"So what if I humiliate you? See what you look like? Above the main hall, a group of men are acting like shrews, without the courtesy of a monarch or a minister. You are going to rebel!"
Zhao An shouted loudly like thunder.
All the officials were stunned for a moment, then suddenly stopped shouting and shrank their necks.
The empress took over the words and looked directly at Chen Guogong: "I want Eunuch Zhao to express his opinion. Do I have no rights in this court?"
"I don't dare—"
All officials knelt down.
Chen Guogong said: "Your Majesty, please don't get so angry. Eunuch Zhao is right. The Minister of Household Affairs has no money and should be severely punished. But..."
"Since Chen Guogong feels that he should be severely punished, he will be dragged out and beaten with thirty imperial sticks."
The empress took advantage of the opportunity and gave the order on the spot.
The Imperial Guards broke in like tigers and wolves and captured the Minister of Household Affairs. The latter shouted: "Your Majesty, I am wronged!"
"He's in charge of the imperial court's purse, but he always says he has no money. He's a useless piece of trash! Zhao An, go supervise him and give me a good beating."
"Here."
Zhao An strode down the Golden Palace and asked the guards to drag away the wailing Minister of the Ministry of Finance.
Except for Chen Guogong, all the officials looked angry.
They all saw that it was inevitable that the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance would give him a slap in the face.
The empress continued: "I have made up my mind to supervise the making of horseshoes, and Qian Yu will be responsible for it."
"His Majesty!"
The Minister of Industry was still planning to remonstrate, but Chen Guogong glared at him and quickly lowered his head.
At this point, the morning session ends.
The officials did not leave directly, but gathered outside the palace.
Zhao An asked the imperial guard to press the Minister of Household Affairs and personally pick up the board and raise it above his head.
One blow from the stick would kill the Minister of the Ministry of Finance for half his life!
He screamed like a slaughtered pig, "Zhao An, I can't spare you!"
hehe!
Turtle son, let you scold me!
The second stick came down, using all the strength, fast and hard, and the spanking was not on the buttocks, but on the back of the spine!
The officials felt numb after seeing this. This eunuch was beaten to death!
Chen Guogong glanced twice and walked away without saying anything more.
For him, it was nothing more than losing a minister of household affairs. Anyway, the minister of household affairs was also his person and could be promoted at any time.
Zhao An stopped the officials who were also about to leave and said jokingly: "My lords, you can continue to watch. No tickets will be charged."
"Eunuch Zhao, if you hit me so hard, you will kill someone!"
"That's right. If you kill an official of the imperial court in public, we will definitely impeach you!"
Although they said that if Zhao An withdrew even a little bit of strength, he would lose.
Bang bang bang!
One stick after another, he was beaten until the Minister of the Ministry of Finance cried for his father and mother, his buttocks were smashed, and his spine was also broken!
In short, in one word, hemiplegia.
Finally, after the thirty sticks were over, Shangshu Hube still had one breath left and was dragged away covered in blood.
The officials scolded loudly.
Zhao An threw the bloody stick in front of them. They looked at each other, cursed and ran away.
They are not stupid. Zhao An is warning them to be careful with their mouths in the future. If they dare to offend His Majesty again, they will be punished directly by being punished!
As everyone knows, Zhao An's purpose in abolishing the Minister of Household Affairs was to allow the ministers to put pressure on Chen Guogong.
But what can Duke Chen do?
He is not ready to rebel yet, and there is no way he will make any overt actions. Even if he does, it will be a despicable means, and Zhao An prides himself on being able to block it.
As long as Chen Guogong makes useless efforts in the next confrontation, cracks will appear within the group, because Chen Guogong cannot protect them!
At that time, it is time to use the divorce plan.
In the imperial study room.
The empress frowned and remained silent.
Zhao An turned behind her and massaged her shoulders. She whispered: "Zhao An, I'm so tired..."
She didn't say me.
Zhao An handed over a cup of tea and said proudly: "Give me some more time, and I guarantee that I will find a way to make the six ministers switch sides."
"I guess the Guoguo Guo Guo will make a big fuss about the horseshoes, and may even have someone assassinate you. You are too radical today."
"How can we force them to put pressure on the Chen family without being radical? In the past few days, Chen Guoguo has been asking for money from internal funds, and the names have been listed for you. As long as you can't get the money, he will spread the news in the army. You said you treated the sergeant harshly. Just watch, the Holy Sect will be in trouble."
Zhao An's eyes became sharp, and the empress was shocked, "What do you mean..."
"Shengmen's investment threatens Chen's plan, so some of the properties under Shengmen's name will soon be destroyed."
"How dare Chen!"
"You can't even do anything about the capital city, let alone other places. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. That's you."
Zhao An had to give the empress some eye drops to prepare her mentally. Many people would die if she had to deal with the Chen family.
The empress sighed quietly, lying on the edge of the table, her eyes dull.
She was under too much pressure, and the officials did not obey orders. Except for the infiltrated Imperial Guards around her, she had no military power at all.
Zhao An said with relief: "Don't worry, at least Chen Guogong will not rebel in a short time."
"Why? The imperial court is full of iron and holds military power. I won't be surprised if he deposes me tomorrow."
"Because you still have relatives."
Zhao An blinked, and the empress was startled.
Relatives...
The Luo family in the Queen Mother's hands were relatives. With the old witch's methods, who knows how much military power the Luo family had in the fiefdom. This was one of the reasons why Chen Guogong did not dare to make a mistake.
In addition, the military strength in Shu is still in the hands of Qian Yu, and the deterrence is greater than the actual effect, which is better than nothing.
The military commanders in the court, such as Zhang Qi, wanted to marry their sisters into the palace.
Another example is that those who are outside the Yun family, either as county guards or as county guards, had earlier asked Concubine Yun to send a letter, ordering them to privately purchase weapons, money and food in case of any eventuality. They would all join the court in the future.
The entanglement of these forces is not bad, not to mention that in the East Palace, the black factory is also making preparations.
Zhao Antoutiao helped the empress sort out the key points and the next plan in an orderly manner.
The empress's defeated expression gradually disappeared.
"Besides, Your Majesty doesn't really think that Daxia Guojian is just a construction team, right? Qianyu will make regulations to train their bodies, and they will become soldiers when they pick up weapons."
Zhao An smiled broadly, while the empress's beautiful eyes widened.
It turns out that this slave has planned so much for her!
"The first priority at the moment is to improve the prestige of you and the Holy Sect. I have already arranged that. The second step is to use the Imperial College to build a good relationship with the heirs of the martial arts. I will do this myself."
"Improve my prestige?"
The empress had too many questions to ask. It was incredible just to hear how many backup plans this slave had prepared.
Since she is interested, Zhao An might as well tell her what the process of rebellion is.
Today is different from the past. There are two ways to rebel in a quiet environment, one is to force the emperor to marry someone, and the other is to create chaos.
There is no need to think about the former Chen Guogong. First of all, he is not a relative of the emperor, and secondly, he must control the harem before forcing the palace.
