Joy of Life: I, a man, became the Queen of Northern Qi?

Chapter 165 The essence of a dinner party is to discuss matters and... to kill people?
"Your Majesty should be aware of the impact this matter has caused. Even so, do you still intend to continue doing this?"

Zhuang Mohan asked softly, but he knew the answer without waiting for Li An's answer. What else can be done now? Those people deserved to be killed for what they did. The only problem was that they were too involved and had too deep an impact.

He sat at the table, his mood different from the scrutinizing one when he first met Ang Lee. He drank one glass of wine after another, ignoring his own drunkenness, savoring the strong liquor in the glass with a frown on his face.

On the high seat, the Queen Mother also looked at the elder with worry.

She understood Zhuang Mohan's situation:
The title of Wen Zong is just a superficial appearance. No matter how talented a person is, it will be useless if there is no group that recognizes him and raises his reputation. Even if Zhuang Mohan reads all the books, he will be just a teacher at best if he does not enter the official career.

His supporters were all scholars, and those who could read something were related to those who had just been arrested.
"Mr. Zhuang."

Li An's eyes gleamed with a hint of murderous intent, and he said with his lips slightly parted: "We'll continue with the matter related to you later!"

"Queen!"

The Queen Mother slowly closed her eyes and gently reminded him, "Don't be rude to Mr. Zhuang."

"The Queen Mother taught me that."

But when Li An turned around and looked at the people kneeling in the audience, he couldn't help but feel happy. This time he was going to play big! He was going to play to his heart's content and thoroughly!

Every one of the people below is someone who has offended me.
In the past, he was only a ninth-rank cultivator and was restricted by the palace and could not do as he pleased. Now that he has become a grandmaster, why doesn’t he kill to his heart’s content?
Some people say that the court will be in chaos because of this?
It's a mess!

The more chaotic the better! Without chaos, there is no construction. Without chaos, those talented young people will not be able to make a breakthrough!
Once the nepotism is gone, and all these old immortals go to hell, the court can be reshuffled. Tomorrow, he will improve the equipment for printing books, use the money he has extorted to open a few more bookstores, and do nothing else but give out books for free. Let's see what those wealthy and powerful families can do to him.

Li An cleared his throat, took a sip of orange juice and said slowly: "I have been troubled by doubts in my heart for a long time, and I want to ask Mr. Zhuang and all the adults."

"In a dangerous and chaotic situation, those in high positions do nothing to help each other. Is this a form of aiding and abetting evil?"

Although the crowd did not know who the Zhou in the phrase "aiding and abetting the tyrant" was, they still understood the original meaning of the Queen's words. Many people were thinking quietly, and some well-educated people wanted to answer, but they were afraid to speak because they could not guess the Queen's thoughts.

Li An, who had anticipated this situation, set his sights on Zhuang Mohan, waiting for his answer.

"Yes!"

This was Zhuang Mohan's answer. He put down his wine glass and said affirmatively.

"Master Zhuang has a brilliant vision, and can see the essence of things!" Li An's face showed satisfaction, but his eyes were full of mockery, "In my opinion, this is just aiding and abetting the evil!"

"The Marquis of Chang'an who did not return to the court today, and the deceased former Minister of War Wang Lin, are the only two people with military power besides Shangshan Hu. In fact, they are capable of doing something. Before, the Imperial Master Yu Qingshan did not come out, and I was still struggling in the market to make a living. Even if Shangshan Hu is powerful and they cannot compete with him, they can at least show their attitude and make him hesitate, right?"

"But how do they do it?"

Li An resisted the urge to glance at Wei Hua, sneered, and suddenly raised his voice and said, "One person is only concerned about his own interests; what's worse is that Wang Lin has devoted himself to the bandits and has done nothing!"

"As long as your life and property are not threatened, and you still have your beautiful wife and relatives by your side, no matter who uses military power to disregard Your Majesty, you can turn a blind eye and pretend to be deaf and dumb and not hear or see anything?"

"How come some people can't help but jump out now that I want to punish these people?"

All the officials knew who the queen was referring to.

However, this is the difference in their thinking. If the common people heard that Zhou Jing and his gang were corrupt and formed a clique for personal gain, they would want to kill them as soon as possible, but the court officials had to think more.

Whatever you say, the overall situation is important, or you should take it step by step, stability is the most important thing!
After all, the implications are indeed too far-reaching. On the big level, the suspension of the imperial court and the turmoil in the national situation will make foreign countries laugh at them, and it will also be detrimental to the subsequent negotiations; on the small level, their future burden will be heavier, and with more things on their hands, the royal family may have to hold an additional imperial examination to select talents.
Just thinking about it gives me a headache!
There are advantages to taking things step by step. However, judging by the Queen's performance so far, it is impossible for her to agree with this.

