Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 983 984 Detaining the Prince
In Zhao Kai's view, Zhao Ji's act of returning to Beijing privately was almost cursing him to return to the west sooner.Before he died, his son was impatiently preparing to return to Beijing to inherit the family business!
In order to stabilize the situation, Zhao Kai even deliberately sent a telegram to Zhao Ji, Zhao Chen and Zhao Jie, telling them that he was fine and only suffered a little injury, which did not prevent him from controlling the overall situation.

But even after receiving this telegram, Zhao Ji still returned to Beijing!What does this mean?This means that Zhao Ji doesn't believe what Zhao Kai said at all!

Whether it was fear of someone usurping power or the situation getting out of control, Zhao Ji really rushed back to the imperial capital in such a hurry, even ignoring the crucial Wanliang.

You must know that Wanliang is an important grain production base of the Dahua Empire, and the safety there really determines the life and death of the empire!
What's more, He Zhe in the north of Wanliang City is the rear of Zhao Chen's army, and it is Zhao Chen's only supply route.Nearly a million troops are now fighting to the death on the front line of Fengjiang. If Wanliang is lost and He Zhe is in crisis, then Fengjiang's million troops will not even have a way out.

At this time, Zhao Ji was able to leave Wanliang and return to the imperial capital, which means he was disregarding the safety of the empire. How could this not make Zhao Kai feel cold?

"He still dares to come back? Why does he come back?" Zhao Kai was furious on the sickbed, ignoring all kinds of debris on the ground, grabbed something beside him, and threw it on the concrete floor with force.

"Crack!" A bottle of expensive imported anti-inflammatory medicine shattered like this, and the liquid inside spread on the concrete floor and gradually sank into the tiny holes.

The doctor and his attendants stood aside and bowed their heads in silence. They didn't dare to go forward to clean up. What if His Majesty the Emperor wanted to throw something on his head again?
"Come on! Come on!" Zhao Kai was annoyed and had already begun to think about changing the crown prince.He protected Zhao Ji before, mainly because he was afraid of Zhao Yu, and also because Zhao Ji made him feel more suitable to be the future emperor of the Dahua Empire.But now, he suddenly felt that Zhao Ji was not a very suitable candidate.

Hearing his shout, the valet outside the door pushed the door in. Zhao Kai saw someone coming in, and ordered: "Call the Minister and Prime Minister! Let them come to me!"

Seeing that Zhao Kai had calmed down, the waiters on standby hurried forward to clean up all kinds of broken things on the ground, including the anti-inflammatory medicine imported from the Tang Empire that Zhao Kai smashed just now.

Just now, the Ministry of Rites has sent the news that the Tang Empire promised not to sell long-range strike weapons to Fengjiang. The imperial capital of the Dahua Empire has temporarily recovered, and Zhao Kai theoretically does not need to continue drilling into the basement.

But Zhao Kai didn't believe this statement, and still chose to recuperate in the underground bunker.In fact, he really didn't suffer much injuries. Except for the broken leg, the injuries in other places can only be regarded as superficial injuries.

But as an emperor, the image must be guaranteed.Zhao Kai's current image really doesn't make him look like an emperor anymore.

Although the dragon robe is still decent, his head is wrapped with gauze and his feet are still covered with plaster. In this state, he has long lost his former prestige.

Soon, Zhou Qiang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials who had been guarding outside, and Wang Yucai, Minister of the Household Department, came into the room.Since Zhao Kai was injured, the least active of the six ministers are currently on standby near the basement.

Prime Minister Chu Muzhou was ill and was on sick leave in his mansion, Shen Chuan of the Ministry of War had to go back to the Yamen to do errands, Minister of Rites Jiang Run was at his busiest time recently, so he could only sit in the Ministry of Rites.

It was already an hour later when these ministers arrived one after another.Seeing these familiar ministers, Zhao Kai finally regained some confidence.

"Li Mingshun!" Zhao Kai directly called out the name of his confidant in front of these ministers.

"The minister is here!" Li Mingshun was taken aback for a moment, then immediately walked out of the crowd, and bowed in front of Zhao Kai's sick bed.

"If Zhao Ji's rebellious son comes back, you bring someone to take him down immediately! Take him into... into...Zhao Yu's former residence, he is not allowed to come in and out, and he is not allowed to contact anyone!" Zhao Kai gritted his teeth, but in the end he still didn't He ordered Zhao Ji to be imprisoned in the prince's mansion.

This was a very strong signal, and the ministers standing behind heard Zhao Kai's order, and their complexions suddenly brightened.

It seems that this Zhao Ji finally touched Zhao Kai's Ni Lin, which made the suspicious and tyrannical Zhao Kai think of Yi Chu.

Chu Muzhou originally wanted to speak out to dissuade him, but he was frightened by the sound of the explosion of the Yunbo bomb before. Recently, he has lost his energy, his appetite is poor, and he is sick and easily distracted. After a little hesitation, there will be no more A chance to get ahead.

