I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 1190 Empress: Let Ruyu take turns hitting me?
Kuanqi, the senior official in charge of the Imperial Censorate, was over sixty years old. He was not exactly fearful in his official duties, but rather had his own set of wisdom for being an official.

So whether it was the bloody struggle for the crown prince in the past or the multi-party struggle in the past few years, Kuan-Chi had his own way of handling things, so they lived in peace.

But today, the old man seemed a little flustered.

For nothing else.

Dugu Ruyuan presented a list, and his own name was on it.

In the past few years, it can't be said that I didn't think highly of the young emperor. It can only be said that he still followed the same way of being an official, playing both sides and keeping his position as the priority. Kuanqi had more or less contact with the Prince of Yan, Li Nishang, or even the Prince of Shu.

Especially from the Shu King's side, small gifts would be sent over from time to time in boxes. If Kuanqi didn't accept them, it would be very inappropriate, and he might be targeted at some point. So he would always silently accept them and do less when serving the Shu King, so as not to go too far and always leave himself a way out.

This was also the case when someone asked Li Nishang to do something.

Therefore, after Li Nishang's rebellion and regicide were exposed, and officials were thoroughly investigated, what he did was actually just impeach some officials, which was not a big deal. Moreover, as mentioned earlier, his impeachment only impeached a few people, and the rest were just pleas for leniency.

When it comes to matters of principle, he never gets involved.

There's always a way for seasoned veterans to live.

But today, Dugu Ruyuan submitted the list.
As the saying goes, if you walk by the river long enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet!
This time, not only did my shoes get wet.
Everyone's soaked in it!

His Majesty did not read out all the names in the court, but among the few he did read out, the one he had clemted his mind to was among them.

Nothing had happened before.

How did Bai Gui get dragged into this, and why did he mention his own name?

Bai Gui's crimes all seem serious, but why did Dugu Ruyuan specifically mention Bai Gui accepting bribes, including those from Shu?

He took that money too!
What do you think about this?
What can I think!
Isn't it obvious that the emperor is dealing with them one by one, and now it's the King of Shu's turn?

After all, only the King of Shu was left.

Kuanqi recalled that at that time, in court, the emperor casually said, "Kuanqi, Xu Ziyou, Luo Fang."

After reciting seven or eight names in one breath, the emperor placed the list on the table and casually said, "Understood. Continue the search."

Dugu Ruyuan answered, "Yes."

After that, the emperor didn't mention the matter again, but instead talked about some memorials that had been sent from Shu this year.

The emperor never said anything, but that was always the most important thing!
But today, there's so much that the Emperor didn't say!

Especially the "continue the investigation" part—was it to let Dugu Ruyuan continue investigating Bai Gui?
That's checking people on the list!
The thought of the emperor's swift and decisive actions over the past year, after years of lying low and enduring hardship, and the fate of those ministers who had committed crimes, is truly infuriating.
Kuan Qi felt cold sweat pouring down his back, and his legs felt weak even when he walked.

Xu Ziyou was an official in the Censorate, just like him, but he was younger, in his forties.

They immediately helped him walk towards Chengtian Gate.

Xu Ziyou was also named by His Majesty. Most importantly, what he did was similar to what Kuanqi did: playing both sides and taking money as he pleased.

"My lord, we..." Xu Ziyou finally couldn't hold back any longer, beads of sweat clearly visible on her forehead.

"Don't speak!" Kuanqi looked around. Now, even a glance from others made him tremble with fear. He always felt like he was being watched and monitored.

Xu Ziyou wasn't much better off. Her face was filled with fear. After cautiously looking around, she continued, "We have to talk about it. How about we send the money we've collected over the past few years to the Dali Temple? If we do that, we might get a lighter sentence. After all, we haven't done anything too outrageous. We just went with the flow."

Xu Ziyou was extremely annoyed. Early that morning, he had been talking with his colleagues at the Censorate about impeaching Deputy Commander Yan Ruyu for going to the Cui family to beat people.

After all, Cui Yu was an official who ranked among the Nine Ministers, not to mention that Cui Yan, the Duke of Cui Yan, was also beaten, which was absurd in itself.

