"Zhao Cuo, what do you think I should do?"

Empress Dowager Zhao raised her little head and looked at the handsome young man standing in front of her.

"Isn't the empress always walking on the right path?"

Of course Mr. Zhao now knows what this woman wants to do.

"you say."

she asked noncommittally.

"Dayu may not be defeated if he sends troops to attack Demon Court now, but after the war, the vassal kings will definitely rebel, so this war cannot be fought. The empress has been reforming the officialdom these years. When He Qinghaiyan in each prefecture, it is time to cut down the vassals, right?

"

Zhao Cuo is still very clear about Dayu's current illness. The biggest stubborn problem lies in the princes who broke up the soil to rule. If they want to start a war with the Demon Court, they must first cut down the vassal.

"But if I take action against those seven hereditary and irreconcilable bastards, they will inevitably rebel. Taizong already proved this three hundred years ago."

"Um?"

The ignorant Mr. Zhao fell into confusion again. He only understood the current situation and had not yet studied the history of Dayu in depth.

"Emperor Taizong raised his butcher's knife against the vassal kings. He indeed killed many little kings, but he also created the seven kings today."

The Queen Mother said with a cold face.

"At that time, the imperial court issued an order to divide the territory, ordering the territory to be divided among many princes after the death of the vassal king. King Yan immediately colluded with the other six kings to directly attack Xiang Jing. Taizong could only give them an iron hat to retain the sole inheritance rights of his eldest son. In this way

This was the only way to avoid this military disaster."

‘You haven’t succeeded in reducing the vassal status even after the decree of favor was issued?’

Zhao Cuo was relieved to understand the almost unsolvable situation that Dayu was facing now. If he sent troops to Mobei, the vassal king would rebel, and a war with the seven kings would cause the demon court to take the opportunity to go south. This was a case of extending his head and shrinking his head, and there was no way to survive.

Walk.

"But the empress can only cut off the feudal clan first."

Zhao Cuo revealed the goal in Empress Dowager Zhao's mind. Judging from the bad woman's thunderous means of taking down the disobedient Dao Zong, she knew very well that before going outside, she must first pacify the inside.

"Ah."

The Queen Mother suddenly showed a contemptuous smile.

"Aren't these two stumbling blocks trying to make each other pounce on us first? So Dayu still has time to recuperate, and the most important thing at the moment is to replenish the treasury."

"Then the empress wants to negotiate peace with the Demon Court?"

Young Master Zhao looked at Queen Mother Dayu with suspicious eyes. To be honest, he didn't believe that the female devil would bear such a tone, not to mention that there was a frozen river hunting incident before.

"don't want."

Empress Dowager Zhao shook her head with a cold face.

"As long as I am still alive, Demon Court will not have the guts to go to war with Dayu. If they dare to rob the border town, I should respond."

"Is it too risky?"

Zhao Cuo understood that she wanted to start a small-scale war with the demon clan on the border. This could certainly show Dayu's toughness, but the demon clan was really determined to attack in an all-out way. No matter whether they won or lost, the precarious court would have to be defeated.

Reshuffle the cards and the winner will be the seven kings who have formed an alliance.

"I have never lost before."

The Empress Dowager said lightly, and then she showed her dictatorial power and ordered an additional 20,000 troops to Duanmen Pass. Such a small-scale mobilization would not hurt Da Yu, but if it really caused hundreds of thousands of troops to move out, he would suffer. It's the common people.

'Even in the supernatural world, wars have to be fought with human lives.'

Zhao Cuo sighed in his heart. Although the fire-raiser has the power to destroy the country alone, it can only exist as a strategic deterrent. Otherwise, today you destroy my city, and tomorrow I will send saints to sneak attack your camp. In the end, it will become a full-scale jihad. They all have to be sunk.

Didn’t you see that the battle to kill Empress Dowager Zhao half a month ago had already cut off the flow of the frozen river? At that time, the great sages of the monster clan could have raised their hands to kill the great nobles of Dayu who were present, but they did not do so in order not to break the rules.

The Mobei Demon Court also dispatched troops instead of demon saints to attack the border town.

"This is the arrangement regarding the Demon Court. As the new year is approaching, you should focus on the great court meeting in the near future. If nothing happens, then we can stop here today."

The woman on the dragon chair spoke in a tone that left no room for doubt. The ministers in the palace remained silent, and no one dared to question the powerful Empress Dowager Dayu who had taken over the Dao Sect.

"Retreat!"

As the eunuch's rooster throat fell, only the Empress Dowager and Young Master Zhao were left alone behind the bead curtain in the mighty Chaotian Palace. The latter had already decided to quit.

"It's time for me to go home..."

Zhao Cuo tentatively said to the Queen Mother Zhao who was sitting on the throne.

"Zhao Cuo, don't you think that if you save a small life, you can flirt with your sister at home all day long, right?"

The Queen Mother looked at him with a half-smile and said.

"Isn't it almost the New Year..."

Zhao Cuo felt his heart skip a beat.

"How did you know that I intend to give you a holiday?"

The female devil said in a lazy tone.

"Didn't your Majesty just tell me to rest at home during this period?"

"It's just that today I will still let you spend time with your family, but you have been lying down for half a month, how long do you want to be lazy?"

"yes……"

Young Master Zhao scolded the black-hearted capitalists in his heart.

"The case of corruption among Beijing officials has entered the final stage. You, the chief official, should also participate in the final deliberations. The case should be concluded as soon as possible and then reported to the palace."

Empress Dowager Zhao said calmly.

"As commanded."

Zhao Cuo's eyes also became serious, knowing that this bad woman meant for him to intercede for the guilty ministers and relatives in front of all the officials at that time, and she would also issue an order to pardon the innocent people who were implicated.

"You squat down."

The Queen Mother suddenly raised her hand towards him with a smile as bright as a flower.

'You think of me as some kind of pet, don't you?'

Zhao Cuo was very dissatisfied with her order, but thinking that the female devil had promised to forgive those corrupt officials, he could only do it reluctantly.

"You want to take a nap on New Year's Day, right?"

Empress Dowager Zhao held his face with a smile.

"It is written in Dayu's law that there are seven days off during the New Year."

Mr. Zhao tried to tell her that the Spring Festival was a legal holiday.

"The criminal law also stipulates that officials who embezzle more than 500 taels will be punished with five orders of punishment, but I can prevent those people from being implicated with just one sentence. My words are more effective than the law."

The Empress Dowager gave an example to prove that she spoke the Constitution of Heaven and followed the law.

'I'll hang you on the streetlight sooner or later!'

Knowing that his annual leave was gone, Zhao Cuo felt a little depressed.

"Zhao Cuo, if you want to take a day or two off during the New Year, you have to work hard."

She lowered her little head and leaned into Mr. Zhao's ear and exhaled softly.

"The Beijing official corruption case will definitely be over before the end of the year. During the New Year, I can let you have a day of rest, and condescend to come out of the palace to accompany you for an outing."

"The New Year's court meeting will last for several days. Your Majesty will also have to meet the sons of the vassal princes who have come to the capital to pay their respects and the envoys from the small countries in the southern region, right? There is no need to waste your time on me."
Chapter completed!