roccoschili Chapter 469 Your Majesty, we have come to request your abdication!
Chapter 469 Your Majesty, we have come to request your abdication!
Officials: "..."
Faced with Empress Dowager Guo's confusion, they could only look at each other in bewilderment.
Given a choice, they would not want to go back on their word and reinstate the deposed emperor.
However, there aren't many options available now.
Apart from Cao Mao, only Pengcheng King Cao Ju and Qi King Cao Fang remained.
However, Cao Ju was the person Sima Shi was extremely determined to support. If he were to be enthroned now, who knows if it would allow the Sima family to rise again!
After much deliberation, their best option for deposing the current young emperor was indeed the once universally hated Cao Fang.
"Your Majesty, please understand that we were forced to submit to the General's tyranny, which is why His Highness Prince Qi suffered such injustice."
"The Sima family is no longer as powerful as it once was, and we naturally wish to pull back from the brink. However, the current emperor is incompetent, so we request the Empress Dowager to issue an imperial edict to depose the emperor and install the Prince of Qi in his place!"
That excuse sounds much better.
Empress Dowager Guo thought for a moment and then nodded.
"Since that's the case, then everything will proceed as you gentlemen have said. You can explain to Eunuch Guo how the imperial edict should be drafted. I'm tired. If there's nothing else, please don't disturb my peace in the future."
Given the young emperor's abilities, he must have been able to foresee this situation.
Since he took no action, it means either he was equally powerless, or he had other plans.
Regardless of the reason, it will not be affected by her choice.
Not long after the two sides joined forces, Empress Dowager Guo understood the situation after being reminded by Eunuch Guo.
Others flatter and exploit her, perhaps all for her power as Empress Dowager.
The only exception was the young emperor.
It seems that from beginning to end, her only role in the eyes of that young emperor was to cover up the eyes that the Sima family had planted in the palace.
Similarly, she believed that the young emperor, with such abilities, would not accept defeat so easily!
As soon as Empress Dowager Guo returned to Yongning Palace, several people stepped forward and surrounded Eunuch Guo.
Although the contents of the imperial edict have been determined in the previous remarks, the specific wording still needs to be discussed.
It not only has to be reasonable for them, but also for the whole world to accept.
After much thought, it is still most appropriate to place all the blame on the Sima family!
Since we've already fallen from grace, it probably doesn't matter if they kick us while we're down!
Apart from a few highly respected individuals who drafted the imperial edicts, many others eagerly rushed to the palace where the emperor resided.
Since the aristocratic coalition was forced to defend the city with all its might, that damned little emperor has not shown his face again.
In most people's minds, he was probably still thinking about surrendering the city, hoping to exchange it for the lifelong glory of the Duke of Anle.
So at this moment, they came with sarcasm!
"If that young emperor knew what we had done, I wonder how terrified he would be!"
"Haha, he probably still thinks that if we win, he'll still be the emperor, and if we lose, he'll still be the Duke of Anle, right?"
"Little did they know, having won, how could we possibly stand by and watch such a coward sit on the throne?"
"Haha, Your Majesty, we have come to request your abdication!"
"No matter how many schemes you devise, even if you bring in the Han army, what can you do?"
"Jiang Wei was smart enough to run away beforehand; otherwise, if the stalemate had continued, we would have definitely made him suffer!"
"But if Jiang Wei runs away, Your Majesty will be in trouble. You won't even have any cities to surrender!"
"Your Majesty? He's just a young lad! Where is he? Where are the palace eunuchs? Drag that brat out here right now!"
When a large number of people arrived, the palace quickly became unusually lively.
But after these people calmed down a bit, they realized something was wrong.
There were no palace servants or maids.
Logically speaking, even the emperor with the lowest status and least power should have no shortage of palace maids serving him.
But now, this palace doesn't look like a place where anyone lives at all.
what happened?
"Could it be that the young emperor had a change of heart, knowing that we would not let him go, so he simply released all the palace servants?"
Someone is confused.
"Are you stupid? Even if he has a change of heart, what does that have to do with the palace servants? We should only target him, not the palace servants."
"Could it be that he suddenly went mad and killed all the palace servants?"
"That doesn't make sense either. There's no movement, and no smell of blood. It doesn't look like a dead person."
"Is it possible that the young emperor is not in the palace?"
When the last person spoke up weakly, everyone became alert for a moment, but then immediately relaxed.
"Where else could he be if not in the palace?"
"Besides, wouldn't it be even better if he really escaped?"
"If the emperor cowardly fled when the enemy army was at the city gates, wouldn't it be even more legitimate for us to depose him?"
In fact, they believed that it would be the best situation if the emperor were not in the palace.
The next moment, someone recklessly rushed in, eager to confirm the matter.
A moment later, shouts of joy and delight echoed from within the palace.
"It's true, the little emperor really ran away!"
"Haha, now we can more legitimately announce this matter to the world, so that everyone can see clearly this cowardly and incompetent little emperor!"
The people inside rushed out in ecstasy.
Even the people outside looked happier.
Although they were absolutely certain about the matter of deposing the emperor.
But now that the young emperor has deserted his post, not only will things go more smoothly, but it will also make it easier for the people of the world to accept what they are doing!
Only a few of them looked worried.
"That young emperor is no simple man. He is behind everything that has happened in the capital recently."
Would he really flee the palace and the capital out of fear?
"If he really ran away, then I think he might have a deeper plan!"
Unfortunately, at this point, truly rational opinions won't be accepted by many people.
On the contrary, those who say such things will only be shunned and considered cowards.
"If you are cowardly, then do not travel with us. When we help the Great Wei and become famous throughout the world, and are enfeoffed as kings and marquises, do not be envious!"
Just as Liu Bang had predicted.
Even if they haven't truly confirmed that the external threats have disappeared, and even if what they need to do hasn't been completed.
As soon as they relaxed their guard even slightly, internal conflicts arose.
For them, even if they reinstated the emperor, the pie would only be so big.
Naturally, the fewer people sharing the cake, the better!
The first people they kicked out were those who wanted to analyze the matter rationally and act cautiously.
At this point, they don't need to be rational; all they want is to press on, welcome the King of Qi back to the capital, and then share the remaining spoils of the Sima family!