As it turned out, Bai Gui uncovered some old secrets.

Moreover, Xu Ziyou was puzzled as to how Bai Gui knew about him, since they had never met.

Upon hearing this, Kuanqi lowered his head, glancing around to make sure no one was watching, before saying, "Not only those, but now..."

As they were talking, Kuanqi and Xu Ziyou had already arrived at the entrance of Chengtian Gate.

However, Kuanqi noticed that Xun Kuang, who had left in a hurry earlier, was standing at the door, doing something and pointing in his direction.

Kuan-Chi and Hsu Tzu-Yu hadn't even reacted yet.

Then I saw Yan Ruyu walk out from one side of the door.

Yan Ruyu remained cheerful and buoyant. Upon seeing the two officials, she respectfully clasped her hands in greeting and said, "Greetings, Your Excellencies."

Kuanqi and Xu Ziyou were stunned for a moment, and then quickly returned the greeting.

But before they could even get curious...

Ruyu looked at the two men and asked directly, "Did you two lords impeach me at the morning court today?"

The two men exchanged a glance, and then Kuan Qi said, "The Deputy Commander went to the Cui residence and attacked Lord Cui and Cui Yan Gong. Could it be..."

At this point, Kuanqi looked at Yan Ruyu.

Whose people are the deputy commanders?

Those who serve the Emperor and Empress!

She asked us this question as soon as she saw us here.
What does this mean?
Is this really all you're asking? Is it even necessary to ask? This has already been done.

Kuan Qi pursed his lips and then changed his words, saying, "Vice Commander, may I ask if you are here only to ask us about this matter?"

Xun Kuang was stunned for a moment. Old Master Kuan usually seemed to be quite shrewd. With Vice Commander Yan standing here, he still couldn't figure out what he was up to? Instead of running away, he was chatting?

Yan Ruyu paused for a moment, then looked at Kuanqi and said, "Yes, I just wanted to find out the reason so I could have a pretext. Otherwise, it wouldn't be right to just do things directly."

Xun Kuang looked at Yan Ruyu and thought, "Girl, you're quite proper in handling things."

Ruyu had thought about how she should act, but she felt that hitting someone directly was strange and impolite. However, she remembered that her mother always seemed to act directly, and she would just make up any reason.

But he just wouldn't say that he got the injection because she was involved.

Yan Ruyu asked clearly here because she was afraid of calling the wrong person; as for the reason...
Ruyu had actually made up her mind.

In the past, when the Empress scolded her, she always had many casual reasons.

Looking at Kuanqi and Xu Ziyou, Ruyu suddenly remembered something: "The two of you should not have stepped out of Chengtian Gate with your left foot."

When Kuan Qi first heard these words, he immediately wondered if His Majesty had sent them to arrest them the moment they left the palace.

So his face turned deathly pale.

Xu Ziyou, standing to the side, was clearly the same.

But upon hearing the next sentence, the two of them paused in surprise.

Xun Kuang looked at the honest and straightforward Deputy Commander Yan and didn't know what to say.

But at this time...
Yan Ruyu had already thrown a punch at Kuanqi's eye socket.

Kuanqi was punched so hard he staggered back several steps. This scene stunned the Imperial Guards, bewildered Xu Ziyou, and even made Xun Kuang raise an eyebrow.

This also made it more visible to the officials who were exiting Chengtian Gate.

Xu Ziyou immediately looked at Yan Ruyu.

But he had only just opened his mouth.

He was kicked directly by Yan Ruyu, and immediately staggered back, clutching his stomach and curling up on the ground.

The Imperial Guards on duty stared wide-eyed at Yan Ruyu. Good heavens, so you were waiting here to do this?

Xun Kuang took two steps back. He had been beaten for meddling in other people's business last time, and he would never do that again.

"Yan Ruyu! What are you doing!" At this moment, an official stepped forward, pointed at Yan Ruyu, and ran towards Kuanqi.

Yan Ruyu took a step forward, looked at the Ministry of Justice official, and said, "You hit someone."

After saying that, he grabbed Kuanqi and punched him in the other eye socket.

