In the Blade

In the Golden Palace, all the civil and military officials stood in the palace, silent as death.

They originally disagreed with letting the Yizhou rebel to be crowned in front of the palace. Even if he had the so-called merit of restoring order, he was still a rebel after all, and even a rebel who dared to break into the palace and kill the emperor - although the emperor himself was a fake emperor who usurped the throne, it was still too unorthodox to let a rebel appear in the court.

But even if they had opinions, it was useless at the moment. The current situation was the idea of ​​the emperor on the dragon throne. In order to avoid opposition from all the officials, the emperor even bypassed the court and sent his trusted eunuchs to convey the order.

This was the first time that their emperor showed his thoughts.

In the past, Prime Minister Jia Wen was very powerful, and the emperor trusted him even more, even to the point of listening to his orders. Of course, this is a relatively nice way of saying it. To put it bluntly, Prime Minister Jia Wen was holding the emperor hostage to order the ministers. At that time, the emperor never had his own judgment.

But now...

Is their emperor crazy?

Thinking of this, some court officials have secretly raised their heads and observed the emperor on the dragon throne with their peripheral vision.

The emperor on the dragon throne still looks young, and his innocent face even has a bit of clear stupidity.

Perhaps it is okay to let Prime Minister Jia Wen continue to be the emperor. After all, their emperor does not look like a monarch.

There was a commotion outside. It should be the rebel who came in. Obviously, their emperor's goal was finally achieved - until now, they didn't understand why the emperor on the dragon throne was so stubborn.

But soon, they didn't have the heart to think about these things.

Just because a war horse had already rushed into the hall.

"Who!"

Seeing the war horse appear in the Golden Palace, the civil and military officials instantly fell into chaos.

"How dare you ride a horse in front of the emperor! What crime should you be punished for!"

"Who!"

The rider on the horse also turned around.

"Who said that! Stand up and let me see!"

...

Looking at the burly man on the horse, who was nearly seven feet tall, the court officials were silent for a moment, but still chose not to stand out.

Not standing out would only be embarrassing, but standing out would really kill people - strictly speaking, thieves like this who trespassed into the palace were always handed over to the palace guards to deal with. And just as they were silent, the guards in armor had already rushed over and surrounded the man and the horse in the hall.

"Get off the horse! Get off the horse!"

The guards beat their shields, held their spears, and approached step by step.

But it still made no sense.

"Is this how you treat guests? You called me all the way here just for this?"

The burly figure on the horse shook his head.

"Well, if you want to do this..."

"Don't do it!"

In this tense atmosphere, the old eunuch who had been accompanying the emperor ran in from outside the palace.

"Don't do it! This warrior is just a countryman and doesn't know the etiquette, so... Warrior, salute! Salute your majesty quickly!"

"I'm riding on a horse and I'm too lazy to salute."

As he said this, Du Chengfeng on horseback raised his head and looked at the young emperor on the dragon throne.

However, just as the ministers were in an uproar, the young emperor on the dragon throne also raised his head.

"Why do you say that, my dear minister! Hurry up and give him a seat!"

"......???"

This time, all the civil and military officials were in an uproar, and even Du Chengfeng himself was a little confused.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and bring a chair to my dear minister!"

As he said this, the young emperor even stood up and kicked the guards around him twice, until a palace servant brought a chair over, and then he stopped.

Looking at the chair in front of the officials, and then looking at the excited little emperor, Du Chengfeng thought about it, but still did not choose to get off the horse.

He was a little unsure of the emperor's intentions.

In fact, not only Du Chengfeng, but also the civil and military officials were a little confused about what the young emperor was thinking - you know, being given a seat in front of the emperor is an honor that even the former powerful prime minister Jia Wen has never had. Now this high-level courtesy is actually given to a traitor, which is simply...

"What a disgrace! What a disgrace!"

Some old and important officials could no longer bear it, and simply threw their sleeves and turned away.

And with the departure of these old officials, more and more court officials chose to withdraw from the court.

If the emperor's previous behavior was still within their acceptable range, but in the face of such an arrogant and domineering rebel, he still gave him a seat in front of the emperor. Such cowardly behavior really chilled their hearts.

This is even worse than when Prime Minister Jia Wen was there. Although the treacherous prime minister was also arrogant, he at least maintained a superficial harmony.

But now...

"My dear, did you see those people leaving?"

Just when those old ministers were about to leave the Golden Palace, the voice of the young emperor sounded behind them.

"When Jia Wen was causing chaos in the court, they never opposed it. Now that Jia Wen was executed, they are not happy... I'm afraid they all had an affair with Jia Wen in secret, and even supported this treacherous prime minister who usurped power. Behind the scenes, they might even seek revenge on you."

"...Hmm?"

Hearing this, the old ministers who wanted to leave in anger could no longer leave.

These old ministers turned their heads in astonishment and re-examined their emperor. The young face was still innocent and ignorant, and even showed some clear stupidity - but this time, these old ministers had seen through this disguised mask and saw the more profound things hidden inside.

Once upon a time, they thought that it was the prime minister Jia Wen who was doing evil and holding the emperor hostage to control the ministers.

But now it seems...

Who is holding whom hostage?

"My dear ministers, why are you looking at me like this?"

In the eyes of all the officials, the young emperor still had a smile on his face.

"When Jia Wen usurped the throne, no one of you opposed it, right? If you were to investigate the remnants of Jia Wen, God knows when it would take..."

Having said this, the young emperor shook his head.

"Of course, I also know that you may have been coerced... So don't worry, I won't wrongly accuse good people."

At this point, the young emperor paused.

"But I won't let the bad guys go either."

As he spoke, the young emperor looked at Du Chengfeng on his horse.

"Depend on you, my dear."

The second update is here, there should be another chapter before two o'clock.

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