Hear what Zhang Julu said.
Everyone also reacted one after another.
Although Zhao Kai is just an illegitimate son, he is still the biological flesh and blood of Emperor Zhao Chun after all. Now that he dies in Beiliang, he will inevitably be involved with Xu Xiao, the leader of Beiliang!
This is undoubtedly a great opportunity to seize power!
Thinking of this, many officials stood up at the same time, and they were all excited.
"Your Majesty, I believe that although the second prince has never entered the palace, it is an indisputable fact that he has the blood of the Liyang royal family. Even if he was killed without Xu Xiao's knowledge, he must bear the corresponding responsibility. At the very least, his life must be protected!”
"Yes, Your Majesty, the second prince is the flesh and blood of the emperor. It is really unjustifiable for Xu Xiao to watch him die tragically in Beiliang! I also believe that Xu Xiao must be severely punished!"
"From what I see, this action should be taken back as the prime minister said, part of the military power in Xu Xiao's hands as a punishment!"
"That's right! The second prince died in Beiliang. If Xu Xiao is not punished severely, I'm afraid it will be difficult to quell the resentment of the world!"
“……”
Although excitement arose in the hearts of all the courtiers, their faces were filled with sadness and anger, as if they all had extremely deep feelings for Zhao Kai!
But in fact, apart from knowing that Zhao Chun did have such an illegitimate son, they had never had any contact with him, and had never even met him!
And the reason why they only dared to propose taking back part of Xu Xiao's military power.
The most important thing is because Xu Xiao has 300,000 Beiliang cavalry and is very powerful. If he really wants to take back all his military power, he will definitely choose to rebel without hesitation!
Once a war breaks out, regardless of whether the Xu family can be annihilated, their interests will be more or less seriously damaged.
Therefore, instead of completely breaking up with Xu Xiao and starting a war between the Liyang Dynasty and the Xu Family Army, they hoped to continue to deal with him.
I saw that all the courtiers were proposing to use this as an excuse to take back part of the military power in Xu Xiao's hands.
Zhao Chun, who was sitting on the dragon chair, also nodded and pretended to be sad.
"My dear friends, what you said makes sense. Kai'er is my most beloved son. The reason why I don't bring him into the palace is because I don't want him to get involved in the disputes within the court, so that he can live a stable and worry-free life."
"Now that he entered Beiliang and was killed, Xu Xiao, as the king of Beiliang, not only failed to protect him, but also failed to report it to the court in a timely manner!"
"Whether he meant it or not, he has angered me!"
As he spoke, a murderous intent flashed across his eyes, and he spoke angrily.
"Pass on my decree to take back one-third of the Northern Liang King's military power as a punishment!"
Hear what Zhao Chun said.
Everyone suddenly became excited and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After years of fighting against Xu Xiao, the famous Rentu, he was able to blatantly weaken his power!
They all know it very well.
After Xu Xiao loses this one-third of his military power, his power will inevitably plummet!
As a result, they no longer need to be too afraid of the 300,000 Northern Liang cavalry under his command!
at this time.
Zhang Julu stood up again and asked slowly.
"Your Majesty, the three hundred thousand Northern Liang cavalry can be said to be Xu Xiao's guarantee. If one third is deprived of him, I'm afraid he will be extremely dissatisfied and fight hard to resist!"
After all, he still believed that Xu Xiao would not sit still and wait for death.
The three hundred thousand Northern Liang cavalry were actually prepared for the crown prince Xu Fengnian. In the future, he would take over the position of King of Northern Liang. Without so many soldiers under his command, it would be difficult for him to secure this position.
Judging from Xu Xiao's character, he definitely doesn't want to see such a situation.
Therefore, he was worried that Xu Xiao would strongly oppose Zhao Chun's will, causing a war to break out and the world to be in chaos!
Moreover, what he just meant was that with the death of the second prince in Beiliang, we can put pressure on him and ask him to voluntarily hand over his military power.
If Xu Xiao is still unwilling, there is no need to start a war. He should think of other ways to avoid a war.
But looking at the look on Zhao Chun's face, that's not what he thought.
Hear this.
Zhao Chun sneered and said unceremoniously.
"Resist? Don't forget, the Liyang Dynasty's surname is Zhao, not Xu!"
"Just because Xu Xiao covers the sky with one hand in Beiliang doesn't mean he can be so presumptuous in front of me!"
"Tell him that if he dares to refuse to hand over one-third of his military power, I do not recommend sending troops to annihilate Beiliang! Including his precious son Xu Fengnian!"
A chill emanated from his body, making him look extremely scary.
Hear these words.
Zhang Julu couldn't help but lower his head, sighed deeply, and thought to himself.
"Your Majesty still wants to regain all military power through war..."
Since the beginning, he has been mediating in the court to prevent the struggle between the Xu family and the Liyang Dynasty from triggering a war.
He originally thought that as long as he used the excuse of Zhao Kai's death in Beiliang to regain some military power from Xu Xiao, Zhao Chun would give up the idea of starting a war.
Unexpectedly, he still had plans in his heart to regain all power through war!
After hesitating for a moment, a look of helplessness appeared on Zhang Julu's face, and he couldn't help but bow and said.
"Your Majesty, if you threaten Xu Xiao by starting a war, it will only make his resistance more intense!"
"It's true that he can be patient for Xu Fengnian, but that doesn't mean that he will be patient without any bottom line!"
When Zhao Chun heard this, his eyes became even colder and he scolded him first.
"Zhang Julu! For the sake of you being the prime minister, I will obey your words again and again and not touch the Xu family!"
"Now that my own flesh and blood have died in Beiliang, Xu Xiao, as the King of Beiliang, must bear all this responsibility!"
"If he doesn't want to, then let's start a war!"
"If you continue to speak for him, don't blame me for not remembering my kindness over the years and demoting you to the position of prime minister!"
Seeing that Zhao Chun was angry, all the courtiers lowered their heads again and did not dare to give instructions.
Many officials among them were secretly delighted.
After all, Zhang Julu seemed to be helping the Liyang royal family deal with Xu Xiao in these years, but he was always protecting Xu Xiao.
They had already deeply hated Xu Xiao. They watched Zhang Julu speak for him in the court, but they did not dare to say anything because of his position as prime minister.
Now that he saw him being scolded by Zhao Chun in public, he was naturally in a good mood.
Zhang Julu also saw that Zhao Chun had made up his mind, and the look of helplessness on his face deepened again, and then he sighed and remained silent.
At this time, he only prayed that Xu Xiao would not resist and let that meaningless war break out!
After a long moment of silence.
Zhang Julu looked outside the hall with a complicated expression, his eyes full of worry, and finally sighed in his heart.
"The war has started again, the world is in chaos, and I don't know how many innocent people will die..."
