Zhu Houzhao left without a smile.

It was finally difficult to hold a court meeting, but no results came out. It seemed that Zhu Houzhao deliberately found an opportunity to make things difficult for the court officials. Even if he knelt on the ground, Xie Qianhuo would inevitably think:

"The emperor would not intend to summon me to come, and then knowing that I would make some troubles to make a minister because of the military sending, right?"

Xie Qian was unable to advance or retreat. Zhu Houzhaoming said that he could be exempted from being punished by a cannon, while the rest of the people were treated equally and all had to be beaten.

In addition to Xie Qian, even He Jian, the Tianguan of the Ministry of Personnel, insisted on kneeling for advice, was no exception, which made all the ministers in the palace feel that they were on the pirate ship.

"Yu Qiao, look..."

He Jian knelt beside Xie Qian. Originally, he had no choice but to come out to support Xie Qian. Now, seeing the factory guards entering the Ganqing Palace, but the emperor left, he immediately retreated and did not want to "share the joys and sorrows" with Xie Qian... He was treated differently from Xie Qian. With his weak body, he could not withstand a round of poach punishment.

Soon, except for Xie Qian, two Jinyiwei stood behind every kneeling minister. At this time, Zhang Yuan also walked out of the palace, obviously coming to the commander of Zhu Houzhao's sage.

Zhang Yuan stood under the imperial palace: "Everyone, don't make things difficult for our family. Your Majesty's words and words are spoken by a virtuous person. Whoever continues to kneel down will be punished with a stick until he expresses his attitude and leaves the palace immediately. Otherwise... he will continue to fight."

Xie Qian shouted sternly: "Eunuch Zhang, how dare you do this? As the chief of the Secretariat, shouldn't you go and advise Your Majesty at this time?"

When Zhang Yuan heard this, his eyes bulged and thought to himself, "You Xie Laoer is crazy or stupid? Now your Majesty is making things difficult for you on purpose. Can't you see it? Now I go in and make a comment to Your Majesty, and I'm not obviously telling Your Majesty that I am in the same group with you? At that time, my butt will also suffer... Did I not get rid of the wounds because of being beaten by the poach?"

Zhang Yuan's face was gloomy and said coldly: "Please forgive our family for helping us in this matter... Everyone, I will give you a stick of incense. If you don't leave, don't blame our family for being ruthless, regardless of death or injury... Light incense."

With Zhang Yuan's order, an eunuch immediately brought the incense burner and inserted a sandalwood, then lit it, and placed it in front of the ministers.

The blue smoke curled up, and the hall was filled with the smell of sandalwood, but no one was in a happy mood, because once the incense burned, it meant that Zhu Houzhao's order to punish the stick took effect immediately, and everyone's face became ugly.

Zhang Yuan shook his head and sighed: "This is the last chance our family has won for you... Your Majesty originally said that it would be the time that our family should not win if they try their best to win... It's not that our family is going to make things difficult for you, and don't blame Your Majesty for being ruthless. At this moment when you obviously violate Longyan, it's better to change your advice and not to face Your Majesty..."

The ministers looked at each other, and each other was embarrassed to stand up. They could only look at Xie Qian with help-seeking eyes. However, Xie Qian was kneeling in front of the crowd and could not see the eager eyes behind him. Fortunately, he could feel the dilemma of the ministers. If he continued to persevere, he would not have to be punished, but none of the others could end up well, which means that he would stand against all the ministers by then.

He Jian said: "Yu Qiao, let's make a long-term plan. Such advice is not a solution."

Xie Qian said annoyedly: "Brother Shiguang, you just retreated like this? Didn't you agree to persuade Your Majesty to change your mind this time?"

He Jian felt bad and thought: "You Xie Yuqiao don't have to worry about your butt blooming. If we continue to kneel down, that is to seek death. The emperor has issued an order saying that as long as we insist on kneeling and admonishing, we will not discuss life and death. We will treat each other completely differently. Are you not saying these things sarcastic?"

