As soon as this sentence was said, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly solidified.

Zhou Shaofen's body was shocked and he could hardly maintain his expression.

Although I was prepared for it, the Queen Mother suddenly asked this question at this time, and the meaning behind it was not necessary to be too obvious.

Even old ministers of three dynasties like Lin Xiangru couldn't help but change their faces at this moment.

Will Zhao Kuo rebel?

Lin Xiangru knew very well that his answer was likely to determine the fate of Zhao Kuo, Zhao State and even the whole world! Lin Xiangru took a deep breath and said slowly: "Why did the Empress Dowager think so?"

The Queen Mother snorted and said coldly: "Why does the old woman think so?

Why do you want to ask the people in Handan City why they said this!”

Lin Xiangru was relieved when he heard this and said, "So now there are only some rumors, and there is no substantial evidence."

The queen mother said angrily: "Evidence?

If the old woman really waits until there is evidence, she will probably be dead and will be buried!"

The Empress Dowager's attitude towards Zhao Kuo has always been very contradictory.

She was very suspicious of Zhao Kuo's loyalty, but she also knew clearly that Zhao State had to rely on Zhao Kuo's military command capabilities to continue to be strong.

So when the empress dowager trusts Zhao Kuo, she will trust Zhao Kuo, but when she doubts, she really wants Zhao Kuo to die, just like now.

Even though he was mentally prepared by the words just now, Lin Xiangru was still burned with pain and tenderness by the empress dowager's words.

After several seconds, Lin Xiangru smiled bitterly and said, "Although the old minister and Wu Xinjun have some disagreements in political views, the old minister thinks that the empress dowager may have been over-concerned about this matter."

The Empress Dowager said coldly: "The old woman wants to ask Wen Xinjun to tell me, where is the old woman worried about it?"

Lin Xiangru said seriously: "The father of Wu Xinjun is Zhao She, the king of Ma Fu. Zhao She was ordered to save Zhao from danger when the battle with him, which shows her loyalty.

As the son of Ma Fujun, Wu Xinjun has been influenced by and influenced since childhood, and his patriotism must be sincere."

The Empress Dowager shook her head and said, "Ma Fujun is indeed loyal, but who said Wu Xinjun must be just like his father?"

Wen Xinjun's statement is too far-fetched."

Lin Xiangru was stunned for a moment and said, "Then Wu Xinjun also turned the tide for the Great Zhao in the Battle of Changping and defeated Bai Qi, Wu'an Jun of Qin, right?"

The Empress Dowager said coldly: "It may be that Zhao Kuo did his best to get to power."

Lin Xiangru was speechless for a moment.

As a man, Lin Xiangru is actually more accustomed to the facts, but the Queen Mother's thinking obviously belongs to a typical female thinking, which is "I think you are wrong, then you are wrong, and whatever you do is wrong."

The result of this completely different thinking collision is that it is like the two of them now and they are completely unable to communicate.

The atmosphere in the hall began to become more and more stagnant, as if even the air was still.

Zhou Shaofen seemed calm, but he was secretly anxious.

Judging from the conversation in front of you, the Empress Dowager obviously had a murderous intention towards Wu Xinjun! This is actually not incomprehensible. After all, when it comes to matters like the throne, the monarchs would rather believe that they have something than they have nothing, and would rather kill them than let them go.

You have to think of a solution.

Suddenly, Zhou Shaofen had an idea and came up with an idea.

The next moment, Zhou Shaofen stood up and said in a deep voice: "Empress Dowager, I have something to say."

The empress dowager's eyes moved to Zhou Shaofen and said, "Please speak Zhou Qing."

The empress dowager's trust in Zhou Shaofen was actually higher than that in Lin Xiangru.

There is nothing else, because the empress dowager thinks that Zhou Shaofen is the orphan minister who can help Xiao Zhao grow and succeed in the future.

Lin Xiangru's age is obviously not in line with this condition.

Zhou Shaofen cleared his throat and said, "Empress Dowager, I believe that no matter whether Wu Xinjun really intends to cause trouble, it should not be the time to hold Wu Xinjun responsible at this moment."

This sentence obviously made the Queen Mother very dissatisfied, and even her tone was much higher: "Why is this?"

Zhou Shaofen was not nervous because of the anger shown by the empress dowager, but said calmly: "Mr. Please think about it, Wu Xinjun is now fighting with Qin and Han countries, and he has a total of 250,000 troops in his hand. If he dealt with Wu Xinjun rashly, will it cause a mutiny?

Even if there is no mutiny, the morale of the army will inevitably be disintegrated after the replacement of the main general in the last battle. Can the new main general reorganize the troops and win the victory in this short period of time?

