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Chapter 33 The General's Scheme
"Yes, General."

"The usual methods are not working, and the memorials from the officials are of no use. We can't think of any good solutions for the time being."

Most of the civil and military officials in the council hall shared the same sentiment as the Minister of Rites.

If it were a typical political party adversary, they would have plenty of ways to deal with it.

There are many ways to frame someone, assassinate them, or use underhanded tactics.

But they were facing the Emperor, the current ruler of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so these methods were completely useless.

If they dared to use assassination as a means to deal with that person in the palace, it would be no different from rebellion.

Everyone here has families to support, and unless absolutely necessary, no one would resort to such an extreme measure.

So all that's left is the system used by civil officials, such as officials submitting memorials, suspending court sessions, and even dying to remonstrate.

But in the past two weeks, they've tried all these methods, and the person in the palace doesn't seem to be buying it at all. What other options do they have?

The Minister of Personnel pondered for a moment and then said, "Since the memorials submitted by the officials have been ineffective, we must find another solution as soon as possible."

"The Emperor's actions over the past two weeks have shown that he is not far from taking action against us."

"Now, we're all in this together. If this drags on any longer, you all know what will happen!"

The Minister of Personnel glanced at everyone with a solemn expression and spoke.

The Minister of Personnel was not exaggerating; the civil and military officials present were all aware of the situation.

As important members of the Empress's maternal relatives' faction, once Empress Wu Ying's reputation falls, none of them will escape.

At best, they would be dismissed from their posts and exiled; at worst, their property would be confiscated and their entire family

There is no second outcome.

They weren't concerned about the lives of Empress Wu Ying and Grand Tutor Yan Hua; what they cared about was the gains and losses of their own interests.

Everyone's faces turned somber upon hearing the Minister of Personnel's words.

Half a month is enough time for them to see the critical situation they are in.

Some people had previously hoped that the person in the palace was experiencing a temporary resurgence of health before death, or that their condition was improving in an instant.

I estimate that he'll be bedridden again in a few days and unable to get up.

When the Empress returns to power, they will be able to rest easy.

The result, however, greatly disappointed them.

For half a month, the person in the palace had no health problems at all.

Although they didn't know exactly how the person in the palace had fully recovered.

But right now, they don't have the extra energy to think about this problem.

"Damn it, if we have to rebel, we can just lead the troops into the palace. I don't believe the emperor won't compromise in the face of a large army."

"If the Emperor doesn't compromise, we'll just keep him lying on his dragon bed, unable to get up."

One of the military officers could no longer bear the heavy atmosphere, so he slammed his fist on the table and stood up, cursing and swearing.

The moment the military officer uttered those words, the atmosphere in the council hall became strange.

All eyes were fixed on the military general.

There was surprise, a smile, and a deeper meaning, but no astonishment.

Clearly, none of the people present were pushovers; they had all considered this point.

But no one dared to say it out loud.

After all, bringing troops into the palace and threatening the emperor is a heinous crime.

It was not much different from a rebellion.

The only difference is that there's an extra fig leaf: using the emperor to command the feudal lords.

Seeing the various gazes directed at him, the military officer seemed to realize something and smiled brightly; "Gentlemen, did I say something wrong?"

"I was just saying, please don't take it to heart." The general smiled and sat down again. It was unclear whether the general's words were truly unintentional or deliberate.

After the general sat down, everyone gave him a deep look before looking away.

However, compared to before, everyone's expression had changed slightly, and their eyes kept flashing.

General Wu Jin gave the general a deep look, then swept his gaze across the crowd; "Does anyone else have any ideas? Speak up, we must come up with a solution today."

"otherwise."

"Let's all just wait to die!"

General Wu Jin's meaning was very clear: all the civil and military officials present must come up with a strategy today, no matter what.

If no agreement can be reached, then none of you present should think about leaving the General's Mansion easily.

The twenty-odd civil and military officials exchanged glances and understood General Wu Jin's thoughts.

General Wu Jin is forcing them!

If they don't make a choice, then General Wu Jin will deal with them before the one in the palace can even act.

Also.

The Empress's influence in the palace has been purged by the person in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and the Empress's current situation is very precarious.

If anything happens to the Empress, the first person to be implicated and suffer will be this General.

After all, they are father and daughter.

No wonder the general was anxious.

"General, we civil officials have no choice but to obey your orders," the Minister of Rites said slyly.

“Yes, all the methods we can think of have failed. We’ll see what the General has in store. We will obey your orders.” The Minister of Personnel nodded in agreement.

With these two ministers of the six ministries taking the lead, the other civil and military officials also spoke up, all following the general's lead.

None of the people present were fools; they all realized that the general's words were probably the general's intention.

Although this matter is too risky, they have no other choice now.

As the saying goes, "If one prospers, all prosper; if one suffers, all suffer."

We're all in the same boat.

Since they didn't want to sit idly by and wait for their doom, they had no choice but to rise up and fight back.

Upon hearing the words of these civil and military officials, General Wu Jin couldn't help but curse them inwardly as "old foxes."

Especially the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Personnel, who clearly agreed to implement the military administration method, yet still spoke in a literary style saying that civil officials had no way to do it. They are truly two hypocritical old foxes.

This is pushing him, the great general, to take the fall.

If things go wrong, he, as the general, will likely be the biggest scapegoat.

Even if successful, one must keep an eye on the pressure from all sides.

However, General Wu Jin didn't care about any of this, as long as these people were bound to him.

General Wu Jin's expression didn't change much. He glanced at everyone again and said, "Since everyone has said so, then this general will not delay any longer."

"The general's suggestion was very good. Since the officials' petitions are not working, let's try a more direct approach."

"Next, let's discuss the details together to ensure there are no mistakes."

General Wu Jin looked very serious.

This kind of thing cannot be taken lightly.

If even the slightest mistake is made, everything will be lost.

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(End of this chapter)