The Heavens: From Knowing Whether You Rule the World

Chapter 82 Without the protection of the elders, the emperor's uncle? Just a warrior!

Hall of Wende

Civil and military officials lined up, and the hall was filled with nobles.

On the civil service side, many censors spoke openly and it seemed that they were ready to make a big name for themselves.

On the side of military generals, General Yinggong took a rare sick leave, and many generals also looked in the direction of the king's uncle-in-law Shen Congxing.

When Shen Congxing saw these gazes, he felt something was wrong and quietly poked King Huan Zhao Ceying in front of him on the left.

"Ce Ying, there's something wrong with these imperial censors!"

Zhao Ceying looked at his uncle deeply and said vaguely: "Maybe uncle saw it wrong!"

Zhao Ceying sighed slightly. At this juncture, he favored his concubine and neglected his wife. Moreover, it was the uncle who favored his concubine and neglected his wife, and his wife was the Duke of Ying, the top military commander.
You said you could just pamper your concubine quietly, why did you have to kill your wife?
Can’t you just favor your concubine and not kill your wife?

His uncle is really hard to judge!

The kingdom was hard to come by, and if we want to keep things peaceful this time, whoever caused the trouble will have to bear the consequences.

Shen Congxing frowned slightly. His nephew said there was no problem, but why were all the imperial censors looking this way?

"Zhong Huai, what's the situation with these imperial censors?"

Shen Congxing poked Gu Tingye, who was wearing a purple robe, with an unnatural look on his face.

So many people were watching without any hesitation, which made him feel a little scared from the bottom of his heart.

This is so wrong!

Gu Tingye looked at Shen Congxing deeply and sighed silently in his heart.

Even at this point, the King's uncle still can't see the situation clearly!
Uncle Shen is really not suitable for the high-end arena.

During the dispute between the empress dowager and the new emperor some time ago, this man had been grieving the death of his wife, Da Zou, and had not contributed much.

The only thing worth praising is probably that he married Madam Zhang and made General Yinggong submit to the new emperor.

But in this only thing worthy of praise, you favor your concubine and neglect your wife?
After two breaths of silence, Gu Tingye smiled nonchalantly, "Hmm? Is there anything wrong? I'm afraid that the prince-in-law has been overworked recently, right?"

Shen Congxing felt a little more at ease. Perhaps it was really a problem of overwork during this period.

He had both joy and sorrow during this period. The sad thing was that his wife, Da Zou, passed away, but the happy thing was that his wife's younger sister, Xiao Zou, became his concubine and was brought home not long ago.

It’s normal to feel tired!

In the first row, Chu Hong was wearing a purple robe, with his eyes slightly closed, looking like he was about to fall asleep.

Han Zhang glanced at his favorite student and asked quietly, "This time, Duke Ying impeached the uncle of the emperor. Once this is over, how will the uncle of the emperor be dealt with?"

Several cabinet ministers also quietly stepped closer and exchanged glances with each other.

Uncle King, this is a very special position!
The King's Uncle is the Queen's brother, but he is also a military general.

The two most special ministers in the Great Zhou Dynasty today are the king's uncle and Lord Chu.

The two, one literary and one martial, have a subtle sense of balance.

Although the king's uncle was indeed beaten by Lord Chu.

However, that is because Lord Chu has the emperor's bloodline and does not need to worry about the special circumstances of the emperor's uncle.

Bloodline is a special kind of buff.

Whenever the king's uncle holds real power, the cabinet ministers must pay attention to his existence.

Now, the uncle has made a big mistake, if he is allowed to sink into oblivion.
The advantage of Lord Chu as the only minister of the emperor's bloodline will be fully revealed. Considering Lord Chu's age, it will not be a problem for him to crush the military generals for thirty or forty years.

The scholars have studied hard for decades, but the military general is just a soldier. How can the military general be in a superior position?

Chu Hong opened his eyes slightly. He naturally understood what Master Han said.

Military generals are inferior to civil officials, this is a certainty.

However, if the king's uncle also holds a lot of real power, then there will be a military general in Bianliang who is not afraid of the literati!

At the very least, after the King's uncle comes to power, he will be a relatively difficult general to deal with, similar to the Duke of Yingguo, who is the chief general.

However, the Duke of England relied on his ability and inheritance, while the uncle of the king relied on his bloodline. Now that Gu Tingye has risen, part of the prestige of the Duke of England will slowly be distributed to Gu Tingye.

But the king's uncle has his own special characteristics. If he were to gain power, things would be very different.

The civil service group does not allow such an awesome person to exist!
"What do you think, elders?"

Chu Hong glanced sideways. Are these old guys planning to take part in the game themselves?
"Pave the way for scholars all over the world."

The 60-year-old man spoke in a firm tone without beating around the bush.

This is Liu Zhi, the successor of Wen Yanbo's line, who is considered one of the transitional figures before Wang Anshi came to power.

"Since the king's uncle has no ability, it's a good thing for him to be a mascot."

Chu Hong nodded slightly and did not stop him.

After the new emperor came to power, the once united new emperor party was bound to slowly start fighting.

Especially the current new emperor party, whose civil officials come from Bian Jing and military generals come from Yuzhou, the two sides are only cooperating temporarily.

Both parties are the core members of the New Emperor's Party, and are people whom the New Emperor now trusts.

But once the empress dowager leaves the stage completely, all the civil and military officials in Bianliang will be part of the new emperor's party, and they will no longer have a common goal.

Sooner or later, they will fight.

And Chu Hong was naturally the person nominated collectively by the civil service group.

If he could get to the top, he could maintain his control over the military with civil power for decades, and the military generals would be suppressed tightly, making it more and more difficult for them to resist each year.

Seeing that Chu Hong did not stop him, several cabinet ministers nodded in unison and went to their seats.

The civil service group will also fight, but the prerequisite is that they will fight internally after suppressing the military generals.

Now, all the generals who follow the dragon need to be suppressed first.

This is the gap between civil and military affairs.

While the military generals did not understand what was happening in the court, the literati already had considerable experience in internal fighting and were ready to stir up trouble.

Every single civil servant in the court started out as a first- or second-class Jinshi. They are all experienced in local government and political struggles, and are experts in internal fighting!

"Go up!"

The sharp voice of the purple-robed eunuch resounded throughout the hall, and the new emperor Zhao Zongquan walked up to the throne in high spirits.

Only after eliminating the hidden dangers of the Queen Mother's regency could he sit in this position with true peace of mind.

Until now, he has truly ruled the world.

"Your Majesty, Holy Ann!"

The civil and military officials in the court saluted, which made Zhao Zongquan feel more and more proud.

"My Lords, do you have anything to report?"

Zhao Zongquan picked up a memorial but was not in a hurry to read it.

"Your Majesty, I, the Censor Zuo Jin, have something to report."

An old man with white hair and beard took a step forward slowly.

This was the censor who was quite a man of character and asked for Chu Hong's opinion in Chengyuan.

"Your Excellency, please speak frankly."

An old censor who was about to retire had made countless outspoken reports throughout his life, and Zhao Zongquan respected such a person very much.

"minister"

The old censor looked in the direction of the uncle of the emperor, Shen Congxing, and said, "I, General Shen Congxing of Weibei, have no moral integrity and are not upright at home. This is against the etiquette of the Great Zhou Dynasty and has tarnished the new dynasty's order. This is unworthy of the emperor's uncle.

I request that Shen Congxing be dismissed from his post, stripped of his title, and exiled three thousand miles away."

On the throne, Zhao Zongquan's sleeves slightly opened, with a look of surprise in his eyes, looking in the direction of Shen Congxing in confusion.
(End of this chapter)