Chapter 828: Cao Yi's guess
(Shameless, the chapter titles are written incorrectly, and the face is gone, apologize, apologize. The previous chapter should be "The Hen Si Chen"
Several court officials left the Tai Chi Hall with hunger and walked out of the palace. They raised their hands to say goodbye outside the palace gate. There were still many people outside who were stretching their necks and waiting for them to come out in order to get the latest news. I am afraid they would never have thought that overnight, the supreme ruler of this country was basically the same as another person?
Because they were fighting for the position of Minister of War in the side hall, everyone was ashamed of the black-eyed eyes. At this time, they said goodbye and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. They hurriedly bowed and turned around and left, and went back to their respective houses. Next, they might have to be busy for a while.
The carriage of Cao Yi's family was waiting outside the palace gate early. When he got on the carriage, Cao Yi closed his eyes and leaned on the cushion. As an old fox who had experienced several coups and was still tall and unmoved, he always felt that it was too weird that night. Although his body was extremely tired, his mind was extremely clear at this time. He needed to sort out his thoughts and think about what was wrong.
There must be something wrong.
Cao Yi's mansion was not too far from the palace, and it took him a short time to arrive at Cao's mansion. At this time, many carriages had been parked outside the Cao's mansion. There were many officials in official robes standing outside the door. After getting off the carriage, Cao Yi glanced, turned around and walked to the steps. The officials outside had already surrounded him and bowed together.
Before the officials asked questions, Cao Yi had already spoken, "Everyone, something small happened in Jiangnan. His Majesty the Emperor was slightly ill, which scared you. No big deal. Please go back to the yamen immediately and do whatever you should do. The mansion will be reported to your government office soon. Well, that's it!" After saying this, he waved his hand, turned around and entered the gate. The Zhuqi gate slammed behind him. Many officials looked at each other. The bell rang last night. The chief minister and the ministers of the ministries and commissions did not return overnight. The matter was definitely not as light as the chief minister said.
Although they were all Cao's members, they were still not at the same level and could not step into Cao's mansion. Of course, they could not touch the most core secrets. Everyone also knew about this. They came here early just to show their loyalty to the Prime Minister, indicating that no matter what happened, they would stand on the Prime Minister's side. Since their goal had been achieved, everyone would not stand here and blow the wind. They scattered one after another, returning to their respective offices, and quietly waited for the arrival of the official newspaper.
People who were not of the level were locked outside the door, and those who were of the level were naturally entering the Cao Mansion. At this moment, they were drinking morning tea, eating snacks, and waiting for the return of the Prime Minister. When something happened to the capital, the Prime Minister was naturally the first to bear the brunt. They arrived last night and had been in the Cao Mansion for most of the night.
Hearing the familiar footsteps outside the door and the sound of gently coughing and clearing his throat, several people in the study put down the tea and pastries in their hands and stood up.
Cao Yi pushed the door open and entered.
"I have met the Chief Auxiliary!" Everyone bent down.
Cao Yi waved his hand and smiled, "All are here? Sit, continue, eat and drink, I must have not slept all night last night, right?"
Looking at Cao Yi's swollen eyes and bloodshot eyes, the leader bowed and said, "The Chief Auxiliary is concerned about national affairs and worked hard all night. We sit here with no other job, and we can compare with the hard work of the Chief Auxiliary."
Cao Yi laughed and said, "I was thrilling that night, jingshén was full of excitement. You are nervous and you have no news here. You are much more sad than me." He sat down with laughter, picked up a piece of pastry and stuffed it into his mouth, ate it voraciously, and then took a big sip of tea.
Seeing Cao Yi, who usually pays great attention to appearance, everyone was shocked, and when they heard the four thrilling words, they were even more moved.
"Brother Xing, but guess why did the bell ring yesterday come?" Cao Yi picked up another piece of pastry and asked.
The person Cao Yi called Brother Xing was called Xing Shu, and he was the most important among the Cao people. He was the best choice for both military, political and civil affairs. However, he was taken down by the former emperor Li Jia in his early years because of corruption and was never re-employed.
Hearing Cao Yikao compares himself, Xing Shu thought for a moment and said, "The Chief Minister and Lord, the Shangjing is basically pacified now. Except for the certain military wēixié in the southern part of Jingzhou, other places are very peaceful. If you want to follow the subordinates, something big happened in Jingzhou or the three southern states. If you can make the bell ring, it is only possible that there is a problem with the heads of these two places, either Xie Shilin or Prince Li Qing!"
Cao Yi had already recovered at this time, chewing snacks slowly and sipping tea in small mouthfuls, "Li Qing was dead in battle!"
With a loud bang, several people in the room stood up, and tables, chairs, cups and cups sounded randomly.
He looked up at them, "Why did you react so much? Didn't Xing Shu say that just now? Either Xie Shilin or Li Qing? I thought you were all mentally prepared?"
Xing Shu's face turned a little blue, "Why is His Highness the Prince? As a general, he has countless soldiers and generals under his command. How can he be defeated to make him die in battle, Jiangnan, Jiangnan..."