The Empress Dowager had previously reprimanded her, saying that in the future, when hitting people, she should not hit older people directly, but rather make their eye sockets bruised. For younger people, she should kick them once and then hit their eyes a couple of times. Look at the state of Lord Liu Kan you've caused him to be lying in bed!

"Yan Ruyu! Stop!" Cao Can also came out at this time. He was naturally startled when he saw this scene, especially when he saw that Deputy Commander Yan was about to make a move. He quickly stepped forward to stop him.

Even Li Lingyun, the Imperial Censor who arrived later, hurriedly stepped forward and looked at Yan Ruyu: "Deputy Commander, what are you doing!"

At this time, more and more officials came out of Chengtian Gate. They saw Kuanqi and Xu Ziyou on the ground, and then they saw Deputy Commander Yan.

The elderly people looked at the scene and exclaimed, "Wow, this scene looks familiar!"

But the younger ones rushed forward.

Not content with beating people at the Cui residence, they're now blocking the entrance to Chengtian Gate and attacking them here?
How dare you, Yan Ruyu!

Moreover, this was originally a small matter, but you blocked the gate of Chengtian Gate and started a fight, turning a small matter into a big one! Especially since he was still wearing his court robes!
"You mustn't hit her, Ruyu!"

"Deputy Commander, this is a disaster! Stop it immediately!"

"Stop! Ruyu, stop right now and go to the palace to see the Empress! His Majesty was already angry this morning because of what you did! Go find the Empress!"

……

The officials stepped forward and looked at Yan Ruyu, speaking to her.

Instead, Ruyu looked at the crowd blocking her way, just about to speak.

Kuanqi stood up and said, "My lords, please step aside. Commander Yan hitting me has nothing to do with her; it was my own request!"

As he spoke, Kuan Qi's one eye was so swollen it was practically a slit, while his other eye looked at Yan Ruyu: "Please continue, Commander Yan!"

As they were talking, the old man with one swollen eye pushed Li Lingyun, who was blocking his way, aside.

Upon hearing this, not only Li Lingyun and Cao Can, but also all the officials standing nearby were stunned and turned to look at Kuanqi.

His eyes were filled with disbelief.

Was he knocked senseless by a single punch?

This was the first thought that popped into everyone's head.

Xun Kuang blinked at Kuan Qi, the old man.
Are you crazy?!
Yan Ruyu blinked at Kuanqi, not understanding, but the other party told her to keep hitting, and not even an eye had been hit yet.

then
Snapped!
Another punch was thrown.

"Me! Me too, I also volunteered to be beaten, please, Deputy Commander, do it!" Xu Ziyou was quick-witted. Seeing Kuan Qi like this, she immediately endured the severe pain in her abdomen, stood up, and looked at Yan Ruyu.

Yan Ruyu stared at Xu Ziyou, momentarily stunned.

And this scene...
That left everyone around speechless.

this.
What are you doing?
Not to mention Li Lingyun and Cao Shen, even Xun Kuang and the others were a bit dumbfounded.

Yan Ruyu blinked and said "Oh." Then, thinking about what her mother had said, she knew she would definitely take action. After all, if someone told her to hit someone, why wouldn't she?

So he punched Xu Ziyou in the eye socket.

But at this time...
"Me! Deputy Commander, me too! Please, Deputy Commander, hit me too!"

The woman who came out was a female official from the Ministry of Rites named Luo Fang.

Everyone looked at Luo Fang as she ran out, exchanging glances.

Completely bewildered.

Ruyu also looked at the eager female official in front of her with a blank expression.

The Empress didn't teach me what to do in this situation.
outside the crowd
Su Wenqing got into the carriage. He didn't join in the fun. He had seen it all before. He could only say that Deputy Commander Yan was being polite. If it were Yan Yunxiao, he would kick him right after leaving Chengtian Gate.

The deputy commander even gave some excuse about his left foot coming out first.

Good boy.

It's all due to bloodline influence.

When he heard about Kuanqi and Xu Ziyou's appearance, especially when he saw those people running out and saying that Yan Ruyu should hit them, he was deeply moved.

Grand Tutor Su, who was about to get into the carriage, stopped and looked back.

He then chuckled and immediately understood.

But at that moment, the carriage began to shake.

