Xuanzheng Hall is the second main hall in Daqian Palace, second only to Chaoyuan Hall.
Except for the court meetings, there are court meetings during the rest of the time, and all civil and military officials discuss matters here.
Compared with the Great Court Meeting, the scale of today's Court Meeting was much smaller. Only officials of fifth rank or above in the capital were eligible to participate. Many generals from the border army also came to participate.
The scale of this court meeting was much larger than in the past, with nearly three hundred officials, large and small.
However, compared with the vast Xuanzheng Hall, it still seems a bit sparse.
All the civil and military officials walked into the Xuanzheng Hall one after another. The emperor passed away and the dragon chair hung empty.
Queen Xu and the prince sat under the dragon chair to listen to the government. Under normal circumstances, of course she couldn't be here. At most, she would only let the prince come.
However, the emperor passed away and the prince was young. Although she had not yet been crowned queen mother, it was not considered a violation of the law to take the prince with her to govern. At least according to the Daqian system, this would definitely not be considered.
Chen Mo, wearing heavy armor and holding a weapon, stood beside Queen Xu.
In fact, he didn't need to do this. The reason why he did this was just to show a signal that he absolutely supported the prince and the queen.
When many officials saw his posture, their expressions were different. Some were smiling, some were happy, some were slightly surprised, and some were worried and did not dare to look at Chen Mo.
Hundreds of civil and military officials went to court, each standing in order.
The last ones to walk in were King Pingxi and many generals in the border army.
King Pingxi was still as usual, dressed in a black python robe, with his head held high and his eyes sharp as he stepped into the palace.
This time he kept staring at Chen Mo closely, without concealing his gaze.
However, Chen Mo always felt that something was wrong. If he saw King Pingxi some time ago, he only had a vague aura of inhumanity.
So now this aura is much more obvious. There is nothing strange on the surface, but there is always something weird inside.
This breath could belong to anything, but not to humans.
Even just feeling this kind of aura, Chen Mo instinctively resisted it, wanted to stay away, and wanted to kill it.
Chen Mo's eyes were full of blood and he began to look at King Ping Xi carefully. However, no matter how he looked at him, he was very normal and not too weird.
It's just that the aura leaking out of it is definitely not right. There must be something wrong with King Pingxi, and he may have practiced some evil methods to increase his strength.
The so-called evil methods refer to some relatively evil methods. Such methods require something more demanding to start practicing, such as human essence and blood.
Warriors who practice this kind of evil method are naturally demonic warriors who are out-and-out, and even among the demonic warriors, they are among the most despicable batch.
Because this type of exercise often affects practitioners and makes their emotions easily extreme.
But there is no doubt that the advantage of this type of technique is that it can be practiced quickly enough, allowing the warrior to break through the current realm faster.
In addition to practicing evil methods, Chen Mo also had another inference, that is, King Pingxi might have been affected by something in the mirage or the ruins.
But as an innately strong person, it is definitely not that easy for things in the mirage to influence King Pingxi.
Even if it affects him, he will definitely be aware of it, and it will be far clearer than he is aware of.
In the current situation, it is very likely that he took the initiative to accept those things and integrate them with himself.
Compared with Mirage, King Pingxi is more likely to reach cooperation with the special creatures in the Ruins Realm area.
Although the Ruins Realm is weird, there are established rules. As long as they are not violated, it is considered safe.
Some ruins with proven rules are even as good as a small cave paradise to a certain extent, and there are indeed some things in them that can provide benefits to warriors.
The mirage is too dangerous, everything is chaotic and disorderly, and there is no order at all.
"The minister pays homage to the empress, and pays homage to the prince!"
Today, the Prime Minister Zuo Qiubei leads hundreds of civil and military officials to bow down.
King Pingxi and many frontier generals also bowed down.
Even if he wanted to seek power and usurp the throne, he still didn't break up at this moment. He still had to abide by many etiquette rules.
In the final analysis, it was because of Chen Mo's appearance that he could no longer do whatever he wanted unscrupulously.
Otherwise, if Chen Mo had not shown up, I'm afraid that the whole country would not only be in chaos, but would at least be in small-scale turmoil.
"Dear ladies, please rise!" Queen Xu spoke softly with a smile on her face.
Immediately afterwards, someone from the palace shouted orders.
"I have this memorial." The Minister of Rites took a step forward and said.
"The country cannot be left without power for a day. Now that His Majesty has passed away, according to the ancestral system, the prince should be temporarily in charge of the court. After the national mourning, the Ministry of Rites will arrange a coronation ceremony to offer amnesty to the world and welcome the new emperor to the throne."
The Minister of Rites opened his mouth. As one of the six ministers, although he came from a wealthy family, he was not from the main family, but just a concubine from a side family.
It was only because he was promoted by His Majesty that he achieved such an achievement. Therefore, among the six ministers, he is the most loyal to the emperor.
"The prince is young and cannot decide yet. I think there is no need to be so anxious about this matter." A minister from the Ministry of Industry stood up and expressed his position.
The Minister of Industry seemed to have anticipated this situation and glanced at the minister, but did not say much.
Except for a small number of civil and military officials who were lured over by Pingxi King Xu with huge profits, and some who were loyal to the court and the emperor.
The vast majority of officials are fence-sitters. As long as their interests are not affected, they will not care about the battles between the royal families.
Whether it was the new emperor ascending the throne and taking control of the court, or King Pingxi really seeking power to usurp the throne and support the third prince to the throne.
No matter what, they must still be used to govern the world. They represent the interests of many aristocratic families.
