Become a feudal king from today

Jinling.

Imperial City, South Study Room.

After Zhao Heng read Mo Zhai and the booklet Zhao Heng sent, he broke out in a cold sweat.

He immediately said to Liang Cheng: "Summon all the ministers to go to court immediately."

Liang Cheng had never seen Zhao Heng look so embarrassed.

In response, he hurriedly trotted away.

An hour later, all the officials arrived at the main hall.

But they were quite baffled by this sudden court meeting.

"Prime Minister Dou, what's going on? Why did the emperor call us here at noon?" Han Zheng, Minister of War, asked.

Dou Wei was also confused, he said: "I want to ask you, Han Shangshu, about this?"

Han Zheng was surprised, "The prime minister doesn't know?"

Dou Wei nodded.

This word spread among the officials, who were even more confused. They couldn't help whispering and guessing what big event had happened.

Not long after, Liang Cheng quickly entered the hall.

With a loud shout, Zhao Heng walked in with a gloomy face.

When the officials shouted long live, Zhao Heng threw down the two folds and said, "Let's take a look."

Seeing Zhao Heng's anger, Dou Wei was startled and picked up the book on the ground.

After a quick glance, his expression changed slightly, "General Mo Zhai was ambushed by the Yuan family's troops and almost died!"

As soon as his words came out, the entire court became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Then the officials suddenly began to boil like boiling water.

"Yuan Li assassinated Mo Zhai. This, this, what did he want to do?"

"How is it possible? This Yuan Li is too bold."

"..."

The officials were very emotional when you said something and I said something.

The Sixth Prince Zhao Fang felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Regardless of the order in the court, he rushed to Dou Wei and grabbed the fold.

After looking at the content above and then the signature below - Mo Zhai, he was even more stunned.

After calming down for a while, he knelt down with a pop and said to Zhao Heng: "Father, when it comes to relying on real evidence, you can't just rely on a few words from General Mo Zhai to accuse important officials of the imperial court. Maybe the person who ambushed the general was really a group of robbers?"

While the Sixth Prince was speaking, Dou Wei handed Mo Zhai's memorial to the ministers for circulation.

After reading this, the deposed prince Zhao Gang sneered and said, "Sixth brother, this is wrong. The thousand guards around General Mo are all well-trained. How can a robber be so capable of ambushing General Mo?"

"This is not necessarily true. Yanzhou has always been in chaos and bandits are rampant. The local wealthy families are very proud of their troops. There is no guarantee that it was not their fault." said the second prince Zhao Qu.

He hopes that the Yuan family will rely on the Han family, but he never wants the Yuan family to collapse.

Otherwise, once King Yan takes control of Yanzhou, he will lose the bargaining chip of Yanzhou.

So, this time he had to take action.

The third prince wanted to say something, but when he saw the look his uncle Dou Wei gave him, he closed his mouth.

In Dou Wei's opinion, he didn't like the Yuan family, but he didn't like King Yan even more.

It would be fine if King Yan was just a chess piece to hinder the Yuan family.

But if he wants to replace the Yuan family and control Yanzhou, it is not what he wants.

Because of this, the royal family would have one more vassal king who held real power on the frontier.

In recent years, the royal family has been weakened, and they finally took control of the power of the court.

How could they endure the royal family riding on their heads again.

So he said: "Your Majesty, I think what the Sixth and Second Princes said makes sense. General Mo has impeached Yuan Li many times. There has always been a gap between the two. Maybe this time it is just General Mo's wild guess."

"Then you should take another look at this coupon." Zhao Heng threw Zhao Xu's coupon down again.

Dou Wei looked again and his expression changed again.

Then, he passed on the fold again.

This excerpt seemed to be more shocking than Mo Zhai's excerpt. Many ministers were sweating after reading it.

"Slander, this is slander, Father." After reading the excerpt, the Sixth Prince shouted: "Mo Zhai sent his youngest son to the King of Yan. It can be seen that there has been ambiguity for a long time. They framed Yuan Zhoumu, and their intentions are to be punished. Let's ask the border general What are you trying to do by colluding with the feudal lord? You are trying to rebel!"

When the Sixth Prince said these words, Zhao Heng, who was originally angry with Yuan Li, felt his heart sink.

He had never thought about this problem, but the Sixth Prince reminded him.

Mo Zhai held 200,000 troops, and King Yan now held 60,000 troops.

The most important thing is that King Yan was born in a poor family, and he must have known that he had no chance of becoming the emperor.

If he is so angry that he develops ambition, it is possible that he may have rebellious intentions.

As for Mo Zhai, he trusted him but was wary at the same time.

Otherwise, just the impeachment of Mo Zhai by powerful clans would not allow him to continuously weaken his military power.

The second prince keenly noticed Zhao Heng's expression, and he added fuel to the flames: "Father, people's hearts are unpredictable."

"It's nonsense. If General Mo colludes with King Yan, how can he send his youngest son to King Yan openly and justly? Isn't this obvious for criticism? It can be seen that King Yan and General Mo are bright and upright. I hope the emperor will think twice and don't be criticized. The traitor is confused." A white-haired general shouted angrily.

Zhao Heng looked at the white-haired general. He was Yang Feng, Duke of Yi State. He had always been the main faction in the court and had good relations with Mo Zhai.

After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it made some sense.

"What the old general said is wrong. They said it blatantly. It shows that their collusion is deep. Your Majesty, think again. My Yuan family has been guarding Yanzhou for ten years. How can I contact Beidi and lure the wolf into the house?" This is what an official said. , he is Yuan Hang.

After reading these two excerpts, he almost fainted from fear.

It wasn't until the sixth prince argued with the second prince that he gained courage.

Dou Wei pondered for a long time. If this matter was just a personal enmity between Yuan Li and Mo Zhai, he would favor the Yuan family.

After all, Mo Zhai's death would be beneficial to them.

But if there is really a possibility that the Yuan family can reach Beidi, the powerful people will not be able to tolerate it.

After all, if Beidi enters the customs, the interests of powerful people will also be harmed.

However, the sixth prince's words also made him a little afraid.

No one can tell whether Yuan Li has a problem now or whether King Yan and Mo Zhai have a problem.

So he said: "Your Majesty, in the opinion of the veteran minister, it is better to send the imperial officials to Yanzhou, temporarily dismiss Yuan Li from his post, take back the military power of Mo Zhai, and let the deputy general Xiao Yuanshan take charge. As for the King of Yan, he is temporarily banned from the palace until the reason is found out. Release it again.”

The ministers nodded one after another, Dou Wei said exactly what they thought.

King Yan, Mo Zhai and Yuan Li always have a problem.

In this case, it’s better to check it out.

Zhao Heng thought for a while, and it seemed that this was the best way at the moment.

He glanced around among the ministers and his eyes rested on Ma Yuan.

Although this person is annoying, he is always fair in doing things. He is most at ease when he goes to Yanzhou.

So, he said: "Censor Ma heard the decree. After the court meeting, you will immediately go to Yanzhou to thoroughly investigate the matter in the memorial. After arriving in Yanzhou, you have the right to act expediently. You must investigate this matter to the bottom of the matter."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ma Yuan knelt down and said.

The sixth prince and the second prince looked at each other.

It was decided that the court would send people to Yanzhou.

He was worried.

Because of such a big matter, the Yuan family did not send anyone to the capital to inform him.