Chapter 67: Shock Hu Zhenghe!
Hu Zhenghe was shocked when he heard this.
How could such words come from his own daughter's mouth? Wasn't his previous goal to let Xiao Ding govern the country?
Why are you saying this now? Isn't this pushing this position away?
Hu Zhenghe was very puzzled.
"Oh? That's indeed what my beloved said."
"Ding'er is still young and needs to learn more than the crown prince. The matter of superintendent must be handled with caution. This concerns the survival of our Great Zhou!"
"So you'd better take back what you said, my dear. I know it's been hard for you during this period!"
"But as the Prime Minister of the court, everything must be done in the interests of our Great Zhou first!"
"It would be fine if the Crown Prince was just being arbitrary, as long as he could manage the politics of our Great Zhou Dynasty. I am only wronging you, my dear minister."
Hu Zhenghe was very unhappy to hear the emperor trying to smooth things over.
"Your Majesty, if everything is subject to the Crown Prince's will, then I cannot obey your orders!"
"Since the founding of our Great Zhou Dynasty, no emperor has ever acted arbitrarily. Everything is discussed by the court!"
"Now that the crown prince is the heir to the throne, if he does not learn from the ancient sages, it may hurt the hearts of all officials."
"Your Majesty, please revoke your order and make the Second Prince Regent instead."
"The Second Prince is a piece of unpolished jade, and everything can be polished. With me by his side to assist him, the future is promising!"
Hu Zhenghe's attitude was very firm. He only had one chance to impeach the emperor, today. If he missed it, the emperor might not meet him in the future.
Of course, the main reason is that I may not have the chance to see myself alive.
At this time Hu Shanxiang spoke again.
"Master Prime Minister, I have said that Ding'er is my child, and I know whether he is suitable or not."
"The Crown Prince has also not been exposed to anything, but I think he has done a good job since he became the regent, so let's just leave it at that!"
Hu Zhenghe was very angry when he heard this, but he couldn't show it.
"Your Highness, as a member of the harem, you have no right , so you should just do your job well!"
"If people knew that the harem was interfering in government affairs, I, as the Prime Minister, would be held responsible. After all, you are my daughter!"
At this time, Hu Zhenghe was reminding Hu Shanxiang not to forget her true identity.
"My beloved concubine, please stop talking. The Prime Minister is right. It would be bad if people accused you of interfering in government affairs."
"My dear, please go back first. I will consider your proposal carefully."
"And I will also verify this with the Crown Prince. If the Crown Prince is really acting arbitrarily, I will give an explanation to all the civil and military officials!"
Hu Zhenghe realized today that he would definitely not get the answer he wanted today.
"Okay, then I thank Your Majesty on behalf of all the civil and military officials. Please give me a satisfactory answer!"
The emperor was a little annoyed by this. A minister dared to ask the emperor for an answer.
But as for the emperor's way, Hu Zhenghe is now fully grown and not suitable for a clash with him.
"Okay, I'm tired, you can leave now, my beloved concubine will see Lord Hu off!"
"I obey your order!"
After leaving the bedroom, all the civil and military officials were kneeling outside.
"My Lords, please go back first. Your Majesty will consider our proposal and give you a satisfactory answer."
When all the officials heard this, they thought that the emperor was bowing his head, so they all stood up and left.
Hu Zhenghe asked about Hu Shanxiang only after all the officials had left.
"What do you mean by this today? Do you know how many chances you will have to impeach Xiao Yan like this?"
"You've messed up today, do you know how hard it will be to find such an opportunity again in the future?"
"Also, why did you try to excuse Xiao Yan when I came to force him to abdicate some time ago? You must give me an answer today!"
Seeing Hu Zhenghe's tough attitude, Hu Shanxiang naturally couldn't tolerate it.
"Watch your words. Who is I? Do you think you are the one who scolds me?"
Hu Zhenghe was stunned when he heard this. He never thought that his daughter, whom he had always controlled, would dare to speak to him like this today.
"Your identity is bullshit. Don't you know how you got this identity?"
"If it weren't for my support, would you be able to be in the position you are today? Don't put on airs in front of me!"
Hu Shanxiang became even more angry when she heard this: "You..."
"Okay, I won't tell you this today. Don't you want an explanation? Okay, I'll give it to you!"
"Do you know how His Majesty is doing recently? Not only is his health getting better, but he also often asks people about state affairs!"
"Do you think His Majesty doesn't know what's going on ? Wrong! Absolutely wrong!"
"Your Majesty knows the current situation better than anyone else. Do you think Your Majesty doesn't know what you arranged Ding'er to do?"
Hu Zhenghe was puzzled when he heard this.
"What's wrong with me? Isn't it for his own good that I arranged for Ding'er to do this?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Shanxiang directly retorted.
"For his own good? You asked him to go to the Imperial Household Department to read the memorials for his own good?"
"Your Majesty is very clear about this matter, but you just haven't pursued it. Don't you know why you pushed it to the forefront today?"
"If His Majesty investigates this, Ding'er will have no choice but to die. Reading the memorials is a capital crime!"
"I only have this one son, and I don't want him to die because of that ethereal position!"
Hu Zhenghe was stunned for a moment. He had kept his decision of asking Xiao Ding to look through the memorials very secretive, and others might not know about it.
"How did you know this? Did you send someone to follow Ding'er ?"
Hu Shanxiang said angrily, "Don't think of people as being so vulgar!"
"Ding'er was caught flipping through memorials by Xiao Yan, and he was brought directly to my Mingde Palace!"
"If you push it forward now, wouldn't that be like pushing it on the guillotine? If Xiao Yan puts this matter before His Majesty, not to mention us mother and son, you will also be to blame!"
"If I hadn't strongly opposed your last attempt to force the emperor to abdicate, do you think we would still be able to live well now?"
"I know you are ambitious, but you may not be unaware that His Majesty has a backup plan!"
Hu Zhenghe was a little flustered at this time. Although he had some means now, it was not enough to shake the imperial power, and he was still lacking some trump cards.
If the royal family is really pushed into a corner, he might not be able to gain any benefit.
"So, this is why you are so strongly opposed?"
Hu Zhenghe's tone of voice became low at this time. He did not expect that this matter would be discovered.
"What do you think? If Xiao Yan really tells His Majesty about this matter, neither you nor I will have a good ending!"
Hu Zhenghe frowned and said, "That's not right. Xiao Yan will definitely not miss such a good opportunity!"
"Why didn't he tell your majesty about this?"
Seeing that she had stabilized Hu Zhenghe, Hu Shanxiang's tone became much calmer.
"It's because I have him under control. He is too proud to use such means to deal with us!"
"Do you think we will have a good ending?"
Hu Zhenghe had no idea that the real reason was the agreement between the two!
