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Chapter 31 The Imperial Court Discussion, the Crazy Duke Dingguo

After all, Su Xin is loyal to the Zhenbei Palace, so no matter what the purpose of Chu Yuan's order, he will execute it without hesitation.

Chu Yuan looked at Su Xin's back as he took the order and tapped the armrest with the fingers of his right hand unconsciously, as if he was thinking about something.

It was almost half an hour after Su Xin left.

Chu Yuan just stood up from his chair.

"It's time to go to the palace."

There was such a big event in the palace last night, and some important officials of the imperial court may have gathered in the palace at this moment.

Chu Yuan went there today, just in time to see how those ministers handled the selection of the new emperor.

If they choose a very capable prince to ascend the throne, then there is no way Chu Yuan will kill him again in the court!

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The imperial palace, a side hall next to Qinzheng Hall, has been used as a temporary meeting place for court officials.

Many important officials from the imperial court were gathered here at this moment.

Among them are some veterans of the late emperor's reign. They do not usually go to court, but enjoy titles of nobility. At this time, they also entered the palace.

"The Great Cang Dynasty has been at war with the Dayin Dynasty of the Shannan Region and the Xuanming Dynasty of the Xuanming Region for many years, and their hatred has deepened. Is there any shadow of these two dynasties behind the assassination of our emperor this time?"

"Indeed, these two dynasties are almost on the same level as my dynasty, and they do have the motive to assassinate my emperor."

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"fart!"

"The imperial palace is heavily guarded by the Forbidden Army. Even if a group of assassins intend to assassinate His Majesty, do they know the way?"

"And these assassins last night were not only able to sneak into my Da Cang Palace quietly, but they were also able to retreat calmly without leaving any traces."

"If Dayin and Xuanming dynasties had such terrifying assassins, would we still be able to stand here and talk today?"

"I'm afraid they've all lost their heads a long time ago!"

"Let me see, this assassination was not carried out by assassins from these two rival dynasties, but by a traitor within our Great Cang Dynasty!"

In the side hall, an old man with a heavy back and a bearded face spoke roughly and denounced him without restraint.

After the words fell, the courtiers who had previously speculated whether there were possible assassinations of Emperor Jiang Rui from the other two dynasties suddenly looked angry.

I just wanted to refute it, but when I saw the face of the person who spoke, I had to suppress the anger in my heart.

He can't afford this man.

This man is Duke Dingguo, a loyal minister of the late emperor when he was in power. He has fought on the battlefield for the Da Cang Dynasty for decades, expanded its territory by millions of miles, and made an indispensable contribution to the dynasty's ability to occupy [-]% of the Eastern Ling Territory. !
Therefore, he was also granted the title of duke of the country. Although he is old and has retired from the army, this person is usually the hottest tempered person, and if he disagrees with him, he will see the truth.

When meeting such people, many courtiers really felt a little dizzy and had headaches.

But the words were crude but not crude. Although what the other party said was vulgar, there was some truth to it.

"Then according to Duke Ding's inference, who is this ghost?"

A courtier asked.

"The old man doesn't know, but the old man knows that a few days ago, the doll from the Zhenbei Palace seemed to be above the court, openly resisting the order."

"He is even more arrogant in front of the emperor. It is said that his strength has reached the realm of heaven and man."

"If you want to make inferences, in my opinion, he is the most suspicious!"

Ding Guogong Li Biao's words fell to the ground, and the whole side hall fell silent.

Not everyone is as careless and brainless as Duke Ding.

Today's Zhenbei Palace has become a forbidden area that these courtiers do not want to touch a few days ago.

Now that Emperor Jiang Rui has died, how can anyone not think of Chu Yuan, the King of Zhenbei?

But, they dare not!

Chu Yuan's strength and mystery were like a big mountain pressing heavily on their hearts.

This also made them dare not speak nonsense for fear of being resented by Chu Yuan.

You must know that a few days ago in the court, the blood on Zhao Qing, the Minister of Household Affairs, was still warm.

It was because Ding Guogong, a brainless and reckless man who had not experienced the past court, did not understand or did not want to believe that the King of Zhenbei, who was only thirty years old, could have such terrifying strength, was why he was so presumptuous.

"Dong Guo, be careful what you say!"

After a few breaths, Prime Minister Zhang Yuanbo came to his senses, his gray eyebrows trembled slightly, and he immediately yelled, wanting to expose the matter.

However, he didn't expect that Duke Ding didn't appreciate it. Instead, he thought Zhang Yuanbo was questioning his own judgment.

Therefore, some people said angrily: "Instead of wasting time by making suspicions and inferences here, it is better to search from house to house!"

"Now that the capital is under martial law, assassins who want to escape from the capital will also choose to do so at night. If we can send troops to search the suspect's house today, there may be unexpected gains!"

Is Duke Ding looking for death?
After listening to Duke Dingguo's words, many courtiers looked over and couldn't believe their ears.

Even Prime Minister Zhang Yuanbo closed his eyes helplessly at this moment.

Is this to offend King Zhenbei to death?
"I didn't hear clearly what Duke Ding Guo meant. Does Duke Ding want to search the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion?"

Xu Chu, the commander of the Forbidden Army who had not spoken much since the court meeting, suddenly spoke for the rare occasion.

There was a hint of coldness in his voice, and there was actually a hint of chill in his eyes as he stared at Duke Ding.

He dared to offend the prince like this. If the prince hadn't told him not to act rashly, Xu Chu would have killed Duke Ding with a knife!
"If he is innocent, why not check the mansion?"

However, Duke Dingguo did not hear Xu Chu's somewhat abnormal tone and spoke bluntly.

At this moment, everyone fell into a brief silence.

No one wanted to talk more about this issue. When the King of Zhenbei was involved, they still understood the principle of speaking out and protecting oneself wisely.

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"is it?"

"I didn't expect that Duke Dingguo is really loyal to the dynasty!"

Just when the whole hall was silent, a voice of indifference and ridicule suddenly came directly from outside the hall and resounded throughout the side hall.

This voice came with an air of majesty that made people feel quite uncomfortable.

On the other hand, in the side hall, Han Tai, Li Ying, Su Zhidao and others all breathed a sigh of relief, and they all looked outside the hall as if they had a backbone.

At the same time, several people also forcibly suppressed their anger and were ready to denounce Duke Ding, and said no more.

"Tap-"

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There was a sound of footsteps, and under the gaze of all the officials in the hall, Chu Yuan stepped into the hall.

Footsteps were heard on the side hall, and every step seemed to affect the nerves of many courtiers.

Today is different from the past. When Emperor Jiang Ruishang was still on the throne, the imperial guards at the gate of the side hall may be full of fear but would still worry about the emperor's order to stop Chu Yuan.

But now Emperor Jiang Rui has passed away, and Xu Chu, the commander of the imperial army, is also a member of the Zhenbei King. Unless these imperial troops despise their own longevity, how can they dare to stop Chu Yuan, the murderer?
"I have seen the king."

"I've met King Zhenbei..."

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(End of this chapter)