The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 468 Getting Started Directly

"Chen Er, you are truly laughable. This is the first time in the history of our Great Ming Dynasty that a second-rank official has dared to speak to me like this. Who do you think you are?"

"Why should I explain myself to you? Peel this guy's dog skin off!" The Empress Dowager gave the order, and this time it wasn't the eunuchs who spoke; Wei Zhongxian took matters into his own hands.

Wei Zhongxian had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. To put it bluntly, even in his dreams, Wei Zhongxian wished he could strip Chen Er of his official robes to vent his hatred.

"Chen Er, you didn't expect this, did you? I told you, those who do many evil deeds will surely perish. After all this time, you've been scheming against us elders. You might as well have gone home and farmed."

"I'm just trying to share some of the burden with the people," Wei Zhongxian said happily. However, Chen Er did not stop Wei Zhongxian and let him take off his clothes.

The Empress Dowager looked at Chen Er with a mocking expression: "Chen Er, you are no longer a second-rank official of our Great Ming Dynasty. Go home and grow sweet potatoes. Don't let me see you here again."

"Otherwise, next time it won't be your official robes that are stripped off, but your very skin." The Empress Dowager's voice was extremely loud this time, and many of the civil and military officials present were not afraid of the Emperor.

However, many people were afraid of the Empress Dowager, and all the eunuchs and palace maids couldn't help but tremble.

However, Wei Zhongxian had only stripped half of Chen Er's official robes off when his hands began to tremble, and he could no longer continue.

"Wei Zhongxian, what's your reason? Didn't you dream of stripping this guy of his official robes? Now the opportunity is right in front of you, how could you just let it slip by?"

The Empress Dowager was quite far away, so she didn't see Wei Zhongxian at all. What did she discover?

Wei Zhongxian's face was now contorted and deformed, looking as if he had just eaten a disgusting fly. Wei Zhongxian really did not expect that the relationship between the emperor and Chen Er had reached this point.

Because at this moment, a small part of Chen Er's official robes had been removed, revealing the yellow jacket underneath.

Wei Zhongxian knew all too well how powerful this thing was: "Empress Dowager, Chen Er is still wearing a yellow jacket, I am not qualified." Wei Zhongxian said with a mournful face.

That's right. Sometimes, the yellow jacket is much more powerful than a get-out-of-jail-free card. Who would dare to come up and take off Chen Er's official robes? That would be tantamount to courting death.

Moreover, there is a legend about the yellow jacket. It is a treasure left by the late emperor. Even though it is now the Ming Dynasty, the presence of the yellow jacket means that everyone has seen the late emperor.

Furthermore, some people say that although the late emperor is dead, his supporters are still hiding within the Ming Dynasty.

Anyone who dared to disrespect the late emperor would be punished, which is why the Empress Dowager had always tolerated it.

They simply kept reducing the emperor's power; there was never any reason to imprison the emperor.

After all, the late emperor is dead, but his subordinates are still hiding in the Great Dynasty. If I were to put the late emperor under house arrest now, it would be an act of hatred over the loss of the throne.

The late emperor hated nothing more than women controlling the court; it was as if he were about to be driven mad from his coffin.

When the Empress Dowager heard Wei Zhongxian's report, she was also greatly surprised. She had never expected that Chen Er would have a yellow jacket.

Why have I never heard of the yellow jacket before?

"Someone, take off my yellow jacket first!" Unable to contain himself any longer, Chen Er was about to stand up and argue with the Empress Dowager. Chen Er was now completely desperate.

Because Chen Er knew in his heart that the Empress Dowager was not only supporting Wei Zhongxian and venting her anger, but might also be trying to kill him.

At this critical moment, Chen Er would certainly not choose to remain silent any longer, but the emperor reached out a hand and pressed down on Chen Er's shoulder, making it difficult for Chen Er to get up for the time being.

The Emperor stared intently at the Empress Dowager: "Empress Dowager, haven't you gone too far? I know there are regulations regarding the yellow jacket."

However, our Great Ming Dynasty has regulations stipulating that women are not allowed to interfere in matters of the court. But look at you, you're meddling in the internal affairs of the court all day long.

After the emperor finished speaking, he paused briefly and turned to look at Wei Zhongxian again.

"And you, you dead eunuch, you're a castrated man, you're nothing but our dog, but now, your official rank is higher than the prime minister's. Where did all this come from?"

"When did our Great Ming Dynasty stipulate that a eunuch could become a general?" For the first time, the emperor was truly fearless; he was genuinely angry.

Because the Emperor knew very well that he had placed all his bets on Chen Er, and to put it bluntly, if Chen Er were to lose his life here today...

Then the Ming Dynasty would have no chance of turning things around again, so now the Emperor is willing to do anything to reason with the Empress Dowager.

Now, with a shout from the Emperor, all the waiting subordinates rushed forward, and the eunuchs and palace maids all stood beside the Empress Dowager.

These people were all江湖人士 (jianghu figures). The Empress Dowager never expected that the Emperor would turn against her so quickly.

If we're talking about the power struggle between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, it's not something that's been going on for just a year or two. Judging from their interactions, the Emperor has always been the one who suffers in silence.

Never before had the Emperor dared to yell at the Empress Dowager so openly, completely disregarding all pretense of civility. The Emperor's actions made the Empress Dowager's face grow increasingly grim.

“Your Majesty, I know you are very unhappy and resentful, but when have I ever interfered in the affairs of the court? I only occasionally stand up for you when you are confused.”

"It's that simple, so you can rest assured, the entire Ming Dynasty is still yours."

The Empress Dowager felt that the time was not yet right and it was not appropriate to directly confront the Emperor. Therefore, she had no choice but to soften her tone.

The emperor burst into laughter, almost laughing until tears streamed down his face, before finally speaking angrily.

"Is that so? When I was confused, you made the decision for me and gave you all my power. I had nothing in my hands. You know better than I do how the Embroidered Uniform Guard declined!"