fifth form

Chapter 1905: The Backlash of the Scarlet Sky Sword
The affairs of the Weiyang Palace had little to do with the new emperor.

Even though he was sitting on the imperial throne in the Weiyang Palace, he only listened to the affairs of state and did not make decisions as he did in the past.

This allowed the new emperor to listen to state affairs when he wanted to, and simply ignore them when he didn't want to. After all, there was no problem with the Empress Dowager's team driving the daily operations of the Han Dynasty.

When he passed by the Weiyang Palace in his carriage, he took a look inside the hall and saw many ministers lined up in four rows, looking at the empty imperial throne, and discussing loudly with Xu Chang, Zhuang Qingzhai and others, constantly deciding many trivial matters.

These minor matters are nothing more than the remnants of a school, thieves, and vagrant groups from vicious countries that need to be eliminated, and they also involve local money, taxation, food, and mount training.

During the reign of Emperor Jing, many things were decided, and all that was needed was to follow the framework in order to achieve success.

If there are no major changes inside or outside the dynasty, this kind of government can continue.

The new emperor was too lazy to take care of these things that did not change much. Even if he was in power himself, he would delegate many things to officials instead of taking care of all the big and small matters himself.

At this time, the Empress Dowager acted as the stabilizer, with Xuchang and Zhuang Qingzhai as the leaders, and officials at all levels cooperating.

This kind of team cannot create a prosperous era, but maintaining stability is not a problem.

"Your son pays respect to the Empress Dowager!"

The new emperor's carriage did not stop, but galloped all the way into Anle Palace before stopping.

He stepped out of the carriage and walked more than ten steps, then bowed and asked for instructions outside Anle Palace.

Several old eunuchs rushed into the hall.

In just a short moment, the door of the hall opened, and a strong and pungent fragrance came straight to the face.

The new emperor took a slight sniff and felt a hint of coldness in the fragrance.

He held his breath for a moment, then stepped into the main hall of Anle Palace.

"Cheer is here!"

A low gasp was heard, but the new emperor did not show any strange expression. Instead, he bowed respectfully again.

"Grand Empress Dowager, your son greets you!"

Before he had the fake Chixiao Sword, he tried every possible means to find a way to escape from Anle Palace, and his thoughts were extremely complicated.

But now he no longer has those thoughts.

As long as he can ensure that the throne still belongs to him, the new emperor will be polite to everyone.

No matter what the Empress Dowager did, it was all to help him and save the new emperor from all the hard work.

"What brings Your Majesty here today?"

The Empress Dowager was behind a huge screen. It was dry and stuffy amid the smoke and fire, but there was also mist to cool her down, making the area behind the screen like a steamer.

The Empress Dowager did not show up, but her voice came from behind the screen.

"The Queen said that you study hard and practice diligently every day." The Queen Mother hummed slowly, "You probably can't spare the time to come to Anle Palace, and you probably don't want to see me!"

"The words of the Empress Dowager frightened me," the new emperor said, "I know my talents are limited, so I just want to learn more. I didn't mean to avoid coming to Anle Palace to pay my respects!"

"You wouldn't come to Anle Palace if you had nothing to do. Tell me, what happened?"

Time was changing and the Empress Dowager's health was deteriorating, but when the new emperor faced the Empress Dowager, he felt that nothing had changed.

If he had not had the Scarlet Sky Sword by his side, he would probably still be suppressed by the Empress Dowager to the point where he could hardly breathe, and he would be reprimanded and criticized for any minor faults he had.

The Empress Dowager was ill, but she was very clear-headed, and he could not hide it with just a few words. "You smell of sweat, and changing your clothes can't cover it up. If you haven't been practicing martial arts in the palace all night, then you must have been out playing all night." The Empress Dowager said, "Since your majesty has had an affair, then you must need something from me?"

The new emperor was thinking about how to ask for the medicine. Just as he was trying to figure out how to convey the message, he heard the Empress Dowager whispering, which directly guessed about 70% of his behavior.

This made the new emperor look solemn.

"Although this matter should not be mentioned, I still need to mention Uncle Liang!"

Since the Empress Dowager spoke, the new emperor had no choice but to tell everything.

As for whether the Empress Dowager will give the medicine at that time, this matter is not up to the new emperor to beg. If the other party is willing to give it, the new emperor will take it. If the other party is not willing to give it, the new emperor can only wait.

Naturally, he hoped that the Grand Empress Dowager would give him some face, not just by giving Li Shaojun all he needed, but by giving him a little of everything, so that he would feel more comfortable when they met in the future.

"Gongsun Gui?"

When facing the Empress Dowager, the new emperor did not dare to play any ulterior motives, and he only conveyed the truth whatever he saw and knew.

This made the Empress Dowager murmur.

"So he was the one who carried out the assassination!"

If one's own child kills his teacher in order to calm things down, the child's temperament will certainly not be likable, even the emperor is no exception.

The Empress Dowager had always been on the side of her youngest son, Prince Liang, and she still feels somewhat resentful about Prince Liang's death.

But when things began to come to light, she couldn't help but realize that 50% of her previous dislike for Emperor Jing was a setup by someone.

Her eldest son was indeed not likable, but he was not so unlikable that she hated him.

All these tricks were set up by someone, which made her impression of Emperor Jing worse and worse.

In fact, King Liang and Emperor Jing were both of the same kind. Neither was stronger than the other, and neither had better character than the other.

The back-and-forth cooperation was accompanied by the two people's mutual calculations, and the two were entangled until their deaths.

In King Liang's plan, Gongsun Gui is undoubtedly an extremely important figure under King Liang.

"Gongsun Gui is so powerful that he can assassinate Chao Cuo who is in the True Self realm. I never thought that he would die in the attempt to assassinate Your Majesty one day." The Empress Dowager said excitedly, "The Scarlet Sky Sword can really help Your Majesty turn danger into fortune. This sword has the effect of turning defeat into victory, and it can also make you more courageous as you fight. Your Majesty can enter the realm of supernatural powers soon!"

"Grand Empress Dowager..."

The new emperor felt a chill in his heart.

If the Empress Dowager attributed his escape from Gongsun Gui's pursuit and counterattack to the Chixiao Sword, it would mean that she did not acknowledge the great efforts made by Li Shaojun and others.

There can be no great reward without recognition.

Although she seemed to be praising the Scarlet Sky Sword repeatedly, the Empress Dowager was actually politely declining his request for the elixir.

The new emperor was in a dilemma. He knew his own affairs well, so how could he use the Scarlet Sky Sword to turn defeat into victory? All of this was achieved with the support of Zhang Xuezhou, Li Shaojun and others, and the killing of Chen Zhang and Wei Shaoer, which eventually led to the death of Gongsun Gui.

If he attributed the matter to Li Shaojun and others at this time, he would be denying the Chixiao Sword. If he did not attribute the matter to Li Shaojun, he would not be able to obtain so many powerful medicines.

This is a dilemma.

But any choice would require concessions in maintaining imperial legitimacy.

The new emperor forced a smile and finally had to admit that the Chixiao Sword left by Emperor Gaozu was the main reason why he killed Gongsun Gui.