In addition, Mr. Zhuang's reputation may be damaged after what he said today, and the value of the high position of Emperor Wenzong will also be reduced.
"This is not a choice, and there is no loyalty or righteousness at all."

"Heaven has its own way. It does not exist for the temple, nor does it die for me." Li An's expression remained unchanged, but his tone became more murderous. "To despise power for the sake of money is a mistake that almost all officials will make. Wealth is like water, and power is like a mountain. Don't you know that the former is unstable, while the latter is unshakable? Da Qi is the guarantee that you can still attend this banquet with dignity!"

"Colluding with Uesugi Tiger and Prince Gong, plundering the people's wealth to undermine their own security, is simply digging their own grave! You can't even see this clearly, you are really pitiful!"

The prosperity of the world is for profit; the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit.

Li An's words alone will not do the trick. Only heavy punishments and killings can make the civil and military officials remember.
"I have become famous on the battlefield, but I am still too far away from the people. Why not use the heads of the lords to make the name of this demon queen with the cultivation of a grandmaster more resounding in everyone's heart?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked!

Is the Queen so angry?
She was determined to uproot these people! She even said the name of the demon queen herself.
Although they usually called each other this in secret, they didn't dare to do so if they were really heard or called out.

However, just because they don't dare doesn't mean that the guilty officials don't dare:

"Demon Queen! Do you really dare to kill us?"

"Empress, I am the younger brother of the governor of Nanling County, and my family is one of the most important grain merchants in the Great Qi! You can't do this!"

"My dear colleagues, if this person can kill us today with these means, she can persecute you with the same means tomorrow! We all know that no official in a thousand miles can be completely clean? Are you just going to sit back and watch her do this act that will destroy the country?"

"That's right! Let her do whatever she wants, even if she wins over Nan Qing. Without our support, Da Qi will fall apart before the enemy's counterattack!"

"Queen." The little emperor frowned slightly and called out with concern, but he only got a reassuring look from Li Ang.

With a light sigh, she also watched the next development in silence: Judging from the Queen's words, he was doomed to be killed, but her master didn't know what Li An meant by "continue later"?
She understood that in addition to taking back the military power and thoroughly investigating corrupt officials, Li An also wanted to weaken the reputation of his master. If his master was not still useful, Li An might have let him die in some kind of "accident" tonight.

Hey ~
After today, she might be busy again.
"Does this involve another governor and a grain merchant?"

Li An's gentle smile made everyone feel cold in their hearts. The man who had begged for mercy first was even more frightened. "Don't worry, if the Nanling governor is innocent, I will not punish him by association. He is not the one who did anything wrong. As for the grain merchant."

"Wei Hua! One month. I will only give you one month. After the deadline, I don't want to hear the name of that grain merchant again!"

Wei Hua quickly stood up and bowed, and said in a deep voice: "Wei Hua understands, and will not let the queen down."

At this time, Li An had already used the Tianyi Dao mental method without anyone knowing.

The spiritual power that vaguely connected the heaven and earth, mobilized other people's emotions and amplified their fear, slowly spread in the field, making Lang Tao beside the Queen Mother feel strange and slightly raised his eyebrows, and then he seemed to understand something. Although Li An was less than 10 years old, even without the cultivation of a grandmaster, he had a bit of the bearing of a superior.

His own power alone was enough to render everyone present speechless, not to mention the criminals who were kneeling in custody below the stage!

"Perhaps you are still hoping against hope that I won't kill you?"

Li Ang waved his robe and regained his composure.

The reasons have been made clear, and it is not necessary for him to get entangled with these things any more. If there is still chaos in the court tomorrow and some people are dissatisfied, then he has done what he should do and has no regrets.

"Take them away, search their houses and recover their property. Once the matter is settled, kill everyone in their houses."

Thinking of the usual methods used by corrupt officials, Li An reminded: "See which industrial lands are in the hands of their relatives and clansmen, and recover them all and return them to the national treasury. No one should be left out!"

"Yes, madam!"

Shen Zhong and the other two responded in kind, which made Jingzhao Prefecture Governor Yuan Xinxiong seem somewhat embarrassed.
Halfway through, Shen Zhong raised his head and asked, "My queen, if we find out that these criminals have properties registered under the names of their relatives, how should we deal with them?"

Li An did not respond, just stared at him silently.

Shen Zhong quickly lowered his head, clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "I will do it now!"

"Shen Zhong, you have to remember this." Li An retracted his gaze and said faintly, "There are only two types of people who can sit on the Jinyiwei Commander. One is someone that this palace and Your Majesty trust, and the other is a dead person."

"I will strive to be the first type of person!"