It's also a difficult task like climbing to the sky."

The Empress Dowager snorted and said unhappily: "Didn't Wu Xinjun replace Wu Xiangjun Lianpo during the Battle of Changping? He also won?"

Zhou Shaofen said: "Has the Empress Dowager forgotten?

Although Wu Xiangjun was deprived of the position of chief general, he still stayed in Changping as the position of deputy general, which stabilized the morale of the army and finally won the battle of Changping.

Now if the Empress Dowager asks you to replace Wu Xinjun, can the Empress Dowager feel at ease to let Wu Xinjun continue to be the deputy general?"

The Empress Dowager was silent when she heard this.

Zhou Shaofen was right. If Zhao Kuo was really removed, the Empress Dowager would never be able to let Zhao Kuo stay in the Zhao State military camp for even one more day, let alone let Zhao Kuo remain as deputy general.

Zhou Shaofen continued: "So I think it's better to let Wu Xinjun finish this battle first.

At the same time, Jeon Chen and others also sent someone to investigate and see who spread the rumors.

If it was spread by Wu Xinjun's people, then you can settle the accounts with him after the war.

If this rumor is spread by spies from Qin, Han or Wei, the Empress Dowager rashly punished Wu Xinjun, which would have fulfilled the wishes of these enemies."

When the empress dowager heard this, her face showed obvious intention.

In contrast to Lin Xiangru, Zhou Shaofen's persuasion method was different, which belonged to "Yes, Empress Dowager, you are right.

But if you do it the way you do it, there may be some minor problems.

Let's observe it first and then see how to do it."

This way of speaking is not arguing with the Empress Dowager, but instead acts like he is considering everything from the Empress Dowager's standpoint, so it will be easier to get the Empress Dowager's recognition.

The Empress Dowager was silent for a moment and said, "Wu Xinjun is obviously the political enemy of you, why do you two speak for him in unison?"

Lin Xiangru and Zhou Shaofen looked at each other and suddenly felt something was wrong.

Wait, this empress dowager wouldn’t suspect that we had secretly colluded with Wu Xinjun, right?

Lin Xiangru hurriedly said, "The Empress Dowager misunderstood. Is the Empress Dowager still unclear about so many struggles between me and Wu Xinjun?

But my personal political interests are small, and the interests of Big Zhao and the Empress Dowager are the overall situation. How can I ignore the overall situation for the sake of my personal small profit?"

Zhou Shaofen also said: "Empress Dowager, although there was a period of peace between Wu Xin and his ministers, he was indeed the benefactor of his ministers, but I believe the empress dowager could see how he treated his ministers later.

If it weren't for the Empress Dowager, I hope that Wu Xinjun would die immediately, how could he say even a good thing to him?

I am dedicated to serving Zhao State and the Empress Dowager. I would like to ask the Empress Dowager to take a clear understanding!”

Looking at Lin Xiangru and Zhou Shaofen with panic on their faces, the Empress Dowager's face gradually calmed down.

In fact, just think about it, you will know that if Lin Xiangru, Zhou Shaofen and others really colluded with Zhao Kuo, coupled with the power of Pingyuan Jun and Lian Po, it would have been enough to easily subvert the Zhao royal family, so why wait until now?

The Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief and said lightly: "Since that's the case, then let's check it out.

Wait until the truth is revealed and the war is over before making a decision!”

Lin Xiangru and Zhou Shaofen breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and said in unison: "The Empress Dowager is wise!"

After a while, Lin Xiangru and Zhou Shaofen walked out of the hall side by side, and both saw the fearful expression on each other's faces.

Lin Xiangru said softly to Zhou Shaofen with a little self-deprecating, "I didn't expect you and I can actually say good things to Wu Xinjun together in my lifetime, hey..." Zhou Shaofen sighed and said, "Although both Junhou and I have different ideas from Wu Xinjun, they are indeed for the sake of Da Zhao.

If we and Wu Xinjun were fighting each other for their own interests, how could Da Zhao be so powerful?”

Lin Xiangru nodded and said, “That’s right.

In fact, I know very well that if the person who is suspected is Wu Xinjun and the person standing in the hall is Wu Xinjun, then Wu Xinjun will definitely speak for me.

In the final analysis, everyone is for Da Zhao.”

Zhou Shaofen nodded and said softly: "I still think that someone might frame this matter. We'd better go home quickly to arrange an investigation."

That night, a figure from Zhou Shaofen's mansion quietly entered Zhao Kuo's Wuxinjun's mansion.
Chapter completed!