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Chapter 8 Chapter 008 I have made up my mind

After Zhou Chen glanced at the ministers, he stopped at Taishi Wen Zhong.

He believed that since Grand Master Wen Zhongxian mentioned this matter, he should already have a clue in his mind.

Sure enough, after hearing Zhou Chen's words, Grand Master Wen Zhong composed himself and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the four northwest prefectures are now in a critical situation. It is estimated that the local military equipment will be difficult to quell the chaos in a short time. In order to prevent the further expansion of the civil unrest,

Therefore, the old minister believes that first of all, we should immediately dispatch one of the Shenwu Guards to go to the four northwest prefectures to quell the civil uprising..."

"Then the treasury will be opened, and the imperial court will appoint important ministers to personally go to the four northern continents to supervise the disaster relief work. This will not only prevent the same mistakes as before, but also allow the people to see that the imperial court attaches great importance to them, thus appeasing the people."

Grand Master Wen Zhong said quickly.

This was a case he had prepared long ago. As long as it was approved by the emperor Zhou Chen, he could immediately order it to be implemented.

After hearing this, Zhou Chen did not express his position immediately, but looked at General Wu Jin and Prime Minister Yuan Bo; "Prime Minister, General, what do you two think?"

"Your Majesty, I agree with the Grand Master's opinion. The first thing to do now is to quell the civil uprising in the four northwest prefectures and prevent the situation from expanding." The Prime Minister nodded in agreement.

"The general has no objections either." The general followed closely and had no objections.

After hearing this, Zhou Chen nodded; "Since the two ministers of the auxiliary country have no objections, then I am sure."

Zhou Chen also thinks that the case against Taishi Wen Zhong is the best at present.

A two-pronged approach can further prevent the expansion of civil unrest.

"but."

"This is not enough."

Zhou Chen changed the subject.

"If this was before the civil uprising happened, this would be enough."

"But now that civil unrest is widespread and the two governments have fallen, we can see how far the people's resentment has accumulated. An important minister in the court can no longer calm the people's resentment, nor can he represent me, the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Zhou Chen's voice echoed in the hall.

There has been a severe drought for more than a month.

Civil uprisings broke out all over the place, and public dissatisfaction boiled.

The imperial court failed to provide disaster relief, resulting in the people starving to death for thousands of miles, which was horrific.

This situation can no longer be solved by relief and forceful suppression alone.

The imperial court needs to give an explanation to the people in the four northwest prefectures.

The emperor Zhou Chen knew this, and so did the officials below.

Since the ministers did not dare to speak, then only he, the emperor, could speak in person.

"I remember, I have two brothers who are not vassal! Send them to the four northwest prefectures."

"They have the blood of my royal family in the Great Zhou Dynasty flowing through them, and they enjoy the support of the people of my Great Zhou Dynasty."

"At this time, it's time to help me, Da Zhou."

Zhou Chen said indifferently.

As soon as these words came out.

The faces of all the ministers were shocked.

You must know that the four northwest prefectures are now the hardest-hit areas. Civil riots have occurred frequently, the two prefectures have fallen, and the risk factor has skyrocketed.

If one is not good, he may never come back.

Not to mention the noble prince, even the ministers in the court could not avoid it, and no one wanted to go.

Not to mention the noble prince.

How could they go to such a dangerous place?

"Your Majesty, you must not do this."

"The four prefectures in the northwest are too dangerous. The two princes are worth a million dollars."

Several ministers couldn't help but stand up.

"My decision has been made." Zhou Chen waved his hand without any doubt.

"The Grand Master is fully responsible for this matter."

When the Grand Master heard what Zhong said, he immediately kowtowed and said, "I accept your order."

"If you have something to do, continue to play. If nothing happens, just retreat from the court!" Zhou Chen raised his eyes and glanced at the ministers.

The ministers were silent.

………

After leaving the court, the faces of the civil and military officials varied.

What happened in the court today had a great impact on them.

Who is Grand Tutor Yan Hua?

That was one of the four great auxiliary ministers left by the late emperor, and one of the four most powerful ministers in the Great Zhou Dynasty, who numbered less than ten thousand people.

Even when the late emperor was in power, he had many people to rely on.

But it was such a person who was thrown into jail today by the emperor for failing to provide adequate disaster relief.

There were also two saints coming to court, and the queen, who had all the power for a while, was directly deprived of all rights by the current emperor's words.

Such an impact made it difficult for the civil and military officials to calm down for a while.

Since the current emperor ascended the throne, they have never seen him as domineering and fierce as he is today.

They feel that the current emperor has changed.

He is no longer the indecisive and mediocre emperor he was before.

This is not a good thing for most of the officials in the court.

Especially the relatives and the party headed by Taifu Yanhua and General Wu Jin were all cast a shadow in their hearts.

The emperor's actions in the court today were obviously aimed at his relatives and his party. The queen's rights were abolished and the prince was thrown into prison.

The power of their relatives and the party can be said to have been greatly weakened.

This is not a good sign.

…

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

After Zhou Chen retired from the court, he did not return to the emperor's palace, but went directly to the Yangxin Hall.

This is the place where emperors throughout the Zhou Dynasty took daily rest and handled government affairs.

Previously, he had been living in the palace for a long time due to his serious illness and rarely came to the Nourishing Heart Hall.

But from now on, he will live in this Nourishing Heart Palace.

As for Queen Wu Ying, the harem is where she should stay.

"Old slave has met the emperor."

When Zhou Chen returned to the Yangxin Hall, Zhao Gao was already waiting here.

After seeing Zhou Chen, he immediately stepped forward and saluted.

"How about it?"

"Have you found out?"

After Zhou Chen sat down, he asked directly.

"Back to the Emperor, this old slave is incompetent and found nothing. I still hope that the Emperor will atone for his sins."

Zhao Gao immediately knelt on the ground and said.

He arrested everyone who needed to be arrested and investigated everyone who needed to be investigated, but he couldn't find a single clue.

It's as if there is no one behind Zhang De.

It was purely his personal desire to poison the emperor.

"Trash, you are in charge of the internal defense, and you can't even find out the one-third of an acre of land in the palace that belongs to you. What use do I need from you?"

Zhou Chen looked down at Zhao Gao with an ugly expression.

You know, Zhao Gao is in charge of the Great Zhou Inner Guard.

What does the inner guard of the Great Zhou Dynasty do? It is a special department that specializes in this.

But even such a special department, in their one-third of an acre of land, could not find out any information.

This is no longer just a dereliction of duty.

"Your Majesty, the inner guard has long existed in name only. I can only use half of it, and I can't command the other half."

Zhao Gao immediately explained with a pale face.

He was really afraid that the emperor would be angry and ask the imperial guards to drag him out and have him beaten.

After Zhou Chen heard Zhao Gao's words, his expression became even more gloomy and scary.

The internal guards are the eyes and ears of the emperor.

Without internal guards, the emperor is just a blind man and a cage without eyes and ears.

Some people actually dared to put their hands into the inner guard.

I really don’t know whether to live or die.

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