The so-called royal family is actually just a stronger aristocratic family. If you want to govern the world, you must give up power to the aristocratic family to a certain extent.
The situation in Daqian was already good, but the situation in Dali was even worse. The emperor sometimes appointed local officials based on the family's looks.
This is why the Dali royal family is willing to negotiate peace with Dagan, because if they don't negotiate for peace and continue to let the family control the military power, it won't be long before the emperor's decrees can't even leave the capital.
"The court is empty and no one can take charge of political affairs. Shouldn't we be anxious? Even if the prince is young, he can first ask the queen to take charge of the affairs." The Minister of Rites retorted loudly.
"The prince is reckless and does not know how to advance or retreat. It is said that he is cruel by nature. In my opinion, it is difficult for him to hold a big position. Even His Majesty has not left an edict for him. This shows that His Majesty is not happy about him.
Although the third prince is young, he has both political integrity and talent, and his behavior is gentle, courteous and thrifty, just like the kings of ancient times. We should support the third prince to ascend the throne as emperor! "
A censor doctor took the initiative to make a suggestion.
His words were pure slander. If they really wanted to depose the prince, they could easily accuse him of a bunch of crimes.
As soon as he finished speaking, many people responded, and naturally many people objected, and the court suddenly became chaotic.
Chen Mo remained silent, just silently observing the situation in the court.
The same goes for King Pingxi. He even smiled at Chen Mo.
"What's the point of supporting the third prince? Don't all the Gongun princes understand?
The heart of Pingxi King Zhao Huaifeng is clear even to the people in the capital. Are the Dukes Gongun still pretending to be stupid here? "
The Minister of Rites suddenly threw the wat (hu) tablet in his hand to the ground and shouted angrily!
The jade tablet fell to pieces, and the whole hall fell silent instantly.
The Minister of Rites no longer spoke, but kept glaring at King Pingxi angrily.
After saying this, he had no intention of living. He even thought that King Pingxi had better kill himself directly.
In this way, if you stay in the history books, you will have a great reputation. Kings of all dynasties will want loyal ministers like yourself.
"Gentlemen, please don't quarrel anymore. How about we discuss today's matters another day?" Chen Mo said in a deep voice.
He had clearly seen the situation in the court and had not taken action before because he wanted to see how many officials would side with King Pingxi.
When I finish my work and clean the court, I can deal with these people together and make room for other loyal ministers and good generals.
The quantity of the pie is limited, so if you want to eat two more pieces, you have to grab it from others.
Now that you have seen it clearly, you can consider taking action.
Although judging from the current situation, it would be to your greatest advantage to wait slowly.
But King Pingxi will never sit still and wait for death. The more he takes action in the end, the more extreme he may be.
Chen Mo has always regarded the saying "strike first to gain strength" as his maxim.
Instead of passively defending in the palace, it is better to find an opportunity to take action and solve all problems.
Even if he is not King Pingxi's opponent, it doesn't matter. We should first find a way to explore his strength.
What's more, according to the information found by the Sky Patrol, King Pingxi is only at the third level of innateness, and there is a level gap between him and himself, but not that big.
In addition, he has never practiced external martial arts, and his physical energy and blood strength are by no means strong. If they really fight, it is hard to say who will have the advantage.
Hearing Chen Mo speak, many officials stopped arguing. Some of them glanced at King Ping Xi. Seeing that he had no objection, they also shut up.
"If you have the foundation to start playing, you will have to retreat without the foundation!" The ministers in the palace stood up again and shouted.
Afterwards, some courtiers actually discussed matters normally. Queen Xu was born in a wealthy family, so she had some skills and could handle these matters in general.
After discussing political matters, the officials dispersed one after another, and Queen Xu prepared to take the prince back to the Ancestral Temple.
"Queen, as the old saying goes, to strike first is to gain the upper hand. In my opinion, we should strike first now.
My fighting power is not weaker than that of King Pingxi. If I can kill him, then all problems will be solved. "
On the way back to the Ancestral Temple, Chen Mo approached Queen Xu and spoke in a low voice.
"Ah!" Queen Xu was stunned, her expression slightly hesitant and worried.
Of course she understood the principle of striking first, but Chen Mo was the only talisman for their mother and son now, and she really didn't want Chen Mo to leave her side.
Sometimes when she was keeping vigil for the emperor in the Ancestral Temple, when she was about to fall asleep, she would first find a way to make sure that Chen Mo was not far away before she could sleep peacefully.
"My Lady, don't worry. There are still innate strong men who are loyal to the court in the capital. It's just that the senior now has to help the other innate strong men heal their injuries. He is now in Wanfa Tower and cannot move around easily, but he can take action.
You and His Highness the Crown Prince can go to the Wanfa Tower to rest first and wait for the ministers to solve all the problems. "
Chen Mo continued to speak to reassure her.
"My wife will also go with you. You can also find some more female officials to accompany you, but you should not make too much of a public statement."
Chen Mo continued to speak. If he really fought with Pingxi King Zhao Huaifeng, then the safest place in the entire capital would undoubtedly be Wanfa Tower.
Let Zhao Yu stay there in advance, and he would feel relieved.
Hearing what Chen Mo said, Queen Xu immediately felt relieved. Since Chen Mo asked his wife to go there, it means that it must be safe there.
"Okay, everything is at the discretion of General Chen." She nodded with a smile.
Everything moved quickly, and soon Zhao Yu, Empress Xu, and the Crown Prince entered the Wanfa Tower together with two female officials.
(End of chapter)
