Leaving Pingyang's affairs to Xuan Chi and Lian Zhengyu, Xuanyuan Mo and others rushed back to Xuanwu Palace.
When Xuanyuan Mo, Duan Muxi, and Jun Wuxie rushed to the Xuanwu Palace, the Xuanwu Palace was already empty, and they went to the Imperial Study Room together.
In the imperial study, Chen'er was dealing with the mess made by Zhuge Weiming.
Seeing the three people coming in, Chen'er immediately put down the memorial and went to greet them, "Master, you are here!"
Duanmuxi saw Chen'er and touched his head lovingly, "How is it? Is everything resolved?"
"Yes." Chen'er nodded after hearing this.
"Where is Zhuge Weiming?" Xuanyuan Mo said suddenly.
Chen'er's eyes flashed slightly when he heard this, and he frowned and said, "He ran away."
The three of them looked at each other with confusion on their faces. Zhuge Weiming ran away, how could it happen? With Ming Yan here, how could Zhuge Weiming escape
Just as the three of them were wondering, Ming Yan walked in from outside the palace. When he saw the three of them, Ming Yan's frown relaxed and said, "You guys came just in time. I have something to show you."
After hearing this, the three of them looked at each other again and came together.
Ming Yan waved his sleeves gently, and there were several more broken corpses in front of the three of them.
Seeing the broken corpses, Jun Wuxie immediately took a step back, and then said with a look of disgust, "What is this, Ming Yan, where did you get such disgusting things?"
Ming Yan heard this and said seriously, "These are the minced meat of the two soldiers killed by Zhuge Weiming."
Xuanyuan Mo and Duan Muxi frowned at the same time when they heard this, and began to observe the broken corpses again. When they saw the faint green aura glowing on the broken corpse, their expressions changed at the same time.
"You are sure it was Zhuge Weiming who did it." Xuanyuan Mo frowned, a solemn look flashed in his amber eyes.
Ming Yan nodded solemnly when he heard this, "I'm sure, I've fought against him before."
Jun Wuxie on the side also reacted at this time. When he saw the familiar green aura, he frowned suddenly, "Is this Zhuge Weiming?"
A cold light flashed in Xuanyuan Mo's eyes when he heard this, "It should be him."
Hearing this, a trace of disgust flashed deep in Jun Wuxie's eyes, "I didn't expect that old guy to be reincarnated, and I won't let him go this time." Jun Wuxie said with a bloodthirsty smile on his lips. Jun Wuxie will kill him as many times as he reincarnates.
"Let me do it this time." Duanmu Xi's deep purple eyes were full of murderous intent. She failed to avenge herself and her emperor father in her previous life. This time she must avenge her emperor father and herself with her own hands.
Xuanyuan Mo looked at Duanmu Xi's eyes full of murderous intent, and frowned slightly unconsciously.
Chen'er on the side, listening to the conversation of several people, had a flash of doubt in his eyes, but did not ask anything. Zhuge Weiming, even if they didn't take action, he would not let him go.
Early the next morning, Xuanwu Hall.
"The Emperor has arrived, the Queen Mother has arrived." Following the eunuch's singing, Xia Houchen and Zhuge Lan entered the Xuanwu Hall together.
When all the civil and military officials saw Xia Houchen and Zhuge Lan, they all knelt down and saluted, "Long live my emperor, long live my queen, and my queen mother is a thousand years old."
The two walked up the jade steps together, Chen'er sat on the dragon chair with a majestic look, and Zhuge Lan sat on the phoenix chair to the right of Chen'er. The chair originally placed on the left side of the dragon chair was now But there was no trace of him.
"Everyone is safe." The cold and arrogant yet immature child's voice carried absolute intimidation.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Upon hearing this, the ministers stood up slowly and stood in two rows.
Xia Houchen's sharp eyes glanced coldly at the ministers below, and finally his eyes rested on Xia Houxun, "Prince Zhao."
Upon hearing this, Xia Houxun immediately took a step forward, bowed to Xia Houchen and said, "I'm here."
Chen'er looked at Xia Houxun and said coldly, "Are you guilty of the chaos in Pingyang?" The childish voice was very calm, and there was no trace of emotion.
When Xia Houxun heard this, he immediately broke into a cold sweat and immediately knelt down and said, "I know my guilt."
Hearing Xia Houxun's direct confession, Chen'er's eyes flickered and she coldly uttered two words, "Declaration."
"Yes." Upon hearing this, the eunuch on the jade steps immediately took out the imperial edict from his sleeve and read loudly, "By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict saying that King Zhao Xiahou Xun has incited the people and intends to rebel. He has now removed his title as King Zhao and confiscated all his military power. , demoted to common people and assigned to Xizhou."
Hearing the words "Demoted to common people and assigned to Xizhou", Xia Houxun fell to the ground with a dejected look on his face. Nothing, everything was gone, the soldiers and horses were gone, the power was gone, the title was gone, As early as last night when he heard that all his 200,000 troops and horses had surrendered, he had realized that if his troops and horses were still in hand, Xia Houchen would not have the final say whether to go to Xizhou or not. But now that we don’t have soldiers and horses, we can only be a lamb to be slaughtered.
The eunuch who announced the decree walked to Xia Houxun and handed over the decree, saying, "Xia Houxun, please accept the decree!"
After hearing this, Xia Houxun came to his senses, took the imperial edict, kowtowed to Chen'er and said, "Caomin, accept the edict and thank the Lord for his kindness."