But he was embarrassed to reveal some things, so he could only sigh and shake his head repeatedly to convey his intentions... Please forgive me for not being able to accompany me. When the sandalwood is almost burning, I will get up and leave.

This made Xie Qian quickly realize a reality: after Liu Jin abusing power, there were only a few truly backbone ministers in the court, and the officials were more or less selfish, and no one was willing to make a warning to Zhu Houzhao, a tyrant king.

What the emperor doesn’t care about, why are you so serious as a minister?

Furthermore, the matter of sending troops may not be wrong. With Chen Xi leading the troops, the winner will be at least 50%... Could it be that the decision you made by Xie Yuqiao must be correct? At least the army is determined to start a war, and the emperor's actions are always in line with the morale of the army.

As the ministers' eyes gradually became filled with disappointment, Xie Qian was quickly placed in a position of unkindness and unrighteousness, while Zhang Yuan was still saying in an almost sarcastic tone: "Gei Master Xie, you have to think clearly that it is not yourselves that you are so persistent, but your colleagues around you."

When Xie Qian faced Zhang Yuan, the chief supervisor of the seal, he had the illusion of being inferior. Seeing that the incense was getting shorter and shorter, he gritted his teeth and stood up: "It's better to have a long-term plan for this matter. My colleagues invite you to come back first and give your advice to Your Majesty a date."

The ministers breathed a sigh of relief. Those who had resentment towards Xie Qian had already made plans to stand up and leave. Seeing Xie Qian compromise, they secretly thanked that they did not offend the stubborn chief minister.

The ministers helped each other and stood up tremblingly. He Jian took a deep breath and waved his hand and said, "Everyone will go back, and I will talk about it later if you have something to do."

He Jian didn't think about any long-term plan. In his opinion, the best result is not to be punished today.

Xie Qian originally wanted to gather the ministers and find a place to discuss it carefully so that he could further advice, but He Jian's words were equivalent to blocking his way.

The other ministers were eager to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible. No one came to chat with Xie Qian and said goodbye. They scattered like avoiding the plague god. There was no way to see the old and weak appearance. Soon the hall was empty, which made Xie Qian, who was falling behind, stunned.

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...

Xie Qian was very annoyed.

He first hated Zhu Houzhao, then hated He Jian and those unscrupulous ministers, and finally all the hatred was transferred to Chen Xi.

"...No wonder that boy didn't come. He knew in advance that His Majesty was going to use this detriment, so he deliberately avoided not to attend the court meeting... It's a pity that the young man I am optimistic about is so vicious. He is so blind and confused about people!"

When Xie Qian said this, he did not avoid He Jian at all. When he left the palace with He Jian, he did not stop criticizing Chen Xi along the way.

He Jian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Yu Qiao, don't be so depressed. Maybe we are all misunderstood it?"

"It's time now, do you still have the heart to speak to that kid?" Xie Qi was furious, "Since Liu Jin's death, he has sought my opinion on what he did? He is stubborn and lawless! Now he actually instigated His Majesty to intimidate the ministers. Is this what a minister should do?"

He Jian sighed lightly and stopped talking because he also felt that this matter was probably related to Chen Xi, otherwise why was he so coincidental, the Minister of War, who decided not to attend the court meeting temporarily? He Jian even blamed Zhu Houzhao for not being open-minded enough in his work... As the emperor, you have decided to say hello to the court minister. Who dares to disobey? He insisted on letting the court minister make a statement, but in the end he threatened with a stick. What kind of convention is this!?

If Xie Qian hadn't compromised at the last moment, he might have been beaten to death and traumatized.

He Jian said: "When Yu Qiao does this, isn't you afraid of hurting his relationship with Zhihou?"

Xie Qian said angrily: "What else do you want to talk about now? He has stood opposite to all the officials in the court. After this incident, who will convince him? This kid has no longer considered the consequences of his actions!"

He Jian found that he could not defend Chen Xi at all, so he finally smiled bitterly and stopped talking.

Just as He Jian, Xie Qian and others left the palace, Zhang Yuan stood at the gate of the Ganqing Palace, his face full of pride, and said to himself: "Big nephew, big nephew, you should be in a state of anxiety now, right? See how you gain a foothold in front of Xie Yuqiao and others in the future. Even if your Majesty's bad temper was not encouraged by you, others will think it was your work."