Now that the Dahua Empire has internal and external troubles, in fact, it should not shake the foundation of the prince.But if Chu Muzhou doesn't say this kind of thing now, other people will definitely not make fun of themselves.

The Dahua Empire, which was already in turmoil, showed more and more decline after the imperial capital was attacked by missiles.Everyone is thinking about their own affairs, and few people have taken care of the future of the country.

Think about it, the minister of the household department in charge of the taxation and treasury of a country has stayed in front of the emperor's sick bed for a few days and hasn't been to ask the accounts of the household department. How can the country's economy be better?

As the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Wang Yucai actually did not care about political affairs: he had known for a long time that the country's finances were completely ruined, so he simply left all the errands to others.

Continuous wars have made the country unable to make ends meet, and the empire's finances have been improved for less than a year with the help of Zhao Yu, but that little income has been invested in the development of military industry, and how much is left?

The battles for the first half of this year were all civil wars in the country. Regional taxation had collapsed, and import and export trade had completely stagnated.In this case, the household department of the Dahua Empire is no different from the accounting office of the beggar gang.

Not to mention Zhou Qiang from the Ministry of Officials.He used to belong to the prince Zhao Yu, and he was emptied when Zhao Yu rebelled against him, that is, Zhao Kai had not had time to find someone to take over Zhou Qiang's job, so he was allowed to sit in the position of Shangshu for such a long time.

Speaking of which, Zhou Qiang's ability to continue to be Minister of the Ministry of Officials also has something to do with his support from the intelligence department of the Tang Empire.If it wasn't for someone operating in the dark, Zhao Kai wouldn't have been unable to find a replacement for Zhou Qiang.

Half of the ministers of an empire are not working or not working hard, and the other half are just dawdling. It is a miracle that such a country can persist until now.

There was even a moment when Chu Muzhou was worried about Zhao Ji: Are you really so impatient to be a subjugated king to take over such a dilapidated empire?
"I obey!" Li Mingshun bowed his head and accepted Zhao Kai's order. As Zhao Kai's most trusted confidant general, he will definitely complete the task without any discount.

It's not about letting Li Mingshun intercept the Tang Empire's missiles, it's not technically difficult at all, it's just a matter of catching Zhao Ji, if it can go wrong, Li Mingshun doesn't have to mess around.

Dragging his sick body, Chu Muzhou looked at Shen Chuan at the side. At this moment, he felt that only Shen Chuan could think from the perspective of the country.

But Shen Chuan saw Chu Muzhou's gaze, and shook his head imperceptibly, which meant that Shen Chuan was not going to say anything more about the crown prince.

Chu Muzhou sighed secretly, he had already heard Zhao Kai ordering the waiter to draw up an order for Li Mingshun - when Zhao Ji returned to the imperial capital, he would be arrested and detained in Zhao Yu's former mansion.

That was really not a good place. Thinking about Zhao Yu's current status as a traitor, Zhao Ji would definitely be scared out of his wits if he was taken there.

Minister of the Ministry of Punishments bowed his head and remained silent. Although he was Zhao Ji's man, he could see that Zhao Kai was furious at this moment. He dared not disobey Zhao Kai's order at this time.

"My dear friends, what do you think of this matter?" After Zhao Kai made clear his attitude, he deliberately asked the other ministers present in a long tone.

Everyone smiled wryly in their hearts: You have already given the order yourself, so what opinions do we have?Anyway, this Dahua Empire belongs to your Zhao family, so you can play it however you like, can't we watch the fun?

"I have no objection." Everyone spoke together, representing those who didn't speak, and for a while, there was even a happy scene in Zhao Kai's ward.

In fact, a few years ago, Zhao Ji's behavior of abandoning the army and returning to the imperial capital without permission would indeed be considered a felony.

It's just that at that time the empire was not as weak as it is now, and it was not a big deal to deal with a prince, or even a prince.At most, it will be turbulent for a while, far from being hurt.

But now that the empire is like this, it is no longer a state that can be tossed around casually.This is a little turbulent, and maybe something big will happen again.

Chu Muzhou wanted to speak to Zhao Kai again, but just as he was about to open his mouth, he saw Zhao Kai looking at him indifferently.He opened his mouth, but didn't utter a word in the end.

Until Zhao Kai looked away, Chu Muzhou couldn't speak a single syllable.It wasn't until Zhao Kai asked everyone if there was anything else to start, that Chu Muzhou finally spoke up on a topic that shocked everyone: "My lord, Chu Muzhou is in poor health and can no longer take care of things. I hope Your Majesty will show mercy." , I respect the veterans to retire... to return to their hometowns."

His words suddenly made the ward lively, and everyone wanted to speak out to dissuade them.The emperor over there wanted to detain the prince, but the prime minister here resigned. Can this day be over?

Unexpectedly, when everyone prevented Chu Muzhou from resigning, Emperor Zhao Kai approved Chu Muzhou's resignation with the coldest words: "Yes! The mansion is still inhabited by Elder Chu, lest others say that I don't care about the old minister..."

(End of this chapter)