The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 510
Zhao Weilong has always been against the matter of honoring the Empress Dowager.

He is newly enthroned now, and his authority has not yet been established. If there is such a great god as the empress dowager in the harem, his sense of existence will only be lower.

To put it a bit more extreme, if his uncles and brothers covet the throne and collude with the Empress Dowager to abolish him as the emperor, it is not impossible.

What's more, back then his biggest opponent as the crown prince was Zhao Weiheng, who was born by the queen's niece.

In addition to these, Zhao Weilong's biological mother died unclearly, which also made Zhao Weilong resentful towards Li Shi.

All kinds of reasons are intertwined, making Zhao Weilong extremely repulsed by respecting Li as the empress dowager.

But now, at the gate of the Great Court Meeting, the courtiers made a request based on the etiquette system, which directly forced Zhao Weilong to a dead end.

Now he had thought about who this person was instructed to catch him by surprise outside of the routine performance.

At this moment, the hall was dead silent, and everyone had the same question as Zhao Weilong.

"Your Majesty, the former empress was benevolent and virtuous, and her virtuous reputation spread far and wide. If she didn't ascend the throne as soon as possible, she might be criticized by the world and damage the emperor's morality!"

Jiang Kezhen's words pushed Zhao Weilong, who was already at a dead end, two more times.

In fact, Zhao Weilong has not expressed his position yet, and his face is particularly ugly, so he has already expressed his attitude.

At this time, it can be seen that his foundation is too shallow, because no one stood up in time to do what he couldn't do for the emperor.

Even the old ministers of the Eastern Palace who were promoted by Zhao Weilong did not feel the self-consciousness to take the blame at this moment, and they all stood up.

Of course, many of them also supported Jiang Kezhen's opinion, because it was a matter of course.

At this moment, Zhao Weilong's eyes fell on Huang Zhicheng, his eyes were full of questions.

Huang Zhicheng shook his head slightly, he understood what Zhao Weilong meant, but he couldn't do anything about this situation.

Seeing that Huang Zhicheng didn't stand up, Zhao Weilong took a deep breath, organized his words and said, "Respecting the Empress Dowager is a major national event, and it needs to be considered carefully and fully discussed... before it can be done!"

"If... now... now that I have just succeeded to the throne..."

Having said that, Zhao Weilong supported his head, feeling a little out of breath, it seemed to outsiders that he was suffering from some kind of illness.

Seeing Zhao Weilong like this, several nearby eunuchs leaned over, their eyes full of worry.

"Your Majesty?" Chen Changhe asked cautiously.

Waving his hand, Zhao Weilong signaled his servants to back away, then stood up while leaning on the dragon chair and said, "Now the monster is... a disaster, the government and the public... are not at peace, this matter needs... a long-term plan!"

After saying the word "discussion", Zhao Weilong slumped back and closed his eyes.

There was a sudden chaos at the scene, and the courtiers stepped forward one after another, but were blocked by the eunuchs in front of the imperial steps.

"Quickly pass on the Imperial Physician, pass on to the Imperial Physician..."

The emperor fainted, and the scene can be said to be a mess.

"Several pavilion elders, there is chaos in the hall now, please restrain the courtiers and let them all withdraw from the hall, so as not to disturb the holy car!"

At this time, Chen Changhe's mature and prudent role was manifested, and Zhao Weilong also listened to it.

That's right, he was pretending to be dizzy, only in this way can he resist the proposal of respecting the Empress Dowager.

For him, it is dangerous to honor Li as the empress dowager, at least not now.

Only when he stabilized the throne and cut off Li's wings, could he give Li's honor with peace of mind.

In fact, Zhao Weilong was pretending to be dizzy, and at least a dozen people in the hall guessed it.

It was only temporarily that the others didn't guess, not because they were stupid, but because they were too worried about the emperor, so they didn't think about pretending to be dizzy.

With Chen Changhe's words, the three ministers greeted the courtiers and left the hall one after another.

And Chen Changhe commanded the eunuchs, lifted Zhao Weilong off the dragon chair, and rushed directly to Qian'an Palace.

After returning to Qian'an Palace, Zhao Weilong opened his eyes, and his face was ashen.

"Eunuch Chen..."

"The old slave is..."

"Let the editor inspect and find out who this Jiang Kezhen was instigated by and who he colluded with!"

"Old slave obeys!"

After saying this, Chen Changhe glanced at all the eunuchs in the palace, and said in a stern tone: "If anyone spreads the news in the palace today, the nine clans will be punished!"

With Chen Changhe's arrangement, Zhao Weilong felt much more at ease.

Today's incident also gave Zhao Weilong a sense of urgency, he must act as soon as possible.

In order to eliminate the threat, his first goal was to get rid of Zhao Weiheng and the few uncles who were still in the capital.

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Outside Huangji Hall, above the palace road.

Cao Jiasheng quickened his pace and came to the side of Xue Jingyan, Marquis of Yuanping.

Xue Jingyan is the father of Concubine Yong Xue Baoyun. With this relationship, the relationship between Tao Yangbo's mansion and Yuanpinghou's mansion is very close.

After the footsteps converged, Cao Jiasheng said in a low voice: "Brother Xue, the wind blows through the forest... from now on, we have to be careful!"

In Cao Jiasheng's view, today's Great Court Meeting will be the real beginning of "reign change", and factional strife will be staged one after another.

These people, as "losers" during the Tai'an period, will be in a dangerous situation in the future.

"Yes..." Xue Jingyan sighed.

During the 20 years of the dynasty, Xue Jingyan has seen a lot of ups and downs, and has a very clear understanding of the court situation.

Most of these nobles have lost their real power now, and they lack resistance in political strife, so they generally don't get involved.

But Yuan Ping Hou's Mansion has a relationship with Yong Wang's Mansion, but it is hard to say that it will not be affected, and it is impossible to hide alone.

Cao Jiasheng said in a deep voice: "Brother Xue cherishes himself very much. Even if the storm hits, he must try his best to survive. As long as he lives, there is hope!"

These words actually had a deep meaning, but unfortunately Xue Jingyan couldn't understand.

Glancing at Cao Jiasheng, Xue Jingyan couldn't help feeling amused.

Cao Jiasheng, as Concubine Duan's brother, had offended many people in the court, he should really be worried, but this person persuaded him.

Xue Jingyan said calmly: "Brother Cao Xian, you should also cherish yourself!"

In fact, he has already considered how to deal with extreme situations.

The so-called extreme situation is that the imperial court liquidates the concubine Duan's line of forces, which can almost be said to be the general trend.

Although Concubine Duan is kind to Zhao Weilong, the power behind her is at odds with the mainstream of the court, so she will inevitably be liquidated.

If during the liquidation process, even his Yuan Pinghou's mansion is affected, Xue Jingyan will take an extraordinary move to protect his family members, cutting off Concubine Duan's family.

The two of them were talking about their future wealth and life, while the other ministers who had retired from the court were discussing what happened at the court meeting.

The mainstream opinion is that Li should be honored as the empress dowager.

So now the problem is coming. From the performance of the emperor today, it can be seen that he is not enthusiastic about Li's being the empress dowager.

So as a minister, shouldn't you seize the opportunity to share your worries at this time?
(End of this chapter)