Chapter 36: Except for Lord Liu, You Are Useless

"Please come, Prince Liao!"

Far away in the suburban fiefdom, the master of the Liu family and Commander Pang personally watched Prince Liao enter the prison car.

"Escort Prince Liao and his accomplices in the rebellion back to the capital and set off immediately!"

...

On the ninth day after the Golden Award Festival, all the officials in the cabinet went to court.

Several officials of the Queen's party were about to write a joint letter to mention the matter of establishing a prince again, but they heard the announcement of Emperor Xiao Yunzhou.

"I have already established a prince. After the Qianqing Palace is repaired, the imperial edict of succession will be hidden behind the plaque. When I am a hundred years old, you can go and get it."

What!

All the officials were stunned.

The party officials of the Queen's family and the Imperial Concubine's family almost didn't react.

"Your Majesty, this dynasty has never established a prince in this way."

The Queen's faction firmly disagreed.

If the emperor wants to establish the eldest prince, then just announce it directly. Why put it behind the plaque! ?

Most likely, he wanted to establish other princes, but he was afraid that they would object, so he acted so secretly.

The Queen's faction all opposed, "Your Majesty, this is against the rules!"

"That's right, even if the emperor doesn't tell the officials which prince he establishes, he must tell the cabinet." The old man Fu Cha also stood up.

He didn't agree either.

His daughter, Concubine Fu Cha, was demoted during the Golden Festival, so the emperor must not establish the third prince at this time.

Then he would have to talk to the emperor and delay it.

Master Fu Cha thought that the party officials behind him knew what he meant, and three of them knelt down.

"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

"The emperor's recent dismissal of the concubine has not been investigated clearly, and the establishment of the prince must not be so hasty again!"

"The affairs of the harem can still be said to be your own family affairs. But the establishment of the prince is a major event of the country. How can the emperor have the final say? It should be handed over to the cabinet for discussion and decision."

Xiao Yunzhou became more and more angry as he listened.

If it weren't for his good cultivation, he really wanted to beat them with a hundred sticks in the court!

Damn it!

Xiao Yunzhou only hated that Mr. Liu was sent to deal with the matter of King Liao at this time.

Otherwise, there would still be the old man standing on his side!

Hey, all the civil and military officials in the court are not as sensible as Mr. Liu, what's going on?

It would be great if Mr. Liu came back now!

I wouldn't have to fight alone!

Xiao Yunzhou just thought so, and a guard rushed in from outside and knelt outside the hall.

"Report--800 miles urgent!"

"The Imperial Censor Liu Wenchang and the commander of the Beijing Guard Camp Pang Rushong found that King Liao was rebelling. He and more than 20 rebels have been arrested. The rebel soldiers surrendered without a fight!"

Xiao Yunzhou was overjoyed.

And all the officials in the court were dumbfounded.

What, what rebellion?

Xiao Yunzhou stood up with a bang, and his dragon robe shook.

"I need to consult with you before I appoint the crown prince?"

"Hmph! If I wait for you to act, my body may be cold!"

"A bunch of rubbish!"

"Prince Liao is rebelling, and none of you know about it!"

All the officials in the morning court, including the cabinet, the six ministries, the first and second ranks of civil and military officials..., were dumbfounded.

No...

Prince Liao was rebelling far away in the border, how could they know about it in the capital!

Wait, why did the master of the Liu family find out again! ?

Emperor Xiao Yunzhou looked at the surprised faces below and felt very refreshed.

Ever since he had Old Liu and Little Princess, he had fallen in love with the morning court.

As an emperor, this was his second time today, and he rebuked all the officials, which was really refreshing.

"Cabinet! Six Ministries!"

"Dali Temple!"

"Supervisory Office!"

"You are such a waste that you may not even notice that Prince Liao has reached the gate of the capital! What else can I expect from you!?"

"If I listen to you, how can this country survive? The foundation of our ancestors has long been ruined!"

All the officials turned green.

They were scolded by the emperor again.

What's worse is that even if they are familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics and have a lot of knowledge, they can't refute the emperor at this moment and can only let the emperor scold them!

Who made them not notice the rebellion, and Lord Liu, a fourth-rank censor, and the emperor discovered it first!

The matter of establishing a prince... At this time, no one has the face to speak up to obstruct the emperor.

"Your Majesty, we failed to supervise, please be happy or angry."

Cabinet Lord Fu Cha, after all, is an old fox. At this time, he shamelessly admitted his mistake and stopped the emperor from scolding.

"The most urgent task is to catch all the accomplices of Prince Liao in one fell swoop to prevent future troubles. Otherwise, if Prince Liao is arrested, there is no guarantee that there will be accomplices who are thinking about treason."

With one sentence, the emperor shifted the focus of his scolding.

All the officials in the court looked at Lord Fucha gratefully and breathed a sigh of relief.

The Minister of War immediately regained his composure and stood up, "Your Majesty, Lord Liu and Lord Pang captured Prince Liao and returned to the capital. They passed through Shu. I suggest sending another general to assist."

How could the Ministry of War not participate in the assessment of the merits of treason?

The emperor did not say a word and found someone to do it himself.

Then the Ministry of War will become a decoration in the future, right?

Now that the rebellion has been defeated, it is a good time to divide the achievements.

The Minister of War is a smart man, and he immediately proposed to the emperor, "Shu was once guarded by King Liao when he was young. The soldiers there may be colluding with King Liao."

"I think it is better to send more generals to ensure that the rebellion is put down without any mistakes."

He is on the side of the queen.

If he stands up, the people he recommends will have to owe him a favor in the future, and they will also stand on the side of the queen and the eldest prince.

Upon hearing this, Lord Fucha of the cabinet raised his eyebrows and stood up, saying first, "The Minister of War is right, Your Majesty, I also recommend someone, General Zhang Chen of the Cavalry."

As he said this, Lord Fucha's old face was unfathomable.

General Zhang Chen of the Cavalry, his ancestors had followed the founding emperor to conquer the world, and the Zhang family had an extraordinary status in the army.

Zhang Chen is usually a neutral party. He neither stands for the queen nor the imperial concubine in the court.

But both parties want to win him over!

After all, to support a prince, in addition to civil officials, the support of generals in the army is also needed.

"Sir Fucha, recommending generals is the business of my Ministry of War." The Minister of War, who is on the side of the queen, was anxious. Why did Sir Fucha from the imperial concubine's family want to snatch people!

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War also wants to recommend the general Zhang Chen!"

After the Ministry of War said this, many officials responded.

The imperial concubine's family, the queen's family... all recommended Zhang Chen, hoping to get Zhang Chen's recommendation and get the Zhang family's favor and support in the future.

Emperor Xiao Yunzhou, looking down at them on the dragon throne, saw clearly the ridiculous two parties fighting for one person!

He couldn't help but want to laugh, "Oh? Where is General Zhang Chen?"

The Minister of War hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty forgot? You asked him to suppress the bandits on the day of the Golden Festival."

"Hehe." Xiao Yunzhou laughed out loud.

He stood up in an instant and smashed the golden cup on the table at the Minister of War's head with a bang!

"Ouch!" The Minister of War looked up and his head was broken and bleeding!

Wei Zheng received the emperor's eyes and immediately stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, you forgot that the General of the Cavalry conspired with the eunuch on the day of the Golden Festival banquet to help Prince Liao rebel. He was arrested by the Jinyiwei and imprisoned in a house in the far suburbs of the capital."

The Minister of War looked up in shock.

The cabinet's Fu Cha stared.

All the officials in the court were stunned as if they were struck by lightning!