Just when Zhang Yuan was so proud, an eunuch came out to Zhang Yuan and said, "Eunuch Zhang, Your Majesty asked you to come in."

"Um!"

Zhang Yuan smiled and turned around and headed towards the Ganqing Palace.

When he arrived at the bedroom, Zhu Houzhao was drowsy on the seat in front of the dragon couch. Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, everyone has been exposed. As His Majesty expected, Master Xie finally chose to compromise and no longer persuade him by means of a deadly admonition. The effect was surprisingly good."

Zhu Houzhao nodded and praised: "Zhang Yuan, you have made great contributions this time. How should I reward you?"

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "I am just sharing your worries for Your Majesty. I think those old ministers are shameless and keep putting pressure on Your Majesty. This time, the reason why I suggest that Your Majesty hold a court meeting is to show that you are healthy and stop the ministers' disrespectful thoughts, and to use a warning to see who dares to speak out about Your Majesty's personal campaign."

"This time, the old slave has sent someone to notify Shangshu Chen in advance and asked him to enter the palace to take leave in person. In this way, even if Mr. Xie is stubborn, he will not be punished with the punishment."

Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction: "You have considered this very carefully. In this way, you don't have to worry about Mr. Chen not cooperating with me in the court, causing accidents in the matter, and also preventing him from suffering with Master Xie. It can be said that he will kill multiple goals in one fell swoop."

Zhang Yuan was a little worried: "But will the conflict between Shangshu Chen and Mr. Xie intensify? The old slave was worried before that, would this cause Mr. Xie to misunderstand that this was caused by Shangshu Chen behind the scenes?"

Zhu Houzhao thought carefully and finally nodded: "It's possible that if Mr. Chen didn't come, I would torture the ministers. They would definitely think that this matter is related to Mr. Chen."

Zhang Yuan touched his bare chin, as if he was talking to himself, "But the old slave thought that even if the conflict intensified or if others misunderstand Shangshu Chen, it would be of no use to Your Majesty. In this way, Shangshu Chen would be able to stand firmly on Your Majesty's side... After all, Shangshu Chen is a civil minister. If he has been closely related to Xie Ge Lao and others, it may not be a good thing for Your Majesty to personally lead the army, because it is possible that Shangshu Chen will be persuaded by the court officials."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Eunuch Zhang, why didn't I find out before that you are so smart? You did a good job in this matter, and I will give you a lot of rewards... You can step down first!"

Zhang Yuan received a big, empty check. Although he felt a little disappointed, he was generally more gain than loss. After receiving the order, he left the hall gate.

Because Zhu Houzhao was going to bed next, he didn't stop for much and went directly to the Sili Supervisor's printing room.

When I arrived at the place, there was a person who had been waiting there for a long time, but it was Zang Xian who had secretly defected to Zhang Yuan before.

When Zang Xian saw Zhang Yuan, he hurried up to salute.

Zhang Yuan nodded with satisfaction: "Zang Xian, you have a good idea. Our family follows what you said and makes a good contribution in front of His Majesty. By the way, we can make great contributions to Shen Zhihou and the court officials. We will definitely reward you with great contributions when we look back! However, it is the right thing to go and search for women quickly. Everyone knows your preferences. If you seize the opportunity, our family will ask for you in front of His Majesty!"

"Thank you, my father-in-law!"

Although Zang Xian was a little dissatisfied with Zhang Yuan's verbal reward, now he had something to ask for, so he could only nod and be busy with his future.

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Zhu Houzhao held a court meeting and specially sent someone to inform Shen Xi not to attend. Although Shen Xi saw something was wrong, he could not take precautions and just handled it according to the imperial order.

When he turned around and found out what was happening in the court, Shen Xi couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"...Your Majesty would never come up with such a vicious plan of disagreement. It must be the idea that the people in front of him had. There seemed to be no one else except Zhang Yuan..."