Xia Houxun felt extremely regretful when he said the word "caomin" with difficulty. If he had known that the result would be like this, how could he think about things that did not belong to him, guarding the position of King Zhao who is under one person and above ten thousand people? Isn't it wonderful to have the rest of the year? It's too late to say anything now, it's all irreversible.
Soon the guards came in and dragged Xia Houxun out. Everyone was lamenting Xia Houxun's fate. They did not expect that the powerful King Zhao would end up like this.
After dealing with Xia Houxun, Chen'er looked at Lian Taichu, who was standing at the top of the military generals, and said, "General Lian."
When Lian Taichu heard Chen'er's cold voice, his body couldn't help but tremble slightly. He didn't dare to be negligent. He immediately took a step forward and bowed to Chen'er, "Wei Chen is here."
"Do you know your guilt?"
The voice was still as calm as ever, but it made Lian Taichu's heart tremble violently, and he knelt down and said, "I am guilty." Lian Taichu lowered his head, thinking of Xia Houxun's fate just now. , a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Looking at Lian Taichu who was kneeling on the ground in cold sweat, Chen'er's eyes flickered and glanced at the eunuch who was announcing the decree. The eunuch who proclaimed the decree immediately understood and took out an imperial edict from his sleeve again and read it loudly, "By the fate of heaven, the emperor decreed that General Lian Taichu did not know people well, misunderstood the slander, and raised his troops to rebel. I still think of him." Because of his loyalty to the emperor, he is exempted from the death penalty, removed from his post as general, and demoted to a commoner."
When Lian Taichu heard this, he slowly closed his eyes, bowed his head and kowtowed respectfully, "Wei ministers accept the order to express gratitude."
When all the ministers heard the verdict of Lian Taichu, they all expressed regret. General Lian was an upright man and loyal to the country. This time, he was simply implicated by Xia Houxun.
There are also many people who complained about Lian Taichu. Although he made a mistake, his intentions were good at the time. It was indeed too harsh to directly remove him from office and take back his military power.
There were also some smart people who, after listening to Chen'er's two imperial edicts, quickly understood Chen'er's intentions and gained military power. Since the death of the late emperor, Xuanwu's military power has been declining, mainly to the regent Zhuge Weiming and Zhao Wang Xiahou Xun. During this Xuanwu turmoil, the emperor had the upper hand, which was obviously the best time to take over military power.
The eunuch who announced the edict finished reading out the imperial edict to deal with Lian Taichu, and then read out another imperial edict.
"By God's will, the emperor issued an edict saying that the regent Zhuge had committed regicide and conspired with foreign enemies before he became aware of the situation. He is now stripped of his title of regent, confiscated all of his military power, and sentenced to death."
When Zhuge Lan heard the four words "sentence him to death", his heart trembled suddenly, his hands clenched into fists unconsciously, and his beautiful eyes were full of pain.
Hearing Zhuge Weiming's verdict, all the ministers lowered their heads and did not dare to speak out, especially those ministers who often flattered Zhuge Weiming. , so arrogant, but now it ends like this, it has to make people think deeply, good and evil will be rewarded in the end.
After reading the three imperial edicts, Chen'er once again scanned the ministers below and found that they were all very respectful. The corners of his lips curled up slightly, "Some time ago, I was forced off the cliff by Zhuge Weiming. Fortunately, the White Tiger Battle The king and concubine Zhan were able to survive, and the Pingyang Rebellion was only quelled by the help of White Tiger troops and loyal ministers. Therefore, in addition to punishing the guilty, I also reward the meritorious."
As soon as Chen'er finished speaking, the eunuch on the side sang loudly, "The War King of the Baihu Kingdom, the War Princess, Jun Wuxie, Ming Yan, Xuan Chi, Lian Zhengyu are here to attend."
Following the eunuch singing loudly, Xuanyuan Mo, Lian Zhengyu and others walked into the Xuanwu Hall together.
As soon as they entered the hall, they attracted everyone's attention, because their appearance was so stunning, even the burly Xuan Chi was very handsome.
Several people walked to the jade steps together. Xuan Chi and Lian Zhengyu knelt down on one knee in front of Chen'er and saluted, "My subordinates (wei ministers) see the emperor."
"Without any courtesy." Seeing a few people coming in, Chen'er finally had a smile on his face.
Chen'er looked at Xuan Chi's lips and said, "Xuan Chi has done a great job in quelling the chaos and is commendable for his loyalty. I now order him to lead all the Xuan guards back to me."
Xuan Chi was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately knelt down to thank him and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Seeing that Xuan Chi was happy, the smile on Chen'er's face became a little brighter, and he turned to Lian Zhengyu who was aside and said, "Lian Zhengyu has done great service in quelling the chaos by borrowing troops. He is also my teacher and friend, and he is now named a first-class general of the Xuanwu Kingdom." , commanding Xuanwu's 400,000 soldiers and horses." Unlike the eunuch who announced the verdict of Xia Houxun and others, the canonization of Lian Zhengyu and others was announced by Chen'er personally.
When they heard the emperor's canonization, all the ministers were dumbfounded. I bet the emperor was not really angry with General Lian, otherwise he would not have removed General Lian and instead conferred Little General Lian. In this way, the power of the Lian family would become even greater. , originally only commanded an army of 100,000, but now he commanded 400,000. 400,000 was the combined strength of King Zhao and the Regent. Now the Lian family was extremely powerful.