I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

Chapter 12 The principle of whoever makes the decision should handle it! (Please bookmark and give me a monthly ticket)
Prime Minister Zhao Wenyuan is extremely cunning. It’s not that he wants to usurp the throne, he just wants to consolidate his position in the court.

Not only him, but also General Guo Poyun, the Queen Mother, and even other princes had offended too many people.

Behind them are so-called followers and their closest relatives, and these people are all tied to them.

If one day they fall, their closest relatives and followers, and even the aristocratic families they belong to, will be uprooted by their enemies.

Being demoted to a commoner was considered a good outcome. Generally speaking, the offender would be exiled to a remote frontier or beheaded.

In the Tiance Dynasty, both official positions and cultivation resources are conserved.

Only by driving out those who occupy these resources can others obtain them.

That's what happens when a wall falls.

When the Queen Mother was pushing Li Chen to be the emperor, Zhao Wenyuan also expressed his support because Li Chen had no followers and would not promote his subordinates when he came to power.

This has no impact on Zhao Wenyuan, and he can even use this opportunity to expand his power.

Of course, this was just his original idea.

After learning that Li Chen was at the Saint level, Zhao Wenyuan only wanted to be a loyal minister!

There is no direct conflict between him and Li Chen.

To put it bluntly, even if Li Chen didn't become emperor, it would not be his turn.

Who has a direct conflict with Li Chen?
That would naturally be the Queen Mother and several other princes.

Needless to say, the other princes have endured for so many years and have been determined to become emperor. How could they give up like this?

Zhao Wenyuan felt that the Queen Mother had great ambitions. He still remembered what she said yesterday. She was testing the court officials.

As for her purpose, it was probably to override the emperor, or to wait for the right time to depose the emperor and become the empress herself.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in the history of the mainland. Some dynasties around it were also ruled by female emperors.

During the years of fighting with the Queen Mother, Zhao Wenyuan had been investigating the Queen Mother's identity.

On the surface, the Queen Mother is the descendant of a noble family.

That is, the Empress Dowager's ancestors were meritorious officials who had followed the founding emperor of the Tiance Dynasty and made great contributions.

If this is true, then her background can naturally be considered clean.

Even though Zhao Wenyuan pretended to be a poor scholar in front of Li Chen, he has his own team to survive until now.

He has been investigating the Empress Dowager ever since she entered the imperial capital.

Even though the empress dowager hid herself very deeply, he received news that the noble family to which the empress dowager belonged had been in contact with the remnants of the previous dynasty in recent years.

He was the only one who knew about this matter. He had not found any evidence, so naturally he could not tell the late emperor about it.

Otherwise, the Queen Mother would bite him back and he would be asking for trouble.

The reason why Zhao Wenyuan wants to be a loyal minister now is naturally because he finds that Li Chen has no intention of touching him.

So he only needs to show that he is useful to Li Chen and show his loyalty to Li Chen, and his position as prime minister will be kept.

A young emperor who is so powerful that he is terrifying and has no followers will definitely bring more benefits than disadvantages to a subject like him.

Zhao Wenyuan was even willing to be Li Chen's follower.

Similarly, Guo Poyun also figured this out, but he may have messed it up.

In this court, they have no direct conflict with Li Chen, so how could they not protect Li Chen?

Zhao Wenyuan had already "judged" that Li Chen also knew this, so he asked them to go to the imperial study yesterday, just to see their attitudes.

He actually knew about the Third Prince's rebellion, but according to his estimation, the Third Prince would most likely withdraw his troops after learning that Li Chen was at the Saint level.

If things developed like this, Li Chen could just turn a blind eye and there was no need to make such a big fuss.

After all, it would not sound good if the news got out that he killed his own brother right after ascending the throne.

But now, the Minister of War directly pushed the Third Prince in front of Li Chen, and Li Chen couldn't pretend not to see it. Since he already knew about it, he must deal with it. If he didn't deal with it, it would damage the imperial prestige. Everyone saw that the Third Prince's rebellion was fine, but there would be more than one rebellion in the future.

If the third prince knew that Li Chen wanted to deal with him, he would definitely not let it go.

Isn't this obviously asking Li Chen to fight to the death with the third prince? This is an open conspiracy.

Even Zhao Wenyuan, who had been an official for many years, didn't know how to solve it.

After listening to the report from the Minister of War, Li Chen yawned and said, "Oh, since the third brother wants to rebel, then you go and capture him back."

This sentence completely confused the Minister of War.

What do you mean you want me to catch it? That's easy to say, but Your Majesty, do you think I'm also a saint?

Just when the Minister of War was about to explain, Zhao Wenyuan said in a deep voice: "Why? Are you trying to disobey the order?"

The Minister of War was now completely panicked. What a good Zhao Wenyuan! He really knew how to put the blame on others.

It was me who raised the problem, but you want me to solve it?
Seeing the frustrated look on the Minister of War's face, Zhao Wenyuan was overjoyed.

It seems that our Majesty does have some abilities.

Originally it was a conflict between His Majesty and the Third Prince, but once the Minister of War goes there, it will become a conflict between the Queen Mother and the Third Prince.

If the Minister of War does not go, he can be stripped of his official position by simply accusing him of two crimes, and the power of the Empress Dowager will be weakened.

Zhao Wenyuan even admired Li Chen for being able to find a solution even in such an unsolvable situation.

In fact, he was overthinking it. Li Chen didn't take the third prince seriously at all, and didn't know how to deal with him. He just followed the principle of "whoever said so should handle it."

Since you brought it up, you must have a solution.

If you can't solve it, what's the point of keeping you around? Are you going to cause me trouble?

Under the dual pressure from Li Chen and Zhao Wenyuan, the Minister of War had no choice but to say that he would go back and think of a solution, and after the court was adjourned he would ask his men to ask the Queen Mother what to do.

Originally, the rebellion of the border troops would shock the whole country.

But the ministers were not panicked.

They were all thinking: Is this the sense of security that His Majesty, who is in the Saint realm, can bring?

No wonder the Second Prince said yesterday when he was talking nonsense, "But without a strong cultivation base to support it, how can I ensure that my dynasty will last for thousands of years?"

It seems that what he said was right.

But this person is not the second prince, but Li Chen.

Some even wanted to see how the third prince would end up.

It was almost noon, and Li Chen was finally able to attend the morning court.

The Imperial Palace is the bedroom where the Queen Mother lives.

As soon as the morning court was over, the palace maid passed the news over, along with what the Minister of War wanted to tell the Empress Dowager.

The Queen Mother stretched lazily, her clothes almost unable to cover her chest.

Seeing that the shackles were about to be broken, the Queen Mother finally lowered her arms to avoid an accident.

"I already know about this. Go tell Zou Chong to leave the capital according to His Majesty's order and take some time to provoke the Third Brother. Don't get into a big conflict with him. And by the way, see how the Second Brother is preparing."

After the palace maid left, the empress dowager showed a playful look on her face.

Your Majesty, it seems that I really underestimated you. I didn't expect that you would surprise me for two consecutive days.

She was not in a hurry at all. She had too many cards in her hand, and each one was enough to give Li Chen a hard time.

But now, she wants to give Li Chen a little surprise and let Li Chen know who is the master of this palace!

(End of this chapter)