Cao Yi patted the pastry residue on his hand, "Don't think too much, Jiangnan is fine at the moment. Although the Northern Army is attacking, they are all blocked."
"How did His Highness the Prince die?" Xing Shu asked.
"Diet in battle!"
"This is impossible!" Xing Shu shouted.
"What's impossible?" Cao Yi said lightly: "His Prince only brought five hundred guards to patrol the front line. When he arrived at Laibao, he was actually attacked by the Northern Expedition Army. His Prince failed to break through and eventually died in battle."
Xing Shu blinked and looked at Cao Yi, "The Chief Auxiliary, His Highness the Prince inspected the front line. This must be a very high density. How did the Northern Army arrive by chance? Isn't this a coincidence? Laibao County is the front line. As far as I know, there are thousands of soldiers there, plus His Highness the Prince's personal guards, how could it be so easily destroyed by the city or even killed in battle?"
"In our opinion, there are indeed many impossible things, but it happened." Cao Yi picked up the teacup, took a sip, but looked at everyone.
"His Royal Highness the Prince was killed." Xing Shu did not hesitate at all.
"So what?" Cao Yi sneered, "Don't talk nonsense about things without evidence. His Highness the Prince was surrounded by the Northern Expedition Army and died in a fierce battle. This happened under the eyes of everyone's eyes. His Highness's personal guards were escorted to Shangjing by Su Can."
"Okay, when he arrives, everything will be clear." Xing Shu clapped his hands.
"Nothing will change!" Cao Yi shook his head, "Do you want to know what else happened tonight?"
"Your Majesty has a stroke!" Before everyone could ask, Cao Yi said it directly.
This time, everyone was not shocked, but frightened. Looking at Cao Yi, he couldn't say a word. After a while, Xing Shu murmured: "The building is about to collapse, the building is about to collapse!"
"It's not that serious! Although Your Majesty suffered a stroke, it seems that it is the mildest, just a little inconvenience in legs and feet, and it's normal in other places." Cao Yi said.
Everyone let out a long breath, it was a blessing in disgrace.
"Although it was just a slight stroke, Your Majesty needs to be meticulous and cultivated in order to recover, so now the virtuous concubine is the one who is in charge of the court!" Cao Yiyun threw out another bombshell in a calm and gentle manner. Everyone's reaction was indeed as he expected, and it exploded in an instant.
"How can this be done?"
"Phizard is a great disaster in the country!"
"absurd!"
"This woman is cruel and ruthless. If she comes to power, the world will inevitably be in chaos."
Looking at the indignant people, Cao Yi knew that his hands were pressing down, and the study slowly calmed down, "Everyone, I don't know the others yet, but it's good to be cruel and ruthless. The first time I discussed with us, I rushed Xu Wei back to the mansion. Now there is no one in the Minister of War!"
The two-and-three news broke out and the other two and the other was so hot that the people in the study were so angry that they turned their heads. For a moment, the small brains of the people could not accommodate so much shocking news.
"The Minister of War is an important official of the country. It is not that anyone who says he can avoid it. At least he has to discuss it at the court meeting to clarify his crime and then punish him. What is this?" Xing Shu murmured.
Cao Yi raised his head and laughed, "What does Concubine Xian do? If I insist on doing this, it will really harm Xu Wei. I can guarantee that as long as I say this, Xu Wei will be in endlessly guilty in all kinds of major and minor crimes, and it is certain that the whole person will be blackened and it will be difficult to clear the water in the future."
Everyone lowered their heads.
"Sinceremony, you and the other adults haven't fought for a while?" Xing Shu asked, "She can withdraw the Minister of War like this today and set such a bad precedent. Just understand you."
"Protest?" Cao Yi smiled bitterly, "Concubine Xian threw a big flesh and bone over, and everyone was fighting like a vicious dog. Who would think about fighting? Xing Shu, let's not hide it from you, I was also determined to fight and let you sit in this seat! This is better than letting a guy with a corpse position go up."
Xing Shu had a fever, "Xing Shu was a little talented and knowledgeable, how could he take this great task?"
Cao Yi shook his head, "Brother Xing, look, you are also moved. As long as I want to fight, I will definitely win. Concubine Xian is probably determined to get my support, but on the way back, I thought about it carefully, and the more I thought about it, the more strange it became. It was not until I got home that I finally understood the strangeness of this matter."
"The Chief Supervisor, what's the weirdness?"
"Brother Xing, even if the Virtuous Concubine gave me for free, I don't want it." Cao Yi looked at Xing Shu with bright eyes, "You can't ask for it! Brother Xing!"
"Sir, if the position of Minister of War is to be brought to a person who does not understand military affairs at all or is simply the confidant of the Concubine Xian, it would be really bad!" Xing Shu whispered.
"I'm afraid some people are hoping for this?"
"who?"
"His Majesty!"
Xing Shu's pupils shrank suddenly and he looked at Cao Yi with a straight look.
Chapter completed!