Chapter 730: Nothing

Li Chen was silent for a long time and said slowly: "The matter of ascending the throne cannot be decided by my palace. My father is still there, so I cannot kill my father."

For Li Chen, this sentence is heart-to-heart.

Zhou Ping'an's expression was calm, and he was not surprised by Li Chen's rejection. He immediately responded: "Since that's the case, there is another way."

"Forcing Zhao Xuanji to resist."

Zhou Ping'an said expressionlessly: "Whether your highness ascends the throne or other methods, the biggest purpose is to make Zhao Xuanji unable to retreat and bear it. Only by forcing him to rebel can he act against him and be criticized by the world. At that time, whether your highness dismisses him or kills him, he will obey the righteousness."

"It is natural for your minister to rebel and your Highness to kill him."

"In this way, it can not only prevent the people of the world from hiding their ranks, but also block the possibility of the vassal kings sending troops on the pretext of serving the king when the court is in turmoil."

Zhou Ping'an's last sentence came to the point.

Why didn’t Li Chen kill Zhao Xuanji directly?

It is because once Zhao Xuanji is killed by abnormal means, the government will inevitably be paralyzed.

The world was in an uproar, and those vassal kings had an excuse to support the king.

The day before yesterday, Zhao Xuanji could have put him under house arrest in the Hall of Supreme Harmony on the grounds of his chaotic court. After killing Zhao Xuanji, those vassal kings could also lead troops into the capital on the grounds that the prince was unvirtuous and was scrambling troops to defend the king.

And this can just crush the last straw of the already stormy Qin Empire.

"How to force the rebellion?" Li Chen asked.

"The Liao Kingdom, Yelu Guzanqi."

Zhou Ping'an's answer hit Li Chen's thoughts.

"Zhao Xuanji colluded with the Liao Kingdom for many years, and the crimes he committed were too numerous to record. Just talking about the Crescent Pass tragedy that year was enough to kill Zhao Xuanji dozens of times. As long as these crimes were announced in the mouth of the Liao Kingdom, Zhao Xuanji would rebel even if he did not."

Li Chen asked: "The Liao Kingdom is not under the control of this palace. How can we ensure that they will announce these matters? After all, Zhao Xuanji is there, and he is still the cabinet master of the Qin Dynasty, so he can create huge value for the Liao Kingdom."

Zhou Ping'an said lightly: "Which Qin Empire, which is trapped in civil strife and war, is it more beneficial to the Liao Empire with a stable overall situation? Do you still need to think about it? Liao Kingdom most hopes that the Qin Empire will become in chaos."

Speaking of this, a gloomy expression flashed across Zhou Ping'an's face, and he said, "What's more, even if they don't say it, your highness can also tell them, right?"

Li Chen stared at Zhou Ping'an for a while and smiled and said, "If Ping'an is the only one, you can reach thousands of troops."

Zhou Ping'an said respectfully: "Share your worries is the responsibility of the meritorious minister."

After a while of silence, Zhou Ping'an said, "I'm leaving..."

As he said that, Zhou Ping'an faced Li Chen and retreated to leave.

Just as Zhou Ping'an was about to walk to the gate of Xizheng Hall and was about to leave, Li Chen suddenly spoke.

"Zhao Xuanji has been colluding with the Liao Kingdom for many years. There are no more than five people in the entire Qin Empire who know the inside story. There is absolutely no you in it. How did you know about it?"

Zhou Ping'an paused, lowered his head deeply and refused to look at Li Chen. He said slowly: "Weichen guessed randomly."

"What's more, even if Zhao Xuanji is innocent, His Highness said he has it, it's just that he has it."

"Hundreds of years ago, there was a dynasty named Song. His famous general Yue Fei was determined to rescue the two emperors Jing and Kang. He was hated by the new king. He issued twelve gold medals in a row in one day to recall Yue Fei. The treacherous minister Qin Hui falsely accused Yue Fei for false crimes and left a terrified reputation for killing Yue Fei for a false crime."

"The king of the Song Dynasty can kill loyal ministers for false crimes. Why can't Your Highness kill traitors for false crimes?"
Chapter completed!