-covered ground and felt as if she were in a dream.
Xing Meiren knelt on the snow.
Wu Meiren also knelt on the snow.
Keep your thoughts to yourself. No matter how sudden it all seems, that's just how fate sometimes is.
Consort Shi stood there, watching everyone, as long as they didn't cause trouble. The old was over, and what the new would bring, they would deal with later.
Xing Meiren stood up and laughed.
Wu Meiren smiled very gently. Xie Geng will never become emperor, but he'll have his fun and then ruin his mother.
But did Dong Xu not know? Dong Xu isn't four years old; he probably thought it through very clearly.
Dong Xu's actions are still worrying.
However, if Dong Xu's confidence comes from Jade Dust True Lord, then things will get interesting.
Let's see if the True Lord can represent Heaven. Although most people don't believe it.
King Zheng hurriedly entered the palace, where Princess Yongmu and Xie Zhu came to see Lady Cui.
The three siblings stood silently in the snow.
Actually, this is not surprising for royalty.
Strangely, Cui Shi dared to get involved in that treasonous affair.
If Dong had any fatal weakness in his hands, now that he's gone, it won't implicate his children.
In any case, neither King Zheng nor Xie Zhu had that intention, so they should live more openly.
Don't think you might die and then seek death.
Inside the room, Princess Yongmu watched as Cui Shi opened her eyes again, speechless.
I believe she hasn't gone far, so what? Her father has doted on her for half her life, but does she truly love him?
Don't let Qing'e's apparent lack of affection for His Highness fool you; she's a very genuine person.
Lady Cui has been constantly deceiving people, and perhaps even the Emperor knows it. But while things are generally fine, one cannot afford to be foolish in crucial moments!
Since Lady Dong went down the ranks from Imperial Noble Consort to Lady of the Palace and then to Consort, and was never the mother of the nation, people could ignore her.
Since Xie Yu and Dong Qian couldn't come to see her, it felt especially deserted.
Xing Meiren invited a few people to go see it, and they were expected to make a good impression.
Anyway, the damned ones are dead.
Wu Meiren is also clever.
Just as Lady Dong was once the Empress, that cannot be changed. We cannot be too heartless.
It might not be wise to avoid the Dong family now. Anyway, it doesn't have much impact on the dead.
Luo Meiren appears.
Princess Yongning, a tiny little bundle, looked pitiful with her mother, her nose running.
It looks really weird to everyone.
Then, Ms. Su, heavily pregnant, came over.
Consort Zhu ordered someone to keep an eye on things. Even if Lady Su wanted to use her pregnancy to stage an accident, she couldn't; she was just worried about the innocent child.
Su glanced at Zhu, her eyes like hooks, very eerie.
Lady Zhu is incredibly magnanimous! She dares to cause trouble in the inner palace, but Lady Huan is best at subduing her demons!
Su did not say.
Anyway, it's not hard for everyone to guess. What can Dong Xu do if he wants to blackmail the Chang family? Or rather, taking the Dong family and the Chang family down with him will only make the Dong family's demise even more clean.
Even if the Dong family grows large enough to become like the neighbor next door, their descendants might not necessarily die out. But if they anger a sage, that's another story.
Perhaps we should investigate the heretical sects of Zichan Mountain more thoroughly, and not let any wrongdoers go unpunished.
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