But Mu Xu arrived uninvited and was about to get into the carriage.

Su Wenqing looked over and said, "Old man, don't you have your own carriage?"

Mu Xu immediately said, "Your car is comfortable, and let's go, let's go, let's go quickly, or Yan Yunxiao will be here. I've also asked Li Jiulang to come along, we need to have a chat."

……

Inside the Lingqi Pavilion, Su Chang'an looked at Li Xizhi with a strange expression, "What the heck?"

Li Xizhi also looked puzzled: "Some officials were lining up, offering to let Ruyu hit them. However, they were driven away and sent home by Lord Gao and Lord Wei. Ruyu was taken away by Lord Gao."

Su Chang'an pursed his lips, feeling as if he had heard something incredible.

Has the world gone mad, with everyone lining up to be beaten up?

Wu Xingba and Qi Qiuqing, who had not yet left, and Li Jinxiu looked at each other, and finally looked at Li Xizhi.

Even Aunt Sun was full of surprise.

This whole thing is really abnormal.

Li Xizhi continued, “I saw some people who hadn’t been beaten yet looked anxious, while those who were beaten, especially Lord Kuan Qikuan of the Censorate, left with smiles even though their eyes were all swollen. Your Majesty, I’m wondering if something happened at the morning court session today.”

Su Chang'an looked at Li Xizhi: "His Majesty ordered them to line up and be beaten by Ruyu?"

When Su Chang'an heard this, he felt it was outrageous.

Although his wife liked to bully him, she could have any idea in her head that was directed at him.

But I wouldn't actually do something like that.

Of course, after Su Chang'an said this, Li Xizhi and the others naturally did not dare to respond.

Only the Empress could say such a thing, and only the Empress could joke about it.

However, after saying that, Su Chang'an looked towards the courtyard gate.

Then Xia Fengxiang appeared.

Su Chang'an saw her smile.

On the contrary, Xia Fengxiang clearly heard Su Chang'an's nonsense just now. After glaring at Su Chang'an, he said, "Qi Qiuqing, convey my imperial edict to demote Yan Ruyu to an ordinary soldier in the Chixia Army and deduct his salary for one year."

Upon seeing the emperor, Li Xizhi and the others naturally bowed in greeting.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked up at Xia Fengxiang.

Qi Qiuqing immediately said, "Your Majesty, Ruyu."

But as soon as he opened his mouth, he saw Xia Fengxiang's gaze and immediately stopped talking.

Li Xizhi then looked at Su Chang'an.

Xia Fengxiang didn't say much. After walking into the hall, he sat down next to Su Chang'an and took out the list and memorial that Dugu Ruyuan had given him.

While helping Xia Fengxiang adjust his clothes, Su Chang'an brought him a cup of milk tea that had been kept warm on the small stove.

Xia Fengxiang took a small sip and said, "It's settled then. Uncle Li will distribute Ruyu's punishment."

Su Chang'an looked at the memorials and the list, then turned to Xia Fengxiang: "I have this feeling that I've done something big."

Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Chang'an: "Shall I praise you?"

Su Chang'an blinked. "Give me some money and I'll open a shop?"

Xia Fengxiang rolled his eyes at Su Chang'an: "You've raised Ruyu to be like this, and you still have the nerve to talk!"

Su Chang'an curled his lip: "You're partly responsible for that kid's condition, and isn't this a good thing? Going to beat someone up helps you solve a little problem."

Xia Fengxiang raised an eyebrow: "Hitting people is fine! Is this what a good child should do? You used to be so good, but look what you've taught me! Did you even consider me?"

Aunt Sun and the others were used to it.

But in the courtyard, Li Xizhi, Wu Xingba, Qi Qiuqing, Li Jinxiu and others listened to His Majesty and the Empress talking back and forth.

Well, how should I put it?
Especially watching these two bickering like this.

But the Empress did not forget to feed His Majesty milk tea.

His Majesty even fed the Empress fried dough cakes.

Wu Xingba thinks these two are a match made in heaven.

But that's it.
This conversation sounds like it's about your two children.
……

P.S.: Ah! I want to rest, but I don't have a leave slip!!

(End of this chapter)