The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 825
As night fell, in the side hall of the Yanshou Palace, the maids had already served a table of delicious dishes.

Four court ladies were waiting around. They were responsible for serving the dishes full-time, but it was a pity that the Empress Dowager was not on the main seat.

At this time, a young maid muttered in a low voice: "It's been so long, and the queen mother hasn't come out yet, and the dishes are going to be cold..."

"Shut up!" The elderly court lady shouted in a low voice.

Ever since, the hall has never returned to silence.

Outside the Buddhist hall of the inner hall, an old nanny knelt outside the door and called softly: "Empress Dowager, you must eat a little. If the body of the phoenix is ​​starved to death, slaves and servants will be punished with death!"

"I said, no appetite, go out!"

"The Queen Mother..."

"go out!"

The empress dowager's attitude was firm, and the old nanny didn't dare to say any more, so she could only retreat out feeling apprehensive.

The empress dowager was at odds with the emperor, but they were the ones who felt uncomfortable.

In the Buddhist hall, the Empress Dowager sat cross-legged on the futon with a gloomy expression.

She was actually waiting, waiting for the emperor to come to plead guilty, and then follow her will, not to question the Cao family directly.

As a fierce man who firmly suppressed the queen at the time in the Tai'an Dynasty, and pulled up a team in the court hall, he fought with most courtiers.

Cao Miaoyin couldn't bear it. In the current Jin court, as the queen mother, she has no right to speak.

A character like her would never be willing to live in a deep palace and be a clay bodhisattva who eats fast and recites Buddha every day.

Normally, with a mother as flexible as her and with a strong personality, the emperor would usually give her three points.

However, it happened that she met Zhao Yanxun, so that from the time she returned to the palace, she didn't get involved in anything.

The only thing that made her wish come true was finding a concubine for Zhang Fengxiu.

Therefore, this time, Cao Miaoyin decided to force the emperor to make concessions by taking advantage of the Cao family's affairs, so as to restore the authority of the queen mother in the hearts of foreign ministers.

And the one who knows the Empress Dowager best is her own elder brother. Zhao Yanxun, a son, would not have thought of this, and only thought that his mother was there to care for his family.

It is said that royal father and son are suspicious, brothers are jealous, and husband and wife are ruthless, but in fact the relationship between mother and child is not pure.

Staring at the flickering candles in front of the Buddha, Cao Miaoyin said slowly, "Take this opportunity to test those old ministers, but you still remember me, the old master!"

Before that, she had recruited a group of courtiers in the foreign court in order to seize the throne. Although many of these people were deposed by Zhao Weilong and killed, many survived, and now they are all reactivated.

If these people are still loyal, if they are still willing to get close to her, the Queen Mother, it will greatly enhance her right to speak.

At that time, these people will play to persuade mother and son to live in harmony, and the public opinion they will arouse will bring great pressure to the emperor.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Miaoyin sighed again: "Brother, sister can only let you down!"

Regardless of whether she begged for the Cao family to be exonerated this time, or the last time she asked for the title of Marquis for the Cao family, Cao Miaoyin's purpose was not pure.

Just as her thoughts were spinning, there was another voice from outside: "Queen Mother, the queen is asking to see you!"

After a few breaths of silence, Cao Miaoyin asked, "Who asked her to come?"

Because of the discord with the empress, Cao Miaoyin did not allow Xue Baoyun to come over at other times except to greet her every morning.

However, Xue Baoyun came today, indicating that it was probably the emperor's intention.

The emperor didn't come over in person, but seeing Xue Baoyun directly, didn't he lose his momentum first.

"Let her go back!"

The man outside hesitated for a while, then replied, "Yes!"

Outside the Yanshou Gate, Xue Baojun was waiting for the news
She has always been a little afraid of the powerful mother-in-law in the door.

The other party didn't want to see her more, so Xue Baoyun did his part and tried his best not to ask for trouble.

But today when the emperor asked him to come over, she could only come over to persuade him, even if she was scolded, she would have to bear it.

In the cold wind, Xue Baoyun tightened his sleeves, and glanced at the old mother walking out of the palace gate.

"Empress Empress, the Empress Dowager asked you to go back!"

Without waiting for Xue Baoyun to ask further questions, the old mother directly ordered the palace gate to be closed, which did not give the queen any face.

"Your Majesty, let's go back!" Yu Zhu said beside her.

Xue Baojun said with a sad face: "The emperor asked me to come, but I failed to enter the door. How should I report to the emperor?"

Yuzhu said: "Your Majesty, this matter is so important that even the emperor can't do anything about it, so how can you resolve it!"