"Really?" Li An seemed to have thought of Shen Zhong's original ending. This person had too many thoughts in his mind, and he didn't know if he could use them well. He curled his lips and waved his hand, saying, "Go, I won't keep you for the banquet."

After the three men bowed respectfully and left, everyone saw the Queen sitting back in her original seat. Everyone thought that everything was over and it was time to relax, but unexpectedly, the Queen brought up the peace talks, which should have been discussed at the court meeting.

Moreover, he did not discuss with others, but directly stated the conclusion:

"I have discussed this with Your Majesty before, and it has also been approved by the Queen Mother."

"The candidates for the mission to Qing Kingdom this time are: Chief Envoy Lang Tao, Deputy Envoy He Dao Ren, and the rest are candidates from the Ministry of Rites. As for the time, let's set it in the early spring of next year!"

Everyone agreed when they heard this. The time was set for two months later, and the negotiations would last another month or two. The longer the time dragged on, the more advantageous it would be for the three newly acquired states, and the more things the court could do.

No matter what the final outcome of the negotiations is, Da Qi will get what it wants.

This is something everyone can think of.

But what made them feel a little strange was the selection of the chief and deputy envoys!

Although Master Langtao works in the palace, he is not part of a system. The latter Taoist He does not even have an official position. This time, they are sent as envoys to Nanqing as the victorious country. The peace talks are also a great achievement. Why would such an important task be handed over to these two people?

Although both of them are ninth-rank masters, negotiation is not a duel, that would just be a quarrel!
How can we not allow intellectuals to take the lead?
"My queen, I have something to say, but I'm not sure if I should say it or not." Seeing that Li An was about to leave after explaining everything, Zhuang Mohan could no longer hold back and spoke.

The Queen had promised him before that she would rescue Sean, but until now there was no sign of any arrangements, so he spoke this way as a reminder.

"Mr. Zhuang, are you going to visit Qing Kingdom with the delegation?"

Hearing this, Zhuang Mohan was a little surprised. He did not expect that the Queen would use this excuse to agree to his mission to Nanqing. Stroking his long beard, he said with emotion: "Your Majesty has a good eye. I am already old and was thinking of traveling around the world again while I am still alive. I am sorry to make Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, and the Queen laugh at me."

"It's good to go out more often. The Zhuang family is so quiet that they want to move around, which makes me very envious. How can it be said to be embarrassing?"

The Queen Mother, who had not spoken for a long time, spoke up, making the matter a foregone conclusion: "Queen, you must ask the officials of the envoys to take good care of the Zhuang family and make sure this matter is accomplished and that they get what they want."

"Don't worry, Queen Mother. I will pay close attention to it."

Taking the steps handed over by the Queen Mother, Li An slowly stood up and said goodbye to Dou Dou and the Queen Mother. Seeing the latter's sudden intervention, he felt that he could not reminisce about the past with Zhuang Mohan today, so he might as well leave for the time being.

However, before leaving, Li An still said to Zhuang Mo Han in a suggestive tone: "Traveling far away is indeed a good thing, but Mr. Zhuang still needs to arrange the affairs of the mansion and discuss it carefully with the family members! Especially your son, the prince's tutor Zhuang Yiwen..."

"Your Majesty, I have something important to do, so I will take my leave now."

Zhan Doudou smiled slightly and whispered, "Go ahead. I think the ministers are not comfortable with the Queen here. I will ask the imperial kitchen to send a table of food to Yong'an Palace later. It just so happens that the little nun has not eaten yet because she is guarding the rear palace. So you can eat with the Queen."

“Remember to ask people to do more”

"Hahaha, I know in my heart that fifty dishes is no more, no less!"

The red figure who seemed to be unacceptable in the Northern Qi officialdom floated away. Everyone felt relieved, but at the same time, their hearts became heavier - that was the worry about their own future.

The eldest princess opened her mouth slightly and wanted to suggest leaving with the queen.

However, the latter had just stated that he had something important to do. Would he disturb the Queen's sister if he rashly went forward?
Thinking of the promise she had just made to her mother to set an example, she gave up the idea.

In the end, Zhuang Mohan was silently thinking about Li An's last words, Yiwen. Could it be that he did something in private that he didn't know about?

The banquet was halfway through, but it seemed as if the main topic had only started because of that person's departure.

"It's done. You can continue to eat, drink, and enjoy the singing and dancing!" The little emperor smiled slightly while sitting on the high seat. He waved to a eunuch and said gently, "Come here, replace the hot dishes with new sauce, and play the ritual music."

I don't know when the background noise stopped, maybe it was after the queen spoke.
The ministers thanked him verbally, and after the palace maids changed the tableware, they all buried their heads in eating, not daring to speak.

just.

How could they eat the food at this time?
What does it taste like?
(End of this chapter)