When Shen Xi realized that it was Zhang Yuan's trick, he began to think: "Zhang Yuan has become the target of public criticism in the court. It seems that Xie Qian accommodates him in everything, but the internal supervisor has formed a force against him. Unless he firmly grasps power, he can only accept the fate of collapse... He thought that he could do whatever he wanted by his Majesty, but in fact, His Majesty has not found a replacement now..."

Although Shen Xi knew that this incident might lead to his quarrel with Xie Qian and others, he did not bother him. After all, he had long known that he could not coordinate with Xie Qian, and it would be a matter of time before he could cause distractions. Since the conflict between the two old and young has been made public, he doesn't mind deepening the misunderstanding.

Shen Xi didn't go anywhere that day, so she stayed at home to "retreat". Since she lied about attending the court meeting, she could only keep the lies around now.

In the afternoon, Su Tong sent someone to deliver the letter. While trying to get a chance to meet for Zheng Qian and other Fujian scholars, he informed him about the return of "Young Master Chi" yesterday. Su Tong asked those women, but they all came from the Jingcheng Jiaofangsi. He immediately realized that there might be any problems, so he specifically sought Shen Xi's opinions to seek peace of mind.

Shen Xi was not in the mood to recover, but it was not dark in the afternoon and an uninvited guest visited him.

This time, Zhu Houzhao came in a low-key manner, and she still came out lightly, with Xiaotiaozi and the guards yesterday, as if she had come to Shen's house to visit her.

"...Mr. Shen, I heard that you are sick and I am so frightened. I came to visit you. I would like to ask you something about you?" Zhu Houzhao's eyes were full of cunning, as if all this was carefully arranged by him, deliberately embarrassing Shen Xi.

Even though he knew that Zhu Houzhao was a little malicious, Shen Xi could only bow and bow and replied respectfully: "Thank you for your concern... I have basically recovered from illness. I also drank and had fun with Your Majesty yesterday... I have not been infected with the disease, how dare I bother Your Majesty to come to visit me in person?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Maybe it's because the teacher is unable to drink, and I feel cold after coming back? Cough, we don't say this. In fact, I know that the teacher is in good condition and is not infected with the disease. But I want to go to the Su Mansion with him. It's better to find three or five friends and drink together. What do you think?"

Chen Xi looked at Zhu Houzhao's eager gaze and knew that this kid was addicted to traveling in the leopard room. Perhaps he had a great time to drink at Sutong's mansion yesterday, and with a maid giving him a gift, it was like he was full of wine and sex. At this moment, he was still unsatisfied and took the initiative to go to his mansion to ask to visit Su's mansion together.

Chen Xi said angrily: "Does Your Majesty have nothing else to do every day, just to eat, drink and have fun?"

Zhu Houzhao was somewhat embarrassed by Chen Xi's criticism. If others were like this, he would have turned against each other long ago. However, in front of Mr. Shen Xi, no matter how unhappy he felt, he could only try his best to find excuses for himself. He immediately said ashamed: "Not all, I will hold a court meeting today to discuss matters with the ministers... You didn't go at that time. If you went there, you would know that I am very concerned about the court now. Can't this be the case for me to take me to relax?"

Chen Xi said with a stern face: "Your Majesty has been to the Su Mansion yesterday. If you want to go today, you might as well go there alone so as not to disturb Your Majesty's elegant mood. At that time, whether your Majesty drinks and talks about you or refuses to return all night, it has nothing to do with you."

Zhu Houzhao said with a bitter face: "Sir, do you think I don't want to? But that's your friend. If you don't go, I will lose it so recklessly. Whether others will treat me may not be as dedicated as yesterday... Even if you treat me, you will not be as good as you did yesterday. After all, it is for the sake of the teacher's face that I have gained some benefits... And I don't want to reveal my identity easily, I just want to make friends with an ordinary mentality. Isn't this a good thing?"

Chen Xi suddenly regretted taking Zhu Houzhao to see Su Tong because he found that this might make the young emperor in front of him fall deeper and deeper on the road, which will lead to his lack of protection in his later years.
Chapter completed!