Sighing, Xue Baoyun had no choice but to leave.

In Qian'an Palace, Zhao Yanxun was flipping through the memorial.

The memorials are actually endless, so he can only pick up the important ones, especially pay attention to the recent resettlement of refugees and the situation in Northwest China.

The [-] imperial troops sent to the northwest, and the [-] guard troops dispatched by the capitals from various places, had arrived in Beidi County in early February.

Now in the northwest region, the Forbidden Army plus the Guards Army have reached a hundred thousand troops, and the pressure on defense has been reduced a lot.

Of course, when there are too many people, things become complicated, so that many things are messed up, so there are too many reports.

Can't go on like this... Zhao Yanxun thought to himself.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yanxun said: "Wu Hong, draw up the decree!"

"Yes!"

In response, Wu Hong found a pen and paper, and said, "Please issue an order from the emperor!"

"Remove Luo Lun from the position of Deputy Privy Envoy, increase the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, and be promoted to the censor of the right capital, and the governor of the military and political affairs of the Northwest!"

Luo Lun was originally the chief envoy of the Northland, and he was upright and understood the place, so Zhao Yanxun promoted him to be the Governor of the Northland, in charge of the general affairs of the Northland County.

Because there are many zombies in the north, there are many situations of dispatching troops and generals, and Yan Jianzhang doesn't trust the governor of the north, so Zhao Yanxun named Luo Lun as the deputy envoy of the privy, giving him the power to control the capital of the north.

Now that Zhao Yanxun succeeded to the throne and changed the court system, the Privy Council only has the command over the Guards Army, and the right to deploy troops belongs to the Ministry of War.

As a result, the position of deputy privy envoy is no longer very good for controlling the army, so Zhao Yanxun gave him the title of Minister of the Ministry of War.

In order to allow him to better handle military and political affairs, Zhao Yanxun gave him the title of Yushi Youdu, so that he has the final say on government affairs in the Northwest.

In other words, after this decree was issued, Luo Lun, two counties in the northwest, would be the Emperor of Earth.

Of course, Luo Lun's power comes from Zhao Yanxun, so he must be more loyal, otherwise the abuse of power will only crush him to death.

"Tomorrow morning, send it to Bei'an Mansion, summon the imperial army and the commanders of the guards of the capital to announce the decree!"

"According to the order!"

Luo Lun is a civil servant, in order to establish authority for him, Zhao Yanxun is also dedicated enough.

And this also reflects his trust in Lauren.

Of course, this character and ability are really worthy of his trust.

Just as Zhao Yanxun was thinking about things in the northwest, it was reported outside that the queen asked to see her.

Zhao Yanxun got up immediately and walked outside the hall.

"See the emperor!"

Xue Baojun was about to salute, but was supported by Zhao Yanxun, and then ordered everyone else to back down.

So outside the main hall, only the husband and wife were left.

The two stood by the railing, Zhao Yanxun asked: "How is the situation?"

Xue Baoyun said helplessly: "The queen mother has not seen any concubines!"

Zhao Yanxun was not surprised by this.

Looking up at the sky, the moon is bright and clear at the moment, but it is a pity that it is almost a full moon.

Standing with his hands behind his back, Zhao Yanxun turned his head and asked, "You said...was I too ruthless?"

Xue Baoyun was silent, she was not the same as Lin Jingyu, and often did not dare to speak her mind.

Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "There is no one around, so you can speak directly!"

Gritting her teeth, Xue Baoyun asked, "Does the emperor want to listen to the truth or lies?"

"Truth!"

"The concubine thinks...the emperor is indeed going too far!"

Being stared at by Zhao Yanxun, Xue Baoyun was a little panicked for a while, and at the same time annoyed that he was too impulsive.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yanxun was not angry, but asked: "Why is it too much for me to act according to the court's laws?"

After thinking for a while, Xue Baojun could only bolster his courage, and then said: "The country governs the world with filial piety. No matter how great the law is, it is no bigger than the word filial piety?"

Zhao Yanxun was silent. As a modern person, although he thought of this, he didn't pay much attention to the word "filial piety".

In the hearts of the people of the world, filial piety is naturally greater than the law.

"Wu Hong..."

Zhao Yanxun called out, and soon Wu Hong ran over.

"Please order from the emperor!"

"Pass the decree to Lin Quan and ask him to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to deliver the case tomorrow, and let them investigate the case of the Cao family!"

"According to the order!"

On the side, Xue Baoyun showed a latent smile.

She was able to persuade the emperor to make a concession, which was equivalent to helping the empress dowager a lot, and life in the palace would be easier in the future.

(End of this chapter)