After the divorce, the princess was forced to raise a sickly villain

The emperor picked up the teapot and poured himself tea. He drank two cups of cold tea before suppressing the boiling murderous desire in his heart.

The Ling family has military power.

These few words were enough to calm him temporarily.

"The Ling family has been prosperous for more than twenty years." The emperor's voice was cold, without any emotion. "I remember that they served well in protecting the country back then, and I have placed more trust in them over the years. Ling An became the leader of 200,000 soldiers and horses, and Ling Anjie was appointed as an official. I even plan to promote him to minister by the end of the year. Ling Yan, the legitimate son of the Ling family, has already received the rank of second-grade military officer at a young age... Your mother-in-law has also been favored for twenty years. "

When he said the last sentence, there was a hint of gritted teeth in his voice.

Chu Qinghuang didn't speak, his expression was indifferent.

The Ling family is indeed very favored.

The emperor has been worthy of the Ling family over the years, but it is a pity that they themselves are greedy, have no way to teach their children, and have insufficient city government.

As Chu Qinghuang said before, none of the four princes is suitable to be the emperor, and none of the in-laws and cronies behind them have the ability to become a powerful official assisting the new emperor.

Xiqi's treasury is empty, and there are few capable kings and ministers. If they are allowed to continue to cause harm, Xiqi itself will perish without waiting for other countries to annex it.

Only when the emperor is wise and the ministers are loyal and capable can the country prosper.

If the court is full of corruption, no matter how wise the king is, he will not be able to govern the country well.

The deathly silence lasted for a long time.

"Qinghuang." His Majesty the Emperor raised his eyes slightly, and finally said solemnly, "Is there any way for you to successfully take over the Ling family's one hundred thousand silver-armored army?"

Chu Qinghuang was silent for a moment: "If we rashly take away Ling Ancheng's military power without justifiable reasons, I'm afraid it will cause quite a turmoil."

Once the Ling family develops a sense of crisis, there is no guarantee that they will not do anything rash.

His Majesty the Emperor's eyebrows were deep: "Of course there are reasons. I will make them willingly hand over their military power. All you have to do is tell me, is there any way to make all the generals in the army listen to you after taking over the military power?"

Chu Qinghuang frowned and said in a contemplative manner: "As far as I know, there was an increase in troops in the Silver Armored Army a few years ago. 30% of those who have exceeded the military age have been withdrawn, and 30% of new recruits have been added. There are also many generals in the army. Young people, this group of people is confident that they will obey.”

His Majesty the Emperor nodded slowly: "What can we do?"

"Men in the army have always been judged based on their abilities. As long as the abilities of their subjects are enough to convince them, they will naturally obey." Chu Qinghuang said calmly, "There are also some confidants of the Ling family who want to make them obedient. , almost impossible.”

The close friends of the Ling family are all people with interests involved. Only by being loyal to the Ling family can they gain the greatest benefits. Therefore, it is obvious that it is almost impossible to get these people to give up the Ling family.

Because giving up the Ling family would be equivalent to giving up the benefits they had gained from years of operation.

"Those who are disobedient have no need to exist." The emperor's tone was calm, but he could not hide his murderous intention. "As long as you are sure that the Silver Armor Army will be under your control and are willing to obey your orders, I will have a way to make them hand over their military power. "

As for after handing over military power...

The emperor's expression was cold and stern. It was time for a drastic cleaning and rectification of the Xi Qi court from top to bottom, inside and out.

Today's court is controlled by the three-pronged party forces of the Feng family, the Ling family and Qin Guojiu. Some young ministers with no background have never been able to enter the center of power even if they have the ability. Those who can really do things and want to do things have no say at all. Portion.

"There have been too many moths accumulated in the court over the years." The emperor took another sip of cold tea. "The moths have increased their appetite and have begun to have a restless mind. I can no longer tolerate it."

As he said that, he looked at Chu Qinghuang: "Qinghuang, Concubine Duan is your mother, and the Ling family is your uncle's family, but the royal family is your real home. You shouldn't stand in the way of what I want to do, right? ”

Chu Qinghuang was silent for a moment and slowly shook his head: "No."

"That's good." The emperor said in a cold tone, "For the sake of Concubine Duan's contribution to me, and also for your sake, I will not let her end up like Concubine Feng. I will give her status to Concubine Feng. She keeps it, but since the Ling family has disobedience, she must die. "

He dared to make the eldest princess of the royal family a slave. Such words were just a word... No, as long as he had such an idea, it was enough to prove their wolf ambition.

Chu Qinghuang looked at him calmly. She actually wanted to say that she could do whatever she wanted without looking at her face.

However, the emperor probably still missed his old friendship and didn't want to go too far for the time being, so it didn't matter whether he had Qinghuang's face or not.

When Concubine Duan digs a hole to bury herself, I'm afraid no one's face will be of any use.